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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-24
North Topeka News
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The question of holding a series of
evangeIstic union meetings the latter
part of June by the North side
churches was discussed at the meeting
of the Second Presbyterian church
Sunday afternoon. The North side
pastors were all present and were
strongly in favor of the meetings. as
were also the members of the different
churches who were there. The matter
will be laid before the church mem
bers next Sunday morning, and 1t is
thought that arrangements for the
meetings will be begun at once.
The Rev. Floyd Evans, well known
in Topeka, where he has made his
home for many years, will conduct the
meetings, which are planned to be held
in large tent.
One of the best Memorial SERMONS
ever heard on the North side was
preached by the Rev. o. L. Weir,
pastor of the North Topeka Baptist
is a 'forceful and pleasing speaker and
handled his subject in an admirable
manner. The music was especially
good. The service was attended by
members of Blue post No. ESQ and
Blue corps No. 5.
The Parent-Teacher's association
tonight at Quincy school. The meeting
will open at s O'Clock. Frank Root
will read a paper on Early Schools
and Miss Bingham, lately of England,
will talk Oh English schools Impor-
tant' business matters will be dis
cussed.
Commissioner McGiffert has been
asked to be present at the meeting of
the North Topeka Civic club Tuesday
evening and explain the use of the
Garfield park fund. A good attend
ance is desired as other business mat
ters are to be discussed.
About 1000 persons attended the
ball game at Garfield park Sunday,
from Piersen's in the City league
series.
Notes and Personals.
Mrs. G. W. Winner and little sons,
Robert and Walter, are here visiting
relatives for a few days.
w. R. c. No. 5 will hold an alI-day
meeting at the hall Tuesday All
members are requested to attend and
bring lunches.
Miss Margaret Morns returned yes
terday from Mexico, Mo. where she
visited Miss Helen Gresser, a student
at Hardin college, for a few days.
Miss Marie Clinton of Valley Falls
is the guest of her uncle, George
Stuckart, and Mrs. Stuckart of Quincy
street.
Word has been received of the death
of John Sheetz at the Soldiers home
at Leavenworth, where he had lived
for a number of years. Mr.. Sheetz
was the brother of the late Aaron
Sheets. He is survived by two chill
dren, a daughter, Mrs. Paul White OF
Topeka, and son, Ed Sheetz of West
port, Pa; a sister. Mrs. Ringer, All
South Clay, Topeka, and a brother,
Isaac Sheetz of Reading Pa. Ar
engagements for the funeral have not
yet been made.
The North Topeka W. C. T. U. will
meet at the home of Mrs. c. c. Maze
1892 Quincy street, Tuesday evening
at s O'Clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-24

About 1000 persons attended the
ball game at Garfield park Sunday,
when the North Topeka team won
from Piersen's in the City league
series.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-07
Lodges

Past Worthy President John II. Me-
haffey assisted by Past President
David L.. Hull installed the recently
elected officers of Perth Amboy Aerie,
No. 1886, Fraternal Order of Eagles at
a big meeting of the aerie last night
at Eagle hall. Eight candidates were
initiated, fifteen new applications for
membership were received and one
transfer was given. With this number
the aerie has initiated 108 since the
drive was started and there are still
fifty outstanding to be initiated. Robert
fleischman is credited with bringing
in the largest number of new members
in the drive.
State Chaplain Thomas Lucas in be-
half of the aerie presented Matthew
Rodda, the retiring president with a
watch and regalia of his station. h
new officers installed are: President,
Willis A. Hull; past president, Mathew
Rodda; vice president John II. Patton;
chaplain, Adolph G. Koyen; secretary,
Thomas Lucas; treasurer, John II. Me-
haffey: conductor. Harry Sheridan; in
side guard, John II. Mehaffey. Jr.;
outside guard, Robert Fleischman;
physician. DIR. j. S. Hay: trustees,
William Miller, Thomas Wathne and
Joseph Mischief. Jast President
Rodda will attend the annual state
convention at Bridgeton. Thursday,
Friday and Saturday. June "a. rs and
26 in place of Past President Albert
Paskley. named the representative at
q recent meeting.
Fourteen monuments to deceased
members of Goodwill Camp. No. 81.
Woodmen of the World, were unveil-
ed in four cemeteries in South Amboy
yesterday afternoon. The ceremonies
took place following a short parade
in which members of the various
camps in this city and those of the
Woodmen Circle took part. Headed by
a and Of music the procession passed
through several of the streets of South
Amboy out to the cemeteries. Major
Hans p. Olsen of the Uniform Rank
of the Woodmen of the World here
with Philip Defort, of South Amboy,
at the head of the arrangement COM
mittee were In charge of the unwilling
Head Consul Commander +. o.
Thompson and District Manager Emil
Frey were there and made remarks.
There was a large gathering at
each of the four cemeteries at the
unwilling which included the widows
and the members Of the families to
whom the monument was unveiled at
this time. The ceremonies as per-
formed by the officers Of the camp
We're simple but of an impressive ma
ture.
The next meeting of the Past
Chief Rangers Association of the
Foresters of America of Middlesex
county will be held in this city Sun
day afternoon. June 20, at Foresters
hall. Edward c. Smith, president Of
the association. with other officers
and members here. are arranging to
entertain a large number at this
time.
Algonquin Lodge No. A, Knights
of Pythias, is scheduled to meet to-
night at Odd Fellows hall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-07
BOSSES RULING CHICAGO
CONVENTION, IS CLAIM
THEY'LL Name Candidate.

