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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-15
TALK OF new JAIL
Forum Committee of C. of C.
Plans Immediate Action.
Many Speakers Tell of Need of
New Building.
49, -a--@--

'If some of you gentlemen here
were to be arrested-by mistaks or
otherwise-and circumstances were
such that the police department would
be compelled to hold you in the city
be the strongest advocates of a new
Jail for Topeka" Police Judge Rad
Lee told the Forum committee of the
Chamber of Commerce at noon today.
Judge Lee urged the injustice of keep
ing youngsters. just starting a career
of crime, in the bull pen" which Is
the only possible place for keeping
prisoners in the city Jail, in association
with the hardened characters which
must be held there.
Chief Swallow Talks.
Judge Lee was followed by Chief of
Police Guy NJ. Swallow. The head of
the police department declared that
thc city prison is in such condition,
and was SO constructed, that it is i'm
cent, and of a size sufficient to ac-
commodate the prisoners. Chief Swal-
low told of the ridicule which had
been launched at Topeka because of
the condition of the jail, and urged
civic pride as the most important OF
many reasons for having a new and
up-to-date city prison here.
Conditions can be made better
there, but they cannot be made good, "
Swallow declared.
Thomas Humphreys. attorney
pleaded the cause of the officials OF
the police department, and the police
court, no less than of the men who are
confined in the Jail. "It is cruel and
inhuman punishment for the court
officials to have to work in a crowded
dirty, ill-furnished court room such as
the police court" Humphreys declared.
The Rev. R. A. Schel1 pointed out
the fact that Topeka. as the capital OF
the state should have a city penal in
stitution which should be model fol
the rest of the state
''The Topeka city Jail should make
a bad man good, but it will make q
good man bad or bad man worse
the Reverend Schell declared.
Following the address of the men
the Forum committee passed a unani-
nous resolution declaring to the board
of directors that they were in favor o1
imm ediate action looking toward the
building of a new city Jail
Features of the Forum meeting ir
connection with the discussion, were
the musical numbers rendered by the
Brown Saxopbone Sextette. commun.
ity singing by the audience, and yell:
by the Live Wire club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-15

Topeka's Quota to Memorial
Campaign Is $4,000.
Executive Committee Elected
to Handle Fund Here.

Topeka's quota toward the million
dollar goal of the University of Kan
sas Memorial campaign will be $40,-
900, according to a decision reached
today by the executive committee of
Topeka K. U. men and women In
charge of the local campaign. This
amount will be Topeka's share of the
proposed K. U. Stadium and the Kan
sas Union building.
The K. U. supporters are well or
ganized and are confident of going
we'll "over the top" A full schedule
of activities is planned in order to in
sure success. Eighty workers now are
starting a systematic effort to have a
record attendance at the campaign
opening dinner to be held at $50
O'Clock Monday evening at Pelletier's.
All K. U. former students and friends
are invited to this affair. which will
be addressed by Chancellor z. H.
Lindley and "Phog" Allen, director of
athletics. The actual campaign will
be carried on three days. Tuesday.
week.
Elect Executive Committee.
The following executive committee
members, majors and Captains.
were selected as leaders: Otto B.
Cutler. Frank c. Beck, Wilbur L.
Gardner, Frank P. MacLennan, DR.. L
NJ Powell, Mrs. Charles S. Gleed. r,
w. Blair. Chester Woodward, VIII J.
Miller. Mrs. c. I. Martin, Mrs. w. T,
Bowen, T. F. Doran, Hugh T. Fisher
Fred B. Bonebrake. w. L. Tully. Clyde
W. Miller, Frank Edison.
Majors" directing the four cam
paign divisions. are: R. w. Blair
| Chester Woodward. Will J. Miller and
Mrs. C. 1. Martin Team captains will
| include Hugh T. Fisher, Charles Jos
| lin. Leslie E. Edmonds. z. A. Tirrflf
| Otis Allen. Irwin Snattinger, Frank
Edison, I. F. Henry, Frank P. MacLen-
nan, T. F. Doran. Frank Merriam
Clay Hamilton. L. M Powell, Mrs. W
F. Bowen, Mrs. W. c. Stephenson
Mrs VIII J. Miller, Mrs. Fred Epps.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-15
PHONES
BURN OUT
Topeka Telephone System Is
ParaIyzed by Short Circuit.
Restoration of Service Is Indef-
mite, Officials Declare.
LONG DISTANCE is IN ORDER
Thirty Men Working Fran
ticalIy to Make the Repairs.
No Panic Among Girls at Time
of Short Circuiting.
Restoration of Service Is Indef-
mite, Officials Declare.
LONG DISTANCE is IN ORDER
CITY WITHOUT PHONES

