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Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-08-01
|SPRAWY POLSKIE.

Magistrat i mieszkaIcy' Kiajpedy (Me.
nell zajeli sic zorganiDowaniem stra;
~ gminnej celem utrzymanla bezpie--
cze6stwa w miescie ma chwile ewakua-
cyl wojsk niemieckich.
Do uDziennika Berli6skiego' pisa
2 Bydgoszczy, Re W koiach h~akatyst6w
| s~zowinist6w W miescie i okolicy pa
nuje wielka rozpacz 2 powodu pOdpi-
SANTA pokoju. Zrozumfaie SO obawy
Niemc6w wobec tylu krzywd / niepra-
wosci, jakich dopuscili sic ma polskiej
ludnosci. Niemiecka ludnosc tract uf-
noe W SHE i.przemoc, lecz pozatem pa
nuje ~niepewnosc s~pe}nienia W danych
warunkach calej wolf Konferencyi Po-
kojowej. Obywatele polscy wydali ME
miecka proklamacye do Obywateli IA
rOdOwOsd niemieckiej, ~zapewniajac ich,
re Niemcom ME grozi zadne niebezpie-
czehstwo pod panowaniem polskiem.
Odezwa powoluje sic ma historye Pol
ski ma toIeranGe narodu polskiego, o.
raZ ma fakt, re spok6j 1 porzadek. pa
nUje ma terytoryach przez Polak6w o.
kupowanych. Wzywaja tel Polacy Mem
COW by wyrzekQi sic mysli o zbrojnym
oporze 1 nby przecfwdzialali energicznie
%agitacyom pr~owokator6w wszechniemie
cklch, tych ~wyiacznych sprawc6w ME
szczesc ich Ojczyzny, a chcacych zno-
WI p~oclagnac ia do katastrofy. APPEL
ko6czy sic siowami:
,Chcemy / musimy zye obok Sic
bic jake spokojni obywatele. Ziacz-
my sic do w~sp6lnej piracy wytwor--
czej, ktora a zblizy jake ludzi i
pozwoli zapomntet o okruciehstwacn
wojny".
correspondent ~,.Dziennika Berlin-
skiego" 2 Mazowsza pruskiego dono-
81. re niemieccy katolicy ogiosili no.
wa wstretna proklamacye W kt0rej
nazywaja Polak6w zlodziejami cho-
dzacymi do koScioia, by krasG. Do
pokad niemieckie duchowiehstwo ka
tolickie ME oglosi zbiorowej dekla-
racyi odwolujacej to kalumnie, ka
toliCy polscy ME moga pokazywac Sly
W koSciele.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-08-01
Z POLSKIEGO BIURA
Foreign Language Govern
mental Information Service.
6 West 4Oth Street, New York
zohier0e zatrudnieni przy budOwni-
civic.

Washington, DC. q Departamen
tn Wojny). W kilka dni 20 podpi-
saniu zawieszenia broni przez Mem
COW, Zarzady Budowniczych Stowa-
rzyszen uchwali}y rezolucye, poleca-
jaca swym czionkom przyjmowanie
z powrotem dawnych swych praco-
J wnik6w, kt6rzy W Swiatowej wojnie
s}uzyli sprawie narodowej. Cz}onko-
vie tego Stowarzyszenia wiernie wy
peinili swoje zobow iazanie tax, re o.
becnie bardzo niewielu zolnierzy
marynarzy z tego fachu pozostaio
bez dawnych zajee. Budownictwo pc
wojnie ME jest j~eszcze rozwiniete do
tego stanu W jakim byio pred woj-
na, lecz widac juz wzrost takowego.
Pracodawcy W tym przemysle PREY
naglaja zarzady miast stanach
Zjednoczonych, ably r~ozpoczeiy u
lepszania publicznych urzadzeh,
czem nietylko. ae da sic zajecie set
kom tysiecy budowlanych robotni--
kom W aciym kraju, ale takze popu-
dzl sic do zycia 1 inne gaiezie pre-
myslu. Pulkownik Arthur Woods,
Asystent %Sekretarza Wojny, potWier
dzajac ten plan zwrocit sic do LIB
H~andlowych o poparcie takowego l
O DAME pomocy. Wieksze miasta 1ak
New York, Chicago / Philadelphia
luz rozpoczely' ten program ulepsza-
MIA pu~blicznych urzadzeh. PulkoW-
mix Woods. wyraiajac opinie il ME
zadlugo zamiast nadwyzki bedzie
brak robotnik6w. radzi wszystkim
pracodawcom, ably sic zaWczasu
nrzed tym brakiem zabezpieczaii.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-08-01
2 PITTSBURGH. Pa.

