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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-30
TO PLACE POSTERS IN CITY
Boy Scouts VIII Aid in Salvation Army
Campaign Here.

The Salvatio Army home service
fund campaign in Shawnee county.
beginning October II, will be put over
with a rush and a bang, according to
the plans laid out at a meeting of the
executive committee of the campaign
at the Chamber of Commerce today
noon. Teams OF business men will
cover the business section and are ex-
pected to complete their canvass in
less than three days In the residence
districts teams in charge of Mrs Fred
Farnsworth will comb the precincts
in whirlwind fashion. In the country
school districts hundreds of canvass
ers led by Glenn Bybee. are expected
to bring in heavy contributions. Z. A.
Fairbank is in charge of the campaign
in the business section of Topeka
Another meeting of the executive
committee will be held at the Cham
ber of Commerce Monday noon. ac-
cording to r. c. Ellis. campaign man
will be worked out. Later in the week
the chairmen of the country school
districts will meet at a noon luncheon
Mt the Chamber Of Commerce Mon
day. October II. the men and women
will join in big pep meeting at the
Cha of Commerce.
Next week the Boy Scouts will be
asked to blaze the city of Topeka
with posters calling attention to the
campaign Speakers Will appear in
the theaters and other places of
. amusement calling attention to the
drive. telling of the work the Saliva
tion Army does for humanity thru it's
many institutions. and asking the full
pursed support of every citizen in sub
scribing the $4,000 quota asked of
! Shawnee county.
On the result of the campaign
hinges the whole work Of the Saliva
! tion Army The money raised in this
campaign viii be used in two ways. A
total of $4,000 will be used to pay off
4 mort age against the memorial
building given TO the Salvation Army
here last year. The other $4,000 will
! finance the relief and institutional
/ work of the ARMY for the coming year
and will insure the citizens Of Shaw
nee county gainst any dsmiuution of
relief and institutional work carried
/ out or made possible thru the local
! corps.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-30
POLES Want wilma
Lithuanian Capital Is Doomed
to Fall Soon.
Former Red Headquarters
Taken by Advancing Army.

Warsaw. Sept. 30.-Further progress
by Polish forces in the Galician dis
trict was reported in the war office
cemmuniQue today.
A drive north of the River Pripet
in this region was said to have re-
suited in gains of fifty miles
Polish forces captured Ida, an i'm
portant town 45 miles south of Wilma,
and Pinsk. a fortified city 30 miles
east Of Brest-Litovsk, on Tuesday. ac-
here.
The Polish advance toward the
northeast is continuing, and the fall
of wilma. the Lithuanian capital, is
expected within a few days.
Kamenetz-Podolsk, a city on the
Ukraine. has been recovered by Ukrain-
ian troops from the Bolsheviki, it is
reported.
Red Headquarters Taken.
It was at Ida. now again in Polish
hands that Leon Trotzky. the soviet
minister of war, was recently reported
70 have established the heaquarters OF
new Boishevild army of ninety thou
sand men, designed for use in a fall
offensive against the Poles. The re-
ports from the front show that the
Polish -Ukrainian forces are advancing
along the entire line.
In the center the Poles have reached
Sl0n1m ana crossed the River Snc nara
destroying the TYenty-first Bolsheviki
division and capturing nine guns. In
Polesia the Poles smashed the Fourth
, Bolshevik army, the report states,
taking 5000 prisoners, including all
staff officers with the exception of the
commander in chief, and wrestling
Pinsk from the soviet forces.
Between Pinsk and Grodno. Polish
troops have occupied the railway juno
ton of Sarny.
Poles Want wilma.
Riga, Sept. 30.-Polish delegates to
the peace conference in session here
are today at work on their reply to the
terms of Russian soviet, presented
some days ago. 1t is expected this
reply will be submitted to the confer
ence at tomorrow's secret session.
Rapid advances along the eastern
front by the Polish armies may. how
ever. result in a delay of the proceed
| ings as the Poles seem to consider the
line of demarcation between Poland,
White Russia and Ukraine as OF prime
| Importance. Polish forces are report
ed nearing Wilma, the control of which
is desired by Poland before the pursuit
of the retreating Bolsheviki is halted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-30
LESION PAPER IN Topeka
Capitol Post No. / to Get Out Monthly
Publication.

