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The evening world., 1921-02-05
MILLER KINDLES, ss !.
BACKFIRE ON FOES
OF TRACTION GRAB
Many Letters Approving Plan
Given Out by Governors
Secretary. III
By Joseph S. Jordan.
(staT corrsspo ndsnt of The Evening
Worldly

(StaT Correspondent 81 The Evening
Worldly
ALBANY. Feb. Gov. Miller is
preparing for triumphRl return to
the capital on Monday, and like the
return Of the Rotnan Bmperors of
old, his way Is beng strewp, not with
roses, but with roseate phrases OF the
good he is going to do to New York
by taking away from the city its con-
troll Of It's transit lines.
Wrapped in his toga and holding in
his good right hand the papyrus on
which is written the fate OF Greater
New York, the measure Of the Bill
Drafting Commission, which would
establish a Transit Commission Of
three to take over the trolley situa-
ton, the Governor win approach the
Capitol Spread in his path will be
reams and reams OF white paper filed
with typewriter concentrations Of
his stand against New York from the
Lord knows who.
Propaganda has been added 10 the
Governors campaign on behalf of the
would-be grabbers OF the city's vested
rights by flood OF literature
turned loose from the Governors Of
flee by the Governors private secre-
tary, w. Ward Smith. The propa-
ganda consists OF about fifty letters
approving the stand Of the Governor.
SOME OF THE LETTER WRITERe
IDENTIFIED.
Few OF the signers OF the letters arr
known outside of their little baili-
wicks in and about Greater New
York. One is from Randall J. Lsbouf
counsel for the Albany Southern Rail
road Company. Another is from for.
mer Democratic Senator William c
Dodge, who at the last moment il
| the Legislature OF last winter Slipped
over an amendment which killed th'
bill designed to bring the telephone
company within the jurisdiction o
| the Public Service Commission.
The former Senator naively say,
that he used 10 be a Democrat, "bu
found myself unable TO agree viii
the Democratic Party in its endeavo
to pursue the so-called vote-gettinI
tactics by appealing to certain classe.
and disregarding the business inter
ests. therefore declined renomina
ton and moved out OF the city an
joined the Republican Party"
Allah be praised! Former Senate
bill" is a humorist. He knows tn
swell chance he would have of beinj
reelected. let alone being renomi
mated, in the goth District Of Manhat
tan after his Joker" in the Telephon
Bill.
Another staunch adherent of tn
Governors policy is our old friend
Dick Butler, the longshoreman VIII
cloped with Harry Thaw from tn,
Matteawan Asylum for the Crimina
Insane. The propaganda alludes tt
him as Mr. Dick Butler" and Dicl
addresses the Governor in terms o
easy familiarity, and tells him tina
he's the political Babe Ruth" Her,
is some of Dicks longshore lingo:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-08
British Official Says Anglo
American Relations Strained.
Yankee Correspondents Are
Called i'm for Conference.
TOO MUCH MISUNDERSTANDING
Z. S. Senate Starts Fight on
Foreign Financial Policy.
Senator Reed Leads Drive to
Force Houston Into Open.

London. Feb. S.-All American cor
respondents in London were called
10 the British foreign office Yesterday
AFTERNOON to conference with an i'm
portant figure in Anglo-American re-
iauons' who insisted that his name
should not be used.
The official, discussing Anslo-Ausr-
lean affairs, declared that relations
are more strained than would appear
on the surface.
100 Much MISUNDERSTANDING.
questions under discussion by the
Two countries can be settled easily
thru the usual diplomatic channels.
ae said, while commercial disputes.
OF winch we will always have MANY
none of which cannot be settled ;, c,r
De disposed of similarly.
ne declared the Anglo o-Americar
peoples are drifting apart, however.
largely because of lack Of comnrebsn'
sion of the other country's situatio,
Even Fear New War.
1t is inconceivable." he said. "tbat
- ess two great nations on which so
inuch depends, should drift toward a
preach and become involved in war
YET that Is the path we are treadinr
An Angio-American war would be a
mo 10,
world" oi 'ie
1t was learned from an authorita-
i've source that the British treasury
more tnan year ago Communicated
10 tne united States treasury "a sup
sestlon that the British debt be can
ceiieu, Britain at the same time can
ceiling the debts owed it by other En-
ropean nations
rms was turned down. America
maintained that payment of Rritain,s
ueot could not be made CONTINGENT
upon payments of other nations dehts
20 britaln, payment OF the German in
ueHlHity, or any other consideration
mat IL was an affair concerning oniy
britain and the United States This
,latter, 1t was stated, has fraouentIv
peen the subject of diplomatic ex.
changes. eA-
Allied Loans Made Issue.
Washington, Feb. s.-Two elemen,s
IA m the United States senate went to
ene mar today on the issue of Amerf-
can loans to the allies.
secretary Houston appeared before
the senate committee to testify CON
fidentially" on Europe's financial obii-
cations to the United States.
douston's appearance was the signal
Tor the Inauguration of a drive led bv
senator Reed, Missouri. to force pub
ncity on the treasury departments
dealings with the allies.
supporting Reed were Senators
Hoke Smith, Georgia, and Walsh,
Massachusetts, the latter the author
or resolution demanding full in
formation on American European loan
negotiations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-08
TO HELP SCHOOLS
Increase of $4,000 Allowed by
Senate For Extension Work.
High Schools To Get Total of
S72,353.92 For 1922.