When these political satraps rave
got together and matched ideas as to
candidates and decided what, in their
opinion, the voters will stand for" in
the way OF a nominee. the choice will
be determined.
Whether the lavish spending of
money which has marked the pre-
convention campaign will cease with
the arrival of delegates and bosses"
remains to be seen. Mr.. Lowden has
denounced the direct purchase of dele
gates by the use of checks and 1t is
understood that General Wood is plan
ming to take a similar high moral
stand. The purchase of Southern dele
gates is a matter of immemorial GUS
tom, and the only question about them
is "how much" and will they stay
bought?" Other delegates are expect
ed to bow to party discipline and to
serve the country periodically and
Except for personal expenses) dis
interestedly.
Like all old-fashioned conventions,
this one has the interest of uncertain
ty. 1t is like watching a table full OF
gamblers in a big game of poker. The
gallery doesn't get anything out of the
game. of course. but it is interesting
to look on.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-07
LABOR MEETS
At MONTREAL
Fortieth Annual Convention of
A. r. of L. Opens in Canada.
More Than 500 Present
BIZ The Associated Press

MONTREAL, June THE Ameri-
can Federation of Labor meeting fol-
the second time on foreign soil open
ed its fortieth annual convention pre-
pared to lake action on vital issues
facing organized labor in the western
hemisphere.
More thar 500 delegates represent
ing various trades in the federation
were present when the convention
was called to order by President Sam
uel Gompers. Nearly every delega-
ton was prepared TO offer resolutions
regarding the various questions to
come before the convention.
1t was announced that some OF the
resolutions would deal with the polit-
ical situation in the United States
the high cost of living, profteeringi
b~olshevism, 1.-THE big unions" Presi-
dent Wilson's foreign policy, indus
trial courts, public ownership of rail
roads and impeachment of Attorney
General Palmer.
The Irish question also will be in
jected into the convention. These
delegates said they would hold a eau
Gus to decide on their program, as
serting they will ask the convention
to endorse Ireland's fight for free
dom.
President Gompers formally opened
the business session by reviewing the
various issues involved. He laid par
ticular stress on the enforcement OF
a non partisan labor policy.
He will leave tonight for Chicago
TO lay before the Republican national
resolution committee labor desires in
political reform. In his absence Mat
hew VOL. vice president. probably
will preside.
The federation's membership re-
ports disclosed that 1t now has 4,07S,-
740, a gain of S1S.672 in the last
year. The recent steel strike cost the
federation $34S, 500. According to 6
report on steel strike expenditures
there Is still S69,631 available fol-
steel organization work. Delegates
from the Pacific coast, metal trades
council announced today they would
renew the fight begun at Atlantic City
last year to obtain qualified endorse
ment of the Plumb plan or railroad
control. Glenn E. Plumb, originator
of the Plumb plan, will arrive later in
the week.
Discussing the proposal to demand
Impeachment of Attorney Genera
Palmer. for alleged imperialism
some delegates said that. rs they are
on foreign soil, h attorney general
and other American officials might
be discussed without fear of persecu-
tion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-07
BY w. 8. MANN.
Copyright. 1890. by The Washington
Starr