Capitol Post No. l, of the American
Legion, today was granted permission
by the Topeka Merchants association
to solicit advertising among the mem
bers of the Merchants association to
help defray expenses of getting out
monthly American Legion publication
in Topeka. to be known as the Capitol
Legionnaire.
The following conditions are stip-
ulated by the merchants organiza-
tion:
First. No member Of the Merchants as
sociation Will take more than a quarter
page ad at the rate of $50 per month.
Second, The advertising committee Of the
Capitol Legionnaire will not solicit more
than 500 worth of advertising in any one
month from the membership of the Mer-
chants association. This agreement to
cover a three months trial period, at the
end of which period, this matter will be
brought up again and new agreement
made with us.
Third. The advertising committee Of the
Capitol LegiOnnaire has the liberty to So
licit any advertising they choose from
merchants who are not members of the
Merchants association.
The officers of the American L gion
feel the necessity for putting out a mSnth-
ly magazine to increase interest in the
American Legion, not only among their
present members. but want to this
ing the membership Of the American Le-
gion," said Charles l. Mitchell. chairman
of the advertising committee of the asso-
citation.
has not the interest Of the American Le-
gion at heart and your committee has
therefore made It's cOnceSsion-to let the
American Legion boys try it out. and II
arrange plans for financing It on a larger
scale"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-30
TO GUST MAYOR.
J. A. McDermOtt Wants Coffey.
vile Mayor Put Out.
Charged With Failure to En-
force Kansas Laws.

Recommendation that Mayor Henry
H. Deichler of Coffeyville should be
ousted from office was filed today in
the supreme court by ]. A. McDer-
mott, who was appointed by the court
as referee in the custer suit against
the mayor originally filed by Attorney
General r. J. Hopkins. The supreme
court is expected to take final action
on the findings filed today within a
few days.
The conclusion of the referee was
that Mayor Deichler "Wilfully and
negligently failed to enforce the laws
of Kansas and the city ordinances of
Coffeyville relative to the suppression
of the sale and possession Of intoxicat-
ing liquors and of gambling in said
city and said defendant should be
'ousted from office"
The custer suit was filed last March
% and the final arguments were heard
before Referee McDermott at Win
field, September 3.
knowledge OF Liquor Sales.
The evidence taken by the referee
relates that Mayor Deichler had
knowledge of liquor sales at Hicks
Place, 10 East Eighth street; the
Metropolitan hotel. Fitz's gambling
lishment at 1911 Mulberry street, but
failed to use reasonable efforts to sup
press such places and permitted them
to operate openly and notoriously."
The custer suit was brought by At
torney General Hopkins following
raids conducted by his office in Cot
feyTilIe il September, 1919.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-30
WOMEN REPUBLICANS TO MEET
Shawnee County Committee Arranges
for Conference Wednesday.

In preparation for the women's Re
publican meeting Wednesday when
Mrs Manley Fosseen ef the national
Republican committee, will be pres
ent, the Republican women's advisory
council met at a noon luncheon at Nhe
Y. w. c. A. Twenty-four members
compose the council with Mrs. Festus
Foster as chairman. Mrs. Foster is
also vice chairman of the Shawnee
country central committed
In my work with women all over
the country I find them strongly in
favor of Governor Allen and the in
dustrial court law Mrs Foster said,
in addressing the council
The county organization is nearly
complete as far as women are con-
cerned" she said. I'VE expect to
have a 100 per cent organization by
October /" The organization will in
clude a woman chairman for every
precinct in the county
Sixty women have promised to
work with the motor corps committee,
Mrs. c. W. Kouns, motor corps chair
man. reported.
Mrs. Charles Curtis, Mrs. Arthur
Capper, Mrs. Henry J. Allen, Mrs. w.
A. McCarter. Mrs. S. S. BegEs, and
Mrs. w A. Johnston were made hon
orary members of the council
A mass meeting of women will be
held at the state house following the
luncheon at Pel1etier's in honor Of
Mrs. Fosseen on wednesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-30
Deny BAKER SPLIT
Attorney General Answers
American InS. Union Charge.
State Official Did Not Agree on
Fee, 1t Is Declared.

