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Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-06-24

sympathy can people our life with
4 crowd The fisherman on the ocean
alone at night Is nor alone when ne
remembers the earnest lonE.nEs
which are arising up % heaven al
home for his safety: the traveller IS
not alone when the faces which will
greet hlm on his arrival seem 10
beam upon him as he rrudges on: the
solitary student IS not alone when he
feels that human hearts Will respond
20 the truths which ne is preparing
10 address % 1hem.-F. W Robert
son.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-06-24

4 very curious nest is - de ~ the
tailor bird Of India. a tiny yellow
creature. To escape snakes and
monkeys this bird takes a dead leat.
MES up mo tree. and with a fiber
for thread and its bill for needle
sews The leaf 20 a green one hang
-ng from he tree. The sides are
sewn up. an opening % the nest thus
formed being left al the TOP. The
-eaf. apparently hanging from -w1E
would never be taken for ,eS-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-06-24

The Hockasnd and Rockport Lime
ca. which in one Of tho lArgsst in
0usr4eu Of the kind in this Country
has announced . voluntary inc1ee
IN its wage schedule. this step neins
made feasible by the removal OF tne
Government restrictions on new
buildings. and the brighter outlook
for the business. Under ene
scale q quaxrynAn will receave DsSs
wa9e Of S7.51 for s-hour oAy' anu
. bonus opportunity makes 1t pol
ble for him to enrn in excess on -
day. A kiln tender. working on Z"
s-hour shift. il now paid base WAGE
Of ss.3e. win IN opporfuuify 70 ee1n
nfD Q dny.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-06-24

Ten power boats. with two or more
wardens to each. will be impressed
into service this season to see that
the lobster law is more property en-
forced along the Maine coast. accord
ing to the statement Of HoTatio D.
Gro of Hockysnd. who il chairman
OF the Sen and Shore FfsheEaes Com
mission. A large pAtrol boaf wfN
continually cruise along the coast to
supervise the work. ana there are
rnorD that the department may put
ON a spssd boat. which cannot Be %
easfly eluded BY the MasacnuseIls
snacaks which surreptittousiy ouy
shorts IN Maine WofefA
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-06-24

Augusta T~,Iieh: League STANDING
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-06-24

The Maine law court will convene
today June 81 IN Portland. with
Chief Justice L c. Cornish Of An
Eus-a. and Associate Justices George
N. Hanson of Calais. Warren c.
PhIibrook Of Waterville. Charles J.
Dunn Of Orono. John A Morrill, Of
Auburn and Luere B. Deasy of Bar
Harbor expected to be present. a
fairly busy term IS torecasred.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-06-24
BOSTON

"-Batted for Dumonr in 9Th.
I Washington Il / 0 l / So IT
Boston .....0 0 0 d Q l.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-06-24

Charles Scamman Of Hill street
Biddeford thinks he has his York
county If not the entire State beaten
on garden stuff. for on June IS he
picked mess of green peas from his
garden
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-06-24

Dr.. Charles F. Lincoln of Shanghai.
China. IS visiting his sister. Mrs.
Hartley {. Baxter OF Brunswick. He
has been doing special work during
the writer al Johns Hopkins univer-
sity- He Will sail July IS from San
Francisco for Shanghai.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-26
UP AGAIN?
Hines Seriously Considering
Raising Freight Charges.
Opposes Senate Bill Giving
Power to the /. C. C.

Washington. June 26.-The railroad
administration is giving serious con-
sideration" to the question of raising
freight rates again, Director General
Hines told the house interstate COM
merce committee today. He declared
the administration faced grave
problem in obtaining revenues to meet
deficits.
Our deficit largely is due to fall
ing off in business" Hines said. so
far, we do not know how much it may
be cut down by a resumption of traf-
ftc. The problem of rate increases is
being given serious consideration
There are two phases to the deficit
problem, however. and we have
reached no conclusion as to what will
be necessary in solving the rate ques-
ton"
During his statement to the COM
mittee, in which he opposed passage of
the senate bill changing rate making
powers in the federal control act,
Hines argued that if it were necessary
to raise rates, the interstate commerce
commission could thwart the admin
istration plans by suspending the new
rates
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-26
PICK DR.. SHERBON
X. q. Faculty Member Will Sue.
ceed DR.. Lydia DeVilbiss.
Appointment Announced by
State Board Today.

