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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-18
State Senators Behind Private
State Reserve Bank.
Capital of $25O,OOO to Be Held
by 500 Institutions.

Plans to estab a private state
reserve bank. either in Topeka or
Kansas City, Kan, to perform the
functions proposed in the late la
menteG legislative Bank of Kansas
bill, are being worked out with bank
er members of the senate and a num-
ber of small state banks over the state
as the instigators, it was said today by
Senator Delaney of Doniphan county.
Senators said to be interested in the
new project are Bergen, author of the
defeated bill, Delaney and Montee and
AnSpaugh.
tuition, as outlined. by Senator Delaney
of S250.000, the stock to be subscribed
in Jumps of from 500 to $4,000 by
small state banks thruout the state.
Men who are backing the plan claim
that no trouble whatever will be ex-
perienced in bringing between 400
and 500 of the smaller state banks of
Kansas into the institution.
The bank, as proposed, would be
strictly a bank for banks" serving
to keep a reserve in Kansas for the
use of members, it is declared. Nc
commercial business, according to
present plans, would be transacted
Real estate loans would be handled
on a brokerage basis.
Practically all the provisions pro-
posed in the late Bergen bill would be
incorporated in the new banks by
laws, according to Delaney, who as
serts that the institution can be or
ganized and placed insoperation under
existing state banking laws.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-18
MAYOR FEELING BULLY
Jay House Up Around the House
Down Town in a Few Days.

The phone snarled-as it does a
hundred times a day-on the manag
ing editors desk.
''Yes?" was the greeting.
81 just wanted to say hello" was
the voice over the wire.
You've got nothing on me-" re-
piled the newspaperman, L say hello
too. Who is this?"
"Jay House." came the answer.
1t was like voice from another
land.
AS mayor of the city of Topeka, Jay
House is interviewed. solicited, en-
treated and bored daily by newspaper
men. For the last few weeks, how
ever. there has been an air of concern
at the city hall. The mayor. first at
with pneumonia and finally practi
calIy given up as hopeless by patient
and even hopeful physicians. has been
on steady sick list as the Bingville
Bugle would say.
His recovery from the fight with
pneumonia was a wonderful display
{ energy and fighting power on the
part of the mayor and a marvellous
record for the attending physician.
81 am feeling fine he stated over
the phone. ct may be down town in
a few days. Already l am figuring on
the next golf day at the Country club.
I'm as hungry as a wolf I'm feeling
b. but here the mayor stopped. His
admiration of Roosevelt never went
| far enough to reach the quota ton
stage
Getting back to the Bingville Bugie.
we are all mighty glad to see the
mayor out among US once more.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-18
THEY WOULD KILL
Plot to Assassinate District At
tOrney Robertson Found.
L. w. w. in LeavenwOrth Prison
Were to Be Liberated.

Kansas City, Kan, March 1S-An
alleged plot Matched by 1. w. w. MEM
bers to ASA ssinate United States Dis
trict Attorney for Kansas. Fred Rob-
ertson and to 1iberate /. W. W's serv-
ing terms at the Leavenworth prison,
was revealed today by federal agents
William Benson, alias VIM IIarri-
son, an ]. w. w. arrested at Yates
Center, Kan, with three others, is
stated by federal agents to have made
the plot known in detailed state
ment.
Benson and his comrades were ar
rested while On their way to El Dor
ado, Kan, to attend a committee meet
ing at which the details for the prison
delivery and assa ssination were to be
worked out, according to the agents
here. At this meeting the assa ssin
was to be appointed and 1. W. WIS
selected to liberate big Bill' Hay
wood and other l. w. w. leaders SEN
fenced to Leavenworth at Chicago, il
was stated.
Operatives assert that Benson
learned of the plan while in Sioux
City, Ia. and came to Kansas City on
March 8. where he learned further OF
the plans.
1t is asserted that body guard has
been constantly with Attorney Rob-
ertSOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-18
STOP ITALYS ACT
Compromise ON Threat to With
draw from Peace Conference.
Will Receive Fiume But Give
Up Claims to Dalmatia.

