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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-04
CHILD WELFARE SURVEY
Many Workers Start Campaign Over
Entire City Today.

Entire City Today.
How many children have you?"
Their ages, please"
Are they in school?"
Are they in good health?"
The above and many other ques-
tions Will be asked of Topeka parents
this week. 1t is expected that every
question asked be answered in good
faith, for the person asking the ques-
tons Is working under the authority
of the state and the city OF Topeka.
The questions being asked. begin.
ming this morning In every part of the
city. are part of the child welfare
survey for Topeka under the manage
mont of the Kansas women's commit
tee on. child welfare. Many women
have volunteered their services to
make the canvass for the bettering of
child welfare and are entitled to CO.
operation from all citizens.
mo one need be reluctant to give
out information" said Mrs. c. ].
Evans. head ofIthe canvassing COM
mittee. NO names are taken, and
! the facts we record will be used col
lectively, not individually, and will be
treated confidentially."
The principal object of the survey
is to point the way to needed legisla-
ton for the benefit of children, to be
urged by the chiIdren's code commits
sion before the legislature of 1921.
Men are as prompt as women in
volunteering to help in the survey
one of the women directors of the
work said today. I'VE are gratified
to have both men and women inter-
ested. for it shows that Topeka parents
are anxious for the best surroundings
for their children"
| At the meeting Sunday afternoon at
the Y. W. C. A. called by Mrs. Festus
Foster, state director. and Mrs. Frank
| Chase, local director of the survey,
there were many volunteer workers
present.
More than one hundred men and
women were present. A number of
men will assist in the canvass. Speak
ers at the Sunday afternoon meeting
included the Rev. John A. McAfee. D.
F. Shirk and DIR. Earle Brown, city
health officer.
| Doctor Brown gave statistics show
= ing an alarming increase in deaths
among infants of less than a year old,
| saying that Topeka would lose its posi-
tion of having the third lowest infant
mortality rate in the country. II bet
ter care was not taken of the chill
| dren.
Additional volunteer workers are
needed, and are asked to apply to Mrs
| c. J. Evans.
Churches cooperating in the move
| ment to date are the Trinity Meth
odist the Westminster Presbyterian
the First Baptist. the Lowman Hill
Methodist. the Swedish Lutheran. Pot
win Presbyterian and the Quintor
4 Heights Baptist. The W. C. T. U. and
a number of women's clubs are par
ticipatiRg in the survey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-04
may DISSOLVE RECEIVERSHIP
Expect Order Soon in Kansas Natural
Gas Company Case.

Judge Wilbur n. Booth of Mime
apolis may issue an order directing
the dissolution of the Kansas natural
gas company receivershfp. Such an
order is expected soon by officials of
the court of Industrial relations who
have returned from a supplemental
hearing of the gas case in Minneapolis.
Action by Judge Booth last week
was regarded by court officials as a
virtual acceptance of the leakage stan
dards fixed by the industrial court.
These standards are based on an av-
erage annual leakage of 1000. 900 cub
ic feet of gas a year from a three-inch
main.
Under action of Judge Booth the
state was given until Thursday in
which to file an answer to petitions
of the distributing companies for fed
eral court action in the rate cases
The cases were taken before the Min
nesota federal court on motion of at
torneys for Topeka and other distrip-
uting companies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-04
RED BOASTED OF
n. Y. EXPLOSION
Mystery of Wall Street Blast
May Be Solved.
Alleged Leader of Red Gang
Is Held.
UNDER ARREST AT PITTSBURGH
Explosives and Literature Cap
tured With Him.
Boosted of "What We Did in
New York."
UNDER ARREST AT PITTSBURGH

