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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-16
ASKS FOR SMOKES
Returned Soldier Wants Cigaret
Law Repealed. :
Michael w. Birmingham Writes
-
Letter to Governor. ,.','

Michael w. Birmingham of Topeka.
has writteR to Governor Allen asking
that the special legislative session re-
peal the states anti-cigaret law. Biz
mingham, who was a solder in France,
declares there is justification of the
states change of front on the smoke
problem. =.
In his letter to the governor, Biz
mingham calls attention to the5 fact
that Kansas provided an almost I'M
limited supply Of cigarets for the boys
during the war, Now it wants TO
place a ban on all smoking. Birming-
ham declares the state should not
laud the boys in uniform who are per-
mitted to smoke and ask them to
thYow away their cigaret as soon as
they don their eivies. -
Birmingham's Letter. =
The letter which Birmingham has
sent to the governor follows:
Dear Governor:
1 understand you are going to convene
special session Of the Legislature, Monday,
national woman suffrage.
Another thing which l think it would be
well for you to bring before the legislature
would be the repeal of the anti-cigarette law.
As we all know, you and several others of
the big men of the state spent your time
and money willingly during the recent war
in order to aid and comfort our soldier
and sailor boys in their work. Nothing
was too good for them. YOU, yourself, were
connected with the Red Cross and y. NJ. c.
A. work and one of your principal duties
was to see that the boys were well supplied
with cigarettes. Are these boys not as
good now as they were then? Why is 1t
that when they take off their uniforms
they are no longer allowed to smoke a
cigarette? You are calling this special ses-
sion to ratify a national question. the
anti-cigarette law a national one? think
not. l believe it is local to ythe state of
Kansas, but when the war started and the
war department opened up Camp Funston.
right in the very heart of Kansas, did they
violate this law and openly sell cigarettes
from their own regimental canteens to boys
from Kansas? Are these boys not as good
now as then? Do you expect your brave
sons of Kansas, of whom you have re-
peatedly said you are SO proud. and who
have spent the last two years in hard
training and fighting, and with whom
the cigarette was their boom COMPANION,
to take off their Informs and throw away
the cigarettes. which were their best
friends? Is it not a fact that when one
of us injured lover there" and sent
to an evacuation hospital for first aid treat
ment that the first thing with which the
RED CROSS NURSE greeted us yves a
cigarette?
You erect triumph arches for us to march
under on our victorious homesscomin &
march. but do you stop and consider that
one of us may want a Camel" -
MICHAEL w. BIRMINGHAM,
A Soldier Who Has Been Overe There.
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PLANES SEALS INTACT
Vimy Bomber Had Enough Petrol for
Ten Hours More Flying.

London, June 15.-Major Mayo of
the Aero club has inspected the Wick
ers-V imy machine in which Captain
AlcoclS and Lieutenant. Brown crossed
the Atlantic and has found the seals
on the marked parts of the biplane
intact, according to a wireless dis
patch received here from Clifden, Ire
land. IN landing, the pylons, of the
center section as well as the main
spar OF the lower plane were broken,
Butt, the. construction. of the fuselage
saved the machine from further dam
age: The two engines ran smoothly
thruout the flight and when the air
plane landed there were still two hun
dFed and ninety gallons of petrol left
in the tank. sufficient for further
flight of ten hours Il:
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ARMORED CARS LEAD
Juarcz Curbings Cluttered With Dead
When Yanks Arrive.

