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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-03
WORLD NEWS SUMMARY
Associated Press Review of Peace
Table Developments, and of Po-
IiticaI and Military Situation.

With the work of framing the peace
treaty seemingly almost complete except
for some secondary matters, the allied and
German delegations at Paris are waiting
for the formal presentation of the docu-
ment early next week. Final decisions on
several problems which must be written
into the terms of peace were reached by
the council of three yesterday.
Germany must give up her cable systems,
according to reports but the allies will not
incorporate in the treaty the plan for the
future disposition of this property. The
ca bles will merely remain in the hands
of the five great powers until an agree
ment is reached as to what will be done
with them This is virtually the SAM
plan said to have been adopted in dealing
with the war ships which Germany has
surrendered. Objections over some decis-
ions of the council of three are heard at
Paris the Chinese delegation issuing u
statement to the effect that the action of
the council merely substituted Japa;- for
Germany in Shantung and CAV Japan adj
ditionaI control of railroads in southern
Manchuria." Belgium, too, is disposed to
object to the conclusions of the council.
obtain rights they demanded over the con
troll of Scheldt river territorial conces-
sionS in the Dutch province of LimburS
and in German Maestricht.
The Italian situation is still unsettled,
but efforts are being made by the Ameri-
can and French ambassadors at Rome to
reach an understanding, with Premier Or
lando Measures have been taken to pre-
vent further attacks ON President Wilson
by the ItaIian press and by persons en-
gagged in demonstrations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-03
STATE WILL AID
Will Join Towns i'm Protecting
Water Supply.
Oil Companies Warned Not To
POIIute Streams.

The state is to join with Kansas
towns and cities in alright on oil COM
panies which pollute streams of this
state with oil and salt water. Condi-
lions demanding immediate action
were today laid before Judge S. M.
Hawkes., assistant attorney general,
by DR.. S. j. Crumbine, secretary of
the state board of health. 1t is prob
a large number of large producing
companies in the next few days.
In recent months the fight of the
state health department has been to
protect the waters and drainage dis
trict of the Walnut river in Butler
and Cowley counties. Now the open
ing of new oil fields threaten the
water supplies of towns in the Cotton
wood, Neosho and Verdigris river
countries. Judge Hawkes. asserted
that the present state law was suffi-
GENTLY broad to cover the situation
fight to protect the streams against
Inflammation thru the flow of oil and
salt brine into the streams.
Towns Join in Fight.
1t is probable that a number of
towns will join in the fight. Be
cause the recent legislature failed to
make provision for carrying on the
Ol the state UedlIn
ment, the various cities may be re-
quired to provide funds to protect
their streams.
Practically every town of impor-
lance in southeastern Kansas relies on
the Verdigris or Neosho rivers for
their water supplies" said Doctor
Crumbine. IF the present operations
in Marion county are continued, ii
means that the refuse from oil wells in
the Cottonwood river district will be
drained into the Cottonwood and Neo-
sho rivers. This refuse from the oil
wells makes surface water for a mum
Der of towns so impure that it cannot
be used. Nor is there any other water
supply available. The only other wa
ter available is the deep well water at
Pittsburg and one or two other towns"
Warn Oil Companies.
All oil companies are to be warned
to protect against the conta mination
of water supplies. Reservoirs have
been supplied by number of COM
panies, but these are said to eventually
drain into the streams and to render
the water useless for domestic use.
Il believe the state law is sufficient
ly broad" said Judge Hawkes.. ito
permit the state to enjoin every oil
company in Kansas. if necessary. The
state will take every precaution to pro-
tect its streams against oil, salt brine
and other refuse from wells and is
ready to proceed if the law is not
ObeVed -
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SORRY TO SEE YANKS GO
Friendly Farcwclls Given Departing
33rd Units in Luxembourg.

