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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-04
NO ACTION BY CITY
Another Delay in Dealing With
Telephone Rate Hike.
To Hear From Attorney st
Later City Hall Meet.

Encouraged by the statement OF
Mayor Herbert j. Corwine that the
city would leave no stone unturned
to protect the rights of the citizens of
the city in the telephone rate CASE
the committee from the Square Circle
club. composed of II. II. Lewis. w. w.
Eden and +. L. Loveless, met with the
mayor and city commissioners Friday
afternoon at q o'clock.
At the close of the conference,
lewis said:
Our mission here, Mr. Mayor. was
to learn if the city of Topeka will do
anything toward fighting the increase
in rates granted the Southwestern
of industrial relations. Have we ac-
compiished our mission"
The city commission will meet soon
to endeavcr to ascertain what is adj
visable to do IN the Natter was the
reply of Mayor Corwine.
The mayor contended that the city's
desire was to go into the supreme
court to learn what powers a city had
relating to city franchises with public
utilities. He stated that rather than
take up a specific case or ask for a
rehearing of the telephone case. he
would rather go into the court to learn
the city's rights in a generahway over
franchises.
But. Mayor Corwine. the case could
not be take up in the supreme court
Oi SChtIdi pililSilicS- - specific Cdec.
such as this telephone rate case youid
have tc be used to get a hearing N
the supreme court" f. L. Loveless, at
torney, said.
No disposition TO use the telephone
rate case in determining the city's
franchise powers, in suit in supreme
court, was shown by the mayor.
1T was quite a coincidence that
while the mayor was discussing the
telephone rate case matter and dis
agreeing with us that ne was at the
same time gazing at the large office
picture ON his wall which plays up the
greatness of the Southwestern Bell
Telephone company" one of the MEM
bers said.
Our city attorney, Mr.. Branaman,
attended the hearings of the telephone
rate case and stayed with the case
until the finish" the mayor said at
the conclusion of the conference. He
is not present this afternoon and we
shall have to have a conference with
him and a later meeting of the COM
mission, before we can state definitely
that the city will do anything in the
matter"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-04
IN DRIVE FOR MEMBERS



At the next meeting of Topeka
Lodge No. IL. A. o. U. w, officers
for the coming year are to be elected.
The meeting is to be held on the night
of December 9.
At the last meeting, held December
2, the Grand lodge booster committee,
which is in charge of the campaign
Tor securing 1000 new members of the
lodge before the meeting of the state
grand lodge here in March, made a
satisfactory report of progress. Lunch
was served by the women of the
lodges entertainment committee fol-
lowing the business meeting.
The four Topeka lodges of the A. o.
q. w. of Kansas have inaugurated a
drive to secure a class of 1000 mem
bers to be initiated during the ses-
sion of the Grand lodge of the society,"
which will be held in Topeka the sec
ond week in March. Perry Daniels is
chairman of an executive committee
of twelve representing the local
lodges, Capitol No. 3, Topeka No. H.
North Topeka No. 20 and Upchurch
No. 244. which will have charge of the
drive. as well as of arrangements for
the session of the Grand lodge. The
committee will have the assistance of
Geo. A. Heron, deputy grand master.
At the session of the Grand Lodge
of the A o. U. w. of Kansas held ar
legal reserve plans of insurance were
adopted, ard all new business is being
written by the society on these plans.
which have proved to be very popular
More than 10000 members, carrying
insurance for over $17,000,00O, have
been issued certificates on the new
plans.
The A. o. U. w of Kansas. which
was organized in February, 1873, in
the past forty-one years has paid
death claims amounting to more than
$21,0O0,00 Both men and women
are admitted to membership and the
society provides whole family protec-
ton, as children may be insured in the
Juvenile Beneficiary department
which was organized about three years
ago. The total membership of the
society is approximately $4,000.
1t is expected there will be an at
tendance of 1000 or more at the ses-
sion of the Grand Lodge in Topeka
next March, at which time consider
able legislation of Importance will be
considered. DR. J. w. Graybill of
Newton, is the Grand Master Work
man of the society.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-04
THEY LACKED PEP


NContlnueu from iaRe One.l
and work until they got money enough
to come back on passenger liners.
The Olympic committee came
thru" then, and told the athletes to
come back on any boats they wished,
and paid their bills.
The accommodations on the trip COM
pared very favorably with those EN-
Joyed" by Kelsey on his first trip
across, as soldier going to war. he
said.
1T didn't buy US very much as far
as the army is concerned to go to
the games Kelsey said. I'VE have
received a few privileges in the way
of passes, and leaves, and a little less
work to do since we have come back
to the outfit. but that is about ALL"
The Eighth field is going to the
Hawaiian Islands when the Seventh
division goes to Camp Meade, Kelsey
says. He says the orders for the trans
fer of the unit to the islands have been
made definite, but the time has not
been announced.
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Local Mention
Dr. Lyngar. Dentist. 500 Kansas Ave.

