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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27
BACK Rail STAND A RAIL SHAKEUP
LenrOOt Introduces Railroad
Bill in Senate Today.
Provides Corporation To Own
and Operate All Lines.

Washington, Aug. 27.-Wholesale
reorganization of the railroads is pro-
posed in a bill introduced today by
Senator Lenroot. Wisconsin.
Lenroot's plan is to organize a cor
poration which would own and oper-
ate the roads, this corporation to be
controlled by board of eleven direc-
tors chosen by the president from var
ious economic groups.
Out of earnings present railroad
stock would be gradually retired. Elk
listing bonds would not be disturbed.
Other Leading Features.
Other principal features of the Len
root plan are:
The board of eleven directors would
be selected by the president and con-
firmed by the senate out of names pro-
posed to the president by various
classes-two from employees, two
from commerce, industry and shippers,
two from farmers, three from security
holders, one from interstate commerce
commission and one from railway
commissions.
A director general would be chosen
by this board to operate the roads I'M
der regional divisions. An efficiency
and economy board is provided for, to
consist of technical engineers to ad-
wise improvements and suggest inven-
tons.
Property interests would be safe
guarded in financing the plan, it was
explained. New stock with maximum
dividends of 6 per cent would be ex-
changed for existing stock as valued
by the interstate commerce commits
sion.
Split Three Ways.
Earnings in excess of per cent
would go forty per cent to labor, thir-
ty per cent TO public for improvements
and retiring outstanding stock and
thirty per cent to stockholders
Government guarantee of four per
cent on all stock issued by the cor
poration would be provided and use of
political influence to obtain promo
ton be made a crime
Labor would have equal voice In
suggesting improvements of service.
working conditions and wages and
rights of collective bargaining would
be guaranteed
Senator Lenroot said that his bill is
supposed TO represent the opinion of
liberal element in congress on the
railway question.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27

