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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-17
Eight Thousand Carmen Strike
on Elevated Roads.
Ties Up Service on Street, Sub
way and Elevated.

Boston. July 17.-Car service. on
the street, subway and elevated lines
here and in twelve adjacent cities and
towns was tied up today by strike
Of 5000 union employees of the Boston
elevated railway system.
Thousands of workers walked from
suburban homes while scores of extra
shuttle" trains and added coaches on
the regular trains on the steam rail-
roads were brought into service.
Commercial and industrial concerns
were handicapped by depleted forces
as thousands of employees were forced
to remain away during the early
hours for lack of transportation.
The strike was called as a protest
against alleged delay on the. part Of
the war labor board in announcing
an award in the wage dispute be-
tween the company and the carmen.
The strikers demand an eight hour
day and a wage of 1871 cents an hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-17
CHARGE Mann ACT VIOLATION

OkIahoman Must Face Trial for Al
legged Relations With Sister-in-Law.
Los Angeles, July 17.-John Bow
man, Pawhuska, Okla, architect, must
answer to the grand jury here on
charge of Transporting his sister-in-
law, Pansy Martin, from Long Beach,
Cal. to Oklahoma for immoral pur-
poses.
A few minutes after the United
States commissioner made the ruling,
following Bowman's hearing, Bowman
was arrested on a second charge, al
leging he took Miss Martin from Paw
huska to Wichita, Kan.
Mrs. Bowman. who at first appeared
as q witness for the prosecution, de-
clared she did not want to hear any
thing more about spite work. AND
testified at yesterdays hearing that
she never had seen anything improper
in the relations between her husband
and her sister, Miss Martin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-17
Attorney Predicts That Price
Will Be Paid in Topeka.
Booth Decision Basis for a
Demand for Increase.
DORAN IS NOT OPTIMISTIC
He Says Dollar May Not Be the
Top Notch Price.
Application for Higher Rate
Now Being Prepared.

Judge Wilbur Booths latest deci-
sion in the Kansas Natural Gas case
means dollar gas for Topeka-prob-
ably more. Thomas F. Doran. attor-
ney for the Consumers Light. Heat &
Power company. the local distributing
agency, today took a pessimistic gas
outlook and prepared an application
for higher rates. Special engineers
are to be brought here at once to
prepare data which will be offered
in hearings before the public utilities
commission.
Doran declared today that it is .m
possible to supply gas to local con-
sumers for less than one dollar. He
said that Judge Booths order com
PEELED the local company to absorb all
losses and TO pay the Kansas Natural
35 cents a thousand cubic feet for gas
at the city gates. The Consumers
company must also meet all leakages.
This item alone may amount to 20 per
cent of the gas purchased from the
Kansas Natural.
Loss Is Cut Down.
THE Kansas Natural formerly alb
sorbed leakage and once claimed the
loss in Topeka was 3S per cent" said
Doran. I'VE have been spending
more than $1,000 a month improving
anu the lOSs 10 lOU bCAOM ~
per cent"
In spite of this situation, Doran is
certain that the distributing company
in Topeka, as well as similar COM
panies in other cities. must have
higher rates. Nor is Doran holding
out hope that the demand for higher
rates will stop with a dollar. He said
the Topeka company would ask for a
separate hearing when the gas cases
are called before the state commits
sion July 80. While the commission
has Jurisdiction over distributing
companies. it is apparent that the
cases will finally go to the courts.
Returns show that the distribut-
ing companies cannot live under a
35 cent rate and stand the leakage"
said Doran today. This will neces-
state an increase by the public util-
tiles commission OF Kansas with
which the distributing companies
must now deal. The situation calls
for rate of at least one dollar, and
doubt very much whether this rate
If obtained-will yield the distribut-
ing companies an adequate return.
The so cent rate scarcely did this
while the city gate cost was 32 cents
and the Kansas Natural stood the
leakage.
People VIII Use 1t.
at is our experience that the rule
OF diminishing returns will not follow
an increase from so cents to 81. This
for the reason that gas at 80 cents
largely, if not almost wholly, limits
its use to cooking and lighting. Gas
for this purpose is worth more than
any other fuel obtainable at any price
and the people would use it for cook
ing if the rate were $3.50 or So. In
fact this price is paid in many places
in the state today for artificial gas
(CO0tinuPd on Page TwO.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-17
HOmesick for Topeka, Old
Baseball Man Returns.
Authorities Want To Know
Who Owns Car He's Using.
HE IS 1.-THE SAME OLD DICK"
Friends Say He Is Once Moro
on His "Uppers."
Man Who Accompanies Him
Does Not Like Kansas.