Ell Paso, Texas, June 16.-The
American advance into Juarez was
undertaken, at Il p. m. Sunday by
mander in the FL Paso district. to
prevent further firing into this city as
the result of the fighting in tJuarez.
which was under heavy assault from
large Vilhsta force.
Piloted by three armored cars. a
number of American machine gun
crews and one-pounders led the ad-
vance. They were closely followed by
negro troops of. the Twenty-four
u. S. infantry, wearing trench he'll
NETS and campaign packs -.
Two companies of the United
States Nineteenth infantry followed
across the bridge to Juarez. The
American advance encountered little
resistance at first. But shipping
against the United States forces began
within a short time. After one Amer
lean soldier was reported killed orders
were given to hunt down shippers and
kill them ?on sight.
In the meantime, the guns of the
Eighty-second United States field ar
tillery opened bombardment from
the Ell Paso side against the race
track, east of JuareZ, where VilliStas
were entrenched.
The Fifth and Seventh regiments of
United States cavalry drove their
mounts thru the shallow waters OF
the Rio Grande. Col. Selah Tomp-
kins of the Seventh, commanded the
cavalry brigade. He directed an en-
veloping movement against the race
track, following up the box barrage
of the American artillery which was
intended to cut off the Villistas there
from escape.< $50.
At last reports the American ad-
vance was going well.
General Erwin officially announced
that no Intervention or invasion -
Mexican soil in any punitive expedi-
ton such as followed the Villistas'
raid in Columbus, n. M, several years
age, is intended in the present expedi-
ton.
AS soon as the safety of Ell Paso
and its citizens is assured, Erwin
stated, the American troops will be
withdrawn to this side again.
The American crossing was made
with typical Yankee dash. Within ten
minutes after orders were given the
advance forces were entering Juarez
The preparations were made with the
same thoroness as for a night raider
on the western front, but on a smaller
scale here
The American troops found Juarez
filled with dead and wounded Next
cans of both factions while the inha b.
itants covered in their adobe homes
Fighting had been going on in Juarez
intermittently- since late Saturday
night when the rebel attack opened
against the Carranzista garrison.
Dead were lying in distorted atti-
tudes over curbings. Dogs were
proving among the fallen Mexicans
The Cruz Blanca or white Cross
hospital in Juarez was caring for 80
wounded rebel and federal soldiers
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YANK CAVALRY

CONTINUED from Page One.)
lean end of the bridge. The Chinese
and Mexican refugees who were de-
tanned at the United States immigra-
ton station during the night were re-
leased and permitted to return to
Juarez, where everything was quiet.
Customs inspection was suspended at
the Mexican end of the bridge.
Ur to Hun Tricks.
One American officer in command
of colored infantry company told OF
his experience during the fighting
with the rebels last night. He said one
band of rebels held up their hands in
token of surrender then opened fire
on the Americans at close range. All
the rebel band were killed.
Gen. CabeH at Border.
Ell Paso, June 1e.-Maj. Gen. De
Resey C. Caben. commander of the
southern department, arrived here
from Fort Sam Houston early today
and imme diately went into conference
with Brig. Gen. James B. Erwin, COM
mander of the Ell Paso border district
and the expeditionary force now in
Merico in pursuit of Villa.
More Guns to Border.
San Antonio, June ia battery OF
the Fourth field artillery, including
Z officers and 1877 men, left Camp
Stanley, near here, today for Ell Paso
according to information given out al
headquarters of the southern depart
ment at Fort Sam Houston.
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the morning mist and circled over the
town. Whereupon the two who had
seen it spread the word and crowds
began to gather
Wanted Bath and Shave.
AIcock circled until he saw the
aerials of the Clifden wireless station.
Then he dropped to the earth, quite
near the tower. The wireless opera
tors were nearly as astonished as the
townsfolk as the aviators climbed
YEARLY from their airship. One radio
man quickly improvised an autograph
| album ard ran out, presenting it to
I Alcock Tor his immediate signature.
He signed and remarked: Now II we
only had shave and a bath we'd be
all right
=. That's the way to fly the Atlantic"
Brown said cheerfully, with gay
gesture toward the machine.
I In a more formal statement Alcock
said; -.
| @'1 believe the secret of long-dis-
tance> flying under the conditions we
| encountered is to nurse the engines.
| 1 never opened the throttle once. The
machine has an ordinary speed of 80
| miles an hour, and with the wind be-
hind us we managed to average 120.
wore electrically heated clothing"
Mother Knew He'd Cross.
London, June 16.-The Manchester
home of John Alcock, pilot of the
Vickers- Vimy biplane, Which on Sun
day morning completed its flight
across the Atlantic from Newfound-
| land by landing at Clifden, Ireland,
was besieged by visitors yesterday. the
| callers standing in line to shake hands
with Captain Alcock's mother. She
said during the day: Il had faith in
my son. He told me he would make
the flight safely"
Captain Sexton, chief of the United
States naval staff in London, COM
menting on Captain Alcock's flight to-
day. said:
The United States navy WIN be only
too pleased to extend congratulations"
U. S. Congratulations.
London. June 16.-Major Murray,
of the United States army air service,
has teIegraphed the following mes
sage to Capt. John Alcock at Clifden.
Ireland: $780,.
'.As the representative of the
United States army air service in
Great Britain, 1 take great pleasure
in extending to you and your. splendid
crew heartiest congratulations on
your brilliant achievement"
succor Plane Wrecked.
London. June 15.-When the
Vickers-Vimy biplane, driven by
Capt. John Alcock, was first sighted
crossing the Irish coast, says a des-
patch to the Daily Mail, from Clifden,
Galway, an airplane flew out of the
Oranmore airdrome to render assist
ance. This machine landed near the
Viny, but unfortunately was wrecked,
owing to the softness of the ground.
When the Vickers-Vimy machine
landed, Lieut.. Arthur W. Brown, the
navigator, said to Captain Alcock:
What do you think of that for
fancy navigating?" and the pilot of
the machine responded:
VERY good"
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by Frances Jones.. Telephone $3.50.
The s. o. .. a. club viii be entertained
Tuesday evening, June II, by Mrs. Hildred
Manning at the home of Mrs. NJ. T. Kel-
sey, Northwood farm.
Mrs. c. A. Wadley, who returned recently
from a year spent in California. is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. +. S. Wallace and
family. AFTER avenue. Mrs. Wadley will re-
turn to her home in st. Joseph, Mo-, after
visit here.
Miss Fay Knox Wabash avenue, spent
the week end. in Effingham, the guest of
Mrs H. r.. Salfrank.
Miss Faye and Mr.. Linn Modeland of
Topeka spent Monday in Oakland, the
guests of Mrs. o. NJ. Keats and family.
The Helping Hand class of the Oakland
Christian church will meet Wednesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Mulligan, AIS
Cedar street.
The teaching force of the Oakland schools
for the coming year has not been completed
as yet, there being three yet to be chosen.
The list as it stands now includes Mr.. S.
W. McGrath, Superintendent: high school
teachers. Miss Grace Martin, Miss Lola
Curry, Mrs. Ada Smith. The grade teach
ers selected are Miss Augusta aWite,, Miss
leila White. Miss Dulce Long. Miss Addie
b. Caulk. Miss Erie Bell and Mrs. Z. c.
Lfndquist. teacher for manual training
and agriculture and a teacher for Latin
and French will be added as yet to the
teaching force.
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nations under conditions of reciprocity.
Request is made for repatriation OF all
German war prisoners and interned civil
ians convicted of crimes committed In a
hostile state during the waE.
Germany refuses to recognize any Justifl-
cation or legality in criminal prosecution
of the former kaiser or, other persons ac-
cused of violations OF the laws of the war
but declares she is ready to see that viola
tons of international law are punished and
suggests the preliminary question as TO
whether such offense has been committed
be submitted to an international tribunal
of neutrals.
Protest Labor Exclusion.
Protest is made against even temporary
exclusion of Germany from the interna-
tional labor organization.
Germany protests against Occupation of
her territories to guarantee fulfillment OF
the peace terms"
A number of detailed criticisms and de-
mands for fuller legislation are appealed.
Another supplement contains comments OF
the German financial commission.
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FAIR WEATHER AHEAD

