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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20
TOTAL OF III NEW Y MEMBERS
Fred VoiIand Urges Fathers to Ac-
company Sons to Association.

The total of new members secured
in the Y. NJ. C. A. membership cam
paign jumped to 177 Thursday. ac-
cording to reports given at the Y. M.
c, A. workers meeting Thursday
night. Eighty-two members were
close to halfway of the goal of 400 new
members.
How the Y. NJ. c. A may help
fathers and sons to be better friends
was pointed out by Fred Voiland,
campaign worker. in talk to the
canvassing teams at the Y. M. c. A.
supper Thursday night. He urged
fathers to take memberships and ac-
company their sons to the association
to enjoy their activities together
The primary reason for conducting
the campaign is to furnish finances
to enable the LOCAL association to ex-
tend its privileges to boys who would
not otherwise be able to share them.
A list of 800 such boys already has
been kept by the association, but by
the conclusion of the campaign at
least 500 more boys will be admitted
on such plan. Such boys belong
to the Pioneer club. Robert keeler,
president of the Pioneer club. talked
to the workers Thursday night. as also
did the vice president, Robert Ruff
ner, and several other members, tell
ing the campaign leaders what the
Pioneer club privileges mean to them.
The members of the Pioneer club are
between the ages of 10 and 5 years.
The leading teams in the Thursday
canvass were Ed Rabe'- team of the
Blue divisions and James McFarland's S
team of the Red division Rabe re-
ported thirteen members and $1Os.5O
in cash for Thursday, and Mcfarland
fourteen members and s113 in cash.
Both captains were given bouquets of
roses. Rabe led in the Blue division
the previous day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20

washington, May 20.-Criticism al
legged to have been made in France
against the Thirty-fifth (Kansas Ma
tional guard) division by Major Rob-
ert c. Peck caused the senate military
committee to postpone today action
on his nomination to be a lieutenant
colonel
Senators Curtis and Capper, Repub-
licans, Kansas, were reported to have
objected to Major Peck's confirmation
until an inquiry was made.
At a recent reunion of the thirty
fifth division, resolutions wer e
adopted charging Major Peck with
making "a scurrilous and scandalous
report regarding the division. stating
that it had '-all the ear marks of a
national guard outfit, which it is
This, the resolution recited, was IAN
insult to every man and officer in the
division and was the snap judgment
of a West Point minionette, fresh
from his Limousine, his boots well
polished and without the knowledge
of what gun fired in anger meant"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20
She TRIMS NEWS And ADS
Woman Evangelist Edits Parsons
Sun-WieIds Wicked Pencil on
Society Page.

Parsons, Kan. May 2o.-Mrs.
George L. Rose, who, with her hus-
band, is conducting a union revival
in Parsons, is editing the Parsons Daily
Sun today. She was given full au-
thority to censor news and advertising
and refused an advertisement for a
movie theater that announced Be
witching costumes and Dance Di-
vine" declaring there could be no di-
vinity in dancing.
She also rejected an advertisement
portraying women in bathing suits
and ordered all card parties and
dances omitted from the society page.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20
West Virginia Governor Sends
Troops to Quell Riots.
Calls Upon All Citizens to Aid
Ending Labor War.
ARMED MEN ARE MOBILIzIRG
Union Appeal to NOnuniOn
Miners to Walk Out.
Promise Strike Benefits IL They
VIII Help in Fight.

