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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-14
Right of Collective Bargaining
to Unincorporated Labor.
Senator Price Announces the
Committee Alterations.
LABOR NEAR FRIENDLY NOW
On Other Hand Capital Is Show
ing Dissatisfaction.
Report of Final Draft Is To Be
Made Tomorrow.

The industrial court bill will be re-
ported out of the judiciary committee
tomorrow, Sen. Francis c. Price.
chairman of that committee, an
nounced today
There will be several changes"
said Price, none of which, however,
will anyway mark any drastic altera-
ton from the original measure.
II believe can say safely that while
organized labor at first. offered the
most strenuous objections to this
measure. d more friendly attitude to-
unions is apparent at this time.
with organized labor withdrawing
its first frantic opposition to the bill.
an opposition as bitter and strong is
growing in the ranks of capitalists and
employers who at first saw only a curb
on undemocratic strikes and failed to
note that the measure places a bit
with equal strength on unscrupulous
employers" ......
Unincorporated Union Rights.
Probably the most pronounced al
teration in the original bin injected
by the Judiciary committee is permit
ting the right of collective bargaining
to unincorporated labor bodies. Price
asserted. Under the new draft of the
bill unincorporated labor unions may
enter into collective bargaining agree
ments upon the appointment by elec-
tive officers of an officer or member
of the union who shall be named as 6
trustee of the union.
Another important change, an
nounced by Senator Price. Is d
strengthening of the penalty clause
for officers Of unions and employers
leaders in any attempt to tie up neces-
sary industries.
1--WE intend to make a, wide differ.
ence between the officers who lead in
any such movement and the little fel-
lows who are more or less under OBJ
liga tions to follow them.' said Senator
Price.
The growing opposition of employ.
ers to the bill mentioned by Senator
Price was apparent late Tuesday aft
ernoon following the hearing of labor
before the committee. Then, the EN-
pioyers from Wichita and other cities
in the state were given an audience.
Tom Naftzger, of Wichita repre-
senting the mining interests; John
Campbell, of Pittsburg, representing
mining interests. and L. c. Moses. of
Kansas City, representing big bust
employers who were given an audi
ence before the committee.
Work on Final Draft.
Today, the committee met with no
one and spent the entire day in pre-
pairing a final draft of the measure
as it is to be presented to the senate
tomorrow. AS announced a week ago,
the CHECK Off system of unions in
collecting dues, assessments and fines
against members of the unions will be
done away with by the passage of the
bill. Under the present system of in
dustrial practices. especially in the
coal fields, the unions claim against a
s.-4 fiv--A IT, ,fv,e4
his wages. The secretary of the union
turns to the employer the amount due
the union, and it is deducted from his
pay check.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-14
G. L. Hooper Leases Lots at SIS,
S17, S19 The Avenue.
Build at Once One of Finest
Houses in the West.
CONTAIN MANY new FEATURES
Amusement During Intermis.
sion One of Innovations.
House Will Accommodate Pic
lures and Road Shows.

G. L. Hooper. owner of the Or
pheum theater, announced today the
leasing of lots at SIS. SIT and s19
Kansas avenue. and also the plans for
a 100000 fireproof show house to be
built at once. The new theater will
be four stories in height, will be
equipped with the latest accommoda-
tions for stage and screen and when
completed will be one of the finest
houses in the west.
One of the features of the house
will be an amusement during the in
termissions. Hooper refuses to an
nounce this innovation today. IT am
going to keep it as a surprise to To-
peka." he said. He promises that
there will not be a dull moment from
tho time the show opens until Good
night"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-14
Union Hammers
Halt Speeches on
Industrial Bill

Immediately after they had virtual
iy insured passage Of the labor court
bill. the house today sent Represents
tive McDougall. state house custodian.
to the roof to chase crew of noisy
union workers from the Job. The men
were repairing the roof and severai
house members thought sledge nam-
mers and anvils were being used
For time after vote on the mo-
ton to strike out the enacting clause.
speech making in the house was al
most impossible. McDougall explained
that the workers were engaged In re-
pairing the roof. IF we stop them.
hey will hold the state responsible"
he announced.
But that didn't seem to bother the
house members IN the least. In fact
some of them openly recalled that the
legislature would be its own Judge OF
any damages
Harvey of Clark county dictated =
resolution directing that work be sus-
pended during the special session. The
house was in committee of the whole.
but arose and adopted the resolution.
A few minutes later McDougau
climbed to the roof to present ths
resolutions to the union workers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-14
WARRANT IS OUT:
Embezzlement Charge Made
Against Emporia Man.
Defalcations From Mortgage Co.
May Total 100000.

