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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-15
DRESS
BY ANNE RITTENHOUSE.
Paris CIings to an Informal Theater
Gown, and the Model With Highest
Success Has an Immense Sash.

New York.-For the latter two years
of the war. since Paris has been per-
mitted to go to the theater as long as
there was a bomb-proof shelter pro-
vided beneath the playhouse. her wo-
Nnen have insisted upon a certain type
of evening gown. 1t was usually black
or gray; it was cut round in the neck,
and it had short sleeves that did not
touch ;he arms. The gown was a
chemise frock, often elaborately orna-
mented with jet or metallic threads.
and the headdress was a skull cap of
jet, crystals or feathers, or an Indian
turban of black satin with an aigrette
at the side
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-15
Revive Convention and Elect
Delegates at Primaries.
Elections Committee Will Place
Plan Before Legislature.
TO ABOLISH AUGUST VOTING
Delegates Would Select Candi-
Iates for "Higher" Offices.
Method Would Not Affect COun-
ty and City Offices.

1t is probable that the joint cleo
lions committee of the house and sem
ate will next week offer a bill provid-
ing for the holding of state and dis
trict conventions for the nomination
of candidates for United States sena-
tors. state officials and congressman.
The local candidates, as well as dele
gates to conventions. would be chosen
in primaries held from one to two
weeks preceding the conventions.
One bill-introduced in the house by
Noble of Labette-provideS for the re-
peal of the present primary law IN It's
entirety. If the bill now under con-
sideration comes from the committee,
Mobiles measure may be sidetracked.
The fight will then be waged to give
the state a convention system for the
nomination of candidates for the more
important offices. All delegates to the
conventions, however, will be selected
by the voters in primaries in which
local candidates for offices would be
chosen.
Abolish August Primaries.
The present biennial August primaries
would be abolished. In its place primaries
would be held in May to nominate candl-
dates for court house jobs, for district
Judge and for state senator. Delegates Sc
lected to congressional and state conVeh~
lions would be named within perIod OIL
one to two weeks preceding the conven-
lions. Friends of the bill believe 1t Will
meet the demand of thousands OF men ana
women who have protested against the
present expensive state wide primary syS-
lem and its bungiesoIne operation Inc
right of the voters to nominate state can
aidates thru representative delegates would
be retained in the county primaries Local
, candidates. usually known personally by
majority of the voters in the county, would
be nominated in the same primary in when
delegates would be chosen.
Interest in the county primaries for
selection of court house candidates would
be sufficient. it is urged, to insure large
and representative vote for delegates
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-15
T0PEKAN PLAY WRITER

Emporia, Kan. Feb 15.-"When
My Ship Comes In" a Kansas farm
life comedy, written by English stu
dents in the Kansas State Normal
School, was given here last night by
the ellison players as the last number
on the Farm Congress program. No
home talent play has ever met with a
more favorable reception by an En-
poria audience and the seat sale was
a record breaker.
This play was written especially for
the Fourth District Farm Congress
but it was so well done that Prof. F.
L. ellison. head of the department of
public expression. will have the play
published. He regards it as an un-
usually strong farm play, well-bal-
anced and artistic. Professor ellison
receives many calls from high school,
village and rural schools for a clean
play that can be given by amateurs.
He believes when My Ship Comes
In" will go far toward meeting this de-
mand.
The play was written by Miss APP
polonia Koeble, Burns; Miss Irene An
derson, Topeka; Miss Ruth Gardner,
Eureka: Miss Alethea Dooty. Melvern
and Miss Evelyn Ramsey. Ensign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-15
TRANSPORT MATSONIA IN
Cares 3,345 American Soldiers BacI,
From French Camps.

