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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
PICNIC At STAHL s GROVE
Tom McNeal and James Troutman
Will Speak Thursday.

StahFs forty-third annual picnic
will be held Thursday in Stahl's grove
on the south branch of the Waka-
rusa, nine miles north of Burlingame
and four mile; southwest of Auburn.
Tom McNeal and James Troutman
of Topeka will be the principal
speakers. In the evening a play will
be given by the Auburn Dramatic as
sociation. During the day there will
be many games, amusements. sports
and athletic contests; refreshments
will be available and the Burlingame
boys band will furnish music. A large
number of schools and Sunday schools
will furnish various parts of the days
program.
The picnic was organized in 1879
for the purpose of creating sentiment
in favor of the prohibition amendment
to the state constitution. With its
purpose accomplished the custom of
holding the picnic every year still re-
manned in vogue. until now it has be-
come an esta ablished institution, looked
forward to by hundreds of persons.
The play will begin as soon as it is
sufficiently dark. A stage is on the
grounds and the seats are located on
| the side of hill overlooking the nat
ural amphitheater
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
KING IN IRELAND
British Royal Pair Open Parlia-
ment for Ulster.
Trip to Belfast Made in Perfect
Safety.
PLEADS FOR PEACE IN ERIN
King George Asks Irish to For
give and Forget.
Orangemen Give Their Sow
ereigns Enthusiastic Welcome.
LEADS FOR PEACE IN ERIN

Belfast, June 22.-king George ap-
pealed for peace in Ireland" in
opening the first home rule parlia-
ment here today.
THE English speaking world is
anxious for a settlement in Ireland"
he declared in his opening speech. 'T
pray that my coming to ireland is
the first step toward peace.
'I appeal to all Irishmen to forget
and forgive. I hope there will be a
ceremony similar to this in the south
of ireland"
Advancing from a temporary throne
on a rostrum in the city hall, the king
read his speech, calling the first Irish
parliament into session.
Given Big Welcome.
The king and Queen Mary were
given an almost frantic welcome by
enthusiastic Orangemen. They crossed
from England on the royal yacht Vic
toria and Albert, and anchored over
night in Belfast Lough. A large ma
val escort surrounded the little vessel
as it crossed the channel
AS the royal coupIesianded, a salute
was fired by the war ships which flung
out streamers and pennons. The gay
coIoring of the great water front was
reflected in the streets, crossed by
hundreds of decorations while the
Union Jack fluttered from all busi-
ness houses.
Sim Fein and Nationalist business
men decorated their houses in honor
of the king and queen, pressure being
applied by Orangemen if the Sim
Feiner hesitated too long.
No Disturbances Reused.
Elaborate precautions were taken
for the safety of the royal visitors, but
Irish officials felt little apprehension.
The Sim Fein and nationalist groups
had been impressed with the fact that
the Orangemen were quite capable of
burning and sacking the entire Sim
Fein district in event of the slightest
attack. Nevertheless, strong police
forces were on guard.
The king and queen boarded the
royal yacht at 4:40 for the return to
HoIyhead. There were no untoward
incidents in the trip from the council
chamber to the quay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
FAVORABLE CROP WEATHER.
Wheat Harvest Well Under Way
Thr.uout Eastern Half of Kansas
Corn Is Making an Excellent
Showing, Report Says.

The past week was generally consid-
cred very favorable for crops in Kan
sas, according to the reports from lilo
correspondents of the weather bureau.
The temperatures did not go UP ex
tremely high during the daytime nor
did they drop to the normal minimums
at night. The result was that for the
week the temperature averaged be-
tween and degrees above normal,
which is really higher than the normal
mained comparatively high all week.
Heavy rains occurred the last of the
week from Concordia east to Horton
and as far south as Eskridge. Very
heavy showers were also reported in
Barber and Harper counties. Medi-
cine Lodge. Barber county. reported
the greatest amount of precipitation
for the week. four inches.
The harvesting of wheat is well un-
der way thruout the eastern half of
the state except the extreme northern
counties. The sections where a little
more moisture would aid the further
development of wheat, were favored
with good showers and high tempera-
! lures the past week. There were some
complaints of wheat ripening too fast
from scattered quarters but these
were limited in number.
Corn is making an excellent showing
/ now after the very backward season II
had to start in. 1t is well over waist
l. high in the southeastern counties to
/ a foot high in the northwest. 1t has
! a good color and is clean of weeds
| except in a few places where more
urgent duties are making it necessary
| to delay this work.
The harvesting of oats is reported
| from scattered counties in the eastern
! half The general opinion is that the
oats has headed short and is thin.
The second crop of alfalfa has q
better outlook than the first and pres
ent indications are that cutting will
commence in the southern countie:
within the next week and the northern
counties the early part of July.
/ Pastures and truck gardens are do
ing well under the present weather
conditions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
YANKS Win MATCH
Bring Back Polo Cup to America
Lost It in 1914.
Made 1t Two Games Straight
Against Britain's Best.

