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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-06
CAN'T CHANGE SCHOOL
Gage Park District Must Remain
Part of Washburn r.. II. S.

The Gage Park school district
which has fought SO long to be taken
into the city of Topeka for school
purposes. will remaia a part of the
Washburn rural high school district
unless some one with greater author,
lty than the county commissioners
wills it otherwise.
The contention of Fred A. Seaman,
county superintendent. that he had no
authority to detach Gage Park from
the Washburn district and attach it
to the city, has been upheld by Attor-
ney General Brewster.
Following Seaman's refusal to act
when the petition was presented to
him by the residents of Gage Park,
the case was appealed to the county
commissioners. who turned to the at
torney general for a ruling on the
question. Arrangements are already
being made by the Gage Park people
to appeal the case to. the supreme
court, it was stated on good authority
today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-06
Is YEARS AGO In Topeka
From the columns of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL
January 8. 1894.


Shawnee county's new court house Will
cost S12I,6I5. The contract was awarded
to F. l.. Stevenson of this city, Geo. H.
Evans is sub-coutractor for the stone work,
and AL Mooney gets the gas and steam fit
ting and electric wiring. Jonathan Thomas
will furnish all the lumber and the Colo
RADIO stone used comes from a CURRY In
Colorado In which Mr.. Thomas is interested
Miss Villa Rodgers gave a dinner party
last week for Miss Nellie Kits Of OTTAWA.
and her guests Misses Franc Littiefieli
and Henrietta Thompson: Messrs. Ed Me-
Bride. Bernard Connolly and Chas. Dick.
Miss Clemma Linn gave a luncheon in
honor of Miss Wheeler of Manitou and
Miss waggener of Atchison. Miss Linn 8
guests were Misses Ella Wilson. Laura
Douthitt. Virgiiine Mulyane. Lucy White.
Madge> and Mabel johnson, Name Horton.
Lillian GemmeIl. Myrtle Jetmore. Myra
williams. Mary Mccahe. Mrs. W. L. Dfckey
of Omaha. Mrs. Arthur Lingafelt and Miss
Guthrie of Atchison-
The st. Ananias club doll, which was pre-
sented to the Orphans home dolls fair, sold
for $101-75.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-06
HERE'S THE REAL
PROPAGANDA FOR :.
THE BOLSHEVIKS
BY JOHN GRAuDENz.

Berlin, Jan. 5.-Bolshevism in Ger
many is in general an intellectual
movement. with practically no vio-
lepce. as compared with the Russian
variety.
This form of radicalism is slowly
gaining ground in Germany. The
reasons for this can be summed UP
as follows:
First-Russian funds are being
spent freely by agitators among the
workmen and soldiers
Second-There Is a growing fear
that entente capitalism intends to ex-
plot Germany.
I Third-Unemployme and lack OF
food continue.
Men out of work and deserters from
tie army. and navy, who are finding il
increasingly difficult to get enough
to eat, are easily influenced by the
Bolsheviki. Most of the followers OF
Karl Liebkpecht. the recognized
leader of the movement, are to be
found in Berlin, Bremen. and few
industrial districts in the Rhineland
and Silesia.
1t is impossible to obtain actual
figures as to the number of Bolsheviki
in Germany, but the nominations OF
Spartacusians German Bolsheviki)
as candidates for the national elections
indicate they are in a very small
minority. At a recent meeting OF
Spartacusians only q hundred dele
gates were present from all parts OF
the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-06
Topeka VIII Spend $2,S42 for
Incandescent Lamps.
They Will Replace the Old Arc
Street Lights.

Acting under the recommendation
of Commissioner Newland. the city
commissioners this morning voted for
the purchase of 900 incandescent
lamps with which to brighten up the
streets of Topeka. The lamps will
cost $2,S42.
Arc lamps have been in use on the
streets of Topeka for many years. Ac-
cording to Commissioner Newland,
for the last four years as one lamp
went out of commission it was taken
to the plant and repaired and then
when another lamp was out of COM
mission it was taken out and placed
on duty while the second lamp went
thru it's recuperation period. As most
of these lamps have served the city
long and faithfully and have under
gone many and various repair opera
tons, they are beginning to show the
effects of their long years of servitude
and there is not much left to repair in
them. AS these lamps go out Of serv-
ice now their places will be taken by
the new incandescent lamps
AS compared to the cost of an arc
lamp. $24, the cost of the incandescent
lamps, which are IS a piece, makes a
very favorable showing. According to
Commissioner Newland another saving
will be in the labor required to keep
the carbons trimmed and in working
order. Then there are times when
I they stick and do not make the proper
contact which results in suffering,
splitting flares of light and perhaps in
no light at all. The incandescent
lamps will burn regardless of weather
conditions. provided they are not
broken. Newland says that they will
stand the wear and tear of service in
all sorts of weather much better than
will the old type of arc lamps.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-06
Dickinson Co. Home Guard Of
ficials Face Serious Charge.
Farmer Says They "StrOng-
Armed" Him in War. Drive.
STATE OFFICIALS TO ACT
They May Order Court Martial
of Offenders.
Telephone Wires Cut While
Child Was Ill.

