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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-24
NEED OF REGULATION
Swift Tells of Necessity of Preventing
Extreme Fluctuations,

Washington, Jan. 24.-Some meth
cd of regulating prices to stop extreme
fluctuation is needed, Louis F. Swift
told the house interstate commerce
committee today.
'If some system of sterilization
could be arrived at it would be a good
thing he said.
Lifting of government control over
meat now would be disastrous, Swift
warned the committee.
During the present uncertainty
were the food administration au-
thority over the stabilized prices re-
moved. it would result in a disastrous
condition. said Swift.
First, prices might go to the cellar
and the next effect might be that
prices would go up-and everybody
would be upset And in the end. aver
age prices might not be different than
the stabilized price and it would have
resulted in great injury
Swift's answer was drawn by Repre-
sentative Stephens, Nebraska, who in
quired if Swift believed creation of a
governmental agency to control or sta
Billie prices was worth considering.
Ought there be a government body
to fix prices?" Stephens asked.
II want to state that it has been
practical and will work under present
Or war-conditions.' Swift replied.
1T has been perfectly practical and
has worked"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-24

to be hoped that a determined effort
will be made to send to both houses
of congress men who are farmers and
who out of their own experience can
speak of the farmers need.
There is much that should be done
by government. and by preference by
the national government. to prevent
hold-up actions at the expense of the
farmer in marketing his produce. But
even more can be done by co-opera-
ton among the farmers themselves.
The extraordinary success of the Illi-
nois farmers in acquiring. owning and
operating the grain elevators is a les
son of the utmost Importance to all
our people; the present head of the
state agricultural department of Illi-
nois was a leader in the work of bring
ing it about.
Experience in the past has taught
us to look with grave suspicion upon
the entry into politics of such farm
ers' association. The Nonpartisan
league received much of its support
because Of the fact that there were
serious grievances of which the farmer
had right to complain and with
which the old parties had failed ade-
uuateIy to deal. The bulk of the lead
ership of the association, however,
speedily took a position that rendered
It impossible for self-respecting Amer
leans to support them, as they verged
dangerously near downright disloyalty
in international relations, and in home
affairs sought to establish close rela-
lions with the 1. W. w. and preached
a malicious class hatred of the exact
type which has brought Russia to
ruin
at cannot too often be said that the
man who seeks to arouse malignant
class hatred in this country is exactly
as dangerous a character as the man
who tries to subject US to a foreign
power. He is guilty of moral treason
to the republic.
1.-The farmer is emphatically the
producer He has not had a square
deal He has not been put in the posi-
ton to which he is entitled. If he is
not given the right kind of leadership
he will follow the wrong kind Of lead
ership, and therefore it behooves the
Republican party in congress to get
men competent to speak for the farm
er, and to make an earnest affirma-
tive effort to start this nation on a
course of policy which will put the
farmers of this nation an a level never
elsewhere attained"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-24
HOLD ANTITRUST HEARING
Attorney General Invited Before Judi
ciary Committee of Senate.

Chairman Price of the judiciary
committee announced this afternoon
that the committee would invite the
attorney general to appear before it
and discuss the Montee bill increasing
the powers of the attorney general in
making Investigations to discover
trusts and combinations operating in
the state in defiance of the antitrust
laws of the state. A report will not be
made by the committee until after the
meeting with the attorney general.
The Montee antitrust bill is con-
sidered one of the most important and
far-reaching measures introduced dur
ing the present session of the legisla-
ture and the fact that the governor
has seen fit to urge its speedy passage
is taken to indicate that it will be
given consideration just as soon as
possible.
The senate this afternoon held
very short session and then adjourned
until Monday afternoon at 4 O'Clock.
Only five new bills were introduced
this afternoon. Two of these were by
Senator Delaney, one providing con-
tracts for district school teachers and
one increasing the powers of Kansas
insurance companies other than life
companies SO that they can compete
with foreign companies doing bust
ness in the state.
Senator Metcalf introduced a bill
concerning the admittance of persons
to the Kansas soldiers home and
bill by Doctor Drummer provides for
change in the statute relating to fraud
and perjury
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-24
TOPEkANS ON MOVE
Ammunition Train Now Located At
AItenahr, German Town.

