davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
Would Initiate Recruits.

large class of recruits will be
initiated next Tuesday night by Fred
Barrack Post of the Veterans of For
eign Wars, which will meet in the
Community Service building At the
same time Commander Heise will an
nounce his new standing committee and
a program of athletics for 1921.
On next Thursday Equality Post
of the same orders will meet in
fythian Temple, 1912 9Th street, when
Commander Philip Beck will report
the result of several conferences with
his fellow officers who have agreed on
an factfve schedule for the coming
year.
Figures given out by the soldier
settlement board of Canada, show
that 202,730 acres of new land have
been broken in the western provinces
by soldier settlers, out of some o.
100000 acres of free lands granted to
veterans. There have been S,192
former service men who have availed
themselves of the provisions of the
act.
Loans made to men who are taking
up land amounted to more than $780,
100000 on December 1, and in 290
cases the loans already have been
repaid in full. Applications for bene-
fits under the act totaled 58,811 on
December 1. 41,906 of the men being
qualified to farm. The board now
has GIG men in training.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
VETERANS OF GREAT WAR
A Column Devoted to the Interests Of the Men Who
Defended the Nation on Land and Sea.


lowed by social hour. during which
there will be dancing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-17
MARKET LETTER

Chicago. H. Dec II
WHEAT-There was No feature as lar as
todGy's market was concerned, but the
news vas not without Significance The
strength in winnipeg. futures yesterday
board confirmed 100000 bushels Manitoba
as having bean taken for export the past
wheat vas further emphasized nT an a4-
vance OF IL cents inCIF premiums at Buff
faio. The report OF Northwestern Grain
western -anadn only 81 900. 600 against
the government estimate Of SO 10000 and
place farm reserve as Of December 18th At
=, 0ea0 600 bushels. was considered EerE
bullish. The government figures are OF
course. generally accepted as correct but
At the same time the grain association has
always been known as reliable dissent
nator Of statistical information
: The feature OF domestic cash markets
was the strength IN minneapolis wnere
premiums were quoted . to cents higher
than yesterday. Country offerings are
light and = decreased movement must be
We cannot see anything 70 bring about
permanent declines regardless Of The fact
that AZ the moment the lack OF interest
prevents response 10 buIlish conditions
CORN-Pu1ng by shorts Of the current
delivery was about the only feature N the
market Receipts we're large but the cash
market had better tone with an improved
demand Shipping sales reported were 81
OGg bushels domestic
There was no evidence locally Of anT
expert business being done altho the sea
board claimed Germany was IN the market
lN4EEE A1AaAAAA- Af1--AaAAAA-E > eli Es4--
sideriuE the fact that We aEe On the eve
OF the new crop movement and We Believe
{ il viii be well 70 maintain a oullish posi-
ton.
& OATS@Despife Independent strength On
buying By expert interests and rrzEess
1 in northwestern cash market the rash
market here vas without important change
This market viii undoubtedly be suscepri-
bic % buIlish Developments. such as ez-
&purt bayin--
7 RYEThere was very little trade IA IN
{ lures and nominal quotations were based
largely On the changes IN wheat
B. c CHRISTOPHER
rs View England Bldg. Topeka. Kan
Z. c EERNIGs Mgr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-17
MAY SELL PIERSEN PROPERTY
Motion Filed in District Court by
johnson 3 ,Beck-

The property OF the Piersenf Manu-
featuring company IN the hands of r
Austin, receiver. may be sold in the
near future and the proceeds dis
Attributed among the creditors if a mo-
ton filed in the district court today
IS sustained by Judge George H. Whit
comb
The motion was filed by D. 3. John
son and F. c. Beck. of the firm OF
Johnson & Beck, enc of the company
creditors It asks that the court issue
an order directing the receiver to sell
the property in his possession john
son & Beck were IntervenOrs in the
suit brought against the company last
September by T. c. Daniels. which re-
suited in a receiver being appointed for
the Topeka concern
IN their motion the intervenors as
sert that since Austin took charge Of
the property, September IS. he has
borrowed $4,000. all Of which was
spent in maintaining the organiza ton
and keeping employees which he deems
necessary to preserve the business The
receipts. which II is claimed have been
very small since the receiver was ap-
pointed, have also been used in add
ton TO the $4,000, il is claimed.
The intervenOrs point out that the
defendant is insoIvent- the admitted
liabilities being greatly in excess OF
the value Of the assets, and suggest
that the further operation of the plant
would not be for the best interests Of
{ the creditors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-17
Must Refund Charges.
HEADQUARTERS IN Topeka
Kansas Civil Engineers to Meet at
Chamber of Commerce.

