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TOPEKA, KANSAS, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 19, 1920 FOURTEEN PAGES
FOUR CENTS
EBERT
DOWNS
REVOLT
VON LUETTWITZ
KILLS HIMSELF;
NOSKE RESIGNS
Minister of Public Safety
Blamed for 3Iilitary Coup.
German Socialist Leaders De
manded He Quit Cabinet.
THERE'LL BE W RED RISING
End of Radical Strikes Come i
AVith Fall Of KappistS.
Assembly Adjourns Stuttgart
Session Meet In Berlin.
'Associated Press Bulletin.
Copenhagen, March 19. Warrants
have been issued for the arrest of Lu
denclorff and of Colonel Bauer, char
acterized as Ludendorff's "right hand
man.' says a dispatch to the Social
Demokraten from Berlin today.
Bulletin by Associated Press.)
Frankfort, Germany, March 19. It
is reported that the resignation of
Justav Xoske as minister of defense
in the Ebert government, has been ac
cepted. Chief of Police Ernst of Ber
lin is also likely to resign, it is said.
Stuttgart. March 19. 'Officials of
the Ebert government of Germany and
members of the national assembly re
turn to Berlin next week, believing by
that time conditions at the ciptal will
be normal.
Reports received here today stated
communist uprisings in the vicinity of
Berlin had ben suppressed. It is
hoped to establish railroad communi
cation between Stuttgart and Berlin
tomorrow.
Detail of the disorders in Berlin while
the Kappist troops were withdrawing,
during which the crowds were fired
upon, were reported to government of
ficials by telephone today. It was said
that altho the general strike was con
tinuing nt the capital, a new crtsis was
not feared, as Socialist leaders had
promised officials that as soon as the
Kappist troops had left, orders would
be given for a resumption of work.
Will Punish Leaders.
Decision has been reached to grant
amnesty to the soldiers who took part
in the revolt last Saturday, but to
prosecute the leaders of the move
ment. Reports made by loyal offi
cials indicate the troops involved num
bered from 40.000 to 0.000, and it
v. as thought best to get them out of
Berlin before attempting to apprehend
leaders. . .
Some members of the Ebert minis
try favored taking drastic steps
against all who participated in the re
volt, but there i strong sentiment in
f.ivor of confining arrests to the prin
cipal figures in the abortive revolu
tion. The rational assembly, which met
in extraordinary session here this aft
ernoon, was declared adjourned to
vight by its president, Konstantin
Kehrenbach, to meet in Berlin Tues
day night. The government decided
to proceed to Berlin Sunday.
The majority Socialist leaders here
have demanded that Gustav Noske,
minister of defense, resign. Xoske has
complied by tendering his resignation
to Ebert. but the government has not
reached a decision as to lis acceptance,
and will not do so until the cabinet
l;a considered the question.
Should Xoske retire it seems
probable he will be succeeded by Gen
eral von Seech t, now in command of
the troops in Berlin. Doctor Schiffer,
minister of justice, is being mentioned
for the premiership in the proposed
reorganized cabinet. Xoske was pres
ent at the assembly session today when
Phillip Scheidemann, majority Social
ist leader and former premier, at
tacked the min ster of defense and de
manded a radical overhauling of the
cabinet.
The leader of the
independent
Socialists asked Noske where he was
when the Kapp forces had their hands of other dealers. The case is declared
at the government's throat and why he to be in violation -of the stat anti
did not "break their bones,' but 'trust laws.
Noske by this time had disappeared
from the chamber. Representatives of
nil the principal parties at the session . Topcknns Can liny Great Lakes Equip.
delivered speeches condemning the
Kapp movement and urging the pvin- m?nt, Hirby Announces,
ishment of the guilty. j A sale of navy clothing by the gov-
Berlin, March 10. -Violent fighting i ernment was announced today by W.
between crowds of workmen and the'o. Rigby. postmaster. There is a large
von Kapp soldiers marked the evueu-
ation of the capital by the insurrec
tionary military forces. Several per
sons were killed and many others
wounded in the vicinity of the Hotel
Adlon as the Ehrhardt marine brigade,
the backbone of the revolutionists'
military power, evacuated the Wil
helmstrasse. Order was restored by safety police,
su
upporting the Ebert government, who
m
narched down the historic street.
Foreigners Arc Mobbed. j LOOTED SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES.
