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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-11

Etter will leave Wednesday night
for Chicago. His family will remain
at Topeka until the close of the school
year. The Etters live at 1885 Topeka
avenue. and two sons of the family
are attending Topeka schools.
No Successor Appointed.
No announcement has yet been
made as to the probable successor of
Etter as assistant general manager at
Topeka
Etter was born at Shippensburg,
Pa, in 1874. and was educated at Nc
Pherson college. He entered railroad
service as a roCInan with the Santa Fe
in June. 1891, at Wichita. He was
successfully employed in various osi-
tions in this state with the Santa Fe
until 1893, when he went to Fort
Madison, Ia, as clerk in the office of
the assistant superintendent there.
Came to Topeka in 1902.
He served at various points on the
western divisions until August. 1902,
when he became chief clerk to the
general superintendent at Topeka.
Later he was superintendent of the
Rio Grande and Oklahoma divisions.
with headquarters at San Marcial. n.
M. and Arkansas City, Kan. respec-
lively.
In 1915 he became general super
intendent with headquarters at New
ton. Kan, and came to Topeka as as
sistant to the general manager in To-
peka, in 1918.
A farewell dinner and party for
Etter will be given at Pelletier's Tues
more than 100 employees and officials
of the Santa Fe who have become
friends of the assistant general mana
ger during his service here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-11
May BE CARDINAL
Chicago Archbishop May Sue
ceed Gibbons.
Six Names Are Offered to Re-
ceive "Red Hat"

Rome, April 11.-Arch bishop George
w. Mundelein of Chicago was locke i
upon today as possible successor to
the Iate Cardinal Gibbons.
It was stated authoritatively at the
vatican that the new cardinal will be
selected from a list of six American
archbishops. Cardinal Gibbons was
known to have a preference for ce--
tain archbishop and his wishes were
known here. 1t was stated, however.
that the new preIate will be selected
on merit and not as a compliance to
the former cardinals wishes.
Among the names unofficially mem
toned for the office, in addition to
Mundelein, are Archbishop Hanna, of
San Francisco; Glennon. of st. Louis;
MoreIler, of Cincinnati; Messmer, of
Milwaukee,; Shaw, of New Orleans;
and Dowling, of st. Paul.
Auxiliary Bishop Corrigan of Balti-
more was believed barred from the
honor by his advanced age.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-11
STRIKE FAILS TO DEVELOP
Builders Report That All Men Are al
Work Today.

At a special meeting of the Master
Builders association, held at the
Chamber of Commerce at noon today,
to consider the strike phase of the
open shop war in Topeka, the mem
bers of the association reported that
they were unable to find the strike"
The men who were working Saturday
are working today, the builders said,
and they failed to find the situation
different in any respect from what it
was last week.
Everybody who was at work Sat
urday seems to be at work today.
There don't seem to be any evidence
of a strike" T. W. Williamson said
this afternoon.
He enumerated several firms which
have all the men they want, and are
carrying on with their work, among
them Lundgren & Carlson, George
Senne and L. K. Bower & Son. Work
is still under way at the Warren NJ
Crosby building.
The foremen were notified to quit,
but they We're on the job today" Will
hanson said.
M E. Moore. president of the build
ing trades council, stated this after
noon that he was too busy to be inter
viewed on the strike.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-11
TO INSTALL new OFFICIALS
Members OF City Commission Will
Take offices Tuesday.

Mayor Herbert J. aCorwine, and
Commissioner w. A. Stanfield. w. S.
Hancock, Robert D. McGiffert and
Frank L. Stevens will be installed
formally as members of the city COM
mission for the next two years at the
regular commission meeting Tuesday
morning. With the exception of
Stevens, the commission is composed
of reelected members.
w. H. Wasson, retiring finance
commissioner, said today he had not
decided upon his future work. He
expects to take a short rest and then
continue actively in financial work
He is known to have had several Of
fers from business firms in which his
experience would be of much value.
Before serving his three terms as fl
nance commissioner, Wasson had been
in the oil business. He taught school
for a number of years. He said thar
the only vacation he had ever taken
in his life was when he was forced to
rest because of illness last summer.
The election of Frank L. Stevens
as finance commissioner leaves vacant
his position as cashier of the water
department. The appointment of his
successor has not been announced.
but it is rumored in city hall circles
that C. J. KnowIton, present city au-
ditor, is being considered for the
place in the water department.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-11

