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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-15
The Great Southwest No Longer
Short Grass Country.
Secretary MOhler Returns With
Tales of Big Crops.
20 TO so BUSHELS AN ACRE
Found Wonderful Development
in Schools and Roads.
Declares Western Kansas Is Up
and Coming.

Successful production of big corn
crop in the southwest counties this
year will cause lot of revision of
theories regarding adaptability of the
crop in that district. ]. c. Mohler,
secretary of the state board of agri-
culture, spent several days in the
southwest country this week bOasting
for the region and with first hand
stories of corn fields which produced
20 to so bushels to the acre.
Secretary Mohler attended the dedi-
cation of the new rural high school
at Satanta and the Great Southwest
fair at Dodge City. In spite of the
fact that he is a frequent visitor to
western Kansas he brought to Topeka
a flock of new ideas regarding prog
ress and development of that district.
Good farming and better schools are
the top features of life in that section
of the state, as Mohler sees it. He
believes that to supplement thoro
system of improved road grading
would put the locality in the front
rank and that the betterment of roads
could be worked out without addi-
tional expense to the tax payers. His
big interest, tho, is in. adaptabiiity of
the soil and climate for corn growing.
Acclimated Corn.
"Of course" said he, tIndian corn
has not the wide adapta bility there as
in the recognized corn belt but il is
a fact that many farmers in south
western Kansas are raising corn with
such results as to make the crop
regular one in their farm operations
Several farmers in Haskell and Grant
counties with whom 1 talked and in
whose fields 1 walked. report having
raised corn successfully in the past
seven or eight years without a failure
the yie4d running from twenty to fifty
bushels an acre. They refer to the
corn they plant as being 'accIimated.'
The stalk is rather dwarfish in size
compared to the corn of eastern Kan
sas, and the ear is smaller but the
grain is excellent
The farmers report that on the
sander soils corn may be regarded as
a dependable crop, but it is not rec
commended for the heavier. sitter
[ (Continued ON Page Two.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-15

Reg'lar newspaper fe1lers never lose
their news instinct-even on their way
to the altar. Exhibit A-V. z. Bundy.
Bundy was a bridegroom several
hours ago. He is a newspaper guy
publicity man for the Chamber of
Commerce, for a number of months
State journal staff man Today
Bundy led to the altar Miss Mildred
Reed, daughter of Clyde NJ. Reed,
chairman of the public utilities CON-
mission. The responsibilities of we'd
ding day are enough for any man.
They were enough for Bundy.
But responsibility didn't stand in
BUndy's way when he saw news. The
wedding might be a few minutes late.
A few errands might not be run on
time. There was news right out in
front of Bundy and for a time in the
precious moments of this morning
Brndy-who hasn't thought or
dreamed of much except weddings
during the last few weeks-forgot all
about brides and walking slowly down
the church aisle and just what fell
low should say at just the right time
and just where he should stand in or.
der that everything be just as The
bCCks provide.
EUndy was leaving the Reed home
at Eighth avenue and Buchanan street
ninety minutes before the wedding a
friend in a motor car hailed him.
want to ride?'
"Sure do. Never had so many
things to- do in an hour and half in
all my life"
Then Bundy settled back to get five
minutes real enjoyment and rest on
the way UP town-and maybe dream
about that wedding.
At Eighth and Topeka there was a
motor accident Bundy saw it.
''Wait a minute" he said to his
friend. There's an accident. 1 want
to get it,
He jumped from the car, gathered
names. numbers, addresses, details OF
the smash-up and asked his friend to
drive to The State Journal office.
There he wrote his story, put it on the
city desk and-''what's next ?" he
asked in customary newspaper form.
Then the days big event came back
to him.
my gosh" he said, as he ducked
down the hall, ''Pve~got about a mil
lion things to do and get married in
an hour and five minutes"
And be it said to Bundy's everlast-
ing glory that he was present for the
wedding right on time, didn't lose a
step and didn't fail on an errand
What's more. he got the news. too.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-15
MINERS DENOUNCE LEWIS
Leaders Say His Action Was CowaraIy
and Abuse OF Authority.