His liquor business gone and horne-
sick for Kansas, Dick Cooley. former
Topeka Western league ball magnats
and former big league player, an
swered the call of Kansas today and
drove into Topeka. Two hours later
Cooley was in the county Jail pend
ing an investigation of the ownership
of the automobile in which he rode
into the city which has its engine
number changed and bore a 1917 IL
cense. It is the first time in five years
Dick Cooley has been in Topeka. :,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-17

Bert Savidge. who claims to be for
mer manager of the Sweeney Auto
mobile school at Kansas City. and
who came to Topeka with Cooley,
spent the entire morning cursing
Kansas and Cooley for bringing him
here.
That's all Dick has been talking
about for weeks, Topeka. Topeka, To-
peka." said Savidge. "He is a good
Judge OF many things and thought
he knew a good town, too. can't say
much for any place where the sheriff
puts you in jail two hours after you
blow in
Says It's Borrowed Car.
savidge says he borrowed the car
from a friend in Kansas City in order
to satisfy the homesick Cooley. He
didn't know anything about the pedi-
gree of the machine, he claimed, and
few swear words were directed at
the friend" who loaned the car.
Sheriff Hugh Larimer is holding
Cooley and Savidge awaiting inforrna-
ton from the chief Of police at KAN
sas City.
I'VE started out from Kansas City
two days ago. drunk" said Savidge,
'and we're still drunk. We stopped
to see friends of Dicks at Lawrence
and left there for Topeka last night"
The car in which Cooley and Savidge
rode arrived in Topeka much the
worse for wear. One tire was gone
and there were other signs of hard
usage on the machine.
Dick, according to friends and their
method Of speaking. is distinctly on
his "uppers" these days. But fortune
has caressed him so often and then
disappeared that he isn't badly dis
turbed. He hopes to move to Topeka
and deal from here in Texas oil lands.
He's Same Old Dick.
t,o4
his waist line needs drawing in, his
face is florid. his eyes are bulging and
today, he admitted, his head Is aching.
But his silk shirt remain with him.
Dick Cooley came to Topeka years
ago with a bunch of money made
playing ball in the big leagues. He
put Topeka on the baseball map and
for several years was manager of the
Western League ball club here. In
fact, he obtained the charter for To-
peka.
Dick went west. to Salt Lake City
first. where he started a ball club.
Then. he went to California ana
There he lost thousands of dollars ana
returned to Topeka.
Ran Wild. wild Place.
Various enterprises, including z
drug store, marked his history I'm To-
peka. Five years ago he went 70
Kansas City to enter the liquor busi-
ness. He operated a cabaret down
town In Kansas City for a short time.
lost his license, and then opened up
a cabaret on East Twelfth street.
This cabaret was a wild. wild place"
as several Topekans who called there
can testify.
I've sold It out now" said Cooley
today. II want 10 come hack TO To-
peka for keeps some Of the days. The
booze business looks like It Is gone
for good. 1t is just as well. l guess
1t never did anyone any good"
Sheriff Hugh Larimer passed the
home of Jennie Lyons, 224 Jackson
street. this morning. noted the car
with the tire gone and the 1917 H.
cense number on 1t. He investigated
and found Cooley and Savidge in the
house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-17
Sen. Sherman Warns Against
Shantung Provision.
Says 1t Would Help Japan Be-
come Worlds Saber Rather.
EMPEROR IN SUPREME POWER
Declares U. S. Must Look to
Safety of Philippines.
Says British and Jap Interests
in Orient identical"

