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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-27
TO PREVENT LOSS
All State Banks May Be Forced
Into Guarantee Law.
Proposed Bill Is Result of COf-
feyville Failure.

As result of the failure of the
Peoples State bank of Coffeyville with
a loss of approximately 100000, a bill
will be introduced in the legislature
Friday or Monday requiring all state
baEks to come under the bank guar
antee law. Representative Knapp of
Coffeyville announced today he is
drafting such bill. The defunct bank
was net guaranteed.
To Make Failure Impossible.
"I want to make it impossible for
another financial catastrophe like this
to occur" Knapp declared. Il believe
if all state banks are under the law
the whole banking fabric will be
trengthened because bankers will
watch each other for mutual protec-
ton
of the eleven hundred state banks.
6S5 have voluntarily come under the
guarantee law. The Knapp measure
will also contain section to strength
en- the present laws requiring that
banks maintain adequate cash reserves.
A receiver for the Coffeyville bank
probahly will he appointed by Satur-
day. Walter E. Wilson. state bank com
missioner, said today The appoint
ment was offered to Judge George w.
Wark of the industrial court. whose
term expires soon. but he declined.
Wilson said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-27
TO SPLIT COURT
Anticipated Bills Appear Today
i'm the Senate.
Measures Provide for Re-crea-
ton of Utilities Commission.

The anticipated bills for the divorce
of the state industrial court came into
the senate this morning, as bills from
The committee on federal and state
affairs, introduced by Senator Cole
man. chairman of the committee
The bills are identical with those
which were introduced Wednesday in
the house. and provide for the re-crea-
tion of the state public utilities COM
mission, the constitution of the indus
trial court as an industrial court, and
joint sittings of the two bodies when
cases affecting both courts are being
heard.
Senator Brooke's bill creating a
perpetual closed season. on prairie
chickens, grouse and pheasants was
Introduced this morning Five of the
twelve bills going into the senate hop
per THIS morning were by Fisher, of
Shawnee county. His bills provided
for the repeal of laws now existent
whereby 1lutual insurance companies
may merge themselves into stock
companies; authorize the county COM
mlSsioners of Shawnee county to
build, equip and maintain a machine
shop on land belonging to the county;
authorize the authorities of townships
which now own and maintain public
cemeteries to own and maintain
chapels in connection with them; re-
late to the conduct and powers of ad-
Elinistrators and executors of estates:
regulate the sale and proper market
ing OF cotton, duck and canvas CLOTH
Bills Introduced.
The complete list of bills introduced
was as follows:
No. 213, by Senator Mccoy, relating
to the fee sof constable
No. PA, by Senator Brooke, provid-
ing for closed season on prarie chick
ems. quail and pheasants.
No. 215, by Senator Kimban, relating
to the issuance of stock shares by cor
pOrations.
Nc. 216, by Senator snyder. relating
to the taking of the oath of office of
mayors and city commissioners. ana
their compensation.
No. 217. by the committee on fed
leral and state affairs, providing for the
creation of a state public utilities com
mission.
No. 21S, by the federal and state af-
fairs committee, providing for the
amendment of the present industrial
court law.
No. 219, by Senator Butler. provid-
ing for the registration of pharmacist
and their assistants.
No, 220. by Senator Fisher, provid-
ing for the repeal of chapter 152 of
the laws of 1919.
No. 221, by Senator Fisher, author
izin9 the county commissioners OF
Shawnee county to build, equip and
maintain a machine shop on the and
belonging to the county.
! No. 222, by Senator Fisher. provId-
ing that townships which maintain end
manage cemeteries. may also own,
maintain and. operate chapels in con-
nection Herewith.
= No. 223, by Senator Fisher, relat;n z
/ to the powers and conduct of The ad-
imlnistrators and executors of estates.
| MOI 224, by Senator Fisher, regulat-
ing the sale and proper marking cf
| cotton. duck, and canvas goods.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-27

surfacing of roads and provide few
millions with which to put into oper-
alton the farm tenantry amendment,
Kansas will take her place at the foot
of the line.
The facts are that to provide the
budget asked for by the state institu-
tions would mean to double the state
tax; that the institutions have been
literally provided for during war
times: that the public is demanding of
this legislature that it recognize the
fact that we are passing thru re-
construction period which demands
the curbing of both public and private
expenditures and that the legislature
had best listen to the voice from home
rather than from the well organized
lobby in Topeka.
when it is considered that more
than two-thirds of the total expendi-
lures of the state go for the upkeep
and maintenance of her institutions,
the following table should be suffi-
cient to convince the legislature, as
well as the administration, that there
is no imperative need for excessive
increases at the present time and
there can be no doubt that it will con-
vince the average taxpayer that his
taxes have been increased rapidly
enough:
Comparison of Receipts and Expenditures
of State Under Governors Bailey to Allen,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-27
SECOND MESSAGE
Governor Allen Asks Law Au-
thOrizing Soldiers Memorial.
Some Towns Have Decided to
Erect Buildings.

