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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-06
CARD OF THANKS

The undersigned wish TO thank friends
for sympathy and floral pieces in the re-
cent bereavement of their wife and
mother, Mrs. ]. w Jones; also Rev. ".
Westcott for comforting words; Mrs. o.
Olesen and Mrs. Robert McHose for sing
ing and Mr. Olesen for kind services,
J. W. JONES AND FAMILY.
3634-6-6-1tt
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-06
Kansas Men By Arkansas Flood SeM Situation More Serious Railroads Petition Reduction
TO BRING S|VER BACK TO COUNTY
Tells of Many Narrowing
Experiences of Victims
In Flood Swept Area

for at least that many, I am sure,
were lost off our train and the Mis-
souri, Pacific train though more from.
the last named train were found
alive. Puebio's disaster is one of
the worst in the history of the West.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-06
Railroads Send Petition

CHICAGO, June 6:-One hundred
and seventy-five railroads today pc
titioned the railroad labor board for
a reduction of one or more classes
of their employees equal to that
given any other railroads. effective
July /.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-06
PRESIDENT MOTORS BACK
TO THE WHITE HOUSE
TBy The Associated Press

VALLEY FORGE, Pa, June O.
President and Mrs. Harding who
spent the weekend at the country
home of Senator Knox, here, left
for Washington by motor at S:35
A. M. They were accompanied by
the senator and Brigadier General
Sawyer, the Presidents physician.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-06
SATURDAYS WINNER

Saturdays winner was Jack Miller
Of 200 New Brunswick avenue. Lit
tie troable was experienced by prac-
tically all in guessing that the sill
houette was of Chief of Police Niels
J. Tonnessen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-06
ALDERMEN TO RECEIVE 8 y
SETS OF BIDS TONIGHT

The aldermen will tonight receive
bids for alterations to the city's
orphans home which is located In
Fords. This matter was before the
aldermen last year. but owing to the
high cost of building work at that
time, it was allowed TO go over for a
year. 1t is not expected that the bids
for repairs and additions will go over
the $4,000 mark. Several contrac-
tors have taken plans and specifica-
tions for this work. spirited bidding
being expected.
Bids will also be received tonight
for the printing of the annual city
financial statement and for electric
light bulbs. In addition TO receiv-
ing bids. several other matters of
importance are scheduled to come
up before the aldermen. The new
ordinance forbidding the erection of
one story stores and business struc-
lures in the first residential section
of the city is expected to be ready
for passage.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-06

Raritan Manor Fords. n. J.. opening
Wednesday. June sth. Building lots for
sale j. Kreielsheimer & Son. 1873 Smith
ST. Phene 1914. Se2o-e-e-2t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-06
Speaks TO Negro Students

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY. Penna.,
June 6.-President and Mrs. Hard
ing motored from Valley Forge to
Washington. stopping at the univer-
sity shortly after 10 o'clock and
were greeted by the Rev. John M.
Kendall, president of the institution,
and 400 negro students.
In a speech Mr.. Harding expressed
his pleasure at the reception. He
was shown the granite arch erected
in memory of negro soldiers who
died in the. World War and in his
talk said the colored soldiers earned
this honor by their efforts. He also
spoke of the great benefits in edu-
cation in furthering the education of
the negro.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-06

Raritan Manor. Fords. N. j., opening
Wednesday. June Sth Building lots for
sale. j. Kreielsheimer & Son 80 Smith
st. Pho..e 1914. 5626-6-6-2t'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-06
TROLLEY ON FIRE

The roof of a fast line trolley
car started to burn at the corner
of James and State streets, about 8
o'clock last night. Patrolman John
Riedy notified the Liberty Hook e
Hook and Ladder Company ard the
quick work of the firemen was re-
sponsible for the blaze being extin-
guished in fast time, and little dam
age resulted. C. Lund was motor
man on the car, and S. Kish con-
ducter..
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-06

Upholsterins. Braidwood. 562 High st.
Phone ESQ. Estimates furnished.
3063-5-17-Mon. Thurs. tf'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-06

Raritan Manor. Fords. N. j.. opening
Wednesday. June Sth. Building lots for
sale. ]. Kreiesheimer Son. 133 Smith
ST. Phone 1914. 3626-6-6-2t*
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-06

Raritan Manor Fords. N. j.. opening
Wednesday. June Sth. Building lots for
sale. J. Kreelsheimer & Son. SO Smith
St. Phone 1914. 3626-e-6-2t'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-06

Raritan Manor. Fords. N. J., opening
Wednesday. June sth. Building lots for
sale. j. Kreielsheimer & Son. 1873 Smith
ST. Phone 1914. 3e2e-6-6-2t'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-06

II your coal or gas range does not bake
or burn. I will make ii or no charge. r.
J. Larkin. 317 Madison Ave. Tel 742.
1174-3-14- NJ. w. So
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-02
TODAY IN CONGRESS-
In the Senate.