Pittsburg. Kan. Oct. 15.-"The sus-
pension of district No. IA United Mine
Workers of America, by John L.
Lewis, international president, is the
of authority ever exhibited by any Ia
Dor official in the annals of the Amer
ican labor movement" the members
of the deposed district board declared
in formal statement issued here this
afternoon.
The official statement is intended,
according to the deposed officials. to
set forth the position of Howal and
his followers in the controversy which
has led to the suspension of the dis
trict by the international organiza-
ton. Lewis Is bitterly denounced and
accused Of making a false statement
about the cause Of the strikes of men
at the Dean and Reliance mines. tiae
strikes which caused the break be-
tween the state and international or
gauiZatiOus
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-15
ONE KILLED IN EXPLOSION
Several Injured When Gas Engine Ex-
plodes in Refining Plant.

Burkburnett, Tex, Oct. 15.-One
man was killed and several injured
when a gas engine exploded in the
plant of the Tidal-Western Refining
plant.
A w. Derona died after being taken
to a hospital.
Ed Walton has a fractured skull
and is not expected to live.
C. r. Barton. plant superintendent,
received serious injuries and little
hope is held out for his recovery.
D. R. Paris was badly injured.
Suspicion has been aroused that the
gas engine had been tampered with
and a close investigation is being
made. An employe recently received
a notice signed F'Knights of the In
visible Empire warning him to leave
the employ of the company and seek
other fields.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-15
Failure To Play
Possun1 Leads TO
Finding of a Still

Chattanooga. Tenn. Oct. 15.-Fail-
ure of 'possum to play up to his
name resulted in the discovery yester-
day of one of the largest Illicit dis
tilleries ever found in this section, ac-
cording to revenue officers.
When attention was first called to
the inability of the animal to pursue
a straight line of retreat. the raiders
thought it was ILL., One of them. how
ever. pursuing the rules of investiga-
ton laid down in best detective mar
ratives. captured the fugitive and
smeiled its breath.
The still, erected on concrete base,
had capacity of $50 gallons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-15
STATE STOPS WICHITA FIGHT
Attorney General Forbids Gibbons
O'Dowd BattIe Set for Tuesday.

O'DOWd Battle Set Tor tuesday.
Attorney General Hopkins today an
nounced that he had forwarded in
structions to Sedgwick county author
tiles at Wichita not to permit the stag
ing of the Mike Gibbons Mike O'Dowd
15-round bout in Wichita Tuesday
night. The fight, he stated, would be
in violation of the Kansas laws.
The attorney generals action came
like a thunderclap to the promoters of
the bout Both Gibbons and O'Dowd
have been finishing their training in
Wichita during the past few days and
there was no thought of interference
upon the part of the state. City and
county authorities, it was said, had
given permission for the staging of
the bout, the most important match
arranged i'll the middle west in sew
eral years.
The purse guaranteed the boxers is
$4,000 and it was reported from
Wichita today that the gate" with
ringside seats selling for $25, was ex-
pected to reach $65,O00.
While plans for holding the bout in
Wichita Tuesday have not yet been
abandoned, it was reported here that
in the event efforts to stage the bout
in Wichita faiI. the bout will be trans
ferred- to Tulsa or some Texas city,
and held on the date scheduled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-15

step out If no later developments stop
the proceedings.
Greatest Strike in History.
It will be the greatest strike in his
tory" w. G. Lee. president of the
trainmen, was quoted as saying when
he left the union conference. ut is a
life and death struggle for our organ
izatiUE and we are not going into this
with our eyes closed. Our house is in
order and we are ready"
The sixteen unions involved have a
total membership of 100000 men.
Chicago. Oct 15.-Sixteen railroad
unions have taken secret strike vote
and authorized their officers to order
walkout If deemed advisable. c. ].
Manion, president of the Order of
Railway Telegraphers, announced to-
day.
Altho twelve OF the sixteen will act
Independently of the four big brother
hoods, joint meeting has been called
for o'clock today at which the
brOtherhoods will submit their plans of
action to the other organizations. One
high union official announced that the
date for the strike had been set but
declined to reveal it. October 80 has
been reported as the day.
Ninety-seven per cent Of the United
Icontinued on Page Two.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-15
TOPEKA IN "TIB" BOOK
This City To Be Noted as Headquar-
tiers OF Victory Highway.

