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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-19
William Flynn, Secret Service
Head, Has Radicals Listed.
Dept of Justice All Ready To
Nab Anarchist Suspects.
TO THWART TERRORIST PLOT
Many Special Agents VIII Be
Added Before July 4.
Congress Considering 100000
Appropriation for Fight.

Washington, June 19.-Government
plans to thwart the reported plot to
terrorize the country with bombs on
July were rapidly being completed
today
The house began consideration of
the proposition to grant Attorney Cen
eral Palmer an extra 100000 he has
asked to rid the country of the radical
menace. The granting of the sum,
which was deemed certain by house
leaders. will give Palmer a total of
S1.5OO.OOO for the work of halting the
Reds. who. Palmer told the house ap-
preparations committee. plan to de-
stroy the government at one fell
swoop."
1000 Listed for Arrest.
Meanwhile. the department of jus
ce is planning the arrest of some
1000 radicals in various parts of the
country. who have been listed by Will
liam J. Flynn and his assistants. The
list includes about 200 men and
women here, il was said.
The additional appropriation grant
ed by the house committee means that
large number of special agents to
hunt down the radicals and carry out
the large number of arrests will be
added to the departments investiga-
ton force. now headed by VIM. J.
Flynn about July l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-19
THE YANK
Do Right Thing by Returned
Soldier, Gen. Wood Urges.
Will Spread Patriotism-Down
With Red Flag, He Cries.

Philadelphia. June 1s.-"Our men
fought with splendid courage. They
lived up to- the highest traditions of
our military service, and in their per-
formance of duty gained the admira-
ton of Europe. They never failed.
they always took their objective.
Their courage was resistless.'
Thus spoke Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood today at the commencement ex-
ercises of the University of Pennsyi-
vania.
General Wood urged that this coun-
try must do the right thing by the re-
turning soldiers.
.'If we de-" he declared, I'VE shall
have in the home of each one of them
a center of patriotism and a spirit of
service which will go far to keep alive
a sound, patriotic spirit. A great part
of the world is very much upset. and
dangerous ideas are abroad. We want
to keep our feet on the ground and
hold on to the ideals and policies
which have made us great. We must
do all we can to builds up a. sound
national spirit, an intense spirit OF
America nism.
I'VE must do all we can in this
period of readjustment to maintain
the best possible relations between
labor and capital. for they are inter-
uepeHuenL Cnlted Iney stand, Sepa-
rated they fall.
There is room in this country but
for one flag. ard that is the American
flag. Put down the red flag.
I'VE must do all we can to maintain
that fine feeling which exists between
ourselves and the allies. the kind
which makes treaties and understand.
ings enduring.
I'VE must also look ahead to the
establishment of a sound system OF
national preparedness, not a prepared.
ness for war. but a preparedness.
which will be an assurance agains
war
I'VE want a good navy, alway.
ready, and regular army sufficien
for the peace needs of the nation ant
adequate as a training force for oul
citizen soldiers, and as l see it, a sys
tenn not unlike the Swiss in it's genera
chara cter. but embodying much of in
dustrial and vocational training"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-19
$4,000 FOR STORE
Felix Clothing Company Buys
Kansas Avenue Building.
Firm Has Been in Business on
Site Eleven Years.

I. w. Felix. of the Felix Clothing
company, today announced the pur-
chase of the building at 631 Kansas
avenue occupied by the Felix Clothing
store. The purchase was made from
o. E. Walker and the price paid was
100000. The frontage is twenty-five
feet.
While admitting that he considered
the price high, Felix stated that he
considered his firm justified because
of the excellent business future To-
peka has I'VE consider this one of
the best business blocks of the city,"
he said land we feel confident that
Topeka is about to enjoy a business
prosperity that has never been known
here"
The Felix clothing store is one of
the old, established firms of the city
and has been at the present location
for eleven years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-19
REBELS To SPLIT?
FOreSee Possible Breach Be-
tween Villa and Angeles.
Villas ReprisaI Campaign
Against Americans Is Cause.
ANGELES PROMISED SAFETY
And General Says He VIII Live
Up to Manifesto.
Chihuahua City Fears Impend-
ing Attack-Bandits Near.

