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The Topeka state journal., 1921-02-25
CRISIS IN STEEL
Federation of Labor Determined
to Organize Iron Industry.
Must Make This Center of
Open Shop Fight.

Washington, Feb. 25.-Leaders of
the American Federation of Labor.
now in session here, are considering
new proposals for a nation wide cam
paign to reorganize unions in the steel
industry.
The steel industry is regarded as
the backbone of the open shop cam
paign of employers by Samuel Com
pers, president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. and others attending
sessions of the executive council.
The executive council several
months ago undertook to recrganize
and back up a committee of leaders
of the steel workers unions. This
committee was authorized to reor-
ganiZe the steel workers following
their disastrous strike in 1919. The
committee now is making reports of
its work thru its officers to the ex-
ecutive committee.
Harding Message Not Unanimous.
All the representatives of the ma
tional and international unions at
tending the conference at the Amer
lean Federation of Labor did not en-
dorSe the telegram sent yesterday to
PreSident-e Harding asking him to
appoint recognized representative
of organized labor" as secretary of la
Dor.
Representatives of the U. M. W. A.,
the Amalgamated Association of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers, and the Sea-
mems union, it was learned today,
spoke in opposition to the message.
The names of the Representatives of
the mine workers and the Seam mem S
union did not appear on the list of
signers of the telegram as made pub
lie here. Michael Tighe of Pittsburgh,
president of the Amalgamated. is un-
derstood to- have suggested that the
message be SO worded that it would
not be construed as opposing James
P. Davis of Pittsburg, tentatively
selected as secretary of labor.
Have Own Candidates,
William Green. secretary of the
mine workers, did not give approval
for his organization, which has a can
didate for the secretaryship in Percy
Tetlow of Ohio.
Opposition was expressed to the
wording of the message by Andrew
Furuseth, president of the Seamen's
union. who argued that it might be
accepted as an endorsement of a la
Dor leader regarded by him as hostile
to the interests of his organization.
The International Longshoremen's
union, whose representatives signed
the telegram, has a candidate for the
cabinet in T. v. O'Connor, president of
that organization.
The Topeka state journal., 1921-02-25
GREECE FOR PEACE
Make No Protest When Allied
Council Decides.
Both Greeks and Turks Must
Accept Sevres Pact,

London, Feb. 25.-Driving the allied
supreme council along with all his
energy, Premier Lloyd George cleared
the way today for receiving the Ger
man delegates here Monday to discuss
reparations.
Settlement Of the Near East situa-
ton. thus far occupying the councils
time. was to be delayed, according to
the premter's plan today. When two
Turkish delegations and the Greek
representatives appeared, they were
to be asked to accept the Sevres
treaty with assurance that a commits
sion will be appointed to investigate
the possibility of returning parts of
Thrace and Smyrna to Turkey.
Hints of the councils probable ac-
ton reached the Greeks early today
There was immediate protest
Greece is aching for peace" the
spokesman declared, "but we will fight
We will make new Greek history if
necessary to protect our countrymen
in Asia Minor.
"Still we are confident the allies will
recognize the principles of democracy
and refuse to revise the Sevres treaty.
We have been brought here to talk
with rebels, but we will accept no
changes in the treaty whatever.
I'VE will yield only to a vastly SUI
perior force. No economic action by
the allies can bend U.S."
The British press generally showed
resentment at the demands of the two
delegations.
The Topeka state journal., 1921-02-25

have been coming constantly for
weeks, asking for a recall of several
state officers, and the initiation of
laws necessary to relieve the situation
and reinstate confidence. The cam
paign committee of twenty-one. COM
posed of seven Republicans and seven
members appointed by the executive
committee of the Independent Voters
association met in Fargo yesterday
and today and after thoro deliberation
decided to comply with the requests.
Committees were appointed to con-
suit with the independent members of
the legislature and to figure out
plan for canvassing the voters of the
state for funds to defray the expenses
of such a recall.
THE committee was unanimously in
favor of drafting men to fill the Of
fices that will be vacated by the re-
call. A delegate convention will be
called for that purpose. The members
of the committee were positive in their
assertion that every person who start
ed campaign of any kind for his
nomination to takeF the place of any
of the men that are recalled should
promptly be frowned down and count
ed out of the race by all independent
voters and newspapers of the state"
The Topeka state journal., 1921-02-25

