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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-11-20
HAN-O,-WAR's AGE.

Q. How old is Man DWARF"
c. II.
A. The wonder horse Man o'-War'' is
a 3-year-old.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

probable that there are other islands near
the southern end Of Florida where it
rarely, il ever, occurs.
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G. How do the King James Version,
the Authorized Version and the Revised
Version Of the Bible direrf A. Z.
A. The King James Version and the
Authorized Version Of the Scriptures are
the same This version was made IN
1911 Later a number Of the greatest
Bible students Of Great Britain and the
United States revised the Authorized
Version, making the text clearer and
more in conformity with good English.
This Revised Version" was completed
I'm 1885. Both versions Of the Bible are
used in Protestant Churches.
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~. { Chicago, Detroit, st. Louis, G. Logan Payne Co.
noes | New York, Boston Payne Burns Smith Inc
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HE ONLY DECIDES.

Q. Can a Judge OF county court or
Supreme Court be consulted on points
or law G ". b.
A. A Judge Of court Is not supposed
to be consulted on points OF law.
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"I am a merman-yes, I am:
No longer I'll FISH for a lobster and clam,
And work like n slave with net and trawl
But swim In the ocean and laugh at the
squali"
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MEMBERS OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CALCULATIONS
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And then he swan away. and lit
tie Puss Junior once more continued his
journey Of adventure-Copyrigh 1920.
ITO BE Continued)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-28
MUST CUT DEBT He COMES BACK
Wins Point i'm Case
Against POehIer Company
Supreme Court Restraints Judge
Smart'S Order.


: Nudge eSmart's contempt order
against Richard ]. Hopkins. attorney
general, was today restrained under
an order of the supreme court. The
higher court also enjoined enforce
ment of orders for return to the
Poehler Mercantile company of papers
in Hopkins's possession and denied to
the Douglas county district judge right
to dismiss criminal cases against the
wholesale grocers. The orders are ef-
fective pending review of the case In
the supreme court.
Order Issued Monday.
An order citing the attorney gen
eral for contempt was issued Monday
by Judge Smart. He had ordered
Hopkins to return to the PoehIer COM
pany certain letters and records taken
by him without authority of the court
Hopkins appealed from the order and
held the papers.
Today the attorney general asked
the supreme court to restrain Judge
Smart. The courts decree holds in
abeyance the contempt order. 1t also
denies to the district judge right to in
terfere with the Poehler case until the
action has been reviewed in the high
er court The appeal to the supreme
court was perfected soon after the de-
c1sion IN the Douglas county district
court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-28
LICENSE FOR ENGINEERS
Legislature VIII Be Asked to License
Stationary Engineers,

State licenses and examinations for
stationary engineers may be asked be-
fore the legislature this winter as a
result of the boiler explosion in an
Ottawa laundry Monday when one
person was killed and a number of
people were injured. Reports re-
ceived by the state labor department
today indicate the boiler explosion
was due to inefficient handling.
The state legislature will also be
asked to provide for compulsory in
spection of boilers. While inspections
are made by the state under the pres
ent factory act. authority of the labor
department is not regarded as suffi-
cfently broad to enforce orders In
consequence many boilers that are re-
Jected thru examinations and tests in
other states, are sent to Kansas The
result is an increased hazard in this
state.
Provisions of the proposed new
state law would require all stationary
engineers to pass examinations State
supervision would be given over boil
ers and egines and only competent
engin eers would be allowed to work.
Records of the state labor depart
ment show that an examination of the
engine in the Ottawa laundry was
made by a state factory inspector
November "a. At that time the engine
was in good condition. inefficient
engineering, it wds stated by labor de-
partment officials, was responsible for
the accident
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-28
Corsets Cause War
When High School
Girls Get Orders
Refuse to Wear Garments" Saying
the New Dances Cannot Be Done in
Them-Police Women VIII Enforce
Orders Now.

