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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09
SPECIAL PROGRAM TONIGHT.
Spiritual Night Will Be Observed at
Trinity Church

Tonight will be Spiritual night" at
Trinity church as a special part of
dedicatory week which began at the
church last Sunday. The Rev H. o.
Hotter. pastor of the Lowman Mem
orial church, will be the chief speaker
A male chorus will give .Jubilate Dec"
by Nevin.
Wednesday night at the church was
fellowship night" when three hun
dred persons, including members of
the church and former pastors, were
served dinner by the women. The
chief speaker was DR.. Homer q. Wark
pastor of the College Hill Methodist
church of Wichita. who was formerly
pastor of the Trinity church.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09
Neither Government Nor Sim
Fein Cease Their Campaigns.
White Flag Bearers Offer of
Services Is Rejected.
BRITISH CABINET is DUBIOUS
But Little Prospect Now for
Early Peace.
Soldiers Seize Dublin City
Buildings for Barracks.

London, Dec. 9-Recurrence of
fighting between Sim Fein and Brit
ish forces in Ireland was looked for
today. Hope of a quick peace ap-
peared to have been lost and the gov
ernment. by seizing municipal build
ings for it offic, and concentrating its
forces. indicated it was making ready
for hard winter campaign.
The Irish office declared Sim Fein
attacks on police had continued thru
out the present week. The govern
ment also continued it's raids on the
grounds that the Irish republican
leaders had not suggested peace.
Negotiations Are Broken.
The breaking off or negotiations was
indicated in the announcement OF
Arthur Henderson and william ADAM
son that they will not return to Ire
land. The two labor members of par
lament were confident of a truce on
returning from a weeks stay in Ire
land during which they asserted they
were assured Irish leaders wanted
peace.
Their report was considered by the
cabinet where 1t was decided the peace
feelers had not been thrown out by
men qualified to speak for the Sim
Fein. Henderson had offered to re-
luA II " Ieidiu as the government
mediator, an offer apparently rejected.
Some Hope Left.
Archbishop Clune, according to re-
ports today, conferred with Premier
Lloyd George late yesterday, bringing
direct word from Arthur Griffith. act
ing head of the Sim Fein. The North
cliffe press declared the prime minis
ter was much impressed by the arch
bishops report and that hope of peace
still was bright.
1t was understood today that a note
will be sent Father OFlanagan ask
ing what authority he holds to neeo-
tiate for the Sim Fein. O'FlanaEan
was the first to take advantage of
Lloyd Georges hint that negotiations
would be acceptable. O'Flanagan re-
piled to the hint by asking what the
premier considered the first necessary
step
Cabinet Is Dubious.
1t was believed, however. while all
these avenues are being explored. the
cabinet had small hope they would
net met yesterday, raids were being
conducted in portions of London
against Sim Fein sympathizers. Also
the military in Dublin was taking pos
session of number of municipaI
buildings to be used as barracks for
officers
The men will be quartered there. IL
was said, to prevent murders such as
occurred three weeks ago when four
teen men were killed in hotel and
apartment rooms.
The lord mayor of Dublin was re-
ported today to be acting as inter-
| mediary in the settlement of the Irish
| rail strike. caused by the refusal of
workers to haul munitions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09
INDIAN IS HAPPY AT LAST
suit TO Separate jackson Barnett
From White Wife Is Dismissed.

The suit to separate jackson Bar
nett, wealthy Indian, from his pale
face bride, has been dismissed. such
ACTION was recommended several
weeks ago by Judge A. NJ. Jackson
of Winfield. commissioner appointed
by the supreme court
Carl ]. O'Hornett, guardian for the
indian. sought to set aside the we'd
ding last spring when he appealed to
the Kansas supreme court on a writ
OF habeas corpus Barnett and his
bride had fled from Oklahoma to Cof-
feyville, Kan. The Kansas court ap-
pointed commissioner to take tes-
timony. But the court found thru the
commissioner that the Indian loved
his lily bride and that she apparently
loved him. So they are to be happy
under court approval
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09
Senate Finance Committee De-
MES Appeal of Business Men.
Republicans to Let Federal
Revenue Stand for Year.
ps to Secretary Tumuity at the

