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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-26
TRAIN KILLS FOUR NEGROES
Two Topeka Women Meet Tragic End
at Eudora Crossing.

Four negroes. two OF them To-
pekans, were killed near Eudora.
Kan. at $50 o'clock Saturday after
noon when the Buick car in which
they were riding was struck by Santa
Fe passenger train No. 10 at a cross
ing.
The two women killed were Miss
Flossie Walker. 81, of 1l2s North Ty-
Ter street and Mrs. Edith Menden-
all. %, of Denver. Colo. Mrs. Mem
denall was formerly Miss Edith Can't
rell, of Topeka. The men were john
S. Patrick and Joe Ransom, both of
2318 Flora avenue. Kansas City. The
bodies were brought to Topeka Sun
day night. The negroes had been
visiting here. it was said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-26
COSTS r. r. $500. 900.
Supreme Court Holds Lehigh Valley
Responsible for BLACK Tom" Fires.

washington. April 26.-The Lehigh
Valley railroad was held responsible
for DANA ges of nearly 100000 as the
result of the BLACK Tom" explosion
near Jersey City in 1915. by the ac-
ton of the supreme court today in de-
ciining to review thirteen appealed
cases.
The explosion started IN shipments
Of munitions TO the allies, after which
fires spread rapidly and destroyed the
property of those seeking damage
from the railroads IN whose terminal
the munitions were stored.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-26
WILL HELP WOUNDED SOLDIERS.
Salina Girls Will Send Carpet Rags
and Yarn to Sheridan.

Salina. April 26.-The Dorian club.
composed of young business women
of Salina. with a membership of more
than 100. will give its attention to sick
and wounded soldiers at Camp Sheri-
can and 2 ssibly some other camps.
Rags will be prepared into carpet
rags that the boys may weave them
into carpets and rugs. using the money
secured from their labors for pin mon
ey. Besides the carpet rags the young
women will send the boys much yarn
which was left on the hands Of the To-
cal Red Cross unit when the war
ended.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-26
GRAIN JUMPS ELEVEN CENTS
Unfavorable Weather and Heavy Ex.
port Strengthen Market.

Chicago, April 26.-Grain futures
jumped as high as IL cents on the Chi
cago board of trade today. The gain
was due to reports of unfavorable
weather and heavy foreign buying.
Rye opened strong. first prices be-
ing quoted at several cents above Sat
urday's close. A gain of from 3A
cents to 11A was recorded in the first
ten minutes trading on May and July
rye. May rye went to 21S.
Corn was up from to cents.
May corn opened up 2% at $1.70
and gained another cents in later
trading. July corn at s1.62. gained 2.
September corn gained 1 = at 156.
May oats gained l Z at 97A. July
oats jubped 21z at s9I5.
Provisions were higher
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-26
HELD ON CHARGE OF ASSAULT.
Sixteen Year Old Boy Companion of
Lynchcd Negro Valves Hearing.

Pittsburg. April 26.-Benjamin
Franklin Caldwell Workman. the 15-
year-old boy who was with Albert
Evans. the negro tramp lynched at
Mulberry last Monday when the as
sault was made on Sylvia Brown. IS
years old. a few hours before. was
brought to Pittsburg secretly Saturday
night and arraigned for ASA ult with
intent to ravish and kill.
He waived preliminary hearing and
was bound over for trial in district
court His bond was fixed at $50. 900
and he was Immediately taken to jail
in another county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-26
ACCEPTS GONfPERs CHALLENGE.
Governor Allen VIII Debate Indus
trial Court With Labor Chief.

New York. April Ex-Governor Al
len of Kansas said today he is willing
to meet Samuel Gompers, president of
the American Federation OF Labor. in
debate on the merits of the new court
of industrial relations in Kansas
According to reports received here.
Gompers has declared his readiness to
meet Allen and has suggested this city
as the meeting place. some time next
month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-26
British Fear Yank Control.