Diekerich, Luxembourg, May l.
The last contingent of the Thirty-third
Ullinois National Guard) division was
en- route to Brest today. from which
port the division is expected to en-
bark Monday.
The two entraining points were Ell
telbruch, six miles west of this city,
and Mersch, ten miles south. The
both and 132nd infantry regiments
were the first units to leave, followed
by the rest of the doughboys, then the
artillery and finally headquarters.
Maj. Gen. George Bell motored to
Brest several days ago to make ar
rangements for getting the division
thru the camp as, rapidly as possible.
Departure of the 33rd from Luxem-
burg was in striking contrast to SINH
lar departures from Germany. Many
LuXemburSers, including women and
children. gathered at the stations, ex-
changing presents and farewells with
the Americans. The population was
very friendly with the men of the di-
vision during its five months stay, and
frequently entertained the men at
dances and dinners.
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SCHOOL TEACHER is SLAIN
Body of Pretty 19-Year-O Old Girl Bru.
tally Manglcd.

der a board in shed behind an aban-
doned log hut two miles from Loyal
Hanna, the body of Miss Emma Aus
trawa, pretty 19-year-oid school
teacher, who mysteriously disappeared
last Monday morning. was found to-
day by Lawrence Moore, Is. a boy
scout and a pupil of the teacher.
The girls hands were tied behind
her back. She had been attacked and
then shot thru the head, police said.
Her face had been beaten and she
had been struck on the head with a
blunt instrument. Her death had evil
IDENTIFY occurred forty EIGHT hours be-
fore the finding of the body.
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CHOKED HIS WIFE
That Is Court Charge Made
Against Frank b. Brown.
Alleged Labor Leader Has Been
Sued for Divorce.
CRUEL ACTS ARE RECITED
He's Charged With Choking
Wife Before When Drunk.
Celebrated Her Birthday by
Knocking Her Down.
CRUEL ACTS ARE RECITED

Frank B. Brown, editor of the Kan
sas Trades Unionist who has posed as
a Topeka and state labor leader for
several years, today was made de-
PENDANT in a divorce suit filed with
Mrs. Mary Chaplin, clerk of the district
court, by Mary E. Brown, his wife.
Cruelty is the charge. Mrs Brown, in
her petition, charges that the labor
editor seized and choked her for the
last time on Friday. May 2, the day
before the petition was filed. Several
other instances of cruelty are cited by
Mrs. Brown in the petition.
A restraining order was issued i'm
mediately by the court at the request
of Mrs. Brown, who, in her petition,
expressed fear of further physical
harm from her husband. The restrain
ing order keeps Brown from accosting
his wife or communicating with her in
any way and also makes it impossible
to withdraw his bank balance in the
Iopeka State bank or disturb their
household furniture at 1910 Quincy
street
He Makes Good Money.
Mrs. Brown declares that her hus-
band derives an income of $3.50 a
month from his paper and asks for
$500 a month alimony in addition to
$3.50 attorney fees. Harry K Allen
and Ed Rooney filed the suit
The first act of cruelty charged
against the labor editor was in Febru-
airy. 1917, when. Mrs. Brown claims,
he struck her. knocked her down and
called her vile and indecent names.
Two weeks later, she claims. that
while Brown was enjoying, or rather
recovering from a three day drunk
he choked and strangled her in the
middle of the night.
Then, as a birthday present on the
thirty-fourth anniversary of her birth,
Mrs. Brown claims he struck her and
knocked her down. After adding the
beating of Friday to Browns alleged
pugilistic feats against her a woman,
Mrs. Brown ends her petition
They were married February IA.
1909, at Newton, Kan Brown has
been in Topeka a number of years and
all during that time has been active
in labor affairs
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JAS. ]. HUEY IN N. Y.
Topeka Boy Has Spent Much Time on
Ocean During Last Year.

New York May S.-James J. Huey
of Topeka and Belvue was visitor
at the Kansas Welcome association
headquarters this afternoon. Huey is
a cousin of Miss Thelma Houston of
Topeka. He was a student at Strick-
ler's business college when he enlist
ed in November, 1917. in the navy. He
now ranks as a second class musician,
aboard the u. S. S. America. the third
largest of the former German ships
taken over by the United States for
transport service.
I'VE call our ship the "Brest-Ho
boken Ferry" said Huey today. TT
lives up to its name. too, because we
have been hardly anywhere except
to those two ports. We have made
thirteen round trips since I have been
on the boat and in that time the only
other place we've touched was on our
last trip when we made Boston with
units of the 26th (Yankee) division.
That was two weeks ago. Now we
are here for week and then will start
once more for Brest."
Huey has a brother living in Belvue.
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MRS.CASTLEWEDS
Actress, Widow of Dancer-Ayi-
atOr, Married Today.
Husband Is Capt. Robert Ire
man, Wealthy New Yorker.
nrnraanaIN MAC WITT crnnrT
CEREMONY WAS KEPT SECRET
Only Lifelong Friends of the
Couple Attended Wedding.
Bride viii Continue Film Work
OFF on Honeymoon.

