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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-10
100 DEAD; 600
HURT IN STORM
Millions Lost in Damage to
Crop Area
Continued From Page One
today. cutting off this rrgion and
the Pacific coast from direct
communication with the East.
the result of fierce snow and
windstorrns In Kansas. Nebras-
IN. Now Mexico and the Panhan-
die district of Texas.

Together with the tornado. which
IL reported 60 have cost scores OF
lives In Northern Texas. Southern
Oklahoma and portion Of Arkan-
sas. tho storm area II one of the
most widespread and tho effects are
the most disastrous In years.
Westbound trains are reported
stalled or many hours late. At some
points the blizzard IL threatening
heavy losses in cattle and sheep.
With many towns s,iiI isolated. cnti.
mates OF the loss OF life in the Texas,
observation-disclosures storms ranged
from so to 100. and towns are said
to have been wiped out.
Heavy SHOWS and "A gale were re
ported in Nebraska and Kansas be
fore wire communication was lost.
Trains battling with the wind and
snow reported the storm extending
farther eastward Hastings. Ncb..
the last point heard from direct. stat.
ed the blizzard had raced toward
Omaha with great fury. Lincoln
and Grand Island reported that early
yesterday a sieet storm had changed
to snow with increasing wind.
Western Kansas reported the
worst spring storm in years. II
started Tuesday. with several inches
OF rain. changing to sleet and then
to more than six inches Of snow.
This Kansas storm apparently
spread south and west. striking the
North Texas and Oklahoma regions
with cycionic speed and creating n
blizzard along the Fort worth a Den
yer railroad. south of Colorado.
Sheep losses in Southeastern Colo
RADIO and New Mexico were particu-
larry feared. Santa Fe reported six
inches Of snow and like fall az Am
arillo. In the Panhandle.
| Intermittent news wire service on
wednesday was completely lost early
this morning. with no immediate
prospects Of direct leased wire com
munication with the East.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-10
1000 Rail Men
Seeking More Paw

WINNIPEG, Manitoba. April TO-
Eleven thousand railroad workers
residing in Greater Winnipeg are
seeking more pay They have filed
demands with employers. and are
awaiting permission from the Can.
ada war board TO start negotiations.
A year ago these workers, embrac-
ing nine trades. united for mutual
benefit. they say.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-10
STREET BATTLE
IN HUN CITIES
Many Reported Killed in
New Outbreak


The deposed RtVnrian socialist
government has returned from Nu.
rcmburg and Hamburg. Il was
learned today. Under the direction
OF Premier Hoffman, loyal troops
and peasants are being organized to
establish food blockade against
Munich and other cities which have
embraced communism. with the idea
% starving tho soviet government
into submission.
ciui war In Bavaria. II was be.
heved here. depends on the socialists
ability 10 gather quickly n formid.
able force OF trained soldiers Indi
cations multiplied to-day that the ma
tlonal soviet congress. In session
here. would confine It's efforts Co
peaceful demands on tho Scheide-
mann government for certain re
forms.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-10
ALLIES DEBATE
. ENEMY REFUSAL
Consider Possibility OF Balk :
ing at Peace Terms
ny EDWARD VI. TuIERRy

ny EDWARD VI. TiIiERRY
~. 4. a. STAFF Correspondent
PARIS. April i0,--What win
the allies do In ease the Ger.
mans refuse 10 sign the peace
treaty.
Starse thrmf
Occupy all Germany with
troopsf
TIL. American peace commits
sion doesn't seem Ia like either
Of those alternatives.
without giving whatever answer
they have up their sleeves the del
ewa'cs shake their heads negatively
"a these methods. which have been
noised about since rumors began
coming from Germany that the
Huns were talking rehelliously 81
declininE 10 agree 90 terms they
consider too harsh
"It's unfortunate Germany wasn't
disarrned at the beginning said
Henry White. ono OF the American
pienipotsntiarisr. r"grr,fuliy. AN
would be well now
Obviously be was thinking Of the
tremendous rise Ia power and the
return q prestige Of the military
clique IN Germany.
IL il the French who are blamed
generally for the failure OF the
allies to disarm the enemy inme-
dlately after the close OF hostllities.
French Refuse 20 Worry
The French. however. do not
ucem TO be worried much over the
prospect Of the Germans not sign
ing the treaty. They take their
cue from Marshal Foch. who re-
Gently said. The Germans will sign
anything we. lay before them"
other Rrra; minds "a; the peace
table are not quite 90 sanruine.
The American public. az least,
won't stand for Germany being
starved into signing" said one.
Much as they dcsplsc the Huns.
they will hardly agree that starv-
Ing IL the antidote. That's my
opinion"
Another declared bis positive
belief that the American people
will not stand for American troops
going into Berlin and the rest Of
Germany TO collect Indemnity
money.
The troops came over TO crush
miiitariam.* he said. mot 10 be
come tax collectors"
Occupying Germany wouldn't
make the Germans sign the treaty.
according TO his View.
Occupation II Costly
III We went In we would only
break up the existing government
and then we'd have TO administer
II at our own expense. That would
he a sure way not TO collect in.
domnIty. Therefore we would have
a double ioss--tha expense Of run
ming the country and the loss of
the indemnity"
Most allied delegates are rcluc.
tant to talk Of this phase OF the
peace conference situation. They
are keeping their solutions to
themselves. Many are optimistic.
II think Germany will sign all
right" said one OF these. hut II
will be a bad. not to say danger.
out. situation N every young man
in Germany thinks he can't make
an ordinary living wage without
submitting 20 prohibitive tax
burden: they might think nothing
not even military occupation and
absolute crushing OF the country
could be worse than that"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-10
UNTITLED TONNAGE

