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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-01
Raymond SowelI, 10, of Esk-
ridge, Waded Beyond Depth.
Topeka's Pulmotor Fails Again
in Emergency.

Topeka's pulmotor failed again to-
day.
Raymond Sowell, the 10-year-old
son of Charles Sowell of Eskridge, was
drowned shortly after noon today
while swimming in a pond with two
other small boys. He waded out be-
yond his depth and sank to the bot
town of Eskridge.
When the boys body was discovered
Doctor Walker of Eskridge called the
Topeka police on the long distance
telephone and asked that the pulrnotor
be sent at once in the quickest manner
possible.
The police called E. J. Longren OF
the Longren Aircraft corporation, in
Oakland, and arranged to have the
plane. 1t was the plan to take the
pulmotor to the landing field in a mo-
tor car.
Within q few minutes Longren an
nounced that his machine was out and
ready to fly. But upon arriving at the
city hall the police discovered that the
pulmotor was out of order. The lung
motor. which was purchased after it
was discovered that the pulmotor was
a ''fluke," was also out of working or
der
Within a few minutes, however, an
other call came from Eskridge stating
that a pulmotor had been procured
from Alma. 1t was brought over to
late to save the Sowell boys life, how
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-01
FAVOR CITY HOSPITAL
c. of c. Forum Discusses Project at
Luncheon Today.

Luncheon Today.
That Topeka should have a new
hospital, primarily for the isolation
of contagious diseases, and for the
protection of the public health gen.
orally, was the verdict of a number
of speakers at the first meeting of the
permanent forum today at noon at the
Chamber of Commerce. Approx
mately three hundred members were
present, and E. L. Copeland presided.
Mrs. c. B. Thomas and Dr. Earle
G. Brown took the lead in the dis
cussion, and expressed their beliefs
that hospital should be erected, ade-
quate to the needs of the city At
12:45 o'clock the meeting was thrown
open for a general discussion and
Robert D. McGiffert, city commits
sioner; DR.. c. H. Lerrigo. state board
of health; Dr. G. w. Schwartz, DR..
H. A. Alexander, A. E. Van Petten,
Robert Stone, C. L Mitchell. Frank
Curry. and w. A. Biby talked on the
proposition.
This is a meeting of the entire
membership of the Chamber of Com
merce, to hear proposed improve
ments, and to discuss their merits -
said E. L. Copeland. chairman of the
forum, today. I'VE aren't here to
take any action. If we decide to do
anything, the matter will be referred
to the board of directors, and the
action from then on will be theirs"
The next meeting of the forum will
be held in about two weeks.
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TODAY IN CONGRESS
In the House.

In the House.
Judiciary committee considers text
of Volstead supplemental prohibition
bill.
Census committee frames congress
sional reapportionment bill
Banking and currency committee
considers bill to abolish office of
comptroller of the currency.
Ways and means committee, Re-
publicans, continue work on perma-
nent tariff bill.
In the Senate.
Continues debate on navy bill.
Interstate commerce committee
continues railroad hearings.
Postoffice committee continues
hearings on good roads,
Agricultural committee continues
hearings on Capper grain exchange
regulation bill.
Foreign relations committee con-
siders nomination of Jacob G. Schur-
man to be minister to China.
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DRIVE STRAIGHT ON AVENUE
City May Prohibit Turning to Left,
Fifth to Ninth Streets.

Fifth to Ninth Streets.
A straight-way drive on Kansas
avenue from Ninth street to Fifth
street, allowing no turning to the
left. may be established soon by city
ordinance. Such a drive was sug-
gested today by Mayor Corwine as
means of relieving congested traffic
at Sixth avenue, Seventh street and
Eighth avenue intersections with
Kansas avenue.
Every city Of any size has such a
traffic regulation for several blocks
on its main thorofare." Mayor Cor
wine said. Something must be done
to better the traffic situation on Kan
sas avenue"
Vehicles would be allowed to turn
to the right when driving on the
Avenue under such an ordinance, but
no turning to the left. or no crossing
of Kansas avenue from Ninth to Fifth
streets would be allowed unless the
crossing is made straight from a side
street. All crossing of the Avenue to
the left would have to be done at
Ninth street or above or at Fifth
street or below.
The city commission Is understood
to be in favor of such a regulation,
and It may be presented In ordinance
form at an early meeting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-01
CRUISE IS FOUND GUILTY
Wichita Man Was Charged With
Choking His Wife to Death.

