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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-23
WILL STAND PAT
Versailles Treaty or Nothing, Is
Wilson's Stand.
Will Veto ANY Resolution De-
elaring estate OF Peace"
MAKE PACT 1920 ISSUE
Won't Act Until Knox Measure
Passes Congress.
Possibility Now That Wilson
Will Himself Be Candidate.
MAKE PACT 1920 ISSUE

Washington. March 23.--President
Wilson will veto the Knox resolution
declaring a state of peace with Ger
many. or any other measure congress
may pass in an effort to bring about
peace without ratification of the YER
sailles treaty il was learned today.
The president is standing pat" for
the Versailles treaty or nothing. His
only concession will be. as previously
announced. negotiation of "u1odus vi
vendi' agreem ents with the allies and
Germany 10 preserve American rights
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-23
ALLEN TO SPEAK AT LANSING.
From There Governor Will Go TO
Springfield. ILL.,. for Address

Gov Henry J. Allen left today for
Lansing. where he will speak tonight
before the Republican club in the
prison town.
From Lansing Governor Allen will
go to Springfield. Ill. where he viii
address the Illinois constitutional con
vention. discussing his industrial court
bill. The industrial court bill has
been introduced at the convention and
resolutions have been presented to the
convention to write an industrial court
law into the Illinois statute books. The
resolution at this time is in the hands
of the committee on industrial affairs
and labor. Governor Allen will re-
turn to Topeka following his Spring
field address.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-23
NOTICE

Sealed bids will be received by the
Council of Admin istration, A. & A. S.
r.. for the house. fixtures and founda-
ton stones. located in rear of New
Temple Site property at Tenth and
Van Buren, streets All bids must be
received on or before Saturday, March
81. No bid will be considered unless
accompanied with certified check for
at least one-thfrd of proposed pur-
chase price. Address.
+. J. B. DONCYSON, Secretary
Masonic Temple, Topeka, Kan.
ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-23

You must buy either a simple, well
tailored coat this spring or else you
must get rather costly and elabo4
rate wrap. If you do not care for
the wraps and you think the polo
coats are too popular there are many
coats like this built on simple lines
which suggest service and yet which
are smart enough for wear upon IL
most any occasion. The silk bands
of trimming upon this coat place it
one step out of the sports class, but
not by any means in the same class
with the fancy. impractical wraps. =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-23
Illinois Strike Is Voted Down.

Peoria, Ill, March 23.-At the con-
clusion of a lengthy address by Pres
ident Frank harrington, during which
he bitterly assailed the socialist labor
party leaders and insurgents who led
the wildcat" strike of last August, IL
Iinois mine workers in convention here
this morning voted against the pro-
posed strike in the Jelleville district.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-23
He GAVE DISTRESS SIGN

Brother Lodge Mcmber Was Also
Doctor and Gave Him Whisky
Distressed One Was Also Prohi-
bition Agcnt-Doctor Is Under
Arrest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-23

richsruhe was entered by burglars on
Saturday. the thieves carrying off sil-
yer wreaths attached to the casket-
Two suspects dressed in field gray uni :.
forms have been arrested at Buechey.'
fifteen miles from Friedrichsruhe-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-23
IN THE SQUARED RING

New York. March, 90. - Battling
Levinsky defeated Al Benedict on
points in an eight-round bout in Hobo
ken last night. Both men were worn
out when the final bell sounded.
Philadelphia, March 2S. - Willie
Jackson, lightweight won here last
night over Johnny Sheppart, light
weight champion of England The
Englishman was floored three times.
Montreal, March 23-Three knock
outs in one week is the record held
today by Eugene Brosseau. middle
weight champion of Canada. following
his victory in the second round here
last night over Al Mccoy, ex-middle-
weight champion.
Springfield. Ill-A Talona man adver-
tlses locally for a wife who does not "shim
my" Several applications are on file but
all sidestep the "shimmy" provision.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-23

Copenhagen. March &c. - Prince
Bismarck's mausoleum at Fried
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-23
Shouted Herself to Death

McLeansboro. Ill, March "a
Mrs. Fra ncis Lane. a widow. shout
ed herself to death, authorities de-
clared TO-DAY She exhausted her
self at a religious meeting. it was
fbdeclared, and died yesterday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-23
NEW p. o. Appointments.
Rigby Names Five Clerks. Two AuxiI-
iaries and Two City Carriers.

