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New Britain herald., 1921-03-30
ROB BANK OF S2O,OOO
Bandits Fell Cashier and Woman
 Teller and Escape

St. Paul, March 30.-Five men en- tered the City Bank of St. Paul yes- terday afternoon, struck down the cashier and woman teller with the butts of their revolvers and ezcaxn111 with cash and bonds TT s20,00
 The bank is in tk0
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-18
TO ENTERTAIN RAH RAH BOYS
Topeka Press Club Members Plan Big
Party May 25.

Members of the Topeka Press club
are to play host to rah rah boys with
newspaper leanings and members of
the state editorial association with the
golf fever. The party will be staged
at the Chamber of Commerce We'd
nesday evening, May 25, when jour-
nalism sudents-men only-fron the
state university and Washburn COL
lege will be guests of the Press club.
Members of the golf section of the
state editorial association have also
been asked to attend the party.
Recently the Topeka Press club
members were guests of the journal
ism students at Lawrence. Now the
students are coming to Topeka to pan
the Press club and cover the runs and
assignments with staff reporters and
correspondents. Frank farrell, presi-
dent OF, the Press club, stated today
that plans had been made to enter
tain lis members of the club and
their guests. journalism students
from the state university and Wash
burn college will stage original stunts.
Capt. W. P. MacLean, superintendent
of the boys industrial school. will
bring his industrial school band and
minstrel troupe to the show.
The editorial association golf
tournament will be held in Topeka
are fighting for honors on the Coun-
bilious reporters will take a close up
inspection of the Topeka news ma
| chinery. They will cover the runs
with regular reporters and may them
selves develop news stories and cover
aSSiEnOoeptS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-18
TO RETURN TO KANSAS
David e. GilIner, Forntcr. Reno County
Engineer, VIII Be Brought Back.

William H. Burnett. Reno county
attorney, will come to Topeka imme-
diately to obtain extradition papers
for David f, Gilmer. former Reno
county engineer, who is said to be
under arrest at Los Angeles. Calf
according to information received to-
day by Richard ]. Hopkins, attorney
general.
The State Highway commission
removed Gilmer from office about
three months ago on grounds of in
competency Now he faces charges
of fraud and embezzlement in con-
nection with Reno county road con-
struction. He is reported to have Of
fered to return to Kansas without ex-
tradition. but the officials are taking
no chances
E. w. Clausen. attorney general.
will go to Hutchinson tonight where
he will represent the state at the
grand jury investigation into the road
fraud which will be resumed Monday.
Three true bills have been returned
SO far. Gilmer is expected to testify
before the jury upon his return.
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pitation of the heart occurred. He
has not rallied from this condition
and his recovery is no. expected"
Only three weeks ago White de-
the opinion of his colleagues in the
governments prosecution of Senator
Truman H. Newberry of Michigan.
Underwent Operation Friday.
Last Friday the chief justice went
to Garfield hospital for an operation.
For a younger man, it would have
been considered a minor one.
White, who is 76, rallied immediate
ly after it. Yesterday a sinking spell
began and his physician, DR.. Francis
R. Hagner, said White could not live
thru the night. White was still breath
ing this morning, however.
For years White has conducted a
game fight against physical disa bility.
staying by the work he loved when a
less determined man would have
retired.
White is 76 and his years told on
his eyes and ears. In reading the
numbers of the cases he called, he
to appeal to Justice McKenna or
Holmes who sat beside him on the
bench Unless attorneys spoke in
loud voices. White had to cup his
hand over his ear and lean far over
his high desk to hear what they said
Born in Louisiana.
White was born in the parish of La
Fourche, La, November, 1S45, and
was educated at Mount St. Mary's in
the state of his birth, at the Jesuit
college in New Orleans and later got
his law training at Georgetown uni
versity in Washington.
White served in the Confederate
army. He was elected to the Louisi-
ana state senate in 1874 and appointed
associate justice of the state supreme
. court four years later.
In 1891. he took his seat in the
United States senate but he never
finished his six-year term. In 1884
| President Cleveland appointed him to
the United States supreme court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-18
NO COMMENT YETEON BOOZE CHARGE
Three Congressman and IS Dry
: Agents Involved.
Illicit Liquor Business Evidence
to Grand Jury.

