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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-02
TO SELECT A SITE IN fine FETTLE
New Move Made in Sale of
Hotel Stock.
Directors to Accept Sealed
Proposals at Once.

Directors of the Topeka Hotel COM
pany, after listening to the final re-
port of the stock selling teams and
learning that in a three-day drive
more than $50 members of the
Chamber of Commerce had succeeded
in selling $4,000 worth of stock in
the company, decided to take the Ioca-
ton bull by the horns.
Before any further effort for the sale
of stock is made, the directors will
select the site of the hotel.
This reversal of the original policy,
which was to get the money first and
locate the hotel second, was due to the
fact that heavily money interests,
without whose subscriptions the pro-
ject is impossible, are withholding
their cash until they know whether
the sites they favor will be selected or
not.
Three or four groups are organized,
each faYoring some site. The groups
include practically all the business
men and firms of the city, which have
money enough to handle the PROPOSE
ton. These groups will not invest
because they wish to use their
money in the purchase of COM
mon stock which carries with it a vot-
ing power. Small investors will not
come thru until the big interests
lead the way.
Until they know where the hotel is
going, these interests are obviously not
going to subscribe. They have in
dorsed the project enthusiastically. and
their members have been ardent and
successful workers on the stock selling
teams-but they have not bought a
share of stock.
To Accept Proposals.
a., 49,
tors, after a conference Friday night,
announced that they would receive, up
to o'clock of the evening of July Is,
sealed proposals for the purchase of
a site for the hotel The site must be
at least rs feet by $50 feet, or the
equivalent thereof.
Propositions for the sale of a site
must be accompanied by answers to
the following questions, all of which
the choice of a site:
What is the cost of the site?
How much common stock will you
subscribe?
When can possession be given?
What is your second choice for a
location of the hotel?
If your second choice is selected,
what amount of stock will be sub
scribed by the proponents of this site,
either in common or preferred?
Proponents of sites must agree to
purchase at least 25 per cent, in pre-
ferred stock, of the amount of COM
mon stock which they will purchase.
The directors reserve the right to
reject any or all of the bids submitted.
In accordance with the agreement
signed between the directors and the
trustees, the latter will pass upon the
value of all the sites considered, with
out regard to their locations.
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HARDING TO SIGN
Awaits Peace Resolution While
on His Vacation.
Hurries to Golf Links With
Speaker Gillette.

Raritan. N. j.. July president
Harding, who came to Raritan to
spend the Fourth of July at the home
of Senator Frelipghuysen. today await
ed the arrival of a special messenger
from Washington bearing the Knox
Porter resolution establishing peace
between this country and Germany.
This resolution was adopted by the
senate Friday afternoon and word was
received from Washington that a spe-
ciaI courier would leave Washington
for Raritan early this morning with It.
It was expected that the president
would allow no delay but would sign
the resolution Immediately, so that a
proclamation of peace could be issued
on the Fourth of July.
The president and Mrs. Harding ar
rived from Washington shortly after
O'Clock last night President Hard
ing was so anxious to get upon the
to the Raridan golf club, where he
played four holes with Speaker Gill
lett, Senator Hale of Maine and Sera-
tor kellogg of Minnesota. The wo-
men members of the party in the
meantime Inotored to Senator FIRE.
lir ghuysen's home.
Mr. Harding planned to get an early
start upon the links this morning.
The president and Mrs. Harding ex-
pect to return to Washington Tues
day
The highest temperature ever re
corded in Topeka on this date was 10i
degrees in 1911, ane the lowest was So
degrees in 1908.
At $3.50 o'clock this morning the
wind was blowing at ten miles an hour
from the south.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-02
OAKLAND NEWS
Notes and personals by Mrs. H. ID.
Wadleigh. Call Blue 1921 or $3.50.

