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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-06
into MILL STRIKE
State Labor Commissioners
Crawford To Take Hand.
He VIII Try To Get Unions and
Employers Together.
TO ASK FOR A CONFERENCE
Trouble May Be Taken Up With
Governor Allen.
1t Is Believed Discussion Might
End Controversy.
TO ASK FOR A CONFERENCE

The state is to take a hand in the
cereal workers strike in Topeka. John
H Crawford, state labor commissioner,
Will seek conference with strike lead
ers this afternoon and will later con-
fer with employers. He will seek ar
sues. Crawford may offer his services
as mediator
Announcement that the state would
go into the Topeka mill strike was
made today following reports of vio-
lence by union workers who sought
to keep non-union employees from
mills. Neither side has asked the state
to aid in settling the trouble. Craw-
ford's attempt to bring about a recon-
Citation is entirely on his own motion.
Ask for q Conference.
Some time this afternoon Crawford
will seek a conference with the strike
leaders and union representatives.
Later he will ask mill heads for a
conference. He hopes to bring the
employers and striking union men to-
gether for an arbitration of their dis
pute.
st have been told that no confer
ences have been held by the strikers
and the mill officials" said Crawford.
1T is my plan to aid in bringing about
an adjustment of differences If such is
POSSIBLE. I will seek conferences with
both sides this afternoon with a view
CT bringing them together for dis
cussion and possible settlement of
their differences"
No other state departments have as
yet taken a hand in the mill strike. 1t
is probable that Commissioner Craw-
ford will discuss the matter with Gov
ernor Allen Thursday when the state
executive returns from a trip to Cher
Okee county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-06
BRINGS 8,217 TROOPS
Five Generals and 81 Soldiers Wives
Aboard Leviathan.

New York, Aug 6.-The transports
Leviathan and Wilhemina. arrived to-
day with 6,41O and 1907 troops, re-
spectively.
On the Leviathan were Brig Gen.
Daniel F. Craig. commanding the End
field artillery brigade; Maj. Gen. John
Biddle; Brig. Gen. Charles H. McKin-
stry; Maj. Gen. VIM Lassiter, and
Brig. Gen. Charles G. Dawes; 81 SOL
diers' wives and three soldiers chill
dren.
The units of the Leviathan included
the End field artillery brigade head
quarters. 18th field artillery complete;
End supply train complete; End train
headquarters and military police COM
pany; 39th infantry complete: 65th
base hospital; 18th ambulance COM
pany; saith engineers. Company F; a
number of scattered casual and mis-
cellaneous organizations, Ill nurses
and 1872 casual officers.
On the Wilhelmina were the 6th
marines, headquarters. machine gun
company and Companies I to NJ, in
elusive; End engineer train and cas-
ualS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-06
ANSWERS COMING IN
Distributing Companies and Cities
Present Gas Arguments. u.s.

Separate answers to the amended
supplemental bill of the complaint
filed by John M. Landon and George
f. Sharitt, receivers for the Kansas
Natural Gas company, who instituted
proceedings in the United States dis
trict court asking relief from the rate
ruling of the public utilities commits
sion, are being filed in the office of
Frank Campbell, clerk of the federal
court here.
So far. sixteen distributing COM
panies and two cities have filed an
swers. Kansas City, Mo, and Joplin
are the two cities, which ask to be
discharged without cost, pointing out
that the public service commission of
Missouri and not they. is the source
from which the adverse rulings come.
The distributing companies claim for
the most part that they cannot oper-
ate unless allowed more revenue
The case brought by the receivers,
and which the United States supreme
court ordered retired by the district
court, includes among the defendants
the public service commissions of and
attorney generals of Kansas and Mis-
souri,, the Kansas Natural Gas COM
pany. four corporations. 3s distribut-
ing companies and 40 cities and towns
in the two states.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-06
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Friday afternoon and evening will be
visitors day at the Florence Crittenton
home. No invitations have been issued,
altho every one interested in the work is
invited to call
Sergt. Edgar H. Evans, of the quarter
master corps, has returned to Topeka and
resumed his position in the general offices
of the Santa Fe. Evans spent year and
a half in France.
: Three men were killed in mines in Kan
sas during the month of July, according to
a report by John II. Crawford, state labor
commissioner. Sixty-five other persons
were injured in mines of this state during
the month.
The Lowman W. c. T. U will meet with
Mrs. A. 7. Jones, 1880 College avenue,
Thursday afternoon at 2 80 o'clock This
is the annual meeting and officers will be
elected for the coming year. Plans for a
county picnic will be In the order of. bust
ness.
A number Of Kansas stock shippers will
meet at the Baltimore hotel in Kansas City
Thursday afternoon TO discuss the market
Ing and shipping problems. Announce
ments of the meeting have been mailed
from offices of the Kansas Livestock as
ISOLATION.
Beginning Thursday noon a swim , for
business women Will be held at the Y W.
c. A The pool will besopen from u II
to O'Clock. The swimmers will be allowed
twenty minutes in the water. This will be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-06
PUT A BRANCH HERE
Union News Company May Locate in
This City.