Rigby Names Five Clerks. Two AuxiI-
iaries and Two City Carriers.
Appointment of five new clerks. two
auxiliary clerks and two city mail car
riers in the Topeka postoffice were
announced today by Postmaster W. O..
Rigby.
The clerks are Charles NJ. Grange,
Homer A. Herrick, Fred c. Alice,
Lucia B. Ross and Louis E. Fraser.
The auxiliary clerks are Thomas Lines
and H. H. Illston. The city carriers
are Walter F. Grange and Rowland
w. Nelson. The appointments are eff
fective April 1.
There have been three recent
designations: Frank L. Palmer and
Clark Mccoy, clerks, and John Muir
row, carrier.
Snowy linens are the pride Of every
housewife. Keep them i'll that coIdi-
ton by using Red Cross Ball Blue in
your laundry. cents at grocers.-
Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-23

Army Worms Invade Chase County.
Cottonwood Falls, Kan, March 2S-
Army worms IRE reported to have
made their appearance near {Iymer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-23
Pyramid Is Certainly Fine and Works
such Wonders So Quickly.

of your home. 60 cents a box at all
druggists. Take no substitute A
single box often relieves. Free sam
pie for Trial mailed in plain wrap
per, if you send coupon below.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-14
SHORT STORIES ABOUT ALASKA
 OCCURRENCES

UCUkkElYCEO|
 Mrs. Michael O'Keefe, a pioneer woman of Dawson, died recently at that place.
 The White Pass & Yukon Railroad handled TOO passeners in two days time recently.
 Frank Lowe, pioneer Dawson mer chant, is selling out all of his holdings in the Yukon.
 Several valuable dogs have died recently at Whitehorse from the ef- fects of poison.
 Metlakahtla recently defeated the Prince Rupert team in ball game by score of 10 to 8. The Nenana News reports that workmen are scarce on the end of the government railroad. Herman Rudolph, of Teslin Lake was recently fined $50 and costs for putting out poison for wolves. George JilsOn, a resident of Sitka was committed to Morningside asy- lum by jury at Ketchikan last week. News from Kodiak is that the oil boom is still on. Every steamer that lands at the town brings in many prospectors.
 A contract has been let for the driving of an additional hundred fee: of tunnel on the CulIoss Mining Company property on Culross Island. In it's cleanup campaign the Pet ersburg city council has condemned number of old native shacks near the town and is having them de- } stroyed.
 The Star says that the only good the recent drive made against mos qCitoes near Whitehorse with crude oil was to increase the appetites of the little pests.
 The Shriners during their visit at Petersburg were treated to a lunch of famous Petersburg shrimp salad. They were in the city for number of hours and attended a dance given in their honor.
 Articles of incorporation of the Warrack Construction Go. have been filed at Juneau. The company is a Washington corporation capitalized at $1O,OO0 and does general construct ion work.
 Alfred Watkins, of Cincinnati, O., one of the greatest violinists of the country, gave a recital at the Pul1en House at Skagway while the Prin- cess Alice, on which he was round tripper, was in port.
 M. B. Dahl, a mild curer of Peters burg, recently arrived from the south to start mild cure operations in the city. He reports that the mild cure business is looking much more pros porous than it did earlier in the sea- son.
 The reduction plant to be operated at Scow Bay by the Alaska Reduction Company will be ready for operation in a short time according to Supt. Ed. P. Jones. It will have capacity of 50 tons of raw material daily Of fal and herring will be used
 The Dominion Day celebration at by the death by drowning on that day of a man in a lake five miles away, the shattering of boys hand by bomb and the injury to a woman who was riding in a merry-go-round.
 Harry Garner, treasurer of the Fortymile Dredging and Power Com pany, was in Dawson recently and announced that his father, Prof. Richard l.. Garner, famous student of monkeys, had died Prof. Garner had made twenty-three trips to Afri-
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-14

Geo. Anderson, piano expert IS in Cordova until Friday. Phone Wind sor hotel. 13-3t
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-14

