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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-13
SOLID FOR ALLEN
Kansas Delegation Supports
Governor for Vice President.
Meanwhile Bill White Would
Be on ~Big Four"
ROW LOOMS UP IN STATE
Old Line Republicans Don't
Favor Emporia Editor.
What Action VIII the State Ad-
ministratiOn Takel
ROW LOOMS UP IN STATE

william Allen white of Emporia
may stir up the first big fight over the
selection Of district delegates to the
Republican national convention. White
wants place on the Fourth district
delegation, according to state house
reports and information brought to
Topeka from his district.
With White an avowed candidate
for place on the DELEGATION, political
observers see an excellent chance for
a big row in the Fourth. The En-
poria editor is certain to draw the fire
u old line Republicans. The fact that
he was a former leader in the Progress
sive cause and later said a number of
nice things regarding President Will
son and Congressman Dudley Doolit-
tie, is expected to direct a real fight on
his candidacy.
Further interest in the Fourth dis
trict situation will be aroused thru
any action which the state admins
tration may take in the naming of dis
trict and big -Four" delegates. White
was a leader in the Allen guberna-
torial campaign. made a trip to France
with the governor in 1917 and last
year returned to Paris to report the
peace conference. drawing a special
commission TO Russia from President
Wilson.
Support Allen for Vice President.
Kansas political leaders of both fac
AlOIlS are pTaCICally SOllQ III their sup
port Of Governor Amen for vice presi-
dent. The possibility of Aliens nomi-
nation for a place on the national
ticket might tend to give the governor
a rather free swing in the naming OF
delegates. But with fight started on
Whites selection from the Fourth dis
trlct, a new and unexpected situation
might confront state administration
leaders. 1t is the belief of conservative
leaders in the district that the gov
ernor will not seek TO force Whites
selection II a fight is made. On the
other hand the progressives who are
most ardentIy for Whites selection,
look to the state administration for
support
The possibility of a completing as
well as somewhat embarrassing situa-
ton in the Fourth district Is expected
to give statewide interest to the White
candidacy. Conservatives who con-
trolled the Fourth district delegation
in 1915, are doped as openly hostile to
White in event he stays in the race.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-13
GOOD HEALTH REPORT
Few Verereal Diseases in City, Doctor
Browns Records Show.

A light report on contagious dis
eases occurring in Topeka during the
last week was made this morning by
DIR. Earle E. Brown, city health Off
GER.
One case of meningitis proved fatal
to Harley Merle Boruff, of Franklin.
Kan. who was visiting in Topeka at
the time of his death.
Jack Dowlen, of 319 jackson street.
is recovering from an attack of influ-
enza. This is the first case of influ-
enza to be recorded this season. 1t is
the only case now in the city. Health
departments thruout the entire United
States are preparing to combat antic-
ipated epidemics of the disease during
this fall and winter.
The only other diseases reported
were eight cases of venereai diseases.
Reports on these diseases were lighter
than usual. Following the fair and
the concurrent inflow to this city of
all sorts and kinds of people, the
health department is expecting the
next two weeks to show a decided in
crease in number of social disease
cases reported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-13
BANKS HARD HIT
Car Shortage in Kansas Calls
in Wheat Money.
Half Million Bushels Grain
Held in Topeka.
DEPOSITS ARE WITHDRAWN
Loans Increased Causing Re-
serve Center Trouble.
Governor Allen Wires Rail-
roads for Relief.
DEPOSITS ARE WITHDRAWN

Car shortage trouble in Kansas Is
hitting the banks and reserve centers,
according to a statement to Governor
Allen today by Earl Akers of Topeka.
cashier of the Reserve State bank.
Akers declared that hundreds of thou
sands of dollars in banks of this state
have been called into use in the last
few days as a result of the inability of
the railroads to move wheat. A half
million bushels of wheat in Topeka is
said to be held up as a result OF the
car situation.
Information received by Governor
-.llen today showed that the car short
age is becoming more acute turnout
the state. The Santa Fe reported that
1t was today short 1.459 cars for use
on its lines east of Newton. An equal
shortage is believed to exist on west
ern lines. indicating a total shortage
for the road in this state of nearly
5000 cars. 1t was also reported that
cars have been taken from Santa Fe
lines and turned over to the Missouri
Pacific and Rock Island by the rail-
road administration.
Reserve Center Affected.
Every reserve center in Kansas Is
vitality affected by the wheat cal
deposits have been withdrawn from
the banks of the state, while loans
have increased correspondingly.
was advised by the Derby Grain COM
pany today that it has a half million
bushels of wheat in Topeka which Il
cannot move on account of the inabil-
ity of the company to secure cars"
Governor Allen has sent numerous
wires to railroad administration Off
Gals urging the importance of imme-
diate action to relieve the situation
The shortage affects not only dealers
but mills and elevators and the banks
Enormous demands for money have
been made in all wheat growing dis.
tricts and banks in reserve center.
are feeling the effects of the tie-up IL
wheat movements.
One wire to Governor Allen today
stated that sixty wagon loads of whea
are lined up IN the little town of Elk.
hart awaiting cars. Thad Carver
prominent Pratt banker, also wired
the governor urging that immediate
action be taken to relieve the wheai
congestion in that town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-13
BOYS AND GIRLS PRIZES
Awards for Free Fair Exhibits Given
to Winners.