Wichita. Kan. June George
Cruise is guilty of murder in the sec
ond degree, according to a verdict
reached by the jury last night and
announced this morning. Cruise was
charged with choking his wife to death
on the night of February last.
Cruise was given until o'clock this
afternoon to furnish a bond of $4,000
pending his filing a motion for new
trial.
It is not probable that Cruise will
be tried on the charge of attempting
to bribe a witness, now pending
against him in Topeka, according to
officers The case probably will not
be dismissed however, at least until
after the ruling of the supreme court
on the Wichita trial.
The local charge against Cruise
grew out of the mysterious death of
Miss Kathleen Foley, 1878 Lane street,
the night of February IT. 1t was de-
clared that shortly prior to her death
Cruise had approached her, urging her
and her mother to flee from the state
so she would not have to testify at his
Wichita hearing. Such e m n y
would mean "ninety-nine years in the
pen for me-" Cruise is alleged to have
told her Cruise had been keeping
company with her for some time.
At the coroner's inquest two checks,
said to have been given to Miss Foley
by Cruise to defray her expenses in
leaving the state, were introduced in
evidence. The coroner's jury found
that Miss Foley came to her death by
an unknown hand.
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UNDER BAR SINISTER
Kansas Men Listed by the War De-
partment as Desertcrs and for
Whose Capture a Reward of $50
Is Offered.

The men whose names appear below
and who were under the jurisdiction OF
the local board named, were according
to the public draft records, classified
and reported by the draft authorities
as deserters from the military service
of the United States. Actual expenses
not to exceed $50, to include reimburse
ment for the amount actually expended,
but not to include allowance for serv-
vices, will be paid to any civil officer
or other citizen for the apprehension
and delivery to military control of any
one of them. If any one of them is
apprehended, he should be delivered at,
and Reimbursement for the actual ex-
penses incurred by the arresting officer
should be claimed at, the nearest Army
post camp, or station.
The law -(1O6th Article of War) pro-
vides that: "It shall be lawful for any
civil officer having authority under the
laws of the United States, or of any
State, Territory, District or possessions
Of the United States, to arrest Offend
ers, summarily to arrest a deserter
States and deliver him into the custody
of the military authorities of the
United States.'
Local Board for County of Bourbon.
Order
No. Name and residence at time of
275 Clyde i. Clark, R. R. 2, savonburg
1888 HiI1ard (Hiallard)) Hill, Tell. Okla
1456 Lum Kimble, 207 N. Barbee. Ft
1se Henry Clay Mulford Mapleton. Kan
$50 Forrest Lorenzo Forest Lorenza
Patterson. To2 Short, Ft- Scott,
2s9 James Ray tRoy) Smith. Garland,
5s1 Edward williams. 171o E. Pine. Fit
57s James Williamson. 27o2 Short, (7o
Short) Ft Scott.
Local Board for County Of Miami.
40e George Arnold, 31s E. First, Topeka
Kan.
10s John Bradley, Paola. Kan.
William Brooks, Paola, Kan, (Bo,
137, Shelby Mont)
963 BENJAMIN Douglas, Stillwe1l, Kan.
S42 Albert William Martin, Osawatomie
Kan
1s5a Jose Monty, osawatomie, Kan.
3s5 Floyd Piper, Paola, Kan.
1894 Atlanc Ranyel, Bucyrus. Kan.
1923 Tiboursio Ranzel, Bucyrus, Kan.
494 Cicardo Rfeuras. Osawatomie, Kan.
IA Joe Sullivan, Paola, Kan.
642 Glenn (Gleen) Wilson, osawatomie
Kan
Local Board for County of Marion
81 Abraham (Abram) A. Grooming
Hillsboro, Kan.
IL J. C. Mcmillan, Marion. Kan. (Jame
Benton, McMillin) IL. B. McMillen.
706 Andrew Schmidt. (Andrew Z
Schmidt), Durham, Kan.
Local Board for County OF Chase.
191 James E. Wright. Clements, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-01
FOR De M0LAY DAY
Five Hundred Persons VIII
Visit Topeka Saturday.
Officials From Many Masonic
Orders Will Attend.
200 BOYS WILL TAKE PART
Special Train Will Arrive at
1O:45 O'Clock.
Round Table Chapter of De
MOlay To Be Formed.
200 BOYS WILL TAKE PART