vocational education in the state of
Kansas received two boosts in the state
senate this morning when that BODY
passed, on third reading. bills appro-
priatine money to duplicate the fed
eral appropriations for education
provided for in the Smith Hughes and
the Smith-Lever acts. Both appro-
prlatfons are increases over the ap-
preparation of the last biennium.
Increase of $4,000.
Senate bill No. 176. which provides
appropriations for carrying on the
Smith-Lever extension work, sets aside
the sum of $S1, ,486. for 1922, and s92-
500 for 1928, duplicating the federal
appropriations for the same year. The
increase included in the appropriation
is for approximately $4,000.
Senate bill No. 324, which provides
for the carrying on of the Smith
Hughes extension work in the high
schools of the state, sets aside $72-
1892 for 1922. and ss1,337s0, for
1923. which sums are also met by fed
eral appropriations and are increases
of approximately $4,000 a year for
with the way and means committee of
the senate.
Provides for Soldiers Home.
The appropriation bill for the pay
ment of the salaries of the board of
managers of the state Soldiers Home
at Dodge City, was also passed by the
senate this moring, the bill having
been previously passed by the house.
Ways and means committee bills
providing for the operation and dis
position of fees collected by the hotel
commissioners department. the state
grain inspection department, and the
state fish and game department, were
passed this morning by the senate. All
Of them were by the ways and means
committee, and are regarded as rou-
tine bills. tho IN order to get action
on them an emergency was declared.
and they were jumped from the head
of general orders to that of third
reading and action.
The senate continued to steer clear
of the bills which have been placed at
the head of the calendar and which
provide for the taking over of the
functions of various state departments
by the industrial court If the latter Is
divorced from the public utilities
commission. The general attitude of
the senate is that the bills need not be
acted upon until the result OF the sep
aration fight in the house is known.
Meanwhile they will retain their place
at the head of the list, so that quick
action may be secured on them whep
the time arrives for it.
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cent; Berlin 12s; Vienna so2, cad
Warsaw 1-040.
.sSuch conditions cannot last and
the United States could help straight
en-. them out by reducing the price of
money. The most vital thing right
now. is a. restoration of commercial
credits and establishment of inter-
national trade. This is next to i'm
possible IL no agreement is reached on
international debts.
british financiers would like to see
the United States ana Britain, as
chief creditors. go into conference and
arrive at some agreement. 1t would
help defeat the aims of communism
strengthen American investments In
Europe"
Continent in TrouD:c.
Britain is sound financially" Ped
die asserted. 'It is the continent
which is in trouble. Banks there no
longer trust each other and the future
holds no hope"
Newspaper comment today linked
proposals for debt cancellation with
German reparations. calling attention
to the fact that interest owed the
United States is greater than the an
nual payments demanded from Ger
many.
. The general tone was that the re-
quest for cancellation mad failed and
that Britain now should pay and for
get the incident.
Britain is. a nation of shopkeep-
ers." the Times declared "Our credit
as well as our honor is at stake. The
question of repayment to the United
States is no question. We shall pay
fully and promptly on any reasonable
terms proposed"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-08
Favors Regulation of
StOckyards of State.
Regulatory Powers in Hands of
Industrial Court.

