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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-25
Peace Conference Agents Want
Troops Into Hungary.
Say 1t Is the Only Way To Save
the Situation.
FORCES THERE INADEQUATE
Must Be Reinforced To Prevent
BOlsheVism Spread.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Conditions Best Weapon.

Paris, March 25.-American or al
lied troops must be rushed into Hun
gary at once to save the situation, was
the opinion expressed in advices re-
ceived today by the peace conference
from its agents in that country.
The allied forces now in Hungary
are entirely inadequate, it was stated,
and must be Immediately and heavily
reinforced to prevent Bolshevism from
obtaining foothold from it which can
spread into western Europe.
The conference has been deeply i'm
pressed by the collapse of the Hun
garian government the alliance of the
new government with the Russian Boil
sheviki, and the reported declaration
of war against the entente. Every
effort is now being made to speed UP
the peace settlement with Germany
and the other enemy countries. with
resultant lifting of the blockade. One
of the most potent weapons in the
hands of the allies to prevent the
spread of Bolshevism westward will be
re-esta blishment of normal economy
conditions in central Europe, the dele
gates agree
The supreme war council proceeded
with its routine business yesterday, but
all the delegates showed the greatest
desire to OBTAIN All IHIOFihdtIOH poo-
sible concerning the Hungarian situa-
1tGu.
Despite the recognized necessity for
hurryiug preparation of the prelim-
inarv treaty. there was only hope in
stc of confidence expressed today
t. e terms would be ready by Sat
lIIt-.,. as scheduled. Reparation is
one of the big sticking points owing
to the inability of tn conferees tc
agree on what Germany will be able
TO pay Reaching such an agreement
will naturally have a direct effect or
the economic situation; the larger the
amount the more economic oppor-
tunities the Germans must have in
order to paV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-25
REDS WILL MOVE
German Uprising Signal for a
General European Revolt. e.
Some Would Wait and Get All
WOrkmen In.
lBy the United Press.l

Berlin, March 81 (by courier to
Paris, March 25).-Spartacans are
planning to launch their third revolu-
tion before the first of April
This revolt. it was learned from
Spartacans themselves today, is in
tended as the signal for gene raj Boil
shevist uprising thru central Europe
Russian Bolsheviki have been asked to
start an invasion to insure the revo-
lution'S success.
The Spartacans expect to open hos
tilities without warming since the gem
eIal strike that preceded the last revo-
luton gave the government time to
prepare. They are gathering weapons.
ammunition and food which they are
storing in numerous secret rendezvous.
Some of the Spartacans. vastly in
the minority. favor postponing the
revolution until after the soviet con-
gress which meets here April S, then
seeking to persuade the workmen and
independent Socialists to join them.
This plan has met with little favor. as
the workmen and Independents want
no violence. and the Spartacans do.
A Delegation to Moscow
The Spartacans recently sent a dele
cation to Moscow in an airplane they
had stolen. This method of estab-
fishing communications was employed
because the frontiers are closed. They
asked the Bolsheviki to assist the
pending revolution by throwing large
frees of soviet troops into central
Europe. Spartacan leaders say it viii
take ten years for Bolshevism to
dominate Europe completely. They
are laying their plans accordingly.
The government, under direction oi
War Minister Noske. is massina
weapons and ammunition and
strengthening its arsenals in prepara-
ton for the struggle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-25
HOLD BIC SMOKER
Chg mbsx sf Commerce Men,
Sers To Meet Tonight.
Circulars Describing the Hotel
Plans Are Sent Out.