Approximately 500 persons. men,
women and boys, will arrive in Topeka
on a special train Saturday morning
at 10:45 o'clock to attend the install
lation Of the Round Table chapter of
the order of De Molay here.
Notice was received this morning
by James B. Doncyson, secretary of
the Scottish Rite orders in Topeka,
which are sponsoring the organization.
that officials of the grand council of
the order, the Caswell Scottish Rite
band of forty pieces; the Mother
pieces; the Mother Chapter patrol of
thirty-six members; thirty or forty
women; at least 100 fathers and broth
ers, and 200 members of the boys or
der will come to Topeka from Kansas
City for the event. The special train.
will gather Masons and members of
De Molay at Lawrence and other
towns between Topeka and Kansas
City.
Many Officials Will Be Here.
Among the officials of the order
who will come for the installation are:
Fred o. Wood, grand senior council
councillor; Percy A. Budd, grand
treasurer; Frank S. Land, grand scribe
and founder of the order; Ellis r.
Jones, grand senior deacon; Frank I.
Buckingham, grand junior deacon;
Frank A. Marshall, grand senior
steward; William P. Osgood, Arthur S.
Metsger and Alex Mcdonald, grand
preceptors; Louis Lower, grand sem
tinel; D. Clarke Kelley, member Of
the grand council for the state of
Kansas, and probably Samuel P. Coch-
ran of Dallas, Tex, member of the
grand council for the state of Texas.
and Trevanon L. Hugo of Duluth,
Mimi, member Of the grand council
for the state of Minnesota.
Expect Many Women Guests.
A committee of women has been ap-
pointed to meet the women guests and
entertain them during their visit to
Topeka Theater parties, luncheons,
and motor ride about the city are
some of the features planned for them.
Automobiles will meet the visitors
when their train arrives at Topeka.
Luncheon will be served for the mem
bers of De Molay and the visitors, at
the Masonic Temple at noon. At 100
o'clock the parade will leave the Ma
sonic temple, moving north on jack
son street to Fifth street; east on Fifth
street to Kansas avenue: south on
Kansas avenue to Tenth avenue;
countermarching north on Kansas
avenue to Eighth avenue; east on
Eighth avenue to Quincy street, and
north on Quincy street to the city audi
torium.
The friends and families of charter
members of the De Molay chapter are
being urged to report with their cars
for the parade. The two bands with
the American Legion drum and bugle
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NO SANTA FE TRAINS TO TULSA
Orders Issued to Hold Them at Col
nnsyille, Okla.

Santa Fe trains were not permitted
to enter Tulsa, Okla, this morning
on account of the race rioting in that
city. which had made the operation of
trains thru there perflouS.
The general officers at Topeka were
Informed this morning that the Frisco
station at Tulsa had been riddled by
bullets, and the police department of
the city assured the headquarters of
the road here that it would be unsafe
to attempt to run trains 203 and 2O9
into Tulsa, which is their terminus.
Accordingly, orders were issued for
trains Nos. goa and 20s to be held at
Colhnsville, the fourth station north
or Tulsa. to await the arrival of state
troops and the restoration of order in
the city.
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RATE SLASH IS
NEXT R. R. MOVE
Administration at Washington
Loses No Time.
l. C. C. to Make Wage Cut
Basis for Reduction.
ROADS ACTING VOLUNTARILY
Complete Transportation Policy
To Be Announced.
President Pays Personal Call ut
Chairman CIark's Office.