The Burdick bill which provides for
the regulation of the stockyards of
the state by the industrial court, pass
ed the senate on third reading this
morning with debate. amendment. or
a dissenting vote. There was some
slight argument as to the English
used IN the opening clause of the bill,
but a grammatical amendment was
voted down.
Burdick Is a Stockman.
The bill has been occupying the at
tendon of Senator Burdick, of Atchi-
sobSs county. since before the session
opened. Senator Buriick is himself
q stdckman with large holdings
The laws which were passed Great
ing a bureau for the regulation of the
stock yards, one year ago, have been
hopelessly involved in the courts since
that time, and have never functioned
The Burdick bill, its author believes.
by putting the regulatory power in
the hands of the industrial court as
sures a square deal. for both sides.
something which the stockyards men
declared they could not get under
bureau regulation.
The new bill also applies to the men
who handle livestock on commission
and who were not amenable to the
terms of the old law. This is some
things which the stock yards men have
been urgently desiring.
ne altitude OF the STOCK yards men
is that regulation is coming and that
this bill is fair. and there is an i'm
pied agreement that there will be no
lnjunctions filed against it," Senator
Burdick said this morning.
The passage of this bill of mine
will automatically squelch the enjoin-
ment proceedings which, are pending
against the old law, because the old
law is repealed by this bill"
In House Wednesday.
The bill has not yet been introduced
in the house, but will be dropped in
the hopper there as a livestock com
mittee bill Wednesday, as it was passed
by the senate, Senator Burdick said
this morning.
The bill, he says. has the endorse
ment of the executive committee of
the Kansas State Livestock associa-
ton. the agricultural council, of the
legislature, and both the senate and
house committees on livestock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-08
PORTER IN RACE FOR MAYOR
Former Commissioner of Parks and
Public Property Is Candidate.

The first announcement of a candi-
date to oppose Mayor Corwine in the
April election is that of w. L. Por-
ter. who Monday night made known
his intention to enter the race.
Porter has been urged to be a candi-
date for several weeks. The with
drawai of w G. Tandy as a mayor
atty possibility on Monday is under
stood to have encouraged Porter to
announce his candidacy.
Six years as commissioner of parks
and public property with accompany
ing experience in civic affairs
strengthen Porter's eligibility. He
served two years as commissioner of
parks under Mayor r. l. Cofran and
four years during the administration
of Jay House.
Porter would give no intimation to-
day of the platform he would stand
upon in the race for mayor He said
that the announcement of his candi-
dacy had been made earlier than he
had planned
"I do say that will guarantee an
efficient city administration, if elect
ed" Porter said. '1 do not mind sub
mitting my record as commissioner of
parks to support my candidacy"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-08
BEGIN KING CASE PASS BURDICK ACT
Pinet's Cigars Have No Place
in Hearing Today.
Court Takes King-Wooster Suit
Under Advisement.