the weekly free baby clinic at the city
hall Thursday afternoon. In spite
of the high wind and the disagreeable
day. mothers brought the babies in
numbers exceeding the total of last
week, when sixteen babies were pres
ent. Mothers may bring babies two
years old and under to the free clinic
held every Thursday afternoon from
2 to 4 O'Clock in the first floor clinic
room, city hall.
A contest for. bird house building
will be conducted by Boy Scout Troop
No. of the First Christian church
with prize for the best bird house.
The bird houses will be exhibited
down town at the end of the contest.
Troop No. will give a dinner soon
for the fathers and mothers of troop
members At the meeting Thursday
night Harry Myers was elected senior
patrol leader, and his assistants elect
ed are Milton Smith, Donald Parker,
Sam Wright and Carroll Citizens.
The Topeka state journal., 1921-02-25
In STATE SENATE

President Jardine, of the State Agri-
cultural college, has withdrawn op-
position which was inclined to de-
velop at Manhattan against the install
lation of the child research bureau
at Kansas university.
The state agricultural college car
ries on seventeen different line of work
co-ordinated with the welfare of the
children of the state, thru its extern
sion and other departments, and it was
regarded as possible that the creation
of the child welfare bureau at the state
university might interfere with some
lof these, but a thoro investigation by
president Jardine has convinced him
that there will be no duplication of
work.
The proposition for the sale of the
executive mansion of the state, which
is now being occupied by Judge Clyde
M. Reed, of the court of industrial
relations, while the state pays rent on
another nome for the governor, simply
will not down.
The first two bills which were intro
duced for the sale of the property were
regarded as more or less freak meas
ures, but the senate ways and means
committee is not given to doing freak
ish things, and committee bill intro
duced by them this morning. carrying
the regular appropriation of $1,000 a
year for the maintenance of the man.
sion, also carried provisions for its sale
by the state executive committee. 1t
begins to look as tho someone were in
earnest on the proposition.
A bill which provides for the ap-
pointment of an official assistant state
printer was introduced in the senate
this morning by the senate committee
on federal and state affairs. The state
now has no official assistant state
printer. The state printer Imri Zum-
walt, has been i'll since before the COM
mencement of his present term, and
his duties are being carried on by
Josiah Hickman, acting as assistant
state printer.
The Topeka state journal., 1921-02-25
Gang Held Up Mail Train Ex-
pecting Fortune.
Got Only $40 for Their En-
tire Loot.
SECOND ATTEMPT ON TRAIN
Last Time "The Hummer
Yielded RObber Just 81.
This Time Even Registered Let
ter Record Searched.

Bloomington. Ill. Feb. 25.-Bandits
who early today held UP and robbed
the Hummer" the Chicago & Atoms
crack Kansas City flyer near Pleasant
Hill, Mo-, made a water haul" ac-
cording to the U. S. Davis. clerk on
the train.
Four small packages of registered
mail which Davis estimated we're
worth about $40. were taken. A num-
Der of important registered mail pack
ages had been transferred from the
train earlier in the evening in Mis-
souri,. The bandits apparently had re-
ceived word of these packages and
were looking for them.
The same train was held up several
months ago near Pleasant Hill. This
holdup also was a water haul"
Daviss story follows:.
All Masked and Armed.
Shortly after we crossed the Missis-
sippi river into Illinois, felt the train
slow UP. A few minutes later the en-
gine and mail car were detached from
the rest of the train and proceeded up
the track about two miles.
There we came to a halt and look
ing out the window, 1 saw the engineer
and fireman coming down the track,
followed by a masked man carrying a
revolver. Iney gathered ABOUT the
door of the mail car. Behind them
were three other masked men carrying
Winchesters. The fireman pounded
on the door and I opened it and in
vited the man with the revolver in.
HE entered and asked me for my
registered mail. He apparently was
disappointed when 1 handed him the
four little packages. I told him 1
would not give my months salary for
them.
Even Looked 1T Records.
'Then he asked to see my registered
mail books. I showed them to him
and invited him to look over the car.
He looked about and then jumped
down. He mumbled something to the
other three masked men and they all
disappeared in the darkness.
I'VE backed up. picked up the rest
of the train and proceeded to Rood
house. where I reported the robbery"
Davis described the man who en-
tered the car as being about 33 years
old and roughly dressed.
No Currency on Board.
Kansas City. Mo. Feb. 25.-No
shipment of currency or drafts from
the First National bank of Kansas
City were on the train last night,
The Topeka state journal., 1921-02-25
Holcraft-Flowers.-Adv.

