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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
GOOD RECORD here.
Topeka Industries Observe
Laws and Pay Good Wages.
Report on Conditions Made by
Industrial Court.
SURVEY 164 Topeka PLANTS
Investigations Affect Forty In
dustries and $3.50 Workers.
Wages for Men In Topeka Aver
age 1925 Cents Per Hour.

Topeka industries observe the child
labor laws. pay good wages and pro-
vide excellent employment conditions
and working hours. That is the show
ing for 164 Topeka industries -exclus
i've of hotels. restaurants, mercantile
establishments and telephone = as
given in a report today by the factory
inspection department of the industrial
court. The survey affects more than
forty industries and a total of $3.50 in
dustrial workers.
Judge John H. Crawford of the in
dustrial court, former head of the
state labor department, made public
the report of the factory bureau. Only
seventeen of the 5.543 men and TAI
women affected by the report are un-
der 16 years old-the minimum work
ing are under the child labor law.
Wages Average 5s.25 Cents Per Hour.
Wages for men engaged in indus
trial activities in Topeka are shown
to average 1925 cents an hour. Women
receive an average wage of SO cents
an hour. The minimum wage for in
dustrial workers (male) as shown in
, the average for an entire industry is
3S cents an hour. The maximum is
97.5 cents an hour. The minimum
wage for women is gwen at rs cents
an hour and the maximum Sc cents.
Men employed in Topeka Industries
work an average of S.6 hours a day.
The average working day for women is
1912 hours. Hours for men in indus
, tries range from a minimum eight
hours a day to a maximum of ten
hours. Hours for women range from
eight to 9.S hours day.
5000 Employed in San4a F'e Shops
The Santa Fe shops showed the
| largest number of men employed un-
der the survey-a total of 5000.
! Printing Industries come second with
562 employees. Auto repair and man
! ufacturing shops listed $50 employees
| in thirty nine plants. There are 217
| persons employed in grain industries,
| 217 in meat manufacturing or pack
/ ing and 204 employees in local milk or
creamery plants.
! Strike activities during the year af-
! fected LBS per cent of the people en-
ployed in the various industries
| While the report shows nine strikes. ii
also shows that only 9S of the 6,290
workers were affected.
Surveys are now being made re-
gardfng industrial \ condition in 21
| towns and cities in Kansas. state
wide industrial report will be issued
| by the court as soon as these reports
/ are compiled and tabulated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
TO MAKE SECOND ATTEMPT
Topeka Builders Plan Another FISH
ing Trip for September 10.

The Topeka Builders club will make
the seasons second attempt to catch
some fish The next outing of the
club Will be held Saturday, September
10. The builders will leave the Cham
Der of Commerce at noon on that day
and will drive to the John Meeker
farm on Mission creek. three miles
west Of Dover. where they will fish
and invite their souls Saturday night
and Sunday. returning to Topeka sun
day.
Big eats and a good time are as
sured, whether the fish are in a COM
placent mood or not, by the plans of
the committee in charge of the event
The committee met at the Chamber of
Commerce at noon today.
Members of the club recently made
a fishisg excursion to the Marais des
Cygnes. finding the water too high to
do any fishing, but made enthusiastic
reports of the good times they had
had, anyhow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
YAP AGREEMENT DENIED
Washington Officials Admit, However
They Arc Highly Optimistic

Washington. Aug. 31.-The state de-
partment today made emphatic denial
of published reports that an agree-
ment has been reached between the
United States and Japan on the Yap
controversy.
The Yap controversy is still in the
process of negotiation. it was stated by
the highest authority of the state de-
partment- and reports to the contrary
are incorrect.
Officials admitted that they are
optimistic over the Yap situation as
has been previously stated. but that no
agreement has been reached as yet.
The japanese embassy also denied
that an agreement had been reached
in the Yap matter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
FIND BIC STILL
Sheriff's Forces Locate One
With 75-GalIOn Capacity.
Would Make Gallon of Whisky
Every Eleven Minutes.

