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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-09-03
HOT WEATHER HINTS
ON BATTERY CARE

Nobody expects a man to stop his
car half dozen times on boiling
hot day to see if his battery is get
ting too hot" says C. M. Thomson,
Willard Service Station Dealer, "but
it pays to keep an eye on overheating
when hot days and long runs are the
rule"
"At noon and at night the careful
driver feels of the battery terminals.
If the terminals seem hot he turns on
the lights for an hour or two. This
relieves the battery Of its surplus
charge. Unless this precaution is
taken the battery plates may be
warped SO that repairs will be neces-
sary."
"Another thing to remember is that
summer heat increases the evapora-
ton of water from the cells. This
water must be replaced. Many driv-
ers make habit of putting little
distilled water into each cell every
week. Of course precautions must be
taken against putting in too much. II
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-09-03

ing of SAT men and youths and 1888
women and girls. The average earn
ings in 1919 were 81 each. The total
amount distributed in salaries and
wages in 1919 was 1891 ,410.
In 1914 this chiefly rural industry
of Missouri only distributed $780,
ia salaries and wages to 238 en-
ployes, consisting Of 204 masculine
toilers and 81 feminine. an average
individual earning that year of $475.
The average gain in annual earnings
for each worker in the idustry, 1919
over 1914, was 1886, or about 70 per
Get.
Poultry Packing Centers
The poultry industry of Missouri,
outside of st. Joseph, Kansas City and
St. Louis. is conferred in Springfield,
Sedalia, Boonville, Clinton, pattons-
burg, Trenton and Chillicothe. While
every Missouri community of any size
annually ships out thousands of
pounds of live poultry, the cities
enumerated contain large plants
which make a speciality of concentrat-
ing, slaughtering, dressing and pack
ing poultry and then shipping in re-
frigerator cars in 10000 poud lots in
to the outside world.
The poultry packing plants, under
consideration, for 1918 reported pro-
duction which had an aggregated
worth of 81, 1885, 40; for 1917, S.
690,970; for 1916, $7,504,55O; and for
1915, $4,775,257.
The worth of some butter produced
by several rural poultry packing es-
Establishments is included in the big
total output worth for the three years,
1919, 1918 and 1917, for the reason
that the same could not be separated
in the form the corporation returns
reached the Missouri Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-09-03

Another important Missouri prosper
ity producing fact is that the total
amount paid out in wages and sal
aries leaped from $3,594,876 in 1914
to $13,430,773 for 1919, gain of
$9,835,S97, or 273.6 per cent. The
capital invested in the three divisions
of the Missouri packing industry de.
veloped from $20,729,345 in 1914 to
$25, 539,505 in 1919.
st. Joseph is Center of Missouri's
Meat Packing Industry
st. Joseph is the real center of the
meat packing industry of Missouri
when it comes to total worth and
quantity of products turned out an
nually since this leading industry
first invaded the commonwealth. The
1919 preliminary information, which
is subject to slight revision before it
appears in the 1920 Red Book of the
Missouri Bureau of Labor Statistics,
indicates that the total worth of
packing-hOuse products, including
some dressed poultry, turned out
there that year, was 1857, 5S3,219, as
compared to S155. 583,113 for the year
1918; $11758S,927 for 1917; $50, 493,-
800 for 1916; $50, 900 for 1915;
and $52,795,000 for 1914. The worth
of all wholesale sausage making and
Of packing house by-products are in
cluded in this array of wealth.
The st. Joseph packing houses in
1919 paid out $7,542,846 to 6,297 toll
ers, consisting of $500 members of
the masculine sex and 59S women and
girls. The average individual earn
ings that year were $1,19S. For 1914
the st. Joseph packing establishments
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-09-03

a cell is over-full, some of the solu-
ton will slop out through the tiny
vent at the top of the jar, and will
cause rotting of the battery case, cor
rosion of councillors, terminals and so
on"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-09-03

into condition to ward off the millions Of
disease germs that are almost continually
around us. To put the necessary iron
in the blood, / have prescribed Nuxated
Iron many, many times. and have seen
frequent instances where it gave renewed
strength and energy. increased power of
endurance, steady nerves, and the rosy bloom
of health in about ten DAVIS or twn ,Neeksi
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-04
KINGS DAUGHTERS
Wheeling women Loave To-day f0I
the state Gathering at
aFrkeruburR.

