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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-27
CONE FIRST
House to Take Up Highway
Bills Next Week.
Administration Anxious to Make
More Jobs.

Washington. Sept. 27.-The house
will resume its road work early next
week. The bill making appropriation
for federal government participation
in the construction of good roads in
the various states will be the first i'm
portant measure to receive the atten-
ton of the house. The good roads bill
is now in conference, but it is expected
to be brought out soon under an
agreement and passed.
The administration is desirous Of
having this legislation perfected. 1t
will carry from $50,000,000 to $75,-
100000 in appropriations to be dis
tributed over a period of five years,
for allotment to the several states for
road building, the states to contribute
an equal amount to that granted by
the government The immediate ex-
penditure of this money is desired be-
cause of the relief it will give to the
unemployed by offering work at liv-
ing wage.
After this legislation is disposed of,
the house may turn to consideration
of the reapportionment bill. There
is a contest over this legislation. No
state is willing to surrender any pres
ent representation in the house and
most members are willing to increase
the size of the house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-27
DEFENSE HIT SNAC
Three-FOId Defense of Arbuckle
Barred at Hearing.
"Frame-Up" and Discrediting
States Witnesses Baked.

San Francisco, Sept. 27.-Zeh Pre-
vost-Prevon, one of the states three
star witnesses against Roscoe (Fatty>
Arbuckle, took the stand at the open
ing of rhe fifth day of the preliminary
hearing of the fat comedian on a
charge of having murdered Virginia
Edppe.
AL Semnacher, named by defense
counsel as an alleged party to d
"frameup" against Arhuckle, today
visited District Attorney Brady and
demanded that he be permitted to
return to the stand in order to make
a complete denial.
Coincident with the opening of the
fifth day of the hearing. the plans of
the defense by which they expect to
acquit the fat funmaker of the screen.
were barred. The plans apparently
contemplated a three-fold attack on
the states case.
1. The charges against Arbuckle are
the result of "frame-up."
2. Miss Rape died either from nat
ural causes or as a result of medical
treatment accorded her.
8. Vigorous attempt is to be made
to discredit the states witnesses. par
ticularly AL Semnacher and Mrs. Del
mont.
The defense strategy was barred dur
ing yesterdays examination of wit
nesses. An attempt was made to lay
the basis of the death from natural
cause" theory during the testimony of
DR.. Arthur Beardslee, who as the first
physician to treat Miss Rappe, declare
she was suffering from an internal in
jury, probably induced by external
violence.
The "frame-up" charge came just
before adjournment, while Al Sem
nacher occupied the sand. Frank
Dominguez. chief counsel for Arbuckle,
made the charge in an attempt to es-
tablish a basis for a line of question
ing of the witness objected to by the
state. The uestions were ruled out by
Judge Lazarus.
Court was to convene at 1920
o'clock today, but a heavy continued
list on Judge Lazarus trial list made
it improbable that the Arbuckle hear
ing would get under way until a half
hour later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-27
Aversion of Labor to Lower
Wage Called Crisis Cause.
The Unemployment Conference
Hears Massachusetts Expert.
MUST COMPILE FIGURES FIRST
Labor Delegates Frankly Sus-
picious of Proceedings.
Session Already Split Up Into
Several Small Units.

Washington, Sept. 27.-Aversion of
labor to accepting work at reduced
wages was assigned as a cause of some
unemployment by Roswell F. Phelps,
Massa chusetts labor department, the
first witness heard by the national
employment conference committee on
unemployment statistics which set to
work today.
Must Estimate Jobless First.
The national unemployment confer
ence settled down today to dig from a
mass of conflicting estimates and fig
ures an accurate estimate OF just how
many bread winners there are in the
United States out of work.
This must be determined with more
or less accuracy before the confer
ence can even approach the sterner
task of providing jobs for those now
out of work.
The problem of ascertaining the ex-
tent of unemployment is in itself no
small one. Estimates run all the way
from 100000 to 100000, depend
ing upon source of figures. The near
est approach to Official figures,
were supplied by Secretary of Labor
Davis. who estimated that there were
approximately over 5,0OO,0 900 out of
work, but this number, he cautioned.
must not be taken as too alarming, as
probably not more than half, or
100000, are the bread winning heads
of ia antilles.
Conference Already Split.
The conference itself was split up
today in a dozen small units. The
committee on Unemployment statistics,
headed by Harry N. Robinson, of Los
Angeles, sought to obtain an estimate
of the number out of work, while
other committees we're meeting to dis
cuss measures for relief.
The conference has consulted five
major or key industries where un-
employment is most prevalent These
are manufacturing, transportation,
construction, mining and shipping.
A separate committee will deal with
each industry as soon as the statistics
committee can bring forth some basic
figures on which to build plans for
relief.
The statistics committee held open
ing hearings today and planned to ex-
anime a number of witnesses.
The organized labor delegates in the
conference are frankly somewhat sus-
picious. of the whole proceedings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-27
MORE S.B.A. SUITS
Order Suspends Business of To-
peka Society in Nebraska.
Action Said To Be Based on
Case Lost in Kansas.

