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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-19
BRAND TELLS

Continued fret Page one.l
is understood that Secretary Hughes
instructed George Harvey, ambassador
to Great Britain, to see the French
premier at once, and the latter called
on him a few hours after his arrival
in London. The result of his visit is
not known.
In addition to the difficulties pre-
scented by the French naval demand,
the Far Eastern situation likewise does
not lend itself to optimism concerning
quick adjournment. China and
Japan are still deadlocked over the
Shantung negotiations and there has
not been a meeting of the Far Eastern
committee since the hurried adjourn
ment was taken early last week fol-
lowing China's request that the TWEEN
ty-one demands be taken up.
Believed French Bluffing.
Despite the apparent difficulties
ahead. the conference leaders present
ed a cheerful front today and the hope
was expressed that today's meeting OF
the naval committee of fifteen would
develop something progressive.
The impression will not down in
official quarters that there is a great
deal of "bluffing" and trade in the
French position and that in the final
analysis, rather than see the confess
ence go on the rocks of failure. the
French abandO-. their ambitious pro-
gram and accept naval ratio COM
mensurate with thei. existing strength.
Pressure of the severest kind is be-
ing brought to bear on the French to
persuade them to withdraw their de-
mand. Warning has been given and
reiterated that persistence means the
failure of the conference and that IN
France will rest such blame for such
an unhappy ending.
The opposition of the United States.
Great Britain, Japan and Italy to thu
French proposition has increased.
rather than diminished, as the naval
experts have studied it more carefully.
The American and British delegates
particularly consider that the French
proposals strike at the very heart of
the Hughes program and they have
SO informed the French.
Briefly, France proposes to start
building ten post-Jutiand battIeships
of $4,000 tons each in 1925. This
would at once destroy the spirit of
the ten-year building holiday to which
Great Britain, the United States and
Japan have already agreed. The
French propose to scatter their build
ing over a period of fifteen years, SO
that by 1941 they would have fleet
of ten capital ships of the most ad-
vanced type. or considerably more of
this type than any other nation will
have.
Under the Hughes program, the
United States will have three post
Jutland ships, Japan two and Great
Rrffaju two
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-19
Railway Unions Bring Charges
of Conspiracy.
Claim Repair Work EARNED
Out to Private Concerns.
NINE LINES ARE ACCUSED
Conspiracy to Evade Federal
Board Ruling Alleged.
maintenance OF Way Employees
Are Pushing the Complaint.

Chicago, Dec. 19.-Nine railroads
Virtually went on trial before the
United States railway labor board TO-
aay for alleged violation Of the trans
portation act by farming out" to
private contractors repair and main
tenanee work Charges against the
roads have been brought bv the fed
Grated shopcrafts' and the Brother
hood of Maintenance of Way en-
ployes.
The unions contend that the prae-
tice of farming out" work is a sub
terfuge thru which the roads are evad-
ing orders of the labor board with re-
gard to the wages and working condi-
uons. The private contractors do not
come under the jurisdiction of the
labor board.
Conspiracy Is Charged.
Frank p. Walsh. attorney for the
unions, who presented their case be-
fore the board, declared the railroads
are in a conspiracy to avoid the pro-
visions of the transportation act so far
as it safeguards the right of railway
employees and the public. If they sue
coed in this venture, it will mean the
absolute disassociation of the labor
board F-
Among the roads accused is the
Erie. Which is alleged to have let OUT
maintenance of ways work on several
hundred miles of track and to have
leased its repair shops at Horneu n.
Y. The Chicago & Great Western is
said to have EARNED out" repair work
in its shops at South Park, MINI.
Complaints have been filed BY the
maintenance of way unions agafnsr
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul;
the Indiana Harbor Belt railway; the
Colorado & Southern and the St.
Louis and San Francisco railway.
Arbitrary Wage Cuts
The Pittsburgh & Lake Erie and
the Great Northern railroads have
been accused also by the American.
Federation of Railroad Workers and
the international Brotherhood of Fire
men and Oilers.
Union leaders allege that the cor
tractors in many instances have arbi-
trarily reduced wages below the scale
fixed by the labor board
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-19
Dorothy Dix Talks
The Matrimonial Grab Bag.
BIZ DOROTHY DIX
worid'a Highest Paid Weman Writer,