The Union News company of New
York, Chicago and half dozen other
eastern cities may establish a branch
office in Topeka, according to in
formation given in a letter to the To-
peka Chamber of Commerce.
The news company is seeking in
formation regarding the city of To-
pe;5a, its industries, its population, its
banking interests, and such other data
as would be included in a Chamber
of Commerce survey. The letter states
that the company may desire to locate
a branch office here.
The Union News company is COM
pany organized and doing business on
much the same lines as the Fred Har-
vey system and the Grier system.
The principal difference lies in the
fact that the Union company does not
operate either hotels or restaurants,
but confines itself exclusively to the
operation of news stands, soft drink
parlors, and such like activity. No
information of a definite character
concerning the intention of the COM
pany is contained in the letter to the
Chamber. 1t merely sets forth that
the information asked is desired by
the department of new business as
there is a possibility that the Union
News company may establish
branch office in your city"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-06

the remainder. Of the swimming season.
Lincoln Post No. 1, department of Kan
sas, G. A. r.. has passed resolutions re-
GREETING the illness of Charles Harris, of
Emporia. past department commander. nd
have sent a copy of the resolution to his
wife. Mrs Belle Harris, past national presi-
dent of the w. II. c.
Capt. John c. Ashworth has been cap
tain of Company II of the Kansas National
Guard to succeed Captain A. c. Smith,
transferred to the quartermaster corps.
aptain Ashworth has been sergeant in
structor of the Kansas National Guard.
He is a veteran of the world war, having
served with the Thirty fifth division over
seas. In addition to his duties as COM
pany commander Captain Ashworth will
be storekeeper for the guard,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-06

offices of the United States?" Senator
New asked.
Il do not think there was anything
formal" the secretary replied. THE
Chinese delegates saw our delegates
and discussed the matter with them"
Then they did make an informal
appeal?" New suggested.
Il don't want to call it an appeal"
Lansing objected.
How did the United States meet
it?" New continued.
II don't know how the president
met it," Lansing said.
Lansing objected to discussing
whether the United States used her in
fluence in getting China to enter the
war and said he preferred to make a
detailed statement on the subject.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-06
MYSTERY BUNDLE!
Coroner and Sheriff Called To
Open 1t Up.
Found Only Decomposed Body
of a Turkey.

Workmen today cleaning a vault in
the rear of sal North Kansas avenue
found package which had been care
fully tied up and to which two bricks
mad been tied. 1t aroused their sus-
picions.
The sheriff and Coroner o. F. Mar
cote were notified. The neighbors
We're told about the package which
was thrown in vacant lot. Half q
dozen women braved the scorching
sun and waited for the coroner to
arrive and unwrap the package.
me coroner arrived. The package
was torn open with sticks.
Horrors OF horrorsl 1t was the
Daoly decomposed body of a turkey.
The women looked disapnointed. tha
coroner looked disguised
Some thief probably was afraid of
getung caught with the goods on
him." said Coroner Narcotic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-06

livery clerk who has occupied that
position for nineteen years, has re
signed on account of poor health and
other duties occasioned by her inter-
est in a local drug business. The
vacancy will be filled by Ralph D.
Snyder.
Wedo ]. Rush, who for several
years has been a rural mail carrier
on route S, out of the North Topeka
office, has resigned to go to Califor-
mia and no appointment has yet been
made for the place. Joseph D. Strong,
a clerk, resigned and will be succeed
ed by Charles Spreng. One additional
clerk has been allowed the local Of
flee and this new position will be filled
by Daniel d. Wadelich, formerly a
member of the Topeka fire depart
ment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-06
REPAIR TIEUP AT X. C.
shopmen's Strike There Spreads to
Burlington and X. c. Southern.


