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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-01-02

Taxes have everywhere had to in.
crease where the same amount OF pub
lie business was carried on. The 81:
cent dollar is the chief reason. II
taxes remained the same our states
would have to close the schools, close
the hospitals, allow the roads to be-;
come mudholes and dispense with the
Of justice. This simple
fact is everywhere realized, but only
in North Dakota, where state taxes
have increased less than anywhere
else, is much weeping done on the
shoulder of the taxpayer, and the
tears shed are Judas tears.
Not only have North Dakota's
state taxes failed to follow the pace
set by other, states, but North Dakota
alone is giving the people savings to
offset necessary increases in public
expense. Hail insurance saving alone
more than makes up the increase IN
state taxes the farmers will pay. +.
II. Schell, q farmer near NortonviHe,
paid $467 for hail insurance on 1000
acres, with q loss limit Of SIS and S.,
to an old-line company in 1913. In
1919 he paid $3.50 on this thousand
acres, with q loss limit Of 81 an acre,
to the state. The difference of SAT
gives him nice margin over the in
crease in his state taxes.
Farmer Schell declares that when
he puts this dynamite under the
noses Of the anti-farmer "sympathiz-
sers" it makes them sick-positively
sick.
A ship loaded with people marked
for forcible deportation has weighed
anchor at New York and is now on
the broad Atlantic with destination
unknown. Some Of us have been
is at last out of the country. Others
"thanking goodness" that this riffrafl
of ms are thinking of the little harm
these people ever did to America, Civ.
ing every act the worst possible inter.
pretation, and the great amount o1
harm done to American PRINCIPLES II
thus getting rid of them. We had
of course, jailed all those who coult
be convicted Of violating laws.
Only two in this load, Emma Gold
man and Doctor Berkman, are at al
prominent, and these two have noto
riety rather than personal following
here. Miss Goldman made money lee
turing because she was a good speak
er and people were curious to hea
what she had to say. They go t
the questionable shows for the sam
reason. One is a. 17-year-old boy. An
other is a man who leaves behind
wife to support several children. II
had a radical book shop in Minneapo
Ilis-a big need in large city be
cause big business censors all tn
other shops. There is much Socialis
sentiment in America but very littl
for anarchy.
| We are now embarked on polio
of running out of the country an
alien who happens to express opinion
Iopposed to p1utocracy. Soon we sfa
have a place to take care Of those 9
NATIVE birth. The Chicago Federatio
Iof Labor sees what is coming and ha
appointed special committee con
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-01-02

posed of two members from each
union for the protection Of labor
workers from deportation and exile. " 7

According to Senator Watson Of
Indiana our federal trade commission
is full of Bolshevists. The senate is
actually going to investigate his
charges in this line. The big business
soviet in the senate works together
very nicely. But now in their agree
ment with the government to end the
antitrust suit the packers confess all
the important points brought out by
the trade commission sBolshevists. "
The Big Five promise to part with
stockyards, stockyard railways, mar
ket newspapers and their wholesale
grocery business. They will leave the
retail meat business strictly alone.
Az to how much we have to ex-
pect for the public from this confes-
sion Of sin we might look back on
the dissolution Of the Standard Oil
company and the American Tobacco
company. J. Ogden Armour, as presi-
dent or principal stockholder Of an
other company.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-01-02

A conversation which Tom Johnson,
the Cleveland reformer, had with
Mayor Pingree of Detroit many years
ago is also in point. Johnson owned
about half Of the street car system OF
Detroit, and wanted the other half.
Ping1ree, a reform mayor, had put
through an ordinance forbidding the
sale Of the other company to john
SON. johnson smiled and said "In a
few days Mr.. Smith of New York
will come here and buy the other COM
pany. Smith, of course. will be work
ing for me-
"Tell me-" exclaimed Pingree in
despair, chow can l prevent you from
buying the other company?
ssThere is only one way" replied
johnson, and that is for the city to
own ii"
"What if the farmers should
strike?'' A good many farmers have
been asking this question with the
thought that it is about time they
did against the bogus .cost-of-living
drive. And there has been q cons1d-
cradle strike of farmers in Illinois and
| INDIANA. but the kept press Aeo ee1n
en- up the question in the hope OF
intimidating city workers who strike
against the special interests. One
might say that it is now a popular
song with the whole crew of corrupt
journalism from Successful Farming
to the Wall Street Journal.
The New York Call, a worker-own-
ed paper in New York, points out
that the last thing the interests want
would be farmers standing up fol
their rights. The farmers would not
be striking against city workmen, but
for better credit facilities, market re
form, protection for cooperation, fai1
taxation, etc. All Of which would hi
! the financial spiders. And the Cal
concludes:
teThe future of the farmers lie!
somewhere along these lines, not il
making faces at the city workers t.
the amusement of an exploiting clas
which skins both. When both rura
and urban workers understand tha
they have more in common with eacl
! other than they have with any section
Continued on Page five)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-14
NOTICE.