= A still of seventy-five gallon ca
pacity, probably one of the largest
ever found in Shawnee county, was
discovered by Undersherfff Oscar Carl
son and Deputy Robert Pendleton on
the KaW river bank south of Kings
vile Tuesday night.
The still was made of two large
copper kettles clamped together and
was capable of turning out a gallon
of corn whisky every eleven minutes.
according to officers. 1t had ap-
parently been moved from the place
where the liquor had been made.
A large number of empty one-gal-
Ion cans were found together with
about a agon load of used mash.
The owner of the still is not known,
according to officers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
MANY HOME BREW CASES
Thirty-Three Liquor Cases VIII BO
Heard in September Term

heaFO IN september Term.
Domestic troubles and home brew
are the two elements which are going
TO make lot of work in the district
court during the September term.
So far the dockets show ia divorce
cases to be tried. of which sixty-three
are in the second division and fifty
one in the first division. There are
also fourteen separate maintenance
cases on the dockets.
Mr.. Volstead reckoned without ths
still so far as Topeka is concerned. OF
the eighty-two criminal cases on the
dockets, thirty-three are liquor cases
in which the defendants are charged
with the unlawful possession of in
toxicating liquors
Among the criminal cases is that
Of James Bo1in, farm hand. charged
with setting fire to the farm home in
which Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Owens
were burned to death near Berryton
the night of February IL. Bolin Is
now in jail and probably will be tried
I'm the latter part of September or
first part of October.
There are only three or four civil
cases on the dockets which involve
large sums of money. Chief among
them is the suit brought by NJ. c. VIII
lard against Sylvester w. Forester TO
collect s1O3.540 which he claims Syl-
vester owes him as commission for the
sale of certain oil lands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
MINERS ROUTED
IN FIRST BATTLE.
West Virginia Miners Pay No
Heed to President Harding.
Fighting in Progress at Three
Points Is Report.
PUSH INTO MING0 COUNTY
Sheriff Killed in First Charge
by Union Forces.
Harding's Martial Law PrOcla-
nation Ready To Be Issued.
PUSH INTO MINGO COUNTY
Harding Proclamation Ready

Washington, Aug. 31.-President
Harding has drafted and signed a
proclamation of martial law in
West Virginia, Secretary of War
Weeks announced this afternoon.
Issuance of the proclamation is
withheld until tomorrow noon, the
time limit set for the armed forces
to disperse, the secretary said.
General BandholtZ, who will rep
resent the president in West Vir-
ginia, has been given a copy of the
proclamation in order that he may
put it into effect Immediately upon
decision of the president to issue it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
Publisher of Osborne Farmer to
Succeed Imri ZumwaIt.
A VETERAN NEWSPAPER MAN
New Style County Editor
With Real Money.
Toronto" Kelley Will Serve as
First Assistant.

Kansas will have a new state printer
Thursday. Bert P. Walker, veteran
newspaper man and publisher of the
Osborne Farmer, will succeed the late
Imri Zumwalt. Walker arrived in To-
peka today.
The return of Walker to Topeka is
something of an event among the old
members of the newspaper gang here.
Walker went out into the Sixth dis
trict fifteen years ago to take over the
Osborne Farmer after Charley Lands
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
TALK FALL FASHION SHOW
Merchants Association Considers
Plans for 1921 Event.

The question of whether Topeka is
to have Fall Fashion show this year
was discussed today at the regular
meeting of the board of directors of
the Topeka Merchants association,
held at the rooms of the Chamber of
Commerce.
W. E. Brelsford and Charles L.
Mitchell were appointed on a COM
mittee to call on the merchants of the
city interested in the fashion show.
They will make a report at the next
meeting of the directorate, Tuesday,
September 6, on whether the mer-
chants generally favor the plan.
The Fall Fashion show has been an
annual merchandising event in To-
peka for the past several years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
CONCERT At CHESNEY PARK

Following is the program for the
municipal concert which will be given
by Marshalls band at Chesney park
Thursday evening, September 1:
March, "Old Comrades. es''...........-..T .Tieke
Overture, Morning. Noon and Night.
Euphonium solo, "One Fleeting Hour
Charles Spreng.
Waltz, Wedding of the Winds. Half
Cornet quartet Selected
INTERMISSION.
March, Deed of the PEN. Lampe
NVcal SOiV's -SelecteQ
X. L. Stevenson.
Selection. "The Army Chaplain. .Millocker
Descriptive, "A Hunting Scene. .Bucalossl
(By request)
Mareh-"Above the Clouds. Holmes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
HUNGARIAN PACT SIGNED.
Confirmation of Peace Treaty Agree
ment Received in Washington.

