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The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-12-07
Vote School Levy.

chapin, Nov. 30.-In an election
held here today an additional mill
levy was voted for school purposes
the vote being % against to SO for.
This brings the, total levy to II mills.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-12-07
TRESPASS NOTICE

All persons are hereby warned not
to trespass upon the lands OF either
INV river or sandhill place for the
purpose Of hunting, fishing, hauling
straw or any other purpose, unless
they secure written permit from
me.
4t-p-7 SIM l.. HENDh1A.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-12-07
Half-a.du& Deep

Coming to river with which ne
WAS unfamiliar, q traveller asked q
youngster if it was deep.
NO" replied the boy, and the rloe1
started to cross, but soon found thai
he and his horse had to swim for their
lives.
When the traveller reached the
other side he turned and shouted: 81
thought you said it wasn't deep?"
1T isn't" was the reply. ut only
takes grandfather's ducks up to their
middles."
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-12-07

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-07
Save ON PAVING
Bids for City Work Were
S54,346.05 Under Estimate.
Cost for Paving Sixty Blocks
Will Be $326,495.

Paving in Topeka this year will cost
$54,346.05 less than estimated, it is
shown by the amount. of the contracts
awarded for the paving Friday after
noon by the city commission. The
estimated cost of the more than sixty
blocks of paving for streets and al
leys was $326,495.14 and the total
amount of the contracts awarded was
$272.346.05.
The firm of Ritchie & Ramsey, of
Wichita, was awarded the largest
amount of the work, with contracts
totalling $3.50. 5.1S0.O6. The Kaw VAL
ley Paving company, of Topeka, was
awarded contract on their bid of
SIS, 6,96S.03.
Ritchie & Ramsey contracts were
for asphaltic concrete paving of more
than forty blocks at $1SS, S,4S5.39 and
for concrete paving for $50, ,694.67. The
Kaw Valley contract is for brick paw
ing, principally alleys.
The amount of paving contracted
for is the largest amount ever planned
for i the city for any one year, Work
will begin on the contracts before the
end of the month, Commissioner w. S.
Hancock of the street department said.
Appraisers are working to proportion
the taxes on abutting property on
streets to be paved, and when their
work is complete the paving will be-
gin. All work planned this year was
contracted for except the resurfacing
Of West Tenth avenue, which may not
be possible because of remonstrance
of property owners along the avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-07
RIOTS IN FRANCE
Partisan Radicals in Battle
With the Police.
Communists Stage DemOnstra-
tiOn Again Ruhr Invasion.

Paris, May Radical elements op-
posing occupancy of the Ruhr district
clashed with the gendarmes here to-
day.
Shots were exchanged between
groups of communists and squads of
police in various parts of the workers
sons were wounded bat many arrests
were made. In some instances SOL
diers came to the aid of the gem
darmes.
Three leaders of the radicals, rep
resenting the communists and syndi-
calists, were taken into custody, as
well as a score of lessor agitators.
Radicals thruout the city were re-
ported to be planning big demonstra-
ton for today or tomorrow Walls in
the workers quarters were placarde ed
with bills urging the men not to obey
the mobilization order. The city as a
whole, however, was quieter than on
the eve of the beginning of the de-
fensive war in August, 1914. There
was a certain ecstacy then which is
now lacking. But there is evident
considerable enthusiasm over the fact
that the poilus are marching across
the Rhine to grasp Germany's throat
and force payment of her war debts.
Groups of boys of the class of 1919,
whose youth denied them participation
in the world war but who will form
the nucleus of the new invading force.
pass along the boulevards singing ma
tienal and popular airs with flags fly
ing and bands playing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-07
POOR FRUIT Year
Shawnee County Yield in 1920
Far Under 1919, Report Shows.
Tremendous Decrease in Value
of Garden Truck Raised.