AItho the headquarters of the Rain
bow division are located by press dis
patches at Ahrweiler, Germany, the
III Ammunition train-the Kansas
unit of the divisions located at
Altenahr, a beautiful German water
ing place, according to a letter re-
ceived today from Sergt. w. d. r.
Bundy, a Topeka man in the train,
by his wife, Mrs. Helen Bundy, 4O9
Harrison street.
In addition to giving the location
Of the train, Bundy's letter also ex-
plains the inability of several Kansas
relatives to hear from men in the or
ganization The train, it is stated, has
been on the move almost continually
since last June, and with the excep-
ton of two weeks it was on the front
from that time until the armistice was
signed. and afterwards was immedi-
ately assigned to the army of occupa-
ton. While the organization was on
the move and in strange country it
was almost impossible to receive mail
or send any home.
An interesting idea of the prices of
foodstuffs in the occupied territory is
also given. ct had to pay 100 marks
-$20-for two geese for use by my
company for Christmas dinner" said
Bundy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-24
LEWIS TO GEORGIA
Trench and Camp Editor To Super
wise Seven Papers.


Camp Funston, Kan, Jan. 24.-Re-
the entire Tenth division Trench and
Camp had served its purpose. this
publication will be discontinued with
the edition of tomorrow.
Trench and Camp was established
at Funston on October 6, 1917, by the
Topeka State Journal as publisher
and John w. Jewell, of Springfield.
benefit of the soldiers and was dis
tributed free to the officers and en-
listed men of the camp.
On February 1 R. E. Lewis, who
was then regimentaI color sergeant of
the All-Kansas 353rd infantry of the
seth division, succeeded Mr. Jewell as
EDITOR in chief. Mr.. Jewell was vic
tim of the bank robbery which oc-
CURED on January IL, 1918.
The State Journal Office had as
sumed entire expense of preparing the
publication in the composing room
for the white paper, for the express
age to Camp Funston, the press work
and stereotyping. 1t has never rem
dered a bill to or received pay from
the Y. NJ. c. A. or anyone else for any
of these expenses. No copy has ever
been sold. Nine thousand copies have
been circulated weekly at the camp.
Mr.. Lewis, who has put forth every
effort to make the Camp Funston
Trench and Camp the best camp
ing camps of the country and who has
succeeded in his efforts. will leave
about February L for Atlanta, Ga,
where he will supervise the camp
papers in seven camps of the South
eastern military departments COM
prising the states of Florida, Georgia,
North and South Carolina and Ten
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-24
His LAST WORDS
Colonel ROOseYelt's Final Edi-
tOrial for Magazine.
Appears in Metropolitan for
Month of February.
FINE COMPLIMENT TO GAPPER
Says Speaks Farmers Lam
gUage; Knows Needs.
DenOunces NOnpartisan League
as Preaching Class Hatred.
OF Exact Type Which Ruined
Russia.
FINE COMPLIMENT TO CAPPER