NEW YORK. April i0.-Unfilled
steei tonnage OF the United States
steel corporation. 5.430,572 ak of
March 81. 1919. 1t was announced
today. This compared with 6,0l0.7S7
February rs. and G,6si,ss2 January
81. 1919
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-10
BALLARD FAyORs PAVING

Three hundred twenty TO two is
the majority OF Ballard property
owners in favor OF paving. At "A
mass meeting held Tuesday evening.
the Baiiardites were given cards to
be filled out and returned 10 the
Booster club committee. This was
the way they expressed themselves.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-10

MISUNDERSTANDING foreign prop
erty sequeatered by the Belgian gov.
eminent In $4,000. 600 belonging to
the mad exEmpress Charlotte.
widow OF Macmillan. emperor of
Mexico. slsterin-law Of Emperor
Franz Josef.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-10
If IT'S LARGE, IT IS CHIC
by Betty Brown

Forecasts of tho
fashion prophets
declare that the
bonnots OF Easter
time are to spread
and grow into
vast shady affairs
for summer and
that the larger
the hat the great
er will be It's de
gree OF chic. This
particular model
Is a fetching crea
ton OF white leg
horn faced with
French blue taft
feta, It's crown
bound with a cord
ell silk band OF
the same and a
cascade Of blue
ostrich brings up
the rear.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-10
New Brassieres

The new showing offers extensive choice
styles and materials in Model and B. & ]. Bra
seres, at prices ranging from soc to $3.50.
First Second Floo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-01
NATION is SAVING
Small Bank Deposits Increased
Nearly so Per Cent in 5 Years.
Are Over 35 Million Depositors,
Says Bank Official.

st. Louis. Oct. LIN the five year
period ending January 1. 1919. the in
crease in savings. for all banks in the
United States. was 1913 per cent, ac-
sording to new data presented by Vic
tor A. Lersner of Brooklyn. in an ad-
dress here today at the convention of
the American Bankers association.
Mr.. Lersner is president OF the asso-
citation savings bank section.
There are over 100000 savings
and commercial bank depositors, after
allowing for Implications" Mr.. Lers-
ner stated. land there are over 49,
000, 090 policy holders in life insura nce
companies. The 27,0O0,000 savings
depositors are, with few exceptions,
the people of small means on whom
the nation can depend to maintain its
Institutions; the people who absorbed
in large measure the war issues OF
government securities and, be it noted,
are keeping them
Advocating increased production as
means of combating the living cost
George E. Roberts of New York urged
that the United States make further
loans to European nations in an effort
to increase trade exports.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-01
new War ON H,C.L,
State Council of Defense Re-
vived To Garry on Battle.
Fair Price Schedules To Be Re-
viyed in Kansas Cities.

