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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-23
Chiefs off, w. w. Plan
To Kick Off the LID
and Start Dun Revolt
Organization of Steel Workers. First Objective-Tae
Over Mills Their Second-Declare American Fedora
ton of Labor Has Laid Down on the Job.

New York, Nov. 23.-The I. w. W.
with new programs and new leaders
are preparing to kick off the lid and
raise hell" chiefs of the organization
here declared today.
Revival of activities on a nation
wide scale has begun with a drive to
organize the steel workers.
With all plans laid to engineer a
strike. delegates" as the wobblies
call their organizers, have been sent
into Pittsburgh. Gary. Ind, Youngs-
town. Ohio. and other steel centers, it
was learned.
Time Ripe For Steel Strike.
1--WE only nave to organize 90 per
cent of the steel workers to pull the
greatest strike this country has ever
seen, and the time looks ripe for it
said L. S. Chumley. editor of the In
dustrial Unionist. the organs paper in
the east and its spokesman here.
THE American Federation of La
Dor has laid down on the job" The
American Federation of Labor admit
they can't organize the steel mills
They admit the reason is that the steel
workers want one big union. Well,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-23
ALMOST MISSED CONNECTION
Films For "Thc Girl From Topeka
Received Here just in Time.

Topekans who were expecting to see
the Topeka made film The Girl From
Topeka this afternoon and tonight,
do not know by what a narrow mar
gin they came near not realizing their
hopes. Those who attended this after
moons matinee did not see anything
wrong, but had they been out in the
lobby prior to the time for the show
ing of the home talent picture they
would have seen an exciting scene. 81
The picture was shown the first
two DAYS of the week under a special
ruling by Governor Henry Allen be-
cause of a failure of the local Kiwanis
club and the film censors in Kansas
City to get together. 1t was arranged
Tuesday for the film to be shown to
the board this morning and another
hurried trip to Kansas City was made
by Henry Eisenhard, whom those who
attended the making of the film will
remember rs that tall man who
worked the camera"
Henry got the film by the censors
all right, but he missed his train out
of Kansas City at noon today. He did
the next best thing and took the inter
urban to Lawrence and there chart
cred an automobile and made the trip
from the X. u. city here in record
time. reaching here at 3:4O o'clock,
about two minutes before time for
the film to go on the projection ma
chine at the Grand theatRr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-23
FOR MUTUAL PROTECTION
Perfect Package Campaign Will Help
Both Shipper and Carrier.

Local representative of the rail-
road companies and the American EX-
press company desired to have the
general public understand that mutual
protection Tor both the carriers and
shippers against loss is the object of
the Perfect Package Month" now be-
ing conducted in Topeka in connection
with the national campaign.
Where the carriers are at fault in
the handling or marking of packages.
receipts and bills of lading, the local
agents say they are DESTROYS of having
the shippers call their attention to
them and are anxious to have this CO.
operation in order that the mutual
purposes of the campaign may be ac-
cOmplished.
LAS a whole the shippers and their
employees are showing a fine response
to the campaign and it is getting some
real results said one OF the agents
today, but there are a few who are
/ inclined to take the attitude that
1.-THE movement is a selfish one on the
part OF the carrier companies. We
want to have our own faults correct
Cd the same as. those of the shippers
80 that both can get the benefits of
the saving.
THE campaign is strictly one OF
suggestion to bring about the better
handling of packages to prevent loss
OF money and time to both carriers
and shippers and when criticisms are
coming our way We want them"
Two of the things that the carriers
are insisting upon for the benefit of
the shippers is the use by their en-
ployes of better carbons in the prepa-
ration of copies of receipts and other
papers and the elimination of all alb
breYiations that cannot be called
standard and not generally known by
the geenral public. Poor carbons and
the use of too many authorizations are
the sources of most of the complaints
that come from the shipper, while
many of the exceptions noted by the
carriers are due to double addresses
and the use of second hand boxes and
"a T-tn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-23
TOMLINSON- HOFFMAN BOUT
Two Fast WrcstIcrs VIII Meet Here
Friday Night.

