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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-11
TO Be WARLESS
International Christian En-
deavorers Adopt New Slogan.
Delegates, However, Do Not
Endorse Nations League.

New York. July 1.-THE new slo-
gan of the Christian Endeavor socie-
ties will be E'warless world by 1928"
1t will have the support of eighteen
million members and former members
of the movement in all parts of the
world.
The aim, as described in the motto,
"a saloonless nation by 1920" having
today on the slogan for world peace.
Francis e. Clark of Boston, president
and founder of the Christian Endeavor
movement, and will be su omitted to-
night to the convention accompanied
by another one ealing for universal
brotherhood" All the forces of Chris
tianity thruout the world, DR.. Clark
said, would be called upon to join the
endeavor movement to prevent war.
I'm choosing 1928 as the date of our
next convention at Des Moines,'' he
added, Il took the position that two
years were sufficient to make plans
for warless world. We had to wait
eight years after the adoption of our
saloonless nation slogan, but we can
not wait that long for world peace.
Further delay would be disastrous =
A resolution has been prepared call
ing upon congress and President Hard
ing and the nations of the world to
adopt Immediately a plan for world
peace. This country is urged to join
any league or association that will pro-
mote permanent world peace The
league of nations is not specifically
endorsed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-11
STATE TAKES HAND IN CASE
VIII Intervene in Litigation Involving
Payment for Memorial.

The state, thru the attorney gen.
erals office. today prepared to inter-
vene in the litigation involving pay
ment of portions of the fund used for
construction of the Plumb memorial
hall at the state normal in Emporia
Payment of vouchers has been held up
since 1917.
According to statements in the case
the contract for the construction work
was let 70 the Heaman Construction
company. When it appeared that an
unexpended balance would revert to
the general revenue fund of the state
at the close of the fiscal year, ar
rangements are said to have been
made between the old boar@ of ad-
ministration and the cC-.tra ctors to
pay over the money during the period
it would be available. The state audi
tor, tho, refused to approve the
vouchers and the construction COM
pany brought suit against the state
board.
The case is now pending before the
supreme court. Plans to file an inter-
vening petition were announced today
from the attorney generals office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-11
WILL PROBE DYE STUFFS
Senate Committee Wants to Know
About Alleged Combine.

Washington, July 11.-A senatorial
investigation of the alleged dyestuffs
lobby was voted by the senate judi
ciaryi committee today.
The committee ordered favorably
reported to the senate the Cummins-
Sterling resolution providing for a
thoro probe of the charges of Senator
Moses, (Repuhlican) of New Hamp-
shire, and other senators that a pow
erful combine of manufacturers of
dyestuff were responsible for the dye
features of the emergency tariff bill.
The Cummins-S Sterling measure was
adopted as a substitute for the reso-
luton of Senator King. Democrat. of
Utah, which provided for a senatorial
investigation of alleged lobbies al
Washington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-11
RADIO MARKET SERVICE
More Stations To Be Established in
Kansas in Near Future.

One or more stations for the trans
mission of radio market news may be
established in Kansas in the near fu-
ture. This is the information just re-
ceived by J. C. Moh1er, secretary of
the state board of agriculture, from
w. A. Wheeler, specialist in charge of
market information for the bureau of
markets and crop estimates of the
United States department of agricul-
ture. Secretary Mohler recently wrote
to the bureau asking that the wireless
service be extended to this state If
possible.
The radio market service which was
begun last December has been con-
fined principally to transmission from
stations of the air mail service. The
territory covered by the stations at St.
Louis, Omaha and North Platte, Neb.,
includes a large part of Kansas. The
federal bureau states that it probably
will be possible under ordinary condi-
tions for the operators within this
state to obtain the reports from these
stations.
The market news service of the bu-
reau covers livestock and meats, dairy
and poultry products; fruits and vege-
tables; hay, feed and seeds, and some
other commodities associated with
these four general groups. The in
formation is supplied to producers,
shippers, dealers and various other
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-11
OIL CELEBRATION DELAYED

