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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-24

The interstate commerce committee
of the senate has favorably reported
the bill recently introduced by Senator
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen of New Jer-
sey providing seasonal rates for the
transportation of coal. The measure
authorizes the railroads to lower their
summer rates on coal shipments.
which. in turn, would lower the price
TO the consumer, in the hope that pur-
chases of coal during the ordinarily
slack months would be stimulated and
fuel shortages during the winter elm
mated. If there be any reason why
railroads can haul coal more cheaply
in summer than in winter. it has not
been set forth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-24
lust FOLKS
PARENTAL soLICITUDE.

PARENTAL SOLICITUDE.
Today while digging In my yard
/ heard his most familiar cry,
And that's a summons l regard
Instinctively, turned to fly
On eager wings to serve his need,
And as / made my anxious squirt,
To get to him at double speed,
1 wondered was he badly. hurt-
There is no fear akin to this
Tho there are some can STAND ana Wa1s
To learn what all the trouble Is,
/ rush at once to learn his tate
Tho he would come to me, l know,
When he was tumbied in the dirt,
To him 1 am compelled to go,
To learn If he is badly hurt
take him up and soothe bis pain
And dry the eyes so filled with tears,
Make straight his little waist again
And smile away thousand fears;
1 look him over, head to toe,
Nor am I tempted to desert
The youngsters side until KNOW
He isn't very badly hurt.
They laugh at me and say that
Make far too much of bump and faii,
They bid me when / hear him cry,
To pay no heed to 1t at all:
And yet until this flesh OF mine
Lies cold and Hfeless aud inert
When of distress he makes a sign,
I'll rush to learn If he is hurt
Copyright, 1921, by Edgar A. Guest.D
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-24

If the Public Utilities Commission
in handling the telephone rate prob
lem do as well as it did with the gas
rate, the people of Kansas may as
well prepare to pay more for tele-
phone service in the future. Mean
time. it might be well for the commits
sion to recognize the fact that the
nation is bigger than any state or
group of states. That was settled by
the Civil war and has been empha-
sized a number OF times since.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-24
HORIZONTAL RATE CHANGES.

HORIZONTAL KATIE CHANGES.
The railways in the United States.
more than in. any other place in the
world. are the keys of industry. No
one can question the financial diff
cuIties of the railways and the funda-
mental necessity of producing for
them financial stability. But the con-
tinued use of sen emergency horizontal
basis of rate changes are seriously
questioned by Herbert Hoover. 81 be-
lieve," he says. "any examination Of
the rate making structure of this
country will show that it was based
fundamentally upon charges varying
to a rough extent with the value of
commodities. This method was modi-
fled by competition, and by the delib-
crate policy of the railways to stimu-
late local industries and local produce
ton. Horizontal rate increases have
thrown the relatively of these rate
scales out of gear, both as to value Of
commodities and zones of distribution.
The increase OF the rate may amount
to per cent on the shippers value of
some commodities and 80 per cent on
others
Our great Industries have grown up
in the supply of the cheapest trans
portation in the world for their basic
raw materials, with a higher differen-
tial on their finished products. We
have many complaints of the hard
ship worked by the upset in ratio;
complaints that it is readjusting the
commercial and industrial map of the
United States; complaints that in some
industries the charge can be passed on
to the consumer, while in others, such
as agriculture. it falls largely upon the
producer; and complaints that it is
Sitting production.
The disorder into which the trans
portation business has been thrown
seems directly traceable to placing the
rate making power in the hands of
men who are not qualified for the job.
Members of the interstate commerce
commission, the rate making power
instead of being practical railroad
men, generally have been political ap-
pointees.
When the railroads made their own
rates there may have been injus-
tees and Inequalities but there is no
denying that the situation has been
much worse since the adjustment of
rates passed out of their hands. Only
nominally have the roads been re-
turned to their owners.
In times gone by the people have
had grievances against railroad man
ayers. Most of those grievances
were removed by regulatory legisla-
ton. The people now have a griev-
ance not against the railroad owners
but against those governmental man
ayers who took the railroads over
when they had money In their treas
uries and turned them back practi-
cally broke and loaded down with
burdens and limitations which make it
practically impossible for the roads
as a whole to earn anywhere near a
reasonable profit on the investment.
The wrecking of the railroad system
has been an injury and not blessing
to the people whether they are owners
of railroad stocks or shippers of goods.
1t is time that the peration of the
railroads be entrusted to railroad men.
The government has sufficiently dem
onstrated its authority. 1t need not
be feared that the roads again would
do anything to invite government
management or direction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-24

