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The Washington times., 1921-01-22
CHURCH COLD 8 YEARS;
EXPERT DISCOVERS WHY

For eight years the people atfend-
ing the First Presbyterian Church at
Durant, Okla. had been suffering from
cold while the perspiring janitor shov.
elled coal into the cavernous mouth
Of the furnace. The furnace, how
ever, would not give out heat in pro-
portion to the fuel fed to it and SO
the congregation shivered while 1t
prayed.
Recently an expert was hired to
investigate. He traced the pipes as
an electrician does a wiring system
and discovered that the main valve or
the furnace had been turned on, pre-
sumably eight years before, and mad
never been turned on again.
The Washington times., 1921-01-22
JAPANESE DOOR TABS
ARE THOROUGH INDEX

In Japan one can learn a good
many things about the resident Of a
house merely by looking at his door.
According to police regulations. says
writer in Chambers Journal, the
entrance to every residence must
have q small wooden tablet attached
TO II. This tablet has the name
/, and the number of the house upon
it, and, on another tablet is the
inAme OF the responsible house
The Washington times., 1921-01-22
H. c. /. Jumps 81 Percent.

According to the Bureau Of Labor
Statistics, the increase in the cost
of living from 1914 to January 1. 1920,
was about "a per cent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03
over ONE BILLION
Claims of Railroads Proving
Costly for Uncle Sam.
Final Settlement Not Expected
Until December 81, 1928.

A statement, showing the progress
made in settling its accounts with the
various railroads, as of November 1,
has been prepared by the railroad ad-
ministration. Up to that date the total
amount of claims presented by the
carriers on final settlement aggregated
1882, 429, sos, representing 194,52?
miles Of road. or S0.65 per cent of the
mileage under federal control. If the
remaining roads file claims on the
same basis, it is estimated that the
total amount of claims against the
government will aggregate about ST.
100000.
Included in the companies that have
not filed their final claims are the
Pennsylvania and the New York Cen
trail. The amount of claims on final
settlement adjusted up to November 1
aggregates $413,41z,415 and the
amount of cash paid in settlement of
these claims totals 1927. 427.S39 or
30.S per cent of the amount claimed.
The claims settled represent 100. sos
miles of road.
Director James C. Davis. of the
railroad administration, predicts that
the entire business of the administra u
ton viii be wound up by December
81 1923
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03

first team men who received Iettera
A group photograph of the first teams
and the substitutes was also tSkens>
as well as group photograph of the
second team with its substitutes.
The question of having a county,
Older Boys conference in Topeka was
discussed at the Hi-Y meeting Mox1-
were in favor of having the confer
ence, but on account of the close OF :
the term and the De Molay convoca-
tion.. could not decide upon the date.
The meeting was in charge of iae
delegates who attended the Emporia
Older Boys conference. No Rtble =
study was held. Fifty boys we're press +
ent.
The dates Of the Christmas vaeaz
ton have been settled by the board
of education. The vacation will start
December 81 and continue until Jan
the Christmas recess. only % more Il
days will be left before the closing
of the first semester.
One rule of long standing IN Topeka
high school is not known TO all the
students This rule is: that absences G
on account of sickness ana accident.
alone, will be excused. All other alb s
SenceS will be uneXcused. Pupils
wishing to go out of town must bring
a written excuse from their parents :
before they go and must get permis-s :
sion from their teachers.
Miss Laura Ewing, principal OF
girls in Topeka high school. repre-
scented the deans of high school girls
at the conference of deans of women,
which met at Washburn college De-
cember 1 and 2. Miss Ewing led an
open fosum after the first meeting.
Deans of girl from thirty Kansas high
schools were in attendance. besides
many deans of college women.
The names of 23S students appeared
on the first honor roll of the present
school year. OF this number seven
teen received no grades below IA, the
highest mark awarded. The students
who made all AS are: Virginia Ache
enbach, Janice Brown, George Carrie.
Alexander Harvey. June Henderson,
Lois Linn, Ruth Naylor, Esther Nell
son. Margaret Robb. Violet Smith. 8
Mary Spu8ock. Ernest Stanley, Eliza
beth Tippin, Clare Van Orman, Lillian
Weir. Goldie Wiksten and Mark VIII
kinson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03
Topeka NEGRO WINS FAME
John w. Harris Is Only Colored
Mcmber-E!ect of the New York
Board of Aldermcn--He Is Also
Newspaper Publisher.

