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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-19
TARIFF WAR IS 0NFAVOR COURT ACT
Members of Industrial Court
May Not Be Candidates.
Measure Favored by House
judiciary Committee.

Members of the house judiciary
committee do not favor the court of
industrial relations as brooding place
for persons with political ambitions
They recommended for passage the
bill prohibiting members seeking cleo
ton or appointment to political jobs,
The bill went to the house hopper
last week. 1t provides that any mem
Der or employe of the court of indus
trial relations cannot be candidate
for election or appointment to a po-
litica1 office during their term or for
one year following their term of ap-
pointment. Geddes of Butler county
is author of the bill.
Wants 5000 for Kansas Day Club.
Griffith of Bourbon county today
the state treasury for benefits of the
Kansas Day club in Colorado Springs
which holds an annual Kansas cele-
bratieu in August Of each year. The
bSll would give the organization $45e
fof f1921 and a similar amount for the
1922 cefebration. The Bourbon coun-
ty member also offered a bill giving to
women equaIsrepresentation with men
on the county political committees.
Gibbons of Meade presented a bill
creating an extension of the state free
employment bureau in the state labor
department.
Jeffrey of Sedgwick introduced an
administration bill restricting sale and
use of firearms and prohibiting carry
ing Of concealed weapons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-19
TO PROBE PALMER
This Time Attorney General
May Be Subject Of Quiz.
Asks Senate to Clear Him of
Charges by Lawyers.
DEFENDS WARTIME ACTIONS
Declares He Instituted 1903
Cases Under War Laws.
Admits Mistakes May Have
Been Made in Raids.

Washington. Jan. 19.-Attorney
General Palmer today requested the
senate judiciary committee to investi-
gate charges made against him and
the department of justice of illegal
methods in connection with the en-
forcement of war laws by a committee
of lawyers.
He charged that his accusers were
attorneys for the communist party,
and for individual communists, and
declared their charges false.
Il do not know the facts said Pal
mer, and neither do the lawyers who
nave filed these charges against me-"
Illegal Arrests Charged.
They charge that agents of the
department made illegal arrests. ar
rests without warrants, exercised the
right of search and seizure without
authority and were guilty of brutal
ity."
Palmer said that in the great raid
OF January 2. 1920. when more than
5000 warrants were issued in thirty-
three cities, in some cases. mistakes
without warrants. But instructions
were explicitly given not to detain
any one without warrant. Agents
were instructed to wire for warrants
in cases where there were no war
rants for those taken, he said.
SlSHeu Dy Twelve Lawyers.
The charges referred to by Palmer
We're fi!ed by Judson King, secretary
or the National Popular Government
league, and signed by twelve lawyers.
The charges were recently referred to
the Judiciary committee by Senator
Walsh. Montana.
There are cases." said Walsh, .in
which the courts have esta blished the
facts or the department of justice has
admitted them"
Were 1908 Prosecutions.
A total of 1903 prosecutions have
been started under wartime laws, At
torney General Palmer told the senate
judiciary committee today OF the
1903 cases, 1924 have been disposed
OF otherwise than by convictions;
5,720 resulted in convictions and 9.25s
are pending, Palmer said.
Palmer was before the Committee in
reply to request for full information
concerning results of the operation OF
the laws enacted as war measures
TabuIated War Cases.
Palmer tabulated the cases under
the war laws as follows:
Draft law. 4.S12 convictions; 2,144
disposed OF otherwise, and S,S46 pend
ing.
Espionage act, 5S1 convictions; 736
otherwise disposed of, and 315 pend
ing.
Passport act, 218 convictions; 25
otherwise disposed of, SO pending.
Sabotage law. convictions; /
otherwise disposed of. and pending
Explosive act, 96 convictions; 4
otherwise disposed, 8 pending
Trading with the enemy act, con-
victions; IA otherwise disposed of,
and 26 pending.
Under the espionage law there were
237 'penitentiary cases." Palmer said
OF these l33 are still in nriSon 1Od
having been released.
President Wilson has pardoned 1913
persons and 130 applications are still
pending, Palmer said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-19