Cd LO SLuuy JuASAS A1A0 dAu Ac'u pAOF- en beyond doubt that monkeys have language.
 Mrs. Jennie SiIas, daughter of the chief of the Moosehide Indians near Dawson, died last week of tubercu- losis. She was born in the village 25 years ago, or shortly before the strike and was 8 favorite with many of the oldtimers, who were friends of the chief. She leaves one child.
 The cannery of the Mt Point Pack ing Company recently destroyed by fire will be replaced this season, ac- cording to a statement made in Pe- teTsburg by R. c. Hurley, president Of the company. No attempt will be made to operate this season, but all machinery will be installed in readi ness for next spring.
 George $. Haecker of the Booth Fisheries Co.,, is looking over Juneau with the intention if conditions war rant the establishing a mammoth cold storage plant. The New England Fish company also has an agent looking over the ground with the result that a favorable report has been sent to tho oODDanv .at POetOn
 So numerous and so reckless have auto drivers become at Juneau that traffic cop has been appointed to promulgate rules for the parking of cars and their stations at the docks of the city. It is stated that there is a rush of machines to the boats and that the first arrivals take the best places without regard to passengers or pedestrians.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-14

ca to study jungle life and had prov en beyond doubt that monkeys have a language.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-14

Harry Garner, treasurer of the Fortymile Dredging and Power Com pany, was in Dawson recently and announced that his father, Prof
 Richard L. Garner a famous student of monkeys, had died. Prof. Garner had made twenty-three trips to Afri-
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-14

The Dominion Day celebration at Prince Rupert was somewhat marred by the death by drowning on that day of man in a lake five miles away, the shattering of a boys hand by bomb and the injury to a woman who was riding in a merry-go-round.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-13

the Board of Drainage Commission
ers Of the said Drainage District shall
if majority Of the taxpayers in
numbers and amount voting at said
special election, vote in favor of the
proposition herein submitted, annu-
ally levy and collect, beginning with
the year 1920, while any or all of said
bonds are unpaid and outstanding, in
excess of all other taxes, sufficient
ad valorem tax on all the taxable
property in said Drainage District to
pay and retire the principal and the
semi-annual interest coupons attached
to said bonds at their respective ma
TURTLES.
The foregoing ordinance after be-
ing duly seconded by Mr.. Lahaye, was
read to the meeting and adopted by
the following vote:
For the ordinanee-Mr. Lahaye,
Mr.. Wright, NJ. Ballard, DIR. Richard.
Against the ordinance-None.
Absent-Mr. Sam Futral.
Dated Opelousas, Louisiana, this
28th day of February, A. D. 1920.
G. RICHARD,
President.
ATTEST
L. A. ANDREP0NT,
Secretary
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-13

alone. Silver then was worth only
about 40 cents an ounce, and it has
gone up lot since. Besides that,
there is 100000 in money in the safe
in the purser's office"
1t was pointed out by Mr.. Leavitt
that 1000, 100000 pounds sterling
had already been recovered by Brit
ish government divers from the White
Star Dominion liner Laurentic, which
was sunk in 1917 off Fasad Light.
When questioned about the posi-
bility of getting good divers, Mr..
Leavitt replied:
"Good men are scarce, as you know
for diving or anything else. Still,
you can usually get a man, and, if
you direct him, he can do almost any
thing. But usually, if thrown on his
own resources, he will be almost help
/ less"
When asked about the possibility
of getting the cargo lost when the
torpedoed Lusitania went down, Mr.
Leavitt said it sLo!d certainly be pos.
sible.
''In my armor, can, if necessary
descend 1000 feet" he said. "The
Lusitania is in 285 feet of water. A:
to the value of salvage, there is So,
100000 gold in her and $4,000
worth of imperishable freight, such al
copper, brass, iron, etc. There arr
also $5,OO0,OOO worth of negotiable
securities, quite apart from the val
uables, jewelry and cash of passen
gers.
''The Arabic, lying about sixt!
miles from the Lusitania, has $4,000,
900 gold in her. She is in about 81!
feet of water"
Mr.. Leavitt said that the position
of these ships would not change per
eeptibly, as there was at most four
knot current at such depths.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-13