Colonel Roosevelt's last editorial for
the Metropolitan Magazine appears in
the February number just out and is
full of significance as illustrating his
thoughts for the welfare of his fellow
citizens and of his country.
He declared the farmer, the work
ingman and the business man were
the three people entrusted with our
welfare.
He denounced the Nonpartisan
League, which has been represented
in Topeka by men who pose as the
workinkman's friend.
He said specifically in this last great
utterance:
sit cannot too often be said that the man
who seeks to arouse malignant class hatred
I'm this country is eXactl dangerous a
character as the man who tries TO subject
us to a foreign power. He is guilty of
moral treason to the republic"
The Topeka Capital on its editorial
page recently named the men in To-
peka who are champions of the Non
partisan idea.
Colonel Roosevelt continued:
THE Nonpartisan League received much
of its support because of the fact that
there wtre serious grievances of which the
farmer had right to complain and with
which the OLD parties had failed adequately
Ia deal The buzz of the leadership of the
rs ociatiou however speedily took a posi-
ton that rendered it impossible for self
respecting Americans to support them. as
they verged dangerously near downright
disloyalty in international relations, and in
home affairs sought TO establish close rela-
malicious class hatred of the exact type
which has brought Russia to ruin"
Referring to Senator-elect Capper
of Topeka he paid this fine compli-
ment:
Men like Henry c. Wallace, of Iowa.
and Senator-elect Capper. of Kansas, and
many others whom | could name. thoro1y
understand the farmer: farmers them
selves: speak the farmers language and
know his needs. What We need is to have
viewpoint; and the rest of us must intelli-
gently appreciate this viewpoint, and so
far as possible embody in legislation what
men of this stamp regard as the salient
needs"
Colonel RooseveIts words. which
our Topeka readers should seriously
ponder. are:
THE farmer, the working man and
the business man are, of course, the
three people upon whose welfare the
welfare of all the rest of US and of the
country depends.
with the farmers what is especial
" needed is that we shall accept their
own best leadership and best thought
about telling us what we are to do.
Men like Henry c. Wallace of Iowa
and Senator-elect Capper of Kansas,
and many others whom L could name,
thOroly understand the farmer; are
farmers themselves; speak the farm
er's language and know his needs
What we need is to have men of
this stamp set forth the farmers view
point; and the rest of us must intelli-
gently appreciate this viewpoint, and
so far as possible embody in legisla-
tion what men of this stamp regard as
the salient needs. 1t is very earnestly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-24
A DISCHARGE CENTER
Will Be Biggest Decentralization Point
in Country.

(By Union Pacific II. II. Press Bureau)
tFrom Trench and Campo
Because of its peculiar geogra phical
position, Camp Funston will proba blY
discharge men over a greater territory
than any other camp in the country.
Situated but a few miles from the
center of population of the country, it
is in direct railroad connection with
all portions of the Pacific coats as well
as on the shortest routes to all western
states from Montana to Arizona or
New Mexico.
Thus when Wyoming. California,
Washington troops or men from other
western states over the usual $50 miles
away are among units sent in for de-
mobilization. it is found quicker and
more economical to discharge them
direct than to reship them to camps
nearer their destinations.
Hundreds of direct discharges have
been made from Funston to Wyoming.
California and other western states
under this ARA Hgement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-24
MANY SALVAGE PROMOTIONS
Splendid Results of Organization
Bring Honors.


(From Trench and Camp.)
The activity of the salvage division
of the Q. NJ. c. is still moving along
at an up-to-date progressive pace not
only in producing results in the WORK
done but by promoting a number of
men in the various sections of the
division.
It was a surprise to the men to re-
ceive stripes at this time. because of
the present conditions and the thought
of going home as preventing any more
recommendations. The capacity in
which are of these men is serving
is an essential and responsible place
in that department.
The following men were promoted,
headquarters section:
To be sergeant: Corp Thomas II.
Mackin, Andrew G. Asp.
Laundry section-To be sergeant:
Isaac c. John. Ralph Mcpherson.
To be corporal: B. C. Gennette.
Peter Grabowski, Harry L. Hall, John
Pugh.
Salvage and transportation-To be
sergeant: Corp. V. A Lambert
From the expressions of a number
of the men, regardless OF the armistice
being signed, they are going Ito make
the dust fly in a manner that will
make the departments worthy of their
promotions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-24
CAN KEEP PLACE.
Government VIII Keep Men in
Army If No Job Open.
Order Is Issued to All Depart
ments by War Chiefs.

Washington, Jan. 24.-To solve the
problem of unemployed discharged
soldiers. the war department has Or
dered that no man be discharged from
the army against his desire until such
time as he can obtain employment in
civil life
1t was announced today that orders
had been telegraphed to all depart
ment and division commanders at Sec
rotary Bakers direction to retain all
men who desire to remain temporar-
lily in the service without prejudice to
their subsequent discharge to take en-
DlOyment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-24
SOUlRES EXPLAINS SUIT
Says Cowley County Case Entities Him
10 Claimed Fees

The suit filed in the district court
Thursday by Ralph Squires to collect
s2,22s.97 from the board of county
commissioners was brought on the
basis that the laws of 1917 provide
that a register of deeds is entitled for
clerk hire. to one-half the fees coll
lected by him and turned over 10 the
county treasurer in ex IS of the
amount used for his 5: larry and clerk
hire. Squires stated today. He as
serted that it was not necessary for a
gister of deeds to expend this extra
l. oney for clerk hire; that the SUI
preme court construed this provision
Of the law to mean that the register
of deeds himself was entitled to the
money.
Some time ago a register of deeds
in Cowley county filed suit to collect
from the county commissioners of that
county sum which ne claimed to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-24
ANTI-SMOKING BILL IN
Mrs. Grinstead Would Prohibit Weed
in Public Eating Places.