Topeka this afternoon went thru
the odd experience of existing
without telephones.
The most concern was on the
part of the fire department. 1t will
be necessary for fires to be turned
in by the alarm boxes until the
phone service is repaired. This
delay and confusion may result in
a serious fire, and the department
warns every one to practice unusual
care.
Persons who usually wait until
the last minute before taxing to
their trains were on hand at the
stations early this afternoon.
Stores with delivery systems were
without orders after 1:45 o'clock.
All over the city men and women
in motor cars and on street cars
were carrying baskets to their
grocers.
Hurry calls to doctors and hos
pitals were out of the question.
The taxicab systems were para
lyzed.
Women who have not enough
energy to wind the family clock
rushed to the neighbors instead of
calling the Western union.
Business activities, engagem ents
and personal calls were eliminated.
Topeka is seeing and hearing this
afternoon, but she isn't doing much
talking.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-15
MAY JUNK SHIPS
New Marine Board Means To
Get Rid of Vessels.
Sell 1,7OS Federal Owned Bot
toms If Possible.

Washington, June 15.-With the
swearing in today of the newly ap-
pointed United States shipping board
under the Craftsmanship of Albert d.
Lasker, the initial step in the liquida-
ton of the three billion United States
mercantile marine was taken.
The first action of the board was to
place S2,250. 100000 on the debit side
of the ledger and draw a red line thru
the figures This represents the de-
probation in the cost price of 1,70S
government owned vessels and the re-
naming figures, $750.00O.000. will
serve as an approximate basis for dis
posal of the ships.
Lasker announced that he and his
colleagues on the board would ener-
getically tackle the problem of stop
ping leakage of taxpayers money into
the upkeep of the marine which is
now flowing at the rate of over
81, ,000,0 900 per week.
The plan the board is expected to
follow and which is said to have the
approval of President Harding, is to
seek purchasers for the ships among
lines and ship owners who will keep
the vessels under the American flag.
The s33,00O.000 venture in wooden
ships is looked on as virtually a total
loss. Ships that cannot be sold as
ocean bottoms will be junked, it is
said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-15
Public Utilities to Investigate
Telephone Charges.
Case Affects Total of Five
Phone Companies.
INVESTIGATION SET FOR JULY29
Information Shows Heavy In.
crease in Toll Returns.
Commissions Inquiry Will Be
of General Nature.

The public utilities commission is
gradually responding to the force and
effect of the injunction from the
United States district court and has
veered its course bit. Now members
of the commission announce they will
make general inquiry as to telephone
toll charges beginning July 29.
Refused To Set Aside Order.
This week Judge John c. Pollock of
the United States district court re-
fused to set aside a restraining order
cation of distribution of toll charges
under contracts by the phone COM
pantes. He held that the contracts
were private contracts, did not affect
or control rates and were not subject
to review of the state commission.
The writ was issued in a case brought
by the Kansas City Long Distance
Telephone company, but clearly held a
relationship with all toll contracts and
may result in dismissal of the entire
investigation.
To Probe Charges.
But the state commission will not
consider keeping house without a
phone rate case. Consequently it has
announced a probe of all charges be-
ginning July %. The case affects the
company, Consolidated T e e p h e
company, Southwestern Bell company,
Southwest Long Distance company,
and Emporia Telephone company.
Information gathered by the commits
sion is reported to show heavy in
creases in toll returns to the telephone
companies during the last few years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-15
KANSAS IN AD+POuTICS IN WAY
Congress Finds Tax and Tariff
Laws Big Job.
Cannot Hurry Legislation and
Adjourn as Harding Wishes.