Mss Francis and Miss Ruth Free
man and Miss Wilma Trull, of EN-
por;a, KAN, and Mr. and Mrs. E. L.
Lindsay, of Lawrence, Kan, will spend
the Fourth in Oakland, the guests of
Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Ensign, in Forest
avenue.
The Junior league of the Oakland
Methodist church held picnic Friday
at Ripley park. There were about
forty guests present.
dren, of Nortonville, Kan, will motor
to Topeka Monday and spend the day
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Col
Inns at their home in Winfield avenue.
The Oakland w. G. T. u. will meet
Tuesday afternoon, July 5. at the home
of Mrs. G. H. Ensign in Forest avenue.
The money barrels for the budget will
be opened at this meeting. All of the
members are requested to be present
and bring their barrel.
The Loyal Women's class and the
Mems Go Forward class of the Oak
land Christian church will hold a pic
mic Monday. July 4. on Copeland farm.
Miss Gertrude Phillips. of Los
Angeles. Cal. and Miss Donna Scott,
of Topeka, were the guests Thursday
evening of Miss Doris and Miss Vir-
ginia Ash at their home in AFTER
avenue.
A feature of the Sunday evening
service at the Oakland Christian
church next Sunday evening will be
the exhibition Of the Last Battle" a
very fine oil painting done by A. L.
Tfce who will give the exhibition lee
ture. Mr.. Tice will also exhibit other
pictures in connection with his lecture.
The lesson drawn from this great pic
ture is very effective. The public is
invited to attend this meeting.
Miss Minnie Howard of East Sixth
avenue will spend the Fourth in
Everest Kan the guest of friends
and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Lichtenstern OF
East Sixth avenue will spend the
weekend in st. Joseph, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-02
Carpenter Dances Jig as He
Starts the Morning.
His Comrades in Camp Bet
He'll Score Knock Out.

Manhasset, July Rive had a
good sleep and feel fine" This was
Georges Carpenters smiling comment
as he came out of the house at 7:45
o'clock this morning. He arose at $50,
INDUCED in is minutes of setting up
exercises ito open his eyes" as his
trainer expressed it, and then ate a
light breakfast at 7 o'clock. He
lounged around the house until 7:45
when, attired in an old flannel shirt,
old gray trousers, cap, checkered socks
and worn shoes, he emerged for lit
tie exercise along the road.
Accompanied by his trainer, Gus
Wilson, his friend Manette and his
Belgian police dog Felipe, Carpenter
started for short hike along the
roads near his camp. He seemed
to possess the natural abandon of a
school boy on a picnic. He had gone
but few steps when he pulled up his
trousers and executed a jig for the
edification of his companions and the
two newspaper men who trailed him.
Carpenter kept up a constant stream
of banter and light conversation with
his friends, making no reference, now
ever, to the fight.
Luncheon was scheduled for 1880
O'Clock, the motors were to take the
party to Port Washington on Man
hasset bay, to go aboard the 65-1oot
power yacht Lone Star. One OF the
hunks was lifted up Tor GEORGES anu
he had planned to sleep an hour while
the little craft sped down the sound
to a Jersey City dock. There was a
closed car and a special guard Of six
motorcycle policemen to meet the
party there. Strict orders have been
given by Manager Descarnps to keep
everybody out of the challenger's
dressing room until he starts for the
ring. He said Georges would be ready
when the time for the main event ar
rived.
Manager Descamps. Trainer Wilson,
and little Charles Ledoux, thesF'rench
bantam weight champion, will be in
Georges corner and will work in the
ring with him between rounds. Paul
Journee, the French heavyweight will
be the fourth man behind the cha1-
Ienger but will not be permitted to
enter the ring.
Georges had a brand new pair of
white trunks with blue stripes down
each side. He said this morning he
did not intend to wear a belt of the
tri-color of France as had been re-
ported. The confidence of Carpen-
tiers comrades in his ability to defeat
Dempsey was displayed today in the
announcement that several of them
had bet close to $1,000 that Georges
would win by knockout. They said
they had been given three and five to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-02
JACK IS TO We'd
Scenario Writer From Los
Angeles To Be Bride.
Planned Big Party for Tonight
Win or Lose.
Before the Battle,

New York, July 2.-''I will marry
Jack Dempsey either tonight OF to-
morrow, no matter how the fight
comes OUT said Miss Sylvia Joselyn,
of Hollywood, Cal, to an International
News Service representative when seen
at the Hotel Belmont at noon today
Her statement was the first con-
firmation of the persistent report
that the champion intends boarding
the good ship Matrimony. Miss
Joselyn is scenario writer and met
Dempsey while the latter was making
his moving pictures in Los Angeles.
Jack Dempsey is going to put on
big party at the Belmont tonight
to celebrate the ending of his long
training grind and his expected vic
tory over Georges Carpentier-pro-
vided his massive jaws come out OF
today's battle in good working order
land of course we know now that
they Ndid.)
ut all depends on how the old jaw
is" he said, when asked about his
after-the-fight plans. He grinned
broadly and caressed the jaw the chal-
lenger is expected to aim at. as he
responded Then, to show how he felt
about his ability to evade a knockout
punch, he FASTENED to add that reser-
vations for the big party already had
been made. His guests will include
his two brothers, Bernard and Johnny;
Mayor Bader or Atlant1c City, Wnere
the champion trained; Manager
Kearns, Trainer Hayes and other
members of the Dempsey training
squad.
Mrs. Mae Brown of Chicago, a friend
of Dempsey, and his landlady in the
days of "slim pickings." that pre-
coded his rise in the pugilistic world
arrived here last night with two pair
of handmade white silk trunks, one
of which the champion selected to
year in the ring today. Mrs. Browns
ideas of the stylish thing in belts, how
ever did not coincide with Dempsey's
and he had her remodel the red. white
and blue belt she had made
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WEATHER
fcontinued from Page one.l