The advantages of home owning will
be set forth in a unique parade sched-
uled for tomorrow, which is own
Your Own Home" day of Thrift week.
Real estate firms and dealers in lum-
ber and other building materials are
to furnish motor cars, many of which
will carry the actual building material
to suggest home construction.
The parade is scheduled to pass
down Kansas avenue Thursday morn
ing at IL O'Clock, starting at Tenth and
Kansas, parading the Avenue and re-
turning to the Chamber of Commerce
to disband for "Own Your Own Home"
speeches.
e. C. Seger, president of the Topeka
Real Estate board, is chairman of the
Thrift week activities for Thursday.
w r. Dawson is in charge of the pa
rade arrangements, assisted by w. A..
Neiswanger. The parade will be
formed at Ninth and Kansas avenue.
Band music will give lively begin
ming to the parade.
Speakers for Thursday will be:
H. G. West. president of the Farm
ers' National bank. Rotary club; J. w.
Gibbons. Santa Fe shops foreman,
Chamber of Commerce and realtors:
David Neiswanger and d. F. Shirk,
Pelletier Stores company; L. L. Vroo-
man. Strickler's Business college: Jess
A. Mansfield. Dougherty's business
cOlleRes GeOrRe II. lueTs Ilrc btaliou
No. 2; c. e. Eldridge. Santa Fe shops.
East mills; John Hersh. Santa Fee
shops, machine shops; c. G. Blakely.
Y. w. C. A: L. w. Wilson. Grant Jun
Tor high school; c. J. Peterson, Wolff
Packing company: w. H. Wasson.
Beatrice Creamery: r. B. Kane. City
Hand laundry.
The "Own Your Own Home" day
logically follows the order of preced-
ing days of the Thrift week campaign.
The man who has started a bank ac-
count. has budget financial plan.
and carries life insurance, Is prepared
to plan to own home.
Today, which was Life Insurance.
iday. was in charge of H. H Hall, who
was assisted in preparing the speaking
pre gram by G. S. Sickler, secretary OF
the Chamber Of Commerce.
Speakers of the day were: K. g.
Fills, Strickler's Business college: Q.
T. Cropper. Central Y. NJ. c. A.; F VI
Har< hbarger. Wolff Packing company.
q. T. cropper. Y w. c. A.; F. Il.
Parker, Dougherty's Business college;
II. II. Hall and Robert Austin. high
schooi, c. W McClung. Chamber o.
lCommerce. r. c Ellis. fire station No.
,3: F. NJ. Hastings. Mutual laundry: H.
10. Garyey and G. W. McCIung. Rail-
lroad Y. NJ. c. A.: James H. Mickey,
City Hand 1aundrv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-19
State May Be Allotted Only
Seven Congressman.
Amendment to Census Commit.
tee Bill Shifts Seats.
HOUSE NOT TO INCREASE
Eleven States to Lose While
Eight Gain Under Plan.
Harvard Mathematical Experts
Figured Out the Scheme.

Washington. Jan. 1s.-The house OF
representatives voted today against in
creasing its membership. This action
was taken by adoption of an amend
ment to the reapportionment bill which
sought to increase the total to lss.
Under the amendment twelve seats
would be shifted from eleven to eight
states. The vote to keep the member
ship at AS was 19s to "a against.
Harvard Experts Decided.
Harvard mathematical experts in n
letter to the house census conmitten
today said that the representation IN
the house allotted to states under
tables of figures submitted by the cen
sus bureau is incorrect.
letter from Prof. Edward Hunt
ingtt claimed that the experts of the
university have discovered new
method for fixing the representation
winch would change the numbers al
lotito to at least six states.
Because of the statement the CEN
sus committee decided to ask the houee
I" be allowed to withdraw the bill.
The bill calling for the creation OF
forty-eight new congressional districts
In the United States has started a
spirited fight in the house, where the
Dig objection was raised that the
mouse was already so large as to be
unwieldy in performing the functions
for which it was originally created.
While the amendment adopted by
action taken today is not specifically
stated in the above dispatch, 1t is as
sumed locally that it is the same pro.
posed in the. census committee sew
erai days ago. wherein Kansas is to be
given one less member in the lower
mouse of the national body than at
present. This amendment. IL finally
adopted will mean that Kansas will
be cut down from eight congressman
to seven.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-19
Great Majority of Teachers
Are Only Unskilled Labor
Empora Normal Head Fires Big Broaside Into Ranks of
Teachers Who Are Demanding Higher Salaries.

