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The Owosso times., 1921-04-29
Petition No. III

The following petition was presented read to
the Commission, and referred to the Commits
sioner Of Public Improvements:
The Owosso times., 1921-04-29

The following petition was presented read to
the Commission, and referred to the Commis-
sioner OF Public improvements:
The Owosso times., 1921-04-29

.rhe following petition was presente,
The Owosso times., 1921-04-29
The following resolution was presented

The following resolution was presented
read to the Commission. aud on motion OF CON-
missioner Rosevear same was adopted; ayes,
Rosevear, Stebbins and Wright:
Resolution No. 200
Resolved, by the Commission Of the City
OF Owosso, that in consideration OF the pay
ment o the city by him OF Fifty Dollars (85O.tO)
Frank WeidnaD is hereby granted the privi-
lege OF connecting his lands and premises out
side the city limits with the Corunna avenue
sewer on condition, and by accepting this reso-
luton and t. king advantage of said privileges.
the said Wi, oman agrees and consents, that
he will become and his heirs and assigns, sub
ject all the rules and REGULATE ons governing
city residents connected with sew ers, and that
he will maintain the said connection at his own
expense, and save the city harmless from all
obstruction or injury to the sewers on account
thereof.
The Owosso times., 1921-04-29
PETITIONS

The following petition was presented
read to the Commission, and referre ed TO the
~Zemmissoner OF Pubic Utilities;
The Owosso times., 1921-04-29
Signed, G. F. Friegel and Others

The following Petition was presented and
read to the Commission. and referred to the
Commissioner OF Public Utilities:
Yetition No g.
Owosso Mich, April 81. 1921.
no the Commission Of the City OF Owosso {:
S5entlemen:
We. the undersigned, residents and property
.nwners on Dewey street lin the City Of
sOwosso, Michigan humbly petition your Hon.
,sorable Body to construct a water main on North
Dewey st. from King st to Abbott ST., and
avour petitioners will ever pray.
Signed, A. M. Shuts and 10 others.
The Owosso times., 1921-04-29

The following petition was presented read to
| the Commission and referr, d to the Commits.
sioner OF Public Improvements:
The Owosso times., 1921-04-29

The following petition was presented
read TO the Commission, and referred to the
'sCcmmissioner OF Public Utilities:
ss,eNtion No. SO
Owosso, Mich, April 25, 1921.
To the Commission of the City of Owosso.
1sentlemen:
We the following residents and property
owners on South Water street i'll the City OF
: Dwosso, Michigan, humbly petition your Hon.
aorable Body to construct a boulevard lighs on
Sonth Water st. from w. Main st to =. wash
jngton St, and your petitioners will ever pray.
- Signed, Owosso Truck Co. and others.
The Owosso times., 1921-04-29

We, the following residents and property
.-sowners on North Water Street In the City OF
,Owosso, Michigan, humbly petition your hon.
<orable body TO construct a water main on North
Water st. from present terminus north o: Gal.
zushs ST. 20 North St., and your petitioners Will
seyer pcRy.
The Owosso times., 1921-04-29
The following petition was presented

The following petition was presented
4 read 20 the Commission. and referred to the
Commissioned of Public Improvements:
Petition No, 81.
Owosso Michigan. April 4, 1921.
no the Commission Of the City Of Owosso.
cGentlemen:
we the following residents and property
ssnwners on Clark Avenue in the City of Owosso
Michigan humbly petition your honorable body
80 construct % sewer on Clark avenue from Lee
street to King street, and your petitioners Will
over pray.
Signed L. G. Hall and others.
The Owosso times., 1921-04-29

ave, the following residents and property
sopwners on WoOdlawn avenue in the City OF
AOwosso, Michigan. humbly petition your hon
eorable body to construct sidewalk to be laid
at curb on Woodlawn avenue from Railroad
avenue to south side OF lot 81, and your petit
tioners will ever pruy
Signed, Willis Hubert and 10 others.
The Owosso times., 1921-04-29

The following Petition was presented and
read to the Commission and referred to the
Commissioner OF Public improvements:
The Owosso times., 1921-04-29

The following petition was presented
read TO the Commission and referred to the
Commissioner OF Public improvements:
lectnior Nc 80.
0wosso Mich, April 25, 1921.
-sre the Commission Of the City Of Owosso I:
4aEentlemen
We, the following residents and property
~ owners on Park street In the City OF Owosso,
Michigan. humbIy petition your honorable body
10 construct q curb on Park street from oliver
street to Williams street. and your petitioners
Signea, Grant r. Wright and others.
The Owosso times., 1921-04-29

