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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-15
Platform EUen Too Radical
For Senator LdFoUette
Labor-Farmer Groups in Third Party Guido Socialist
Party in Planks Adopted at Chicago Convention.

ated one war millionaire for every
three American soldiers killed IA
France, demanding that war-sc-
quired wealth be taken so as to shift
the tax burden from the poor, express
ing opposition to consumption taxes
and recommending steeply graduated
income taxes for federal revenue, and
taxation of land values and sharply
graduated inheritance taxes for state
and local government.
Urges reduction of the cost OF
living by stabilization of currencys
federal control of meat packing in
dustry and enforcement of present
laws against profiteers. especially the
big ones"
s-Fayors Justice to soldiers of the
world war as a matter of right and
not of charity" recommending pay
ment of a sum sufficient to make
their var pay not less than their peacs
time earnings"
9-Labors bill of rights. which in-
cludes declarations for:
The unqualified right of all work.
ers, including government workers. to
strike.
Freedom from compulsory arbitra-
ton
Maximum standard eight-hour dag
and forty-four hour week.
Old age. unemployment payments
and workmen's compensation to in~
sure workers against accident and dis
ease.
Abolition of employment Of children
under IS years Of age. complete and
effective protection Of women in in
dustry with equal pay for equal work.
abolition Of private employment de-
tective agencies used against strikers
and exclusion from interstate COM
merce Of convict labor products
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-15
CHILE Mobiles ITS ARMY
Revolution in Bolivia Causes Concern
Among South American Republics.

Santiago, Chile. July 15.-Chile has
called to the colors the military classes
of 1915 to 1919, inclusive of the four
northern provinces of the country.
1t is understood this action was
taken in view of the internal situation
arising in connection with the Bolivian
revolution.
Information received here indicates
the call involves about 10000 men.
Among the units called to the colors
are the brigade reserves of 1918 and
1919, which cover the aviation, rail-
way and telegraph services.
This action of the war office fol-
lowed a day in which little news drift
ed out of Bolivia, which has been iso-
lated by the censorship since the
establishment of the de facto govern
ment headed by Baptista Savedra.
One official message was given out
during the day. 1t was from the
Chilean charge d'affaires at Mendoza
and contained a request from the pro-
visional government that Chile provide
a train to carry to africa persons be-
ing deported from Bolivia. Later un-
official advices stated former Presi-
dent Jose Gutierrez Guerra and mem
bers of his cabinet were among the
deportees.
Guarantees for the safety of the de-
posed president and the members of
his cabinet have been furnished by
the provisional government upon re-
quest of the United States minister 10
that country. according to advices re-
ceived by the foreign office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-15
HOLD RAIL Line
New Revolt Against Huerta
Regime at Monterey.
General VilIareaI With 500 Men
Covers Gonzales Flight.
BY RALPH H. TURNER.

Mexico City. July 15.-Intimation
that Pablo Gonzales, former candidate
for the Mexican presidency. had re-
volted against the De Ia Huerta-
Obregon government was contained in
an announcement made by the war
ministry today that one of Gonzales's
generals. Irieneo Villareal. had started
an uprising al Monterey
Villareal was defeated by govern
ment troops as he had only six hun
dred men.
It was believed the uprising was for
the purpose OF covering flight from
the city of General Gonzales. who was
expected to mobilize a force against
the present Mexican regime.
Government advices from the fed
eraI general. Arnulfo Gomez. stated
documents had been taken from pris-
oncrs showing Gonzales had inspired
the uprising. If found. he will be
tried on charges of treason. it was an
nOunced.
Hold Monterey Railway.
Followers of Gonzales have shown
discomfort for the past two weeks as a
result of exclusion of their chief from
government offices.
Followers of Gonzales were reported
north and south of Monterey. They
also hold the railroad from Monterey
to Laredo, which has been interrupted
Tor some UIlle. ne railway from
Monterey to Tampico was also report
ed in the hands of Gonzu1es's follow
ers. Advices from Tampico indicated
the strike there had been broken.
Nucvo Laredo Attack Fails.
san Antonio. July 15-The rebel
forces attacking Nuevo Laredo this
morning were repulsed after an hour
and half fighting. according to tele-
phone reports TO the department of
justice here. Jose Conda. former Gus
toms guard and leader of the rebel
force was reported killed. About $50
shots were fired.
Unconfirmed reports say two Gus
tom guards arrested last night
charged with fostering a revolution,
were executed just before the fight
ing started at s o'clock this morning.
I. s. Troops on the job.
Colonel Winn. commander of United
States troops at Fort Mcintosh sent
word to Nuevo Laredo as soon as he
heard of the demand made on Gen
eral Manuel Ortega for the surrender
of the town. that If any bullets fell on
the American side, he would dispatch
American soldiers across the bridge.
detachment of the 37th infantry
wes deployed last night and this morn
ing along the Rio Grande near
the pontoon bridge in use since de-
struction of the international bridge
by fire A machine gun battalion has
been ordered to Laredo from here ac-
cording to orders of the southern de-
partment. The detachment leaves to-
night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-15
Quotes Poetry TO ShoW
Women ShouLdn t Have
To Give Ages to Vote
Mrs. j. Niles Refuses State Age-Mrs Lila Day Mon
roe Upholds Mrs McCarter, Says Law Keeps Many
Women, Especially Christian Scientists, from
Voting-CalIs 1t "Club Over Women