Topeka is to figure with new promi
uence in the next edition of the ''TIB"
automobile route book. A letter from
the officials of the road book COM
pany states that they are incorporat-
ing in their next edition a complete
map of the Victory Highway. with
Topeka as its touring headquarters.
The placing of tie Highway n the
'aTIBf' book offers il a rank equal to
that of all the other standard, trans
continental highways. and is an index
of the faith Of the national motor
touring organizations in its success.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-15
WORST OF TROUBLES OVER
Famous American Banker Sees Better
Business Conditions.

Mexico City, Oct. 15.-"The United
States has seen the worst of her in
dustr-al and financial troubles and
the course of business is now upward
instead of downward" declared
TIC mas w. Lamont, famous American
tanker. here today. Mr.. Lamont is
II Mexico City comforting with offi-
Gals of the government concerning
tho rcfunding Of the Mexican national
debt and the possibility of a new loan
Mr.. Lamont said that manufactur-
ers. merchants and bankers in the
United States were anxious to see the
closest possible relations between their
country and Mexico.
Good relations mean good bust
ness" said Mr.. Lamont. THE policy
pursued by the government of Presi-
dent Obregon has been a good one.
The excellent results are seen"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-15
7. H. S. AT MANHATTAN TODAY
One of Hardest Games of Season at
AggyvilIc This Afternoon.

Coach ]. F. r. Barnes and his
outfit of scrappy Topeka high school
boys are in Manhattan today, where
they played Manhattan high school
this afternoon.
The local highs are in fine shape
They have gone straight thru the high
school schedule of games so far with
out a miss. Barnes has a heady quar-
terback in Grassy" Bruce, who is also
captain of the team, and a speedy
half in "Slim" Brewster, younger
brother of Arthur Brewster, Washburn
fullback. The highs expected to win
today when they left on an early train
this morning for Aggieville.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-15
INVESTIGATE *. K. K. AFFAIRS
Special Session of Grand Jury Held at
Waco, Texas.

Waco, Texas. Oct. 15.-Called into
special session last "Wednesday to in
vestigate the affair at Lorena, October
I. when ten men were stabbed or shot,
one of whom has since died, during a
Ku Kiux Klan dem monstration, the
McLennan county grand jury ad-
journed until next Wednesday without
making a report.
Sheriff Bob Buchanan, who re-
ceived a serious gunshot wound, is
still in a sanitarium here but it is
expected his condition will permit of
his appearing before the grand jury
by next "Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-15
SEVEN new DIPHTHERIA CASES
One Scarlet Fever and One Pneumonia
Also Reported Today.

Seven new cases of diphtheria, one
scarlet fever. and one pneumonia, sum
up the list of contagious diseases re-
ported to the city health department
for today.
A total Of ten diphtheria cases was
reported Friday.
A compilation of statistics pertain
ing to the number of cases found in
each grade school in the city has been
compiled by DR.. Earle C. Brown, city
health officer.
They are: Quincy. 20; Grant, 26.
Central Park. 20; State, 16; Lincoln.
IS; Potwin. 13; Parkdale, 9; St. Jo-
sephs, 9; Sacred Heart, 8; Clay, Z;
Van Buren, 7; Sumner 6; Branner,
5: Assumption, 4; Harrison, 3; High,
3; Washington. 3; Lowman Hill. 2:
Monroe. 2; Holy Name. 2; Polk. q:
Washburn, 1; Polk. 1; Buchanan, I.
The above were all reported since
August 6, the opening day Of the epi-
demic.
The sections of the city are now
divided, on diphtheria cases as fol-
lows:
West side-6O cases.
East side-37 cases.
North side-33 cases.
The total is 100. Ten more cases
have not been entered on the records.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-15
PLEASANT SUNDAY PROMISED
No More Rain or Cold Weather il
Sight, Says Flora.
Forecast for Next Week
TODAY's TEMPERATUREs:

Warm first half. colder second half.
Rain probable first half of week
Generally fair thereafter.
The clear. sunshiny weather will
continue, altho it will be slightly
cloudy.
A rain of 10 of an inch occurred
in Topeka Friday night. The only
rain reported in the state outside of
Topeka was .01 of an inch at Kansas
City, Kan. Light showers were re-
ported thruout Iowa. Minnesota and
Upper Michigan. No frosts were re-
ported in Kansas. The temperatures
are extremely moderate thruo1t the
northwest. A temperature of % de-
grees was reported at Cincinnati.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-15
Concerted Movement on Foot to
Lessen Income Charges.
To Press Proposal of Senator
Walsh of Massachusetts,.
TWO PER CENT LESS FOR SMALL
Democrats Inclined to Accept
Republican Compromise.
Business Needs stabiIizing Ef-
feet, Says Senator Walsh.