The only attempt against the lives
of foreigners came early when e mob Bank RoblK-rs Got $30,000 Worth of
attempted to rush the Hotel Adlon. Liberty Bonds
headquarters of the various foreign '
missions. The mob was repulsed by Nashville. Tenn.. March 19. Rob
guards, i bers last night gained entrance to the
Baltic troops, which, had been sup- vault of the Farmers' & Merchants'
porting von Kapp, left the city yester- ' bank at Mount Pleasant. Tenn.. and
dny morning. As they passed thru ' looted lock boxes of liberty bonds,
t harlottenbur;:. a suburb, they fired : Bank officials were unable early to
shots into a meeting of Independent , dny to estimate the value of the bonds;
Socialists. Forty persons were report- stolen, but reports to the Nashville po
ed to have been killed. I lice Indicated that the amount was
The Baltic troops, members of the I r.bout 330.000.
old iron division of General von der
(Joltz. were reported to have marched
on to S panda u. where thev clashed
with radical workmen. The troops
scattered the radicals, killing arid
wounaing several,
Sixteen persons were renorted to
have been killed in an undetermined,
ICoutiuuud on Page Tito,i
All He Gets To
I Drink Is Water-
Like Tarn Cow
One of the best bone dry stories
brought to Topeka since last July 1
is contributed by E. E. Mullaney of
Hill City, one of the probable dele
gates to the Republican national con
vention from the Sixth district. Mul
laney is a banker - and the incident
happened right in his own bank.
One day recently a prosperous Ger
man farmer entered Mullaney's bank.
"How is everything, August?" asked
Mullaney.
"Ah. bad tammed bad," expostu
lated the farmer.
"What's the matter?1 Mullaney In
quired with due evidence of sympathy.
Vy," explained the German, "I
come to dis country forty years ago.
I vork l'ke tammed horse. Now vot?
All I get 3 to drink vater like tammed
cow.
THE GERMAN SITUATION
(By the Associated Press.)
According to dispatches received
from Berlin, General von Leuttwit
I has committed suicide. He resigned
simultaneously with Doctor von Kapp,
who became chancellor of the revolu-i
t tionary government that took posses
ion of the German government of-
fices at Berlin last Saturday.
Demands by the German assembly
that Gustav Noske resign as head of
the public safety department were
met by Noske handing his resignation
to President Ebert. No action toward
accepting the resignatioh has yet been
announced.
Berlin is still under the rule of bay
onets, but troops loyal to the Ebert
government patrol the streets. Forces
which supported the regime set up last
Saturday by Dr. Wolfgang Kapp arid
his followers left Berlin yesterday.
Withdrawal of these soldiers, however,
left chaos behind as th& rear guard
turned against jeering crowds in Un
ter den Linden and fired, many citi
zens being killed and scores wounded.
More bloodshed occurred near the
parliament buildings while in Char
lottenburg and other suburbs clashes
resulted in loss of life.
While radical elements have not
made organized attacks on the capital
economic conditions are, described as
serious. The resumption of power by
the constitutional government is op
posed by those who believe it bar
gained with the reactionary leaders
who tried to seize control, and there
seems to be an urgent demand for a
reorganization of the ministry and
changes in policy in important partic
ulars. Reports from Germany outside
of Berlin are of such a character that
a clear view of the situation is hard to
obtain at present. While it is said
Soviets have been formed in a number
of important towns and cities and in
industrial districts, it does not appear
the movement is gaining momentum.
Communist sympathizersseem to
have met with stern opposition at
many points.
CHARGE TIRE FIRM
Allege Goodyear Company Is
Violating AnU-Trust Law.
Say Salesmen Try to Force
Agents to Boost Prices.
Charges that the Goodyear Tire &'
Rubber Co, is violating the anti-trust
law thru acts of its representatives,
have been made to Richard J. Hop
kins, attorney general of Kansas. It
is asserted that threats have been
made to at least one agent to the ef
fect that his agency would be can
celled unless he increased prices in
acordance with charges in other towns.
The complaint came from Burling
ton county, and is being investigated
by Maurice McNeill, assistant attorney
general. It was reported that one
agent refused to increase his prices to
patrons. A salesman is said to have
warned the agent that his agency
would be withdrawn unless the in-
crease was made in keeping with prices
NAVY clothing fob sale.
amount of clothing, boots, socks, shirts
and other wearing apparel on hand at
the Great Lakes station which will be
sold by parcel post or express, it was
said.
Postmaster Rigby has no price lists
for distribution but has posted one In
the lobby of the postoffice. Lists may
also be obtained by writing to N. R.
! Harwell, lieutenant commander supply
corps, L . t. ti
Ireat Lakes, HI.
Flee from Rulrhcr Knife.
Kansas City. Mo., March 19. A man
forced entrance to the home of Martha
and Marta Hall, aged 12 and 7 respec
tively, while their mother was away
Martha grabb?d a butcher knife from
the kitchen tabte and the Intruder
fled.
INTO STATE FIGHT
Hoover-for-President Campaign
' To Be Injected Here.
Will Seek to Control Part of
G. O. P. Delegation.
NOT CAUSING MUCH CONCERN
Sentiment of Majority of Dele
gates Already Defined.
Doubt if Farmers Would Vote
for Former Food Head.
. Herbert Hoover's presidential cam
paign, amply financed and well organ
ized, is to be injected into the pre-con-vention
fights in Kansas. This was
the word received at the state house
today. It is asserted Hoover interests
will seek to control at least a portion
of the Republican delegation from
Kansas to the national convention.