Hurlingham, Eng, June 22.-Amer-
lea won back the international polo
cup by defeating the English team in
the second game of the international
tournament here this afternoon. The
score was 10 to e.
By winning the first game with a
record score of IL to and defeating
the cup holders in the second battle,
the series is ended, a third game not
being necessary under the cup rules.
The cup was taken away from Amer
lea in 1914.
The Americans took the lead by
scoring three goals in the first chuk-
ker. Stoddard scored two while
Webb scored one. The Americans
started off with their characteristic
dash, sweeping the British players be-
fore them in brilliant plays. Forced
to assume the defensive, the British
had no chance to score in the first
chukker.
The score by chukkers:
Ely sianu U-0 ~ o. u
Summaries-Indfvidua goals = America,
Hitchcock. 3: Stoddard, 4 Webb, i. Eng
land, Wodenhouse, 3; Loekett. ., Tomkin-
son. i.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
SIMS NOW HOME
Returns to Answer to DENLY
for London Speech.
Expected Demonstration by
Irish Prevented by Police.

New York. June 22.-Admiral Will
liam S. Sims came home today to the
tune of the "Wearin' of the Green"
AS the liner Olympic swung into her
pier. with the admiral aboard, a little
steamer slipped past her stern down
the North river with a band Justify
blowing that famous air.
Everything was peaceful when the
veteran sea dog landed. A thousand
blue coats were massed on the dock
to preserve order.
Police lines were drawn several
blocks north and south of the pier en-
trance. Not even when Woodrow Will
son returned from the peace confer
ence were more thoro preparations
made.
The admiral was the first person to
step ashore. He entered an elevator
a few feet from the end of the gang
plank and descended to the main floor
of the pier. where he stepped into ar
automobile with Rear Admiral Huse
commandant Of ,he third naval dis.
trict. s-.-5 --.-
Flankeds by police. he rode away
announcing he would take the first
train for Washington.
On the trip from Quarantine. the
! admiral maintained strict silence, de-
clining to make any statement before
| reporting to the secretary of the navy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
REDUCE HOME BREW PRICES
One Producer on East Crane Street
Received Only Fifteen Cents a
Pint for His Productive Ar
rests Made.

Sure, prices have come down.
Jake Barbrick. 1916 East Crane
street. was getting only fifteen cents a
pint bottle for home brew, according
to George Hafener. 231 North Chand-
Ter street.
Mine ought to be w@rth more than
that" declared Hafener, because it's
better stuff
But both had better have charged
more and cleaned up while they
could, for both were arrested Tuesday
evening when Sheriff Robert Miller and
his deputies and County Attorney
Veale raided their homes. They were
released on bond today.
Hafener had twelve gallons of brew
cooking in a lard pail and fifteen gal
Ions of corn and prune mash mixed up
ready to make wine, officers said.
Barbrick had only eight or ten bottles
of home brew at his house. Neither
CT ths men possessed stills.
When Oscar Carlson, undersheriff
opened a bottle to make sure ii was
real stuff" the cork came out with
such a bang that the other Officers
came rushing into the house with
drawn revolvers. thinking Carlson
must be having a gun battle with
someone in the house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
FREE HIS HANDS
Assistant to the President Now
Being Considered.
Reorganization Committee Pro-
poses New Official.

Washington, June 22.-Proposals to
create a virtual assistant to the presi-
dent of the United States are under
serious consideration by the joint com
mittee on reorganization, it was
learned today. This officer probably
would be called an executive secre-
tary.
He would make thousands of deci-
sions of lesser importance which now
overburden the president, leaving the
chief executive free to devote himself
to the big affairs of the government
The president would still have his
private secretary, the position now
held by George Christian, jr., who
would as at present make engage
ments, meet visitors and be at the
presidents right hand at all times.
The executive secretary will be dele
gated to keep in touch with the twen-
ty-eight executive bodies of the fed
eral government and supervise thei1
work on behalf of the president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
HUNT FOR CLEWS
List of Phantom Ships on At
Iantic Coast Is Increased.
Reported Twenty Have Disap-
peared, Leaving No Trace.
WHOLE COAST is ON ALERT
Search for Survivors of the
Vanished Crews.
Five "Faded Out" Near Cape
Hatteras-POssibly Six.
WHOLE COAST IS ON ALER7
THE MISSING SHIPS