In the Senate.
Continues consideration of defi-
cheney bill.
Agricultural committee continues
hearings on Capper anti-gambling
grain bill.
Interstate commerce COMMITTEES
continues railroad hearings.
Postoffice committee continues
hearings on Townsend good roads
bill.
The bill of Senator Curtis. Republic
can. Kansas. to loan up to s50,000.00s
to federal farm loan banks to distrib-
ute among farmers at not more than
Y per cent interest was passed today
by the senate.
In the House.
Expected to pass packer control
bill.
judiciary committee expected to res
port volstead supplemental prohibi-
tion bill.
Census committee considers reap-
portionment legislation
Ways and means committee Repuo>
Iicans continue work of framing per-
nlanent tariff bill.
The house today passed and sent TO
the senate the packer control bill.
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Tulsa To Make Restitution
Declares G. of G. President
Cty's Pride Severely Wounded by Action of Lawless
Whites-Innocent Negroes Made Suffer for Acts of
Restless Few-Pledges Stain Will Be Wiped Out at

received and every right thinking
man and woman in the city, black
and white, is now doing everything
possible to heal the wound as quickly
as may be. Leading business men
are in hourly conference and a move
ment is now being organized, not
only for the suceor, protection and al
deviation of the sufferings of the ne
groes, but to formulate a plan of repa-
ration in order that homes may be re-
builded and families as nearly as pos
sible rehabilitated. The sympathy of
the citizenship of Tulsa in great
wave has gone out to the unfortunate
law abiding negroes, who became vic
tins of the action and bad advice of
some of the lawless leaders, and as
quickly as possible reha bilitation will
take place and reparation made.
Tulsa feels intensely Inundated
and, standing in the shadow of this
great tragedy, pledges its every effort
to wiping out the stain at the earliest
possible moment and punish those
guilty of bringing the disgrace and
disaster to this city.
A city, which put three military
units in the field with more than
Z 900 men in the service. which con-
tributed in excess of $33, 100000 for
war purposes and which esta blished
its reputation as patriotic city, dur
ing the recent war, second to none on
| the American continent, can be de-
I pended upon to make proper restitu-
ton and to bring order out of chaos
| at the earliest possible moment.
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Was GreatLife for Youth;
Ends In Sentence of z Years
Lee Pratt Topeka Boy of II, Spent Several Weeks in
Finest Chicago Hotels Rode in Taxicabs Attended Best
Theaters-When 1t Came Time to Pay, He Left.

It was a great life while it lasted.
After spending two weeks at the
finest Chicago hotels, riding in taxi
cabs and attending the best theaters,
Lee Pratt, II, returned to Topeka to-
day, plead guilty to forgery and was
sentenced to not more than seven
years in the state reformatory.
Lee was charged with taking nine
ticket redemption drafts, valued at
$3.50, from the mails he carried be-
tween the passenger department and
the general managers office while he
was employed as a messenger boy at
the Santa Fe general offices. He has
just finished a six months term IN
a Chicago house of correction for car
rying concealed weapons and defraud-
ing hotels.
Came Here Last Fall.
Lee came to Topeka from Denver
last fall He was broke" Canon A.
r. McKinstry found him asleep in the
lobby of Grace cathedral, heard MS
story and thru his influence obtained
him a position as messenger boy IN
the office of the general passenger
agent. He said his name was Robert
D. Campion. He worked there three
months and left. About that time the
forged ticket redemption drafts began
to come back.
Going to Chicago, Lee stopped at
the La Sale hotel. He rode in taxis'
attended the "swellest" theaters. pat
ronized the highest class restaurants
and had the bills charged to his
room. At length the hotel manage
ment became suspicious and alarmed
by the steadily increasing size OF the
bills. The manager asked Lee ioI
Identification. Lee could give him
none. Then the house detective locked
him in a hotel room while further IN
yestigations were being made.
Took Revolver From Detective.
Lee got into the house detective
desk, obtained a revolver, succeeded
in getting the door unlocked, took the
elevator down two flights and started
ont into the street. Passing thru the
lobby he met the house detective, who
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-02

KANSAS FARMERS ARE RICHER
Since 1910 Agriculturists Have Made
Gain of 81 Per Cent.