Wilhelm, after leaving the death
chamber, was reported to have ac-
cepted his loss stoically.
The castle, always car eff u l ! y
guarded, was doubly watched today
in the expectation that large crowds
would gather to watch the arrival OF
relatives and sympathizers-
Funeral To Be Private
The funeral will be held at Potsdam
where the empress reigned for thirty
years. The body will be taken there
Wednesday after preliminary services
here tomorrow. Only members of the
family will attend the ceremonies in
the chapel here.
1t has not been decided as yet
whether the kaiser can accompany
the remains to Potsdam.
1t would be his first visit there since
1918. Others of the family will make
the journey.
Born in exile, Princess Victoria of
Schleswig- -Holstein died an expatriate
at the age of 63.
She was born October %, 1858. be-
fore the German empire had become
solidified and while her home country
(COntinued on Page TWoO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-11
Last of JeweIry Robbery Trio Is
Arrested in Denver.
Virgil Helm Was Night Bag
gageman at Rock Island.

Virgil Helm, the third and last of
the men implicated in the 1000
jewelry robbery from the Rock Island
depot recently. is in Jail at Denver,
early this morning by Sheriff Robert
Miller J. c. JiIlson, 1928 Harrison
street, who fled with Helm to Colo
rado. returned and surrendered to
Sheriff Miller Sunday night Walter
Curtis, 404 Buchanan street, was ar
rested a week ago and entered a plea
of guilty to larceny from a railroad
depot.
Helm was night baggageman at the
Rock Island depot for years. Follow
ing the confession by Curtis at the
time he was arrested. Helm fled the
were implicated by Curtis.
At Fathers Request.
Jillson gave himself up at the re-
quest of his father. After the youth S
disappearance Miller got in touch with
his father at Racine. Wis. When
young Jillson wrote a letter to his
father asking for money, the latter
told him he would send it If he would
return to Topeka and give himself up.
JilIson promised and the money was
sent The youth made his word good
by returning Immediately and surren-
dering to Sheriff Miller.
Miller learned the whereabouts OF
Helm and wired Denver officials to
pick him up. At 3 O'Clock this morn
ing he received a wire that Helm was
in Jail, and that he would waive ex-
tradition and return if an officer was
sent after him. Miller said today he
would go after Helm himself,
Taken From Baggage Room.
According to confessions by Curtis
and Jillson, arrangements were made
whereby the trunks containing sample
jewelry belonging to the c.. A. Kiger
company, Kansas City, were taken
from the baggage room at night and
hauled to a. point a few miles south
west of town, where the most valuable
articles were sorted out and placed in
a suit case. The suit case was taken
to Manhattan, placed in trunk and
checked back to Topeka. The broken
trunks, with their contents scattered
in the dust of the roads were found
by officers next morning. The re-
manning goods, which had been
checked from Manhattan, were found
in the Rock Island baggage room fol-
lowing the arrest and confession OF
Curtis.
Jillson is 81 years old and was en-
ployed in the Santa Fe shops until
thrown out of employment by the re-
cent reduction in forces. He was in
the navy during the war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-11
CUT FARM WAGES
Agricultural Board Decides on
Reduction in Kansas.
Will Adopt Zone Wage Scale for
Harvest Hands.

Harvest hand wages are to come
down.
Members of the state board of agri-
culture in conference here today dis
cussed problems of the approaching
harvest and approved action looking
to reduced wages for farm labor. 1t
is probable that a series of confer
ences will be urged to provide for fix
ing of wage scales in various sections
of the state.
Zone Wage Scale.
With reduced prices for all farm
products. the agriculturists propose
to keep step in the parade for lower
wages. At the conference today in
the office of j. c. Mohler, secretary
of the state board, members went into
detail in their discussion of the wage
and farm labor situation. Conditions
existing in various sections of the
state win doubtless be met thru a zone
wage scale. Several members of the
board urged that the state be dis
tricted and that harvest wage scales
be fixed for the various localities.
Transportation problems were also
considered at today's meeting. Rail-
roads will be asked to grant reduced
rates for persons coming TO Kansas to
aid in gathering the 1921 wheat crop.
President Frizell Secretary MohIer
and J. n. Tod were appointed as mem
bers of a special committee to present
the passenger rate question to the
railroads.
The meeting today is the regular
quarterly gathering of the state board.
This afternoon the farm marketing
question as outlined by the committee
of seventeen in Chicago last week will
he discussed by members of the board
who attended the conferences.
Discuss Freight Rates.
General freight rate problems were
mentioned at today's meeting. 1t is
proba BILE. tho. that the state board will
take up the wage question. passenger
rates for harvest hands and market
ing questions before going into the
general freight rate question. The ses-
sion OF the state board is expected to
end late today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-11

