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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-11
Service Better Than Usual,
Wire Officials Assert.
Not a Man Out in the Topeka
Offices Today.
KANSAS IS NOT AFFECTED
Telephone Operators Are Not
Talking of Quitting.
They Are Well Satisfied Presi-
dent of Local Asserts.

The strike of the telegraph opera
tors ordered effective at o'clock this
morning by S. J. Konenkamp, inter-
national president of the Commercial
Telegraphers' Union of America, did
not affect the telegraph operators in
Kansas it was stated here today by
Robert Badsky, manager of the Pos
tai, and F. c. Fox, manager of the
Western Union Telegraph companies.
The opinion that a strike amoung
the telephone operators of the state
was unlikely was expressed today by
Lillian Brain, president of the Topeka
local.
"I believe the operators are very
well satisfied at present. she said.
"At least, we are here"
Service Is Good Here.
The managers of both telegraph
companies stated that SO far as they
had been able to learn not man in
Kansas had left his post. The service
is if anything better now than it has
been for months they said, which
on the job. Both managers were op-
timistic regarding the outlook locally.
The telephone operators in Topeka
are organized, but this is not true in
all parts of the state, Miss Brain said.
The raise in rates made by the Bell
system under authority of the post
master general, apparently relieved
the situation here to an appreciable
extent, while in other parts of the
state, where the small companies have
not advanced rates, the operators have
few union organizations to take con-
certed action.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-11
Elihu Root Testifies Before
Senate on Treaty "Leak."
Says He Got Text From Henry
P. Dawson.
SAYS HE HAD RIGHT TO II
Diplomatic Secrecy Ended
When Huns Published 1t.
PrObers Quiz Three Leading
Bankers Today.

Washington, June 11.-Elihu Root,
testifying unexpectedly before the
senate treaty leak" investigation COM
mittee today, said he has had a copy
of the peace treaty for about two
weeks.
Root said he got it from Henry P.
Dawson, New York banker, and who
during the war headed the American
Red Cross war council.
The former secretary of state ap-
peared before the committee as a vol
untary witness.
Senator Lodge said the copy he had
seen was shown him by Mr. Root
When Mr.. Root was excused Henry
P. Dawson was called.
of the treaty to America but 1T never
had been read by any man except
himself and Senator Root.
After Mr.. Dawson had been ques-
toned for a half hour he was excused
and ]. P. Morgan took the stand.
Say They Never Saw 1t.
Mr.. Morgan said he had not seen
a copy of the treaty.
Frank A. Vanderlip, former presi-
dent of the National City bank, fol-
lowed Mr. Morgan on the stand, testi-
flying she never had seen the treaty.
HAS Right to Treaty."
Root warmly resented, he said. any
suggestion by any one that he had nc
right to the treaty. He declared that
it had been published in full by the
German government and it thereupor
became public property.
"All diplomatic secrecy ended when
| the Germans published the treaty,
said Root. ~ therefore resent any
| suggestion that I have not right to
| CONTINUED on mage six.i
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-11
is winner
Boy Golfer Defeats Campbell al
st. Louis.
FavOrite in Match Has Close
Call Today. >...,

st. Louis, June 11.--Nelson Whitney
of New Orleans. favored for the cham
pionship of the Transmississippi golf
tournament at the st. Louis country
club today, met a Tartar in w. X.
Kossman, public links; player. of st.
Louis, but after being three down at
the turn in the first round of match
play, squared the match and won, two
up.
Harry Legg of Minneapolis defeated
L. G. Carter, of Memphis, 2 and /; B.
G. Guinand, Omaha. defeated 7. B.
Griffith. Wichita, 4 and 3; j. E. Nu-
gent, of Kansas City, president of the
association. defeated John D. Cady, of
Rock Island. ILL.,, 4 and 8.
Arthur Bonebrake. Topeka, defeated
E. A. Campbell. Topeka. 4 and g.
r. E. Knepper of Sioux City defeat
ed Blaine Young, Omaha, and 2;
R. G. Bush, New Orleans defeated J.
K. Wadley, Texarkana, one up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-11
TOSENATEJUNE23
Say Peace Treaty Up for Rati'
ficatiOn Then.
Whether Foe Signs or Not, Pact
Goes to ParIiaments.