New York, Feb. 15-Af;el. braving
heavy seas the transport Matsonia
which sailed from Bordeaux. Febrr-
airy 9, arrived in the harbor here to-
day. She Will dock at HobokeD to-
morrow morning. There are 3.245
officers and men on board, consisting
of the following units:
Sixty-eighth artillery corps. COM
plete, 81 officers and 1.792 men; 152nd
field artillery; casual compa MES No.
257 and $50. four officers and sos
men; casual companies No. ass and
365, four officers and 275 men; cas-
ua1 companies No. $50. 35S, $50. 36I
364. 367. and 81: Bordeaux GONZALES
cent detachment No. $50 and IS,
eleven officers and eighteen men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-15
BrsINEss CHANCES.


WANTED to hear from owner of good
business for sale. State cash price. full
description d. F. Bush. Minneapolis Mimi.
The new Sh8ttuck branch of the Santa
Fe Railroad will open for settlement and
development a wheat and stock farming
section in Northwest Texas near Oklahoma
state line. Thirty miles of railroad now
completed Lands of prairie character
ready for the pillow, no stone. stumps nor
brush to be cleared, at attractive prices
on easy terms Climate healfhfui. rain falls
during growing sea- son. Write for free
Illustrated folder, giving experience and
results settlers have ses-ured in short time
on small capital T. C. Spearman. 95I Rail-
way Exchange. Chicago. Ill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-15
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

The funeral of Aaron Sanford Garhart.
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Garhart, of 220l
Fillmore street. was held this afternoon at
o'clock from the residence. Burial in
Rochester cemetery.
The funeral of Lieut.. John y. Carver.
who died Tuesday in New York. VIII he
held Monday afternoon at O'Clock The
body will arrive in Topeka tomorrow
Burial viii be i'll Salina on Tuesday,
MRS. LULU NJ. HAYS. age 60. wife of
Isaac Hays. died Friday at local hos
pita1. She sister of c. NJ. Morrow
The funeral will be held Monday after
noon at o'clock from the home Of her
brother. c. NJ. Morrow. 11e0 North Monroe
street. Burial in Rochester cemetery.
THOMAS J. REID. age &C. died Febru-
airy IA at his home. 934 Monroe street The
body will lie IN state at Penwe1l's chane!
from . to l. o'clock Monday morning. The
funeral will he held Monday afternoon at
o'clock at Topeka cemetery.
Lords Flowers Satisfy. Tel. sat
Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-15
REVIVE BANK ROW
Cooperative Scheme Is Before Legis-
Iaturc Again.


The old row over cooperative bank
ing in Kansas is due for another air
ing at the present legislative session.
REPRESENTATIVE Upper today intro
duced bill in the house providing
that cooperative banks may be Or
ganized in this state.
For years the friends of co-opera-
tive business activities have sought to
put banking on the list of legally APP
proved business enterprises in which
they might engage. But always the
legislature has barred the way.
Friends of the esta blished policies of
safe. sound and sane banking have
blocked the way to every attempt to
pass the bill. This year. tho, the CO.
operative boosters are making another
attempt
Numerous cooperative bills have
found their way to the legislative hop
per this year. Many cooperative
stores and telephone plants are in
operation in the state. Efforts are be-
ing made at this time to include min
ing to the list. The Upper bill would
add banking. Lipper's bill is certain
to arouse high era lie legislative dis
turbance if the measure finds its way
to the floor of the two houses.
Would Call 1t Wyandotte.
1lddgeway. of Wyandotte county has a
that the name of Kansas City. Kan. shall
be changed to Wyandotte. He wants to
break away from the Missouri side city and
give the Kansas town an individuality and
standing of its own.
kansas City, Kan. is Weather in pro-
portion to her population than Kansas
the thing that makes me peevish is the fact
that all credit goes to the Missouri side
The other night my daughter attended a
party and when she mentioned that her
father was in the Kansas legislature, her
Missouri friends could not understand how
town pOulU nOgsihlV tn
a representative in legislative body.
Kansas City, Kan. belongs to Kansas. and
the credit should go to this state and not
to Missouri. The way to handle the situa-
ton is to change the citys name
Big Prison Deficiency.
Working in committee of the whole to-
day the house approved deficiency claim
of $4G113OG for the state prison at Lansing.
The money is to be made Immediately
cover expenses occurred during the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1918. House ways
and means committee members approved
the bill. and 1t passed the house committee
OF the whole today after several members
had asked questions concerning the bien-
NAL deficiencies which corle to the legis-
lature from the prison plant.
Another Smoke Bill.
-Bollinger of Allen county today intro
duced bin in the house which tends to
prevent smoking by boys under Is years
old The Bolliuger bill provides that any
youngster who smokes in a public place
shall, upon conviction. be held guilty of a
misdemeanor and fined $40.
A Kansas Soldier Dies.
Ottawa. Kan. Feb. 15.-Today's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-15
Union Pacific Gets ss2 53a gas.