Laredo, Tex, June 19.-Possibility
of a split between Gen. Felipe Angeles
and Pancho Villa was foreseen here
today following private advices from
Mexico saying Villa planned a cam
paign of reprisals against Americans
in northern Mexico because of United
States intervention at Juarez.
Well informed travellers. who ar
rived here today with scores of refu-
gees constantly crossing the border
into the United States, said the opinion
was general thruout northern Mexico,
Villa will show no mercy toward
Americans. The bandit chief is said
to have expressed bitter disappoint-
ment over the outcome of his attack
on Juarez, declaring his forces would
have taken the city within few hours
if American troops had not interfered
Angeles Opposed Attack.
Angeles on the other hand. is said
to have opposed the attack upon
Juarez. on grounds it would be sure
to incur American enmity to the rebe
cause. Angeles has sent word tC
American mining concerns in Chihua-
hua, according to the travellers, de-
claring he will live up to his mani
festo promising protection to al
foreigners, despite the Juarez Incl
dent.
And if Villa, who signed the mani
festo with Angeles. refuses to live uI
to it, a split is sure to follow, it was
declared.
Travellers from Chihua hua City sait
rail communication had been inter
rupted for several days and the city
was in fear of Villa attack. Vills
and Angeles are now said to hav,
established headquarter in the noun
tains of Chihuahua, planning a serie
| of scattered attacks on the small Car
rama garrisons away from the border
The travellers generally expressed
complete confidence in Angeles in
| fepIifX and IA irnass
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-19
Peace Delegates Won't Recon-
mend-New Cabinet Expected.
VIII Include Erzberger and
N0ske, 1t Is Said.
LEAVE GERMANY TO ANARCHY
That Is One Plan Said To Be
Being Considered.
American Peace Delegation Op-
timistic Regarding Signing.
(By the Associated Press.)

kDy the AbsOCldteO fIeBS.J
Berlin, June 19.-"Sign the treaty
and be through with the agony" is
the gist of the comment of the people
of Berlin today.
After the wrath provoked by the
moral indictment continued in the
covering note of the allied answer, the
residents of Berlin seemed to have re-
signed themselves to the inevitable.
Rather the end with terror than
terror without end" was the way one
small merchant put it today.
Won't Sign Treaty.
Paris, June 19.-Every member OF
the German peace delegation, includ-
ing experts, has refused to participate
in signing the treaty, the Weimar cor
respondent of the Temps wired today
The delegation, he said, has submit
ted a report to the German govern
ment. pointing out that the terms are
impossible of execution. Acceptances
would place the nation in a position
equally as bad as non-acceptance, ac-
cording to the report.
The correspondent said that a move.
ment is under way to form new cab
met with Matthias Erzberger. Gusta,
Noske, Baron Richtofen and Doctor
L
Berlin, June 1S.-The Vossischt
Zeitung declared today that a plan il
being discussed for President Eber
and his cabinet to resign, and the ma
tional assembly to dissolve, Leaving
Germany to absolute anarchy"
Hun Envoys Will Reject.
Basle, June 19.-The Weimar cor
respondent of the Frankfurste
Zeitung declares the German peac
delegation has unanimously resolves
| to reject the revised peace treaty an
| has submitted a report to this effec
to the German cabinet
A dispatch direct from Weimar sal
| that Chancellor Scheidemann, ad
dressing the peace committee of tn
national assembly yesterday, expresse
regret that the allies had rejected tn
proposal for a neutral court of arbi
| tration.
| They are determined to overwheln
| fCortinued on Page TWo)
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new STRIKE HERE
Excavators on New Capper
Building Stop Work.
Difference of 20 Cents a Day
Causes Trouble.

Twenty-Five teamsters. who have
been working on the excavation of the
new Capper addition on West Eighth
street, went on strike at o'clock
this afternoon due to a. misunder-
standing caused by a split in their
working party.
The union scale of wages for team
sters is S7.29 a day. Eight of the
teams. which were working for F. NJ.
Spencer & Sons, general contractors,
were sent on another job today and
found that they were being paid only
81 a day. The result was that all of
the teamsters quit.
The union men say that the differ
ence will probably be settled before
tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-19
,CARRUTHERS BOUND OVER
He Is Charged With Wronging IL
Year-Old Topeka Girl.