Holcraft-Flowers.-
The robins were singing this morn
ing.
Just what was that grounding
theory?
All issues of Liberty Bends bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co. 534 Kansas avenue ADV.
At the concert at the Railroad Y. M.
c. A. tonight the jubilee singers from
the Kansas Industrial and Education
al institute will be the entertainers.
A chimney burned this morning at
the home of H. B. Gillette, 1880 Null
vane street. No other damage was
done.
The towns "seat slammers'-per-
sons who make their presence known
at an auditorium by slamming down
their seats-were in evidence as usual
last night.
The "oId timers who insist that
after a warm January we are due for
a whale of a bitter February are
crawling back in their shells of tradi-
ton this year.
Burglars who entered the home of
Casper Burghart, SOC Quincy street,
by unlocking the rear door, stole a
suit of clothes, according to report
to the police today.
The chief entertainer at the high
school Story Telling club Thursday
afternoon was Mrs. Frank Squires.
The club is newly organized and is at
tracing the interest of many students.
Despite the glorious weather the
saddest man in Topeka this winter has
been Ilif Felix, Topeka's crack golfer.
With a full season of golf handed to
him by the weather man, Felix has
been unable to take advantage Of it
due to an injured wrist.
Topeka Relief Corps, No. "a, and
FT Z rr-t1l
celebrate the birth of George Wash
ington Saturday evening with a patri-
otic program and a cherry pie social
at the home of Mrs. Gordon Kline,
I'LL Taylor street
The Herington Ladies' band, the
musical organization that appeared in
Topeka for the reunion OF the Thirty
fifth division last fall. attended the
Toscanini orchestra concert at the
auditorium last night. w. z. Black
burn, publisher of the Herington Sun,
chaperoned the party.
A suit to collect $4,000 from W. r.
Lake was filed in the district court
Thursday by Charles Roosevelt, 6
years old, thru his father. 1t is
claimed Lake ran into the boy with
his car at Seventeenth and Tyler
streets last fall during the Free Fair,
fracturing his skull.
Rewards totaling $4,000 are being
offered thru Pinkerton's National De-
tective agency for the apprehension
and detention of Birger T. Jager, of
Minneapolis, Mimi, and the recovery
of 5000 in cash and $127, 900 in ne
gotiable securities he is alleged to
have absconded with January 25,
1921.
At next Sunday nights service to be
held in Grace Cathedral at 7:15 o'clock
Bishop James Wise will preach on
Faith in the F'ive-Fold Field" The
Sunday night service is proving quite
popular. judging by the large number
of people who attend. 1t is preceded
by an hour of Christian fellowship in
Guild hall, to which are invited mem
bers of the Cathedral and their friends
Seventeen babies were examined at
The Topeka state journal., 1921-02-25
SENATE CHANGE BEATEN.
House Refuses Sundry Civil Appro-
DriatiOn nv 1872 tn fQ2 vote

Washington, Feb. 25.-The house to-
day refused by a vote of 1872 to 1913 to
accept the senate amendment to the
sundry civil appropriation bill. appro-
priating s10,00O,00O for completion of
the government nitrate plant dam at
Muscle Shoals, Ala.
This followed a bitter floor fight,
during which the project, which has
been a storm center thruout this and
preceding congresses, was both praised
and attacked.
The Topeka state journal., 1921-02-25
ATTENTION FRIENDS OF IRELAN[

The American Association for the
Recognition of the Irish Republic will
hold their first regular meeting Sun
day, February 81, 3 p. m, at Labor
hall, AIS Kansas avenue. ALI those
who signed application cards at the
Miss MacSwiney meeting are requested
to attend.
DANIEL T. GARDEN,
President.
THOMAS f. LANNAN,
ADV. Secretary.
The Topeka state journal., 1921-02-25

which is the only bank known to send
shipments of securities on the Chi
the Hummer according to E. F.
Swinney, president of the bank, today.
The bank never ships currency, Swim
ney said.
Governor ]. 2. Miller of the Federal
Reserve bank said there would be no
occasion for a member bank of the
Federal Reserve system to ship cur
rency from one point to another.
The Topeka state journal., 1921-02-25
sINN FEM AMBUSH COPS.
Fifty Police Are Attacked by 800
Irish RebeIs-BattIc Ensues.

