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Evening star., 1921-03-07


Germans rejected the proposals for
mulated at Paris. and had decided to
revert to the idea Of provisional ar
rangement that they had prepared;
fixed annuities for the first five years.
and would give the equivalent Of the
IL per cent tax on German exports.
The German proposition was made
conditional upon the plebiscite to be
favor of Germany and upon the re-
moval Of all commercial restrictions.
British battalion was reported
today to be standing ready to ad-
vance upon Duesseldorf. while French
and Belgian troops were awaiting
marching orders that would send
them into German territory.
ATHENS. March S-M. Gounaris.
the Greek war minister, departed for
London Saturday night upon the in
vitation of the allies
Addressed to Harding. They Say.
BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN. March 5.-The recent
laid down the allied ultimatum to
the German delegates at the London
conference on reparations was in re-
ality addressed over their heads to
the new President Of the United
States. Deputy streseman Of the
reichstag today. This declaration
came out in the debate which led to
the decision of the German govern
-nfent not to increase its reparauon
offer made in the counter proposal
submitted to the allies by DR.. Simons,
the German foreign secretary, and
refused by the allies.
Deputy Streseman characterized the
Lloyd George speech as the first i'm
portant postwar document to reach
the hands Of the new American
PRESIDENT
Editorial and other comment on
President Harding's inaugural ad-
dress is scarce. owing to the fact
that only fragmentary excerpts OF
the speech have been received here.
Reichstag leaders admit that they
have only superficial knowledge of
the new Presidents program, which
they account for by the fact that the
London negotiations continue to mo-
nopolize public interest.
DOORN. Holland, March Former
Emperor William, who daily reads
the German. Dutch and English news
papers, is closely following the
progress of the London conference on
German reparations.
Prof. Vandenberg, the specialize in
heart diseases. who some time ago
attended the former German empress
has again been summoned to Doom
August Wilhelm. the fourth son OF
the former German rulers. who has
been here several days. has advised
friends in Germany that his mothers
strength is decreasing steadily. Her
appetite is failing, although her con-
dition has not changed radically in
the past few days.
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GEORGE w. WATTS DEAD

DURHAM. N. c.. March 7.-Georee
w. Watts. banker and director in a
number of large corporations, reputed
to be the wealthiest man in North
Carolina, died here today following an
illness of several months. Mr.. watts
was seventy years old. and was born
in Cumberland, Nd He had iivad in
Durham for forty years. al
Evening star., 1921-03-07
HARDING NOMINATIONS
CONFIRMED BY SENATE

The Senate today confirmed a large
number Of nominations sent to II oy
president Harding. They included
Harry p. Fletcher of Pennsylvania. to
ha undersecretary of state: Maj. Gen.
John A. LeJeune, reappo'hteo com
nandant of the Marine Corps. and
R,;p Cen. George Barnett. former
commandant of that corps. to have
.ba nermanent rank of major general.
Tne nominations of Col: Theodore
- iowa reappointed assistant Sec
retary Of Agriculture, were referred
~ the naval and agriculture commit
tees and will be acted upon later.
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HENDRICK PUTS UP FLAGS
Personally Pays for Work, Appro-
priation Being Lacking.

While scores of buildings along
Pennsylvania avenue were decorat ed
for the inauguration of President
Harding. the city lamp posts from
the Capitol to the White House
would have remained undraped had
il not been for a personal contribu :
zion from former Comm issioner J.
lhilman Hendrick.
The board of Commissioners decid.
I'd that there was no appropriation
from which laborers could be paid
fA placing flags on the light posts
But rather than see the posts bare
with private buildings decorated. Mr.
Iendrick. it Is learned. forwarded a
check for S5G to Warren B. HadIey
electrical engineer, who arranged for
the erection of the flags The flags
are in custody of the electrical en-
gineer.
Evening star., 1921-03-07

