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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-30
Mob Took Prisoner From
Sheriff and Hanged Him.
Was Accused of Two Attacks on
White Girl.

Maysville, Ky, March so. = Grant
Smith, 40, negro, was hanged to a tele-
phone pole six miles from this city
early today by a band of armed men
who took the negro from G. w. Pow
ell, sheriff of Fleming county. and
Fred Link. chief of police of police of
Paris. in front of Bourbon county Jail
last night.
Smith was accused of two attacks
on Ruby Anderson. 4, white. He was
being brought back from Pontiac.
Mich, where he was arrested, when
he was seized.
AS Smith left the train. armed men
surrounded the officers and they were
forced to deliver their prisoner. Fifty
men then entered high powered motor
cars with Smith and started race to-
ward Maysville.
Six miles from this city and three
miles from the girls home where the
attacks are said to have taken place,
Smith was hanged.
The body was left swinging from the
pole.
The Anderson girls mother is dead.
Smith worked on the Anderson farm
and is alleged TO have attacked the
girl there, warming her on each occa-
sion to keep quiet or he would Kill her-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-30
Unborn Child
Has Its Rights
Decides Court

Omaha Neb.. March 30.-An un-
born child is q legal entity. capable Of
suffering and suing, Judge c. ". Sears
ruled today.
Judge Sears quashed a demurrer of
the city's traction company 10 a suit
brought on behalf of little Miss Liblin,
who charged she suffered prenatal in
jury in a traction accident.
Mrs. John Liblin. the mother. suf-
fered a bump on the head in the ac-
cident. When her. baby was born. it
was marked with a lump on its head.
similar to the one. raised on the
mother. Mrs. Liblin, on behalf of the
child brought suit for $4,000.
The baby's plea was that 1t was a
regularly paid-up passenger on the
street car under the rule providing e
that children under five may ride free
when accompanied by a parent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-30
Political Dopesters Get
Mighty Little Light On
Presidential Situation
Primaries and State Conventions Have Left Selection of
Party Choices to National Conventions-Too
Many Dark Horses in the Ring.
BY HAROLDD. JACOBS.

New York, March 30.-Political
conventions and primaries to date ap-
parently indicated just one th'ng-that
the American people will know who
will be Republican and Democratic
candidates for president after the ma
tional conventions in June, and no
sooner.
Never IN recent political history was
public sent 'ment so widely diffused re-
garding the eligibility of candidates.
There are now veritable droves Cf
"eligibles."
Just how little the results of state
conventions and primaries already
held really mean is shown by the fact
one candidate in each primary whom
political students figure as sure to be
in the running at the national CO l.
ventions have so far received no Of
ficiaI endorsement. These men are
Herbert Hoover AMI William G. Nc
Adoo The former is now generally
regarded as Republican, yet the only
delegates pledged to him are three
Democrats. The latter has definitely
refused to enter any primary. main
tanning that all delegates should be
uninstructed.
Republican conventions and pri-
maries to date show the following re-
suits: Jniu-
struct-
State Method. Pledged. ed.
Arizona .-...-.. Convention Wood .-....
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-30
hike COAL PRICES
Dollar Per Ton Is Increase Now
in Prospect.
Soft Coal Miners Agree to 27
Per Cent Wage Hike.
LOCAL UNIONS ARE NOTIFIED
New Agreement With Operators
Into Effect April /.
Contract for Two Years Based
on Presidents Award.
LOCAL UNIONS ARE NOTIFIED