Indianapolis. Dec. 2S.-The fight to
force high school girls of the Hoosier
capital to wear corsets to dances took
a new turn today with issuance of a
police order preventing dancing after
midnight.
Clara K. Burnsides, supervisor of
women police. issued the order at the
request of mothers of high school girls
who said their girls were subject to
unpopularity when they were not per-
mitted to remain at the dances after
midnight.
Women police took charge of the
high school dances during the war
over wearing of corsets. Girls refused
to wear corsets, saying they were un-
able to accomplish the movements
necessary in the new dances while
wearing them.
Principal George Buck of,Shortridge
high school appealed to the police
women for aid to enforce the corset
wearing order. and the women have
attended all dances since to see that
the girls are properly dressed.
Arrangements for the senior prom
were cancelled today by Buck because
of the doffing of corsets and because
of Improper. modern dances"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-28
CITE HOPKINS FOR CONTEMPT
Issue of Douglas County Court Follow
ing Seizure PoehIer Papers.

Judge c. A. Smart of the Douglas
county district court has cited Richard
j. Hopkins, attorney general. for con-
tempt of court. The citation against
the state official was issued when
Hopkins failed to obey a recent order
of the district court to return papers
belonging to the Poehler Mercantile
company. These papers were secured
by Hopkins. the court held, without
due process of law.
This is perhaps the first case in
which an attorney general of the state
has been cited for contempt. Failure
to obey Judge Smart's order, Hopkins
explained, was due to the fact that
he had certified an appeal to the su-
preme court to test the district judges
order. In deciding the right of Hop
kins to use evidence seized by him
without proper process, the judge held
the attorney general had committed
an act both Illegal and of such i'm
proper moral tone as to promote senti-
ments of Bolshevism. The order to
return the papers was issued in
criminal action against F. H. Smith
meyer. president, and George Kirchoff,
secretary of the Poehler
company.
It is probable that Hopkins will re-
sist Judge Smart's order by seeking
writ of prohibition from the su-
rrerrae court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-28
ToDAY's TEMPERATURES.

The backbone of the cold weather
is broken. There is a warm wave ex-
tending from Kansas to the Canadian
border, and the warmth is coming to
Kansas.
In Montana Monday temperatures
of Al degrees were reported, which
were 80 degrees higher than the tenn
perature in Topeka, and IA degrees
warmer than the temperatures in Ala
bama. Kansas will begin to get the
good effects of the warmth in the
northwest tonight and tomorrow.
The highest temperature reported in
Topeka Monday was IA degrees at
$3.50 o'clock. The lowest in the past
twenty-four hours was degrees at
o'clock this morning.
This afternoon the thermometer
will go to between 35 and 40 degrees,
and tonight will not go below 25 de-
grees Wednesday afternoon another
temperature of 40 degrees is antici-
pated by Meteorologist Flora.
Nearly all the sky above Kansas
and from Denver to st. Louis, is clear
today and will probably remain so.
There has been no rain or snow in the
adjoining states.
The cold weather has passed to the
east, and this morning Duluth. Mimi,
the coldest place in the United States,
reported q temperature of 10 degrees
below zero; St. Paul, 8 degrees below
zero, and other northeastern points
have had low temperatures.
The lowest temperature in Kansas
,ah
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-28
MAKE LAW HOLD
CaIifOrnians Plan to Extend
Anti-Jap Land Act.
Will Include All Foreigners So
Courts Cannot Intervene.

San Francisco, Dec. 2S.-Sweeping
legislation which may go so far as to
extend the present anti-alien land law
of California whereby Japanese are
state, so as to effect all aliens instead
of Orientals, is being planned for in
PRODUCTION at the biennial session. of
the state legislature which will open
Tuesday at Sacramento, it was learned
today.
Chief points for the ahti-alien pro-
gram planned for Introduction in the
legislature, prominent anti-JapaneSe
leaders indicate will be;
1. Amendment to the present California
law forbidding japanese holding land by
title. lease, thru corporations or by guard
ianship so as to strengthen it against at
2 Passage Of a measure which will IA
cilitate searching Investigations to de-
termine whether land titles are held in
good faith or by dummies" representing
8. Possible extension of the entire
anti-Japanese program to all aliens to for
tify it against attack either thru diplomatic
channels or in courts on the grounds of
discrimination.
Should the latter plan be carried
into execution, large interests might be
affected. Dutch and British COM
panies hold valuable oil interests in
this state while there are extensive
holdings centered in other foreign
sources. OF late there has been much
agitation against holding of oil prop
critics by n-Americans and particu-
larry against extension of such hold
ings.
Reports from Washington yesterday
that Japan had Withdrawn her protest
against the anti-Japanese legislation.
apparently failed to alter the inten-
tons of the anti-Japanese leaders to
drive their program thru the legisla-
ture
The movement against japanese
owning land in this country has spread
and reports here show that anti-Jap-
anese legislation may be expected in
Oregon, Washington. Texas, and pos
sibly other western states. patterned
on the California program.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-28
WASTING TOO MUCH GAS
Federal Court Accepts Theory Of Kan
sas Court on Leakage.