After another week of rigid econ
omy in the use of the rapidly dimin-
ishing print paper supply The State
Journal again today is forced to elm
mate many features and several pages
in order to be prepared to take care
of the needs >of the readers in the vi
tai news service of the day.
The State Journal hopes sincerely
to be able, by the end of next week,
to have a supply of white paper on
hand sufficient to place the size of
the newspaper back to normal and to
give to its readers the many features
that have been SO generally in demand.
The newsprint situation over the ma
ton has been most critical and many
newspapers have been forced to merge
or cease publication. Not only has
the price been almost prohibitive but
the supply has been nearly exhausted.
The State Journal, by careful edit
ing, has been able to keep its readers
informed of all the news of the day.
Only the features have suffered.
Just a little more patience is re
quested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-14
Democrats Submit Two MOdifi-
cations to Article X.
Both Have Once Been Rejected
by G. o. P.
HITCHCOCK CLAIMS 40 VOTES
Either of Two Notifications Ac-
ceptable to Him.
Agreement or Disagreement on
Pact Coming Soon Now.

Washington. Feb. 14-Whether the
senate will be able to reach an agree
ment on a reservation to Article 10 of
the League of Nations covenant will
be decided within a day or two, sena-
/, tors today predicted.
1t is not generally believed the res
iSnation of Secretary Lansing, reveal
ing wide breach between him and
the president. will affect the course
of the treaty, altho "irreconciIabIes"
will try to make the most of it.
Hope of early agreement today CEN
tered about two proposals on an Ar
ticle 10 reservation submitted to Sen
ator Lodge by Senator Hitchcock yes
terday. These two proposals, Hitch
cock said. indicate the limits to which
Democrats are willing to go in COM
promise on this question.
Lodge today submitted to the Re
publlcans two proposals. He person.
ally declined to commit himself pub
licly on either proposal. He said the
first and most necessary thing to do
was to see how many votes the Demo-
cratic program could command.
Both Once Rejected.
Republican senators are now con-
sidering the two modified drafts of
the Article 10 reservation of the peace
treaty, with a request from Senator
Hitchcock. the acting Democratic lead
er. to accept either one they chose. He
promised that about forty Democrats
would support either.
Both of the reservations previously
have been rejected by the Republican
leaders. One was that drafted by for
mer President Taft and rejected by
Senator Lodge, the Republican leader,
in the big bipartisan conference,
when it was offered by the Democrats.
The other was drawn up in the BIZ
partisan conference but was not ac-
cepted. Altho the Republicans
withheld a formal reply pending con-
sideratiOn of the Democrats offer,
small hope was held out that either
reservation would be acceptable to the
majority party now. A declaration of
the Republicans stand on the Demo-
Gratis proposition was expected today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-14
CABINET RESERVATIONS

Only three members of the original
Wilson cabinet are now occupying
their original portfolios. These three
are Josephus Daniels, secretary of the
navy; Albert S. Burleson, postmaster
general and William B. Wilson. sec
retary of labor. David F. Houston
wa secretary of agriculture in the
original cabinet but he has moved up,
taking the portfolio of the secretary
Of treasury upon the resignation of
Carter Glass, who became L. S. sena-
tor this month.
There have been seven designations
from the cabinet during the two terms
Of President Wilson. The first resig
nation was that of William Jennings
Bryan and was followed shortly by
that of William Garrison, secretary of
war. The others who have resigned
are: William G. McAdoo. secretary
of treasury, Thomas Gregory, attorney
general Carter Glass, secretary of
treasury, Franklin K. Lane. secretary
Of the interior, William c. Redfield,
secretary of commerce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-14
DIES IN HIS SHOP F.!
Body of "Man of Mystery" Dis
covered by a Passerby.
Police Believe Scott Bateman
Victim of ApopIexy.