Seneca. Kan. July 11.-With thou
sands gathered to witness the event,
it was undecided whether the oil well
between Seneca and Vermillion, sixty
miles west of here. would be brought
in today.
Niles Ross. of Paola. Kan, an oil
we'll shooter, who was to have explod-
ed the charge, was killed and his wife
received injuries from which she died
in hospital three hours later, when his
motor car collided with another auto
mobile eight miles south of Topeka,
late yesterday. Ross was en- route to
the well. and altho his automobile con-
tained six cases of dynamite and over
1000 pounds of nitroglycerin, the ex-
lolosives failed to ''let go" in the
snnashup.
Frantic efforts were made today to
secure another shooter and fully 10,
600 persons were here while it was
estimated that nearly $4,000 would be
present. Business was practically sus-
pended thruout Nemaha county for
the celebration to be held at the we'll
The flow at the well had been esti-
mated at from 1000 to 1000 barrels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-11
UNDERTAKEN WANTS LICENSE
Application for Writ of Mandamus
Directed Against State Board.

Application for writ of man
damus directed against the state board
of embalmers was asked in the su-
preme court today by Guy S. Miller, an
undertaken in Lyons, Rice county.
Miller's license was recently revoked
and the state board refused to accept
his proffer of the regular annual Ii
cense fee.
According to a finding by the state
board, Miller removed a corpse from
the town of Little River to Geneseo,
both in Rice county, without first en-
balming the body. Such action was
held to be a violation of a rule fixed
by the board.
Miller. in petition filed today,
stated that the person whose body
was removed had not died of a COM
municable disease. He asserted that
he had not violated any enactment by
the legislature and that the course of
the embalmer's board was arbitrary
and unjust. He asks the supreme court
for a writ directing the board to ac-
cept his fee. issue a new permit and
enable him to continue in his present
business
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-11
BURNED her BABY
Kansas City Nurse SObs Be-
cause She Lives.
Married Secretly and Then
Husband Deserted Her.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 11.-Lying
on a bed in a local hospital. Iva A.
Ross, %, graduate nurse, sobbed
today because doctors told her she
would live. Yesterday she attempted
to cremate. her infant child, and then
drank poison at a physicians home
where she had been rooming.
A neighbor saw the nurse place a
bundle of papers into trash burner
at the rear of the house Detecting
an oder, he investigated and found
the charred body of a baby. Miss
Ross was found later in the cellar of
the house unconscious from taking
poison.
Today she stated that she had been
secretly married, but refused to di-
vulge the name of her husband. who,
she said, had deserted her. She said
her baby was born dead early Satur-
day. The mother hid the body and
waited until she had strength to carry
it concealed in rags and newspapers
to the trash burner in the yard.
No charge had been filed against
the woman by the police today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-11
Martin Bombing Plane Crashed
Into Auto Grand Stand.
Five Killed Instantly - One
Died Over Night.
WILL START FEDERAL PROBE
Spectators of Catastrophe De-
clare Defective Motor Cause.
Exploding Gas Tank Spread
Destruction Afar.

MoundsviIle, w. Va, July 11.-One
death during the night brought the
fatalities today to six resulting from
the crash of a government owned
Martin bombing plane into a row of
parked automobiles here Sunday. A
coroner's investigation of the accident,
one of the most serious in American
aeronautics, was to be started today.
Lieut.. C. R. MacIver. the pilot. was
slightly burned by flames. Neither
MacIver nor Lieut.. E. H. Dunton
have been arrested.
Lieutenant MacIver had risen about
thirty feet when the plane swung
sharply to the left and seemed about
to strike a hangar and an apparent
effort to throw the plane into the Ohio
river, on MacIver's left, but the plane
was flying too low and crashed into a
number of automobiles parked along
the bank. But forty feet from where
the plane came to a halt. was a shed
containing 1000 pounds of dynamite.
Sixteen machines were burned. The
dead were trapped in automobiles.
The airmen were rescued from their
wrecked machine.
Motor Is Blamed.
An investigation of the crash will
be started upon arrival of flying Of
ficers from Washington and Dayton,
Ohio. Coroner J. T. McCombs viewed
the bodies this morning as a prelim-
mary to the state inquiry.
Some spectators said the airplane
swerved into the automobiles when
but nine feet above the ground. The
airplane tore thru the automobiles
crushing them and their occupants,
anu as it came to a rest the fuel tank
exploded, showering burning gasoline
over the wreckage for an area of fifty
feet.
The spectators who escaped the
tragedy declare the left motor of the
airplane was not hitting properly.
causing the machine to swerve from
its course and dart into the automo-
biles, Mrs. Long, one of the dead, was
almost cremated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-11
INVESTIGATE CASH DEFLATION
Joint Congressional Probe of Federal
Reserve Board Is Demanded.