The Matrimonial Grab Bag.
A young woman wants to know
what qualities men look for in women
when they pick out their wives. and
whether they prefer beauty of mind,
and soul. or beauty of body in a
woman.
My dear, when a man gets married
he shuts his eyes tight. and thrusts
his arm into the matrimonial grab bag,
and pulls out whatever piece of calico
he chances to get his hand on. He
goes it blind. He doesn't look for any
particular quality in a woman when
he takes her for a wife. He has no
ure up.
whether the woman he is tying up
he really likes, or not until he gets
her home, and then he most generally
finds out that she isn't what he
wanted.
1t is both funny and pathetic that
when man comes to take the most
important step in his life, the step
that most profoundly affects his hap
piness and Well-being, he brings no
intelligence to bear upon it. He ceases
TO be a reasoning human being when
he chooses his wife, and. becomes,
for the moment, q creature of blind
impulse He maFries a woman merely
because she has fired his fancy, and
without reference to her suitability for
his requirements in a wife, or her
conformity TO his taste.
OF course, every man has formed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-19
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
By LEIE PAPE.

Me and Sid Hunt was setting on his
frunt steps and Sids little brother Bert
came out and sat on the to iitep with
out US seeing him, and Sid sed, Hay
Benny how about taking a wawk to
the park and seeing if there's eny
cheSsnutts left?
G all rite, that's a go, I sed. and
Sids little brother Bert sed, Ill go with
you.
WITCH me and Sid quick termed err
round, Sid saying, Heck, dident know
you was back there, wy don't you make
a noise wen you come out?
Wen you going, rite now? sed Bert,
and Sid sed, Yes but you cant come,
it's too long of a wawk for you.
Its jest as long for you, amt it? sed
Bert, and Sid sed, No it amt, and Bert
sed Wy amt it? and Sid sad, Because
we're to your 1.
There hardly enything but dogs on
the way to the park, how do you know
you wont get bit by one? I sed.
How do you know you wont? sed
Bert.
Because the dogs all know us, that's
wy I sed, and Bert sed. Well then wen
they see I'm with you they wont bite
me either.
You're libel to get noclsed down and
robbed, look at all the trees there is
in the park for robbers to hide be-
hind, sed Sid. ,ts
Well I ony got cents to steel and
it's werth 2 cents, sed Bert.
Aw leeve him come with us, he can
chase the sticks after we throw them
up at the chessnutts, sed. e'f-t
Like fun, I aint your slave. new jest
for that wont go. sed Bert. ,asac-
WITCH he dident. proving speople
would drather do things for reasons
wy they awtent to than for reasons
why thew awt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-19
lBoYs ABsooND WITH TREASURY.
Officers of "Cave DweIIers'' Come to
Topeka From X. c., Kan.

There must have been a terrible
excitement among the Cave Dwell
ers." small boys organization in
Kansas City, Kan. when they found
that their president, vice president and
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES had absconded
with the treasury, conssstingof S.
The cause of the trouble was a
meeting last Thursday morning in the
cave before school time They smoked
cigarets. and when they went to
school the teacher smelled the smoke,
gave each a whipping and sent them
nome To escape another whipping at
home the three high officers of the
organization decided to leave for parts
unknown, it is said.
Joe Brinner, IL, president, had
enough money of his own to make a
set away. but Norman Lewis, IL. sec
and Ray Booth. vice
president, were compelled to appre-
pirate the treasury to pay their way.
SO they all got on a train bound for
Topeka
Arrived here, the vice president and
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 'ditehed'' the
president for fear he would discover
they We're guilty of embezzling the
clubs funds. They We're picked up
by the police and turned over to T.
ID. Williams, probation officer, to
whom they told their story:
Brlnner is still going west, so far
as the officers know. Norman S
father took his son back home with
him, while Ray Booth is staying with
his aunt, Mrs. Ida Cozad, $40 Wash
burn avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-19

Tho recent advance in the price OF
liberty bonds is ttributed, in some
quarters, 20 renewed confidence in
the government. But there never has
been any lack of confidence in the
vernment. The real reason, prob
ably. is that inve stors prefer to place
their money in non-taxable securities
rather than in business enterprises
while g, government insists on TAX
ing a large share of the profits. When
the prly of municipals ran low in
vestors therefore turned to the lower
interest bearing liberties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-19
CIVIL WAR MAY
.conunued from Page one,