Policya ares1towaia WladyslaHa
Weselihskiego, podejrzanego o ga
,b6jstwo meza PAM Franciszki Kra-
jewskiej. Kraiewska os~wiadczyla.
re spaia ma werandzie 20 swym me.
zem, gdy ktos ranii go smierte!nie
wystrzalem z rewolweru. Obudzeni
wystrzaiem sasiedzi widzieli jake:
COS mezczyzne uciekajacego 2 domu
Kraiewskich. Jedna z kobiet dow0.
dZi, re uciekajacym byl Weselihski.
- Dw6ch g6rnik6w Piotr Narocz.
mix i P. Hucko poniesli smicrc wy.
padkoWa PREY piracy W kopalni male.
zacej do Pennsylvania Coal Co. Ma.
rocznik pozostawif zone i dZiecko "
PoIsce a Hucko zone 1 szescioro die
eli W Pittston, Pa.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-08-01
(PoIska Agencya Telegraficzna).

WarsEaWa, 20 czerwca. - w Kra-
kowle roi sic cd szpiegow / prowOka-
tor6w niemieckieh. Wczoraj aresztowa-
NO tam 6 ~szpieg6w.
Z~buntowana ludnoSc polska W. Okre-
gu Kozle (na G6rnym Slasku) zajela
| to miasto i rozbroila 200 zoinierzy
G~renzschutzu, le1 przybyly znaczne
posiIki niemieckie i odbily miasto pc
kilku godztnach walk. Rozbroiiy Po-
lak6w | deportowaly ich W glab Me
mice. Ludnosc polska jest zrozpaczona.
Niemcy mszcza sic srogo.
MemoryaI p~rzeslany re Slazka Wiel-
kiej Czw6rce przypomina, re 5000 do
5000 polskich mieszka6c6w Slazka o.
puScilo kraj skutkiem masowych aresz-
towah. Jedynym powodem tych aresz-
towaG byia przynaletnosc do narodo-
woSci polskiej. Straznicy wiezienni 1
zo}nierZe znecaja sic mad a~resztowany-
mi, ktGrym odmawia sic nawet pomo-
cy lekarza. by "a jego posrednictwem
SWAT sic mic dowiedzlal o prawdzie.
Setki os0b zgineIo cd pastwie1 sic
Grenzschutzu. Memoryai przytacza au-
tentyczne dokumenty ma poparcie tych
twierdzeG.
Ksiadz Londzin schroni} ~uchodEcow
z G6rneso Slazka, udajacych sic masa-
mi ma Slaz& Cieszy1ski, z powodu
prZesladownn niemieckich..
Zurych q czerwc.a - ,,Kuryer Slaz-
XII" ogiasza tekst deklaracyi prosra-
novel kanonika Rapicy, datowanej W
mlejscowosci Tychy (Tychau) ma Cor
nym Slasku.
,,Jak zapytuje sic praiat - zacho-
wa sic duchowieGstwo g6rno-Slaskie
wzgledem Polak6w pc p~rzylaczeniu
G6rnego Slazka do Polski? Ma TO pyta-
ME daG MONA odpowied& jedyna Du-
chowiehstwo katolickie ia G6rnym Sla
sku zach0wa sic wzglclem paGstwa pol
skicgO zupelnic TAX samo, jak wzgle-
dem pa1stwa ~pruSkiego, to macy, cal
klein lOjalnic."
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-08-01