The first meeting of the Kansas sec
ton Of the American Society of Civil
Engineers, accompanied by a banquet
viii be held at the Chamber OF Com
merce this evening There are some
ninety members of this society in Kan
sas. Fifteen or sixteen viii be present
at touight's meeting.
The national society has recently
authorized the organization Of local
chapters OF the society. TopekEis to
be the state headquarters OF this sec
ton
L z Conrad. professor OF civil en-
gineering at Kansas State Agricultural
college. is president and VIII be pres
ent tonight c. c. Williams. professor
OF civil engineering at Kansas univer-
sity, is vice president and will also at
tend the meeting, Frank s Altman,
Of Topeka. is secretary and treasurer
The speakers tonight viii be n. z
Downs OF the staff Of Harland
Bartholomew, city planner, and NJ w
Watson, state highway engineer
Downs will speak on the city plan for
Topeka which is in preparation Wat
son will give q report on the meeting
OF the American Association of High
way Officials at Omaha two weeks ago
Prof A. c. McNown Of Kansas uni
versity and A. A Laird, Of lola. viii
be among out Of town men present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-17
FRENCH CLAIMS


tCEHf1nued from rage o1e-t
nation as 10 Frances opposition The
French delegates have cabled their
government and i Is believed they
might be seeking broader powers with
which 70 deal with the situation
Upset Is Complete.
With opportunity afforded for the
French government also 10 study
closely. the three power agreeru ea1.
negotiations for which the French
delegates have repeatedly pointed out
have been conducted without any Of
fetal knowledge Of the proceedings on
their part Il was thought possible that
notifications IN the French proposals
might be forthcoming The purpose
Of the French delegation al this stage.
II was said in French circles, is 10
place before the naval committee the
French naval policy as Il has been
worked our by the general naval staff
There was no disposition in con
ference circles meanwhile today 10
minimize the total upsetting effect
which the French proposal # pressed.
would have upon the Limitation pro
gram embraced n the three power
ratio agreement
In tf7e Far Eastern branch Of the
conference negotiations on the other
hand. there had been q turn for great
er progress today IN the tentative
agreement reached between the Jap
ane5e and Chinese delegates in rheIE
Shantung conference on the mode Of
financial settlement BY China for pur-
else Of the kiao Chow railroad II
the japanese Ieasehoid-
1 Diplomats Are Caustic.
Not content with maintaining the
greatest standing army in the world
( France now wants the greatest navy
as well" said one diplomat And al
I this she demands while she continual
+ " cries her poverty 70 the world She
+ Justified her great army by pointing
E at Germany L suppose she VIII JUS
tify her demand for a great navy By
/ pointing 70 the menace OF little HoI-
land
This was a fair sample Of the caus-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-17
MUST PAYIT BACK
Lawrence Gas Co. Ordered Re-
fund Service Charges.
Judge Booth Issues Order CIari-
flying Original Decision

A clarifying order by Federal
Judge Wilbur T. Booth, issued today.
has made a big change in the gas sit
uation at Lawrence
When. in January OF this year, the
distributing gas companies in four
Kansas towns were allowed the right
to collect '-service charges or meier
charges" for their gas. the Lawrence
distributing company was not repre-
senred in the hearing held before
Judge Booth Judge Booth allowed
the service charge in the four other
Kansas towns, which included Topeka.
Nevertheless a service charge OF 30
cents per month was put into effect
by the Lawrence distributing COM
pany, in defiance of an order Of the
state public utilities commission The
matter went TO the supreme court OF
the state, which held that the decision
of Judge Booth was valid in Lawrence,
and authority for the collection OF the
Walter TheiI. city attorney Of Law
renee, and Clyde A. Reed, chairman
Of the state public utilities commits
sion in Kansas. together took their
case TO Judge Booth in Minneapolis,
visiting him personally
At that time he informed them that
he would issue a clarifying order
which would make it plain that the
Lawrence distributing company was
not included in his original order
granting. the right 10 assess the service
/ charge.
Must Refund Charges.
The clarifying order has been Is
sued, according 10 a telegram received
today by Mayor George L. Kreack.
OF Lawrence, from Theil. who Is ns4g
| in Minneapolis.
hreeck says the order means that
| the gas company will have 10 refund
| the money which was collected when
/ Il ''erawled under the tent Of the
order issued by Judge Booth last Jaa-
uary- The charge assessed was fifty
| cents per month, and il IS estimated
| that the total sum which the company
viii have 10 refund 10 the gas aserz
| OF Lawrence is nearly $4,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-17
ADD TO CHARGES
Senator Watson to Present Let
ter as Further Evidence.
Writer knows of goo Soldiers
Executed, Is Claim.