Persona familiar- with conditions in
the various districts believe the Kan
sas sentiment toward selection of dele
gates is too clearly defined to permit
serious disturbance by the Hoover
move in the state at this time. Never
theless, friends of the former food ad
ministrator are slated to make a big
fight in Kansas and to spend some- real
money in Hoover propaganda work.
Say It Came Too Late.
It was the belief in the state house
circles today that the Hoover move
ment came too late to swing Kansas.
Of the twenty places on the Republi
can delegation to Chicago, at least fif
teen of the selections are now certain.
Not one of these delegates can be list-
ed as a Hoover first or even second
choice, according to the judgment of
men who are in close touch with per
sonal preferences of the delegates.
There is still an element of uncer
tainty as to delegates in the Third.
Sixth and Seventh districts and one or
two of the places on the Big Four.
The First district has selected dele
gates. In the Second, Fourth, Fifth
and Eighth districts the fight is over.
And in none of these districts do the
observers find Hoover delegates. Nor
is there considerable Hoover hope in
the pending contests.
However, bringing of the Hoover
campaign to Kansas is certain to oc
casion interest if not serious concern.
Most of the Hoover conversation in
this state, tho. has been among the
Democrats. Stock of the food con
servationist was listed high when the
Bourbons held their annual banquet
in Topeka nearly a month ago. The
Republican lead"ers. tho, have not
broken loose in a Hoover demonstra
tion at any time during the delegation
fight.
" Would Wheat Growers Fall In?
While there is admittedly a Hoover
strength among the voters, there is
equal uncertainty as to the strength
which his candidacy would give the
party in this state. Price fixing and
food substitutes caused many com
plaints in the state, it has been point
ed out, and the wise Republican lead
ers are not certain that the wheat
ers would display enthusiasm under
the party flag with Hoover leading the
parade.
That isn't all. The straight party
men and women would show a ten
dency to go to a candidate whose par
tisanship is established, the state
house dope recites. It is Hoover's ap
parent lack of party fealty which dis
turbs the party workers, while price
fixing rankles the farmers and food
substitutes are an unpleasant memory
for the housewives and they all vote.
Just the same, the Hoover cam
paign is coming to Kansas. Also it is
slated to be injected into the approach
ing conventions and the fight before
the Chicago gathering.
WAXT TO BE RELEASED.
State Receivers of Mines During
Strike Confer With Allen.
Ben S. Gaitskill of Girard and C. S.
Semple of Fort Scott, state receivers
during the coal strike, were in con
ference with Governor Allen today rel
ative to final termination of the re
ceivership. Accounts and records of
the receivers have been closed, it was
stated, and Gaitskill and Sample are
now anxious to be released, from fur
ther state service.
The receivership was ordered by the
supreme court last November when
Governor Allen decided to take over
the coal mines and operate them for
the state. A deficit of the receiver
ship was paid by the legislature. The
mining property was returned to the
operators under a supreme court order
shortly after the nation-wide strike was
terminated.
PATTEN AS m "ATTORNEY"
Head of Topeka Railway Takes
Hand in Case Before Imlustrial
Court.
It Isn't necessary to have a certifi
cate to practice law in order to ex
amine witnesses before the new court
of industrial relations. Consequently
the sharp expert witnesses and labor
agitators may expect to clash wits and
knowledge with Kansas experts when
they testify before the new tribunal.
In the recent Topeka Edison com
pany case, A. M. Patten, of Topeka,
assistant general manager of the Illi
nois Traction company and an officer
of the Edison company, took charge
of a shrewd witness for the petition
ers. The witness had been called to
the aid of the linemen who asked the
labor court for an increase in existing
wage scales..
It was clear that the expert was
really trained in electrical affairs. He
not only answered questions promptly,
but anticipated future questions. He
was making some strong points for
the linemen. His testimony might
have been a big factor in. determining
the initial case before the court, had
not the court been suddenly asked if
a layman might ask questions.
After a consultation, the court
members decided it was not necessary
to be admitted to the bar to- inquire
Ias to the technical knowledge of a
witness. The ruling not only defined
a probable course in future cases, but
occasioned a halt in the triumphal
(march of the expert witness. At the
end rf a thirty-minute examination,
jthe Topeka street railway head had
'forced several important admissions
Jfrom the witness as well as retractions
from his earlier testimony.
Our Souls Clashed, 99 Is
Mary's Explanation of
Divo rce From Mo o re
Movie Star Indicates She Still Loves Ex-husband Whom
She Married at an Early Age Says Fairbanks
Stories Are Hurting Her Reputation.
l.os Angeles,- March 19. Stung by
the reproaches of friends who told
her she had not been tactful after
obtaining her divorce from Owen
Moore in Nevada, Mary Pickford has
given an intimate explanation. She
says:
4i 4ft fate
Mary Pickford.
"I was only a little girl. 16 years
old, when I met Mr. Moore. I knew
nothing of marriage. He was not
much older. We were married secret
ly by a justice of the peace. I am
BOMB PLOT HERE?
Battery Discovered Sfear Hiding
'Place of Dynamite.
Hidden Under TrashPile 3iear
Railroad Y. M. C. A.