Washington, July 11.-Investigation
of the operations of the federal reserve
board. the chamber of commerce of
the United States. 1.-The great trusts,
such as the steel, coal. credit and
money trusts was asked of a joint
congressional commission investigat-
ing agricultural conditions today by C.
S. Barrett, chairman of the National
board of farm organization and presi-
dent of the National Farmers union.
Charles A. Lyman. secretary of the
national board of farm organization,
told the commission that agriculture
was facing bankruptcy and ruin.
"a policy of deflation of the cur
rency and restriction of credit was in
stituted by government agencies" he
said. This has resulted in loss to
farmers in the last year of seven bill
linn dollars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-11
BOOSTER BOARD CAMPAIGN
Topeka Merchants Have Purchased
More Than 100 Boards

Topeka's trade territory has more
production from its farms than would
be obtained if every county was an oil
producing center, and not a farming
community.
Putting this territory under more
intensive production, SO far as business
is concerned, is the aim of the To-
peka Merchants association trade ex
tension committee. The territory will
be tapped by booster bulletin boards
each carrying the message that To-
peka is the greatest shopping center in
Kansas.
These boards located at strategic
points will carry this message to the
$4,000 persons comprising the terri
tory's population, the 100000 per-
railways and the more than 5000 who
daily go thru on automobile roads.
With the merchants, manufacturers
and wholesalers cooperating in the
greatest outdoor advertising compaign
ever attempted locally the booster
boards will tattoo indeIibly upon the
minds Of every person who sees them
daily that Topeka is the logical place
for them to trade. or to buy goods at
/ wholesale.
Topeka's wholesale houses are do
! ing wonderful business in the ter
ritory Immediately surrounding. By
advertising brands they will increase
! the consumption of their goods to
such point that they will be assured
| of large increases in business. They
| will help their customers in the small
| towns by creating a demand for the
| goods they sell.
! With more than 100 boards already
sold the trade extension committee is
| optimistic over the prospects of clos
| ing up the booster board sales cam
paign this week. The MERCHANTS ap-
| preciate the efforts of this committee
| in making 1t possible for them to use
| outdoor advertising at the lowest
1 price in several years.
The concerted effort with its result
ing enormous circulation. will make
every billboard far more valuable than
lvidually attempted to put his town and
his store on the map.
| From the experience of the mer-
| chants who have used outdoor advertis-
ing. it has been assured that it pays
large dividends. One merchant who
uses a great many boards is given
much credit for making Topeka the
recognized retail center that it is ad-
mitted to be.
By going out into the territory and
bidding for the business that now goes
to the mail order houses and other
lcities, the retail and incidentally the
Wholesale, business can be greatly in
creased.
That is what the trade extension
committee believes, and it is going
Ito the mat" during the next few days
Ito make the booster board campaign
la. huge success.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-11
COOLER WEATHER ON WAY
Relief From Excessive Heat Promised
to Kansans.
ToDAY'S TEMPERATURES.

Some relief from the excessive heat
which has been invading Kansas for
the past week is promised by the
weather bureau which reports rains
thruout the Gulf states and at few
southern points in Kansas during the
past forty-eight hours, and also that
there is a cooling off in the western
part of the state that should affect
this section by Tuesday night
The highest temperature at Topeka
Sunday was 81, which completed a six
days record of 80 or better. The low
est in Topeka Sunday was 10. The
thermometer will reach 80 or better
sagRfn this afternoon but it may fall
shoft a point or two of that mark to-
morrow. A temperature of 20 is pre-
(COntfDTed on Page Twol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-11
Framework of Masonic struc-
ture at Salina 'Collapses.
Two Workmen Are Buried
Beneath the Ruins.
MEANS LOSS OF 100000
Completed Structure Was to
Cost Million.
Hundreds of Rescuers Are
Working to Save Men.

