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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-29

fore it turned over directly in front of
the residence at 1920 West street,
Halls wounds was still visible on the
pavement today.
Graduate of Washburn.
Miss Hall received a fracture at the
base of the skull and died within a
few minutes after the accident. Miss
Halls parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Hail, arrived in Topeka Thursday
night, and are preparing \to take the
body to Kansas City, Kan, for burial.
Miss Hall was formerly a resident of
Topeka and is a graduate of both the
Topeka high school and Washburn
college. She was recently employed
as financial secretary of the Kansas
City. Kan, Chamber of Commerce, and
was a talented violinist.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Macarthur, ST.,
Jared better than the other occupants
of the car, altho Macarthur is still at
the hospital suffering from a badly in
jured shoulder. Miss Todd is suffer-
ing from severe bruises and cuts and
other injuries. William Macarthur, jr.,
has a dislocated jaw and a badly
bruised shoulder.
Smelzer, who drove the other car,
was not injured and neither was his
car damaged to any extent. The only
mark the collision made on the Vele
was on the right rear wheel and the
right rear fender, and the front right
fender of the Overland was bent. III
turning over twice, however, the Velie
car was badly damaged, the top, wind
shield and steering wheel being
smashed flat. The left rear wheel was
crushed and the body of the car was
thrown out of line.
Doctor Clark says that from the in
vestigation he has made the accident
was caused by reckless driving on
the part of young Macarthur. who evil
IDENTIFY lost control of his machine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-29
MOTORlST EXPLANATION

The city water department today
explained to The State Journal that
the city was not at fault for the
bad places in the pavements due TO
the holes dug tor the tapping of
water mains. The fault lies with
the plumbing establishments that
make the excavations, the water
officials explain. The city is not
allowed to excayate for private
services-this is only a plumbers
privilege.
Some plumbing establishment in
town is responsible for the mad
places in the Eighth and Tenth
avenue pavements rear Van Buren
street Some other establishment
is responsible for the hundreds of
sinks and bumps in the brick and
asphalt on other streets.
There is one responsibility. how
ever. that cannot be overlooked.
Does not the city hire inspectors to
watch these excavations? Doesn't
the city eventually have power to
maintain and keep in repair all
highways? The motorist who pays
for damages on his car cannot hunt
up plumbing establishments to
place the blame. He is travelling
on the public thorofare and nat
urally looks to his municipal gov
ernment for relief.
1t is very evident that the plumb
ers are careless in their street ex-
cavations-and it is also very evil
den that the city>street department
is negligent in not enforcing rules
and ordinances in the control of
plumbers work. The city water
department covers all its street
holes with planks until the con-
crete has settled. Why shouldn't
the plumbers be required to do the
same?
1t is just question of whether
the plumbers or the city officials
are supervising the streets of this
town-and the citizens and tax
payers are under the impression
that they voted for municipal Of
ficers for this purpose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-29
BRITAIN in THREAT
Warns France That General
Break Up of Entente Near.
Must Abandon Present Policy,
Declares Lord Curzon.
FRENCH SEND A SHARP NOTE
Almost Threat to Sever
AnglO-French Relations.
France May Withdraw Consent
to Early Council Meet.
FRENCH SEND A SHARP NOTE

