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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-13
GUEST OF CITY
Herbert Hoover Will Arrive
at $3.50 Tonight.
Scheduled for Series of Three
Talks Here.

Herbert Hoover. former federal
food administrator, comes to Topeka
at $3.50 tonight for series of three
talks All of his talks-he declines
to make public speeches in Kansas on
his present trip-will be before select
audiences. None of the meetings will
be open to the public.
A dinner will be given in Hoover's
honor tonight by the Rotary club.
The food specialists talk before the
Rotarians will be in Pelletier's tea
room. He will speak at s o'clock-or
as soon thereafter as the food is dis
posed of.
Thursday morning select audience
of farm specialists, extensive crop
growers and stockraisers, will hear
Hoover when he discusses cooperative
marketing in the supreme court cham
Der. The state house meeting will be
sort of question and answer affair
in which Hoover and the Kansas grain
and meat producers will seek to get
right down to the source of their trou-
bles. Admission to the Thursday
morning meeting will be by invitation.
A MONDAY luncheon in Hoover S
honor will bring forth the only politi-
cal discussion during his stay in To
peka This luncheon is being given
by the Washburn college Republican
club at Pelletiers. Not more than SOC
persons will be ADMITTED to the
, Hoover talk on national issues. All
i admittance will be by ticket issued
thru the college club or by the club
organization of the Republican state
com naittee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-13
KING FOR CHINESE
Rebel General Scores Coup, Up.
setting Peking Regime.
Shanghai Unable to Obtain De-
tails of Revolution.

Shanghai. Oct. 13.-Gen. Chang
Tsao-Lfn, governor of Feng-Tien. has
overthrown the Peking government
and proclaimed a monarchy, accord
ing to a rumor current in this city.
This rumor has not been authenticat-
ed, and no details nave been received
here, but Chinese officials have been
profoundly stirred by it.
General Chang Tsao-Lin was proba-
bly, the strongest military leader dur
ing the recent conference between the
Chili-Anfu conflict. He played a lead
ing part during that trouble and was
acctsed of being a tool of the Japan
ese. 1t is the supposition here that
the coup, if it really has taken place,
is an effort to restore to the throne
former Emperor HsuanTung, son OF
Prince Chun.
General Lishun, commander of
Chinese government troops in the
provinces of Kiangsu and Kiangsi
and leader OF a powerful political
clique, committed suicide at Nanking
to6ay by shooting himself. The text
Of his will declared his action was due
to developments at Peking and the
failure of measures he had advocated
for the salvation of the nation" Hall
of the generals fortune of many mil
lions Cf yen were left to carry on the
work of famine relief and education
His death, it is believed. will have far
reaching political results.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-13
THEIR own WISH
Officers of WamegO Bank Close
Doors Voluntarily.
Farmers State SOIvent-Pay
DepOsitOrs in Full.

Officers and stockholders of the
Farmers State bank of Wamego to-
day voluntarily closed the bank doors
and turned the institution over to Wal
ter z. Wilson, state bank commmis-
sioner. The bank will be liquidated
under direction of Wilson who has
placed c. S. Bowman, an examiner, in
charge of the banks affairs.
The bank is solvent and will meet
all its obligations in full, according to
a statement today from the state
banking department. Decision to sus-
pend operation of the bank was made
some time ago following the death OF
viii Bittman, cashier. AT that time
however, there was considerable litiga-
ton pending and plans for liquidation
were not worked out until recently.
This morning the bank followed q
course provided by law and posted 8
notice stating that the institution was
in the hands of the state department
Herman Ulrig of Wamego is president
of the bank. The banks action was
entirely voluntary on the part of Off
GERS and stockholders and depositor.
will be paid in full.
Three other banks-two state insti
tutions and a national bank-are IL
, the town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-13
ONLY II DAYS YET
Governor Cox Turns on More
Steam as Campaign Ends.
Determined to Force Harding to
Talk on League.

