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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-10
Premium Poultry Products
Company Opens Monday.
To Encourage Pure Breds-To
Buy on Quality Basis.

Topeka branches out into a new
field in her mammoth poultry and egg
business Monday when a new con-
Germ, the Premium Poultry Products
Co., located at 210 North Kansas ave-
nue., opens for business with John L.
Prehn as manager.
The Premium Poultry Products
company will deal only in the high
class poultry and egg buying and SELL
ing. Premiums will be paid for the
purebred stock and the entire product
will be sold to discriminating trade in
the east. o..
In connection with the organization
and operation of this new firm, an
educational campaign among the
farmers of Kansas will be Instituted.
1t is the belief of the manager that as
a result the poultry business in Kan
sas will be placed upon high plane and
raisers and breeders will spend more
this variety of stock. Today the
farmer is paid for his poultry by the
weight cnly. The new Topeka COM
pany pays a premium according to
, breed and variety.
Every farmer and poultry breeder
who has dressed birds for home use
knows that the white feathered varie-
/ ties dress to better advantage and pre-
sent a nicer appearance than those OF
the mixed feathered varieties" Mr..
Prehn stated today. For this reason
our company wishes to encourage the
production of white and buff feath-
cred birds for market purposes. We
will conduct a campaign over the
state and I predict that in a few years
Kansas will undergo change in the
poultry business. The farmers soon
will discover that it is profitable to
raise the pure breds-"
John L. Prehn is an authority on
poultry and eggs. He has been in
charge of the poultry extension work
in Kansas for the last two years with
the United States board of agriculture
and the Kansas State Agricultural col
lege. Before coming to Kansas he was
with the Louisiana State university in
the same capacity. He is a graduate
of Cornell university. Mr.. Prehn will
be remembered in Topeka as having
taken. charge of the backyard poultry
campaign during the war.
1t is believed that not less than 10.-
I 900 birds a week will be handled thru
! this new concern when the season
opens this spring. The concern is the
only one of it's kind in this part of the
I country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-10

Peaceful relations between Germany
and the greater number of the nations
engaged in the great war with her are
established by the action taken at
Paris today. The peace treaty now
goes into effect as between Germany
and those powers that have finally
ratified it-Great Britain, France,
Italy, Japan, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil,
Guatemala, Peru, Poland, Siam,
Czecho-Slovakia and Uruguay.
Great Britain was the first of the
five great powers represented in the
supreme council of the peace confer
ence to take such action, being fol-
lowed in succession by France, Italy
and Japan.
The United States alone of the big
five" has not ratified the treaty. AS
the list shows, formal ratifications
have been given by most of the small
er powers signatory to the treaty.
China did not sign the document be-
cause. of her objections to the Shan
tung provision but proclaimed a state
of peace with Germany.
The all-important ratification by
Germany was given on July 9, 1918.
the day following which President
Wilson presented the treaty to the
United States senate.
Signed by Germans June 2.
The making OF. the peace which now
OSCOll0o CllSNllFS Was Oe5ul SIlOItly
after the conclusion of the arnistice
of November IL, 1918 -'H:Sh ended
the great war. The treaty of Yer
sailles. 81 it has become known. was
signed il the historic Versailles palace
on June 2, 1919.
The long interval between the as
sembling of the peace conference at
Versailles on January IS, 1919, and
the signing of the treaty was occupied
with almost daily conferences on its
provisions between the representatives
of the nations which had been at war
with Germany or had broken relations
with her, the principal parts being
taken by delegates of France, Great
Britain, Italy. Japan and the United
States. The first important work
completed was the drawing up of the
covenant of the League of Nations,
which was finished on February IA.
The German representatives were in
vited to Versailles during April after
the draft of the terms of peace had
been completed. They received the
treaty on May T.
The treaty not only defines the
terms of peace with Germany but con-
tains the League of Nations covenant
and the provisions for the interna-
tional labor organization. The docu-
ment comprises fifteen parts with nu-
merous annexes. 1t provided that as
soon as it had been ratified by Ger
many and three of the principal al
lied and associated powers a process
verbal of the deposit of ratification
should be drawn up, from the date OF
which the treaty would come into
force as between the powers which
had ratified it. The treaty will enter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-10
MERGER is TO STAND
X. & L. of S. Troubles All Ironed Out
in Supreme Court.