7 Washington, June 15.-Tariff legis-
lation will keep congress busy until
October. The new tax bill may go
over until next session. This was the
answer today of congressional leaders
to President Harding's clearly ex-
pressed wish that the house and SEN
ate would concentrate on tax and
tariff laws and then go home.
Senator Penrose, chairman of the
senate finance committee. in discuss
ing this question, expressed the fear
today that the injection OF politics
into tax and tariff debates would seri-
ously delay final enactment of the two
measures which, President Harding
said yesterday, constitute the work for
which he called the present extra ses-
sion.
Hopes Democrats VIII Help.
"I am going to do everything I can
to keep politics out of it." said Pen
rose, land I expect Democratic lead
ers to do likewise. There should be
no politics in consideration of a tax
bill. 1t may be impossible to avoid it
considering the tariff, because there
are two schools of thought. the pro-
tectionists and the tariff for revenue
ideas"
probably be October before the tariff
is done with. He strongly hoped, he
said, that taxes could be revised
promptly thereafte but he did not
deny that final action may go over
until the December session.
Drys Are in Row.
Beer for the sick still appeared far
away today even with governmental
machinery sufficiently organized to
make it a quick reality. An unexpected
row in the ranks of drys in congress,
which may hold up legislation to pro-
hibit all beer. now appears to be the
chief hope of brewers.
Study of former Attorney General
Palmer's opinion that beer may be
prescribed as medicine and delay in
selecting an internal revenue and pro-
hibition commissioner have been as
signed as reasons for failure to issue
the regulations that would make the
Palmer ruling effective.
Both commissioners have been ap-
pointed but Roy Haynes, the new pro-
hibition commissioner, is studying"
the beer regulations with an eye to
their revision. If it becomes plain
that congress is to pass new prohibit
ton legislation soon, the regulations
may be further held up, Haynes indi-
Gated. even after he completes his
study
Meanwhile. the row in the dry ranks
makes the fate of new legislation un-
certain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-15
Big Increase in Building Ac-
tivities in West.
More Buildings Under Con-
StructiOn Than YearrAgo.

Kansas is leading in building activi-
ties in the middle west region, accord
ing to a statement here today by E.
F. Fader, director of the government
industrial survey for this region. Fa-
der stated that more buildings are
under construction than a year ago,
aitho the total in building permits is
only one-third the record for this sea-
son last year.
Much of the Kansas activity, Fader
said, is due to a building boom in
Wichita. That city leads all towns in
the region comprising Kansas. Mis-
souri,. Nebraska, North and South Da-
kota, Iowa and Minnesota. At pres
ent one million dollar building. two
100000 structures and 992 residences
are under construction in Wichita, Fa-
der declared.
Less Unemployment.
The number of unemployed in rail-
road repair shops is less than in May.
Fader told members of the industrial
court today, in spite of reductions in
working forces by the Santa Fe and
other railroads in this district. I'M
provement in employment condition in
the packing industry is also apparent
The employment condition in Kansas
at this time shows an improvement OF
8 per cent over May, according to in
formation gathered by Fader. Rail-
read repair shops In the region are de-
cIared to be using more men than at
any time in five months.
The harvest labor demand will re-
suit in decided improvement in Kan
sas this month, Fader told the cour!
judges.
Need More Harvest Hands.
Additional urgent calls for harvest
hands in the central and southern
Kansas wheat belt were received to-
day by the labor division of the in
dustrial court.
Despite large numbers of unem-
p1oyed in the state, harvest jobs were
not readily accepted at So a. day with
board, the standard wage set. Orders
now coming frcm Wichita and Hutch
i:lson call for hands at 81 day.
Two hundred were sent to Hutchin-
son, Tuesday, from the Kansas City
Mo, free employment bureau, accord
ing to a report from A. L. Barkman
field representative. A strong move
ment of hands from Chicago and st
Louis is said to be setting in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-15