In swirl of fragrant tobacco
smoke Topeka will give birth to a
number of new enterprises tonight.
The Chamber of Commerce will enter
a new era and increase the scope of
its service. The smoke is to be meta
morphosed to structures of brick and
stone and concrete-and Topeka is to
become the convention city of the
West. Such is the program outlined
to come from the first get-together
smoker of the business men of the
city at the Chamber of Commerce at
s o'clock tonight
Three or four special enterprises
will be given consideration at the
meeting. All of them are needed. All
of them need a certain amount of
financial help-in the shape of sub
scriptions for stock
The first objective of the Chamber
of Commerce at the meeting tonight
is to be the making of Topeka the
convention city of Kansas and of the
west.
As the first step towards the reaH-
zation of this objective the men al
the smoker will be asked to aid in
pushing the construction of a fit and
proper hotel in the city Work has
started on the Hotel ka 1san, at Ninth
and Kansas ayenue-a ten-story. mil
lion dollar structure. Much of the
stock in the enterprise has been taken
and tn. unsold securities will be
placed on the Kansas market at once
The Cha mber of Commerce sent
out the following circular Saturday:
The New Hotel Kansan.
1t Is generally conceded that the mosi
important institution Topeka needs now IL
the interests and necessity Of ma king this
THE CONVENTION CITY. is the Hotel
kansan. structure now under way OIL
the four sots at Ninth and Kansas avenue
This hotel will be modern ten story
nreproof hosiery with all facilities fol
conventions. committee meetings. cafes
banGuets and halls of yarious sizes.
The contract for the construction Of tbs
hotel building was let this wetk TO tn.
| bankers Realty company Of Omaha. th'
| lots have been taken over. the oid build
iugs removed and the excavation made
Work will begin on the foundation within
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-25
SHIPS ON Scene
Allied Monitors Arrive at Buda-
pest-Are Fired On.
British Boat Seized, but Is
Given Back at Once.

Paris, March a5.-Two British mon
itors have arrived in Budapest, after
being fired on en- route, it was report
ed in dispatches received thru diplo-
matte channels today. They proceed
ed to the Hungarian capital along the
Danube from Belgrade.
One British patrol boat was said to
have been seized by the Hungarians.
but was returned later with apologies.
Reports received in official circles
here declare that American represen-
tatives in Budapest have been assured
of every protection and may be asked
to remain.
Martial law has been proclaimed in
Hungary and the death penalty pre-
scribed for armed resistance, robbery
or plundering. Sale of liquor has
been prohibited under penalty of S1O.-
900 fine. Any one aside from a work
er or guard discovered drinking liquor
will be fined $4,000.
Hundreds of former Hungarian war
prisoners in Russia are said to be re-
turning across the Carpathians daily,
spreading Bolsheviki ropaganda
among the peasants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-25
EAGh tUk uSELf
There Is No Chance of COmbin-
ing Against the Hun.
British and Americans Want
Blockade Lifted Now.
INDEMNITY QUESTION LARGE
international Indictment for
Those Back of War.
There Is No Procedure To Try
VIM. HOhenZOlIern.

Paris, March 25.-The matter of
providing economic safeguards to pre-
vent Germany capturing the world
markets is proving so difficult there
is a strong likelihood that each ma
ton will be left to look out for itself
in this regard, it was learned from an
authoritative source today.
In the light of the encouragement
offered the Bolsheviki by the present
blockade-as evidenced by the situa-
ton in Hungary-the British are in
creasingly disposed to join the Amer
leans in insisting that the blockade be
lifted Immediately. regardless of when
the peace treaty is signed.
On Ground of Principle.
Added to the questions which will
be settled on the simple ground of
principle, apparently is that of in
IDENTITIES. Premier Lloyd George has
been in frequent conversation with
Lord Cunlife and Lord Sumner. Brit
ish financial experts. There is little
belief in British circles now that the
premier's campaign promise to make
Germany pay the cost of the war VIII
be realized Talk of demanding SID
OO0,OO0,000 as Great Britain'S share OF
German reparation has disappeared.
The British purpose now seems to be
only to insist that Germany shall pay
specified damage claims and pay IN
such a manner that she will not be
crushed economically.
The committee on responsibility for
the war is understood to have com
pleted it's work, reaching conclusions
as recently outlined to the United
Press-drawing up what practically
amounts to an international ind1ct-
ment, affecting every offender from
the former kaiser down to the lowest
private.
Try All of Them.
Contrary to the original plan, how
ever, it is reported the committee will
recommend that all offenders be tried
in the countries in which their crimes
were committed, except where there
are no national laws fitting their cases
In that contingency they will be tried
by the international court to be Gre
ated. The former kaiser, as decided
some time ago, probably will NOT be
brought to trial, as there is no inter-
national precedent covering his case
A curious commentary was made
recently by one of the committees
concerning the American members.
THE Americans are too damned
legal minded" he said. "They refuse
to take the obvious common sense
view sometimes because there is ne
law to support it."
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Copenhagen Quotes Vienna
With a Ray of Hope Yet.
Panic Prevails i'm Budapest,
Capital of Hungary.
BOLSHEVIEI HOLDING MUCH
Entire Country Has Not Decid-
ed for the Soviet.
Entente Hold Whip Hand, as
Food Supply Is Short.