Washington. Dee 1T7-Senator
ssTou1r Watson. OF Georgia, announced
today he would insert in the record Of
the next meeting OF the senate COM
rnirree investigating his charges. that
American soldiers were Illegally killed
in France. a letter charging that over
eco soldiers were illegally hanged or
| dubbed to death by officers and never
reported in France
"I viii offer this and similar let
rers by eve witnesses. directly dlspruV-
ing the statement Of the war depart
ment that only eleven soldiers were
hanged IN France announced watson
II viii offer a letter~frOm one man
Who was eye witness TO four hanginEs
at GieVres. where the war department.
says only one man was hanged
Senator watson produced letter
written by Arthur @. arlington. fui-
ton. XIV. but who said his home was
in Detroit. Mich
How such an uurrurh as that only
eleven American soldiers were hung
in France could be handed out 70 the
American people, don't know, said
Burlington, who then added that his
charge OF over 200 soldiers being
hung or dubbed 10 death was the
truth"
II am going TO tell OF what hap
uened before my own eyes Some of
II was not intended for me TO see, but
I managed 10 see IT." he said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-17
Notes and Personals.

Mr. A N Dake of 1911 Topeka
avenue, has gone to Kansas City 10
visit over the holidays with relatives
and friends
Look. on Thursday. Friday and
Sat OF this week the ladies Of n Side
Christian church viii conduct the largest
bazaar ever held IN n Topeka Dinner
will be served all three days Come. Buy
your dolls. toys, books. aprons cap. Tor
Xmas presents, II the Community house
ADV.
J. W. Priddy las taken a temporary
position in the Bible department of
the Zercher book store
Mr.. and Mrs ". r Blakesiey. for
merly Of North Topeka, now Of River
side, Cal are the guests OF Mr. and
Mrs H. ShuItz.- S21 Quincy street
They viii remain over the holidays
Hemtstitehing. Marie Robb, at New Era,
ST North Kansas aTenue.-AdT-
Mr.. and Mrs J L Spauldins of
North Topeka left today for California,
OrviiIe Diffenderfer, who was
recently hurt IN an auto accident. and
who has been in St Francis hospital
since. has so far recovered that he has
been brought TO his home 1897 Quincy
steet.
S. r. Dexter. undertaken, s23 Kan
sas avenue.-Adv-
street, has gone 10 Washington, Iowa
where she viii be the guest Of her
daughter, Mrs. Charles Denison, thru
the holidays
J. z Smith Of kansas City, IS
spending the week end with the J c
Snediker family Of Jackson street
Shrake Electric Co. Phone 5BS6. Hem
vacuum cieauers.-AdT-
The North Topeka and the Topeka
Central w c. T [. viii be the hos
tesses Tuesday TO the other unions Of
the city az an all day meeting az the
community house, corner Of Laurent
and Jackson street Dinner will DC
served at noon by the North Topeka
central unions. and in the afternoon q
! special program will be given, and 6
Christmas exchange held
/ The party which was TO have been gives
Saturday evening by the Rebeecas at tn
\ home Of Miss Edith Haynes. has been post
( poned owing to the death Of one of LII
, members.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-17