Governor Allen today sent his Sec
ond special message to the legislature
in two days. He asks for enactment
of law authorizing memorials for
soldiers. A similar law was passed
in 1919 but error in enrolling the
measure resulted in the supreme
court holding the enactment invalid.
In number of towns bonds have
already been voted for memorial
buildings Several towns have sold
Now Governor Allen asks that a new
law be passed.
Following is the governors mes
sage:
To the Members of the Legislature:
The legislature of 1919 passed a bill.
which was published as chapter 10 of the
laws of 1919. This bill authorized cities
or counties to hold an election to deter
mine whether 1t was the desire of the
people OF the various communities to erect
a club house or other memorial In recog-
milton of the services of the soldiers and
sailors Of the great war.
position. When 1t came TO me, i approved
1t promptly. In May IL was discovered
that the enrolling clerk Of the house had
enrolled some senate amendments that had
been rejected in conference
The bill was then properly enrolled, and
/ approved IT again on May TO- 1919 The
rors Of the enrolling clerk -invalidated the
law. ~
IN the meantime, SIX or seven towns
have toted bonds under the law. In one
case. I am advised, the building is up; In
others. the bonds have been issued and
sold, and are now scattered among the in
vestors in Kansas.
Two bills are before you for colsidera-
fion. one re-enacting the 1913 law, and one
validating the bonds and proceedings al
ready had Hereunder.
The legislature of 1919 was glad to an-
thorize towns and counties to show their
appreciation OF the sacrifices these boys
made for a common cause feel that this
legislature should not allow the laudable
purpose of the session of 1919 to be de-
stroyed thru the result of clerical errors.
In addition TO this consideration, the raf-
idating law Is important, because the faith
and credit of the state Is back Of the bonds
already issued and the proceedings already
taken
For this reason. recommend that both
bills referred TO above be enacted
Respectfully submitted.
HENRY J. ALLEN. =
Governor. !.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-27
Recount Reduces Totals of
ABOth Ford and Newberry.
Detroit Man Must Pick Up 5000
to Win Out.

, Washingto Jan. 27.-Counting of
the ballots cast in Wayne county. in
Guiding Detroit. began today in the
senate recount of the 1918 Michigan
senatorial election in which Truman
H. Newberry beat Henry Ford.
When Wayne county was taken up,
Ford showed a net gain in the recount
to date which had reduced Newberry' s
plurality from 1900 to 4,900. If he
is to overturn the plurality, he will
have to gain approximately 5000 votes
in the remaining 3y1 precincts and
he has not shown any such rate of
gain as yet.
Many votes have been thrown out
on both sides and the final result will
show both Ford and Newberry with
greatly reduced totals. Ford's net
gain consists really of a net loss of
about $500 votes fewer than New
berry has lost in the recount.
Should Ford win in the recount,
that will not entitle him to a seat in
the senate, election committee mem
bers said. Neither will he be auto
matically seated if the supreme court
upholds the criminal conviction of
Newberry and the recount shows Fort.
ahead.
In any event. senators said, the most
the committee is likely to recommend
to the senate is the vacating of the
seat, requiring a special election or
appointment by the governor to fill it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-27
AUTHORS IN CITY
Seventeenth Annual Meeting
Being Held Today.
Reception and Banquet at
c. of C. Tonight.

