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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-14
YAEKS HOME TODAY
Record of Ships Bearing Soldiers
From Overseas.

Newport News. Va, June 14-The
transports Buford and w. A. Lucken-
bach arrived today with about $500
officers and men, most of whom are
from Texas. Oklahoma, North Caro-
lima and Tennessee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-14
WISCONSIN is FIRST
Honor of Ratifying Suffrage Goes to
Northern State.

Washington. June 14.-Wisconsin
goes down in history as the first state
to ratify the woman suffrage amend
ment.
The state department today settled
all disputes over the question by Of
ficially notifying the National Woman
Suffrage association that Wisconsin
had captured the honors by complet-
ing all formalities attendant upon
ratification before any other state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-14
ULTIfATUM TO FOE
Foch Demands Continuation Polish
Movement Across Germany.

Coblenz. Friday, June 13.-An ulti-
rnatum demanding the immediate con-
tinuation of the movement of Polish
troops across Germany has been sent
to the German government by Marshal
Foch, according to dispatches received
here from Spa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-14
WINDS HOLD THEM UP
British Flyers in VImy Bomber MAY
Hop Late Todnv.

St. Johns. June 14.-Adverse winds
aEain held up the start of the Vfckers-
Nimy plane on its proposed transat-
iantic flight scheduled for this morn
ing. II the wind shifts within a few
hours the aviators probably will ..bon
off this afternoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-14
EIGHT HURT IN WRECK
Two Interurban Passengers Have Legs
Severed Near Kansas City.

Kansas City, June 14.-Eight per-
sons were injured severely, two having
legs severed, when an eastbound street
car ran into the rear of a Lawrence in
terurban car, near the east end of the
intercity viaduct here today.
Harry Lauderdale, motorman of the
street car, had his right leg severed
and Zoa Faulk, boy passenger, lost
both legs. Other passengers suffered
from internal injuries and bruises
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-14
NEW TRIAL is DENIED
Decker Fails To Get Rehearing OF
Case Against MFR. MacIennan.

Judge Robert D. Carver today over
ruled a motion for a new trial in the
100000 libel suit of L. E. Decker
against Frank p. MacLennan. publish
er of the Topeka State Journal.
Attorneys for L. e. Decker. plain
tiff, and Mr.. MacLennan, defendant,
argUed the case a week ago today.
Judge Carver took the case under con-
sideration for week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-14
EBERT WINS FIGHT
Defeats Attempt To Gust Him and
Scheidemann From Party Council.

Scheidemann From Party Council.
Weimar, June 13.-President Ebert
and Chancellor Scheidemann today de-
feated an attempt to oust them from
the party council of the Majority So
cialists.
After a brief but bitter parliament
tary fight, in which Ebert and
Scheidemann ably defended their own
position, the party convention voted
Overwhelmingly in favor of resolu-
ton permitting officeholders to re-
main on the council. This resolution
fully covered the case of the two
leaders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-14
river is RISING
But Weather Bureau Looks for
No Danger Stage.
Half Inch of Rain in Half an
Hour at Noon.

FORECAST FOR NEXT WEEK: Prob
ably showers dtfrfng early days of week,
followed by generally fair weather with
nearly normal temperatures.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS: !:
Partly cloudy tonight. somewhat unset
tied; Sunday generally fair, not much
change in temperature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-14

Springfield. ILL.,, June 14-"Mr
PRESIDENT If the gentleman speaking
will tell US what he is selling Pll buy
a bottle" said a state solon on the
floor of the senate during a debate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-14
SHAKEUP IN CHINA
Cabinet Resigns and President Threat
ems To Over Japan.

Peking, June 14.-In consequence
OF difficulties created by the popular
movement against pro-Japanese MEM
bers of the government, the cabinet
has resigned and President Hsu Shih
Chang has also intimated his intention
to quit office
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-14

no all you can while you are doing
pays, even if only in self-satisfnc-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-14

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas,
Partly cloudy tonight, somewhat
unsettled. Sunday generally fair, not
much change in temperature.
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Continued IN Page Two.l
Evening star., 1919-11-13
women DELEGATES ARE
!. TO GO BEFORE: BOARD
Eighteen Named at. Wage Keeting
Of Employees Of Various In
dustries Last Night.