Under stipulation filed in the SUI
preme court, the merger which the
Knights & Ladies of Security recently
made with the National Benefit asso-
citation, Is to stand. The demand for
an annual convention of representa-
tiyes of the big fraternal order, tho.
will stand and the convention mest
be held within four years from the
date OF the last national gathering.
Recently the attorney generals Of
flee brought proceedings in the SUI
preme court seeking to dissolve the
fraternal association merger. 1t was
urged in the petition that the merger
was for the purpose of continuing old
Officers in power. for the further pur-
pose of extending the date of the next
national convention and for increasing
salaries 10 persons in charge OF the
various departments. The merger was
announced several months ago and ac-
ton brought by the attorney generals
office late December.
Last spring Hopkins held UP a Sner-
ger of the knights & Ladies and the
| FraternaI Aid Benefit society. Many
of the reasons urged in his objections
to that merger were advanced when
the Security organization took over
| the National Benefit association
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-10
BUSY THREE-DAY SCHEDULE.
Pershing Visits Cities, Army Posts
and Attends Receptions Galore.

ana AtucnuS fteccptlOnS 0atOrc.
Between Friday, January 8, and
Monday, January II, it is said Gen.
John ]. Pershing will visit Kansas City
LeavenTorth, Camp Funston and Fort
Riley. receive a pair of silver spurs and
a gold sword, attend a number of pub
lie receptions and one dance
The general went first to Leaven-
worth on Friday. He inspected the
post and the service schools. He at
tended a public reception given in his
! worth, where he was presented with a
pair of silver spurs. Friday night
army officers gave a dance in his
honor at Fort Leavenworth.
According to schedule, he was to ar
rive in Kansas City at 10 o'clock Sat-
urday morning The program in Kan
sas City called for a motor trip thru
the downtown streets. a reception al
the Chamber of Com. nerce, an after
noon reception at the Women's City
/ club, and a reception at Convention
! hail. where he was presented with a
gold sword.
| He was the dinner guest of the
!, American Legion. In the evening
/ there is a reception for ex-service men
at Convention hall. after which he
was the guest of Veterans of Foreign
Wars.
After leaving Kansas City he will
begin another round at o'clock Sun
day morning in Topeka The loca
committee will meet him at his coach
/ in the Union Pacific yards at
O'Clock Sunday morning. The genera
must be at the station at IL O'Clock
to proceed for Camp Funston. There
will be another reception in Junction
! City on Sunday night It will be held
In the Community house Monday hi
/ will inspect Fort Riley and CamI
| Funston.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-10
WILL ISSUE CALL
League of Nations Session Set
for January Is.
President Wilson to Send
Formal Notice to Members.

Paris, Jan. 10.-The putting of the
League of Nations into being. which
will be one of the immediate conse-
quences of the exchange of ratlt.ca-
tions of the treaty of Versailles. will
occur in Paris at 10:30 o'clock in the
morning of Friday, January 16, the
supreme council decided today.
Ambassador Wallace cabled this de-
cision of the council to President Will
son SO that the president might issue
the formal notice of the meeting of
the council of the league to be held
on the date named.
The first meeting of the council will
be called to order and presided over
by Leon Bourgeois, the representative
of France in the council. He will de-
liver brief address. Earl Cufzon.
the British foreign secretary, who will
represent Great Britain at the meet
ing, will also speak.
Wilson Awaits Note.
Washington, Jan. 10.-President
Wilson is expected to sign the call for
the first meeting of the League of Ma
tions council Immediately after receiv-
ing notice from Ambassador Wallace
that the first session has been fixed
for next Friday. The United States.
however, will not be represented at
the meeting. as the treaty has not yet
been ratified by the senate.
Provision for the president to issue
the call for the initial meeting of the
council Is made in the peace treaty
and officials explained that in signing
the call. Mr.. Wilson would not be act
| ing in his capacity as president Of the
| United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-10
Peace Pact Terms Are
In Effect for 13 Nations