Efforts of Topeka attorneys to
ascertain If a physician had perform
ed a criminal operation on Laura AL
len, a 17-year-old girl, failed today,
according to Judge Rad NJ. Lee of the
court of Topeka. The Allen girl is
the chief witness against Leonard
Carruthers, Topeka boy, charged
with being responsible for the delicate
condition the girl claims she is in.
Carruthers was bound over to the dis
trict court for trial on a $500 bond.
Testimony introduced at the pre-
Hmfnary was that the girl had been in
trouble once before and another
boy was involved. according to Judge
Lee. She escaped trouble that time
and when asked the method of escape
said the boys father had advised her.
Judge Lee stated TODAY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-19
SCAR is TOO LOW!
Topeka Girl Can't Cover 1t With
Her Bathing Suit.

When you shock a society reporter
SO that she will not handle a society
item II must be hot one. The S. r
was afraid of this one but plain re-
porter wasn't
There is a girl in Topeka who had
her vaccination for smallpox placed
on her leg so as not TO mar her ap-
pearance in low neck gowns. She
thought she had located the spot high
enough above the knee TO get 1t under
the edge of her bathing suit. SO as not
to mar her appearance when she went
in swimming.
Now she is considering the advisa-
bility and good form of wearing an
extra large beauty spot over the vac
cination scar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-19
RELEASE II |. w. w.
r. G. BObba Rearrested, Charged
With Plotting To XIII President

Leavenworth. Kan, June 10
Eleven members of the I. w. w. were
released from the federal penitentiary
here today upon the completion OF a
sentence of a year and a day. The
men released were: r. G. Bobba. Roy
A. Brown, Ray Carson, Fred Nelson.
Walter Smith, George Hardy, Charles
Jacobs. Charles jacobson. Charles
McWhirt. Anson E. Soper and George
Speed. Hardy and Nelson were i'm
mediately rearrested upon their release
on deportation warrants and will be
taken to Chicago for trial.
Bobba was rearrested on a warrant
charging him with connection with a
conspiracy to kill the president and
will be tried in the Kansas federal
court Peter Faklares, who completed
sentence today on a white slavery
charge, was rearrested and taken to
Chicago on a deportation warrant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-19
Evidence in Early Hearing
May Justify Prosecutions.
Assistant Attorney General
Prepares for Investigation.
DEMANDS AUDIT OF RECORDS
State To Employ Special Ac-
cOuntants and Engineers.
Big Concerns From Southern
Kansas Called to Topeka.

Books and records of Kansas ce-
ment companies are to be investigated
by the state. That was the announce
ment today of Judge S. N. Hawkes., as
sistant attorney general. following the
first days investigation of the alleged
cement trust. The cement probe is to
be continued next week.
Special accountants as well as en-
gineers are to be employed by the
state in connection with the investiga-
ton. Not only does Judge Hawkes.
expect to take a look at the books of
the various companies, put he proposes
to have expert auditors and account
ants check the receipts and disburse-
ments in order that the state may
know more of the earnings. Another
set of experts will determine the cost
of equipment and operation and evil
dence will be offered as to the flnan-
cial affairs of the various plants.
May Make Arrests.
No arrests are to be made at this
time. Judge Hawkes. stated, however,
| that evidence was secured at the first
| hearing which may form the basis for
later prosecutions. A number of the
smaller Kansas cement companies
were represented at Tuesdays investi-
CATION.
1--WE secured evidence as affecting
! only two of the smaller companies
| concerns which do not figure extern
sively in the big cement output fol
the state" said Judge Hawkes.. 1T is
probable that this evidence may pro
vide the basis for future prosecutions
altho no action will be taken by the
state at this time"
| Some of the larger cement plan
| heads from southeastern Kansas will
| be called to Topeka next week, Judge
! Hawkes. asserted. Cement manufac
turers from Independence, Coffeyville
! Chanute, lola, Cherryvale and othel
towns in the gas belt will be brought
| here to testify. 80 p
A Few Volunteer Records.
1--WE also expect to look at theil
books" Judge Hawkes. said. ''Severa
companies have already offered theil
records Others may be asked to of
fer them. If they do not comply with
the request, court action will be neces
sary."
Cement men stated while in Topeka
that they did not fear successful
prosecution of their officials undel
the antitrust laws. They asserted
that the government has kept a clos
tab on their affairs since the begin
ming of the war. Any attempt at
combination in restraint of trad
would have been promptly broken III
by federal authorities, they declare
Several of the men summoned to To
peka for Tuesdays inquisition volun
| tarily offered their records for in
spection by state officials.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-19
LYNCH JURY HANGS
Fail To Agree on Verdict Re-
garding SIayer's Mother.
She and Lynch's Wife VIII Be
Tried Next Term.

