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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-17
BOTH STAND PAT
House and Senate DeadlOcked
Over Navy Appropriation.
Disarmament Clause r. Also
HopelessIy Tied Up.

Washington, June IL Secretary
Denby today took a hand in the dead
lock between the house and senate on
the navy appropriation bill.
He wrote Senator Poindexter, acting
tee that a personnel of 10000 men
for the navy was essential.
This is the figure contended for by
the senate, while the house wanted
only 100000.
Conference Is Deadlocked.
Efforts to force a separate vote in
the house on the Borah disarmament
amendment to the naval bill. which
ence to the house for further instrue-
tions of the conferees, were being
made today by friends of the proposal.
The disarmament rider had not been
reached in conference. Differences
over the senate amendment increasing
the navy personnel from 100, 900 to
120.0 broke up the conference. It is
upon this and senate amendments for
Pacific coast naval base projects that
the house conferees will ask further
instructions. The request will not be
made for several days, Representative
Kelly, Michigan, said as it desired to
see whether the senate conferees
upon reflection" will back down.
The sentiment in the house indf-
Gates that "standpat' instructions win
be forthcoming from the membership
| of that body The house conferees
i ate conferees who may be forced to
yield on these disputed items. Agree
ment on the money and personnel
| items reached, it is declared by SEN
ate leaders that the senate conferees
| will remain steadfast against the Por-
/ a
| Borah amendment
| This would again drive the house
conferees back to their body for fur
| ther instructions on this point.
Hunt Graceful Way Out
| In seeking a graceful way out of
the threatened deadlock over the peace
| resolution, senate leaders have hit
upon the plan of accepting the house
| provision declaring the war at an end
| and the existence of a state of peace
| in place Of the sel.ate repeal of the
war declaration. This acceptance is
by the house of the senate's reserva-
tions of American rights in alien prop
erty
This is the plan now being "tenta-
lively considered, a &C or ding to
leaders. Republican leaders of the
conference committee representing the
two bodies met today to discuss it.
Thus far, the plan has not been di-
rectly submitted to house conferees,
but is being worked up to in a diplo-
matte way by the senate. There is
every reason to believe. senate Repub-
ncan conferees said today, that this OF
some other agreeable compromise
would be reached within a reasonable
time.
When It is, Democratic conferees
will be called in and allowed to vote
yes or no as they see fit. The Chief
idea of the Republicans is to dispe1 the
impression which has gone abroad
that house and senate are in a jealous
wrangle over which shall be pre-emi-
nent in handling this question of for.
eign relations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-17
5000 SANTA FE
SHOP men VOTE
STRIKE BALLOTS
To Decide on Acceptance or
Rejection of Wage Cut.
Ballots Received Here by Three
of Shop Crafts.
TO TAKE VOTE SATURDAY
Votes VIII Be Forwarded to
Federation in Chicago.
If Employees Do Not Accept 1t
Means Strike.
If Employees Do Not Accept 1t
Means Strike.