into force for each other power at the
date of the deposit of its ratification.
In October last, a sufficient number
of powers had ratified the treaty TO
comply with the requirements for its
effectiveness. Because of the sinking
of the interned German warships by
their officers and crews at Scapa
Flow, however. and the failure of the
Germans to live up to some of the
armistice terms, the allies on No
vemberi 1 demanded that before the
treaty was put into effect Germany
should sign a protocol providing for
reparation for the destruction of the
warships and guaranteeing the carry
ing out of the armistice terms.
Since that time the question of the
protocol and particularly the repara-
tion provisions in it have been under
negotiation between the allied su-
preme council and the German gov
ernment. 1t was only within the past
fortnight that the situation began to
clear. an adjustment of the tonnage
demands upon Germany being
reached.
With the taking effect of the treaty
a number of commissions created by
it spring into existence. the League of
Nations will begin to function by the
calling of the first meeting of its
council and preparations will be has
tened for the taking of plebiscites in
the areas where the population is TO
have the opportunity of determining
whether their territories shall separate
from Germany and take an another
allegiance.
Reparation First Work.
OF the commissions now beginning
their work, probably the most impor-
tant is the reparations commission.
which will do a great amount of labor
incident to the execution of the treaty,
it's special duty being to regulate Ger
many's payment of indemnification
during the next thirty years.
Important also will be the commits
sion dealing with the Sarre Valley
Rhenish territories. upper Silesia,
Teschew and Schleswig. Boundary
commissions which are to fix upon the
spot the new boundaries of Germany
with Belgium, the Sarre basin, Poland
and Czech h-Slovakia are to be ap-
pointed within fifteen days.
The speedy development following
the action of today is expected to be
the presentation to Germany of the
list of war criminals to be demanded
by the allies for trial under the treaty.
1t has been reported recently that this
list has been considerably cut down
from the original proposed 1900
German crown prince and Crown
Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, how
ever. it is reported, while the treaty
itself arraigns former Emperor Will
! liam "for a supreme offense against
! international morality and the sane
! tity of treaties and provides for a
special tribunal to try him after his
surrender has been asked from the
! government of Holland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-10
Dean Declares Allen Bill Not
Progressive Measures
Conflicts With Bill of Rights,
Employers Speaker Asserts.
10 RIGHT TO FIX PRICES
Law Tried Out in Ancient Eng
land and Repealed.
Approves Policy and Urges
Police Powers in Plan.

Governor Aliens proposed indus
trial court law in it's present form is
not progressive, forward looking
measure. but goes back six hundred
years to the old laws of England and
is in direct conflict with the bill of
rights. That was the argument before
the legislature today by Col. John S.
Dean of Topeka, who urged passage
of the new labor bill with exercise of
police powers. He urged that govern
mental regulation of private business
was directly in violation of constitu
tional provisions.
Deans presentation of the case of
the employers was the shortest of the
four arguments before legislative
members. He made no effort at ora
tory and went directly into a discussion
of various phases of the new court bill.
He quoted from supreme court deci-
sions in urging that the states right
to regulate public utilities which exer-
cised the right of eminent domain.
'If this legislature has the right to
fix the price for digging a ton of coal
or making a pair of shoes, 1t has the
right to fix the price of wheat or corn
or a goose or a cord of wood from the
farm" said Colonel Dean. THE Bill
| of Rights provides than none of these
worn out theories shall be tried again.
Grafton and requirements for services
from public utilities under eminent do
main But you cannot extend that
provision to the operation of a farm,
a picking factory or mill.
| Regulation Not Progress.
| Governmental regulation of private
business is not making progress. It is
going backward. The time will never
! come when private business will be
subject to public regulation except as
the police powers of the state may
extend to all business for public health
and safety of the community
Then Dean told the legislature thai
after years of experience under q
measure similar to the one before the
Kansas lawmakers, the English parlia-
ment had repealed the act.
/ After years of experience and ex-
| periments, it has been found that such
laws were not sound economic prin-
| ciple. The bill of rights provides thai
none of these laws shall be tried again
For the employers 1, have no feal
should you pass this measure. We are
advised as to our rights. 1 believe the
general purpose of the measure is
right and should be passed with cer-
tain amendments"
Dean quoted from Kansas supreme
court decisions to the effect thai
courts determine what is a public
USE" He asserted that the power did
not lie with the legislature.
Urges Police Powers.
| Invoke the police powers of the
state into this BILL" urged Dean. "Say
| if the employees elect not to accept ar
offer that they shall not interfere with
other workers or with the operation
of fndustry-that they shall not picket
that they shall not intimidate. That
law would stand the test
There is a percentage of strikes in
this country" declared Dean, ''whert
the object is not higher wages, better
tContinued on Page Forr.I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-10