Discovery today of an electric bat
tery hidden , under a pile of rubbish
near -where the five sticks of dyna
mite were found fifty feet from the
Railroad T. M.' C. A. made the police
department apprehensive that a real
plot to destroy the religious institution
had been nipped Thursday morning.
Electric batteries attached to a fiise
connecting with dynamite Is the mod
ern "red" method of proceedings when
a reign of terror is instituted. The
proximity of the battery to the hiding
place of the business-like dynamite,
capped and fused, and the newness of
the battery together with the fact that
connecting a battery witii dynamite is
often- the method pursued in blowing
things into the hereafter - has taken
away much of the jest connected with
the initial finding of the dynamite.
Children Oiscover Battery.
The battery was found Thursday
night by children playing near the Y.
M. C. A. It had been carefully covered
in a trash pile a few feet distant from
the hiding place of the dynamite
which was secreted under' a pile of
straw. The children showed it to
Robert 3arrod, motorcycle officer,
who reported the discovery to George
G. Hannan, chief of police.
Chief Hannan has questioned offi
cers of the institution as to whether
they have had trouble with any wild
eyed, queer looking individuals who
might be anti-religious fanatics or ter
rorists. They could not remember any
recent trouble of such a nature.
The police today were endeavoring
unravel the mystery surrounding
the finding of the dynamite and the
subsequent discovery of the battery.
They admit that, when the truth is
known, there may be an excellent ex
planation ot the planting of the dan
gerous material near the religious in
stitution, but the discovery of the bat
tery has made it look really serious,
jsEVERAXi -FIRE ALARMS HERE.
Fire Companies Responded to Three
Calls This Morning.
Kire companies responded to three
alarms early this morning. The first,
at 12:05 o'clock, was to 610 East Tenth
j street, where a pile ot sawdust was
ablaze. The second was at 5: 55
v nei r a. pile wi ti . c ucs iitrtrit
fired by an unknown cause. The third
fall wns at fi:riH o'clock to the I..
Daumier shop at 200 Kansas avenue. -This
blaze, started from a stove, j
caused about t50 damape. j
Four alarms were answered Ir.te j
Thursday afternoon. One was to the !
Pa'nta Fe lumber yard, a second to the
Branner street viaduct, wmcn naai
caught fire from a cigaret stub: the
third to 31 S Jackson street, where a
pile of wood was burning and the
fourth to 41 Lime street, where a flue
was burning out. No damage resulted
from the Thursdayafternoon fires.
FLOODS THREATEN
CINCINNATI.
Residents Are Moving in
Higher:
Ground. Rains Swell River.
Cincinnati. March IS. People liv -
: injr in the ftwlands on the outskirts
' of Cincinnati are nr.narine to move tn
escape flood waters of the Ohio river. ' "cement cell' in the basement devoid
At 10 a. m. the gage showed 51.5 'of all furniture: that children suffer
feet. 1.5 feet above flood stage and ris- ing from contagious disease slept In
ing one-tenth of a foot per hour. Jthe same beds with those who were
Weather Forecaster Devereaux pre-; well, three to a bed; and that sick
.1 i f T ( .1 a matimtim Kta?e of ."i 7. fft im nllorn InnlnillTi. &-c-.n r-Mlrl twin;
J less there should be a repetition of the
I heavy rain of last night. No material
(Tamafte is expected to result as rest
dents and business men in the bottoms
' have had ample warning.
not raying that if I met Mr. Moore
now for the first time that I would
not fall in love with- him, because he
has a charming personality.
'Somehow our marriage was not a
happy one from the start. I suppose
we were both to blame. We separated
by mutual agreement shortly after we
had been married. There were con
stant little annoyances. I do not in
tend to say why we could not get
along. But there are mothers and
daughters who cannot agree, even tho
they love each other. There are sis
ters and brothers who are not con
genial. It is not their fault. There
is just something in their souls that
clash.
"Mr. Moore and I tried to be happy
together. We never told our troubles
to our friends. We even tried, three
or four years later, to build up a real
home, and were married again at the
Capistrano mission in San Juan, hop
ing we could overcome our difficul
ties. "But it seemed impossible. We
finally agreed to separate for good,
but I dreaded to get a divorce because
of the sensationalism and publicity it
would engender. If it were not for
that I should have obtained a divorce
long ago.
"Finally it got to the point where I
determined not to fear things any
longer. I decided we were both en
titled to live our own lives. I have no
intention of getting married again. I
would have to renounce the church if
I did. I do not know whether Mr.
Moore has such intentions. I do not
believe he is unhappy about this di
vorce. We have been apart so long 1
tnat ne cannot possibly te hurt. It I
have hurt any one, it has been my
self." In denying that' she is to marry
Doujflas Fairbanks, Mary said: "Some
of the newspapers have printed awful
stories. I would rather they would
take away all my money than to take
my reputation. But as long as I have
that, thank God, no one can hurt me."
Man' adds that a desire to make
her will and tb,e probability of seri
ous business complications were
among the primary causes of her step.