Paris, March 1S.-Italy's alleged
threat to withdraw from the peace
conference unless she is given Fiume,
was believed today to have been
averted by a compromise. Thru this
compromise, Italy will receive F'iume
but will relinqnish all her claims to
Dalmatia. The cities of Zara and
Sebenico, will become free ports but
the remainder of Dalmatia will be al
lotted to Jugo-Slavia.
Premier Orlando and Foreign Min
lister Sonnino, it was reported, recent
ly were prepared to inform the su-
preme war council that they could not
return to Italy without assurance that
Fiume would become an Italian city.
Reports of the speech by Viscount
1shii, Japanese ambassador to the
United States, in New York last week,
have aroused the greatest interest
here. Accounts differ as to whether
Ishii said Japan would not enter the
league of nations if racial equality is
not granted, or whether he merely
again expressed the desire for such a
provision.
Japan's revocation regarding the
covenant as it now stands covers this
point, but no such provision is in
cluded in the possible amendments
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-18
WANT A DRY LAND
Congress Is Expected to Rush
Prohibition Bill Now. ~
House Judiciary Head VIII
Urge the Measure Soon.

Washington, March 1S-Another
measure was added today to the list
the next congress will be urged to
rush thru, when Representative Vol
stead, of Minnesota, declared that new
legislation will be required to enforce
war time prohibition.
Volstead. as chairman of the next
house judiciary committee, will have
charge of prohibition legislation
If other leaders heed his warning
that enforcement legislation should he
passed, congress will have to do some
very quick work, since prohibition be-
comes effective July l.
The Measure Is Ready.
Folstead pointed out that an en-
forcement bill has already been drawn
and was reported BY the house judi
ciary committee just before the close
of the last congress
The bill as now written defines in
toxicating liquors as those containing
more than one-half of / per cent OF
alcohol.
1t authorizes the collector of in
ternal revenue to investigate and re-
port violations to the district attorneys
and to make complaints and conduct
court proceedings.
Any building, boat or vehicle where
liquor is sold or manufactured. is de-
clared public nuisance. and the own
er of the property. if he has knowI-
edge that it is being used illegally, is
made subject to lien for any fine or
costs of prosecution.
The machinery set I'D by the hill.
If finally enacted, will be the model
for machinery to enforce constitutional
prohibition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-18
YANKS HOME TODAY
Record OF Ships Bearing Soldiers
From Overseas.

New York March 1S.-Seventy-two
officers and 1858 men who fought
with the tanks arrived here today on
the steamship Europia from Mar
seilles- They compriced the 306th
brigade tank corps complete. 66 off,
GERS and 1,306 men, and a detachment
of 6 officers and 282 men of the 305th
brigade. They are assigned to four
teen camps and barracks thruout the
country.
The transport Roma. MarseilIes to
New York (no date given): Special
casual companies 1927 and 1040 (ma-
r;nes); 240S. 2409, 24I0, colored; 2425.
2431, 2432. 2433 and 2435 6marines) ::
2434, 2436. 2437. 2442. 2443, 2444,
245O, 2462 and casupal companies
2402 (Kansas): 2422.
The transport Mercury from st. Ma
zaire. due Newport News. March %,
with: Headquarters 10Th infantry
brigade; 1O5th ammunition train
headquarters horse battalion; Com
panies E. F and G, for Camps jackson
and Funston: 150th mobile ordnance
repair shop: 10Sth infantry regimental
headquarters and supply. ordnance and
medical detachments of Second bat
talon headquarters: medical detach-
ment Of Second battalion: Companies
! E. F. G. II, I, and K, for Camps Jack
son, Pike, Travis. Lee. Gordon. Sher-
man and Dodge. Included in above is
/ Brig Gen Lawren nee Tyson. command
ing headquarters 59th infantry brig
ade
Washington. March 1S.-The wal
department today announced that the
transport, Alaskan. had sailed from
France with tn: field and staff. sec
ond and third battalions and Com
panies E. T. 6. H. 1. X. L and NJ, ot
the 346th infantry of the S7th fArk
ansas, Mississ' ppi, Louisiana) division
The Alaskan is expected to reach New
/ port News about March 29. Most oi
these meE will go to Camp Dix.
Units of the 30th fNorth. Souff
! Carolina. Tennessee) and 37th, (Ohiol
divisions also are aboard transports
which the war department today an
nounced as having sailed from Fra nee
with $40 officers and 10000 men.
The transport Won Steuben. due a
/ New York. March %, brings units o.
the 147th infantry (37th dfvision).
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-18
German FOrtificatiOns on Hell
goland to Be Dismantled.
KieI Canal to Be International
Waterway, Allies Decide.
HOLD DECISION ON SHIPS
British VIII Leave Ownership
of Hun Cables to q. s.
Italy Wants 3 Billion Dollars
Indemnity of Austrians.