Emporia, Kar., JAM IA warrant
charging embezzlement was issued to-
day for Edward ]. Conklin, president
Of the Southwestern Farm Mortgage
company, which is in the hands of a
receiver, on complaint of Mrs. J. H.
Brown, who claims he owes her $4,000.
A list of persons whose total losses
are nearly $4,000 has been compiled
by Lon c. McCarty. county attorney.
r. NJ Hamer. receiver for the COM
pany. is expected to complete his in
vestigation of the concern late today
The total loss thru Conklin's alleged
financial manipulationss may reach
$1,000 Hamer said.
Conklin left Enporia. last Wednes-
day and has not been heard from
since.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-14
CHARGED WITH OLD AGE
Sixty Veterans of Chicago Police
Force on Trial Today-Deny ''In-
capacitated'' Charge.

Chicago, Jan. 14.-Sixty veterans of
Chicago's police department today
were on trial, enlarged with being
aged and incapacitated." Three city
officials acted as a trial board.
The patrolmens a number of whom
are 65 to 20 years old, denied they
were .incapacitated' or that they
were ready to quit Some of them
testified that for twenty-five or thirty
five years they had been walking the
sar1e beat.
Many of the patrolmen on trial bear
scars of wounds received in the
service
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-14
"Y" HOTEL NOT IMMUNE
Chicago Police Hold Sixty Suspects
Caught in Raid Where Least
Expected.

Chicago. Jan. 14.-Sixty men taken
in raid on the Y. NJ. C. A hotel
were up for investigation today in
connection with the police depart
ment's roundup of alleged criminals
and vagabonds.
Three hundred men and boys were
in the lobby of the hotel when police
surrounded it. A few attempted to
escape. Detectives questioned the
men and no effort was made toPdetain
those who offered evidence that they
were employed. The raid was made
under instructions from the chief Of
detectives, who said it was with "the
hope of capturing criminals who
might have sought shelter there as
a place immune
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-14
MAY MAY VISIT TOPEKA
Presidents Coal Wage Commits
sion Plans Probing Tour.
Kansas Capital on Itinerary
Tentatively Suggested Today.

Washington, Jan. 14.-Hearings in
many cities in the coal regions were
planned today by President Wilson's
coal commission, which is considering
the claims of miners for higher wages
and shorter hours. The program of
travelling now under consideration
would prolong the investigation sew
eral months
Places where hearings would be
held. should the commission decide to
make such an exhaustive survey,
would include Springfield and Frank
lin county, Illinois; Terre Haute and
Evansville, Ind: GAINESVILLE and Ports
mouth O.: Paramount, Charleston, Lo-
gan, Bluefield and Huntington, w.
Va; Paducah, K; Jellicoe, Tenn: st.
Louis and Kansas City: Topeka, Kan;
Des Moines. Ia: Pueblo and Trinidad,
Colo: Gallup and Ration. y. M; Nc
Alester, Okla, and Fort Smith, Ark
The commission today heard mine
union leaders read into the record
their grievances Operators are ex-
pected to follow with a long presenta-
tion of their case. At present the COM
mission is confining itself to settling
the differences between workers and
operators in the central competitive
field.
State officials and union chiefs here
for the hearings on the state indus
trial court bill, declare that If the
commission visits Topeka. there viii
be plenty of evidence regarding the
Kansas coal situation available for the
federal investigators. No other in
formation other than the above dis
patch regarding the proposed trip to
the capital of Kansas by the national
wage commission had been received
this morning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-14
IN CISTERN
Mrs. william Finch Attempts
Suicide This Morning.
Rescued by Unknown Man and
Police Officer.