'Y. W.' REACH GOAL
Report at Noon Today Brings
Total to f 14,068.7 1. ,
Two
Weeks' Campaign Ends
With Big Bosh.
REPORT BY TEAMS.
Mrs. W. D. Morra $3,831.00
Mrs. K. C. ScRfr S.ftOti.OO
Mm. Y. E. CulTor 3,293.91
Mm. H. L.. A Ik ire 2.144.00
Mrs. Milan Porter .. ,Oft(MN
Business firls' team 1,823.80
Total at noon today.
"Over the top in the $14,000 drive"
was the report at noon today from the
Y. W. C. A. 1920 finance committee.
The campaign ended today after a
two weeks' canvass of the city by
more than fifty girls and women. The
total amount subscribed to date is
$14,068.71, with delayed subscriptions
likely to increase the final report.
The funds raised in this campaign
will provide 19 per cent of the general
expenses of the local association for
1920, will complete payment for the
Y. V. c. A. annex and will permit To
peka to give a small part .of the S14,-
000 to the work of the west central
field of the national association.
Five teams of ten women each,
with M rs. W. T. Sto rrs. Mrs. E. C.
Seger, Mrs. W. E. Culver, Mrs. H. L.
Alklre and Mrs. Silas Porter as cap
tains, and a team of fifteen busine&s
girls with Miss Mabel Adams as cap
tain secured the subscriptions which
composed the total. The largest
amount secured by any team was $2,
321, reported by Mrs. W. I. Storrs
and her workers, with Mrs. E. C. fie
ger's team following closely with
$2,806 The business girls' team, with
f-Umited time in which to canvass, col
lected nearly $2,000 for the fund.
After the team reports were made
1 nursuay evening at tne r. . C. A.
tne fund lacked J90 of the total. Ex
tra eiiona were put iorcn tnis morning
with the result that the goal is more
than realized. Many business girls
found time to give an hour or so to the
campaign work this morning to boost
the fund "over the top." ;
Much of the success and efficient
management of the campaign is due to
the work of Miss Mary MacLennan,
head of the finance committee, and to
Mrs. Kthel Fisk Moore, general secre
tary, as well as to the team captains,
Miss Mildred Mcintosh, finance secre
tary of the west central field of the
Y. W. C. A. gave able assistance to the
.workers, assisted by Miss Sue Louise
; Bell of Topeka.
Punish Tots
For Blowing
Soap Bubbles
Chicago. March 19. Blowine soan l
; bubbles is an offense in the Illinois
j stat, home for so,diers- orphans.
, where 38 children of war veterans
are hoUfed. Miss Annie Hinrichsen.
, secretary of the department of public
(welfare, found two small boys kneel-
ing on a crack for punishment, on
vist to the home vesterday.
'What lld you do?" she asked.
'Rlew fnn n bnhhles
! Miss Hinrichsen reported to her
' chief. Charles H. Thorne. that the
; home had only three toys, that the
nlav room for sick children was sl
were found scrubbing the cement
floors. The hospital records show
twice as menv contagious disease cases
each year as there are inmates In the
home.
WHEAT IS BURIED
Kansas Bore the Brunt of Great
Dust Storm.
Worst of Its Kind in West for
Nineteen Years. I
SEVERAL LIVES WERE LOST
Two Were Killed in Western
Kansas One in Colorado.
Only General Rain Soon Can
Repair the Damage.
Hutchinson, Kan., March 19. The
Kansas wheat crop has been damaged
by one of the worst dust storms in
years, grain men and farmers today
agreed. How serious this damage Is
remains to be determined.
-Kansas had little rain this winter I
leaving the fields dry and dusty.
Wheat plants therefore had not taken
firm root. Roaring March winds yes-
terday stripped soil and wheat plants
from some fields. In other sections it
buried the growing grain in great
drifts of dust. So dense were the dust
clouds that the sun was obseured r
darkness would settle on some com-
munities for a time like that of night,
dust was-driven into every home and
store. .
Second In Ten Days. ;
The storm was the second in ten
days. It extended, beyond central and
western Kansas to Pan Handle, Okla-
,h"ma 5"?fl?rdo; T,Good-
counties was the center of a Mow ores-
sSrearek All ZiWdL head into th!r
sure area. All winds headed into that
ri,,r j-jfi.j , t-i
Dust drifted, so deeply in Kingman
county that autoists were forced to
detour in some places. Business was
practically suspended in C'ay Center.
So strong was the gale in Russell that
ne KEiie in iusseii mat
rociHonto -fiH -
ing a tornado
w twm a to m
Jjamage nrportea.
Damage to buildings and trees was
reported from all sections of the storm
area, wind blew a haystack over on
Jack Carson, a young famer, of An
dale, forcing the tines of a pitchfork
into his hip. He was almost smother
ed by the straw before rescued.
Wind spread flames from an incu
bator and fire destroyed the home of
Mrs. S. D. fiurnham at Phillipsburg,
her 6-year-old grandson perishing.