Washington, June 1.-Revision of
many freight rates is in process.
President Harding was informed to-
day during a conference with mem-
bers cf the interstate commerce com-
mission.
The conference led to the belief
that a statement announcing that rate
cuts would follow the wage reduction
White House.
The visit to Clark's office was
Harding's first action of the day. I'm
mediately after Harding went into
corps of the commissions experts,
who went into conference with the
president and the chairman OF the
federal rate making body.
Wage Cuts the Basis.
Wage cuts ordered by the railroad
labor board can be made the basis for
rate readjustments. according to the
view expressed by government offi-
cials.
One cabinet member who has made
| a study OF the transportation problem,
has laid this opinion before President
Harding who indicated that he sup
ported it.
The first move for lower freight
rates must come thru the interstate
I comm cree commission. Either the rail-
road executives must make applica-
| ton for a decrease or the commission
can move on it's own initiative.
Complete Announcement Soon.
| The president was at the interstate
commerce commission for about a. half
hour, meeting Clark and other MEM
| bers of the commission who were at
| their office. He walked back to the
White House smiling and nodding to
government clerks who were coming
| to work. The president seemed satis-
fled with his conference.
The visit WIS taken as a forerunner
of an announcement of the complete
plan of the administration for res
Mobilization of the nations transporta-
ton system.
Harding Lost No Time.
| The presidents personal call at the
office of Chairman Clark was made
immediately after announcement of
the rail wage reduction by the railroad
labor board.
1t was learned authoritative1y that
the commissioners reviewed with him
what they are doing to adjust rates
which Harding believes must precede
a return to prosperity.
The president expressed interest In
what was being done to modify rates
on fruit, which Pacific coast interests
say are so high that fruit cannot be
shipped to the eastern markets He
| WdS uSSuiSo lAldL lltiS PtldSe VI IhlO
rate problem is now Informally before
| the commission.
Many Voluntary Cuts.
| The commission officials are UNDER
stood to have told him that they were
| making considerable progress on a
plan for obtaining voluntary reduc-
tions in some rates thru concerted 40
| ton by the carriers.
| 1t was said this movement and the
/ -nrlr of nj frQ
/ tiles had gone much farther than in
| formation hitherto given to the public
had indicated. Details as to this, how
ever, were not made public.
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WAGE CUTS ORDERED

Chicago, June 1.-Following are the
principal classes of railroad employees:
Classification
Inc May 1, 20, Dec. July 1, '21:
13c an hour, &c an hour.
Maintenance of way laborers-
SIC an hour, SIC an hour.
Track foremen-
15c an hour. 1oc an hour.
Signal department.
13c an hour. Sc an hour.
1sc an hour. Sc an hour.
IOc an hour. &c an hour
Passenger engineers and firemen-
Freight engineers and fremen-.
Yard sng,nsaIs sao4 srS dag; y,.msSa se an hour.
1sc an hour, SC an hour.
Passenger conductors and brakemen-
$50 a month, TIC an hour.
Freight conductors and brakemen-
Yard conductors and brakemen-
1Sc an hour, &c an hour:
Stationary engineers, firemen and Oilers
13c an hour, Sc an hour.
Hostlers, outside
s144 day, Sc an hour.
Holsters, inside
s144 a day, Sc an hour
The increases granted TO take effect May
1, 1920, were estimated as follows, accord.
ing to the proportions granted the chief
classes benefited by the increase:
Clerks and freight handlers, s1z3,0o0,0o0
Maintenance Of way employees. 100000, 600
Train service employees. sl57.ooo.ooo .
shopmen, s1as 100000 year. -
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prison camps, was formed by Mayor
I d. Evans and Chief Gustafson. with
the approval of General Barrett.
The commission is composed of the
following: G. S. Younkman and H.
f. Newblock, city commissioners;
Judge Albert ]. Hunt, C. S. Avery,
Grant Mccullough, E. E. White and
Major A. ]. Niles.
Every negro has been searched for
weapons and ammunition and in the
event any ammunition or firearms are
found on them, charges are filed
against them and held under guard OF
in the jails.
All sorts of guns and ammunition
were found on the negroes. One box
two feet square by two feet high
piled full of knives alone.
All pawn shops and hardware stores
have been closed by the military forces.
Windows of all the pawnshops and
hardware stores having been broken
in are now boarded up and signs on
them reading mo guns or ammunition
in here"
10000 Under Guard.
There are more than 10000 negroes
here, according to the last census, and
practically the whole of them are un-
der guard. The ground outside the
ball park was literally covered with
bed clothing, suit cases and all kinds
of the negroes household goods which
were brought with them from their
burned homes.
Authorities estimate that not less
than 1900 armed negroes and 1000
whites-citizens, police and two COM
panies of the local National Guard,
participated in the battle which lasted
from early last night until about 10
a. m. The guardsmen from Oklahoma
City arrived after the battle was prac-
tically over.
Dick naorO who wa G
alleged to have attacked the 17-year-
old white elevator girl in the Drexel
building Monday was still in custody
| of officials. but 1t was thought the
negro had been taken to some other
point for safekeeping.
(Confinuad on Pc TxrO
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T. R. C. INSISTS ON WAGE CUT
Asks Industrial Court to Set Aside
Restraining Order.