New York, Oct. A number of ar
rests were expected in Brooklyn in
connection with the Wall street ex-
plosion plot as the result of the dis
closures made after the seizure in
Pittsburgh last night of Florean Ze-
lenska, %, a Russian.
A suitcase containing dynamite, per-
cussion caps and fuses and a quantity
of radical literature were found in the
room where Zelenska was arrested
after a struggle, according to adyices
here.
Left N. Y. on Eve of Blast
Federal agents located Zelenska' s
former rooming place in Brooklyn
and discovered he left there between
10 and IL O'Clock on the morning of
the day of the explosion in Wall street
two weeks ago last Thursday-car-
rying large yellow bag. The bomb
was set off at noon. 1t was also
learned he had been an employe of an
explosive company about two years
ago
While federal agents refused to dis
cuss the case in detail, it was intimated
that zelenska's arrest had furnished a
lead" which would result in several
other men being taken into custody
within a few hours.
Extradition Asked.
Extradition of Zelenska was expect
ed to be asked. by federal officers al
result of a report received today
from Pittsburgh police. 1t was learned
the evidence found in Zelenskas s room
in Brooklyn was sufficient to warran
his extradition to. New York City.
Leon Konkel, a steam filter, the
man who gave the Pittsburgh author.
tiles the information which led to the
arrest there last night of Florean Ze.
lenska in Brooklyn in connection with
the Wall street bomb explosion, ar.
rived here today from Pittsburgh tc
tell his story to the federal authorities
Tells of Secret Hoartis.
Pittsburgh, Pal, Oct.4.-Florezr
Zelenska, 20, of Brooklyn, told police
secreted in New York to blow up the
whole town
| Definite clues that may lead to the
arrest of those responsible for the ex.
plosion were believed by police to have
been unearthed thru the arrest OF
Zelenska.
Police said Zelenska admitted h,
was in Brooklyn at the time of tht
explosion He denied knowledge o.
the plot, however.
Six sticks of dynamite. abou
twenty-five feet of fuse, and a mum
DeE VI QelOIldLlHB caps were 1OunC
| in a yellow suit case the prisone.
! carried when arrested.
After a preliminary hearing befor,
police magistrate today, Zelensks
will be turned over to the government
| authorities.
| Police said Leon Kohkel of New
| York, gave them the information
which led to Zelenska's arrest.
! Boosted of His Work.
| After 4 grilling in which tits sait
he admitted radical sympathies, he wa
| turned over to government agents
New York authoTities are reported el
route here.
Zelenska is alleged to have said to
passenger on a train which brough
him here: See what we did in Wal
street? Next time it will be bigge
and more terrible. The last was onl
| the start"
A search was being conducted toda,
for a companion Zelenska is believes
to have had on the train.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-04
TRY TO FORCE SMALL OUT
Big Split in Illinois G. o. p. Ranks
Now Feared by Leaders.

Chicago. Oct. 4.-Len Small was
nominated Republican candidate for
governor at the primaries last month
with a plurality OF 1O,049 over John O.
Oglesby. on the face of complete Off
cial returns from Cook county and
complete. though unofficial returns
from down state 1t was announced to-
day. william B. Mckinley has defeat
ed Frank l.. Smith. in the Republican
senatorial nomination on the face or
the same returns, by S.91s.
Whether Illinois is to have Re-
publican gubernatorial candidate was
expected to be decided today when n
court will pass upon a petition re-
questing that Lieutenant Governor
OgIesby be proclaimed the party cam
didate. The petition is opposed by
supporters of Len Small. who claims
the nomination by majority of TO-
600.
John Maynard Harlan today sent
letters to both Oglesby and Small ask
ing them to agree on compounds
candidate.
Fear that a divided ticket would
mean the election OF Senator James
Hamilton Lewis. Democratic Guber-
material candidate. prompted Harlan's
action, he said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-04
WANDERERS TRIAL STARTED
Confesses to Staying Wife and Hobo
Who Staged "Hold-Up."

Chicago, Oct. 4.-Charged with
Staying his wife and a tramp he hired
to assist in a mimic holdup. according
to his alleged confession. Carl Wan
derer, former army lieutenant, was
placed on trial for his life here today.
Wanderers wife and raggedly dressed
stranger were shot and killed in the
vestibule of Wanderers home here
June 21 when Wanderer and his wife
returned from a movie. Wanderer
claimed the man attempted to hold
him up and when he resisted, his wife
was accidentally killed. -Wanderer
said he killed the stranger in a pistol
duel.
Three weeks later Wanderer. it is
alieded. confessed he killed his wife
because he wanted to be able to go
back into the army" He said he paid
the stranger to stage a fake holduP
and killed him so there wouldn't be
any embarrassing. The hobo has
never been identified.
Wanderer pleaded not guilty. His
attorneys announced the defense would
base it's case on hereditary insanity.
The morning was spent in question
ing Jurors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-04

INDIAN SUMMER TO CONTINUE.
Sunshine and Warm Weather Is
Weather Prediction for Kansas.
TOpAY's TEMPERATURES.