Washington, Dec. 9.-Republican
members of the senate finance COM
mittee today decided to defer action
on the appeal of business men for
postponemert of income tax payments
and for extension of losses.
Decision to deny relief asked was
reached after study of a recent
statement by Secretary of the Treas
ury Houston, who said the govern
ment could not afford to grant either
oe the measures requested.
Won't Disturb Tariff.
Present revenue and tariff laws
must continue for a year. Republican
leaders of the house agreed today aft
ser completing preliminary plans for
revision of these two measures
Representative Fordney, chairman
of the ways and means committee, to-
day said congress would be showing
good speed if Republican revenue
and tariff law were on the statute
books by the end of 1921. He believes
that at least nine months will be re-
quired in the revision of the tariff.
Taxes More Important.
Because of the long time required
for the tariff measure and the neces-
sity of modifying tax laws, strong op-
position has developed to Fordney' S
plan for devoting virtually all of the
llHl0 Ol his COIIlIIillee 10 the IdTl1l lOI
the first nine months of 1921. The
Opposition led by Representative Long
worth. Ohio, believes changes in taxes
more important than tariff changes.
Hearings on revenue revision under
present plans will start next Monday.
The recommendations for increased
taxes in the annual report of Secre-
tary of the Treasury Houston will
come up first.
Must Reduce Profits. Tax.
Apparently, Houston's sugg estion
for repeal of the excess profits tax
is the only one upon which commit
tee members agree.
Fordney claims there is strong op-
position to Houston's proposal to in
crease the normal income tax from 4
to per cent and from 8 to IL per
cent.
1.-The present income taxes are too
high and ought to be reduced, not
increased, as. soon as possible" he said.
Oppose Auto Excise.
Houston's proposal for 20 per cent
tax. on the undistributed profits of
corporations met with favor. 1t is be-
lieved this would increase the return
of the income taxes by forcing dis
tribution of the profits to stockholders.
Considerable opposition was ex-
pressed to the proposal for a federal
license tax on automobiles and a tax
of 2 cents a gallon on gasoline. Like
wise, there is objection to increasing
the number and percentage of petty
taxes such as on theater admissions,
jewelry, chewing gum, candy and the
like.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09
PUTTING CARPET is HERE
Howard Golf School Now Fully
Equipped for Winter.

The big putting carpet for use in
the Ernest Howard Winter Golf school
has arrived and the equipment for this
cold weather continuation of the ma
tional outdoor sport is complete. More
than 60 Topeka golf enthusiasts have
Joined the school. There is room for
at least forty more. Professor Howard
said today.
The school provides day and even
ing play, practice and lessons for the
golfers One canvas and two regula-
ton golf nets are in the rooms at Sixth
and Quincy streets. second floor. A
golfer may play a full game under
winter rules. he may practice wooden
or iron shots or he may take lessons
from Ernest Howard, professional in
charge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09
OVER SUPPLY OF 1ABoRERs.
For First Time Since War Kansas
Feels Effect of Unemployment.

Kansas has an over supply of la
borers. That is the news sent to labor
distributors by J. II. Crawford, state
labor commissioner. For the first
time since the war. Crawford said,
this state is beginning to feel the seri-
Gus effect of unemployment.
Many industrial plants have reduced
working forces recently in view of gen.
eral business conditions. AS a result.
this has produced a natural surplus of
labor. Workers in the east have felt
ettects Of shut downs and retrench-
ments and hundreds of them have
sought employment in this state
Crawford says. As a result the state
viii not seek laborers from other
states during The winter months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09

The letter reproduced above. writ
ten November 8 in Washin gton, D. c.,
by Samuel Gompers; president of the
American Federation of Labor, indi-
Gates the support that is given the
Christmas seal sale in the United
States. In all probability labor or
ganizations in all parts of Kansas WI
take up the Gompers endorsement
early in December and back the local
and, state bodies in pushing the sue
cessful sale of the National Tubercu-
losis association seals.
tuberculosis is a bitter enemy of
the working man. Gradually sapping
his strength it soon robs him of his
earning capacity and then he is face
to face with life's worst problem.
With the state and local clinics and
nursing service the working man. has
every opportunity to be examined and
If necessary, fight down the disease.
This examination is free and it is ac-
companied by medical instruction and
S ggestions
The annual loss to Kansas in earn
ing capacity alone thru tubercu-
losiS is $2,000.000. This loss can be
greatly decreased through systematic
activity on the part of the state and
local tuberculosis associations.
A liberal purchase of Christmas
seals will prove these statements
The Topeka tuberculosis association
is sending out the Christmas seals by
mail today. Additional seals can be
purchased at the big department stores
and at The State Journal. Health
bonds may be purchased from Mrs.
Kurtz Kellam or Mr.. 1. E. Henry.
Bank of Topeka. The money from the
Christmas seals and health bonds pur-
chased in Shawnee county will be
spent in the fight against tuberculosis
in this county,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09
Central National
Euys tuberculosis
Clinic in ShdtUnee