Macroom, ireland, Feb. 25.-Fifty
auxiliary police, travelling in lorries,
were ambushed between this village
and Ballyvourney this morning by 300
men.
The ambushing party opened fire
from the cover of rocks along the
road. killing one policeman and
wounding six. The fight still was go
ing on at latest reports.
The Topeka state journal., 1921-02-25
Kansas wesleyan Gets Big Gift.

Salina, Kan, Feb. 25.-The Kansas
Wesleyan university. located here. to-
day recaged 100000 from the Edu-
cational Board of the Rockefeller
Foundation to be applied to the mil
lion dollar endowment fund of the
university.
The Topeka state journal., 1921-02-25
Texas r. r. ordered to Hike Rates.

Washington, Feb. 25.-Railroads of
Texas were ordered today by the in
terstate commerce commission to in
crease their state passenger and
freight rates to the level of interstate
charges, effective April 2.
The Topeka state journal., 1921-02-25
No Currency on. Board.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 25.-No
shipment of currency or drafts from
the First National bank of Kansas
City were on the train last night,
The Topeka state journal., 1921-02-25
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS
r. THE MOVIE RIGHTS.

OR FOR THE MOVIE RIGHTS.
When AIeck said to Henry,
Come with me and dig some coalr
1t was merely q suggestion,
But IL brings to mind the question
What would you give to see them
Working in the same blamed hole?
Walt Drummond.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-14

o. lev. l.. w. Bcaie. Il mkni,.cr Of
The Christian Church. and grand
daughter OF Honorable Chcslcy Eau
cctt. or .ilamance County. y. &. They
nave one child, Il daughter, Miss Mar
Garct West. IL years of age.
On EIon College board.
Colonel West Is prominent in fra
iernal circles, being n Mason and "A
Shrincr. an odd Fellow. an Elk and
member OF the Junior Order or
American Mechanics. and has held
prominent positions In them He Is
an active and one az the leading Law
members OF the Christian church, be.
ing Identified with several OF It's
boards and Il trustee OF E:lon College.
y. G.
Politically. Colonel Yves, is and has
always been AN uncompromis IN;
Democrat. having begun the service
OF ms party at an early age He was
a delegate to the National Democratic
Convention at Chicago In 1896. and
has repeatedly been chosen az the
reprl entat!vc OF his party to coun, y
ana state conventions. Having been
prominently identified as a leader in
party councils, serving as member
of h:a congressional district commit
tee. the State Central Committee and
as chairman OF the Democracy OF
Nanscmond County. where his bust
ness qualifications. good Judgment
and political foresight brought him
TO the front as AN organizer of I'M
usual ability. and won for him the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-14

modelled about ten years ago. is mod
ern in every particular and is OK
pG:sitcly furnished.
No less essential than the houss
Itself, thinks Lee Trinkle, Jr.. is tho
vacant block directly across The
street This lot. the property of SEN
ator Trinklc. is the meeting place
and playground for all the youngsters
81 the town. Little Lee and his
gang OF eighteen or twenty boys.
from to 10 years OF age, usually
play baseball here on fair days from
morning until night. The location
Of the lot in the center of the town
assures these youngsters an inter
cstcd crowd Of spectators at all of
their games. y working knowledge
OF the national game is tho anly
qualification required for MEMBERSHIPS
III this gang, and the only question
ever asked II candidate is Can you
p!ay?''
When asked about moving to Rich
mond and living in the mansion, Mrs.
rrinkle remarked:
"Of course. I'm glad Lee was
nominated. and If he is elected in
November I shall be delighted 10 live
in Richmond. have spent several
winters there during sessions OF :thc
Legislature. | think Richmond IS IL
delightful city. ] also visited in the
m1nsion while Mr.. Stuart was Gov
r"nor; it is "A lovely place to live"
In reply to direct question:. Mrs.
frankie icr!ict that little Lea was
with i'cr when she visited the :StH.r:s
m Richmond. The curly headed
EcunSslcr al that time was only I
years of age. but he was; hig enouss,
10 rrmb inrousl, the halls nf tLc
historic house and aprovokc mirth
from the Governor of the Stat.
In the last few days" continued
Mrs. Trinkle, II have received large
number Of letters from ladies ia iir-
fercn, iarts OF he State. tell;hs nc
how glad they are To think that after
next february the walls of the lnainl
cid manson Will once moro v!bratc
VII. ~. voices OF youth"
Mrs. Trnklc corroborated Lee
Trinklt. Jr.. in his statement that he,
however, preferred TO stay in Wythc-
Vile.
OF course" srumhlc Lee. II want
ed Daddy to beat. But, ! don't want
10 go. I'd lots rather stay here with
the gang, so ] can play ball and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-14