Washington, Oct. 15.--A concerted
movement to obtain a substantial re-
duction of the income taxes paid by
persons with moderate incomes was
determined upon today at a conference
Of the Democratic members of the
senate finance committee.
It was decided to press for the ac-
ceptance of the proposal of Senator
Walsh, Democrat, of Massachusetts.
for a reduction of the smaller income
rate to per cent on incomes of
$4,000 or less; 4 per cent on incomes
from $5, 900 to $4,000, and 6 per cent
on incomes from $4,000 to SIS, 900.
The tax at present is 4 per cent on
$4,000 or less, per cent above $4,000.
Sen. Walsh To Fight.
Senator Walsh, who has embodied
his proposal in an amendment to the
pending tax bill, said he intended to
fight hard for its adoption by the SEN
ate. A number of senators on both
sides are understood to favor it.
Nest Democratic senators are in
clined to accept the Republican COM
promise substitute for the pending
measure as they claim that its pro-
visions originated largely on the
Democratic side, but they are also
insistent that several other provisions,
including the Walsh proposal, be
to vote for the revised tax legislation
on its final passage.
The Democratic members of the
senate finance committee, who besides
Senator Walsh, are Senators Sim
mons, OF North Carolina; Reed, of
Missouri; Gerry, of Rhode Island;
Jones, of New Mexico, and Williams,
of Mississippi, have formed a "bloc"
of their own for the announced pur-
pose of taking care of the little fell
low"
Democrats to Help.
Senator Walsh stated, however. that
he and his Democratic associates were
equally desirous of helping to put
business and industry on their feet
and to end unemployment by the
speedy enactment of sane tax and
tariff legislation.
Failing wages and increased prices
are not the tonic business needs at
present Walsh said. Unsettled
prices make for unsettled business. So
long as we hold in allegiance whatever
tariffs and taxes business is to be bur-
dened with, we must expect unemplOy-
ment and business stagnation. We
should delay no longer. Business
needs today more than anything else
the stabilizing effect of knowing exact
ly what tariff and tax legislation con-
gress is going to enact into law"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-15
BANK CASHIER HELD UP
Says Robber Got Away With SO, 3,OOO-
Is Now Under Arrest.

Gilmer, Texas, Oct In. ]. Sim
mons, cashier of the Guaranty bank at
Ashland, a small town near here, who
reported to authorities that he was
held up by a lone robber several days
ago and relieved of $4,000, is under
arrest here today.
State Bank Examiner Kramer, of
Texarkana, accompanied officers who
made the arrest.
The whole affair is clouded in mys-
terry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-15
FOUR HUNDRED KILLED
Machine Gun Fire and Bombs Used on
Moorish Tribesmen.

Madrid Oct. 15.-Four hundred
Moorish tribesmen We're killed by ma
chine gun fire and bombs from Span
ish airplanes following the capture of
Zeluan by Spanish troops, said a war
office communique today.
Three columns of Spanish soldiers
advanced Friday, entering Zeluan after
severe resistance. The bulk of the
fighting was carried on by cavalry.
One thousand horsemen were led by
General Cabanella.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-15
TWO AVIATORS KILLED
BipIane of Lynn Aerial Transporta-
ton Company Is Burned.

Lynn, Mass, Oct. 15.-Two aviators
were killed near Revere Beach Friday
when a biplane of the Lynn Aerial
Transportation company crashed TO
earth in flames One wing of the ma
chine is said to have collapsed.
At the Chelsea hospital, one of the
men was identified as Edward F. Fos-
ter. Jr.. of Winchester, pilot of the
plane. The other flyers name was
Fletcher Anderson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-15
Fsre Damage of s10.OOO.

Denver, Oct 15.-More thar 300
orphan girls. inmates of the House of
the Good Shepherd, filed out Of the
institution in order at O'Clock this
morning as flames swept the lower
floor Of the building and caused dam
age estimated at $4,000. The fire
originated in the boiler room and was
put under control after one hour.
Thirty nuns directed the fire drill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-15
WILL BE WEEKLY PAPER.
Expense of Daily Edition OF "Amer-
ika'' Is Too Much.

