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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-18

Dave Mulvane and Henry Allen
and Joe Rrady and Fred Quincy are
concerned about the leagues loyalty"
the former United States senator ex-
ploded. Not a bit of it. That's all
bunc. But they are scared 20 death.
They're scared that the league will
get its senses to working and will
control their party and that the
farmers will run things in the state.
Burton is here for a speech at the
auditorium tonight when he will tell
shout the tar party in Barton--or
maybe it was Rice or Stafford county.
He is here with much offthe old fire
and fight which characterized Burton
in state politics twenty years ago. he
is going after Governor Allen, Attor-
ney General Hopkins and Judge Banta
of the Barton-R Rice Stafford district.
He will tell his Topeka crowd they
are mob officials and stand for mob
law. For an hour today Burton talked
Nonpartisan leagueiSm. Rather, he
started on the subject a score of times.
Always he reverted back to the tar
party.
I'm in this thing for the right of
free speech and to cleanse the league
of unjust and unwarranted suspicion
of disloyalty," Burton declared. I'll
rever quit fighting for free speech in
Kansas-the right of any man or
ever he pleases so long as it is not
reasonable utterance. What is moro
1 won't quit this fight until there is
a general acceptance of the principle
that the league IS just as loyal and pa
triotic as the Republican or the Demo-
crat party"
'Vill the league make such a fight
as an independent political party?"
was asked.
mo. 1 hope it will make the fight
in the Republican party as the domi-
nant party"
''Will that mean you will be a candi
date in the party primaries for the
governorship
wouldn't Admit Candidacy.
st am not directing political policies
of the league in Kansas. l am not
even a member of the league. I don't
agree with all it's principles. There
would have to be some understanding
before I would consider running for
anything"
That was as far as he went, regard
ing his own candidacy. He admitted
he was in the fight to stay, but reiter-
ated his lack of intimate relationship
with the league.
isn't the leagues plan really an eff
fort to nominate candidates who are
friendly rather than persons who are
active members of the organization? ?"
Il can't say. The bankers, the pack
ers, the merchants, the newspapers
are organized. 1t is nonpartisan or
ganization for political control Why
shouldn't the farmers go into the fight
the same way? Every interest in the
Continued on Page Two)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-18

New York, April 1S.-Labor unions
should be regulated and controlled by
the government to prevent disaster
and destruction" Judge Elbert H.
Gary. chairman of the United States
Steel corporation, declared in a state
ment to the stockholders, made public
here today.
TT seems to me that the natural, if
not the necessary, result of the con-
templated progress of labor unions, If
successful, would be to secure control
of the shops, then of the general man
agement of business, then of capital,
and finally of government" he said.
Wants New Labor Laws.
He urged the passage of laws to
apply to all economic organizations,
groups, or bodies exceeding certain
specified numbers or amounts" and
added that both organized capital
| and labor should be placed under these
laws
Gary declared that 1.-The natural and
certain effects of labor unionism are
expressed by these words-ineffi-
cheney, high cost"
$And be it rer ell bered," he said,
that in the end the general public
must pay for extortionate, unnecessary
| and unreasonable costs of production,
terested in the existence and conduct
! of labor unions.
Disaster Is Predicted.
| THE end sought by labor unions,
that at least to which their efforts
4 tend means disaster and destru ctfon.
1t is noticeable that oftentimes they
seek to control politics and openly as
a body advocate theseiection or defeat
OF even the president of the. United
States. They oppose or favor legis-
| lation of divers kinds. They would
regulate police departments Worse
than everything else, they would iomi-
States, our citadel of defense to per
| sons and property-to civilization
itself.
Possibly there is a solution of or
an aatidote to the labor union prob
/ lem. 1 do not believe in Socialism; in
! government management or opera
ton, but 1 do advocate publicity, regu-
lalon and reasonable control thru
government agencies. Members OF
| commissions or, departments should be
nonpartisan, nonsectarian, based on
qualification and moral character
Their decisions should be subject to
review by the highest courts.
| "Laws-clear, we'll defined, prac-
tica Discovering these matters might
be passed. and if so they should apply
| to all economic organizations, groups
| or bodies exceeding certain specified
numbers or amounts. Both organized
! capital and labor should be placed un-
| der these laws. Each should be en-
| titled to the same protection and be
! subject to the same restrictions and
provisions. Will labor unions consent
| to this? They have heretofore object
J ed. Here would be a test"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-18
WENT TO WORK
Four supported" Carpenters on
Senne Job Today. ,
Two Others Went Back-More
to Come Here2