A Topeka negro who has won con-
siderable fame is John W. Harris, the
only colored member-e ELECT of the New
York board of aldermen, which will
be seated January l. From cattle boy
to city solon and newspaper pub
Usher, having risen there by. his own
efforts, epitomizes Harris's career
Harris was born in Topeka and
after spending a large portion of his
boyhood days on a Kansas cattle
ranch, answered the call for higher
up, and the unfortunate circumstance
OF being without money didn't stop
or worry him in the least He worked
his way east, and after getting there,
found ways and means of working his
way thru Harvard college. He grad
uated there in 1907 and later spent
two years in the Harvard law school.
Having been encoura ged by the
editor of a Boston newspaper for
which he had written special articles,
Harris decided to abandon the law
business in favor of Journalism. and
with assistance from Booker T. Wash
ington went to New York. where he
established a newspaper for the COL
ored race. He founded and is now
editor and owner of the New York
News. a paper confined largely to COL
ored people, but which is said to cover
the local field of that city.
Two years ,-gO Harris made up his
mind to seek office as alderman from
the Harlem BLACK belt" He was
elected and his work for the interests
of his community won for him re-
election a few weeks ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03
EARNINGS STILL FALL SHORT
Effect of Recent Wage Reduction on
Railroads Is Announced.

halIrOaOS rs Announced.
The II per cent wage reduction,
which went into effect July 1, fell,
according to reports received by the
Interstate Commerce commission, far
short of enabling the railroads to
make net earnings of 6 per cent, which
congress authorized in the transpor-
tation act, as necessary to re-estab-
lish the credit of the roads to assure
safe, dependable service.
The deficits below the 6 per cent
in the three months referred to, cal
culating the wage reduction at $780,
100000 a month were as follows: July.
S52.904, 479; August, $4775S,S97; Sep
TENDER, 56,2O8,899
The actual percentages earned on
the tentative valuation of the roads
adopted by the interstate commerce
commission for rate making purposes
were as follows: July, As per cent,
August, 5 per cent; September. As per
cent.
These figures, however, do not rep
resent a normal condition for the net
was secured in large part by deferring
maintenance equipment. roadbed.
tracks, etc, a charge which sooner or
later must be made up. Had the IL
per cent reduction in wages not been
made, the net earnings for the three
months on the same basis would have
been for July, 2.5 per cent; for Au-
gust, 3.3 per cent, and for September,
per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03
MAIL IS GUARDED
Marines Ride at Least Ten
Trains Passing Thru Topeka.
Makes Local Mail Handlers
Skittish About Their Work.

A Sticky uniformed marine, heav-
lily armed, is now a familiar sight at
the railroad stations whenever a fast
mail train pulls in. The mail on at
least ten trains passing thru Topeka is
being guarded against holdup by the
lighting devils under the recent or
der of the postoffice department.
Six Santa Fe trains are so guarded.
They are Nos. 5. 6, 8, 10, IL and 16
Marines ride trains Nos. 119 and 102
on the Union Pacific and Nos. and
4, the Golden State Limited on the
Rock Island. The marines ride in the
mail cars and are prepared to make
life short for any person who threat
ems to tamper with the mails. 1t is
the governments latest attempt to cut
down the series of mail train robberics
that has startled the country during
the past few mo this, and all of the
important mail trains of the country
are being guarded The Santa Fe,
Union Pacific and Rock Island trains
on which marines are stationed are
those carrying transcontinental mail.
Just what success the plan will
have on reducing actual robbery is
not yet revealed, but the fact that
marines are riding the trains and that
in Wisconsin a few days a guard
took a crack at a young man, whom it
was afterwards learned, was only at
tempting to steal ride, will no doubt
make hoboes mighty scarce AROUND
the mail and baggage cars. 1t has
also made some of the station as
sistants. among whose duties it is to
help handle the mail pouches, a, little
skittish about advancing to their task.
This is because they are not dressed
in way to show their right to handle
the mail. For this reason, a local
Rock Island employe, who sometimes
assists with handling the mail. refused
to lend a hand when No. pulled in
and he saw a marine standing in the
door of the mail car armed with 4
revolver which the employe said to
him looked as big as a cannon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03
n. Y. CENTRAL LEASES SHOPS
Movement Takes Control From the Z,
:. RaiInOad Labor Board.