Kansas farmers were 81 per cent
richer in 1920 than they were IN l51o'
according to federal census figures
lust received here from washington.
That is, farmers of this state were
worth 81 per cent more collectively.
individually they were worth tS per
cent more, because the number OF
farmers decreased by 1895.
The value of all farm property IN
1920 was SO, ,302. 2.S06,1S7, as compared
with s2,O39, ,3S9, $40 in 1910. That ag-
ricuIti1re in this state is becoming
more and more a mechanical" indus
try is indicated by the fact that the
value of implements and machinery
increased from $4S,310,1 ISL in 1910 to
S154716,977 in 1920. This was an IN
crease of 1908 per cent.
The value of land and buildings last
wear was $2,S3O.063.91S as compared
to s1737,556,172 a decade ago. Live
stock in the same period increased in
value from $253,523.577 to S31S,025,-
292.
The farmer of today apparently
must be a capitalist in a small way.
The average Kansas farm in 1920.
equipped for active production, was
valued at approximately $4,000. The
average value of land and buildings
per farm was s17.122 in 1920. as COM
pared with s9,770 in 1910. The aver
age value per farm of land alone in
creased from SS,64S to SHAFTS, while
the average value per farm of all farm
property grew from S11,476 to $19,-
982.
The average value of Kansas farm
land and buildings increased from
S4OO5 an acre in 1910 to $3.50 ar
acre in 1920. The value of the land
alone rose from $35.45 to $54.50 ar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-02
BY ALVA ]. NILES,

d D.
President of the Tulsa Security State bank,
inspector general in France during World
war md president Tulsa Chamber of
Commerce.
Tulsa, Okla, June "A minor ar
rest had been made and publicly an
nounced, the defendant being a negro
boy. Under bad advice and led by a
group of negroes exhibiting a spirit
of lawlessneSs, a group of probably
fifty negroes Tuesday night left the
negro section of the city, came thru
the business section and marched on
the court house. There was no occa-
sion for their coming. The member
of their race was not in jeopardy at
all. but under the inflammatory action
of lawless negro leaders. demands
were made of the sheriff and insults
hurled at the white citizens attracted
by the negro mob. The shooting be-
gan and the riot was on.
A bad psychological condition occa-
stoned by a spirit of unrest and some
Unemployment dove-tailed into the
lawIessness which grew like a snow
ball and rapidly got beyond control of
officials. The situation was quickly
taken advantage of by some of the
lawless element among the whites.
Stores were broken open. People
with no authority were quickly armed
and the situation became desperate
in the extreme and wholly out of con-
troll.
The deplorable event is the great
est wound Tulsa's civic pride has ever
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-02
Chester, on Stand, Charges He's
Made Life Invalid.
Lost Three Months of Life Thru
Detectives Blow.
SAYS DOCTORS BURNED him
Jabbed Needle Into Spinal Cord,
Causing Paralysis.
Defense Rests Case - Nigh
Court Session Probable.

