davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Mena weekly star., 1920-12-02
Mondays Receipts.

Receipts today were 20.500 cattle.
J 600 hogs, and $500 sheep, com
pared with 1880 cattle, $500 hogs
and 5000 sheep a week ago, and III :
200 cattle, 5000 hogs. and 2,450 sheep
year ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-12
WILSON TO RESCUE
President Will Try to Get
Peace i'm Coal War.
All Hope for Compromise on
Wage Schedule Gone.

Pittsburgh, Pa. March 12.-An in
crease of 20 cents a ton in bituminous
coal to the consumer if President Will
son approves the recommendation of
the coal commission was predicted by
Pittsburgh producers here today.
Washington, March 12.-An effort
to compose the differences between
the majority and minority of the
bituminous coal strike commission
will be made by President Wilson, it
was said today at the White House.
New York, March 12.-The sub
committee of miners and operators ap-
pointed to negotiate the new wage
agreement for the anthracite miners
resumed their deliberations in execu-
tive session here today.
Hope that the award of President
Wilson's bituminous coal commission
would serve as a basis of settlement in
the hard coal field has virtually been
abandoned as John P. White. miners
representative, refused to sign the re-
port.
Officials CT the mine workers union
declared that this disagreement will
bar any consideration being given the
award to the soft coal workers. Both
mine workers and operators have
agree to proceed with the negotiations
affecting the anthracite field as rapid
ly as possible in order to prevent a
suspension of work in the Pennsyl-
vania hard coal field on March 22-
when the present working agreement
of the miners expires.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-12
MINERS WILL MOVE.
Executive Board Dist. IA Given
Authority by Convention.
Opposition by Pittsburg c. of C.
Named as Cause.
AWAIT new COURTS MOVE
Plans To Be Held Up for While,
Says HOwat.
Move Was His Threat When
Court Was Planned.
WYATT new COURTS MOVE

Kansas City, Mo-, March ia
resolution authorizing the executive
board of District IA, United Mine
Workers of America. to move district
headquarters from Pittsburg, Kan, to
any location which it may select, on
account of opposition to the mine
workers said to have been expressed
by the Pittsburg Chamber of Com
merce, was adopted by the mine work.
yesterday.
The action taken by the convention
is not mandatory but leaves the ques-
ton of removal up to the executive
board Alexander Howat, president of
the district. said that a meeting of the
held in Pittsburg Monday to decide
the question. He said that in any
event the miners headquarters would
not be moved for some time.
Want Own Grocery Store.
The convention appropriated $4,000
to the Kansas Industrial Provident
association TO establish a cooperative
wholesale grocery in Pittsburg.
John Hughes, 60 years old, a miner
of Pittsburg, who was released from
Jail on $1,000 bonds voted by the con-
vention. thanked the miners for their
aid. A resolution was adopted, de-
claring the miners belief in Hughes,
who has been held for deportation,
and requesting William B. Wilson,
secretary of labor, to set him at lib
erty. A copy of the resolution will
be forwarded to Secretary Wilson.
Action by the mine workers con-
vention in approving plans to remove
district headquarters from Pittsburg
may mean the withdrawal of district
offices from this state. Howat and his
followers are expected to safeguard
their plans until the court of industrial
relations concludes its investigation in
the Crawford Cherokee county coal
fields.
When the Industrial court law was
passed during the special session of
the state legislature. reports were cur
rent that the mine workers union
would withdraw its offices from the
state and might later seek to divert
union workers to other fields. While
mo direction is contained in the vote
of the, Kansas City convention, it is
assumed that when Howat decides to
move, he will leave the state. 1t was
recently reported that district head
quarters might be taken to Joplin.
Mine workers were severe in their
criticism of the Pittsburg Chamber of
Commerce when it adopted resolutions
praising Governor Allen for his course
in handling the coal strike. An order
by Howat to remove district headquar-
ters would be in the form of slap at
Pittsburg as much as a protest against
passage of the labor court law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-12
Ii Convention Splits on General
Allen Will Win.
That Is Belief of New England
Political Observers.
KAASAh NOW A WOOD MAN
Coolidge on Other Hand Con-
ducting Anti Wood Campaign.
See Allen Victory if Third Bal
lot Taken at Chicago.