Mrs. Minnie Grinstead, representa-
tive from Seward county. introduced
a bill in the house today which would
make smoking in public eating estab-
Iishments a criminal misdemeanor.
The Grinstead bill would prohibit
smoking in restaurants, hotel dining
rooms, soda fountains. dining cars.
and any other place where food or
drink is served in Kansas.
The bill provides a penalty of from
SO to SIS fine for violation. The
measure went to the reading clerk
without an enacting clause.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-24
New York Money Market.

New York. Jan. oi.-MONEY-Mercan
paper. 5d5A per cent Sterling, 60 day
bills. 4.T314 commercial. GO day bills on
banks 4.72s4: commercial GO day bills
4.121h; demand. 4.1J% cables. 4.IG %.
Francs, demand, 5.45A cables. 5.45G5.45IS
Mexican dollars. T1I2c. Government bonds,
heavy; railroad bonds. irregular. Time
loans, steady; GO days. 80 days anu Il
months. 505A.
Call money. firm: high. AZ low 4%
ruling rate. AZ closing bid AZ offered at
AZ last loan. Az Bank acceptances, AZ.
The final prices on liberty bonds today
were: 312s. $3.50: first convertible As
$3.50: second As. $3.50: first convertible
AIS. $500; second convertible AS. 94.72
third Az 95.46; fourth AIS, 9i.J6.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-24
LOCAL MENTION

Charging that he had neglected her and
failed to support her properly. Mrs. Aurea
MARBLE today filed a petition in the office
of the district court asking a divorce from
Herman MARBLE. She asks temporary ali
mony and the custody of the minor child
Burglars who entered the grocery store
of Staple & Wright, 800 East Fourth street
Wednesday night, got away with small
amount Of change and several keys. IL was
stated today. They gained admittance to
the building by breaking a side door. The
robbery was not reported until today, the
police said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-24
But THERE Is NO PENALTY.
Profitecring Is Barred, But That Is All
There Is to the Law.

Washington, Jan. 24.-Profiteering
by retail food dealers is unlawfui-bue
that's ALL There is no prescribed
punishment for violators.
This announcement was made by the
food administration today following
complaint that retail food dealers in
New York and other cities are profit
eerlng by failure 10 reduce prices Tor
eggs, butter. veal. pork and other
foods. in keeping with the recent re-
auctions in wholesale prices
New Orleans CLIFTON Market.
New Orleans. Ian. oi.-COTTON-Spot,
nominal and unchanged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-24
New York stock Market.

Wall St, New York, Jan. 24.-STOCKS-
Stocks of all classes, especially industriais
and equipments were favorably Influenced
today by the maintenance of the Bethlehem
steel dividends. Sales appropriated 100000
shares
Highest quotations ruled in the last hour
further gains reaching from rumors OF
modification of credits by the local money
committee. The clostBg was strong.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-24
TO BAN THE USE OF FORCE.
All Peoples Will Be Told of Attitude
of Peace Conference.

Paris, Jan. 24.-The allied and as
ISOLATED powers today agreed to send
a wireless message turnout the world
warning all concerned that parties
using armed force to gain possession
of territory they claim to which the
peace conference would be asked to
determine, would seriously preju-
dice" the claims of those who used
such force.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-24

have spent out of his own pocket TOT
clerk hire. When the case ca ms upsto
the supreme court the money was al
lowed and Squires considers that this
action established the meaning OF the
particular section. ft-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-24
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

MRS. VIVA BAYLESS, age 81. died
Thursday afternoon at her home one mile
north of Auburn. Funeral services Satur-
day afternoon at . O'Clock from the home.
Burial in the Auburn cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-24

The funeral of Mrs. Clara Blitz, who died
Tuesday at the home of her son in Kansas
City was held Friday afternoon at O'Clock
from Penwelrs chapel. Burial in Topeka
cemetery,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-24