A number Of local women VII leave
day Tor PurkerHburE Ia attend tho
tw"nty first biennial convention or Tho
Kings Daughters and SOM. which Will
bn hold there Tuesday and "wednesday
or this weok All meeting will b" hold
at tho Flrnl NJ. j. church Tho ConVon-
lion opens at o'clock Tuesday after
noon. whGu registration OF delegates
will he held At 2 O'Clock tho Conron-
ton viii Ice called to order wonder
fui program has been prepared Tor mo
Afternoon session.
Tho following Wheeling women will
mako the trip. MeEdhm"s Alex !. Young.
f. A MAurk. Albert ShnhAh, Dent A.
TaylnT. Jacob HrlttinEhan. Cyrus ''lh
ham. thhTloA BunnrEs"n. T. VI. 'nIlIu. u
IT, psnror T.. thTinilan. Z Proud
foot H"hrrI Iteed nmd Mlsn ''"'rIe
Frazier.
Tho pIrhouI state "ffi'IaIr lad" a
number Of wheeling w"nr'" Nih
thaIIus ! IJnudf""i In HInI" ri"HIhrn'
aud Mlna Carrie FIhsiuI. H"'itIh'r Mih
ii"hou ,toed "f ihIs ny. VIA" VII
n lh" ~" 1" I'aIko hIiuIg, In the ""II""al
head IT tho "iasnlsa tl"n.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-04
UNVEILS MONUMENT
At TOM JONES' CRAVE IN MT. ZION

Following the Invocation. Mr.. l.. ".
Gresr. president OF tho Second District
Conference. acting rs chairman. Intro
duCed Mr.. n. r TiKhe. president OF tho
International conference Mr.. Tigho do
llycred q stirring address and spoke
very highly OF tho estcnm In which Mr.,
Jones' was hold ny his follow associates
MIR. TlEhe. was followed by j. A
bowers. lnterpational aecro'ary OF tho
insurance department. and David Lewis
Of Martins Ferry. sang solo. entitled.
Shro In tho Arms Jesus.
Tho monument In made OF gray gran
ito aud stands about four and ono half
lort Ia tho air aud was bought from
contributions mad" by former nnn"-
.,iatcs In all psrt- ~ tho tnii",. States
aud Canada. Il was mad" by white
Son, Of his riiy
The f"Ii"wiuE InS,irIion was placed
upon tho monument
Erected Ia nrin"Iy Of Tom - J"nos
iH6B 1" 1919 by tho AmaiEHmhi"d Nr~'
citation 81 irnn Btco, AID Tia ""ihefn
IL NoIth hinAiIcn
Many "uI Of town daIoHatsn wee h'Ie
q" attend the nuVollinH. ,""'l"s fi"''.
'onr"n o. Tli,shuIGn. Pa El~""h
Ind a"h uIenIia tly. III I'olsataI'"
f'"in all suTT"uhhinH t"~na were ala"
r,aHont hnsT tho svsT"Issa h""Shi'
tI"n wa delivered bY ~ & naiio'fl"lh
after which tho parade was '"f"'""d
ard pGfhdod H. Twpniy uInih street.
b"aTd ~ tho Hn,"nd District conference
i"h The pRtAd". followed hy ~" dele
uutN"
W. I"u.p' m"lh", r,"," ',ui"u -
Wa h"Ie - aitNnd ~" uny"lllnR aud
uunlT lbuIed fl"isl wreath
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-04
FOUNDRY WORKMAN
SEVERELY BURNED