ural Gas case, Judge Wilbur n. Booth
agreed with the Kansas court of in
dustriaI relations as to maximum
leakage which should be allowed in
fixing a basis for rate making. The
federal judge accepted the industrial
courts standard of 200. 600 cubic feet
per mile leakage for three inch mains.
Another point on which the federal
judge agreed with the Kansas court
was the service of the distributing
companies. He agreed that the plants
of the companies are ''unreasonably
inefficient and wasteful," but also held
that improved service could be given
only thru increased rates. Attorneys
for the Consumers Light, Heat &
Power company have conferred with
the industrial court relative to pro-
cedure under the new gas rate order.
but no course has been agreed upon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-28
Universal Training Too Costly,
Says Ex-Overseas Commander.
Declares Drives for Funds in e.
s. Help "Driyers" Most.

San Antonio, Tex Dec. 25.-From
a srrategical point of view, the great
est move this country can make at the
present time is curtailment of the pub
lie debt, according to Maj. Gen. JOS
eph T. Dickman, commander of the
Eighth corps area and former COM
mander of the American army of &C.
cupation in Germany.
Playing continued extravaganza. the
commanding general here went on
record as opposed to universal mill
tary training at this particular time
because the results obtained would
not warrant the $900,000,000 annual
ly, the estimated cost.
He took occasion to point out that
not only in proposed pIans, but also
in certain existing systems. the gov
ernment is spending more money than
is absolutely necessary.
Drives, organized and put over the
top" by professional drivers" were
characterized by the veteran COM
mander as generally more beneficial
to the professional organizers than to
either the public as a whole, or that
portion of the public which they are
supposed to help.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-28
Industrial Court Welcomes
Co-Operatio1 In Rate Cases
Presiding Judge Huggins Says Court Wants Views of
Civic Bodies to Aid in Fighting Increases by
Public Utilities.

Necessarily there must be some facts in
each case peculiar to that locality and
and the employees of the industrial court
ought to make 1t possible that all these
facts which may be peculiar to the va va
rious localities can be brought before the
court, and will therefore be considered in
the determination Of the rate.
Must Have All Facts.
s'I wish also TO call the attention of the
parties interested to the fact that If real
service is to be rendered the public along
these lines the commercial bodies and the
city administrations must also remember
that when a case is taken from the in
dustrial court to the courts of general jur-
isdiction, 1t is still necessary that efforts
be made to bring all the facts before the
state courts.
'In the history of the public utilities
many rates set aside by the state courts
and the federal courts as too low. but
never, to my knowledge, has there been
mission or industrial court set aside be-
cause it was too high. Now, it follows
that these public bodies must not be con-
tent with merely calling the attention of
the industrial court to the facts peculiar
to their localities. but If the matter is
taken from the industrial court to other
other courts SO that they, also, may have
all the facts.
.I feel absolutely certain that all the
members and the heads of all the depart
ments of the industrial court will most
heartily welcome any assistance that may
be rendered by the city authorities and
commercial bodies along these lines.
There is another great benefit that it
seems to me might come to the public
by this cooperation. Accurate knowledge
of the real facts will get back to the pub
these trials and testify before the indus
trial court. The chief difficulty. ,as have
observed it ever since the public utilities
commission law was passed, is that the
people have been misinformed in regard
to the facts. This especially has been
true during the past year. Absolute false
hoods and half-truths have been circu-
lated, and misrepresentation have been
made, which I firmly believe have very
generally misled the public in these mat
posed cooperation of effort will tend to
remove the misconception of facts from
the minds of the people
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-28
HEAR "OPEN SHOP" CASE
Industrial Court Takes Up Fort Scott
COntrOYersY.