London, July 29.-Great Britain has
formally warned France that unless
she abandons her present policy there
win be a general breakup of the Eu-
ropean entente. it was learned--this
afternoon.
This warning was contained in a
note dispatched by Lord Curzon. for
eign secretary, in reply to a previous
communication from Premier BRAND
of France. dealing with Upper ST.
lesia.
The French note, which was re-
ceived here yesterday. was described
as the sharpest of all the Franco
British exchanges. One British Off
cial, who was conver, int with the
contents, said the tone "resembIed an
ultimatum" and the language was
comparable with a threat to sever
Anglo-French relations"
Great Britain, in her reply, declared
that a continuance of the French pol
icy of acting alone threatens to break
down the entente cordiale.
Great Britain repeated that there
was no necessity for sending allied re-
lnforcements to Upper Silesia at this
time.
The British communication con-
cluded with the hope that the French
note of Thursday is not 1.-The consid-
cred opinion of the French govern
France Suggests Delay.
Paris, July 29.-Following a meet
ing of the French cabinet today, it
was reported France withdrew her
consent to a meeting of the inter-
allied supreme council August and
Will suggest a further delay until Aug
ust II. President MilIerand, of France,
presided at the ministerial council.
The ministers discussed at length the
British communication of Thursday,
dealing with the various phases of the
Upper Silesia issue.
The British note, which was a re-
ply to a French communication in
sisting upon the immediate despatch
of allied reinforcements to Upper ST.
lesia, was brought to Paris by a
special diplomatic courier who trav-
eled by airplane. So far as known.
this is the first time that the airplane
has ever been utilized for diplomatic
Intercourse.
Premier Bonomi, of Italy, has sent
word that he would be unable to at
tend a meeting of the supreme coun-
Gil on August A, and France probably
will utilize this development in her
contention for a postponement of the
meeting.
Italy To Back Britain.
Rome, July 29.-Italy will support
Great Britains policy of moderation
toward Upper Silesia when the su-
preme council meets next month, it
was learned from authoritative source
today. Premier Bonomi has been
comforting with the foreign minister,
the Italian ambassador to Germany,
and General de Marinis, commander
of the Italian army of occupation in
Upper Silesia, working out the Ital-
ian views.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-29

way across the intersection when the
big Velie put on burst of speed and
shot in front of the Overland, but did
not clear the other machine, the Over
land striking the rear end of it.
Car Was Overturned.
The collision inflicted little damage,
the two cars simply locking tenders,
but when the crash came, people in
the vicinity say that young Macarthur
apparently lost control of the car. It
swerved to the east side of West street
and then turned abruptly to the left
causing it to overturn. spilling the five
occupants to the pavement and MAX
ing another flip-flop before it came to
a stop.
Witnesses say that young Macarthur
either purposely tried to pass the in
tersection ahead of the Overland or
found he was travelling too fast to
avoid a collision and attempted to turn
his car to the west on Thirteenth
street.
Many Accidents at This Corner.
That the intersection is a dangerous
one, owing to barn and some shrub
berry located on the southeast corner,
is admitted. A number of persons liv-
ing in the community say that owing
to the obstructed view of Thirteenth
street, some ten or a dozen accidents
hayR occurred there during the past
two or three years, and say that young
Macarthur could not see the Overland
car approaching until too late to avoid
a COLLISION
In speaking of this danger, Doctor
Clarke said that most persons in To-
peka were familiar with it and that it
was only another reason why persons
should have their cars under control in
approaching that intersection.
the big car, which the McArthurs
purchased about a week ago, zig-zag-
ged a distance of about 100 feet be-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-29
NEGROES IN CAIN
Kansas Blacks Increasing
Faster Than Whites.
of State Is 76.6 Per
Cent American Born.

Washington, July 29.-Kansas's
population is 76.6 per cent American
born of = merican parents and 23.4 per
cent foreign born or native born of
foreign parents, the census bureau an
nounced today.
During the last decade the negro
population increased 7.2 per cent
against As per cent increase for the
whites. The state contains 2,275 In
dians.
In Oklahoma there were 1,S21,194
whites, 149.40S negroes and 57.293 In
'lians. The whites increased 261 per
cent, against SO increase for the ne
groes.
Better School Attendance.
Under the 1920 census there were
1854 children to 13 years old in
Kansas, and of this number, 241, 1,531,
or 94.5 per cent were reported as at
tending school. There was a gratify-
ing improvement as regards school at
tendance during the decade. OF the
children, IA and Is years old, 87.9
per cent were attending school and of
those 16 and II years old, 54.4 per
cent.
There are 22,S21 illiterate persons
10 years of age and over in Kansas,
Of which 5,835 are native whites of
native parentage; 1874 of foreign or
mixed parentage. and II, ,291 are of
foreign birth. The number of Hitter
ate negroes is placed at 4,22S.
One-Third Are Children.
According to the 1920 census, 31.2
per cent, or almost one-third of the
people of Kansas are either infants
or children under 1 5 years old; 90
per cent are young people Is to 10
years; 81 per cent, about two-fifths,
are men and women in the prime of
life, being from 20 to A years old,
while 22.4 per cent being As years old
and over, are well along in middle
life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-29
Charge % Parker Residents in
Oil Gambling Plot.
Minneapolis Men Started Wager
Game, Charge.
KICKED ON PAYING LOST BET
Then Edward Erickson and p.
S. HiIlbOe Started Suit.
County Attorney "Listened I'm"
and Charges Resulted.

