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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
AGREE ON POLE QUESTION
Paderewski and Pilsudsli Get To-
gcther on n Plan.

Paris, Jan. 16.-Ignace Jan Pader-
ewski, the Polish leader. and General
Joseph Pilsudski, the military dictator
of Poland, have reached an agreement
according to a statement given out at
the Polish national committee head
quarters here tonight. The statement
follows:
Negotiations between NJ. Pader-
swski. representing the Polish nation,
and General Pilsudski have resulted in
the establishment of a basis of agree
ment. Upon this basis a reconstruc-
ton of the cabinet is expected soon
with NJ. Paderewski at the head of the
new ministry. The terms of the COM
promise include a definite agreement
upon delegates to the peace congress-
NJ. Demonski, president of the Po-
fish nation and former Polish leader
in the Russian duma, has been decided
upon as delegate by both sides, it was
announced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Ladies are always admitted free Keilam
Hall dances. Real musie.-Adv.
DR.. II. b. Stewart. Office 91S Kansas
Phone 541.-Adv.
Rev. j. r. Mackenzie will preach at Te-
cumseh Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
Sunday school will be held at o'clock in
the afternoon.
Capt. d. l.. Sweeney. assistant adjutant
general of the q. A. r., has been unanim-
ously endorsed by the Wichita post for
department commander of the g. A. K. and
auxiliary posts.
The annual fellowship dinner which was
to have been held New Years day but
which was postpone1 on account of the
influenza. will be held tonight at the Low
man Memorial church. More than 800 per-
sons are expected to attend. A social hour
will follow the dinner, which will be served
in the basement at 80 o'clock.
Chief of Police Harbaugh received let
ter this morning from Gretchen richards,
10 Davenport avenue, Detroit. asking rs
sistance in locating her brother, II. NJ.
richards, said to be in Topeka. Miss Rich
ards stated that there is serious illness in
her family and that the presence of her
brother at home is an urgent necessity.
Grace Cathedral Mems club will give its
annual dinner Thursday next, January %,
ut 80 pm, in the Guild hall. The Rt.
Rev. james Wise. bishop of the diocese,
and Festus ]. Wade, president of the Mer-
camille Trust company, St. Louis, will adj
dress the assembly. Glenwood Jones has
arranged splendid musical program for
the evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
FEWER MEN AT FUNSTON NOW.
10000 Troops Have Been Discharged
at Kansas Camp.

Camp Funston, Kan, Jan. IL
There are fewer men at Camp Funston
than have been here at any time for
many months: less than any time since
the Eighty-ninth division left for ac-
tive service in France. The strength
report shows only a few more than
$4,000 men, which includes the entire
personnel of the camp-the Tenth di-
vision and independent units.
Thirty thousand men and more than
six hundred officers have been mus
tered out of service here since the
signing of the armistice. Such a rate
will be maintained, but the influx of
soldiers from other camps makes it
difficult for camp officers to reduce
the number here. Other camps are
sending soldiers here to be mustered
out almost as rapidly as the machin-
cry can make civilians out of them.
The camp itself is showing evident
signs of the passing of the war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
WHITCOMB WAS THERE
Topeka Sailors Skipper Came Near
Tackliny Whole British Fleet.

"A Topeka boy who was on the bat
1eship Nevada when her captain, Will
liam c. Cole, was about to give battle
to- a whole fleet of British cruisers
is Chester Whitcomb. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. o. Whitcomb, 521 Madison
street. Young Whitcomb is back
home after serving in the navy since
June, 1918, having been in many for
eign waters He expresses himself as
glad to be home for a few days, but
appears fond of his ship and officers
and is warm in his praise of the Red
Cross and Salvation Army.
He was one of the crew of the Ne
vada when the battleship, one foggy
morning, ran into a fleet of cruisers
whose nationality they could not make
out. A signal was given to show who
they were but, receiving no response,
Captain Cole ordered the alarm gongs
saunded, the guns trained and fire
opened. Just then they received sig
nails from the cruisers showing that
they belonged to the British Grand
Fleet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
WAR HURT AUTO GAME
Conflict Came Near Wiping Out Big
American Industry.