Washington, Feb. 15-The Union
Pacific railroad system will receive
3S,552,92S as government compensa-
ton for rental in 1918, under contracts
signed today by Director General
Hines
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-15
Local Mention.

Safety razor blades sharpened bet
ter than new. 25c-35c doz Erunt-
Martin.-Adv
Wanted-Young lady TO hold copy for
proofreader- Apply Crane & Co.-Adv-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-15
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED-Position as bookkeeper. five
years experience, references. Call Red
1929
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-15
SENATE NOTES
Items of Interest From Upper
House OF Legislature.

Even the state highway commission was
guilty of changing the names of the Marafs
des cygnes and the Delaware rivers on
maps that 1t published. Senator Schoch
asserted in discussing his resolution intro
IN Of dfe the OF all
maps. Schoch made plea that the historic
names of the streams be retained and the
senate agreed with him that this should be
done. After Schoch had completed his talk
senator Coleman asked him If it would not
be well to include the river that flows
thru Topeka and that is known as the
Kansas i'll some places and the kaw in
others.
There will be public buildings in
Kansas more than two stories high that
SIe not i1repr os BIZ, that Senator
is passed. The bill was put in by request
and applies to schools. theaters. public
halls and public buildings of every kind.
Senator Whitneys cooperative bank bill
has been introduced. 1t provides that
whenever One hundred men decide to or
ganize bank they be given permission
to do so upon complying with certain
regulations. If there is opposition to the
establishment of the bank. it is provided
that the opposition bank be given a chance
to sell to the co-operators. and If they fail
to do so their opposition shall be stopped.
The Kansas State Soldiers home at
Dodge City bids fair to become a big in
stitutiOn. A bill has passed both houses
providing for the admission of soldiers of
all wars, including the last one with Ger
many, and the ways and means committee
of the senate has succeeded in getting thru
an appropriation of $4,000 for, the estab
lishment of a new barracks.
The members of the senate today took
what. will probably be the last Saturday
holiday before the close of the session.
However. few of the members went home
today. A large number remained to work
on the bills that will make up their final
introductions and announcement was made
that there would be committee work done
between now and the hour for converting
reXt Mon lav.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-15

A Kansas Soldier Dies.
Ottawa, Kan, Feb. 15.-Today's
overseas casualty list includes G. A.
Throndson, darlington, Kan. died
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-15
LEGAL
HOUSE BILL No. 1876.


[ Published in The Topeka State Journal.
February 15 1891
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-15

Bollinger of Allen county today intro
duced a bin in the house which tends to
prevent smoking by boys under Is years
old. The Bollinger bill provides that any
youngster who smokes in a public place
shall, upon conviction, be held guilty of a
misdemeanor and fined $40.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-15

Lords Flowers Satisfy. Tel. s27--
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-27
BITTER CLASH IN
FRENCH CHAMBER;
PICHON ASSAILED