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. CIV. SB.
Young, Nebraska insurance commits
sioner, today issued an order sus-
pending the Securities Benefit asso-
in Nebraska pending an outcome of
an examination of the associations
business at Topeka by examiners from
Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas and Ne
braska.
Action by the Nebraska department
is seemingly based entirely on charges
contained in the attorney generals
suit against the Security Benefit as
sociation in the Douglas county dis
trict court. This suit failed in every
detail.
According to officers OF the asso-
citation, the Nebraska order merely
solicit new business pending results
of the examination in Topeka. The
association, it is asserted, will be per-
mitted to continue collection of dues
from the 10000 members in that
state.
Since the attorney generals office
failed to sustain the action in the
Douglas county court, warrants have
been issued for officers of the asso-
citation in Missouri. Issuance OF these
complaints followed a trip to Mis-
souri, by the Kansas attorney general
after he had lost his case in his home
state. Whether the trip concerned
action against the big Topeka fra
ternal society is now known. OBJ
servers have also noted that the Ma
braska case followed promptly on the
heels of the Missouri action. Last
week, representatives from the Ne
braska insurance department and az
torney generals office came to To-
peka for a conference regarding the
Security Benefit matter.
Rehashing of Case.
In statement today, ]. v. Abrahams,
secretary of the national organization,
stated that the Nebraska case was
merely rehashing before the public
the case which the attorney general
was unable to maintain in the courts.
No notice was given regarding the
proceedings nor was an opportunity
given the society for a hearing Abra-
hams asserted.
THE action by the Nebraska de-
partment is seemingly like that of
the Kansas department" said Secre-
tary Abrahams, land was taken by
the attorney general without notice
to the society or an opportunity to be
heard. AS near as we are able to
learn the action was based largely K
not entirely upon the same things set
out in the complaint of the Kansas at
torney general before Judge Means in
Douglas county. All of these issues
were decided in favor of the society.
The action taken purports to be only
a temporary suspension and. while
it denies right to solicit new business.
does not in any way affect our pres
ent business. We are now investigat-
ing the effectiveness of the order"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-27
RAIL STRIKE VOTED
Ninety Per Cent 10000 Train
men Declare for Walk-Out.
Leaders Retieent as to Date for
Strike Order.


: Chicago. Sept. 27.-A strike of
1856, 900 railway trainmen of the United
States has been authorized by union
leaders and by the general grievance
committee of the organization, if the
result of the strike vote now being
counted indicates that the member
ship desires a walk-out, James MUIR
dock, vice president of the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen. announced
today.
Altho the count of the strike votes
will not be completed for several days,
union leaders declared today that re-
turns already tabulatedS indicate at
least 80 per cent of the men favor a
strike.
Union leaders were reticent as to the
probable date for the strike if one is
authorized, but it was learned unof-
ficially that a strike may be called as
early as October 2. W. G. Lee, presi-
dent of the brotherhood, will arrive
here tomorrow and it is expected that
a definite decision as to strike plans
will be reached after he has had time
to confer with other officials of the
organization.
Six vice presidents of the brother
hood and fifty-seven general chairmen
are in attendance at the meeting here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-27
Rolled Stockings
Will Be Taboo in
Kansas Schools