The question of whether to accept
the reduction in wages which has been
authorized by the United States rail-
road labor board or to strike will be
voted on Saturday night at o'clock,
by 5000 Santa Fe shop workers in
Topeka, and in the near future by a
million and a half railroad workers in
the United States.
Strike ballots" have been received
by the officials of three of the six
crafts represented in Topeka. and the
other three will receive their ballots
before Saturday night.
Three Crafts Receive Ballots.
The three crafts which have re-
ceived their ballots and have been
instructed to report at Labor Hall
Saturday night to vote are the black
smiths, the carmen and the mach1n-
lists. The three other crafts, who will
probably cast their ballot at the same
time are the boilermakers, the sheet
metal workers and the electricians.
The votes cast by the local unions
will be forwarded to the railway en-
ployes' division of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor at Chicago, where
the votes of the unions in other sec
tions of the country will be tabulated.
May Mean a Strike.
'If the employees vote not to accept
the reduction ordered by the labor
board-it means strike" declared one
of the union officials today.
The vote does not affect the system
federation, it was stated. by j. A. Goff,
chairman of the system federation ex-
ecutive board, which IS in Topeka in
consultation with the officials of the
company.
THE vote is taken by the local
unions Of the individual crafts. It is
not federation affair."" Goff said.
Includes Only Shop Crafts.
Only the members of the crafts
listed are voting This does not in
clude the clerical workers, the signal
department workers, the maintenance
of way and structure employees or the
trainmen, who will settle for them
selves their reaction to the order of
the labor board.
No prophecies were issued today by
the officials of the local unions as to
whether the shopmen would return to
work or whether they would go on
strike.
The decision of the labor board that
the wages of the crafts should be re-
duced, was announced on June l.
Reduced Shop Crafts Cents an Hour.
The reduction for shop crafts or
dered by the railroad board amounted
to 8 cents an hour, as compared with
an increase of 13 cents an hour, which
was ordered by the same board on
May 1, 1920.
The general average for the shop
crafts and all other classes of en-
ployes which was ordered by the board
amounted to IL per cent.
If strike Of the shop crafts results
from the vote. it is pointed out, it will
be national affair. and the result OF
the action of all the shop craft local
unions in the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-17
MAY MOVE HERE
Plans Made to Bring OIathe In
stitutiOn to Topeka.
Transfer Policy Depends on
Outcome of Water Dispute.
LOCATE IT EAST OF CITY
To Move COlored Institute to
QuindarO, Is Plan.
Action Will Probably Be Taken
by Legislature.
LOCATE 1T EAST OF CITY

The state school for deaf and dumb
at Olathe may be removed to Topeka.
Plans for this move were indicated to-
day by Harvey Penney, member of
the state board of administration.
Carrying out of the transfer policy de-
pends on outcome of the states water
controversy with Olathe city officials.
Should Olathe officials refuse to
yield to the state in the discussion of
the water rate quarrel, immediate
action will be taken to relocate the in
stitution. Penney would bring the
school to Topeka. His plan would call
for location of the big state institution
east of Topeka in the buildings and
on the site now occupied by the colored
educational institute. The colored
school would then be transferred to
Quindaro and consolidated with the
state school at that place.
Up to Next Legislature.
1t is almost certain that the ques-
tion of relocating the deaf and dumb
school will be taken up at the next
session of the state legislature. If a
special session call is issued for next
| winter, it is believed that Governor
Allen will make the question of re-
moval of the school to new location
one of the purposes in his call.
The first concrete plan to remove
| the school and readjust established
| state institutions, tho. was made pub
| lie today by Chairman Penney. In the
meantime Ernest D. Underwood, q
| member of the state board, is trying to
| iron out trouble with Olathe officials
1T has occurred to me If the state
cannot settle it's differences with
| Olathe officials and If adequate watel
| supplies are not insured for the future
| that prompt removal of the deaf an6
! dumb school is necessary" said the
state board member. "I believe the
most feasible plan would be to bring
| the school to Topeka. 1t should, IL
my opinion, be located east of Topeka
in the building and on the site of the
present colored educational institute
That school should then be removed
to Quindaro and consolidated will
Quindaro institute"
The Consolidation Plan.
The Penney plan would bring to To
peka. school that would tax the ca
pacity of the present school east o
this city. 1t would also result in tn
building of one large state educationa
institution for colored students. Th
consolidation plan, Penney believes
would permit extensive development
of the Quindaro school and woult
bring the deaf and dumb school t,
the capital city with improved rail
road facilities and assurances of ade
quate water supplies. The schoo
would be located on the new hard sur
face fort-to-fort highway just east o
Topeka.
i There are at present some zoo stu
dents of the deaf and dumb school
Olathe quarters are said to be crampe
and crowded.
Because of dispute with the stat
water supply for the school was shu
off several weeks ago when the schoo
closed for the summer vacation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-17
ROBBED The mail
Four Bandits Take Pouches
From Armed Messenger.
Took Auto as Well From Baxter
Springs Man.