N(Ontluueu lEOln li&S One.y
inches; Horton, 80 inch; Phillipsburg.
IA inch; Wamego, 8 inches; Wheaton,
3.17 inches; Emmet, 1877 inches; Hol-
ton, EOS inches; Blue Rapids, 1.02
inches: Alton, ITO inches; Cawker
City. $50 inches; Centralia, 8 inches.
The rain did not extend far to the
east of Topeka, Lawrence receiving
only .12 inch, and Kansas City only
trace.
The temperature at Topeka will re-
main high, reaching 80 degrees this
afternoon, dropping to 6s tonight, and
going to 80 degrees again Sunday af-
ternoon. The highest temperature in
the state Friday was 90 degrees, re-
ported from Hays City and Hutchin-
son. The lowest was "a degrees. re-
ported from Goodland and Manhattan.
The highest temperature in the
United States Friday was los de-
grees, at Phoenix, Ariz., and the lowest
was 40 degrees, at Roseburg, Ore.
Tho highest temperature ever re-
corded in Topeka on this date was 101
degrees in 1911. and the lowest was SO
degrees in 1908.
At noon today the wind was blowing
at fifteen miles from the south.
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GEORGES KNOCKEDOUT
fccatinued from Page oDel

tCCounued from rage Ope1
AS calm and unperturbed a fighter
as ever entered the ring. the French
birdman kept his eye turned up,
watching planes circling overhead
with a noisy staccato at the very mo-
ment the boxers appeared.
No Rush to Ring.
There was not the usual rush to the
ring after the knock out-that cham
pionship rush that carries all before it.
What rush did start was soon checked
by a heavy detail of police around the
ring.
The throng, which during the bout,
rose and sank in their seats in a wave
which rippled from ringside to rim,
stood in their places after the knock
out came. The crowd cheered the con-
queror. but it also cheered the van
pushed.
The French1Sn's supporters c1ung
vIved, and staggered from the ring
the battle of the century" over
After the Dempsey victory. Jack
Renault and Billy Miske were brought
out to fight the final preliminar. Most
Of the fans stayed to see the battle
(Before the Battle.)
Ringside, Jersey City, July Jack
Dempsey and Georges Carpenter to-
day battled for the biggest purse ever
hung up IN the Annals OF puSlllSIH.
Dempsey gets 100000, win, lose or
draw.
Carpenter gets 100000 win. lose
or draw.
Tex Richard, promoter, has spent,
or will spend, at least another half
million dollars in staging the bout
1t is known the gate" will count up
at least $3.50, 900 and may reach ST.
100000. Richards profits will not be
half million, however. as the fed
CONTINUED on page Three.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-02
EAST SIDE NEWS
Notes and personals by Mrs. HI. d.
Nadleigh. Call Blue 1921 or $3.50.