fore which he was tried and convicted
OF an Offeuse against a. French woman
July 4, 1919, not only erred IN admit
ting certain testimony. which he de-
itself was without Jurisdiction IN the
matter. Celso CCstaneda has filed ap-
phcaLon IN the United States district
court asking for q writ OF habeas
corpus that viii cause his release from
the federal prison al LeaTenworIh-
CosIaneda says he Is a true and loyal
soldier and served thru0ut the world
war and was stationed in France later
as a member of Company sos. motor
transportation corps He claims the
French woman made 10 protest
against his advances, but later made
charges against him which were not
true.
Topeka's art patrons are pleased
with the appearance of the stores
along Kansas avenue The usual
tinseI and glitter has been supple
mented with works Of real art. which
lend a note OF character to the Christ
mas atmosphere Among the attrac-
tive windows are those OF the Warren
N. Crosby Co. in which are placed
reproductions OF Tayior's and Moore's
The Three Wise Men" and The
Good Samaritan They were painted
IN oil by ". ". Watson. advertising
manager OF the store. Watson painted
them IN seventeen hours. Albert T
Reid has given Watson full title 10
his studio equipment in Topeka. These
displays We're arranged by Frank ).
Condor The attractive appearance Of
the store at the recent formal open
ing is due largely TO the tireIess eff
forts Of Condor
Charles Gordon. alias Frank John
son. who was arrested here recently
on a charge of passing raised" cur
rency. and who has been taken q
Kansas City to await the action of the
federal grand jury next month. while
not admitting his guilt. has made q
tentative offer to plead guilty. accord
ing % Thomas B. Armstrong. CHIEF
deputy L S marshal Gordon told
Armstrong, according to the officers
statement. that he would be willing Il
plead guilty to the charge when his
case comes up provided he is assured
N advance that he VIII not be sen
fenced 10 prison Ter more than one
year, otherwise ne proposes to stand
trial Gordon also claims he should
not be charged with counterfeiting
but with muulatilg currency dsCIar
ing that he once read a stateuen
made by an ex-Judge OF the supreme
court 10 the effect that there could b.
no other cha rye for such an offense
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-17
CHI PRISON MUTINY
Men Shout Defiance to Guards
and Cause UprOar.
Were Shorn of Privileges Fol-
lowing O'COnnor's Escape.

Chicago. Dec. 17--Prisoners IN the
Cook county Jail, shorn OF their priv
leEes since the escape Of Tommy
O'Connor and Two confederares last
Sunday, muGnied early this morning,
and for an hour paudemOniun1 reigned
within the stone walls Of the Dearborn
street prison The incarcera1ed men
shouted defiance TO the guards and
beat their tin cups and pans upon the
cell walls, and changed the bars Of
their cell doors against their fazten-
InEs. Residents of the ueiEhbOrhOod
fearing another jail delivery and an
exodus Of desperadOes, assem- b[ed
around the Jail and Joined in the up
roar.
Police from a nearby station
answered riot call and dispersed the
crowd in front OF the jail, but they
were not admitted inside, as JaIer
Peter Lawrence informed them his
guards had quieted the disturbance
The mutiuy was said TO be a result of
OfCOnnor's escape
Dead Man Was Taxi Driver?
Taller Lawrence had sought TO pun
ish the remaining prisoners by depriv-
ing them Of matches and OF their mat
tresses. The latter were returned
last night The search for O'Connor
has turned TO an attempt to identify
the body of a man who was shot and
thrown into a small creek near Pal
myra, Wis The description Of the dead
man did not fit either O'COnnor or his
two companions in the jail break but
police are trying TO connect him as
the driver Of the automobile O'COnnor
cOufisCated in his escape. Several bits
Of evidence seemed TO point TO the
theory that O'COnnor. fleeing TO bis
old hauuts in St. Paul in which he
sought refuge before. may have al
ready killed one man with the revolver
he used TO gain his freedom from
the county 7aiI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-17
MARION W. KIMES DIES
Had Been Resident of North Topeka
Eorty-EiVe Years.