In bread baking contest held at
the Peoples pavilion Friday after
noon, the Ottawa county team of the
Boys and Girls club carried off first
place The bread began its being"
right on the stage and the whole pro-
cess from that time until II emerged
from the oven. a finished loaf, was in
fun view OF the audience.
The clubs received honors in the
following order: ottawa county. first.
Jewell county, second; Rice county
third; Leavenworth county, fourth;
Jefferson county. fifth.
In final canning club awards, the
EimoRt club won first place. Mrs.
Earl Wendell is president of the club.
other clubs were placed as follows:
Glenwood Canning club. Mrs P. l..
Marshall, president. second; Pleasant
Hour club, Anderson county. third.
The Ball Fruit Jar Co. cash prize was
divided between the Valley Star Can
ming club and the Excelsior club of
jefferson county, on account of tie.
The E-Z Fruit Jar Co. prize was
awarded to the Hinton Canning club,
OF jefferson county.
Individual prizes were awarded as
follows:
Pork--Edna Peiger. Bonner Springs;
Fowl-Katherines Gum. Winfield,
Beef-Katherine Welter, Williams
town; Black berries-Hulda Schwinn,
L@N0NSAf AsNSpbIA VS. -A1AhilAe NAdIsAeil H.
Bonner Springs; Rhubarb-Lucile
Majors; Tomatoes-Emma Gum, VIM
field; seberries-Katherine Gem
hart, St. Marys; Cherries-Iva Welter,
Perry; String Beans-Jessie Rutch-
man, st. Marys; Lima Beans-Verle
Hinkman, Kincaid: Apples-Ruth
Holiday, Elmont: Pears-Francis
Sechler, Powhattan; Plums-Gertrude
Meyer, Easton; Peaches-Lucile
Major. Lyons; Apricots-Gladys Carl
ton. Lyons; Corn on the Cob-Edith
Brokaw. Bonner Springs: Carrots
Gladys Menard, Paxico; Beets-Hettie
Peters, Garnet; Peas-Gladys Men
ard, Paxico; Straw berries-Ver lie
Hinkman, Kincaid; Cauliflower-
Hazel Layman, Elmont; Greens
T'helma McCollom. Kincaid; Squash
Gladys Menard, Paxico; Pumpkin
Ruth Holiday, Elmont; and Aspara-
gus-Anna Schumann. Hiawatha
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-13
LAWSON FLIES AGAIN
Big Airshlp Resumes Its Flight
Towards New York Today.


Little Falls, N. Y. Sept 1S.-An air
plane, believed to be the Lawson ma
chine en- route from Syracuse to New
York on the last leg of its Milwaukee
New York trip, passed over Little
Falls at $3.50 a. m. today.
This is undoubtedly the big Lawson
passenger ship designed to carry
twenty-six persons. which will make
Topeka a stopping place provided the
city commissioners furnish a suitable
landing field. Lawson plans to have
100 of these machines in operation in
a short time, carrying passengers from
coast to coast and. to points between.
Alfred Lawson, president of the Law
son Airline Transportation company,
recently expressed a desire to make
Topeka a landing point on the trans
continental route and it is now up to
the city to reject or accept the oppor-
tunity to get in" on this proposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-13
TIN FOR LEAGUE"
Hoover Says Covenant Is All
Right as 1t Is.
Inter-AIIied Food Head Returns
to u. S. Today.