The largest literary gathering of the
year in Topeka and in Kansas is the
meeting of the Kansas Authors club
in Topeka today, the seventeenth an
nual session. Poets, story writers.
newspaper writer's, professors, literary
critics and others interested but not
active in literary work will join in the
round table meetings, the reception
and banquet on the days program.
Members are here from all parts of
Kansas for the event.
Meeting Begins This Afternoon.
The first meeting of the day was
that of the executive committee and
department leaders at the home of the
secretary, George p. Morehouse, 216
West Eighth street. The first general
session started at 1880 O'Clock at the y.
W. c. A., when various phases OF
authorship will be dealt with from the
viewpoints of many members. The
general session ! will continue until
nearly o'clock. the hour of the an
|nual reception and reunion of the
members at the Chamber of Com
merce. The banquet will begin at 7:3o
o'clock to be followed by a program
of interesting variety.
Governor Allen to Speak.
Governor Allen will speak at the
evening meeting. His subject will be
Politics ir Literature" Marco Nor
ture"; DIR. Frank L. Loveland will tell
of Sermons in Literature; Mrs. May
Belleville Brown. of Salina, will speak
on Romance IN Literature; Prof
N A Crawford, of Manhattan. THE
New Poetry in Literature; Chancellor
E. H. Lindley, of Lawrence, "Litera-
ture of the Midwest"
Mrs Esther Clark Hill, of Lawrence.
VIII be present at the sessions of the
club. Mrs. Hill has new volume of
poems ready for publication. and has
entered poems in the clubs poetry
contest.
All but one of the district vice -presi-
dents of the Authors club will attend
the annual meeting. including Mrs.
Jennie c. Graves, Pittsburg; Prof n.
A. Crawford. Manhattan; Mrs. Eva
Morley Murphy, Goodland: Mrs. Mae
c. Patrick. Wichita. and Prof. H. C.
Fellow, Wichita. Prof. J. w. Searson
of Manhattan is president of the club.
One of the contributors to the $200
prize story contest, Agnes May Brown
ell, of Concordia, died few days ago.
Mrs. Brownell was one of Kansas
most successful story writers. whose
work was frequently published in we'll
known magazines.
The prize winner in the short story
contest will be chosen by Charles M.
Harger, Abilene; Margaret Lynn,
Law. ence. and Clinton ]. Masseck, To-
peka. Poetry contest judges are Will
liam Herbert Carruth of Leland Stan
ford university: Prof Edwin Ford
Piper. Iowa university, and DR.. Will
liam Stanley Braithwaite, Boston.
Mrs. Fl. o. Garvey will give the ad-
dress of welcome at the opening ses-
sion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-27
Mrs. Margaret Kouns Sues
Grain Dealers in Topeka.
Asks $4,000 and Alleges Viola.
tiOn of Law in Deals.
CHARGES GAMBLING IN GRAIN
Says She Bought 10000 Bushels
of Corn for Delivery.
Concern Refused to Refund
First Payment of $1,000.

A s35, 900 damage suit which attor-
neys say may disclose alleged gam
bling in grain futures in Topeka in
violation of the state law was filed in
the Shawnee county district court to-
day by Mrs. Margaret Kouns, 1901
Harrison street. The defendants are
I. j. Myers, of the Empire Commits
sion company; B. c. and Stanley
Christopher. doing business as Chris
topher Brothers. and Ben s. Bryan
and Ragley Sterling, doing business
as Logan & Bryan. Fraud in han
ding grain transaction is charged.
Mrs. kouns said the defendants
thru Myers represented to her that
they represented producers with corn
TO sell and that she agreed to buy
thru them 10000 bushels of corn. to
be delivered to her in December, 1919
She says she gave him $1,000 as first
payment. AS the delivery time drew
near, she alleges, Myers told her that
the delivery of the corn to her would
be in violation of some rule of the
board of trade A short time later, she
says, he advised her that on Novem-
Der 29, 1919, he had caused sales for
her account of the 10000 bushels of
corn, thereby as he termed it, CLOSED
the trade"
Mrs. Kouns says she protested that
she had no corn to sell and had no
intention of selling it and was ready
and willing to accept and pay for the
5000 bushels. She says she after
ward demanded in writing the names
OF the persons from whom Myers had
purchased the corn, but that he re-
FUSED to give them to her. She charges
that the pretended sale to her was a
mere sham and that the alleged sale
of November % was a continuance of
the pretense. and was for the purpose
of attempting to set off against her
purchase the difference in price Myers
has refused to refund her the $4,000,
she says, advising her that she suffered
a loss in the sale.
The petition alleges that the de-
PENDANTS are ''in fact engaged in gam
bling in grain and said business as so
conducted by the defendants was
largely for the purpose of inducing
persons to, make deposits of so-called
margins in gambling venture without
any purpose or intent whatsoever act
ually to carry out said purchase and
SALE
Mrs. Kouns says she contracted for
the first 1000 bushels of corn July 20
and the last 1000 bushels August z.
1919. She charges that the defend
ants, "conspiring to violate the law by
inducing persons to purchase grain
without intending they ever receive
it," represented to her thru Myers
that they could buy the 1o0 900 bushels
it in December. She gave them
$4,000, she says. the balance to be
paid upon delivery
Mrs. Kouns is the widow of the late
c. w. KounS. formerly general man
ager of the Santa Fe in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-27
TO FIGHT IN OPEN
Eleventh Day of Filibuster on
FOrdney Bill.
Fast Becoming Test of Strength
of Parties.