bonds to run for a period of from
one to not exceeding forty years from
their date and to bear interest at the
rate of five per cent per annum from
their date, payable semi-annually.
The proceeds from the sale of said
bonds to be used for the purpose OF
constructing a system Of gravity
| drainage in and for said Drainage
District by cleaning with dredges OF
otherwise the bayous, laterals and
gulleys as outlined in red on the map
of said Drainage District and as des-
ignated in the proposition submitted
TO the electors under the ordinance
adopted by the Board of Drainage
Commissioners Of the said Drainage
District, this 28th day of February,
A. D. 1920.
The proposition to the electors at
said election is substantially as fol-
lows:
A proposition to incur debt and is
sue and sell serial negotiable coupon
bonds of the Bayou Courtableau and
Teche Drainage District of the Par
ish of st. Landry, State of Louisiana.
to the amount of One Hundred and
Twenty-Five Thousand ($125, 600. OO)
Dollars, to run for a period Of from
one ~ to not exceeding forty (40)
years from their date, bearing ffit3y-
est at the rate of five per centufa Ser
amman from their date, payable semi
annually, for the purpose Of con-
structing system Of gravity drainage
in and for said Drainage District. by
cleaning with dredges or otherwise
the bayous, laterals and guIleys as
mentioned in the proposition to the
voters ct said special election, also
Ia red on the map of said
Drainage District, thereby improving
the gravity drainage in and for said
Drainage District and the inhabitants
thereof, the title to which shall vest
IN said Drainage District. Said bonds
70 be Of such denomination and the
interest and principal thereof 70 be
payable at such time and place as
,hall be determined by the said
Board of Drainage Commissioners,
md both principal and interest of
aid bonds to be secured and paid by |
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-13

a sufficient ad valorem tax levied
and collected in each year that any
of said bonds are unpaid and out
standing, to pay the amount of prin-
cipal and interest falling due in such
year, in accordance with the provis-
ions In that respect contained in the
constitution and laws of the State of
Louisiana and any and all amend
ments that may hereafter be made
thereto.
The said special election will be
held on the 31st day of March, A. d.
1920, between the hours of z a. m.
and 5 p. m. The polling place is
hereby designated as follows:
At Joe Benoit's store, in said
Drainage District.
The commissioners and the clerk at
the said polling place are as follows:
Joe Benoit, j. Badeaux, C. G. Mo-
reau, commissioners; Clement Ben
OFT, clerk.
The Board Of Drainage Commits
slonefs Of said Drainage District wilt
meet in open session to be held at 10
O'Clock a. M, on the first day Of
April, A. d. 1920, at the office Of said
Board, in the City of Opei6usas. in
said Parish of st. Landry, State Of
Louisiana. and then and there pro-
coed to open the ballot box used az
said special election, examine and
coHnt The ballots in number and
amount, examine and canvass the re-
turns and declare the result Of said
and make, file, publish and
record q process verbal Of their pro.
ceedings.
Dated at Opelousas, State of Lou
lsiana. this 2Sth day of February, A.
D. 1920.
DIR. G. RICHARD,
President of the Board of Commits
sioners Of the Bayou Courtableau
ATTEST
L. A. ANDREPONT,
Secretary.
feb2s-6t
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-13
SEA TREASURE
LURE TO DIVERS
venious Mechanisms Devised to
Recover Some of Wrecks
Beneath Waves
ARMoRED SUIT DESCRIBED
Inventor Explains Device Which En-
ables Him to Work Under Ire
mendous Pressure Of Water

New York.-Before the Germans
sank single vessel in the late war,
it was estimated that there were
sstrewn upon the floors of the Seven
Seas $1,000, 100000 worth of ships
and cargoes, and records indicated
that a large part of these were re
coverable. Since the war the sum of
the oceans buried treasure is prac-
ticaily incalculable.
Naturally nations now vie with one
another for the recovery of choice
morsels of this treasure trove, and
individual inventors are devoting ge-
MUS and energy to the evolution of
salying devices ranging in size from
the one-man diving suit to complicat-
ed mechanisms so large that they
dwarf the seagoing vessels of which
they are integral parts.
Benjamin Franklin Leavitt Of
Brooklyn, inventor of diving suit,
who claims the deep-sea record, talk
ed enthusiastically yesterday about
what can be accomplished in recov-
ering the shimmering treasures of
gold and silver and precious stones
with which old oceans floor is car
peted.
Incidentally, Mr.. Leavitt protests
most emphatically against the assump-
ton of world-record honors for any
other diving armor than his own. He
backs his protest in these statements
II not only hold the record for
deep-sea diving, but for deep-sea sal
wage. went down 361 feet in Grand
Traverse Bay, Michigan, and remain
ed down for forty-five minutes the
first time, and at another time nearly
two hours. This is the worlds rec
ord descent. Capt. John Morgan of
the Morgan Transportation Company,
a coGsin Of the late J. P. Morgan, did
the sounding. He took three sound
ings, using a wire sounder, and there
is no possibility of error. Twenty-six
persons witnessed the descent. This
was in 1916.
Two Claim Deep-Sea Record
7 see by some of the newspapers
that q Mr.. Turner claims the world
record. The statement is made that
Mr.. Turner went down 800 feet Is
miles off Graves Light, Massachu-
sets. Look at this chart. Conceding
that Turner went down and did ev-
erything he said he did, if you can
find a S60-foot depth anywhere 1 5
miles off Graves Light III eat the
map. Here's 40 fathoms-294 feet
the deepest water Is miles off the
light. "
Coming now to the question of his
iving suit, Mr.. Leavitt said that its
point of advantage is in the
il supply arrangement.
'.BIv suit" said he, as self-con- :
aimed, carrying enough air for four
our su1mergense. The oxygen tank
connected with a reducing valve {
hick reduces the pressure from l., :
90 pounds to pounds to the square
lch. and, spraying through a nozzle, c
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-13