I(Copyright, 1920. by The Washington
Starr
WASHINGTON, June 7.-Estabiish-
lment under the federal reserve system
of an agency through which all checks
Twill DO cashed or cleared at par every
where within .our national borders Is
the first banking reform legislation
that is to be taken up when congress
resumes work December G..
That such a measur would bring
about an adjustment of the present
very vexatious exchange problem Is
the belief of treasury department Of
fcials and of members Of the bank
ing and currency committee of the
House.
The plan now under consideration,
which is fathered by Representative
n. p. Nelson. of Wisconsin. who is a
member of the House banking COM
mittee, is for h federal reserve board
land federal reserve banks to create at
the earliest possible date In all the
states many clearing districts.
In the closing days of this session of
congress several hundred country
bankers. including the presidents Of
bankers associations In various states
of the union, were given hearings be-
fore the banking and currency COM
mlttee, on the par check clearing sys-
tenn. The presidents of these state
bankers associations contended that
the federal reserve system should not
insist upon checks being pared at
state banks.
Representative Nelson, who has
been a country banker for many
years, and is now president of two
state banks in the rural districts of
Wisconsin, one of which banks Is a
member of the federal reserve system,
believes these witnesses have not look
ed at this question with sufficiently
broad and forward vision.
He has served notice on the COM
mittee and on congress that he in
tends to work earnestly for a nation
wide par check clearing system when
congress returns. He has already re-
,ceived the hearty endorsement of fed
eral reserve officials and of the re-
publican leaders both in the House
and senate.
These checks they contend should
~circulate without any charges as free
ly as possible and anything that car be
done to annihilate time and distance
and cost in the transfer of funds be-
tween points in this country is q real
and great service to our commercial
and economic life. The marked in
crease during the past year in the
ivolume and amounts of checks cleared
sthrough the federal reserve bank
shows that member banks are depend
ing more n more upon the facilities
offered by the federal reserve banks.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-07
South Amboy

Steps are soon to be taken in this
city to organize a branch of the
Friends of Irish Freedom. A meeting
will be held this week in st. Mary's
School hall to further this organiza-
ton.
The last of the card parties given
this season by the Women of st.
Mary's Parish will be held tonight.
The evening was decided upon as a
suitable time to close the series as
1t would give an opportunity for both
men and woman. who enjoy a card
game, but n spare time in the
afternoon.
Prof. Gardner will furnish the mu-
sic for dancing at the dance and card
party to be held under the auspices
of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the B. or
r. II. Wednesday night.
Steps were taken by the Board Of
Health at a meeting held Thursday
night to relieve the city of the nui-
sance of having thousands of dead
fish on their shores. The matter Will
be taken up with the State Health
Department for investigation, at the
suggestion of Health Inspector How
ley. The matter was called to the
attention of the Board by the Inspec-
tor.
Thursday night the American L.
gion will repeat their minstrel show
in the Empire Theatre. 1t will be
practically the same show. and the
presentation should be even better
in the first performance. Several
offers have been made the troupe 10
play out OF town. but before accepting
them It was decided to present the
show to the hundreds who were un-
able to attend the last performance.
It is expected that Jim Kenah, who
has presented his song TN Dear Old
South Amboy. TO the Legion. Will
this selection.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-07
"Drys" for Hughes

CHICAGO, Tune 7:-E. G. Dinwid-
die, chief of the Anti-Saloon Leagues
Washington lobby, has a dark horse
candidate. He is Charles +. Hughes.
With John Il. Milholland, William r.
Wilcox, who handled the Hughes
1916 campaign, n others of Hugh
es's friends, Dinwiddie is on the job
waiting for something to turn up.
The possibility of something turn
ing up has been the subject of in
formal conferences today. The OBJ
ject is to be ready. and If the occa-
sion offers to pull down the prize.
Hughes's friends deny that the talk
of hin as q compromise comes from
them. They say 1t originates in
Washington among the so-called
senatorial group.
1T would said one of them today.
be foolish to try to put Hughes over
by organization means. There are
not enough Hughes men here. The
situation is pretty much the same as
1t was in 1916. The politicians did
not want him then; they do not want
him now.
within the week, howeverAa deal
of Hughes sentiment has developed
in the senatorial crowd in Washing
ton. They realize that, a. in 1916.
they may have to take him.. 1t Is con-
ceivable that a deadlock may develop
which Will make Hughes the one
man.. That is what we are waiting
for"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-07
Banking Reform Legislation
IOBe Taken Up In Congress