F. W. A. Vesper. of st. Louis. presi-
dent of the Autonl obile Dealers asso-
citation, addressed the members of the
Chamber of Commerce at noon on
how the automobile industry came
near being wiped out during the latter
stages of the war, and how the men
interested in the game were able to
prove its necessity resulting in saving
the business
According to Vesper. who is a for
mer Topeka man, having lived here
for twenty years, first a student at
Washburn and later representing the
John Deere Plow Co., information
came out from Washington that the
government held that the autom obile
business was a luxury and a non-es-
sential and would be cut off at the
factory end of the business. 1t was
thru his successful efforts to prove
that IS per cent of motor vehicles were
used for commercial purposes that the
business. the third largest in the
United States was saved from being
disrupted during the war Figures
were gathered together which salts
factorily proved that thousands of
people gained their livelihood from
participating IN the game in some
way; that the amount of money and
capital engaged in the construction
and distribution of motor cars was
equal to the amounts engaged in var
ious other business which are ordin-
arily considered the main business en-
deavors of the country.
But the point that bore the greatest
weight with the government in the
endeavor to save the business was the
fact that it was thoroly demonstrated
that so per cent of the cars in use in
the United States were used for utii-
tartan purposes and could not be con-
sidered solely as pleasure cars. 1t is
said that the few motorless Sundays
placed in effect in the eastern states
were successful demonstrations of I'M
desira bility of the continuance of any
lSI1nE lat ION
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
PLAN WILL. NEVER GO THRU.
McGraw Says $1,000 Salary Limit
Will Not Stick Long

New York, Jan. 17.-"They'll never
go thru with it; they haven't got the
CUTS
Which is the succinct and convinc-
ing trend of thought of John McGraw
today in regard to the new $1,000 SAL
airy limit adopted by the National
league.
They will find ways to get around
it even if they let 1t stay on the books
and if the rest of them begin getting
around it. you'll find the New York
club doing the same thing. The
Giants are in the baseball business to
attract the public to the Polo grounds
provide high class amusement and give
the people their moneys worth. They
can't do it under such revolutionary
stringeneies. and in my estimation
neither the Giants nor the other clubs
will carry it thru"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
SOLDIERS IN LEGISLATURE
. S. Employment Bureau Lands
Places for Returned Men.

As a result of the request made by
the United States employment service
that as many returned soldiers be en-
ployed in the Kansas legislature dur
ing the present session as possible. a
number OF these heroes have been able
to secure remunerative jobs. A list of
men out of employment, capable of
holding the jobs in the senate and
house was secured by J. Will Kelley,
federal director. from the labor of.
fices in the state and from the county
community bureaus. This fist was
placed before the employment com
mittees of the two branches of the
legislature and many soldiers were
selected for the available positions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
DRIVE GOES over
TOpeka's Quota Raised in jew
ish-Armenian Campaign.
Total of $26,21S.49 Reported at
the c. of G. Today.
The WORK WILL NOT STOP
Teams Will Continue Until
Close Next Week.
-Four Theater Benefits Are
Planned for Sunday.
The WORK WILL NOT STOP