Salina, Kan, July 1.-THE entire
concrete framework of the Masonic
temple now building and reaching to
a height of five stories collapsed
about 1880 this morning. It is feared
that several workmen are buried un-
der the falling walls.
The fire department and large
forces of men are at work in an at
tempt to rescue them.
Most of Workmen Escaped.
Hearing the building crack. warning
was sent to the workmen to clear out.
Most escaped before the mammoth
scribed by those near, like an oncom-
ing tornado. 1t required five minutes
for the dust to clear sufficiently that
it could be determined how much of
the building fell.
One workman. badly injured. has
been taken to a local hospital. Two
others, Roy Rickmore and George
Shawhan, are missing and believed
buried under the debris.
Hear Wounded Workers
AS soon as the great cloud of dust
ing had settled, workmen began to
search in the wreckage for the two
missing workmen. After two hours
of work, faint cry was heard from
beneath the mass of splintered tim
bers and shattered concrete pillars and
beams.
Volunteers were called for and hun
dreds began to tear frantically at the
wreckage. Another cry from the
depths of the ruins was heard and
soon communication was established
with both workmen. One reported he
was unhurt, altho he was having diff
Guilty to breath, while the other saic
he had suffered a broken leg and was
| in terrible pain. The digging proceed
ed with all possible speed but it will
| be several hours before the men car
| be reached.
The wrecked structure was to have
cost million dollars. Contra ctor:
stated that between 100000 ant
| 100000 worth of work had already
| been done on the building.
| There was a cracking sound as tht
framework began to weave. followed
| by a giant roar as the building fell
Workmen rushed from the structure
at the first warning sounds but Roy
Rickmore and George Shawhan arc
believed to have been killed beneath
the wreckage. One workman, Jacl
Juck, was taken from the ruins. bad
| ly injured. The cause of the accident
! is unknown.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-11
D. ". MULY LYANE RETURNS
Has Been Acting as National Chair
man for G. 0. p.

Acting in the capacity of national
chairman during the absence of John
T. Adams, David w. Mulvane, Repub-
lican national committeeman for Kan
sas has spent busy month in Wash
ington. He has returned to Topeka
for a short stay, but Will be recalled
to Republican national headquarters
in Washington at an early date.
MUlvane went to Washington early
last month to attend the meeting of
the national committee when it met to
name a successor to Will H. Hays
The Kansan was one of the early
ADAMS boosters and aided in perfect
ing the organizati ton which made GER
tain his election. Since the election.
tho, Chairman Adams has been able
to be in Washington but a portion of
the time and the Kansas national
committeeman has been in charge of
the work at national headquarters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-11
TAFT is Chief JUSTICE
Ceremony Devoid of FormaIity When
Ex-Prcsident Takes Oath.

Washington, July 11.-Ex-P President
William Howard Taft became the
Chief justice of the United States here
today, taking the oath of office at
small ceremony devoid of formaIity in
the office of Attorney General Daugh-
erty.
The oath was administered by Chief
Justice Hoehling of the District su-
preme court. an old friend of the for
mer president The office of the at
torney general was crowded with
spectators, prominent among them be-
ing Henry W. Taft, of New York, a
brother. Assistant Attorney General
A. Heron, a brother-in-law, and Max
Pam, Chicago attorney, an old friend
OF the Taft family. Nearly a score
of moving picture cameras photo
graphed the scene.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-11
BIG BUSINESS OUT OF IT
Debate Opened on Tariff Bill by De-
niaI of Interests Meddling.