Paris, Wednesday, March 26-
Stephen Pichon, foreign minister,
said this afternoon in the chamber
of deputies that the struggle
against the bolsheviki was not a
declaration of war against Russia.
His address. which was made in
reply to interpretations made on
Tuesday by Marcel Cachin and En-
nest Lafont, was bitterly criticiz-
ed by Socialist deputies, and for
a time the greatest disorder pre-
vailed in the chamber.
The session was suspended from
5:45 to z o'clock when the Social
lists renewed their attack on the
speaker. During M. Pichon's ad-
dress, Premier Clemenceau entered
the chamber, it being his first visit
since he was wounded by Emile
Coffin on Feb. 10.
NJ. Moutet, a Socialist, suggested
during the Socialist attack on NJ.
Pichon. that it was necessary to
oppose one ideal or another and
not to dodge that of President Will
son.
He was charged by Georges Bon
nefous. of lacking respect for Mr.
Wilson, but President Deschanel in
terjected mo one here lacks re-
spect for President wilson
Turbulent scenes continued until
the close of the session at 7:20
O'Clock.
In beginning his defense, Foreign
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-27
POLAND NEEDS
WAR MATERIAL
Attacked on Three Sides She Has
Nothing but Men With Which
10 Protect Herself.

Warsaw, Saturday. March 22.-
We have men and officers, but no
uniforms, rifles. munitions or ar
tiilery," said General Pilsudski,
provisional commander Of the Pol
ish forces today to the allied COM
mission to Poland. when asked what
the military needs of Poland were.
Poland" continued the general,
lis attacked on three sides and can
not protect herself without tech
nical war material. which she ia
hot equipped for manufacturing"
Asked how many men he would
Iced to equip, the general answer
ed:
THAT is difficult to say. Our ma
ton in some sections having not
participated directly as a combat
ant in the war. We have many
young men who we're not drafted in
tie German. Austrian or Russian
armies and therefore have not yet
fought ] should say we might
need to equip 100000 men. Much
material in France that the allies
have no more need for might well
be spared for us. America has
guns, ammunition, airplanes and
trucks which she will
not transport back TO America.
These equipments would be OF in
finite value TO us"
Questioned as to whether with
the Polish army equipped. the var
ious attacks on Poland could be re-
PEELED so as to produce permanent
peace. General Pilsudsk replied:
81 believe so. Our army would
be superior in morale. The Ger
man army now is demoralized.
When men have lost faith in the
leadership of their generals their
spirit has been broken and they no
longer obey their officers properly.
With the patriotic enthusiasm OF
our troops l believe we could soon
aring the Germans to terms"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-27
new HEARING is
ASKED BY DEBS
Socialist eLader Petitions Supreme
Charges Trial for
estate of Mind.7

Washington, March 27.-The su-
preme court was asked today to
rehear the case of Eugene V. Debs,
Socialist leader. whose conviction
under the espionage act growing
out of statements made by him in a
speech in Canton, Ohio, was af-
firmed by the court on March 10.
In petitions filed with the court
Debs declared that the affirming
opinion clearly amounts to the
trial of a person for an undisclos-
ed state of mind" and that the
court failed to decide all the ques-
tions raised in connection with the
case.
This court" he said, "errone-
Ously bases, at least in part, its
judgment upon the motive of the
defendant. In the trial court we
were denied the privilege of show
ing a good motive that would ar
que for acquittal. In the trial court
this benefit was taken away, but
this court in refusing referring to
the st. Louis platform jumps into
the mind of the defendant and from
state of mind advances a reason
for sustaining the conviction.
1T is an unjust application of
the law to say that a defendant
motive may furnish an ingredient
containing a conviction, but such
a motive can not furnish such an
ingredient that will justify your
of the law"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-27

Minister Pichon said that the Rus
sian policy of the government was
unchanged since his last speech on
the subject three months ago. He
said the government had no desire
to influence Russian international
politics and that the French troops
had been sent to Russia to assist
the CZecho-Slovaks.
The present ruling group in Rus
sia, he continued had refused to
call constituent assembly and had
suppressed all liberties. ALI the al
lied nations had sent troops to Rus
sia with the intention of suppress
ing anarchy and establishing a nor
NAL government which would in
sure peace in Europe. Peace was
impossible, he declared while Eu-
rope was threatened by bolsheviki
army in which there were many
German officers.
At one time during the foreign
minister's speech a bunch of depu-
ties were on their feet crying out
against the opposite party. The gal
leries were crowded with many SOL
diers who occasionally protested
against the persistent Interruptions
of the speaker by the Socialists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-27
YANkS' AND FOE
ROWS INCREASE;
KILL DOUGHBOY
American Stabbed to
Death Germans
Grow Bitter.