CONTINUED from Page One.l-
Kansas Rain was reported from Eu-
reka and Salina. No heavy rainfall
was recorded.
Rivers are all practically back to
normal NOW. There is no danger
from any of the streams in the state.
The Kaw, at Topeka, measured a
stage of only ii feet this morning.
The Kaw will go back to normal
slowly
Outside of Kansas rain has occurred
in the last "a hours in the lower Mis-
souri, valley and in the lake region
around Minnesota. Wisconsin and
Iowa.
The extremes on record for this
date were 100 in 1911 and So in 1916.
At o'clock this afternoon the wind
was blowing at the rate of 10 miles
an hour from the southwest
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GAS KILLS TWO MINERS
Superintendent and Pumpman As
/ phyxiated at Baxter Springs.

Baxter Springs, June 16.-Charles
Clark, superintendent, and L. H.
Strather, pumpman, of the Ethiopia
zinc mine, two miles west of Baxter
Springs, were asphyxiated by gas Sun
day morning, while down in the mine
shaft examining the pumps The hois-
terman, watching the tube as it low
cred, saw the two men fall out of the
tube. He Immediately summoned hep,
but it was about an hour before the
bodies were recovered. Charles Clark
was a prominent business man of
Tulsa, Okla. Strather's home was in
Purcell, Mo.
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N. Y. BANK STATEMENT