Topeka. after striving for years, has
finally made the grade in the wrestling
line.
Due to the efforts of several wres-
Ting promoters, chief among them p.
NJ. Young of\Topeka, two fast mat
men will meet at Warnick's hall, 526
Quincy street, Friday night at
o'clock.
Tommy Tomlinson of Blackwell
Okla. weighing in at 16S pounds, and
Louis Hoffman, of Havensville, Kan,
weight 165 pounds, will tangle for the
honors of the evening.
Hoffman IS known in Topeka. His
home was formerly here, and he
wrestled in Silver Lake and Topeka
several years ago.
TOmlinson, altho unknown to local
fans, invades Topeka with a reputa-
ton for aggressive, heady work on the
mat. At a recent bout IN Emporia,
he received favorable comment from
both the fans and the press.
Manager Young, who will direct
the bouts of Tomlinson this winter.
says the Hoffman-Tomlinson bout is
only one of many which ne proposes
to bring to Topeka this winter
THE Fans want the wrestling
Matches said Young, and Wen
bring them here"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-23
TO SHOW FLAGS
Red Cross WIN Finish Cam
paign Here Saturday.
Mrs. C. A. Wolf Makes Special
Appeal to Topekans.

Red Cross service flags should be
displayed in every window in Topeka
tomorrow, Friday and Saturday. &C
cording to Mrs. c. A. Wolf chairman
of the Topeka chapter of the Red
Cross, who today announced that it
will be impossible to conclude enroll
ment of members before Saturday
night.
Display of the flags will enable the
canvaSserS to concentrate their efforts
on homes and offices in which no dis
play of service flags are made, and
members and canvassers each will be
saved the embarrassment consequent
on a duplication of solicitation.
Mrs. Wolf in a special appeal to the
citizens of Topeka today called atten-
ton to the fact that the Red Cross
activities have received the endorse
ment of such prelates as Cardinals
O'Connel and Dougherty. Rabbi
Stephen Wise and many prominent
protestant clergymen.
Members are not enrolling so fast as
they should, Mrs. Wolf said today. and
scattering reports from individual
workers indicate that unless some big
hearted Topekans come to the front
with a few substantial subscriptions
the Topeka chapter will be forced to
abandon some of the work it had
planned to do the coming year.
Mrs. Wolf also called attention tC
the fact that memberships in the
Red Cross have nothing TO do with
the purchase of stamps for antf-tuber-
subscriptions should be made entirely
separate, Mrs. Wolf said, as she press
ed her request that the two causes be
not confused.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-23
SEARCH FOR KANSAS BANKER
President of Lake State Bank Last
Seen November Z.

The state banking department to-
day began an organized search for
Dave Freemyer, president of the Lake
State bank in Lake City, Barber
county. Freemyer has not been seen
Slice the night of November Z. His
bank was closed by the directors and
is now in the hands of the state bank
ing department.
Freemyer disappeared after taking
shipment of cattle to Kansas City.
He was seen in the union station the
night of disappearance. Efforts to To-
cate the man since that time have
failed. The state department is now
preparing for nationwide search.
The banker was known to be in
poor health. He was working under
a severe nerve strain" Bank Commits
sioner. Foster stated today. TT is not
known whether he is wandering some
where, has met with foul play, or in
a fit Of dependency may have taken
his life"
Affairs of Freemyer and his bank
are now being checked thru cores
pondent banks in Kansas City and
Wichita. The Lake City bank was
capitalized for $4,000 and had de
pOsits of 100000, according to its
latest statement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-23
WILSON is NAMED
Former Bank Commissioner to
Farmers National Here.
I'll. G.. West to Remain As Presi-
dent Until January.