New York, May 3.-Mrs. Irene Cas-
tie, famous dancer. and film star and
Capt. Robert fireman of Ithaca, n. Y,
were married shortly after noon today
at the Little Church Around the Cor
ner.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. DR.. Houghton. rector of the IA
nous Little Church Around the Cor
ner.
Bride Has Denied Wedding.
The widow of Vernon Castle, who
died d hero's death little more than
a year ago when he fell from an air
plane in Texas had consistently denied
that she was to wed even after friends
who had received invitations to attend
the ceremony corroborated the ru
mors. No later than yesterday she re-
fused to confirm the report.
The couple went to the marriage
license bureau here shortly before
noon, where they obtained their per-
NIT to wed and were driven immedi-
ately to the church. The announce
ment of the marriage came from the
Lasky Feature Film corporation. after
the ceremony had been performed
and the couple had left the church. 1t
was announced that Mrs. Castle will
continue work in the films under the
name of Irene Castle
The couple will leave at $50 to-
night for Loon Lake, in the Adiron-
dackS.
Mrs. Castle will make her home in
Ithaca. which is the home of the
bridegroom, and in New York she will
live at the Ritz hotel, giving up her
home on Lexington avenue, where she
lived with her former husband
Attended by Old Friends.
Mrs. Castle and Captain fireman
were attended at the wedding by life
long friends. The bridesmaid was
Mrs. Clement Amory of New York,
and the best man was Sherman Peer
of Ithaca. a classmate of Captain
fireman Philip Boyer, a broker, gave
the bride away. Mrs. Castle was
dressed in a gray cllaEmeuse satin
dress and wore large gray picture
hat.
The secrecy Mrs. Castle and Captain
fireman had striven for was brushed
aside by friends when practically all
details of the ceremony were made
public by degrees. The only thing
lacking was the time set Friends
flatly refused to make this known. So
when they slipped into the church the
party was practically alone. A horde
of newspaper men rushed up to the
church some time after the ceremony
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-03
N. Y. BANK STATEMENT

New York, May 3.-The actual condition
of clearing house banks and trust com
pauies for the week shows that they hold
$3G744.1S0 reserve in excess of legal re-
quirements. This is decrease of SIS. 743 12C
from last week.
Actual Condition.
Loans, discounts, etc, 5000, Gl3,0 geo; in
crease, SIT 100000.
Cash in own vaults member federal re-
serve banks, S94 G11 900: decrease. 81. 10000
Reserve in federal reserve banks member
banks, S5.40S. 15GOO0: increase. S4I27 900.
Reserve in own vaults. state banks and
trust companies. $11 $3.50, 800; decrease $31S,.
600
Reserve in depositaries. state banks and
trust companies, So, 121 600; decrease, S25:;,
900.
"Net demand deposits. S4,O4O, 391 900; in
crease S.. S6S 600.
Net time deposits, $1J5 099, 600; increase
$G19O00.
Circulation. S3S.G1GOOO: increase. S151 900
~. s. deposits deducted 1927 .J26. 001.
Aggregate reserve 1912. 226OO0.
Excess reserve, $36.74f, $50; decrease. S.
H. 2c.
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HUGE LOAN TASK
Nation Must Subscribe Half Bill
lion Daily to Squeeze By.
Loan Total Only at $1,575,-
100000 at Noon Today.

Washington, May 3.-America will
have to subscribe s5OO,OO0.OOO per day
if the minimum quota of the victory
loan is obtained by May 10.
This was the job that faced victory
loan campaigners today.
Only one district showed an over
night gain regarded by treasury Off
cials as satisfactory. Philadelphia in
creased her total subscriptions by S14,-
0OO,0 600 in the last twenty-four hours.
This is the record gain for one day in
the campaign.
Washington, May 3.-Total sub
scriptions to the victory liberty loan
today passed $1,575, 100000. The
treasury renewed its appeal to loan
organizations to perfect their sales
manship for house TO house canvasses
next week, the last week of the cam
paign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-03