Slashed skirts, rolled stockings, and
other extreme fashions for woman
teachers will be taboo in Kansas
schools. Miss Lorraine E. Wooster.
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton, announced today she would begin
an active campaign against immodest
dress.
"At the request of school boards.
the W. G. T. U. and city declarations
Of women's clubs. am now preparing
a manual with specified statements as
to proper dress for teachers" said Miss
Wooster. "A copy of the manual will
be placed I'm every Kansas school.
THE teachers of the state help set
the example for young girls. and
school boards can no longer tolerate
low pumps. veil-like waists and similar
extremes in midwinter"
Emphasizing the Importance Of the
example set by school teachers, Miss
Wooster referred to a teacher in q
Labette county high school who was
not re-empIoyed this year because she
wore slashed skirts and rolled her
stockings. A young woman graduate
of a Kansas college, teaching her first
year in a Butler county high school.
was caught gambling and dismissed at
once.
And am ashamed to confess
Miss Wooster added. that a woman
teacher in a Reno county high school
was discovered smoking a cigaret IN
her room last year OF course she was
discharged at once"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-27
Only Dozen of IrrecOnciIable
Democrats Oppose Treaties.
Even Quiet Campaign by Wilson
Fails to Unite Party.
CONFERENCE MAKES DECISION
Ratification of PactS With Ger
many, ct al, Certain.
Only Few SOIOns Are Still I'm
decided on Vote.

Washington, Sept. 27.-Democratic
senators in conference today decided
that the peace treaties with Germany,
Austria and Hungary were not mat
ters for party action. Individual
Democrats, it was said. would be left
to follow their own judgment in voting
on ratification.
Only Few to Oppose.
Despite the understanding given a
number of Democratic senators that
former President Woodrow Wilson is
quietly opposing ratification of the
German, Austrian and Hungarian
treaties, Democratic leaders of the
senate persisted today in their predic-
tion that not more than a dozen on
the Democratic side would vote against
ratification.
Influence of the former presid ent
was reported to be at work when the
.entire Democratic mem bership of the
senate met in secret conference this
morning for an exchange of views re-
garding the treaty situation. 1t was
not the purpose of the conference to
bind the Democratic senators to any
party policy or course respecting the
treaties.
Underwood in the Lead.
Senator Underwood of Alabama, the
Democratic minority leader, presided.
He was seconded by Senator Hitch
cock, of Nebraska, ranking Demo-
cratic member of the senate foreign
relations committee, who favors raj
fication.
Aside from anti-Ieague irreconcil-
ables, like Reed, of Missouri; Shields,
of Tennessee, and Watson, of Georgia,
who are lined up against the treaties,
it was asserted that few Democratic
senators of Wilsonian sympathities be-
side Glass. of Virginia, and Williams,
of Mississippi, would oppose ratifica-
tion.
Senators Pat Harrison, of Missis-
sippi, and King, of Utah, are seeking
to work up opposition to the treaties
on the Democratic side. Senator
Pomerene, of Ohio; Gerry, of Rhode
Island; Harris, of Georgia, and Nc
Kellar. of Tennessee, are among the
Democrats who say they have not yet
decided what they are going to do
about the treaties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-27
Coz. Allen Urges Kansas
CiUic Bodies To Search
For Jobs for JobIess
Suggests Program Similar One Adopted in Philadelphia
Where $4,000 Worth of Betterments Were Pledged
in One Day-October Set Aside AS "Clean-Up Paint
Up and Fix-Up" Campaign.

cost of plumbing, painting, carpenter work
and other labor and materials necessary
to keep private properties in first class
condition has discouraged property own
ers from doing all the work in this direc-
tion that was needful. Now that the costs
of such work have come down to more
nearly normal basis, believe that during
the month of October the people of the
state should adopt it as general repair
month. The weather will be favorable, the
costs will not be high and the policy
would put practically all of our unem-
ployed at work. If we should establish
the month of October a general fix-up,
cleanup, paint-up period, it WOULD intro
duce into the situation a new spirit of CO.
operation between employment and labor.
1t would strike q new note of sympathy
for the men who are out of work. Many
of these men are victims of the abnormal
times. They have not been able to estab-
lish any surplus upon which they may
live thru the winter and unless the com
munities take a sympathetic attitude in
this matter many of these men, thru no
fault of their own, will be at loss to pro-
vide for themselves and their families.
The simple method suggested of turning
over to these men the work that ought to be
done will not only relieve these men of the
it will also greatly improve the appear
ance of every town and city in Kansas
In Philadelphia the other day 1900 men
pledged that they would have at least SIC
worth of work done at their homes on need
full repairs BY the evening of that day
they had created 81 0OO 900 worth of work.
The situation in Kansas, while not so
poignant as that in Philadelphia, would
nevertheless respond to the same generous
and cooperative effort to reduce unem-
ployment.
1 sincerely hope that the Chambers of
Commerce of the larger Kansas communi-
ties and the other organizations which do
so much for community life everywhere
will take sufficient interest in this sug-
gestion to adopt it as a community enter
prise.
: It is easy of course, to hold unemploy-
ment conferences, but often they do not
bring any relief to the unemployed. The
successful operation of the simple plan
suggested herein would unite all the com
munities into an unemployment effort
which would find the very remedy we need:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-27
BELFAST UNDER MARTIAL Law
Military Authorities Take Charge in
Riot Torn Ulster City.