A continuation of the fine Indian
summer weather which Kansas has
enjoyed the last few days is the fore
cast today by S. D. Flora, state me-
teorologist.
This is hard weather to beat" said
Flora. Just sun and warm temper
atures."
The high temperatures in the last
twenty-four hours in Topeka was 81 at
$3.50 o'clock Sunday afternoon and the
low So at o'clock this morning. At
10 o'clock this morning the mercury
stood at IL with the probability that
it would go to IS this afternoon. To-
morrow will be the same story, Flora
says.
No rain fell in Kansas in the last
twenty-four hours and there is no in
dication of any in the next twenty-four
hour period. No cold weather is in
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-04
ANTI-STRIKE LAWS DELAYED
Small Majority I'm Texas Legislature
Postpones Their Becoming Effective.

Austin. Tex, Oct. 4.-Texas strike
control laws. passed by the special leg
islative session, which ended Saturday
night. will not become effective until
January /. because they failed to get
large enough ma jority vote. it was
declared by state officials here today.
The legislation passed included Gov
ernor Hobby's open ports bill, amend
ed to apply to. all railroads and COM
mon carriers, and creation of com
mission to Investigate industrial dis
putes.
The first law gives the state power
to take charge of strike areas" with
state rangers and handle the situation
supreme to local authorities. Heavy
jail and prison sentences are provided
for persons interfering with strike
breakers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-04
HEAR KANSAS MINERS PLEA
Operators and Union Chiefs In Confer
ence at Kansas City Today.

Kansas City. Oct. 4.-Representa-
tives of operators and miners were
here today to attend a meeting called
to secure a new wage adjustment for
the miners of Kansss.
The meeting is the result of letter
written last week by Alexander Howat,
president of the miners union of this
district to Ira Clemens, president of the
Southwestern Interstate Coal Opera
tors association, requesting that a
joint conference be held today.
Mr.. Howat pointed out in his letter
that at a meeting held here last month
an agreement was made to increase
the wages of day men $3.50 a day, but
that no provision was made for an in
crease to tonnage men.
At the meeting today it was expected
that demands of the tonnage men for
a proportionate increase with the day
men would be presented.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-04
CHILDREN BURN TO DEATH.
Father and One Son Burned Trying to
Rescue Others.

Merrill, Wis, Oct 4.-Five children
were burned to death in a fire which
destroyed the farm house of Edward
Nelson. near here today.
Nelson and one son were burned in
endeayoring to rescue the others. Mrs
Nelson escaped uninjured. The five
children. ranging in ages from 5 to 16.
years, slept in the upper part of the
house. The origin of the fire has
not been determined
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-04
COX WEAK ON SUNDAY LAW
Democratic Candidate Did Not Enforce
Law, Miller Says.

Law, Miller Says.
Governor Cox did not enforce the
Sunday closing law in Ohio and had
nothing to do with enactment OF the
workmen's compensation law, accord
ing to a statement by A. Q. Miller,
publicity director for the Republican
state committee.
Cox claims about closing the sa
looms are utterly unreliable. as any
citizen of Ohio knows, said Miller
THE w C. T. U. knows. because they
have officially declared for Senator
Harding. Governor Cox's claims that
he was the author of or had anything
to do with the Ohio workmen's COM
pensation law is fiction pure and sim
pie and in line with nearly all of Mr.
Cox's campaign statements. Records
show that Judson Harmon was gov
ernnor when the compensation law
was enacted and that Frank Patter-
son, a Republican, Introduced the bill
and a Republican legislature enacted
the law"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-04