Several hundred women, employed
in restaurants, hotels, apartment
houses and hospitals, assembled in the
last night and nominated eighteen of
their number to appear as delegates
before the minimum wage board when
that body fixes a scale OF wages for
these establishments.
Another meeting will be held next
week. probably in some larger audi
torium, and six of the eighteen nomi-
those six the wage board will select
three to represent the workers.
The employers Of these establish
ments did not meet yesterday, as an
nounced. but will gather next We'd
nesday to elect their representatives.
Miss Mary Anderson. head of the
woman's bureau Of the Department OF
Labor, made a brief talk to the woman
workers at the District building last
night. Following her talk a number
OF the women present expressed their
views as to what the minimum wage
for them should be.
One Of the biggest problems con-
fronting the wage board in fixing a scale
for women in hotels, lunchroons. apart
what allowance should be made In the
salary for room and board or either.
T The women nominated for the posi-
tons Of delegates are: Mrs Elto
Kenon. Miss Dorothy Wilson, Miss Ber-
tha Couch, Miss Elizabeth Plummer.
Mrs Margaret Ryan, Miss Sarah Green.
Miss Grace Washington, Miss Bessie
Hoods. Miss Margaret Walker, Mrs
Lount, Misses Ella Clark, Hattie Gfvens.
Ida Harris. Laura Wolf. Martha Hig-
gins. Helen Gray, Ella Stewart and
Miss Barber.
Evening star., 1919-11-13
LABOR DEBATES TAKING
FINLAND INTO RANKS
Mexico, Luxembourg and Santo Do
mingo Are Discussed by Inter
national Conference.

Finland is having q hard time get
ting into the International labor con-
ference. The question of admitting
that country will be debated with
vigor at today's sitting. It was one
Of the first questions to be submit
ted, and has been OF and on the floor
Of the conference. By turns. for the.
last two weeks.
Participation Of Finland was rec
commended by a majority report Of q
special commission. presented by Gino
Baldesi Italian labor delegate. and
supported by French and Belgium del
egates. Newton w. Rowell. Canadian
government delegate, in filing a mi
nority report, argued the legal as
poets of the question at great length.
The unanimous recommendation OF
the commission that the conference
was not competent to take action in
the case of Luxembourg. Santo Domingo
and Mexico, as the governments of
those countries have not made formal
application for admission, was ap-
proved by the conference.
Government delegates from Nor
way. Sweden and Denmark supported
the request of Finland.
The commission on hours OF words
remained in session practically
throughout the day. meeting stimuli
taneously with the conference. Labor
delegates opposed a declaration in
favor of a forty-eight-hou week
without guarantees that the maxi
mum working day would be eight
hours. No definite action was taken
and delegates said that a report
would not be ready for at least
week.
Evening star., 1919-11-13
CITIZENS COMMITTEE
MAKES DRIVE PLANS
Chairman Suter VIII Direct Mem
bership Campaign From Dis
trict Building.

The central committee in charge Of
the city-wide drive which will start No
vember % to enroll every man in Wash
ington in the citizens association in his
neighborhood will have its headquarters
in the District building during the drive.
Jesse C. Suter, chairman OF the CEN
trail committee. will direct the drive
from this headquarters, in Room Sol.
press room of the District building.
The committee will meet in the board
room of the building tonight to ar
range further details for the cam
paign.
With only a week remaining be-
fore the opening Of the drive. the
membership committees off the va
rious associations are busy organic
ing their teams that are to put the
citizenship appeal before the men who
are not taking an active part in the
affairs of their community or the city
as whole.
The purpose of the drive il to boost
the combined membership of the as
rsociations from approximately 10000
to $4,000. Those who are responsible
for the drive believe that il this num-
Der of Washingtonians can be in
duced to become active civic workers
the associations will have less diffi-
Guilty in convincing Congress that
they represent their neighborhoods
when they go before the committees
Of the House and Senate In L~half OF
District legislation.
Evening star., 1919-11-13
FAUST" TO BE PRESENTED.
Excellent Company Is Assembled
for Warrington Enterprise.