The latest move toward turning its
shops over to private control has beea
made by the New York Central. This
company has leased its car repair
shops at East Buffalo. N. Y, to VIII
liam j. Corners, a business man OF
that city, and work has been resumed
after an almost complete suspension
for about eight months. 1t is under
stood that the New York Central has
negotiations pending for similar dis
posaI of extensive shops at West Al
bany. n. Y, Cleveland and Toledo.
The first road to take such step
was the Erie which last summer
caused a stir in railroad and labor
circles by leasing its shops at Marion,
Ohio. to a group of business men. The
move at that time was reported to be
an effort to take the shops from under
the Jurisdiction of the United States
Railway Labor board and led to the
report that similar action might be
taken by the Santa Fe at Topeka.
altho, so far as known. there have
been no developments in that direc-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03
ROTARIANS TO CALIFORNIA


In the very near future a member
of the ION to Los Angeles" commit
tee for the Seventeenth district Ro-
tary clubs will address every club in
the district, on the plans for attend
ing the next international convention
of Rotary clubs at Los Angeles.
Calf, during the first week in June.
The committee for the district is
headed by Curtice Sherman of Wich-
tia, chairman; Charles L. Mitchell of
Topeka, vice chairman; Clyde King
of Nowata, Okla, in charge of pub
licity; A. E. Kull of Oklahoma City,
in charge of stunts; George Schmitz
of Kansas City. Mo, in charge OF
transportation, and Harry H. McClin-
took of Bartlesville, Okla.
There will be at least one train
filled with Rotarians and their wives,
to attend the international conven-
tion,A Mitchell says. The Seventeenth
district includes the states of Kansas,
Missouri and Oklahoma.
The train schedule for the New
York delegates to the convention has
already been arranged, Mitchell says.
Two hundred and twenty five million
pairs of shoes are turned out annually by
the shoe factories of the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03
Master Mechanic Is Promoted.

E. E. Machovec, master mechanic
of the Santa Fe, with headquarters at
Argentine, has been promoted to act
ing mechanical superintendent of the
Northern Lines, western district. with
headquarters at La Junta. Colo, SUE
ceeding J. r. Sexton. who has been
granted an indefinite leave of absence
due to i'll health.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03

will undoubtedly be active this year.
At present it has thirty eight MEM
bers.
The members OF the glee clubs have
been coming to school at 8 o'clock
two or three mornings q week. They
are practising for the cantata, The
Light of the Wo4ld.' which they will
give December 20.
The girls and boys taking physical
training joined in the first hour class
on Thursday, December 1. and used
however, was not composed OF ball
room dances but of old-fashioned
square dances and folk dances. The
purpose of the dancing was to pro-
mote ease at the all-school party or
at any other party.
The freshmen and sub-freshmen
have been assigned four temporary
faculty advisers to assist in the pres
entation of the freshman stunt at the
all-school party to be given Decem-
Der 16. The freshman class, being an
unorganized class. does not have per-
manent advisers.
The effect of football onNthe flesh
on the football squad was shown in
the Clay Center game Thanksgiving.
Coach Barnes weighed the boys before
the game and after, to see how much
each boy lost in the game. In the fol-
lowing table, the first column shows
the weight of the boys before the
game; the second column shows the
weight after the game; and, the last
shows the amount lost:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03
Not There.