Washington, Jan. 27-The senate
fight over the emergency tariff bill
was out in the open today and had
become a question of strategy with its
Democratic opponents.
While Senator Penrose, Pepnsy1-
vania, and other Republican leaders
were pushing for a vote. Democrats
were considering two courses.
Make 1t Party Movement.
One was to adopt Senator Harrison's
filibuster, now on it's eleventh day, as
party movement. The other was to
aid the Republicans in getting a vote
and then put on them the response
bility for results of the measure.
which its friends and foes agree, will
be to raise prices. The drawback to
the latter course is that some Demo-
Gratis really favor the measure.
The tariff bill was still before the
senate when it met today as result
of Penrose's strategy in forcing re-
cess instead of an adjournment yester-
day. Republicans planned to keep the
bill up as long as possible and Har-
rison was ready to continue filibuster-
ing or quit, according to the wishes of
his party leaders
Penrose Fights for Vote.
Penrose said: I'VE are entitled to a
vote 1 believe we will get it. Any
way. we smoked out the opposition and
proved there is fiIfbuster."
Harrison said: ''It will be easy to
prevent a vote on the bill this session
now. The danger point is passed. l
will be a good soldier and do as the
best interests of the country demand.
At present I have much more to say
concerning the bill than I have said
thus far
Reports that Republican intended
to attempt application of the cloture
rule to force a vote on the tariff bill
were denied today by Penrose and
Senator Curtis. Republican whip
A petition for application of c1oture
has been circulated but Republican
leaders recognized the difficulty in
getting the necessary Ga votes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-27
Sim Fein Now Plan to Block
Home Rule Act.
Will Elect Members Who viii
Refuse to Sit.
ELECTION TO TEST STRENGTH
Belfast, Which Has Escaped
Riots, New battle-ground.
South Ireland Reused at Sue.
cess of British Act.
BY CHARLES MCCAIN.

Belfast. Jan. 27.-Ulster is making
preparations to cut loose from the rest
of Ireland and become self governing
busy planning a campaign to prevent
this and throw northern ireland into
turmoil.
This is the situation in Ulster in re-
gard to steps being taken to set up an
independent parliament in the north
ern counties, as provided by the re-
Gently passed home rule measure.
Sim Elm Plans to Block.
The Sim Fein is planning e elect
men to the Ulster parliament and then
order them not to sit, hoping that the
parliament will be rendered inopera-
tive thru lack of a quorum and that
chaos will result.
All Ulster, of which Belfast is the
center. is in stir of activity in prepa-
ration for inaugurating home rule
which must be in operation by Decem-
ber
The first open move was to send
deputation of Unionists to London to
invite Sir Edward Carson to become
the first premier of North ireland.
Carson refused, declaring the passage
of the home rule bill would end his
activities.
UIsterites Are Determined.
Under the surface. the Ulsterites
are determining upon candidates for
the parliament, which it is accepted
generally. will determine Ireland's fu-
ture. The broadmindedness and the
craftsmanship of the organization will
either put Ireland into the scheme or
hopelessly ALLEVIATE her, according to
observers. here.
F'ifty-two men are to be elected to
the lower house and twenty-six to be
fO fp Ia
parliament and cabinet.
The Unionists probably control the
first northern parliament, regardless
of what the Sim Feiners do. They
twenty, depending upon the tactics of
the opposition.
Union Majority Foils Plan.
The Unionists are counting on SO
strong a majority that even with Sim
Fein seats vacant. the parliament can
function.
At the worst, Ulster Expects a pro-
visional government if that proposed
by the home rule bill should fail. A
high official here told me the lord
lieutenant of Ireland might appoint q
provisional government.
The first Irish elections will be held
some time between July and August
and home rule will be in effect in the
winter. it is forecast.
In southern Ireland, it is believed
that discord will develop in the Ul-
ster campaigns and that the first at
tempt at self rule will be hampered
by it as well as by inexperience and a
lack of enthusiasm.
Ulster has escaped much OF the vio-
lence which afflicts the southern
counties. but the same elements are
here. Belfast had a sample of it this
week when armed men invaded a ho-
tel, shot two constables dead and es-
capped after wounding another. Spor-
adic outbreaks were reported from
outlying sections also.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-27
KUBELIK PROGRAM ANNOUNCED.
Master of Violin Arrives in Topeka
for Friday Nights Engagement.

