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New-York tribune., 1921-05-29

flyer flew over the Andes from Mendoza, Ar
gentina, to Chile, the establishment of regu-
lar air mail from Toxic to Osaka is still in the
realm of bombastic adjectives. It's an excel
lent material for a comic opera, and why a
latter-day Gilbert and Sullivan has not turned
it into an up-to-date "Mikado' is not quite
clear.
Just what, then, is the matter with Japan
who or what is clipping her wings, or what
sort Of millstones are thrown about her neck?
First of all, up to the end of 1920, we have
not had single plant in the whole of the Nip
pom Empire which could turn out even fairly
practical airplane motors; not single solitary
factory which could manufacture either air
ships or planes. 1t was, indeed, just few
weeks ago that the two great shipbuidng
plants of the empire the Mtsubshi people
and the Kawasaki interests, have-out Of sheer
shame, no doubt, rather than from prospect
of immediate profits in the enterprise-taken
up the manufacture of aerial engine.
The Mitsubishi engineers, for some time past,
had been experimenting with engine at their
Kobe plant Now the company has estab-
lished new plant at Nagoya to which it has
moved the entire engine construction depart
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29

stood on the right wing of his Curtiss biplane
and looked down upon the capital city of Nip
pom with the air of one who had just chopped
off the head of dragon. And the people of
Toxic nearly gasped at the sight of the dar-
ing young airman. Under the circumstances
it is not very difficult to conceive just what the
people of Toxic thought and felt when they
saw Babe" Barr-a star performer of the
show, but a. slip of girl barely out of her
teens-execute a pretty little dance on the wing
of her plane They had seen something like
that in imported movies, but the world of
movies to them was world of impossibilities
and of breath-taking barbarism of the Occident
that and nothing more. This astounding
novelty of the performance was unquesticn-
ably one of the reasons for the unprecedented
Impressions the flying circus made ON the
minds of the people of Toxic. But by no
means the only one
A deeper explanation lay in the history of
the development of aviation in Japan. In
1911 two japanese army officers returned from
France; there they had been taught how to fly.
And the two officers were the first brd-men Of
Japan. That is another way of saying that the
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29

" ARLY in April, an American flying
circus landed in Toxic and improved
e. on that old historic pleasantly of
Caesars For It came, this "ready
for the clouds fraternity, and it conquered
Nippon, unlike the ancient Roman, without
even taking the trouble to see very much 0N
it. More than that, it took Toxic by reg
ular typhoon.
That you might gauge the height and meas
ure the breadth of it's triumph, pause long
enough to look at one of the accompanying
photographs-the one which shows the mem
bers of the flying circus ranged on both sides
of our old Marquis Okuma. This might not
strike some of our American friends as any
thing that would call for feature story
Still, to some of us heather, it is quite as
sensational as it would be if a lot of japanese
acrobats were entertained at dinner at the
Astor mansion on Fifth Avenue. There should
not be the slightest quarrel over this fact
Old Marquis Okuma looms as high in the
social armament of Toxic as Newport society
in America. The old marquis is one of the
still surviving Older Statesmen who wrought
that political miracle known as the New
Nippon.
Mind you, these American flyers were
backed by no government. Some members
of the circus had flown over the muddy gray
Of the battlefront of Italy, and to one of
them, at least, the topography of No Mans
Land was once a common sight. But in
Toxic, in the cherry blossom month of this
year, they were simply on a commercial
visit. The flying circus charged from SO
sen to yen for entrance fee to aerial enter
tainments. And they gave their first show at
Susaki Aviation Field in the most business
ike manner imaginable. But no aviation
corps of any great power could have received
q more distinguished consideration, both from
the government and people of Japan, than this
Bars Flying Circus from Los Angeles. The
leading lights of the Foreign Office were there;
high officials of the army and navy of Japan
were more than we'll represented there, and
Of course, the officers of the Aviation Bureau
VI tIS INO 5GINlCGS. xdS IOI IllG COu4ltlOIl pcO-
pie of Toxic, they mobbed and flooded the
Susaki Aviation Field,' which is not small
place; and they crowded into it by 10 o'clock
IN the morning when every mothers son of
them knew that the event was to begin at l
in the afternoon.
But why all this lionizing of American fly
ers by the high and lofty social moguls of
Toxic? Why all this tremendous and tumul-
tuous reception of the Nippon mob for them?
There is a reason for it; in fact, there are two
reasons.
In the first place, the happy Nipponese had
never seen in all their born days just such
reckless filtration with the clouds and with
death as the American flyers indulged in so
cheerfully. They had seen few birds fly as
high as the Americans went-never had seen
them (the birds) enjoy their fun as much as
the flyers did. AS a matter of history, the
most reckless stunt they had ever seen before
the coming of the flying circus was what Mr.
Nakayama did on March 6, 1921. On that
day our proud twenty-one-year-o aviator
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29