Boston, March Eff Gen. Leonard
Wood is not nominated for president
on the first or second ballot in the Re-
publican national convention, Gov:
ernor Henry ]. Allen Of Kansas will
eventually win the honor. That is the
reasoning of some of the most infIu-
entail and authentic political observ-
ers and of the Republican press in
New England states outside OF New
Hampshire.
Governor Aliens recent trip to Bos-
ton left genuine impression with the
men who do the heavy work in New
England politics. They see in the
Kansas governor a strong factor in a
dead-locked convention and believe
the toss up would be between Governor
Allen of Kansas and Governor Cool
idge of Massachusetts. In view OF Al
lens recent trips to eastern states. he
might be the recipient of prestige and
favors by the big state delegations.
One of Strongest Wood Men.
During his stay in Boston Governor
Allen admitted the middle west was
not eager for a candidate with mill
, tary background. His hopes. tho.
, were that the Chicago convention
would weigh General Woods qualiff-
cations as a civil administrator in the
| balance against his record in military
life. Governor Allen has been rec
ognized as one of the strongest Wood
supporters in the middle west;
1t is because of the Wood-Alien re-
| lationship that the New England OBJ
servers and political writer's believe the
Kansas governor has the strongest
chances IN a dea. locked convention.
So long General Wood has a
/ chance, Governor Allen and his
/ friends are expected to stay with him.
But. should neither Wood nor Cover
nor Lowden, of Illinois, be able to win
+ on early ballots, the Wood strength is
expected to swerve to Allen.
Eastern observers forecast a long
deadlock once the Wood-Lowden
| forces clash and cannot produce the
required votes With the convention
! deadlocked, both Governor Coolidge
and Allen are expected to be injected
into the running. Both look like
strong possibilities in the dark horse
class. Because of the certain support
| which Allen would be expected to re-
! ceive from the Wood organization. he
| now looms as the strongest of the
| dark horse" probabilities. Again.
I Coolidges friends are now conducting
a campaign essentially anti-Wo
thus leaving the Massachusetts, gov
! ernor out of the reckoning in probab
distribution of Wood strength
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-12

Despite the rain. clouds. thunder
and lightning, precip ipitation in Kansas
was light during the last twenty-four
hours. according to B. r. Laskowski,
observer.
Western Kansas received practically
no rain. Rainfall began Thursday
around Independence and extended in
narrow strip thru Topeka, Horton
and Kansas City. Topeka registered
.O5 inches and Kansas City 1.2 inches.
Horton reported heavy rainfall.
The rain Thursday was the first real
rain in Topeka since November g..
There have been few light precipita-
tions Of about 2 of an inch but moth
ing of any real value.
No rain occurred at Dodge City.
Goodland, Concordia and Wichita re-
ported a trace. Rainfall was far from
general. Wheat in the eastern quar-
ter of the state will be benefited. Rain
was also reported from Emporia and
Chanute The Santa Fe morning re-
port shows no rain west OF Newton.
The rain is over, Laskowski be-
lieves. An area of high pressure over
Utah will cause fair weather in this
district.
The temperature was % in Topeka
early this morning. The low temper
ature on the weather map was be-
low zero at Winnipeg, Canada.
Extremes for this date were 81 in
tContiuued on Page TwoI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-12
voLLEY BALL TOURNEY TONIGHT
Fifteen Topeka Men VIII Oppose Law
renee and Atchison Team az "Y."

Fifteen Topeka men will take part
in the volley ball tournament to be
staged tonight at the Central Y. M.
c. A Lawrence and Atchison men
Will compete with local teams.
The first game will be played be-
tween Topeka and Lawrence older
men, known as the Half Century
teams" at 1890 o'clock. Topeka's
Half Century team" is composed Of
DR.. c. II. Morrison. A. Z. Blyth, George
Sorenson, DIR. S. J. Crumbine and Z.
r. Roudebush. The next game Will
be played between Topeka ard Atchi-
son with the following men represents
ing Topeka: c. A. Marker. L. p.
Kistler. A. ID. Bolton. A. III. Mulhollanl
and w. p. Snyder. DIR. A II Alex
ander, L r.. Manley. DIR. A. f. Bill
lings. w w. Perrin and Kenneth
Clark viii oppose a volley ball five of
Lawrence business men.
Tonights contests are preliminary
to the state volley ball meet to be held
in Hutchinson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-12
BLINDED BY RAIN WORKING GIRLS AID
One Killed IA Hurt i'm Interur-
ban Crash.
Lawrence Car Thru Switch Into
Sand Car.