Greenfield, Mo-. June 19.-The jury
In the trial of Mrs. Maude Lynch,
charged with being an accessory of
her son, Jay Lyncn. who was hanged
by mob at Lamar, for the murder of
Sheriff John Harlow of Barton county,
ana the sheriffs son, reported to
Judge B. G. Thurman this morning
they were unable to agree on a YER
dict.
After being informed by the fore
man that 1t was useless to deliberate
longer, Judge Thurman discharged the
jury. 1t was reported the jury on
the final ballot taken stood seven to
five for acquittaI.
1t was announced the second trial
OF Mrs. Lynch would be held at the
next term of court here. Mrs. Leola
Lynch. widow of Lynch. will also be
tried at the coming term. She also is
charged with being an accessory to
the murder. Both are at liberty under
bonds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-19
TRY TEN STRIKERS
Hearing at Winnipeg Against
Labor Leaders Is Secret.
Trial Same as for a Spy-Will
Be DepOrted.

Winnipeg, Man, June 19.-Trial of
the ten labor leaders arrested here for
completely in the strike, was held here
today behind closed doors.
The charge is seditious conspiracy
and an attempt to overthrow the con-
stitution and power of the govern
ment. The trial will be the same as
that conducted in the Tower of Lon
don for spy or traitor, the prosecu-
ton said.
Documents will be introduced show
ing funds for the strike came largely
from revolutionary societies in Chi
cago. Bismarck. n. D.. Indianapolis.
Minneapolis and New York, dominion
authorities said today.
Strikers kilograms voicing demands
for a dominion-wide strike in protest
of the arrest of the strike leaders were
received today from all parts of Can
ada.
Counsel K. C. Andrews for the pros
accused and their families on their
way to England. Scotland and Russia
by the end of the week. No bail will
be permitted, he said.
Street car service was maintained
until o'clock last night. cars then be-
ing taken to barns because officials
regarded further service dangerous
Service was resumed this morning
without disturbance.
Street railway men last night voted
not to return to work.
Twenty men and women, accused OF
intimidating strike breakers, were
fined or sent to Jail yesterday.
The trial of ten labor leaders, ar
| rested here Tuesday on a charge OF
seditious conspiracy, was continued
until tomorrow, it was announced BY
! federal authorities late today.
Five men were added to street rail.
way service today, making eighteen
now OperatinP Uniformed police are
now directing traffic on the mair
thoroughfares for the first time since
the old police force was discharged q
| week ago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-19
FIVE PLANES PATROL BORDER.
:. S. Airmen Report Situation Along
Boundary Line Quiet

Ell Paso. Tex, June 1s.-Five
American airplanes flew over the bor-
der country for distance of 350 miles
east and west of Ell Paso today and
reported the situation quiet
Presence of seventy Villistas oppo-
site Fabens, Texas, which resulted in
two companies of the 18th United
States infantry being rushed there by
motor trucks yesterday TO reinforce
the cavalry patrol. was stated at Fort
Bliss headquarters today to be of mo
importance"
The airmen were ordered not to fly
over Mexican soil.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-19
RALPH HEPPE HOME
He Was Machine Gun Sergeant With
.r the seth Division.

Sergt. Ralph H. Hoppe. formerly
Associated Press correspondent in To-
peka and a graduate of the depart
ment of Journalism at the Kansas
State Agricultural college. is in To-
peka for a few days having received
his discharge from the army.
Sergeant Hoppe married Miss Helen
NJ. Gill the day before he left for over
seas service with Company B. 340th
machine gun battalion. seth division.
He served in France eleven months
and was with his outfit in the ST. Mi
hiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives.
During his activity at the front Hoppe
was the range-finder sergeant of his
company of machine gunners.
Hoppe and Mrs. Hoppe will leave in
few days for a belated honeymoon
trip to Denver and other parts of
Colorado. Later. he will report for
duty with the Associated Press. altho
he doesn't know what assignment he
will receive. While a student at Man
haitian, Hoppe was a member of the
Beta Theta ,Pi fraternity, and was city
editor of a Manhattan daily news
Daper
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-19
ALL QUIET AT FABENS
No Villa Activities Noticed at Border
Town, After Scare Wednesday.