lieve the girl was drugged or poisoned
in New York. her body placed in an
automobile and taken to the place
where it was found.
The body, according to word re-
ceived here, was that of woman who
had been dead from month to six
weeks She was believed to have
been a blonde. Her clothing indicated
it had been hurriedly placed on the
unconscious body.
The theory that the girl was taken
to New Canaan from New York is
based largely on the statement of a
garage keeper, who says that late in
February a big machine. with a bun
died up figure in the tonneau, stopped
at his place for gas.
The driver said he was Just taking
home a drunk" 1t is now thought
likely that the men in the automobile
were the girls murderers taking her
body into the country to hide it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-03
REDS SOW SEEDS!
Trying To Use Foreign Lam
guage Press in Z. S.
Articles Demand Overthrow of
Existing Government.
U. S. is KEEPING CLOSE WATCH
TrOtzky Urges Masses To Move
Toward Revolution.
Speaks of "Maneuvers;" Calls
on Labor To Rise Up.
U. S. is KEEPING CLOSE WATCH

Washington. May 3.-Efforts are
being made to use foreign language
publications with a circulation of over
100000 in the nation wide Red"
propaganda for Bolshevist converts,
according to information reported by
a government department today.
Included in this propaganda is a
message ito the American proletar-
lat" written by Leon Trotzky of the
Russian Bolshevik government. This
messag e is called the "A, B, c of
American Bolshevism'' and explains
how to organize for and stage a revo-
luton. Most of the periodicals now
being used as mediums for distribu-
ton are established in cities with cos
mopolitan populations. Overthrow of
the existing government is generally
urged, it is said.
L. 5. Keeping Close Watch.
This propaganda is being carefully
read. clipped and filed by a special
bureau of the government.
Indicating the May day Red dis
turbances may be only one of many
skirmishes to follow, officials here
cited the counsel of Trotzky which
has been widely distributed and in
which he says:
THE proletariat must not only con-
duct a revolutionary propaganda, it
must move towards a revolution"
This. he adds, "does not necessarily
mean to fix a date for an instruction
and prepare a day" Places must be
selected. he says, for arming and in
spring the masses and there must be a
series of 'maneuvers." He then says,
'At what time mere maneuvers would
turn into a real battle depends upon
the volume and revolutionary COM
pactness of the masses, upon the at
mosphere of popular sympathy which
surrounds them and upon the attitude
of the troops which the government
moves against the people,
Calls Workers TO Rise Up.
Still another sheet from this coun-
trywide propaganda declares the
workers can gain their emancipation if
they rise in their might and demand it.
Every industry can form soviets THE
producers are rightful owners of all
production" it says.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-03
Governor Returns to His
Own Capital Again.
''Knight of the ArgOnne" Takes
His Rest in Quiet.
PRIVATE OFFICE mot OPEN
Woman Who Called To See
Him Waited an Hour.
Man Who Came 175 Miles on
Visit Denied Audience.

The governor returned Friday night
from soldier reception and speech
making trip in the east on which mis-
sion he left Topeka April g. He was
in his private office today after ar
absence of more than two weeks.
Careful watch over the closed door
to 1.-The governors private office in
suEed privacy and seclusion to the
Knight of the Argonne. Several out of
town visitors returned to their homes
without having gained an opportunity
to ~liscuss business matters with the
state executive. They were apparently
undccustomed to the closed door and
formal announcement policy of the Of
flee and will probably exercise their
constitutional right to address the gov
ernor by mail.
Newspaper Reporters Kept Out.
State house correspondents also
were compelled to choose between
visiting less formal departments or
waiting Indefinitely for an audience.
Late this afternoon, it is rumored, the
governor may transmit .hru his seCre-
tary a formal review of the work and
accomplishments of his eastern pill
grimage.
A woman who called to see the gov
ernor waited an hour or more for an
audience. Other visitors were offered
waiting places in an outer office, but
declined both the invitation and the
offer of the governors secretary TO
transact their business for them. One
man came nearly 1T5 miles to transa ct
business today in several state depart
ments. He declined with thanks the
privilege of waiting for a hearing and
missing his train home.
The door to the governors private
office has been closed since January
15s for the first time in more than six
years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-03
IT'S IN THE AIR
Eager Crowd Finds Its ROmb Is
Knobs and TackS.