this respect, she says. is unconstitu-
tional, the constitution providing
merely that the age of ma 1ority must
have been reached in order to vote.
Mrs Monroe says the age require
ment, if insisted upon. will keep many
women from voting and declares that
Christian Scientists will not register
because it is part of their creed to
forget time and age. She holds that
Mrs. McCarter was right in refusing
ment is a Club the men have held
over women"
''SouI Is Everything"
Mrs. Niles said she positively would
not register under such conditions.
-Four of my relatives" she assert
ed, fought in the Revolution for
liberty, but the liberty they won is
being taken away from us little by
little. There are people who like to
forget their age-forget they are get
ting into the afternoon of life. We
like to think of our age as our own
business.
And she closed her eyes and quoted
Ware to prove that age and time are
nothing and that the soul is every
thing.
But the romance doesn't go with
City Clerk Covell. She calmly turns
to a much-thumbed copy of the cleo
ton laws and turning to Section 931,
SCHOldA SAdtul6S VI 1J1 o. I0dQS 1IOiit q
paragraph in which many words are
underscored with severe red lines:
Wording of Statutes.
"No person shall be registered un-
less he appear in person before the
city clerk. at the city clerks office
during the usual office hours. and ap-
ply to be registered, and give his
name, age. occupation and particular
place of residence. as required tc
make the proper entries in the pol
books
That is the law" says Miss Covell
'and I am going to abide by it unit
such time as the supreme court de-
cides differently. No one shall bC
registered here who does not give hi:
or her age"
Attracts Attention In East.
Following Mrs. McCarter's action il
refusing to give her age, considerable
notice has been attracted from th'
east. Eastern newspapers are devot
| ing liberal space to the situation il
| Topeka and have wired for furthel
details of the age controversy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-15

Chicago. July 15.-The platform
as adopted by the labor-rarmer group
and which was considered too radical
by the Forty Fighters contains nine
planks summarized as follows:
1-Americanizatio Demands the
rights of free speech. amnesty for po-
litical prisoners. repeal Of espionage.
sedition and criminal syndicalist''
laws. referendum and recall for fed
eral Judges and equal suffrage FOR all
2-Demands withdrawal of the
United States from participation under
the Versailles treaty in the reduction
of conquered peoples to economic or
subjugation. recognition Of the repub-
lie of Ireland and the new Russian
government" abolition of secret
treaties and withdrawal of the United
States from the dictatorship we ex-
ercise of the Philippines. Cuba. Porto
Rico. Guam and Hawaii" This sec
of free peoples"
3+Demands Democratic control OF
industries. laying down the right Of
labor for an increasing share In the
responsibilities and management of in
dustry-
public utilities and natural resources
and immediate repeal of the Esch-
Cummins railroad law
5-Demands favorable laws for
farmers. establishment of public mar
kets extension OF federal farm loan
system, organization of state and ma
tional service to guide applicants for
farms and farmers already on land
and promotion of farmers benefit or
ganiza.icns which actually will help"
6-Adyocates government economy
to replace extrava gance that has run
riot under the present administrat ton,
denouncing the system that has Gre
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OF time. Mrs. Niles says she amuses
herself by reading Eugene and
quoted many stanzas from the mas
ter's pen that conflicted with the
ruling of the attorney general and the
ideas of City Clerk Covell
Mrs. Lila Day Monroe. the mother
of the Kansas suffrage bill. while not
welding the poetical weapon, says that
this bill provided women must be over
twenty-one years of age to vote. She
also asserts that when w. H. Kemper
was commissioner of elections in To
ipeka he took the stand that state
ment of the age was a requirement to
proper registration. But the attorney
general, she asserts, held the other
way and Kemper was compelled to re-
1inquish his attitude. The state law in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-15
WORK EXTRA HOUR
Santa Fe Employees May Adopt
Request by Allen.
Cars in Topeka.
KANSAS NEEDS EQUIPMENT
Movement of Wheat Is a Neces-
sity in the State.
All Men Are Working Despite
Strike RumOrs Today.
KANSAS NEEDS EQUIPMENT