En- Route With Governor Cox, La
fayette, Ind, Oct. 13.-With only sew
enteen working" days of the cam
paign remaining. Governor Cox started
his fourth invasion of Indiana with
the statement that from now ON he is
determined to force Senator Harding
to talk on the League of Nations
issue.
Nearly every time the senator
speaks on this question he changes his
position and the Democratic cause
gains an advantage" Cox said.
Cox is devoting more and more of
his energies to putting over the
league" He has received word from
the White House that President Will
son will cooperate by making at least
five more appeals and explanations of
the covenant before election day.
He continues to attack what he calls
Senator Harding's "wiggling and wob-
bling" on the league issue.
1T is apparent that he hasn't a
single deep seated conviction upon a
subject and that he wobbles about
from one day to the other in the aim
less hope that this or that group OF
voters can be pleased" Cox said. 81
can understand why the sentiment OF
wiggling and wobbling has been EN-
blazoned over billboards of America
with the picture of the senator. He
has a monopoly on that process, and
he ought to be privileged to advertise
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-13
PROBE COAL COSTS
Industrial Court Begins Inyesti.
cations Today.
Many Officials to Appear rs
Witnesses.

Investigation of coal production
costs was resumed in Topeka today
by the court of Industrial relations.
The hearing was transferred to Topeka
from Pittsburg, where the original
hearing was begun.
Many officials OF the large coal pro-
ducing companies are expected to ap-
pear before the court as witnesses.
This morning ]. B. Parkinson, secre-
tary-treasurer of the Jackson Walker
interests. was on the stand. His testi-
mony concerned cost of production.
working conditions, labor problems.
transportation and earnings of the
company.
To Investigate Profits.
From the large bulk of testimony
the court may make a finding an
to the average net profits of the COM
panies doing business in Crawford and
Cherokee counties. Representatives OF
several of the operating companies are
expected to state that they are unable
to earn a return and pay a dividend in
view of the general conditions in the
Kansas fields other companies tho.
are expected to show a considerable
profit from their mines.
John Campbell of Pittsburg is ap-
pearing as attorney for the operators
The Topeka hearing may continue sew.
eral days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-13
new RATES co IN
Increase on Interstate Express
Begins Today.
Total Hike Since August 81 Has
Been 26 Per Cent.
ASK NEW TARIFFS IN STATE
is Due to Advance in Wages.
Company Says.
Is Not in Accordance With New
Freight Charges.
Ask new TARIFFS IN STATE

An increase in the express rates on
interstate shipments, of 1914 per cent,
on top of an increase of 1914 per cent
granted on September 1, became ef-
fective today for shipments from the
local office of the American Railway
Express company.
Increase of 26 per cent.
The increase If 1915 per cent of the
rate which was in effect on August 81,
and makes a total increase of 26 per
cent granted since that date. The
new rate affects only shipments out
side the state. An application to the
court of industrial relations for an in
crease in rates inside the state, has
been made.
In addition to the increase men
toned, which affects merchandise, or
first and second class express rates, on
goods in transit, a raise of 26 per
cent also goes into effect today on
what is known as commodity rates"
which apply to special items, mostly
fruits and food products, from the
point of production of the articles,
This increase is also applicable only
on interstate shipments.
An interstate rate increase of 20 per
cent on butter and egg shipments. is
also plastered on the express rates
today.
Due to Wage Increase.
The latest increase in the express
tariff on first and second class rates.
is due according to the application of
the express company. to the wage in
crease recently granted, which costs
the company, they say, approximately
$43,O00.000 per year. The other in
creases are due to the general rise in
the cost of operating.
Oklahoma Rates Go Up.
Oklahoma granted a 121 per cent
increase Tuesday, it was stated at the
local office of the express company.
1t is not expected that the increased
rates will affect the volume of bush
ness which is done thru the local of
flee, according to E. E. Brayman, local
manager for the company. Figures
on what the total amount added to
what Topekans pay in express charges.
will be, are not available. Interstate
shipment records and records of ship
ments inside the state, are not kept
separately in the local office
Docs Not Equal Freight Increase.
The hike in the express rates is not
yet equal to the raise recently granted
in freight rates. according to Mr..
Brayman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-13
KANSAS NEEDS RAIN
WcsterHsEIalf of State Beginning to
Suffer Ft'om Result of Month of
Dry Weather.
By S. ID. Flora, meteoroIoTist.