New York, March 30.-Messag ges
were sent to the union locals of BIZ
luminous coal miners of America to-
day informing them that the national
officers had agreed to accept the wage
increase of 81 per cent recommended
by President Wilson's commission. The
increase will become effective April L.
As the miners received an increase
of IA per cent following the strike last
November, the increase which they
will receive under the new schedule
will be IS per cent.
The union officials in conference
with the representatives of the mine
operators late yesterday agreed to ac-
cept the award.
Dollar Per Ton Price Hike.
Union miners and mine operators of
the bituminous coal fields, meeting
here today, agreed to name commit
tee of two to draft a tentative working
agreement.
: William Green, secretary of the
union, and Phil Penna of Terre Haute,
were appointed on the committee to
draft the proposed contract 1t will
conditions and will probably extend
over for two years.
Green and Penna will submit their
proposals to a general conference of
the joint wage scale committee at 10
a. m. tomorrow. Both miners and op-
orators predicted an agreement on the
contract.
increase prices of coal at the mouth
of mines to meet the increased wages.
The increase will amount to approx
mately 81 a ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-30
RoTARIANs TO BACK TEACHERS
Club Members Meet To-Day With
Board of Education.

A committee from the Rotary club,
which is cooperating with the board
of education in the interests of higher
salaries for Topeka teachers, met with
the board at luncheon at noon today
at the high school.
The Rotary club will back the
board in raising taxes for the purpose
of making possible higher salaries for
teachers" the committee informed the
board members. No definite steps
were taken in the movement, but the
Rotary club, composed of a represen-
tative body of taxpayers. is anxious
to cooperate, the committee members
said. Members of the committee are
H. D. Yoder, F. j. Funk, DR.. J. H.
OConnell, w. J. Herwig. and B. C.
Crosby.
Two members of the board, the
president L. NJ. Penwell and Vice
president H. w. Bomgardner are out
of the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-30
Turkish Haren,s Threatened
By American CIublUon1en
Wholesale Separation of Surplus Wives from Ottoman
Husbands Is Planned by Illinois Federation
To Be Bloodless Victory-If Possible.

Plural wives of Turks will be given
every opportunity of communicating
with che stations and if they wish to
be freed from the harem, all they will
have to do is to notify the American
women workers.
Schools will be set up for their edu-
cation and those who have relatives in
the United States will be given an OPP
portunity to come to this country.
The spectacle of separation wives
and husbands will be d bloodless
operation, unless the Turk husband
tries to start trouble.
American women relief workers,
when they find a case where one OF
the wives tires Of competing with a
dozen others for her masters favor.
will enter the harem by force. if neces-
sary, according to MacGrath. in the
company of a soldier and make the
rescue.
Rebellious husbands will be forced
to acquiesce at the point of a bayonet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-30
"LET IT REST "-ALIEh

Injection Of an anti militarisn
clause into the resolutions being
prepared today at Ssiina viii be
poor policy at this time and such
movement should be frovned upon.
according to a statement today b.
Gov. Henry Allen lust before he left
Topeka for Salina- The governor
had just heard fight was threat
ened on the convention floor az
result of the attempt OF certain
delegations to write an anti-Fnii-
tarisT,1 clause into the resolutions
THE Republican party can de-
eide upon this proposition latei-s
Eaid Governor Allen There Is 70
call for the inserting Of any such
proposition into the convention
and cause a split II the Repsbic can
party at this time
The governor stated he would
advise convention delegates along
similar lines on his arrival at
SaIina late today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-30
GENERAL STRIKE FOR REVENGE
Socialists and Labor Leaders OF Den
mark Turned Down Flat by King


Copenhagen, March so. - King
Christian announced today his refusal
to comply with the ultimatum of the
social democrats demanding the re-
instatement of the Zahle ministry. dis
missed by the king. the other action
in connection with the government
crisis.
Socialists last night planned a gen
eral strike in protest against the king S
action in dismissing the cabinet of
Premier Zahle. They characterized
the kings action as arbitrary and die
tatorial.
The situation last night was confused.
After Zahle had refused to stay in Of
flee until a new government could be
formed. the king summoned the lib
eral leader, Neergaard, charging him
with formation of a cabinet. Neer-
gaard, it was believed, will call in the
leaders of the various parties of the
Left.
King Christians action was sup
posed to have been caused by the gov
ernment's attitude in the plebescite in
the second zone of Schleswig, which
went to Germany after the first zone
had voted overwhelmingly to join Den
mark.
1t was charged that the Zahle gov
ernment did not make sufficient effort
to insure a Danish victory in the sec
o1d zone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-30