Joseph Phillips. uolorsd. cmPloys 81
PsnlrnulA plant OF Wheeling Mold
Foundry company, was admitted at tn"
Ohio valley General hospital y"storday
afternoon al 80 o'clock In SERIOUS
condition. suffering from several
wounds and burns
Phillips was employed In tho clipping
shed. and while doing somr work on tn"
machinery q fow hot clipping Camn to-
wards him. BEFORE he could back out
OF tho rOnd they fell on his clothes.
one piece hit his mock infliCtiug u large
wound on tho neck Tho pieces that foil
ou hIn clothes burned through. burning
his body.
Several az ths ~oTkmen "nmn 4" his
EsSiHtHnCe hnd ho was taken I" tho CON
rAny's office WheTo h. wan given lirnt
aid pr. ~ A Henders"n Wee call"'i
md had the luJurod man removed 10 tho
hospital
Attendant at tho h"hpiinI TIhtcd ISIc
Ia ct uisht that no WnE InsIin6 ~ easiI \
AZ could DO nsroCt.d bat II viii ho aoV
'I"I y"nokn before lac viii 10 alt" a. ..
Auua hiA dulion iklilipa IoHidos Ia this
.lIy and haa hoon working al tho f"un
hIy f"r s"nio tlms
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-04
CRIMINAL COURT NOTES


Saturday was demurrer day Ia "rImi'
nal court with Judge Alan IT, Robinson
occupying tho bench. Th. cnHrs called
Included that Of tho stat" RRainht Ed
ward Iiulmsr. alleged In have stolen an
automobile This was continued unt'l
tho nnxt term Of court Judge kob'n-
son Ovcrruled q demurrer In the case OF
tho state against Anne Thomas ChhrS-
ed with attempting to obntruct JustGs.
A cnpIas was ISSUED for Paul Motto.
indicted Bomo limo ago. on charge OF
stealing an automobile. who failed %
nppear in court when his case wax call
eli for trial. The Same action was taken
In tho case Of George Cons chhe. who :
chArEed with stealing automobile ana
making HIS getaway 10 IhllHdsIphia'
A caplsn was Issued for kivk NeEal"'
Indicted on charge or cmbeIzlinK
fund. frum the Columbia Trust com
pnny.
Tho rapinA In the above are return
abb. Today whan II IL expected that SOW
r,uI ~ tho alleged Uffand'rs viii be ar'
rsIgn"d for trial
The trial of J Is '""an ~ Dhkdale,
ia charged Win Tr"kleHA driving whr
s1t rnr n.Lt Monday. October ~ that ~
uruvIdiuH ha Gan bo located. und ~ 'np-
lao ssrvsd upon him b"f"r" That limo.
htInInsy rTank "bTinn appeared
rau,iuy rnI him Tho 'asa 81 I'hli
T,Ior. ~ appeal from roli"n court
.hn,,rd with fighting was cot cor D"tb-
hrI nth.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-04
MACADEMY MINSTREL
TO Be REAL SHOW

rInn. arc heinE formulated raplny
toward making the Mncnd"my mln'srola
Of 1921 ut Court Ih,ntrn. November /.
tho most huCr"nSful amateur production
~vrr pr"huceh n Wheeling. Spocihl
acrnrtV aud costumes are being ordered
from New Ynrl and MhHSHCnuS"ttr
New music. Glenn I"k"S and n twenty
piece ur"hrrtrn are only "a TOW or tho
features 10 b" given.
inrl = seer. who ~ suc"eHpfullY
staged tn" production IN 1919, has COM
plric chATE" this kcnr and assisted by
live wires ~ tho. club. plhnH IA give n
show l"uH I" he remembered. DliN"T
Edwards IL wTltlpE most Of the lyriCs
IL Ihc SONG huCrnrncs to be- sprung. and
three 81 his own compositions, that
I,Iutuirr to bring fhmr Ia ham hnh
WhurlinE viii be used
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-04
YEHrrr rR1Ur1 PAID TO MIMonY
or ROAl111 LA0On
O1RANIXHE-
IRrssiasnS u. r. T1Ghs u the Orator In
Ceremony ~ Grave.

The Second District Conference OF tina
AmalEamatod Iron. Stool and TIN Work
era OF North America. l1d by Rau's
band marched In "A body from Fifteenth
aud Chaplino streets to Mt. Zion come
terry. yesterday afternoon. where they
unveiled the monument dedicated In
honor OF Tom q. Jones. former intsrnh-
tionaI organizer Of tho association. Mr.
Jones Was regarded by tho hmAlgAmAted
Association and by labor Ia general al
one OF ita Eroatsat heroes
The parade loft Fifteenth atT1at at
o'clock arriving al tho grave about 4,
whsrs thoy Wuro mot by ~ largo crowd
60 sss the unwilling Tho people Form
ed la q eIrdia around tho grave where
the invocation was delivered by u 9
bstIsrfiaid. OF sInais cay Lodge -" 20
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-04
TROLLEY DOWN
hteabsaviIIs ana wArwo0d Osrs DslAyss
by Lilac nIsAs Akovs WsT~"od,