Santa Fe shop employees may adopt
a request by Governor Allen and agree
to work an extra hour each day in re-
pairing bad order grain cars The
matter is today under discussion at
contract conferences of shop employees
and representatives of the railroad.
At present Kansas needs thousands
of freight cars for the prompt move
ment of. the wheat crop. The Santa
Fe repair shops are rushed with or
ders for car improvements Under the
plan suggested the men would work
an extra hour each day during the
rush season. They would OF course
receive overtime pay for their serv-
ices
A committee which called on the
governor this week relative to reports
that a shop strike was pending, Is SAID
to have indicated that the extra hour
plan might be accepted This actloh
would be taken without violating eX-
listing provisions for basic elgh'
hour day. In their discussion with the
governor, shop workers asserted they
would draw the line on bunk car re-
nairs. They want their additional
time employed in betterment of grain
cars.
Reports from the shops today were
to the effect that all of the men are
working The governor has been as
sured that neither a strike nor violence
toward nonunion workers is employed.
Progress is being made in adoption
of a new wage contract, according to
reports This contract becomes ef-
fective September l. One of the i'm
mediate problems under discussion is
the proposed agreement to work over
time in an effort to relieve the car
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canum hall Wednesday afternoon.
were: Mrs. Myrtle Horning, Wichita;
Mrs Clara Pierce. Wichita; Mrs. Ida
NJ. Baker. Parsons: Mrs. Cora Riney.
Dodge City: Mrs Emily H. Ericsson.
Topeka: Mrs. Alice NJ. Ericsson, To-
peka: Mrs Josephine Graham. To-
peka: Mrs Clara Lowe, Topeka: Mrs.
Isabelle Harvey. Topeka: Mrs. Charles
I. Martin. Topeka; Mrs. John Schoen-
bonn. Parsons: Mrs. Tillie McGrath,
Leavenworth; Mrs. Mary Lowenheim-
er. Leaxenworth: Mrs. T. o. Condor.
Leavenworth: Mrs H. Bell. Leaven-
worth: Mrs. Emma F. Warren. Leav-
enworth; Mrs. Lille Forsyth, Leaven
worth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-15
JAEDICKE OUT ON BOND
Loyal Friends Raise ,OO0-Recep-
ton Mt Court House.

Hanover, Kan. July 15.-August
Jaedicke. defaulting bank president.
today is out on $4,000 bond furnished
by loyal friends.
Hanover took a holiday to welcome
its fugitive banker who was brought
back by the sheriff from Louisiana
Jaedicke's. return fulfilled g gypsy's
prophecy.
So sure are Jaedicke's friends that
he will be able to straighten out the
affairs of his bank that twenty-efght
of them qualified for $4,000 bond IL
necessary.
Jaedicke's arrival in Hanover per-
mitted him to spend a few minutes
with his wife and three children.
After an exchange of kisses and a few
words with his wife, the defaulting
bank president was taken to Wash
ington. the county seat
Following his arrival at the court
house. a reception was staged by
Jaedicke's former friends and asso-
in a few minutes after his arrival
men came to town and offered further
surety. 1t is believed that in a few
days more than 100000 viii be
pledged in making good the $4,000
bond.
Formalities surrounding the arraign-
ment of Jaedicke were waived. Judge
Reitzel fixed the bond at $4,000,
while A. ]. Freeborn. as attorney for
the banker. stated that the defendant
would waive formal arraignment and
preliminary. The case was then as
signed for trial at the regular term Of
the district court in November
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-15
RESORT WEATHER TO CONTINUE
Today or Friday, Flora Says.
TODAY'S TEMPERATURES.