Scott Bateman, 65. was found dead
early this morning in his shoe shop
SIG East Fourth street Death prob
ably resulted from apoplexy, it was
said.
Early this morning a passerby no.
ticed the body of the man lying on the
floor of his shop. Clyde Tresner. chief
of detectives, and Maurice Leonard
were notified and after an investiga-
ton announced that there is little
doubt that apoplexy caused death.
Bateman had fallen suddenly to the
floor. it is evident, and in the fall his
nose was broken : his body bruised
There was no trace of foul play. Yes
terday Bateman had complained to
friends of not feeling well.
Little can be learned of Bateman's
relatives or home. He had been in To-
peka only about six months and those
who have talked with him have never
heard him speak of a home, and only
rarely referred to a relative. At one
time he had spoken of a daughter in
Colorado. and a letter found in tbs
shop from Mrs Elvina L. Bateman OF
Lamar, Colo, is presumably from the
daughter, or possibly his wife.
Letters among his personal posses
sions are from points from the At
lantic to the Pacific, showing Bate
man to be a wanderer The names o!
c. H Bateman and C. T. Bateman
Twenty eighth and Olive street, St
Joseph, Mo, are signed to some of the
letters. with no indication of the
writer's relation to the dead man
Bank books show that Bateman pos
sessed only a few dollars at the time
of his death.
The body will be held until Mrs
Elvina Bateman of Lamar. Colo. and
c. H. Bateman and c. T. Bateman OF
St Joseph are notified to ascertain il
thew are relatives
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-14
TWO YEARS MORE
Farm-LabOr Congress Asks Ex'
tension of r. r.. Control.
Also Want e. S. To Retain All
Shipping Now Held.

Chicago, Feb. IA two-year ex-
tension of government control of rail-
roads was urged today in committee
reports before several hundred dele
gates attending the farmer-labor CO.
operative congress here.
I'VE most insistently urged the
president and congress to cooperate
to secure the two-year extension of
government operation of the rail-
roads," the report said, after express
ing regret that some farmer organiza-
tions had declared for the return of
the roads.
I'VE equally and strongly urge the
president and congress not to part
with single ship that can be used by
the U. S." the report continued.
I'VE express our profound >opposi-
ton to the effort being made to re
strict the civil liberty of American
citizens thru the enactment of peace
time sedition laws" another clause
read. In view of the hazards and
hardships of farm life" and of the
compare lively low prices the farm er
is receiving" the president was urged
Ito appoint a commission to inaugurate
Ia system of insuring the farmer
against crop losses over which he has
no control.
Concentration Of one-third of the
country's wealth in the hands of one
forty-sixth of one per cent of the peo-
ple," was condemned and a tax on the
capital value of property urged to pay
off the war debt within a few years.
This tax should not include any estate
of $4,000 or less, should amount to
ten per cent for million dollar estates.
and should gradually rise to rs per
cent for estates of half a billion dol
lars the resolution urged
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-14
Tragic Career
Youth, 10; Leads
to a Hospital

CHRONOLOGY OF JOHN ROSS 10.
Ran away from his home in West Wiz
ginia two months ngo.
Arrived at Philadelphia. Driven from
that city.
Rode box cars to Topeka.
Picked up by police In Topeka.
Sent to Industrial school.
Escaped from Industrial school Thursday
night.
~ Saturday morning, attempted TO break
into restaurant. Shot thru hip by pre-
prietor.
In st. Francis hospital today.
John Ross, alias John Guinness, 10,
is in st. Francis hospital today with
bullet hole in his side following an
attempt to break into the J. A. Perine
restaurant. f07 West Railroad street,,
at O'Clock this morning.
Perine was awakened by a scream:
from his wife who had been awakened
when she heard glass breaking in the
rear door. Both were sleeping in the
restaurant. Perine grabbed As
caliber revolver and fired. There was
no further sound.
John Ross, hungry and cold and
wounded stumbled away in the dark
ness. He found his way to the Rock
Island roundhouse. Men working
there wei preparing to eat their mid
night lunch The lad asked for food.
He didn't mention that he had been
shot. The men shared with him.
Meantime. one of them called the po-
lice and told officers the boy needed
a warm place to sleep. Then he told
the men he had been shot
The boy was taken to police head
quarters from where DIR. r. j. Miller.
city physician. was called. The bullet
could not be located and the serious
ness of the wound has not been deter
mined.
The boy who was picked up by tbs
police several days ago was sent to ths
Industrial school. He escaped from
there Thursday night.
Il just couldn't stand IT any longer"
he said. 'I was hungry"
Today. the lad was resting easily at
ST. Francis hospital An x-ray pic
ture was not completed at a late hour
this afternoon. After the bullet is
located il will be extracted, Doctor
Miller stated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-14
ASK STRIKE DELAY
Allen May Join Hopkins in Let
ter to Kansas Unions.
Atty General Promises Wage
Action Under Private Control.