Warszawa, &c czerwca. - Biuro
prasowe Ministerstwa spraw zagra-
nicznych komunikuje:
Ma 3.cdzeniu %sejmowem z dniu
25 czerwca posel D~aszyhski zazadai
przeksztalcenia Delegacyi polskiej
ma Konferencyi Pokojowej, a to z
powodu, il stosunki utrZymywane
przez pewne zywioly z Komitetu Ma
rodowego z K~oicZakiem | Sasono--
wen, stanowia niebezpieczenstwo
ola Polski. Wniosek ten odes}ano do
komisyi dla spraw zagranicznych.
Warszawa, 26 czerwca - Re 1.-Two
wa donosza: Przyjazd Naczelnika
Pahstwa ~przyczynii sic do uspokoje-
MIA ludnosci. Porzadek panuie wzo-
rowy. chociaz niema policyi, kt6ra
udala sic ma front i zastapiona Jest
przez milicye obywatelska. Uchodz-
cy z powiat6w wschodnich przyby--
waia do Lwowa, a zwlaszcza z mieJ-
scowosci ewakuowanych W .poblizu
frontu. M~ieszka6cy Lwowa lokuja
ich W swoich apartamentach. Komi-
sarz rzadowy wyznaczyi 100000 ko-
ron ma ich wyzywienie. Oddziaiy
wojsk przechodza przez miasto, uda-
lac sic ma front wsr6d oklask6w lu-
dAosci.
Dnia "a czerwca przystapiono do
rewizyi domowych ulicznych Ukraih
COW. Z~naleziono sklad mundurow'
wojskowych jak r6wniez broni l a.
municyi. Powodem rewizyi byf faKt'
posr6d przebywajacych we LWo"ie
Ukrainc6w z%najdowali sic liczni
szpiedzy / agenci rzadu ukrainskie-
go.
Tegoz dnia aresztowano W hra--
kowie Hoiubowskiego, komlsarza u
krainskiego re stryja, ktory ska1ai
ma smiere 100 Polakow.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-08-01

skiego, ably w lud spiacy zatopit
zsdio jadowite. /
Pokoj? Ale ME ola mas. Nasze
ucho, wyostrzone W niece i wal
ce wiekowej, slyszy dokiadnre
wszystkie szelesty potwornego
VEGA narodow. Nasze oko widDi
jego leb pod liscmi kazdej galazki
oliwnej, ktora krzyzak skiada u
stop Europy.
Zreszta ten CAD dis juz nawer
ME kryje: w kazdem oredziu i "
kazdej nocie rzadu wejmarskiego
jest pogrozka wyrazna lub do
myslnik ziowrogi. Navel w Off
cyalnem manifesto wzywajacym
iud niemiecki, ably spelnili wa
runki kapitulacyi, dodano kau-
czukowe siowo: % lie So wyko-
Balne."
Ably zaS wszyscy dobrze zrozu
mieli, co macy ia furtka krzy-
zacka, minister Noske niby cd
siebie nigdy ME W imieniu Gale
go gabinetu ogiasza druga ode
zwe, podjudzajaca niemal bez o.
sionek ludnosc do wojny Z Po-
iakami, do pogwalcenia traktatu
wersalskiego, do odzyskania
.przez rewolucye %narodowa tych
ziemi kresowych, ktorych Rad
niemiecki pod groza armat fran
cuskich i blokady angfelskiej mu
sial sic wyrzec.
A rownoczeSnie admiral Neu-
ter zatapia flote, ktora Rad jego
zobowiazaf sic wydac WielEej
Brytanii. A rownoczesnie lud
berlinski pail publicznie sztanda
~ francuskie, ktore miai zwro-
cic zwyciezcom, A rownoczeSnie
handy Hindenburga wieza i NOR
duja tysiace Polakow ma Cor
nym Slasku. A rownoczesnie l.
siuchajcie! - eks-cesarz Will
helm pisze z Holandyi do arcy-
biskupa Dalbora list z zadaniem,
ably kaplicy protestanckiej W
zamku krolewskim W Poznaniu
ME zamieniano ma katolicka, DO
on W niej Gaia swa duSze prote
stancka umiescif' i ME .m6giby
znieS6. ably tam ksiadz katolicki
msze odprawia., gdzie on sic mo
dill o zwyciestwo Niemiec.
Co oznacza ten list cesarski?
Czy to zaprawde tylko jeden Z
popisow kabotynskich Wilhelma
szczera ekstaza religianta, albo
sentymentalizm ziamanego star
ca, biagajacego W pokorze zwycie
zee ably oszczedza} drogie mu pa
miatki?
.Czy tez w tym liScie jest uta-
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-08-01