Dr. Lyngar. Dentist. 500 Kansas Ave.
ADV.
Liberty Bonds - Kleinhans. 2761-J.
ADV.
List your property with the Shaw
nee Investment Company. Phone
5050.-Adv.
The Washburn preliminary contest
for choosing the mems debating team
resulted in the choice of twelve men,
Melvin Booth. William Semple, Reu-
ben Forney. Leo Becker. George Ash
ford, Eugene Roose, Burton Wasser
Howard Myers, Myrl Becker, Ralph
Burkholder and Henry Byler.
Raymond, Chiropodist. orpheum Bldg
ADV.
Safety razor blades sharpened better
than new. 25c-35c doz. Culver Hard
ware Co.--Adv.
Linn Smith, a law student at Wash
burn, will get some real practice next
Tuesday when the case of Legler Pax
ton. a freshman arrested for speeding.
is called in police court. Smith will
defend him.
First Congregational. IL a. M
Hear Professor Dean sing the spiritual
Interpretation of the Rosary.-Adv.
Get an Ansco Camera for Christmas
All sizes and prices. Wolcott's, S25
Kansas avenue.-Adv.
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GOOD MEETING AT OAK GRANGE
Rotarians Were Met With Crowded
House for Get-Acnuninted Session.

House for Get-Acquainted Session.
Standing room only was the greet
ing that met Topeka Rotarians when
they appeared for the second neigh
borly-meet" of the season at Oak
Grange last night.
Four Topekans spoke to the farm
ers and four farmers returned the
compliment. Rotarian songs were
sung by the crowd under the leader
ship of Nelson Benning and it was a
late hour before the motor parties re-
turned to the city.
Cecil Howes, secretary of the Rotary
club. presided
tightening talk on health" He
brought out the value of the so-called
health propaganda" in the country
these days and proved that the plan
is only to help those who will help
themselves. He produced figures to
show that where formerly only four
persons were i'll to one who died, to-
day the ratio is six to one. Better
care by the doctor and better atten-
ton to instruction by the patient was
given as paramount reason.
Leroy Powell spoke of the mail or
der business. and pointed out that the
farmers should take a better advan-
said the farmers did most of their mail
order business thru buying instead of
selling.
George Bowman of the Seymour
Packing company brought out the
fact that Topeka has the most diver
sified market of any city its size in the
United States. He stated also that his
firm was buying live poultry at %
cents a pound in Topekaswhen it could
be purchased by the carload in Illi-
nois at Is cents a pound. He said To-
peka manufacturers were paying more
for the raw material than could be
procured at any other point.
Herbert West of the Farmers Ma
tional bank assured the farmer that
with his grain and stock he could get
better credit at the bank than the city
man with city property many times
the value of the farmers product
The four speeches by the Topekans
were well adapted to the needs and
problems of the farmers and were well
delivered and accepted.
On behalf of the grange speeches
were made by r. c. Obrecht, Emmett
Wood. r. C. Wilcox and Will Engler.
They opened the eyes of the Rotarians
with information on their many
problems on the farm.
1T was a splendid meeting and was
beneficial to ALL" Secretary Howes re-
pnrted tOdaN-
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COW HORNS IN COURT HERE.
Unusual Evidence in -Buch-
anan Case Today.

A pair of cows horns were intro
duced in evidence in the court of To-
peka thi smorning in the case in which
A. Samuels, local clothier, is trying
to get possession of a COW in possess
sion of John Buchanan. a farmer liv-
ing south of Topeka. Buchanan kept
his cows in Samuels pasture and when
he took them home, took one too
many, the clothier claims.
The horns were introduced to show
the age of the COW and establish her
identity. Both men claim to have
raised this COW from a calf. The horns
had been partially gnawed by dogs.
The trial is now in its third day, and
still it appears far from being settled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-04
DINNER STORIES