Firemen at Camp Funston and Fort
Riley had a hard fight to keep a wind
whipped fire, which destroyed a store
room. building, from spreading . to
other structures at the camp. A
priri fir at the fort later kept the
fire fighters busy.
Many Uvea Lot.
, TJenver March 19. Xormal condi
tions were restored in the eastern
Rocky Mountain region today follow
ing the worst wind storm in nineteen
years, which yesterday crippled wire
and train communication, caused thou
sands of dollars property damage and
resulted in the loss of at least four
lives-
. In addition to the three deaths re
ported in Colorado yesterday. Juan
Rnradn 32. was killed when he
stepped upon a live wire on the streets
of Cheyenne, wyo., wnere a u-miie
gale played havoc with light and
power wires.
The worst windstorm visiting Col
orado since 1810 killed four persons
and caused property damage in a
conm of towns, according to reoorts
today. In northeastern Colorado.
sand, drifting like snow, am Heavy,
damage to winter wneat. iraina were
held up by the storm.
, Blizzard Rages In' Dakota.
St. Paul. March 1. A storm which,
in intensity, equals any experienced
this winter, still prevailed in southe.-n J
Minnesota, South Dakota, northern
Iowa and north Wisconsin this morn
ing. In northern Iowa considerable
sleet was reported: northern Wiscons n
as far south as Madison was covered
with snow, and South Dakota experi
enced a blizzard.
Continued snow and colder with the
wind again rising to a gale is predicted
for today by the weather forecast.
T)ust Bury the Wheat.
Salina. Kn., March 19. This sec-
tion was visited by a heavy wind storm
jesieroaj, me second wiuun a ween.
Yesterdays, storm. which befran
around 10 o clock yesterday mcrning
and continued nearly all last night,
threatened to reach the velocity of
Sunday's wind, which, It wis feared,)
did considerable da.uase to the wheat,
Unless a rain comes soon to settle .
the ground there is a prospect .Ahat
almost a total loss will be suffered in
the winter wheat crop. Some sections
reported damage from Sunday's storm,
while others were not injured to any
maining stand. .
home damasi was done yesterday
the city to rs and windows, but not
TWO I)IK FROM IXJVRIKS.
Fireman and Engineer Killed In Wreck
Near Texarkana.
Texarkana, March 19. Fireman W.
W. Thomas of Little Rock died at 1 1
o'clock last -night from Injuries re
ceived in a head-on-collision between
I fast mail train No. 7 and equipment
j train Xo. 3S in the local railway yards
j shortly before 7 o'clock last evening.
engineer Hickman also of Little
Rock, was Instantly killed in
I wreck. Neither train carried pasaen-
trers, and none of th- other members
.of either crew received serious injury,
; ResDons;bilitv for the wreck h. not
j yet been established.
mSBANR SLAYER CON UCTED.
Wife Chances Story on Wltnexs Stand
-sentenced to Two 1 cor.
st. Louis. March 1 Mr. Flor.nce
Wiegmann was found fruilty of man-
slaughter of her husband. Fred Wleg-
maim in a. circuit court tiirv. unl.H
verdict, opened today, and sentenced
to two years in prison. She appealed
and wos released on IS. 000 bond.
Mrs. Welgmann. when arrested June
ft. immediately after the .shootinar
told police she Foht in se'f defense,
the police asserted, but on the witness
stand yesterday she tleelared the re-
vohrer was accidentally discharged.
(Treat extent- but the drv weather and were hoio noi to if iviiiijie iif 111 . ntntf. n .Dmi-ti "r rpwn"i
the lack of strone roots I rT the Twhe?t PJet. " was said the basis of the VOT1NO POWEK-The I-odir- re-err.-
tne latK or strong roots in the w he.tl. i Mmilnr to the line of rea- tlim on mtUis- power In the iMjtne was
it is feared, may allow the blow of 'uf "m. " "t ZilJ. L VI ennnBed tn provide that nutll th. leagne
yesterday to completely uproot the re- B?.nl.n,; that I"""'""'1 directors in de- " , .'mended . that no other ro.m.
Weat
BE SPRING AGAIN;
t - i
Flora Predicts Fair and Some
what Warmer Weather. I
Wind and Dust Storm Did Big
Damage to Wheat.
WEATHER FORKCAST FOR KANSAS:
t Fair tonic-lit and Snturday; not rnurb
cnange in temerBTi:re.
Shippers' forecast warns to protect 53
hour shipments north and went against s
temperature of 25 degrees; east and south,
ag-nlnst 35 degrees.
TODAY'S TEMPERATURES.
7 o'clock 39
8 o'clock 37
11 o'clock 38
1 2 o'clock 3 !
1 9 o'clock 37
. 10 o'clock 38
1 o'clock. ... . .43
2 o'clock 40
Beautiful spring weather, clear skies
anl warmei temperatures Saturday
should follow Thursday s high wind
and dust storms, according to S. D.