Confined from Page one.l
era Michael Collins and Arthur Grit
fifth. as well as the other leaders, as
they entered the meeting place
Friends of de Valera said that in
the event. of defeat, he must resign,
leaving Griffith 20 form a new cabinet.
On the other hand, it was regarded as
possible that nc might accept the de-
cision of the majority in order to re-
tain his leadership.
The younger army members of Dali.
headed by Richard Mulcahy. chief Of
staff OF the Irish republican army,
and AdJt. Gen. Gerl ad, are supporting
Collins
Count Plunkett is supporting de
valera; Countess Markiewicz. a mem
mer of the Sim Fem. was described
as wavering.
De Valera leads the forces opposed
to ratification, Collins and Griffith
lead those favoring ratification.
Put Valera ON Record.
As the Dali gathered in public SEES
sion today to act upon a motion for
ratification of the treaty setting up
an Irish free state. one of the most
persistent rumors was that an agree
ment for disposal of the treaty had
already been reached and that the
public debate on the motion for rati-
fication was mainly for the purpose of
putting on record before ali the world
the reasons for the objections by Mr.
de Valera to the settlement.
The Dali began at 1927 o'clock this
morning its public session for consid-
Grafton of the Anglo-Irish peace treaty.
Every seat in the hall was taken when
the speaker, Prof. John MacNeiH.
called the meeting to order.
Adoption of the treaty was moved
by Arthur Griffith, foreign minister in
the Dali cabinet and signer of the Lon
don agreement.
Commandant McKeon of County
Longford, one of the best known of the
irish republican army leaders, sec
opded the Griffith motion. saying:
THE Irish people want substance,
not shadows" Immediately after,the
began argument arose as to
whether the document introduced by
Eamonn de Valera, the republican
president, at the private meeting of
the Dali last week should be intro
duced at the public session; it trans
ported that the document in question
was an alternative proposed peace
agreement drawn up by De Valera 1
As the Dali assembled demonstra-
tons favoring ratification were more |
in evidence than previously, and paint |
ed on fences and bulletin boards was
the exhortation. down with COM |
munists; vote for ratification"
A large number Of newspaper cor I
were in attendance. Brit |
ish, American, French. and Italian pub |
locations being represented.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-19
I. w. w. CASES UP NEXT MONTH.
Those Convicted of Conspiracy Must
Go to Prison, Says Williams.

Members of the I. Nv. w. gang CON
victed of conspiracy against the gov
eminent in federal court at Wichita,
two years ago. after trial lasting
nearly three weeks, have until the
middle of January in which to appear
before Judge John c. Pollock and start
serving theid sentences in the federal
prison at Leavenworth.
The case was confirmed by the cir
cult court last spring and the mandate
was spread upon the records of the
trial court at Kansas City Saturday,
according to Al F. Williams, United
States district attorney Within thirty
days from that time the defendants,
with the exception of those who were
released when the circuit court failed
to uphold the last of the four counts
upon which the gang was convicted.
must start paying the penalty.
The time for appeal to the United
States supreme court expired with the
filing of the mandate Saturday, and
the only way the I. w. WIS can now
escape going to Leavenworth is to re-
ceive paroles within the next month
and none will be Forthcoming if Will
liams and Fred Robertson, former
United States district attorney, can
prevent it. Applications. for paroles,
backed by a flood of letters from their
friends. have been made by each of the
men under sentence, Dut IN eacn case
Williams says both he and Robertson
are strongly opposed to leniency being
shown.
mp enemy of this government,
either in times of peace or war, are
entitled to any leniency whatever"
said Williams. "This is a bad gang,
mean and vicious. and I am opposed
to a single one of them being paroled
In this / have the hearty support of
Fred Robertson. who prosecuted the
cases, and who is strongly against any
parole being granted
The wife of one of the defendants
recently sent a strong plea to Wash
ington which apparently made con-
siderable impression there in favor of
a parole being granted her husband.
When the matter was sent to Robert
son for recommendation. the former
district attorney replied that he would
like to know which wife the woman
was as it was his information the man
had two.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-19