washington is interested in the work
Of the Washington Opera Company,
which is one OF the leading civic
movements Of the day. Every singer,
every orchestra musician. every mem
her Of the large chorus. every worker
on the art committee. together with
Edouard Albion, director general OF
the opera, all give their services for
the sake OF establishing opera in the
Capital city.
A splendid company has been as
sembled for tho production of Faust
next week at the Schubert Gar rick
Theater. The principals are equal in
ability to any singers OF travelling
companies which are heard in Wash
ington.
The cast 10 headed by Marguerite
Holt, who sings 'eMarguerite."
and win sinGs sit oonsecuttye niGhta.
Evening star., 1919-11-13

the theory that an alien residing in
the United States who has not yet
been admitted to citizenship is theo-
retically still an immigrant and as
such subject to the jurisdiction Of the
immigration division of the Depart
ment of Labor. But inasmuch as the
Department Of Justice has the funds
and the stan to make Investigations
tion of all deportation cases in the
Department Of Justice would prevent
many an offender from escaping due
to the clumsy interdepartmental ma
chfnery. The Department of Labor
could retain jurisdiction over the ad-
mission Of immigrants, but the be-
havior Of the latter after they have
once taken up residence in the United
States, it Is being suggested. should
be watched. Investigated and prose-
cuted by the law enforcement branch
of the government. the Department
Of Justice.
Cooperation between the Depart
ments of Labor and Justice has late
ly been brought about largely because
Of the awakening as to the serious
ness Of the activity of aliens and the
general insistence of public opinion
that disafection, stirred up by for
eigners resident in the United States,
be summarily dealt with. but the ex-
perience of the past has proved that
efiiciency in deportation cases will
come only after the machinery Is
oiled and there are not so many long
draWn-out processes between the ar
rest Of anarchists who are not citi-
zens and their subsequent deporta-
tion.
fccrvr3~ht 141ol
Evening star., 1919-11-13
FIVE SHIPS SEARCH FOR
CREW OF LOST STEAMER

NEW YORK. November 13.-Search
by four destroyers and a coast guard
cutter with a broadcast wireless alarm
repeated daily. are among the means
being used by marine authorities of the
United States and Canada to locate or
learn the fate of the forty-nine officers
and men of the crew of the steamship
Polar Land abandoned November 8.
seventy-five miles Off Cape Breton.
officials here of the West India Steam
ship Company. operators OF the Polar
Land, said today they had not aban-
doned hope that the men had been pick
ed up by some sailing vessel or other
craft not equipped with wireless This
view is strengthened, they said, by the
fact that several ships have searched
the vicinity where the ship was aban-
doned. None of the searching craft has
found wreckage or abandoned lifeboats.
The number of boats launched is not
known. but it is believed that at least
two were used If the men have been
picked UP by some sailing craft 1t is
assumed that the lifeboats would be
taken up with them.
Evening star., 1919-11-13
PRINCES eRANDsRE WAS
STOPPED By HOTEL MAN

When the first Prince Of Wales. who
was afterward King Edward VII Of the
British empire, and grandsire Of the
prince who is the guest Of our country
at this time, visited Philadelphia On
this eventful occasion he put up at the
Continental Hotel rr
As he reached this hotel an amusing
incident transpired He sprang out Of
his carriage (not an auton1obile), with
his usual agility, and. to avoid the
crowd, rushed for the stairs and into
the arms Of the superintendent of or
der, who, presuming him to be an inter-
loper, stopped him and would not allow
him to pass. In vain the prince strug-
gfed and kicked. The superintendent
kept fast hold Of the intruder until
Mayor Henry of Philadelphia rushed
up and. relieved his royal hfghness
from THIS international embrace.
The superintendent bowed low and
begged pardon. but asked. why did
not he Just speak Oh. n.h said the the
have spoiled the joke"
Evening star., 1919-11-13
FRENCH PEOPLE HONOR
MRS. ALICE !. STUART

The title of "citizen of honor" has
been simultaneously conferred by
twenty villages in the Somme dis
trict on Mrs. Alice Ingersoll Stuart.
Red Cross worker in France. former
Iy a resident of Washington and so,
cial worker with the Associated
Charities of the District of Columbia.
News of this honor is contained IN
a French newspaper just received at
local chapter headquarters. The ar
ticle describes Mrs. Stuart as "a
valiant American" and announces
that she is now serving as director
of all Req Cross activities in the
department of the Somme.
In the course of her labors MRS.
Stuart has been twice decorated py
the French Red Cross and once by
the French government. and also has
heen made q citizen of Cahore, where
she was stationed for a year before
the armlstice. She got her first train
ing With the Associated Charities
here volunteering with the Red Cross
and being sent abroad as soon as
war broke out. Her husband. q yonns
Canadian officer, was killed IN tne
line of duty in April. 1917. }
Evening star., 1919-11-13
WIFE MUST FACE MURDER
CHARGE WITH HUSBAND
Justice Gould Refuses to Acquit
Annie Price, Who Provided
Pistol for Shooting.