60, uwertura rewolucyi monar-
Echicznej, ktora przewrocic ma
Rad socyalistyczny Iberia, splu
mac ma podpisy niemieckie pod
aktem kapitulacyi i osadziwszy
Wilhelma ma tronie, wydrzec pc
wtornie wszystko CO polskie, Pc
lakom +? Czy ten list jest awangar
d. Hohenzollerna, ktory pc tru
pach polskich chce wejSc powtor
ME do swego zamku W Poznaniu
tam W kapliey dziekowac ndem
deutschen Cote "a tryumf gwai
tn nowego?
w caiym stylu polityki, w ca
lei atmosferze opinii niemieckiej
jest biysk puginalu i z~grzytanie
zebow. Jeszcze tydzien hub mie-
siac k~omedyi, jeszcze przeciaga-
ME ~sytuacyi do nowych univ, a.
by chleba ME zabraklo ma wojne,
a potem. 80. zemsta. Licza ma de
mobilizacye, niezgode i zmecze-
ME aliantow 1icza ma to, re Mkt
bic sic ME bedzie "a Polske i ma
placu zostaniemy tylko - my
|Saml....
Sami? Moze sic przelicza, DO
chyba tax slepym ME jest laden
Z narodow zwycieskich. ably ME
zrozumiai, re tryumf Niemiec
mad Polska p~rzekreSlilby Gale
zwyciestwo zachodu. Niemiecka
droga odwetu wiedzie do Parry
ia. przez Poznai.
Ale gdybysmy navel zostae
mieli sami, MECH vie ten cesar.
ktory chce modlic sic znowu W
kaplicy poznanskiej, MECH vie
gotujacy sic do skoku tygrysiego
Hindenburg, MECH vie socyali-
sta w~ejmarski, ktory imperyaii-
styczne pazury kryje pod sz,an-
darem rzeczpospolitej bolszewi--
ckiej ma Gornym Slasku, &c ME
byio ~jeszeze wojny tax strasznej
jak ia, ktora bedzie miedzy narni
a mimi. Moglismy, gdy pc jednei
stronie stala Rosya a pc drugiej
Niemcy. mice rozdwojona dusze
ale dis many tylko jedna miioSt
Il jedna nienawiSt.
Me bylo jeszcze ii mas woJny
tax popularnej, jak ia, kt0rq nam
narzucic chca Niemcy. Kazdy
chop polski to zemsta wiekowa
a straszny bywa gniew jego. Kaz
diego zofnierza try razy zabit
beda zmuszeni zanin mu Polske
wydrzecie. Kobiety i dzieci kq-
sac was beda! Kazdy dom polski
stanie sic forteca, kazde drzewo
zasadka, kazda szklanka woody
trucizna. Coz macy wasza armia
p6imilionowa wobec takiego mo
RIA gniewu narodowego!
ME! ME bylo jeszcze takiei
wojny, biada VAIN jcSli ia wywo
~iacie!
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-08-01
z Prasy Polskiej
W Ojczyznie.