Washington. May 1S.-Under threat
of contempt proceedings before the
bar of the house Harry weinberger
of New York. former counsel for
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, draft
eysder. told a house investigating
lconfmittee today he would answer all
questions and produce any documents
demanded.
Chicago. May 1S.-Evidence invoiv-
ing three congressman. seventy-five
prohibition enforcement agents and
forty gangs of booze runners in four
states. has been uncovered by depart
ment of justice agents investigating
the illicit liquor business in Chicago.
Investigators made public evidence
which had been gathered with an
nouncement of a shake up in the per-
sonnel of the prohibition 7enforcem ent
department for the central states.
Seventy six prohibition enforcement
agents were dismissed. many of whom
were under suspicion.
Ralph Stone retired as prohibition
enforcement officer for the central
states and for Illinois.
United States District Attorney
Charles Clyne announced that the evil
dence gathered would be presented to
a federal grand jury
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-18
Santa Fe Officials Say Wage Cut
Order Is Too Vague.
Only Speculation Available as
Regards Specific Effects.

The announcement. that the United
States Labor board has declared for a
reduction in the wages of railway en-
ployes, is regarded in official circles
of the Santa Fe at Topeka as too
-nebulous to permit of accurate COM
-ment at the present time.
II was pointed out today that the
amount of the slash which is cenzS
Its hard to say what it will mean
to the Santa Fe until the amount
which wages are to be reduced is
known" one member of the Santa Fe
family said.
Applies to UnslxiIIed Labor.
1t is regarded by the Santa Fe Of
ficials as certain that the cut as thus
far announced, affects none of the
crafts, but applies only to common,
unskil1ed labor. The results of the
conferences recently held here with
the various crafts represented on the
Santa Fe payroll will still have to be
submitted to the labor board for ad-
justment, it was stated.
One of the prophesied effects of the
cut would be the accomplishment of
some of the men who have been laid
off during the depression in business
News dispatches from Chicago assert
that another effect anticipated there
is a reduction in freight rates.
Neither of these were discussed by
officials here.
Looked for Wage Reduction.
That the announcement of the la
Dor board was not unexpected by the
railroad officials is indicated in a
Statement by A. G. Wells, vice-presi-
dent of the Santa Fe, who said on a
recent visit to Topeka that he be-
lieved the board would reduce wages.
Still another factor is necessary be-
fore the reduction in freight rates be-
comes a possibility, according to a
formula recently proposed by W. B.
Storey, president of the road, who as
serted that 'if traffic comes back to
the volume attained in 1919, and
wages are reduced, then we can re-
duce the freight rates.
Traffic is yet far from the volume
of 1919 business, tho freight loadings
have been on the increase during the
past few weeks
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Interest This Year Is More
Than State Wide.
1900 BANKERS EXPECTED
Big Crowd Will Reach Topeka
Thursday Morning.
Governor w. P. G.. Harding VIII
Be Guest at Meeting.