Kansas City, Aug. 6.-A complete
tieup in railroad repair work here
resulted today in the spread of the
shopmen's strike to include federated
craft employees of the Burlington and
the Kansas City Southern, whose one
thousand shopmen, after reporting for
work this morning, walked out before
noon.
Three thousand striking shopmen
attended a meeting at the Labor tenn
pie during the morning, the chairman
of the strike committee declaring
later that the strikers will win the
strike in a day or two"
An embargo on perishable freight
and acceptance of only their own
freight from connecting lines, was said
to be the probable outcome of an eff
fort by the railroads to maintain pas
senger service, which SO far has not
suffered.
Forty employees of the American
Refrigerator Transit company also
joined the strike today. Nearly 5000
men are out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-06
BACK TO FIRST LOVE
Negro, 10, Remarries Wife He Di-
vorced Forty Years Ago.

Louis w. Holmes, aged IS years.
went back to his first love today and
married Lizzie Hutchinson. aged 70
years, from whom he was divorced 40
years ago. Holmes tried to go back
Tuesday afternoon. But on counting
his cash on, hand discovered he had
only $2.7S. The marriage license
clerk wouldn't come down a cent on
the license fee.
Today. Holmes returned with the
necessary z Pluribus Unum and OBJ
tain his marriage license. He told
court officers that after his first di-
vorce from Lizzie he married and was
divorced again.
she's the one I find 1 always
loved" he said today.
Louis and Lizzie are negroes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-06
U.S.DIDN'T PRESS PLAN
Lansing Appears Before Senate To
Testify on League.

Lansing told the senate foreign rela-
tons committee today that the Amer
lean plan for a league of nations was
mot pressed" at Versailles and never
was presented to the full peace con-
ference.
The secretary, appearing at pub
lie hearing of the committee, said he
did not know whether a copy of the
American draft still was in existence.
He presumed, he said, that the draft
was made by President Wilson and
added that a copy might still be in
the presidents possession.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-06
Card of Thanks

We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors fro their kindness during
the illness and death of our son.
George Greenstreet, at his home. SIS
Branner street.-Mr. and Mrs. G. f.
Magee and Family.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-06
BALL TEAM BY AIR
U. S. Army Players Won't Wait on
Trains ANY More.

Lawton, Okla. Aug. 6.-The Post
field baseball team isn't going to stop
any games to catch train the remain
der of this season.
Field Commandant Colonel Barnitz
announced today the team will make
its visiting trips by airplane in the
future. The plan was tried out Satur-
day when twelve planes carried the
team to Lindsay. Okla Next Saturday
the team flies to NARROW, Tex.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-06
POSTOFFICE CHANGES

Miss Katy EIlinger Resigns After Nine
teen Years Service.
Several changes in the personnel of
the postoffice here We're announced
today by Postmaster w. o. Rigby, to
take effect Monday, August IL
Miss Katy A. Ellinger. general de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-06
KILBANE INTO POLITICS
Feathcrweight King Announces TO
Councilman in Cleveland.

Cleveland. o., Aug. 6.-Johnny Kill
bane. featherweight champion. today
announced his candidacy for election
as councilman here. Kilbane was said
to have the support of the Democratic
executive committee.
Johnny's popularity was expected to
land him in office
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-06
New York Liberty Bond Market.