Governor Allen may Join with Rich
ard J. Hopkins, attorney general, in a
letter to railroad union men asking
them to defer their wage differences
until the roads have been returned
to private ownership. In the letter
prepared today by Hopkins, mention
is made of current rumors that the
strike is being forced at this time to
compel the government to continue
its control.
A ma tier of two weeks, Hopkins
urges, will make little difference in
the wages of the railroad employees.
A strike, tho, will compel them to lose
much time, will prejudice public senti-
ment against the workers and weaken
their case when wage demands are
presented before the court of indus
trial relations. Hopkins reiterated his
statement that he is ready to file an
application for a wage boost as soon
as government control is suspended.
The Hopkins letter appeals to the
workers to continue in the service
until the state labor court can act. He
makes clear, tho, that should a strike
be forced the Kansas law will be en-
forced and prosecutions brought under
the new enactment
AT the request of Judge Clyde NJ.
Reed of the court of industrial rela-
tions, the letter to railroad workers
was not mailed this morning. The
letter was withheld until Governor
Allen returned from Chicago that the
two state officials might join in the
statement to the maintenance of way
men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-14
ITS WORK FINISHED
Woman Suffrage Association
VIII Soon Cease to Exist.
League of Women Voters Will
Be Its Successor Now.

Chicago, Feb. 1.-THE first congress
of the League of Women Voters was
held here today. The league replaced
the National American Woman Suf-
frage association which will pass out
of existence when the thirty-sixth state
ratifies the suffrage amendment to the
constitution.
Delegates to the last convention of
the suffrage association approved of
the merger last night when they adopt
ed the recommendations of the execu-
tive council.
The plan of the executive council
provides for continued existence of the
suffrage orga nization as long as there
is any work for 1t to do in obtaining
votes for women. This work is ex-
pected to be accomplished with ratifi-
cation of the federal amendment
The work Of the league of 1920 was
declared to be political education of
new women voters. not excluding men"
Rival dinners were held by the
Democratic and Republican women
between sessions. Speakers urged the
women to get into some party.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-14
CITY EPIDEMIC WAVES
Flu Ban Lifted Middle of Next Week
Maybe; No Promises.

The influenza epidemic n Topeka
seems to be on the wane. Twenty-nine
new cases had been reported up until
this afternoon and the total number
of cases reported Friday-seventy- one
were eleven less than the number of
releases
The influenza ban will not be re-
moved Monday, DR.. E. G. Brown. city
health officer. made it plain today.
He could give no assurance as to the
exact date of removing the restric-
tions, but said he hoped the city could
go back to normal by the middle of
next week. He is making no prom
ises. however. The health officer pre-
dicted the number of flu cases in the
city would diminish every day from
now on until the epidemic dies out al
together.
The number of patients at the city's
emergency flu hospital dropped to
seventy today. according to Brown.
several patients having been released.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-14
DECREASE IN FLU CASES
Today's> State Report Shows Better
ment Over Week Ago.
KANSAS FLU RECORD.