Baxter Springs, Kan. June H.
Four bandits held UP Guy Shields. 26
years old, armed mail messenger, here
at 4 o'clock this morning, took him
half mile west of town, put him out
and then escaped with five sacks of
mail
The last Shields saw of the bandits
they were speeding west in a motor
car taken from him and touring car
used in the robbery.
Banks announced early today that
so far as could be determined none of
their money was in the poches. Only
small quantity of registered mail is
believed to have been stolen.
Shields received the five sacks of
mail from Frisco train Ill, the Okla
ter Springs at 3:40 o'clock, and was
on his way to the postoffice when the
bandits drove up from behind and
commanded him to stop.
The mail was then transferred from
the messengers car and he was COM
PEELED to get into the bandits ma
chine. After being put out Shields
walked back to town, where he re-
ported the robbery.
Chief of Police C. H. Epson received
report at o'clock that some of the
mail had been dumped into Spring
river.
A posse is securing the country west
Of here.
The bandits missed getting $4,000
by choosing the wrong day. accord
ing to bank officials. The regular
shipmen of money to local banks was
received yesterday, one day earlier
than usual. 1t was thought the ban
| dts knew of the regular shipment
and timed the robbery accordingly.
Stolen Bags Are Found.
Parsons, Kan, June 1.-THE five
mail sacks stolen this morning al
! Baxter Springs, Kan, were found to-
day in field five miles west of Nc.
Cune. The sacks had been cut oper
and rtfled and mail strewn about the
| FIELD The discovery was reported tC
| the police here, who in turn notified
the McCune postmaster, who went tc
the place where the sacks were found
and took them to the postoffice il
I, McCune. No trace of the thieves was
found and it is not known how long
the sacks had been in the field wher
/ found.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-17
GREEKS HALT TURK DRIVE
Wait Final Decision by British OF
Question of Support.

Constantinople, June IT. The
Greek offensive against the Turkish
nationalist has been halted while final
decision OF the British to back up the
Greeks is pending. In any case, how
ever, the Greeks are expected to
launch a local offensive east of Ushak,
where the Turks are badly placed.
The offensive will be ordered for
the purpose OF maintaining the pres
tige of King Constantine. The ma
tionalists are in dilemma They are
afraid of both the British and the
Russian Bolsheviki and they are
closely watching Enver Pasha, who Is
acting as a soviet emissary.
The nationalists wish, in case they
the Sevres treaty. that the allies will
agree to protect them against the Boil
sheYiki
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-17
WOLFF COMPANY TO ASK RELIEF
Attorney To Seek Order Holding In.
dustrial Court Order.

The Wolff Packing company wants
immediate relief from the order of the
industrial court in the wage case. d.
r. Hite, as attorney for the packing
company, today notified the supreme
court that he would seek an order to
hold enforcement of, the wage decree
an hour regulation in allegiance pend
ing result of the appeal.
1t is probable that the case will be
submitted to the court next Tuesday.
The court today indicated IT would
listen to arguments for emergency re-
lief from the order. Issues in the
main case. tho. will not be presented
until later h
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-17
LEAvENWORTH DOCTOR IS HELD
With Nine Others Charged With Big
Army Theft Plot.

Leavenworth, June 17.-Dr. ]. E.
Bunker was placed under arrest here
today by federal authorities upon his
return from Cherokee, iowa. He was
arrested in connection with thefts of
army goods from FIT. Leavenworth.
Nine others were arrested several days
ago.
DR.. Bunker is charged with conspir-
ing with others to defraud the govern
ment of certain goods He is specifi-
cally charged with purchasing surgical
instruments which were stolen from
the post hospital laboratory. He will
be given a hearing here June 25.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-17
Hubby Only Said
.StUeet Petuniu /"
ButHCaughtHin1

Chicago, June 17.-Wife number
two, Mrs. Mary Davie Small. identi-
fled to her own satisfaction Charles A.
Small, held today for having three
wives without divorces from any Of
them. by the way he pronounced
sweet petunia."
.'I can tell by the way he says II he
is my husband" she told detectives.
there's no other man in the world
can say sweet petunia' like that"
She said she learned wife number
one was Miss Angie Bellaza until she
married Small in Weir, Kan, in oc-
tober, 1919.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-17
HEAT CAUSED HIS DEATH
Henry Foth Dropped Dead While
Hoeing In Park.