M ,ais un tho VhraIlna Wa ~"nd
nnd " hotIlnp hI'ubunvIlIn ditI7i"nh r.
tha " hualinn rIn"iI"n rysIun w'Io InH
nluH late saturday niuhi Snh uunhs
iu"Inlna 90 account 81 a. hI'hh Ia ia"
ttnliay wire nnIih 81 Wat~Uud The
limo .Taw from the iisaoh Iiuii0Iu "a
hniu moi" ih' n"'anaaTy Tspans Thl"
In tho Ho,"u1 bTsnh If tho trolley wltn
north ct Nprw",i Within tho pact ~""h
Iha '"inU"Ul I" t"lnE !" h"rr ~" We"
,,rr I"uh n,"r tho "UiI,o ~ ai"Iu Within
tI,, u'si ,"IIuln - Il" ." thHl ih' wI'HH
v ~ ht - .t,'Il'ui Uhnu" rrd va 'Hu""
tho r"rur.m, lnIls IIuubl. during III"
winter months. .,. .... , -
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-04

DTu,,, Ai,,'n,,ul,k - tho hr'"Iil waTh
iuiu,dnv mIHht nIiani"h L." h""""r "'
,hsIac II ro,hl"s" hIIvlnH w. lh"'
ward Tho nfn,oT Hnlh that who" l'"
n, ~ aa~ MaarrV he w"a dIlSlna "n the
,,,uus sIhD 81 Ihc niIU"l auH US IL"
,.u.. uf , nu- tho ut"ro,IV ~ H""is"
MrN"wn h"luF 1T hi rii"'' 80
Msrscr wa H." nrrrlu""d ihI" ""tulns
81 n'riu'k b"fu," IndE" I"hn II nv
to snawsI the rock less driving 0hsIas
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-04

MONDAY, October fourth
TUESDAY, October fifth
WEDNESDAY, October sixt

TAILORED SUITS and luxurious Fall
l. and Winter Coats; handsome Fur Coats
and Separate Fur pieces and Matching Sets
Dresses, Skirts, Waists, Negligee, Corsets,
Underwear, Sweaters, Kimonos-anythinQ and
everything in readywear throughout the store.
Silks VeIvets Satins Suitings, Coatngs, Skirtngs,
Dress Weaves, Wash Goods, Innings, White Goods,
Linens FIannes, Embroideries, Laces, Trimmings,
anything and everything in yardage goods through
out the store.
All Rugs Except Whittall and OrientaD Curtains,
Portieres, Upholstery weaves, Drapery Fabrics
anything nd everything in the and draperes Department.
All Hosiery Gloves, Ribbons Wells, Handkerchief Perfunery
Leather Goods ewery Notions Neckwearanytng and every
thing the accessory lines throug hout the store BIZ
All ChiIdren's Wearabes All Mems Furnishings! h.
80 HoZahrntion and Sale.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-04
aooD ron Hrn AND uIa WIRE

TTuT"f T. " n'FT"s, nun T.VIIn m
i"ulsvIllo. Uy w'IIur 4 found D.,
loys ii"nsY aud TAI Juni what wani
III f"i mY wlfn.a and NY ""lda ThIa
fam"ua ia 'nuah ,nodl'Ina 10 iuat a.
good f"T children a. fp adults II
sha'ka '"uEhH "nIhr Group bronchial
r"uEhH. nnd Hi"ps that "ti"LlInr" ihI"ai
nat h'or1 nuN coughing 81 nIghi n
'"n'eIna ~" "rIsi"H n"i habit farming
drug Prompt und suTs Ia action H"lb
sSeTywhsTA
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-04
WlnnL.IU POST

The regular meeting ~ Whaling
Post Nh / hnaI"nn l.nslun VII he
hold Tus-hnY avsnlnG ~ ih"lr "lun
,""ma 90 the 1""uuh fl""t 81 Tho H"hrnt
huiIdIns 90 Muib"I siIo"i ThIs VIII
hu - S,ry Important aesHl"u 90 ih., dole
gates vh" f"nantIy returned from III"
second annual convention In Cleveland
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-04