Four of six .fmported' carpenters
brought to Topeka by the Master
Builders association Sunday are at
work today for George Senne, open
The other two went back to Kansas
City, from which point they were
brought to Topeka.
A delegation of some forty of the
union carpenters of Topeka. and
Senne. met the men when they disem-
barked from the train here Sunday at
noon, and hostile feeling on the part
of the union men was manifested
rather toward the employers than
the "strikebreakers, it is said.
No Trouble Here.
"The men were miSinformed in
Kansas City, having been told that
there was no labor trouble in Topeka,
and that there was a shortage of men
here.
when they were told that it was
a 'scab job two of them returned to
Kansas City, three others promised
US they wouldn't go to work, and one
of them swelled up. said he was an
American citizen and would work
wherever he pleased" o. S. True.
treasurer of the local carpenters
union said today in speaking of the
incident
The hard feeling and the only inti
nation of any violence was purely
personal, both sides declared. The
chances of rough tactics or violence
against the workers themselves is very
remote, both sides of the argument
agree.
One Was Union Man.
One of the men who returned to
Kansas City was a union man.. the
other was not a union man, but an
nounced his intention of joining when
he returned there. The local carpen-
ters' union bought the two men who
went back, their dinners, and paid
their return fare to Kansas City.
There will probably be more car
penters imported. Senne said today.
But they will come in quietly, in
pairs, and not in bunches," he said.
Close Watch on Depots.
True said that the depots are being
watched for the arrival of further con-
signments of outside carpenters, and
that they would be demonstrated with
in the same fashion as they others
when they arrived in Topeka.
Advertisements have been inserted
by the local union in Kansas City
newspapers telling of the labor trou-
bles in Topeka, to prevent men tax
ing jobs here under false impressions
True said.
Senne said that the men who came
here and went to work told him that
they had been out of work for some
time, needed the jobs. and meant to
take them without regard to cond1-
tions.
War Is Distasteful.
True declared today that some OF
the union contractors OF Topeka find
the open shop war as distasteful as
the union men do. and that they are
being compelled to take part in it be-
cause their credit would be impaired
If they did not.
1.-The local and national Chambers
OF Commerce are behind the open shop
war; True declared, with the aim of
crushing organized labor. and the men
who have the credit of the contractors
in hand are the ones who are compel1-
ing the contra ctors to subscribe to the
open shop agreement and live up
to it,
True said the contractors won't ad-
NIT 1t to you. because they don't dare
talk, but privately they will admit it,
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Refuse to Yield ON Any Point
in Yap Controversy.
Correspondence on Mandate Is
Made Public Now.
WAS STARTED IN 1919
Three u. S. Secretaries of State
Have Worked on Problem.
Japs VIII Neither Quit Isle Nor
Allow Open Door.