VIII the dlsappearance OF the Ber-
muda high which has been hanging
over the southeastern section of the
United States and the coming of an
area of high pressure in the Dakotas,
Kansas seems to be in line for a few
more days of summer resort weather
according to S. D. Flora, state meteor
ologist.
Moderate temperatures prevailed in
the northwest part of the state
Wednesday and temperatures at Sedan
and Dresden went as low as Sc and
iCOottnued IN Page TWoJ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-15
HUMPHREYS LOSES HOTEL CASE.
Judgment for $3.50 Rendered In
Favor of William Green & Son.

Judge James A. Mcclure today en-
tered default judgment against
Horace Humphreys for s1.670 in ia
vor of William Green & Son, grocers.
The judgment followed the filing of
a suit against Humphreys for alleged
unpaid grocery bills. Humphreys for
merly was proprietor of the National
hotel and the grocery bill was con-
tracted while he was operating the
hotel, Green alleged
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-15
LiDeLy Yeast
Running Beer
Taken in Raid

If the yeast in the home brew"
beer captured Saturday by officers in
a raid doesn't stop raising and break
ing the bottles there won't be any evi-
dence left to introduce to the court.
Each day from three to four bottles
of the home brew" in the sheriff's Of
flee explode. That office constantly
has the odor of a saloon, whatever
that is
They'll certainly have to hurry
with that trial" Clyde Tresner, under
sheriff said today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-15
GROCERS PLAN DEFENSE
Thirfy-Eight Wholesalers Facing Trust
Charges Meet Here Today.

Thirty Eight Wholesalers Facing Trust
Charges Meet Here Today
The thirty-eight Kansas wholesale
grocers against whom Attorney Cen
eral Richard J. Hopkins has brought
custer proceedings on a charge of
combining to boost the prices of food,
are meeting in Topeka today at the
National hotel to organize their legal
defense.
The custer suit proceedings demand
that the grocers make reply within
twenty days and, according to Otto
Cutler, manager of the Topeka house
of the Poehler Mercantile company,
the accused erocers will lose no time
in making their reply to the suit. The
defendants are from all over Kansas.
and are either heads or managers of
thirty-eight wholesale houses.
We fully expect to clear ourselves
of the charges preferred against us by
the attorney general" said Cutler to
day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-15
BURGLARS TAKE CASH REGISTER
Police Find 1t Three Blocks from
White Eagle Garage-$lOO Missing.

Burglars broke into the White
Eagle garage, 1113 West Sixth street,
last night and carried away the cash
register containing 500 in checks and
cash, mostly checks. The police found
the cash register this morning three
blocks north of the garage. The
checks and cash had been taken. En-
trance was effected by using a stone
to break the glass in the door above
the latch. The burglars stuck their
hand thru the broken glass and un-
latched the door.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-15
TOO MANY DOUGHNUTs

Hutchinson. Kan, July 15--As
the result of an order for $500
doughnuts in the name OF the
American Legion which officials of
that order declare was a forgery,
the doughnut market here was
Glutted temporarily. The order was
signed in the name Of the adjutant
of the Legion. Don Shaffer. He de-
clared he knew nothing about the
order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-15
CHEsNEY CONCERT TONIGHT.
Postponed From Monday Night-Next
One at Sanatorium.

Marshalrs band will give a concert
tonight at Chesney park at 8 o'clock.
This is the concert which was to have
been given Monday night. but was
postponed on account of rain. The
next concert will be given at o'clock
next Monday evening at the tubercu-
losis sanatorium.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-15
FORD PICKED BUM FORD

Cleburne. Texas, July 15.-Goode
Ford picked a bum Ford for his es-
cape from the knights Pythias
boys nome here.
The fIivver went dead" two
miles out.
Both Fords were returned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-15
Bandits Escapc With $4,000.

Kansas City. Kan. July 15-Ban-
dts held up Frank Vasser 2I. mes
seuger for the Armourdale State bank.
this afternoon and escaped in an au-
tomobile with $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-15
HnwniI Shnws Increase.