The following petition was presented
lread TO the Commission, and referred to the
Commissioner OF Public improvements:
petition No On
The Owosso times., 1921-04-29

The following Petition was presented and
Rad to the Commission, and referred TO tn o
Srsommissioner OF Public improvements:
Fetision No. 81.
April %, 1891.
no the Commission Of the City Of owosso,
eSseptlemen -
We the following residents and property
s.svners on Main street in the City OF Owosso;
Michigan, humbly petition your honorable body
30 construct q curb and gutter.on both sides OF
Main street from Oak street TO Dewey street,
snu your petitioners will ever pray.
Signed, Geo Fauth and others.
The Owosso times., 1921-04-29

-Chs following Petition was presented and
esead to the Commission. and referred to the
Cpm missioner OF Public improvements:
;1BaLi ion No. SO.
Owosso Mich, April 25, 1921.
To the Commission Of the City Of Owosso.
N1Eent;emen:
We, the following residents and property
aowners on North Water st. in the City OF
.0vosso Michigan. humbly petition your hon.
,orRble body to construct sewer on North
Water ST. from Galusha st. to North St., and
your pc, ,,tioners will ever pray.
Sigued G.. F. Friegel and others.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-03
FEDERAL APPOINTEES HERE
No Changes Looked for in Offices for
Several Weeks.


The three men who are to take
over important federal jobs-Al F.
williams, Columbus district attorney;
Col. Fred Fitzpatrick. Salina, United
States marshal; and H. II. Motter,
Olathe, internal revenue collector
are in Topeka today None of the new
appointees would discuss appointees.
1t is probable that no changes will be
made in the federal offices for several
weeks.
Williams will probably be the first
of the new appointees to take office
He will probably succeed Fred 5. Rob-
ertson July 1. He declined today to
discuss either his selection OF office
assistants or the removal of his office
from Kansas City, Kansas, to Topeka.
Col. Fred Fitzpatrick is now re-
ceiver for the Kansas State bank OF
Salina. He will seek to wind up some
of the affairs of his bank before en-
! tering federal service. No date is
fixed for the change. He will prob
| ably wait until next fall, at least, be-
| fore seeking a change.
| H. H. Motter. present state oil in
spector and chairman of the Repub-
lican state committee, will enter his
office November l. He has made no
| plans. he said, for selection of a new
| force of assistants in the revenue de-
partment. Motters office will be To-
Gated in Wichita. Col Fitzpatrick will
| come to Topeka and Williams may
bring the district attorneys office
here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-03
OVERRIDE WOOSTER ORDER
Board Members favor Institute Gov
ering One Week.

Acting under an opinion from Rich
ard j. Hopkins. attorney general, the
state board of education this afternoon
met to override a decree of Miss Lor-
raine e. Wooster, state superintend-
ent, for a four weeks county institute.
Under a bulletin recently published by
Miss Wooster. notice was declared to
have been virtually served on the
county superintendent to declare a
four weeks institute.
Six members of the state board
schools-were in Topeka today to
override, if possible, Miss Wooster's
action. They appealed to the attorney
general for an opinion as to their
right to meet without a call from Miss
Wooster, who is ex-officio chairman OF
the board. The attorney general held
that such a meeting could be held on
motion of q majority of the board
members.
In consequence of today's ruling by
the state legal department. Miss Woos-
ter's order is to go by the wayside.
A majority of the board favors a pro-
fessional institute covering one week
1t is pointed out that in 95 of the los
counties of the state such an institute
was favored last year.
Several members of the state board
OF education are members of the state
school book commission which met
i this afternoon. 1t was planned to hold
q special meeting of the state board
of education Immediately following
| this session. At this meeting Miss
Wooster was to be overruled and no
! tice sent to all county superintendents
regarding the policy OF a majority OF
| the board
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-03
ASK BIDS ON PAVING
City Commission to Receive Bids on
$35O,OOO Worth of Work.