Paris, June 1.-THE German peace
treaty is likely to be presented to all
allied and associated powers parlia-
ments for ratification the week begin
ming June %. according to informa-
ton from a reliable source today.
In the event the Germans sign the
treaty within the five-day limit that
will be granted after presentation of
the allies reply to the counter pro-
posals. no time will be lost in rushing
the document to the parliaments of all
the associated powers, as well as the
German national assembly.
Premier Orlando. at his recent con-
ference with members of his cabinet
in Oulx. decided to summon the Italian
parliament June 19. The French par
Lament is already in session. as is the
American congress. The Germans
have called the national assembly to
meet in Weimar on Friday. The Brit
ish parliament while now taking its
pentecostal vacation, will reassemble
June "a.
The German national assembly Is
expected to decide whether to sign the
treaty Immediately after receipt oi
the allies reply to the counter pro-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-11
Topeka Red Cross Canteen Has
Done Great Service.
Daily Routine To Be Aban-
dOned Next Monday.
IN MAY FED $1,000 SOLDIERS
More Than 100000 Have Been
Met Since April, 1918.
Topeka Known All Over Nation
as a Result.

The Red Cross women of Topeka
who have maintained canteens at the
railroad depots and served thousands
of returning soldiers and sailors in
such way as to increase their happi-
ness, will not continue the regular
routine of every day duty after next
Monday.
The organization will remain the
same, but the women of each team
will not report for roll call on their
day of duty as before. The Red Cross
will be notified of any detachments
coming in. and the team for that day
will be called out for duty and will
serve food and coffee to the soldiers
as before.
Now that the 35th and 89th divi-
sions have been demobilized, and the
majority of wounded casuals returned,
there is not the need of hourly canteen
work as before. Upon notification
that any stray troops are coming thru,
the canteens will be on the job.
Served $4,000 in May.
Mrs. Charles L. Mitchell, command
ant, reported today that during the
month of May the Red Cross served
| $4,000 soldiers. 1t is roughly estimat-
ed that perhaps quarter of million
soldiers or ten army divisions are in
debted to the Topeka women for fa-
vors, extending from cups of coffee to
big chicken dinners. The movement
was organized in April. 1918, and the
women nave given their time constant
ly to the work since that time.
The Friday and Saturday COM
panies captained by Mrs. c. S. Elliott
and Mrs. Glenn Pratt, will 50 to Fort
Riley Thursday with huge baskets of
food and edibles of a delicious nature
to stimulate the palates of the sick
and wounded soldiers in the base hos
pital there. Two weeks ago a similar
| trip was made. One thing the wound
| ed soldiers have asked for is home
made salad dressing, and plenty of
this will be in evidence Thursday
The regular Red Cross picnic at
| Fort Riley will also be staged Thurs
day, and the local canteen will send a
large supply of picnic food there for
the event.
Advertising Topeka.
The tireless efforts of the Red Cross
canteen workers in Topeka have done
| more to advertise Topeka than any
| thing else in recent years. The thou
| sands of soldiers from every state who
| have passed thru the city have had
nothing but praise for the Topeka
| canteen.
| division, the national army unit from
the Pacific coast that fought on the
right of the 35th division in the Ar
gonne, wrote back as follows:
I'm our trip from New York to San
Francisco we were taken care of by the
Red Cross in more than fifty cities.
! But the treatment, to say nothing OF
! the elaborate feed, that was accorded
us in Topeka, was the best of all. We
| have all talked over this, and are eter-
nally grateful to you"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-11
IS ARE KILLED
Severe RiOting Takes Place in
Monterey (Mex.) Elections.
Villa Forces Have Clean Sweep
Toward JuareZ.

Brownsville. Texas. June lin
formation was received in official
quarters here today that seventy-five
persons were killed in the Mexican city
of Monterey in fighting that started
early Monday morning, after the cleo
ton Sunday and which was continuing
last night.
Ell Paso, Tex, June lift the in
formation received in Ell Paso is cor
rect and there seems no reason to
doubt it, forces under Gen. Felipe
Angeles and Francisco Villa have
swung from south of Samalyuca in
three separate columns to the vicinity
of Guadalupe. 80 miles east of Juarez,
and have clean sweep toward the
border citv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-11
LISTENED TO BANK. TALK
Governor, Back From Salina,
Thinks Willard Will Win Fight.