Attorney General r. ]. Hopkins to-
day filed an answer in the United
States district court at Kansas City.
kGn.. to the injunction suit brought by
the American Insurance Union of Co
lumbus, o., seeking to restrain the
state insurance department from re-
voking its authority to do business in
Kansas because of alleged fraud in
negotiation of a merger between the
Ohio company and the Sons and
Daughters of Justice. a, Kansas fra
ternal order now in reeeivership.
Denial is made in the answer that
William r. Baker, assistant state
superintendent of insurance. ever had
an agreement with Louis r. Gates. a
lawyer of Kansas City. Mo. whereby
a four thousand dollar fee was to be
divided between them upon the
American Insurance Union obtaining
favorable opinion from the insurance
department in hearing on the citation.
Gates never at any time discussed
this matter nor any other official
business with the defendant Baker"
the answer states, and denies any con-
sptracy between Gates and Baker.
Affidavits Charge Bribery.
Hopkins also denied the jurisdic-
ton of the United States district
court
The answer states that Assistant Su-
perintendent Baker in issuing the ci-
ldllOn dCleu upon dONlce OF the atlOT-
ney generals office after affidavits
had been obtained from officers of the
Sons and Daughters of Justice that
they had been offered bribes by the
American Insurance Union to vote for
merger of the two orders.
One affidavit, according to the an
swer. was by f. o. Martin. national
vice president of the Sons and Daugh-
tiers of Justice. alleging he had been
offered $500 by H. c. Springston. ma
tional auditor of the American Insur-
ance Union, to use his influence in the
national council of the Kansas COM
pany.
The other affidavit was by Walen F.
Shaw. national secretary. alleging he
had been offered $4,000 by a special
representative of the Ohio company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-30
ORDER RAIL WAY REPORTS
Industrial Court to Require Monthly
Statements of Kansas Roads.

The Kansas court of Industrial rela-
tions today issued an order requiring
all common carriers engaged in intra-
state transportation in Kansas to make
monthly reports to the court of their
revenues, expenses and investment
both for their entire lines and for the
portions operated within the state.
The order is retroactive TO March 1.
1920, when the railroads were turned
back to private hands from the rail-
road administration. The purpose of
the requirement. according to the ac-
counting division os the court. Is TO
provide prompt data for use in decid-
ing rate cases. Heretofore the infor-
nation has been available only thru
the yearly statements of the carriers.
A uniform blank for filing the re-
port was prescribed by the court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-30
TUBERCULOSIS IS CHECKED.
Good Results are Reported by Health
Commissioner.

The city's effort to check the spread
of tuberculosis is showing interesting
results, according to statistics in the
office of Robert D. McGiffert, COM
missioner of health. At the tubercu-
losis clinics held every Friday after
noon in the health department a total
of 1O9 persons have been examined
for tuberculosis this year. twenty
three more than the total Of the en-
tire year of 1919.
Thirty-four persons died in 1919
from tuberculosis and twenty four
persons have died from the disease in
the nine months OF 1920. No deaths
from tuberculosis were reported last
week. OF twelve persons exa mined
within the last two weeks. only one
positive case was found. Doctor Mil
ler and Doctor Loveland examine the
patients every Friday afternoon at 8
O'Clock in the health department s
clinic room.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-30

Chicago. Sept 3o.-The Cook coun-
ty grand jury will continue its inveS-
tigation into crooked baseball. Chief
Justice Mcdonald OF criminal court
announced today.
He said he would appoint the grand
jury as a special investigating body
Monday after it's term expires. and
instruct the members TO continue the
probe.
McDonald's statement followed a
published report that States Attorney
Maclay Hoyne had ordered the jury
to discontinue its work because of no
legal basis for the proposed indict-
ments. already voted against eight
members of the White Sox team ana
two gamblers.
Grand No Immunity.
Mcdonald said there has been no
consideration of appointing a special
prosecutor because OF Hoyne's alleged
attitude.
with the state attorneys office so far
and see no reason to hire a special
prosecutor" said Mcdonald.
Mcdonald said If any more players
had confessions to make they would
be received but that no immunity
would be granted.
Immunity has not been granted to
those who have confessed. but IL those
who confess help to clean up baseball.
it might be remembered later on" he
said.
n. H. Brigham, foreman of the Cook
county grand jury, conducting the
probe, said here today: "Notwith-
standing Mr. Hoynes statement this
investigation into crooked baseball will
be continued by this grand jury.
Hitherto we have had the CO.
operation OF the states attorneys
office, but if 1t is denied now. we will
continue the investigation without"
Indictments voted against seven Chi
cago White Sox ball players. an ex-
Sox first baseman. and two eastern
gamblers. for alleged fixing of the
1919 world series at Cincinnati. now
are termed doubtful and have been
ordered held up by States Attorney
Maclay Hoyne. now in New York.
The indictments. according to what
Hoyne is purporte to have told
George Kenney his secretary. over
long distance from New York last
0rontinned m Page Two.I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-30
PROBE FEDERAL AID BUREAUS
American Legion VIII Work for Legis-
Intion to Correct Program.