Telegram Kr6la Jerzego V-go do
Naczelnika Rzplitej Polskiej.
w ,,Polaku' parysHm czyta-
my:
Z powodu podpisania pokoju
z Niemcarni ]. K. NJ. Jerry Wy,
krol Zjednoczonego Krolestwa
Wielkiej Brytanii i cesarz lndyj
wyslai Naczelnikowi Rzplitej
Polskiej Jozefowi PSsudskiemu
telegram nastepujacy: .
Okrutna niesprawiedhwoSc, pc
paniona pred wiekiem przeszio
dzisiai nakoniec zostale naprawio
ma przez eawsrty z Niemcam
traktat pokojowy.
w tel radosnej chwili pragne
wyrazic Panu, Panic NaczelnlEu
jakotei Narodowi Polskiemu mo
je najgoretsze i najlepsze zycze-
MIA.
Nar6d Brytow cieszy sic ra--
zem z Wami z tryumfu swobo-
DIV, a ME zapomniawszy o SWEET
mel przeszioSci Polski jest pew
ny. re wspaniala ~przysziosc ocze
kuje Panski kraj z biegem lat
pokoju i postepu, jake otwiera'
"a sic pred Mani.
(Podpisano) Jerry, r. l.
List cesarski.
Czytamy W .Kuryerze War;
szawskim":
Ma ulicach Paryza graja Po-
dobno orkiestry, lud SPiewa
tanczy. Bo. .,podpisali'. | ida
je sic ludom Europy. ze' naresz-
Gle idzie dzien i wraca pokoi, IL
kojenie, szczsscie.
Ale u mas tylko usta, jak echa,
powtorzyly: .Pokoj". l ME ma
w tenn siowie radoSci. Dusze pol
skie ME graja do wtoru PieSniom
weselnym Paryza. Oczy nasze
wpatruja sic tax W wejmarska
kapitulacye. jak oczy Witolda,
brata Jagieflowego, wpatrywaly
sic niegdyS injury Malborga,
splamione po tysiac razy krzywo
przysiestwcm / zdrada.
30 Mkt W Europe ME INA Pru
sak6w lepiej niz my, prawnuki
grunwaldowych rycerzy, Mkt
ME byl przez lyle wicklow ofiar9
tel armii, zaczajonej ma polskiej
miedzy i peizajacej ciagle "a ma
mi, zawsze obecnej, zawsze czy-
chsjacej ma godzine mi siowian
The Jasper news., 1919-08-07
Daily Thouaht,

Daily Thought.
Innocence In genius and candor In
power are both noble qualities.-Mad-
1ms de StaeL
The Jasper news., 1919-08-07
Glpsy Language.

The language OF the Gipsies, Ro-
many, is said to be Hindoo dialect
derived from Sanskrit. Ethnologlsts
pretty well agree that the Glpsies are
descendants Of an obscure Hlndco
tribe. The popular belief that Glpsles
are descendants Of the Egyptipns has
no other basis than the similarity OF
the two words. The word "Glpsy' as a
matter Of fact, Is from the Bohemian,
and means "vagnbond." The first Clip
sizes appeared In England early in the
sixteenth century, but we're found In
eastern Europe at least two centuries
earlier. They are now scattered all
over the world.
The Jasper news., 1919-08-07
Why hair Ntnndn On IND.

When hair stands on end on the
back OF a dog or cat when frightened
Il 10 moved BY tiny muscles attached
to th> roots. The hair foliicle u like
Q little seed buried In the flesh. At
teehed TO either side Of this seed are
dn$ muscles which run diagonally
through the flesh from tho lower part
Of the foihele. These little muscles
ere like the guy ropes Of tent. They
are what are called the erector mus
Slee, and when fear or cold Is eIpe-
yisnesd these muscles promptly tighten
% In such a manner as to "hoist" the
Ahit very quickly.
The Jasper news., 1919-08-07
chlna,e Water ,rransportatlon.

On the rivers, streams or canals of
China transportation 9nd postal facili-
ties depend on the sampans. Women.
40 we'll rs men. operate them all day
and the prehensile foot renders their
task much easier. Every Chinese post
man. lying on his boat. steers with his
hands and rows with his toes. BE
holds the oar strongly between the
great too and the others and gives a
vigorous motion to the boat by the
powerful action of the leg muscles.
The Jasper news., 1919-08-07
PICTURESQUE Lisbon.