The fourth Topeka bank today sub
scribed to a 500 health bond, thereby
creating the fourth financial institu-
ton clinic which will be established in
1921 by the Topeka tuberculosis asso-
ciation- With the subscription today
of s10G by the Central National bank,
Shawnee county is to receive an ex-
elusive clinic for the purpose of con-
quering and exterminating the Great
White Plague.
other bank 500 tuberculosis clinics
have been donated by the Bank of To-
peka, the Merchants National and the
Kansas Reserve State
The Topeka tuberculosis association
also is handling the Christmas seals.
These seals are being mailed today
and the lists will be completed by the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09
LEGION HEAD HERE TODAY
Col. f. w. Galbraith VIII Speak to
Membess of Capitol Post No. 1.

Capitol Post No. 1, American Legion
will hold q smoker and entertainment
tonight at the headquarters of the
post, 210 Wesf Sixth street, in honor of
the national commander of the legion,
Col. F. w. Galbraith, of New York,
who will arrive this afternoon for
conference with the executive COM
mittee of the state department of the
organization. Colonel Galbraith con-
ferred today with a committee of le-
gionnaires at Kansas City, on the plans
for the 1921 national encampment
which is to be here there, and ad-
dressed the Kansas City Rotary club.
Proposed legislation affecting ex-
service men viii be discussed with the
executive committee by the national
commander. A drive for new mem
bers will be started by the local post
following the meeting tonight.
Colonel Galbraith was invited to ad-
dress the Topeka Rotary club, but
was unable to accept
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09
UNION STARTS OWN FACTORY
Locked Out Because of Strike, They
Start Competition for Employers.

Locked Out Bec1uSe Oh StflkV. IIley
Start Competition for Employers.
Chicago, Dec. "A piano, organ
and talking machine factory, union
owned, organized and operated, is to
opened here December 26, according
to an announcement today by N. o.
ellison, president of the new company.
1t is believed that it is the first con-
Germ of this kind to be organized. 1t
will be known as the De Luxe Piano
company
Thirteen members of the Piano and
Organ Workers union, who say they
were locked out at a local piano manu-
featuring company plant two months
ago because of labor differences, are
the organizers of the company. Ac-
cording to President Gibson, $4,000
has been subscribed as the initial
working capital During the first
month of operation the organizers will
draw no pay but after that they are
TO receive so cents an hour and will
work "A hours a week. If other en-
ployes are hired they will receive
like wage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09
FOR KANSAS DAY CLUB
Russian Quartet of Ellis Count,
Will Be Here

Ellis county, which took a mysteri-
Gus stranger place in the Republican
state returns this year, will send it's
Russian quartet to Topeka to sing for
the Kansas Day club. The Russians
are students and teachers in the pa
rochials schools at Hays. They were
active in the campaign and will sing
for the Kansas dinner club.
8 J. H. tDick) Lee. president of the
Kansas Day club, has approved plan
submitted by c. w. Miller of Hays to
bring the singers to Topeka. Ellis
county. home of the club, gave Hard
ing a plurality of 900 this year. 1t is
normally 500 Democratic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09
COPELAND CALLS MEETING
Topekan Leaves Tonight for Financial
Officers Meeting in Pittsburgh.

A meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Society of Railway Financial
Officers has been called by E. L. Cope
land, president of the society, for
Pittsburgh, Pa, Saturday, this week, at
which time various committees will be
appointed to outline the work of the
society during the coming year. Cope
land leaves for Pittsburgh tonight.
A hearing before Assistant Chief
Examiner Butler of the interstate
commerce commission will be held in
Washington Monday in reference to
the regulations for payment rates
and charges as determined in a recent
decision of the commission where
freight is transported partly by rail
and partly by water. Copeland will
represent all lines in this hearing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09

SPRINGLIKE WEATHER
Generally Fair With Not Much Change
in Temperature Is Prediction
TnnAv,c TENDED Au-TTpEc.
TODAY,s TEMPE

The shippers forecast advises the
protection of thirty-six hour ship
ments to the north and west against
temperatures of rs degrees; to the
east and south against temperatures
of 32 degrees.
The weather will continue spring
like for the next twenty-four hours is
the forecast, and there will be about
enough sunshine mixed with the
gloom to kid the people into the idea
that they hive the wrong leaf turned
on the calendar There is no cold
weather in the country today. and
none seems to be brewing. There has
been no rain or snow in the middle
west during the past twenty-four
hours, tho this morning it is raining
on the Pacific coast and showing at
Boston.
The highest temperature in Topeka
CONTINUED on Page TwO.b
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09
GOVERNORS TRAIN UNARMED
Only One Man ON Board Had Revolver
to Fight Mex Bandits.

Austin, Tex, Dec. 9.-The only
armed individual aboard the 'inaug-
ural special carrying Governor Hobby
of Texas and other American officials
bound borderward from the Obregon
ceremonial and which bandits were re-
ported having plotted to hold up but
lost their nerve, was Capt w. M. Ryan,
Texas ranger, it was declared here to-
day.
The only Mexicans on the train were
civilian representatives of Obregon,
state officials who were on the special
said, and they were unarmed.
Captain Ryan was the only Texan
to suffer loss on the trip to Mexico
City. He was caught in a jam" and
his pocket picked of 500, a diamond
ring and valuable papers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09
Girls Declare independence

Pittsburgh. Pa, Dec. "a decla-
ration of independence was signed
by the co-eds of the University Of
Pittsburgh when the women
students voted unanimously for
self-government at mass meeting
here today. Under the declaration
the Women's Activities association,
recentlv organized. is empowered to
rule on questions of social life,
discipline. the honor system, health.
scholarship and housing of women
students.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09
WILL DISMISS CHARGES.
Highland Park Merchant To Be Freed
of Selling Liquor.

Charges o. possessing and selling in
toxicating liquor, lodged by the state
several months ago against J. J. AiaiI1.
proprietor of store in Highland Park.
are to be dismissed on affidavits made
by physicians to the effect that Mains
mind was affected for two years prior
to the time the unlawful acts are al
legged to have been committed.
Main was recently discharged from
the state hospital. where he was con-
fined for seven months
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09
Con1pers Places
His Approval on
Christmas Seals

DIR. Charles ]. Hatfield, Managing Di-
rector National Tuberculosis Associa-
ton, New York City
Dear Sir: trust that complete sue
cess may attend the sale of tuberculosis
Christmas seals. The work of the Ma
tional Tuberculosis association is par
ticularly valuable to the working people
of America, and l heartily commend
your good work tc them for support.
Very truly yours,
(Signed- SAMUEL GOMPERS.
Pres. American Federation Of Labor.
Labor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09
257 National Banks Show In
crease of Eight Million.
State Institutions Show De-
pOsits of s3O7,511,OOO.
SHOW TOTAL OF S514, 4,O59, 900
Financial Situation Is Partic-
ularly Interesting.
A Near Record for Kansas Is
Shown by Report.

Deposits in 257 national banks in
this state increased eight million dol
lars from June 80 to September 8.
according to a report today by W. w.
Bowman, secretary of the Kansas
Bankers association. The Bowman
statement shows s196,54S,O00 in ma
tionaI bank deposits, loans and dis
counts Of s147.57S, 600 and resources
aggregating s244.574.OOO.
The state bank report for August 2S,
issued recently, showed deposits in
lib state banks of 1907, 7,511 900.
Loans were s26S.69O,OOO. Resources
totalled $374,627,OOO
a Near Record for State.
This combined showing brought de-
posits of state and national banks to
S514.059, 00O-a near record for the
state Conditions as shown in the
combined report are particularly in
teresting in view of the existing finan-
cial situation. Whi' deposits are at
ear high mark, money demands are
also near a record Combined loans
and discounts are $416,26s,000
While deposits of national banks
jumped eight million dollars in less
than ten weeks, loans also went up.
They increased from $141, $4,000 to
Sl47.57S,000 for the national banks
Issue Another Statement Soon.
Both state and national banks are
expected to issue statements before the
end Of the present calendar year. A
state bank call is expected sometime
during the present month.
Condition of national banks as
shown in the combined report COM
piled by Secretary Bowman, follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09
LEFT TRATL OF vALUABLEs.
Bank Robbers Cleaned Deposit Boxes
Sorted Contents on Run.