Floyd r. Harrison. assistant to the
Secretary of Agriculture. has re-
signed to become personal repre-
sentative of Eugene Meier. former
managing director of the War Finance
Corporation. in all his interests. with
headquarters in New York. He is
to receive salary three times that
he has been receiving from the De-
partment of Agriculture.
Mr.. Harrison is a Washington boy.
entered the government service four
teen years ago as a messenger boy at
$50 a month, and worked his way up
until he became recognized both un-
der Secretaries Houston and Mere
dith as the "key man" of the depart
ment. He has handled all the legis-
lative work of the department. He
leaves this week to assume his new
duties. His fellow employees in the
department are preparing to give him
farewell testimonial.
Evening star., 1921-03-07

medals have been sent to the White
House, one for the President and the
other for his secretary. Vice Presi-
dent Coolidge also has received his.
The distribution OF these medals GEN
orally has not been decided upon by
the executive committee appointed by
the President to arrange for his in
auyural, but it is considered unlikely
that any great number of these will
The medal was designed by D. C..
Grain of r. Harris & Co, and made
by the latter jeweiry firm. 1t has a
likeness of the President on one side
and on the reverse side is a woman's
figure. representing America First" I"
In former years inaugural medals were
distributed rather generally.
Evening star., 1921-03-07
February Circulation
93,198
One Edition Daily

District of Columbia, S.:
FLEMING NEWB0LD, Business Manager a,
THE EVENING and SUNDAY STAR, does
solennly swear that the actual number Of
copies OF the paper named sold and distributed
during the month Of February. AID. 1921. was
as follows:
Evening star., 1921-03-07

An extensive system of cross-town
moving platforms is likely to be built
in New York as feeders for the main
subway lines.
Evening star., 1921-03-07
INAUGURAL
PHOTOGRAPHS
in the Rotogravure
Section of
Next Sundays Star

This superbly printed
section will contain, be-
sides a wonderful collec-
ton of pictures of Presi-
dent Harding's Inaugural
ton, a page of the new cab
met officers photographed
"on the job"
In Next Sundays Star
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INAUGURATION MEDAL ONT

Unlikely That Great Number Will
Be Cast.
The Harding inaugural medal has
made it's appearance. Two of these
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PRESIDENT CALLS
LEADERS TO TAKE
UP NEW POLICIES

CONTINUED from First Page.)
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PENALTY DECREED
AS GERMANY FAILS
TO MEET DEMANDS

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Cabinet Members Early at Work.;
Keep Confidential Assistants
Arrange for Regular Meetings With News
paper Men. Col. Roosevelt Awaiting
Nomination and Confirmation.

was on the job as early as his chief.
Mr.. Hoover will see the Norwegian
minister tomorrow morning at 10
D clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-07
HOME NEWS LUREDIFIcHT TO FINISH
Federal r. Re. Labor Board and
Pennsy Go to Mat.
Road Refuses to Consider Only
Requests From Unions.

Chicago, Sept. IA battle to the
finish between the United States rail-
way labor board and the Pennsylvania
railroad over the question of the
boards Jurisdiction, loomed here to-
day. The board went into executive
session to decide upon measures to
compel the Pennsylvania system to
carry out its edict.
The road recently refused to en-
force the boards rulings in regard to
representation of union workmen in
conferences over working agreements.
1t is possible the board may throw the
case into court to test certain sections
of the transportation act
Union leaders, meanwhile were pre-
pairing their case for presentation to
the board when an open hearing" is
held. E. H. Fitzgerald, president of
the Brotherhood OF Railway Clerks,
will present that unions case The
union leaders fear that should the
Pennsylvania establish a precedent, all
other roads will follow suit
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Baltimore Cop Slayer Caught at
Frisco News Stand.
Fought Against Arrest, Then
Prayed Captors to Kill Him.

