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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-21
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Railway Company.

Notice is hereby given that the
Twenty-sixth Annual Meeting of the
Stockholders of The Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railway Company will
be held at the general office of the
Company in Topeka Kansas, on
Thursday, April %, 1921, at twelve
o'clock noon. for the election of four
ca Directors to hold office for four
ca years and for the election of indie
pendent Auditors to audit the books
and accounts of the Company at the
close of the fiscal year. Said meet
ing has been called by the Board of
Directors and is to be held also for
the transaction of such other business
as may come before the meeting, in
Guiding the acceptance of the Annual
Report of the Board of Directors to
the Stockholders for the year ending
December 81. 1920, and the approving,
ratifying and confirming of the fol-
lowing, to-wit:
The lease of the property of the
Usage County and Santa Fe Railway
Company.
The lease of the property of the
Buffalo Northwestern Railroad Com
pany-
The capital stock transfer books will
be closed at the close of business on
Thursday. March "a, 1921, and will
be reopened at the close of said meet
ing.
By order OF the Board of Directors,
L. C. DEMING,
Assistant Secretary
New York City, January 4, 1921.-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-21
PRINTERS TO SHOW MOVIE
Topeka Union Brings Film to the Isis
Theater in tuberculosis Fight.

Topeka Union Brings Film to the Isis
Theater in Tuberculosis Fight.
As an added feature at the Isis
theater the remainder of the week
will be shown motion pictures of the
home and tuberculosis sanatorium at
Colorado Springs. These films are
contributed to the program by the To-
peka Typographical union to show the
work the printers of the country are
doing for their fellows There is a
big demand for the films by the prin-
ters locals in all parts of the country,
and the Topeka local had difficulty in
securing them for a showing here.
This sanatorium is maintained by
the printers of the United States at
their own expense, each member of
the union contributing his share
to the fund. 1t was started several
years ago, when the international
body found that the printing trade
was one that was particularly ravaged
by the Great White Plague. The prop
erty at Colorado Springs is regarded
as one of the biggest single efforts in
the fight against the disease.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-21

well acquainted with the Kennedy
shows, thru their former appearances
here. These shows were the first and
only attractions of their kind to be
exhibited on the state house grounds.
That was nine years ago. Since then
one other visit to the capital of Kan
sas has been made by the attra ction-
Forrest Smith, formerly house
manager for the Isis theater here.
now connected with the shows, de-
cIares that everything for the open
ing as it will be seen here Monday is
absolutely new, SO new, in fact. that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-21
OAKLAND NEWS
Notes and personals by Mrs. HI. d.
Wadleigh. Call Blue 4221 or $3.50.

Mrs. Leroy Kendall entertained at din
ner. Wednesday at her home in Chester
IN OF Of her o6er Mrs.
L. NJ. Wells. Covers were placed for Mr.
and Mrs. Dallas beers. Mr.. and Mrs L. L.
Kendall, Mrs. E. NJ. Wells, Mrs. Ira Wells,
Mrs. Ernest Wells and daughter, Myra
Jean, Mrs. Bob Wilkinson Mrs. Mary Jack
son, Mrs. I. o. Bickell and Mr.. Clarence
Mr. e E. Brewer, of Horton. Kan, spent
Tuesday evening the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Matt Meggison at their home in Wabash
avenue.
Mrs Geo. Golden entertained the mem
bers of the Helping Hand society of the
Oakland Christian church, Wednesday af
| ternoon at her home in Reno avenue The
guests of the afternoon were: Mrs. J. l..
Heller, Mrs. Geo. Golden, Mrs. o: NJ. Keats,
Moore. Mrs. Knapp, Mrs. D. A. Starr, Mrs.
Paul Mackey and daughter, Pauline: Mrs
g. H0E B a Poom MAJ MS w.
Mrs. J. S. Duncan, of Stephensville, Mont. :
| Mrs. D. NJ. Rathbun, Mrs. P. Bauer, Mrs.
G. G. Horne, Mrs. C. Q. Rhinehart and
Mrs. w. R. JessOp.
| Francis Collins has been ill the past week
at the home of his parents in Winfield ave-
| nue. with a severe cold.
party Friday afternoon at the Isis theater.
| . 10 car from oakland
| The choir of the Oakland Presbyterian
| church will meet for practice this evening
practice the Christian Endeavor society will
| give box supper. The boxes will be sold
at one-half a cent a pound. according to
the weight of the girl furnishing the box.
| Mr.. C. T. NJ Smith has opened a new
grocery store in Oakland, located at 400
| Thomas avenue.
! The Plus Ultra class of the Oakland
Presbyterian church met Wednesday eve
/ ming at the home of Mrs. Princess Isaacson
in AFTER avenue. The guests of the eve
ming were: Mrs. Isaaeson, Mrs Faustina
Guy, Mrs. Ruby Lee. Mrs. Margaret Lowe.
Mrs. Catherine Handley, Mrs. Mertine Nor
| gan, Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Helen Crouch Mrs.
L. f. Richardson, Mrs. Carrie Collins, Mrs.
| Esther Vinzant, Mrs. A. X. Longren, Mrs.
Edith Carothers. Mrs. Mary Barker, Mrs.
Nellie Rogers, Mrs. Chas. Ash, Mrs. J. S.
| Swogger. Mrs. J. w. Painter, Mrs. Ollie
Doyle, Mrs. Maud Bumgarner, Mrs. Mae
| Mckinney, Miss Sadie Richardson, and
| Miss Opal Draut.
The Oakland Camp Fire Girls held their
| ceremonial meeting Tuesday evening at
| the Oakland Presbyterian church. Miss
Bernice Denham was admitted as new
4 member. Mrs. Noble Prentis was present
and gave fine address to the girls. The
parents of the girls were guests.
Save money by trading at Oakland Cash
Market, 402 Thomas ave.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-21