Belfast, Sept. 27.-This city was vir-
tually under martial law today with
the riot act in effect and was COM
paratively peaceful.
Two men were slightly wounded by
Iusillades during the night Two
houses were attacked and the furni-
ture was removed to the street and
burned.
The military authorities have issued
a proclamation forbidding three or
more persons to assemble in the
streets after $3.50 o'clock at night
The riot zone"-in which five were
killed and sixty wounded Sunday and
Sunday night-was under military pa
troll thruout the night and today the
streets were filled with armored cars,
carrying machine guns which passed
slowly back and forth between the
battle wrecked houses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-27
Underseas Craft at Bottom San
Pedro HarbOr.
GIANT CRANES TO RESCUE
Boat Filled Thru Torpedo Tube
and Sank Rapidly.
Is Second Accident for the Same
Submersible.

Los Angeles. Sept. 27.-In one of
the most thrilling efforts at rescue
ever enacted in Pacific coast waters,
navy officials worked with feverish
haste today in what was regarded as a
forlorn hope atteI44pt to rescue two
men trapped in the hull of the sub
marine Rs. which suddenly sank in
Los Angeles harbor last night when
one of the torpedo tubes suddenly
opened and the craft filled with water
Were Twenty Men Aboard.
A check of the roster of the twenty
men aboard shows the two missing to
be j. Dreffen, seaman, and an cleo
trician named SpaulsDerg.
That the death list was not larger
was due, it is said. to the presence Of
mind of one of the crew in cutting
hawsers that bound the R-6 to two
other submarines.
After the submarine sank, divers
worked frantically for hours in an
effort to ascertain whether one Of the
missing men had been able to close an
alright compartment in the Rs and
shut off the water.
At the time of the accident, mem
bers of the crew were getting tor
pedoes ready for battle practice sched-
uled to have been, held today. The
men all rushed for the exists. Just
as one of them, believed to have been
Spaulsberg, grasped the coming tower
ladder, there was what appeared to
be a gas explosion and the man dis
appeared.
Fighting for Two Lives.
The water of the harbor was cleared
about the sunken craft and the navy
tug Sonoma began towing a floating
crane to the scene of the accident in
the hope of lifting the submarine to
the surface during the day
Twenty officers and men were on
board the submarine when it suddenly
began to fill with water thru the rear
torpedo tube as the result of an un-
explained accident. Eighteen men
fled to the deck in safety before the
little craft settled to the bottom of
the harbor, thirty-two feet beneath the
surface.
Officers will try to lift the subma-
rine to the surface so that~a hole can
be drilled in the side of the vessel and
permit the escape of the trapped men,
if they are still alive or-the recovery
of their bodies, if they are dead.
The boat was constructed in 1913
at Fall River ship yards. 1t was in
command of Lieut.. L R. Chambers
Lieuts S. D. Jutt and J. M. Steele
were junior officers.
In November. 1918, its hull was
damaged when it struck Black Ledge
reef at New London, Conn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-27
WASHBURN-K. U. TICKETS READY
Event of Football Season In Topeka
Here Saturday Afternoon.