The government is about to under
take a partial relief of the unemploy-
ment situation. Col. Edward Clifford,
assistant secretary OF the treasury. has
announced that the treasury depart
ment wi Immediately undertake. ad-
ditional construction work to the ex-
tent of s14,762,oOO on various hos
pitfalls authorized out of departmental
funds. About s2,500, 900 will be spent
on three hospitals at soldiers homes
in Milwaukee. Wis, Dayton, O., and
Marion, mo. Other of the larger hos
pitfalls on which work will be begun
at once as a further means of reliev-
ing local unemployment are: Tuske-
gee. Ala, $2,25O,000: Palo Alto, Calf,
S1,500,0c0; Pittsburgh. Pa, $1,000
eco: fIew York City. $1,000. 600; New
York city, remodeling Catholic or
phanag 100000; St. Louis. Mo-,
$1,000, 900. But unless the govern
Tlent moves more expeditiously than
It usually does, unemployment as ap-
piled to ''uilding trades will have dis
appeared before Uncle Sans boys get
into action. A building boom already
has set n all over the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-19

1t is asserted by the National Re
publican" that mo non-believer in n
protective tariff can be a sound Re-
publican. for protection is and has
been from the days of Lincoln the
corner stone of tie Republican faith
Similarly it might as truthfully be
said that no believer in prohiblt1on
can + a sound Democrat, because
opposition to sumptuary legislation Of
every sort is q ,ardinaN principle Of
the party. Yet opponents of tariff
protection continue to vote the Re
publican ticket and prehibitionists
continue to vote the Democrat ticket.
The party lash has lost all the terror
it once may have had for the Ameri-
can voter. Also voters refuse to be
read out OF a party,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-19
NEW COUNT AGAINST -GoRpoN.
Is Charged With Raising United
States Currency.

Another count in the charge of rais-
ing United States currency which has
been launched against Charles Corr
don, alias Frank johnson, who was
arrested in Topeka by the police re-
Gently, will be made, according to A.
II. Skinner, assistant United States dis
trict attorney, as the result of John
sons identification by a Kansas City,
kan, woman Saturday.
Skinner took the woman, who runs
a. grocery store, to the Wyandotte
county jail where Johnson is being
held, and from a group of several
men she picked him as the man who
passed a raised bill in her store De-
eember 6, it was said Johnsons
diary shows that he was in Kansas
City on that date, according to Off
Gals
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-19
WEATHER.
Continued from Page one.l

ing today in Montana, Dakota, Wyo-
ming and Utah. The temperature VIII
rise to about 40 degrees Tuesday and
will drop to about 20 degrees tonight,
The highest temperature in Kansas
Sunday was As degrees, at Wichita.
and the lowest was 10, at Goodland.
The, highest H. the United States was
81 degrees, at Portland, Ore, and the
lowest was 2 degrees below zero, 1t
Havre, Mont. The highest in Topeka
Sunday was 81 degrees, at 8 and 4
o'clock in he afternoon. and the low
est was 26, at o'clock this morning.
At o'clock this afternoon the wind
was blowing at six miles an hour from
the southeast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-19
WORLD PEACE IN 1882
But Greatest Armageddon to
Come in 1926-So Says Pessi-
mistic Horoscope of English
AstroIogcrs.

London, Dec. 19.-The year 1926 is
destined ta-shake the world to its foun-
dation, both physically and politically.
1t is to be a succession of plaques,
famine, floods, shipwrecks, rioting
and revolution.
So says the British journal of as
trology, which has drawn the horo-
scope for that year. when the planets
Mars and Mercury will be in con-
junction.
Six years later, the great Arma ged-
don is to take place. It will be a final
conflict between Mohammedanism al
lied with Bo1shevism, against the
United Anglo Saxon world.
1t will end in a universal peace"
n 1882, but there will be so few of
US left and we shall all be so tired that
peace should happen any how" the
horoscope says.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-19

France will be plainly told by the
other delegates of the Washington
cont 'ence, it is said, that her demand
for ten battleships totalling 10000,
tons, is absurdly excessive and cannot be
entertained by the nations which al
ready have pledged themselves to scrap
half Their existing navies and stop fu-
ture bu g. 1t may be all right to
tell this to France but if she wants
to build tie battleships who can pre-
vent her from doing SO?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-19

anything about it at the time. but
when I was walking along Fifth ave
nue. today I saw window display of
hats, and one of them was henna-
colored. That reminded me of you
most everything was reminding me of
you about that time-and I sprinted
home and dug out your letter. Sure
enough, there it was-Tve just bought
the dearest henna-colored hat at Smith
& Co; it's a lovely store, and I've
opened d charge account there" Well
that was all I needed. I dove for
Smith & Co., and told them that if
they didn't give me your address I'd
shoot up the place"
"And-did your"
" Well-Tm here. Smith & Co. can
open Tomorrow un-shot up"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-19