Governor Allen returned today from
Sal&na where he was a guest of the
Chamber of Commerce at dinner
-Tuksday night. The governor went tc
Saline county to attend farmers pic
mic, but tug boats had not been pro-
vided and the farmers refused to swim
the rivers.
What is the sentiment in Salina re-
garding the Kansas State bank case?'
Governor Allen was asked today.
'I listened to a number of people
who seemed to want to talk about it,
said the governor. THE general opin-
ion in Sa1ina is that Willard will win
the. fight"
What is your opinion ?' was asked
"I have picked Willard, too," said
the governor. f
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-11

We'll, you needn't start crabbin'. or
get hardboiled about it. I'm just as
sick of it as you are" said s. D. Flora
state meteorologist, this morning when
he predicted more cloudy weather and
local showers for tomorrow.
Kansas soldiers wanted to leave
France because it rained there all the
time. Now they want to go back to
France to get dried out.
In the last "a hours local showers
have occurred in Kansas, mostly con-
fined to the eastern half of the state
and in the Kansas river valley. The
heaviest rainfall was EOS inches at
Salina. Other reports follow: Fit.
Scott, 1.67; Topeka, AT.
Troubles have begun in the Kaw
valley. All tributaries have either
reached bank full stage or are ex-
ICON n inuel on, Pa Two
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-11
AFTER CARS DRIVER
Brothers Search While Sister Fights
for Life in Hospital.

Chicago, June 11.-While Alma
Odein, pretty Chicago mission and set
tlement worker. fought for her life in
a hospital here today. her seven
brothers systematically combed the
city for the driver of an automobile
which ran down the young woman in
front of their home here late yester-
day
The girl was returning from her
days work, her arms filled with gro
ceries. when the accident occurred.
The driver did not stop. altho Miss
Odein was thrown against his wind
shield and over the car Three of the
brothers are returned overseas men.
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KILLED In STRIKE
Nonunion Man Shot in Clash at
Dallas.

Dallas, June 11.-A. ]. Fisher. a
non-union lineman employed BY the
Dallas Light and Power company, was
shot and killed in a clash here today
between strike sympathizers and nom
union men taking the places of strik-
ing employees of the company.
Two other men were injured in the
clash which occurred at Cedar Springs
road and South street. Allen LEROY.
a non-union lineman, was slapped and
the police reported another man had
been shot in the leg. His name was
not obtained. The linemen and cleo
tricians of the power company have
been on strike several weeks asking
shorter hours. and increased pay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-11
NOT FOR AN ELDER
Hero Worship "Snares of the
Devil Says Sergeant York
Calls on Honeymoon Trip.

Louisville, Ky, June 11.-Louisville
is not to entertain Sergt. Alvin C.
York. called the greatest hero of the
war now a colonel OIL the governor S
staff in his home state of Tennessee.
York today announced he had aban-
doned his honeymoon trip to Salt Lake
City with the Rotarians, according to
word received here
York said the hero worship the na-
ton wishes to heap upon him is
merely the snares of the devil and
unbecoming" to the second elder OF
the little church at Pail Mall, Tenn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-11
HE'S CHIEF SHRHNER
w. F. Kendrick of Philadelphia Heads
High Masonic Order.

Indianapolis, Ind. June 11.-W.
Freeland Kendrick, Philadelphia. to-
day was elected Imperial Potentate of
the Ancient Arabic Order, Mobiles of
the Mystic Shrine, Domain of North
America He succeeded Elias ]. ia
coby, indianapolis
Ellis L. Garretson, Tacoma. Wash,
became deputy imperial potentate and
Ernest A. Cults. Savannah, Ga, moved
forward to imperial chief rabban
James S. McCandless. Honolulu. went
forward from imperial priest and high
prophet to imperial assistant rabban
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ingham, Is out of 20; Pencacola, out
of 4 and Knoxville, Tenn, 5 out.
Claims Conflict.
New York, June 11.-Conflicting
claims with regard to the progress of
the telegraphers' strike called for to-
day thruout the United States were
made by leaders of both sides.
In New York, Western Union traffic
officials declared that twenty-one out
Continued On Page Two.)
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is NOT JUSTIFIED
Burleson Says Government Will Not
Give In to Strikers.

Washington, June 11.-Postmaster
General Burleson declared in a state
ment toda ythat no amount of pressure
would avail to make the government
wire control board extend or go be-
yond rules and regulations of the war
labor board which have been strictly
observed since the government took
over control of the telegraph and tele-
phone properties"
THE present strike of wire en-
ployes is wholly without Justification -
Postmaster General Burleson declared
in a statement this afternoon.
oPstoffice information. Burleson
said, indicates the strike will not be a
success.
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HUNS TONE DOWN?
Do They? Read the Following Ber-
lin Story and See.