DR.. Florence Sherbon of Lawrence
was today named as successor to DR..
Lydia E. DeVilbiss and will take
charge OF the state child hygiene de-
partment July l. The selection of
DR.. Sherbon was made today at the
annual meeting of the state board of
health in the offices of Dr. S. j. Crum-
bine, secretary.
Resignation of DR.. DeVilbiss was
announced several weeks ago She
left Topeka June l and will spend the
summer in chautauqua and hospital
work. Her resignation was due to
the failure of the legislature to pro-
vide a salary equal to that offered in
other endeavors. DR.. Sherbon, who
comes to Topeka from Lawrence, has
been a member of the Kansas state
university faculty for several years.
A new state food and drug inspec-
tor is to be named by the state board
at it's meeting late this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-26
ITALY WILL SIGN
Old Italian Peace Commission
Is Given Power.
VIII Make Secret Treaty of
London Public.

Rome, June 25.-The italian peace
commission now in Paris has been
authorized to sign the German treaty,
it was announced tonight. The new
delegation was expected to leave Sat
urday for Paris. Empowering of the
old delegation to sign arose from a
wish not in any way to obstruct the
ceremony at Versailles.
Following Foreign Miniter Tittoni's
address before the senate this eve
ming, that body voted, "a to Z. in ia
vor of Senator Prince Colonna's $
resolution, expressing confidence in
the new Italian peace delegates and
the firm hope that Italy's claims will
triumph Tittoni declared the new
commission will not abandon Italy's
original claims.
"Italy's foreign policy must be the
peoples foreign policy" said Tittoni
THE time for secret formulas and
conventional appliances is definitely
over.
THE government intends to inaug-
urate a new policy Immediately by
asking the allies permission to com
municate to the Italian parliament
the full text of the pact of Londor
(the secret treaty entered into by
Italy. Great Britain. France and Rus.
sia in 1915, which forms the basis fol
Italy's territorial claims with the ex
ception of Fiume).
THE program OF the new peac,
| delegation does include abandonment
of the original claims, because of 1t.
, members
The chamber of deputies will re
open July g.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-26
CITY IS SILENT
Twelve Hundred st. Louis Hello
Girls Strike at Noon.
Charge Company Refused To
Comply With Burleson Order.

st. Louis. June 26.-Girl telephone
operators and electrical workers em-
ployed by the Southwestern Bell and
Kinloch Telephone companies walked
out here, at noon today in response to
a strike vote taken last night. Service
Of the Kinloch company was suspend
ed ,and the Bell company was serious
ly crippled
Approximately 1900 of the 100
operators employed by the two COM
panies are said to be members of the
union.
o. E. Jennings, local representative
of the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers, predicted this
morning more than 1000 employees OF
the two companies would strike today
The telephone systems of the city will
be paralyzed by tomorrow. he said.
Alleged refusal of the companies tc
comply with Postmaster General Bur-
leson's order for appointment of a
committee to deal with the union
caused the strike vote. Jennings said
He declared the companies had re-
fused to meet with any committee ex-
cept one composed solely of employees
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Booze Runners Shoot Deputy
Sheriff Peter, Labette County.
Bullet Pierces Neck-He Dies
Two Hours Later.
BOOTLEGGERS START BATTLE
Opened Fire at End of Bridge
Across NeOShO Rivr.
Escape Into OklahOma-Officers
Were Hunting Liquor Cars.

Coffeyville, Kan, June 26.-P. S.
Peter, deputy sheriff of Labette
county, Kansas, was shot and wounded
fatally by booze haulers on the La
bette-C Cherokee county line, one
fourth mile east of Chetopa. Kan,
early today. He died two hours later.
Peter with Constable Sam Slaugh-
ter, was at the east end of the bridge
across the Neosho river. watching for
liquor cars bound from Joplin to Okla
homa. Two cars were stopped, but
both were occupied by farmers of the
vicinity. When a third car ap-
preached the officers decided to let
it pass unchallenged.
Booze Runners Open Fire.
When it arrived at the end of the
bridge, however, its occupants opened
fire.
Five shots were fired by the men
in the automobile. One of the bullets
struck Peter in the neck, piercing the
spinal cord. Paralysis of the entire
body resulted and death followed
quickly.
The supposed booze car crossed the
bridge and turned south toward Ok
lahoma. Slaughter fired eight bullets
at the occupants from an automatic
gun, but does not know whether they
took effect. Neither Peter nor Slaugh-
ter had done anything to incur the
enmity of the booze haulers, as they
had not been active in the anti-boot-
logger campaign.
Mistaken for Cherokee Officers.
1t is believed they were mistaken
for Cherokee county officers, and
fired on as result of the statement OF
Sheriff Frazier of Cherokee county
that no quarter would be given booze
runners passing thru that county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-26
Get ENOUGH HELP.
J. Will Kelley Says There Are
Plenty Harvest Hands.
More Coming From East and
From Oklahoma.