sAH of Kansas is needing rain and
the western half is beginning to suffer
as the result of almost "a month of
dry weather according to the reports
of 120 correspondents of the weather
bureau. The week just closed was
lrainless. with the exception of few
scattered showers in the extreme
northeast counties on Monday night,
and temperatures ranged above nor
NAL continually. on some days 10 de-
grees to Is degrees above. Drying
winds the closing days made the need
of moisture more acutely felt
Cutting corn is practically finished.
tho few scattered sections. mostly in
western counties, report only about rs
per cent done. Filling silosais as well
advanced as cutting. Two dry weeks
following the general frosts of Sep
tember 29 and 80 have dried corn out
rapidly and in the southern and some
central counties 1t is almost ready TO
crib. Grain sorghums are maturing
and being cut almost as rapidly as
corn.
Wheat sowing has progressed rapid
ly under favorable conditions and now
averages 80 to 100 per cent finished
Most OF the crop in the eastern third
where the ground is moist. is UP TO
stands that are rated as good to excel
lent, but the central and western coun-
ties generally report wheat as only faii
to good and poor in some places thai
are especially in need of rain. In many
of the western counties II is too dry
: to sprout the late sown and in soms
cases farmers have delayed finishing
seeding on that account.
] Pastures are good in the eastern
counties. but deteriorating in the west.
ern Picking apples is making excel.
lent progress in the large Commercial
orchards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-13
IN SL0WLY Y
Less Than $4,000 Subscribed in
s. A. Campaign.
Nearly S17,5OO To Be Raised
Before Saturday.

Less than $4,000 has been sub
scribed to7date in the Salvation Army
home service campaign for $40, 900 in
Topeka and Shawnee county, accord
ing to the returns of the team cap
tains made at the report luncheon at
the Chamber of Commerce this noon.
Before the campaign commenced
Tuesday morning total of $1,000 was
subscribed in advance gifts from less
than ten local men and business firms.
At the luncheon today a total of $1,315
was reported. Nearly $17, 500 of the
county budget is to be raised before
the drive ends.
Statements made by various work
ers today were to the effect that many
of the business men of the city are
cutting down their subscriptions on
the plea that they already have paid
for the Memorial building occupied by
the Salvation Army at Fifth and
Quincy streets. In answering this state
ment r. c. Ellis, campaign manager,
declared that the building is partially
paid for but he asserted that a mort
gage of SIS, 900 is against 1t. and he is
basing the present appeal for funds on
the fact that this mortgage must be
removed before Topeka's gift to the
Salvation Army and the county's me-
mortal to the service men who died in
France is fully paid for
Good Results in Residential Section.
| scattering reports from lIle TeSlueI1ce
sections of Topeka indicate the appeal
for funds is being we'll received there,
! but every single contribution which
| can be secured is. needed if the county
! is to completely remove the debt the
| citizens contracted when the Salvation
Army memorial building was built and
! dedicated. One precinct in the resi-
dence district today reported a total
subscription of $3.50 as a partial re-
| turn on the canvass in that district
1t was expected that later reports to-
day will show the particular precinct
I of the 5000 variety.
| The campaign in the country dis
! tricts is under way according to re.
| ports received at local campaign head
quarters, but no definite dollar re-
| turns have been mentioned in tht
| bulletins" The team captains in the
| various rural school districts are hard
at work pushing the drive, but tht
results of their solicitation cannot bt
made public until the report luncheon
| for the rural workers at the Chamber
! of Commerce Saturday noon.
Must Lend Assistance.
| The announcement was made today
that this is the time for Topeka ant
Shawnee county citizens to lend every
| assistance, both moral and financial
in raising the mortgage on the mem
orial building. 1t was said the drive
| would be continued until the full $50,
600 is raised. If this is done. r. c
Ellis said, Topeka and Shawnee county
| will not again be asked for more thar
enough funds to finance the actua
relief and institutional work of the
Army. Ellis pointed out that with the
local Salvation Arr-y headquarter.
clear of debt. the annual budget fol
Topeka would never be in excess o.
$4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-13
MANY CHARTERS GRANTED.
Eighteen Applications Are Approved
BY State Board.


The state charter board has ap-
proved the following charter appli-
cations:
Allen Loan and Investment Co, Allen,
$4,000.
Barrett Coal and Supply Co., Weir, $1,000
Big Four Mining Co., Arma, 5000
DeCoursey Cream Co., Wichita, 100000.
Deerfield Cooperative Equity Exchange
Deerfield, $4,000
Edward b. Kennedy Sign and Advertising
Co.. Wichita, $4,000
Franklin Motor Car Co, Wichita, $4,000
Hoxie Lumber Co., Hoxie. $4,000.
Hardtner Cemetery association, Hardtner
H and T. Motor Co.. Wichita. $4,000
Harold johnson post, No. 172, American
Legion, Wamego, stock.
Leavenworth County Auditorium and Sales
Pavilion association. Leavenworth. $25000
National Machine and Foundry Co, Sa-
Ina, 81. 100000.
North Cherokee Coal Co.. Pittsburg. $50 600
Phi Gamma House association, Manhattan
stock.
Savonburg Farmers Union Cooperative
association, Savonburg, $4,000.
Wichita Phillis Wheatley Children's Home
association.
Zeta Tau Alpha Alumni association, Bald
win city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-13
COLD SNAP is ON WAY
Prolonged Spell of Fine Fall Weather
to End, Says Weather Bureau.