Large chunks of trouble are being
corded up for home guard officials and
members whoN used strong arm
methods in making war activities col
lections in Dickinson county. Charges
against members of the Abilene home
guards were today laid before state
departments by r. G. Cooley, a farmer
near Talmage.
According to the charges presented
by Cooley, the Taimage farmer was
strong armed by home guard Of
ficers and members He charged to-
day that he was attacked by the men;
that he was intimidated and forced TO
pay into a recent war fund sum
which he did not feel he could afford
to give. Cooley stated that he had
aided war activities campaigns and
had used his car in securing funds for
the Belgium relief.
Would Not Take SIS.
In a recent campaign Cooley was
told that he should give $25, he said
A wealthy speighbor was also assessed
s25 Because of his financial condi-
ton, Cooley sought to compromise by
pledging SIS. He said he was forced
to give a check for s25. He later
ordered the bank to refuse payment OF
the check,
Then came trouble Home guard
members are alleged to have gone to
the telephone office and directed
COOley > sleISpfiOHc AoA ~
hour. At the time Cooley's baby was
dangerously sick with pneumonia and
it was necessary to keep in close touch
with the doctor. A child of Cooley
brother was also sick with pneumonia.
While the phone service was diseon-
nected, the home guards went to
Cooley's home. demanded and secured
another 325 check. Phone service was
not restored until the check was
caShed.
May Order Court Martial.
At the state house today Cooley
talked with Maj. r. Neil RAIN and
other officials. His case is. to be pre-
scented to Charles S. Huffman, adju-
tant general, and to Governor Capper.
A demand may be made that court
martial order be issued against the
guardsmen who used their authority
to intimidate the farmer. Dishonor-
able discharge of the officers Of the
com pany may be one OF the sources
| of relief sought by Cooley. 1t is re-
ported that the Talmage farmer may
! also seek relief thru criminal prosecu-
lions and civil actions against the mem
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-06
RADICALS IN MOVE
Make Sunday Evening Try To
Take Hun Government.
Seize Wolff Bureau and Several
~ Newspapers.

Amsterdam, Jan. 6.-The Spartacus
group Sunday evening made another
attempt to seize the reins of power in
Berlin and occupied the offices of the
Wolff bureau, the semi official news
agency. F.sss f,
The last telegram received here
from the Wolff bureau announced the
seizure of half a dozen big newspa-
pers, including the Socialist Vor-
waerts
There had been intimations that an
overturn of some sort in the German
capital was expected Saturday.
The Offices of the Wolff bureau and
the leading newspapers are concen-
trated in a small area south of Inter
den Linden which is accessible from
Oranienburg, a working mans quar-
ter. This is one of the stronghoIds of
the Spartacans who previously seized
newspaper offices but were unable to
gain control of the city.
Report Ebert Out.
Amsterdam, Jan. 6.-Berlin news
papers declared today that Chancellor
Ebert, Philip Scheidemann and other
majority Socialist members of the
German cabinet have offered their
designations to the central council OF
soviets.
b Move Against Them.
London, Jan. 6.-Germany is about
TO take diplomatic and military meas
ures against the Bolshevik govern
ment, according to German official
statement received here by wireless
tOday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-06
TO REGAIN PLACE
Count MOntgelas Says Germany
Will Recover From War.
But Will Be Democratic Instead
of as a Monarchy.