-. VIII make their annual ysport \
Lara. .isHs ~ candidates viii he up fDr
Initiation al this time. Adjutspt Nioh-l
erI Mccoy sIr" h"" q number ~ routine
matters Ia bring NJ, large ausnQ.
anos 10 slDs1tad Al 1hA y~asatinA. -..-.s.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-04

WILL CONTINUE

THIS ANNIVERSARY Sale has struck
i a popular, and truly responsive cord in
the shopping district covering vast area of
these three adjoining states. 1t is a sale
that for profound simplicity has rival. 1t is a
sale that for timeIiness cannot be improved upon.
1t comes just at a time when we most bounti-
fully stocked with Fall and Winter Merchandise
for personal comfort, for personal adornment and
conveniences, and for household uses, With the
gift-buying season almost if not already at hand,
we note hundreds of thrft-foks scanning gift lists,
and now buying at twenty per cent discount the
wares they mean to distribute to friends and rela
tives Christmas day. With three days remaining,
we mean to bend every effort toward waiting up.
ON you punctually and we'll
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-07
FIGHT BLUE LAWS
Strict Rules of Tangier Island,
Va, Under Fire.
NJ. E. Council Ayerse to FOrcible
Church Going.

Des Moines, Ia. May 7-"Blue
laws" whether of Methodist or other
origin, drew heavy fire in the Metho-
dist general conference meeting here
today.
'Nonsensicar' and stubborn" were
terms applied to Methodist laws said
to govern the civil life of Tangier Is
land, Va. Other delegates attacked
the stern Sabbath rulings of that COM
munity. but a majority of the dele
gates agreed there should be some re-
strictions on Sunday relaxations.
I'VE invite but never compel our
members to attend church." Rev. G.
D. Crissman, Council Bluffs. Iowa.
said. ''The church can't tolerate a
minister of the gospel who rules his
flock like a car, as the pastor at
Tangier Island is alleged to rule his
Henry P. Dawson, chairman of the
American Red Cross Society, was in
vited to deliver an address before the
conference. giving the organization a
basis for relief work in Europe.
Governor Henry Allen of Kansas
was to deliver the principal address
late today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-07
BRITISH REUSED
Resent Plea for Irish Sent by
United States Congress.
Gives England Right to Ask
Freedom for Philippines.

London. May Only two of this
mornings newspapers comment on the
memorandum sent by American con-
gressmen to Premier Lloyd George
relative to the Irish situation and the
tone of their editorials is somewhat
resentful against Outside interior
ence" in British internal affairs.
1T is an elementary maxim of the
foreign policy of most civilized nations
that one state department should not
interfere with the internal affairs of
another nation" says the Daily
Graphic which seems to view The mem
orandum as a political move. mo
legislator of any country has the right
ing between his nation and any other
merely because he wants to attract
votes to himself"
The newspaper declares Irishmen
have the same redress, if wronged that
is given any other citizen of the United
Kingdom and it points to the whole
sale arrest of Bolsheviki in America
as analogous to the situation in Ire
land. Re-establishment of the British
bureau of information in America
which was closed at the time of the
armistice is urged upon the govern
ment by the Morning Post which says
it could counter anti-British agita-
ton in the United States. Referring
to the action of American congressman
on behalf of the Irish republic the
newspaper says:
Were Great Britain to pass a reso-
luton in both houses of parliament in
favor of granting self government for
the Philippines we imagine the British
foreign office would hear of it within
"a hours"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-07
TALKS LABOR POLITICS ONLY
Kansas Union Men Hold State Con-
Nention at Salina Monday.

Salina. Kan, May I've will only
discuss politics so far as it affects la
bor," declared Chas. Hamlin, secre-
tary-treasurer of the State Federation
of Labor, who arrived here today to
prepare for the state convention,
which opens Monday in Salina.
Mr.. Hamlin emphatically denied the
rumor that plans would pe outlined at
the state convention to launch a new
party. declaring it was pretty well I'M
derstood where the state federation
stands politically.
He stated that so far as he knew
Governor Allen had not been invited
to deliver an address. and he expected
that the governors industrial court
would be attacked.
'I wish to make it clear" asserted
Mr.. Hamlin, that the Salina conven-
ton will be an industrial convention
and we will discuss topics that have
grown out of the unrest, or produced
unrest, and work economic questions.
But this is not a. political meeting"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-07
ASK TITLE TO DISPUTED LAND.
Willard Petroleum Co. Files Answer
to Highfill's Petition.