Fabens, Texas, June 19.-Reports
from American outposts here today
said everything was quiet along the
line and no Villa activities had been
noticed on THE Island or near
Guadalupe, where seventy Villa men
were seen late yesterday. The camp
fires of the Villa band could be seen
all night and American troll s
watched the border closely to prevent
a raid into the United States by the
rebels.
1t is believed by the military the
Villa men were stragglers from Villa S
column which was scattered by Amer
lean cavalry Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-19
TAKE UP AUSTRIAN FINANCES
big Five" Considers Threatening
ItaIy-Jugo SIav Clash.

Paris. June 19.-The big five was
expected to take up the question of
Austrian finances and reparation to-
day. There was no indication when
the remainder of the Austrian treaty
would be presented.
The council also was to discuss the
situation in Corinthia. where the Jugo-
Slav army. after capturing Glagenfurt
from Austrians. moved into proximity
with the Italian army that crossed the
frontier and occupied the Vienna rail-
road Possibility of clashes between
Italians and Jugo-Slavs was feared.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-19
ARREST ARSON TRUST
Nearly 200 Fires Traced to Gang
100000 Insurance Collected.

Chicago. June 19.-Police and agents
OF the state fire marshars office were
confident here today they had in Gus
today the master minds" of the "ar-
son trust which operated in Wiscon-
sin, Illinois. Michigan, and Indiana,
collecting more than 100000 in in
surance.
Frances Mann, %. and Antony Kun
SKI 81. contractor, were held in
communicate as connected with the
trust Four other men, arrested
Yesterday, also were held secretly, their
names being withheld
Between $50 and 200 fires have been
traced to the gang. according to au-
thOrities
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-19
WIRE STRIKE HITS KANSAS
Harvest Rush On and Only Few
Telegraph Stations Opzn

Hutchinson, Kan, June 19-The
western Kansas wheat belt is prac-
tically cut off from all telegrap phic
communication now, with the wheat
harvest rush at hand. There are but
seven towns west of Hutchinson
which have telegraphic communfca-
uon' Pratt Liberal, Kinsley, Larned,
Great Bend, Dodge City and Garden
City. At all other points the telegraph
offices are in railway stations and no
commercial messages are being han
dled by railway operators or accepted
ny the Western Union because Of the
strike. The telegraph tieup is a seri-
Gus matter for grain men and har-
Nesting machinery men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-19
LIFE SENTENCE TOO MUCH.
Violation of Local Option Law Doesn'
Warrant 1t, Court Holds.

Austin, Tex, June 19.-A life SEN
tence in the state penitentiary is too
much for viola ton of the former local
option law of Texas.
Declaring the indictment insuffi-
cient to charge. an offense, the court
of criminal appeals yesterday reversed
and dismissed the case of Mrs. S. E.
Britain, Shelby county, sentenced for
life for alleged repeated whisky sales.
In sentencing Mrs. Britain to
prison for life. the lower courts held a
long list of alleged offenses as one
offense and sentenced accordingly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-19
TODAY'S TEMPERATURES

A. Math, observer, the brand OF
weather most favorable to crops Is
going to continue. Fair weather with
plenty of warm sunshine is the thing
most needed now. Unless the rains
hold off and weather conditions be-
come settled it will be impossible for
the farmers to cut wheat which In
many sections of the state will be
ready in about 10 days. However,
altho conditions are unsettled, no rain
is predicted.
In the last "a hours several light
showers have occurred In scattered
Continued on Page Two.Jf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-19
PUBLISH TREATY FRIDAY
Copies Now on Way by AirpIanc to
London,

Paris. June 19.-The peace treaty
as delivered to the German delegates
June 16 with the revisions and correc-
tons made since the original draft was
formulated embodied in it will be pub
lished tomorrow in London and Paris.
An airplane left the airdrome at
Buc, near Paris. today bearing forty
five copies of the revised document to
London.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-19
REJECTED, HE KILLED HER?
Former Soldier Held in Connection
With Murder of Sweetheart.

+ AIedo, Ill, June 19.-Lee Landers.
former soldier, wanted in connection
with the killing of his sweetheart,
Miss Maud Saunders, at New Boston,
ILL.,, April 19. was held at Tacoma,
Wash, today. according to word re-
ceived by local authorities.
Miss Saunderss body was found
near the railroad tracks SO badly
beaten as to be almost unrecogniz-
able She had refused Larders's offer
of marriage.