A short circuit in the switchboard
in the operating room of the South
western Bell Telephone company on
Jackson street at 1:4O o'clock this
afternoon completely interrupted local
telephone communications.
Altho more than twenty men were
working on the damaged switchboard
before the smoke had cleared and the
firemen had left the building, no esti-
mate was made this afternoon by COM
pany officials as to when the repairs
would be completed and service re-
stored.
No damage was done to the build
ing, and nearly thirty girls who were
working on the switchboard, left the
building in perfect order, and without
panic.
Long Distance in Order.
The long distance switchboard is still
in operation, and it is planned to es-
. tablish local stations from which long
distance calls may be placed, at the
earliest possible moment Every re-
source the company possesses has been
thrown into the job of restoring the
local service.
The money damage will be slight
C. a. Aulffers, manager, said.
Late this afternoon officials and re-
pair men declined to guess on the time
when the telephone service will be re-
sumed on the local lines.
More Than $4,000 Wires Burned.
Repair men were struggling with a
mass of wet, burned wires behind the
switchboard. There were more than
$4,000 of the individual wires, in the
section of switchboard burned out.
Use Fans to Dry Mass.
One of the main problems confront
ing the repair men is drying out the
mass of wires and insulation. All the
electric fans available have been
trained on the burned-out section, and
a tank of compressed air was requisi-
toned from the nearest garage to be
turned on the damp mass.
The alarm to the fire department
was turned in while the board was
burning, by one of the traffic men,
after the girls had been ordered from
the hoard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-15
ELEVEN GRADUATES AT URBANA
Kansans Get Diplomas From the Uni
YcrSifY of Illinois

Urbana, ILL.,, June 15.-Eleven stu
dents from Kansas. representing ten
Kansas towns, were graduated from
the University of Illinois at the annual
graduation exercises here today The
students who were graduated and the
degrees they received are as follows:
Doctor of philosophy: Beulah May
Armstrong. Hutchinson; Fred S. Rod
key. Blue Rapids; bachelor of arts:
Margaret D. Braucher, Emporia; /;
Dorothy May Hamer, Empor.a; Clar-
ence Philip Jasperson, Topeka: Ruth
Edna Russell, Kansas City; master of
arts. Frank Howard briggs. Baldwin:
bachelor of science: Paul Drew Cor
Nielsen. Pittsburg: Edwin EIdwood
Newcomb, Burlington; Ruth Eugenia
Sankee. Lawrence; Elmer Orliff
Smith, Lane.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-15
FIFTH is FREED
Four Women Still Held in
Kaber Murder Case.
Police Claim Recovery of Dia-
mOnd Paid Assassin.

Cleveland, June ia diamond
ring and watch owned by Daniel +.
Kaber. which are said to have been
turned over to one of his assassins by
his widow, Mrs. Eva Catherine Kaber,
as part payment for his murder, have
been located by the police and it was
predicted the articles would be in their
possession within a few hours
The police refused to say whether
4he ring and watch are still in possess
sion of one of four men said to have
been hired to commit the murder, for
which Mrs. Kaber. Mrs. Mary BrickeI.
her mother; Miss Marian McArdle, her
daughter. and Mrs. Arminia Colayito.
a midwife, are under Indictment.
Mrs. Colavito declared the two articles
were given to the man by Mrs Kaber
lice.
The four women under Indictment
are the only ones being held early to-
day in connection with the murder
The fifth woman, who had been in
custody since Friday. was released late
last night after being questioned by
County Prosecutor Stanton and Chief
Of Police F. w. Smith.
Prosecutor Stanton announced he
was convinced the woman was not d.
rectly implicated in the case. She
formerly had been a close friend and
confidant of Mrs. Kaber.
The city chemist today continued an
analysis of some medicine" which
Mrs. Colavito is said to have admitted
she prescribed for John Julian. now
in the Newburg state hospital for the
insane. as cure for headaches. The
medicine is said to be similar to that
given to Kaber. A preliminary analy.
sis. the chemist said, showed that II
contained poison.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-15
NO CURB PARKING
City May Try "Center of Street,
System Soon. ssA:s
Test Plan on Avenue Between
Sixth AID Eighth. i
INTERFERES WITH MERCHANTS
Curb Garages Have Been q
Menace to Business. 4
"Stop and Go" Signs Also Sug-
gested by Planners. 81
INTERFERES WITH MERCHANTS
WHAT CHANGE MEANS.