Washington. April Is. - Japan's
firm determination not to surrender
the island of zap is stated empha teal
ly in series of five notes between the
United States and Japan. made public
today by the state department.
The correspondence, covering n
period of nearly six months, lays bare
for the first time the whole secret
negotiations over the island of Yap,
which has created one of the most
serious international issues of the day.
Japanese Are Adamant.
The correspondence today reveals
for the first time that not only has
Japan defied the American protest
against the mandate over Yap. but
that it also rejected summarily a pro-
posal by the United States that even
if zap should be assigned under man
date to Japan, all other powers should
have free and unhampered access to
the island for the landing and opera
, ton of cables"
The last japanese note to the United
States in the correspondence is dated
February 26 and is regarded as an al
most sarcastic one.
The last note of ths series, the
Hughes mandate note handed to the
Japanese foreign office on April 5. is
similar to that to Great Britain which
was made public except for the open
| ing paragraph. This paragraph fol-
, lows:
| U. S. Also Is Firm.
1.-THE government of the United
States finds itself unable to agree with
the contention of the Japanese govern
ment that in order to maintain the
! position of the government of the
/ United States with respect to the is
land of Yap, it is necessary for this
government to prove not merely the
| fact that the particular line of views
was stated at the meetings of the su-
preme council treferring to the res
I, ervations made by President Wilson a.
/ the peace conference against the
T, award of Yap to Japan.) but also that
the supreme council decided in fay5r
| of those views If 1t is meant that
the United States could be bound with
out its consent by the action of the
tssrprerne council the contention is
deemed by this government to be in
admissible and on the other hand. the
! United States has never assented tn
! the mandate purporting to embrace
| the island of Yap."
/ The American notes l., the batch of
! correspondence made public today
are understood to have been sent not
only to Japan but all the other prin-
cipal allied powers.
Started in 1919.
The first note was one from Secre-
tary Colby, dated November 8, in
| which it was pointed out that the
question of the disposition of Yap by
the supreme council had come UP in
the communications conference here.
! Colby said it was the understand
ing of this government that Yap was
not included in the award of May z.
/ CONTINUED on Page Two.)
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.E.PASTORS HERE
Representatives of Topeka Dis
trict Hold Conference.
'Indifference Toward Religion
Is Appalling"-J. f. HOvis.

''The Indifference toward the church
is appalling" declared the Rev. j. F.
HoVis of Kansas City, in an address
before the joint meeting of the To-
peka district annual gathering of min
listers and church officials with the
Topeka ministerial union at the Cen
trail Y. NJ. C. A. this morning.
There is no prophet that is able to
tell the result of this strange new day
that is upon u.s." he said. The Rev.
Hoyis' topic was THE Twentieth Cen
tury Prophet. 1--WE must divert from
secularization to the rejuvenation of
the human heart. Man must be taught
the awfulness of sin,
Christianity Has Not Failed.
Christianity has not failed" he
said. '1n the war the appalling spec
tacle of nations devouring each other
made many think Christianity had
lack of Christianity that brought on
the war. When Christianity has an
honest chance then the men of nations
will cease to fight. To the task of
getting for Christianity an honest
chance the modern prophet must go
with all his might
The morning meeting was held
jointly with the weekly meeting of
the Topeka Ministerial Union. ''The
Twentieth Century Prophet. was the
subject of the opening address by DR..
]. F. Hovis of Kansas City, Mo
The meetings of the conference this
afternoon and Tuesday will be held at
the First Methodist church. On the
conference program will be various
addresses relating to church work.
Among the speakers this afternoon
will be the Rev. c. B. Zook. Topeka;
the Rev. W. E. Blackstock, Topeka
the Rev. R. F. Mccullough, Harvey
Vile: the Rev. George E. Satterlee.
Topeka, and the Rev. George A Mar
bel Valley Falls.
Paul Lawless of Topeka. music di-
rector of the First Methodist church.
will lead at song service at the eve
ming meeting at the First Methodist
church. Doctor Hovis will he. the
speaker at the meeting tonight.
Round Table conferences and gen
era1 sessions will occupy the Tuesday
program On the program Tuesday
will be Bishop E. L. Waldorf of sWich-
ita-
Territory of Forty Miles.
DR.. C. B. Zook, of Topeka. is super
intendent of the Topeka district IT
the district there is a territory OF
about forty miles, there are forty pas
tors. and 10000 members of the or
ganization. including the pastors and
their church officials
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-18
ALBERT 7. REID DIVORCE SUIT
Mrs. Reid Says Famous Cartoonist Has
Abandoned Her.