Acting upon an urgent recommen-
dalton by Secretary of War Weeks,
the senate committee on military af-
fairs has added an item to the annual
appropriation bill for beginning the
construction of new conduit to carry
water to the city of Washington. 1t
may be that the secretary is acting on
the theory that the exodus of Demo-
Gratis from the capital will increase
the demand for water
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-24

Railroad managers continue to in
sist that lack of demand and not high
freight rates is responsible for reduced
business. They overlook the fact,
however. that the lack of demand is
due to inability or refusal OF the pub
lie to pay existing prices-prices
made higher than they should be by
the heavy freight charges
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-24

Bradstreet's index number of prices
of building material for May 1 shows
a decrease of rs per cent from year
ago. An equal reduction in building
trades wages and in freight rates
probably would start the long delayed
bui'rfnc boom.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-24

- NPO4 Niie'N L ANSAAOiA1 AAoiu
ing has under consideration two men
for the position of chief justice of the
United States. These are Taft and
Hiscock, the latter a New York jurist
The appointment of Taft would bring
popular approval The naming of
Hiscock probably would arouse sus-
picion that there was politics in it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-24

Discussing our new stockyards law
the Sioux City Tribune says: 1T
would be impossible to get along with
out Kansas. 1t is the social laboratory
of the nation. While other states talk
about doing this and that, Kansas goes
ahead and experiments. Her latest
experiment will be watched closely by
cattlemen.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-24

The LondOners are reported to be
This condition of distress seems to call
for the organization OF a relief society
in this country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-04
WATCH AND WARD
SOCIETY RAPED BY
WITNESS FOR TUFTS

Boston, Aug. 3.-AnnounCeme
that the defense in the trial of Dis
trict Attorney Nathan A Tufts of
Middlesex county before the supreme
court expected to complete its case
tomorrow was made before adjourn
ment today by Melvin NJ. Johnson,
counsel for Tufts. The proceedings
for the removal of the district attor-
ney. which are based on charges
brought by Attorney Allen, are now
in their fourth week
A bitter arraignment of the Watch
and Ward Society by Daniel H.
Coakley, an attorney of this city
who has figured in testimony offered
at the trial attracted most attention
today. Mr.. Coakley, who was sus-
tanned by the supreme court in his
refusal to produce all his check book
stubs from 1917 to the present, as
serted that to do SO would give the
society recourse to them. This or
ganization, he declared. had pur-
sued him like a pack of hounds"
for years.
Later, Mr.. Coakley consented to
offer all stubs in connection with
the Mishawum Manor case and also
those relating to the stearns and
Monroe divorce affairs. These cases
nave inquired prominently in the
charges against Mr.. Tufts.
Herman A. Wagner. assistant dis
trict attorney said he mol pressed the
case against Thomas Mozette. spir
ltualist medium, charged with the
larceny of $1,000 from Justin Cor
don of Cambridge. Mr.. Allen char
ges that false reason for such dis
position of the case was given at the
time and that as a result Mozette
was released on small bail after his
arrest in Ohio.
Wagner said he took such action
because he believed the Indictment
was no good" Mr.. Tufts had turn
ed it over to him, he said, with in
structions to use his own judgment.
Tufts, on the stand. said he put the
matter in Wagner's hands with the
remark that he wanted to wash his
hands of it because Gordon had
been Fostering him to death. Wag-
ner said nothing to him about mol
pressing the indictment, Tufts testi
fled.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-04
union PAINTERS IN
PORTLAND MAY WORK
At THEIR own PRICE