St Louis, Oct. 15.-"Amerila". =
daily morning German newspaper
which was founded in 1872. will be
put to bed" for the last time or Octo-
Der 80. according to an announcement
here late last night The semi-weekiy
issue of the paper will become week
". The expense of the daily edition
is given as the reason for ats suspen-
sion f7v the owners
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-15
ALMOST FORGOT WEDDING

V. f. Bundy Saw Motor Acci-
dent Ninety Minutes Before Cere-
mony and Rushed to Newspaper
Office to Write Story.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-15

The total is 13O. Ten more cases
have not been entered on the records.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-15
Disregard Fair Play.

Referring to the meeting at Scam
mon last night. Peck said: This shows
the methods of procedure of the
HOwat fellows. They went to Scam
mon from the Franklin meeting. a
group of the insurrectionists. and
broke it up. They proved their dis
regard for fair play by refusing to per-
NIT both sides of the question under
discussion to be presented."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-15

CONTINUED on Page Two.l
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-18
She's Very Short

Dear Cynthia--G | am n young lady
twenty years of age, fair looking, dress
according to time and place and very in.
sXpenSively, by making most of my own
clothes. l hold responsible bookkeep.
ing position, getting fair salary. Am
contented with all but one thing, which
is that I do not have any male friends.
AS | come from a refined family and
am a respectable girl really cannot
understand why this is So unless II Is
because | am built very small. Judging
me by size do not look any more than
twelve wears old. ! would do anything
under the sun II knew It would make
me taller and stouter. ! get plenty OF
sleep, air and am we'll fed and feel per-
fectly healthy. What puzzles me is
that my parents are tall and well built
and I am so contrary. VIII you please
help me out OF my trouble? Your advice
will he greatly appreciated. Thank you.
(2) Would you recommend yeast? II
so. how should ii be taken? (3) What
will fattNn arms and legs? % Would
t be proper TO give my employer n
llttlc Gift Cfor Christmas), which I have
made during working hours" IF so what
shall say? (5) II n young man escorts
me home from an evening social is II
my place to ask him to call or should
he ask when he can see me again?
LONESOME RAINDROP.
Small women are considered usually
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-18
probab,v All Your Own Idea

Dear Cynthia-1 am q girl sixteen
years old, and am only freshman IN
one Of the girls high schools. am
ashamed TO tell anybody this when they
ask me. But Cynthia, It was on ac-
count Of great sickness that ! am only
q freshman, I lire football very much
and 20 to see games often. At a game
met n boy, n senior, and he is also
a cheer leader for his football team
He is a wonderful-looking boy, and /
think a great deal of him. l have gone
to two football games since then. and
both times he has walked home with
me- The last time my girl friend was
with me. She had on her class pin,
which, Of course, had the year 1921
printed on It. He happened TO look at
it. and at once my girl friend asked
me where my pin was. OF course, you
know the rest At once he knew l was
a freshman. Dear Cynthia, / feel very
bad about It, because | saw that the
boy was disappointed lat least | thought
SOY. He must have thought I was in
higher class, because | look much
older than what really am. II seemed
he did not act the same to me when
he left me. Cynthia. 7 do not want TO
lose this boys friendship, for I think
he is wonderful Please tell me what
to do in a case like this.
BLACK EYES.
It's Just your self-consc6usness, dear.
IF you feel bad about ii, why not
say, You know I'm only freshman,
ut my age, because of illness, when ]
lost couple of years" or whatever time
you did lose. You ought TO forget
about it,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-18

Fur trimmings Of this season arc en-
gagged chiefly in saying, "Ycs, yes" 1t
is a notable feature of the autumn
modes, in fact, that pelts of the same
color as the costume are 50 often pre-
ferred to the contrast which we used
to seek. Mole on light gray broad.
cloth suit, brown caracul on brown
duvetyn costume, slynx dyed green on
a suit Of the same tint-again and again
we find such identity of color scnti-
ment.
Thus the three. piece costume of
brown broadcloth, illustrated today,
trims its coat with koinsky of the same
tint. Other interesting details of this
model are the drapcd coat and the one
aidCd belt arrangement. Speaking in
general, one is forced to comment again
on the popularity of both broadcloth
and brown