Charleston, w. Va, May 20.-Gov-
ernor E. F. Morgan of west Virginia
proclaimed martial law today in Min.
go county, scene of recent fighting in
the mine war struggle between union
and nonunion miners.
State troops will enforce the law.
Civil authorities are instructed to con-
tinue their duties and civil courts are
instructed to try all cases of infrac-
ton of civil law.
Appeal to Nonunion Miners.
What has been termed a lockout
strike" has been in progress in the
coal mines of the Mingo field for AL
most year and, according to the gov
ernor's proclamation, a state of war
lnsurrection and riot is and has been
Tor some time in existence"
Soon after the governors procla-
nation appeared, Charles L. Keeney,
president of District IL, United Mine
workers, in signed statement called
upon all nonunion miners in the Minco
Held to strike and promised them
union benefits while they were idle
Armed Men Assembling.
Large bodies of armed men," Cow
ernor Morgan said in his proclama-
tlon, nave assembled in the noun
tains OF Mingo county and fired into
ana shot up public and other buildings
ana 1ired into passenger trains while
passing over the Norfolk & Western
railroad. Many lives have been lost
ana much property destroyed as a re-
suit, and riot and bloodshed is still
rampant and pending"
GoVerpor Morgan also declares that
the county authorities were unable to
put down or control such insurrec-
tlon and riot and have been and are
now powerless to enforce the law"
and had called upon him as governor
OF the state and commander-in-chief
of the military forces.
Civilians Are Sworn In.
Williamson. May 20.-Determina-
tlon OF the Mingo county authorities
to preserve order in the Upper Tug
river valley took tangible form today
when several hundred rifles were re-
! ceiyed by Captain -Brockus, command
ing the state police in this region.
They were taken to the court house
where business and professional men.
VINO yesterday took the oath as special
| state policemen, were waiting to re-
celye them Armed men in Mingo
! during the past year, but the novelty
! OF leading citizens leaving the court
house with rifles on their shoulders
ana pistols strapped to their hips
| caused more than passink comment.
The entire West Virginia. Kentucky
| border line was reported quiet this
! morning. Ike Wilder, commanding
the Kentucky national guardsmen,
who are patrolling the west side of
Tug river said he had been unable
/ to verify many rumors afloat In Will
hanson that firing from the Ken
lucky hills in the vicinity of Nolan
I had been going on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20

mendous amount of good In addi-
tion to the direct aid, the psychological
effect would be TO make cattle paper
desired by individual banks and loan
companies.
THE federal reserve system has
done more for the agricultural and
livestock interests than it has gen
orally been given credit for. While
there has been wholesale liquidation
forced by the loan policy of the re
serve board, it has been commercial
and manufacturing more than agri-
cultural"
Governor Harding stated the
amount of agricultural paper held by
the Kansas City Federal Reserve bank
April 20, this year, was S35,S0O.OOO as
against $35, 100000 a year ago. He
said the country might expect gen
eral readjustment of conditions
There must be a settling process. -
he said, "a sort of IevelIng of prices.
Some are too high. Some are too low.
We are now in the process of the re-
adjustment wher a common quality
must be found"
Many Stockmen Here
Many prominent stockmen were I'm
today's conference. Following the
conference Governor Harding made a
speech at a noon-day luncheon at the
chamber of commerce He spoke to
the Kansas bankers at a meeting in
the auditorium this afternoon
Production, energy, hard work,
time and patience" was the prescrip-
tion which Governor Harding gave the
bankers this afternoon for restoration
iContinued on Page Six.I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20
SEE BETTER times
Kansas Bankers Optimistic
Over Business Conditions.
Expect No Trouble in Financing
Wheat Crop.
1900 BANKERS ATTEND
Wichita Chosen as Meeting
Place Next Year.
Wide Difference of Opinion Re-
garding National Questions.

Business conditions are steadily re-
turning to normal and credits are on
firmer basis than at any time in
several months. That is the general
opinion among bankers attending clos
ing sessions today of the Kansas
Bankers association. There will be no
trouble in financing the wheat har-
vest, money lenders asserted, and re-
turns from early markets should
greatly improve conditions in the
state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20
MORE IRISH FIGHTS
British Police Are Ambushed
and One Killed.
Elections at Belfast Cause for
Serious RiOting.

Galway, Ireland. May 20.-Sixty
armed men ambushed a district in
spector of constabulary and twenty
policemen under him at Westport this
morning.
One constable was killed and one
wounded and four of the ambushing
party were killed and six wounded.
The police attacked the ambushers'
entrenched position and carried it.
The men defending the position
were routed. and fled across country,
pursued by the government forces.
Arms, ammunition and bombs were
captured from the defeated party.
Election Riot at Belfast.
Belfast, May 20.-Police reserves
were augmented today to suppress
election rioting which last night
Threatened to get beyond control.
Stones and sticks flew and revolver
shooting was frequent as Sim Fein
sympathizers attempted to break up
Unionist campaign meetings.
The police charged thru the crowds
in armed cars, dispensing the mobs
with their revolvers. Several persons
were wounded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20
Harry Atwood, Chicago Banker,
breaches Americanism.
Speech Wins Biggest Response
From Convention Members.
DENOUNCED RECALL THEORIES
Most of Our Ills Due to Misuse
of Democracy.
Bolshevism Branded as Moth
ing But Extreme Democracy.