Holding that murder IL an excep-
ton to the rule of law which exempts
a wife from guilt when she commits
a crime under coercion or direction
of her husband. Justice Gould, in
Criminal Division 1, today overruled
a motion of counsel for Annie Price,
colored, to direct verdict of ac-
quittal because she handed to her
husband, Charles Price, a pistol at
his direction, when he was engaged
in a dispute with Robert Smith. also
colored, at the Price home, in Spring.
mann's court southwest. May 80. 1918.
The couple are indicted Jointly for
murder in the first degree. Smith
having died from wounds indicted by
the husband with the pistol given HIM
by the wife. The. case may go to the
Jury late this afternoon.
Evening star., 1919-11-13
ATTEMPT MADE TO SLAY
PREMIER'S SECRETARY

BORDEAUX. November 13.-An at
tempt was made early this morning
to assassinate Georges Mandel Pre-
mier Ciemenceau's chief confidential
secretary, who is . candidate on the
nationalist ticket for the department
Of Gironde.
At 2 o'clock, as he was entering
his automobile at the conclusion Of
public meeting, his car was sur
rounded and he and his friends were
assaulted with canes and sticks. A
revolver shot shattered the door Of
the automobile. Mandel escaped IN
hurt. His chauffeur started the car
at full speed to escape the crowd.
Evening star., 1919-11-13
LIQUOR ACT HELD VOID.
Whisky Seized Under Tennessee
Law of 1917 Ordered Returned.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. November 13.-
Judge J. d. B. Debow, in the David
son county criminal court, in the case
of the state against William Hartman,
today held the state storage act of
1917, making it unlawful for any per-
son or firm to have or keep in stock
in any warehouse Intoxicating liquors
for sale as a beverage, to be uncon- :
stitutional. and ordered the imm ediate
return to the defendant of sixty-eight
sacks, containing bottles of whisky
Evening star., 1919-11-13
KING ALBERT AND PARTY
BACK IN BRUSSELS
Sends Final Message to President
Wilson Before Debarking
. at Brest.

BRUSSELS. November 1s.-King
Albert, Queen Elizabeth and their par
ty arrived here today from Brest-
BREST, November 12.-Before de-
barking King Albert sent final mes
sages to President Wilson and Secre-
tary Daniels. thanking them for the
many courtesies accorded him on his
American trip.
Tho king landed at an early hour
and walked about the streets of Brest
incognito. AT IL am. a formal recep-
ton was given the king and queen
and Prince Leopold at the arsenal.
Queen Elizabeth was presented with a
fioral tribute. A special train carry
ing the royal party left Brest at noon.
The king and queen will go to the
royal residence at Laeken. near Brus-
sells, Prince Leopold will start almost
imm mediately for England to resume
his studies at Eton.
Evening star., 1919-11-13
MACHINIsTs TO PROTEST
! AGAINST RAIL BILLS

A general protest will be registered
tonight ny members of the Interna-
tional Association of Machinists
against the Cummtns and Esch rail-
road bills "A a mass meeting called
for the specific purpose under the
auspices of Loo al Lodge No. 193, in its
hall, 9Th and G streets northwest.
Peter Conlon. a former vice presi-
dent of the International Associa-
tion of Machinists now assistant to
the president of Ete railroad depart
ment of the American Federation Of
labor, will be the principal speaker.
1t is probable that SPEAKERS from the
Plumb Plan League headquarters in
this city will also make addresses. =
Evening star., 1919-11-13
Both Sides Ready for
Liquor Fight in Chicago

CHICAGO, November 13.-Attorneys
for Chicago and Peoria liquor firms,
seeking a federal court injunction to
restrain federal officials from inter-
fering with the sale of whisky. as
well as counsel for the government,
today were ready 10 present briefs in
the case before Judges Carpenter and
Fitzhenry, with a decision promised
not later than Saturday.
Oral arguments in the hearing were
presented yesterday and the judges
took the case under advisement.
Judges Carpenter and Fitzhenry of
Chicago and Peoria sat together to
hear the case for convenience. parallel
suits having been entered in their
respective courts in behalf of Wool
ner & Co. of Peoria and Hannah &
Hogg of Chicago.
Evening star., 1919-11-13
No Compromise by q. &.