Nineteen-twenty was a poor fruit
year in Shawnee county, according to
the annual assessors report issued by
Douglas Graham, county clerk The
value of all fruit sold III the county
in 1920 was only $21,S41, as compared
with $47,660 the previous year, the
report shows.
The sales of garden truck and the
acreage of commercial gardens last
year also showed a tremendous de-
crease from the previous year, when
prices were high and the impetus
given the raising of garden truck by
the war was not. yet spent Sales of
garden truck in 1920 amounted to only
s22.472. as against s75,s9S in 1919.
The number of fruit trees of bearing e
age on hand this year, however, is
greatly in excess of the number on
hand March 1 last year. OF the $21,-
SAL worth of fruit sold in Shawnee
county in 1920, Soldier township alone
produced $17,205 worth. Soldier has
a greater number of fruit trees than
any other township in the county.
Production Falls Off.
The production of fruit in 1920 was
as follows: Apples. $500 bushels;
pears, 81 bushels; plums. Z bushels;
cherries, 432 bushels; strawberries,
1852 crates; blackberries, 1s5 crates;
raspberries, 412 crates; gooseberries.
81 crates; grapes. 2,s0S s-pound
baskets.
The figures for 1919 are: Apples.
15,425 bushels; pears. 2.31S bushels;
peaches, "a bushels: pIums. / At BUSH
els: cherries, 5,SI3 bushels: strawber-
ries, 3,904 crates; blackberries, 447
crates: raspbeTries. 1859 crates:
gooseberries, 81 crates. and grapes.
1861 s-pound baskets.
The number of bearing trees on
hands March I this year follow: APP
pie, 4o,336; pear. s,sT2: peach. 1885;
plum. 4.705: cherry. 22.137: ounce,
/ 307; apricot. 493. There are 2I70
acres Of land in the county devoted to
nurseries as opposed to 35S acres last
year, according to the report.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-07
PRESSMEN WILL STRIKE
Committee OF Five Selected TO Set
Date for Walk-Out.


Job and book pressmen in Topeka
voted, at a special meeting held Fri
day night. to strike for the forty-four
week With only the men employed
in the Job printing plants voting. more
than three-fourths majority was Sc
cured.
A committee of five men was Sc
lected to set the date for the strike.
which is not expected TO occur until
Tuesday of next week The commit
tee has made no announcement as yet.
Thirty men will leave their presses
as result of the strike. Fifty will
remain at work in newspaper and
ma gazine plants and in the state print
ing plant.
The employing printers at st. JOS
eph. Mo. have agreed TO accept the
forty -four hour week. the printers in
Topeka have been advised. The St
Joseph wage scale has been set at s3T
for a forty-four hour week. as COM
pared to s42 for a forty-eight hour
week. according to the information
reaching the Topeka members OF the
Typographical union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-07
President Ebert Wants Reichs-
tag to Decide Future.
No Move Now Until Decision
Made on Ultimatum.
CENTER PARTY IN CONTROL
None of Others Can Hope to
Win Without Help.
Polish Situation Overshadows
Prospect of Ruhr Invasion.

Berlin, May President Ebert
the Vossische Zeitung says today. has
asked DIR. Wilhelm Mayer. German
ambassador to France, to form a new
cabinet. Doctor Mayer asked that he
be given time to consider the offer.
the newspaper adds.
Berlin, May 7-Rudolph Schwander
is persistently mentioned as an avail
able candidate for the chancellorship
He was formerly governor of Alsace-
Lorraine, and is now president of
Hesse-Nassau. He is supposed to lean
toward the democratic party, and is
not opposed by DIR. Gustav Strese-
take the post of foreign minister if
his party enters the new government.
The attitude of the center party
is one of the chief enigmas of the
situation. 1t is believed the centrists
will join the majority socialists in
forming a new cabinet and accept the
allied condition in preference to ex-
posing Germany to occupation.
This wo-party bloc probably would
be reinforced by the Independent So
cialists. This would give the centrists
socialist bloc 237 votes of 400 in the
reichstag.
Allied Terms Received.
The text of the allied ultimatum and
protocol reached the foreign office
here yesterday noon, but it was de-
cided to postpone publishing it until
today Copies were sent to various
ministries for their information and
recommendations were sought.
There was an abrupt halt in the
activities of Ebert in forming a new
cabinet after the allied ultimatum was
received as leaders believed further
parleys useless until the attitude of
parliament became thonoly clarified.
Polish Situation Alarms.
Members of the retiring ministry
discussed the allied ultimatum rela-
tive to reparations last night with the
foreign relations committee of the
reichstag. The reichstag party leaders
! had several conferences today for the
purpose of determining their attitude
| toward the foreign issues involved in
| the present crisis.
The situation in Upper Silesia is at
| tracing almost as much attention in
official circles as the allied ultimatum.
The revolt there has caused section
of the German press to protest against
the entente demand that Germany dis
mantle Notifications along her eastern
frontier The Silesian affair also has
been a factor in delaying a new
ministry.
Party leaders declared that the for
nation of a cabinet which had not
made up it's mind as to the course to
be pursued would be a grave parlia
mentary error. and would add to the
confusion in Germany and abroad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-07
HONORS TO PROF. CRAWFORD
X. S. A. c. Journalism Head Wrote
Best Poem Produced in Kansas in 1920.