Kansas state and national bankers
1900 to 1900 Of them-are expected
to attend the thirty-fourth annual con-
vention of the Kansas Bankers asso-
citation which begins in Topeka tonight.
Many bankers and their wives came
to Topeka today. Inadequate hotel
facilities again threatened to en-
barrass the city in the handling Of
big convention crowd.
Interest in the bankers convention
this year is more than state wide.
Bankers of national and international
reputation are on the program for the
Topeka meeting and their discussion
of business and financial problems will
arouse general attention. Many social
features have been added to the pro-
gram and special efforts will be made
for entertainment of visiting ladies.
Big Crowd Expected Thursday.
| The big banker crowd will reach
| Topeka Thursday morning in time for
opening of the main sessions of the
convention. Special Pullman sleepers
| will leave for Topeka tonight from
The cars will be attached to regular
trains. 1t is probable that a car load
of Kansas City bankers will come to
| Topeka. A large attendance of Kan
sas City. Mo, bankers is expected.
| Gov. W. P. G. Harding, governor of
the federal reserve board, is to be the
guest of Topeka and the Kansas bank
ers, Friday. He will receive a dele
CATION of stockmen for a conference
market and credit conditions in the
middle west and southwest. The con-
ference will be held Friday morning
, at 1880 o'clock at the national hotel.
Governor Harding will speak at the
tvention.
+ Reception Tonight
An informal reception compliment
tary 20 visiting bankers and their
ladies will be given tonight at the
Elks club. The reception begins at
s o'clock. 1t is the only event for
today-aside from the responsibility
of visiting bankers who have been un-
able to secure hotel reservations.
! Thursday wives and daughters OF
visiting bankers will be guests of To
peka ladies. A tour of Topeka is
scheduled for i o'clock. Cars will
leave the state house at that hour
luncheon from noon until 1 80 o'clock
1.-THE ladies desiring to attend after
noon sessions of the convention will be
returned to representative hall in time
for the discussion of banking prob
| lens. pipe organ recital, vaudeville
show and dance will be given at the
auditorium in the evening.
To Meet in Representative Hall.
| Business sessions of the bankers as
sociation and the building and loar
bankers will meet in representative
hall. The building and loan meeting:
will be held in the supreme court
chamber.
Governor Allen and H. w Grass OF
La Crosse. president of the Kansa:
Bankers association. will be the prin.
cipal speakers during the morning ses
| (COntinued on Page Two
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-18
WHITE is DYING
Chief Justice of Supreme Court
Cannot Recover.
Since Operation Friday He Has
Shown No Improvement.
TAFT MAY SUCCEED HIM
Chief of Highest q. S. Tribunal
Was Confederate Soldier.
Elected to Senate But Named
Justice by Cleveland.

Washington. May 1S.-The chief
justice of the United States supreme
court was dying today.
Edward Douglas White, former Con-
federate soldier, one time United
States senator and a member of the
most powerful judicial body in the
world long enough to see a generation
of famous lawyers rise and pass, can
not recover from the effects of an
operation, his physicians say.
Unconscious Since Last Night.
The chief justice had been uncon-
scious since s o'clock last night Mrs.
White was still at his bedside this
morning, after an all night vigil As
sociate Justice McKenna remained un-
til long after midnight.
At noon the physicians attending the
chief justice said there had been no
change in the patients condition and
that he might last thru today and to-
night but that there was nothing upon
which to base an alteration from their
previous diagnosis. Whites operation
was for a bladder ailment.
The belief prevails here that Will
liam Howard Taft will be named by
President Harding as Whites sue
cessor.
Physicians Lose Hope.
bulletin issued by attending physi-
clans shortly after 10 a M. definitely
stated that hope for Whites recovery
was abandoned. 1t read:
"Chief Justice White was operated
on Friday last. Altho in, a serious
condition for some months past. he
postponed the operation as he felt his
presence at the court was imperative.
His progress was satisfactory with
normal pulse and temperature until
Tuesday afternoon when acute pal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-18

Mr.. Lane was operated on here May
6 for gallstones and appendicitis and
was said to be recovering when heart
disease, from which he had suffered
from time to time during the past
eight months. developed. Hospital
physicians expressed the belief that
the operation would remove the heart
affection but an attack early today
struck him fatally.
Following his resignation from the
Wilson cabinet. Mr.. Lane sought to
recover his health and came here in
January of this year. He was advised
to spend the winter in a warmer eli
mate and visited in California. return
ing early this month. His condition
was favorable for an operation and
continued Improvement was noted un-
til the heart attack which developed
this morning.
Franklin X, Lane was born near
iCharlottestown. Canada. July 10. 1854.
His family moved to California during
his childhood. He attended the Uni
versity of California, graduating with
the class of 1856. In 1898, he married
| Anne Wintermute, of Tacoma. Wash.
He engaged in newspaper work
early in life as a reporter, as New York
correspondent for western newspapers
and as publisher and editor OF the Ia
/ coma Daily News He was admitted to
the California bar in 1889 and prac-
ticed law in San Francisco for many
years.
He was Democratic candidate for
governor of California i'll 1902 and re-
ceived his party vote in the legislature
! for United States senator in 1909. He
was a member of the interstate COM
merce commission from 1905 to 1918.
In 1913 he was appointed secretary of
the interior in the cabinet Of President
Wilson. He res gned TO enter busi-
ness.
Lane resigned as secretary Of inter-
ior on March /. 1920. He was vice
president of the Pan-American Petro7
leum G. Transport company until his
death.
/ 1t was the request of Lane that there
be no funeral services for him, rela-
J tives- said.
The body will be taken to Chicago
| for cremation. probably tonight
Unless plans are changed, there will
/ be no public funeral services and only
Ia few members of the family will be
present at the cremation. No plans
were made for disposition of his ashes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-18
FINE PICNIC WEATHER
Sunshine and Warmth Is Prediction
for Kansas Tomorrow.
TODAY'S TEMPER ATITRES