Mr.. Tom Curry of Springfield, Ill,
WIZ arrive Monday to spend his Vaca-
ton the guest of Mr.. and Mrs W. G.
Clemens at their home, 1870 Quincy
street.
Mrs. ]. w. Kaiser, who has made
her home the past three months with
her brother, Mr.. c. ]. Sturrn, in East
Fifth avenue, since the death of her
husband, the late John Kaiser, has
gone to New York City, N. Y, where
she will make her home with her
daughter, Mrs. D. r. Cummings. The
Kaiser family are former residents Of
Topeka. Mrs. Cummings before her
marriage was Miss Hazel Kaiser and
will be remembered in Topeka for her
wonderful voice, as she sang many
times for the public while living here.
Mr.. and Mrs. A L. Fusch and
have gone to Dodge City. Kan, to
spend a few days, the guests of DR..
and Mrs. A. G. Sonntag.
The Olive club met Friday evening
at the home of Miss Nettie Peterson
in Grafton street. The guests of the
Mrs. e L. Jones, Mrs. c. E. Cook, Miss
Myrta Haight, Miss Mabel Cremer,
Miss Eleanor Shaffer, Miss Edna Cox,
Miss Mary Shook, Miss Frances Jones,
Miss Anna johnson. Miss Bernice
Peterson and Miss Nettie Peterson.
ne next meeting Will De nelQ Sdlur-
day evening, July 16, at the home of
Miss Mabel Cremer in Grafton street.
The Rev. and Mrs. E. w. Harrison
OF East Eighth avenue will leave Mon
day for Cowley, Mo-, where they will
spend two weeks visiting relatives.
Miss Ollie Billings. Miss Mildred
Manning, Miss Bess Manning, Mr..
Earl Greenwood, Mr.. Robert Stevens
and Mr.. Charles Johnson will spend
the Fourth in Dodge City, Kan.
The Women's Missionary societies of
the different Baptist churches of the
city will hold union meeting We'd
nesday afternoon, July 6, at the First
Baptist church. Reports from North
ern Baptist convention held recently
at Des Moines, Ia, will be given by
the delegates.
The marriage of Miss Elsie Joheen
Of Whiting. Kan, and Mr.. Clyde Morse
of Topeka will take place Sunday aft
ernoon at 40 clock at the home of the
brides parents in Whiting Kan Mr.
Morse is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. l.
Morse of College avenue. Miss Joheen
has been employed in Topeka for some
time as a stenographer in the civil
engineers office in the state house.
Mr. Morse is salesman. for the
Jenkins Music company The Morse
family are former residents of the
East side, having resided at 1880 Law
renee street. The couple will make
their home in Topeka. Miss Minnie
Howard Of East Sixth avenue will go
to Whiting Sunday morning to attend
the wedding.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-02

had connected he would have knocked
Tunney half way to the exit Tun-
ney stepped out of range and pro-
ceeded to hook and jab him at will.
Danny Sullivan refereed this bout.
The first round ended without Sc
rious damage to either of them. Tun-
ney won the shade. When the second
round opened,~Jones again leaped to
the attack Again the clever Tunney
blocked his wild swings and side
Tunney, who has the reputation of
being a good puncher, seemed little
afraid of Joness right hand. The
second round also came to an end
without any serious damage.
A murmur of expectancy went
thru the crowd when the bell rang
for the third round. They expected
something to happen. Tunney con-
tinued to jab with his left and run
away whenever Jones let fly with his
Mary Ann an overland right swing
that meant trouble if it connected.
go after him, Gene!" yelled a
Tunney admirer.
Once Tunney caught Jones off bal
ance and nearly dropped him with a
little choppy right. But Jones shook
the effect of the punch off and easily
went thru to the end of the round.
Jones seemed pretty tired in the
fourth round and Tunney used his
left very effectively. Tunney had the
fourth round by big margin
Tunney apparently was trying to
bring his bout to a finish He kept
right after Jones, jabbins and hook
ing him almost at will. but the soldier
stayed with him.
Doughboys for Carpenter.
The cosmopolitan nature of the
crowd became apparent during the
American doughboys, wearing ban
ners in their hats attesting their SYM
pathy for Carpenter. who was de-
scribed as a buddy" was followed
into the turnstile by group of Gu
bans loudly proclaiming their inter-
est in the French challenger.
Not far away were four Japanese
whose stolid expressions failed to
give any indication of their thought
Then came Greeks, Italians, Armen-
ians, Spaniards, Chinese and Cana
dians-in fact representatives from
make up the country's population.
Soldier Jones Beaten.
The sixth round was pretty slow
The crowd, as the time got near for
the big fight, got restless and yelled
for more action. The general feeling
seemed to be that the Tunney-Jones
fight could end right there.
Spurred on by the yelling of the
crowd. Tunrey went after Jones vio-
lentIy in the seventh and had him
bleeding badly. The referee stepped
in and stopped the battle, giving il
to Tunney.
Crowd Becomes Noisy.
The crowd became noisy for the first
time at the end of the Tunney-Jones
bout. They thought that the last pre-
liminary would be put here. An
nouncer Humphreys tried to get Their
ear to tell that the big bout would &C
on as scheduled promptly at o'clock
He could not be heard.
A big floral horseshoe was brought
into the ring. 1t was a gift to Demp-
sey from admirers.
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about IL ballots were taken, the first
two of which were upon the question
of whether Howat and Dorchy were
guilty of a felony. There were nine
for acquittal and three for conviction
on each ballot, it was said The next
ballot was on the misdemeanor
charge, five being for acquitta1 ana
seven for conviction, jurors said. In
less than IS minutes after the noon re-
cess for the jury Thursday, each of
the twelve men had voted for conVtc-
ton on the less serious charge.
The jury foreman and others said
that opinions were expressed by the
jurymen during the deliberations IN
dicatinr that they were in sympathy
with the miners and believed that
morally, a crime had not been com
rnitted, but that inasmuch as the in
dustriaI court act is a law it should
be enforced to the letter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-02
Union Chief, Despite Guilty
Verdict, Is Defiant.
BIames Judge Boss for Decision
Against Him.
JURY INSTRUCTIONS DID IT
Maximum Penalty Year in Pen
or $1,000 Fine.
Jury Could Not Agree on Felony
Verdict-StOOd 5 to Z.