Washington, June 22.-The following
ships have been listed as missing
since January 1, according to the de-
partment Of commerce:
Steamers.
Tarzan Maru, japanese. left Monte
videO for Antwerp, May 10.
Yute, Spanish, left baltimore for Dun
kirk, November II, 1920, sent wireless
call for aid 200 miles off New Jersey
Hewitt, American, left Sabine, Tex,
for Boston, January 21.
Mont San Mitchell, ltnlian, left New
York for Gibraltar, February 2.
Cebedello, Brazilian, left Norfolk, Tor
Oran. February 3.
Esperanzo de Larringia. British, left
Norfolk for Reggie, February 2.
Ottawa, British, left Norfolk for Man
chester, January 4, in wireless COM
nunicatiOn with steamer Dorrington
Court, February o.
Gymeric, British, left Thames Haven,
for New Orleans, February Il.
Sailing Vessels.
A. G. Pease, American schooner, left
Providence for Cape Verde, July ., 1920.
Metiones, Italian bark, left Genoa for
Norfolk, July %, 1920.
Rosenjn. Danish brig, left st. Johns,
y. H., for Greenbay, November 81, 1920.
Albin, Russian bark, left Norfolk for
Gothenberg, October l, 1920.
General Horne, British schooner, left
Lisbon, for Change Island, October 10,
1920.
FiOrme, Norwegian bark, left Copen
hagen for Norfolk, December l, 1920
Fylla, Danish schooner, left Campbell
ton, n. b., for Preston. September IA.
1920.
Curleuse. French schooner. left Fogo.
n. f., for 0portO, December 21. 1920.
SvartskOg, Norwegian bark, left New
port News for La Plata, october g. 1920.
Harvester, American schooner, left
Vavan for San Francisco, November 4,
1929.
Omega. schooner. left Hobart for Lyt-
tlcton, March ,.
Lucy NJ. Brazilian schooner, left
Kingston for Turks Island, March l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
ASK MANY SIDEWALK BIDS
City Commissioners Allow Petitions
From Several Districts.

Bids on many blocks of new side
walk petitioned for by residents of
various districts in the city are adver-
tised for to be presented to the city
commission on Tuesday, July 1, at
1880 O'Clock.
The sidewalk petitions granted will
allow new sidewalks in the following
locations:
South side of Ninth street from JEFF
ferson to Adams; Spring street from
Laurel to Linden; north side of West
Sixteenth street from Boswell to Plass
avenues; Kendall street from Grove
to Laurel; Laurel street from Court
land to Broadmoor; North Hunting
ton from Tyler to Polk; North Twenty
third street to Clay street and east one
and one-half blocks; east side of
Adams street from Fourth to Fifth;
the north side of East Third street
from Lake to Lawrence; Evans street
from Orchard to lot 28. Glendale Ad-
dition; and the west side Of Adams
street from Ninth to Tenth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
| President Lewis of Miners Still
Claims Victory.
Supporters Declare They Have
Gompers Already Beaten.
BOTH SIDESTEP IRISH QUESTION
Labor Federation Turns Down
Boycott of British. J..
Passes Resolution Urging Recs
ognitiOn for Ireland.