With a total of $26,21S.49 the Jew
ish-Armenian drive went lover the
top today noon. Closing a campaign
of seventy-two hours unremitting
work in an effort to provide relief for
the starving thousands in Europe, w.
A. Biby, the engineer of the drive
machine. reported to the committee
today noon at the Chamber of Com
merce, the results of the efforts of the
various teams who have been re
sponsiole for putting on the drive.
But the drive is not over yet. There
is still more work to be done. While
Topeka has gone over to an extent
of about $21S.49, it was brought out
in the meeting this noon that it is the
intention of the Topeka machine to
continue on its way until the close of
the campaign next week. Not that
Topeka may figure any larger in glory
or self-satisfaction at what it has done
to assist the people in Europe. but
Rather that every additional dollar
which is gained may be added to the
totals of the county and various parts
of the state which may not be so for
tunate in being able to come cup to
the scratch
Four Sunday Theatcr Benefits.
There is now a movement on foot
to open up four of Topeka's theaters
OH SUNDAY IOr winch entertainment
contributions will be taken in some
way and the proceeds will be added
to the growing fund of the Jewish
Arm enian drive. The Orpheum, Iris,
CoZy, will participate in the Sunday
work for the cause while it is not
known as yet whether or not the Nov
city will be in a position to open on
Sunday.
w. A. Biby today agreed with the
drive teams not to relax their efforts
in any way to make this drive a ire
mendouS success. 1t is possible that
the present total will be considera bly,
enlarged when other reports come in
for the teams have not all reported
and there may be a great deal more
money brought in by next week. The
county has not been heard from yet
and it is believed that it is not COM
ing out so well in its efforts as is the
city.
The weather and the bad roads
prevalent in the country have all act
ed adversely to the efforts of the
country teams directed by d. o. Coe
On Monday of next week there will
be joint meeting of all people inter-
ested in the Jewish-Armenian drive
held at the Chamber of Commerce
The whole chamber will be opened up
on that day to the ia" representa-
tives and tremendous mass meeting
! is expected by the committee engineer
ing the project. At that time the
work of the big drive will be closed
up. In the meantime it is expected
| that efforts will not be slackened to
make the final report something to be
! a cause of pride and satisfaction in a
work well done.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
MRS. PROUDFIT DEAD
Was Resident of Topeka for the Last
Thirty-ThIcc Years.

Mrs. A. ]. Proudfit, 50 years old,
died at $50 this morning at her home,
1922 North Monroe street. She had
been a resident of Topeka for 33 years,
having come here with her husband
from Iowa in 1886. They opened a
confectionery store and cafe in North
Topeka, which they operated con-
tinuously until about six years ago.
Mrs. Proudfit had been in ill health
for nearly twenty years and within the
last two years had become an invalid.
She is survived by her husband, A. j.
Proudfit, and by two daughters. Mrs.
Fred Shellabarger and Mrs. Maude
Gurtler. Funeral arrangements have
not yet been completed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
BUILD A BIG HOME
WOman's Club To Erect $4,000
House in Topeka.
Buy Episcopalian Lots, To-
peka Ave. at Ninth.
SITE WOULD COST SO, 900
Organization Has Been Plan.
ming Building for Years.
To Use Part of Grounds for
Ornamental Garden.
SITE WOULD COST $4,000

At last the Woman's club of Topeka
appears to be approac ching the con-
summation OF it's old hope to build
club house. A meeting of the board
of management of the CLUB was called
this afternoon to consider the pur-
chase of a site for the building. Fore
most among the places to be consid-
cred are the south three lots of the plot
of land at Ninth and Topeka avenue,
owned by the Episcopal church. The
amount of money asked for the site
is $4,000. After the board considers
the purchase of land on which the
club house can be built, the project
will be- submitted to the entire club,
probably at called meeting.
In speaking of the prospects for the
building today Mrs. Margaret Hill Nc
Carter. president of the Woman's
club, said: Nothing is settled rela-
tive to the purchase of any site for
the building. We have for a. long
while been considering number of To-
cations. and at meeting today a
thoro discussion of the situation will
be held
Home Planned for Years.
For more than ten years the Wo-
mans club. formerly the Topeka Fed
Grafton. has looked forward to having
its own building. and money has been
saved to that end for years During
the war the club bought liberty bonds,
the club house fund, probably at their
maturity. In many ways the club had
carefully boarded its fund for the club
house, until the organization is now
about ready to buy. providing a suit
able site is forthcoming at a price the
club considers reasonable.
The ground under consideration is
located in the best part of the resi-
dence district of Topeka, near to town,
and is in every way a desirable loca-
ton. The lots offered run from To-
peka avenue to the depth of the half
of the block, and behind them is the
handsome residence of the H. p. Dill
Ions.
The plan is to make the rear of the
lots into an ornamental garden of
flowers and shrubs.
The house to be built will cost in
the heighborhod of $4,000. Arrange
ments for building the club house
were beginning to develop when the
war came and the plans were dropped
for the duration of the war.
The lots contemplated for purchase
are a part of the tract of land on
which stands the old Kansas Theo-
logical school. Years ago the school
was the College of the Sisters of Beth
any. and many Topeka women were
students there before the college was
moved to it's present location.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
FAVOR CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
Missouri Scion Has Bill Ready for
the Legislature.