Paris. March 1S.-The fortifications
on the island of Helgoland, Germany's
formidable base in the North Sea.
must be dismantled. This decision was
reached today by the supreme allied
war council.
1t was decided also that the Kiel
canal should be internationalized and
made available to the ships of all ma
tons on even terms
Disposition of German .warships is
not likely &c be included in the treaty
of peace, according to the view of the
American peace delegation. Germany.
however, will be required to surren-
der title to the ships. The ultimate
ownership will be determined later
The British delegation to the peace
conference, it was announced today
has consented to refer to the supreme
council the question of the future own
ershfp of the German cables to Amer
lea. All parties interested in the
questions are preparing briefs.
Italy Seeks 8 Billion Dollars
Rome. March 1S.-Italy will de-
mand an indemnity of S3,000,O00, 900
from Austria Hungary it was report
ed semi-officia1ly today. One billion
of this will be asked in cash, the re-
mainder to be paid in FIVE years thru
iron shipments.
All But Spain There.
Parns. March 1S.-the sub-commft-
Zee of the league of nations commits
sion met today. two days ahead Of
schedule. All neutral countries with
the exception of Spain, were repre-
sented
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-18
Congress Will Be Called to Meet
Before June 1.
That Is the Prediction of Lead
ers i'll Washington Now.
WILSON TO GIVE CALL
Cabinet Members Say Meet Will
Begin in May.
Wilson May Return Home by
Middle of April.

Washington, March 1S.-An extra
session of congress before June 1 is
believed to be a certainty by many
government officials and members of
congress, altho their predictions are
without the support of evidence to
show that President Wilson has
changed his determination not to sum-
mon congress before his return from
France.
Cabinet officers are known to be-
Geve that the session II begin in
May, some expecting the date to be
about the middle of the month with
others suggesting an earlier date.
probably May 5. AS far as known
none of the cabinet members have
specifically recommended any date to
the president but Secretary Glass is
understood to have presented certain
facts in regard to the governments
financial situation from which the
tions.
Members of congress remaining in
Washington, particularly the Repub-
licans, hope that the session will be
called two months before the end of
the current fiscal year, next June 80,
so ample opportunity will be given for
considering appropriation bills that
failed at the last congress Republican n
Leader Lodge of the senate has sent
letters to all Republican senators re-
questing them to record their address
! of May Is with his office, but this was
said to be without significance.
White House officials said today il
reports from Paris that the peace
| treaty might be completed next week
/ proved accurate, President Wilson
| might return home by the middle o1
Aprh. No question regarding the
! probable date of approval of a treaty
has been received at the White House
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-18
Sixty-Third Working Day Since
Body Was Called to Order.
Last Business TOnight-Final
Adjournment Friday.
FEW IMPORTANT MEASURES
Senate and House Have Been
Most Sane In History.
Three Constitutional Amend
mentS Go to the Voters.

Topeka will say goodbye to the
Kansas legislature at 10 o'clock TO-
night. Sine die adjournment Will
come Friday-at the close of 66-day
There is but little important legisia
tion pending today. 1t is beheVeu thdt
as soon as conference reports are s,I ouI
of the way tonight both houses VIII
declare the session ended ana tIie
members will make scramDle 10
catch late trains for ther Hoi,IeS ne
Many members have already leIt IL
peka The few members VINO eApeJe poI.
TO spend the remainder or the "eeh
here will attend the short mIorihdl
session each day while messages are
received from the governor. Al pLIio
must be signed by Governor Alien pc
fore Saturday night or the HhSdsui , p
automatically become laws by @ tIie
sar,a token he must exercise MS veto
of measures which he disapproVes:
This is the fifty-first LEGISLATIVE
journal day of the session. pUt tLIe
sixty-third day since the leslslatuIs
conyened-and that is the approved
method of law making arithmetic
Journals of the house show tlfty,ohe
davs including Saturdays hohodys'
Sundays and days when recess ses
sfons were held. The senate journal
view of the prolonged vacations IN the
1lDDer house. The official record. now
ei,ar shows this to be the thirteenth
dav which members have been In To-
peka without. pay.
Average Number of Laws
with the closing of the legislative
records tonight the session VIII prop
ablv show an almost average numper
nf new laws. No session in Kansas
in a ouarter of a century, however,
has Dassed so few really important
laws The session will end with put
two or three really statewide laws
for the statute books. PROBABLY tne
most important law of the session IS
The reneai of the tax rebate act. The
legislature extended inquisluonal pow
er to the attorney general in trust IN
vestigatfons passed several new healln
regulations and disposed OF the APP
propriation bills. 1t rejected practl-
callv the entire list of suggestions by
Governor Allen and will adjourn to-
night without having disturbed the
condition of the peepuIs frlend-the
sacred primary. -, =
The workmen's compensation piil 10
IN to the senate today and has beeh
renorted on the floor without recon-
rnendations There is a general ten
dencv, tho. not to attempt the writing
of important new laws during the tina
dav of the session. The bill passed
the house last week-in the final hour
for consideration of original measures
Appropriation Measure
MANY appropriation bills are now
tied M in conference The state house
fees and salaries bill went to confer
ence this morning. No one seems to
know much about the new salary bill
as revised or overhauled. The en-
TCnnTinnpG on Page TwoD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-18
HOUSE IN A FROLIC.
Air Will Be Filled With Waste
Baskets by Evening.
Freak Motions and Rules of
Order Prevailing There.
SIGNS ALIEN DEPORTATION
Resolution FavOrs Expulsion OF
the Military Dodgers.
Legislature May Raise Pay
Members Highway Commission.