Wnat should be done to nOtl1y pub
lie eating houses that the war is
THE ANSWERS.
L. NJ. Kraege, secretary Kansas In
dependent Telephone association
why not leave 'em alone? No, 1
don't mean stop eating, but just stay
away from some of the most promi-
nent offenders for a while, and when
they want to know why, break it to
them gently that the war has been
finished"
w. w. Eden, manager Kresge stores
Huh You're right. Nickel for
doughnut! Public opinion will do 1t
quicker than anything else. Publicity.
Why don't you write the history OF
an egg, from the time it is brought
to town by a farmer until 1t is served
across the COUNTER"
Jesse Bledsoe. jeweler-''It's pecu--
liar situation, and 1 don't know Whal
can be done about it. Eggs are down
to 20 cents a dozen, yet 1 paid 81
cents for two at the restaurant. Bread
meat. potatoes and other foodstuffs
have come down, but we are still
paying wartime prices at the lunch
counter"
James A. Kimball, state manager
Except in a few of the more popular
price restaurants, persons VINO sell
food haven't heard that the war Is
over. In spite of the drop in prices
of food stuffs and food products gem
orally, the average public eating mouse
hasn't passed penny of the saving to
| its patrons That applies to pract-
cally every hotel dining car service
l and the so-called higher class cafes
and restaurants"
Harvey Penney, member state board
of administrations am out in the
state a great deal. If the public eat
| ing house owners have learned that
| the war is over, they haven't taken
| time to revise their prices. The per-
| son who is forced to patronize these
profit grabbers is entitled to sympathy
and it is a mighty unfortunate thing
| that the legislature did not provide a
\ law adequate for the occasion"
spondent: MY wife is out of town
hogs I ever met. They may have read
something about the war ending, but
they certainly haven't cut their prices,
| bettered the quality of the food nor
| enlarged the portions"
| Mrs. Margaret Jones' city board of
| health-"Everyo get married and
go to housekeeping and put the res
ftaurantS out of business.
Miss Birdine Chandler. state board
| of administration-"Es ablish a court
of restaurant relations and let the
poor working girls file complaints"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-21
POSTPONE TELEPHONE MEETING
Conference With Executive Commit
tee VIII Be Held Next Week.

The meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Kansas Independent
Telephone association, which was to
have been held today at the office
of L. NJ. Kraege, secretary. was post
poned. The members of the commit
tee were DESTROYS of meeting Commits
sioner Jesse Greenleaf, telephone spe-
cialist on the state public utilities COM
mission, and who has been called out
of the city. The meeting will be held
next week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-21

he confesses he is not sure he will
recognize it. The Topeka appearance
is the third of the season. 1t comes
here in a special train of thirty cars
and when ready for the public at its
location on Quincy streets between
First and Fourth streets, will COM
prise an aggregation of sixteen shows
and six riding attractions. So big is
this collection of attractions that it
was found impossible to stage it on
Jackson. near Seventh, the location of
the last two carniYals that have
played Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-21

Mrs. Margaret Jones, city board o
health-"Everyon get married an
go to housekeeping and put the res
taurantS out of business"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-21
OPEN CARNIVAL SEASON

Con T. Kennedy Shows Come to To-
peka Monday for Weeks Stand.
The carnival season for Topeka will
be opened Monday, when Con T.
Kennedy shows start weeks engage
ment under the auspices of the de-
gree team of the Modern Woodmen
of America. The Kennedy shows
have become acquainted with To-
pekans and Topekans have become
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-21
Don'tSufer
From Piles
70 Matter If You Have Been a
longtime Sufferer There's Re-
lief With Pyramid Pile
Suppositories

Try Pyramid
no matter what
else you have
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lief a n d has
saved m a n Y
from an opera
ton. Get a so
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Pyramid Pile
Suppositories at
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1t is the right
thing to do, to
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Ab l e e d in G or
70 t r u d / n 6
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Use coupon for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-21
OPEN SHOP NEW
TO THE PUBLIC:

Once the Master Builders Association feels that should
for square deal for every Individual firm organization this
vicinity.
We believe that every citizen regardless his aia-
ton with organization wishes the growth that has char
acterized Topeka during the last few years continue.
We want clearly hathis
feeling against individual firm organizations that
welcome hand to honest working who seeking employ
mnt that familiar with only present building program,
but with the building program which lies
And that has desire intention bring
mechanics trade than will be needed
We invite citizen of Topeka hands with
us IN this movement to make Topeka bigger and better city,
In standing the principles of shop feel that
standing the only principle that will permit Topekas growth
to continue and Topeka propers will her citizens prosper
We clearly association believes that
has the right belong organization
that member of this association will permitted
against of his utilization with organization
We want the good working who have helped build Topeka
to know that this association standing deal for hem
that not unmndfu of the work that they
ing their homes and
We believe that they realize that Topeka growing
toward big days and that this growth continue
must always be seeking
and there will always be work enough for all.
We ask support citizens of Topeka loyal Kansan
aid us the work of making the Capital
progressive business and pleasant, attractive homes
We have plenty of good mechanics,
ber and can handle work in good shape.
MASTER BUILDERS ASSOCIATION.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-21
VIEWS and INTERVIEWS
Pertinent Question and Answer
Given and Gathered Today by
State journal Reporters.
TODAY,S QUESTION.

What should be done to notify pub
lie eating houses that the war is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-03
Cify's Big Industries
Enlarge Operations

Most of New York City's leading in
dustries have appreciahly enlarged their
operations since the first of the ear
according to reports made to the In
dustral Bureau of the Merchants As
sociation in the ciosin gday.s of March
AS result of this unemployment has
been reduced one third, compared to the
first of the year, when the Federal
government reported reduction in en-
polymens of 3l8 per cent, contracted
with January !, 1920
In some eases, as, for instance. in the
fur industry and the needle trades. the
increase in employment ) seasonal. but
IN other cases Il genuine revival seems
to have taken place, with the prospect
OF continued operations on an increased
scale. On the other hand, the jewelry
industry, sh pbuilding, cigar manufac-
turing. printing and paper, iron foun-
dries and forge shops seem to have
suffered a decline since January l.
Leather tanning and manufacturing
and the piano industry have seen little
change since the first of the year.
The industries which have definitely
advanced since the first of January are
lumber, woodworking and furniture
with the exception. perhaps, of the
lower grades of furniture), machinery,
automobile accessories, metal stamp
ings and certain metal specialties, furs
textiles, shoes, food products and con-
fectionery, cigarettes and smoking to-
bacco and chemicals and allied prod
uctS. eslF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-03
Cut in Steel
Corp Prices
Expected Soon
Carnegie Company Ready to
Reduce Pay of Salaried
Employees by Vacations;
Buying Continues Small
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