other at Kagamiga-
bara, and another
at Yokkaichi, and
the last at Tachia-
raj. The first mill
tary aviation school
was opened in Jan
uary. 1920, and
commissioned off,
GERS and non-com-
missioned officers
made up the major
portion of its 100
students. ut the end
of 1920 the army
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29

art and science of
flying in Nippon is
youngs An Ameri-
can flyer, Art Smith
by name, visited
j a p a n in 1916.
What he did in the
air with his plane
made the Japanese
spectators i'll. He
showed some of the
aviators of Japan
just how odious is
this thing we call
comparison. Before
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
1t Vas q Flying Cir
Gus From, America,
and This Spring 1t
Care the Japanese
Their First Glimpse of
Real Stunts ira Midair
BY Adachi Kinnosuke

American Correspondent of the Toxic Jia
" ARLY in April, an American flying
Il circus landed in Toxic and improved
g. on that old historic pleasantly of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
Topeka Cash Grain Marke

FURNISHED by Derby Grain Co., $50 New
England Bldg.j
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
XII KLUX IS BUSY
Secret Order Announces Plan
to "CIean Up" Houston.
Attorney Guest at Tar Party,
Faces Death Penalty.

Houston, Tex, Feb. 7.-Threats of
further assaults on those who offend
the ku Kiux Klan," signed number 8
ku Klux Khan" were made today in
note addressed to the Houston
Press.
The note, following close the abduc-
ton Ct. 3. I. Hobbs. lawyer, who early
Sunday morning was tarred and
feathered and abandoned at an i'm
portant street corner here, tells, of
the assault on Hobbs and threatens
two men in Houston public life whose
Klan' Y
Hope is expressed in the note that
the warning thru the newspaper will
cause one of the men to ''offer his
resignation before Saturday"
The note admits the assault on
Hobbs. Hobbs was called from his
bed Saturday night seized by four
men. carried in an automobile to
lonely section of the outskirts of the
city, Invested of his clothing and
tarred and feathered and his long
hair clipped in ragged bits He was
then returned to the city and dropped
from the automobile at an important
corner, early Sunday morning.
Taking refuge in a doorway Hobbs
attracted the attention of a passerby,
who called the police.
Hobbs told questioners he was I'M
able to identify any of his abddetors
He also said he was unable to give
any reason for the attack, according
to questioners.
He was ordered to leave the city
under penalty of death. he said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago. Feb. T-WHEAT-Whea prices
declined today after show of firmness at
the outset. TIE initial appearance of
strength was due to active buying on the
part of house with northwestern con-
fled the market underwent material sag
Bears .eonfended that with competition from
Argentina, Australia and India export sales
coatd no. longer he depended upon for the
maintenance of domestic values Opening
prices, which varied from unchanged to lie
higher with March S1.5fA to S1.5S and May
s1.4TH to $1.4S. were followed by slight
further gains and then by a. setback all
around 10 well below SATURDAYS finish.
Rallies failed to last. 1t was said India
seid one million bushels to Italy cheaper
than the wheat could be obtained in the
United Statessy PreJietion of business with
Greece proved mythical. The close was
2Hc-to ~ net lower with March
s1541a to 81 543f and May s1.44s4 to S145.
CoRN--Corp swayed with wheat. After
opening unchanged to sc higher. including
May at G63sc to 665sc. the market hardened
a little more, and then suffered moderate
general decline.
A big increase of the visible supply total
led later to additional weakness. The close
was nervous, 5sM3fc to Ike net lower, with
Nav $3.50 to 6513c.
oATS-Oats were governed by the action
of other cereals. starting &c off to isc ad-
vance, May 42%c to 43c and later scoring
slight further gains before beginning to
weaken
PROVISIONS-Large receipts of hogs
had depressing effect on provisions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
MORE PUPILS IN SCHOOL.
Nearly All Show Increase in Enroll
ment for New Term.

