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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1920-03-17

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i ASDtS0N OUbtGRss
| Yen are mistaken whsn 70,
intimate that voted for Mr
Wilson M an independent.
! When l CAS-. NY two votes 10,
him | voted ny party Tickle,
Neither have ! denounced him
Up 10 the iaat presidential e.sc.
ton hls work WAS satisfactory tc
the American pespie.
| With only tie knoxiedge I
then had ! weHId now vots ms,
rs ! did In iol2 and 1915,
l did net like his speeches. from
the throne. did not think il
wise for an American President
to cross the Atlantic ocean to
help settle purely European dis.
putes.
The citizens OF tie United
States who do their own ihirk-
ing do not approve OF Article 10
which binds us In honor to enter
into purely European controrer
sizes and which, in effect ahro.
gates the Monroe Doctrine. Te.ey
lament that during the presi-
dents second term he develoge
an ayidisy fdr the iinelight al
NEST equal to that Of Theodore
kooseyelto whieh has led 10 his
nndoing. II Judge Hughes had
beer elected instead Of Mr.,
Wilson and had followed the
same course and done the same
things that the President has
done the nas jorisy o. the Rappb.
Iican g'artys would hare stood
with him and the IL s.ority of the |
Democratic party wouls. bare
reviled him. |
Forty tive years ago this
county lad Democratic major /
.'y Of about eight hundred, bs.
,s1e tstaiions iniesea1 & dent voter
aeset the Democratic apple cart.
The Tweed ring was Demo
'fasic organization that looted
New York City. Although ,heI
Democratic party had a bcas,IyI
siority In ,has city the fa.ui;ous
Independent voter destroyed the
lag aud sept Tweed 10 the re.n-
sen,i.ry. The Cox ring in Ohio
VAS = Republican organization
aud IVES as vile as the Tweed |
ring at New York, ou, the fasuit |
'us iDdeseuder. votes destroyed
I, although Mr., Cox did not
each the pen:,en..s-y. There
5 nothing thA, irks the partisan
SO m ueA as the inap. I
pendent voter, Tor lae reascr
hat in LAYING his wires he has to
axe him into the accern, or ruul
he risk OF having his p.aus
,pse.,
have though. that the uan |
rho serves lis country ties.
'erves his party best. | au
Till OF tssat opjIson although /
nay ba thought tatit,ons. /
Between the ;sso parties ,taere
'eegns to be no we'll defined sise
4 demarksiion. Til cir platforms.
a the ma'a, adrocata the sss,e
hing. Tho gres, mass Of cur,
~ters are echoes; they rer.cstI
rhas they hear and ATE abeut 49,
D saca tniarestsssi in .Fso.i.lcal pr;H-i
ip|es as they ara in The disputes
/. the hahEse Jaws aad HeQss ef
be 18Th century.
The leaders uf bath parties
egard Washibstan's FAREWELL
I1@ress 49, ba:ug in the nature
4 Al iacendiasy soeamen, ltI>
enouncea hotls oars.ssasLir a. d
aiaugllns alliances, i
4 FAxtsss ssNoTE.-
!Oar "ia,uous" friend dis G
'sys considerable dexseri,y | 4
. balancing the feather ct 70 $
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-19
PLAN BIG ROAD SESSION.
Pixies Peak Highway Delegates VIII
Convene at Marys=ille Monday.

Marysville. Kan. Feb. 19.-The an
nual meeting of the Kansas division OF
the Pixies Peak Ocean-to-Ocean High
way association Che Pershing trans
port route). will be held at Marysville,
Kan, Monday. The Marysville Com
mercial club and the citizens of Marys-
Vile will entertain the delegates and
officers.
The national meeting of the Pixies
Peak Ocean-to-Ocean Highway assc-
citation has been called to meet at ST.
Joseph, Mo. Tuesday and Wednesday,
February "a and 25. This will be an
important meeting with reference to
organization and permanent road
bu lding. Members of the Kansas del
egation who wish to attend the St.
Joseph meeting will have the privilege
of doing SO and may go direct from
Marysville to st. Joseph.
The delegates will initiate plans for
hard-surfacing the Kansas division of
the Pixies Peak Ocean-to-O Ocean high
way-the next step on order of road
improvement for our highway.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-19
Labor Federation Opposes La
Dor Clauses of r. r. Bill.
GOmpers Makes Protest Direct
to President Wilson.
RAILWAY HEADS HELP HINES
Executives Are in Conference
With Administration Chief.
Discrimination Against Unions
Is Big Charge Made.