Good picnic weather" S. D. Flora.
state meteorologist, has promised this
end of the state for the next twenty
four hours. Warmth and sunshine,
the precise prescription for the crops
under present conditions, looks as if
it were to be continued. The cen
trail and western portions of the state
are in need of rain. but the eastern
end needs the sun more than anything
else Just now. There will be some
clouds during the next twenty-four
hours, but the chances of rain are
slim. There has been no measurable
rainfall in the state in the past TWEEN
ty-four hours. Only light sprinkles
occurred at Goodland and Coldwater.
The temperature this afternoon is
due to go to IS degrees, making this
the warmest day in the past three
CONTINUED on Page Two)
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FAILED TO GET LICENSE
w. G. Land of n. c. Must Now Await
Pleasure of Utilities Commission.

Because he had failed to procure a
license under the new state law and
refused to recognize state regulation
of commission firms, W. G. Land of
Kansas City must await the pleasure
of the public utilities commission In
hearing his complaint against the rail-
roads. The case was continued in
definitely.
Land recently filed complaint
against the railroads asking that dis
elimination in livestock rates be re-
moved. He alleged that cattle from
Kansas points are hauled to Missouri
and rebi1led to the Kansas side. I'm
der this policy he urged. the shippers
were compelled to pay higher rate.
Judge W. r. Smith OF the Santa Fe
and Robert w. Blair of the Union Pa
cific today pointed out that Land him
self had overlooked provisions of
new law and could hardly ask stand
ing before the commission. It was
shown that the complaint had failed
to procure a license as an authorized
commission merchant The commits
sion held that Land should begin his
reforms at home and postponed fur
ther consideration Of the case
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P0LE-CERMAN
WAR IMMINENT
SileSian Mining Fields Are
Prize of New Struggle.
Heavy Fighting Reported
Many Killed on Both Sides.
GERMANS ARE Determined
Declare. Only Polish Retreat
Can Stop Counter Offensive.
Are in Control of Railways and
Food Supplies.

Oppeln, Upper Silesia, May 1S.-A
German-P Polish war impended today in
Silesia.
Minor enga gements with numerous
dead have occurred already between
Polish forces and German irregulars,
each side claiming this rich mining
district
Heavier fighting that might mean
the start of a new European confla-
grafton, was expected from hour to
hour.
Poles Must Retire.
"Only the voluntary retirement of
the Poles can prevent the Germans
from attempting big counter often
sive," Gen. Marinis, commander of tho
Italian plebiscite troops declared in
an exclusive interview with the United
Press.
Marinis said he had heard the Ger
mans had organized a self defense
league of ten thousand men at Kreuze-
berg and elsewhere in Silesia.
TT is a question how long they can
be held back" he declared. The Ita1-
ian general said his forces were inter-
ested in maintaining peace.
They have fought the Poles,'' he
said, but they have held the Germans
back also. If the Poles do not with
draw now. tho. you can expect a great
storm with much blood spilled and
terrific destruction of property
Poles Hold Their Line.
The Poles today held a we'll de-
fined line running north and south
with most of Silesia on the Polish
side The Germans, however, con-
trolling the regions railways, exerted
great pressure thru an ironclad
blockade on foodstuffs. Much suffer-
Hot weather. just beginning, and lack
of milk. was expected to result in
great infant mortality.
Germans in the Polish region suf-
fered with their enemies but they
held firm. NO food for the Poles if
we die with them" was the watch
word.
British officers suggested that re
fusal to move food trains was a
"frightful" method of repressing the
insurgents They protested mildly at
what they called renewal of
"schrecklicheit.'
Yes a German leader said. cit
is frightful. We know what a food
blockade is because we had it during
the war.
The Poles are countering the threat
| of starvation by declaring they will
punish the Germans on their side by
| throwing a ring of soldiers around
such cities as Kattowitz and Beuthen.
| The Polish fighters are foraging but
| the production of their districts is
meager and not sufficient to feed all
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-18