Coblenz, Wednesday, March 26.-
tBy the Associated Press )-The
burgomeister of Coblenz has pub
lished a notice in the newspapers
demanding that the Germans in the
area of occupation use more self
control in their conduct toward the
American soldiers, especially in any
acts which might be taken by the
Americans as an insult to their uni
form or otherwise. The burgomels-
ter took this action because of an
increase recently in the number of
fights between the Americans and
civilians, an American soldier being
stabbed to death in one instance.
The burgomeister appeals to the
pride of the Germans and expresses
the hope that it will be unnecessary
for the German local authorities 10
take strict measures.
Reports reaching American head
quarters from various parts of the
occupied zone indicate an increase
in the number of rows and fights
between soldiers and civilians. IN
several districts there have been
more signs recently of a hostile
feeling against the Americans than
were in evidence previously.
Strike Plans Fail.
The general strike which had
been set for Wednesday among the
German workmen in various trades
in the American area of occupation
failed to materialize and up TO a
late hour tonight no trouble had
been reported from any place in the
area In CoblenZ where they asked
for more protection several days
ago the workmen returned to work
this morning.
The American intelligence office
heard of a threatened strike by the
tailors; the Americans let it be
known among the Germans in the
occupied zone that there were no
places for unemployed men and
that after April !, all men not will
ing to work would be sent to unoc-
cupied Germany. The result was a
scramble among the tailors to get
back to their jobs with an increase
in pay which, however. was not as
much as they had sought
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-27
SUPPLY OF WHEAT
THREE TIMES AS
BIG AS YEAR AGO

Washington, March 27.-Com-
mercial stocks of wheat were three
times as large as a year ago, the
department of agriculture announc-
ed on the basis of reports received
from 1900 elevator, warehouse,
grain, mill and wholesale firms. The
total reported amounted to 1921
600 bushels, which is S0S percent of
the 1918 stocks. Wheat held on
farms and by many other COM
mercial dealers is not included.
Commercial stocks of rye were
four times as large as year ago,
while more oats and barley also
were on hand. The amount of corn
held by the reporting firms was only
62 percent Of the amount given in
1918.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-27
Iowa Senator Offers
Solution of u. S.
Rail Problem.

Des Moines, Iowa. March 27.-
Private operation of railroads ''un-
der strictest government control, +"
was advocated by Albert B. Cum
Minis, Iowa's senior United States
senator, in an address to a joint
session of the state legislature this
afternoon
Mr.. Cummins, who was the rank
ing Republican member of the SEN
ate interstate commerce committee
in the last congress, enumerated
three principles, previously cited
by him. which he thought should
be accepted in the enactment of
any fundamental legislation" They
are:
"First-The return upon the
capital invested in railways should
be made certain through a govern
ment undertaking. or guarantees.
Second railways should
be consolidated into comparatively
few systems-not more than IS.
Third railways should be
operated by public corporations
organized under an act of con-
gress."
Next To League in Importance.
The senator declared "the re
adjustment of the relations be
tween the government and the
railroads is by far the most i'm
portant and most difficult of the
many problems of reconstruction" >"
with the possible exception of the
league of nations.
II look upon transportation by
railways as governmental func-
ton" he continued. whether the
government can best perform this
function through the government
ownership and operation of rail-
roads, or through the instrument
talities of private corporations un-
der public control, is entirely a
matter of sound judgment and wise
discretion"
Big Difference in Earnings.
The speaker cited figures to
SHOW disparity in the earning ca
pacity of the various railroads"
during 1915-16-17. ranging from
operation at loss to a net oper-
ating income of more than 10 per
cent upon the investment.
To increase rates so that these
weak roads, carrying about 25 per
cent of the country's traffic, will
become self-sustaining and able to
finance themselves, he continued.