Altho flu reports to noon today
showed an increase of h01 cases over
the same period Friday. there was a
slump. of 396 cases from the record of
last Saturday. Totals for the state
today reach 1918. The total new
flu cases today reached 1872. State
health officials also received reports
of 27 deaths and AZ additional pneu-
monia cases.
That the state may ask DR. w. T.
Doherty, Wichita city physician, to
probe reports of doctors in that city,
was indicated in the state house today.
DR.. Doherty has complained that flu
cases are not reported. Today's re-
turns showed 49 new cases of flu, four
of pneumonia and eleven deaths. In
other words 2.5 per cent of the days
flu cases were reported from wichita.
In the same telegram the town was
forced to admit 40.7 per cent of the flu
and pneumonia deaths in the state.
Mcpherson Hard Hit.
The most serious condition existing
today seemed to be in Mcpherson
county, where $50 new cases were re-
ported. Crawford county reported 103
new cases. All other reports we're be-
low 100. Sumner county reported
sixty cases of flu, IL of pneumonia
and four deaths. Wilson county, Lin
coin county and Kansas City, Kan,
each reported two deaths.
Returns by Counties.
Returns for the morning showed the
following condition:
COUNTIES Allen, as; Bourbon. 10;
43; Cloud II; Coffey, A; Cowley, 70: Craw
| ford. 1903; Decatur, ~; Douglas, 35: Elk,
! 20; Franklin, 3: Geary. %; Cove, 21: Grant.
>: Greeley. II; Greenwood. 80; Harper,
81: Haskell. 3; Jefferson. 70; Kearny. 10
Kingman. 10; Leavenworth. %; lincoln,
10: Linn. %; Lyon, Is; Marion, 81: Nc
Pherson $50: Miami &c; Mitchell. 0: Mont
gomery. 21 Nemaha. 10: Neosho, So; Os-
borne, 40; Phillips, Q: Pottawatomie. y ;
Pratt. S3: Reno, &c; Riley, 21: Saline. 81 ;
Sheridan. Il Smith, 20; Stafford 10; Sum
ner. 60; Thomas, 60; Washington, IS; VIII
son. 40
CITIES fort scout o. Lawrence. 10
Il: Hutchinson. s; Wichita, 40; Topeka,
%; kansas City. Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-14
Mayor COrwine May Launch
Campaign in Topeka.
Appoint Business Men To Work
Out Improvements.
UNION STATION ON PROGRAM
Also System of BOulevardS Thru
All Parts of City.
Systematic Layout of Streets
Among New Ideas.

Mayor Herbert ]. Corwine is consid-
ering launching a i'city planning"
campaign of wide scope in the near
future, looking to the beautifying
and building up of Topeka, it became
known today. The mayor has had the
plan in mind for some time and is
now busy gathering data. to ascertain
whether the movement which has met
with success in several large cities
would be applicable to Topeka and. If
so, what should be included in the
program for this city.
The mayor is discussing the matter
with representative business men be-
fore taking any definite action.
If Mayor Corwine decides Topeka
needs such a campaign. he will sub
NIT his suggestions to the city COM
missioners for approval. A city plan
ming committee. composed of leading
business and professional men. would
then be appointed to investigate and
make suggestions on civic improve
ment here. These men would be dol
! lar a year" men. without the dollar;
An architect would be employed to
work in conjunction with the COM
mittee.
Suggested Improvements.
! Improvements that the mayor Is
known to be considering in connection
| clude:
A union station or better individual
railroad depots.
More building and uniform and sys-
tematic building.
! More boulevards and more attractive
| residence districts.
| Systematic layout of streets, cradi-
eating crooked thorofares.
Mayor Corwine said he was not
ready yet to announce his program,
nor just what it would include.
The mayor was not silent, however,
on the need of various civic improve
ments here. He characterized as "a
shame" the depot facilities that the
| railroads have provided for the city
He said the Santa Fe maintains much
! more attractive stations in smaller
Kansas towns than 1t does in Topeka
| its headquarters. The same is true of
the other roads. he said. While he
! admitted there were arguments for
| and against a union station he indi-
Gated his favor of this kind of n depot
The mayor is expected to make an
early announcement of his plans for a.
civic planning movement. He will
first get an expression of opinion from
, the commissioners and, If the move
ment is decided feasible for Topeka
appointment of the committee will be
made.
J Several eastern cities, including
} Washington, D. c., and Rochester, n
| Y, have adopted the city planning
idea and have found it successful
Recently Kansas City. Mo. after
thoro investigation. appointed a com
mittee of city planners" to beautify
and build up that city