New York, Oct 4.-Records of
worlds series played under the juris-
diction of the national commission
since 1905 show that the American
League has an advantage over the Ma
tional League in the number of series
won as well as the number of games
won, but the senior circuit entries in
the championship series have out
scored the American League contend
ers.
Regardless of the outcome of the
series this year the American League
will retain its cad in the number of
the American League being ousted
from the leadership in games won is
to have the National League entry this
year win the series in five straight
games. The leader in runs scored
after this years series will have ended
does on the closeness or onesidedness
of the games.
Have Been Fifteen Series.
Fifteen worlds series have been
played since they were inaugurated
under national commission jurisdiction
in 1905. NOf these American League
clubs have won nine and National
League club six; Thus II the National
League entry wins this year the Junior
circuit still will have an advantage of
two in the number of series won.
In the fifteen series now part of
baseball history So games were played
of which two resulted in tie scores.
American League clubs have won A
games and National League clubs 40.
Since the winner this year will have
to win five games to win the cham
pionship the National League entry
would be obliged to accomplish the
feat in five straight starts in order
to overcome the games-won ad-
vantage of the American League. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-04
DIR. RICHARD L. SUTTON TO CITY.
Prominent Skin Disease Authority
Speaks BeforasTopeka Physicians.

Dr. Richard L. Sutton. one of the
most widely known authorities on
skin diseases in the United States, will
speak on Cancer of the Skin" before
the Sha County Medical society
at the Elks club at $50 o'clock this
evening. Doctor Sutton lives in Kan
sas City.
Doctor Sutton's reputation is nation
wide. He is author of several volumes
on skin diseases-many of them used
in most of the medical colleges and
universities in the United States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-04
FIXING SCANDAL
ISREDISCOvERED
IN WORLD SERIES
Husbands Have Found They
Had to "Fix" Plans.
Cleveland Indians Are Now
5 to 4 FavOrites.
may START WITH SOUTHPAW
No Announcement of Batteries
Until Last Minute.
Despite "SOld Out" House
There's Little Excitement.
World Series Weather.

Washington, oct. 4.-The 1920
world series will have fair weather
except for possible showers next
Wednesday. according to the United
States weather bureau.
Fair weather and warm Is
promised for Brooklyn when the
series opens tomorrow. There may
be showers on Wednesday and
cooler weather following.
Fair weather is promised when
The series shifts to Cleveland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-04
FIRST SESSION SHORT ONE.
Supreme Court Adjourned Early II
Order to Visit White House.

washington. Oct 4.-The first ses-
sion of the fall term of the United
States supreme court lasted a few
minutes today.
The court sat only enough for pre-
sentation of William L. Frierson, new
solicitor general, and the admission
to the bar of approximately fifty at
torneys before going to the Whir-
House to pay its respects to Presi-
dent Wilson.
Hearing of motions was postponed
until tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-04
APPOINTS NORTON SHERIFF.
Governor Allen Names c. A. Hamilton
to Succeed Lem Lovejoy.

Governor Allen today announced the
appointment of c. A. Hamilton of
Norton as sheriff of Norton county.
Hamilton is named to fill the unex-
pired term of Lem Lovejoy, resigned.
Lovejoy announced his resignation
ten days ago He resigned TO become
cashier of the First National bank of
Almena.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-04

Roosevelt will travel thru Kansas
on regular. trains. He will. arrive in
Lawrence at 1905 Tuesday morning
and will leave at 11:50 a. m, arriving
in Topeka at 12:35 p. m. for a 25 min
ute stop. He will arrive at Manhattan
at 2:1S in the afternoon. Junction City,
3:15 p. M: Abilene. 4:05 p. M, and
Salina, 5 pm. Following his night
meeting in Salina, Roosevelt will leave
for Colorado at 11:46 o'clock. His trip
thru the state will be over the Union
cific
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-04
Dcbs Predicts Big Socialist Vote.

Atlanta. Oct. Great gains for the
socialist party in the November elec-
ton with a united party emerging
from the contest. was the word from
Eugene V. Debs. social nominee. by
members of his campaign COMMITTEES
who remained today for a third con-
ference with their leader at the At
lanta federal penitentiary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-04
IN NTOPEKAAT NOON
Franklin ID. Roosevelt Here for
Twenty-Five Minutes.
Democratic Nominee Speaks at
Union Pacific Station.

Forrest Luther, chairman of the
Democrat state committee, today an
nounced. speaking time for Franklin
d. Roosevelt, who spends Tuesday in
Kansas. The Democrat vice presiden-
tial nominee will be met in Kansas
City Tuesday morning by Luther and
other prominent Democrats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-04
Probe Red Cold shipment.

Washington. Oct. 4--Inquiry into
the source Of the recent shipment Of
Russian gold to the United States has
been ordered by the department of
justice. Belief exists at the depart
ment that the gold may be a part of
the Russian Bolshevfki propaganda
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-04
Z odds Against Cox Lowered.