Chicago, March S0.-Surplus wives
of Turks who want TO be free are go
ing to have their chance.
Turkish and Armenian maidens. inn
prisoned in Turkish harems by means
of conquest or gold, are to be rescued
by their free American sisters, accord
ing to plans which will be considered
by club women here tomorrow.
The meeting is for the purpose OF
a conference of leaders of the Illinois
Federation of Women's clubs in be-
half of the campaign to raise 10000
900 to help save $4,000 Armenian and
Syrian orphans and to rescue 100000
girls from Turkish harems. Illinois
women are working to raise $1,000
900.
According to J. Frederick Mac
Grath in charge of the Illinois cam
paign. it is proposed to establish sta
tions in Turkey from where American
women relief workers will operate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-30
FIRE WHOLE UNION
Maintenance of Way Brother
hood in Row With Federation.
Would Not RelinQuish Jurisdic-
tiOn Over Other Trades.

2 Detroit, Mich. March 3O.-The
American Federation of Labor has sus-
pended the United Brotherhood of
Maintenance OF Way and Railway
Shopmen. according to word received
here.
Action was said to have been taken
by the federation following alleged re-
fusaI of the road union to abide by
decision of the federation that the
brotherhood should relinquish juris-
diction over laborers belonging to
trades covered by other international
unions.
E. f. Cradle was elected preside ent
of the Brotherhood yesterday to sue
ceed Allen A. Barker, resigned. Both
refused comment on the report. They
said official notification had not been
received here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-30
ITO PROTECT CONSERVATIVES"
Governor Explains states Action
Against Union Chiefs.

The states action in applying for
an injunction against Alexander How
at and forty-seven district and local
union mine officers is for the purpose
of protecting the public against suf-
fering and to protect conservative la
Dor union members. who have appeal
ed to the court of industrial relations
with their grievances, according to
statement made by Governor Allen
today.
AT the every hour when the court
is preparing for a careful review OF
conditions in the mining district upon
the request of miners them% Ives, Mr.
Howat steps in and threatens to call
n strike for no other reason than that
he does not like the law" the COVER
nor said. 1t is obvious, of course.
that radical labor leaders fear this
law. not because il threatens labor,
hut because itst success threatens the
future occupation of the labor agita-
tor.
Allen Sails Into Hownt.
'-It was hoped that all who had
labor grievances would give this court
an opportunity to pass upon their
causes. The court stands as a pledge
Of the fidelity of the state to a just
policy for labor, for capital and for
the public. Conservative labor organ
izations are already availing them
selves OF the remedy which this court
offers. Four labor unions already
have filed complaints and one of these
complaints has been decided and l
understand the decision will be ac-
ceptable to labor and also to the en-
ployers
Even several representatives of
local unions of miners in Mr.. Howat's S
district have prevailed upon the at
torney general to bring an action in
which the court proposes to investigate
generally the conditions in the mining
district with the view to a general and
equitable settlement of the complaints
Of these miners. 1t appears that Mr..
Howat is not thinking of the benefit 10
the members Of his organiza ton in the
matter. but is thinking Of his own job
as well as the job of the paid agitator
Of L. hor
The purpose of this action is to
prevent the public from suffering the
cRl0 mitous results or another coal
strike. While the weather has modi-
fled and il would not he possible to
bring the suffering which was caused
bN Mr.. Howat last winter. 1t might
bring very severe delay to transpor-
tatiou and would shorten the produc-
tion of all Of the activities which re-
quired fuel: throw labor out of en-
ployment and bring about a condition
- hich the industrial court was estab-
lished to prevent.
"HOwat Merely Incident"
This suit Is brought to protect moi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-30
NIPS L1OWAT
COAL STRIKE
Radical Leader and Union Officials Restrained from
Calling Threatened Walkout in Defiance
of Industrial Tribunal.