All. the fickleness of men and lions;
us males are all alike. Listen to tale
of Prince:'
You should have known Prince in
his prime before sorrow entered his
life. There were those who would go
into the menagerie in the old days and
stand for hours before his cage, wor-
Shipping. He came from Nubia, where
he used to lord it over the African
desert and brighten pith- helmeted
tourists out of their skins with his
roaring. When the circus trappers
caught him in a pit and he landed at
the circus winter quarters, the cage
cowed him for a while. Then his nat
ural royalty surged up and he used
to shake the building and send his
fellow creatures into fits with his
mighty voice.
He had jaws that could almost have
bitten a steel rail in two and a side
swipe that would have knocked a
champions block off. And as for
leonine names! If he had been
stuffed you'd have said, There amt
no such animal"
Then grief came knocking at his
cage door Nellie was his mate and
for years they had loved and roared
together in their suite of barred
apartments. But last winter Nellie
died and Prince was inconsolable. He
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Noon lunch. Cremerie Cnfeteria-Adv.
Miss Edna Waldron was married last
yevening TO Mr.. Charles Morey Of Clay Cen
4ter by the Rev. L. W. Williamson at his
shome in Clay street.
= Blanche Irene Blanchard has filed suit
FOR divorce against Eugene Blanchard,
,ffnion Pacific engineer. Extreme cruelty,
ascoldinE. jealousy and neglect are charged.
sANhen Mrs. Blanchard married she had
Two children by a former marriage and
Blanchard had five.
i DR.. ]. s. Crumbine's State Board OF Health
has the following Jingle on the cover page;
siSeii OF OF street car-bing! bling
The Con turned his head,
To the passengers said
r'The cars lost n washer'-Dingl Ding!
4 suit brought by Ellie McNeese. of
fISansas City. Kan. to collect S6,2S6 from
ERyilsou & co. for injuries he alleges he sus-
stained while in the company's employ on
she Wyandotte county district court to the
federal court here: MeNeese claims he
Aslipped and fell receiving permanent In
juries, while loading a car
George A. Root, of the state Historical
society, today received a telegram an
ehouncing the arrival Of his son, Battalion
4Sergt Mai. Julian Root, In New York.
fYoung Root has been In France for more
Ethan a year with the 319th engineers. and
) has been stationed at Brest for several
& months. He is expected to return TO To-
peka as soon as he gets his discharge.
l.. The appearance OF a horse disease In
Hamilton and Greeley counties, which It is
feared may be n recurrence Of the dreaded
horse plague that Killed hundreds OF ami
-mals In the state several years ago, led DR..
efII. NJ. Graefe, OF the federal bureau Of
.'animal industry. and A. p. Burdick, deputy
s-lvestock commissioner. to so to western
Kansas today. The disease first appeared
& in eastern Colorado n few weeks ago.
1. Twenty thousand dollars will be spent by
.fhe firm Of Emahizer & Spielman IN i'm
'nrovements on their property Mt 511-51a
kansas avenue The building permit was
ISSUED this morning altho the work has
''been In progress for several weeks. They
.sNviI remove the center wall IN the building
from the basement to the second story and
make changes In the arrangement Of var
-fious parts Of the interior Of the building.
"A new front will also be constructed.
Imr Zumwalt. state printer. has just re-
turned from California. where he spent
considerable time going over the state
printing plant OF that state. familiarizing
thlmse1f with the cost system used. the
Asmethod Of handling books and state print
sing Of all kinds. While away Zumwnlt also
Z. enioyed an outing In the far Rockies and
> came back by Salt Lake city. where he
) spent several days While in California he
visited san Francisco. Los Angeles. Sacra-
mentofand other places Of interest.
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entered upon a hunger strike against
fate. Age was creeping on him-he
was seventeen-and there was no
more hope. Week after week he
starved and moaned till he could hard
ly stand from weakness and his ribs
showed pitifully thru his shrunken
hide. John Patterson, boss animal
man for the Ringing Brothers and
Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows.
thought he would die. Lions are like
that" he saidd. Grief kills them"
Two weeks ago a student of natural
history who had become interested in
Prince, went to the menagerie tent to
study the case. To his establishment
he found the big fellow standing erect
and roaring like a young volcano. His
eye was bright again, his ribs disap-
pearing.
What's happened to Prince p"
asked the student. II thought 1 was
coming to attend a funeral, but 1t
looks moro like a wedding"
"Right-O!" answered Boss Patter-
son. ''See that coy young lioness over
yonder? She came a few days ago
and Prince has taken to his ten pounds
Of beefsteak regular ever since. See
him look at herr"
And that's how 1t was. And that's
how it undoubtedly will be when
Prince and the big circus come here
Wednesday, September 3.
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Wilson's Assurance Prices at
Peak Thought Unfortunate.
Think 1t Will Only GOad Labor
After Final Increase.

New York, Aug. 27.-New York
bankers approve President Wilson's
stand on the wage demands of the
railroad shopmen, according to a
statement issued today by Dow-Jones
& Company, Wall street news bureau.
1t is declared that opinions in finan-
cial circles agree upon the soundness
OF the presidents argument which
stands out in sharp contrast to the
more or less socialistic reasoning from
the labor element"
IF the president had taken his pres
ent stand some months ago an effect
i've readjustment in price and wage
conditions might have been realized
before this" according to the interpre-
tation of the bankers attitude.
But there is no certainty in finan-
cia1 circles" says the Dow-Jones
statement that the railroad shop
men, nor indeed other branches of la
Dor. will acquiesce in Mr. Wilson's
counsel. The remarkable success of
traction employees lately, it is expected,
will have a tremendous influence on
labor dissatisfied with existing condi-
tons"
'It is also believed that Mr.. Wilson's
remarks as to high prices having
reached their peak will increase rather
than abate discomfort. Judging from
the present temper of the unions, it is
believed this will be accepted as the
last opportunity to obtain wage in
creases before the recession in the
cost of living"
Charles f. Mitchell, president of the
National City company, is quoted as
saying that the presidents stand 'is
the first encouraging ray in clouded
sky, so far as the labor situation is
concerned"
He has called a halt" Mitchell said,
ito the vicious circle in commodity
prices produced by the constant de-
mand of labor for higher wages
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Unprecedented Situation Grip
ping Country Due To Snap.
Presidents Trip and Labor
Meeting Taken as Indications.
PUT WAGE ISSUE UP TO PUBLIC
President Will Work Labor
Sentences Into Speeches.
Whether A. F. of L. Backs Will
son Is Big Factor.