There Is to be no compromise with
the bolshevik government in Russia
by the United States and no movement
is contemplated which could be con-
sidered as Offering to confer with the
beRhevik element in that country. IL
was learned today at the State De-
partment. Ohcials said there had
been no exchange of notes between
this government and the British or
any other government concerning
suggestions that a conference with the
bolsheviks be undertaken.
This country6 attitude is the same
now, 1T was said, as it was last year
when Secretary Lansing appealed to
the civilized nations of the world to
declare the bolsheviks outlaws. En-
phasizing that there could be no COM
promise with the boHheviki. officials
said recent radical outbreaks in the
United States were largely due to
bolsheviki influence.
Evening star., 1919-11-13
BIG CORPORATION FORMED.
SIC, 0,oo0, 600 Organization Will Deal
in Foreign Securities.

NEW YORK. November 13.-Organ-
ization of the foreign finance corpora
ton to deal In foreign securities with
a capitalization Of 100000 was an
nounced today. Arthur M. Anderson
of J. P. Morgan & Co. will be presi-
dent. Directors will be J. P. Morgan.
H. P. Dawson. James S. Alexan-
der. George r. Baker. jr.; George w.
Dawson, Harvey D. Gibson. Charles
H. Sabin. Seward Prosser. James Still
man. Albert II. WigEin and Mr.. An
derson. Tho organization is incor-
porated under the laws of New York.
Evening star., 1919-11-13
BULGARIA TO SIGN TREATY.
Peace Conference Hears Repre-
sentative Is on Way to Paris.

PARIS. November 13.-The peace
conference has received informsxton
from Sofia that the Bulgarian govern
ment has decided to sign the peace
treaty as presented to it's delegatlon.
The Bulgarian premier. M. Stambu-
lisky. who left Sofia for Paris yeetes-
day, is. expected to sign the trsa<y
tomorrow. .------
Evening star., 1919-11-13
BOLSHEV|KPARLEYS
DENIED BY PREMIER
Lloyd George Asserts Allies
Consistent in Declining
Overtures for Peace.
By the Associated Press,

~ the Associated Press.
LONDON, November IA Premier
Lloyd George declared In the house
OF commons today that no person at
any time, on his behalf or with his
knowledge. had interviewed bolshevik
representatives in order to learn
whether negotiations for peace might
be opened and upon what terms.
The premier announced that 1t was
proposed to call at An early date an
ministers of the allied and associated
powers might consider the various
problems which the peace conference
as yet had found itself unable to set
tie. among which was the problem of
Russia.
Referring to the so-cailed peace
advances by the bolsheviki. Mr.. Lloyd
George said the allies had always
declined to take action on communi-
cations purporting to come from hos
tile countries through irresponsible
agencies, and he thought 1t inadvisa-
BILE to depart from this practice.
Fate Of omsk in Balance.
He admitted that the bolsheviki
miral Kolchak was still there, how
ever, and the fate Of the place would
only be decided as the result of the
battles that might be fought shortly
in front Of the city.
The premier announced that John
III. lMackinder, member of the house
Of commons for the Camlachie division
OF Glasgow, had gone as a special
commissioner to open up trade and COM
merce with southern Russia.
The settlement OF the Russian prob
lem, said the premier. was most es-
sential to the reconstruction of the
world. The conditions in that coun-
try, he declared. were a contributing
cause to the prevailing high prices.
Likewise. he said. the German reac-
tiOnaries were already using the pres
ent strike in Russia to strengthen
their influence.
Mr. Lloyd George detailed the diff
ficuities OF the position of Gen. Deni-
kline (anti-bolshevik leader on the
southwestern Russian front). declar-
ing that he was holding with a small
army a front of 1900 mileA with ma
rauding bands in his rear-a territory
of such vastness that he was unable
to administer it properly.
The premier offered to give the
house an opportunity Monday next to
discuss the Russian situation. but he
pointed out the dangers of q public
debate on such a delicate subject
Meanwhile he assured the members
that the government would not inau-
gurate q new policy or burden the
country with any fresh commitments
Evening star., 1919-11-13
To Train Philippine Aviators.

MANILA. October 20 Correspondence
of the Associated Press).-The Phil
ippine government has taken possess
sion of land here and arranged with
an aviation company to train at least
thirty National Guard aviators on the
rte during the next yeaE-. -
Evening star., 1919-11-13
Ebert's Salary, 100000 Marks.

BERI1M october Is Correspond
ence Of the Associated Press}.-Presi-
dent Ebert's salary has been fixed at
100, eco marks by the budget commits
sion, which also placed similar sum
at his disposal for incidentals. for
which he is to give strict account
ing.