Cleveland, Sept. 3O.-Thoro investi-
cation to determine the blame for the
alleged failure of federal bureaus for
soldiers aid to function and immedi-
ate steps for remedial legislation is
the program of the American Legion,
according to a statement today by F.
W. Gailbraith. jr., Cincinnati, new ma
tfonal commander The convention
adjourned last night but the executive
committee and new officers were to
hold brief business sessions today.
Five vice commanders were elected
as follows: John G. Emery, Grand
Rapids; Thomas J. GoIdingay. Newark,
n J.: E. J. Winsett. Sabeville, Ala !;
c. C. Pendul. Kenosha, Wis; ]. G.
Schrougham, Reno, New.
The Rev John Inser. Montgomery,
Ala. was elected national chaplain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-30
FIREMEN ARE
OVERCOME BY
SULPHUR GAS
Two Million Dollar Property
Loss at Galveston.
Entire Water Front Threatened
by Spreading Flames.
BIG WHEAT CARGO LOST
Whole Section of Negro Homes
Is Wiped OUT.
Trains of Box Cars at Waters
Edge Are Destroyed.
Entire Water Front Threatened
by Spreading Flames.
BIG WHEAT CARGO LOST.
Whole Section of Negro Homes
Is Wiped Out.
Trains of Box Cars at Waters
Edge Are Destroyed.

Galveston, Tex, Sept. 3O.-Fire
starting in the plant of the Texas Gulf
sulphur company at 2 o'clock this
morning took a toll of s2.OOO,0 600
damage along the water front at the
foot of Thirty sixth street before con-
trolled, it was estimated shortly be-
fore noon today.
Eight firemen were overcome by
fumes from the sulphur company's
pier, at first reported to have been oc-
cupied by the Freeport company's
plants. This pier and plant was a
mass of ruins and still burning. The
cotton concentration plant containing
thousands of bales of cotton was also
destroyed.
Steamer Is Gutted.
Pier S5 was. a complete wreck, as
well as the sulphur plant and build
ings it included. The Italian steamer
Etna, loaded with 253, 900 bushels of
wheat, was practically gutted and still
burning It appeared she was a COM
plete loss. The Italian steamer Oc-
cana. was also partly burned.
The steamships Ancon, Gloria de
Larringa and Hornby Castle, the latter
two Britishers, were saved, but not
without rigging and top decks bsAAS
charred and badly damaged. FoS
time il appeared they would be lost.
A string OF box cars-estimatiOn Of
the number was possible-loaded
with grain were also burned. The
Shipslde Cotton compress was about
one-third destroyed.
The Anchor Milling company will
also be a total loss. it was declared.
Firemcn Are Gassed.
The firemen overcome were victims
of the dense clouds of smoke from the
sulphur plant which swept spectacu-
larry over the city. A strong wind
whipped the flames, sparks and smoke
over the city. making it appear for q
time that there was great danger OF
the entire part of the city becoming
ignited. The fire when brought under
control and an invoice of the damage
started was declared to be the most
disastrous blaze that has ever swept
the city.
The fire spread so quickly that fire
men and others aiding in efforts to
stop it were helpless. Streams OF
water are still playing on the ruins.
Fighting the flames aboard the ships
was difficult and spectacular. At one
time all efforts were turned on the
blazing Etna, from whose deck poured
great clouds of steam. The ship lay
alongside a pier OF cotton which soon
became blazing Goals At dawn the
whole city stood out in glaring relief.
In the eight blocks of shacks and
frame buildings occupied by negro
quarters to which the flames spread
early today, many CT the structures
were in ruins. The monetary loss
there, however, was small as COM
pared with the shipping and wharf
damage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-30

A heavy, Killing frost settled in To-
peka Wednesday night and the tenn
perature dropped down to "a degrees
one degree of the low record
for September. Topeka will get an
other frost tonight, but not as heavy.
perhaps. as Wednesday nights.
The frost killed all of the corn. eX-
cept that in the upland, and the big
gest part of the garden stuff. Had the
frost come two weeks ago. it would
have done serious damage to the corn,
but the crop l. safe now.
Friday will be warmer. according to
Flora, the temperature probably rising
to 65 in the afternoon.
Temperatures were below freezing
all over the state in the last twenty
four hours. except in the eastern and
southern counties. The low mark in
the state was "a at Hays City, which is
fTontfnnPl on Fagp TVxOJ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-30
Drank His Booze
From the Gutter
Negro Gets Fine