The directors, in accordance with a
previously announced determine tion
elected two young men to dictatorship,
Glen Biby and H. H. Lewis. Col. John
S. Dean was also elected to a direc-
torship. Biby is a member of the
Inter-service club while Lewis is a
member of the Square Circle club.
These two organizations have been of
much assistance to the Chamber of
Commerce in the past year.
To confer. with the North Topeka
Civic club in regard to the new post
office. the directors appointed the fol-
lowing men as a. committee: George
Stansfield, E. A Thrill and George
McEntire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-10

Kansas legislators are closing their
| first week of the special session today
with 125 bills in the hopper-but with
nothing passed except expense ac-
: counts, time and oratory. 1t looks like
| ten days or two weeks until the fin
Swallowing for speedy passage of
the labor court bill. When that meas
! ure is out of the way-good-nig
, legislature. With the senate sitting
on the lid, there is a slim chance for
legislation other than proposed in
| Governor Aliens message. Even
some of the governors pets-includ-
| ing whicn call for warrants on the
| state treasury-may be forgotten.
All of the first weeks fireworks has
been in the house. The lower legis-
| lative body was for two days the court
and jury during a debate over pro-
vision of the labor court bill. Senate
| members Joined in the festivities. But
| the senate's delibera lions to date have
been in the judiciary committee room.
During these proceedings the upper
house has followed a practice of rigid
| conservation of white paper-by in
Producing few proposed new laws. The
| senate's record of bills looks like
Carbondale's score by innings after a
game with the Cincinnati Reds.
There is a prospect that the legis-
lature may get the labor court bill
out of the way late next week. In
| that event the session may end alb
ruptly. On the other hand too much
| fluency on the part of law makers
may prolong the session an extra
/ week.
Senate May Report Tuesday.
| The senate judiciary committee will
| take another hitch or two in the bill
! before reporting it for passage. Sen
| ator Price, chairman of the committee
believes the bill will be reported Tues
| day or Wednesday.
/ 1t is not improbable that the house
may pass the court bill ahead of the
| senate. Much depends on results o1
| efforts of the labor lobby to extract
the teeth from the bill by removing
the penalty clause. With that pro
vision removed the bill is believed by
its friends to be of no value except
for fishing expeditions into the book:
of corporations with which labor
unions have disputes. The law in tina
form is held to be of the same value
to the state as a God Bless Oul
Home" motto over the front door of {
candidate for eternal salvation.
Should house members exhaus
their oratorical facilities and amend
ments by the middle of next week
the bill might be pushed to third read
ing by Thursday. Yet the house ha!
not gone into consideration of tht
various sections of the bill or con
sidered amendments, aItho discussion
of the measure began Wednesday. To
days business will cover bills on the
calendar under general orders. Tht
temper of the house has indicated lit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-10
new FIRM IN CITY name c, p. ADAMS
Topeka Printer Made President
C. of C. Today.
Certificate of Appreciation Pre-
sented to C. B. Merriam.