washington, Feb. 19.-Labor today
decided to fight the Esch- -Cummins
Dill which provides for regulation of
the railroads after their return to their
owners, March 1.
While this decision was being
reached at American Federation of
Labor headquarters here TODAY. rail-
road executives were meeting with
RaII Director Hines to discuss ages
ana other problems connected with re-
turn of the roads,
Inc railway unions have agreed to
work IN concert in pressing wage de-
inahos and opposing the rail control
plll, II was learned. Reports that they
had merged or formed "one big
unlon, were flatly denied. The or
carnations preserve their separate
Identities.
Gompers Writes to Wilson.
Labor's opposition to the railroad
bill will be set forth, according to
present plans. in a letter to President
Wilson signed by Samuel Gompers
president of the American Federation
OF Labor. This communication was
belng framed today at a meeting at
tended by Gompers, B. NJ Jewell, head
of the federation's railway department,
and officials of the big railway unions
This letter itself, or a separate state
ment of labor's attitude. may be made
public late today.
Following publication of the letter.
labor leaders say they will marshal
their friends in congress for battle on
the bill which is come up in the house
Saturday and in the senate next week
Labor leaders today called the bill
hodge podge" despite the fact that it
sets up tribunals for wage disputes
minus any compulsory fea ture. One
clause, however, provides for introduc-
ton of wage disputes before these
tribunals thru petition by 100 ''un-
organized" employees. This. leaders
say, is a discrimination against organ
lied labor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-19
REGRETS CHARITY
San Francisco Woman Cared
for Pretty Quake Victim.
Now Victim Has Her Husband
She Tells Court.

Oakland. Cal, Feb. 19.-An act of
charity to aid a sufferer following the
San Francisco earthquake in 1906 re-
suited in years of unhappiness for
Mrs Franklin D. Williams, she de-
clared here today.
In a suit for separate maintenance.
Mrs. williams claimed her husband
placed her in an asylum for insane in
order to marry Catherine Specula.
Miss Specula's home was destroyed
in the earthquake. Mrs. Williams de-
clared. She stated she took the girl
into her home as a member of the
family. Miss Specula. young and at
tractive, soon won her husbands af-
fections. Mrs. Williams declared in her
complaint.
She stated her husband had ner
placed in the asylum and then married
the girl she had befriended, without
procuring a divorce.
Mrs. Williams said she was released
from the asylum thru habeas corpus
proceedings started by her brother.
John Bowen of Oklahoma, and her
sister, Mrs. Fred Davis of St. Joseph,
Mo.
1.-The suit is absurd as Mr. Williams
procured a divorce more than two
years ago." the second Mrs. Williams
stated todav
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-19
Ban Removal Order.
1,27O KANSAS WAR DEAD
States Total Casualties pa Officers
and 4,9OS Enlisted Mcn.

Total Kansas casualties in the A. f.
F. were PA officers and 4.9OS enlisted
men, according to a summary of casu
alties from the war department re-
ceived by Adjutant General Charles I.
Martin.
Deaths totalled 50 officers and 1901
enlisted men. The report shows SO
officers and 500 enlisted men killed in
action; Is officers and 222 enlisted
men died from wounds; enlisted man
was executed by sentence of court
martial: 392 Kansans died of disease:
81 met accidental deaths; 2 were
drowned; committed suicide; 2 were
murdered: II died of various known
causes; As from causes unknown. One
officer and enlisted men died while
prisoners of war. A total of 1873 Kan
sas officers and 3.639 enlisted men
were wounded. Fifteen reported MISS
ing are presumed to be dead in the
report.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-19
TO DE NO LARGE GIvERS.
Republican Managers to Refuse Dona-
tiOns of Over $1,000.

New York. Feb. 19.-No individual
donation of more than $1,000 will be
accepted by the Republican party for
its campaign fund for the presiden-
tial election. according to VIII H
Hays. chairman of the Republican
national committee. He addressed
more than 900 Republican leaders
here last night.
"A general committee on ways and
means will carry the financing work
into every city and town to afford the
opportunity for the party membership
from the smallest units of territory to
make sustaining contributions of from
81 up said Hays. NO contribution
for more than $1,000 will be received
from anyone. The financing of the
Republican committee will be an open
book"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-19
BAKER Defends SCHOOL PLAN.
Tells Kansas Woman Essays Not At
tempt to Spread Militarism.