They say hat the federal reserve
system has made q distinct step in
advance as to the check clearing pro-
gram.
After careful study of the hearings
given to the country bankers, Repre-
sentative Nelson and his supporters
lpointed out that these bankers had
taken a narrow and one-sided view of
the situation; Representative Nelson
said: Many of them do not seem to
appreciate hat they are quasi public
institutions, that the people are de-
posting money with them and in MAX
ing their checks and sending them all
over the country are creating what is
called In the banking business q ire
mendous Hoat.' and all the time these
bankers are lending these deposits out
at 6. Z and s per cent, while the
checking account do not draw any in
Iterest."
The proposed clearing district plan
rs that In any city where any consider
able number of bank accounts are
kept that the banks of that city will
cooperate with the federal reserve
system in establishing a clearing dis
trict and by use of the telegraph make
their clearing nightly at the federal
reserve bank of that district. Repre-
sentative Nelson has figured out that
this would save from one to three days
on the checks in this float" He feels
that this would lift a great burden
from the federal reserve banks in The
Operation OF their transit departments.
When such a reform had been
effected. every city bank should be
compelled to credit on receipt and
collect at par all items sent 10 them
because the city banks can utilize the
federal reserve system in their clear
lings n ought to participate in the
telegraphic advices.
Representative Nelson points out
that there are 10000 banks in the
country-national, state and private.
The Federal Reserve Board reports
that there are 2,167 banks (mostly in
the south-George 529, North Caro-
lima 456, South Carolina $50, Ala
bama 1919, Tennessee 143. Florida 1872
etc. upon which the federal reserve
banks cannot collect at par. The
representatives of such banks in the
hearings ~contended that these banks
should be allowed to- charge 81 per
1000 for clearing checks.
The progressive banking and A.
nance students in congress say that
they are opposed to any bill or
amendment nat will direct all the
banks of the country to go back to
the old exchange charge system
which they call "a bad practice be-
gun many, many years ago. when
tOIulilOHS were Tar inherent from
today They say this would be a
dangerous step backward in the
United States banking business. They
see only two possible solutions:
First for the less than 5000 nom
member bank TO join the other
nearly $4,000 banks in the par check
clearing system, and place the entire
banking system of the United States
on the par list.
Second. for all banks, both mem
Der and non-member banks (~nation-
al, state and private) to make a GER
tain scheduled exchange charge.
Representative Nelson and his
supporters, who include practically
all those recognized as banking ex-
perts, contend that the banks owe it
to the depositing public. whose in
terests they primarily should serve
Gas well as their stockholders) to
make all checks clear at par. They
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-07
Facts About First
G. q. p. Convention
BY TIE Associated Press.

BY TIE Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June TAT the
first Republican national conyen-
ton held In Chicago sixty years
ago:
An Iowa delegate walked $50
miles to get to a railroad to come
to the convention.
Special railroad rates were
made and Chicago's population
probably doubled In convention
week.
Hotel rooms were $3.50 to s2.6o
a day.
Crowds were so great that bill
lizards tables in the hotels were
pressed into service as beds.
The ''wigwam" In which the
convention was held was probably
about the size of the annex to the
Coliseum in which this years
convention takes place.
When a special train pulled in
with the Massachusetts and other
New England delegates. rockets
were sent up and a cannon boom
ed to announce their arrival to
waiting friends.
The two chief nominating
speeches were made in less than
thirty words. Abraham Lincoln
was placed in nomination In
twenty-six words.
The making of the presidential
nomination was announced to the
city by the firing of a cannon
placed on the roof of the conven-
ton hall.
That night canno and rockets
were fired, bonfires lighted. and
multitudinous parades formed,
their participants carrying any
thing that would serve-even to
rakes and fishing poles.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-07
What Will Rogers
Says Of Convention
downright. 1920