Washington, Oct. 13.-Warning of
another cold snap in the northern and
middle sections of the country within a
few days was given today by the
weather bureau on a special bulletin
which said:
THE indications at this time are
that the prolonged spell of excep-
tionally fine weather over the middle
western and western states will
shortly end. A disturbance of wide
spread influence is moving east
southeastward along the southern
Alaskan coast and its influence will
be felt on the Washington and Ore
gon coast within the next twenty
four to thirty-six hours, where II
will be attended by rains and gales.
1T will cross the middle west at the
end of the week attended by unsettled
weather and rain with a probability
of local SHOWS in the northwest. Fol-
lowing this disturbance the tempera-
ture will fall and the coolest weather
OF the season up to this time will pre-
vail generally in the northern and
middle sections of the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-13
Bolsheviki Sign Peace Treaty
With Poles at Riga.
But Troops Are at Once Called
to Quell Reyolts.
PACT EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1O
Poland Gains Territory But
Unable to Collect Cash.
Renewed Hostilities in South
Russia by Wrangel.

Stockholm, Oct. 13.-Soviet troops
are attacking barricaded workmen in
Moscow's streets, according to unof-
ficial dispatches received here today.
The Helsingfors correspondent of the
Aftenblad said authorities were alarm
ed by anti-soviet demonstrations in
factories at Moscow and were concen-
trating troops there. -
The Stockholm dispatch follows 9TH
ers of similar nature, indicating serious
unrest in Russia under the Bolshevist'
regime. Earlier dispatches reported
uprisings of factory workers in Mos
COW and nearby cities which were
quelled by soviet troops. A band OF
sailors was reported to have entered
Petrograd with naval guns urging
workers to join them.
Other troubles OF the Lenine regime
included the startling successes of the
Poles which ended with the signing OF
the armistice agreement and the yield
ing of much territory In the south.
General Wrangel and Ukrainian forces
advances indicate serious demoraliza-
ton of the soviet forces.
Peace Effective October 1s.
London, Oct. 13.-Peace has been
signed between Poland and Russia, ef-
fective at midnight. October IS.
Renewed fighting is expected be-
tween the Bolsheviki and General
war clouds gathered in Lithuania,
where the government was reported
drafting troops at Kovno to expel Gem
eral Zeligowski and his soldiers who
seized Wilma and made it a free city"
A dispatch from Constantinople said
Lithuania had declared war on Turk
ish nationalists and ordered general
mobilization.
| Reds Avoid Indemnity.
DISPATCHES from Riga said a war;
like ceremony accompanied signing of
the peace treaty. The lengthy treaty
was read three times, in Russian, Po-
| lish and Lithuanian.
Thru the treaty Poland gains in ter
ritory and has succeeded in establish
| ing corridor between Lithuania and
Russia. The soviet succeeded ir
avoiding payment of gold first claimed
by Poland.
Plan Ukrainian Drive.
Warsaw. Oct. 13.-The Polish com.
munique today said Bolshevik troops
Were concentrating near Zmorynka foi
an attack on the Ukrainians to be
started soon after the signing OF the
Polish peace treaty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-13
Republican Leaders Certain of
Harding's Election.
Only Control of Senate Majority
Is Uncertain
POLITICS NOW Big THEME
Last Three Weeks of Campaign
Promise To Be Hot.
Abandonment of Eastern Trip
Causes Much. Comment.
BY ED L. KEEN.