Mrs. William Finch, age 40. living
at S04 Brooks Avenue, attempted sui
eide. at about 8 o'clock this morning
by jumping into a cistern at 2225 West
Sixth avenue. She was rescued by the
police and was resting easily this after
noon after her experience. Mrs. Finch
has been seriously i'll for some time
and her attempt today resulted from
nervous exhaustion, physicians say.
Shortly before s o'clock this morn
ing Mrs. Finch asked her sister to go
walking. Going north on Brooks ave-
nue. they reached Sixth avenue and
turned west. When in front of the
home of Mrs. H. L. Shipman, 2225
West Sixth avenue, Mrs. Finch stated
that she desired a drink. Walking to
the rear of the Shipman home the two
women stopped at the cistern pump.
Mrs. Finch's sister knocked on the
door and Mrs. Shipman answered
While the two women were talking
Mrs. Finch rushed to the pump,
reached down and tore the trap door
from the cistern. Throwing the boards
to one side she made a leap for the
opening. The two women. reached
her in time to grab her coat. Strug-
Cling with Mrs. Finch they held her
on from the brink of the opening un-
til her coat slipped from her body.
She fell into the water ten feet below.
Held Up by Rope.
Mrs. Shipman telephon9d to the
police, the fire department and the
coroner. Mrs. Finch's sister called a
man passing by in wagon. The man
had a rope in the wagon and placing
a ladder into the cistern he rescended
with the rope and tied 1t around the
woman's body. Holding her in this
manner he kept her head out Of the
water until the police arrived.
Officer Parnell, of the police force,
jumped into the cistern and held the
woman until she could be taken up
the ladder to safety. She was removed
to her home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-14
FIGHT THE DISEASE
Wide Investigation of Epidemic
Here Under Way Today.
Sickness Continues to Spread
No Deaths Reported.

An extensive investigation to deter
mine the conditions responsible for the
epidemic of winter cholera" that has
Topeka in its grip was instituted
by the state board of health this morn
ing, DR.. S. J. Crumbine, secretary, an
nounced today. Specialists have been
called in from Kansas University to
help the state and city authorities in
conducting the investigation, which
will be general and intensive. Prof.
N. P. Sherwood, K. Z. bacteriologist,
arrived today 20 cooperate with
DR.. S. E. Greenfield, bacteriologist. of
the state board of health, and DR..
Earle G. Brown, city health officer, in
examining the persons afflicted with
the disease, and the city water supply
and food commodities that might be
responsible for the spread of the di-
sease.
Prof. C. A. Haskins, chief engineer
Of the state board Of health. also was
expected in Topeka this morning, and
he and Doctor Crumbine will make
thoro examination of the wells at the
city water plant to see if any source
of contamination there has been over
looked.
Slight Water Contamination!
Miss Annetta Nicoll, city bacteri-
ologist, announced today that a slight
animation had been discovered in
two of the ten tubes of city water that
are being tested by her department
The contamination, which indicates
sewage seepage, is very small, how
ever, Miss Nicoll declared, and not
sufficient to cause an epidemic. DIR.
Edith Twiss, Washburn college bacter-
iologist. who is making tests in con-
nection with the winter cholera"
spread, reported that she had made
no discoveries of importance yet.
Meanwhile the disease, which the
doctors are as yet unable to name ex-
cept by the hazy title, winter chol-
era" continues to spread, but has not
reached serious proportions There
have been no deaths reported, accord
ing to the authorities.
Outbreak in Lawrence.
Doctor Sherwood said a similar out
break occurred in Lawrence this week,
only in a much milder form. Ten
cases were reported at a fraternity
house. He was not ready today to
advance any theory even on what
might be responsible for epidemic
here. When asked if he thought the
disease communicable, he also replied
that he had not been able to make a
sufficient investigation yet to say
whether It was. He gave it as his
opinion that it would require some
time to trace the cause, and that it
might never be determined. Doctor
Sherwood was to go out with Miss
Nicoll this afternoon to make an ex-
animation of persons afflicted with the
disease. He will take. the specimens
he obtains back to Lawrence with him
for test in the university laboratories
One leading medical officer express
! ed it as his opinion today that one of
two things were responsible for the
epidemic. One, he thought, was the
| influenza germ, the other the typhoid
germ. If it were the latter, the city
water would be the most likely cause
| of the sickness, but the water so far
| has tested nearly free from contami-
1fsor An, nod a., nc rz<, al
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-14
NAME E. F. STRAIN
Rock Island Agent Elected President
Chamber of Commerce.