Washington, Aug. 31.-Offcial no
tification of the signing of a treaty
Of peace between the United States
and Hungary wss received by the state
department this afternoon. United
States Commissioner Smith is under
stood to have signed for the United
States.
contents of the treaty. but it is under
stood to be similar to that signed with
Germany, protecting all American
rights under the Versailles treaty but
exempting this nation from any of the
RESPONSIBILITIES of that pact.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
RIOTS ARE WANING
Indian Rebels Break Up Into
Small Raiding Bands.
Martial Law Zone Is Extended
in Madras.

Calcutta, Aug S1.-According to
Europeans arriving here today from
the Malabar district, the violence on
the part of Moplap Indians is sub
siding. In the Calicut region, the
rebel forces are breaking up into iso-
lated bands. Two serious mob out
breaks occurred at Madras.
Madras, India. Aug. s1.-Maj. Gen.
Burnett Stuart was today appointed
commander of the British military
forces in the martial law district of
Malabar. The martial law zone has
been extended.
Violence continues. A span of the
great bridge at Thuppanad was blown
up Trees have been felled across the
roads. The sky at night is red with
the flames of burning farmsteads and
forests. The rebels are forcibly COL
lecting arms and impressing Hindus.
Telegraph and telephone lines are be-
ing cut and railroad tracks torn up.
Five thousand Indian rebels are en-
trenched around Tirurangadi Mosque.
said a Calcutta dispatch to the Eve
ming News A British column that
was moving to attack the Moplaps was
attacked and bombed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
JUDGE CLEARS HIS DOCKET.
Texas Court Had 1 .459 Unheard Cases
Pending-AI Dismissed.

Dallas, Tex, Aug 31.-Judge T. A
Works Of Dallas county court at law
this morning. dismissed 1853 crimi-
nal cases. some Of which have been
on the docket awaiting trial since
1914.
Among the cases dismissed were
two charges of aggravated assault
against Leonard Dodd, no was hanged
May u, 1914 In IS per cent of the
dismissed cases. no arrests have ever
been made. In others. the witnesses
are dead CT have moved away and can
not be reached.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
COURT ACTION is PLANNED
Exhibition of "The Contrast Was
Violation of Law, Governor Says.

Exhibition of THE Contrast" here
last Saturday by the allied printing
trades, despite it's previous rejection
by the state board of motion picture
censorship, was a plain violation of
state law, Governor Allen said today
upon return to Topeka. Court action,
the governor added, is in the hands
of Dwight Thacher Harris, chairman
of the censorship board. The film
was condemned by the board on the
ground that it might tend to incite in
dustriaI unrest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
use German Property in America.

Washington. Aug. 81. Recon-
mendations that funds now in pos
session of the alien property custo-
dian be used in the settlement of
American claims against Germany was
made to President Harding oday by
Custodian Miller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31

has been here for several days assist
ing Sheriff Don Chafin. Col. w. e.
Eubanks, West Virginia National
Guard, commissioned yesterday by
Governor Morgan, is now the ranking
officer here.
Would Trade Prisoners.
Sheriff Chafin this morning an
nounced that overtures to effect the
release of prisoners now held in Mingo
county in return for the freedom of
four Logan county officers held by the
armed bands on the Boone side of the
border had been made to him. He
said he was at first informed the Lo-
gan men would be released il as
surances were given that the bands
would not be fired on.
He agreed to the truce, he said, and
waited until midnight, the hour agreed
on, for their release. They did not
appear, however. and he later learned
that the bands were insisting that the
Mingo county prisoners first must pc
released, the terms being ten prisoners
for one deRuty. 1t was not thought
such an agreement would be entered
into by the Logan authorities.
Washington WatchfulIy Waits
Washington, Aug. s1.-The federal
government today is once more fol-
lowing the watchful waiting policy
with regard to West Virginia
President Harding's proclamation
commanding all persons engaged In
unlawful and insure ectionary proceed
ings to disperse and retire peaceably
to their respective abodes on or be-
fore IL o'clock noon of the first day
of September" was being widely cir
culated today thru the disorder re-
gions of West Virginia.
Union Chiefs Urge Peace.
The United Mine Workers. thru
Philip Murray, vice president, are urg-
ing the armed bands of miners In the
Mingo region to return home and
abandon their contemplated march
By noon tomorrow. the government
will move if the armed bands have not
dispersed. Troops are ready to pro-
ceed into the West Virginia section
either from Camp Dix. n. J., or Camp
Sherman at Chilhcothe Ohio.
Brig. Gen. H. H. Bandholtz. repre-
sentative of the president, has re-
turned to the scenes of the threatened
troubles and will use his efforts to Sc
cure compliance with the presidential
proclamation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
TEXAS DRoUTH is ENDED.
Drizzle Breaks Two Months of Dry
SpelI-CattIemen Relieved