Lisbon, the westernmost Of Euro
pean capitals, spreads itself in leisure
ly fashion over It's IL hills, extending
for more than five miles along the
shores OF the famous Rada de Lisboa,
and for more than three miles inland.
Beyond the narrow channel leading
out Of the Rada through which flow the
waters of the Tagus lies the open sea,
ana some 800 miles away over the ho-
riEon to the west are the Azores.
The Jasper news., 1919-08-07
Worlds Highest Peaks.

The highest mountain peak in North
America Is Mt. Mckinley. in Alaska,
whose altitude is 20,90O feet, and the
highest in South America, Mt. Aeon
caKua, in the Andes, on the border Of
Chile and Argentina, 23,0s0 feet. The
highest mountain In the world is Mt.
Everest. in the Himalayas, in Asia.
It's altitude is 29,002 feet. There are
several hundred mountain peaks in the
Himalayas 10000 feet or over, running
to an altitude Of 2s,278 feet.
The Jasper news., 1919-08-07
AhbrNVlatlOnO.

The letters !. e. are an abbrevlation
Of the Latin phrase I'D est" meaning
''thAt IT," and the letters G. G. an abbre-
Walton Of another Latin phrase tex
empn Sratia," having tho meaning Of
'.fof the sake of example" and "for
instance VS.. is an abbreviation of
the Latin word versus, meaning
against" Vice versa is phrase
meaning "the order or relation Of
terms being reversed"
The Jasper news., 1919-08-07

The Amazon discharges the largest
amount Of water Of any river in the
world, and the st. Lawrence next.
Other interesting facts about these
Hivefs arc that the length Of the
Amaaon Is $500 miles and Its width
varies from q few hundred feet a'
different points to more than 100
miles at it's mouth. The st. Lawrence
n 2,A0o miles In length, is from ont
to several miles wide at places to
ninety miles at its mouth.
The Jasper news., 1919-08-07
Cruelty In Training Birds.

Performing birds are often taught
by starvation. How many nre aware
that the pretty doves that fly when
released to the bespangled artists, and
form themselves into geometrical pat
terms on her head and outstretched
arms, are often the sole survivors Of
hundreds which have been starved and
then only fed when they perched upon
an exact spot on the owners arms.
The Jasper news., 1919-08-07
When Boston Was In Trouble.

In 1TT4, on the LIST Of June. the Bos-
ton port bill went into operation. At
noon the harbor was closed against
all vessels and business was suspend
ed. In q % days notice the citizens
Of Boston were deprived Of their means
Of gaining a living. Indignation ran
high throughout the colonies, contri-
buttons were raised In other cities for
their relief. and the people Of Marble.
head offered the Boston merchants the
use Of their Hharves.
The Jasper news., 1919-08-07
Steel and Iron.

Steel is a kind of iron which can
easily be hammered OUT thin without
cracking and can be made extremely
hard by being heated and then cooled
quickly. 1t is different from ordinary
iron because of the amount Of carbon
in 1t. Wrought iron contains less car
bon than steel and so 1t cannot be
made so hard; cast iron contains more
and so is brittle.
The Jasper news., 1919-08-07
~ ~.
Natural Question.

Esther is an inquistive little girl.
One day l tOokn her for a walk and
every time we met anyone she would
ask who 1t was. We were just pass
ing a large apartment when man
drove up in car. Esther immediate
ly asked: "Wh5 is that, Aunt Gather
Inc? Is that the doctor?" l told her
that 1t was. Then she said: "Who
is he going to flxT"-Chicago Tribune.
The Jasper news., 1919-08-07
keeplno Cut Flowers Fresh.