London. April 26.-The Daily Mail
today said it understood the govern
ment was negotiating with the Shell
Transport and Trading company to
work out some form of government
control for the company's oil interests
The government feared. the newspaper
said, control of the company might
pass into the hands of American COM
panies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-26

Chicago. April 26.-Messenger boys
have n new alibi for slow deliveries
de bus got stalled"
Seven messenger boys here use
automobiles in delivering kilograms
and they own the cars themselves.
They are paid S5 cents an hour. and
time and a half for overtime. James
Dempsey, one of the automobile mes
senger boys. says the seven boys
bought their automobiles with money
saved from their wages.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-26
IRISH ATTACK POLICE BARRACKS
Three Hundred Rebels Are RepuIsed
by Five ConstabIes-No Casualties.

Clonroche. County Exford. Leinster
ireland. April 26.-Three hundred
men attacked the police barracks here
carly today and rifle and revolver fir
ing was incessant for two hours. All
q the windows of the barracks were
Token.
The five policemen who occupied
the building successfully repulsed the
raiders without casualties. The latter
had a large supply of bombs, but did
not use them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-26
TRYING TO REDUCE II. c. OF L.
United States Chamber OF Commerce
Plans Industrial Program.

Atlantic City. y. j.. April "a
program to reduce the cost of living
thru increased production was ex-
pected to be mapped out during the
four-day annual meeting of the United
States Chamber of Commerce. which
opened here today. About 5000 busi-
ness men from all parts of the coun-
try were expected to attend.
An entire day will be devoted to
discussion OF great output of agricul-
tural products.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-26

Judge Clyde NJ. Reed of the court
of industrial relations is president of
the Sun Publishing company, which
owned the Parsons paper. He owned
So shares of the company stock. while
Mrs. c. NJ. Reed. his wife, owned one
share. Ten shares each were held by
W. H. Martin. A. d. Murlin and Lester
Combs, all of Parsons. Combs, for
merly publisher of the Anthony Re
publican. is secretary treasurer OF the
company. The Sun is an afternoon
paper with Associated Press news
service. The paper was established in
1872. Reed has been publishing the
Sun for a number of years. Since he
came to Topeka in 1919 as private sec
retary to Governor Allen. A. D. Muir
lin has been news editor of the paper.
while Lester Combs has served as
business manager.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-26
Ncw York Chlneee Amputate Queues.

New York, April 2s.-Absence OF
queues and oriental customs and the
presence of a woman delegate were
some evidence Of Americanization at
the convention of the Chinese ner-
chants association which opened
three weeks session in Chinatown to-
dzy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-26
Dry Decision Postponed Again.

Washington, April 2s. - Supreme
court again today failed to hand down
its decision on the validity OF consti-
tutionai prohibition. The court an
nounced a recess from next Monday,
Nav 3. until May II.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-26
PARSONS sun BURNED OUT.
Short Circuit Caused Fire Loss Esti-
mated at S25 900

Parsons. Kan, April 26.-Fire
starting from a short circuit in the
electrical wiring last night badly dam
aged the plant here of the Parsons
Daily Sun. the newspaper owned by
Clyde NJ. Reed.
Damage was estimated at $4,000.
The Sun will be published temporarily
Kan, near here. it was announced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-26

Washington. April 26.-The senate
today rejected an amendment to add
$4,000 to the river and harbors
bill The sum was intended for Mis-
sissippi river Improvements.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-26
Kansas Minor Is Killed.

Pittsburg, Kan. April 26.-Jos
Hronek. a miner. was lSlled oy =
saII Of rock in a mine OF the Girard
Fuel company near Arnla this morn
ing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-26
HAVE NEW ALIBI NOW

Chicago Messenger Boys Use Autos
When Late Say dc Bus Got
Stalled"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-26
FROST OR FREEZING TONIGHT.
All weather Stations in Kansas Re
port Rain Today.