Fort Scott, Kan, July 29.-Twenty-
nine men, including two from Mime
apolis, Mimi, have been arrested at
Mound City, Kan, charged with
gambling in connection with the al
legged making of bets on the probable
production of new oil well, it be-
came known here today. Seven of
the men have pleaded guilty, been
fined 500 and sentenced to thirty
days in Jail, the Jail sentence being
suspended pending good behavior.
The others are under orders to ap-
pear in the court of Judge John E.
Gates at Mound City next Monday.
All of the men are said to be promi-
nent in the neighborhood of Parker,
Kan. According to accounts of the
affair as received here, Edward Erick-
son and p. S. Hillboe, of Minneapolis,
offered to wager $1,000 that a well
about to be brought in near Parker
would not yield twenty-five barrels
the first day and four the second.
Twenty-seven men of the Parker
neighborhood made a pool to cover
the bet and the money was placed in
the hands of ]. H. Lemen, cashier of
the Farmers State bank of Linn
county.
Tried To Recover Money.
The well was held by referees to
have produced the amount stipulated
in the wager and the stake holder
paid the money over to the Parker
residents. The Minneapolis men were
said to have protested. declaring that
water was mixed in the oil. Later
they brought suit against Lemen to
recover the $4,000. When trial of
the salt began several days ago Judge
Gates directed that John o. Morse,
county attorney of Linn county, sit
in the court room and hear the evil
dence. Filing of the gambling charges
| followed.
In deciding the suit, Judge Gates
| held that Lemen lawfully exercised
the functions OF a stakeholder in de-
! livering the money to the Parker
/ The seven men sentenced and then
paroled were: Edward Erickson, and
! P. S. Hilliboe, of Minneapolis. Mimi.
| George Bergman, D. w. Poll0ing-
horn, c. M. Cottle, r. D. Kerr, and
w. H. Little. of Parker.
The other defendants who will
plead at Mound City next Monday
are: d. L. Hustled, c. L. Ward, w. z.
! Stackhouse. Hod Rash. w. D. Rash.
| Lester Brownback, John Frear, Tom
Russell, DR.. c. L. Porter, John Clark,
! Steve Polkinghorn, John Motley,
| Wilbur Polkinghorn, Everett Fields,
George Stratum, M. E. McBratney,
Oran Little, Milo Fields, T. c. Brown.
Rufe Dexter, and a man named
Young.
| Under the Kansas laws a stake
! holder in a bet can not be considered
an accessory, according to Judge .Tonn
G. Eean, assistant attorney general.
"I Lresume wha- tie judge held,
SAID Judge Egan in referring to The
Mound City case, ''was that the plain
tiffs could have no redress in court to
-Fecover money lost in a wager. 1t
would be outside the province of i
Kansas court to settle a bet"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-29
JUDGE is FREED
Charges ( Against Lucien B.
Wright Are Dismissed.
Was Accused of Accepting
Bribe in Atkins Case.

sapuipa, July 29.-The charges,
that Judge Lucien B. Wright, of the
district court of Creek county, ac-
cepted a tribe of $4,000 in connec-
ton with his decision for the Sallie
Atkins interests in the Tommy Atkins
two million dollar oil lands contro-
versy, were dismissed twenty minutes
after Justice court convened this
morning for the third day of the hear
ing.
The defense rested Immediately
upon the opening of court. Justice
A. E. Piltz, before whom the hearing
was held at 9:35 a. m, soon after At
torney General S. P. Freezing, who
was conducting the prosecution, had
stated he waived cross examination,
said, This court dismisses the charge
against Judge Wright because 1t finds
no evidence whatever has been intro
duced to support the charges filed in
the information"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-29
WANT TO BE POSTMASTER?
Office at Pauline, Six Miles South
of Topeka, Will Be Discontinued
Unless Some One Fills Job.