Flora, state meteorologist,
In spite of all the clouds, wind, dust
and unsettled weather, little rain has
fallen in Kansas during the last 24
hours. Goodland reported .06 of an
inch; Kansas Ci'.y, .06, and a trace oc-
curred in Topeka.
' Damage to wheat by hiuh winds in
the last 24 hours probably will be
high. Flora says. Particularly in
soutnwest Kansas mis win prove true.
neat fields were very dry. The up-
per soil was practically a layer of dust. I
miles an hour, blew this away easily,
Roots of many plants were laid bare"
Flora beev h monetary loss will
approach minion. Incomplete reports
make it impossible to accurately esti-
nijifB Hurviri(r w Mvm rrHflt '
crop will suffer, however, is not
doubted. i j
Wind reach sirtv mils an hour in
M . . . .
i"Pa at :3S o ctocK xnursaay
night. It continued thru the night at -j
la Pd of between thirty-five and ,
) forty miles an hour. This morning it i
was blowing thirty-four miles an hour!
; from the northwest. Absence of dust
in the upper atmosphere was con- his amendment to the preamble which
spicuous today. Flora says the dust provides that ratification shall not
storms always come thru southwest- taks effect "unless tho instrument of
ern Kansas and Colorado. Winds from ratification shall have been filed with
the north do not often develop big in s'xtv davs after the adontion of the
lust storms. More moisture has oc-
currea in in norm ana east country
than in the southern.
Monier Svcft mg neat Damage.
"While h ha received no tele-
graphic reports, J. C Mohler. secre-
tary ofthe state board of aKriculture
declared today the 60-miles-an-hour
gale which swept the state in the past
twenty-four hours undoubtedly had
done preat damage to the wheat crop.
If a. few days of favorable weather
retit a.?XriA h2 JTm 5 y
greatly alleviated, he said.
said
that
order for the wheat crop.
if a storm of this fcind. before the
growing season commences, is fol-. u,utll w- ,
lowed by a few days of good weather. !, H,,.'ch'ock. . ,mar, ask 5 vn? "
the wheat will spring up. if there is qualified ratification and on the reser
any left, where it was thought utterly i yations supported last session by the
ruined. It would be hard for me to ; 5em"cra.ts,.a,?d since then ccePted by
estimate the damage, but there is ! President Wilson.
i doubtless much wheat blown out of
the ground, or covered up."
Trains Arc on Time.
Railroads apparently did not Buffer
greatly from the high wind. The
Santa Fe. Rock Island and Union Pa
cific reported practically all their
I v a.
to telegraph wires, it was said, the
continnd..Vae Two
NOT FOR PROJECT!
,
"
of t Denies Moral Support'
r
to Woman's Club Home.
WHI Sot Aid in Raising ,
n !
fiO.OOO Fund.
- -
' Moral support of the Woman's club
building- project was denied today by
the director, of the Chamber of Com -
v am.mA rb- meter of
rmmprr. rinl team, and make
- - ...
the attempt to raise J50.000 toward!
the erection of the $100,000 home con- I
templated by the women's organiza.- j
tlon.
Chamber of Commerce directors I
stated they did not feel it was in line i
with the policy of the Chamber to of- .
ficiall enter into the proposition made
by Topeka women. I
: It was brouftht out that anonymous
tetters had been received by many
members of the Chamber. The letters
p m to siinnorr tne women ciuo
... . . . .
I project. '
; ford t"c'0Ttin
apparently will ne
ue their effort to erect
the building without the moral and
,ctive . suppo'rt of the Chamber of
Commerce.
GETS LIBEL AWARD
I.mlon Poptr Also Apologize for
,Soy!nz Boston ftltTa Name "Fre
quently Coupled With That of
Cierman Ciown I'rlwe.'"
rWacon of Boston. Mass.. sister of '
Princess Radzlwell was awarded a1
verd'et ot t50 land costs against the
iC-,7.". . J. if 1 ..
, . k, , ,u.n ,.t . libel-
' lous article by the newspaper on Jan-
uary 1.
It anneared during the trial of the
. i s v,i .". w. ,.,,.-
ithat the article compla'ned of had as
serted Miss Deacon was "banished
; ,rom Germany, where her name was
frequently coupled with that of the
crown prince.
The cwners of the Dally Graphic
have apologized to Miss Deacon and
made a formal statement that there
was absolutely no foundation for the
-article. . Miss Deacon's counsel de-
clared the only time she ever met the
German crown prince, was while she
was stay.ns at Blenheim with the
" ducheas of Marlborough.
SENATE SPLITS
EVEN AS PACT
GOES TO VOTE
Final Ballot on Treaty Pre
dicted as 42 to 40.
i Every Vote Sow Definitely
j Lined Up IIHchcock.
DEMOS WONT STAY HITCHED
,Llne Up With G. O. P. in Adopt
I ' Ing Irish Reservation.
-
"o
More Amendments
"ow Be Offered.
Can
Hlstory of the Peace Treaty
Jnne 2S, Itun. signed at Versailles.
July 10. !. presented to the sonata
by President Wilson.