New York, Oct. 13.-with the In
dian Dodger, Levinsky Carpenter,
Man O'War-Sir Barton and Bolsheviki
arguments amicably concluded. moth
ing now seems in the way of proper
concentration of public attention upon
the Harding-Cox contest.
Three weeks from today the result
will be known. Both the big parties
are set for an intensive windup to a
campaign that for one reason or an
other so far has failed to dominate
public interest.
Senate Control Prize.
Altho the Republican managers con-
tinue to predict an overwhelming vic
tory for Harding and Coolidge, giving
them all the states except the "solid
SOUTH" and a majority of fifty or more
in the house of representativ tives. they
are by no means so assured of control
of the senate.
The Democrat managers who hith-
erto had admittedly little hope of the
election of the national ticket, are now
positively predicting CoX's election,
largely as a result of what they term
Harding's "vacillating' course with
regard to the League of Nations. They
also profess to be confident of the elec-
tion of Democratic senate. Their
latest forecast of the presidential re-
suit includes in the Democratic col
umn West Virginia. Indiana and Ohio
and fourteen unnamed western states
| Eastern Trip Unnecessary.
There has been much speculation a:
| to the reasons for the abandoning Of
Harding's proposed trip to New Yorl
City, Connecticut and New Jersey
The Republican managers insist it /!
simply because such a visit is no
/ necessary to Republican success il
these states. Democrats profess to SEE
| in it a confession of Harding's failure
as a rough and ready stump speaker
| In view of their confidence in thu
general result, the Republicans are no
preparing any extraordinary assault o
oratoricaI talent during the CLOSING
l days of the campaign, such as tn
Democrats have arranged. and tn
energies of most of their speakers viii
be directed especially to the sensatoria
situation. Senator Hiram johnson
who is scheduled for a speech at To
ledo today, is among those who viii
speak directly on behalf of Harding.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-13

n The Indian summer weather Is fin
ished. Cool weather, disagreeable
weather. is on the schedule for the re-
mainder of the week, for Kansas.
There was rain to the north of Kan
sas. snow and frost to the west. last
night, and the conditions there are
coming to this state. The temperature
was near freezing in Montana last
night; it showed in southern Utah. and
there was frost in Idaho. Kansas will
get a drop in temperature, probably
with rain, which is beginning to be
needed badly. No rain has been re-
ported in Kansas in the past twenty
four hours. but it will undoubtedly
reach the state tonight from the west.
The lowest temperature in Topeka last
night was 6S degrees at 5 o'clock. The
mercury will not go above so degrees
this afternoon, and will drop to SO to-
night. The minimum temperature
last night was IL degrees above the
normal. A~wind blew from the south
last night at from 20 to rs miles per
hour. and rose to 80 miles an hour
Daa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-13
IF Wife VIII Not
Read Newspapers
1t s DiUorce Cause

Atlantic City, Oct. 13.-'If I were
making the laws of this country.
would make 1t a cause of divorce X
the wife did not read the newspapers"
This was the declaration of Judge
Horace Stein of Philadelphia today in
an address on Suffrage and the Wo-
man" before the Council of Jewish
Women. who are holding their first
gathering of the year here.
It's such a wonderful thing" con-
tinuej Judge Stein, ito have the news
served UP to you every morning at the
breakfast table. news gathered from
all over the world, and IL would seem
to me criminal indifference to neglect
Knowing the serious things going on
in the world .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-13
TROMBEL QUITS RACE.
Democratic Nominee for State Senator
Withdraws Today.

John Trombel of Beloit. Democratic
nominee for state senator from the
Thirtythird district, today sent notice
to L. J. Pettijohn.- secretary of state,
that he had withdrawn from the tick
ct. The vacancy may be filled by the
senatorial committee in the Mitchell
Jewell county district.
Bert Culp of Mitchell county is the
Republican nominee for state senator
in the district He won in the pri-
maries over Jack Evans. who repre-
sented Mitchell county in the house
during the sessions of 1917-19-20.
Trombel is a strong Farmers Union
leader. He was a member of the
house in 1913
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-13
IMPROVEMENTS IN NO. TOPEKA
More Paving, Lights and Extension OF
Sewer System Is Discussed.

More paving on North Harrison
street, more lights in Garfield park,
extension of sewers to all unsewered
sections, semaphore signals at the
Union Pacific crossing, and better
street car service were topics discussed
at the meeting of the North Topeka
Civic club held last night. The club
went on record as favoring all the
projects mentioned.
North Topeka has wanted better
protection at the Union Pacific cross
ing for some years, but the matter
was dropped during the war. Officials
of the street car company will be
called into consultation about the
street car service. Lights are desired
in Garfield park for the benefit of
tourists Plans for free entertainment
for North Topeka were also discussed
La st night