In accord with his usual custom of
arriving in any city far in advance of
the time set for his, concerts, Jan
kubelik, master of the violin. arrived
here this morning. He will spend his
time between now and his Friday
evening concert i'll resting and sight
seeing trips about Topeka.
His programs are never released
untn the day before his concert. and
the one for Friday night at the audi
torium was given out this afternoon as
follows:
1. Concerto, C major. Kubelik
Allegro moderate, andante~cantabile,
allegro ma non troppo.
,. (a) Romance, G major. ...... Beethoven
(b) Havanaise -.......... Saint Saens
tcl Introduction and Rondo Cap
priccioso ............ Saint -Saens
:. Ba1lade, L major No. Chopin
(Mr. Pierre Augieras)
4. fa) Spanish Dance No. s. Sarasate
(b) Romance ............-.. Svendsen
(c) La Campanela ...-....... Paganini
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-27
TODAY'S TEMPERATURES.

Mild weather, cloudy, and with
south wind. is ahead of Topeka for
the next twenty-four hours. There is
little chance that there will be rain
or snow, but there is even less pros
pect of sunshine. Friday.
There is no cold weather, as Janu-
ary weather is rated. in the country
today, and none in sight for Friday.
The temperatures in Montana this
morning ranged nearly ten degrees
above those in Kansas.
The highest temperature in Topeka
Wednesday was 20 degrees at $3.50
O'Clock, and the lowest in the past
twenty-four hours, was 23 at 3 O'Clock
this morning.
This afternoon the thermom eter will
probably go to 35 degrees, with the
continuance of the south wind. To-
night it will drop to 80 degrees, barely
UContinueN on PaG.. Tvo.I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-27
TO DECIDE FRIDAY
R. II. Wage Decrease Asked of
Federal Board.
Labor Committee of Railway
Executives to Meet.
MAY LOSE ON TECHNICALLY
Posting of Notices in Advance
May Defeat Them.
Arguments on Piece Work Are
Completed Today.

Chicago. Jan. 27.-CIosing argu-
ments for the restoration of piece
work as part of the railroads pisa
for abrogation of the national agree
ment between the roads and their en-
ployes occupied the hearing of the
railroad labor board today.
Following conclusion of the piece
work argument, the railroad commit
tee will take up their objections to
rulings covering maintenance of way
employees.
Executives Hold Parley.
further development in the fight
to reduce the wages of railway en-
ployes was seen today when it became
known that the labor committee of
the American Railway Executives will
meet here tomorrow.
1t is forecast that the committee
will discuss the amount of decrease
in labor's wage to be asked of the
United States railroad board
Some of the rail executives who are
to meet here are w. w. Atterbury,
Pennsylvania; NJ. L.. Bell, Rock Island,
and E. E. Loohis, of the Lehigh VAL
ley.
First Move Wednesday.
The first move to slash wages on
the roads came yesterday when the
Atlantic, birmingham & Atlantic rail-
road asked the board for a wage re-
ductlon on the grounds that the road
was losing 100000 a month
The road may lose its case before
the board on technical;ty, however,
because notice of wage reduction
was posted in its shops before the
board was petitioned
The railroad executives it is said.
are ready to submit to the railwa V
wage board their figures to show that
at the present railroad rates the prop
ertles are not earning per cent guar
anteed by the transportation act: that
the rates now are as high as the bust
ness can be expected to bear; that
forces have been cut to the minimum
consistent with safe operation, and
that a reduction in ages is the only
remaining place for reduction in
Expect Decision Friday
A decision by the board is expected
Friday on the case of the Atlanta,
Birmingham & Atlanta railroad, which
posted notices of wage reductions.
Representatives of the railroad broth
erhoods brought the wage reduction
notices to the attention of the rafIroa d
labor board, asking that the board or
der the railroad to rescind them
President E. L. Bugg of the railroad
declared under present operating ex-
penses the road was losing 100000 a
month.
southern Pacific Cuts Forces.
Houston, Tex, Jan. 27.-Working
forces at the Southern Pacific railroad
shops will be reduced here until Feb
ruary l, owing to a slackening in busi-
ness, it was announced at the offices
of the company. Several thousand men
are employed in the shops.