x. S. A. c. Journalism Head Wrote
Best Poem Produced in Kansas in 1920.
The judges chosen by the Kansas
Authors club have decided that Mel
son Antrim Crawford. professor of
Journalism at the Kansas State Agri-
cultural college, is entitled to the
award for the best poem produced in
Kansas during thetyear 1920, and the
honor and 500 goes to him.
THE Carrying of the Ghost" a free
verse poem, was the winning produc-
ton. 1t is mystic representation of
the Mes-qua-kie Indian ceremony
chanted at the '.ghost fire. a month
after a brave dies. The poem ap-
peared in The Poetry Magazine last
summer and Professor Crawford often
writes for the standard poetical jour
mails of America.
Esther Clark Hill of Kansas uni
versity was a close second-in fact,
she stood second and third in the rat
ings of the judges, with the poems,
'"OfsIshmael" and THE Hills
Several new Kansas poets stood high
in the list of the nearly two hundred
Mechem. of Wichita: Ida c. Bost-
wick, of Kins1ey; A. B. Leigh, OF
Hutchinson: Ila Taylor Haun. of Kins-
ley, (that little town winning two
places): Esther L. Williams. of Salina
Patricia Mueller. of Topeka, and
w HlLCIdW oGuHdtIEs VI w dHltSO-
DIR. w. H. Carruth of Leland STAN
ford university. California; Prof Ed
win Ford Piper of Iowa university,
and DR.. William Stanley Braithwaits
of Boston, all dfstir guished Iittera-
teurs, were the judges.
/ Secretary George p. Morehouse an
nounces that similar awards will be
made this year. the contest closing
with December 81
1t will be recalled that the short
story prize of 500 was given to Mr..
and Mrs Haiden1an-Juiius of Girard
some weeks ago
These awards were planned by Prof
J. ". Searson, who has been president
of the club the past two years. and
with the several regional meetings of
the club has done much to encourage
young Kansas writers and extend the
activities of the club.
The next general meeting of the
club will be held at Manhattan
May Is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-07

In urging them to be attentive, ne
said:
You have two ears and one mouth,
and should therefore hear twice as
much as you say"
Rain did not diminish the interest
at the boys camp. On the contrary,
additional boys arrived this morning
for the camp and more are expected
during the day. Twenty-four boys
came from Wichita this morning.
The athletic program to have been
held on Bethany grounds this after
noon will be staged in Washburn col
lege gymnasium, thru the courtesy of
DR.. P. P. Womer, president of the col
lege. Boys from at least fifty differ
, ent parishes will compete for the sill
yer loving cup offered by Bishop
James Wise for the parish winning
the largest number of points. The
red. white and blue ribbons will also
be awarded in addition to the bishop
cup.
Plan Is Successful.
A1tho the camp is the second of its
kind ever held by the diocese, and is
probably the only one OF its kind in
the country it is proving highly sue
cessfuL>at such an early stage. For
weeks before the camp opened boys
from all over the diocese had been
planning to attend The attendance
this year is more 6han double that of
last year. "A TeIIldFhdule feature OF
the camp is the variation IN ages of
the boys in attendance, the registra-
ton list showing them to be from
/, to 90 years old.
Bishop Wise and Capt. w P. Mac
Lean OF the Boys Industrial school
talked to the boys at an informal
meeting after breakfast this morning
in Guild hall.
Girls I'm Attendance.
Girls who are delegates to the no
cese meeting of the Girls Friendly
Society began arriving this morning.
CONTINUED on Page Twelve.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-07
TRACK MEET CALLED OFF
Rain Causes Postponement OF Event
at Ottawa Today.