Columbus. Kan, July 2. .Alexan-
der Howat, despite the verdict of
guilty brought against him by the jury
which tried him on the Charge of
trial court law, is defiant and declares
that he will carry his fight against
the law to the very last ditch.
Howat was found guilty yesterday
in company with August Dorchy, his
lieutenant. The specific charge
against him was in that he had called
g strike of the miners employed by
the Mackie Fuel company near Cher
okee. The objective OF this strike was
to force back pay supposed to be due
one Karl Mishmash. The Mishmash
case was one of the cases coming IN
der the industrial court Jurisdiction
and was settled with an award by The
court in favor Of the Mishmash boy.
Howat Blames Judge.
Howat declares that he was found
bIames the instructions given the jury
for the verdict brought against him
and says that had it not been. for the
alternative of a misdemeanor verdict
Tor the one OF felony, he would never
have been convicted.
II believe that the reason that the
judge put in the misdemeanor charge
III his instructions was because he
thought a CONNECTION could not be OBJ
tanned under the felony clause Mr..
AASWAS 9AAut dAleF having received the
verdict. we think that if we were
not guilty Of felony charge we were
guilty OF nothing. The judge did not
instruct on all the law, only mention.
1ilg that if we stopped work at the
11;lne, verdict of guilty should be re-
turned. He did not instruct that if
We eurtailed the production of coal
Tor the use of the people Of Kansas
We should be convicted.
Thfs law will never stand and I
intend to continue fighting it to pre-
serve the rights of the miners and
to obtain justice ard liberty for them.
This conviction will not retard nv
activities in any way toward this end
/ do not blame the jury, for they did
follow the instructions of the court
l lay the blame for my conviction to
l. the judge and his Instructions"
Year or 81 900 Is Penalty.
The jury returned its verdict
shortly after 2 o'clock Thursday after
noon, after ten hours and fifteen min
utes of actual elaboration. July 8
was set by Judge Frank w. Boss for
announcing the sentence. Howat and
Dorchy were Immediately released on
their original bonds, $4,000 each, IN
I'll the sentence day. u A. McNeill
attorney for the defense, shortly after
the verdict was read, advised that a
motion for a new trial would be filed
at once. This motion will be heard
July S by Judge Boss.
According to provisions of the in
dustrial court law, the miners Of
ficials may be sentenced to not more
than one year in the state peniten-
tiary or a fine of not more than
$1,000, or both penalties may be i'm
posed.
Members of the jury stated that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-02
PARIS PREPARES CELEBRATION
Red Flares From EifeI Tower To Be
Signal Carpenter Wins"

4GSO F1afeS FROM EifeI Tower To Be
Signal Carpenter Wins"
Paris, July 2.-Since the signing of
the armistice that ended hostilities ~
the great war, Paris has not been SO
excited as over the Carpentier-Demp-
sey fight for the heavyweight cham
pionship of the world. The betting
closed at 8 to PA to 1 with Dempsey
the favorite.
The box seats began filling early.
The cafes were TANNED; the restau-
rants which had advertised a descrip-
ton of the fight were packed. Thou
sands filled the Place de La Concorde
awaiting the flashing of results and
with great interest which were to
notify Of the final result.
During the afternoon, airplanes
hummed overhead testing the signals
whereby the distance could be de-
termined.
In case Carpenter is the victor, the
city will be~nterally painted red, for
tower. from airplanes and from tan
buildings.