PITTSBURGH, April 2-Evidenee
increases that the United States Steel
Corporation is doing everything in its
power to reduce operating costs pre-
paratory to reduction in sales prices
of its commodities, but without cutting
wages or salaries.
1t has already been reported in this
column that the workers of the COR
poration have been put on short time,
three-day and five-day weeks and eight
hour days, and now comes the tip that
the Carnegie Steel Company, the prin-
cipal unit in the corporation group, is
planning to give every saladies en-
ployee months vacation without pay
which would amount to an per cen,
reduction in salaries without reducing
the rate, the ''vacations' to be dstrb-
uted throughout the season. In addi-
ton to these measures, all superabun-
dant labor and help of, every kind has
been vigorously Topped off, with the
result of not only reducing the pay
roll, but, also of increasing the eff
ticiei1cy of. those remaining on it.
The next move anticipated here is,
therefore, the announcement of re-
duction in selling prices Of the various
commodities made by the corporation
mills. Whether this will come in a
formal statement or will be made eff
fective by the simple method Of send
ing out the statesmen with q new scale
of prices in their pockets is Of course
not known. But that a reduction is
coming seems apparent to steel
operators in this district 1t is known
that the old customers have been ad-
vised by corporation sales Offices to
clay off" buying for while, the init
nation being that they would secure
more favorable prices by doing to.
Operations On Decline
1t is also known that operation in
corporation mills has descended dur
ing the last few weeks at rapid rate
from 80 per cent of capacity to some
what under 80 per cent to-day All
these signs are therefore taken to
mean that the corporation is on the
eve Of important announcements as to
selling prices and wages and salaries
Some definite development is looked
for early this month as soon as Judge
Gary returns.
In the meantime the situation in the
steel industry throughout the Pitts
burgh and Youngstown districts sho 70
scarcely any change from the past sew
eral weeks. If there has been a ten
dency to increase operation in certain
mills, that has been offset to a great
extent by further decline in others, so
that the condition of stagnation re-
mains as describing the average state
of the industry, including both the
United States Steel Corporation mills
and the independents.
The ten-inch mill of the Pittsburgh
Steel Company, at Carlton, and the
hoop and bar mill Of the same COM
rany at Glassport, will resume opera
ton next Monday, after being closed
since last October Six sheet mills of
the Whitaker Glessner Company, at
Martins Ferry. Ohio. will also resume
operation April 4, but officials state
they will only be operated for brief
period. probably two months, as work
Continued on page tans
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-03

we'll become more liberal in nuthorix.
ing expenditures for this purpose. This
service will become increasingly useful
IN proportion as it Is able to give cur
rent information.
Statistics of unemployment in an
economic sense constitute a record o.
assets held out Of production.
During a commercial crisis. vhen
production is diminished, the greatest
loss comes from failure to do those
things which potentially could have
been done. In q practical way, folk
speak of overproduction In times Of de-
preston. Economists deny that such .
condition exists; there is. rather,
underconsumption. There lis merely
more produced than the markets will
absorb, surplus Of goods made over
the effective demand of those with
both the need for the product and the
purchasing power to command it. But,
though a maladjustment of the market
ing system in such periods leads to the
piling of goods and makes it neces-
sary for manufacturers to cease pro-
ducing, there is no real overproduction
particularly in the present period, when
the Old World is in large measure
underfed, underclohted and under
housed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-03
rings Relief to Great Masses of UNEMPLOYED

OK scrip to an amount not excs.d,nv
100000 was introduced in III. r.r,.,
'A.ure, but no action thereon has been
taken"
And from r. H. Fletcher. Comm,.-
s'oner of Labor In Michigan. cam. th,.
communication: 1--WE note unit.
considerable picking up in the larp.
industries, especially the automobil.
industries through tho state"
From Wisconsin come thes. +id,r,.
via Miss Mary E. Hulburt, acting d.
rector OF the industrial communication,
THE unemployment situation. a. IN.
dicased by reports which are made to
tho statistical department, appears to
remain about tho same IA il was a
month ngo when reports indicated a
slight increase In unemployment over
the previous month.
We have put on a special farm labor
campaign and many experienced single
and married men have been urged to
return to the land, as the farm offer.
definite employment, instead Of waiting
1of the uncertainty of construction
work.
THE State Highway Commission has
funds on hand which it intends to use
IN rather extensive road construction.
Local communities are also planning
public construction work"
The effect Of agricultural demands on
unemployment Is set forth in a letter
from Vesta B. Myller, of the Depart
ment of Agriculture and Labor at Bis
marck, N. D., who says: 1.-THE number
OF unemployed within our state is de-
creasing with the opening of spring
work both on farms and in the cities
We anticipate that by the middle of
May there should be few, if any, unem-
ployed in our state, and during the
rush of harvest and thrsshing (from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-03
Reducing Human Turn-Orer