San Francisco, Sept 7-David
Bender, convict, said to have killed a
policeman in Baltimore in 1915, was
under arrest here today due to his de-
sire for home news. Local officers
were advised that it was the custom of
Bender to purchase Baltimore papers
frequently, so watch was placed on
a prominent news stand.
Observing a man purchase a Balti-
more paper, Detective Frank Nc
Grayan approached him and instantly
was confronted with a revolver. Be
fore the weapon Eould be fired, De-
tective Lee Bunner stepped from be-
hind and knocked it from the mans
hand.
A desperate battle followed in which
it required the combined strength of
the three detectives to subdue the pris-
oner who was identified as Bender.
Bender today declared he had writ
ten the warden of the Maryland peni-
tentiary offering to return if granted a
new trial However, he declared he
would rather die than return to serve
his eighteen-year sentence. He urged
the arresting officers to kill him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-07
FORCE AT SHOPS
TO BE INCREASED
Order VIII Bring Number of
Employees Almost to Normal.
Revival of Business Makes Big
Amount of Work.
TO PUT ON $50 men SEPT. 16
Topeka Shop Force To Be
Brought Up to 1900.
Coal Burning Engines To Be
Equipped to Burn Oil.
TO PUT ON $50 men SEPT. 16

The Santa Fe shops in Topeka will
September Is. This situation is made
possible as the result of an order re-
ceived today by W. D. Deveny, super
intendent, from John Purcell of Chi
cago, in charge of mechanical matters
for the system, to call back to work
$50 more men.
On August 19 at conference here
between Purcell and Deveny it was de-
cided to put $50 men to work. within
two weeks. The men were taken back
in groups of 25 to so day. Prior to
August 19 about 800 men were taken
back.
Much New work in Sight.
A great deal of new work being in
sight, Deveny reported to Purcell Tues
day that ne could use $50 more men,
and this morning received instruction
to go ahead.
The new order will bring the work
ing force of the Topeka shops up to
2, 900, or within 700 of normal. When
the slump came last spring approxi-
Revival of Business Here.
There are several causes for a re-
vival of business in the Santa Fe's
big shops in Topeka. One cause is
the purchase by the company of fifty
up here. Another is the conversion OF
a number of coal burning engines to
oil Still another is the big fruit
movement from California which
makes necessary a good deal Of repair
work on refrigerator cars.
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FOR TOPEKA DAY
Stores VIII Close at Noon Mon
day for Free Fair.
Mayor COrWine in Proclamation
Asks Observance.

Monday will be Topeka day at the
Kansas Free Fair.
Topeka stores will close Monday af-
ternoon so employees and employers
can attend the Topeka Day" program,
it was announced by officials of the
Topeka Merchants ASSOCIATION today
voted to make Monday a regular clos
ing day for the Kansas Free Fair
The same rule holds good this year
Milton Tabor. secretary of the asso-
citation, is notifying all members to
close up their stores and allow the
help to swell the initial day attend
ance.
Mayor Issues Proclamation.
Mayor H. J. Corwine has issued a
proclamation designating Monday as
Topeka day and requesting all shops
factories and stores to close at noon
His proclamation follows:
The Kansas Free Fair, which opens Sep
tember 18th and continues thru the week
is Topeka's largest annual event for the
education and entertainment of the people
of Kansas.
1t has been customary for a certain day
of Fair Week to be designated as Topeka
Day in order that we. as city. may show
our support OF this great institution.
In pursuance to this custom, / do hereby
designate Monday, September 18th, as To-
peka Day and call upon the business
houses, offices, factories and shops of the
City of Topeka. insofar as is compatible
with public interest, to CLOSE their places
of business at noon on that day
In witness whereof, ! have hereunto set
my hand this 7th day of September 1921
II. J. CORWINE Mayor.
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PLAN IS DELAYED
State Executive Council Post
pOnes Expense Hearing.
Auditor Turner To ASK Confer
ence for All Departments.