Final reorganization plans for the
Farmers National bank of Topeka
have been held up by officers of the
Institution because of the sickness of
C. c. K. Scoville and may not be an
nounced for several weeks. The fact
that the Seneca banker is sick at the
present time and may not carry out
plans to move TO Topeka, may deter
mine the personnel of officers of the
institution
Reorganization plans were consid-
cred by directors of the bank at a spe-
cial meeting Tuesday night. The reor-
ganization resulted from the sale of
large block of the banks stock by H.
C. West, president. This stock was
purchased by Scoville and Walter E.
Wilson, former state senator from
Washington county and until recently
state bank commissioner.
Wilson was elected as chairman of
the board of directors and will i'm
mediately begin service as an active
officer of the bank. No action was
taken, tho, regarding retirement of
West as president. Unless conditions
of Mr.. Scoville's health should war
rant an earlier change, it is likely that
West will continue in the presidency
until the annual bank meeting in jan
nary.
Sale of the West stock in the Farm
ers' National was contaminated recent
". The retiring president has not de-
termined his future plans.
The Farmers National was organ
ized by West and opened for business
in May, 1913. J. W. Thurston former
cashier of the Bank of Topeka, was
president of the institution during the
first two or three years of its exist
ence. He was succeeded by West. F.
F. Ginger is cashier of the bank with
Hugh Smith and Glen Shimeal assist
ant cashiers. Directors made no
changes in these officers Tuesday
night.
The bank is capitalized at 100000,
with $4,000 surplus and undivided
profits. It's deposits are nearly a mil
lion dollars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-23
SANITARY OFFICERS CONFER
Livestock Men Seek Uniform Methods
of Making TubercuIar Tests.

Livestock sanitary officers are in
conference in the state house today re-
garding uniform methods of making
Itubercular tests among cattle herds.
Federal and state officials are attend
ing the conference in the office of j.
H. Mercer, state livestock sanitary
commissioner.
Methods of making tests are being
discussed by the various officials. An
effort will be made to agree os a
standard method of testing cattle
conference are J. H. Mercer. state
commissioner; Senator o. o. Wolfe of
Ottawa, member of the state veteri-
nary board; Dr. r. r. Dylzstra, Man
haitian, agricultural college veterinary
department.; and Dr.. H. NJ. Crate in
spector for the United States bureau
of animal husbandry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-23

we're on the job now and were going
to stick until we put it over.
'Of course, tthe American Fedora
ton of Labor will get busy and try to
help the steel trust along by fight
ing US.
Take Over the Mills
what will we do If we win a
strike for the steel workers? Take
over the mills and turn them over to
the workers. Maybe the workers will
feel sorry for Gary and give him some
kind of a job around the works at 30
cents an hour.
IF we ever organize the steel work
ers 100 per cent-well, good night! 1t
means revolution
Chumley jubiIantly declared that
the 'wobblies" have staged a '-come
back" Since the departure of Big
Bill' Haywood for Russia and the i'm
prisonment of other prominent Lead
ers, the organization, Chumley claims,
has grown by leaps and bounds and
now has a membership of 100000.
The new program of the ''wobblies'
calls for an intensive campaign among
the railroad and oil workers as well
as the steel workers, Chumley said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-23
POLICE ATTEND FUNERAL
Services for Robert Fitzpatrick Held
Here Today.

The Topeka police paid homage and
respect to a brother officer this after
noon when they attended the funeral
of Robert Fitzpatrick, Wichita mo-
torcycle policeman, who was killed
Sunday by bandits whom he arrested
in Wichita. The funeral was held at
2:90 o'clock this afternoon from
Shellabarger's chapel. Burial was in
Rochester cemetery. The body ar
rived in Topeka early this morning.
Fitzpatrick lived in Topeka for
many years prior to going to Wichita,
and was well known among Topeka
police officers. Every man who could
be cared from his duties for a short
tine this afternoon attended the
funeral.
Mrs. Fitzpatrick says she expects
to visit with he- parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Carl Metzger COS North Van Buren,
street, and will then return to Wich-
tia. She has two little girls, Roberta,
aged 2, and Dolores, aged 4. F'itz-
patrick was a captain in the quarter
masters corps during the war. He
formerly operated a grocery store on
Huntoon street,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-23
new S. S. ORGANIZATION
Plans Being Made for Topeka Sun
day School Assn.