The directors of the Chamber of
Commerce today elected Elmer F.
Strain, division freight agent of the
Rock Island railway, as president.
Strain has announced. that he did not
have the time, altho he had not, up
While there can be no doubt
a resignation.
Whe1e there can be no doubt
that Topeka needs the service of its
big, successful men, almost every di-
rector announced before the ballot
that he was not in a position TO as
sumo the burden, and indicated an
overwhelming desire to dodge the
issue.
Strains election made a vacancy in
the office of second vice president
Ballots taken elected F. o. Morns. Of
North Topeka, as second vice presi-
dent. AS Mr.. Morns was not present
to resign, If he should do SO. the Of
flee is assured for at least twenty-four
hours
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-14
RAISE TO CLERKS
Hines Grants Increases for
Overtime Work.
Means Additional Pay to 1000
in Topeka.

washington, Jan. 14.-Director Cen
eral Hines has signed a national agree
ment covering rules and working con-
ditions with the brotherhood of rail-
way and steamship clerks, freight
handlers and express and station en-
ployes. The agreement. is was an
nounced today, is retroactive to Janu-
ary L. and will continue in force dur
ing the period of federal control.
The agreement provides for time
and half for overtime after eight
hours, applying to all employees except
light or intermittent, and for one days
rest each week except where opera
tion of the individual railroads would
be affected.
~ Brotherhood officials requested a
national agreement last summer and
alton since that time, first by the re-
gional directors and later by the board
of railroad wages and working condi-
tions.
The agreement signed by Hines af-
fects about 1000 railway workers in
Topeka, NJ. A. Moore. head of the
Railway Clerks union here, said this
afternoon. OF that number about
1900 are clerks.
Prior to the new arrangement the
clerks received straight overtime for
the ninth and tenth hour, and time
and a half overtime for all in addi-
ton to ten hours work and for night
work where the employe was called
back after supper, Moore said.
A petition from the clerks for a
wage increase was apparently not
acted upon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-14

The convention will convene formal
ly tonight, when the farmers will be
welcomed to the city by Clyde NJ. Reed
on behalf of the governor and by
Mayor Herbert ]. Corwine. DR.. Frank
L. 'Loxeland, president of the 100 Per
Cent Americanism club. will give the
principal address of the evening on
"Perils Facing Democracy"
The convention will continue thru
Thursday and Friday. terminating
with get acquainted" dinner at the
Chamber of Commerce Friday night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-14

At o'clock this afternoon the tenn
perature reached 81 degrees. Outside
of one other day December 80, the
temperature has not risen so. high for
an unusually long period at this season
of the year.
Fine weather, plenty of sunshine,
moderate temperatures, not a chance
for rain or snow. are among the fea-
lures promised by S. D. Flora, state
meteorologist. in his forecast for the
next Sc hours. A temperature of so
degrees was predicted for this after
noon and also for tomorrow after
noon. The temperature here was 40
degrees at 10 o'clock this morning.
There has been no rain or snow in
the states north and west Of Kansas in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-14
PUT BAN ON DEMPSEY
New Jersey Commission Disguised
With Champs War Record.

Trenton, n. J., Jan. 14.-Jack
Dempsey will not be permitted to fight
Georges Carpenter or engage in any
other exhibition in New Jersey, ac-
cording to statement issued by John
S. Smith. president of the New Jersey
boxing commission. The action was
taken because of the war record of
Dempsey. who was referred to as "a
labor scout for shipyard."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-14
ARMOURS ARE CITED
Federal Trade Commission Charges
Unfair Methods in Competition.