There are many employers to-day
who have reduced their labor turn
over that men are never laid off on ac-
count of lack Of work. This act would
not affect these employers materially.
Their premium rate would be prac-
tically nil"
Non-mutual insurance companies. it
is reported, have voiced opposition to
this bill.
Besides Repatriation, which is one
of nine points in the program of re-
lieving and preventing unemployment,
OF the American Association for Labor
Legislation, there is an array Of other
suggestions which were formulated after
canvassing the views of hundreds of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-03
Profits on Big Turn-Orer

The big turnover made the profits
large. The difficulty everywhere was
to get goods rather thap to sell them
Buying was Outrunning supplies. Con-
cessions were offering for prompt de.
liveries. If the seller did not protiteer
the buyer protiteered by turning over
his purchase to q second more needy
buyer. 1t was a sellers market. This
is merely another way of saying that
prices had to rise. And 1t continued to
be a sellers market because the supply
of credit and Of the derivative cur
rency output WAS outruhning the sup
ply Of goods at the current quotations
And so the prices were still further
climbing up. Thus, the practical rcasor
that prices kept rising was that they
had been rising and were expected fur
ther to rise.
And there was no end to 1t any
where, if only the imitation Of credit
were to continue rapid enough to sup
port the forward movement. The need
FOX constantly more money is in the
prices that are rising. So easy credit
finally brings restricted credit or high
interest rates, and commonly both. but
the public was getting FESTIVE. Labor
was uneasy. The banking interests
themselves were beginning to protest
Was there never to be an end of the
rising costs of living7 And what must
finally happen? A panic was being pre-
dicted if the thing kept up-though
the actual fact was that no panic coul
come as long as the thing was kept
up. but only when. if ever. it were
arrested.
But rightly it was decided that the
thing must stop. Thus, the obvious
step to take-and the step that was
finally taken-was to stiffen up the
interest charges on loans. Contrac-
ton? No. but only brake upon any
further and rapid expansion. But if
prices were to stabilize what was going
to be the use of all these speculative
withholdings! Especially at rising
rates of carrying? The goods began
to emerge from their hiding.
Dearth changed into plenty. and then
into surplus. The manufacturers had
supplies enough purchased earlier
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-03
Many Gains Made

In its second monthly report the
United States Employment Service
called attention to an improvement in
the unemployment situation since the
fist of the yeaar in the following
states: Maine, New Hampshire, Yer
mont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan,
Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota, North Da-
kota, Missouri, Virginia, Maryland,
Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Loui-
siana, Texas, Utah, Idaho, California,
Washington and Oregon. In the Dis
tiict OF Columbia an increase in un-
employment since January was report
ed, as well as in the following COM
n.onwealths: Delaware, Kentucky, Col
orado, Wyoming and Montana. Little
change was observed in Virginia, West
Virginia, North Carolina, South Caro-
Ina and Georgia.
Behind these condensed facts are
the very human struggles Of legions of
individuals, seeking in a period of re-
-~~J ~">AASAth W ACCP CuCAA cM6il PCTSOn2l
finances in a solvent state. They
measure the battle against hunger. A
little more of the reality Of the situa-
ton may be grasped from excerpts Of
letters to The Tribune fro memploy-
n'ent experts in various states.
Roswell F. Phelps. director of stats
tics in the Department of Labor and
Industries of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, says:
/ Il would conclude that unemploy-
ment in' this state is decreasing, par
ticularly in the larger textile and boot
and shoe manufacturing centers.
While the actual number employed In
the various industries may not show
any large increase at this time, yet
many Of the establishments which have
been operating on part time have in
creased the number Of days Of opera
ton and the number of hours worked
per day so that the part time employ
ment of those on the payroll has been
considerably reduced.