Portland, Me, Aug. S.-There is no
shall receive from his employer in
this city beginning today. Property
owners were notified today through
an advertisement in local newspapers,
signed by officers Of Painters Local
Union No. 237, that it had been voted
to release very member to go TO work
wherever he saw fit at any price per
hour.
They stated that they had been re-
Sisting lockout conditions for the
last eight weeks and had been unable
to get settlement at different confer
enceS with the employers. They claim
ed they had received only So cents an
hour out of S1.1O to $3.50 paid by the
public.
Representatives of the employers
organization said that as the result
of the announcement some of the men
would go back into the shops a. once.
They said others previously had gone
back and some had threatened to do
so, and asserted this was. their last
stand"
The minimum wage paid the men.
they said, was IS cents an hour. and
some were paid more than that The
charge of $3.50 an hour was made. it
was explained, only where paper hang
ers who receive a higher rate, were
employed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-04
Hold Up Distribution
Captured German
Guns and Material

Washington, Aug. 3.-After five
hours of debate a Senate bill author
izing distribution to states and mu
inequalities of cannon and other war
material captured by the Americans
from the Germans was xecommitted
today by the House to the military
committee by vote of 1o3. to 80.
A section appropriating 100000 for
the expense of distribution was elm
mated on a point of order by Repre-
sentative Garrett of Tennessee, acting
Democratic leader. but the House, by
a vote of 126 to 100, Immediately re-
jected an amendment by Representa-
tive Roach, Republican. Missouri, to
require communities receiving the
captured arms to pay all transporta-
ton and packing charges.
Before the motion was adopted, the
bill, which provived that states should
share in the distribution in proper
ton to the number of troops furnish
ed during the war; was amended so
that the distribution would be made
by congressional delegations. instead
of by governors, as the Senate decid-
ed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-04

Washington, Aug. 3-Criticism of
Federal Reserve system credit poll
cies which was continued today be-
fore a cong ssional commission by
John Shelton Williams, former comp
troller of the currency aroused re-
sentiment on the part of the system S
two officers Governor Harding of the
reserve board, and Governor Strong
of the New York Reserve Bank. In
one of the frequent verbal interchan-
ges, Governor Harding charged a
cross the committee room swinging
his fist, but was halted by strugs-
ling associates just in front of his adj
rising for the threatened encounter.
A few minutes later, Mr.. Strong
while reading to the commission a
report which charged Mr.. Williams
with false and misleading state
ments," was interrupted by the for
mer comptroller who shouted:
THAT statement of yours is false"
Governor Strong, however, con-
tinued reading and presently refer
red to Mr.. Williams as being 'jeal-
Gus of his prerogatives." and that's
lie. too" the latter interjected.
AT this point request the COM
Continued on Page s-coI. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-04
Link Name Chicago
Bank President with
Alleged Mail RObber

Chicago. Aug. 1.-THE name of
Big Tim" Murphy, under indict-
ment for the Pullman and the Dear
born station mail robebries, was to-
day linked with that of John w
WortNngton, president of the Cen
trail Securities Company. recently in
dicted and under arrest for alleged
transactions in stolen securities fol-
lowing the discovery of Il letter in
Worthington's Office which according
to Col. ]. V. Clinin. assistant United
States district attorney, indicates the
two had dealings in common.
OtheN new names appearing in the
case today were those of Neville
Reeves, known to the police as the
'skyscrapers Burglar" and John
Henry Strosnider who served a term
in Joliet pententiary for swindling
the late DR.. William T. Kirby out of
S20,0OO by wire tapping scheme.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-04
Grayling and Pampero
Winners Yacht Races
on Newport Course

Newport, r. l., Aug. 3-Commo-
dore ]. P. Morgan's Greyling and c.
L. Andrews Pampero won the tro-
plies offered today by the Newport
Yacht Racing Association for so and
40 foot sloops respectively. The races
were sailed over a triangular course
of "a miles and completed the sched-
ule of the New York Yacht Club for
these waters.
Today's race was a free for-all to
schooners and sloops of all classes,
but only the fifties and forties re-
ported at the start. Grayling, which
finished in three hours, 80 minutes
and Is seconds, was in the lecward
division at the start, but picked up
the lead on the reach to the first
mark and held it all the way, beat
ing home H. p. Plants Sparton by
about four minutes. L. G. Hammer
slcys Acushla finished nearly two
minutes later. Then came Istalian
on. G. Pynchon) and Virginia IL.
F. Crofoot) in the order named.
The forties were punched for
some timn after crossing the linc
but Pampero worked out ahead at
the first mark and had two minutes
over F. ID. NJ. Strachens Monsoon,
the rest of the way in, finishing in
four hours, two seconds. The others
in this class to start and finish We're
Katherine, Pauline and Squaw.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-04
Californians Win
Over New Workers
in Newport Tennis