Washington, July 11.-Big business
did not write the Fordney tariff bill,
declared Representative Tilson of Con-
necticut, in opening debate in the
house today on the tariff legislation
He asserted that the metal schedule
did not satisfy big business and there
has been complaint from many lines
in the metal industry.
''It would be better for US to forgive
all the money that is owing US, than
to wreck our industries by a flood of
cheap imports" he said.
Tilson denied that the proposed
tariff bill would prevent foreign i'm
ports and lead to enforced cancella-
ton of the foreign debts. He assert
ed that the tariff planned would aid
foreign trade but that if 1t did injure
this trade he was for American indus
try first and all the time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-11
FOUR PERSONS ARE DROWNED.
Five of Party of Nine Escape Acct.
dent While ForIing River.

Wausau, Wis. July 11-Four per
sons, three of them brothers, were
drowned when crossing the Eau Cleine
river in the town of Bergen, Sunday,
according to word received here today.
The others in the party of nine
which tried to cross the river, narrow
ly escaped drowning. The bour bodies
were recovered late yesterday after
searching parties used graphing hooks
and poles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-11
WISCONSIN WOMEN "FREED"
First State to Give "WeaIxer Sex Full
Civil Law Privileges.

Madison, Wis, July 11.-Governor
John J. Blaine today signed the wo-
mems rights bill passed by the last
legislature and Wisconsin thereby be-
comes the first state in the Union
where women have equal rights with
men under the civil laws.
The new law provides that women
shall have the same rights and priv
iIeges under the law as men in the
exercise of suffrage, freedom of con-
tract. choice of residence for voting
purposes. jury service, holding office,
holding and conveying property. care
and custody of children and in all
other respects''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-11
ARE BACK ON JOBS.
Only Two Kansas Mines Now Idle for
Lack of Miners.

Pittsburg. July 11.-Practically all
of the miners of the Kansas district
were back at work today. it was re-
ported at the headquarters of the
Operators association here. The min
ers were idle. except at few mines.
last week, following the trial of Alex
Howat and August Dorchy, union Of
ficials, at Columbus.
AT two mines of the Central Coal &
Coke company today the miners did
not return to work. owing to local
conditions, it was said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-11
COMPLAINT BY SHOP MEN
Santa Fe Employees Say They Have to
Work Under Unhealthy Conditions.

Informal complaint that they are
compelled to work in the Topeka
shops of the Santa Fe under un-
healthy conditions, has been made by
a few employees. The complaint was
in the form of verbal protest to
members of the industrial court
According to the protest spraying
machines are used in painting box
cars. Fumes from the spray are de-
clared to be injurious to the men
The court judges stated they would
take up the case only when formal
complaint was filed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-11
ILLINOIS GOVERNOR AROUSED
Resents Grand Jury Probe of State
Treasury-To Call Legislature.

Springfield, Ill. July f1.-Governor
Small, breaking his silence of a week
upon returning to the capital today.
announced that he would call a spe-
cial session of the legislature between
November 8 and December Is and
strike at the schemes and ISLANDERS
of the character assassins" responsible
for the grand jury investigation of the
state treasury, which was to begin to-
day.
Drastic tax collection laws and a
law giving local option on transporta-
ton were mentioned as part of the
special session program.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-11
ASK LOWER PHONE RATES
Citizens OF Great Bend Ask Relief
From Utilities Commission.

Great Bend citizens, thru Mayor Q.
W. Dawson and members of the city
commission. today applied to the pub
lie utilities commission for relief from
the present rate schedule of the
Southwest Bell Telephone company.
In it's petition to the state commission
the city asks that rates be restored to
the level which existed prior to Octo-
ber 81, 1920.
Last year the court of industrial re-
lations granted an increase in the
telephone rates in Great Bend Today
the city asks that they be set aside.
1t declares that the old rates were
compensatory and liberal and that the
present schedule is too high. The case
has not been assigned for hearing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-11
FIFTY PAROLES ARE GRANTED.
NCongested Conditions at Reformatory
Made q Reduction Necessary.

The state board of administration
granted more than fifty paroles dur
ing a hearing at the state refornatory
at Hutchinson last week. Congested
conditions at the reformatory made
necessary a reduction in the popula-
ton of the institution.
All of the boys pareled must be GER
tain of steady employment before
they leave the institution. They will
be released as rapidly as their friends
and relatives can secure employment
for them. It is one of the largest pa
role lists from the institution in sew
eraI years.