Much information on the high cost
of living has been gathered by the
committee of three and it's county sub
committees and it will be tabulated at
the governors office. The committee,
composed of Clyde Reed, secretary of
Governor Henry j. Alien; James Kim
ball, state business manager, and John
NJ. Crawford, state labor commission
er, took up the organization of the old
State Council of Defense in getting
data on commodities turnout the state.
These lists include the cost and selling
prices of retail stores dealing in groc-
cries, clothing and shoes, the lists of
mmodities varying in the different
county reports.
Should the investigation indicate
any merchant has been profiteering,
is there any state law on which the
state could base any action in the
COURTS" Mr.. Reed was asked.
There is no Kansas law which
makes profiteering a criminal Of
fense,' he replied. IF some retailer
was found to have sold his products at
500 per cent profit, there is no law
on the Kansas statute books whereby
he could be prosecuted, unless it can
be shown that a number of dealers are
in a combine. In such instance, OF
course, the matter would be subject
to the states anti-monopoly law.
Had Wholesome Effect.
But, altho prosecutions are prac-
tically out of the question in our price
investigation, we have found that the
campaign has had a desirable effect
Immediately after we began calling in
the retail butchers, the price of meats
began to come down. They have
| dropped as much as 40 per cent for
some kind of meat. The retailers
were unable to explain why the re-
tail price had not followed downward
with the wholesale price, except that
| they simply had not paid much atten-
| ton to the matter, and had just kept
| on selling at the same old retail
prices"
Now that the federal government
has taken action. profiteering takes a
more serious form for retailers. There
is a federal arrangement thru the IL
| censing of retailers which may oper-
ate to put any violator of a fair price,
schedule out of business by depriving
| him of the right to deal in certain
commodities. This was war time
regulation and it still is operative.
| Also, it is believed congress will enact
drastic -profiteering laws probably
in making over the Lever food act
into a permanent federal vehicle.
The appointment of Col. w. P
Hackney, of Winfield. as fair price
| director" for Kansas came thru the re-
| quest of United States Attorney Gen.
eral A Mitchell Palmer for Governor
Allen to name a Kansas man for the
position-which carried no remunera-
ton. Colonel Hackney is now en-
| gagged in organizing committees in the
various counties to carry out a price
investigation. At the governors Of
flee it was stated that as yet there is
no indication that Colopel Hackney
intends 10 use the old council Of de-
| Tense orga nization on which the state
committee relied for it's figures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-01
RETURN The ROADS
That Is Plea of Pennsylvania
Railroad Head.
Assails Cummins Biil-Says
Adequate Rates Needed.

st. Louis, Oct. Appealing for the
return of railroads to private owner
ship. Samuel Rea. president of the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad. addressing the
convention here of the American
Bankers association, today attacked
the Cummins bill. pending in the SEN
ate. as detrimental TO the progress
Of the railroads and compared some
features of it to the fifth wheel of a
wagon" Analysing the bill, which is
designed to solve the railroad prob
lem. Mr.. Rea asserted that the Dill
contains some good features in that IL
provides for the return OF the roaos
to private ownership for rates suffi-
Gent to sustain the roads. and the
pooling of earnings and traffic; put
added that it discouraged operating
Initiative and incentive.
1.-The reprehensible feature OF the
Sbill," declared Mr.. Rea, rs that What
n company earns under fair and uni
form rates thru good management and
efficient transportation can be taken
from il and given to others under the
provision of the bill pertaining to the
Communicating of so-called excess
earnings of individual companies.
He denounced the labor provisions
~ the hill as too diffuse to be effec-
j Hive" The speaker predicted that the
measure in its present form woulo
cause confusion in authorizing addi-
lions and hetterments to the ROADS.
"Railroad valuation, in its present
Form. cannot be used for the various
purposes in the bill nor can it be com
! Melted to enable the commission OF
the carriers to promptly carry out the
various provisions of the proposed
+ law" Mr.. Rea continued. THE Cum
Minis bill as it stands gives us no
prompt or definite assurance OF ade-
auate rates If the railroads hao
had adequate rates during the last De
cade, there would have been no rail-
4 road problems confronting the coun-
try. National reconstruction cannot
i he accomplished while railroad invest
ments are left in an unsatisfactory
8 condition. -.
RAILROAD earnings and credit must
be created sufficient to support the
. existing railroad investment and at
tract the additional capital the trans
portation business requires in the pub
lie interest. New capital cannot be
commandeered.
therefore adequate rates made un-
der public approval with opportunity
for competition, initiative and incen-
tive is the effective remedy for the
Ahole problem, in my opinion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-01
GR0CERS TO TOPEKA
State Association In Convention Here
Next Week.