Copyright, 1920
CHICAGO, June Z. (By VIII Rogers
famous humorist. 1T looks like the
way candidates are spending money
it Will finally be John d. Rockefeller
who will be nominated.
Lowden offered every delegate in
Missouri a Pullman car.
Congress is investigating these slush
funds. SO that means nothing will be
done about it.
Imagine a Congress that squanders
go million dollars to make one arr
ship trying to investigate where some
candidates spent a few thousand.
You know delegates are only elected
every four years. and as very few
of them do anything between times
you see they really are not charging
too much. %
! In these times when our votes are
seldom counted anyway, l think we
should be allowed to get all we can
for them.
Prohibition is to blame for the
whole thing. Votes have not advance
ed. 1t is the commodity that we buy
the votes with thai caused so much
money to be spent.
1t took johnson one whole wing of
a cellar to Ian the California delega-
ton.
SO many of Woods delegates have
been thrown out / guess he will get
most OF his money back.
One quart of Old Grow in the Nat
ional Committee room Will seat more
delegates than all the voters in the
world.
A week ago the Republicans
thought they could win with any
body. Now they can't find anybody
they think they can win with.
/ see where they are cutting a LOT
Of delegates down to half a vote. Guess
they will let the half-a-vote delegates
nominate the vice-president.
The South was going to send some
white delegates. but they didn't have
any.
TO show they were real Republican
istrongholds two Southern states found
delegates of both sides.
There are several states In the
South where the negroes are allow
ed to vote. but not over one where
tits even counted.
As far as qualifications go 7 think
Knox has the most suitable name for
an American president. especially at
this time.
Speaking of Knox, / see where the
whole convention is getting supersti-
Itious and beginning to knock Wood.
|
They VIII mess around q week and
about next Thursday .or Friday Pen
rose will tell 'em who's nominated.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-07
SidehghtS On G. O. p.
Convention Delegates
BY EDWARD NJ. THIERRY
On. f. A. Staff Correspondent

| CHICAGO, June 7:-Profane dis
gust, rather than downheartedness'
consume Lowden supporters over
the So 00-a-delegate revelation OF
the pre-convention slush fund probe.
why pick on Lowden for the
| Missouri mess?" complained a Low
den booster. "Everybody's spending
money"
Hell! The trouble is-the Wood
| fellows are. plain liars and We've got
a lot of blankety-blank fools who are
telling the TRUTH"
VIII Hays, G. O. p. national chair
man. is as good a pie eater as he Is
a politician.
| eating championship at the 1916 con-
vention lunch counter said Charles
r. Hall, G. o. p. dispenser of pie
coffee and sandwiches at the Colise-
UNI.
The unopposed vice presidential
candidate, Samuel Adams, has in
vented a scheme for cutting down
the high cost of getting nominated;
Adams has more ancestors and rel
atives than any other man alive, it's
said. His ~favorite campaign lltera-
ture shows his smiling c~ountenance
entirely surrounded by fine old wood
cuts of famous Adamses of the hoary
past.
Instead of circularizing voters, at
General Woods estimate of five cents
per copy, he just makes a deal with
the hotel news agents-and has his
ancestral circular delivered to every
delegates door as q sort of pictorial
supplement to the morning paper.
Photographers got a picture of VIII
Hays, Republican chieftain, shaking
hands with Homer Cummings Demo-
--.%g. ,.4tgn,Nn1 anYA n iffnn chairman.
Cummings, on his way TO San iran
cisco, stuck his head under the e.. y.
p. big top for a free peek.
En~terprising Gamers men are on
the lookout for a friendly embrace
scene between General Wood and HI
ram Johnson.
Ex-Presidents' sons are gathering
| rapidly. Teddy Junior beat young
| Robert Taft by one day. Old-tlmers
| who loo upon regular Republicanism
as a sacramen looked on in horror
as William Howard Taft's son
| breezed up and down Presidential
Alley booming Hoover
II there's any big stick business
at the 1920 convention It will be done
| by Brighten. James A. Ryan ana
| Edwin p. Thayer. Ryan Is chlef
| doorkeeper and Thayer is chief SER
| geant-at-arms.
One will guard the doors. The
other will keep order-if he can. -.
The IS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES won't
ne in uniforms. But they'll have
| their scrapping clothes on. Wages are
$40 a day, enough to make them dear
to political Establishment: Ryan also
has 400 ushers under his command.
Thayer has 1000 assistant ser
| geants-at-arms. They'll try to help
the chairman's gavel mean something
No seats for these ~tirelezs heroes.
Blame Charles r. Hall-if your
convention seat isn't comfortable, II
the lights hurt your eyes If the acous-
tics lar you, or if IN unfriendly post
blocks your view Of the Coliseuhi
stage.
Also blame Hall if your ham sand
witch is harmless or your coffee is wa
ter. Hall is Coliseum manager anu
quick lunch con~cessionaire.
rive got everything TO do says
| Hall, from sweeping up peanut
| shells to keeping the speakers pltcher
| dlled-with water"