Kansas City, Mo, June 2.-Trial of
Denzel Chester for the murder of Miss
Florence Barton on the night of Octo-
ber neared it's end today. Joe Ayl-
ward, attorney for the defense closed
his case shortly after court opened this
morning. 1t was the tenth day of the
trial
Special Prosecutor I. B. Kimbrell
planned to put ten rlbuttal witnesses
on the stand to attack the testimony
of Chester, which lasted all of yester-
day, and that of Fred Roberts who is
charged with participation in the muir
der and Joe Hartnett, a friend of
Chester. Their testimony was an at
tempt to establish an alibi for Chester.
May Hold Night Session.
Judge Latshaw indicated night
session may be held unless both sides
finally conclude their cases before 5
p. m. Tomorrow was expected to see
final arguments and instruction of the
jury.
If verdict is reached, it probably
will come late tomorrow or Saturday
morning, according to best indications.
The defendant. who yesterday told
sensational story of having been
slugged and beaten by detectives who
were guarding him, of three months
loss of memory, and of various tor
lures which he asserted were inflicted
on him while a prisoner in the city
hospital in Kansas City, did not re-
sumo the stand this morning.
Instead, the defense introduced Nor
ris Salwinsky, a chauffeur, who said
he had seen Chester on a down towr
corner about midnight around the
first of October" Miss Barton was
killed the night of October 2, abou
midnight. On cross examination, Sal
whisky said he did not know just wha
night it was he saw Chester. He saiC
Chester's face was broken out with al
eruption, an alleged condition which
the defense has dwelt on extensively
| Chester Tells Story.
Chester told yesterday on the stant
of being slugged and beaten into in
| sensibility by John w. Farrell. a pri
vate detective. in the state room of
Pullman car. while being brough
from Great Falls. Mont, to Kansa
| City, to face a charge of murderinl
! Miss Barton. The beating occurred
/, he said. after he refused to sign
statement for a newspaper reporter.
| Chester said he knew he did no
jump thru the double window in tn
stateroom, as E. e. Beasley. one o
| EAw
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-02
GIVES PRESIDENT ENTIRE RIGHT
New Alien Rights Bill by Kellogg
Would Subvcrt State Laws

thorizing the president to maintain
thru federal courts or otherwise and
irrespective of any state law treaty
rights of aliens in the United States,
was introduced today by Senator KeI-
logg, Republican, Mimi, and referred
to the foreign relations committee. 1t
would specifically permit use of the
army or navy as we'll as United States
marshals to enforce court rulings.
Where such alien rights were con-
travened, in the judgment of the presi-
dent, he would be authorized to in
struct the attorney general to assume
the defense of civil or criminal suits
against aliens and transfer the issue
to federal courts. While no specific
application was described in the bill,
it was said it might be available under
cases arising out of state status, such
as the California anti-aIien land law
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-02
III . UT lU nUADO
Rate SIashes Made Possible by
Wage Cuts.
Expenses Have Been Cut Total
of Half Billion.
R. R. WORKERS MUST ACCEPT
Cannot Afford to Strike Against
Wage Cut.
Too Many JObless Are Waiting
for Their Places.
R. WORKERS MUST ACCEPT

Washington, June 2.-The nations
railroads now are in a position to
slash freight rates and institute a pol
icy of bargain counter bidding for in
creased business, officials said here to-
day.
Their operating costs depressed
s4OO, 100000 year thru the wage re-
duction order of the Chicago labor
board, plus s1OO,O0O,0OO from reduc-
tions on coal purchases, the roads now
are face to face with the problem of
letting shippers and the general pub
lie in on the easier situation, it was
maintained. Rates now are 70 per
cent above pre-war levels.
Must Get Together.
The matter of rate reduction is
wholly up to the roads themselves, it
was pointed out at the interstate COM
merce commission. The roads can fix
new and lower rates and put them into
effect on thirty days notice thru the
simple process of filing copies of the
schedules with the commission.
New rates can be put into effect on
five days notice instead of thirty pro-
vided the roads and the shippers get
together and agree on reductions. In
this case the interstate commerce
commission makes special dispensation
once.
Workers Feel Dissatisfied.
Chicago, June Rail workers feel
that the II per cent wage cut ordered
by the United States railroad board is
unjust at this time, but will accept it
reluctantly.
Many of the rank and file who were
talked with at Chicago's big terminals
expressed the opinion that they have
not yet noticed a IL per cent cut in
their grocery bills. They said the cut
in necessities was hardly noticeable.
Workers on the railroads are up
against these problems, they say, and
realize them fully:
A strike would not have public ap-
proval. The general public is having
a hard enough time making ends meet
during the industrial depression that
it would refuse to back any move
ment that would make the hard times
worse.
Too Many Are JobIcss.
In event of a strike, railroaders
know that thousands of jobless men
would take their posts.
Leaders of the powerful rail unions
refuse to comment on the cut or pre-
dict what will happen. Policy of labor
leaders will be threshed out at q
meeting here next month.
In the meanwhile, the head of each
rail union department will call a coun-
Gil meeting at which it will be decided
whether to accept or reject the cut. A
council vote of rejection, in mos
unions, would throw the matter up tc
the men in plebiscite
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-02
Federation of Shop Crafts Says Men
VIII Not Lose Seniority.