Washington, Feb. ia practical,
working knowledge of the nations
new peace time army is essential for
every school child, Secretary Baker
stated in a letter made public today
in which he defended the war de-
partments plans for national essay
contest February 20 among school
children on the subject advantages of
an enlistment in the army.
Militarism the secretary declared
in the letter, which was addressed to
Mrs Georgia Conant, Winfield, Kan.
will not be incuIcated or furthered
by the essay contest.
We are all opposed to militarism,'
said Mr.. Baker. but We must face the
stern reality of facts. Peace, we re-
gret to acknowledge. is not today su-
preme in the world. The sword is still
unsheathed in many places"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-19
KEEP FORD'S NAME OUT OF IT
Government FoiIs New Attempt by
Newbcrry Attorneys ut Trial.

Grand Rapids. Mich, Feb. 10
Additional defendants in the New
berry elections fraud and conspiracy
case heard their signed statements
acknowledging connection with the
1918 Newberry senatorial campaign
read in court today.
Further efforts of the defense to
bring in the name of Henry Ford was
again foiled by the government dur
ing the testimony of Isaac f. Freiberg,
Detroit attorney and motion picture
man.
Freiberg testified he received ST.
900 as his share of the money paid
by the Newberry committee for the
handling of "Our Navy" featuring
Senator Newberry.
Did your concern handle any other
pictures gratis" cross examined
Martin w. Littleton.
Yes. the Ford Weekly" he
answered.
The answer was made quickly and
had to be. for Judge w. II. Eichorn
for the prosecution was on his feet
objecting before the sentence was
completed
The testimony was ordered stricken
out BY the court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-19
Can't Help Treaty Being Cam.
paign Issue Says Hitchcock.
Little Chance President Will
Withdraw 1t From Senate.
POSTPONE FIGHT ON ART. K
Senator Lodges Illness May
PrOIOng the Discussion.
Railroad Bill VIII Take Prece.
dence Next Monday.

Washington. Feb. 19.-The peace
treaty is sure to go into the campaign
in the belief of Senator Hitchcock
Democratic leader. he said today.
From present indications I expect
the treaty will be in the campaign"
said Hitchcock.
Hitchcock views injection of the
pact into the coming political fight
with composure.
The possibility that President Will
son nigh: take the treaty out of poll
tics by withdrawing it from the sem
ate and pigeonholing it is considered
by senate Democrats to be quite as re-
mote as that Senator Lodge might sur
render on Article 10.
Climax of Fight Delayed.
Indications today were that the sem
ate will spend much more time on the
treaty. Illness of Senator Lodge may
prevent further discussion of IL this
week. If Lodge is we'll enough to be
in the senate today, debate may be re-
sumed- In that event the vote on the
first quest, on withdrawal, may come
within a short time.
Article 10 reservation is next in or
der and Lodge contemplates asking
that it go over until all other questions
have been disposed of. This may bring
the whole matter TO a climax, for
Hitchcock intends to suggest immedi-
ate settlement of Article 10. This.
many senators believe, would mean
a quick demonstration that compro-
mise and ratification are impossible.
However, should Lodge be absent
and the treaty lie dormant, 1t is almost
certain TO be displaced next Monday
or early in the week by the conference
report on the railroad bill. Once the
treaty is sidetracked in favor of some
thing else, 1t will probably not be re-
vived. at least not until the pressing
appropriation legislation of the session
has been disposed of. By that time
the senate will be ready to adjourn
for the political conventions.
Into Politics Now.
With the treaty generally conceded
to be in politics. there was considera-
Bile discussion today of the purpose
of Lodge in moving to amend the
withdra wal reservation so as to allow
the president alone, without the assent
OF congress. to give notice of the with
drawal of the United States from the
League of Nations. Some senators
suggested Lodge might have had in.
mind the coming Republican conven-
tion when he wrote that amendment.
At that convention, senators expect
determined effort will be made by
the Republican bitter "enders' to
have a plan written either condemn
ing the League of Nations or pledg
ing the party to make withdrawal
from the league as easy as possible.
Lodge, it was suggested. might be
trying to forestall Sen. Hiram John
son, bitter ender"- and one of the
most vigorous aspirants for the Re-
publican nomina tion, by stealing his
political thunder" thru this amend
ment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-19
TO BRING PACKERS ITO time"
Force Them to Show Percentage of
Kansas Business, State Plan.