Season tickets for the Washburn
college 1921 football season were
placed on sale today at the office OF
The State Journal.
Coach Dwight T. Ream. of Wash
burn, is confident of a large sale OF
tickets for the ensuing season
''We're starting off with our best
game,'' said Ream, land the season
tickets admit the holder to all five of
the home games"
A gang of college students are at
work every day on the bleachers and
seats which surround the Washburn
field, getting them in fit shape for
Saturdays contest with K. U.
The annual K. U.-Washburn con-
test is a football classic, not only for
Washburn, but for Lawrence. The
game Saturday is arousing consider
able enthusiasm among Topekans and
residents of Lawrence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-27
TO BUILD MANY new HOMES
Permits Issued for Total of $1OO 900
Worth of Buildings.

Nearly 100000 is the estimated
cost for building operations for which
permits have been issued by the city
fire marshal in the last three days
saturday, Monday and today the total
amount of the permits secured has
been S96,425.
Dwelling houses have been the prin-
cipal form of building activity indi-
Gated in the permits. Today the larg-
est single building cost shown on the
permits was for $4,000 for a colonial
brick home at 1920 College avenue,
to be built by E. L. Bowers. A $500
garage also will be built on the same
site. l. K. Bowers, 1888 Mulvane
avenue, father of E. L. Bowers, will
be contractor for the new home. His
son has been residing with him.
Another permit for a dwelling
house was issued today to Guy L.
Andre for a siX-room frame house at
1880 Boswell. to cost $4,000
G. L. Hooper, manager of the
Orpheum theater, secured permit
Monday for a $4,000 colonial brick
home, eight rooms, at 1201-12O7 Col
lege avenue.
The L. F. Clearinghouse company
secured permits Saturday for building
several houses in various districts in
the city totaling s23, 900.
The Ne<th Topeka Baptist church
will erect a new church to cost $40,
E. H. Watts, SIS West Tenth, will
build seven-room one story house to
cost $4,000.
L. A. Mcpherson secured a permit
to build a one-story seyen-room
dwelling, northwest corner of Roose-
Welt and Evans avenue, $4,000
Irving Botkin will build a two-story,
5-room frame house at sos Broad
moor avenue, to cost $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-27
Garage Is Too Cool
So Chicago Official
Wants in OtDn Home

Chicago. Sept. 27.-John Schannon
of Glencoe, a suburb. is homeless be-
cause Mrs. Schannon and the building
commissioner of the village disagreed
on artistic details of Schannon's new
house. Mrs. Schannon wanted dormer
windows.
The building commissioner said that
they were unsightly and refused to
issue a building permit until the house
was redesigned. Schannon has ap-
pealed to the circuit court for an in
junction allowing him to proceed with
his house. asserting that he will freeze
to death II forced to spend the winter
in his garage, where he now resides.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-27

The near Indian summer weather
will continue according to Meteorolo
gist Flora Nothing but sunshine is
in sight The skies were reported
clear from Kansas west to San Fran
cisco and the same condition is re-
ported north to the Canadian border
and thruout the northwest.
Los Angeles was the hottest place in
the United States Monday, the mer-
curry reaching 102 degrees. Hot
weather is reported thruout the sum-
mer resort country. The lowest tenn
perature in the country was 40 de-
grees at Sheridan, Wyo. No frosts
were reported in that section of the
country. The highest temperature in
Kansas Monday was Sc degrees at
Dodge City and the lowest was 50 at
Goodland.
No rain was reported in Kansas dur
CONTINUED on Pcge Two)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-27

New York, Sept. 26.-Like other
office boys, Jimmy, employed by the
Guaranty Trust company, has
grandmother who dies frequently ana
conveniently whenever Jimmy wants
a few days off.
But the last death" nearly cost
him his job and now is costing him
all his spare pennies.
The banks employees club felt so
sorry for Jimmy that they sent Il
bouquet to grandma's funeral. Came
this telephone call from Jimmy's
house:
I'VE have just received some
flowers from the bank. Can you tell
me what they are for?"
When Jimmy returned from the
funeral" it was decreed that he
should refund the price of the
flowers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-27
TOPEKAN AT FORD CONFERENCE
Frank Nj. Chase Among Independent
Contributors at Detroit.

Frank NJ. Chase. of Topeka.
widely read contributor to Henry
Ford's Dearborn Independent" has
returned from a conference at Dear
born with the editors of this COM
paratively new magazine. Twelve or
the most prominent contributors from
over the United States were called to
Detroit for the ma gazine meeting
The Independent is making plans
for great advancement and our eyes
were open to the opportunities" !"
Chase said, in reference to the con-
ference.