Blank had had day off and when
he returned to the office the follow
ing morning his pals wanted to know
why he looked so disgruntled.
J.. Everything went wrong" Blank
grumbled.
How was that?" one asked.
Ever go fishing with a grip
"Once."
did she protest against hurting the
fish ?"
mo. She said she was sure they
were perfectly happy. because they
were all wagging their tails
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-04
Nj. p. CHANGES SCHEDULE.
Mixed Train Will Leave Topeka a
1880 A. NJ. Instead of A. NJ

Beginning Monday. the schedule of
the Missouri Pacific will be slightly
changed. The mixed train which nc w
leaves Topeka for the south at 8
o'clock in the morning will leave at
1880 o'clock instead. 1t will arrive at
5 o'clock in the afternoon as at
present
1t is believed, tho official confirma-
ton cannot be secured. that the change
in schedule foreshadoYs the addition
of a straight passenger train from To-
peka over the Missouri Pacific.
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CONCERT SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
Central Congregational Church Choir
Will Have Charge of Music.

There will be a concert in the city
auditorium Sunday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock. Dean H. V. Stearns will give
an organ recital
Three anthems will be given by the
Central Congregational church quartet
composed of Mrs. George H. Allen,
Miss Ramah Brownlee. Dean Van Ness
and Walter Zimmerman.
This concert is the first of a series
to be given by different musical or
CARNATIONS of the city during the
winter
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SHRINERS. ATTENTION

All Mobiles, members of Abdallah
Temple are urged to attend special
meeting of Topeka Abdallah Shrine
club in Masonic Temple. Saturday, De-
cember A, s D. m. Final arrangements
for attending Shrine annual election,
December z.
o. X. SWAYZE. President
JAMES B. DONCYSON. Secretary.
ADV
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tory won by the Shawnee County
Medical society and the Rotary club.
A A. Rodgers, chairman of the
board of county com missioners, today
expressed the belief that the new
building can be erected for $4,000.
The opinion is expressed that they will
be extremely fortunate to get out at
this figure. In the meantime they are
waiting patiently for the legislature to
meet here next month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-04
Lords Flowers satisfy. Tel. s27.-
Adv.
Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for their kindness and sym
pathy. and for the beautiful floral
offerings given US, during the illness
and death of our mother and grand
mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. d. Stevenson,
Ray D. Stevenson,
Earl W. Stevenson,
Ralph Z. Stevenson.
Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-04

The L. A. H club met Friday afternoon
at the home of Mrs j. f. Burgett on Free
man avenue. The guests present were !.
Mrs. w. L. Jury. Mrs W II. WATSON
Mrs. II. K. Teel and daughter, Nora Mae.
Mrs. Geo Herschell, Mrs. ]. J. Farquer
Mrs. VIM Glenn and daughter. Wilma.
Mrs Jesse Smeiser. Mrs. 5. Cremer, Mrs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-04
Church Notices

(These notices must be in the State
Journal office by O'Clock on Friday
afternoon. Unless otherwise noted In
this column services will be held at IL
o'clock in the morning and 1880 O'Clock
In the evening.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-04
North Topeka News

Items for this column may be left at
Petro's drug store. or telephone Eleanor
KimbalI. 1891 after o'clock. Other
hours. $3.50.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

The funeral of Cornelia Decker. age 45.
who died Tuesday at a local hospital. will
from Bethel church. Burial in Bethel ceme-
terry.
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). r. Dexter, undertaken. Lady as
sistant. S23 Kansas ave.-Adv.
Among the Churches.