Forcing Kansas City packers to
establish definitely the percentage of
business transacted in Kansas will be
one of the first tasks to face the Kan
sas livestock commission following its
creation the latter part of the month.
For years the big Kansas City pack
ers have to all intents and purposes
snapped their fingers at Kansas, it
was stated at the state house today.
While at least half of the big packing
house plants were situated on Kansas
soil. letterheads. envelopes and all
business transactions bore the heading
of Kansas City, Mo, and charges for
service apparently emanated from the
Missouri side.
To determine just how much of
this service. the charges for which
called to a great degree for the pass
age of the commission act, is rendered
in Kansas and is liable to jurisdiction
of Kansas tribunals and price fixing
must be established by the new COM
mission. 1t has full power to probe
into such affairs.
Thru the creation of this commits
sion Kansas will get an opportunity to
satisfy her curiosity along another line
of packing house endeavor. The COM
mission has power. and. undoubtedly
will probe into the subsidiary plants
/, of the packing concerns.
The broad scope and difficulty in
finding two men to serve with Joe
Mercer, state livestock sanitary COM
missioner, on the commission has re-
suited in a delay in appointments.
Gov. Henry J. Allen stated today that
members of the commission would be
named by him the latter part of next
week.
Mercer stated today that so far three
packing houses have applied for Ii
censes from the commission. which, as
yet. hasn't been created. There has
! been talk in state house circles for
several days that the packers planned
to test the constitutionality of the new
law State officials. however, were
not inclined to believe there would be
any such action by the packers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-19
SHIPS FOR FRANCE DEFECTIVE
Built in [. S. and Still! Hero Because
Poor Materials Were Used.

Paris. Feb. 19.-Of eighty-two ships
built for France by the United States
during the war not one has been able
to put to sea. because they were built
of unseasoned defective lumber, NJ
Bignon, under-secretary of state, told
the chamber of deputies commission
on merchant marine yesterday.
The ships, Bignon said, included
forty schooners and cost France eighty
million dollars.
The commission ordered an investi-
CATION.
Washington. Feb. 19.-Wooden yes
sells constructed for the French gov
ernment in this country were built by
private firms and contrary to the ship
ping boards advice, it was stated to-
day at the shipping board.
The board, it was said, had nothin 6
to do with construction of these YES
sells and sold no ships of any kind to
France
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-19
kEEP II SECkEI
Wilson's Reply to Entente Not
Made Public.
Answer to Premiers' Note Sent
Today Long One.
ALLIES WANTED SUGGESTIONS
Ultimatum to JugO-Slavs Has
Been Held Up.
Compromise With Italy Said To
Be Wilson Stand.

Washington, Feb. 19. President
Wilson today completed his reply to
the supreme councils note in the dis
pute over the Adriatic settlement, and
placed it in the hands of Acting Sec
retary of State Polk for transmission
to Europe.
There was no intimation at the
White House as to the nature of the
presidents reply. The allied note re-
ceived yesterday is about as long as
the presidents first note" it was said
at the White House. Reports from
London said the allied reply con-
figure was accepted by White House
officials as being approximately cor
rect.
Entente Wanted Suggestions.
The allied reply to President Will
sons original protest against the pro-
posed settlement, 1t was understood,
invited suggestions from the president,
while at the same time it sought to
justify the steps already AIKEN in the
situation. The ultimatum to the Jugo-
Slavs ordering them to accept the pro-
posed settlement. has been held up
because of Wilson's protest, it was
learned.
The United States has cabled the
allied governments asking whether
the correspondence between Wilson
and the supreme council may be made
public. Meanwhile, it is being with
held.
Belief here is that Italy is ready to
accept a compromise.
Is 5000 Words Long.
The allied reply, decoded and placed
in Wilson'S hands last night, was said
at the White House today to be of ap-
proximately the same length as the
presidents note preceding it, between
two and three thousand words.
Wilson's original note, it was said,
, was dictated by him and transmitted
thru Secretary Lansing The latter
ing it before it was put on the cables.
The Adriatic situation has no relation
to the Wilson-Lansing clash, officials
said.
Wilson Had No Advice.
The presidents answer is under
stood to be brief and to the point. He
started work on it this morning, die
Eating it to a stenographer. and the
, completed document was taken to the
state department shortly before noon
, it was learned at the White House.
Wilson handled the reply entirely
without outside advice so far as could
be ascertained. The speed with which
he formulated it recalled the rapidity
of exchange of notes preceding the
armistice. The supreme council com
nunication, which is understood to
. have invited suggestions from the
president on settlement of the Fiume
problem, was delivered to him only
last evening.
The president, it was reported, had
decided not to make public the cor
respondence between himself and the
supreme council until after the Adri-
attic situation has been satisfactorily
adjusted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-19
His Empty Gun
Brag ProUed
His Undoing