The Topeka Railway company to-
day asked the court of Industrial re-
lations to set aside an order restrain
ing, a proposed wage cut for employees.
The order, which was to have become
effective today, was recently posted in
the company's offices.
A wage increase was allowed street
railway company employees in August
of last year. The wage boost was ef-
fective for a period of six months.
Thomas F. Doran, as attorney for the
street railway company, filed an
answer today in which he asserted
that the company had observed the
original order and that the court was
without authority at this time to inter-
fere with plans to lower wage scales.
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WHEAT GOES UP HIGHER
July Delivery Takes Rise of Nine
Cents on Chicago Market.

Chicago, June New soaring OF
prices in the wheat market took place
today, the July delivery rising 9 cents
to 1871 a bushel shortly after mid
day.
BuIlish crop reports, together with
European buying appeared to be
largely responsible. The price was
the highest of the season for July.
According to a leading crop expert
the probable yield of the domestic
winter crop is 29,00o.000 bushels less
than what had been indicated a
month ago. Moreover, selling pressure
today was unusually light.
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MORE HOT WEATHER DUE
Partly Cloudy With Not Much Change
in Temperature.
TODAY'S TEMPERATURES:

TODAY'S TEMPERATURES:
7 o'clock. .69I11 O'Clock. .....s 81
8 o'clock. .....73l1 IL o'clock. .S6
9 o'clock. .....77 o'clock. 81
10 o'clock. .....-s2l 2 o'clock. -. .sS
The weather man has not yet de-
cided to turn off the heat. Topeka
temperature this afternoon will crowd
the record for this date-90 degrees III
1916. Tonight the thermometer will
drop to about IS degrees, and 80 de-
grees is again the forecast for Thurs
day afternoon.
There were scattered Thunderstorm
ers thru the state Tuesday, and there
is chance that they will occur again
today. 1t is doubtful whether Topeka
will get any.
The precipitation reported for Tues
day was as follows: Oswego, 1 inch:
Phillipsburg, 81 inch; Macksville, IA
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A military commission composed of
seven city officials and business men,
to pass upon the status of 5000 ne
groes held under guard in improvised
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Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-26

Pueblo is to have a taxicab service
the sort that has become so well
nown and so universally popular in
10 larger cities of the cast.
II will be known as the Union Depot
elbow Taxi company. and the service
III begin with seven cars, others be-
~ added AS the business tusufics.
Superintendent Charles w. Climen-
IN OF the Union depot company. asked
at night about this innovation, stat
4 that for more than two months,
I every manner possible. he had oeen
,yestigatinE eligible men TO take
hargc OF the two departments OF tins
rryicc. with the result that Il. l..
,onncr has been chosen to operate
40 passenger department, and IL. l..
iersperger will be in charge of the
acg,Eo department. Both these men
ro classod as fully competent and
crfcctly reliable.
The two departments will cooperate
nd maintain offices in the front por-
on OF the gentlomon's waiting room
Z tho Union station. All calls from
ny portion OF the city VIII be an
.wcrod, and while the headquarters
vim be at the Union station and most
Z the business transacted will be to
md from there, passengers and bag
nEc will bo carried to and from any
ioIn, in tho city. The service is al
cady in effect, and the bright ycl-
bw cars with red stripe around their
bodies arc quite attractive as well
is conspicuous.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-26
YELLOW CABS AN ADDITION
TO UNION DEPOT FACILITIES

Rates charged will conform with the
city ordinances relating thereto, but
in cases OF three or four passengers
to same district reduction of 20
per cent n passenger will be given.
Both managers OF this service arc
under bond to the Union depot COM
pany, and the company is determined
to make the service as dependable as
the yellow taxi service in Chicago and
other larger cities where they have
the implicit confidence OF all the pco-
pie. MIR climensen is getting up a
letter relating to the service to be
sent to the general passenger agents
OF all the railways leading this way,
and to organizations OF the CONNER
cial and tourist sort; in this manner
IL is hoped to make tho yellow taxi
service OF Pueblo famous everywhere.
1t is to be a distinctive service OF
the very highest and most reliable
type.
1t is understood that Mr.. Connor
will make the Bculah and Rye service
OF the yellow type as soon as the
summer season opens. and II Is also
tho intention to equip for parties de-
string to visit the San Isabel ma
tional forest, and other points OF tour
list interest. Each of the taNis FOR
the present in service will carry four
persons beside tho driver.
--
Eugene OBrien. the Sclznick star,
was born in Colorado and began his
stage career in musical comedy.