The Kansas house is in the riot sta ge
today. With final adjournment but a
few hours away. the air ought to be
filled with waste baskets by evening.
House members today staged an i'm
promptu rump session, killed bills.
backed up and passed them and acted
under all manner of freak motions
and rules of order.
Judge Frank L. Martins Hutchin-
son fair bill was killed by the house
this morning after the lower legisla-
tive body had passed the Topeka ap-
preparation bill, which had been
placed on roll call with the Hutchin-
son conference report. Then the
house backed up and unanimously
passed the Hutchinson appropriation
measure after Speaker Lambertson
had "kidded" the Reno member by
refusing to entertain a motion to re-
consider.
1t is probable the house will work a
few hours today on bills under the
head of general orders. But the work
will not be serious or for very con-
siderable period of time. The mem
bers are generally quite willing to
stop proceedings. They will wait for
conference reports on appropriations
and the fee and salary bill. And as
they wait they will provide their own
fun and make life worth while for the
visitors. Legislative visitors may be
i wise IN not taxing the proceedings oil
| the late afternoon and evening toe
seriously. Vacation time is here and
| the house isn't disposed to look toe
seriously on the bills remaining on the
| calendar.
Deport Alien Directors.
Governor Allen has signed the house
concurrent resolution asking congres:
| to direct the deportation of aliens who
sought military exemption because
they were not citizens of this country
The measure applies equally to declar
ants and non-declarants. 1t also ask
congress to provide that no person
shall become a citizen of United State:
who is not willing to declare armed
allegiance to the stars and stripes.
| Increase Highway Pay.
| The legislature will probably pro
| vide an increase in the per diem o
members of the state highway com
| mission. That seems to be one of-th
provisions probable in the final hour
| of the session. Under terms of tn
| bill which seems certain of adoption
| members of the commission would re
ceive $40 instead of $5 a day Will
on duty. The right of county commits
sioners to exercise the right of emf
nent domain is included in a bill whicl
has now passed both houses. Thi
measure is an extension of some o
the present provisions of the stat
highway laws.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-18

The flood stage of the rivers is re-
bureau reports. The Kaw river stood
at 14.8 feet and is dropping at the
rate of 2 of a foot an hour.
Beautiful spring weather prevailed
this morning in practically all parts of
the United States, says the weather
bureau. During the last "a hours no
large storms have occurred any place
in the country. Scattered showers
were reported this morning from the
eastern states. Even on the Pacific
coast, in Washington, Oregon and
California, instead of one general
down pour, scattered showers were the
rule.
The lowest temperature indicated on
the weather map was 2 degrees above
zero, reported from Wil1iston, N. D. In
Topeka the lowest mark was 81
lCnn ON Ilnrx ne
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-18
MANY come HOME
War Department Places Fig
ures at 47O,736 Now.
The Number Represents pa Per
Cent of Pershing's Forces.