Keeping Cut Flowers Fresh.
The length Of time cut flowers can
be kept can be greatly heightened by
putting a little saltpeter or carbon
ate of soda In the water in which they
are kept.
The Jasper news., 1919-08-07
Delicate Ansmone,

Anemone means "wlndnower," and
10 90 called because It is so delicately
poised that It sways with the lightest
motion Of the atmosphere.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-27
HOLD Up BILLS
Proposal That X. c., KAN. Mine
G Own Coal Is Opposed.
Senate Fears Measure Would
Set Bad Precedent.
BLOCK SANITARY CODE IDEA
Plan Drawn by Health Board
and State Plumbers.
gehOch Thinks Bill for Better
4 Plumbers More Necessary.

The state legislature may give Kan
sas City, Kan, a chance to mine coal
fer the purpose of providing fuel for
IT'S municipal electric light and water
plant and also to sell to consumers
but if it does the action will be taken
over the bitter protest of number
Of members of the senate. This was
Indicated today when Senator Getty
brought up house bill providing that
Kansas City, Kan, be permitted to
engage in a new municipal industry
q Senator Terrell opposed the passage
Of any such bill as he commended it
Mould be setting a bad precedent and
would be opening the way for whole
sale legislation providing cities with
authority to engage in municipal in
dustries in competition with private
Concerns.
y Senator Pomeroy opposed the meas
IRE on the grounds that the pr1-
Vate corporations help the farmers pay
state and county taxes while munich
nal corporations do not, and if they
are allowed to multiply the farmers
will soon have to pay all of the taxes
instead of nearly all, as Pomeroy con-
tends they now do.
/. Getty made a. strong plea for his
bill. He told how Kansas City, Kan,
Established a municipal water supply
and made such a success of it that the
efty water plant was soon able to take
over the electric light business of the
eity and how under city operation con-
sinners are now getting electricity 40
per cent cheaper than consumers on
The Missouri side where the electricity
Is furnished by a private corporation.
Could Dig Coal CheapIy.
Z The Wyandotte senator said water
and electricity could be furnished by
the city at still cheaper rate if the
city were permitted to engage in the
mining of the fuel required for run
ming the plant. Ell explained that the
coal veins are directly under the
property on which the water and light
plant is located and that it could
be produced and used without the
expense of any transportation.
incidentally, in arguing for his bill
Getty took a slap at the gas COM
panies and said that in his opinion
it was necessary for the legislature tC
give cities power to take care of them
selves in these matters. He brought
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-27
BLOCK STATE AID



to inject into the proposed amendment.
He wanted state aid limited to % per
cent of the cost of road construction
and limited such expense to 10000 a
mile. 1t provided further that the
amount of such aid should be limited
in the operation of the measure TO
one and one-fifth times the total mile
age east and west and north and south
across the country receiving aid.
Most of the big counties are in
western Kansas. Most of the state
wealth is in the eastern counties
Under the proposal Wyandotte county
with 10000 population, 5000 motor
cars and 125 million assessed valua-
ton. would receive far less than some
of the western counties with 5000 to
5000 population, few cars and a valu-
alton below ten million dollars. The
Ter and other counties which are in
the 100 million valuation class.
Brought On Sectional War.
It was the Wilson joker which kept
the house busy during the morning
session. Western members fought
most valiaDtly for its adoption. In
the main the eastern members re-
fused to yield. The issue was raised
in a manner that threatens final pass
age OF the resolution regardless of
the success or failure of the amend
ment by the members from Hodgman
county. Under his proposal Wilson
would be able to extend to his county
more aid than would be received by
Shawnee county with IL times the
population and ten times the assessed
valuation.
Just one amendment seemed GER
tain of passage in the house today.
That was the provision classifying
property for taxation in this state. The
resolution was read and adopted al
most without discussion or amend
ment. There was no definite opposi-
ton to the measure. With a halt
dozen proposed amendments yet to be
considered, it appeared today that the
taxation reform might be the one
| solace and comfort extended Governor
Aliens administration by house mem
bers.
No vote was taken today on the
+, farm tenantry resolution. The house
voted to pass over the amendment
when it was called up on third read
| ing. Unless administration forces are
able to change a number of votes
| however, the amendment is far from
| passage and will be beaten.