CTRAYED-On or about January
~ 2S, 1920, from E. NJ. Boagni's
st. Joseph plantation, in Coulee
Croche, one black horse mule, about
five years old, and about thirteen
hands high, with yellowish nose and
yellowish underneath stomach, with
four black feet, one front foot larger
than balance, long name and tail,had
rope around neck when it got loose
Anyone knowing of the whereabouts
of this animal will please notify E. NJ.
BOAGNI, Opelousas, La, or G. NJ.
HARGRODER, Sunset, La. A suit
able reward will be paid to person
finding this animal. mch6-tf
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-13
ORDIN ANCE

Mr.. Wright offered the ordinance
which is in words and figures as fol-
lows:
AN ORDINANCE
Ordering and calling a special cleo
tion in the Bayou Courtableau
and Teche Drainage District of
the Parish of st. Landry, State
of Louisiana, for the purpose of
submitting to the qualified prop
erty taxpayers of said Drainage
District a proposition to incur
debt and issue and sell serial
negotiable coupon bonds Of said
Drainage District in the sum Of
One Hundred and Twenty-Five
Thousand ($125, 100000 Dollars,
as hereinafter stipulated for the
purpose of constructing system
of gravity drainage in and for
said Drainage District, by clean
ing with dredges or otherwise the
bayous, laterals and gulleys as
outlined in red on the map of
the said Drainage District.
SECTION
Be it ordained by the Board of
Drainage Commissioners of the Ba-
you Courtableau and Teche Drainage
District Of the Parish of st. Landry,
State of Louisiana, that it is advisa-
bic and expedient to incur indebted
ness in said Drainage District to the
amount and for the purpose herein
after mentioned.
SECTION 2
Be it further ordained, That a spe-
cial election be and the same is here
by duly called and ordered to be held
in the Bayou Courtableau and Teche
Drainage District of the Parish of St.
Landry, State of Louisiana. on We'd
nesday, the 31st day of March, A. D.
1920, between the hours of z a. m.
and 5 p. m.
SECTION 3
Be it further ordained, ETC., that at
said special election there will be sub
mitted to the taxpaying electors quail
flied to vote under the constitution
and laws of the State of Louisiana
a proposition to incur debt, issue and
sell serial negotiable coupon bonds of
the Bayou Courtableau and Teche |
Drainage District of the Parish of st. |
Landry, State of Louisiana, to the |
amount of One Hundred and Twenty |
five Thousand ($125, 100000 Dollars, |
% run for a period of from one "a |
% not exceeding forty (40) years
rom their date, bearing interet at
he rate of five percentum per an
Ium from their date, payable semi
for the purpose of construct
ng a system of gravity drainage in
md for said Drainage District by
leaning with dredges or otherwise
he bayous, laterals and gulleys, all
f which are outlined in red on the
nap of the district, and thereby inn
rowing the gravity drainage in and
or said Drainage District and the ]
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-13
PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION
AND NOTICE OF SPECIAL
ELECTION
L. A. ANDREP0NT,
Secretary.

/, DR.. G. Richard, president of the
Bayou Courtableau and Teche Drain
age District of the Parish of st. Lam
dry, State of Louisiana, by virtue of
the authority vested in me by an or
dinance adopted by the Board of
Drainage Commissioners of the said
Drainage District on the 18th day of
February, A. D. 1920, and the con
stitution and laws Of the State of
Louisiana, do hereby proclaim and
give notice that special election will
be held in the Bayou Courtableau and
Teche Drainage District of the Par
ish Of st. Landry, State Of Louisiana,
for the purpose Of voting upon the
proposition to incur debt and issue
and sell serial negotiable coupon
bonds Of said Drainage District, said