Marion W. Kimes, age rs, 1875
North Kansas avenue. who has been a
resident of North Topeka for forty
five years. died today in a local hos
pital He was a native OF Ohio
HINES was engaged in the dray busi-
ness for years and was known TO many
OF the citizens Of North Topeka
He is survived by five sons. F. A
Kimes, Bearden, Ark; J. G. Kimes,
Topeka; F. kimes. Kansas City, No /;
Carl ". HINES, Topeka and N. J.
HINES. Topeka: three daughters Mrs.
Grace Gitz. Topeka; Mrs Edna O'Neal,
Topeka. and Mrs Charles T. Mains,
Denver, Colo.
The funeral will be held at 10
o'clock Monday morning at ConwelPs
North Topeka chapel. Burial viii take
place in Rochester emetery- No
flowers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-17
BIRTHS REPORTED

OF the twenty-five babies whose
births were reported TO the office of
the city clerk during the week which
ended today, the feminine contingent
was in the majority.
There were born thirteen girls and
nine boys. during the week The
complete birth report as issued by
Miss Eta CovelL city clerk. IS as
follows
Roy John Anderson and wife, Topeka,
kan, Dee = girl Marjorie Belle
Paul Revere Brown ami wife tnslsn,
Kan. Dec L. boy. Willis Martin
Joseph Clyde Carter and wife. r r. No
G. Nov. Is boy. Ralph Theodore
Oscar 4. Conoua and wife North To-
peka. Kan. Nov =. boy Virgil Warren
Mike DourOs and wife 51S Polk St, Nov.
=. girl, Catherine Jane
Lewis [ Eyth ana wife ISL Seward
Ave, Nov % girl. Doris
Pavlo Esqufhel and wife. rs East First
ST Dec Il. boy Lewis Vincent
Luther Jones and wife. 800 West Norris
St Oct q. girl Mabel Geraldine
Lester Grant Eanode and wife. Topeka,
Kan. Dee- L. girl. Helen Louise
William 7. Ellis and wife 81 East 11th
St. Oct u girl. EozerTa Larena Lee
Carl x Lingo and wife. 2S5 Eimwood-
Nov q girl. Giadls Marie
Chas- Augustus Menninger and wife To-
peka- Kan. Nov L; boy Chas Norman,
Elmer Edward Mckinley and vie, 1s5a
Kansas Ave. Dee g girl, Alice Hern-
Raymond Peterson and wife 1924 North
Jackson St Dec > girl. Virginia Ellen
Elmer William Reed and wife. ~ Wesl
It'll St Dec Il. girl Margaret Mary
Ira Dale Frederick aud wife. 3i9 Straight
ST Dee 8. girl Ju=nita paIene-
George Jacob SchiefeIbein and wife. 81
Vest 10th, Nov 50 boy. George Raymond
St1nislaas StanleT and wife. 1901 Taylor
st. Nov. l.. bev- Edward Paul
Richard SnEh Tarter and wife 81 TyIel
ST. Dee. Il girl Eloise Fay.
Louis Zoeilers and vile. SO Golden
NoT2S. bev. Amos Anthony
Henry Clay Dinkle and wife. It'll and
Gilmore Dec .. girl
Herbert H RoIIin and wife. ga Garfield
Dee 10, boy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-17
JUST LIKE FICTION

CONTINUED From Page one-l
ssssed. naming five ringleaders, in
eludiug a woman.
The bomb was said to have been
manufactured in q woman's home.
Lindenfeid was reported to have said
that another woman member Of the
conspiracy had had J p. Morgan IN
der observation for some time before
the explosion.
Newspapers attribute LindehfeId
with the statement that a mechanical
mistake caused the explosion of the
bomb fifteen minutes before II was
due TO 30 off.
New York Police SkepticaL
New York. Dec I7.-PolIce officials
we're skepticaI today OF the confession
attributed 10 the --chief ringIeader'' OF
the Wall street explosion plot as re-
ported from Warsaw, Poland.
The prisoner, Wolfe Lindenfeld. was
quoted as saying that a woman. oc-
eupgiCg an Office across the street.
had J. ?. Morgan under surveillance.
bur that his life was saved by the fact
that the bomb exploded fifteen min
utes ahead az time
Police officials recalled that parts Of
Tho clock work found showed thar the
Internal machine was timed to explode
AZ certain time The burst occurred
on the stroke Of u noon. indicating
that the bomb had oeen set 10 go off
~ that time
Morgan Not There
Mr. Morgan was not in New York
st the time of the explosion. He was
II Scotland on a vacation The only
member Of the Moran firm in the
offices was Thomas w lamont
Rosa Luxembourg. the German COM
Hunist leader, 10 whom Tfudenfeld
claims relationship. is dead she was
El4leo WITH Kari Llehknecht while be
ing placed u9deE arrest in Berlin.