Frank Pinet and his cigars will
have no place in Judge James A. Nc
Clure's decision as to whether Miss
Julia King, former secretary of the
state board of education, is entitled to
two months and nine days salary.
Judge Mcclure this. morning held a
hearing on Miss Kings petition for a
writ of habeus corpus to compel Miss
Lorraine E. Wooster. state superin-
tendent of public instruction, to pay
her the salary and $1,000 for attor-
Eneys, fees and expenses. The case
was taken under adyisemeat.
Senator McDernnott Testifies.
Senator J. A. McDermott, of Cow
ley county, testified that Miss Woos-
ter had once come to him with the
statement that Miss King was not sat
isfactory to Harve Motter because she
was a Democrat, and asked If she
could not be taken care of at some
other state institution. When he told
Miss Wooster intimated that Miss
King would be removed from the sec
retary's office anyway, he stated.
The whole legal question in the case
settled down to that of whether Miss
King was qualified to mold the posi-
ton. The statute provides that the
secretary must be an expert in educa-
ton, must be graduate of a college
or university giving a four-year course
and most have had experience in su-
pervision. The first and last provi-
sions were admitted by Miss Wooster's
attorney as to Miss King. Miss King
is graduate of the Kansas State
Normal, which at that time gave a
three-year course but which now has
a four-year course.
Is Baptist and Democrat.
Miss King declared on the witness
stand that she lis a Baptist and
Democrat"
In her petition Miss King alleged
that she had been compelled to resign
because she disagreed with Miss WooS-
ter, who is alleged to have stated that
Frank L. Pinet was unfit to be secre-
tary of the Kansas State Teachers as
sociation because he smokes. Judge
Mcclure, however. overruled the at
tempts of Miss Kings attorneys to
bring this question into the case, hold
ing that it was irrelevant to the issue.
The Pinet argument is said to have
come up following Miss Wooster's talk
with Senator McDermott.
It is Miss <Wooster's contention that
Miss King was asked to resign because
she was not qualified according to
statute to occupy the office. Miss
Kings attorneys held in their argu-
ments that even were this true. Miss
Wooster had not the authority to COM
pei her resignation. There was no tesi-
mony to the effect that the state board
of education had asked Miss King to
resign.
Rules Permit Smoking.
During the recess in the morning.
George McDermott. one of Miss Kings
attorneys, lighted a cigaret and sew
eraI Other men lighted cigarets and
cigars. A woman went over to Ethan
Anderson, baliff. and asked him to
have the men cut out the smoking in
the court room. Anderson told her
the rules permitted smoking during
the recess. She said she was a tax
payer and entitled to some considera-
ton but it was not until court was
resumed that the thin blue haze grew
thinner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-08
TWO STREETS ARE CLOSED
First Suggestion of City Planning
Board is Carried Out Today.

The first suggestion of the city plan
ming board, the closing of Lake and
Lime streets from the south line of
Eighth street to the north line of
Tenth street, was carried out by the
city commission this morning with an
ordinance closing those streets.
With the closing of the streets the
playground of the Parkdale school be-
comes continuous with the triangular
park formed by the conveyance of
Eighth and Tenth streets, and elimi-
mates any danger to school children
from passing vehicles. The narrow
end of the park will be beautified with
flowers and shrubs, Commissioner R.
D. McGiffert of the park department
said, and Superintendent Stout is con-
sidering the installation of playground
equipment on the newly acquired
ground.
The evolution of the park and play
ground in that vicinity dates back from
the time the Woman's club created a
benefit district and eliminated objec-
tionab1e property there. The club pre-
sented the land to the city and the
city made the small tract beauty
spot and an excellent place for children
to play.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-08
British Picture Uncle Sam
As Loan Shark of World
Only Cancellation of British Debt America Can Prevent
Great World Financial Crisis, Declares
Authority on Economics.

London. Feb. s.-Uncle Sam was pic
tured in Great Britain today as loan
shark.
]. Taylor Peddie, an authority on
finance, asserting that continental
debts to America must be cancelled
If economic disaster is to be pre-
vented, declared the United States
has Europe in her clutches.
Europe is in her power just as
completely as the poor victim of a
loan shark in the tenement districts
Peddie declared in an interview given
out today.
'If the United States cancels Eu-
ropean debts, the situation will be
eased wonderfully. II she does not,
cause she will be compelled to live on
her capital.
Would Assure the Future.
Opposition to cancellation in the
United States arises from lack of
condition. Only superficial investiga-
ing up the temporary gain for fu-
ture security.
Britain is entirely unselfish in her
proposals 1t is not for her benefit;
it is for the good of the continental
Europe which is in a deplorable con-
dition. that she is working.
"A little study of exchange rates
by your American financiers will show
Britain's untenable situation.
Exchange Is Ruinous.
"At present rates. she is paying 10
per cent on her borrowings. France
is paying % per cent; Italy 40 per
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-08
SIXTEEN new SENATE BILLS
kimbaH Would Prohibit City Officials
From Holding Other Offices.