St Joe, Mo, Dec. s.-Robbers who
entered the bank of Faucet. Mo.
twelve miles southeast of here. early
today made away with liberty bonds
and war savings stamps to an amount
not yet known. The bandits escs ned
in a motor car.
hole was drilled in the wall of
the vault and the valuables taken
were contained in safe deposit boxes
which were found strewn along the
road several miles from town. The
safe. 4S
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09
Five Doomed to Electric chair.

Ossining, Dec 9.-Five men con-
victed OF murder, after having been
granted several reprjeves nendins ieoai
attempts for retrial. will be electro ,,1ted
in Sing Sing prison here tonight unless
another order for reprieve unforeseen
ea:ly today should stay the execution.
1t will be the third time in history of
the prison that so many convicts have
been executed in one dav
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09
inauguration Committee Named.

Washington, Dec. 9.-Senators Knox
of Pennsylvania and Nelson of Mime
sofa, Republicans, and Overman of
North Carolina Democrat, have been
appointed by Vice President Marshall
as the senate members of the joint
congressional committee to have
charge of the arrangements for the
inauguration of President-e1ect Hard
ing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09
STEAL $500 WORTH OF CLOTHES.
Three Suits, Overcoat and Two Pairs
of Shoes Taken From f. E. Samucis.

Articles of clothing valued at $500
were stolen from the room of F. Z.
Samuels at the Central Y. M. G. A
sometime Wednesday, according to a
report to the police.
Among the missing articles are
three suits of clothes. an overcoat with
a Chinese leopard skin collar. two
pairs of shoes and a safety razor. The
theft is being investigated by the po-
lice. altho no arrests had been made
tOdaV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09
TEXTILE MILLS CUT WAGES.
Three Hundred Thousand Are AZ
fected by 22z Per Cent Cut.

Boston. Dec. "a wage reduction
of 22k per cent in textile mills in
New England and New York state was
forecast today in a statement issued
after a conference of textile manufac-
turers.
Approximately rs per cent of the in
dustry in this section, representing
makers of both cotton and wooden
products, was represented at the con-
ference. The industry employs 3oO,-
COO persons.
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Liabilities.
HODGES IS NO BETTER
Former Governor of Kansas Is Very
Low at Home in Olathe.

Olathe, Kan, Dec. George H.
Hodges, former governor, showed lit
tie change in his condition this after
noon At 3 o'clock physicians stated
there has been little change in the last
"a hours He is holding his own. but
showed no material gain. His condi-
tiOn continues critical
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09
Explosion. Causes 5000. .nnn Loss

Toledo, Dec. 9.-Fire thought to
have been caused by an explosion I
chemicals in the photograph shop +
the E. G. Herrick company early this
morning caused damage estimated by
fire department officials at more than
100000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09
1sssreu'o.i. IL Christina. CT.
Seals


Each penny seal helps
finance your local, state
and national tubercu-
losis associations who are
devoting all that science
and human devotion have
in them to combat this
preventable and durable
scourge.
Buy and use all the
Christmas Seals you can
afford.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09
TOPEKA BANK CLEARINGS.
Total for week Is $2,S62, ,S14.95-A
Decrease From Last Week.

Bank clearings for this week totaled
$2,S62,314.95, as against clearings of
$3,492,197.1S for the same week a
year ago. The clearings last week
were $2,S99, 1898, showing a de-
crease from both figures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-09

National Commander of American Le-
eion Will Speak Tomorrow Noon.

Col. F. W. Galbraith, national COM
msrder of the American Legion, will
speak at the noon luncheon of the
Chamber of Commerce tomorrow. He
agreed to remain long enough to make
the address at the request of the MEM
bers of the Chamber