For forty minutes today Harry F.
Atwood, of Chicago, pounded the
demagogues, the theorists and the
curb stone agitators and creators of
mob spirit to the JOY of members of
the Kansas Bankers association. At
wood talked hard, sane, sensible, ham
and eggs Americanism in an appeal to
safeguard the country from the rabble
rousing demand for constitutional
changes. His speech won the biggest
response of the convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20
SHARPS GET s4, 500 VERDICT
Driver of Washburn Death Car Penal
lied by Jury.

verdict awarding $4,000 damages
to Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Sharp of Os-
borne, Kan. was returned late this
afternoon by a jury in Judge George
H. Whitcomb's division of the Shaw
nee county district court against Dew
ey Sproat, driver of the 'Washburn
Death Car"
Sproat was driving the car which
was taking Washburn athletes to st.
Marys on April 13, 1920. The car
overturned near Silver Lake and Ran
dali Sharp, son of Mr.. and Mrs. T. A.
Sharp, was killed. Evidence was pro-
duced to show that the car was being
driven at a speed between forty and
fifty miles an hour.
Suit was brought by Mr.. and Mrs.
Sharp for the sum of $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20
EVERY GRAMMAR is GOING
Topeka Dealers Will Attend State
Meeting Mt Kansas City

Every grain dealer in Topeka will
attend the state convention of the
Kansas Grain Dealers association in
Kansas City, Kan, next week" E. ].
Smiley, secretary of the association.
said today
The grain dealers will not go to
kansas City in a body, and for that
reason will not arrange for a special
car
The complete program of the con-
vention has just been printed. and is
ready for distribution.
The dates of the convention are
May "a, 25 and 26. A strong effort
is to be made at Kansas City to secure
the next meeting of the association
for Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20
Literacy Test Is
WaiUed for These
NelO Immigrants

New York. May 2o.-The liner Ac-
quatania arrived here today with fif.
teen immigrants who soon will be cam
didates for the social register.
The United States government has
waived the usual entrance requires
ments for this party, including the
literacy test, and they will be passed
without the formality of an inspec-
ton at Ellis Island.
The immigrants are all under one
year of age. They are English babies
who will be adopted by some Of the
prominent families in this city. All
these families are childiess at present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20
Differ Over Credits.

There is wide difference of opinion
among the visiting bankers, tho, re-
garding the nations responsibility in
extending credits to and provisioning
foreign nations. This difference in
views was in evidence during the
speeches and in the hotel lobbies. But
there was a general tendency to as
sert that the general business condi-
tions in the state and nation were on
sounder foundation than several
months ago. With harvesting of the
Kansas wheat crop next month, de-
cided improvement in business in the
rural districts is expected. Much of
the grain will go to the market GEN.
ters as soon as possible. bankers be-
Heve.
1T won't require a great deal of
money to handle the harvest in Kan
sas," said James G.. Bradley, widely
known Kansas City, Mo-, banker and
former Kansan. 1.-The farmers are
employing the community spirit in a
large measure. They will help each
other in gathering crops and very
little new farm machinery will be
bought. It is a mighty fine evidence
Continued on Page Two.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20
MUST CUT half BILLION
Rail Expense Too Heavy to Make
Rate Cuts Possible.


Rate Cuts Possible.
Washington. May 20.-Railway OPP
Grating expenses must be reduced
nearly s5O0.00o,000 year before the
road managers can see their way clear
to ask the interstate commerce COM
mission for freight rate reductions, ac-
cording to official opinion here.
Probably no general rate reduction
will be applied for until late summer.
or perhaps fall" said Director Parma
lee of the bureau of railway economics
here today
when the rates are reduced, 1t
should bring lower prices of comm odi-
ties or at least a general revival of
business, which, in the end, will
amount to the same thing"
The roads now. Director Parmalee
emphasized. are running nearly $780,
600, 900 a year short of the per cent
net income on their investment guar
anteed them by the transportation
law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20
VANISHED IN QUICkSAND?
Cries for Help Heard Near Missouri
River Swamp-No Trace Is Found.