San Angelo, Tex, Aug. 31.-Driz-
zling rain last night. and continuing
this morning. is partly relieving the
two months drouth in this region to-
day.
The drouth reduced estimated crop
production one-half and withered the
pastures in the stock counties. The
water supply in many towns is short
and more rain is needed to relieve the
situation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
INCREASE PHONE RATES
Patrons OF Ncosho Falls to Pay More
Tor Service.

The public utilities commission to-
day granted increased telephone rates
for patrons of the Neosho Falls,
Woodson county, company. The new
rate schedule is effective September 1.
Under the order of the commission
single line business rates are boosted
from 50 to $3.50 a month. Residence
rates are increased from $1.25 to
$1.40 a month, company rural rates
from $1.20 to $1.3O and rural phones
owned by patrons from 20 to so cents
a month
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
Bank Bandits Get No Cash.

Hannibal, Mo-, Aug. 81. = Eighty
was taken when the State Bank of
Hull. Ill, IL miles east of here. was
robbed early this morning by four
automobile bandits. They escaped
coming toward Hannibal. Hull citi-
zens said TODAY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
WILL END OIL CONTROVERSY.
American Magnates Compromise on
Mexican Export Tax DEGREES.

Mexico City. Aug. 31.-Indications
are that compromise agreement on
the export and production taxes on
oil will be reached this week between
the heads of the five American com
panes now in Mexico Cityrand Secre-
tary of the Treasury DeLauhert-
It was hinted today that such an
agreement probably would be effected
on Friday and that the American oil
men would leave Mexico City satisfied
when the results obtained.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
Lone Bandit Gets Big Haul.

Seattle. Aug. 31-A lone masked
bandit entered the Greenlake State
bank, in the northern part of the city.
today. locked janitor and assistant
cashier in the vault and escaped with
$1,000 in currency.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
X. C. Woman Has Vanished.

Chicago Aug. 31.-Chicago police
today were asked to help find Mrs.
John Jewell. wife of a wealthy Kansas
City merchant. who disappeared yes
terday after going on a shopping tour
in the down town business district.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jewell arrived here Fri
day on an automobile tour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
French Net Star Is Recovering.

New York, Aug. 31.-Mlle. Suzanne
Lenglen, the French tennis champion.
is slowly recovering from her throat
affection and has started practicing
for her exhibition matches at Glen
cove, l. l.. it was announced today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31

The not Wlnds IrOIn lHt sOuIH IOuay
will make the temperature rise to IS
or 100, according to MeteoroIogist
Flora. The hot winds will make peo-
pie forget that there is any winter
coming.
The highest temperature in Topeka
Tuesday was go degrees at 3:15
o'clock. The temperature dropped to
70 at 6 O'Clock this morning. Tuesday
night was the coolest night for nine
days.
Only two rains were reported in the
state during the last twentyfour
hours. Dodge City reported a rain of
.O2 inches and Liberal .16 inches.
Tuesday proved to be general cool
lCnntinned on Page Two.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-31
MORE HOT WEATHER ON WAY
Temperatures of Near 100 Mark
Promised for Today.

TODAY'S TEMPERATURES.
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CONTINUED on Page TwO.)
New Britain herald., 1921-07-25
TANKS WIN AGAIN
 FRGs' CHAMPIONS
Hugmen End Western Trip With Pennant Hopes Aplenty

Cleveland. July 25.-Yesterday' 8 game between the Yankees and Cleve- lands, the, fourth of the series, re- solved itself into a question of which of the. rival pitchers had the greater endurance. The endurance turned out to be greater on the New York side. and the Yankees won, 7 to 3. They shared the honors of the series equal- ly with their opponents and are home ward bound after an excellent road trip
 Then won ten games and lost five. They believe they will win the pen nant
 Shawkey and Mails began and neither finished. shawkey, however, was pitching invulnerable ball when he was taken out, and the reason he was taken out was to make room for 8 pinch hitter. Mails, who had the Tanks completely in chancery until the eighth, was knocked out in the in- ming. Shawkey held the aborigine peo- pie to three hits in his seven innings and it was too bad he couldn't finish. The score:
New Britain herald., 1921-07-25
TWO MORE TENNIS TEAMS
India and Denmark Stars Will Arrive
 Here This Week for Big