Jefferson City, Mo, Jan. IA bill
repeating the capital punishment law
has been prepared by Senator Mayes
of Pemiscot county and he says his
measure is favored by many judicial
and prosecuting officials of the state
Supporters of the measure want re-
pealed the act of the legislature two
years ago which abolished capital pun
ishment Howard A. Sidener of st.
Louis today was making a canvass of
ton on a bill to repeal the law. One
objection charged to the lazy which
repeats capital punishment is that men
sent to prison for life have no fear of
committing desperate crimes after
their Incarceration because there is no
way to add TO their punishment.
Liberty Bonds bought and sold.
Shawnee Investment Co, 534 Kan. av.
ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17

New York, Jan. H-NONEY-MercantiIe
paper, 5M5H per cent. Sterling, 60 day
bills, 4.T31.: commercial, TO day bills on
banks, ,4.I2&i; commercial; 60 day bills,
4:72h demand, 4.I5A; cables, 40 9-1d
lean dollars, 7I14c Government and rail
road bonds, steady. Time loans, steady :;
Go days, 90 days and 6 months, JQ5A.
Call money, steady: high. low, Az rul-
ing rate. AZ; closing bid Al offered at
Al: last loan, Az. Bank acceptances, AZ.
Final prices on libery bonds today We're :
31.'s. 99.1 g first convertible As 9i.02: SEE
oHd As. $3.50; first convertible AS 1910.
second convertible AIS, 1906; third AZ s.
1904 fourth A. $500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
OHIO. NOW KICKS NI'ADoo.
p. L. c. Rejects His Express Rate Il
crease for that State.

Colum bus, Ohio, Jan. 1.-THE Ohio
public utilities commission today for
mally rejected the order of w. G. Nc
Adoo as federal railroad directors gen
eral providing for an increase in zone
express rate SO far as its operation in
Ohio is concerned.
Railroad administration officials
said today that express charges would
be collected in Ohio regardless of the
action of the public utilities fcommis-
sion in declining to approve the new
schedules
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
HENRY ALLEN TO TALK
Annual Meeting of Y. w. c. A. Will
Be Held Tonight

The W. w. c. A. will have its annual
dinner tonight at the association
building An address will be made by
Governor Henry Allen, and Miss AL
lena Grafton, local secretary, will
speak.
An out-of-tpwn visitor at the party
will be Mrs. Kate Russell, of Denver
Colorado, a newspaper woman who
handled the publicity for the Y. w. c.
A. educational campaign and the Y.
w. c. A. share of the seven-in-one
campaign for Colorado and wyoming.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
Ships to New York,

Newport News, Jan. 1.-THE battle
ships Louisiana and New Hampshire.
bringing troops from France and
scheduled to arrive here Tuesday.
have been diverted to New York, it
was announced today. They carry
headquarters, supply companies and
six batteries of the seth coast artil-
lery and probably will reach New York
Wednesday or Thursday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
FOOT SNOW FALLS IN TEXAS.
Livestock May Suffer Heavily, Says
the Report Today

San Angelo. Tex, Jan. 17.-West
Texas, from the Rio Grande to the
south plains. today lay under a blan-
ket of snow almost a foot deep.
Reports here indicate livestock may
suffer heavily. cattle in particular be-
ing reported in no condition to with
stand extreme weather, because of the
preceding wet, cold weeks. Feedstuffs
supplies on ranches are small. and the
snow has virtually halted all motor
traffic on the road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
HE SHOT THE BULL
George Lutz Fined $40 in Police
Court This Morning.

George Lutz was fined SO and costs
in the court of Topeka this morning
on a charge of shooting and wounding
a bull belonging to William thinner
man, who owned adjoining property
He was charged with torturing the
animal. which, he alleged, had been
running loose and bothering him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
GOLF CLUB MEETING
Shawnee Members in Annual Session
at Elks' Club Monday Evening.