Berne, Jan. Germany will slowly
recover from the disasters wrought by
the war and will in time regain its
place among the nations of the world
but in a democratic, not monarch
ial spirit, according to Count Max Won
Montgelas, formerly in charge of
American affairs in the foreign office
at Berlin and now German minister to
berga retired.
This recovery" he said today, will
be endlessly hard and will require
every ounce of German discipline, but
it will be accomplished only in case
the entente nations give Germany a
sporting chance. That is to alleviate
the blockade sufficiently to permit
Germany to pursue her fisheries as
formerly and not to impose suffocating
Industrial and economic conditions
such as the occupation of the terri
tories west of the Rhine"
Count Montgelas is hopeful that re-
cent changes at Berlin indicate a be-
ginning for new Germany which will
definitely exclude threatened Bolshe-
vism. He believes the German peo-
pie too sensible and level-headed to
be overwhelmed by it-unless the food
situation grows worse and starvation
sets in and the public be subjected to
the alternative of dying or rioting.
Sentiment Is Divided.
Baron Haupt, the new Austrian
minister here, told the Associated
Press today that sentiment in Austria
is about evenly divided between the
desire to join Germany or TO remain
an independent republic. He said
there is a possibility that a majority
would favor the latter, in which case
Danube federation is possible with
arrangement for economic relations
and laws such as are generally en-
acted in a confederation of states
without such intercourse" he said
"German-Austria is condemned te
| slow death She already is .denuded
of her coal lands and agricultural dis
tricts upon which existence is Deepen
| dent.
Austria is reconciled to the cedine
of Galicia to Poland and many other
territorial sacrifices and is moved tc
C nsent to the incorporation of Ger.
man Bohemia and Moravia into
Czecho- Slovakia. The only condition
| to this consent is that some form OF
government similar to the Swiss Can
ton system will be arranged SO thai
the German element in the new state
can be guaranteed self determinatior
and political protection. There are g..
| 100000 Germans to 100000 Czech:
in Czecho-Slovakia, as it has been out.
| lined. This would involve not onl,
! the right for Germans to conduct theil
| own affairs in districts where they are
| numerically preponderant, but woult
give them representation in the ma
tional assembly with participation II
| the government.
Vienna is going to be the big Loser
by the war. 1t is inconceivable tina
| it will ever regain it's one-time lustrs
| as an imperial city. If Aust-:a join:
Germany. Vienna will become a pro
vincial appendage to Berlin and ever
If the Danube confederation become.
possible, the capital can never hope tt
| have its earlier status''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-06
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

When the wires carried to the
American people this morning the an
nouncement of the death of Theodore
Roosevelt, they conveyed a shock such
as perhaps the death of no other pub
lie man, not excepting the president
himself, could have occasioned.
Colonel Roosevelt was, up to the
hour of his death, and had been for
years, one of the most prominent fig
ures in the public life of the United
States. He was known and recognized
all over the world as a great leader OF
men. Even his critics and his enemies
conceded that he was a big man and
honest of purpose.
Whether in office or out, Colonel
Roosevelt never lost his interest in
nor his intimate touch with matters
which concerned the citizens of the
Republic. His honesty. integrity and
straightforwardness never were ques-
toned even by his political opponents,
He held to certain principles thru vic
tory or defeat. and always was ready
to fight for them. And he was real
fighter.
Colonel Roosevelt never hesitated
nor wavred on q public question. He
never lodged an issue. The public
always knew where to find him. He
was in the vanguard of every great
{ movement for promoting the welfare
and upholding the dignity of this
country.
Theodore Roosevelt will he assigned
= place in American history among the
greatest men the United States has
produced. To paraphrase the Oft
quoted-words regarding Washington
he was great in war, great in peace
and great in the esteem of his country
men. Viewed from any angle, he was
a remarkable man, and we shall not
soon look upon his like again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-06
BRIGHTEN UP CITY'LET BIC CONTRACT
Barton County Will Spend
sl,452,5OO on Road.
Final Steps Taken Here To
Begin Construction.