New York. Sept. 13.-"I stand for
the League of Nationals 1t is"
Herbert Hoover made this declara-
ton today when he returned to Amer
lea on the liner Aquitania.
This treaty is constructed around
the theory OF the League of Nations
and not on a theory of a balance of
power"
There are more than thirty refer
ences to the League Of Nations in the
treaty. Hoover declared. The two. he
added, ara interdependent.
Hoover will leave New York late to-
day for the Pacific coast. 1t is I'M
derstood he will meet President Will
son there, probably at San Francisco.
Hoover, accompanied by Mrs.
Hoover and their son, reached New
York after being abroad since the
armistfce was signed. The former
United States food administrator had
charge OF the inter-allied relief work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-13
SUES FAIR EXHIBITOR
Father of Lad Injured on Machinery
Field Asks 81 600 Damages.

The first of the annual after-the-
fair damage suits was filed today in
the Shawnee county district court
when Augustus Hagan. jr., by his
father and next friend. Augustus Ha-
gan, er., asked for $1,000 damages
from the Advance umely Thresher
company, an exhibitor at the fair this
week.
1t is stated in the petition that the
company displayed a locomotive ma
chine which ran around in a circle
without a driver. The machine, it is
claimed. ran out of it's regular circuit
Thursday afteroon and bystanders at
tempted to shove the Hagan lad out
Of the way. He was knocked down. it
Is claimed, sustaining three fractured
bones in his right hand and one frac-
ture in his left ankle. The boy is at
present in a local hospital. the petit
ton recites.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-13
BIRTHS REPORTED

The following births were reported at
the office of the city clerk for the week
ending September H. 1919:
Elmer c. ATKINS and wife, S21 Western
avenue September Q, girl. Leila Geneva.
Orlando Atkinson and wife. 704 East
Deiene.
Bennett Thomas a Nrnsby and wife. III
woodward avenue, September 5, boy, War
rem Thomas.
Everett +. Hose and wife, 1900 Central
avenue, September 8, girl. Bettie Janes
James II. johnson and wife. 1914 Morris
avenue September 1. boy Warren.
James A. Jones and wife. 12OS Buchanan
street September g. girl. Irene.
John Sherman Walters and wife. 62s
Kramer street. September Z, girl, Gene
We've Elizabeth
Thomas c. Fisher and wife. 1440 wash
lnEton street, September & boy.
Earl A. Green and wife, r. X. No. 8. Sep
TENDER o. girl.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-13
R. C. TO BE PREPARED
Fifty Flying Squadrons To Be Kept for
Emergency Calls.

AdHChBClCy OaASs
Fifty flying squadrons" OF disaster
relief units are to be established by the
Red Cross in a like number of cities
and towns thruout the country.
In cooperation with the surgeon
generals office, arrangements are
being completed whereby the fifty
base hospital units equipped by the
Red Cross and sent to Europe and
which have now been returned to the
United States, shall be kept intact as
reserve organizations, each equipped
with government stores sufficient for
1,000-bed hospital.
The doctors and nurses who were
attached to these units during the war
will return to the practice of their pro-
feSsion but their names will be kept on
the rolls and they will be subject to
emergency call. 1t is in contemplation
that these units may be increased to
100 and SO disposed turnout the ma
ton that any locality swept by sudden
disaster will have a source of aid con-
veniently accessible.
The aid of charitable organizations
in all cities thruout the division has
been promised, it is said. These asso-
Citations have written the Red Cross
of their willingness to furnish trained
relief workers on call during such
emergencies as floods. earthquakes.
cyclones, epidemics, fires, explosions
and other holocausts.
Red Cross files now contain COM
plete lists of relief workers. ambu-
lance units. state governors and adju-
tant generals. railway officials, public
health service workers. motor corps
volunteers and others whose services
will be needed in forthcoming orders
so that on a moments notice emer-
Cency organizations may be gotten to-
gether with record speed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-13
MURDER IS CLOUDED
Chauffeur Finds Young Brides Skull
Crushed, Her Body Slashed.

Minneapolis. Mimi. Sept 13.-Po-
lice today tried to find the motive and
the man involved in one of the most
mysterious murders of Hehnepin
county's history.
Ralph La Count. chauffeur of
Charles J. Winton. wealthy Minneapo-
lis man. drove to the Winton summer
home at Lake Minnetonka to find his
17-year-old bride dead-her skull
crushed with a baseball bat and her
body slashed with a bread knife. The
couple lived in a cottage on the Win
ton estate-Northome
Neighbors said they saw a man on
the drive about noon yesterday and
later saw him drive away in an auto
mobile. No motive for the murder
was uncovered-there was no attempt
at robbery nor evidence Of a struggle.
The body was discovered Friday
aNaninR
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-13
WILL TOUR STATE
Health Car at Kansas Free Fair
To Start Out Oct. 1.
Many Mothers Found 1t Inter-
esting Place This Week.
CARE OF CHILDREN SHOWN
How To Feed Them and Amuse
Them Demonstrated.
Miss Marguerite Thrapp VIII
Make State Tour.
CARE OF CHILDREN SHOWN