New York, Dec. 19-M0NEY-CaH money.
strong; high. 6; low and ruling rate. s /.
closing bid 5: offered at 61h; last loan. 6 T:
call loans Against aeceptances, Az time
81; months, 56I5A prime mercantile
paper, 5M5l4.
Foreign exchange. strong. Great Britain,
demand. 4.201s cables. 4.205S GO slav hills
on banks, 417ss. France, demand. 5 OIL :
cables. $40. Italy, demand, 4.54N: cables
As. Belgium, demand, 7.T315 cables T74
Germany, demand. "a: cables. sta HoI-
land, demand. 3e.60: cables, .36.G6
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-19
new YORK sToCK NrARkEr.

Wall st, New York, Dec 19-STOCKS-
Rails were the only standard issues to
display a semblanee of steadiness in today's
stock market. Most other issues. inciud-
ing prominent industrials, We're reaction
airy.
The final hour with call money at 6 per.
cent, price changes became more confusing.
Low grade ails strengthened but minor
industriaIs land speeiaities yielded The
close was irregular. Government bonds
were irregular. Liberty 315's showing
marked heaviness. Sales approximated TO-
GOO shares -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-19
MRS. SNYDER 4 CANDIDATE
Salina Woman in Race for State
superintendent.

Mrs. Grace f. Snyder. at present an
instructor in Salina, will be a candi-
date for the Republican nomination
for state superintendent of public in
struction. She has made formal an
nouncement of her candidacy.
In stating she will be in the race
Mrs. Snyder points out that Miss Lor-
raine E. Wooster. present superin-
tendent, announced more than a year
ago that she would not seek a third
term. Mrs. Snyder believes the wonn-
en- should have a place On the ticket
and viii seek the nomination. At
present Mrs Snyder is living in Miss
Wooster's home town where she is an
instructor in a lnrivafe schnnl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-19
ONLY $4,000 TO RAISE
Members of Nj. f. Finance Committee
Are Optimistic.

Members of the finance committee
of the First Methodist church were
frankly optimistic after their regular
weekly meeting at the Chamber of
Commerce at noon today I'VE sec
daylight ahead. The fund is zroyif1..
steadily and we simply met TODAY Is
discuss the cards which are out and
those from whom we have collected"
DR.. e. ]. Kulp, pastor of the church,
said after the meeting.
Last week $4,100 was raised for thu
rebuilding of the church, leaving but
s61,00 of the e20a,eOO set as goal
to be raised.
The members of the church are car =
rying on their regular expense budget
as well as their annual quota of SIIz
9OO Tor general beneVolences, in addi-
ton to the raising of the 100000
building fund this wear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-19
CUT RATES ON EXPORT COAL
Railroads Cooperate in Federal Plan
to Save U. S. Foreign Fuel Market.

AetAiTOatAS SO-OlCFdtG Ia Il 01Hefal RIHIi
to Save U. S. Foreign Fuel Market.
Washington, Dec. 9.-Rai1roads of
the United States have agreed to a
reduction of freight rates on coal for
export, thereby falling in line with the
governments plan to save the worlds
coal markets for American producers,
it was learned officially today. 1t is
understood that the~rate decrease
probably will be 81 per ton.
British competition, coupled with
high transportation costs in this coun-
try led to conferences between coal
operators and shippers with view to
finding means to keep American
coSl moving to foreign markets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-19

Reports from Pittsburg Indicate
that the women strike leaders who
have been arrested have been placed
ineollmuniead This is an un-
American proceeding and will not
tend to popularize the state govern
ment v II large body of citizens.
Even the most hardened criminal is
not denied the privilege of consulting
counsel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-19

It is estimated that there We're
more Il an 100000 persons out of
work July 1 in this country. The
number is said to have been reduced
t. 1000. Elimination from this
number of those on strike probably
would reveal that the amount of en-
forced idlenegs is no greater than that
which usually prevails at this time of
year