Washington. July 15.-The final
corrected 1929 population figures for
the Hawaiian Islands were announced
by the census bureau today. The pop
ulation of Hawaii was 255.912 COM
pared with 1896 in 1910. an in
crease of $4,000 or 33.4 per cent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-15
ASK FOR JUSTICE
u. S. w. V. Seek Pensions Equal
to Civil War Benefits.
Also Would Share in Grants to
World War Vets.
MEET IN WICHITA NEXT YEAR
Bert S. Berry, Hutchinson
Heads Kansas Department.
LeavenwOrth Woman Auxiliary
Chief-Meeting Ends Today.

NEW L. S. w. V. HEADS.
Department commander, Bert S.
Berry, Hutchinson.
WOmen's auxiliary commander,
Emma Warren, LeaVenwOrth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-15

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Partly cloudy and probably un-
settled weather tonight and Friday;
not much change in temperature.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-08-12
Two Greatest Results of the War
League of Nations and the Zionist stateJews and Arabs
From The Manchester Guardian.

A demonstration at Albert Hail. London,
Monday under the auspices of the English Zionist Federation
acceptance by Great Brae of the mandate for
Palestine Lord Rohschld presided
Mr. Balfour said that for long he had been convinced
sanguin he conceived the
possibility the great work Of Paesnan reconstruction would
happen This of the and xpeced
difficulties ahead among the
question 1t would require Judgment above all
he hoped they would remember that while desired
aegis Britain establish this Jewish
people, of the powers especially Great Britain, had
from
his heel for many hoped
they would begrudge that small notch in the Arab territory
being the people who for hundreds of years
separated from who surely had title develop their
own lines in the land of their forefathers.
eve embarked great adventure concluded Mr..
Bafour, and say we advisedy and by we
side the Jewish people and the other side the mandatory
you you you you
but feel assured that shall not fail and that you will
not fail and if right this prophesy
of hope and confidence then surely look forward with
happy future in which Palestine will indeed
fullest and degree of be made
Jewish people," cloud applause)
Dr. Charles Wezmann said that the reestablsled
Palestine would be contribution the civilization
Lord Robert Cecil said that when the history the
to be written he believed that the outstanding
would be the establishment of the national
League Nations two were not really
disconnected They represented two ideals
fought and by which conquered.
The Jews had in their hands the
of the that had been
national existence he said.
national future - (Appause)
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-08-12
:'BEGiNNING OF END"
in GAY TIA JUANA
Mecca Of Gamblers, Race Fol
lowers and Whisky Drink
ers Faces Shutdown.

Tia Juana, Aug. Tia Juana
famous "oasis" and mecca Of follow
CTS of racing and gambling, was Fri
day facing 4 complete shutdown. fol-
lowing the orders Of both the Mexi-
can federal government and the
Cantu government of Lower Cali
forria, declaring the Mexican state
closed to foreigners:
Owners OF gambling concessions
and vice dens here Friday showed
great concern over both orders,
though neither has as yet been en-
forced.
Liquor dealers, with hundreds of
thousands OF dollars invested in
whisky shipped across the border
from California before January 16,
1920, were fearful that their stocks
be confiscatcd by the Mexican gov
eminent, should control Of the state
be secured by the De La Huerta gov
eminent.
A similar air of anxiety prevailed
in MeXicali, headquarters of Gov
ernor Cantu. and equally famous for
fits gambling concessions run under
American ownership.
Fridays orders seem to be the be-
ginning OF the end. OLD timers said
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-08-12
NEGROES PLAN
"BILL OF RIGHTS"

New York, Aug. Five hundred
negroes meeting daily in long ses-
sions, are devising an international
bill OF rights" for the black race,
and arranging a program for its
realization.
The negroes are delegates to the
first International convention Of the
Universal Negro Improvement As
sociation. They come from almost
every country where negroes have
colonized. and one hears the accent
of the caribbean "cockney" mingling
with the soft drawl of the old south.
Among the leaders are an admiral
Of the Haitien navy. a prince from
Abyssinia and the mayor of Mon
rovia, Liberia.
The association claims member
ship of 100000, and has as its
eventual goal solidarity among the
400,00o,000 negroes of the world. The
program calls for the establishment
Of the supremacy Of the black race
throughout Africa. Regardless Of
governments established there by
European nations. the 3eiiss::ec:ee e:
glish, and the others would be in
vited to get gu.- If they didn't they
would be forced out.