Enrolment in the pre-vocational
school at Garfield building has in
creased from 81 to 100 since last Sep
TENDER. The pre-vocational school is
the newest institution of Topeka S
school system and was established last
September. Forty of the pupils at
tending the school entered at the be-
ginning of the second term last Mon
day.
Cooking. sewing, Woodworking.
book binding. clay modelling, bas-
kerry and other industrial arts are
taught at the pre-yocatienal school, in
addition to academic subjects.
Nearly all schools OF the city are
crowded. The attendance increased
at most of the schools. beginning with
the second term. The high school has
an additional enrolment of twenty;
Van Buren, school increased thirty
Grant and Quincy. fifty-feur; McKin-
ley. eighteen: Buchanan, seventeen;
Lafayette and Parkdale. twenty. The
only schools to have decreased enroll
ment are Central Park and Polk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
TO BUILD CHURCH AND SCHOOL.
Plans Completed for Church of Our
Lady of Guadalupe.

Plans have been completed for a
new building to serve the combined
purposes of a church and school for
the Mexican children and families in
Topeka. The ground for the building
has been donated by the Santa Fe apd
is located at the corner of Seward
and Ash streets. The church is to be
known as the Church of Our Lady of
Guadalupe.
There are at least 500 Mexican chill
dren in Topeka who would be sent to
the school if accommodations could
be supplied for them, Father Garcia,
of the Catholic Extension society. be-
lieves Father Garcia, who is in
charge of the parish at Topeka, came
to the United States from Mexico, and
is in charge of all mission work among
the Mexicans in kansas He is assist
ed in Topeka by Jesuit father, Fa-
Their Aloysius G. Padilla.
There are 700 Mexican families in
the parish at the present time, Father
Garcia says. They are at. present
renting a store building for the COM
bined purposes of church and school,
but are finding it highly unsatisfae-
tory.
The new church is to be As by So
feet, with four school rooms on the
ground floor, and the second floor re-
served for church purposes. The cost
of the building as planned will be
about $4,000, of which sum more
than $4,000 has already been raised.
Father Garcia has interested the To-
cal order of the Knights of Columbus
in the problem, and they will cooper
ate with him in securing the remain
der of the money necessary to erect
the church.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
GIVES LIFE TO HIS THEORY
Detroit Man Wanted to Prove Dead
Can Talk to Living.

Detroit, Mich, Feb. Tn an at
tempt to prove that the living can
communicate with the dead, T. Lynn
Bradford, lecturer and written gave
his life. Somewhere in Detroit today
there is a girl whom Bradford prom
iSed to talk to after death.
Bradford was found dead in his
rooming house, a suicide. Beside his
body lay several works on spirituals
ism.
Can the dead communicate with
the living?" was the title of a type
written manuscript which had not
been finished. According to his
friends, Bradford recently inserted an
advertisement in Detroit papers ask
ing for any one interested in spiritual
ism to call and see him. A girl an
swered and visited the rooming house.
1t is believed it was this girl with
whom Bradfard wished to talk from
his grave.
Bradford was a graduate Of a Chi
cago school of oratery. He claimed
Detroit as his home. No relatives
have been found.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
BANKS ASK MORE PROTECTION
Kansas Association VIII Ask 'Legisia-
tyre for Larger Sum.

Asserting that enforcement OK law
is primarily the problem of the state
and that all crimes, including BANK
burglary and held-up, are Grimes
against the state, the legislative COM
mittee of the Kansas Bankers ASSOC
citation will ask the legislature to APP
propriate a larger sum than at any
previous time, to be made available TO
the governor for the purpose of en-
coura cling the apprehension of Grim
inals. The amount of the appropria-
ton to sbe asked for has not been de-
termined. = -
During the last year more than
HOO banks voluntarily contributed. to
a fund of $4,000, all of which was
used for investigation and prosecution
of criminals and paying rewards to
those Instrumental in them capture.
The committee believes, according to
w. w. Bowman, secretary of the, as
ISOLATION, that such banks should be
provided by the state at large.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
CHICAGO SPECTACLE HOUSE
MAKES STARTLING OFFER
Will Send Handsome Glasses on
Trial to Anyone.