New York, June 16.-The weekly actual
bank statement Saturday showed the fol-
lowing changes:
Surplus reserve. decreased $3S 1112 10.
This leaves a deficit of S65G.0J0.
Loans. increased. S21 ,05T, 900.
cash in own vaults, members of federal
reserve bank, decreas ed, $4,000
Reserve in federal reserve bank of mem
Der banks, decreased $33, 1O2 600
Reserve in own vaults state banks and
trust companies. increase S259OO
Reserve on deposit state banks and trust
companies, increase, $40, OOO
Net demand deposits. increase. So. Oh 0O0
Net time deposits, increase. 50 $4,000
Circulation, decrease. S474. 600
Aggregate reserve sri. 80 600
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Kansas City Grain and Produce Market
Kansas City, june 16.-WHEAT-Cssh
Market irregular. No. hard, $2.45; No. .
..3j
CORN-Market unchanged to &c higher.
No. mixed, $780, No. 3, SITS; No. 9
white. $1.sO0 1.s01s No. 3. $50; No. 2 vel
low, S1.S1: No. 8, $1.79.
.OATS-Market firm. No. white. re
No; mixed, 69@I0c; No. red, 7o@71c.
RYE-S1.36G
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-$3 1903. 80.
HAY-Market unchanged. Choice, tim
othy, $3S.00@39. 90: choice prairie $4,000
400; choice alfalfa, s26oo@2s.oo
SHORTS-$2.25.
BRAN-$1. g.. -.
WHEAT-Receipts 20 cars.
BUTTER-Market unchanged. Cream
cry, 4sc; firsts. Acc; seconds, 44c; packing,
Ale.
seconds. SIC. -
POULTRY-Market unchanged. Hens,
2612c; ROSTERS, 141ac; broilers, 35@42c.
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CROSS in ONE HOP
Vimy Bomber Lands in Ireland
After Record Flight.
Daring AyiatOrS Cross Ocean in
IS Hours, IL Minutes.
WAS A LONG, SILENT TRIP
Radio Machine and Connecting
Telephone Both Broke.
London Greets Birdmen-Stay
Wire Snapped Early in Flight.

Galway, Ireland, June 16.-The men
who. battling fog and sleet. made the
first direct flight across the Atlantic
ocean from Newfoundland to Ireland,
start for London today. where they
will be received as heroes.
Capt. John Alcock and Lieut.. A. w.
Brown declared they felt much re-
freshed after a nights rest here and
that they were steeling themselves for
the ordeal of facing cheering. thou
sands upon their arrival in England.
Landed in a Bog.
The -Vickers biplane. in which they
flew the l.930 miles over a,stormy sea
in sixteen hours, twelve minutes, lay IN
a bog near here. where Alcock came
down under the impression that he
was landing in a begutful meadow.
The machine was so badly damaged
IN landing that all thought Of Alcock
flying in it to London was given up
today. it was stated. The machine will
be taken apart and shipped to the
Vickers plant, while Alcock and Brown
continue their journey by train and
boat leaving at D. m. today and ar
irving in London early tomorrow
morning. .-..'
Crowds After Souvenirs.
After the landing, hundreds of peo-
PIE from Cltden Hooked to the scene.
eager to obtain souvenirs. Sentries
barred the way. but scores managed to
run the blockade, and. wading thru
sikle deep mud, thronged around the
machine. tearing bits of fabric fl ON
the wings.
The first men to sight the Vickers
machine approaching CIifden after its
Journey from Newfoundland were an
Australian soldier on his honeymoon,
who was gazing out of a hotel win
dow. and. a farmers boy tending hogs.
The machine suddenly doomed out of
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Wall St, New York, June 16-STOCKS-
The lone noteworthy incident at the irreg-
ular opening of today's stock market was a
was among the few strong features of last
Saturdays session. Otherwise changes
were limited mostly to fractions, rails show
ing a lower trend with such industrials
as L. S. rubber and leather issues. Before
the end of the first half hour the reversal
became more general due mainly to free
shares.
Monetary conditions were again the over
shadowing factor of the forenoon, last
weeks deficit of actual reserves by clearing
house banks cuasipg further apprehension.
Call money opened at 10 per cent, the same
rate as last weeks quotation and trading
diminished to moderate proportions The
setback in prices was most pronounced
among motors, oils, steels. coppers and af-
Inflated equipments where recession
ranged from 1 to z points. Several spe-
cialties made slight gains but liquidations
gathered fresh force at noon.
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AFTER 200 MEMBERS
Chamber of Commerce Will Conduct
Drive Next Week.