There will be no service Sunday at the
Church of the Good Shepherd, Episcopal.
The North Topeka Baptist church. the
Rev. o. l.. Weir, pastor. Morning service
at IL o'elock. Sermon by DR.. Thomas Young
Of Philadelphia. Evening service at 30
Sermon by DIR. Raymond N West. Sunday
school at 8 30. Junior meeting at o'clock.
intermediate and Senior meeting at $50.
Owing to the Christian Workers Institute
which will be in session in the city next
week, the prayer meeting for Thursday
evening will be omitted
The Second Presbyterian church, the Rev.
service, IL O'Clock. Subject of sermon,
The Great Commission" Evening service
at 80. Sunday school at . 30. Christian
Fndeavor, 3 and &c 80. Prayer meeting
son, Eighth chapter of the Gospel of st.
John. Special music by the choir at both
Sunday services
The Kansas avenue Methodist church. the
ice at IL o'clock. Subject, THE Stranger
and the Sick Junior church at IL.
There will be no evening services. the Ep-
worth League members meeting with the
members of Trinity church society. ana
the church members uniting with Trinity
members at the evening services for the
dedication service. Church Night school
Will meet Thursday evening the classes
beginning at @: 80 and continuing until
0 30
North Side Christian church. corner
Grant street and Central avenue l. A.
Wilson, minister. Bible school, at 0 40
This will be Cradle Roll day with special
Cradle Roll service at 10 80 Sermon at
Saved?' Christian Endeayor at G.30 and
reaching at Z 30 Subject Of sermon.
'.Cali of the Master" On next Thursday
evening arrangements will be made for or
Berniee Seay viii sing at the Sunday eve
ming service
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MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage licenses were issued in the pro-
bate court today to the following:
Silas f. Riddle. Topeka. %
Edith NJ. Blossa, Topeka. ..-............ %
Hobart C. Latham, Kansas City. 81
Zelma Hite Trowbridge, Topeka. -
Charles L. Baker, Tulsa ............... %
Jessie /. McCarter, Topeka. ............. %
John e Sayler. Topeka 26
Inez Elizabeth Hesse McLouth. .... &c
Diamond Engagement Rings, $50 to
$500. Easy terms. Harris-Goard Co.
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Gift Suggestion to Hubby.
If you would learn little of your neigh
bors every day
What all the women talk about and most
of what they say;
Or if you'd know what wiley thinks, at
times, when left alone
Just buy the little chap at home tin-toy
telephone.
Walt Drummond.
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CHARLES BASTIASON, aged co years,
died at a local hospital Friday morning.
Funeral services were held at O'Clock
this afternoon from the Conwell Funeral
Home. The body vii. be taken TO Newton,
Kan, for burial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-04

Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
Orange Of prices on grain futures on
the Chicago Board of Trade as reported
by The Empire Commission Co.. 301 New
England Bldg)
Chicago, Dec. 4.
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MRS. MAUDE FRANCES SPANGLER.
aged SO years, died at her home, 413 West
Gordon street. Thursday afternoon. The
funeral was held at the North Topeka Bap-
fist church at O'Clock this afternoon.
Burial was in Rochester cemetery. Mrs.
Spangler is survived by her husband and
two daughters, June and Virginia.
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Kansas City, Dec. 4.
Close

FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co., sol
New England Bldg.)
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Kansas City Grain Market.
orange of prices on grain futures on
the Kansas City Board of Trade, as reported
by B. C. Christopher & Co., 500 New Eng
land Bldg.
Evening star., 1920-07-04
POLES DESIRE ALLIANCE
WITH FRANCE AND ITALY
Important Question New Foreign
Minister Is Expected to
t, Consider.
! Cable to The Star and Chicagt
Daily News. Copyright. 1920.

WARSAW. July 3-One of the first
questions Prince Sapieha. the new
foreign minister. is expected to con-
slider 10 a Polish-French-I Italian de-
fensive alliance. This is now one of
the chief topics of discussion in the
public life of Warsaw.
The prolonged presence of numer-
Gus Italian commissioners. who orig
fnally came here to negotiate the sale
Of Italian war material to the Polish
army. first gave rise to reports of an
alliance. Most of the Italian commits
sioners are dapper and snappy young
omcers, and they are enjoying a pop
ularity equaled only by that of the
French and exceeding that of the
Americans and British.
The fact that France had taken
Poland under her wing was demon
strated long ago when the first ship
ment OF French war material arrived
here just in time for the recent Polish
land and the other two countries are
said to have been going on for some
time, but were interrupted by the
cabinet crisis. They will be resumed
as soon as Prince Sapieha returns
from London, where he has been act
ing as Polish minister.
Thus far no representative here of
any of these countries has been will
, ing to deny or confirm these reports.
However, the Journal de Pologne, a
French paper published in Warsaw.
to be well informed on matters bear
ing on Franco Polish relations. has
all but announced the success of the
negotiations. Poland is only too eager
to have France and Italy as her al
lies, especially in these critical times.
Evening star., 1920-07-04
ALLIES ALARMED
I. over bOLSHEV|KS'
i DRIVE ON POLES
MarshaIs Foch and Wilson
Consuited-Reds' Capture
of Lemberg Reported.
Nv the Associate Press.