Directors of the Chamber of Com
merce in special session today noon
elected the following officers:
c. P. Adams, president.
George T. McDermott, first vice
president.
Elmer F. Strain, second vice. presi-
dent.
S. E. Cobb, treasurer
A. L. Oliger, secretary.
In behalf of the directors of the or
ganization, S. E. Cobb presented c. B.
Merriam, retiring president, with a
certificate of appreciation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-10
Coyote From
Topeka;s S Zoo
Running Wild

There is a coyote running loose in
Topeka. The animal escaped from
the Gage park zoo about two weeks
ago, according to E. F. A. Reinisch,
superintendent of parks, and has been
playing hockey ever since. Today he
was reported as having been seen run
ming across a yard at 912 Lincoln
street and was said to have had a col
lar on, with a chain dangling from it.
The woman who called the park su-
perintendent expressed fear of the
coyote. but Reinisch said he was
harmless.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-10
Official Announcement Central
Trust Merriam Merger.
New Central Trust Co. To Be
Capitalized at $500,OOO.
WIDELY KNOWN MEN BEHIND IT
j. r. BurrOw, c. B. Merriam and
e. E. Ames Powers in Deal.
Enlarged and RemOdeled Quar-
tiers at Central Bank.

Official annoument is made in To-
peka today of the merger of the Mer-
riam Mortgage company and the Cen
traI Trust company, both widely
known and recognized financial insti-
tutions, Topeka and Kansas concerns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-10

The Merriam Mortgage company is
capitalized at $150,000 and the Cen
trad Trust company at 100000. The
capital stock and surplus of the new
concern, which will be known as The
Central Trust company, will be in
round numbers half a million dollars
Carry Out Big Plans.
Far-reaching plans are outlined for
the future operations of The Central
Trust company which will consist of
an aggressive continuation and ex-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-10
ILLNESS CAUSES RECESS.
Trial of Harry New Prolonged When
Juror Becomes Sick.

Los Angeles. Jan. 1O.-Illness OF a
Juror today forced a recess in the trial
OF Harry S. New, charged with the
murder of his sweetheart, Frieda Les
ser.
The defense will have a chance
Monday to summa rize its pleas that
New was insane. In its closing argu-
ments. the state claimed the plea was
a sham, supported by unreliable wit
nesses. The prosecution demanded
the extreme penalty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-10

Even for Gen. John J. Pershing, S.
d. Flora, state meteorologist, won't
promise totally clear skies tomorrow.
Flora believes Pershing got used to
rain and clouds in France
There is a possibility of sunshine in
the morning but no definite promise.
Flora, however, says there is no
chance for rain or snow. The clouds
tContinued on Page Two.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-10
CLOUDS FOR PERSHING
Weather Man Believes French Skies
VIII Make Him "at Home.n

WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS /:
Fair tonight and Sunday; warmer south
east portion tonight.
The shippers forecast warns to protect
36-hour shipments north and west against
a temperature of 25 degrees; east and
south. 30 degrees.
FORECAST FOR NEXT WEEK: Snow
or rain by middle of week; generally fair
thereafter; temperatures about normal fore
part Of week, and somewhat below latter
part.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-10

Woman Tennis Champ to England.
New York. Jan. 10--Mrs. Molla
Bjursteadt Mallory. former American
women's national tennis champion,
plans to visit England this summer in
an effort to win the English title. it
was learned today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-10
Contiued on Page Five.
KaCHAK'S ARMIES TAKEN
Bolshevil1i are ESQ Miles West OF
Irkutsk in Advance.

London, Jan. 10.-Bolshevik forces
have captured the important town of
krasnoyarsk, about $50 miles west of
Irkutsk, with the remnants of Admiral
Kolchak's first, second and third ar
mics, according to a wireless COM
munique from Moscow today.
The count of prisoners already had
reached $4,000 when the dispatch was
filed, the Bolsheviki claimed.
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Confined on Page TwoD
Last of A. e. F. On Way Home.

Paris. Jan. 10.-Brigadier General
Connor and his staff left for Antwerp
early today where they will take ship
for America. Their departure took
away the last of the American forces
in France.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-10
Japs Hit by spanish Flu.

Toxic, Jan. 1e.-Influenza is spread
ing thruout Japan. There are 1000
600 cases reported. OF those stricken
$4,000 are soldiers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-10

Minnea polls, Minn.-He's a talented
violinist and she's a well known artist On
the pipe organ, but domestically speaking
there was no harmony, alleges Mrs, David
Rubinoff, seeking divorce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-10

The merger is taking place at this
time and the announcement of the
newly elected officers will be made in
a few days. The forecast of this big
transaction of such importance in
state circles of finance was made in
The State Journal wednesday.