washington, July 17.-Urging the
serate to refuse compliance with the
Shantung provision in the peace
treaty. Senator Sherman, Republican,
Illinois, declared today the section
giying Japan control of Shantung
peninsula, so taints and poisons the
professed altruism with which the
league of nations was heralded as to
crown it the superlative treachery in
the history Of modern times"
The provision, asserted the speaker
would aid Japan in becoming the
sabre rattler of the world" and
strengthen her for the day when she
might try, like Germany, for world
empire. In such an eventuality, he
continued, and with British and Japa-
nese interests in the Orient Identical
the United States might well look to
the safety of the Philippines.
Sherman's speech, in part, follows:
"why China should be exploited, her
port cities dominated by allen powers, her
Japanese does not appear except under the
rule Of covetous desire coupled with mill
tary force.
Jap Emperor Is Supreme.
at is material to notice under the
japanese constitution the emperor has the
supreme command of the army and navy,
declares war, makes peace and concludes
treaties. The kaiser could do no more in
the days he menaced Europe and the world.
1t is ms plain as the MONDAY sun that the
government is autocratic and that it will
add Chinese province upon province, con-
cession upon concession until an AsiatiC
kaiser will dominate the affairs Of Asia and
the Pacific ocean.
Japan Intends as we are told, in a
limited time to withdraw from Shan
tung and return that country to the Chi.
nese. In every instance in which japan
has pledged herself on the continent OF
Asia to occupy temporarily she has made
occupaney permanent. With, Germany in
practical partition resulting from a union
OF those two powers in Europe and Asia
is no impossible event.
we have denied japan the right Of
immigration for her subjects. 1t is a
wound to their pride. We are vulnerable
In the Philippines. Our great friend lives
beyond in the people of the Chinese re-
public. In our day of peril It must be
remembered that the interests of Great Bri.
tain and Japan in the Orient are identical
we can defend ourselves. 1t will be 4
heavy price to pay. but 1T Will be paid We
may lose the Philippines. Our greatest
friend may then be the Chinese people
whom today we are asked to humiliate and
dtsmember" ="
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-17

The delivery of a newspaper today
by airplane is distinctly a new feature
in Kansas journalism. Altho 1t is
still impractical for everyday service.
the plan adopted by The State Journal
doubtedly will be done in the future
in this and other states.
The State Journal. thru arrange
ments with Manager Godsey and Lieu
tenant Webber will send papers to
others towns in Kansas this summer.
The trip to Eskridge today. however,
is the first attempt on the part of an
airplane crew or a newspaper.
1t can be seen that by cloud route
newspapers can be delivered out of
Topeka to nearby towns in only a few
minutes after they are taken from the
press. 1t will be possible, for instance,
have them on the subscribers front
porches as early as the papers are de-
livered to Topeka readers.
The State Journal today is repre-
sented in Eskridge by Morris Milan
of the circulation department and
Frank G. Willard, a well known To-
peka photographer. The latter will
take photographs of the crowds and
of prominent points in Eskridge.
Great credit for this unusual per-
formance today is due Lieutenant Web
ber and Manager Godsey. 1t is thru
their skill and nervy undertaking that
The State Journal is able to bring
about this real newspaper innovation.
A Word About Lieutenant Webber.
Webber began his air career six
years ago, going into the air after hav-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-17

government for use in the war. Later
he was sent to the United States as
an instructor from the British service
and trained aviators at a Delaware
field and at Guerston field at Lake
Charles, La. He graduated 1872 flyers
for the United States government dur
ing his service in the United States.
Immediately after the signing of the
Weber saw the possibilities
of pleasure flights at so much per
flight and with his mechanician, Pat
O'Brien, he built the plane he is now
using in Topeka, a Curtiss n, ia
which was constructed especially for
him.
Since taking up pleasure flying he
has carried more than 500 passengers
thru the air and has never given one
SO much as a scratch. He has taken
up thirty Topekans, including a
woman 76 years of age and a boy of 4.
Altho he is quite a daredevil HIM
self, Weber will take few chances
with passengers. He refuses to take
them up when conditions are not right
and during this hot weather he is
making no trips in the middle of the
day. This is because of air pockets
which, when entered, force the plane
into tail spins not calculated upon,
and because the intensive heat would
be injurious to his engine.
Webber, while in the British seIv-
ice, was in the same company that
boasts Harry Hawker. the Australian
who attempted the first nonstop At
lantic flight. He was invited to ac-
company Hawker~ on this flight. but
was unable to do SO. However, he
predicts that Hawker will attempt to
cross the big pond again and that he
will be successful in the attempt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-17
Find OASIS NEAR WICHITA
Officers Locate 600 Quarts of Booze
Cached-VaIued at $4,000.