Controversy.
The question of the open shop" is
before the Kansas court of industrial
relations Application of the Fort
Scott Sorghum Syrup company of Fort
Scott for abrogation of its contract
with the local union of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Firemen and
oilers, filed Christmas eve, is the first
case brought by capital under the in
dustrial court act, w. L. Higgins, pre-
siding judge, said today. Previous in
dustrial disputes have been brought to
the court by workmen.
Decision If the open shop ques-
ton will have extraordinary signifi-
canoe, Judge Higgins said. because it
will set precedent for the state.
Employees of the local Santa Fe
shops, members of Shop Federation
No. L of the American Federation of
Labor, numbering about 5000 men,
strongly condemned the "open shop"
in resolutions recently adopted.
The Industrial court act specifically
recognizes the right of labor unions
to bargain collectively but also recog-
nizes the right of every person to
make his own choice of employment
and to make and carry out fair. Just
and reasonable contracts of employ
ment."
The Fort Scott company alleges 1t
entered into a contract with the Fire
men and Oilers union during the busy
season last July because of expediency.
Now it is necessary to operate only
one of the five boilers. The company
! desired to have its chief engineer and
assistant transferred to the Firemen
and Oilers union to fire the one boil
er. but. it is charged "the union in
sists that this company keep regular
firemen in operation of the boiler
which would necessitate an expendi-
| ture of $12 per day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-28

Organized efforts by civic bodies to
aid in fighting rate increases by pub
lie utilities will be welcomed by the
court of industrial relations. Judge
W. L. Higgins, presiding judge of the
industrial court, today stated that the
court would appreciate the co-opera-
ton of commercial clubs in rate cases.
He also asserted that their interests
would aid in giving general public
knowledge to facts rather than crea-
ton of prejudices occasIoned by false
statements and half truths.
Higgins Encourages Them.
Judge Higgins was today asked for
a statement following publication of
report that the commercial clubs
rate boosts. His statement encour-
ages the plan and reviews records of
the industrial court and the former
public utilities commission. He points
out that while the courts have repeat
edly set aside rate orders because the
rates were inadequate they have never
set aside an order because the rate
fixed was toe high.
Statement by Huggins.
In his statement today Judge Hug
gins said:
1.-THE plan of the commercial clubs and
city officers of the various cities of the
state to cooperate in fighting rate hikes
for public service as reported in this morn
ing's paper is unquestionably a move in
the right direction which promises some
real help to the industrial court. The
Industrial court, like every other tribunal
which is called upon to determine the facts,
must rely wholly upon the sworn testi-
mony produced at the trial. Any mem
Der of this tribunal who would be swerved
from the plain course of his duty to de-
termine all matters submitted to him
solely upon the law and evidence. would
be unworthy of the confidence of the pub
lie and ought not be entrusted with q
public duty.
Now, this tribunal, like all other tri-
bunals, is more or less limited in Its
sourse Of Information. We have our ex-
pert engineers and accountants who are
also the servants of the public, and who
do the best they can to get at the real
facts with regard to valuations. operating
and maintenance expenses, and profits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-28

has been on the board OF managers for
several years, and who has been one
OF the most active and energetic mem
bers of the board of directors, was
named to succeed the late L. NJ. Pen
well.
The officers for 1921 named today
follow
President. .=.--.Al5ert NJ. Patten
secretary. -. Pn1l Eastman
Vice President. Fred A. Anton
Treasurer. ..... Samuel E. Cobb
All of the members of the official
list were reelected.
Special tributes were paid Vice
President Anton, Treasurer Cobb and
Secretary Eastman for their success
full operation and management of the
fair in the last administration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-28
FRANCE TO AID POLAND
Credit of 4OO.OO0.00O Francs Voted for
Needed War Material.