Albert T. Reid. former Topekan and
nationally known cartoonist. today was
made defendant in a divorce suit filed
in the Shawnee county district court
by his wife, Mrs. Vera NJ. Reid, 1909
Fillmore street.
Mrs. Reid charges abandonment in
her petition Reid left her in 1917.
she saws. and went to New York. where
he has ssince remained. She also al
leges that he has failed to support her
consistent with the station she is en-
titled to occupy in life. His income,
she says, averages about $1,000 an
nually.
Mr. and Mrs. Reid were married
October %. 1902. They are the par
ents of one daughter. Marian, now II
years old Mrs. Reid asks for de-
cree of divorce and for a provision for
the support of herself and the educa-
ton of their daughter.
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j. Ralph Burton Says Kansans
Fear New Party Power.
Afraid Nat. NOnpartisan League
viii Control G.. O. p.
WANTS RIGHT OF FREE SPEECH
Former L. $. Senator in Audi
tOrium Talk Tonight.
Won't Admit That He Will Run
for Governor.

If the Nonpartisan League adopts
j. Ralph Burton's program, it will
seek to dominate the Republican pri-
maries in Kansas next year. Burton
himself may be the leagues candidate
for the rnorship-running for
the Republican nomination. He evaded
a direct answer to questions regarding
his plans. But in a discussion of
league policies and purposes he un-
folded his scheme to dominate the
majority political party in order to
put the league program in operation
in this state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-18

ago IN Minneapolis, MINI. In fact,
the glances the two exchanged during
the interview might all be termed
beaming.' From expressions of the
two renowned musicians there is no
doubt but that they. are supremely
happy.
Well Pleased With Topeka.
I'VE have had such a nice walk, ;"
said the singer enthusiastically. open
ing tho conversation. I'VE have
walk ed-oh, block and blocks around
your nice city. We remember Topeka
very well. We saw your capitol-that
pretty big. building with the dome.
Then a nice lady stopped her big auto
mobile and asked US to ride to the
Country club. was delighted TO be
invited. X was so nice of her. Bdt
/ could not ride in the open car.
might hurt the voice, you know" she
concluded with hand on the famous
throat 81.
The mice lady who offered the in
vitation to the singer and her husband
was Mrs. George H. Allen, well known
Topeka musician, I afterward learned.
bgtTopelta was SO. nice to us las
-yearss madame said. so apprecia-
tive!''
Locked Forward to Rest Here.
asked how it happened they were
in Topeka for SO long before the Tues
day night concert. Mr.. Samuels ex-
Continued on Page Severn
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ToPEKANs WILL TAKE PART.
Much Interest Shown in State Sunday
School Convention.

Topeka Sunday school workers will
have prominent parts on the program
of the Kansas State Sunday School as
sociation at Hutchinson May 3. and
5. Ralph y. McEntire. of this city.
and DR.. Edmund j. Kulp. of the First
Methodist church. will be among those
to give addresses. Other prominent
workers on the program will be Dr. ID.
w. Kurtz, president of Mcpherson col
lege. a speaker at the world Sunday
school convention in Japan recently.
Ralph n. McEntire Is the author OF
The Sunday School Secretary" a
manual on Sunday school work used in
all parts of the country. HIS ideas
on Sunday school work are in such de-
mand that he is asked to speak at
state meetings in many places He
will go to West Virginia to a state
Sunday school convention shortly after
the Hutchinson convention. and later
will fill similar engagements in Iowa
and Oklahoma.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-18
FRIEND FOUGHT FRIEND
British Police in 'CIvies'' Taken
for Sim Fein by Others in Saloon
Three Are Killed.

Dublin, April 1s.-Battling fiercely
in a darkened barroom at Castle Con-
nell, county Limerick, two groups of
British soldiers today killed three men
and wounded several more before dis
covering neither side was Sim Fein.
The fighting started when a crowd
of soldiers in civilian clothes walked
into the barroom with drawn revolvers.
Civilians at the tables started up
emptying their revolvers at the sup
posed Sim Feiners. The one lamp in
the room was shattered at the first
Volley.
The hotel proprietor. acting as his
own bartender, was the first to be
shot down.
The little room echoed with revolver
shots and wounded men slid to the
floor. The fight ended when one SOL
dier yelled a familiar battle cry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-18
With "a Other r. r.. Unions
Protest 'RaiIroading' Decision.
Charge Roads Have Made No
Honest Effort for Farley.
TAKE ACTION AT ONCE
Federal Board Denies Union
Plea for Unlimited Time.
Rails Score Victory in Order for
Hearing Immediately.