Leavenworth, Kan, May 20
Sheriff Wilson and deputies today
were winding up their search of a
swamp between the village of Kicka-
poo and the Missouri river, seven miles
north of here, in an attempt to locate
the source of mysterious cries for help
said to have come from the swamp
last Wednesday night.
Residents nearby told authorities
the cries were heard continually for
two hours, finally fading away.
There is quicksand in the area, and
a1tho fifty farmers searched the
vicinity as we'll as possible Wednesday
night nothing was found. The search
afterward by the authorities likewise
has been fruitless
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20
BENSON TO HAVE LAST SAY
Secretary Davis to Lay Terms of Strike
Settlement Before Admiral.


Washington, May 20.-Secretary of
Labor Davis today planned to lay be-
fore Admiral Benson, chairman OF the
United States shipping board pro-
posals for settlement of the strike of
marine engineers and seamen.
Davis obtained the proposals from
the strike committee at a series of
conferences last night and yesterday
which were requested by the strikers
If Benson agrees to the proposition
of the men, the private ship owners
will settle with their employees on
like basis despite an announcement
that they would make no agreement
with the workers. it vas believed here
The strikers are understood to have
proposed to Davis that they would ac-
cept the is per cent wage cut offered
some time ago by Benson. providing
agreement would be reached on rules
and working conditions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20
SECOND HUSBAND PEEvED.
Had Marriage to Russian Princess An
nulled-She Had Another.

ment of the marriage of Princess
Nadeja Troubetzskoy, known during
the world war as the most beautiful
Red Cross nurse in Europe and Capt.
Wallace Schultz, Milwaukee and Green
Bay engineer and clubman, was or
dered today by Circuit Court Graas.
The princess" was found to have
had another husband. Capt. Victor
Turin of the French army, living in
Boston, at the time of her marriage to
Schultz in Washington. D. c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20
WARE THE SHAVING BRUSH.
Speaker GiIIett Wants TO Promote
Safety for ShaVers

Washington. May 20.-Legislation
to prevent interstate sale of horsehair
shaving brushes was urged today by
Secretary Mellon in letter to Speaker
Gilfett as a prevention against con
stantly occurring" cases of anthrax
from their use.
Experience shows Mr.. Mellon said.
that only horsehair brushes cause
anthrax, and between February, 1919.
and September, 1920, thirty-four cases
resulting in eleven deaths were con-
trsscted in New York alone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20
MORE SUMMER WEATHER DUE
Mid July Temperatures Promised in
Kansas Today and Saturday.
A III
TODAY,S TEMI

A continuation of the near-summer
weather is in sight for Kansas, for at
least the next twenty-four hours.
The lowest temperature in Topeka
Thursday night was 68 degrees, oc-
curing at 6 o'clock this morning. and
equaling the normal night tempera-
ture for the middle of July. Thurs
day was the warmest day for nearly
four weeks, and the record is due to
be broken this afternoon, when the
thermometer will climb to about IS
degrees. Tonight it will not go below
CONTINUED on Page Twol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20

Problems of finance are being dis
cussed from every angle by the bank
ers. Attendance is the largest in the
history of the association. This morn
ing the registration was near the 1900
mark and promised to slip to 1900.
Practically every state and national
bank in Kansas is represented at the
meeting which is in a large measure
the most important event held by the
organization.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20
Advocates Private Corporation.

Governor Harding advocated crea-
tion of a private corporation to ham
die the livestock and agricultural Sc
Curities. The corporation would be
under control of the government but
independent of the federal reserve sys-
tenn. Under the present system re-
serve banks cannot rediscount loans
Of longer than six months. The inde-
pendent corporation would be able, he
said. to handle long term paper and
to meet many Of the present COM
plants regarding securities. interest
rates and term loans.
Il am not in favor of amending the
federal reserve act to permit handling
of paper maturing in two years which
would be needed to promote the live
stock breeding and rehabilitate the in
dustry," Governor Harding said.
This would lead to other amendments
granting long time credits and vari-
Gus business operations and the vital
elasticity of the system would be lost.
Is Not in Politics.
The federal reserve system is not
in politics and / am not advocating
any one of the several proposed bills
for agricultural financing. 1 believe
tho, that n revolving fund to handle
two-ycar cattle loans would do tre-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20
Gov. w. p. G. Harding Urges
Hundred Million Corporation.
Has New Plan to Help Live
stock Industry.
SYSTEM is NOT IN POLITICS
Federal Reserve Has Done
Much for Farmers.
We Must Have Price LeYeling
Process, He Says.