Copenhagen, March 25.-The claims
of the Hungarian soviet government
TO power. as set forth in its wireless
communications. are largely untrue.
according TO a Vienna dispatch to the
Achtuhr Abendblatt. panic pre-
walls in Budapest, but the country, it
is declared. has not yet'resolved upon
soviet republic.
Disarm the French.
Vienna. March 25.-A dispatch to
the Neue Freie Presse says that the
British-French mission at Budapest.
consisting of 246 men, has been dis
armed and that wireless has been
sent to Nikolai Lenine, the Russian
Bolsheviki premier, announcing that
the entente missions have left Buda-
pest. The message said:
French troops. filtered by Boil
sheviki, have been disarmed by us.
Mutinies have occurred in some
French regiments"
"The phrase the entente nations
won the war but lost the peace may
come true If they continue to trample
under foot and dismember the defeat
ed nations" says the Neue Freie Press
The executive committee of the work.
mems councils of German Austrian
replying to the proclamation of the
Hungarian proletariat. says it too Is
''of the opinion that after the collapse
of Imperialism in Germany and Aus
tria- Hungary. the imperialist victors
are our chief enemies. If the Paris
conference seeks to offer violence to
entire nations and violates the right OF
self determination. II will meet with
determined resistance from the work.
ing men.
unfortunately your appeal to US to
follow your example cannot be com
piled with. for the entente has cut off
our suppIies We would starye before
the Russian soviets could help us. We
therefore are in a worse position than
you. as we are completely dependent
upon the entente"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-25
STATE BANKS IN
ACOOD SHOWING
FOR LAST YEAR
Seventeen Million Dollar In
crease in 12 Months.
Statement Issued by Bank Com
missioner Today.
| MONEY Is IN DEMAND NOW
Total Deposits Feb. 81 Were
$26O,293,o39.35.
Loans of State Banks Were
S2OO,107,312.96.
Million Dollar In.
crease in IL Months.
Statement Issued by Bank Com
missioner Today.
MONEY IS IN DEMAND NOW
Total Deposits Feb. 81 Were
$a6O,293,539.35.

Deposits in loss state banks and
trust companies on February 21 total
led s260,293. .539.35, as against s243,-
520.344.3o on February 16, last year,
according to a statement today by
Walter E. Wilson, state bank commiss-
loner The report shows gain of
nearly II million dollars in deposits
in year. Only once in the history
of the state has the present record
been broken. That was August 81.
last year, when deposits reached 266
millions.
An increase of ten and a half mill
ion is made in deposits over the show
ing in the report of November 81, 1918.
Resources of the state banks at the
time of the February call were sos
million dollars, an increase of nine
million over November and an in
crease of 25 million over February,
1918.
Demand for Money.
Loans at this time are high. indi-
eating a general demand on banks for
ready money. The loans, as shown by
the February call. were s20O.107,-
312.96. In November they were $192~
7,250.22, while in February last
year they were s174.4S1,265.92- The
comparative reports show that while
deposits jumped IL millions in a year
| the loans climbed IS millions The
reserve at this time is 25 per cent as
against 33 per cent in February. 1918
The surplus funds jumped from Sill
31,033-63 last year to $12.456, 302. %
this year.
The recent report included LOSS
state banks and trust companies. as
against 1,027 a year ago. OF the LOSS
| banks which reported in February
1 622 were under the bank guaranty act
/ The total cash and bonds now in the
| fund amount to S1,170,220.66, the re.
port shows.
| Overdrafts amounted to S1,10S..
S31.95 in February this year as agains
sS93,000 in the same month of 1918
| Report in Detail.
/ Detailed and comparative figures O.
the two February reports follow:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-25
THE HOTEL KANSAN
Statement About the North American
Hotel Stock Owned Here.