One of the biggest permanent high
way contracts ever awarded in the
United States was let. it was an
nounced in Topeka today, when
awards for 271s miles of monolithic
brick construction was distributed
among three competitive bidders. The
new highway is to be built in Barton
1,452, 500. Under terms of the con-
tract, construction work will be COM
pleted in one year.
Barton county road boosters met in
the state house today with members
of the state highway commission and
intention to push construction work
in the county. With the delegation
was E, r. Moses, of Great Bend. a
member of the state highway COM
mission, and Will Townsley. editor OF
the Great Bend Tribune. 1t is be-
lieved that the action of the county in
putting across its gigantic road build
ing program will give new impetus
to highway construction in the state
Cost $4,000 a Mile.
The new Barton county highway
will cost $4,000 mile. Federal aid
to the extent of IS per cent will be
sought, altho original government
policies permitted of an allowance OF
not more than $4,000 a mile for
highway building.
After deducting the federal aid.
Barton county at large will pay one
half of the cost of construction. One
fourth will be paid by the individual
townships and the remaining one
fourth by assessments on benefit dis
tricts. Twenty-year bonds are to be
issued covering the cost of construc-
ton. Mccoy q Taylor, M. A. Acker-
IAN of Salina, and Stanley & Mackey
all bidders. were awarded the contract
1t is planned to start construction
work as soon as weather conditions
will permit. An effort will be made
to complete the work in one year
The new road will extend entirely
across Barton county. following the
route of the Old Santa Fe trail
Members of the state highway COM
mission announced today that con
tracts for Is miles of concrete high
r'-ay construction in Shawnee county
will be let January "a. The road is
portion Of the county's link in the
fort to fort highway
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-06
POLES FAIL TO AGREE
Padercwski Finds Snag in His Way TO
Dictatorship.

Warsaw. Jan. 4. (delayed) .-Ignace
Jan Paderewski has found General
Joseph Pilsudski the Polish military
dictator will not give up his authority
in Poland at the present time. The
two Polish leaders have had an inter-
view which it is indicated, was unsatis-
factory.
Paderewski came to Poland as the
representative of four million Poles.
from whom he has received plenary
powers, he says. He claims to have
power to make loans to the Polish
government and also be the repre-
sentative at Paris of the Polish COM
ulittee. He is said to have borne mes
sages from the allies to the effect
that the Pilsudski government is not
to be recognized. as it represents less
than one-tenth of the people, it Is al
legged.
General Pilsudski Is said to have
fatty refused to form a. new cabinet
and Paderewski has announced that
he will be unable to work with Pilsud-
ski
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-06
LOCAL MENTION

evening at Z 80 O'Clock.
Leila Botson and her brother, Wesley
Detson, coiored, were arrested by the po-
lice at the Rock Island depot late SUNDAY
night. Leila 10 charged with disorderiy
conduct and Wesley with interfering with
an officer. LEILA Dodson, according to
the police. is an old offender. and when
the officers saw her step from the Kansas
City train they asked to examine her suit
case for liquor. This privilege LEILA refused
to grant and Wesley, arriving on the scene.
attempted to assist her, with the result
that they both landed in the bull pen,
The Dotson woman lives at 512i2 East
First street and her brother in North To-
peka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-06
THREE GET DIVORCES
District Court Frees Woman Who
Was Married in 1887.

Three divorces were granted Satur-
day in the district court. Luvinie
Fisher was granted a divorce from
Jerry Fisher, given the household
property and the custody of two
minor children. Fisher was ordered
to pay his former wife $40 a month
alimony. The Fishers were married
in 1887 and the wife brought her &c
ton on the grounds that Fisher had
abandoned her nine years ago, since
which time he had failed and refused
to support her.
Otto Steinhoff was granted a di-
vorce from Ida Belle Steinhoff on the
ground of neglect and abandonment.
Henry Wolridge, colored, was given
a divorce from Josie Wolridge, whom
he charged with infidelity and aban-
donment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-06
BOTH OF FATHERS DIE
Death Came Saturday Night to Father
of Mrs. Archibald Roosevelt

Boston, Jan. 6.-Thomas st. John
Lockwood, father in law of Captain
Archibald Roosevelt died Saturday
night, but the fact did not become
generally known until this morning,
when the home was communicated
with in reference to the death of Mr..
Roosevelt. Mr.. Lockwood's daughter,
Mrs. Archie Roosevelt, arrived here
from New York this, forenoon.
Captain Roosevelt was accompany
ing her when a message overlook him
on the train which he left at the next
station with the purpose of going i'm
mediately to Oyster Bay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-06