Private credits thru organization of
a S100,0OO,O0O finance corporation to
curities may prove solution of the
livestock industry of the southwest,
Governor w. P. G. Harding, governor
of the federal reserve board. told Kan
sas stockmen at the National hotel
today. Governor Harding, who spoke
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20
CALLED HIM "HOBO" HE KILLED
Man Held Charged With Staying Peck
Farmer Said to Have Confessed.

Farmer Said to Have Confessed.
Winfield, May 20.-A man giving
the name of Frank Smith, who was
captured near Riverdale as the al
legged slayer of Frank Forney, farmer.
near Peck, was lodged in the Winfield
Jail at 1880 O'Clock this afternoon.
Officers assert the-prisoner confessed
he killed Forney because Forney
called him a hobo"
According to officers the man gave
a detailed account of the killing and
denied that he had any intent of rob-
berry. He is said to have asserted that
he was subject to temporary spells of
insanity, and that calling him a
hobo" so incensed him as to bring
on one of these spells.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20
TRAIN wRECKERs BLAMED.
One Killed, Several Hurt. When Gcor-
gfa Train Is Derailed.

Augusta, Ga, May 20.-One person
was killed and several injured in the
derailment of an Atlantic Coast line
train near here today.
Joseph Temple, engineer of the
train. is dead. Several passengers and
members of the train crew were in
jured. According to reports. a rail
was taken from the tracks, causing
the wreck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20
POSTPONE sTILLMAN HEARING.

Agreement of Counsel on June Being
Set for New Date.
New York. May 20.-Hearings In
the divorce suit brought by James A.
Stillman, New York banker. against
Mrs. Anne u Stillman, were post
poned again today until June 1, and
at Poughkeepsie, n. Y. They had
been set for May 25 and 26.
The postponement was made by
agreement of counsel for both sides.
Mrs. Stillman's attorneys announced no
reason was given for the delay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20

Fort Morgan. Colo.-William johnson.
farmer oiled his windmill while elinging
to the blades of the wheel. gust of wind
started the wheel revolving and William
suffered n bad few minutes until his COM
panion applied the brakes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20

NeNN
Britain was attacked personally for
sion of Upper SiIesia Newspapers
dent and brutal
More British May Be Sent.
Paris, May 20.-The dispatching of
two additional battalions of British
soldiers to Upper Silesia is under con-
sideration in London. according to ad-
vices here today.
The troops would be added to the
small allied forces stationed there to
preserve order during the recent pleb-
iscite and which proved too small to
stand off the invasion of Polish in
surgents.
BRAND consented to a conference
based on his hope that the chamber
of deputies will have acted before
Saturday afternoon on a vote of con-
the Palais Bourbon today to listen to
the excoriations of his policy by his
political enemies.
The attack, begun yesterday by
Andre Tardieu, was continued by
others of his opponents who reiterated
been weak and allowed Britain to
dominate allied affairs. There was
also criticism of the premier for per-
mitting the German indemnity to be
reduced.
Premiers Will Not Meet.
The French foreign office today an
nounced that a meeting between Pre-
miers BRAND and Lloyd George is not
expected before the allied supreme
council meets the latter part of the
month. ct had been previously un-
derstood that they would meet to-
morrow.)
The announcement was taken to in
would be laid before the council for
settlement with the two premiers pre-
pared to fight for approval of their di-
vergent views. Italy and Japan thus
will have vote in the settlement and
the United States will have a represen-
tative present.
Premier BRAND has declared that
he will demand a unanimous agree
ment regarding the partitioning of the
district.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20
PECK MAJOR PECK MORE

Critic of Thirty-Fifth Division
May Never Hold Any Higher
Rank-Curtis and Capper on His
Trail.