lin Story and See.
Berlin, June 10.-The German gov
ernment has assumed a new attitude
regarding the peace situation. as re-
suit of recent evidences of internal
unrest.
1t was announced authoritatively
today that the government has aban-
doned it's won't sign policy and
adopted a more moderate position:
I'VE desire to sign if you will let us
by making proper concessions.
spokesmen are letting it be known
that War Minister Noske's guards are
going to be kept in readiness for any
eventuality. Demonstrations are like
ly this week at the funeral of Rosa
Luxembourg, the Spartacan leader,
whose body was recently recovered
from the LandMehr canal
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ENTITLED TO ONE DRUNK.
That's Way One Judge Feels About
Returning Soldiers

Dallas, Tex, June 11.-fEvery man
who has fought in France is entitled
to one drunk" Judge Robertson ruled.
freeing a returned soldier who has
over-celebrated his Homecoming.
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MUST KEEP PLEDGE
Julius Barnes Asserts Price Guarantee
Must Be Maintained.

New York, June 11.-Maintenance
of the government guarantee price of
$226 a bushel to the wheat producer
is absolutely necessary to assure the
production needed to care for world
wants, it was declared here by julius
Barnes, United States wheat director.
presiding at a conference of $50 rep
resentatives of all the grain industries
of this country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-11
FEET GAVE HER AWAY.
Cops Decided They Were Too Dainty
for a Sailor,

Chicago, June lit doesn't pay to
be dainty. Ho handled his fag ex-
pertiy but his feet were too cute. Of
ficers learned the jackie they picked
up is Miss Josephine Lawrence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-11
BRADY LOOKS like A WINNER
Oakland Professional Makes 81 Holes
in 221-Score Today 73.

Newton, Mass, June 11.-Mike
Brady, the Oakland professional
turned in a card of 73 in the morning
round of eighteen holes in the national
open golf championship play today,
making his total for 54 holes 221.
Barring an unexpected reversal of
form in the afternoon round his
chance of winning the tournament was
considered excellent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-11
RIVERS ARE RISING
Kansas Streams Are Reaching
Danger Point.
More Rain Is Scheduled by
Weather Bureau.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday; local
showers east portion, not much change In
temperature.
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Last Units Sail Sunday.

ArchangeI, June LITTLE last units
of American troops on the fighting
front south of here, except engineers.
have been withdrawn and will sail for
home, Sunday
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HOLD RAILROAD TO BLAME
Coroner's Jury Says c. B. & Q. Re-
sponsibIe for Six Deaths

Chicago, June IA cOronerS jury
today held the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railroad responsible for the
deaths of six persons killed at Berwyn.
Ill, Monday.
Those killed were: William Erick,
Hadley, Mich; VIM. Steinberg, Gary,
Ind. and Mrs. VIM. Weigand and her
three children, of Berwyn.
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BACK FROM RUSSIA!
Hospital Ship With 100 Yanks Aboard
Reaches Scotland.

Leith, Scotland, June 1.-THE hos
pital ship Kalyan, with more than 100
American soldiers aboard, arrived here
late yesterday from Archangel.
TTv,ife CoH
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THIS ALUMNI DAY
Old Washburn Graduates Are
Back at College Again.
Association VIII Give Dinner
Tonight at PeIIetier's.