TODAY'S TEMPERATURES:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-26

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
w Generally fair tonight and Tues
day preceded by unsettled east portion
tonight; frost or temperature near
freezing tonight; rising temperature
Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-26

Paris. April 26.-Dr. Goeppert. head
of the German delegation in Paris to-
day handed the foreign office note
addressed to Premier MilIerand. stat
ing that the additional troops which
had entered the Ruhr district had al
evacuated that district on April FL
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-05-22

PORTLAND, Ore, May 22.-In- complete returns from twelve cour- ties, a third of the state, compiled at 10 o'clock this morning, gave United States Senator Hiram w Johnson, of California, lead of 1861 votes in the four-cOrnered con- test for Oregon's preference for the Repubhcan nomination for Presi- dent. expressed in yesterdays pri- mary election.
 Maj.-Gen. Leonard Wood and Gov. Frank O. Lowden, of Illinois, were running second and third respec- lively, with little difference between them, while Herbert c. Hoover, for mer Food Administrator, was far behind
 William c. McAdoo, former Sec retary of the Treasury. was unop- posed on the ballot for the Demo- cratic nomination.
 Senator George E. Chamberlain, incumbent, was leading Harvey G. Starkw weather, the Administration s candidate, in the race for the Demo- cratic nomination for United States Senator.
 Robert N Stanfield had a sub stantial majority for the Republi- can Senatorial endorsement.
 On the Republican ballot sas can.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-05-22
Sem. Johnson Leudimq M Oregon
Incomplete Returns From Third of State In Yesterdays Primary Election Put Californian 1861 Votes Ahead In Contest For Republican Nomination For
 President Wood and Lowden Run-
 Close Hoover Far Behind

didates for the Vice-Presidential nomination were the names of Unit ed States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts, Elwood Washing ton of Indiana and William Grant Webster of New York.
 Republicans and Democrats also voted on ten delegates each to the National conventions of their re- spective parties. Four of these are delegates at large and two are to be named in each of the three Congress sional districts.
 Party candidates for three vacan- cies in the National House of Repre- sentatives will be named at this primary. There is no contest, how. ever, for the seat now held by Con. gressman w. c. Hawley. Republican in the First District, as he was un opposed in his own party and there was no Democratic candidate
 In addition to the National offic as, party candidates for Secretary oi State, four Supreme Court Justices Dairy and Food Commissioner two members of the State Public Service Commission, several gCircuiI Court vacancies and for State Sena, tors and Representative were il the ballot -
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-05-22
CUTTING
 WAVE CONTINUES
 WOOL TUMbLINC
Prices Slump 20 Per Cent On Boston Market; Palmer
 Claims Credit

BOSTON, May 22.-Wool prices have slumped ten to twenty per cent in the last two days because of cancelled orders for manufactured wool goods, transportation delays and a decline in the foreign market. q
 WASHINGTON, May P. The nationwide wave of price-reduction in wearing apparel, which first be came apparent early this week and which has gained momentum each day since, is due largely to the publics withdrawal from the mar ket and the Department of Justices campaign against profiteering, in the opinion of Assistant AttorneyC Gen eral Garvin
 Garvin declared today that he did not believe Attorney General A. Nit chell Palmer and officials working under him could be given too much credit for the results already ob tained in the drive to reduce the high cost of living. He refused tC endorse claims of merchants that they were lowering prices from pat riotic motives.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-05-22
EDITORS UNABLE TO
 GET ALASKA SAILING

ELLENSBURG, Wn., May 22.-Ed itOrs of the Pacific states will not make the trip to Alaska this year as planned. The demand for reserva tions on the various Alaska steamers is so heavy it has been found i'm possible, due to the slowness of many editors in making a decision to hold accommodations on any steamer for the month of July suf ficient to accommodate as large 8 party as planned. Reservations had been received from 50 publishers but it he'd been decided not to make the trip without at least 100 pub fishers. There is no boat sailing 1T July having so many accommodation still .unreserved
 The summer convention will as { result be held in the State of Wash ington. A decision as to time ant place will be announced by Presi dent A. R. Gardner of Kennewick shortly. Yakima has already issued an invitation to the editors.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-05-22
WASHING PLANT ELIMINATED IN
 RAILROAD ITEM
Use Navy Funds for Matanus. ka Plant-Land Office
 Clerks Get Raise