Everyone who wears glasses or suf-
eers from eye strain, will be interested
n the remarkable offer of the Chicago
Spectacle House, Dept. B-239, 1462 w.
Madison St, Chicago. Ill, to send
pair of their large size True Vision
Glasses" Free on trial, to any reader
Of this paper who writes them. These
gplendid glasses will enable anyone to
read the smallest print, thread the fin
est needle, see far and near, and pre-
vent eye strain and headaches. They
are 10 Karat Gold Filled, very hand
some in appearance and should last
I life time.- Don't send any money.
Simply your name, address and age and
state the length of time you have been
wearing glasses They will send you
he glasses at once, by prepaid parcel
post, to use and wear for 10 days free.
II you are satisfied in every way and
want to keep them, you are then to
pay the small charge of sass, other
wise return the glasses and you are
but nothing.
If you accept their offer at once,
hey will enclose the glasses in a
beautiful, velveteen lined, spring back
'pocketbool spectacle case, which is to
be yours free of all cost.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07

FURNISHED by Wolff Packing Co., foot Of
Quincy St. Topeka. Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
Germany Guilty. Must Pay"
Now National Slogan.
Dismemberment of Nation Only
Alternative Offered.
BRAND DECLARES HIS STAND
"Inyade Cities Across Rhine, y
Cry of Frenchmen.
Many Would DemOlish as Their
Homes Were Demolished.

Paris,-s Feb. 7.-CompIete dismem-
oerment of the German nation if she
does not accept her punishment was
threatened by France today.
Il will not move one millimetre
from my position Premier BRAND de-
clared. Germany was guilty. Ger
many must pay"
French officials indicated there was
serious pressure upon them to let Ger
manly buster and bluff over the rep
arationsf then descend upon the
former empire and exact the in
demnity demanded by taking posses
sion of German territory,
French Still Bitter.
There are many Frenchmen whose
greatest desire is to see German cities
in ruin just as our own. cities were
demolished by the German INVASION
a French official declared.
Nothing would please this element
more than to see allied agreement on
PREPARATIONS torn to bits while a French
army is sent into, Germany to take
possession of land and property to
repay France for what she lost
May Not BE Bluff.
French officials admitted they were
una BILE to determine now whether the
uproar in Germany over the allied de-
mands was bluff or really the pre-
lude to situation which might justify
the nation in unsheathing the sword.
High officials declared allied gov
were declaring the POSSIBLE
ity and that the proposed London con-
ference never will be held if Germany
continues her course.
Speeches of Premier Lloyd George
at Birmingham, Saturday, were se1zed
upon here as bearing out this bellef.
1t was pointed out that Lloyd George
was confident of Germanys ability to
nav and desired to see her forced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
THEY'RE DROPPING FAST
Butter and Eggs on the Toboggan
Eggs on 3 Cents Per Dozen
Butter and Milk Suffer New
Slashes.

Kansas City, Feb. Egg prices con-
tinued on q PERCEPTIONS downward trend
with another drop of cents a dozen
quoted here today. First eggs sold at 36
cents a dozen wholesale, nineteen cents
under the prevailing market two weeks ago.
and 10 cents lower than a year ago.
Selected case lots were quoted at As.
Liberal receipts restricted demand were
given as the reasons for the decline.
Kansas City, Feb. IA cut of cents a
quart in the price of grade A pasteurized
milk was announced today by large re-
tail dealer in Kansas City, Kan.
The reduction was made possible, 1t was
announced by the sale of milk in Kansas
City. Kan, by a large Missouri producers
association which heretofore limited dis
posaI of its production to Kansas City, Mo.
ST. Louis, Feb. BEST eggs sold at
wholesale here today for 50 cents dozen,
a decline of cents since Saturday and %
cents in the last fortnight. Favorable
weather and lower feed prices were at
tributed contributory causes Of the
downward trend.
Springfield, Mo-, Feb. THE wholesale
price of eggs dropped to 80 cents a dozen
for firsts and 30 cents for seconds. here
today. Saturdays quotations were SO and
40 cents. Eight days ago the price was 10
cents. Heavy receipts, due to warm
weather, caused the decline
Butter has dropped cents a pound
wholesale here ia the past week, a price of
40 cents being posted by local creameries
today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
British Declare Americans Are
Seeking Monopoly.
Believe Standard Has Backing
of q. s. Government.
FORCE S. C. CONCESSIONS
Colombia and Costa RIGA Car
ceIed British Holdings.
Now Control so Per Cent
Worlds Oil Supply.