The track meet between Washburn.
Ottawa university. College of Emporia
and Baker university, which was to
have been held at Ottawa this after
noon. has been indefinitely postponed
because of rain. according to Dwight
T. Ream. Washburn mentor.
Il called them up early this morn
ing" said Ream today, "and was told
the rain was pouring down, and that
it would be impossible to hold the
meet. They have a dirt track down
there, and rain ruins it's
Washburn athletics have been seri-
ously hampered by rain the entire
season. Only one out of five sched-
uled events has been held. The, ball
game with Baker Friday afternoon
seemed to meet with the approval of
the weather man. Coach Ream has
four untitled events. for which he has
to arrange future dates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-07
Pres. Harding Decides to Par
icipate in Supreme Council.
But Representative Will Be
Present Only UnOfficialIy.
WILL NOT Bind THE U. S.
VIII Keep President Informed
of All That Goes On.
Democrats Wanted L. S. to
Participate Officially.

Washington. May THE decision
of President Harding to have a per
sonaI representative present at meet
ings of the allied supreme council as
well as unofficial representatives of
the United States on the conference of
ambassadors and the reparations com
mission was being studied carefully in
all quarters today.
The acceptance of the invitation of
the supreme council to have the
United States represented on the three
bodies was not wholly unexpected be-
cause of the administration interest
in the reparations questions and other
economic settlement in Europe.
1t was emphasized in the highest
administration circles the step did not
mean the participation of the United
States in any project 'of a world gov
ernment or world league"
Democrats Are Disappointed.
Both Republican and Democratic
senators, who commented last night
upon the action of the president, were
agreed that it would require no ex-
preston or action by the senate, and
several Republican members of the
foreign relations committee said it
appeared to be wise in that it could
obtain information which otherwise
probably would be lost to this govern
ment.
Democratic senators said they were
disappointed because the president
had not decided to have the govern
ment officially participate in the de-
liberations of the three bodies.
colonel Harvey Is Named.
1t was pointed out that the presI-
dent had precedent to support him
in appointing a personal representa-
tive to represent him in diplomatic
meeting. such as Colonel Harvey has
been designated to perform in attend
ing as his representative the meetings
of the supreme council.
Ambassador Harvey as the repre-
sentative of the president at the meet
ing of the supreme council altho
without authority to act or bind the
United States TO any action taken. will
be in q position to forward iRforma-
ton upon -a1l subjects discussed.
The decision of the administration
to accept the invitation of the allied
supreme council to send American
representatives to the allied councils
got into senate discussion today, Sem
ator Harrison, Democrat Mississippi,
declaring that in sending the invita-
ton the allies were merely rubbing it
i'm on the American government for
deserving them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-07
TODAY IN CONGRESS


In the Senate.
Debate continues on Young emer-
gency tariff bill Vote will be taken
Wednesday at 3 p. m.
Interstate commerce committee
considers in subcommittee the resolu-
tion by Senator Fre1inghuysen TO re-
duce freight rates on coal during the
summer season.
In the House.
Hearing on Scott seamen's bill be-
fore merchant marine committee. Ag-
riculture committee continues hear
ings on packer control legislation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-07
CALL 1T BOLD PROPAGANDA"
Plumb Plan Real Purpose of Unionsy
Western Railways Declare.

Plumb Plan Real Purpose of Unionsy
Western Railways Declare.
Chicago, May THE following
statement on behalf of the western
railroads and signed by Charles H.
Markham. president, Illinois Central
railroad; Hale Holden, president CH-
cago Burlington & Quincy; W. B.
storey. president Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe; H. E. Byram, president Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul; w. H
Finley, president Chicago & North
western: J. E. German, president chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific; 5. M.
FELTON,, president Chicago Great West
ern railroad, was presented today to
the railroad labor board in the hear
ings in the case involving reductions in
wages to refute charges of misman-
agement made by w. Jett Lauck,
representative of the labor unions.
For some weeks w. Jett Lauck,
an empIoye of the labor unions. has
been presenting to the railroad labor
board and giving to the press state
/ ments charging that large amounts or
money are being wasted in the f1nan-
cial and operating managements or
the railroads. The statements have
no relationship to any question before
the board, or which it has authority to
determine The board itself has ex-
pressly stated that the interstate com
merce commission is the only federal
body having authority over the general
mana cement of the railroads. and that
the board has authority only to fix
reasonable wages and working condi-
tions.
1.-The sole purpose of these state
ments is to divert public attention
from matters actually pending before
the board They are bald propaganda
intended to discredit private manage
ment and promote the Plumb plan.
We respectfully protest against the
Ill., H. 1lra
fore it to be made a means of spread
ing this prOpaganda."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-07
TALKS TO BOYS
Geo. X. Gibson Urges Youths To
Be Fighters.
Rain Does Not Interfere With
Episcopal Conference.