A Toledo man is advertising to find
his wife, who he says wears rolled
stockings and has a bird and rose tat
tooed just below her right knee Ike
Van Quentin, one of cur most au-
thOritative men-about-town, says she
is not in Kansas City.-Kansas City
Star
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03

Individual and group photographs
were taken of the first and second
football squads on November "a by
Paul Harrison, local photographer.
individual pictures were taken of all
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03

The Junior Dramatic club held an
interesting meeting Thursday, No
vember II. A nominating committee
was elected, and also a constitutional
committee. An interesting talk was
given by Miss Bixler. sponsor of the
club, about the purpose or the club
and what is expected Of It next year.
Their next meeting is for the purpose
Of electing officers The Junior ORA
matte club is full of enthusiasm, and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03

Miss Carmie Wolfe was unani-
mousiy elected adviser of the sub
senior class at the meeting Thursday
morning, December l. She will take
the office formerly held by Mrs. War
rem Rutter, who was, prior to her
marriage, Miss Vivian Heron.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03

The Faculty Book club will meet
at the home of Miss Bessie Boughton,
11es Topeka boulevard, Tuesday eve
ming, December s, at 1880 o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03

classes is to interview two business
men of Topeka. These interviews
have to be complete, Wednesday. De-
cember Z. One interview is to be with
a business man with whom the re-
porter is acquainted, the other with
one he is not acquainted with.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03

A committee, composed of Virginia
Miller, Don Welton, Dorothy Stark,
James Weaver and .Orson Mclaughlin
from the sub-seniors and Edgar Card
ner, Lois Gish, Norma Cline, Harold
Carr and Velma Rickenbacker from
the juniors, met in room 3O2 Thurs
day afternoon. The purpose was to
nominate persons to take offices on
the Annual staff The classes of
June '22 and January '25 publish the
sons selected by the committee will be
members of these two classes. The
staff will be voted on by the whole
school.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03

The girls of the high school Y. w.
C. A. enjoyed a hike and weinie roast
at Children's park, Tuesday, Novem-
Der %. They left immeS iate after
school. The time was spent playing
games and eating. The girls left the
park at o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03

Miss Jane Medlicott, librarian at the
City library, has made an attractive
offer to the girls OF Topeka high
school who are interested in library
work.
The girls have the privilege of COM
ing to the library and learning the
location of the books and the duties of
the librarian. After learning the work
the girls will be given an opportunity
to substitute for the librarian.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03

New letters have been posted on
the walls of the balcony in the assem-
bly, hail. denoting the different sec
tions. This was done in order to
make the seating arrangement more
definite and avoid confusion in fol-
lowing directions for fire drill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03
High School Happenings
Contributed Weekly in The State Journal by the journalism
Students of T. H. S.

students took imaginary trips along
with the characters of the book. Some
of the students were doctors, while
others took the part of missionaries.
Nearly every occupation was repre-
scented BY the students.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03

T II s World has at last been
recognized as worthy of note. Miss
Jones English VI classes are using it
for a textbook every few weeks. Each
student writes comments upon the
articles, the style, etc. The critics
have consented TO submit their next
set of comments to the Journalism
classes so that in the future the staff
may know just what and how to write.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03

The coIored boys of the T. H. S.
have organized Hi-Y club, that is &C
tive in beneficial work. The Off
GERS of the Organization are: Archibald
Chinn, president; Doyle Moten, secre-
tary; Arthur Burton, treasurer; Goelet
Watson, sergeant-at-arms.
The boys have done fine work this
semester, having sent four representa-
tives to the Emporia Older Boys con-
ference. The boys who represented
the colored Hi-Y at EmporIa were:
Archibald Chinn, Doyle Moten, Arthur
Burton and Goelet Watson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03

The Pennsylvania railroad an
nounces that 100000 people own its
stock OF that number. 65,710 are
women. The average holding is Il
shares for each stockholder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03