Emporia. Jan. 19.-"The great bedy
of teachers are not specialized profes-
sionals. They are unskilled workers.
They have had a snattering of educa-
ton: have finished the grades and
possibly the high school. but have
been trained to do nothing in particu-
lar. They may choose between kitchen
work, simple clerkship. factory work,
school teaching or a number of other
kinds of work which it is presumed
any one can do without special train
ing"
This broadside against the unskilled
teacher was fired by Prof w. E. Myer.
head of the department of sociology
and economics in the Kansas State
Normal School at Emporia.
This sort of teacher who is found
outside the cities. the average grade
teacher, is not underpaid. She gets
as much as she could get at any other
kind of work which her equipment
would enable her to perform Herein
lies the heart of the salary problem.
The salary of the inefficient teachers.
adequate for them. tends to become
the standard for all teachers" ex-
planned Mr.. Myer. IF lawyer is in
efficient, he loses cases and the fact
cannot be concealed. If a physician
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-19

is unframed, his patients die and peo-
pie know it. If an ordinary workman
does his work poorly. it shows in the
product and he loses his position. In
all cases a premium is placed on eff
cheney of service. but the product of
the teachers efforts is intangible. 1t
cannot be readily judged by the un-
trained, and hence excellence is not
so surely rewarded. Boards of edu-
cation do not SO certainly prefer COM
petent teachers if the competent teach
ezs ask decidedly larger salaries" Mr..
Meyer said. The result is that the
trained teacher. tho assured of a
higher salary than the unframed. can
not be assured of an adequate salary
Such a teacher is underpaid-
Something may be done toward
raising salaries by propaganda and
agitation. but the only really effective
thing to do is to make it impossible
for unskilled laborers to teach school.
They cannot practice law or medicine.
They should not teacn school
when standards for teachers are
raised to decidedly higher levels. the
work of the schools will be more eff
cient and what is of immediate con-
cerns to really skilled teachers then
and not till then will salaries advance
as ALI realize they should"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-19
Presidential Elections
Just Big Joke-White
Empora Author Tells Boston Audience Both Parties Lied
League of Nations and That Practical Politicians
Refused to Let Voters Have Voice.

Mr.. White said that Republicans
wilfs adopt the league covenant even
tually and he added that he personally
was for the league with or without
reservations. He said that Wood
row Wilson was animated by great
ideal when he fought for the league,
and he asserted that Wilson will go
down in history as one of the great
est Americans.
However. declared Mr.. White, the
great political parties are not equipped
to handle the great economic issues of
the day. They are only organized to
handle political questions and are run
by a class of professional politicians
who have neither ideals nor honor.
The various candidates are in the
hands of the professional politicians
he said, and the voter hasn't a voice
as to who shall represent him. The
time is coming when the American
people won't stand for that sort of
thing and will demand that they have
an actual say in the governing of their
country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-19

Boston, Mass, Jan. 19.-The recent
presidential election was one vast.
tremendous joke, according to Villa m
Allen White, novelist and owner of
the Emporia, Kansas, Gazette, who
spoke last night at the first public
lecture of the Trade Union college in
English high school
Mr.. White who was himself a dele
gate to the Republican national con-
vention, and one of the men who drew
up the platform upon which Warren
G. Harding was elected president, de-
clared that the whole thing was farce
and that neither of the great political
parties is equipped to handle the
pressing economic problems of the
day.
We Republicans were lying to the
irreconcilables about not going into
a league of any sort and the Demo-
Gratis were lying to Wilson about not
accepting any reservations to the
original league covenant" he said.
THE whole thing was one vast. tre-
mendous joke.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-19
MOTHER KILLS HER CHILDREN
When She Turned Gun on Herself Her
Husband Awoke.

Winchester, Va, Jan. 19.-Mrs.
Mary Glenn Hicks, wife of Stanley H.
Hicks, shot and killed three of her
four children early today at her home
near here and then killed herself. She
is believed to have been mentally de-
ranged due to recent attack of influ-
enza.
years; Margaret, 3, and Stewart, 3.
The mother used a shotgun and the
position of the bodies indicated that
the children had sought to shield
themselves. Hicks and his eldest
daughter were asleep upstairs and only
awoke when Mrs. Hicks turned the
weapon on herself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-19
Pasture Pool Ne1u
RiUoL of Gr1diron
In University Now

Lawrence, Jan. 19.-Wil1 the sport
familiarly dubbed "cow pasture poor
overtake football in the race for COL
lege supremacy?
The athletic department of the Uni
xersity of Kansas has received notice
of the First Annual Missouri Valley
Golf Tournament to be held at Lin
coin, Neb.. during the month of May
The University of Missouri. Drake
university. and the University of Ne
braska have entered mel in the tour
naIuent and two or three. other con-
ference members are expected to do
so. What action Kansas will take is
unknown, altho rate on the local golf
course was recently lowered suffi-
GENTLY to allow students to practice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-19
REPORT BIC YEAR
Farmers Unions Do $2OO,OOO,-
900 Business in 1920.
No Fight Will Be Made on
Nonpartisan League.