November 10. 1010, rejected by the
senate, 41 to 51.
Febrnarv 10. 1920, revlrrd in senate.
Mnrrh IS. 1020, revised Lodge reser
vations adopted.
Marrh 19, l'.tHO. debate on ratlfli-ntion
resolution preparatory to final vote.
(Hy the trotted Press.!
Washington. March 19. With all
indications pointing to a flnfit vote to-
day n tne peace treaty- th
today took up the preamble to th
ratifying resolution.
The Lodge amendment was first
miurf i virt tw
on the part of the allied and nsso-
ciated powers to make objection" to
the senate's reserx'ationa hfor tb
,. .... . v
American notice oi rauucation is oe-
posited "shall bo taken as a full and
final aoeptance of such reservations
and understandings by said powers."
As soon as Lodee'a amendment was
adopted. Senator Rrandegee called ud
, resolution of ratification by the sen-
att "
j Are i,;IM3d Vp.
TliA TM-fi.T ni 1I c Bi1nnir1 ltrnr "a.
w,,,,. required that at least three
alliPd powers notify this government
,hru diplomatic not of .ccept,nc.
of reservations
j j-, amendment wa adopted
, h d , h practiciin
no debate
I BleTentn hour 8urveys of the it.,a-
tio" "y the leaders of all the various
'faction, cmvind tViem. hv rt
'c',ire,J' ,nat nothing can now change a
s'ngle vote. Senator Hitchcock con-
timlcd ' trom 40 to 42 ,rot
Are Kirtcon iirarrvatlon.
J The resolution of ratification oi
' which the senate is expected to vote
- or tonight is much different In
, urae. particulars from the one pre-
' ber.
That one contained a preamble or
! resolving clause and fourteen reserva-
tions. This time there ar fifteen re-
ervations. Following is a summary
of the more important changes:
1 THE I'll KAMKLPJ The pmvtfiini. relnt
! Itig to feeptnu"e of ttoe rpnervntlnna br
I the al'kn ia been chnnpl that Inteiul
or in exchange of note bring required.
failure of the othrr powers to file mi on.
j-tin prior to n. depnnit of ratirtratioa
by the I nit Pi I States hnll be token tw
mcn "p- .
A provision drafted by Senator
Brandegee, Connecticut. -an irrecon-
cl'ab. ' has been added. It require.
the Dresldent to deposit notice of rnli-
fication within sixty days fter the
.senate acts, in order to make ratiflca
tlon effective.
ARTICLE X A mibntltute was ailnntcil
for the orlulnsl J-mlpri- rwrvatloii on Am-
: ; rS'Z.S
BMUni'8 no bllgntion to protect other n-
L Kill at illcnillHf IIKCrHMIl'ill. ii riiiiiiirrir
mennH the I nittl Sinten will n.fune to w.
Im-iiiflliig the army, the nnry, tho e-onomti
boycott, or ofh:r form of economic rtii
cri'mlniition. or American resource. It
nmvlHpi that mturrfpN abflll hnre fttil
liberty of union"' that Is, be free nf any
moral oblliratlon when determining
whether the 1'nlted Strtt.a .ball go to the
altl of nnr RM.niled Dntlnn.
iHSARMAMB.VT-A ubtltnt for the
orliriniil LodKe rnserTntlon i adopted. It
lirorliies Hint the I'nlted Ktates will D..I
be honnil by aiiy nlnn of rilnnrmamenc
until ronerens accept. It. and reere. the
j riRi,t to ln r- armament. If the I dIuI
f'nv?i.nni u
. i .. ..., nta
I than the T'oitf'l Hint., thl conntry will
nt be bo-jiiii by any league oeriamn
'. whl.h any other country and its colonies
""":." in fV '" n,w ,K,ltlon.
: j,-1"dXre. "hit fnTrnltTS
t stntes "adhere tn the princijiien of wlf-
determlnatlon ani to in resolution m
nymnthv with the aspiration of the Irl
irefivle for jrovrnroent of their own
choice adopted by th aenate Jone . VH.
and declares that when sarh irorernmiit
in attnine. by Ireland, a consummation
which it U hoped 1 at hand, it ahowM
promptly oe admitted aa a member of th
lea(fue or aiioti.
BIIIY BONEBRAKE BATX RD.T.
Central National Bunk Will Clo
- "
Funeral services for the late P. 1.
Bonebrake will be held at o'eloclc
Saturday afternoon frm the residence.
707 Harrison street. The family r-
quests that no flowers be sent. Th
j Central National bank w.11 close Ha
aoora m u " ' ""t"""J "
in honor of Mr. Bonebrake. Its foun.
der. and' ror many years presiaem oi
the institution.
t;OVERXOIt ALLEN TO LAXSINO.
Speaks Refore Michigan Slate R"pa!.
Lean Club March 35.
Governor Allen will speak befor
the Michigan State Republican club at
Lanwing March 2i. He will discuss
the Kansas Industrial court act. Tha
irovrmor speaks Saturday night at the
suite, convention of life lnauraacs
writers.