Paris, Dec. 2S.-France will help
Poland again if she is threatened by
the Bolsheviki, according to Minister
of War Raiberti. arguing for war de-
partment credits before the chamber
of deputies today
He persuaded the chamber to vote
credits of 400. 100000 francs for war
material
In presenting item, Raiberti said it
was intended for Poland IL the need
arose.
poland has saved the world
peace once already by her heroism,
he said.
Should she need help again. she
will find France ready"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-28
ASK GAS SERVICE CHARGE
Te=aKa May Have to Pay z5 Cents
Additional Rate.

Topeka may pay 75-cent gas serv-
ice charge according to information
received today by the court of indus
trial relations. At least the local gas
company is expected to ask approval
of such a charge.
AS stated in The State Journal sey-
eral days ago, there may be no hori-
zontal increase in gas rates at this
time. The increase, tho is expected
to come in service charges fixed by
the distributing companies. For To-
peka a charge of TO cents seems prob
able. In Kansas City a service charge
of SO cents may be asked, while in
Atchison a service charge of 81 Is ex-
pected. A schedule of the proposed
service charges will probably be filed
with the court in a few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-28
ASK LOWER FREIGHT RATES
Livestock and Farmer Interests to
Petition ]. c. C. Soon.

Petition ]. c. C. Soon.
Freight rate reductions are to be
sought by an organization of live stock
and farmer interests in the middle
west. Petitions to the interstate COM
merce commission asking for a slash
in present freight rates will be filed
soon by ]. H. Mercer, state livestock
sanitary commissioner and president
of the National Livestock Shippers
League.
: Mercer has made a tentative draft
of the appeal to the federal commits
sion. He states that prices of live
stock and farm products have slump
ed during the last few months. but
that freight rates have steadily ad-
vanced. He asserts that the advance
in some instances has increased from
rs to $50 per cent since 1917. Re-
duced rates are asked orP the assertion
that while cost of transportation has
been steadily boosted since beginning
of the war, value of farm products
shows recent heavy declines.
The petition further asserts that
existing rates are prohibitive and are
an illegal tax on shippers. The appH-
cation will affect all of the mid-wes-
ern roads
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-28
HAS NEW MURDER MYSTERY
Kansas City Police Find Stabbed Body
of We'll Dressed Man.

Kansas City, Mo. Dec. 23-Kansaz
City has another murder mystery. The
body of an unidentified. well dressed
man was found in the road this morn
ing at Ninety eighth and Holmes
street. stabbed thru the heart 4 trail
of blood for 400 feet showed where
the victim had walked after he had
been attacked
Tracks on the road showed where
an automobile had turned around. Po-
lice believe the man was stabbed
while in the car and thrown out to
die. The victim was about IS years
old, medium height. smoosh shaven
land wore dark overcoat, gray suit
and silk hose. The overcoat was not
cut. Indicating IT had been. buttoned
up after the wound was inflicted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-28
WEATHER LOSSES IN KANSAS
Shows and Cold a Severe Blow to
Stockmen of State.

Recent heavy SHOWS and severe
weather conditions resulted in heavy
losses to stockmen in northwestern
Kansas, according to a report by j.
c. Mohler, secretary of the state board
of agriculture. The storm showed
greatest intensity in northwestern
counties.
Farmers thruout the state are feed
ing fewer cattle this winter than in
several years. Secretary Mohler as
serts. altho there is an abundance of
feed. The principal farm activity at
this time is the shucking of corn
Little trouble in securing labor for
farm work is shown in the reports
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-28
MOB LYNCHING Is FEARED.
Negro Who Killed Sheriff on Trial
-Guardsmcn Patrol the Streets.

MadisonvilIe. KY. Dec. 2s s-With
one hundred armed national guards
men patrolling the city, Lee Ellison,
negro, Eent on trial here today.
charged with numbering Sheriff r. S.
Hunter
The death penalty was demarded. by
citizens of Madisonville. who were en-
ragged at the time of the murder. Ell
lison is charged with shooting Hunter
when the latter went TO the Ellison
home in response to an appeal for
help from the negro's wife, on Novem-
Der 3. Ellison was captured few
days ago at Hannibal. Mo.