Chicago, April 12.-The railroad la
Dor board today decided to proceed
Immediately with the consolidated
hearing into requests of ninety-seven
railroads for wage reductions, denying
the unions plea for a postponement
until appointment of three new mem
bers named by President Harding is
confirmed by the senate. The board
ruled it was within the law in pro-
ceeding with majority of its mem
bers present.
The board extended the time limit
for evidence to five days or five-hour
hearings for each side. The carriers
will open and at the end of their testi-
mony a weeks recess will be taken to
let the unions prepare thier testimony.
The employees then will have five days
in which to present their side.
Twenty-Eight Unions in Kick.
Protest was voiced today by twenty
eight railroad labor organizations
against alleged 'railroading'' thru the
United States rail labor board hearing
on the petition by the roads for re-
ductionS in wages.
Representatives of the big four
brotherhoods. shop crafts and un-
skilled labor charged in many in
stances the railroads had not made
conferences with employees, but had
gone directly to the railroad board
with application for decreases.
The unions demand unlimited time
to present their case.
Railroads Want Action Now.
Railroad representatives said many
roads would go into the hands of re-
ceivers if immediate action is not
taken. They asked time for presenta-
ton to be limited to the eight hours
set by the board.
The board took under consideration
a demand by unions that the hearing
be postponed until the senate con-
firms the appointment of three newly
nominated Toamh hers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-18
POILUS TO COL ORS.
French Mobilize for Advance
Into Ruhr Valley.
Marshal Foch May Collect In
demnity From Hun.

Lille, France. April 1S.-Orders re-
calling the classes of 1918 and 1919
to the colors were received today
The orders also called for the re-
mobilization of the First army corps.
The National Veterans union has
passed resolutions exhorting young
men called to the colors to respond
as vafiant1y as did their elders in 1914.
This move by the government was
forecast last week when steps to be
taken by France against Germany. in
case the Berlin government refused to
meet reparations payments, were dis
cussed. a
The orders reported in the foregoing
dispatch were believed to be part of
Frances preparations for an advance
into the Ruhr valley if Germany fails
to meet the terms of the Versailles
treaty by May I. Marshal Foch and
government officials are known 10
have completed plans ito go into Ger
many as bailiff to collect her due"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-18

Treleaven became manager of the
local gas distributing company in 1907,
coming here from Chicago. He was
born in Chicago. September 26, 1864.
After receiving his school education.
the first position he occupied was with
the PEOPLES Gas, Light & Coke COM
pany. of Chicago. With this company
he served in various capacities until
1907. when he came to Topeka to take
charge of the local company's affairs.
The Topeka concern was in bad finan-
cial shape at the time and it was prob
ably thru Treleavens efforts that it
was saved.
A few years ago he was appointed
receiver for the Consumers company
and had since served in that capacity.
He was recognized as a very able
manager and has been of great value
to the Topeka company. The vacancy
left by his death will have to be filled
by IN order OF Judge John C. Pollock,
of the federal court. 1t was said today.
Treleaven is survived by his widow
a step-daughter, Miss Dorothy. two
daughters. Mrs. Guy Andre, 1892 Bos-
well avenue. and Mrs. Hugh Nichols.
Of Nortonyille; two sisters. Misses
Mary and Grace TreIeaven. of Chicago; ;
and three brothers. Waiter. Charles
and Albert Treieaven. all of Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-18
REOPEN DRY LAW FIGHT.
Seven Baltimore Men Make Plea to
Supreme Court.

Washington, April 1S.-A belated
attack on the wartime prohibition law
was opened in the supreme court to-
day when seven Baltimore men asked
review of their convictions under
this statute.
The main contention is that the war
time act was enacted after the war
power in congress had ended, and that
the indictments against the men were
returned after rehabilitation had been
completed. The men were indicted
October 2S, 1920.