There seems to be some ms-infor-
nation current in regard to the s165,-
900 in stock subscribed in the North
A American Hotel company by citizens
ofs4Topeka,- growing out of the fact
that the, Kansas Hotel company is
to erect "The Hotel Kansan," the ten
story hotel at Ninth and Kansas ave-
nue..
Mrs George o. Smith. now living in
Junction City. owning the property at
the northwest corner of Ninth and
Kansas avenue, is a subscriber to the
stock of the North American Hotel
company and writes a letter dated
March %, addressed to Frank P. Mac
Lehman, president of the Kansas Hotel
company
This letter, owing to the absence of
Mr. MacLennan in Chicago yesterday,
was not received by him until this aft
ernoon.
Mrs. Smith says:
saw that local company had been formed
to build a hotel on the corner of Ninth
and Kansas avenue.
"As a stockholder in the North American
Hotel company, l am curious to know
what transfer took place.
president take over the stock already sub
scribed in the other concern for building
this hotel?
ness in sending me the desired information
l remain. etc.
To which this reply is made:
The stock subscribed by Mrs. Smith
and others in Topeka to the extent OF
| $165, 900 in the North American Hote
| Co, still remains as originally in tbs
! hands of the subscribers and will r.
main so until the hotel at Ninth end
/, Kansas avenue is completed. The
| latter is guaranteed by the American
with the Bank of Topeka.
| Furthermore, Topeka citizens will
| subscribe for $4,000 additional stocl
| to the North American Hotel Compan,
! in order to comply with the origina
agreement protected by the bond
After subscriptions to the extent o
$35,0 600 remain, all further stock t.
! the hotel at Ninth and Kansas avenu'
will be sold and issued in the name o.
the Kansas Hotel Company
| In addition to his stock in the Kan
sas Hotel Co. Mr.. MacLennan own
| $500 worth of stock in the Nortf
American Hotel company, which h
regards as good security. as it i
backed by the physical assets in tn
form of three prosperous hotels, in
cluding the great Blackstone a
Omaha, now in successful and prof
table operation, and in three othe
hotels of seven, eight and ten storie
respectively in Nebraska. under roo
and expected to be opened this year
Mr.. MacLennan will also subscrib
Tor an addltional amount OF stock II
the North American Hotel Compan,
and expects to announce that at tn
Chamber of Commerce meeting to
night.
The North American Hotel com
pany subscribes for s165.000 in stocl
of the Kansas Hotel company and vii
take $4,000 more when Topeka sub
scribes that amount to make up it
100000. The Bankers Realty In
vestment company of Oma ha wbicl
will build the hotel. subscribes an
pays for an additional 100000 il
stock. the proceeds to go into TIL
Hotel Kausan exclusively.
H s Mcqueen. fiscal agent, will so
licit for purchases of stock in t.
Kansas Hotel company only. Tn
Chamber of Commerce undertakes t
raise the additional $4,000 due tn
North American Hotel company 70
, its per cent stock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-25
WIRED FIELD SHOW
Local Union Tries To Lease
Orpheum for Production.
Secretary Reid Says Grand Is
Unfair to Stage Labor.

w. w. Reid, moving picture op-
orator at the Orpheum theater and
secretary Of the theatrical union of
Topeka, representing the moving pic
has sent the following telegram to Al
@. Field. OF Fields Minstrels. using
Mr. Tresner's name as secretary OF
local 206;
Topeka, Kan. March -. 1919.
Al G. Field
Care Al. q. Field M.nstrels.
Tulsa, Okla.
Grand theater here unfair and road call
Is i'm effect on musicians stage hands and
operators II You care to chnnge houses
get in touch with g. l.. Hooper OrpleuIn
| tbeater. Believe satisfactory arrangements
can be made. G. O. TRESNER.
Secretary Local 2O6 l. 4. r. =. r.
This minstrel show has been billed
for the Grand opera house next Mon
3 day. March 81. and the Crawfords
claim that they Will put on the show.
w. w. Reid, union official. said to-
day that the union had been figuring
on leasing the orpheum theater. pro-
Niding satisfactory arrangements
. could be made. but he could net af-
! feet the arrangement on account OF
4 conflicting dates.
We are sorry" said Reid. to yank
out the Field crews. musicians and
; stage hands. but these are the inter-
national rules Union labor cannot
work in unfair houses and that Is all
there is 10 it. We wanted Field to
| play here. He Is big star. The only
thing we wanted is that he play in .
fair house"
! The theatrical employees above
/ named have been on a lockout
against the Grand and the other Craw-
( ford houses for the last six or seven
months. The union claims thar
/ era awford refuses to pay the wages
asked by the local unions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-25