Washington, Jan. 14.-Despite set
tlement by the department of justice
of pending antitrust proceedings. the
federal trade commission today cited
Armour & Company in a formal com
plant alleging unfair methods of COM
petition in violation of the federal
trade commission act and the acquisi-
ton of control of competing concerns
in violation of the Clayton act
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-14

Topeka became the mecca of kan
sas agriculturists today. Farmers and
stockmen from all parts of the seate
were pouring into the city for the an
nual Kansas agricultural convention
which opens at 4 o'clock tl-is after
noon meeting will be purely a business
session, following registration of dele
gates at the office of the state board
of agriculture.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-14
FARMERS IN CITY
State Agricultural Convention
Begins at 4 O'Clock Today.
Reed and Loveland First Speak
ers on 3-Day Program.
TODAY.
Afternoon Session. O'Clock.

Afternoon Session. O'Clock.
Roll call.
Appointment of committees.
Reading of minutes of preceding meeting.
Report of committee on credentials.
(All sessions of the meeting are open to
the public, and each and every person at
tending is invited and urged to ask ques-
tions and participate in the discussions fol-
lowing addresses and papers.)
Evening Session.: 80 O'Clock.
Invocation 49,. Rev Charles F. Mathews
Music .......... Gertrude Burning, Topeka
Address of welcome ....... Clyde NJ. Reed
On behalf of the Governor
Music .................. Gertrude Running
Address of welcome. Mayor H. J. Corwine
Response .......... Pres. H S. Thompson
Music .................. Gertrude Bunning
Perils Facing Democracy .........
................ DIR. Frank L. Loveland
Lecturer and divine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-14
seven Killed in Belgian storm.

Brussels. Jan. 14.-Seven persons
are reported dead and many injured
as a result of the storm which fas
been prevailing over Belgium for tn"
last AS hours. Numerous factories
have been obliged to close and much
damage has been done by high water.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-14
FIND DECAPITATED GIRL
Police Are Searching for Murderer of
Louisville, KY, Woman.

Louisville. Ky. Jan. 14.-Louisville
police and detective departments today
confidently expected that before many
hours they would apprehend the
murderer OF Miss Rebecca Loveal1.
partial deaf mute. whose body was
found in a local park yesterday with
her head nearly severed from the
neck.
The police announced that they were
seeking the girls alleged sweetheart.
also deaf mute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-14
ARE $50 WAR CRIMINALS.
France Alone Prefers Charges Agains
$50 Gernans-Lists Being Printed.

$50 Gcrmans-Lists Being Printed.
Paris, Jan. 1.-THE list of German
war guilty, whose surrender will be
demanded by the allies, has been COM
pleted, newspa pers here said today.
The total accused Germans is $50,
according to the newspapers. OF these
33o are demanded by France. The
list now is being printed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-14
SINGLE COLUMN PAPER
Antwerp Publishers Join When Print
ers Go on Strike.

Brussels. Jan. 14-Antwerp news
papers have decided to publish a single
column paper to be called La Presse
d'Anvers, the first number of which
will appear tomorrow, as a result oi
the strike of typesetters-
Postmen with few exceptions are on
strike thruout Belgium.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-14
FINE WEATHER STAYS
Temperature of Fifty and Sunshine,
FIora's Optimistic DEMONSTRATION.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS:
Fair tonight and Thursday.

TODAY's TEMPERATURES.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-14

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Fair tonight and Thursday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-14

CONTINUED on Page Two.l
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-04
BIZ CONDO

sermon. Only two were IN She CON
grsgation when he next preached.
lie determined not 20 fail q third
tins or 10 grow discouraged. A year
later. he was England's greatest
public orator.
Claude Ceiee. generally called
Claude Lorraine from the country Of
his birth. said he was determined 10
win. Ito started life an a pastry
cook A dinry. dustcov~r-d land.
soapc painting by Godfrey wasx.
noted Flemish artist. hanging In the
hakeshop fired his enthusiasm. He
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without teacher. schooling or ordi
nary opportunities who finally won
the admiration OF mankind By hl
homcly. practical wisdom whlls
president OF tho United States dur
Ing the Civil War. He emancipatet
four million slaves
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Impossible II q word 10 b found
only In the dictionary Of fools-s
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lieutenant 90 Alexander, after faiiins
10 take . rook-crcssed fortress. -Bc
gomez Numbered the great Mace
donan: there Ia nothing impossible
10 him who viii try Two hours
later Alexander swept the foe from
the stronghold and took 5000 prison
ers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-04
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