The funeral of Mrs. Minnie Pearl Kay,
who died Wednesday at the residence, 6;li
Lime street, will be held Saturday after
snoon at O'Clock from PenweIl's chapel
Burial in Topeka cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-24

The funeral of Mrs. Anna Sandfort. who
died Thursday at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. c. A. Pardee. SO East Seventeenth
street, will be held Saturday morning at
10 o'clock from the home. Burial in To-
neka Cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-24

The funeral of Mrs. Alice Irwin. age II
of 301 Hancock street. who died Wednes-
day, was held Friday afternoon at ::il
from Shellabargers chapel. Burial in Mt
Auburn cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-24

The funeral of w. NJ. Miller, age So, who
died Wednesday morning at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. G. w. Miller, 1107
Morris avenue. was held Friday afternoon
at o'clock from Bomgardner's chapel
Burial in Mt. Hope cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-24

The funeral of Mrs. Z. L. Cowdrey, who
died Wednesday at the home of her sister
in Napoleon. o., was held Friday Afternoon
at o'clock from Penweil's chapel. Buria
in Mt. Hope cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-24

The funeral of Clyde L. Davis. who died
in Jamaica. n. Y. January %, will be held
at o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the
grave Burial in Rochester cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-24

Lords Flowers Satisfy. Tel. s27.-
Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-24

NeW 1UfK STUCK IHtkft.
FURNISHED by T. J. Myers. 301 n. E Bldg.
New York, JAN 81.
The sun., 1919-08-06

In view Of the proportion Of women
who ride in the surface cars the
amount Of seat space set apart for
smokers is ample. Moreover there are
many men who don't smoke, usually
for physical reasons, and In all fair
ness they deserve quite as much con-
sideration from smokers as do the
women passengers.
But many of the men, old and young,
who use the surface cars are utterly
Indifferent to the rights Of fellow pas
sengers and insist on smoking In seats
other than those set apart for smok-
ers by the regulations of the railway
companies. Sometimes this Is due to
thoughtlessness more often 1t comes
from pure selfishness. To these men
and boys fair play Is a quality I'M
known apparently, for If they are
asked to obey the rules as to smoking
the response elected from them is
rudeness unadorned.
1t Is to be observed this summer
that when conductors are asked to
enforce the rule they do so with more
grace than In former years and they
sec that the rule is obeyed. This Is
something nearly approaching a
miracle in transportation management
in this city.
The sun., 1919-08-06
Municipal Buses Can't Give New
York Rapid Transit.

If It Is Mayor HYLAN's idea or the
idea of any other member Of the
Board of Estimate that municipality
owned and operated buses viii pro-
vide rapid transit for any consider
able proportion Of the city's popula-
ton, there is ignorance Of transporta-
ton problems in City Hall amazing In
its density.
New York may put buses on the
streets, and carry in them some of the
persons who now patronize the street
railways. Possibly an infinitesimal
number Of the patrons of the subways
and elevated railways may ride In city
buses. But the vast majority Of those
who crowd the subways and elevated
railways now will crowd them after
municipal buses begin to run, II they
ever do begin to run, for the simple
reason that only by subways or ele-
waited railways can rapid transit be
obtained in the city of New York or
il any other great city.
Because the city would pay no taxes
on buses 1t might operate, because 1t
would charge all overhead expenses
to general administration, because It
would put high share Of the cost OF
operation on the taxpayers generally,
1t could compete with the street rail-
roads on advantageous terms, but no
trick of bookkeeping can clear con-
gested street of traffic for a municipal
bus, or endow 1t with a rate of speed
faster than that of the vehicles sur
rounding 1t.
1t has long been n delusion Of City
Hall, shared by all administrations,
that by some alchemy of public regu.
lation, operation or ownership rapid
ransit might be attained on the sur
face Of New York streets. Trarspor'
tation authorities at least as far bach
as II. H. VREELANp's day in the man.
agement of the old Metropolitan sys
TEN tried without success to dispel
this false belief. The notion persists
In the official mind to this day; uiti
mately the taxpayers may have to pay
q pretty penny to educate officialdon
to an understanding Of the elementary
facts Of surface transportation in the
city streets.