MISS l.ctitia NJ. Sexton, of Wythcvillo
III Is a matter of common knowlrGE.
among ths residents of this town that
sf' was Il woman OF extraordinary
BUSINESS aniI!iy. For many years
after the death Of her husband she
actively managed his affairs Sh,
died in 1897.
Hesidcs enjoying "a large and
lucrative law practice Senator Trinkle
is engaged with his brothers in opcr-
nt.at; .crcral large farms and grains;
plantations in Wythc and Pulaski
Counties.
since his college days, Sena or
Tr'nH:e has spent nearly all OF MS
life in Wythovilc. In short he is I:
home man. Practically all of his time
pot spent i'm court and buSincss is
spent WITH his family. either quietly
n rome or IL long q ives ever Tho
sur: Cunding country.
Ancestor Donated I.nnd.
IN interesting hit OF local history
y that ninety acres of the land on
which the town Of Wythevillc is To-
Gated was donated in the year 1870
by the great grandfather of the can
didatc.
In clecting Il. Lee Trinklc Governor
OF Virginia in November. the people
Of the state will he sending, to tho
fans'on as his wife. frs. Iiy .of
genuine and unaffected char.n Mrs
Trnklc, who is about 30 years Of
age and is comparatively small II
stature. IS u. priariy regarded aS a
I:etty brunette. She was Miss lIc!en
call sexton, Of Houston. Tex. AMI ia
a relative Of Mary Ball. thu belle Of
Lancaster, VINO VAS the mntl,r uf
Washington
Mrs. Trinklc was born in Bryan.
Tex. Her Gamer. who died while ON
y VISIT 20 The home of Senate = in!lie
some weeks ago. was Rev James
Nitten sexton, Presbyterian min
'Stcr' VINO was born and reared in
Wyihcviiic. Mrs. Trinlllcs mother
was Susan Rcbccca Hall, OF Houston.
Tex. who WAS also a native of Vir-
Einia. born in northumberland Coun-
", ana descended from Colonel Will
liam IIali. who emigratcd to virginia
IN 1000. ana was the grandfather OF
Mary Ban. The mother or George
washington. Mrs. Trinkic is one OF
the nearest living relatives OF this
famous Colonial belle. She is n
member OF the Stuart Chaptcr of the
Daughters OF the American Revolu-
ton.
IL Niolinist OF Ability,
she was educated at Texas College
formerly located in Dallas. where she
graduated with first honor. She also
graduated at R"we's Conservatory OF
Music IN that city. Mrs. Trinkle is a
'ioiinlSi Of unusual ability
! Senator and Mrs Trinklc were mar.
riod IN 1910 They have three chill
! nrcn II. Lee Trinklc Jr.. age. 10:
Helen sue Trinklc. age. >. and Will
lam Sewer Trinkic. age. months
The Trinklc home. located al The
."rncr of Main and First Streets. il
Colonial! IN style, with CorinthIon
columns. and Is one of tile finest
dwellings IN the town The hous,
Itself has an interesting history. Dur-
ms the War Between the states M
the time OF the raid made on wv,an
Niile by Colonel Toland and his my.
airy Il cannon ball, fired from n Con.
Tolerate battery on Union Street y,
inc Federal troops, who were enter.
ing The town by the Taxcwcll Road
struck the rear wall OF the house and
passed completely through II. be-
| tween the ceiling OF the second storv
and the floor OF the third Tho hon..
has been in the TrinkIe family for
several generations. IL was re.