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New-York tribune., 1920-12-18
Buy Coal in the Summer.
Hoover Advises Women
Eliminate Season of Maximum
Demand by Equalizing Distri-
button. IL His Remedy

. II people will develop a custom Of
buying their coal in the summertime
for winter consumption and thus equal
ize distribution and eliminate the sea-
son Of maximum demand, there will be
q solution to the fuel problem.
The foregoing was one Of several
suggestions offered by Herbert Hoover
last night in an address at the dinner
to- WNmon's City Club Of New
York at the Hotel Pennsylvania. Mr..
Hoover also suggested muniipal stor-
ing Of coal during the summer as a
means of stabilizing the industry. His
discussion was confined to bituminous
coa'
Negative legislation, he said, has
created the present unsatisfactory con-
ditions in the coal industry, and re-
strictivc legislation, he declared, had
taken the initiative out of industry.
Government ownership Of mines and
the socialistic solution of the coal
problems are out Of the question, ho
said, but he thought it possible that
the various associations in the coal
industry could be organized so as to
control the industry with sense Of
public service. In that connection he
sand further that he saw the possibil-
ity Of "a third economic" system given
birth in America through the great
pubIc groups or organizations which
were formed, or strengthened by the
war.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-18
Greek General in Thrace
Fails to Inspire Revolt
Goes 10 Constansinople With
Seventy Officers After He Is
Threatened hy Soldiers

ATHENS, Dec. 17.-Rcports from
Thracc to-day say that General lynn
trahakis, in command of the Greek
army in Thrace, delivered an insurgent
en0." in fd'''Nnonie and then depart
ed with seventy officers for Consta.J.
nvf.e.
The official explanation of the Adri-
anonlH incident is that General lynn
brakakis tried to start revolution, but
tailed because the soldiers refused to
support him and threatened Linn for his
attitude. The new commander named
to succeed MIN is General Monfcrratos.
Prince Christopher and his wife, the
Princess Annstasia, who before her
marriage to the ince was Mrs. vii
liam 3. Leeds, Of New York, are TEN
porarily sharing the palace Of Prince
Nicholas until the princess builds a
palace of her own. The is much in
terest locally in the princess's person
elity.
Professor Sucker, secretary to Prince
Christopher, said to-day: "The princess
is charming. DO not understand how
one so wealthy can be so unassuming."
The Nenizelists are bringing up the
question of the constituti n, a serting
that it recognizes no titles except BY
courtesy. They declare that Prince
Christopher while in Switzerland fore
swore Greece and assumed Danish cit-
ZenSEiO
New-York tribune., 1920-12-18
Senate to Hasten Inquiry
Into Lost Michigan RaIlo.s

WASHINGTON. Dec. 17.-Inon,r,
into the disappearance of 1900 ballot.
cast in the Michigan Senatorial pr.
mary in 1913 will be rushed By the Ser.
ate Elections Committee. Chairfna,
Spencer informed attorneys for Henrv
Ford, who is contesting the election Of
Senator Truman II. Newberry, that any
witnesses they desired to examine mus,
be on hand Monday as the committe.
intended to close the present inquire
which is preliminary to the actual bal.
lot recount set for January l.
Counsel for Ford submitted list d,
twenty four townships in which ties
said the ballots were destroyed. Ii
six of these, they said, the destruction
had been accounted for, either through
accidental or other means.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-18
Martens Calls On
Moscow for Ruling
On His Deportation
Seeks Instructions Whether
to Fight or Accept U. S.
Edict; Blames Wilson's
Policy for His Plight