Newport, K. l., Aug. 1.-THE defeat
of Vincent Richards and s. H. Vo-
shell of New York by Robert and
Howard kinseN, brothers, of Califor-
MIA, marked the first days. play in
doubles in the invitation lawn ten
mis- tournament on the Casino courts.
1t was Richards first defeat of the
year in either singles or doubles. The
scores were 30, 6-3, 6-1. The Cali
fornians played Il game which made
them the favoriteS in the doubles
tonight
In the second round the kinsey
brothers disposed of their fellow
Californians. Phil Neer and James
Davies. in three hard sets.
w NJ. Johnston, former national
champion. and w. f. Davis had
considerable difficulty in coming
through the first two rounds John
ston made several double faults and
frequently Melted the ball.
In the third round of the singles
the only surprise was the defeat of
w. +. Johnson by Ienzo Shimidzu in
straight sets. Beginning tomorrow
the best three out of five sets will
decide all matches in both singles
and doubles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-04
Man of Many Wives
Held at Portland
for Theft of Auto

Portland. Me, Aug. 3.-John Drew
wanted in Exeter, \. H., on the
charge of wife desertion said to have
wives in Ogdensburg and Marlboro
Mass, and wanted in Salem, Mass,
on a charge brought by a young
woman, was held in the municipal
court today in the sum of $4,000
charged with the larceny of an auto
mobile. Drew was arrested in Minot
Friday morning, having in his pos
session an automobile he is accused of
stealing in Gorham. He was commit
ted to Jail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-04
SECRETARY NELL ON TO PRESENT
new LIST OF POSSIBLE SOURCES
OF U. S. REVENUE BY TAXATION

washington, Aug. 3.-Treasury Sec
rotary Mellon is to reappear tomorrow
before the House ways and means
committee and is expected to present
the revised copy Of his memorandum
containing possible new sources for
AVIATION. Committee members had ex-
pected to receive the copy today but
after an invitation had been sent to
the secretary to appear he decided to
nresent the memorandum in person.
Chairman Fordney said Mr.. Mellon
would be recalled to discuss railroad
financing. which involves four govern
mont departments-the treasury, war
finance corporation, railroad admins
ration. and Interstate Commerce
commission. 1t is expected, however.
that the secretary will be questioned
about some of the revisions made in
The original memorandum presented on
Monday.
been disclosed, but it is understood
that some ADDITIONS were Indue AFTER
conferences among treasury officials.
Republican members of the COM
mittee held two extended sessions to-
dav discussing with DR.. T. S. Adams,
a treasury tax expert, the grouping
If various administrative features of
the bill and other changes which
would make for simplifcation in de-
terminng taxes.
The extent to which the present law
is to be rewritten by the committee re-
mains to be determined, but if the
suggestions made by trea sury experts
are followed the old bill will be large
" rewritten. This probably would
delay its presentation to the House
considerably beyond the time hereto
fore expected.
Apparently the members now are
somewhat far apart as to the actual
amount of taxes that it will be neces-
sary to raise. 1t has been estimated
that the present law will yield APP
proNimateiy $500, 100000 this fiscal
year. but revisions suggested would
reduce this total. All members of the
committee are not yet satisfied that
this can be done with safety
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-04
CARIBOU AUToST
DENIES GUILT IN
KILLING OF BOY

Caribou. Me, Aug. 3.-Frank J. Nc
Neal. a Caribou farmer. driver of the
automobile which killed James Patter-
terson. on the Presque Isle road last
night, was arrested today on the
charge of manslaughter. Dow Chap
man, owner of the car. was with him
but was not arrested.
McNeal pleaded not guilty when
taken before Municipal Judge Roberts.
waived hearing and furnished $4,000
bonds for appearance at the Novem-
Der term of court at Houlton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-04
SERIES OF FIRES
DURING FREEDOM
POWNAL INNATE