Chicago, May 3.-Until long after
midnight this morning, a curious
crowd, kept back by a detail of pr :
l:ceman craned their necks to catch
sight of q package on top of piano
toward the front of 4 well lighted
music store at West Madison and
Ashland boulevard "A bomb,'' the
excited proprietor had telephoned to
the nearest police station.
BY the time the word reached Chief
Clarity much time had been lost, but
excitement had grown. With half a
dozen captains and lieutenants, the
chief drove to the Gene. When the
package was opened it was found to
contain a lot of knobs for tea pots,
some rubber bands and a few tacks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-03
STANFIELD is HOME
Water Commissioner Has Been OF
Plant Inspection Trip

Commissioner w. H StanfieId has
returned to Topeka from a two days
trip inspecting deep well pumping
plants at Omaha. Council Bluffs and
Kansas City.
Stanfield will place before the city
commissioners at the regular meeting
Tuesday morning recommendations
for the purchase of new pumps to be
installed in connection with the two
new wells he is now digging at the
city water plant. The wells are ex-
pected to be completed within 80 days
Stanfield has not entirely decided as
yet on the particular pump he will
desire. He intends to place the mat
ter before the entire commission with
his recommendations and gain the
unanimous approval of the commits
SION
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-03
rs MINERS OVERCOME
BLACK Damp From Raging Fire
Suffocatns Them.

Wilkesbarre, Pa. May 3.-Twenty-
six miners were overcome at the Not
tingham colliery of the Lehigh &
WilkesI1rre Coal company at Ply
mouth, rs the result of black damp,
which formed from a mine fire that
was raging about two miles from them
First reports from the colliery were
to the effect that several had been
killed and as result hundreds Of
people flocked to the head of the
shaft. First aid calls were sent TO
the various hospitals and autos and
ambulances rushed to the scene. A
careful checking up shows there were
no fatalities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-03
RAILS COSTING LESS
Believe Expenditures VIII Dcciin2
During Next Six Months.

Washington, May 3.-Beliefl that ex-
penditures of rail lines under federal
control will decline thru the next six
months was expressed by railroad ad
ministration officials today. They cited
a decrease in the May 1 financial
needs as compared with April l ex-
penditures and a similar. altho SMALL
err drop from March l to April l.
The monthly financial reports prob
ably will not be availa BILE before late
in the month. at which time officials
will know definitely how much it is
costing to run the railroads under
conditions approximating those Of
neace
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-03
NOW BUY A BOND!
Discharged Soldiers Investing Their
$50 Bonus Checks in Victory Notes!

Washington. May 3-Reports to the
army victory loan office from demo-
bilization camps indicate that many
men, as they are discharged from serv-
ice, are investing their $50 bonus
checks in liberty notes, says state
ment issued by the war department.
In former loans the army has sub
scribed to more than S205, 100000 in
bonds, and altho the personnel has
been reduced by half indications are
the per capita subscriptions to the
present loan will be greater than in
any other
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-03
ITALIANS FIGHT ISLANDERS.
Casualties Occur in Suppression of
Greek Celebration.

Paris, May 3.-Italian interference
with a Greek celebration in Dode
Canese resulted in some casualties,
according to private advices received
here today.
The Italians are reported to have
threatened the islands with starvation
if there are any further demonstra-
lions in favor of union of Dode Canese
with Greece. The Greeks have asked
the peace conference to award the is
lands to them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-03
IRISH ENJOYS TO DUBLIN
Passports Entitle Three Americans Tt
See Irish Republics President

Dublin. May 3.-Former Governor
Dunno of Illinois. Frank P. Walsh and
Michael ]. Ryan. constituting the
Irish-American delegation at the
peace conference, were scheduled to
arrive here today. Their passports en-
title them to visit the president of the
Irish republic.
They are expected to return to Paris
next week to keep an engagement with
Premier Lloyd George.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-03
ON TRAIL OF GIRL s SLAYERS

Think Woman Whose Body Found in
Mill Murdered in y. Y.
New York, May 3.-New York po-
lice may be able to establish the iden-
titys of the girl. evidently murdered.
whose body was found in a deserted
saw mill yard near New Canaan. Conn.
Detectives working on the case be-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-03

New York-AH music sounds alike to
ErOpeehy Lisonenke That's why the cops
had to rescue him when the Star Spangled
Banner was played.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-03

Belleville, Ill--Charles G. Hoffman pre-
dicted four weeks ego that he would die
on his ninety second birthday. He did
yesterday.