Nv the ASsocf1 fed Press
BRUSSELS, July 5.-The allied con-
ference in session here, which has
received alarming news regarding the
progress Of the Russian bolsheviki
in their offensive against Poland. will
consider the military situation of the
new republic, it was learned here to-
day.
maAder-in-chieE and Field Marshal
Wilson, head Of the British general
staff have been consulted by the con-
fere&s on this subject
D03shevfks Take LemberE.
LONDON. July 3.-The bolsheviki
have captured Lemberg. Ukraine. ac-
eording to news from Poland, sent by
the Daily Mairs correspondent.
(LemberE, which formerly was capi-
under the delimination effected by the
peace treaty became a part of Uk-
raine. 1t is thirty-five miles east of
the Ukrainian-Polish frontier. The
town fell to Austria in the partition
OF Poland in 1772)
Psles Report Success.
WARSAW. July 3.-The bolsheviki,
according to an oficial statement
issued today by army headquarters.
at number of points Along the
line OF the river Ubort, where the
enemy suffered heavy losses. the
bolsheviki brought up fresh forces.
Progress Of Red Armies.
The perturbation in Polish and
allied quarters over the military
situation of Poland, as shown in the
dispatches from Warsaw and Brussels,
seems amply warranted by the reports
Of the progress the bolsheviki have
made in the past fortnight against
the Polish and Ukrainian armies.
While the Polish front seems to have
held fairly we'll in the north, along
the Beresina. it has been pushed well
back in Polesia. to the west of Kiev.
while further south the bolshevik
forces appear to be carrying out a
turning movement on a large scale.
pushing through Podolia and Volhynia
towards the fortified triangle of
Rovno- Dubno -Lutsk. close to the
Polish border proper, and threatening
the rear Of the northerly line.
1t was even reported through news
paper dispatches to London last night
that the bolsheviki had captured
Lemberg. in Galicia, which was fight
ing ground for the central powers and
Russians during the great war. is
only thirty-hve miles from the Polish
frontier, and less than 200 miles from
Warsaw, but this report has not been
confirmed.
Evening star., 1920-07-04
Spanish War Veterans.

The encampment of the department
recently held an election of officers
lowing officers were elected: Com
mander. w. l.. Mattocks; senior vice
commander, Chas. w. McCafrey;
junior vice commander. w. S. Hodges;
inspector, w. o. Ohm; surgeon. S.
CLIFFORD Cox; chaplain. Albert Mi
advocate. Jere A. Costello; delegates
to the national encampment. Sam r.
Sells, B. P. Donnelly, F. c. HUM and
Jos. J. Harvey.
Admiral George Dewey Camp at it's
last meeting conferred the military
degree on a class of eleven recruits
Comrade Albert NJ. Du Bois was ap-
pointed camp adjutant to succeed
Comrade Shreeye, resigned The
delegates to the national e1campment,
which will be held at st. Louis, Sep
tember 1916. 1920.
Commander-in-c chief William Jones
has taken up with the railroad ad
ministration the question. Of the rates
to be granted Spanish war veterans
for the annual encampment at st.
Louis. Commander Jones. who is now
on tour of inspection of depart
ments and camps in the far west, ex-
poets favorable action before his re-
turn to New York, July Is.
Commander Close has announced a
meeting of Gen. Nelson A. Miles
Camp for next Tuesday night to
muster in recruits and elect dele
gates to the national convention.
Past Commando chief Daniel v
Chisholm, who has been in attendance
at the state encampments recently
held at Dayton, Ohio, and South Bend
Ind, reports great gains in member
ship in these departments for this
year. 1t is expected that the depart
ment of the District of Columbia will
also show large gains.
Col James s. Petit Camp at it's last
meeting mustered in recruits and an
nounced an election of delegates to
the national encampment would be
held on July 13.
Department Commander William L.
Mattocks has announced the following
appointments: Chief of staff, Edward
w. Fury: adjutant, James J. Murphy
quartermaster, Jos. J. Harvey; install
ling officer. Harry F. Patterson: color
John Farmer; patriotic instructor.
Harvey J. Zimmerman; assistant ad-
jutant, John A Gallagher; assistant
Quartermaster. James E. Byrne and
chief musician. NJ; ]. ober. Comrades
John A. Baxter. Steve Harder, Joseph
L. May, Thos. A. Green L. A. Roberts
r. A. Murray and Daniel Mckenzie
were appointed aids de camp.
The department commander has an
nounced the establishing of head
quarters in the Southern building and
office hours on week days from 9 to
o'clock. Also that a meeting Of the
council of administration will be held
Thursday. July 8, in Pythian Temple.
Col. John Jacob Astor Camp Off
ciated at the military funeral Mon
day. June 2S, when Comrade Daniel
w Tierney, a charter member OF the
camp was buried in U. s. Soldiers
Home cemetery. Comrade Alfred E.
Simmonds has been appointed camp
adjutant in place OF John 7. Sim
monds. who resigned on account Of
business.