Members Of the state executive coun-
Gil today postponed consideration of
the Turner plan for reduction in state
expenses until Friday morning. A blue
sky board meeting and desire of the
attorney general to leave the city caused
postponement. Norton A. Turner
state auditor, expressed regret that the
tax matters could not be taken up at
once. He asserted, tho, that he eX
pected no direct action at Fridays
meeting because of inability of the
council to act. He hoped, however
for a conference call for a general
meeting of department and institu-
tional heads.
Governor Allen stated today that he
would be in the city Friday for the
economy conference. He issued the
call for the meeting last week. The
call was made following receipt of a
letter from Auditor Turner stating
that many thousands of dollars could
be saved the state thru action of de-
partment heads. He asked that all
heads of institutions and departments
be called to Topeka by the governor.
Instead the governor called a meeting
of the state executive council. The
council is composed of the governor,
, auditor, secretary of state, treasurer.
attorney general and superintendent
of public instruction.
Little Hope for Action.
'I regret the meeting has been post
poned" said Turner. There is litde
hope for direct action from Friday s
session. altho 1 will present a number
/ of matters to members of the council
( The governor alone can act in matters
affecting a number of boards and
commissions and institutions. There
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-07
BATTLE With FIRE
Citizens and State Troops Fight
Forest Fires.
Half Dozen Minnesota Towns
Now Threatened.
ONE TOWN ALREADY ABLAzE
National Guard Chief on Watch
| for Sire Bugs"
Flame Fighters Holding Own,
But Fear Wind Shift.
me TOWN ALREADY ABLAzE

McGrath, Mimi, Sept. Fires,
raging beyond control in Minnesota
forests, have wiped out a hundred
square miles of timber land, a half
dozen hamlets and wrought damage
amounting to several million dollars,
reports here indicated today. An
army of $50 guardsmen aided by thou
sands of civilians, is waging war on
the fires at three different points.
Two more towns, Onamia and Ar
thyde, are in the path of one fire and
are expected to be destroyed before
nightfall. All residents have fled. The
town of Solana was saved last night
by guardsmen but a change in the
wind will cause it's destruction. The
same fire threatens the town of Fin
layson.
New Blaze Reported.
The most menacing fire is raging
in the White pine. A new blaze, re-
ported today, is sweeping thru Lake
/ county between Knife river and Two
Harbors Many hamIets are in its
! path. While the property loss is
enormous ana many fire fighters have
been injured and burned, no lives have
yet, been lost.
Arthyde, Johnsdale and Hillman
are three towns where a last ditch
fight is being made. Guardsmen and
citizens were holding their own despite
a stiff wind early today, and in most
places the fires were under control.
Should the wind increase in velocity,
it was declared, there would be little
hope of saving Arthdye.
Start Back Fires.
In the SoIana region, according to
reports received here, twenty families
are endangered by flames that now
cover a five-mile front. A force of 800
fire fighters is building back fires in
the hope of checking the conflagra-
ton
Refugees by the hundreds are pour
ing into McGrath today and relief
agencies already are taxed to the ut
most to care for those made homeless
| by the fires. Whole families have
been made homeless and penniless by
the destruction of their dwellings.
'.F'ire Bugs Suspected.
State military authorities today
| cumstance surrounding, the burning
of the village of White Pine yester-
| day. Adtutant General w. F. Rhinpw
| expressed the opinion that fire was of
incendiary origin.
| Notwithstanding that forest fire
was burning at the outskirts of the
town. according to General Rhinow.
the wind had been blowing the flames
/ of the forest fire, away from the town.
and he was unable to understand how
the village caught fire. ~
Appeals Sent for Aid.
Rhinelander, Wis. Sept. 7.-Bundy,
| a mill town in Lincoln county, was on
/ fire early today, according to reports
reaching here. A small mill and sew
| lion feet of lumber was burning. the
report said The town is without fire
protection and help was asked from
Rhinelander.
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CITY AND COUNTY
TAX RATES liked
Total Levy for Topeka Is $3.0S
on 500 Valuation.
Amounts to Increase of 20
T Cents Over Last Year.
OAKLAND RATE IS S3.500
RossvilIe and Silver Lake Leyies
ROssvilIe and Silver Lake Leyies
Are Decreased.
Increased Operation Costs Re-
SpOnsible for Hike.