Denver, June 22.-The forces be-
hind John L. Lewis's candidacy
for the presidency of the A. F.
o. L. today showed defections,
delegates of the Ladies' Garment
Workers switching their votes to
Samuel Gompers, while three dele
reported to have gone over to Com
pers.
The Lewis forces still claim they
have enough votes to win, while the
Gompcrs hackers are equally confi-.
dent that they will re-elect their cam
didate
While the Lewis supporters adj
mitted that their own delegation
would be split, they claimed sufficient
votes had been pledged by the metal
trades and the railroad organization
which. together with the machinist
union and the carpenters and joiners,
would elect their candidate. Their
lineup gave them approximately
twenty Thousand of the 3S,299 votes in
the convention.
Candidates Stay Clear.
Gompers nor his opponent for the
presidency, John L. Lewis, took active
part in the Irish controversy.
Lewis continued his efforts today to
line up support for his candidacy. He
met some encouragement with reports
of splits in the delegations of machin-
| lists, garment workers and railroad
| workers which he had hoped to land.
The carmen are holding out for Com
pers.
Efforts OF Irish sympathizers to
place the American Federation of La
Dor on record favoring a boycott OF
| British goods, failed today.
| The convention adopted a resolu-
| ton urging congress to recognize the
republic of Ireland" and expressing
sympathy of labor toward the struggle
of the Irish people.
The radical irish adherents did not
give up their fight to obtain boycott
declaration until every parliamentary
trick in the bag had been used.
Those favoring a boycott were over
whelmingiy out voted on every test
/ and the convention, by an overwhelm-
| ing vote. upheld the decision of Conn
persa thatqtlae boycott amendment to
BILE. 1t refused to approve an appeal
from his decision.
Gompers Is Upheld.
| Christian Madsen, of Chicago,
opened the Irish debate by moving an
tappeal from the chair on the. ruling
of Gompers that his amendment pro-
viding for boycott was not proper.
After the convention had upheld
Gompers's decision on the point OF
order, the boycott adherents made an
effort to recommit the resolution to
a measure carrying provisions Tor
boycott The motion was lost
The convention unanimously adopt
ed a resolution calling for amendment
of the Volstead act to allow sale OF
4 wholesome beer"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
TO SELL 5000 TICKETS !
Business Men of North Topeka Plan
Campaign for Chautauqua.

The business men of North Topeka
are planning campaign to sell 5 900
tickets for the chautauqua, to be held
August 10 9, at Garfield park. e.
Twenty-eight teams have been or
ganized. Each team is composed of a
captain and six members. The city
has been divided into districts, and
each team assigned to a district F.
Q. Morns is chairman of the cam
paign.
The program to be furnished by the
Cadmean Chautauqua company is
highly entertaining.
r. T. Campbell. president of Sterl-
ing college. will be in charge of the
Bible hour, each morning at $3.50
O'Clock. President Campbell is also
platform superintendent for the entire
week.
A home economic demonstration
will be held each morning at 1890
o'clock under the direction of Mrs.
Julia Kiene, home demonstration
agent for Shawnee county. Mrs. Kiene
will be assisted in the demonstration
by number of youns ladies from the
Kansas State Agricultural college. AT
1880 o'clock each afternoon farmers
institute will be held, under the
leadership of F. o. Blecha, county
farm agent of Shawnee county.
Each morning at 10 o'clock the
children will be entertained with
games and stories by a play ground
supervisor, who has been engaged es-
pecially for the entertainment of the
children. The program includes other
valuable and interesting features
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lands
will be the principal speaker Other
| addresses will be made by men of ma
| tional prominence in religion, educa.
| ton and politics.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
TO MEET
Hotel Stock To Be Sold by 24S
Business Men.
Majors and Captains VIII
Gather Tonight to Pick Teams.

A meeting of the six majors and the
thirty-s,x captains of the teams which
will sell stock for the Topeka hotel
will be held at the Chamber of Com
merce at 1880 o'clock tonight follow
ing a meeting of the directors of the
hotel company.
The stock sale campaign will open
Tuesday. June 2S. with total of 248
of the towns business and professional
men taking part. Each of the six cap
tains assigned to the teams of each of
the six majors. will tonight select six
lieutenants. So far as possible the
team organization which carried on
the work of the reorganization of the
Chamber of Commerce, will be kept
on the job for the sale of the hotel
stock. This organization, it is believed
will identify the membership of the
Chamber more closely with the hotel
project, and make it more definitely a
civic project.
A meeting of all the members OF
the teams will be held Friday night OF
this week. when final plans for the
campaign will be announced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
Topeka WOMEN LOSE
Only Sixteen Qualify for Champion
ship Flight in Wichita Golf Tourney.


Wichita, June 22.-With the course
washed clear by last nights rain, and
the sun tempered by fleecy clouds, the
first round of championship play in
the women's state golf tournament
started this morning at o'clock at
the Country club.
/ Mrs. H. E. Starrett of Hutchinson,
low medalist for the meet. with an
ST, was paired with Mrs. ]. H. On
stott of Salina. who shot a 107 in the
qualifying Aund.
Other pairings for the champion
ship flight were as follows: Mrs. n.
Schwartz, Salina, VS.. Mrs. Cressler,
Newton; Mrs. G. P. Martin, Wichita,
VS.. Mrs. G. Smith, wellington; Mrs.
A. p. Knight, Wichita. VS.. Miss Sum-
mers Newton; Mrs. C. Phillips,
Wichita, VS.. Miss Waddles, Hutchin-
son; Mrs. o. Warner. Salina, vs. Mrs
Bossemeyer. Salina; Mrs. Tom Ell
, COCK, Wichita, VS.. Mrs. Kirk Scott
Newton; Mrs. T. E. Carmack, Hutch
inson, VS.. Mrs. Harry Sladen, Wichita
Five of the sixteen, players who
yesterday landed places in the cham
pionship flight are from Wichita. The
others are from Salina, Newton
Hutchinson and Wellington.
Par scores were turned in yesterday
by four players. They were Mrs H
e. Starrett, ST; Mrs. G. P. Martin, SO;
Miss Waddles, 3d.; Mrs. T. E. Ell
cock q6
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
CUT IN BUILDING COSTS
State Saves s1s,223 on Construction of
X. q. Heating Plant.