Kansas City, March 1.-THE num-
Der of deaths resulting from the col
lison last night when a westbound
Kansas City, Kaw Valley & Western
interurban entered an open switch and
crashed into a steel sand car, just
outside Kansas City, Kan. reached
two today with the death of ]. W.
Pillsbury. None of the other thirteen
persons injured in the wreck is ex-
pected to die, according to reports
from the various hospitals where they
were taken following the collision. An
immediate investigation of the cause
w. Hayward, coroner of Wyandotte
county, Kansas, announced today.
Kansas City, Mo. March 12.-One
passenger was crushed to death and
fourteen injured when a westbound
Lawrence interurban car struck an
open switch and crashed into a steel
sand car on a siding last night.
A switching crew had opened
switch lending to nearby sand pit
and sent flagman ahead to flag the
passenger car about due.
Binding rain and wind extinguished
the flagman's lantern. He tried to
light it several times but failed.
Meanwhile the interurban passenger
car approached at high speed on down
y
ing crew seeing the flagman's lantern
was out, ran with their lanterns to
give the danger signal but the storm
obscured their feeble lights and the
passenger car crashed into the heavy
sand car.
One In Smoker Killed.
The front end of the passenger car
was demolished. j. w. Perdee, sitting
on the front seat of the smoking Sec
ton, was crushed. Passengers were
j hurled forward in shower of broken
glass and loosed seats. OF the twenty
persons in the car, fourteen were
| taken to hospitals.
Miss Genevieve Eterault, a Red
Cross nurse, who was passenger,
altho badly bruised, gave first aid to
several persons who were bleeding
dangerously, probably saving their
lives. The accident occurred at an
| isolated spot west of Kansas City,
Kan, and it was several hours before
| ambulances arrived. Meantime other
| passengers who were able, admins
| tered first aid under the direction of
| the nurse.
! The List of Injured.
The list of dangerously injured for
lows:
| E. P. Barrett, Bonner Springs, Kan.
j. D. Mallatt, st. Francis. Kan.
Mrs. Helen Holmes. Edwardsville,
Kan.
| Miss Lucille Mathews, Edwardsville,
Kan.
Frank Schafner, Bonner Springs,
Kan.
Arthur Douglas. Lawrence, Kan.
J. W. Pillsbury, address dnknown.)
c. V. Williams, address unknown.)
Frank B. Bates, Kansas City, Kan.
Frank Bleiter, Cawker City, Kan.
! Less seriously injured persons:
Mrs. Maude B. Williams, Lake For
est. Kan.
| Leslie Bouton, conductor of the car.
J. L. Phelps, Kansas City. Kan.
J. D. Abrash, Bonner Springs, Kan,
lmotorman.
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case will be tried in police court before
Judge Hugh MacFarland. MacFar-
land is a bachelor
This is the first time that telephone
girls in Topeka have appealed to the
courts for protection against the Bit
ter, sarcastic tongues of patrons, ac-
cording to court officials. It is un-
derstood the company will go the
limit in prosecuting Williams.
Company officials are understood
to be in favor of well merited criti-
cism but refuse to sanction abusive
and profane language used by indig-
nant subscribers in talking to the
operators. And such language was
used by Williams, the girls declare
The warrant was placed in the
hands of A. Alba. city detective, today
at noon.
When the man put in his long dis
tance call he gave his name as Ray
Williams and said he was talking from
the Central Mills, said Miss Piersall
tOday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-12
GET BANK ROBBER
f. j. Hart Admits Part in Attempted
Kansas City Hold-Up.

Kansas City. Mo, March I2.-Four
important developments came today in
the South Side bank robbery case.
Edmond J. Hart of Rochester. n. Z,
arrested in a rooming house raid. con-
fessed that he participated in the at
tempt to rob the bank which resulted
in the killing of Cashier Shockey.
Hart was wounded in three places.
James Morgan. suspect. died of his
wounds without making a statement.
William Thompson. a Sne-arm taxi
driver arrested for investigation. was
identified by neighbors as the chauf-
feur who took a wounded man from
the Evans home where Morgan was
arrested
Prosecutor Moore announced he
would call the grand jury tomorrow
to ''get to the bottom of the ring
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-12
FACE TEACHER FAMINE NOW
February Returns Show 1920 SCHOOLS
in United States Are Closed.