Henry Foth, GIG East Sixth street.
dropped dead about noon today while
hoeing weeds from the tennis court
in Ripley park. He was an employe
of the city park department.
According to information obtained
by DIR. H. L. Clark. county coroner.
Foth had complained of feeling i'll for
the last two days. While working on
the tennis court he collapsed and died
few minutes later. DR.. Clark ex-
pressed the belief that working in the
hot sun. coupled with Foth's illness,
resulted in his death. He was about
SIS years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-17
THREE FREED OF CHARGES.
Newkiri<, Okla, Trio Were Accused O
Staying Kansas Man.

Ponca City. Okla, June 17.-C. c..
Coleman. and Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Cas-
teel. of Newkirk, Okla. charged with
manslaughter in connection with the
death of Lee Hawkins, Wichita. Kan,
were released today and charges
against them dismissed by direction of
County Judge Hal Buck.
The court held the evidence did not
warrant prosecution on this charge.
Hawkins was run down and killed by
an automobile. in which the defend
ants were alleged to have been riding.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-17
WITNESS STARTLES COURT
Woman Declares She Saw Judge Shoot
Victim Down.

Cleveland, Ohio, June 17.-Testify-
ing for the state today, in the perjury
trial of former Judge William H. Nc
Cannon, Miss Mary E. Neely startled
the court and spectators when she
said:
Il saw Judge McGannon shoot Har-
old Kagy."
The state is seeking to prove that
McGannon swore falsely when he said
he was not present when Kagy was
shot and killed on the night of May
II. 1920.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-17
BETTER BUSINESS CONDITIONS
Improvement Shown Thruout Nation,
Says Report to Governor Allen.

Improvement SHOWN InruOuC Nation,
Says Report to Governor Allen.
Business conditions thruout the ma
ton are steadily improving, accord
ing to sentiment expressed to Governor
Allen by heads of national advertising
organizations during the Atlanta con-
vention. The governor, who spoke be-
fore the convention Sunday, returned
to Kansas with a report that gradual
improvement in business conditions is
in evidence.
Men attending the convention were
quite optimistic in their outlook on
business conditions generally" said
the governor. "They expressed the
belief that the June business would
show a material improvement and that
business generally was better than
had ordinarily been expected for this
season of the year and under existing
conditions"
The governor returned to Kansas
Immediately following his speech to
the advertising men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-17
SOLDIERS SENTENCE Is CUT.
Went to Leayenworth For Life Term
Now Cut to Five Years.

Leavenworth, Kan, June 17.-Word
was received at the federal prison here
today that the life sentence of Samuel
L. NJ. Patterson, a former soldier, had
been reduced to five years by the
secretary of war.
Patterson was sentenced at Ft.
Rosecrans. Calf, on a statutory
charge, where he was a corporal in
the Sixty-fifth coast artillery. His
home is in San Diego.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-17
TODAY IN CONGRESS-
In the Senate.

In the Senate.
R s u m consideration of the
packer bill.
Railroad hearing continues before
interstate commerce committee.
Military affairs committee meets to
consider sundry bills and nominations.
Conference on the peace resolution
resumed.
In the House.
Conference report on army appro-
priation bill to be considered.
Republicans of ways and means
committee continue work of framing
permanent tariff schedules.
Judiciary committee n s d
amendments to the judicial code.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-17
CHEAT WANDERERS GALLOWS
Girl Wife Slayer Gets Eleventh Hour
Reprieve From Court.

Chicago. June 17.-Carl wanderer..
convicted of Staying his girl wife and
a. ragged stranger" he hired to stage
a fake holdup, was saved from the
moose today by eleventh hour action
of the supreme court.
Wanderer who was to be hanged
today. was granted a reprieve pending
sanity hearing.
Gene Geary. immune slayer" was
also saved. He will be given a sanity
hearing also.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-17
Woman Who Shot Two ParoIed.

st. Louis, Mo-, June 17.-Mrs.
Daniel E. Miller. IT years old former
ly Ursula Broderick, who killed her
father in 1915 and who was sentenced
to ten years in the prison for the muir
der of her stepfather, Joseph Wood
lock, in 1919, today was paroled by
Circuit Judge Hartman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-17
British Miners Continue Strike.