Il
Frank P. MacLennan, editor and
proprietor of the Topeka State Journal,
will be called upon tomorrow morning
to defend himself for the second time
within two weeks against a libel suit
filed in the district court of Shawnee
county.
The case that is scheduled to come
up tomorrow in Judge Robert Car
vers division of the district court is
claims $4,000 damages because of the
publication of an article last October
in connection with the Fourth Liberty
Loan drive.
The same attorneys. Waters &
Waters, who appeared in the Craw-
fords' Grand opera house case against
Mr.. MacLennan, on trial for the last
two weeks. appear in tomorrow's s
case against him, and this tune for
L. E. Decker.
E. D. Mckeever appears for the de-
fense.
AS in all war drives, the Topeka
State Journal placed its columns, its
reporters and its every asset at the
disposal of the government and did
everything in its power to assist in
making the Fourth Liberty loan sue
cess.
Columns of space were given to
the publicity of the drive and re-
porters for the Topeka State Journal
worked hand in hand with J. r. Bur
row and others who were at the head
of the working loan committees in
Topeka and Shawnee county.
On October Ii, 1918, at the sugges-
ton of committeeman of the Liberty
Loan workers, under the direction
of Burrow, published the following
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-25
YANKS HOME TODAY
Record of Ships Bearing Soldiers
From Overseas

New York, March e5.-With 5.01S
troops, the transport George Wash
ington arrived from Brest Units in
cluded a detachment from the 55th
service company. signal corps and the
following casual companies: Nos
72S. 1e1S. 1465 and 1882 Illinois.
1866 Kansas, 1417 Missouri and 5 Of
ficerS, 626 men and 81 nurses re-
turned wounded or sick.
New York March 25.-With 1.496
troops, all casuals. the steamship
Venezia arrived here today from
Brest. Marines regular army and all
other branches of the American eX-
peditionary force. were represented.
Units included casual companies Nos.
1887 and 1890 Missouri, and 2406. Ne
bra ska
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-25

.S.9S3 and Corvine's 3.632. Frank NJ
Stahl, former police chief, was elimi-
mated in the mayoraltv race. Jesse
Shaw. superintendent of the munich
pal water plant and the leading nomi-
nee for commissioner of water. polled
a majority of 1nlv 14S votes over w.
A. StautieId- the labor candidate. The
ofncial vote stands: Shaw. S,SS9;
Stanfeid. SSH.
Hancock Led Garrett
W. s. Hancock, construction en-
gineer. received a majority of e64
over t B. Garrett. a printer. nd
union candidate for commissioner of
streets. Hancock received 4,122 otes
and Garrett S.54s.
Only in the offices of parks and
public property and finance commits
(Couiuue0 oa rage 1woJ
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Colder weather is on the way, says
$. D. Flora, state meteorOlogist. 1t
will arrive here during tonight; prob
ably bring snow or rain with it. a
temperature of around freezing is pre-
dictcd for tonight by Flora.
In the last twenty-four hours rains
have been general thruout Kansas, al
tho not particularly heavy. Topeka
received .06 of an inch during the
night. Reports from other towns fol-
low: Wichita, .06: Dodge City. .04;
Concordia. "a; st. Joe. .04. Rain also
occurred in Nebraska. Oklahoma. Ar
Continued on Page TwoJ
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Tuesday, April 1. Political observers
point out that the uncast ballots are
sufficient in number to wipe out the
primary majorities of the leading can
didates for mayor, commissioner of
water and commissioner of streets.
official returns compiled by City
Clerk Covell today show w. G. Tapdy,
commissioner of streets and official
union candidate, with a majority Of
only 351 votes over Herbert j. Cor
wine, returned Red Cross worker. the
other nominee. Tandys vote was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-25
156 ARE STILL LOST
Huns Captured 4.-e5 Americans
4.s.s RcIeased--232 Dead.

Washington, March Z5.-The GEN.
traI powers captured 1866 American
prisoners during the war. according
TO revised figures issued by the war
department today. of these z.S7s
have been reported released. z53 are
dead and records of the central pow
ers are being checked to find the f5s
names unsccoupte- for.
OF the prisoners taken one was q
lieutenant colonel. four were ma aforr
tNenty-seven captains. 2s2 first leu
tenants and 10i we're second lieu
tenants
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$500 Rumanian Prisoners Released
Then Go Back to Captivity.

Harbin. March 25.-Rather than
serve at the front against the Bolshe-
wiki. $500 Rumanian prisoners of war
who had been released by the all
Russian government at Omsk have
surrendered their arms and returned
TO prison. a dispatch from Irkutsk
says. The Rumanians also refused to
guard the railways in Siberia.