The state board of health car the
Warren" which was at the Kansas
Free Fair, is a fascinating place to
visit and an extremely illuminating
place as well. For mothers of young
children Il is an education they can
not well afford to miss. There they
learn everything from what to dress
tiny infant in, to what sort of swings
are best for a husky boy of several
charts and diagrams and displays,
warnings and suggestions enough for
a years study. Yet they are so ar
ranged that it is possible to retain at
least the larger part of the informa-
ton. There are suggestions for sleep
ing places for the baby. swings and
jumpers, there are toys and playthings
might be told that the menu for the
lunch of a child Of certain years
should be a baked apple. a cup of
chocolate, a poached egg on toast,
and she might forget. But seeing these
things in realistic models set as If on
a dining table is a different matter.
Use Dolls to Illustrate.
There is a life sized doll dressed as
a young infant should be. There are
suggestions for make-shifts for bath
rooms to use in rural districts. There
are outside sleeping arrangements and
a chart dealing with tuberculosis.
All these things and many, many
more are in the health car. 1t will
start on its annual fall journey over
the state about October 1. This year
it will be sent on the Rock Island as
far west as Goodland, Kan, and visit
practically all of the towns along the
way. There will be two women An
charge doctor, who has not yet
been announced. and an attendant,
who is Miss Marguerite Thrapp. Miss
Thrapp has been with the car at the
fair all this week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-13
PERSHING So TODAY
Generals Whole Life Hns Been Full
of Things of War.

Washington. Sept. 13.-This was
General Pershing's fifty-ninth birth
day He was born September IS.
1860, when the war clouds Of the
struggle between the states were about
to break and when the first calls for
volunteers would soon be heard in
the Missouri town where he was born.
From that day his lifes history has
been filled with the things of war.
General Pershing will dine tonight
with his father-in-law, Senator War
rem, of wyoming. 1t will be private
dinner with only a few guests.
Hours before General Pershing
called on Secretary Baker there was
a mobilization of spectators in front
Of Mr.. Bakers office.
The general had no engagements
away from his hotel before he called
on the secretary but saw several mem
bers of congress and others who called
to present invitations from cities and
towns eager to receive him. After his
conference with Mr.. Baker. General
Pershings program was to go to his
offices here in the old land office
building to re-establish headquarters
in Washington of the American ex-
Evolutionary forces.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-13
n. Y. BANK STATEMENT

New York. Sept. 1S.-The weekly actual
bank statement today showed the follow
ing changes: A
Surplus, increased, S13.655 1850.
Leans, decreased, SIC, 192. 600.
Cash in own vaults. members federal
reserve banks. decreased. 81. re. 600.
Reserve In federal reserve banks OF men,
Der banks. increased. S35,T16.0O0
Reserve in own vaults. state banks and
trust companies. increased, $500 600.
Reserve on deposit. state banks and trust
companies. decrease $234. 900.
7Ss.O0O
Net time deposits increased, 81, SIS 600.
Circulation increased. $4,000.
Aggregate reserve. S610.0T1 600.
Excess reserve, SIS, 6S1, ECO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-13
0. K. PLUMB PLAN
United Mine Workers Endorse
Naturalization of Railroads.
Invite Rail Men Into Alliance
for Joint Action.

Cleveland. O., Sept. 13.-The United
Mine Workers convention today en-
dorsed the Plumb plan for the nation
alization of railroads. pledged the sup
port of the miners organiza ton to
secure its enactment. and invited the
railroad brotherhoods to join with
them in an alliance for joint action.
to be later extended into an economic
alliance with labor organizations in
other basic industries.
The conventions action was almost
unanimous.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-13
HAVE ITCHING PALMS
Rumnnian troops Roquisitioning
Goods in Hungary.