Ludwig C. A. X. Martens. unrecog-
nized envoy extraordinary and min
lister plenipotentiary of the Russian
Soviet government to this country, yes
terday cabed Moscow the conditions
under which he has been ordered de-
ported by Secretary Wilson of the
Labor Department. In it he asked for
instructions as to whether he should
accept the edct gracefully or contest
it i .ho Fc'n~"l cov.ts o. this country.
In his cable Mr.. Martens pointed out
tn... .. ..-u .c>a o.aered oeported, not
upon his personality, but because of
his official connection with the Soviet
government. Owing to the clrcuitous
route that cablcgrams to Moscow have
to follow he does not expect to receive
a rep for three davs or more.
In addition to cabling his own gov
ernmenL martens 10 >.ed a ,ong State
ment in which he declared that the de-
cision of Secretary Wilson was politi-
cal in its nature ''ani dictated by the
policy of the present administration
toward the Soviet government" in it
he also severely criticized the United
States government.
He declared that his future actions
would be based entirely upon the IN
structions he received from Moscow.
The order for my deportation" he
saia, "is not based upon any alleged
activities of mine, bat upon the simple
inct that l am the representative OF
the Soviet government.
at has always been my contention.
and it was the contention Of my at
orreys in the deportation proceedings,
that a decision Of this gravity, af-
fecting, IS it doe; the foreign re ations
Of the United States government was
n'atter COR the Department of State
and not for the Labor Department.
Ane Department Of State, however,
preferred to evade the issue. and
never has ackrowedoed the many
commrn cations in which set forth
the nature Of my mission in +i1's coun-
try. and the desire of the Soviet gov
errment TO enter int c mmvlciai re-
| l""'>,'e VII. tha Tri'od Sites IN
stead, the responsibility for tt is grave
STEP has been put upon the Labor De-
partmcnt, which I had never supposed
| to be the body to determine the for
eign relations of the American gov
ernmcnt"
Martens's counsel are Thomas w
Ha a.dwicke, Isaac A. Hourwich and
Charles Recht.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-18
Wilson Buys Handsome Home
In Washington for $l50,O00
Residence in Fashionable Section Is in Colonial
Style and Was Bought From III. p. Fairbanks;
Possession To Be Given in February

years ago by Waddy Z. Wood the Pres
idcnt's new home is regarded as one Of
the finest examples of Colonial archi-
lecture to be found IN the city 1t is
built Of Colonial brick and Indiana
limestone, and is hrcproof throughout.
The house is on raised level, we'll off
Che street, and the grounds surround
ing it cover nearly half block There
is little entrance hall on the first
floor, with dressing rooms on eithe r
side.
wide colonial stairway leads to the
second. floor, and from the first land
ing a beautiful view is obtained of the
formal garden to theS rear of the
building
The second floor contains a large H.
hrary, a formal reception room and q
dining room. An unusual feature of
the second floor arrangement is an
ova! sun parlor which affords COM
marding view of the city, looking
south toward the river.
Six master bedrooms ard four baths
comprise the third floor. Servants
quarters and g large laundry, which
is capable IF being flooded with sun
light are on the fourth floor
There is a twentyfoot lawn to the
west OF the building, which fronts on
S Street and the formal garden in the
rear extends back through the entire
block to Decatur Street. The garden
is nclosed by a stone balus.radc. 1t
is treated in a formal way with box
hedges and walls Of stone flags. There
is a miniature fountain in the center.
The property has a frontage Of sew
enty feet on Street
New-York tribune., 1920-12-18
Membership Increase
I'm House Is Assured
Republicans Decide to Base Re.
apportionment on Population
of fhe 1920 Census

WASHINGTON. Dec. 17.-Republican
members of the House at caucus to-
night decided to put through at this
session of Congress bill reapportion-
ing the membership &C the House to
correspond with increases in popula-
tion as reported in the 1920 census
The basis for reapportionment in the
bill TO be reported by the census COM
mittee, according to Chairman Isaac
Siegel, of New York, will be at the
ratio Of 21e.o79 TO eac. Representative
The present basis is about 900.
Under this bin there will be forty
eight seats added to the House, bring
ing the total to 4S3. The apportion-
ment among the states would range
from five for California to one for
about dozen states. New York and
possibly one or two other states wsuld
g forr additional places.
Mr.. Siegel declared tonight it would
New-York tribune., 1920-12-18
From, Thc Tribnne's woshinoton Burcou

From The Tribrne'S Washinoton Bureau
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17-The home
of Henry P. Fai rbanks, rich manufac-
turer, at 2340 Street, Northwest, in
the fashionable Sheridan Circle neigh
borhood, is to be the future residence
of President and Mrs. Woodrow Will
son, it was disclosed Officially to-day at
the White House. The President and
Mrs. Wilson will get possession of the
property February is, 1921. Mrs. Will
son already has begun plans for COM
pletely furnishing the residence for oc-
cupancy by March 4.
Mr.. Wilson will be the frst ex-Presi-
dent to become private citizen of the
national capital. Friends of President
Grant presented to him a home here,
but he disposed Of the property to Gen
eral Sherman and moved to New York
when his term expired.
The sale of the Fairbanks home was
negotiated by r. W. Boiling, brother Of
Mrs. Wilson, through the real estate
firm Of Randall H. Hagner & Co. The
price is understood to be s15O0OO. The
property WAS selected after survey by
the President and Mrs. Wilson of some
tf Washington's most exclusive homes.
During these inspection tours the Pres
ident and Mrs. Wilson were generally
accompanied by Mr.. Boiling.
Designed and constructed about four
New-York tribune., 1920-12-18