Word has been received of the death of
Mrs. Alice Bird, formerly of Topeka, at
Ashland, Ky.
ELMER I. sTRATToN, age 50, died
street. He is survived by his widow and
two children: Funeral services Tuesday
Burial in Pleasant Hill cemetery near
RichIand. Services at the Pleasant Hill
church Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock.
WILLIAM LINK, age ca, died Saturday
in local hospital. Funeral services Tues
ond Baptist church in charge of Euclid
lodge No. =, and bethany chapter, Order
of Eastern Star No. Z. Burial In Mt Au-
burn cemetery.
MRS. HENRIETTA BRUssEAU. age Go,
services n at
O'Clock. Burial in Mt. Auburn cemetery.
JANE McCABE STEPHENSON. age &c.
died Sunday at a local hospital The body
| will be taken to Onaga for burial.
The funeral of Mrs. Emma Nelson, age
| is, who died Thursday at her home 81
West Fifth street, was held Sunday after
noon at O'Clock from Penweirs chapel.
Burial in Mt. Auburn cemetery.
The funeral of John Thorson. who died
Wednesday, was held Sunday afternoon at
$50 o'clock from Conwelfs funeral home.
Burial in Topeka cemetery.
| The funeral of Charles l. Hutchins, who
! died Thursday at his home. 122G North
Madison street. was held Sunday afternoon
| at O'Clock from Conweifs North Topeka
chapel
The funeral of Mrs. William Bergund-
| thai was held Sunday afternoon ut 3
| O'Clock from the home. III West Sixth
street. Burial in Mt Hope cemetery.
| The funeral of Mrs. Easter Dunn. who
/ died Tuesday at her home, 1903 Fillmore
street was held Sunday afternoon at =
I o'clock from the Mt. Carmel Baptist church.
! Burial In Topeka cemetery.
MRS. NELLIE SIpPEL died Sunday al
! her home. 81 Monroe street. Funeral an
! nouncement later.
/ MRS. MARY D. CARVER, age IS. died al
. O'Clock this morning at her home, 51f
I Harrison street. Funeral announcement
later.
THOMAS McADOO died January al
| Salt Lake City. Utah. The body arrived
here this morning. Funeral announcement
later.
MRS. VIOLA LINCOLN, age 10. died
this morning at 1fo7 Jackson street
Funeral announcement later
Lords Flowers Satisfy. Tel ST.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-06
AMOS Is CANDIDATE
Topckan Seeks Appointment ms State
Labor Commissioner.

w. NJ. Amos. state representative
elect on the Republican ticket from
the Thirty-fifth district. Shawnee
county, has announced his candidacy
for appointment as state labor COM
missioner under the Allen adminis-
tration.
Amos is a printer in the State Jour
nal composing rooms. He has been
active in political. civic and union
abor affairs for several years. Dur
ing the war activities here he was
one of the four-minute speakers and
at present is financial and correspond
ing secretary of the Topeka Typo
graphical union
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-06

we are congratulating ourselves
that the Great War is over, but we can
not forget that fighting is going on
over a large portion of Europe. AL
lied and American troops are engaged
in battling the Bolsheviki; the latter
are fighting the Poles and the Poles
are fighting the Germans. The time
for closing the gates to the temple OF
Janus has not arrived.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-06

The president has asked congress
to appropriate $1OO.oOO.O00 for relief
work in Europe. If the people OF the
United States are to be called upon
for money to relieve distress where
ever found. It seems entirely proper
that the money should be obtained in
this way. The burden can be dis
tributed more evenly by means of
taxation than it can in the ways en-
ployed up to this time. Besides the
expense and waste incident to the big
drives for money which have been
made from time to time, can be avoid
ed, to say nothing of the time de-
voted to these campaigns by our bus
lest citizens. Probably most persons
would prefer to exercise their chari-
table inclinations thru government
channels. The richest country on
earth should not permit its charities
to be carried on thru voluntary con-
tributions by its citizens. II it be felt
that we owe a debt to suffering hu-
manity why not discharge it in busi-
ness-like way?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-06
lEMBERG'S FALL NEAR
Ukrainians Are Bcsieging City and
There Is Little Food There.

Amsterdam. Jan. e. Ukrainian
forces are besieging Lemberg. the fall
of which is imminent because of lack
OF food, according to an agency dis
patch received here today.
Possession of Lemberg has been
disputed by the Poles and Ukrainians
for some time The Poles seized the
city several weeks ago).
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-06

II congress will not grant the extern
sion of time asked for federal opera
ton of railroads, it looks as tho the
owners will be handed back their
property whether they are ready to
receive it or not. Thru all the discus
sion now going on there appears to be
little consideration for the interests of
the patroRs.