Bids on paving contracts involving
the expenditure of from $350,0OO to
100000 will be received by the CITY
commission Friday morning at 10
o'clock. The paving of more than
sixty blocks of streets and alleys is
concerned in the contracts.
The resurfacing of West Tenth
street, petitioned by many residents
OF that district, probably will not be
DONE according to Commissioner w. S.
Hancock. Because of dissatisfaction
OF property owners over the kind of
pavement the resurfacing will pro-
duce, remonstrance against the con
templated resurfacing is being circu-
lated, and will probably have suffi-
eient signers to kill the execution of
the work. The street was to have
been paved from Topeka avenue TO
Morris avenue, distance of twelve
blocks and represented one of the
largest paving projects for Topeka
this year. ~* 9o5
In order to carry Out. the specifica-
tons of the resurfacing contract, the
bricks on Tenth street must be laid
fiatwise. to provide for the asphaItfc
with the car tracks on the street.
Many property owners insist that the
pr1ck be laid sidewise in order to get
the best pavement.
THE petition from Tenth street
property owners called for resurfac-
ing" Hancock said today. "a resur-
faced pavement is never as good as
new pavement. but such a pavement
as we had planned for that street
many years. There is no way now to
satisfy those siging the remon-
STRANGE. The work will have to be de-
layed year or more"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-03
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS
acknowledgements.

Holcraft-Flowers.--
All issues OF Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee investment
Co. 5Gs Kansas avenue.--AdT
Simon Glazef of Kansas City will be
in Topeka Sunday to assist in the Or
ganization of a Sunday school at the
Jewish Community center.
: The Woman's Missionary society of
the First Church of the Nazarene will
meet at the church. Eighth and To-
peka avenues, wednesday afternoon.
Boys of the church will be guests
at the Mems club meeting at the First
Methodist church tonight. The club
dinner will be served at s o'clock and
the program will be concluded in time
for attending the American Legion
minstrel show.
1.-THE Globe Detective and Collection
agency has been opened by G. G,
Hannah, former chief of police in To-
peka, with offices in the New Eng
| land building. Hannah is general
manager of the agency, of which the
collection branch will be one of the
features.
-Four men convicted of violating the
| prohibitory law filed petitions in the
federal court Monday asking writs OF
| habeas corpus to obtain their release
from the federal penitentiary. The
applicants are Amador Palleres, Pas
| w .Luppy.
Twenty-Five persons organized biro
club at the home of Mrs. A. A. Robin
son Monday night. The club is to bt
known as the Topeka Bird club
Robert Kingman, Washburn zoology
professor, was elected president. Al
| adults who are bird lovers are eligible
| for membership.
| The home of W. K. Etter, formerly
assistant to the general manager o.
4. the Santa Fe, has been purchased BY
8. ]. Hodgins. The Etter home is a
1885 Topeka avenue. Hodgins own
lots Nos. 1881 and 1888, and intends
| to remove the Etter residence ano
build a home on the three lots.
knights Templar in Kansas have
| been granted a round trip fare of ont
| and one-third times the one way fare
| from their home towns to Hutchinson
where the state conclave of the ordel
is to be held May 10 and IL. Authorit!
for the roads to grant the rates ha
| been given by the public utilities com
mission.
| Adrian Calm, Leon Boeder, Johl
Street, Stanfield Smith. ]. K. Glea
| son, Shirley Rice, George Hughes ant
n. w. Warrington completed the fina
lesson in Boy Scout Red Cross worl
at the Central P. M. c. A. Monda!
might They will take final examina
ton in the work on Monday night o
next week.
| Washburn college seniors who wan
to teach next year are having no diff
ficulty in finding positions. A mum
Der of them have already signed con
tracts, with the help of Prof. l..
lWhittemore, of the department o
Ieducation of the college. The demand
flor teachers is greater than can b.
supplied, Whittemore said.
l. A May Day observance of member
/ of the w. C. T. U. was the presentin
of bouquets of flowers to patients il
hospitals, the. shut-ins in homes. in
mates of city and county jails, and tn
giving of food to needy families. tn
W. C. T. U. women enjoyed the occa
sion so much that they decided t
have a flower day once each month
with Mrs. Amanda Dixon in y eharg
and with Mrs. Theodore Saxon as as
sistant Superintendent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-03
KING APPEAL CONTINUED
More Time Is Necessary to Transcribe
Evidence Taken in Recent Trial.