Omaha. Feb. 19.-The bandit who
held up and robbed the Union Pacific
Overland limited of 5000 900 on the
night of January 81. taunted the ex-
press messengers with the fact that
his revolver wasn't loaded.
As the robber leaped from the
speeding train, he tossed the empty re-
yolver to the messenger. but that
proved his misstep, authorities here
stated today.
Arthur F. Olson. alias John Ogden
former inmate of the Pennsylvania
penitentiary, was arrested in Salt Lake
City in connection with the robbery.
Railroad detectives traced the revolver
and found Olson was the last owner,
they said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-19
HANGING "OBJECT LESSON
Chicago Crooks Again To Be Involun-
tnry Witnesses of Extreme Penalty.

Chicago, Feb. 19.-Prisoners now in
the county Jail will witness the hang
ing of Smiling Jack" O'Brien tomor-
row despite protests from States At
torney Hoyne and other officials,
Sheriff Charles w. Peters declared
Hoyne sent an Interpretation of the
law regarding hangings to Peters in
which he stated the sheriff would vio-
late the statutes preventing public
hangings if other prisoners were al
lowed to see O'Brien's death
Peters claimed Hoyne misintsrpreted
the law.
Many protests from women's clubs
and civic organizations were made to
Peters against permitting the prison.
ers seeing O'Brien hang. The sheriff
said it would be ''an object lesson" for
other prisoners.
Among those who will see the hang
ing, if Peters carries out his plan. are
big Tim Murphy and four others
held with him in connection with the
murder of ':Moss" Enright, gunman
and labor union head.
An appeal for a stay of execution
for O'Brien was before the pardon
board today.
O'Brien, convicted of killing a po-
liceman, claimed his pal was the
actual murderer.
Acting Governor Won't Help.
Springfield, Ill, Feb. 19.-Lieut
sence of Gov. Frank o. Lowden from
the state. today refused to interfere
with the execution of John O'Brien,
who is under sentence to be hanged at
Chicago tomorrow for the murder of
Richard Burke. police officer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-19
FLU HITS COAL FIELDS
Deaths Also Jump in State But Gen
orally Epidemic Is Decreasing.
Grand total to date.

With the flu record falling in the
state 1T large, it jumped in Cherokee
county today from 80 cases Wednes-
day to 241 at noon today.
Drastic action on the part of health
officers in the southeastern coal fields
was reported to DR. S. j. Crum bine,
secretary Of the state board of health,
this noon in an attempt to check the
alarming overnight increase in influ-
enza cases. Schools, theaters and all
public gatherings in Columbus, Ga
lena and other towns in the county
were closed by orders OF the local
health boards today
With this exception every county
showed 9 slight decrease over the
number of influenza cases reported
the previous day. Pneumonia cases
reported numbered thirty-one while
deaths reported totaled fifty-four.
Only twentyfour deaths were reported
Wednesday.
Wichita reported six deaths. four
new pneumonia cases and twenty new
influenza cases
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-19
USE FORCE TO CLOSE SCHOOLS
Deputy Shcriffs Carry Out Galena
Health Officers Flu Ban Orders.

Galena. Kan, Feb. 19--Six deputy
sheriffs forc.bly closed the public
schools here today. They were acting
upon orders from DIR. J. s. Crumbine.
head of the Kansas state board of
health, they said.
At the request of DR.. J. c. Mont
gomery, United States public health
service official. Cherokee county, four
members of the local school board
have been arrested charged with vio-
lating state quarantine laws by refus-
ing to close the schools on order from
health authorit' es.
The officers today compelled the
teachers to dismiss their classes. In
fluenza epidemic caused the closing
orders to be issued.