Next Week.
More than $50 grocers will be in To-
peka Wednesday and Thursday. OcIo-
Der and 9, to attend the second an
nual convention of the kansas Retail
Grocers' association at the auditorium.
At this meeting an effort will be made
by the Topeka grocers to have Topeka
named as permanent headquarters for
the association.
1t is planned that the state associa =
ton complete an organization which
will warrant the establishment of
regular association headquarters in
charge of a paid secretary.
One of the big features Of the con-
vention will be the banquet at the
Chamber of Commerce at o'clock
Wednesday evening. This banquet is
billed as a buffet luncheon but the
proposed menu sounds more like a
regular dinner. This dinner will be
free to all visiting grocers. The COM
mittee in charge of arrangements in
Topeka is: C. A. johnson, chairman
H, A. Often, L. c. Harbaugh, F. S.
Harbaugh, Joe Triton and D. D.
Knox.
The officers of the Kansas Retail
Grocers' association are: A. G. John
son. Salina. president; J. A. Mcclure
Emporia, vice president; Vic Linde-
man, Salina, treasurer: NJ. F. Caples
Kansas City, Kan, secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-01
LOCAL MENTION

A number of motorists who passed
the West Sixth street entrance to Gage
park Tuesday night reported to the
police that they saw a man crouching
by the roadway with q mask on his
face. The police investigated but did
not find the man. 1t was thought pos
sibly he might be endeavoring to stage
a hold-up.
Cash paid for liberty bonds. John
Kleinhans S27 Quincy. Phone .2761 ].
ADV.
Liberty Bonds bought and SOLD.
Shawnee Investment CO.. -534 Kan. av.
For the first time since September 3.
City Commissioner w. H. WATSON was
at his office for about an hour this
morning. WATSON has been seriously
i'll with hay fever. He is much i'm
proved and IL is believed that he will
soon be able to be back at his desk
The Bell Telephone Directory goes
to press October 1. Those desiring
listings should call Telephone No. 5;
not later than October 5.-Adv.
DR.. Lyngar. Dentist, SOC Kansas ave
ADV.
City Commissioner Robert D. Nc.
| Giffert, who has been in Wichita at
tending a convention of the American
Legion. is expected to return to Tope
ka Thursday.
Call 1858 for job carpenter work
Door check and lock repairing Han
son & Hanson. sos Kansas avenue
with Frick, the sign man.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-01
lFOR WAKEFIELD PLAN
iii Owners Counsel Urges Congress
Accept Rail Property Investment.

ICiI Owners CoUnscl OESeo ~
Accept Rail Property Investment.
Il. Louis. Mo, Oct. 1.-"Congress Is
confronted with an emergency in rail-
road finance and operation and shouIo
accent the property investment &C
co,pt as the basis declared Luther
NJ waiter. counsel for the National
Association of owners OF Railroad Sc
o,srties. in arr address today before the
American Bankers association In con-
vention here. ,,A
Mr.. Walter chara cterized the PLUMP
plan as "appallingly simple, ana oe-
clared the Cummins bill shouio De
amended in two particulars at least,
namely, fixing the minimum retuI -. :
uoon the investment and recapture OF
excess earnings.
leln the speaker advanced the war
field plan" the keystone of which ne
said. 'is a congressional direction 10
the Interstate commerce commission
that n shall make freight and passen-
GER rates sufficient to pay operating
eNnenses maintain the properties ana
srive not less than a six per cent return
unon the aggregate fair value or the
nroDerty devoted to transportation IN
each of the principal trafflc terri
tories" He declared the plan wouid
soperate to stabilize railroad creolt'
Under the Warfield plan, ne stateo,
earnings in excess of six per cent upon
fhe Dronerty actually devoted to the
npblic use would be divided with one
third going to the carrier as an IN
centiVe to economy and efficiency IN
c.aration. land two-thirds equally
divided" between labor and the pubic
which has paid the money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-01
"STOP BLOWING BUBBLES"
W. II. CoIvcr Urges Capital and Labor
Get Together.

Chicago. Oct William B. Colver,
member of the federal trade commits
sion, addressing the National Associa-
ton Of Advertising Specially Manufac-
turers here today warned that labor
and its offspring. capital, must stop
blowing soap bubbles"
Colver characterized the cost OF liv-
ing as 1.-The price of a ticket from the
cradle to the grave" and added that
there are no return trip tickets"
when labor shirks its duty and
when capital exacts fictitious toll,
each has raised the price of the ticket
and each has cut the value of the
dollar" he said.
IF labor and capital were united,
as they should be. in the effort to do
their duty. then the future would be-
come brighter az we removed the bur-
dens artificially placed upon them.
IT think It would be a great step
toward reduction of the cost of living
il the whole scheme of excess profit
tax could be abolished. There never
was so bad a device in business as the
device called cost plus and the excess
profit tax is in its essence a cost Plus
scheme"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-01
NOTESOFGAME