Washington. Aug. 27.-Announce-
ment that the president will start on
his tour of the country within a COM
paratively few days. coupled with the
meeting of the executive council of
the American Federation of Labor
starting tomorrow, convinced Wash
ington today that climax may soon
be expected n the unprecedented sit
uation gripping the country.
In addition to his fight for the
treaty and league of nations, the trip
will afford the president an oppor-
tunity to put squarely before the coun-
try his position on the matter of wage
increases while attempts at lowering
the cost Of living are just getting un-
der way.
Look To A. F. of l..
The shopmen, whose strike would
approach a tie up of the railroads of
the country. are not satisfied with
the presidents disposition of their
case. One of the big questions that
will be answered before the president
starts his trip. is whether the Amer
lean Federation of Labor will get be-
hind him or back the shopmen.
The presidents friends are conf
dent of A. F. of L. support in view of
the stabilizing position the labor or
ganization has taken thruout the war
emergency. Should the executive
council give the shopmen its support
| in refusing TO accept the terms sub
mitted, however it is pointed out that
the entire labor situation would be
thrown wide open. with innumerable
strike possibilities.
Hasn't Started to Fight.
Uncertainty during the last few
weeks as to whether the president
would actually make his trip is at
| tributed to the fact that the treaty
| situation had not so crystallized as to
indicate exactly what the president
would have to fight His friends point
out that the president really has not
fought at all to date. He has merely
waited to see how far the opposition
would go.
The action of the foreign relations
committee has determined that. The
| Republican majority's starting point,
| at least, is to go the limit in amend
| ments to the treaty. Some friends of
the president predict that he will not
deal extensively with the amendments
the committee is starting out to make.
| They declare that the issue is on the
! League of Nations. They are con-
WINGED that the country, as a whole, is
j favorable to the league idea. On the
| theory. therefore, that no big issue can
be defeated on its details. they expects
| the president to make his fight on
| the league covenant as an instrument
that will prevent wars. relying on
what they believe to be the popular
demand for the league to guarantee
defeat of the senate's detailed objec-
tons
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DANCED ON STOVE
Youngsters Put On Unique
Celebration at Park.
When Caught They Refused To
Give Right Names.
GOT AUTO LICENSE NUMBER
That Is Way Superintendent
Reinisch Ran Them Down.
He Wants To Make an Example
Out of Them.
GOT AUTO LICENSE NUMBER

Celebrating the exuberance of
youth, three boys and three girls fig
ured in an episode at Gage park which
while not bad in itself was a thing
that they should have known better
than to participate in, says Superin-
tendent Reinisch.
Reinisch was sitting on his porch at
the park the other evening. Sounds
OF revelry and strange noises came
from near one of the ovens. He went
to investigate The couples were
frolicking around one of the camp
ovens. Two OF the boys were dancing
on top of the stove plates. They
kicked. pounded and tore around and
Reinisch watched the celebration from
the bushes. When one of the lads
tried TO push over the chimney of the
oven. Reinisch took hand in the joy
dance.
Got License Number.
He tried to get their names. They
gave fictitious names. But they had
Hudson touring car and he got the
number-No. 1854. Then he put
policeman on the quest. The car was
found to belong to Mrs. William Bal
lev, OF Twentieth and Lime. it is said.
Her daughter was driving the car
One OF the boys told Reinisch he had
never seen the girls before that eve
ming.
Reinisch does not know just what
he will do with the unwise youngsters
when he succeeds in rounding them
all up. So far he has located two of
the boys. Ed Keller. AIS West Second
street. and Carl Abmeyer, 800 West
Twelfth street. Altho they should be
taught the lesson of refraining from
destroying public property in that
wanton and useless manner, it is not
believed that he will prefer charges
against any Of the youngsters. beyond
having them pay the cost Of repairing
whatever damage was done.
There are many instances of this
sort OF destruction in the city parks.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