Chicago, April 11.-Low pay and
poor working condition of postal
clerks have cost the government
s7,0O0,000 in mail robberies in less
than a year. This is the opinion of
many postal offic in Chicago.
Leo. George, secretary of the Chi
cago Postal Clerks union. charged the
mail holdup epidemic to the tempo
rary clerk system, which, he said, was
the result of night wor rk and poor pay.
Are '1nside' Jobs.
Government officials believe most
of the robberies were on inside infor-#
mation" given by poorly paid clerks
who gave bandits details of shipments
of money in ret~rn for part of the
loot. In other cases, robbers may
have been planted" or organized
criminal gangs in postoffices to give
information regarding registered mail
consignmentS.
THE condition is the logical result
of labor conditions during and after
the war" George declared. Low
wages and unfavorable working condi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-11
TRACE OF OIL AT LYNDON
Topeka Company Finds Evidence of a
Field Near Here.

The oil dr.llings Of the Orlando
Petroleum company near Lyndon.
thirty miles from Topeka. have yielded
traces of oil, and the continuation of
the drilling has been authorized by the
Elmhurst Investment company of To-
peka, which is back of the company.
The oil traces which have been de-
veloped are sad to be at a greater
depth than in any other producing
field in the state. and the yield will
have to be corresnop Sf~-ly heavy in
order to produce oil at a profit.
The Elmhurst investment company.
at the last special meeting, declared a
quarterly dividend of one per cent on
its stock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-11
FAIR and WARMER WEATHER
Rise in Temperature Due in Kansas
Today and Tomorrow.
uonAv,C TENrDEr2 ATYTro E,S
EMPERATURES.

The warming up process is due to
start today in Kansas and Topeka
There was a heavy frost in Topeka
Sunday night, and light frosts in St.
Joseph, Wichita and Kansas City.
This afternoon the temperature is
scheduled to go to between 60 and 65
degrees. and tonight will be safely
above freezing at about As degrees.
Tuesday afternoon, while it may be
cloudy, will have a temperature of
from 65 to 10 degrees.
There has been no rain in the state
in the past forty eight hours, and it is
not probable that there will be any in
the near future
The sky was clear this morning
from Kansas north TO Canada. and
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-11
ETTER TO CHICAGO
Santa Fe Official Here Will Sue
ceed F. A. Lehman.
Named as Assistant to V. P. in
Charge of Operation.

Announcement was made this
morning that William K. Etter. assist
ant general manager of the Santa Fe,
with headquarters in Topeka since
1918, has been appointed to be assist
ant to the vice president in charge of
operation, with headquarters in Chi
cago, taking the place left vacant by
the appointment or F. A. Lehman. for
merly assistant to the vice president.
to be general manager of the western
lines of the road, with headquarters at
Amarillo, Texas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-11
KANSAS TO RECEIVE TAX
Henry Clay Frick Estate to Pay State
Total of 1888, $500.

Because of holdings of $6,5S9, 695
worth of stock of the Santa Fe rail-
road, the Henry Clay F'rick estate will
pay into the state treasury a total of
S353,SS7.04 as inheritance tax. 1t is
one of the largest individual payments
to the state fund since the law was
enacted.
Frick was millionaire oil, steel and
coal operator and was high in the
councils of the Standard Oil company.
He died in Florida two years ago.
Under the inheritance tax law pay
mentsi on stocks of Kansas companies
are payable to this state. Attorneys
for the Frick estate have notified the
state tax commission that the money
will be paid to the state at an early
date
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-11
He Quits X. r. Job
To Take CityJob