The Kansas wheat harvest is we'll
under way, according to J. Will Kel-
ley, director of the federal employ
ment bureau here. In Barber Sum
ner. Harper and other southern cour-
ties the cutting is from so to rs per
cent done, it was stated. The end of
this week should see a finish to the
cutting in Shawnee county and in
Oklahoma, it was said.
Trouble has been experienced in
Wichita with county organizations of
farmers which, fearing a shortage of
hands, sent men into the streets to
solicit hands. This resulted in much
confusion and frustrated the plans of
the employment bureau in many in
stances, Kelley said.
THE farmers simply got panicky. 81
the director declared "They feared
they could not get enough men and
took this method of obtaining them.
However, the Wichita chief of police
stopped that sort of thing and now we
are getting Strengthened out again
There is no shortage of hands. and il
the farmers will just trust to us we
will see they get all the hands they
need"
Frizell Panicky. Too.
Kelley said a similar instance oc-
CURED when E. E. Frizell wired each
of the bureaus at Kansas City St
Louis and st. Joseph for 500 men each
! for Pawnee county. This county doe:
not need more than 500 men. Kelley
said, and if each of the bureaus ha6
! sent their quota, about 1000 mer
would have arrived and found nj
work
Hundreds of men are coming into
| Kansas from various eastern states
Kansas City is shipping in at the rat,
| of 1000 men a day, it was said. Tht
conclusion of the harvest in Oklahoma
| this week will release large number.
of men who will follow the cutting lin'
north until the end of the great whea
! belt is reached.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-26
FOUND OUT WAR WASN'T OVER
German Captain Fined $3.50 for Not
Snluting U. S. Lieutenant.

Coblenz, Tuesday, June 24.-Cap-
tain Bachhauser. assigned by the Ger
man army TO duty in Coblenz. was
fined 1000 marks Cs250) today for
refusing to salute an American lieu
tenant. The captain contended the
war was over and that. anyway. the
regulations do not call for his saIuting
officers of lower grade. This Is the
first instance of an action of this kind
since definite turn was taken in the
peace situation.
American officers say that after the
treaty of peace is signed. The regula-
ton issued last December compelling
German officers to salute will prob
ably not be enforced. Civilians gem
orally have seemed relieved as a re-
suit of the action of .khe German ma
tional assembly at Weimar in refer
ence to peace. Several Individual in
stances have been reported here. how
ever. in which civilians in the streets
have assumed naughty attitude to-
ward the soldiers without serious
trouble. The Americans do not ex-
pect any trouble between the civilians
and soldiers but extra guards are
maintained
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-26
100 DEAD IN RIOTS
Heavy Casualties Occur in
Fighting at Hamburg.
C. S. Commission Receives Re-
port of Hua Disturbances.

Paris June 26.-Reports received
today by the American peace COM
mission stated that 100 persons have
been killed in riots at Hamburg,
Germany.
Labor Assumes Power.
of Industrial councils have assumed
full political and military power in
Hamburg and are sitting in the town
hall. according to advices from Berlin.
quoting newspaper advices received
there. Won Lettow- Vorbeck has been
ordered to Hamburg with strong forces
to restore order
The stock exchange building at
Hamburg. it is added, was damaged
seriously in the fighting for possession
of the town hall. The industrial COM
sists of twelve men.
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U. s. Court of Appeals Virtually
DissoIves "Wet" Injunction.
Holds Judge Mayer Not En-
powered to Enjoin Enforcement.
SPLIT PROHIBITION LEGISLATION
House Committee VIII Separate
Wartime Act.
Paves Way for Its Nullification
by President.