SEATTLE, May 22.-A special dispatch received this morning by the Post-Intelligencer from Washington correspondent declares that a mum Der of changes have been made in several Alaskan items in the sundry civil appropriation bill. None of these changes decrease the money appropriated and in one instance means an increase.
 That item is the bill permitting a portion of the $7,OO0,0O0 government railway appropriation to be used for he erection of coal washing plant n the Matanuska coal fields has been . eliminated This means that such plant will have to be built by the Navy out of the $1,000,000 provided for the exploration and development work in the Chickaloon mines. All of the railway appropriation will now be devoted to purely railway con struction work. .,..
 Another amendment, according to the above dispatch, has been made that allows the exportation of birch timber from Alaska to the States Another change raises the appropri ation for the care of the Alaskan insane from $115,000 to $120,000
 Still another amendment, it is be lieved will affect number of Land Office employees in Alaska. This increases the salary of clerks in Land Offices from $1,800 to $2,220
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-05-22
SCOTLAND LIKELY TO
 GO DRY NEXT MONTH

GLASGOW, Scotland, May 22.- With Scotland's local option act be
 coming effective June 1, prohibition leaders are planning an intensive campaign throughout the country to vote out liquor That they will be successful in many communities is conceded by all, even the liquor interests who are spending liberally to influence public opinion their way
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-05-22
PRESIDENTS FINANCIAL
 POLICY RAPED BY G. 0. P

NEW YORK, May 22.-The vii son administration is charged with continuing to date the policy of in flation by which it financed the war and which is held responsible for the increase in the cost of liv- ing since 1914 in the report of the Banking and Currency Committee oi the Republican Advisory Committed on platform policies made public here today.
 Insofar as the war period is con cerned," the report continues, we merely call attention to the fact without expressing an opinion as tc the wisdom or lack of judgment ir following such a course but contin- fuance of this policy lays the admin istration open to severe criticism.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-05-22
NOTED DRAFT EVADER
 ESCAPES U. 5. PRISON

PHILADELPHIA, May 22.-Grover c. Bergdoll, member of a wealthy Philadelphia family, recently con victed of violation of the selective service act by failing to register for the draft and serving a five years sentence in the Federal penitentiary escaped late yesterday.
 While in lawyers office here where he had been brought to sign batch of legal papers, the young man made a sudden dash from the office and disappeared in the city's traffic. The local police and military authorities are cooperating in a city wide search. fftg-N '
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-05-22
5000 MOVIE HOUSES HOLDING OUT ON U. 5

WASHINGTON May 22E'Five thousand or more motion picture theatres throughout the country have failed to turn over to the United States Revenue Collectors Federal taxes collected from their patrons it is indicated today in reports to the Treasury Department. Orders have gone out to collectors to enforce payment at once.
 The Internal Revenue Bureau of ficially stated that investigations had shown that ticket scalpers were profiting by the addition of wal taxes which they pocketed. Extreme penalty for this variety of swindling was advocated
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-05-22
WATSON BLAMEDF FOR ' l [ FISHING BOAT CRASH

SEATTLE, May 22.-Federal Judge J. Neterer today filed decision in an admiralty case arising from a collision between a Pacific Steamship Company's steamer Admiral Watson and the fishing boat Helgel at Ket- chikan October 2O.' 1918, in which he found that the collision was the fault of the Watsons navigator but that his negligence did not justify the other boat in continuing in the Wat. sons course. Half of the damages and costs were assessed against the steamship company.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-05-22
REDS MASSACRE JAP CARR!SON;
 OVER 200 DIE
Refugees Reach Alexandro- vsk With Terrible Tale of
 lnhuman Slaughter