I'VE farmers are not mere 10 IlSnl
the Nonpartisan lea or to take any
politics. We are here to further the
educa ational interests of our own or
ganization, to conduct its business and
to make plans for the new year"
The above statement is given as the
emphatically approved attitude of the
Kansas Farmers union and kindred
organizations in fourteenth annual
convention in Topeka today. 1t was
given by H. d. Collins of Erie, presi-
dent of the board of directors of the
Farmers union.
No Fight Oh Nonpartisan League.
1.-The newspapers have the idea that
we are going to fight the Nonpartisan
league" Collins said. THAT is abSo-
lutely wrong. We do not intend to
take a stand in the matter"
Delegates to the convention number
nearly one thousand, and visitors at
the convention swell the total attend
ance to approxima .ely 1000 persons.
Maurice McAuliffe of Salina is pres
ident of the state organizations; John
.Tromble of Beloit is vice president;
Dan Thurston of Salina. secretary.
and Grant Bliss of Rocks county,
treasurer. On the board of directors
are H. D. Collins. Erie. president: c..
E. Breasted, Logan; o. NJ. Lippert. BIZ
son; Anton Peterson, Greenleaf; ".
c. Anderson, Wellington. William G..
Swanson of Vlietts, Kan, is state lee
turer.
Mayor Corwine Talks.
Mayor Herbert j. Corwine and
George McDermott, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, addressed
the morning meeting, in addition to
Maurice McAuliffe, president of the
farmers organization. Tonight Gov
ernor Allen will address the conven-
ton with the public invited, at the au-
ditorium. Others on the program of
tonight's meeting will be Lieut.. Gov.
Charles S. Huffman, w. w. Harvey.
speaker of the house, and Miss Lor-
raine Elizabe Wooster, superintend-
ent of public instruction
Total Business of 5000, 100000.
The total of the business done by
the Farmers Union and related Or
ganizations amounted to S200,000.000
in 1920, according to Maurice McAul-
life, president of the union. who de-
clared before the meeting of the ex-
ecutive session of the convention Tues
day that the year 1920 was the most
successful Of the organiza tion's history
He said that the 1920 business exceed
ed that of any other year by nearly
800 per cent.
Moving of the state headquarters
of the union to Topeka may be con-
sidered at the business session of the
convention Thursday afternoon. Off
GERS for 1921 will be elected at that
session,
Establish 600 Elevators.
Six hundred or more elevators, stores
and cream stations have been estab-
lished thru the Farmers Union in
Kansas, patterned on the English
Rochedale cooperative system. and
the farmers are highly pleased with
the success of the cooperative institu-
tions, Collins said. A wholesale asso-
ciation and a livestock exchange are
operated in Kansas City thru the ef-
| forts of the Farmers Union, as well as
an auditing associate for the farm
ers in Salina-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-19
M'DERMOTT DENIES IT
House Member Says He Was Mis-
quoted I'm Winfield Speech