only the public, but the conservative
members of the union labor who have
appealed to the court for relief. Mr.
HOwat is merely an incident in the
matter. A threat has been made to
call a strike in violation of the Kan
sas law. A definite statement has
been uttered by the leader that the
strike will be called early in April.
The injunction asked is for the pur-
pose of preventing economic waste,
loss of wages to labor, the violation
of law and suffering to the people of
the state.
while this injunction is brought to
prevent the general calamity of a
strike. it is in no sense an application
of the criminal features of the law of
the case. The criminal law cannot
be invoked until after the commission
violators will be prosecuted under the
criminal causes of this law.
THE action begun today Is purely
preventive and only to protect the
public under the broad powers which
the law gives for the regulation of in
dustrial warfare"
Restraining Order.
Pittsburg. Kan. March 3O.-A tenn
porarv order against President Alex
ander Howat of District 4, u. NJ. w.
A.. all the other district officials and
all persons under their instructions re-
straining them from interfering with
production of coal in Crawford and
Cherokee counties was issued by Judge
A. J. Curran in district court today.
The ring is set for April IL. The
petition for injunction recited threats
of Howat to call a strike early in April.
Howat is out of the district. but serv-
ice on other officials makes the order
effective, +. S. Jackson. attorney for
the Industrial court, said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-30

This gives a total of 4 8 Instructed
delegates for Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood: nine for Gov. Frank o. Low
den and 10 for Senator Hiram john
son.
OF the uninstructed delegates. Low
dent expects to get IA from Connecti-
cut; II from Georgia; IS from Ken
lucky, and s from oklahoma, total
OF IS. Wood expects to control eight
from Florida, . each from Louisiana
and Maine and two from Oklahoma.
i total of 81. This makes Lowdens
possible total to 81; Wood 81 and
Johnson 10.
This leaves Hoover. Harding and
Poindexter entirely out of consid era
ton and puts Johnson far behind in
the running. Political observers. how
ever. are certain these four men must
be reckoned with.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-30
1.-THE LOYALTY OF LENA"
Newark, New Jersey. Today Offers
Movie Comedy in Ono Reel.

Newark y. j., March S0.-Today's
best scenario.
A one-reel comedy-drama entitled
The Loyalty of Lena"
Scene: Candy store.
Enter three men, purchase candy
and tender $50 bill
Miss Lena Gronbov, 25. makes
change and turns TO face young
howitzer.
Bandit thrusts pistol into Lena's
open mouth.
Lena bites
Holding it firmly in her teeth, she
wrenches it from bandits grasp.
Bandits flee.
Lena pursues.
She fires.
Misses
They escape
fade out Lena
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-30
LABOR PARTY GETS BUSY
Elect Temporary Committeeman to
Start Precinct Organization.

start Prec1nct Organization.
Temporary committeeman from
various precincts of Topeka were
elected at the meeting of Shawnee
county labor party members in Labor
hall Monday night. They will do the
work of organizing and developing the
new party which, speakers at the
meeting predicted, will win victory in
the general election.
The platform of the party was
agreed upon at Emporia. 1t is not the
intention of the party to put active
candidates in the field, ii was declared,
but TO back the candidate, no matter
what his politics may be, whom the la
Dor party thinks is the man for the
office.
Speakers at the Monday night meet
ing included NJ A. Moore, George
Hughes. Mrs. J. T. Fidler and others.
David Chandler presided. Another
general meeting will be held Friday
night April 3. Permanent committee
men will be elected and the organiza-
ton perfected at the precinct meeting
Monday night. April 5.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-30

Kansas awoke this morning to one
of the most beautiful days on the
weather schedule. A slight breeze
from the southwest swayed the bud
ding trees and the birds filled the air
with their varied notes. For the next
thirty-six hours Kansas will enjoy
such atmospheric conditions S. d.
Flora. United StSASs meteorologist
stated today. And it may last longer.
Not drop of rain has fallen in the
country with the exception of a few
sections of the Atlantic coast Spring
weather prevails everywhere. April
shower conditions may exist in Kan
sas tom orrow.
The lowest temperature was at 6:40
, cock this morning. when the ther-
mometer sneaked down to AZ. This
s tive degrees above normal for this
Continueu on Page TwcI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-30
LABOR PARTY is VICTOR.
Union Candidates Successful in Iowa
State Elections.