Portland. Me-. Aug. 3.-An escaped
inmate of the Maine Home for Feeble
Minded at Pownal. by name of Pleury,
was taken into custody tonight by
deputy sheriffs at North Yarmouth,
following the burning of two barns
and woods camp and the discovery
of a fire in another. The first fire
broke out about $50 o'clock. Pleury
was found near the second barn that
was destroyed He is a deaf mute
and was turned over to the officers of
the institution.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-04
ALL NAPLES MOURNS PASSING
OF GOLDEN VOICED CARUSO--LAST
RITES TODAY IN FAMOUS BASILICA

Naples, Aug. 3.-(By The Associat-
ed Press. ALI day the body of En-
rico Caruso lay in the room where. he
died, for at the last moment it was
decided that the burial should not
take place until tomorrow. By spec
ial permission of King Victor Eman-
uel, services will be held in the Bas-
ilica of the church of San Francesca
de Paola, famous edifice resembling
the pantheon at Rome and construct
ed by Ferdinand l in 1S17-31.
After this ceremony the body will
be taken to the cemetery and placed
in the family vault. The mayor and
project of Naples will speak and it is
probable that the American consul
will deliver a brief address in behalf
of the American government and the
city of New York, which Caruso call
ed his second home.
Naples is in truth a city of mourn
ing and from all parts Of Italy have
come expressions of grief, many of
them of a tender nature. OF the
thousands who passed his bier today
there was none whose personal grief
was not apparent.
One of the most touching scenes oc-
Cured when the God mother of the
singer, Signora Maria Castaldi came
to the hotel to inquire how Caruso
was faring. She was met at the en-
trance by Giolio Staffelli, the i'm
pressario, who informed her of Car
uso's death. The aged woman was
overcome with grief.
The American amba ssador Richard
Washburn Child, has sent the follow
ing to Mrs. Caruso:
All the personnel of the embass
join with me in expressing our pro-
found grief at your loss. which is a
loss to the whole world. America
feels as much as Italy the loss of him
whose heart and voice We're of gold
We are at your disposal for whatever
can be done"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-04
BROTHERHOOD CHIEFS
ASK ATTITUDE ROADS
ON THREE QUESTIONS

New York. Aug. 3.-The attitude
of the big eastern railroads toward
further wage decreases and the elm
ination of time and one half for
overtime for engine, train and yard
service workers. will be communica-
ted to the four big railroad brother
hoods and the Switchmen's Union of
North America next week. This was
announced tonight, following a con-
ference here between a committee
OF the railroad executives of the east
ern presidents conference and the
heads of the railroad organizations
concerned.
Until the conference has taken
final action it is understood that the
referendum vote and the making of
aGreemen under the recent award
of the railroad Labor Board. reduc-
ing wages II per cent. effective July
l will be held in allegiance.
The union chiefs today asked the
attitude of the railroads on the fol-
lowing questions:
IF the operating officials of the
railroads will restore the wage rates
in effect on June so, 1921.
IF all demands for further de-
creases will be withdrawn.
IF all demands for the elimina-
ton of time and one half for over
time and radical schedule revision
will be wit !, II rowp op5 not pracca "a
again for a stated period"
The railroad executives, according
to a statement Issued by them point
ed out that to grant the first request
would mean an increase in wages
of approximately II per cent at a
time when all other wages are COM
ing down." and to accede to the Sc
cond would be assuming that no fur
Their decreases are or will be war
ranted by reductions in the cost of
living
The Union chiefs We're told that in
granting the request for the with
drawal of the demand for elimina-
ton of overtime. the railroad Of
ficials hands of the labor board
where it is now under discussion,
and violate every agre ement the
men now have with their respective
roads. each of which has termina-
ting or revision clause"
After hearing the arguments pre-
sented by the labor men in behalf
of their requests, the railroad offici-
ais informer them that they would
make a report to the presidents con-
ference. which will take final action.
week and adopt resolutions. it was
stated. making known the attitude
of the railway executives. which
will be forwarded to the Union
chiefs.