Wichita, Kan, April lib. +. Nc
Lean has resigned as a director of the
Orient railroad so that there may be
no doubt as to his eligibility to be
sworn in as a city commissioner to-
morrow, he announced here today
The statutes say that no official of
public utility with a franchise to
operate in the city limits may hold
public office. Because the Orient is in
the hands of the receiver there was
some question among attorneys as to
whether the law applied in this par
ticular case. Mclean said he resigned
to play safe.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-11
KAISERIN IS DEAD
Augusta Victoria Will Be Buried
at POtsdam Wednesday.
Kaiser May Not Be, Allowed to
Attend Funeral.
WAR FASTENED HER END
Flight Into Holland Precipi-
tated Heart Attack.
Was Born in Exile and Died an
. Expatriate.
war FASTENED HER END

Doom, April 1.-THE former En-
press of Germany, Augusta Victoria,
died here today ats a. m.
Warned by the long illness of the
kaiserin, most members of her family
were at Doom when death occurred.
The empress was a victim of heart
trouble. The illness was aggravated
by worries over the World war and
the kaiser's flight into Holland in
the fall of 1918.
The kaiserin's death was peaceful
In the chambers at the time were
the former kaiser, their third son,
Adalbert, and the physician.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-11
ROWAT TO SPEAK HERE
Members of Industrial Court Given
Special Invitation to Attend.

A special invitation has been is
sued by the Topeka Industrial council
to the members of the court of indus
trial relations to attend the address
to be given Tuesday night at the audi
torium by Alexander Howat, mine
union chief.
Howats speech will be open to the
public. T. A. McNeal will preside at
the meeting.
In his talk here Howat is expected
to tell of the coal situation in district
fourteen IN Crawford and Cherokee
counties and also to tell of conditions
in the Pittsburg hospital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-11
WORLEY is APPOINTED
Former Topekan Will Be Chief Engi-
neer of Utilities Commission.

The public utilities commission has
announced the appointment of ]. E.
Worley as chief engineer. Worley is
a former Topekan and a graduate of
Washburn college.
During the last few years Worley
has held numerous important posi-
tions IN the east nd has been active
in engineering work. He came to To-
peka from Maple Hill to enter Wash
burn and graduated from the engi-
neering school in 1908. He was quar-
terback on the Washburn squad in
1902-0S- He enters the service of the
public utilities commission immedi-
ately.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-11
ORDER IRISH MAYOR OUT
DonaI O'CalIaghan Must Leave L. s.,
Declares Secretary Davis.

Washington. April IL = Donal
O'Callaghan. lord mayor of Cork, who
arrived in Newport News in January
as a stowaway and without passport,
insult leave the country.
Secretary of Labor Davis made this
clear today in a formal statement. He
announced that Secretary of State
Hughes had denied the plea of O'Cal-
laghan to be allowed political asylum
in the United States.
O'Callaghan's status is that of an
alien seaman, Davis showed, who was
allowed to land only temporarily
while searching for berth to re-ship.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-11
CITY FRANCHISE KNOCKED OUT.
Supreme Court Declares San Antonio
Cannot Enforce Five Gent Fare.

Washington. April 1.-THE su-
preme court today affirmed a decree
of the Texas district court enJoining
the city of San Antonio from enforc-
ing scent fare. with universal trans
fers. over the lines of the San Antonio
public service company.
In appealing the city asserted that
its franchise contract with the rail-
road called for service at 5 cents and
that the courts were without jurisdic-
ton to interfere
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-11
ParaLytic Is Mother
Of Healthy Child

Smith Center. Kan. April 11.-Aft-
er lying helpless from paralysis for
six months, Mrs. Ralph George of this
county has given birth to baby girl
weighing four and a half pounds.
The baby is normal in every way
and physicians say it will live. Mrs.
George is % years old and the mother
of two other children.
Physicians say her nalady is a well
defined case of infantile paralysis and
that it is unlikely she ever will be any
better.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-11
TO HEAR GAS CASE MAY 8
Service Charge Will Be Discussed b,
Public Utilities Commission.

The public utilities commission to-
day set May 3 as the date for hearing
of cases over the service charge as
sessed gas consumers in Leavenworth,
Kansas City, Atchison and Topeka
On the same date the Pittsburg in
crease gas rate will be heard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-11
Railroad Cashier Robbed of $4,000.