X. q. Heating Plant.
An evidence of reductions in build
ing costs was brought to attention of
the state in letting of contracts for the
heating plant building at Kansas uni
versity. The bid was let at $19,223,
under an estimate of 100000.
The new heating plant and equip
ment will cost 100000. The building
will be completed sometime next fall.
The contract went to Collins Brothers
Construction company of Kansas City,
Mo.
Bidders and their bids were:
J. NJ. Leeper, Topeka. $S4,S23; F.
H. Critics, Kansas City, Mo, $4,000;
Collins Brothers, Kansas City. Mo-,
$S1, ,S77; Scott Brothers, Peabody.
$91,565; Mont J. Green, Manhattan,
S97,240; Z. Drier & Son, Kansas City,
Kan, $90.345; Fogel Construction Co,
Kansas City. Mo-. ss5.6o0; Baer En-
gineering and Construction Co.,
Leavenworth. $91.9S5; N. E. Sucker,
Ottawa. s96,500; Seigerman Con-
struction Co., Des Moines. Ia, ss1, 800;
Unit Construction Co.. St Louis, Mo-,
Sq5q10
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
Teachers in State Schools to
Receive More Money.
No Salary Change for Employees
in State Institutions.
MEMBERS CONFERENCE
Increase VIII Average From
Five to Ten Per Cent.
Additional Instructors To Be
Added in Several Departments.

Teachers in the state schools of
Kansas will receive an increase in sal
ary averaging five to ten per cent,
members of the state board of admin
istration. There will be no material
change in the salary schedule for en-
ployes of state Charitable and penal
Institutions.
Members of the state board are in
conference here this week regarding
the salary schedule for state institu-
tions during the next fiscal year. In
creases in appropriations for the state
schools will permit many increases in
pay, altho no effort will be made look
ing toward horizontal advance.
Increase of Five to Ten Per Cent.
1T is probable that increases will
not average more than five to ten pei
cent for teachers and departments
heads in state schools" said E. l.
Barrier. member of the board of ad.
ministration. In individual cases the
percentage may be greater, altho
do not believe the average will &C
above ten per cent"
With increased appropriations, 9
portion of the money will be used ir
employment of additional Instructors
in various departments. After the
need for increased teaching forces i.
met, the board will consider the sal
ary problem.
More Salary Boosts.
I Several heads and employees ir
charitable and penal institutions will
! receive increases. 1t is reported, tho
that these salary boosts will be small
and that no more will be made look
| ing to general advance in these in
stitutionS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
PLAN HOLLYHOCK DAY
Old Fashioned Flowers VIII Be Ex.
hibited at Chamber of Commerce.

AhoieSO at SinIuDcE Oh commerce.
All the old fashioned flowers, zin-
MAS. marigolds, bachelor buttons,
ragged robins, sweet alyssum, lark
spur, and hollyhocks will be exhibited
Friday morning beginning at IL
o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce.
This is the third year that a hollyhock
day and old fashioned flower day has
been held.
Mrs. L. H. Mum will talk during
the noon hour on THE Old Fashioned
Garden;" r. L. Stevenson will sing
"In An Old Fashioned Garden" and
Mrs. Theodore Saxon, who is arrang-
ing the exhibition, will talk about
hollyhocks.
The flowers should be at the Cham
Der of Commerce rooms at 9 o'clock
so they may be arranged for the ex-
hibit which will be open at IL o'clock
The places for the name of the ex-
hibitor must be given on cards. Sc
those in charge will know to whom
! to give credit for the display. Holly
hooks for the show should be gathered
either the evening before or early in
! the morning and placed in water that
| the hollow stems will fill full of water
J before being entered in the exhibit.
The exhibition is open to the public
! flower lovers being especially invited