The funeral of Adam Farm, who died
August % at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. c. H. Dyal, HOS North Quincy street,
will be held Friday afternoon at Hope,
Kan. The body may be viewed by friends
at the daughters home between O'Clock
and o'clock Thursday afternoon.
The funeral of George w Van Orsdal.
age So, who died Sunday, was held at 2
O'Clock this afternoon from Conwells North
Topeka chapel. Burial in Prairie Home
cemetery.
The funeral of Milton Ahlstrom. who
died Monday, was held at o'clock this
afternoon from the home, Nineteenth and
Illinois streets. Burial in Mt. Hope Gene
terry.
The funeral of Rev. F. W. Pennekamp.
who died Sunday. was held at 30 O'Clock
this afternoon from st. Johns Lutheran
church. Burial in Topeka cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. Martha Roush, who
died Saturday in Colorado Springs. was
held this afternoon from the residence,
1903 Van Buren, street. Burial In Topeka
cemetery.
The funeral of Columbus C. Lyle, who
died Monday. was held at O'Clock this
morning from the residence, 1116 West
Fourth street. The body was taken to st.
Marys for burial.
The body of Mary Olive Pickett s.
months-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard Pickett, of Madison. Kan. who died
Monday at the home of g. c. Chandler.
1O6 Fillmore, will be taken to Emporia
for burial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27
LOCAL MENTION

Three new fiction books at the city
library are proving so popular that
they cannot be obtained without a
weeks notice. They are, THE Recre-
alton of Brian Kent" by Harold Bell
Wright: THE Haunted Bookshop," by
Christopher Morley; and Burned
Bridges" by W. B. Sinclair. other
new books are expected soon.
Call 1853 for job carpenter work.
Door check and lock repairing Han
son & Hanson. 500 Kansas avenue.
with Frick. the sign man.-Adv.
Liberty Bonds bought and sold
Shawnee Investment Co.. 534 Kan av
The thirty-first annual watermelon
feast of the Zabud council No. f.
Royal and Select Masters will be held
at the Masonic Temple tonight. Law
renee council No. IA, will be the guest
Of the Topekans this evening At the
feast short talks will be given by Col.
Hugh Means. of Lawrence and by
Owen J. Wood, of Topeka. Music
for the occasion will be furnished by
the Santa Fe orchestra
Cash paid for liberty bonds. John
Kleinhans. S27 Quincy Phone 2761 ].
ADV.
DR.. W. H. Grindie. Dentist, sos
Kansas Ave. over Harris-Goar Jewel
ry Store.-Adv.
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Liberty Bonds bought and sold.
Shawnee Investment Co.. 534 Kan. av.
New York stock Market

Wall St. New York. Aug. 27.-STOCKS+
Impending labor troubles were tremendous
factors in today's uncertain stock market.
equipments and affiliated specialties alone
showing variable strength. Sales approx
mated 10000 shares.
Reactions Of one to three points occur
red in the last hour. the reversal accom-
panying the announcement of Judge Grry's
refusal to treat with the union delegation.
The closing Was heavy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27

z Carl Eisenchimel. one of the police
departments handwriting experts, was
On the witness stand, and the attorney
Tor the defendant was more or less
deeply interested in proving that IS a
Handwriting expert Eisenschimel was
a mighty fine bricklayer.
= Now, Eisenschimel," he asked,
j'have you ever made a mistake? ?"
A. yes. have" the witness replied.
= "Ah," the attorney snapped. Tell
us when you make a mistake"
81 never made one said the hand
writing expert. but 1 don't like to
hear a man say he's infallible. So
put II down on the record--Eisen-
schimeI once made a mistake. But 1
never made one let that be clear. =
San Francisco Chronicle. -..sss
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New York Money Market