1.-THE Fortune Hunter has been
chosen by the seniors to be presented
January 5 in the high school audi
torium The plot of the play is quite
clever and the cast includes three girls
and twelve boys. Tryouts were held
last Friday afternoon. Those chosen
for the cast will be announced later.
Albert Dyal. president of the class,
theaters in town with a drug store
scene. so Mr. Hoehner, teacher of me-
chanical drawing, is going to make the
scene.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03

The English Y students. under the
direction of Miss Minnie Jones, have
been studying Canterbury Tales. After
finishing the study of the tales, the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03

The pupils of Miss AnseTs English
" class are writing in dramatized
form the banquet scene front Ivanhoe.
A committee was chosen to read the
plays and select the best, which will
be acted out by the class. The cast
will be chosen and the playlet will be
given in the teachers lunch room.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03

The Rock Island is reported to be
contemplating the purchase of consid-
cradle new equipment in the near fu-
ture. It is said that the purchase will
include fifteen new engines of the
type, and 200 composite gon-
dolas of fifty-ton capacity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03

Two hundred and twenty-five million
pairs of shoes are turned out annually by
the shoe factories of the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03

Thirty-four sophomore boys were
out last week for basketball practice,
preparing for the inter-class tourna-
ment.
The class is small one: and it is
rumored that the class will turn out
athletes instead of social members.
from the small number who attend the
regular class meetings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03

Totals-Topeka. 19s; Opponents, So.
The 1921 letter men are Bruce.
Blankenbeker, Rethmeyer, Wilson,
Wood, johnson, Boyd, Hall, Carr,
French. Graefe, Jolley, Carmain and
Mclaughlin.
Five boys, Blank, Brewster, Darrow
and Yeager, will be awarded second
team letters.
The New York herald., 1921-03-02

Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK
HERALD.
n 7 EW HAVEN. March Guy
M Nickalls faced the biggest and
l one OF the huskiest squads of
oarsmen that Yale ever boasted OF
haviax in training this afternoon
when he went to the gymnasium and
looked over the squad Of lot men
who practised at different hours on
the rowing machines. The mild
weather, the open winter and the de-
sire to get out and get busy all tended
to move Nickalls. who reached here
from England last night. to give an
order to abandon indoor work with
the close OF the days exercise. To-
morrow the men will report at the
George II. Adec boat house for the
first out Of door work on the Quin-
niplac River. Never In Yale's rowing
history have the oarsmen taken to
the water as early as March 2.
Nickalls went down to the boat
house this afternoon and looked over
the shells and when ne found the
river and harbor free from ice Or
dered the Bingo and the Elihu Yale,
the university navy's two launches,
put in commission.
Nickalls said he was impressed by
the appearance of the men and that
while It was hard to tell anything
about the possibilities at this early
stage Of the season. he thought that
the number OF men out for the crew
and the apparent general renewal OF
rowing enthusiasm at Yale, were
good omens.
The New York herald., 1921-03-02
N. Y. u. VS.. C. C. N. Y. TONIGHT

New York University and City Col
lege basketball teams will clash tonight
for the college championship OF the met
ropolitan district. The annual game be-
tween these institutions has aroused so
much interest that the management at
tho New York University has secured the
Twenty second Regiment Armory to ac-
commodatc those enthusiasts who have
clamored for seats for the contest.
The Lavender and Violet qulntets have
established such excellent records this
season that a spirited game VIII no
doubt result. Nat Holman's City College
aggregation has disposed OF Syracuse,
Brooklyn Poly and Brown within the
last two weeks, which Indicates that the
washington Heights five Is In prime con-
dition for the fray.
The Violet contingent. winners OF last
years National A. d. II. championship
have Jared somewhat better than their
local rivals this season. having beaten all
of it's opponents with the exception of the
University of Pennsylvania. The Violet
appears 10 have the best claim on the
metropolitan championship, with vic
torios TO It's credit against Columbia
Stevens and Rutgers.