Washington, D. c., July 29.-The
postmaster general has informed Con-
gresham D. r. Anthony, Jr., of the
First Kansas district, that it will be
necessary to discontinue the postoffice
at Pauline, Kan. which is about six
miles south of Topeka, for the reason
that a candidate for the position of
postmaster at that place cannot be
found. Therefore, if the patrons of
that office are sufficiently interested
in maintaining a Dostoffice there, they
should immediately select some good
man and have him address a COM
munication to Congressman Anthony
at Washington, D. c., making applica-
ton for appointment as postmaster
Otherwise the office will shortly be
discontinued.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-29
Get BEHIND BILL
Harding's War Finance Meas
ure May Pass Today.
Majority of Both Parties Will
Vote for Plan, Forecast.

Washington, July 29.-Passage to-
day of the amended administration
bill to empower a reorganization war
finance corporation to finance agri-
cultural exports on an extensive scale
is planned by Republican leaders of
the senate.
A canvass of Republican and DEM
ocratic senators disclosed there are
measure thru as a substitute for the
Norris bill, perhaps without even the
formality of a roll call.
Members of the senate agricultural
committee and the senatorial ''agri-
cultural bloc" Republican and Demo-
cratic. swung behind the administra-
ton plan for assisting the farmers aft
er it was changed materially to meet
their views.
Put Mellon on Board.
One of the principal provisions
added to the rewritten bill is that the
secretary of agriculture shall become
a member of the board of directors of
the war finance corporation, which is
now composed of the secretary of the
treasury and four additional members
appointed by the president
> The war finance corporation would
be empowered to make advances to
both producer and dealer for periods
not exceeding one year, any advance
to bear interest at a rate not exceed
ing the discount rate for ninety day
commercial paper prevailing at the
federal reserve bank of the district in
which the borrower is located.
The new bill would empower the
corporation to extend credits to an
amount equivalent to four times in
stead of twice its paid in capital as
provided originally in the measure.
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Got Mixed in His
Geography; No0
He II Go to Jail

Fort Worth. Tex, July &C. E.
Spears was arrested here late yester-
day afternoon on an alleged swindling
charge. Spears posed as an employ
mera agent of the United Rubber COM
pany of Rio de Janeiro of the "Repub-
lie of Argentina" 1t is said he offered
positions ranging in salaries from $3.50
to $3.50 a month upon payment of
$3.50. Salaries were to begin as soon
as the $3.50 was paid.
you've gotten your geography
mixed little, Rio de Janeiro is in
Brazil" said the court. Spears was
placed in Jail after he had failed to
make bond of 81 900.
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TO LIVE SIXTY DAYS MORE
Scheduled to Hang Today, Carl Wan
derer Gets Day Repricyc.

derer Gets 6O-Day Reprieyc.
Chicago, July 9-Wanderer's song
in the county jail took on a new Tilt
today as he moved from the shadow
of the gaIlows back into the cell where
night has never fallen for him. The
former army lieutenant, who is ac-
cused of numbering his wife, her un-
born child and a ragged stranger"
was to have been hanged this morn
ing but was granted a sixty day re-
prieve-
Wanderer was in the death cell
when the news of the reprieve
reached him. He was taken back to
the cell where big daylight lamps
perpetually keep up the shadows of
night.
During the sixty day reprieve grant
ed Wanderer by Governor Small. a
group of alienists for the state will in
quire into his sanity. If he is found
sane, he will hang on September 80.
If found insane. he faces life impris-
onment- The reprieve was granted at
the instigation of william R. Nc
Auley, state commander Of the Amer
lean Legion.
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That the three persons most seri-
ously injured Thursday afternoon
when the motor car in which they
were riding overturned near the inter-
section of West and Thirteenth streets
have good chances for recovery was
reported today from st. Francis hos
rital, where they were taken immedi-
ately following the accident.
These persons are William Near
thur, sr., and William Macarthur, jr.,
1341 Garfield street. and Miss Lois
TODD, Chinese girl and adopted daugh-
ter OF DR.. and Mrs Paul Todd, 1925
Garfield street.
The accident caused one death and
injuries to four people who were rid
ing in a new Velie Six driven by Will
liam Macarthur, jr. Miss Beuiah Hail.
of Kansas City, Kan, was so badly
injured that she died in an ambulance
before reaching the hospital The
fourth person was Mrs. William Nc
Arthur, sr., who was only slightly in
jured, and was taken to her home soon
after the accident
No Inquest To Be Held.
Following a conference with County
Attorney Tinkham Veale, shortly be-
fore noon today, DR.. H. L. Clarke,
county coroner, said that no formal in
quest would be held unless some of the
parties interested would request it.
The Macarthur family, with William
Macarthur, jr., driving, and their two
friends, Miss Hall and Miss Todd, were
driving north on West street and when
they approached the intersection of
Thirteenth street, John A. Smelzer. 366
Winfield street, driving an Overland
car. appeared driving west on Thir-
teenth street.
According to traffic rules, Smelzer
had the right over the other
car, and according to witnesses.
reached the corner first and was half
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TO HOLD CATTLE SALE
Shawnee County Shorthorn Associa-
ton Plans Big Event November 8.