New York, July 25.-Two more ten his teams, one from India and the other from Denmark are expected to reach here this week, completing the arrival of foreign teams competing for the Davis cup.
 Tennis has been developed quietly in both these countries and the abih- ties of the players is not generally known by the outsider world of sport. The Denmark team is considered we'll balanced and composed of players ot brilliance. Advanced further in tennis
 than other Scandinavian countries, Denmark has had little opportunity for international competition.
 The Danish tennis organization sent these players to the United States not so much with the expectation of. win
 ming the Davis cup as with the idea of
 obtaining experience in future inter national competition. '. The Denmark team is in the semi finals for the cup and will meet the
 winner of the match. at Pittsburgh August 1, and in which the British
 Lsues wll opose the victor in the con- l tests now in progress at Toronto be- 1 tween Australasia and Canada. India is to meet Japan on the court.
 of the Onwentsia. club Lake Forest near Chicago August Il to 13.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-25
CORBIN-RUSSWIN SHOOT
New Britain Rifle Club Proves Su- periority in First of Series
 of Matches.

The Corbin- Russwin Small Arms club met rather severe defeat last Saturday afternoon in the first of two matches at 50 yards against the New Britain Rifle club on the range of the latter in Belvidere, the visitors scoring total of 1894 out of pos sible 2oo0 points, while the New Bri- tain Rifle club made a total of 171o points. The individual scores follow:
 New Britain Rifle club-Cooley. 177; Holt, 167; Brown, 143; Wake field, 172; Fox. Is0; Prick, I'll; Pope, 175: Pierson, 177; Nordman, 1e2; Griffith, 1so.
 Corbin-R -Russwin club-Engel 150; Chase, 134; Lund, 15s; Wall. 14e; March, 12s; Earle, 14s; Clifton, 161; Chapin. IA; Carey, TO-; Rackliffe, |154.
 Next Saturday. July 30th, the two clubs meet again on the range of the c -bin- -Russwin. club on Shuttle Meadow road The president of the New Britain Rifle club was heard to remark that they would then make the Corbin- Russwin team look like Shredded Wheat Biscuit" Although they recognize the prowess of the older team. members of the Corbin+ | Russwin club are planning to obyi- a te any such result.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-25
A GREAT RECORD
Gourdin, HArvard's Negro Athlete Winds Up His College Career in a
 Blaze of Glory. -...

Cambridge, Mass. July 25.-Ed- ward O. Gourdin, Harvard's negro athlete who set a new world broad jump record of 25~ feet three inches last Saturday, has closed his college athletic career with an all round rec ord of track and field proficiency sur- passing that of any man who ever wore the Crimson. His ability in evy er1ts which he first tried as fresh man is shown in a list of the marks he has made in actual competition. They follow: ,;..
 100 yards dash: g 4-5 seconds. 22o yard dash: 22 1-5 seconds. 40 yard run 52 Is seconds. Broad jump: 25 feet inches. High jump: 5 feet, 3 inches. Running hop, step and jump: 45 feet, 3 inches. Javelin throw: 140 feet. Discus throw: no feet Gourdin will be as much de- corated as hero of many wars if he choses to pin on his breast all the medals he has won in the four years. The Harvard athletic authorities. have been unable to get medals struck of as often as he has earned them, five
 gold medals of special die are due him for his successive college record marks in the broad jump. culmdnat- ing in the broadest jump known tc
 man last Saturday.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-25
IntcrnattonaI Icaeue
BRAVES PLAYER HURT.

Brooklyn. July 25.-Horace Ford claimed by Willimantic as its native son, who has been one of the main springs of the infield of the Boston Braves received a broken nose yes terday when Jimmy Johnston's sharp grounder struck him in the game at Ebbets field. Ford was forced to quit. Christenbury replaced him and helped the Braves to win with a home run and a single. Ford will probably be out of the game fo- two weeks. Three years ago he played |shortstop for New Haven.