4uOtSu w 1niiclu SDceGn.
When the first order of business was
out of the way in the house this
morning, Republican Leader McDer-
explain his Winfield speech. The Cow
ley county member said he had been
misquoted and denied he had made
statements credited to him. He ad-
mitted he had flayed the Nonpartisan
league, but denied he had reflected
on the membership of the house.
There was no bitterness in McDer-
motifs short talk. He was loudly ap-
plauded at the close of his speech. In
his talk McDermott said in part:
"A paper of last night carried n grossly
incorrect press dispatch. which has caused
me great embarra ssment, because it put in
my mouth reflections members of this
house. which 1 have never uttered or en-
tertained teri The article is is SO eth thoroy gar
semi-faIse. is attended with the same diff
ficulty as is encountered in an effort to
unscramble eggs. will not attempt it
The address was not written or reported /:
was only ten minutes in length and covered
number of subjects.
"a member of the club preceding me
referred to the Nonpartisan league. and I
touched up that organization in general
for which make no apologies
There was no hint suggestion that
the aims purposes or ideas Of the Kan
sas legislators were similar to that of
North Dakota. and. of course, did not
had ever been exposed to Townlevism.
made no statement that there was Town
ley caucus held in the state house.
at want it understood that yield to no
one in my respect for the honesty of pur-
pose. the integrity of thought and the
whole hearted loyalty of the members of
this house and distinctly include in this
the distinguished and talented man from,
Brown
IN my remarks I referred TO the or
ganization OF the house as being the best
and most harmonious I had ever known
and the membership were men and women
of the highest character and broad vision
I crave the confidence of the membership
If l merit II. the reward is mine IF
do not merit it, the punishment is mine >
The article referred to by Mr.. Nc
Dermott was published in all news
papers over the state carrying the
United Press service. It was sent out
from Arkansas City yesterday after
noon and naturally was printed by al
, newspapers as a correct report Of Mr.
McDermott's comments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-19
Your Chance
To Bring Ray
of Sunshine!

Is there man, or woman, or club.
or Sunday school class in Topeka that
wishes to bring a ray of sunshine and
a spirit of happiness to children suf-
fering with tuberculosis?
For the small sum of $25 the To-
peka tuberculosis association can pur-
chase a series of illustrated booklets
for children. These books are written
and drawn for the sole purpose of inn
proving the minds and the mental and
physical condition of children suffer
ing from the disease.
On the title pages of the books will
be inscribed the name of the donor.
It is an opportunity to spread health
and happiness.
Call Mrs. Kurtz Kellam at 5764 or
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-19
HOME RULE FOR X. C.
Bill in Legislature Gives City Control
of Own Police Force.

jefferson City Jan. 1.-two bills
giving Kansas City and st. Louis po-
lice and election home rule were in
troduced in the house today by Rep
resentatives Joyce of Kansas City and
Tatten of St. Louis.
Under the bills, each city would
have four election commissioners and
one police commissioner appointed by
the mayor but removable by either the
mayor or the governor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-19
JONES PLEADS GUILTY
Gets Year liz County Jail for Receiving
Stolen Automobile.

Stolen Automobile.
Hickory Jones, charged with receiv-
ing an automobile stolen by Harrison
Dempsey, one of the bandits who shot
Sheriff Hugh Larimer during a raid on
the Jones farm south of Topeka few
months ago, pleaded guilty before
Judge Whitcomb in the district court
Tuesday after most of the day had
been spent in trying his case before a
jury. He will be sentenced to serve
one year in the county Jail, according
to County Attorney Tinkham Veale.
When the court adjourned Tuesday
morning for recess, Jones thought it
was for the noon hour and went up
town, intending not to return until
1870. The trial had progressed again
for thirty minutes before he was found
and brought hack
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-19
orders State Guard to Stay.

Austin. Jan. 19.-One of the first
official acts of Gov. Pat NJ. Neff, who
was inducted into office yesterday.
was issuance of an order for Texas
rangers to remain on duty at Calves
ton for an indefinite period.
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Continued on Page Two.'
WILL BE GUESTS AT CONCERT.
Boys of Industrial School Given Treat
by Dotterweich and Rotarians.

Dy OOtterWelcn ana hOLar1anS.
Two hundred and sixty boys of the
industrial school will be the guests of
Prof. H. j. Dotterweich and the men,
bers of the Rotary club at the concert
to be given at the auditorium next
Wednesday evening. This announce
ment was ma de today. Professor Dot
terweich invited the boys and all
members of the school teaching staff
to attend the concert and the Rotar-
ians have arranged to pay the war
tax on the admissions so that the
boys will hear the New York Cham
ber Music society program absolutely
free.
The music faculty of the State Uni
versity at Lawrence. State Agricultural
college at Manhattan and the College
of Emporia ant state normal at En-
poria have also been invited to at
tend the concert by Professor Dotter-
WEIGH.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-19
PLANNING EXPERT TO TOPEKA
HarIand Bartholomew OF st. Louis,
Before Local Commission Friday.

Harland Bartholomew, of St. Louis,
national city planning expert, will be
the principal speaker at special din
ner of the Topeka city planning COM
mission at the Elks' club at 6 o'clock
Friday evening.