New YORK Liberty Bond Mnrket.
New York. Aug. 6-Price on liberty bonds
close: 3h's. 99.7s: first As e4.0s; second
IS; 1920: first 4A's $3.50: second ~ 3.
Victory 3H's, 9as0; Victory ANS, 99.Ss.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-01-02
COVE COMMENTS


There will be 10 starvation
around Cove for a spell, as a stern
wheeler landed 800 bales of straw
and 100 bales of hay. Ii made the
Cove dock look like an army base,
In the warehousing of the noun.
tain of fodder the truck brigade
composed of Mcssrs. Peterson
ams w. a,i,, ao,'alaaa1 = ',oal ~,
,at;ta hn, no dnnh, los, I;ttio
,,,oort,ous we;oht aS wou
Glad 70 ho AHA 70 saw tbot Mrs
Rrcvic il on tho rood 70 recoverv
bar;nn hoan snotohad Az of H.
vale of .badows sevcral times dnr.
;ng her ;llnoss Ar. Rro,ic viii
ali ha;nn won .,ond como t;ma ~
ha - oe hon ,;s,ar nJn. Anao,.
son, IN Belllngham, to complete
her recovery
Ma la.,o, e,o,, ra,.l.n5 I,,.
week to say that one OF my neph-
ews' VINO mad been wounded IN
the hight, had been'honorably DIS
charged from the army with ms
weeks since he died of the "au"'
and pneumonia He leaves n wife
and two small children
President wilson might not be
a KING maker, but he certainly can
be called a KING breaker, to Judge
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-01-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Fretz duet were es,
pecially enjoyed. One Of the
pleasant features of the evening
was the holiday treat given by Mr.
and Mrs. Taylor.
Guests mt the home of Major
and Mrs. Udell on Christmasday
were Mr.. and Mrs. Armbruster,
Dr.. Briscoe, U. 5. navy, Robert
Linton, James Linton, Miss Arm
bruster and Miss Elizabeth
Brown.
Rev. and Mrs. Carey Peters OF
Honolulu were guests for a few
days his week of Mrs. II. c. Forbes.
Rev. Peters is pastor of the Chris
tian church in the Island city and
during his leave Of absence on a
vacation trip he has been engaged
in Y. NJ. c. A. work at Camp Lew
is. After a brief visit with friends
they will embark for Honolulu,
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-01-02
ELLIsPORT

Miss Barnes of Tacoma has been
"A week end guest of Miss Agnes
Fuller.
Miss Estella Hofmeister visited
Miss Cleo Cheney in Tacoma on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jones
spent Christmas in Seattle with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor entertained
Miss Ella Caughey at dinner on
Christmas day.
The post office has been tempo
rarily removed from the store to
the Fischer cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Fuller en-
tertained thirty of their relatives
at dinner on Christmas day.
Miss Lois Caughey and Miss
Cora Fairfield of Seahurst visited
Miss Ella Caughcy last Friday.
Mr.. Chas. Newcom of Seattle
was a guest at the home of Mrs.
IL. Il. Fuller on Saturday and Sun
day.
Miss Elizabeth Bigham returned
last week from Seattle where she
has been visiting her parents for
the past three weeks.
Mrs. Chas. Newcom and Mrs. c.
Foster and children of Seattle
have been visiting the past week
at the home of Mrs. II. 4. Fuller.
Martin Marsh, who attends the
Moran school on Bainbridge Is
land, came home to spend the holi-
days with his mother, Mrs. Geo.
Marsh.
Mrs. Charles Foster and child
rem of Seattle, who have been Wis
iting in Ellisport the past week,
spent Monday at the home of Mrs.
Mary Foster in Paradise Valley.
DR.. and Mrs. Torland and little
son and Judge and Mrs. Claypool
spent Christmas at their Island
home, returning to Seattle on Mon
day, where they will stay the re-
mainder of the winter.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-01-02

The Hall Business College, Sc.
attic, has opened Calculator
Course in charge of an expert. Six
weeks study fits students for posi-,
tions paying $500 to $l25.00 per
month. Operators are wanted by
the government and large indus.
tries. Accuracy tests are conducted
daily in the typewritlng class with
great results.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-01-02