At least two hundred new members
are expected to be added to the roll
of the Chamber of Commerce in a
drive Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week. Announcement of the drive
was made by President Carroll B..
Merriam today.
One hundred present members have
been summoned to a lunch Monday
noon. At this lunch the hundred will
be divided into teams and each team
will be assigned a list of live pros
poets for membership.
1t is the plan of the drive managers
that the, entire work of the campaign
will not take up more than four hours
of the time of the busy business men.
Two hours Tuesday morning and two
hours Wednesday morning given over
to active solicitation is expected to net
the chamber its desired number of
new members.
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BASEBALL GAMES TODAY


National League.
New York at Chicago, clear < o. m
Brooklyn at st. Louis, clear 3 30 D. m
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh. clear 3 30 D. m
Boston at Cincinnati. clear 3 D. m
American League.
st. Louis at New York, clear. 3 80 .. M
Chicago at Philadelphia cloudy 8 30 D. m
Cleveland at Boston. clear. 3 Is p. m.
Detroit at Washington, clear. 80 p. m.
American Association.
Columbus at Milwaukee. clear 3 p. m
Louisville at Kansas City. clear. 20 p. m.
Toledo at Minneapolis. clear. s 80 p. m
Indianapolis at st. Paul, clear. ; p. m
KEPT WRONG KIND OF FRUIT.
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ORDERED TO DISPERSE REBELS
Major General CabeIl Notifies WASH
ington of Mexican Action.

Washington, June 16.-American
troops were ordered to cross the bor-
der to dispense the Villista bandits
Maj. Gen. De Rosey c. Cabell notified
the war department today.
Shots had been ordered into Ell
Paso, Cabell wired, and the crossing
OF the border was ordered as a meas
ure of safety to protect citizens of
Ell Paso
Troops were ordered not to under
take an invasion of Mexico, Gen. Ca
bell reported, and will be withdrawn
as soon as the safety of Ell Paso resi-
dents is assured
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OFFICER KILLS SELF
strangIes. Himself With Belt-ImpIi-
Gated by Graft Exposure?

Chicago. June 16.-Army intelli-
gence Officers today investigated the
suicide of Oscar Voss. discharged army
aviator. who strangled himself with
his belt in his hotel here yesterday.
II have prayed for forgiveness" was
"a note found in a bank book. and the
investigators think Voss might have
been implicated in recent army graft
exposures
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GO BACK TO GERMANY
Wilhelm and Son May Return After
Treaty Is Signed.

London. June 16.-The former Ger
man emperor and the former crown
prince will return to Germany as soon
as the peace treaty is signed. accord
ing to a well informed German source
in Amsterdam, quoted in a wireless
press diSpatch.
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GOV. LISTER is DEAD
Washington's Chief Official Succumbs
to Years Illness.

Seattle, June 16.4Ernest Lister,
governor of Washington, died sud-
Enthusiastically. He. suffered nervous
breakdown a year ago and was under
going treatment here.
Lister would have been 4S years old
TOMORROW had he lived. He was born
in Halifax. ENGLAND
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Chicago, June 16.-BUTTER-Marke I'M
settled. Creamery, AGA 81 &c
EGGS-Market unsettled. Firsts 391S6
4015c; ordinary firsts 3S@39c: at marx
cases included, 3s15@40c: tsorage packed
firsts. 41h@42e: extras, 421zc.
POTATOES-Old, weak: Northern white
L. S. No. 1. car load. S1.40d165 cwt.; new
steady; Bliss Triumph, S3.5OG4.5O cwt.
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Kansas City Live Stock sales.
The following sales were made this morn i
ing at the Stock Yards. Kansas City and
reported over long distance telephone di.
rect to the State journal by Clay Robin
son & Co.. live stock commission uer-
chants.1
Kansas City, June 16.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 10000 head. Market steady to strong.
HOGS-Receipts 10000 head. Market 10c
to 25c higher. Bulk of sales, $20.75d 20.95
ton. S2115.
SHEEP-Recefpts $500
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Chicago Dealers Wife Alleges Tot
Many Dates"

Chicago, June 16.-Becau use Charles
Pinder. fruit dealer, kept too many
dates, Hrs wife was granted a divorce
here today. Charles favored his
dates with a little wine and song,
she said
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Preparedness Program Fails.

+ Kansas City. Mo-. June 16.-Noth-
ing like preparedness when there's
arid days ahead. Robert fJackson's
program was interrupted. Police
found ten gallons of whisky among
other dram shop supplies removed on
installment plan.
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IRISH QUESTION UP
Resolutions Adopted by American
Congress Now Before Pence Delegates.

Paris, June 16.-The resolutions
adopted by the American congress on
the Irish question have been formally
transmitted to the peace conference,
Frank p Walsh and Edward F.
Dunne;+ the delegates representing
Irish societies of the United States,
have been informed. No intimation
has been given of the character of
the letter of transmitted
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New York Liberty Bond Market.

New York, June 16.-Liberty bonds IL 30
a. M: 3Ha's, 9952; second As, o.. second
AIS. 94-10; third AIS, 95.40: fourth AS.
94-24; Victory 3A's, 100.30; Victory AZ IS,