must be sold only to erectors who
would put it up with non-union men,"
Eyes"
Cheney gave some further testimony
Of some payments ma.e by the associ-
alton for secret service work by Cap
tain Robert Foster, head of the al
lceed espionage system in the steel
industry.
Agents Sent to Cuba
Checks offered in evidence by Inter
mycr Included one 70 K. +. Fox,
abor manager, for 1919, chargeable to
the Bethlehem Steel Bridge Corpora
tion for the employment of three
secret agents Another check for 1927
opc pcratives to Cuba for the Bethleh. n
Steel Company. Mr.. Untermyer de-
clarcd that these checks were not en-
tered on TIE associations cash books.
Charles Z. Parsons, a builder, test
fed he had been driven out of businea
by union delegates and the Marble III
dustry Employers Association, afte
he had severed connections with tn
association. Walking delegates of the
union demanded money, he -aid. He
gave them marked bills and mad then.
arrested, he said. but the case has DOT
been heard from since it went to the
to strict and Federal attorneys were
unanswered
Joseph Cardillo. another marble con-
tractor, also declared the association
had put him out Of business. He testi-
fed that members Of the organization
held weekly meetings and distributed
jobs. They divided the difference in
money between the low bid and the
high bid, which the builde- was forced
to accent, he said. He declared that
union delegates had tried to force him
to pay 1925 fine to the association
and had "put him off the job" "They
told me to come around on payday"
concluded Cardilo.
From Riches to Poverty
From the condition of a prosperous
contractor, he said, he was finally
driven to make living by "starting a
banana stand
Senator Calder came to this city from
Washington yesterday to arrange for
the beginning of the building trades in
vestigation, recently authorized by the
United States Senate. He is head Of
the Senate Committee on Reconstruc-
ton 1t is understood that Senator
Calder is negotiating with Samuel
tntermyer in the matter of the pos
siblc retention Of the lawyer as counsel
for the naticnal Investigators. 1t is
learned from reliable sources, however,
that there is little possibility of Mr..
untermyer's acting for Senator CAL
dcr's committee.
When asked whether or not he had
any comments to make concerning tho
Investigation by the Lockwood commit
tee relating to the structural steal in
t'ustry Elberv Fl. Gary, chairman of the
United States Steel Corporation, re-
spondcd as follows:
Il have not had opportunity TO read
the full proceedings before the COM
mittoe, but believe full investigation
IF the subject mrtter will show that
thing has been done by the American
bridge Comu,nv concerning the matter
whicn is contrary to law or in any re.
spect renrchens. .b'e-certainly not with
the knowledge or approval of the Off
GERS Of the Unite1 States Steel Corpor-
atioC or of the American Bridge Com
pany."
New-York tribune., 1920-12-18
% Stone Men
Plead GUILTY.:
Heavily Fined
(contlnusd from paas one)

(opted a resolution # confidence in
r. Untermyer, against which Senator
Pplan cast the only dissenting vote.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-18
House Bill Asks Half Billion
For Building of Post Roads

From The Tribunc's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Dec. II. - Federal
aid in the construction of post roads
N the sum of s5O0,O0O, 900 is carried in
a bill introduced in the House to-day
by Representative James B. Ashwell, Of
Alabama, member OF the Roads Com
mittee.
Mr.. Ashwell pointed out that the
government has made no appropria-
tions for this purpose since 1916, and
declared the immediate resumption oil
New-York tribune., 1920-12-18

highway building one of the countrys
most urgent needs.
Under his bill the money for state
aid would be divided over q five-year
period. One hundred million would be
available in 1922 and similar amounts
for the four succeeding years.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-18
Earthquake Excites Peking

PEKING, Dec. II (By The Associated
Press).--An earthquake was felt here
at 8:20 o'clock last night. The earth
tremor rocked buildings and created
much excitement in the hotels and
ClrhA
New-York tribune., 1920-12-18

be at least ten days before his co~
mittee can report out the bill. m :
number of experts from the cen,,.
bureau have yet to work out certa;s
minor numerical details before it vii,
be in shape for presentation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-04
Real Estate
Activities In
Capital City