day School Assn.
The Topeka Sunday School associa-
ton will be organized here in the near
future, according to an announcement
made by the future work committee
of the Shawnee Sunday School asso-
citation at its twenty-second annual
convention today. The new associa-
ton will be a part of the county asso-
citation. The purpose of the new or
ganization will be to promote work in
the city Sunday schools. such as the
vacation Bible school, which is ap-
| plicabIe to these schools only
The closing session of the conven-
ton will open at 1880 o'clock this
evening with music furnished by the
church. This will be followed. by the
installation of officers, who will serve
during the coming year. Religious
| Education, a Community Asset" will
be the subject on which Frank c..
Richards. general secretary of the
Kansas Sunday School association, will
address the convention. Dean Pierre
S. Zampierre, of Washburn college
will deliver the closing address on
Religious Education-a Challenge to
Service"
The feature of the mornings pro-
gram was the Quiet Hour" led by
DIR. A. E. Gregory, pastor of the First
Congregational church.
The afternoon session opened with
short song service which was fol-
lowed by a talk by the Rev. F. F.
Ogle on "Religious Education and the
Summer Vacation Bible School" 1.-The
Week Day School of Religion" was
the subject of the address made by
the Rev John A. McAfee, of the West
minister Presbyterian church. H. w.
Bomgardner talked on the community
training school. o. w. Hascall and
r. S. Smith led the discussion on the
week end Sunday school camp. The
Quiet Hour" was led by DR.. A. E.
Gregory. The afternoon session was
ADJOURNED after an address by DR.. Ed
mund. J. Kulp on 1.-The Christian
Home, Americas Safeguard"
Approximately sixty people attended
the afternoon session. Altho the at
tendance at the convention was not as
large as expected, the purpose of the
convention was accomplished success
fully
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-23
BETTER SERVICE ON |. at.
Special Equipment Being Added to
Motor Car.


The motor car on the Leavenworth
& Topeka railroad, between Meriden
and LeavenWorth, will not be run next
Sunday and Monday, it was announced
today by o. B. Cutler, general man
ager. The car will be given the va
cation while special compartments
are being added to permit the carry
ing of all kinds of mail The com
partmeuts will be located underneath
the floor of the car along the Sides
and each will be large enough to ac-
commodate several mail sacks.
The ca at present is carrying only
first-class mail but with the new ia
cilities it will take on the parcel post
This class of mail is now being car
ried by the company's freight train
that the train will be run tr1-weekIy
instead of daily, except Sunday. Per
mission to make such a change in the
freight t>ain's schedule was granted
by the state utilities commission
some time ago, but according TO Cuff
Ter the business has been large enough
10 delay the plan. Better mail serv-
ice can also be given by the motor car
as it makes the run daily including
Sunday.
with the motor car running every
day in the week we are giving the
towns good service" said Cutler. we
are still figuring on adding another
car or putting on a trailer 10 the one
we already have and this service may
be given soon after the r1rsr of the
wear"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-23
THREE FIRES ON WEST EIGHTH.
Roof Fires Are Numerous in West
Portion of City.

Three roof fires have occurred on
West Eighth avenue in the past three
days-in a space of four blocks. The
first fire was at 1118 West Eighth in
a house owned by Miss Elizabeth Will
son, Monday.
The other two came today. One
was at 913 West Eighth, in a house
occupied by Mrs. W. K. Richardson,
this morning. The second was short
ly after noon, at 1110 West Eighth, in
house occupied by Mrs. Daisy
Northam. The damage in each case
was slight, and the fires started from
sparks from the chimneys.
There is no particular reason for
the fires occurring along West Eighth.
They just happened that way" AS
s:stant Fire Marshal Joseph Wade
Itch said this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-23
CITY OFFICES Will CLOSE.
Thanksgiving Day Will Be Observed
at City Hall.