Washington, March 12.-The coun-
try is faced with a serious shortage
of school teachers, chiefly thru fall
ure to provide adequate salaries. ac-
cording to reports to the United States
bureau of education. Conditions are
becoming slightly better, however, the
report states, in some sections, COM
pared with those of last October. when
the National Education association
conducted an inquiry into the situa-
ton.
Based on returns from state school
officials, the reports show that on
February IS, last. there were 1929
schools closed because of lack of
teachers and 41,000 being taught by
teachers characterized as below stan
dard, but taken on temporarily in the
emergency. Greater shortage is
shown to exist in southern states.
Salaries paid teachers in 1913. sta
tistics show, were on an average of
$6O6 for elementary teachers and ST.
o31, for those teaching in high schools.
Rural teachers in many states were
paid as low as $3.50 and 5000 a year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-12
VOCATIONAL BOARD CHARGED.
New York Man Claims 1t Is Disastrous
Failure.

Washington, March 12.-Charges
that the federal board for vocational
education had made a disastrous fail
ure of it's reha bilitation of wounded
service men. were filed with the house
education committee today by Harold
A. LittledaIe. reporter. who has made
an investigation for the New York
Evening Post.
In a statement Littledale claimed
that out of a total of 100000 men
registered with the board, of whom it
is believed 10000 are. eligible for
training. only $4,000 have been placed
in training schools by nineteen
months of work by the board. Only
217 have been trained and placed in
employment he declared.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-12
~ S. A. Is Seen
in "Mouies +"
at Orpheun1

Neal S. Anderson. who writes
That's the Way l Feel About It," had
queer feelings about it, during the
Chaplin comedy at the Orpheum the
ater last night. He saw himself in
the movies. He had almost forgotten
that he had acted with the Essanay
company six or seven years ago in
1.-The Champion" the picture shown
last night, and he was surprised in
deed to figure in one entire reel Of the
picture as the referee in the prize
fight.
Queer thing-seeing oneself in the
movies" Anderson admitted. Its not
so disturbing while your screen self
is acting before your eyes. but when
you walk off down the street off the
reel into nowhere you can hardly un-
derstand it,
Anderson played with the Essanay
company in 1918 in Chicago. Previ-
GUS to that time he had played for
seven years on the leg innate stage
He had about year and half OF
moving picture work, after which he
went into vaudeville, appearing with
his wife on the Keith circuit for sew
eral years Asked why movie life did
not appeal to him. Anderson replied
Well, you see they had me booked
as a comedy acrobat which 1 never
was. L went home with a new brIise
or bump every night and l used uI
all the Sloan's liniment in Chicago and
had to quit Andersons review ot
last nights orpheum bill follows:
Goldwyn, Mabel Normand. good diree
tion, and dandy photography and one O
the cleverest comedies of the season. ar'
what you will .have to" sit thru at th'
Orpheum this last half "Jinx," featuring
Mabel Normand, is about the funnies
motion picture ! have seen for many
long day. l base it entirely on the won
derful handling of the subject. the clevel
horse play of Mabel Normand. who is tht
only person l know of that can burlesqu'
legitimately. Miss Normand, to me, is on'
of the great condolences of the screen
As far back as l can remember. into th'
old Biograph days, up to her present en-
gagement with the Goldwyn company, Mis-
Normand has been the one bright spot OF
which to hang the honor OF always good.
l have never found her hacking in work
methods. nor choosing of good vehicles
She is wonderful in everything. Thi
present picture has several big "yells' II
1t. Especially so, when Miss -Normant
puts on the circus for the kiddies at tn
orphanage Wait till you see the home
made" hula dancer. She is some "hom
maid" On the program is an old two
reel Chaplin, made at the old Essana.
studio in Chicago and is called The Cham
pion." Probably you have seen 1t before
but never the less, 1t is the usual Chaplil
hoakum.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-12
Topeka Telephone Girls
Charge Man Cursed Them;
Take Troubles to Court
Swear Out Warrant Against Ray Williams-Understood
Company VIII Push Prosecution Limit-Try
Case Before Bachelor Judge

Like the worm which finally turned.
generally abused and demure tele-
phone girls in Topeka today swore to
a warrant in police court charging Ray
Williams. said to be an employe of the
Central Mills, with disorderly con-
duct. Three girls, employees of the
Southwestern Bell Telephone com
pany, are named as witnesses on the
complaint. They are: Miss Gladys
Piersall. Miss Ina Piersall and Miss
Edna Blount.
Williams abused US terribly over
the telephone" said Miss Ina Pier
sail, chief long distance operator. to-
day. HE cursed my sister and my
self and at Miss Blount. the chief
operator. He talked like a drunken
man when he called up to ask about a
long distance call he had put in to
York, Neb. We just couldn't stand
such talk"
Try Case Before n Bachelor.
The warrant was prepared by Clyde
Cowgirl, assistant city attorney. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-12
LEGION DECISION SLOW
Honor of Being Post No. 1 Still Lies
Among Four Cities.