The supreme court today continued
the Rufe King appeal until the Octo-
Der term of court. The continuance
was granted in order to enable the Of
ficial court reporter to transcribe evil
dence taken during the trial of King
in the Usage county district court
King was keeper of the alleged
murder farm in Maple Hill, Wabaun-
see county. He was arrested and
charged with murder of two men when
skeletons were found under a vacant
lot adjoining his former livery barn
in Maple Hill. The skeleton of a
third alleged King victim was found
in a gunny sack in a shed at the rear
of Kings former home He was held
for trial without bond and was held
in the Shawnee county Jail for safe
keeping.
On a change of venue the case was
sent to the Usage county district court
from Wabaunsee county. A jury found
King guilty of murder in the first de-
gree. An appeal was then taken to
the supreme. court.
King is out on bond of $25, 900 pend
ing the disposition of his appeal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-03
PUT EN- IN HOLE.
Business Men Won't Know
Taxes Till Late 1921.
Congress Refuses to Change
"Tariff First" Program.

Washington, May 3.-Business men
will not know until the latter part of
this year what their federal taxes for
1921 will be.
Altho this uncertainty is one of the
factors of the business depression, it
was definitely determined today that
Notwithstanding Secretary of tn e
Treasury Melons letter, congress will
adhere to it's tariff first program
with taxation revision to follow.
Representative Longworth, Ohio
Republican leader of the movement to
reform taxes first in order to speed
business sterilization, admitted that
he has lost.
However, Long. orth urged business
interests to discount the delay
and to begin to proceed Immediately
upon the assumption that applicable
to 1921 business the excess profits tax
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to exceed the amounts congress had
allowed them and then put in requests
for more money.
The letter was written by the presi-
dent following letter he had received
from Senator Warren, Wyoming.
chairman of the senate appropriations
committee, calling attention to the
fact that requests for extra appropria-
lions now before congress totalled
100000.
The presidents letter follows:
81 am in receipt of a letter from Chair
man Warren of the senate committee on ap-
preparations, calling my attention to the
fact that estimates before the congress call
for approximately $216,000.0O0 deficiency
appropriations and the estimate deficiencies
will run very much beyond that sum. /
do not know of any more dangerous ten
dency in the administration of govern
ment departments and l am very sure We
can yer Fix ourselves firmly on a basis
of economy until the departments are con-
Quoted within the provisions made by
congress.
Il wish you would call this matter to
the attention of the various bureau chiers
so that 4 like situation will not be re-
peated in the future
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-03
LOSES BIKE-GETS SYMPATHY.
Ward Martins Friends Would Replac'
Stoien Wheel.

"A tragedy of boyhood happened to
Ward Martin. 10-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert 1. Martin, of 1910
College avenue, when a thief ran away
with his new bicycle.
Ward hasn't recovered the bicycle
but he has gained the sympathy OF
many Topeka people who have called
up the home, and offered to help him
in securing another wheel.
Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter, ia
nous Kansas authoress, paid a per-
sonal call to Ward. and offered to pur-
chase him another bicycle. Altho still
grieving over the loss Of the first
wheel, Ward declined Mrs. McCarter's
offer with thanks.
NO thank you. I wantsto save my
money again and buy it myself. Be
sides, L still think the man who stole
it. will bring it back. / know he
would if he just knew how bad 1 want
it," Ward said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-03
WIFE CHARGES CRUELTY,
Mrs. Beulah Parkinson Asks Divorce
From Frank Parkinson

Mrs. Beulah Parkinson, 5O4 Para
more street, today filed a petition in
the district court asking a divorce
from Frank Parkinson, a foreman in
the Santa Fe storehouse department,
charging him with cruelty. They were
married at st. Joseph in November,
1915. according to the petition, when
Mrs. Parkinson was only l ) years old.
The wife asks for half of the $500
equity in their home and title to their
household furniture. together with at
torney's fees and $50 a month ALI
mony. In her affidavit for a restraint
ing order to prevent Parkinson from
molesting her. she alleges that he has
assaulted and beat her and that he
has threatened to take her 2-year-old
daughter AWAY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-03
MUST USE KNIFE
Harding Tells Cabinet Members
To Be Economical.
Federal Departments Must Stay
Within Appropriations.