Danville, Va. Sept 3O.-Revenuo
agents poured out on the streets here
today two hundred gallons of NOON
shine whisky captured in a recent
raid.
As the heavy runlefs were slammed
against the pavement, a deep stream
of white lightning hugged the curbing
and made Tor the nearest drain.
spreading its rich aroma as It went.
Crowds that watched the "wrecking
crew" at work blocked traffic and
every time a runlet was broken =
grOan went up
John Lee Anderson. a negro. could
not resist the temptation He strad-
died the stream m, cupped his hands and
regardless of other foreign matter
drank deep and long He was taken
to the court house and fined.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-30
PAROLE HARD BOILED OFFICER
Convicted of Brutality to Prisoners
Served Small PoctIon of Sentence.

New York, Sept. 30-Frank H
(Hardboiled) Smith, former army
Lieutenant convicted by court martial
of brutal treatment to prisoners in
France, was paroled from Fort Jay on
March 20, after he had served less
than 91z months of his eighteen
months term.
This was made known today by the
military authorities at Governors Is
land after a search of the records at
Fort Jay had cleared up the mystery
surrounding what disposal had been
made of Smith.
1t was said at Governors Island that
the order for Smiths release had been
issued by the adjutant generals office
at Washington and had been approved
by the secretary of war. Military au-
thorities said they were uncertain as
to Smiths present whereabouts. but
believed he had returned to his home
in Ohm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-30
Based on MisinterpretatiOn of
Law, Says States Attorney.
WILL not STOP PROBE
Judge to Order Special Body to
Push Investigation.
Gamblers Made s25O,OO0

New York, Sept. 5O,-Ten
gamblers made at least $250.O0O as
result of bribing members Of the
Chicago American baseball team in
the 1919 world series. said a state
ment made here today by Abe At
tell, former featherweight cham
pion, whose name has been men
toned in connection with the Chi
caSo investigation.
There is master mind who
evolved and operated the entire
scheme" said Atten. "Of course,
he was assisted by several others.
His name and their names I know,
but 1 do not care to reveal them at
the present time. Later l shall give
names and particulars"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-30
NO HEAT FOR TWO WEEKS.
Topeka Edison Company Making RE-
pairs on Steam Lines.

Occupants of business establish
ments within two blocks bounded by
Kansas avenue and Quincy street be-
tween Sixth and Eighth avenues. are
warned to come to work well clad for
the next several weeks. For at least
two weeks there will be no heat n
the buildings in that location. Repairs
on the Topeka Edison company's un-
derground steam line will prevent heat
being turned on in the buildings for
two weeks at least, A II. Purdy of the
Edison company said today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-30
Babies Save Life
of Their Mother
Convicted of Murder she Was to Die
on ScaffOld-Scntence COMMITTED
to Life in Prison.

Ottawa. Sept 3O.-Nrs- Marie Anne
Houde Gagnon. mother of twins born
two months ago in prison, who was
sentenced to be executed tomorrow ct
Quebec after having been found guilty
OF murder, will serve a life sentence
in the penitentiary instead. as the re-
suit OF a decision by the cabinet coun-
ell made public today.
Testimony of physicians submitted
to the cabinet showed that the execu-
ton of Mrs. Gagnon would jeopardize
the life of her babies. Mrs Gagnon
was convicted of numbering her step
daughter under conditions of extreme
cruelty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-30
American Boys Will Hate
Crooks Who Haze Snairched
Their Most Cherished Sport

boyhood fell from his pedestal of
fame.
To my mind, this constitutes one of
the saddest features connected with
the baseball scandal. Even this, how
ever. will not rob the average boy of
his interest in and love for baseball.
Boys go in to win No suspicion of
crookedness ever enters their heads. 1t
is the hardest thing under the sun to
corrupt a boy so that he will lose a
race or throw a game.
thousands of youthful players on
the city lots and members of country
town teams from coast to coast will
see. in the baseball scandal only proof
of the things they have always be-
Heved.
That you can't play the game crook
ed and win.
That murder will out.
And that you can't mix in bad COM
pany and get away with it.