Wichita, July I'm. L. Under
wood, arrested at a farm near here
Saturday after the largest booze haul
in the history of southern Kansas had
been made from his place, has ad-
mitted he let his place be used as a
distributing point for the liquor, and
that he had received $3.50 in the past,
at the rate of 81 for every case re-
ceived, and had not yet collected for
the big load which was seized by the
sheriff.
Had he collected for the load. he
would have been richer by many dol
lars, as more than 500 quarts were
confiscated in the raid. The booze
was found in a garage and a gran
airy, well concealed. It included port
wine, dry gin and several kinds of
whisky.
1t required the sherifrs car and a
large truck to haul the consignment
of booze from the farm to the county
Jail. Two others besides Underwood
are implicated in the plant" which
was on a farm, twelve miles southeast
of Wichita.
The liquor is said to have a retail
value of $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-17
CAPT. ERICKSON HOME
Topclzan Was Connected With Base
Hospital Unit in France.

Capt. o. L. Erickson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles ]. Erickson, 1725
Park avenue, has returned to his
home after several months active and
efficient service in France. He was
connected with base hospital unit
No. 131. which was organized at JEFF
ferson Barracks, St Louis.
When the hospital unit ceased its
work in France Captain Erickson was
assigned as surgeon on leave trains
running out of Bordeaux, France He
was discharged at Camp Dix, n. J., a
week ago.
Captain Erickson practiced medi-
cine number of years in Topeka prior
to his entrance into the army serv-
ice. He will establish offices here i'm
mediatelv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-17
TRIES TO KILL SELF
Catch Alleged Slayer Making a
Rope in Jail.
Confessed to killing Wife of
DR.. wilkins, a Suicide.

Freehold, N. J., July 17.-Edward
O'Brien, the youth held here for ex-
tradition TO New York, where he was
indicted yesterday for the murder of
Gardiner c. Hull, a Manhattan sta
toner, was discovered shortly before
midnight tearing his blankets and
bedding and apparently tying them
into a rope. Jail officials believe he
was planning to take his life by hang
ing in the manner in which DR.. Wal
ter Keene wilkins, convicted of slay-
ing his wife, committed suicide in
the Mineola jail.
O'Brien has broken down, Jail Of
ficials say, and rapidly is losing the
bravado which chara cterized him
when he made his confession of the
crime. He repeated last night his
declaration that he killed Mrs. Will
kins
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-17
Mines ARE IDLE
1,4OO Men Are on Strike in
Kansas Fields.
They Claim They Were Unable
To Settle Grievances.

Pittsburg, Kan, July 17.-All of the
mines Of the Central Coal and Coke
company Of the Kansas fleds are idle
today. The strike order issued by
President Alexander Howat and the
district board of district No. IA, United
Mine Workers of America. in conjunc-
ton with a similar order issued by the
Missouri district officials. went into ef-
feet this morning.
Not only are all of the Centrars
mines, employing about 400 men.
idle. but several mines owned by the
Central and operated by other persons
under lease are affected.
The miners allege that they have
been unable to settle numerous grew
ances with the Central in the two
states.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-17
FILES BANK SUIT
Davis Wants To Determine In
terest Rates at Salina.
Had Certificates of Deposit in
Defunct Bank.

Suit to determine interest rates to
be paid holders of time certificates
Of deposit in the defunct Kansas State
bank of Salina, was filed in the su-
preme court today by w. E. Davis,
former state auditor, on behalf of
himself and 337 other time depositors.
The action is directed against Walter
Z. Wilson, state bank commissioner,
and seeks an order compelling a six
per cent interest rate from the bank
guaranty fund after the maturity of
deposit certificates
state officials have differed as to
the interest rate which should be
paid time depositors of the Salina
bank Persons who deposited money
subject to check, receive six per cent
on their money when the affairs of
the bank are liquidated and payment
IS made from the guaranty fund.
several officials, including r. J. Hop
kins. attorney general. held that time
depositors could receive only such in
terest rate as was called for in the
certificate.
Company Holds Paper.
Davis was president of the National
Bonding Il Casualty company of Sa-
lima, which in July, 1918, had ac-
cepted twelve months time deposit
certificate for S101,340 from the Sa !
lima bank. The certificate bore four
per cent. Sometime ago the fund
was apportioned among stockholders
of the bonding company and Davis re-
ceived certificate for $4OO. A month
before the certificate matured. the
bank was closed.
In the petition today. Davis asks on
behalf of himself and other time de-
positors that per cent be paid on
certificates during the time for which
such certificates were issued. After
that date they s per cent
The suit is a test case to determine
whether discrimination shall be shown
in interest to time and check depusi-
tors under the bank guaranty act 1t
is the first case to reach the supreme
court as a result of the closing of the
Salina bank. The law firm of Hamil-
ton & Hamilton. of Topeka, filed the
petition for the former state auditor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-17
g. 8. Shipping Board Steamer
Scantic in Distress.
Report a Ship Lost in Fog OF
Sandy Hook.