Rumors that the last lay-off of men
from the Santa Fe shops amounted tc
permanent discharge, with loss of
seniority, for the entire 500 and more
men affected by the order, were today
dispelled by the executive board of the
Santa Fe System Federation of Shop
Crafts.
This lay-off was just like the pre-
ceding ones" ]. A. Goff. chairman of
the board, said today. Some of the
men thought they were being let go
permanently, but that was an error"
The executive board, which is still
in conference, had no statement to
make today as to the results of the
consideration which they have given
to the topics before them. Both the
union officials and the representatives
of the management are holding their
fire for the joint conference which
will open Monday at the shops office.
The union officials said they had
not discussed the reply of Vice Presi-
dent A. G. Wells to their charge OF
Wednesday that the lay-off could
have been avoided by a reduction in
work time suggested by the unions
early this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-02

ordered him to halt. Lee laid his
hand on the revolver.
go right ahead said the house
detective amiably, and Lee walked
out.
From there he went to the Black
stone hotel, where he started another
round of easy living. Again the thea
ter, the restaurants and the taXicabs.
Again the suspicion that all was not
right, and Lee departed silently.
He next appeared at the Sherman,
where he went thru the same per-
formance. Again he took his depart
ure when the clouds of suspicion grew
black around him, and went to the
Edgewater Beach hotel. On the even
ing of December 13, 1920, he was
picked up by officers at Sheridan
Road and Montrose avenue. in one OF
Chicago's finest residential sections
He was dressed in evening clothes and
carried two revolvers. He had be-
come associated with a gang of yeggs
it is claimed. He was taken into
court and sentenced to serve si1
months in a house of correction.
Followed His Trail.
All might have gone well when the
six months were up had it not beer
for his forgeries in Topeka. Back ii
Kansas, in Colorado, in Illinois-ev.
erywhere he had gone-C. A. Wood
inspector in the Santa Fe special serv'
ice. was following his trail. The re
lentless man hunt was on. Sometimes
the trail was hot, and sometimes cold
But here and there the special service
man picked up clue and ended up il
Chicago, where he found Lee in th'
house of correction.
Last Monday morning, when thu
boys time was up, he was released
Wood awaited him at the gate. H
was brought back to Topeka and TAX
en- before Judge James Mcclure thi
morning, where he pleaded guilty t.
third degree forgery.
Lees parents live in Troublesome
Colo. He left Denver, according t.
| officers, following some trouble h
| had in blackmail case there, ant
came to Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-02
HOTEL DIRECTORS TO MEET
Campaign for Sale of Stock VIII Be
Started Friday Night.

The temporary directors of the new
hotel project for Topeka will meet
Friday evening at o'clock at the
Chamber of Commerce to map but
their campaign for the sale of stock
in the company.
The charter for the company has
been granted by the state charter
board and the company is ready to
start active operations. The members
OF the directorate are being called this
afternoon for the meeting tomorrow
night. Tho incorporators of the COM
pany are: c. P. Adams, Randall Bur-
row, E. L. Copeland, E. H. Crosby,
Mrs. Warren NJ Crosby, Charles S. Ell
lott, o. B. Cutler. Horace L. Hall, w.
H. lines, T. NJ. Lillard, George T. Nc
Dermott, George P. McEntire, David
W. Mulvane, Robert Pierce and A. E.
Van Petten
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-02
PROBE GAS SERVICE CHARGE
c. w. Green Questioned Regarding
Reasonableness of Rates in X. C.

Reasonablencss of Rates in X. c.
C. w. Green. former member of the
public utilities commission, was put
under fire before the commission to-
day when he took the stand in the
investigation being made in an effort
to ascertain the reasonableness of the
customers charge of SO cents a month
being Collected by the Kansas City,
Kan, gas company. Green is now vice
Rpresident. of this company.
Green told the commission that
most of the money being received from
the customers charge is being paid to
the Doherty pipeline companies, that
have increased the price charged the
distributing company for its gas
Touching upon the matter of leak
age Green asserted that much of the
leakage in Kansas, City, Kan, is the
result of thievery, and he quoted fig
ures to show the amount of gas being
stolen.
Following the completion of the
kansas City, Kan, case the commits
sion was to take up the Leavenworth
! case. in which similar information is
being sought relative to the customers
charge being collected