The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-20
Governor Allen Secures SuSpen-
sion of Priority Rule.
Men Laid OF Won't Lose Rights
by Going to Fields.
ARE 800 TO 1000 AVAILABLE
Need for $4,000 More Hands
Reported in Kansas City.
EmpOria Farmers Are Cutting
Wheat in Moonlight.

Plans to send 500 to 1000 unem
ployed Santa F'e shop men to the
western Kansas harvest fields from
Topeka were announced today by
Governor Allen. Details for provision
men were worked out in conference
with F. C. Fox, general manager os
the Santa Fe system.
Notices are to be posted today under
direction of the Santa Fe official an
nouncing that priority rights will not
be lost by men who go to the harvest
fields. The railroad will merely re-
quire that former employees who have
been dismissed from service notify
their foreman as to places of employ
ment. in this manner, General Man
ager Fox assured Governor Allen, the
men will not lose their rights under
the priority regulations and working
agreements with the union.
Many Are available.
Topeka shopmen have declined in
vitations to enter the wheat harvest
because of the priority rule. This
regulation provided that men who
were temporarily dismissed or sus-
pended from service would lose their
rights in event they entered other en-
ployment. Suspension of the rule is
expected to attract many of the shop
men who were dropped from service
during recent retrenchments.
Need $4,000 Hands.
Kansas City, Mo-, June 20.-Altho
the demand for harvest hands in some
parts of Kansas and Oklahoma has
been practically met, about 5000 men
are still needed in Kansas, A. L. Bark
~ i A. T.,sR y
States employment service, said today.
| kilograms and letters asking for
men to fill the harvest army ranks
have been sent to larger cities in east
ern states. The $4,000 men can be
lplaced promptly, Barkman said.
| The local demand for men at Hutch
inson has been about met. but many
are needed for shipmen to surround
| ing counties. it was said.
| -Relief for kansas in a short time
was seen in reports from Oklahoma
that the need for men in the northern
part of that state was about met
! These will begin to drift into southern
Kansas shortly, it was declared
Late this afternoon the officials o.
the system federation of shop craft
issued a statement to the effect tina
the men who have been laid off will
not lose their seniority by taking VI
other work, if they keep in touch will
the company and respond to the frs
call from the shops.
The federation officials urged tn
shopmen who are not now working
to respond to the call of the farmer
in the harvest fields, and to do all ii
their power to get the 1921 grain crol
harvested, without jeopardizing thei
jobs with the company.
Thousand Needed at Salina.
Salina, Kan, June 20.-One thou
sand harvest hands are needed righ
now for western Kansas, w. B. Smith
superintendent of the local employ
ment office, said this morning.
Letters and kilograms are pouring II
from western Kansas begging for help
while farmers are personally comini
here, a distance of 100 miles, to ge
men.
Cut Wheat by Moonlight.
Emporia, Fan, June 20.-Whea
has r:pened so rapidly in this section
because of hot weather that man.
farmers are cutting by moonlight
number of farmers worked their crew
Sunday to save the crop
A slight shortage of harvest labor 1
reported in this district Mexican
laid off recently by the railroads ar
being used as harvest hands.
First Wheat Brings $1.3S.
Wichita, Kan, June 20.-The frs
car of new wheat received in Wichit
brought $1.3S, Kansas City basis, o
,, the Wichita board of trade this morn
ing. The wheat was grown at Cold
water. Kan. 1t graded No. 1, testin
! so. Threshing has started in souther
. Kansas nearly two weeks earlier tina
, usual.
. Less than two-thirds of the whes
, in central and western Kansas ha
been cut. Thousands of acres of graf
; that have been cut. lies in the fielt
iunshocked. Failing to obtain hell
hundreds Of farmers decided to go
1.-The field alone, cut the wheat an
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