The offices in the city building with
the exception of the health depart
ment's offices, will be closed all day
Observation-Disclosures Day. With
the imminent danger of a smallpox
epidemic, and the diphtheria still in
evidence. the health department Of
fices will be kept open during the
morning
The offices of the Chamber of Com
merce will also be closed all day, and
no luncheon will be served there
Thursday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-23
:?
When does.
a Woman
giOe too little
or gi1'e
too much:o

Charles Haines, leaving for
the battlefront. waivers be-
tween the cold sweetheart
who Gives Nothing" and the
glowing one who said he was
worth any sacrifice (and
made the sacrifice).
A very delicate situation
which confronts many throb-
bling hearts is presented in
A Pond With Weeds" by
Roland Pertwee, in Decem-
Der HEARST'S International.
Princess and peasant, million
airess and working girl find
here a common ground of in
terest-for the impulses of
love are the same in Royal
Palace or Peasants Hut.
Read this in the December
REARST'S International.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-23
PROSPECTIVE GROOM SUICIDE.
Baltimore Man Found Dead in Garage
at Los Angeles.

Los Angeles No 23.-Announce-
ment was made the corener's Of
flee today thr - verdict of suicide
would be s d in the case of w
Donnell swart, 30, a Baltimore
broker, found dead Of a gunshot
wound in a garage building at the Los
Angeles mansion of Walter Nordhoff
Stewart was to have been married
tomorrow to Nordhoffs daughter,
Miss Mary Whitall Nordhoff
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-23
Conan DoyIe's
New Mystery
Story

The matchless creator OF
Sherlock Holmes. and the
most distinguished contem-
porary authority on spirit
p h n o m e n a has give n
Hearst's his wierdest story
the battle of a spook and a
present day champion. Read
the Bully of Brocas Court"
In HEARST'S International
for December.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-23
FIND AN ABANDONED BABE.
Believed Child Was Thrown from Auto
Near Cleveland Red Cross.

Cleveland, Nov. ga baby boy,
suffering terribly from exposure, was
found on the driveway near the Red
Cross teaching center shortly after
daylight this morning
The baby was lying on the ground
entirely naked, a1tho a woman's I'M
dergarment was found nearby. Au-
thorfties believe that he had been
hurled to the ground from passing
automobile.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-23
TOPEKA BANK CLEARINGS.
Total This Week Was $1,S12, $685.
Decrease From Last Week.

Topeka bank clearfngs for the week
ended today totaled $1,s12,356.S ac-
cording to Theodore Mueller. manager
of the local bank clearing house. The
clearings were closed one day early
this week on account of Thanksgiv-
ing. Last weeks total was s2,734.-
667.s4, as compared with 1902, 447.sS
for this week in 1920.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-23
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage licenses were issued in the
probate court during the last twenty four
hours to the following:
George Gerisch, Richland. p
Fay Beam, Richland. Observation-Disclosures
Thomas J. Barker. Topeka.
Ida C. Milliron, Topeka. ................46
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-23

Diamond Engagement Rings, $50 e
$500. Easy terms. Harris-Goar Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-23
A Monument
to the Insect
That Ruined
Them

Down in Enterprise, Ala
bama, the grateful citizens
have erected an inspiring
monument to the boil weevli.
which ruined their chief
means of livelihood. why?
Read Mr.. Jackson Grows
Cotton" in D e m b e
HEARSTS international.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-23
My Life
on Main Street

No man in all wartime Amer
lea knew more-and talked
less than our best loved Vice
President Thomas r. Mar
shall. Read his autobiog-
raphy, starting in December
HEARST'S International.
New Britain herald., 1921-05-11
KILLED IN POLAND
k. Poplawski. Formerly of This City.
 Accidentally Killed by Brother

Word has been received here by relatives of the dead man that K. Poplawsii. who formerly conducted a confectionery store on Broad street. near the corner of Washington street. was accidentally killed by his brother in Poland. Mir. Poplaws<i left New Britain with his wife and family last Nnvemhcr with the intentions of in VcstinE his money in the new republic. The letters received say that he was killed about Christmas tmc and that his brother was a member of the Polish Legion.
 When Poplawski left here last No vember ono of the things he took with his was an American revolver Ii is said in the letter that while discussing the war with his brother with him was an American revolver for display. His brother took it and not knowing it was loaded, began to examine ii. The weapon was accident ly discharged and the bullet entered PoplawskTs body and he died within few hours.