New York. Oct! Odds against
Governor Cox becoming president
were lowered today in Wall street bet
ting. President Wilson'S League of
Nations statement was credited with
lowering the betting from to l to 4
to l against the Ohioan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-04
CAR MOVEMENT INCREASES
Efforts of Railroad Officials Bsing
Desired Results.

The car movement on western rail-
roads Is much greater than that on
eastern lines, according to records just
published by the government. The ef-
forts Of the ran officials are telling
The Union Pacific has the best req
ord in the United States for car miles
per day. with a showing Of 70 during
June The Santa Fe movement was
32.7 car miles per day: Rock Island,
2s Missouri Pacific, %: Frisco, zs-z.
and n K & T., 31.3.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-26
WMys-Knight Fine
 Points Cor1pored

Providing in motor cars large mar gin of comfort and safety is as much matter of design as in the selection of the highest grade of materials.
 Take, for example, the windshield and doorhinge pillars of the Willys- Knight closed car models. These pil- lars are so small that they do not ob- struct the vision of the driver
 Willys- Overland engineers, after many experiments, found that a line or pillar placed in front of person did not obstruct the view provided the pill lar is not greater in width than the distance between the observers eyes.
 In other words. the driver can see on both sides and around a pillar if 1t is not more than two and a half inches in width. Or to put 1t another way there is no blind spot in a car with two and half inch pillars. That's why Willys-Knight pillars are made of that width. They were not made of that size by guesswork or chance but only after months of careful, painstaking research work. And so it is with every detail of the Willys- Knight car.
 Willys- Overland company engineers have found that the good or bad ap- pearance of a car depeals in large measure upon the number Of angles in it. as we'll as the number of sharp angles in the body design
 The Willys- Knight motor car is esteemed in the industry as one oi Americas finest appearing cars. Il achieved this appearance, not because 1t Is fundamentally heavy car which it Is not, but because its design was conceived along the line of offset arcs
Arizona republican., 1920-12-26
Increase 26 Per Cent +, Sales Volume
 ShoUF2 By Firestone

There have never been greater o@- portunities than the present for the business house with loyal and ener- yetic organization This was the state ment of H. $. Firestone, president of, 1 he Firestone Tire and Rubber com pany in addressing the annual stock holders meeting Of the company here today
 The Firestone organization celebrat- i ed it's twentieth anniversary by an- nouncing a sales volume for the past l year of $1149SO .969.26, an increase of 26 per cent over last years business
 In the face of what is described as 1 the most difficult and unusual year ia 1 it's history the F.irestone company was able to show after allowance for depre- citation and bad accounts earnings of l $9, ,396, ,912.2S. out of this profit the company has set aside $8. 151, ,749991 for ] depreciation on it's inventories thus i placing it in q very favorable position i for any business establishments neces- sary.
 More than LOGO stockholders attend l ed the meeting, most of them employees who have had q share in the business ] for the past four years through lib- l era employees stockholding plan
 Mir. Firestone expressed his eonfi- dence ;n the future and sounded firm note of optimism by calling attent-5n 1 to the fundamental soundness of the i rubber industry through it's close affil- liation to highway transportation. and how its scope would widen with the consummation of the immense good roads projects under way and assured for the future
 The stockholders re- elected the old l board of directors which includes H. $ Firestone, A. c. Miller, I. w Thomas J. G. Robertson s. c. Carkhuff, L. F. Sisler. Harvey s. F'irestone, Jt, c. A.
 Myers, Thomas Clements and A. C.
 Partridge.
 At a directors meeting in the after noon the following officers were re-
 elected: H. $. Firestone, president: A C. Miller, vice president; ]. w Thomas
 vice president Thomas Clements vice
 president; S G. Carkhuff, secretary;
 c. Robertson, treasurer.
 The directors approved the construc-
 ton of an interplant railroad system
 connected to various factory units ant
 operated with the company's oWT
 equipment. This system will have di,
 rect connections with the Pennsylvania
 and Akron Belt Line railroads.
 The new mechanical building of tn, company will also be equipped as sooI as the railroad system is in operation ? This will release considerable foo space for tire manufacturing purposes
 The directors voted the regular guar
 terly dividend on preferred capita stock, per cent payable January 15 t
 stockholders of record January l.