A plea for boys to be fighters" was
made before the Episcopal boys of the
Kansas diocese this morning by George
K. Gibson, prominent business mar
and churchman from Chicago. He
pointed out the need of fighters, moi
because of dangers of war, but because
of some of the deplorable conditions
of peace time.
Gibson urged the boys to be pune
tual, to be attentive. to be obedient
courageous and chivalrous.
Don't take off your hat to every
ones else sister and mother, but your
own he said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-07
Is That Real Purpose of Recent
Wage Hearings?
Familiar Arguments Were
Heard in Topeka Meetings.
CONFERENCES ARE CONCLUDED
q. s. Labor Board Will Face
Next Move, 1t Is Believed.
Western Railways Point Out
Plumb Plan Propaganda.

Is the Plumb plan of having the
government buy the railroads and turn
them over to the employees for opera
ton coming to the front again so far
as it is possible for the railroad labor
organizations to bring it to the front
Evidence to this effect was found in
the conferences here during the last
two weeks between Santa Fe mana
gers and representatives of employees
regarding proposed wage reductions.
Neither side specifically mentioned
the Plumb plan in the discussions.
but the labor leaders used the Plumb
plan arguments. and the managers
made replies similar to those used
when the Plumb plan advocates were
fighting in the open for their scheme.
Railroad officers, according to the
admissions of several of them. have
no doubt that organized labor is get
ting ready to launch a drive for the
Plumb plan in the near future-at a
time when several weak roads are on
the verge of bankruptcy, when strong
roads are losing money, and when the
shipping and travelling public Is dis
satisfied with rates.
Conclude Conference Here.
The Santa Fe conferences were
concluded Friday. Fourteen classes
of employees met the managers during
the two weeks period No class con-
sented to a reduction in pay, for the
reason that the United States labor
board made it plain that if employees
did not want to accept a cut, the
board would be glad to look into the
case. Under the circumstances it was
natural for the employees to decline
the proposed wage cut, and take a
chance with the board.
The statements made by the man.
ayers about the necessity for re-
trenchment to maintain the railroad
as a going concern, and those of the
wages for the maintenance of the
proper standard of living, will be sub
mitted to the labor board for its con-
sideration.
Officials Go Home.
A. T. Gregg, assistant to the vice
president in charge of operation, who
presided at the Santa Fe wage confer
ences, left last night for Chicago, and
f. G. Pettibone, Galveston, vice pres
ident and general manager: 1. L. Hib-
bard. Los Angeles, general manager.
and F. A Lehman, Amarillo. general
manager. left for their respective
homes.
The employees were represented by
committees which were in Topeka
only a day each.
So far as can be learned, a friendly
spirit was manifested by both sides at
he meeting.
It I'VE had a bully good time" one
abor representative said, but we
didn't get anywhere because the pro-
gram of our general chairman is to let
he labor board say what wages we
hall have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-07
CHORUS At AUDITORIUM
Dean Stcarns to Have Assistants in
Pipe Organ Concert.

Dean Henry V. Stearns of Washburn
college will be assisted in his free
municipal pipe organ concert at the
auditorium beginning at 3:15 O'Clock
Sunday afternoon by the Women's
Civic chorus. the widely known musi-
cal organization that rendered recently
'.The Days of Yore" and ''The Days
of Now" concerts
The chorus Of forty voices will rem
der the three negro spirituals. Swing
Low Sweet Chariot" Nobody Knows
the Trouble I've Seen" and "Oh,
Didn't 1t RAIN