New York, June 26.-The war time
prohibition act. under which no liquor
may be sold after June so. was upheld
today by the United States circuit
court of appeals. The court virtually
dissolved the injunction Judge Mayer
granted the brewers, restraining the
federal district attorney and revenue
collector from enforcing war time pro-
hibition, as applied to AIS per cent
beer.
The court held the act was consti-
tutional and Judge Mayer had no jur-
isdiction to enjoin the enforcement OF
a constitutional act
The court recommended that the
district attorney hasten final determf-
nation OF the issue in the highest court
and in the meantime interfere with
the business of brewers as little as pos
sible.
Split Booze Legislation.
Washington, June 26.-The house
4 judiciary committee voted today to
| split prohibition legislation into three
partsa with enforcement of wartime
| prohibition separate and distinct from
the others, which relate to constitu-
tional prohibition and the manufac-
| ture of industrial alcohol.
For the first section the committee
| decided to submit in whole it's war
| Tune enforcement Dill introduced AT
the last session of congress on which
no action was taken.
One Half of One Per Ccnt~SticLs.
| While much less drastic than the
general measure, this defines iHtoYi-
cants as beverages containing more
than one-half of one per cent alcohol.
1t contains no provision, however.
which would make It unlawful for a
person to possess liquor. Members ex-
planned that by adopting this plan
there would be no confusion later on
If the president should issue a pro-
clamation declaring demobiilzing COM
L pleted which would end wartime pro-
hibition. A general bill containing the
three separate sections or titles will be
reported this week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-26
APPROVE MORE PLANES
Senate Increases Naval Air Appropri-
ation-Army Bill Passed.

Washington. June 26.-Without de-
bate the senate today approved a
committee amendment to the naval
appropriation bill increasing the fund
for aviation from the 100000
voted by the house to $35. 100000.
AS revised upward by the senate
committee the bill carries about $751;
600, 900 as compared with s4S5. 900. 900
provided by the house. Among the
important committee additions are
$10.000,0O0 for federal acquisition of
the Cape Cod canal.
The army bill was adopted late yes
terday without roll call with the
committee amendments included 1t
now goes to conference where numer-
Gus items will have to be agreed upon.
Chief among these is the provision
for an army during 1920 of 100000
men as compared to 10000 provided
in the house bill. Other principal
items in the senate bill also show big
increases over appropriations voted in
the house. These include a $50. .0OO,-
600 increase in aviation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-26
Peace Conference Goes Ahead
With Preparations.
"Big Three Assured Huns Will
Be on Hand.
FOE DELEGATES ARE NAMED
Ultimatum May Yet Be Sent to
Germany.
Signers Announced Today, Says
Berlin-Mueller Refuses?
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
Berlin, June 25 "wednesday Her
mann Muellers the foreign minister,
and Doctor Bell, the colonial minister,
it was announced tonight, have been
selected as the German ENJOYS to sign
the peace terms. They will leave Ber-
lin Friday.
Paris, June 26.-Efforts were being
made today to arrange for the signing
of the peace treaty at 9 o'clock Satur-
day afternoon.
The council of three is apparently
satisfied with the semi-official assur-
ances that the Germans would be on
hand.
No Word From Germany.
1t is understood that il no official
communication is received by night
fall from Berlin relative to the plans
of the German government for signing
the peace treaty, something in the ma
ture of an ultimatum will be sent to
Berlin by the peace conference.
Up until 11:25 o'clock this morning
nothing had been heard from Berlin
and the conference was in complete
| ignorance as to Germany's plan.
| Paul Dutasta, secretary of the con
ference, went to Versailles this morn
| ing seeking information. He was in
formed verbally by DR.. Haniel vor
Haimhausen that the German sigma
tories who will probably be Herr Muel
| Ter, Herr Giesberg and Herr Leiner
might arrive by Saturday but he wa
unable to speak authoritatively on tn
subject.
Altho the unofficial intimation re
| ceived was that the German sigma
tories probably would be Hermann n
Mueller, the foreign secretary, ant
Herr Giesberts and Herr Leinert o
the old delegation, it developed toda.
that Herr Giesberts, who had re
manned in Versailles for time, ha'
left there for Germany. A third mai
4 will be named, however, to accompan,
Herr Mueller and Herr Leinert,s it
indicated.
Warn Huns Regarding Poland.
Paris. June 26.-The German peac
delegation has been informed in not
from Premier Clemenceau that tn
| German government will be hel
strictly responsible for unofficial SUP
port of any movement against Polls
Iauthority in the territory given Polan
in -Posen and in East and West Prus
sial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-26
Topekans Are Going To Pay
Last Respects to sold john"
Hundreds Preparing To Go to
Kansas City Saturday.
MANY EXCUSES ARE FOUND
Railroad Pass Applications
Swamp the Clerks.
Business Men, Clerks and Col
Iege Youth in CamoufIage.