Shawnee County Shorthorn Associa-
tion Plans Big Event November 3.
The board of directors of the Shaw
nee County Shorthorn association. af-
filiated with the Shawnee County
Farm bureau. has decided to hold its
second annual sale of purebred Short
horn cattle at Topeka, November 8.
The sale will be held at the livestock
pavilion at the fair grounds.
According to F. o. Blecha, county
farm agent, the sale this year will
comprise from forty-five to fifty head
of the best Shorthorn stock in the
county. In the first sale last year
thirty-seven animals were sold, the
average price being about $500 per
head.
A committee consisting of John
Thompson, of Dover; Harry Holmes,
of Topeka, and Blecha will make
to- of the county next week to in
spect the cattle that has been tenta-
lively entered in the sale and will
standard requirements. Two other in
spectiOns will be made before the sale
IS held the committee having the right
to pass on every animal entered. This
is for the purpose of keeping the quail
ity of the sale up to a high standard,
as only the better class Of stock will
be accepted by the committees
The association is also planning to
stage a "get-acquainted' tour about
the middle of August which will be for
the purpose of getting all of the Short
horn breeders in the county into the
association and acquainted with each
other. The party making the tour will
be made up by the prominent mem
bers of the association and a number
of well known authorities on Short
horn cattle, including w. A Cochel,
! formerly head of the department of
animal husbandry at the State Agricul-
tural college, now western representa-
tive of the American Shorthorn Breed
ers' associatiOn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-29

Tell a visitor he was on the most
famous street in Kansas as you
bounced him. on his hip pocket
along the South Kansas avenue
pavement and he probably would
ask you: Famous for what
bumpy pavements? % South Kan
sas avenue is a thorofare for OUT
of town traffic from the south.
Furthermore it is a street that is
used by thousands of out of town
motorists during Free Fair week.
The Free Fair vii be rolling along
soon now and the repair shops will
be filled with discontented auto
owners unless some action is taken
in the improvements OF this street.
NOTE: These .mumblings are
not viciously attentive-they are
just the grunts of persons who pay
taxes and license fees and have a
right to wonder at their expendi-
ture. Motorists are thankful for
the citys action in Improving the
approaches to the Sixth street via
duct and the action in forcing the
railways to repair the structure
The other day something was said
in this column about dangerous
hedges over the city. Workmen
the day following trimmed the
hedge at Tenth and Morris avenues
We believe that persons are
thoughtless-not careless. 1t is
hoped that these 'Nfumblings" will
jar. loose a few memories.
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AFRAID TO FACE WHEY
After Going to X. c. for "Good
Time" Dallas Man Failed to Re
turn Dreaded Thought Of
Facing Angry Spouse.

Kansas City, Mo-. July 2s.=R. H.
Davidson, missing Dallas, Tex. con-
tractor. was found here today. He
had engaged a room at a hotel and
had just entered it when detectives
cornered him
Your wife's waiting for you at po-
lice headquarters" he was told.
"AH right said Davidson, I'll go"
Police stated that Davidson admit
ted he came to Kansas City for a good
time and was afraid to return and
face his wife. She traced him to
this city and came here wednesday
to aid in the search for him.