Washington, May a. President
Harding launched a drive today
against what he termed the danger
Gus tendency of government depart
ments to live beyond the means pro-
vided for them by congress and submit
requests for deficiency application to
cover deficits.
In identical letters to cabinet mem
bers, the president called attention to
the fact that calls for approximately
s216.OoO, 900 in deficiency appropria-
ttons are now pending land that the
estimated deficiencies will run very
much beyond that sum-
In his letter sent to each secretary,
Harding deplored the dangerous
tendency" of government departments
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-03

will be repealed and other tax throt
ties on business modified.
Other developments of the taxa
ton program today were:
/. Increased belief that the sales
tax is dead before it starts"
2. Plans for a hard fight to re-
peal the transportation taxes de-
spite Secretary Melons statement
that 'it cannot be repealed with
safety"
3. Growing opinion among lead
ers that the Mellon plan of increas-
ing income taxes on small bust
nesses. and reducing high surtaxes
will go thru,
Secretary MELONS letter was th'
final nail in the coffin of the sale
tax" said Longworth. After TIL
presidents expression clearly unfavor
able to it, and Melons refusal to rec
ommend it, it might as well be buried
now"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-03
GERMANY DUMPS GOODS.
Makes Big Effort TO Hold Balkan
Trade Despite Pact Terms.

Vienna. May s.--Germany is dump
ing goods into Austria in large guam
titles in an effort to hold Balkan trade
in spite of the allied export tax.
It is reported German concerns are
acquiring control of Austrian indus
trial firms. or are working thru Aus
trian agencies, which would act as a
screen for the reshipping of products.
German goods are finding their way in
Austrian markets Notwithstanding the
fact that the low exchange value of
the crown has already caused o drop
in the price of textiles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-03
SEVEN HUNDRED MORE PHONES
There Are 14,5O0 Names in New
Directory just Distributed.

There are 1880 names in the new
spring issue of the Southwestern Bell
Telephone directory for Topeka. This
is an increase of 700 names over the
winter issue put out six months ago,
In the classified section there are
1900 business and professional men
listed, whose names also appear in the
alphabetical section.
The directory is printed in new
and easily readable type. similar to
that used in the directories of most OF
the larger cities turnout the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-03

Thousands at Kansas S. S. Meet.
Hutchinson, May 3.-More than two
thousand delegates and many other
visitors are here for the Kansas State
Sunday School convention, opening to-
day. Governor Allen is to lead the
parade of men tomorrow afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-03
NAME OAKLAND OFFICIALS
Frank Maggie Made President of Coun-
Gil by Unanimous Vote.

The new city council of Oakland
met for the first time since the cleo
ton Monday night. The appoint
ments of four city officers were made
and confirmed.
c. H. Nagle was made city clerk to
succeed Mrs. Florence Graft. Charles
Shaffer was named street commission
er and city marshal and Everett Bates
was appointed policeman. Frank Ma
gle, one of the newly elected council
men, was made president of the coun-
city by unanimous vote.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-03
LABOR FED. TAKES HAND.
International Organization Demands
Allies Reopen German Negotiations.

Amsterdam, May S.-The Interna-
tionai Federation Of Labor today pub
lished statement demanding the inn
mediate re-opening of negotiations be-
tween Germany and the allies on the
basis OF the latest German proposals
concerning PREPARATIONS.
The German proposals, the state
ment says. are supported by the Ger
man labor unions The statement pro-
tests against further occupation of
Germany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-03
FILES SUIT AGAINST BROKER.
Receiver Alleges salina Man Defauited
on Notes

Salina, May 3.-Suit was filed today
by Fred Il. Fitzpatrick, receiver OF the
former Kansas State bank, closed in
1919, against Felix Broker for the
recovery of $50. 509.s1 on alleged
notes given the bank by Broker on
February Z, 1919.
The suit has been filed, it was stated
by Frank H Foster, state bank COM
missioner, on the initiative of the re-
ceiyer. and not on instructions from
the bank commissioners office. tho
the suit had been regarded here as
probable
Fitzgerald was appointed receiver
for the bank when it was closed on
order of the state banking commits
sioper. in 1918, By the state banking
commissioner.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-01-20
]. c. whittIngton. Former W,taAgaa, Dies
In 0regoR,

News of the death Of Mr.. John
G. Wilmington, which occurred
at his homein Goose county, Ore.
gon, on Dec. Z, 1920;
Mr.. Wilmington was born in
Watauga county Sept. 2, 1849,
where he lived until April 20,
1872, when he, with number Of
others, left for the far west,
he locat ing in Goose coun'
ty, Oregon, where he remained
until his death. He leaves one
brother and one sister in Goose
county, Oregon, and,two sisters
in Los Angeles county, Califor
MIA. He was::a highly respected
citizen in his home county. Mr.
Wilmington will be we'll remem
bered by many of the older citi
zens Of Watauga.