New York. Aug ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
naper, 81 dj1A per cent. Sterling go day
bills. 4.19: commercial. go day bills on
banks. ASH commercial 60 day bills. AIS /:
demand. 4211I: cables. 422lG Francs de-
mand. sos: cabIes. S.03 Marks. demand.
Az: cables. 8. Government bon Is. irregular /:
railroad bonds. easy. Time loans steady ;
60 DAYS. 20 days and months. per cent.
Call money. easy: high. low, ruling rate
closing bid. offered Mt and last loan at G
per cent. Bank acceptances per cent.
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Kansas City. Aug. 2T.-HAY-Prairie and
timothy. firm to Soc higher. AlfaIfa. new.
choice. $30O00 n 90: No. /. SOS. 500 -. 50 ::
standard. $26.OOm 300. No. 2 500 50G 25.50: :
No. 2. 10000 22.00. Prairie. new. choice.
$2o50d 200: No. 1. S1s50d 20 90: No. ..
S1S006 20.O0: No. 3. 13.5O61T.5n Timothy
No. 1. $26.5O: standard. SlS.5OH 23OO.
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Took 500, 600 From Kansas Banks.

Wichita. Aug 27.-From the latest
available figures. it seems that bank
robbers acquired 100000 from the
Newton and Benton bank robberies
within a few weeks of each other.
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BLEW UP AT SEA!
Crew of Destroyed Ammunition Ship
Reaches Nova Scotia Port.

Yarmouth. n. S. Aug. 27.-Twelve
members of the crew of four-masted
schooner Elmer Roberts ar
rived here today and reported that
their ship, loaded with ammunition
caught fire and blew up at sea.
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Vow York Liberty Bond Market.

New York. Aug. 27.-Liberty bonds final
3i5's, % 90; first as. 94-24; second As. 81
first As. 94.34: second as. D. 30: third
SIS. e4s6; fourth 4K's. 93.06; Victory
3E's. 5000; Victory 4a4's, $3.50.
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$50 Funeral for a Gold Fish.

Springfield. Ill. Aug. 27.-"Sophie."
duly embalmed and laid out in a glass
topped casket. was buried mid the
tears OF friends today. Sophie is a
goldfish and her funeral cost $50.
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P. 0. WAGES liked
Each POstOffice EmplOye To
Get Flat $3.50 Year Increase.
House Committee o. KS Bill
Over BurlesOn's Office Protest.

Washington. Aug 27.-A flat in
crease in salary Of $3.50 a year for
each postoffice employe for this fiscal
year Is proposed in a resolution favor
ably reported today by the house post
office committee. Minimum wages of
go cents an hour are proposed for
substitute employees.
The proposed increases have been
Supposed by the postoffice department,
Assistant Postmaster General Rooms
saving written the committee that
deficit Of $4,000, OOO-the amount the
INCREASES totaled-would result, plac-
ing an unjust burden on the public.
All increases are made retroactive
to July
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1t Is said in Mexico City. that one
of the banks of FL Paso. Tex, has re-
fused to accept any more deposits
from President Carranza. His account
is now said to be ampiei
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Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 27.-Sh-h -hi
But IL you see a couple Of Samson's
chums, tell the police. Somebody ran
away with the 1000 pound pile driver
this township owns.
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE@Furniture, 54-inch golden oak
buffet; other articles, End floor west, ZIG
E. Sth.
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New York Sugar Market
New York, Aug. 2T.-SUGAR-Raw,
steady, unchanged.
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MUST Be the Old Box HimscIf.

Lords Flowers Satisfy. Tel. s27-
Adv.
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New York stock Market.

FURNISHED By T. }. MYERS sOl N. F.. B!dg.I
New York, Aug. %.
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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

Joab Muvane. Arthur Capper. w. H Davis,
J. B. Larimer, A D. Kendall, David Bowie. Lee
Monroe. NJ. A. Low. E. c. Arnold. L. NJ Penwell,
D. w. Mulvane c. L Mitchell
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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

M A. Low. w H. Davis. Lee Monroe A ID
Kendall. w. w Bowman. Chester Woodward r
D. Coburn David Bowie. Charles Wolff d w
Mulvane, E c. Arnold. - -