The city's white way moths
who park their cars along the curbs
to gaze upon and comment upon
passing women will have to look at
them go by in the street cars.
Drivers will have to be more ac-
curate in stopping their motor cars
at the proper lines instead of the
present system of allowing the ma
chimes to coast gently into the curb
The center of the streets. here
tofore held sacred to vehicles ex-
cept on intersections. will be thoro-
fares for pedestrians entering or
leaving motor cars, thereby max
ing street driving more dangerous.
Persons in the habit of accepting
soda fountain service in their cars
will find it necessary to enter the
store.
The poorly paved sections be-
tween car tracks may be avoided.
Motor cars will have to be parked
with brakes set tightly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-15

The city's boundary line will be
Strengthened and a number of acres
will be added to the city's area if
recommendations of the city planning
board made today in special meeting
are approved by the city commission.
Five extensions were recommended
by the board, including portion of
Bedwells addition on the east of the
city, a tract a block east of Ohio ave-
nue., considerable amount of terri
tory along the Rock Island right of
way from First and Polk streets to
Washburn avenue. and the largest
extends from Munson avenue down
Randolph avenue to Euclid avenue,
embracing Miller's College Park addi-
ton and part of Euclid Park addition.
The additions recommended by the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-15

planning board today should be made
for the particular purpose of straight
ening the city's boundary line. Later
additional territory will be taken into
the city. probably when the city plan
ming expert is engaged to evolve the
Topeka plan" and work toward the
Greater Topeka" which is the goal
of the planning board, President Rob-
ert Pierce explained.
1.-THE city's boundary line was so
needlessly uneven" Pierce said. 'In
one district at the north of the city
Clay and Fillmore streets are within
the 1city limits but the property abut-
ting on the streets Is not within the
limits and therefore the city is pro-
viding upkeep of the streets and other
privileges for the residents on those
streets. none of whom is paying taxes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-15
SIBERIA TO JOIN THE SOVIET
Japs Deny Charge of Aiding Anti-Rcd
Coup d'Etat.

VIadivostok, June 15.-Reports re-
ceiyed here declare that the govern
ment of the far eastern republic, fol-
lowing continuous conference OF
three days. has decided to join soviet
Russia.
Anti-Bolshevikf have destroyed
bridges across the Amur river, be-.
tween BIagovestchensk and Kha-
barovsk, the communist gunboats on
the Amur have, bombarded villages
taken over by the insurgents.
General Semenoff is reported to be
preparing to land at some point on.
this Siberian side of the Amur bay.
Toxic, June 15.-Charges made by
the government of the far eastern re-
public that the japanese assisted the
i-Bolsheviki in the coup d'etat
which resulted in the ousting of the
socialists of Vladivostok are denied
by General Tachibana, japanese COM
mander in that city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-15
WANT SERVICE RESTORED
Public Utilities Hears Case Affecting
West Eighth Avenue.

West Eighth Avenue.
Street car service should be provided
on the West Eighth avenue line in
spite of the fact that revenues pay but
one-half of the operating expenses,
witnesses told the public utilities COM
mission. Several residents and prop
erty owners in the district appeared
before the commission to urge restora-
tion of service. The street railway
company presented it's records show
ing that it cost 26 cents a car nile
operating expense and that the West
Eighth revenues were II cents a car
mile.
Col. j. D. Norton. James Quaney
and K. F. Stratton were the principal
witnesses who appealed to the COM
mission to restore the service. d II.
Brannaman, city attorney, was
present.
Officials of the street railway COM
pany testified that operation OF the
West Eighth line would cost the com.
pany $4,000 a year in addition to the
revenues produced. It was also
pointed out that parallel service was
provided on West Tenth and Sixth
avenues.