When an old man, who has been
deaf since 1862 and who has been help
less since he was injured in a motor
car accident six weeks ago, arose from
his cot and walked from the Swedish
Baptist church Tuesday afternoon,
hearing perfectly, after he had been
treated by the Rev P. c. Nelson. in
charge of the healing service, specta-
tors were so amazed over the evident
miracle that they stood and shouted.
Even the most skeptical admitted that
something wonderful had happened.
The man apparently so much helped
by the divine healing apostle was Jas.
P. Howard. 78, Civil War veteran. He
was brought to the church in an am
bulance and was carried on a stretcher
to the pulpit to receive the Reverend
Nelson's Laying on of hands" and
prayers. Howard has not been able
to walk for six weeks. He was in a
motor car accident which left him
with a dislocated hip, crushed ankles,
injured spine and paralyzed leg. When
he was shot in the left ear during the
Civil War he lost completely his hear
ing in that ear and has practically
been deaf in the other ear.
Arose from His Bed and Walked.
Almost Immediately after the Rev
erend Nelson had made his prayer for
Howard, the old soldier arose from
his bed and walked across the church
and down the aisle He dismissed the
am bulance that had brought him and
rode home in a friends motor car.
The result of his treatment is said to
be the most wonderful of anything
that has occurred during the Nelson
meetings. Those who saw the episode
were incredulous, but dozens of per-
sons are convinced that a miracle was
performed.
Howard lives at 92S North Jack
son street. His wife was so rejoiced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-18
TWO HURT IN ACCIDENT
Truck CoIIided With Motorcycle at
Huntoon and Buchanan Streets.

Howard Hart. 303 Winfield avenus
and Lester Goodell. 1s5 Arter avenue.
were injured about O'Clock this
morning when a truck belonging to
the Topeka Rendering Works collided
with the motorcycle the boys were
riding at Huntoon and Buchanan
streets.
Both Youths are Washburn students
and were on their way to school when
the accident occurred.
Hart's left leg was broken above the
ankle and he sustained severe bruises
about the body. Goodell's ankle and
knee were injured and he was also
bruised. Neither of the youths suf-
fered internal injuries. according to
DR.. j. A Crabb. who attended them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-18
ASK RESTRAINING ORDER
shawnee Independent Telephone Com
pany Wants Higher Rates.

Applications for restraining orders
to prevent the public utilities COM
mission from interfering with their
raise in rates were filed today IN the
Shawnee county district court by the
Shawnee independent Telephone COM
pany, serving Silver Lake, Rossville
and Della, and the Chaflin Telephone
company, serving the town of Chaflin
in Barton county.
The companies allege that they filed
increased rate schedules with the COM
mission several months ago but that
the increase was denied. They assert
that their operating expenses during
1920 exceeded their gross income.
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JUDGMENT TO GET fine
Mrs. Bcrgdou Declared Shed Never
Pay $1,000 Assessed.

Philadelphia. May 1s.-Judgment
was entered today in the federal district
court here against all the property of
Mrs. Emma c. Bergdoll. who yester-
day was sentenced to a year and a day
imprisonment and fined $1,000. on
charges of conspiracy to aid her sons,
Grover c. and Erwin p. Bergdoll. to
desert from the United States army.
This was done to insure payment of
the fine.
Mrs Beredoll was reported to have
said after being sentenced yesterday
that she would never pay the fine
The court had announced the prison
sentence would be RENTED if the fine
was paid before June 13-