Full title and possession of the dis
puted property is asked in the answer
of the Willard Petroleum company to
the petition of Thomas Highfill. of
Atchison, declaring that stockholders
who refused to accept shares in the
petroleum company had been deprived
Of their rights.
Henderson S. Martin, representing
the Willard interests. says $50 out OF
the 1000 stockholders reached an
agreement to form the new petroleum
company and that the majority were
entitled to such an agreement. H. G.
West and the Farmers National bank
wish to get rid of the receivership,
Martin declares.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-07
Commissioners Not Responsible
for Sixth st. Road Defects.
Work Done During His Inspec-
tors Absence, Liddell Says.
ROAD NOW BEING REPAIRED
State Highway Engineer Says
Farmers Needlessly Alarmed.
Political Advantage Taken OF
Commissioners, Says LiddeH.

ANY blame attached for the de-
fective place discovered on the East
Sixth street road should be placed on
my inspectors and myself and not on
the state highway engineer or the
Shawnee county commissioners
That was the statement made to-
day by n. NJ. Liddell, former resident
engineer, who for several months was
In charge of the construction on the
East Sixth street hard surfaced road.
Liddell, who resigned recently, has ac-
cepted a position at Wichita and was
at the state house in Topeka today.
Done in Inspectors Absence.
81 know the day the contractor put
in that one spot of defective paving,
Liddell continued. as. NJ. McGaw, the
inspector, spent the day arguing with
contractors about another piece of
work and the defective paving was
done while McGaw,s time was occu-
pied with other business"
Continuing, LiddelI depIored the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-07

trouble caused over the defective paw
ing at this time.
TT is absolutely no fault of the
county commissioner he said. 'and
yet I understand that political advan-
tage is being taken of the CONDITION
existing"
The county commissioners have
closed the East Sixth street road and
forced the contractors to put in a new
stretch of paving where the defective
work was discovered. The new paw
ing recently put down by the contrac-
tors is nine yards long.
w. NJ. Watson, state highway en-
gineer, stated today that there was
much excitement among farmers liv-
ing in the benefit district of the road
and many wild rumors were current
Il have inspected the road and can't
verify the rumors that the farmers
have carried to my office" said Wat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-07
Under Fire, Sec'y Post Say
Propaganda Against Him.
Says Justice Department Has
SaIaried Publicity Agents.
REFUTES KAASAN'S CLAIMS
Fails to Name Newspaper MeI
When He Is Asked.
Says Deportations We're Reg
ular and Within Law.

Washington. May 7.-Charges that
the department of justice, with the
assistance of two salaried newspaper
men," is trying to create a terrorist
scrap thruout the country, were made
today before the house rules commit
tee by Louis Z. Post, assistant secre-
tary of labor.
Post defended his action in freeing
1898 aliens caught in the nationwide
red raids" Post, against whom inn
parchment proceedings were started
by Representative Hoch. Kansas, also
attacked the house immigration COM
mittee and the bureau of immigra-
ton of the department of labor.
Charges No Evidence.
Misleading and unjustified recon-
mendations are found in the report of
the public committee and l have often
found that the memoranda of Anthony
Caminetti. director general of immi-
grafton, urging deportation, are not
backed by the evidence" Post claim ed.
called upon Post to name the two
neWspapeTmen.
From November /, 1919, to April
"a, $3.50 warrants for the arrests OF
aliens were issued" Post said. About
5000 were arrested. of whom approx
mately 5000 were Immediately re-
leased. OF the remaining number, 762
have been ordered deported but only
twenty-five have actually been sent
out of the country. This is largely
due to the fact that most of those to
be deported came from Russia and il
is impossible to obtain entrance to
parts of that country"
Post claimed Caminetti had author
ity of law to make recommends lions
to make deportation.
Post declared that of all the people
arrested in the raids, only forty testi-
fled that they favored violence. The
other were simply members of some
communist group, he said.