London, June 1.-THE British coal
strike will continue, according to in
dications today. It was agreed gen.
orally that local unions are rejecting
the offer Of colliery owners for slightly
improved wages.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-17

New York. June ia further re-
duction by the Federal Sugar Refin-
ing company of IS points on fine gran
ulated. to the basis OF $3.50 per 100
pounds. today established low level
fer more than five years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-17
SAYS PHILIPPINES BANKRUPT
General Wood Wants Bonded Debt
Doubled-Appeals to Weeks.

Washington, June 1.-THE Philip
pine government is facing bankruptcy.
Major General Leonard Wood and
former Governor General Forbes de-
clare in cablegram transmitted to-
day to congress by Secretary Weeks,
who asked immediate action on a bill
authorizing the island governor to in
crease the limit of indebtedness from
fifteen million dollars to thirty million
dollars.
General Wood and Mr.. Forbes. who
are investigating conditions in the
islands for President Harding said
the national bank with which the island
government provinces and municipali-
ties are required to deposit all funds
was practically insolvent."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-17
Milton To Vote on Gymnasium.

Milton. Kan. June IA special
election has been called in Milton to
vote on a proposed $4,000 gymnasium
building for the public schools The
building also will be used as COM
munity assembly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-17
British Cotton Strike Ends.

Manchester, June 1.-THE cotton
strike was settled today. The United
Textile Workers, at a joint meeting,
accepted the employers offer for a
settlement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-17
P. o. Employees Hold Convention

Mcpherson, Kan, June 1.-THE
first convention of the Kansas State
Association of Supervisory Postoffice
Employees will be held here next
week. Postoffice employees from all
parts of the state are expected to at
tend.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-11-11

make lazy husbands" She believes
married women should give up their
jobs in favor of unemployed ex-service
men.
1t was Mrs. Wheelock who success
fully opposed the making of the Amer
lean Legion strictly mans organiza-
ton. AS a result there are today sew
eral women enrolled as Legionnaires
and several posts composed altogether
of eX-service women.
Mrs. Wheelock began helping the
United States win the war as early as
1916 when she started a campaign to
obtain Stevedores and coal heavens for
the navy. She caused to be presented
to congress petitions for adequate pre-
paredness and is accredited with hav-
ing through her own efforts recruited
10000 men for the navy. In recogni-
ton of her services she was made a
chief yeoman in the regular service.
Mrs. Wheelock is active in social
and civic affairs in New York and is
widely known for her writings in both
the English and French languages.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-11-11
Ole
ORIOLE

/ out chagrin. Think I'd spend all my
/ days starin' at Herbert ulingsworth
Atwater, Junior, and that nasty little
Henry Rooter. and call ii amusement?"
''Then why do you do it,"
FWhy do I do what, mama?" Flor
ence inquired as IL in despair of Mrs.
Atwater's ever learning TO put things
clearly.
why do You spend all your days
watching them? You don't seem able
to keep away from the window. and
il appears to make you irritable. l
should think If they wouldn't let you
play with them you'd be TOO proud"
"Oh. good heavens, mama -
Don't use expressions like that,
Florence, please"
well" said Florence, at got TO use
some expression when you accuse me
Of wantin' to play with those two vile
things My goodness energy. mama, L
don't want TO play with EN-. I'm
more than four years old. l guess;
though you don't ever seem willing to
give me credit for ii. l don't hat TO
play all the time mama and, any
way Herbert and that nasty little
Henry Rooter aren't playing. either"
Aren't they?" Mrs. Atwater In
CURED 81 thought the other day you
said you wanted them to let you play
at being a newspaper reporter, or edi-
tor, or something like that, with them.
and they were rude and told you to go
away. Wasn't that it?"
Florence sighed. No, mama, it
cert'nly wasn't"
"They weren't rude to you?"
Yes, they cert'nly were! :"
well, then"
Mama, can't you understand"
Florence turned from the window to
beseech Mrs. Atwater's concentration
upon the matter. 1T isn't playing
l didn't want TO play being a report
err; they amt playing"
Aren't playing. Florence"
"Yes'm. They're not. Herbert's
got real printing press; Uncle JO-
seph gave il to him. It's a real one,
mama. can't you understand"
I'll try" said Mrs Atwater. "You
mustn't get so excited about it, Flor
ence''
I'm notr' Florence turned vehe-
mently. Il guess it'd take more than
those two vile things and their old
printin' press to get me excited! I