: New York. July 1.-THE United
States naval radio station received
Word today from the Philadelphia
radio officials that the United States
shipping board steamer Scantic was in
distress off the New Jersey coast this
morning. No details of the nature of
the trouble were given by the Phila-
delphia office.
Coast guard stations at Sandy Hook
reported a stea mship lost in the fog off
the hook and calling for help.
Her name could not be learned and
she had not been located.
1t was presumed she was Scantic,
which was reported between Sandy
Hook and Cape May.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-17
ROB AND KILL HARVEST HANDS
One Kicked Off Train by Bandits
Body Cut in Two.

Hutchinson, July 17.-As a Santa
Fe freight train was pulling into
Hutchinson. Wednesday. two robbefs
their way in one of the box cars.
robbed them of their harvest earnings
and then forced them to jump from
the moving train. One man who hes
itated against jumping. George
Church, aged 19, was kicked OFF by
one of the robbers and fell beneath
the wheels being cut in two and dying
instantly. Companions said he lived
somewhere in New Jersey and was an
ex-soldier. There is no clue to the
robbers who escaped.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-17

Rising temperatures. no chance for
rain, with a strong southwest wind
to keep the increasing heat from
striking too hard, is the nature of the
prediction offered this morning by s.
D. Flora, state meteorologist. Flora
does not expect extreme high tenn
peratures.
During the last "a hours it has
been cooler than was really expected,
Flora says. Temperatures during the
night in western Kansas were very
comfortable, Liberal reported 81 de-
grees. 1t was 50 in Topeka. A tenn
perature of 20 degrees was the aver
age for the state. 1t was fairly cool
in western Kansas also on. Wednesday
afternoon. Temperatures follow: Lib
eral. rs: Dodge City. so; Scott City.
Fp.-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-17
First Kansas Newspaper to be Delivered by Anplane

This Edition Of The Topeka State !onals Be Taken From the Press Topeka
ste his ETenlng 0aded Lieutenant Webber Big cus an and
In the Plane Will be Lieutenant Weber Pilot for Six Years Member of the
land His
Topeka VIII Be Made With Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-17
WILL DIVIDE ESTATE
No Legal Fight Over Money Left by
Westfalls.

Ray w. westfalI. who with his
bride, Mary Blackman Westfall. were
drowned in a creek near Wakarusa
last Saturday, left an estate of $3.50.
There will be no dispute as to where
the money goes. That will be settled
among the relatives.
At first, there was some question as
to whether the $3.50 in liberty bonds
left by Westfall would go to his par
ents or to the parents of his bride. II
would be difficult to know who died
first. WestfaIl or his bride, as no one
witnessed the drowning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-17
PASS BORAH'S MOTION
Senate Asks President for Peace Mis-
sion's Shantung Protest.

Washington, July 17.-Without a
record vote or debate the senate today
adopted a resolution by Senator
Borah, Republican, Idaho, asking the
president to send to the senate, "if
not incompatible with the public in
terest." a copy of a protest said to
have been made by some members of
the American peace commission
against the Shantung provision in the
peace treaty.
By a resolution introduced by Sen
ator Spencer, Republican, of Missouri,
and referred to committee, the senate
would declare it's deep regret" at the
disposition of Shantung.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-17
DICK HALL UP $500 FEET
Topeknn Taken on Highest Flight
NInde by Lieutenant Webbcr Here.

Dick Hall took his second flight this
morning with Lieutenant Weber in
tho big Curtiss machine over the city.
On the trip today the British Royal
Flying corps aviator made his highest
flight since arriving in Topeka For
thirty minutes he scared into the cool
morning atmosphere and when the en-
gine finally was shut off. he glided
from a distance of $500 feet
These trips are more enjoyable as
you take them," Hall said after he had
been unstrapped from the ship. The
next thing I want is a cross country
flight"