London, Feb. THE "ruthlessness''
of the struggle between American
Z and European interests for control of
the worlds oil supply is causing great
international bitterness when every
one should know this fight can best
be settled by strictly business meth-
DDS" an official of the Anglo-Persian
Oil company declared today.
! The Anglo-Persian group, controlled
by the British government, believes
that the Standard Oil group is receiv-
ing support of the American govern
ment in it's efforts at world domination
of the petroleum situation
Are Grabbing Concessions.
AS an example of the Standard
cas- agility" this official said, lit
has just grabbed off in Colombia con-
scessions to an extremely rich oil field
sof two million acres.
"This was accomplished by forcing
the Colombian government to cancel
a British concession obtained by Lord
Cowdry, who, cooperating with the
the missionary work in the Colom-
bian fields. The American govern
ment is the most powerful influence
in Colombia"
In other quarters of British oil cir
cIes, there are broad hits that the same
maneuver was accomplished in Costa
Rica, where the government of that
country is alleged to have been in
duced to cancel a British concession on
holdings totalling six thousand square
miles in a particularly rich field.
British Make Denial.
Officials of the Anglo-Persian COM
pany fatty denied their concern has
been or will be amalgamated with the
Royal Dutch-Shell group to fight the
Standard Oil for world supremacy.
They said that the only Connection be-
tween the two corporations is in an
agreement of long standing whereby
the Royal Dutch refines a major por-
ton of the Anglo-Persian crude prod
uct This agreement expires in 1922.
The Anglo-Persian, they say, is now
a huge refinery in South
Wales TO handle it's own oils.
Enquiries regarding such an ANAL
gamation have been made frequently
of late" said on official. I'VE do
not know who is circulating the re-
port Obviously. the Standard Oil
would be most affected by such con-
selidation. which would create the
greatest oil company in the world
greater even than the Standard"
1t was pointed out that at present
American oil concerns are producing
about 80 per cent Of the worlds out
put while the British are producing
only per cent, with undeveloped re-
sources about equally divided between
the opposing groups
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
WANTS ALL JOBS DIVIDED

Chicago Labor Federation Would Pro-
vide Work for Unemployed.
Chicago. Feb. IA shortening of
hours Of all workers was favored here
today by the Chicago Federation of
Labor as a means of furnishing en-
;pioyment to thousands of idle men and
women.
A meetin6 of representatives of all
branches of the federation was called
for February 27 to consider urging in
dustries to adopt the idea. It is pro-
posed to divide jobs so that all mem
bers of the federation will have work
AT meeting of the federation yes
terday, the employment situation was
fully discussed. ss-.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
BANDITS WE'RE FOOLED.
Sack Marked $4,000 Really Contained
Pennies-Overiooked Big Money.

Wichita Falls, Tex, Feb. 7.-Rob-
bers entered the First State bank at
Dundee, near this city, some time SAT-
urday night and escaped with a sack
marked to contain $4,000, but which
held in reality a quantity of pennies.
They also secured about $500 worth
of stamps but overlooked a stack of
bills of large denominations. Entrance
was effected by removing a glass from
a side door. No trace of the robbers
has been found.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
WORKS FOR RECOGNITION.
President Obregon Goes Before Mexi
can Congress With Program.

Mexico City. Feb. 7.-President
obregon went before congress today
with two objects-te recommend legis-
lation, and to pave the way for recog-
milton by the United States
His recommendations on banking
and petroleum regulations were ex-
peeted to have hearing on the latter,
Obregon being confident proper ad-
ministration of those affairs will bring
recognition.