Total taxes IN the city of Topeka
this year will be $S.0S on the 500
valuation. This is an increase of 90
cents over last year.
The tax rate for Oakland will be
$3.5SS on the 800 valuation. an in
crease of 43 $40 cents over 1920, This
is the highest rate of any city in Shaw
nee county.
Tax rates in all the townships of the
county are increased with the excep-
tion of RossviIle township, which was
decreased. Tax rates in the cities of
Rossville and Silver Lake were de-
creased-those in Topeka, Oakland
and Willard were raised.
Final Levy Is Made.
The final levy has been made by
the board of county commissioners and
the figures arranged in the office of
Douglas Graham, county clerk. In
creased cost of operation has made it
necessary to increase the levy as a
whole in the county this year, it was
explained.
In Topeka the city levy for all pur-
poses amounted to $1.063 on the 500
valuation, an increase of $40 cents
over last year. Added to this is the
board of education levy amounting to
| S1.17, an increase of cents over last
year, making in all a levy of $2.233
for the city of Topeka. Added to this
lis the county and state taxes amount
jing to 79 40 cents. making a total
Iof $3.03. which is the amount prop
erty owners will have to pay on each
800 valuation of their property. =
High Tax Rate in Oakland
The main cause of the high tax rate
in Oakland is the board of education
Ilevy made to pay on the new high
Ischool. This levy this year amounts
Ito S2.205 on the $100 valuation. an
increase of 33 5-10 cents over last
lyear.
The tax rate for Rossville is $2.03S
a decrease of twenty-three and one
jtenth cents from 1920.
The tax rate for silver Lake /
iS1.968, p decrease of seventeen ant
lone-tenth cents from 1920.
The tax rate for Willard is $2.5 ss
ian increase of sixty-four and nine
Itenths cents over last year.
The total county and state taxes ii
the various townships outside the cit
les amount to eighty and eighteenth
cents. including the Barnes high schoo
levies. In addition to this township
taxes bring the totals for the variou
townships up to the following:
Rossville, $O.9O8; Silver Lake
1$0.11Os; Grove, $O.11S3; Menoken
$0.11o7; Soldier. $o.1130; Topeka
$0.1108; Tecumseh. $O.139S; Mon
mouth, $0.111S; Williamsport, $O.107S
Auburn, s0.1209; Dover. $0.11S3; Mis-
lsion, $o.1141.
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The early fall weather will continue.
There is possibility of light showers
tonight.
The highest temperature in Topeka
Tuesday was S6 degrees at 3:2O o'clock
in the afternoon, and the lowest was
SO at o'clock this morning. Hutchins
son continues to be bone dry. no rain
has fallen there for several weeks and
it also takes first honors for the high
est temperature in the state Tuesday,
which was "a degrees. The lowest
temperature in the state Tuesday was
50 at Oswego. The highest tempera-
ture reported in the United States dur
ing the last twenty-four hours was 1O4
degrees at Phoenix. and the lowest in
the country was Al at Winnemucca,
Nevada.
The drouth which has existed in
western Kansas for the last several
weeks was broken Tuesday by several
good rains. Dresden reported a rain
of So of inch; Garden City, IA Of an
inch; Liberal 80 of an inch; Macks-
vile, .S6 of an inch, and Phillipsburg
; CONTINUED on Page Two.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-07
PENNSYLVANIA HOLD PICNIC
AIl-Day Reunion Being Held Today at
Gag Park.

The Pennsylvan MIA Settlers Associa-
ton of Kansas is holding its first an
nual basket picnic today at Gage park,
an all-day reunion. Lemonade, wa
termelons and plates were furnished
by the entertainment committee, DR..
E. J. Kulp chairman. Basket dinner
was at 1880 o'clock. Supper will be
served at o'clock this evening.
While a new association organized
in Topeka last month the Pennsyi-
vania association already has enrolled
nearly 400 members in this and nearby
counties, with nfty-one Pennsylvania
counties represented. A reception
committee from various parts of Shaw
nee county was on hand to INTRODUCES
former PennsyIvanians to one another.