The annual meeting of the members
of the Shawnee Golf club will be held
at the Elks' club Monday evening at
o'clock.
Notices of the meeting were sent out
today by Secretary Sallee and Presi-
dent Hungate.
The members will discuss improve
ments on The course for the coming
season.
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have a right to be little envious.
Some of the senators from the west
ern part of the state are wondering if
the tenant situation in Kansas is really
as serious problem as Governor AL
lens message indicated. They assert
that tenants who have big fine auto
mobiles and thousands of dollars in
the bank are as thick as coolies were
in the trenches. In fact, in certain
localities where the wheat crop has
been good for the last two years there
is considerable alarm over the pros
pect of scarcity of tenants because so
many have made so much money.
Seantor NighsWonger is telling a
story on Senator Getty that always
gets a laugh from those who know the
ability of the Wyandotte man to say
things that are always calculated to
keep you awake while you are listen
ing-and sometimes after you have
gone to bed at night. During the last
legislature, the story goes, Getty tried
to be his own clerk for a while. but
found the job too big. Finally he got
a young man to help him and one day
when he was discussing his new assis-
tant he exclaimed: "Confound it, he
is the most remarkable young man I
ever saw-he can even go to sleep
while an. talking to him"
Senator Carroll, of Alma. left for
home Thursday soon as the SEN
ate adjourned. Senator CarrolIs wife
| was classmate of Governor Allen at
Baker university, and Mrs Carroll and
daughter had planned to attend the
! inaugural ceremonies last Monday, but
Miss Carroll became ill with influenza
and is still confined to her bed.
It has been announced that a reso-
luton will be introduced in the senate
next week addressed to the Kansas
representatives in congress and ask
ing them to insist that law be passed
providing for One-year enlistment in
the regular army. The resolution will
set out that the recent war is proof
that long-term enlistments are not
necessary to make the best soldiers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
Bury Emperor of sahara -

of Jacques Labaudy. self styled "em-
peror of Sahara" for whose murder
Madame Labaudy is in the Mineola
Jail, will be buried today. w. r. Jones.
acting coroner, will hold an inquest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17

wall St, New York. Jan. 1T.-STOCkS-
Expansion of short selling based On I'M
favorable Industrial conditions caused gen
eraI unsettlement Of stocks today, special
ties recording gross reactions of to 10
points. Sales apprOXimated 10000 shares
Standard rails eased In the last hour
moderate rally The closing was heavy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
Local Mention.

On account of illness / viii not be at
Dibble's tomorrow to receive dues and as
sessments- Please call st residence Mrs.
Stella Ault Recorder las K. n A, 1870
West Sixth street.-Adv.
The members Of the office of the division
engineer of the Santa Fe will hold a dance
at the Chocolate shop at o'clock this eve
ming
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strike and providing for a commission
of five labor delegates to go to WASH
ington to solicit federal intervention IN
Moneys behalf were passed over
whelmingly.
The adoption of the motion to strike
July followed a four hours debate.
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FRANK SCHWARTZ age 81. 80 Win
field avenue, died this morning at a local
hospital. Funeral announcements later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

The funeral of Virgil John Miller. the
infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Miller,
422 Taylor street. will be held at > 30
o'clock Saturday afternoon, from Penwells
chapel. The services will be private. Burial
in Topeka cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
VOTE FOR A STRIKE
Mooney Session, in Chicago, Decides
on July as the Date.

Chicago. Jan. 17-July 4. 1919, was
set today by the Mooney labor con-
gress here as the date for nation
wide strike of every branch OF orzan-
lied labor as a protest against the
Imprisonment of Thomas j. Mooney.
Resolutions setting a date for the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17

Letters from boys in the battery
and other units of the Thirty-fifth
indicated that the division had been
motorized and might move into Ger
many, but the war department today
makes the statement that the division
is on the priority list
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17

MRS. A. J. PROUDFIT. age GO. died this
morning at her home. 1922 Monroe street
She is survived by her husband and two
daughters. Mrs. Maude Gurtler and Mrs.
Fred Shellabarger. Funeral announce
ta at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17

Attention Juveniles OF Security.
REGULAR weekly meetings viii be
resumed this weel,N Free moving pic
lures in Security hall at $3.50 p m Sat-
urday.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
18Th IS COMING
War Department Says Guards
on Priority.
Should Be Coming Home Be-
fore Very Long Now.
(By United Press.l

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Thirty
fifth division, containing hundreds of
Kansas boys, is on the priority list for
early return home. says the war de-
partment today to the United Press
The location of the division was not
given.