Sleight-of hand and cigaret almost
lost Charles E. Eldridge, Topeka real
tor, his stand-in with Lucy Page Gas
ton recently.
EIdridge is vice president of the
Kansas Anti-Cigaret league. He was
in conference with Lucy Page CASTOR
George Godfrey Moore and Earl Akers
decided to frame" Eldridge. Moore
butted in on the conference and hit
Eldridge for a pill" He reached into
Eldridge's pocket, pulled out a pack
age of smokes, took one out and put
the package back. Whether or not
Eldridge lost his job with the clown
with coffin nail" gang has not been
reported.
Topeka is in a mighty fine indus
trial condition, according to a report
made to realtors this week by J. L.
Hersh, assistant secretary of the Capt.
toll Building & Loan association.
In his discussion Hersh says:
I'm the east, we read of industries
dismissing their help and working
partial time, but the condition of To-
peka is a hundred per cent and there
should be no reason for a pessimistic
spirit to be shown here. There are
very few men out of work. There are
practically no industries working shsrt
time. The railroads are stable and ap-
pear TO nave lots of work so that the
man who is giving conscientious time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-04
OAKLAND

Good 5 room, story and half
house, cleo. lights. gas. cellar,
cistern. barn. fruit and 5 lots;
fine location on gravel street.
Price, $4,000.
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now has a future before him, even II
the face of a chance of surplus labor.
This should not be overlooked by the
men themselves, as well as Topeka
public.
Topeka should be growing as never
before with a forward stride. How
ever, there is a tendency right now
for the ordinary individual to talk of
nothing but the reduction of prices,
the dismiss:ng of labor, etc, casting
over the minds of those with whom
he comes in contact a feeling of de-
preston.
"Of late, we have been hearing that
real estate is bound to come down, and
before the winter is over prices will be
materially lower. The parties who
make these statements cannot follow
them up with any good reason except
that corn, wheat and few other COM
modities have slumped. They have
probably overlooked the fact that ex-
ports in these lines have practically
ceased. They have overlooked the facc
that there are more young people get
ting married each week, thus requir-
ing more homes and places to live.
Thus taking up the slack.
There are also young men growing
up who will in a short time be think
ing of establishing homes of their
own. So that the real estate situation
is not the same as a market condition
where outside influences make prices.
There will probably be S@me real
estate owners who will be Scared of
their lives who will reduce the price
of their property during the winter in
order to get foot loose. but nine
chances out of ten, these same people
! will regret their action as we have
i seen it In other cases where people
have sold their property or put eff
buying until spring, trusting that
prices will come down. and instead of
coming down, they have gone up.
The public is a bit like a flock of
sheep, when the leader starts the
whole flock follows. 1t Is the same
quick and in haste having some fore
sight, then the public begins to rush
in and buy in hopes of getting a home
before the prices have advanced fur
Their. They have waited just a little
to long They have put off buying
until the raise has begun.
There are great number of people
looking right now for homes and are
ready to buy. However, they feel
they are in no particular hurry and
they will take their time and look
around trying to locate something
within thirty or sixty days.
Recently there has been several
families move away from Topeka,
leaving steady positions and going to
California without even a job in sight.
They have sacrificed on their homes
to go, but we are at a loss to under
stand a reason for this as he central
part of the nation is generally the last
section of the country to feel the ef-
fects of surplus labor and depression
The two coasts of the nation seem to
be the starting point of q make or a
break and it gradually works to the
center.
In the east as we'll as in the west. as
stated before, industries are turning
off men but this has not as yet hit the
central west. It is the man who owns
his home, who gives good, honest
time and who shows thriftiness in saw
ing a little money in addition to pay
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-04
WEST SIDE
2 ACRE SUBURBAN

Six room house. cellar, cistern,
some out bldg, some fruit, most
ly in fine blue grass sod. Will
exchange for city property.
Price, $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-04
NEW OFFICERS FOR UNION.
Capital City Assembly No. SIC Hold
Meeting Friday Night.