WASHINGTON, May 22.-Details of the massacre at Nikolaievsk, Si- bera, of a Japanese garrison and Russian civilians by Bolshevik forces has reached Japan. brought by two refugees, an American and an Ar menian who came over 200 miles of Arctic Tundra in the late winter. They reached Alexandrovsk, where their accounts of the fight were ob tained, but according to Japanese embassy advices, every effort is be- ing made to confirm what was said The port of Nikolaievsk is closed by ice.
 the Bolshevik army appeared at the mouth of the Amur river and occu- pied Nikolaievsk making prisoners of the nearly 200 anti-Bolshevik troops. Cutting holes in the thick ice of the river, the Bolshevik thrust the prisoners under the ice. some civilians also being victims.
 The commander of the small Jap anese garrison protested, the refu- gees said, whereupon the Bolshevik commander demanded that he sur render the arms of his soldiers When this was refused the Japanese were attacked and driven into their barracks, which was burned, together with the consulate in which the Jap anese consul, his wife and two child ren had their quarters. Everyone in the building perished o
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-05-22
VILLA CAPTIVE FREED ON OWN
 RECOCN!zANCE George Millar American Mine Superintendent, Released
 By Bandit Chieftain CONFINED TO BOQUILLAS Certain Obligations Must Be
 Fulfilled Before He
 Can Leave
CONFINED TO BOQUILLAS

CAMARGO, May 22.-George Miller American superintendent of the Al varado Mining Company at Boquillas who was reported to have been cap tured by Gen. Francisco Villa, bandit leader, and held for ransom, is al liberty on his own recognizance bu will remain at Boquillas until certain obligations have been fulfilled, ac cording to a message received here today.
 Following Miller's reported capture Chihuahua City dispatches said Vills was summoned there by Gen. P Elias Oalies, Provisional Minister o War andors the evolutionary govern ment, to give an accounting of the affair
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-05-22
SENATE PROBE
 TO START WITH WOOD. M'AD00
Candidates Representative Summoned To Testify On
 Campaign Expenses

E. WASHINGTON, May 22s-Frank \ Hitchcock, former Postmaster Gen eraI, and Bernard Baruch, New YorL financier, today were summoned tc investigating campaign expenses ot Presidential candidates as represen tatives of Maj. Gen. Leonard Wooc and William G. McAdoo respectively The committee will begin its hear ings Monday "
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-05-22
POSTAL SEAPLANES
 IN NORTH PLANNED

NEW YORK, May 22.-The Seattle Aircraft Manufacturing Company, to- day announced that is has received a contract from the Postoffice Depart ment to supply seaplanes to be used in the delivery of mail between Seattle and Victoria, B. C., begin ming July 1
 Victoria is three days nearer the Orient than San Francisco and an additional day over present irregular steamer service between Victoria and Seattle. which heretofore has oper ated to prevent sending Oriental mai by the northern route, can be gained by use of the planes. A saying ol four days will therefore be effected
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-05-22
MILLIONAIRE EAGER
 TO SHARE RICHES

NEW YORK, May 22.-An ambi tion to die poor because 'it is a dis grace for a man to die rich" was expressed today by Nathan Straus 72 year old retired millionaire phil anthropist.
 "It is criminal not to share with those who are poor and suffering he added The man who dies with worldly riches, has failed in the greatest thing in life-his duty to the world"
 "Mr. and Mrs. Straus will sai for Palestine next month to aid 1T the restoration work.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-05-22
OPPOSED MEXICAN PRESIDENT DIES AT HANDS OF MILITARY
 GUARD IN PUEBLA MOUNTAINS

FL PASO Tex, May 22-Cen. Venustiano Car ranza deposed President of Mexico killed yesterday by his own men in small village in the Northern pam handle of the State of PuebIa 85 miles from San Andres where he left his forces surrounded by revolutionary troops and about surrender and took flight to the South ward with small guard Friday of last week.
 Authoritative advces received here today from Gen. Avaro Obregon revolutionary commander and Presiden- a candidate by local representatives said Carranza 's eoms msdS y o s1S obeon
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-05-22
FUR PRICES LOW AT
 ST. LOUIS AUCTION

ST. LOUIS. May 22.-Prices con tinued to decline at the International Fur Exchange auction here today, belts selling from twenty to twenty five per cent below February quo tations. Yesterdays sales approxi. mated $86,000. Nutria and otter skins were the principle offerings high grade of the former bringing six dollars and otters ranging from six to sixty dollars.