Back to their alma mater for one
day have come hundreds of men and
women. The campus, school build
ings, fraternity and sorority houses to-
day thronged with graduates and
former students of old Ichabod. This
is alumni day at Washburn. and the
visitors have come from the quiet pur-
suits of civil life and the more ex-
citing duties of the army and navy in
order to get together and indulge in
the pleasant "reminiscences of the days
gone by.
Imri Zumwalt, state printer and
true blooded Ichabodian, is in charge
of the alumni rally at MacVicar chapel
at 2:30 p. m. Mrs. E. D. Schoenberger
is on the program to read FLORISTS
Shop" Miss Hazel Swogger, on the
violin, and Marion Munger, solist, are
scheduled to appear.
Dinner at PeIleticr's.
The alumni association will hold
a business meeting late in the, afteF-
noon and at 6 o'clock tonight there
| will be a dinner of the society at Pei
letters
i Vying with the alumni rally in
walk" at 8 O'Clock tonight. No motor
! cars will be allowed on the campus
/ this evening and the grounds are being
! decorated with Japanese lanterns to
add to the artistic effect. The Knights
and Ladies of Security band will play
Students. alumni and faculty will
| promenade tonight. 1t will be the last
time they will get together until fall,
perhaps for longer period.
Gov. J. A A. Burnquist. of Mime
| sofa, is expected to arrive in Topeka
| late this afternoon or this evening. He
ating class at the commencement ex-
| ercises tomorrow morning. The pro-
gram starts at 1O:30 a. m.
change of plans for the breaking
| ground for the new building has been
announced. The hour was changed
from p. m. to 4:45 p. m. meeting
| of the board of trustees at 2:30 O'Clock
| this afternoon would have conflicted
with the original hour.
| The Years Graduates.
| The sixty-seven who graduate to-
| morrow are:
Fine Arts.
Dorothy Wahle Sadie L. Lindenmeyer
| Florence Shirk Virginia Taliaferro
Engineering.
Finley F. Neal
| Ronald E. McCord C. Leonard Smith
| Millard 3. Troxell Henry J. Sullivan
| College.
Margaret Suydam Beatrice Mcleod
! W. Claire Menninger Kenneth Kerans
| Eula Fleming Jessie Douglas
! Katharine A Knowles Marguerite Scott
Frances A. Myers David Cowgirl
! Wilma Perry Mildred Wilson
Marie Green Ruth Thompson
! Edith B. Stark Helen Dolman
! Emma Lyman Ruth Tomlinsou
! Esther Jenson Frances Cav
/ Helen Hunter Margaret Whittemore
Genevieve Mcmillan Catherine Conkling
| Faye Bonjour Sneo Cobb
| Eta Mcleod Lille Wiser
| Bess NJ. Cuddy Edith c. Conard
Marjorie Herrlg Miriam A Franklin
Bessie NJ. Hanson Lulu Rae Wiser
/ Myrtle K. Graves Marguerite Thrapp
Clara Lamberson Nina Hanson
/ Florence Grice Harry r. Anderson
Mildred V. Reynolds Kathleen Rogan
John Couture Florence Fair
Glee Iden Marian Lerrigo
Anne Hawley Robert l. Webb
Edna B. Smith Laura Neiswanger
/ Marian Russey Christina Ward
Pauline McVey Marguerite Calvert
Mary Pauline Holl Avis Clayton
Dorothy Foster Helen Whitaker
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THIS is month of showers of rice
and rain.
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Cloudy tonight and Thursday.
Local showers east portion. Not much
change I'm temperature.
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BARBARA is DISTRESSED 4
WHAT LORRAINE TELLS.
HER
CHAPTER LXI.

For a little after Lorraine left 1
sat stunned. Then 1 began to think
of all she had said, to look things in
the face. If what she said were true
i was not even yet quite ready to
admit it-why 1 must give up all my
cherished plans, orr must get Neil
to reform his business methods at
once. There was one other thing l
was not ready to believe, and that was
that my husband was really dishon-
est Why, he couldn't be. l thought
as 1 recalled his kindness to me and
our boy. The child would keep him
straight if he needed a motive, which
L did not at all believe.
Lorraine had exaggerated. That
was the conclusion at which | arrived.
She was rather pradish, and as she
had said had no money to lose Per-
haps her father had wanted to go in
with Neil in something and couldn't
because he hadn't the money, and so
was a bit sore. I found all sorts of
excuses. The one thing which made
me almost i'll was that Mr.. Powers
should have such a mistaken idea of
Neil 1 should have to wait awhile
to launch my social war; wait until
Neil would have made them all see
he was the absolutely straightforward
man l knew him to be.
What Lorraine had said anent his
making Blanche Orton's house a rem
devious mortified and hurt me. Had
1 done wrong to refuse to receive
these coarse men in my home-men
with the money necessary to Neil in
his business? If 1 had received them,
perhaps there would have been no
scandal, no talk about Neil. Blanche
Orton's servants had probably talked.
Lorraine said the men gambled and
drank while there, also that it was
in her house that NeiFs big deals
were put over. 1 almost wished 1
had allowed him to bring them home.
then as 1 recalled their uncouth man
ners. 1 shuddeTed with disgust.
Into my mind flashed the thought
of Mr.. Fredericks. He had long ago
warned me. Some way 1 wished he
were where 1 could talk to him. 1
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A German peace delegate proposes
that his country refuse to sign the
treaty and enter into an alliance with
Russia for the purpose of obtaining
the aid of the Bolsheviki soldiery.
The difficulty in the way of this pro-
gram lies in the fact that the Russian
Reds have about all they can attend
TO at home. The government of Lee
nine and Trotzky is menaced by enc
mics on all sides and in the middle.
Its utter collapse appears to be a mat
ter of but a short time. The best cit
izenry of Russia is found in Siberia,
where an orderly government has
been established. Its people consist
largely of intelligent subjects OF the
former cars who were banished for
political offenses.