The members of Capital City assem-
bly, No. Sic, Equitable Fraternal Union
held a meeting Friday night, at which
c. L. Adams state deputy, was present
and made a talk. After the initiation
of a class of new members, the fol-
lowing officers were elected:
President, George I. Brown; vice
president. Mrs. Mary c. Croker; sec
rotary treasurer, Miss Ella Sipes; ad-
visor, Mrs. Florence Ruffner; warden.
VIM. c.. Lindabury; inside guard.
Laura Brown; outside guard Ellis E.
Palmer; trustees: A. P. Croker, r. H.
Davis and Clara B. Brown; past presi-
dent, John McClements, Jr.; physi-
clans: DIR. L. B. Bushong. DR.. w. L..
Warmer.
The installation of the new Officers
will be held during holiday week, at
which time an oyster supper will be
held.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-04
AwfuHy Sorry

In an article printed on the front
page of The State Journal Friday eve
ming the Milton college of Milton.
Wis, was referred to as a Seventh Day
Adventist institution. G. NJ. Cottrell
of Topeka. who is one of the trustees
of the college, corrects the statement,
saying that Milton, college is supported
by the Seventh Day Baptists, not the
Adventists. He has learned no further
details regarding the dance scandal re-
ferred to in the story published Fri
day
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L. s. Lovitt & Son.
G. NJ. Cottrell.
Topeka Mortgage & Investment CO.
B. j. Lempenau. attorney.
w. r. Fish & Co.
n. Rasmus.
P. A. Rogers.
L. L. Vrooman-
L. w. Wilson.
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FOR EXCHANGE

Nice room cottage, cellar,
,cfstern with pump and sink in
kitchen, good well, 2 lots. This
property is good as new; will ex-
change on 80 or 40 acre farm.
Price, $4,000.
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ing on his home. 1t is he whom the
employer in manufacturing industries
and railroads takes care of first and is
the last man to be turned off and out
of a job.
We know of industries where the
employers have made a survey of their
men and have found out relative to ef-
ficiency; relative to size of family;
whether they own their own home;
whether they have any money saved;
whether they are taking care of par
ents. etc, and whenever the RESPONSE
bility shows that the turning off of
this man would effect the city in
which he lives, they have made an ex-
ira point to hold that man and keep
him at work. They have left out the
man who has been looking for an easy
job, who is renting house and is not
tied down in his own home. The con-
elusion is different from what the or
binary man thinks. That he should
be footloose so that if anything hap
pens, he could pick up and go or drift
at will. The drifter, statistics show. is
always hard up and never has a job
that carries him thru times of light
depression. The reverse is the case
with the man who has a family and a
home on his hands, that he is paying
for
The Capitol Building & Loan asso-
citation has made seventeen loans dur
ing the last week, amounting to S37.-
$4,000.
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Fifty Topeka Realtors.


numbers an even half hundred MEM
bers, according to a report of George
L. Tuer, secretary of the board.
New officers were chosen this week
at a meeting held at the Chamber of
Commerce. E. c. Seger was elected
being to the primary interest bestowed
upon it by Mr.. Seger, who became
deeply interested in forming a board
in Topeka after he had witnessed the
good work done by boards in other
cities
w. T. Dawson gave up the job of
president of the board to become its
vice president. George L. Tuer con-
tinued as secretary.
Altho the board has been in exist
ence less than six months it is grow
ing rapidly in size as men in the pro-
fession come to realize the Importance
of becoming associated with such an
organization.
the board by each one of its members
is probably the most desired factor at
present. Most of the work is done by
a small group of men who display the
keenest interest in making the Topeka
Real Estate board one of the strongest
professional and business organizations
in the city of Topeka.
A list of the members of the board
follows:
The American Building & Loan asso-
clt1On.
C. C. Blakely & Co.
Better Realty & Loan Co.
| Central Trust Co.
Davis Welcome Mortgage Co.
Farm Mortgage Trust Co.
w. r. Gilmore.
Clyde A. Howe.
Jones Brothers.
J. J. King.
Kansas Reserve Building & Loan
association.
Kansas Land & Development Co.
Robert B. Kane.
Lowell e. Brownell.
Mansfield Land & Loan Co.
Paul T Morgan.
National Investment Co., E. C. seger.
president.
w. A. Neiswanger & Co.
Pioneer Mortgage Co.
J. NJ Quail.
William Quail
H. P. Richards.
E. E. Roudebush.
A. A. Rodgers & Co.
Reynolds Realty Co.
E NJ. Rodgers.
Thomas G.. Shillinglaw.
The Shawnee Investment Co.
Stephenson & Webb.
The Securities Investment Co.
George H. Thomas.
J. z. Terrington.
urer.
W. T. Dawson. vice president
White Land Co.
The Wingett Realty Co.
The Kansas Reserve Investment Co.
Capitol Building & Loan association.
H. J. Corwine. mayor.
C. H. Bowman & Co.
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CLOSE IN

Five rooms. modern except
heat. with full basement, stacked
for furnace. Lot, 80 foot front.
Will exchange for grocery store.
Price, $500.