Paris, Sept. 13.-Advices Of further
requisitioning in Hungary by Ruman-
ian troops were received today by the
supreme council. On September 10,
the reports stated, the Rumanians
requisitioned 71.425 pairs of shoes
from the orphan asylum in Budapest.
OF these the great bulk were shipped
to Rumania. Many other cases of al
legged looting were reported.
Situation is Brighter.
Paris. Sept 13.-The situation be-
tween Rumania and the entente ap-
pears to be brighter. cordial meet
ing was held by Stephen Pichon,
French foreign minister. and Nicholas
Misu, Rumanian representative in
Paris and NJ Vaida. one of the Ru-
mania peace delegations yesterday.
The Rumanians expressed the desire
of Rumania to safeguard their coun-
try's national dignity but to uphold her
avowed intention to remain on friend
" relations with the entente
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-13
WORRYING OVER WATER
River sim Low and Suburbs May BE
Cut on.

The Highland Park Water company
is unable TO supply its customers, says
City Commissioner Stanfield and has
tied on to the city supply.
The river is very low at present and
the continuation of an adequate water
supply is 4 feature of uncertainty.
Stanfield says that if conditions reach
crisis here. outlying districts, like
Highland Park. which are not, a part
of the city, will be the first to be cut
off from the supply. He believes.
however. that the department will be
able to supply all the water that is
needed.
The installation of machinery to
take advantage of water at a lower
level than can now be reached by the
old equipment, has not been entirely
completed. Part of the work is done
and is operating successfully
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-13
DAD 4 GOOD SPORT
Father of Donald F. Slscoe Gives
Consent 10 Marriage.

Tired. dusty but happy Donald F.
Siscoe and Nellie NJ. Hubbard arrived
at the Shawnee county court house
late Friday afternoon with fathers
consent in Donald's pocket. The de-
layed wedding took place Immediately
upon their arrival.
Donald wasn't old enough to get
married without the written consent
of his father and when he applied for
license Thursday morning he was
told the fathers consent was neces-
sary. So Donald and Nellie drove to
Donaldis home at Linwood, where IA
ther signed away the lads freedom.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-13
X. U. LOSES A DEAN
DIN Templin VIII Remain as Pro.
fcssor of Philosophy.

Lawrence. Kan. Sept. 13.-In a let
ter to the members of the faculty of
the college Of liberal arts and sciences
of the University of Kansas Dean
DIN Templin today announced that
he would ask to be relieved from the
deanship by the board of administra-
ton next June. He will remain at the
university as professor of philosophy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-13
SHIP BREAKS DOWN
Alliance, With 122 on Board. Making
Port Under Own Steam.

New oYrk, Sept 15.-The steamer
Alliance. with 122 passengers on
board, on her way to Colon, broke
down yesterday when 1S5 miles south
east OF Cape Henry and is proceeding
under her own steam to Old Point
Comfort. according to a wireless mes
sage received today by the Panama
Railway company. the vessels own
ers- The message said there was no
danger and the Alliance would reach
Old Point Comfort about noon tomor-
row
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-13
GIVES IN TO men
Hines UnreserYedIy Accepts
Section Hand Unions Proposal.
Threatened General Strike of
Organization Is Averted.

Detroit. Sept. 13.-The railroad ad-
ministration will unreservedly accept
the proposal OF the united brother
hood of maintenance Of way employees
and railway shop laborers for a new
working schedule, according to a mes
sage read before a closed session of
the organizations convention here this
morning. This means. officials of the
brotherhood state, that there will be
no strike of the organization members.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-13
BIG FIRE is RAGING

Five Alarms Turned in From Stand
ard Oil Plant, Long Island.
New York. Sept. 1s.-Five alarms
had been turned in at 2:45 p. m. today
for a fire which is raging in the plant
of the Standard Oil company. along
Newton creek. in Long Island City.
The plant covers many acres.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-13
STATE BACKS BOSTON
Gov. Coolidge Supports Refusal To
ReInstate Strikers.

Boston. Sept. 13.-GoverRor Cool
idge announced in a telegram this af-
ternoon to President Gompers. Of the
American Federation of Labor. that
he would support Commissioner Cur
tbs in the latter's action declaring va
cant the places Of striking police Off
GERS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-13
"HIKE" TO THE STAGE
Boy Scouts VIII Attend "Unpnrdon-
able SIM NJ Grand

dUIe SIN at Grand.
The Boys Scouts are called on a
"hike-but this time the parching sun
on the roadside cobbles will not tend
10 mar the pleasure of the evening.
for the new management of the Grand
opera house, Messrs McCaffery and
Birch. have rendered all their little
soldier friends, thru their Scout Mas
ter. j. H. Fazel. the courtesies of the
theater for the performance of Major
rupert Hughes The objectionable
Sim for the Thursday night perform
ance.
The Scouts will attend in uniform
and in a body.