When it comes to getting by" with
excuses, the men of Topeka are past
masters of the art.
All day long Saturday the east
bound Rock Island. Union Pacific and
Santa Fe trains will be packed with
men. Already crowded by the male
residents of the other cities in Kan
sas, by the time the Topekans crowd
aboard, the trains will resemble a
troop convoy in France, OF a consign-
ment of timed sardines en- route to
the picking factory.
Dear, Doctor Blank advises me to
see that eye specialist in Kansas City
Saturday" said a young Topeka at
torney to his wife this week, Il can
run down in the afternoon and re-
turn Sunday morning. By the way,
1 think you ought to buy new dress.
Just draw on my account and get
whatever you need"
And he got by with that line of
palaver. or at least he thinks he did.
Anyway he will board an early after
noon train for the city.
Said business man:
1.-The Woof-Woof Chemical COM
pany will have a meeting of its board
of directors Saturday night at the
Hotel Baltimore. l must attend. II
is going to be an important session
He hadn't attended a meeting OF
the Woof-Woof directorate in the last
| ten years, but the yarn did the work.
A gay young buck, he was saying
goodby to his best girl on the porch
| swing. declared:
There's going to be a reunion OF
/ my battery in Kansas City, Kan, Sat
urday night. 1 will not be able to see
| you until Sunday night. We're going
to have ice cream and cake, but it's
! to be strictly stag affair.""
This line worked like a dream. He
doesn't have to go to Kansas City
| AWOL.
The wealthy citizen spoke thusly:
Business Mans Excuses.
Just had a wire from Judge Blink
| He'll be in Kansas City for few
| hours Saturday night and it's impera.
tive that 1 meet him to talk over this
| Mugwump merger"
His wife merely said that she hoped
| the merger, would bring in enough
| money so that they could buy a new
limousine.
4 ID \
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The former crown prince was ac-
companied by a staff officer, the re-
port said.
Causes Stir in Paris.
News of the escape of the ex-crown
prince caused a considerable stir in
peace conference circles. While it is
not felt that he is a figure around
which the reactionaries and mon
archists would gather enthusiastically.
never the less his act is regarded as
an event of considerable significance
in view of other German recalcitrancy.
Hints have come from Germany
within the last few days that the mill
tary caste there would not be averse
to bringing about a military situation
within the former empire that would
emharrass the allies in putting the
peace treaty into effect. and 1t seems
not improbable that the move made
by the ex-crown prince is connected
with some such plan.
The former crown prince made his
way into Holland shortly after the
signing of the armistice last Novem-
her and was interned there by the
Dutch government. taking up his resi-
dence on the Island of Wieringen, In
The belief has prevailed in some
quarters that Frederick Wilhelm
will be included in the list of those
accused of war crimes which the allies
will present to Germany after peace is
signed, with n request they be turned
over for trial by an International tri-
bunal
Recent reports from Germany indi-
cate the royalist faction is gaining
strength. A note was recently sent to
the Dutch government by the German
officers association demanding that
Holland refuse the allies request for
eXtradition of the former kaiser. Sew
eral incipient movements for restorn-
tion Of the monarchy have been re-
ported in the Rhine provinces. which
have always been particularly loyal to
the Hohenzollerns
Two days before the arInistice was
signed decree issued by the German
imperial chancellor. Prince Max of
BADEN. announcing a decision of the
former German emperor to abdicate,
stated
The imperial chancellor Will remain
in office until the questions connected
with the nbdication of the kaiser, the
renouucing by the crown prince of the
throne Of the German empire, and of
Prussia, and the setting up OF the
regency have been settled"
This generally was accepted b., the
public as an official announcement of
the crown princes intention to re-
Later. however. the crown prince de-
MED any such intention. in an inter
view given to the Associated Press
correspondent at OOsterland, Holland,
December 2. 1918. At the time the
crown prince said
His Interview with the a. r.
81 have not renounced anything and
(Continued ON Page rwo.J
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-26
JUST LASTED DAY
Strike of 1000 Kansas Miners
Ends-Men Return.
Grove Company Conceded to
Demands of Union.

Pittsburg. Kan, June 26.-Miners
employed at one of the mines of the
Grove Coal & Mining company re-
turned to work today and the men at
three other shafts and two steam
shovel pits will be back at work to-
morrow.
The strike of the 1 900 miners of the
company came to an end last night
after lasting just a day. The company
conceded the demands of the men in a
controversy involving working condi-
tions at leased mine of the company
at Roseland, in Cherokee county.