The Red rooters. under the direc-
ton of the white gloved bandmaster,
gave the asSemblage a taste of sing
ing and wells that would have
shamed a six cylinder college football
crowd. The rooters Joined the band
in Red" songs built for the occasion.
They rocked the stands with the Pat
Moran march," the refrain of which
gave them an opportunity to roar
together 4 series of hips and hoorays'
with repeated Pat Moran's'' on the
end.
The band scored when it played
The Wearing of the Green as Pat
Moran ana Kid Gleason ciasped horny
palms and grinned into the clicking
cameras.
Official announcement was made
shortly after noon of the assignment
of umpires. Rigler officiates at home
plate. Evans at first base, Quigley at
second and Nallin at third base. To-
morrow the umpires will rotate, Evans
officiating behind home plate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-01
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

FRED h. BARNES. of 1874 western
avenue, died September so. He is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Kate I. Barnes. and five
children, Mrs f. C. Starr. Eudora. Kan. !;
Miss Dorothy Barnes and Jared p. Barnes /:
ISIS Dorothy Barnes and Jared ID. Barnes !:
also two sisters. Miss Gertrude E. Barnes
and Miss Maude A. Barnes, of Topeka. and
one brother, Eugene Il. Barnes, of Meri-
den. The funeral will be held from the
residence Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Burial In Mt. Hope cemetery.
The funeral of NJ W. Griffith. age IS,
who died Monday at his home. was held
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock from the
Bethel church. Burial in Bethel cemetery.
ALFRED DENTON, age 46. died Tues
day night In a local hospital Funeral an
nouncement later.
ORGY o. IvEY, age AZ. died in To-
peka today. The body will be taken to
Ottawa for burial.
DANIEL WEBSTER. age co. died Oc-
tober 1. The funeral announcement later.
Lords Flowers Satisfy. Tel sz7--
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-01

Secretary Prout Announces Plans for
Friday Entertainments.

tT1QaY entertainments.
The program for the weekly Fri
day evening entertainment course held
at the Railroad Y NJ. c. A, has been
announced by the secretary. T. L.
Prout Twenty-four entertainments
will be given this season beginning
Friday evening. October II, and will
include some of Topeka's most popu-
lar entertainers On New Years Day,
following the usual custom, a program
will be given from three in the after
noon until ten o'clock in the evening.
The numbers as they will be given
and the entertainers are: Presentation
of 20 diplomas to night school stu
dents and program by Miss Nanon
Herren; evening with Prof. Herman
Springer, minstrel show, Golde Mccoy
Child players; concert, Misses Ruby,
Eva and Ethel May; evening of fun,
Dougherty's Business college; recital,
Arthur Soderstrum; evening of magic,
George Godfrey Moore; dramatic
evening, Miss Agnes Hannignn; musi-
cal, Miss Maude Mary Kline; minstrel,
L. r. Vesper: New Years open house
with entertainment at three by Miss
Ceora Bell Lanham and at 500, DIR.
Rooster and the Modoc club: evening
with Karl Hummell; minstrel show.
young men r. r. Y. NJ G. A; musi-
cal program, Stricklers Business Col
lege; recital. Mime. Sigrid Lunde
Souther and students; Edison Dept,
Crosby Bros. store; concert, adies' and
mems glee clubs of Washburn college;
Washington's birthday entertainment,
Mrs. A. A. Graham; popular concert,
| Miss Helen Phipps; evening of songs,
Prof. Herman Springer and pupils:
| evening with the harp, Miss Mary
| Sands; whistHng, Miss Gladys Brokaw
Jamison and Mss Helen Whittelsey,
musical medley; Jubilee singers of the
! Topeka Industrial Institute, vaude-
| a IL ..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-01
DERBIES OVER TOPEKA
Air Flights Across Country To Visit
This City.

Ali during 1920 Topeka will be on
the route of various air derbies. air
plane races, and maybe flights of
"b.imps" A telegram received today
by the Chamber of Commerce asked
that a committee of local men be APP
pointed TO serve as referees for series
of air derbies to be arranged in 1920.
1t was stated in the wire that the
derbies are being planned under the
auspices of the Aero club of America
and of>the Aerial League of America.
The contests are being arranged by
Capt. Charles J. Glidden, of New York.
the secretary of the contest COM
mittee.
Captain Glidden was notified by wire
today that the Topeka Chamber of
Commerce will be glad to Cooperate
in every way possible in arranging the
air derbies. The captain was notified
that w. II. lines. Robert Fullerton and
A. L. Oliger had been named as, the
local referees.