Sixteen new bills were introduced
in the senate when that body con-
vened at o'clock Monday afternoon,
after a four-day recess
The first bill to be introduced was
by Senator Kimball, and prohibits all
city officials from holding offices of
public trust within two years after
city officials.
The Coleman bill. which opens the
way for the state to acquire the land
upon which the old Shawnee mission
in Johnson county stands, was the
second bill into the hopper.
Senator Chase. of Pleasanton, intro
duced his third bill directed at the
railroads Monday night. the latest
measure designed to compel the run
ming of certain ira ms which will stop
at all stations, and relating to the
keeping open of all stations along the
line. with an agent on duty there.
Senator Finney introduced a bill for
the repeal of a law now obsolete AM
never enforced, with regard to the
enumeration, by city officials, of all
male citizens more than 21 years of
age. Another Finney bill is designed
to protect the property of telephone
and telegraph companies from moles-
tation, and provides penalties for
damaging their lines.
senator van Lie Mark. introduced a
bill which prohibits smoking in the
state library, during the time when
the library is open to the public.
Senator Van De Mark also intro
duced a bill which affects the declara-
ton of party affiliation at primary
elections. and provides for the chang
ing of that affiliation.
Senator Gray introduced in the SEN
ate the bill which is already before
the house, providing for the sale of
the governors mansion. The senate
bill differs from the house bill in that
it provides that the money so secured
shall be placed in the fund for the
erection of a temple of justice. the
commission for which is provided for
in bill introduced by Senator Ridg-
way.
Another bill by Senator Gray pro-
vides for the examination and regis
tration of all civil engineers in the
state and is a measure which has the
approval of the engineers organiza-
tions in Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-08
A TOBACCOlESS RIDE
Smoking Prohibited i'm Taxicabs,
Street Cars and Jitney Buses
Anti-Tobacco Ordinance Passed
at City Commission Meeting To-
day.

He who has the price and thinks he
may parade his af1luence by hiring a
taxlcab and lolhng therein accom-
panied by a lighted cigaret must be
partly disillusioned, or have the Jaw
descend upon him.
Along comes q city ordinance full of
provisions about tobacco. The four
bits of taXicab ride, the eight-or-two-
for-fifteen cents worth of street car
ride, and even the cents worth of
jitney bus ride must be tobaccoless, the
city ordinance says, and it became
law this morning in the regular week
ly meeting of the city fathers. The
citizen who has to hire himself We
hicle to convey himself about the city
may not have any kind of a smoke 10
help him forget that he doesn't own
his own car.
especially on the new enclosed type OF
cars with no rear open platform, has
long been Objectionable to Topeka citl-
zens. They complained to the city
government that smoking on street
cars was obnoxious. The city COM
mission decided to prohibit the habit
on the street railway cars. and at the
same time their anti-tobacco enthusi-
asm began to grow with the result that
the big enclosed motor buses, jitney
buses open or closed and even taxi
cabs, in addition to street cars, must
have the glaring no-smoking signs
prominently displayed for the benefit
of tobacco-inclined passengers.
Little objection was expressed by the
CITY commissioners to the provisions or
the ordinance, except by COMMISSIONS
r. D. McGiffert, who held that the
nrohibition of smoking in taxicabs was
an infringement on personal rights.
Groups of citizens present at the
commission meeting commended the
commission for their action in passing
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TODAY IN CONGRESS-


Foreign relations committee hears
Secretary Houston in secret session
on foreign loans
Naval affairs committee to hear
Admiral Fullam, Capt. Hart and
members of the general board on the
Borah resolution for six months sus-
pension of building program.
The senate foreign relations COM
mittee will ask Secretary>of State Col
by to lay before it the report of Am
bassador Morris on his conversations
with Shidehara, of Japan, on the Cal
ifornia immigration and land rights
controversy, it was decided today.
In the House.
Sir Phillip Gibbs, British writer,
gives naval affairs committee his
views as to British feeling on dis
armament
Military affairs committee begins
investigation of the Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll case.
Education committee considers
amendments to vocational education
bill
Ways and means committee begins
hearings on revision of tariff sched-
ules on sundries.
Expenditures in the war depart
ment committee continues its investi-
cation.
Judiciary committee considers Dyer
bill to incorporate firms of Ameri-
cans in China engaged in foreign
trade.
Public lands committee considers
minor bills.
Appropriations subcommittee con-
tlnues hearings on Notifications bill.
House expected to pass army ap-
preparation bill
The house today passed the army
appropriation bill carrying sS2s,681,-
600. after rejecting an amendment to
reduce the number of commissioned
officers. 1t now goes to the senate.
A resolution calling upon Secretary
of the Treasury Houton to submit to
the house all correspondence relative
to the cancellation of Americas loans
to the allies was introduced today by
Representative Fish, New York