Des Moines. March 3o.-Returns
compiled this morning from munich
pal elections thruout the state yester-
day show that the candidates who
avoWedly had made their campaigns
on labor tickets were. for the most
part. elected.
In Sioux City. Wallace NJ. Short was
apparently reelected. He led the la
Dor ticket. In Waterloo. Nelson W.
Frisbee union labor candidate was
elected by comfortable ma ajorfty. All
but two members of the Frisbee ticket
we're elected
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-30
FINAL DECISION TONIGHT
Builders Association VIII Answer
Mcchanics' Wage Demands.

Final decision will be made tonight
at a meeting of the Master Builders
association Of Topeka regarding the
raise in wages asked by local mechan-
les unions, it was said today by J. A.
Lundgren, president.
Increases averaging 81 a day over
wages paid last year are demanded by
plasterers, painters, paper hangers,
brick and, stonema sons and other me-
chanics employed in the building
trades.
1t previously has been forecast that
the mechanics demands would be
granted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-30
CUT KING BOND IN HALF
Lyndon Judge Reduces Amount to
$25, 5000, Prisoners Attorneys Say.

|-0'UVU, IfIsOIIyT AttUfHVSs say.
Rufe Kings bond of $4,000 was re-
duced to s25, 900 by Judge r. C. Heizer
of Lyndon. according to announce
ment by John j. Schenck and Sen. +.
G. Carroll. attorneys for King.
There is little doubt that we will be
able to raise the $25.O00," said
Schenck today, "and that King will be
released pending his trial in May
King has been confined in the Shaw
nee county Jail for several months.
Shortly after his arrest Judge Heizer
set his bond at $4,000. King is
charged with the murder of three men
at his old home at Maple Hill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-30
WANTS MILLIONS FOR PLANES.
Appropriations of $6O.OO0,OOO Are
Asked of Congress-

Washington, March 30.-Appropria-
ton of s6O,DOO.OO0 for army aviation
in 1921 was recommended today to the
house military committee by Maj. Gen.
Charles T. Mencher, director of air
service.
OF the total $23.714000 would be
used for production and purchase of
airp1anes and $75O,0OO for balloons.
airships and Hghter-than-air ma
chimes. General Menoher recommend
ed an air service personnel of $4,000
officers and men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-30

Dallas. Texas-There's one mule better
stay off Dallas streets. These instructions
in solemn. simple fist. appeared In poll g
orders: Look out for a man trying TO
sell a muIe with army shirt and pants on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-30
Gossip at Salina This Afternoon
Indicates peace
State Convention May Not Take
Issue to Floor.
COMBINATION is N For
Mulvane, Carey, Watson and
Bittman Big Four.
Would Mean Elimination Of
MOtter, Bailey, Grinstead.
BULLETIN.

Sahna. Kansas, March 50.-The
latest dope this afternoon from, the
.'fnside" Is to the effect that the
combination of d. W. Mulvanc of
Topeka. Emerson Carey of Hutchin-
son. w. w. Watson Of Salina. and
Mrs. II. r. Bittman of Independence
VIII carry the Big Four honors at
the convention here tomorrow. This
would eliminate w. J. Bailey. II. II.
Mottcr and Mrs. Minnie ). Grinstcad.
incidentally IL would stir up one OF
the prettiest fights I'm Kansas con-
vcntion history. 1t is believed. also.
here this afternoon that. In order to
dodge all the friction possible, the
convention will avoid an opinion on
military training and presidential
preferences.
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SPRING Is HERE, IRA LA, IRA La.
Balmy Weather in Sight for at Least
Next SO Hours, Flora Says.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS:
Fair tonight and Wednesday. Possibly un-
settled Wednesday in east portion. Warm
er tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-30
Two Accidents Kin Artist.

New York. March 29.-Samuel
Colman, one of the foremost Ameri-
can landscape painters and noted
etcher. died in the seth year. Death
was due to shock resulting from two
accidents.