1t was decided at the meeting of
the Commercial Club at Burton on
Wednesday evening to defer the
annual election of officers until
Saturday evening, February lst.
The proposed advance in tele-
phone and light rates was discuss
ed and committee was appointed
to keep in touch with matters
pertaining thereto. A hearing was
given Mr.. C. A. Cook Of Magnolia
Beach in regard to a proposed fer
ry landing at the southeast corner
of Vashon Island and also a water
front highway connecting same
with Burton. The Club went on
record as not favoring the pro
posed route, at least not until fully
convinced it was the best after
careful consideration.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-01-02
PROPOSED FERRY LANDING
Also Waterfront Road From Burton To Connect
With Same
PETITION WILL Be Presented TO co. COMMISSIONERS

interested in establishing the land
ing at point which will mean in
future wonderful development for
both lslsnds, to construct pass
able real connection without cost
to King County within four
months after the grade stakes are
placed by the county engineer.
This plan of development and
proposal will have nearly the unit
ed support of the people of both
Islands.
Respectfully submitted,
Charles A. Cook.
A careful examination OF the
map shows that eventually the
proposed new ferry landing will
certainly be reached by "A water
front highway from Burton, and
the important thing to do now is
to fix the definite location of the
ferry landing at the point marked
on the map which will make this
possible of accomplishment. The
roundabout hill road from Burton
TO Clam Cove, with an elevation of
$50 feet to climb, is about two and
onc-half miles longer than the new
Location proposed. The new loca-
non hes iii a protected position
from the prevailing Southwest
winds, and large and small craft
could tie up TO il with compara-
tive safety. The maintenance cost
would be much less than at the ex-
posed Clam Cove location. The
road connection from the present
south end of the hill road will
probably be built at no expense to
King County. The letter and plan
implies that the road and wharf
will be available for use by July
lst. The road also from Burton to
Magnolia Beach should be com
pletcd by that date.
1t is not intended to do anything
with the proposed waterfront
road from Magnolia to the new
ferry wharf until the Island com
munities demand it. Immediate
ferry connection with Point De-
liance will be had by this plan if
the commissioners will build the
landing, as it is proposed to build
the hill road connection at no ex-
pense to the county. Eventually
the cost of building a r-front
road would be at least one-half
less than the cost of the hill road.
Let S start the new year with a
pull all together determinations
and unitedly put this thing
through.
Charles 4. Cock
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-01-02
Magnolia Beach,
Dec. 30. 1918

Dec. ~, 1918.
Editor Vashon Island Record:
The following letter was hand
I'D to the King County Commits
sloners on Monday for the purpose
of advising them that better
road and ferry landing PROPOSE
tion at the south end of Vashon
Island would probably be present
ed to them at an early date; also
containing other matters in con
nection with the proposition.
which must be worked out in fu-
turc in order that Vashon and
Maury Islands may receive the
greatest possible benefit from this
plan Of Improvement;
Magnolia Beach,
December IS, 1918.
County Commissioners of King
County:
Gentlemen
beg to advise you that within
the next thirty days a petition will
be presented to your honorable
body asking that a roadway be sur.
veyed and established along the
waterfront from the south end .of
Bond Issue Road No. IA at Vashon
Island at the dock at Burton to
Lot 10 i'll the plat Of Magnolia
Beach, at which point is located
the Magnolia Beach wharf.
Also that petition will be pre-
sented asking that road on the
south end of Vashon Island be
surveyed and established from the
south end of Road No. 265 at or
near the southwest corner of See
ton 80, Township 81, n. h. 2, L.
w. NJ, to point on the water
front of Quartermaster Harbor,
about one-half mile north of the
southeasterly point of the Island,
at or near the north line of Gov
ernment Lot 4, Section /, same
Township; the purpose of which
petition is to fix upon this as the
definite and suitable location for
wharf and ferry slip at a point
atfording the greatest protection
from the prevailing Southwestern
ly winds, and from which may
eventually be constructed water
grade highway along the harbor
front to a connection with Mag
nolia Beach and the state highway
that runs from Burton to Maury
Island and the North end of Va
shon Island.
| respectfully ask that the com
misSioners will defer definite and
binding action upon the extension
of road No. 265 to Clam Cove,
where it has been proposed to To-
cate a ferry landing, until a hear
ng is had upon the petitions re-
ferred to.
The new location proposed for
the ferry slip on the north line Of
Lot 4 can undoubtedly be reached
by easy grade from the Southwest
corner of Section Sc; and it is
quite likely that accompany ing
this petition will be proposal
from persons having property in
terests in that vicinity and vitality