Washington, March 1S--Figures
made public by the war department
TODAY showed that 470,736 officers
and men of the American expedition
ary forces had sailed for home up to
March IS. That number represented
"a per cent of the strength of General
Pershing's forces on November II and
while the field artillery figures show
ed 73,O5S sent home out of 213,S46.
OF the total returned home or on
the way. 1856, were casuals in
cluding sick and wounded. Out of
6S7.074 infantry in France in Novem-
ber only S9.49 had been returned
left !, 1,47S.5SO in France
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-18
BILL LOSES
Senate This Afternoon Refuses
Emergency for Measure.
Means That the Bill Will Prob.
ably Die on the Calendar.

The Kansas senate this afternoon,
by vote of % to II. refused to make
an emergency and to pass the work
mems compensation bill to third read
ing. This action probably will allow
the bill to die on the calendar.
This bill, the biggest labor measure
of the session, would increase compen-
sation to injured workmen from 20 to
3315 per cent over the allowance OF
the law of 1917.
Voting against the emergency were:
Anderson, Brunner, Carroll, Coleman
Crocker. Doerr, Farrell, Gulick, Hart
Kanavel. Laing, McClain. Metcalf, Mil
ligan, Myers. Nixon. Paulen, Plumb
Pomeroy, Price, Satterthwa;te, Snyder
Thompson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-18
Three Constitutional Amendments

constitutional amendments will be voted upon by the
people 1920 result of action of the
legislative session The proposed amendments include:
I'd FARM TENANTRY: provision enabling the state
fund for aid of desiring to buy farms in
Title real estate and improvements would
main in until long term payments completed. I'm
proposal the state might loan to within 80 cent
the appraised value for purchase price of the farm
(2) STATE HIGHWAY BUILDING: Amending the pres
constitutional prohibition against the state engaging in
internal improvement. The plan enables the
state counties Kansas the build
ing of permanent highways.
(3) TAXATION: Enabling the state classify property
for the purpose of taxation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-18

and that he often published articles
about his friends. He said that what
ever became news as public record
was published, and that then whatever
answer the person concerned made
was also given publicity in the same
manner.
Joseph Waters and Carruth then en-
gagged in verbal tilt over editorials
in the Topeka State Journal.
1.-The news is what. you are always
after. is it ?" Waters asked.
at is" the witness replied
THAT is about all there is to the
paper is it not-the news?" Waters
asked "The editorials do not amount
to very much, do they?"
ST read them all. 1 think they are
great" Carruth replied with a smile.
There was a ripple of laughter in
the rear of the court room.
did you write any of the recent
Current History editorials?" Waters
asked.
.I did not" the witness answered.
you have read them have you
note" was the next question.
II think 1 have read all of them ''
! Carruth answered.
| Did you help Mr.. xMacLennan write
/ "A Kansan in New York;" Waters
questioned
mo, sir I didn't go to New York
with Mr. MacLennan," was the an
swer.
| Waters attempted to get testimony
! from Carruth concerning details of the
! writing of the story three years ago
| Carruth said he could not remember
all the facts and said that in the last
three years probably 10000 stories
have gone over his desk and he
couldn't be expected to remember the
facts of all of them.
! McKeever, attorney for the defen-
dant interfered then but Waters cut
| him off.
| II want to ask couple of questions
before 1 forget Them Waters said.
We'll, how do you expect Carrutf
to remember matters three years ole
if you can't remember three minutes
! McKeever retorted.
Frank p. MacLennan. editor anG
owner of the State Journal. and the
defendant, went on the stand this
| afternoon
Continued on Page SKI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-18
Pershing Pays High Compliment t,
Their Activities in the War.

Coblenz, March 1S.-Praise for the
part taken by American women in the
war was expressed by Gen. John J.
Pershing. while inspecting five Third
army evacuation hospitals here.
without doubt America could not
have carried out her part in the con-
flict as she did if it had not been for
the willingness and courage of the
nurses and others who came to care
for the sick and wounded in France
and the loyal support of patriotic
women at home" he said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-18
2,268,537 BEAR ARMS
On March II There Was Big Force
Still in U. S. Army.

Washington. d. c., March 1S.--The
strength of the American army on
March 5 was 2.26s,537. a decrease of
1,402.351 since the signing of the armi-
stice. A war department announce
ment today reported 1.50s,133 officers
and men, exclusive of $4,000 marines
in Europe-France. Germany. Russia.
In the United States there were 640.-
013 and at sea 64.2o3. The force in
Siberia numbered 1910 with 47,218 in
the insuIar possessions