Decision as to which American Le-
gion post would have the honor OF be-
ing known as Post No. had not been
reached e. late hour this afternoon
by the special committee in session at
state headquarters, accord to Frank
Samuel. state adjutant
Failure to reach a decision was
partly due to the inability of Ernest
C. Blincoe. of Fort Scott, to attend the
meeting on account of Illness.
Contest for the desired number is
among the posts of Topeka, Atchison,
Columbus and Horton. Representa-
tives of Topeka and Atchison posts
agreed to abide by the decision OF the
other two members of the committee.
George Withers, Clay Center. and Clar-
ence H. Poindexter, Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-12
RAISE CARPENTERS ST HOUR?
Topeka Builders Association Decision
on Demands Expected Tuesday.

Decision on whether or not carpen-
ters' demands for increased wages will
he granted has not been reached.
George Senne. vice president of the
Builders association. said today.
The wage question has not be On
satisfa ctorily worked out. Senne said.
A recent meeting of the builders failed
to evolve any decision. A meeting will
be held next Tuesday at which definite
decision probably will be reached.
Carpenters now are receiving s6 a
day here. laborers 81 and stone cutters
SO. Rumor has it that carpenters are
to receive 81 a day dating from April
/, laborers s4.5l an1 stone cutters 81.
dating from March Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-12
FOR new PARTY
Brooklyn Citizens Would Have
Progressive Platform.
william Hearst Asked to Be-
come Presidential Candidate.

New York, March ia movement
to launch a third major political party.
founded on progressive" principles,
was under way here today. 1t was
being fostered by about fifty citizens
of Brooklyn.
This group has asked William Ran
dolph Hearst. publisher to assume the
leadership in organizing the proposed
new party and to become its candidate
for president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-12
800 SOLDIERS TO RESERVE.
Funston Men FurIocd-Farm CIasses
TO Feed Big Camp.

Three hundred soldiers at Camp
Funston viii have been furloed to
the reserve by March 20. according to
Capt. Earl Landreth. in charge of the
local recruiting station.
Captain Landreth reports that farm
ing classes at the camp already are
doing spring ploughing along the river
bottom with large tractor gang plows.
1t is the intention to raise enough
vegetables by the help of the men
studying the farming courses to sup
ply the entire camp with fresh vege-
tables during the summer months
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-12
WAS PICKING UP cHILD's TOY.
L. NJ. Crawford's Injuries From Wich-
Ita Accident Slight

L. NJ Crawford. Topeka theater
magnate, received his injury in Wich-
ita Wednesday while picking up toy
which a child had dropped in the
street. An automobile struck him
Crawford has been moved from the
hospital to a Wichita hotel, according
to word received here. His injuries
are slight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-12
w. v. HALL FUNERAL SATURDAY
Dean Kaye Will Read Services
Ceremony To Be Simple.

The funeral of Willard n. Hail.
president of the Hall Lithographing
company, who died Thursday at his
home, 1874 Topeka avenue, will be
held from the residence Saturday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. Burial will BE
in Topeka cemetery. Friends are re-
quested not to send flowers
Dean James P deb. Kaye, of Grace
cathedral, will read the services at the
home and at the cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-12
Chicago Must Get
Along With 80, 900
PintsLiquoraDay

Chicago, March 12.@Consumption
of whisky in Chicago will be limited
to $4,000 pins a day. Captain H. E.
Howard. state prohibition director.
announced today. He told the Retail
Druggists association each druggist
may sell 100 gallons of whisky. wine
or gin each month. There are 1900
druggists. Mai A V. DaIrymple pro-
hibftion enforcement officer of the
central states. declared Chicago now
lis over drinking its allotment"
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WANT HIGHER WAGES.
y. \. Hospital Attendants Also Ask
Recognition of Union.

New York, March 12.-Recognition
of the Hospital Attendants union and
increased wages are included in de-
mand made upon all New York hos
pitfalls by the new union which is af-
filiated with the American Federation
Of Labor, it was learned today. The
petition states that the demand is
made to obtain an adequate wage that
would obviate seeking tips and places
the minimum wage at Ss5 month
with full maintenance