Fort Worth, Tex, April 1.-Two
masked men shortly before noon to-
DAY held up the cashier of the Texas
& Pacific railroad passenger depot
when he and a special officer were
going up Main street with money to
deposit in a bank. and after several
shots were exchanged, escaped with
about $4,000 in money. police said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-11
Continue Probe Of 4Dcath FARM

than a score of witnesses were sum-
moned here today to appear before
the Jasper county grand jury in its
investigation of alleged killings of
negroes on the farm of John S. Will
Hams and the lynching of Eugene
Hamilton, a negro preacher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-11
Rob store Cashier of $50. 600.

Chicago. April II. Three bandits
beat Miss Gertrude McCuddy, cashier
for store. here today, and escaped
with $4,000 in currency which she
was carrying to a bank.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-07-21
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STOCK MARKET

NEW YORK, July 20. - Business
on the stock exchange today was
broader and little more active. Firm
ness during the early and interme-
diate stages gave way to irregularity
at the close. There were no indica-
tions that shorts had materially re-
duced their commitments.
Jils as a group continued to govern
the dealings. Foreign issuer were
hesitant, their course being ascribed
to the heavy export tolls levied by
the Mexican government.
Rails held and in some noteworthy
instances augmented yesterdays mod
crate gains, presumably in expecta-
ton that the transportation execu-
tives soon would submit a funding
plan acceptable to the Washington adj
ministration. Otherwise changes
were confusing, steels, equipments,
motors and sundry specialties tend
ing mainly upward but easing grad
ually toward the end. Tobaccos and
several of the obscure industrials
were heavy throughout. Sales amount
ed to 100000 shares.
Further cutting of steel prices IS
imminent, according to trade authori-
ties. The Iron Age reported slight
revival of buying for railroad and
construction requirements but opera
lions at some centers show a lower
rate of production. Money on call
and time was comparatively scarce
at the opening oftrading and rates for
both accommodations held at per
cent on the exchange. Later the quo
tation fell to 51a for call loans in the
open market. Announcement of a
further reduction in the discount rate
in four federal reserve banks was not
made until after the market closed.
In the absence of further buying of
bills, foreign exchange developed re-
current weakness. The London quota
ton Appropriated it's recent minimum
figure and French and Belgian rates
eased, but Dutch and Italian bills raj
lied slightly.
Liberty issues closed mainly at mod
crate gains and the general tone of
the bond market was firm on a fair
investment demand for rails and the
more important internationals. Total
sales (par value) $10,175,000.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-07-21
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
y. S. PATENT
MINERAL SURVEY NO. 1898
SERIAL NO 05142Q

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
William F. Cowan, whose postoffice
address is Bisbee, Arizona, on behalf
of himself and co-owner, Chase l..
Purdy, whose postoffice address is the
same place, has made application for
patent for the following lode min
ing claim, situated in the Warren Min
ing District, Cochise County, state OIL
Arizona, in Sections II and Is, T. %
S., R. 23 E., and Sections and IS,
T. % S., R. "a e, G. & S. R. B. & NJ.
which claims is described as fonowo:
VERDE NO. THREE: Beginning at
Cor. No. 1, the N E. Cor, whence
the Cor. of Secs. II and IS, T. % s.,
R. % E., and Secs. and is, T. % S.,
R. "a E, G. & S. r. B. & M, brs. S.
"a deg. 81 sec. W., 1850 it.; thence S.
6 deg. 81 sec. E, 10000 #. to Cor
No. 2, the S. E. Cor; thence S. 70
deg 40 min. w. 5000 TT. to Cor No.
8, the S. w. Cor: thence N. deg. IT
min. w. 10000 it. to Cor. No. 4, the
N. w. Cor; thence N. 70 deg. 40 min
E., 5000 it. to Cor. No. 1, the place
of beginning, containing a net area
of 2O15O acres.
The amended location notice of said
VERDE NO. THREE claim is record
ed in the County Recorders Office,
Cochise County, Arizona, in Book 60,
Records of Mines, at page 525.
Adjoining claims: East, Verde No.
G lode, unsurveyed, owned by C. w.
Rambo, ct al. South, Survey No. 549S
Yaqui Scout lode. West, Survey No.
3714, Verde No. 2 lode; Verde No. l
lode, unsurveyed, owned by c. w.
Rambo, ct al.
c HAS. E. MARSHALL,
Register.
United States Land Office, Phoenix,
Arizona, July Is, 1921.
First publication 7-15-21.