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The Topeka state journal., 1922-07-18
ARREST |. W. W. ORGANIzER
Senator Kyle Reports Serious Situa.
ton in Northwestern Kansas.

Senator H. G. Kyle, deputy state fire
marshal, returned to Topeka today
with a hand bag filled with I. w. w.
literature which had been taken from
oSe of the organizers now under arrest
at Colby. Senator Kyle and L. T.
Hussey. state fire marshal, discussed
I. w. w. operations in northwestern
Kansas with Governor Allen.
Large numbers of the 1. w. w.
members and organizers are gather
ing in Thomas. Sherman and other
counties, Senator Kyle reported. He
stated that men going to the harvest
fields were held up by the organizers
and taken from trains when they did
not display red cards or refused to
sign for I. w. w. membership.
THE situation along the line of the
Rock Island in northwestern Kansas
is serious" Senator Kyle stated. I'VE
have arrested one man at Colby. But
he is only one of a large number.
These fellows are virtually in charge
of harvest work in the district and
state action is necessary"
Harvest literature, stamps, books,
and cards of the I.
w. w. were taken from the alleged
organizer who gave his name as
George Countiss.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-07-18
STATEP.U.C.B BUSY
Much Work To Do During Re-
mainder of July.
Telephone Hearing Scheduled
for Today at Sharon.

The remainder of July, beginning
today, will be a busy time for the
state public utilities commission. A
hearing is scheduled for today at
Sharon, on the application of the
Sharon telephone exchange to discon-
tinue free service to Medicine Lodge,
HazIeton and Nashville. Kan, and
nearly every day during the rest of
the month one or more hearings Will
be held in various parts of the state.
AS many as three cases will be gone
is filled up TO the 29th with the ex-
ception of the 22d. z3d and gath, on
which no hearings have so far been
scheduled.
Tho Calendar.
The commissions itinerary and cal
endar for the rest of the month is as
follows:
July 9-Oskaloosa-He appli-
cation of the Leavenworth & Topeka
railroad to discontinue certain freight
rates.
July 2o-Onaga-City of Onaga YER
sus American Telephone company to
reduce rates.
July 2O-Onaga-Hearin appIica-
ton of the American Telephone COM
pany to discontinue line known as No.
=. July ffeyvflIe-Hearing ap-
plication of the Coffeyville- Gas & Fuel
company to increase rates.
July 25-Strong City-Hearing the
application of the Twin Cities Gas
company to discontinue service at Cot
tonwood Falls and Strong City.
July Notwithstanding applica-
ton of the Kansas Gas & Electric
company to make electric extension.
July Herington-Hearing case,
Citizens of Antelope versus C. r. I. &
P. railroad to stop trains Nos. IL and
IL at Antelope on flag.
July Herington-Hearing appH-
cation of residents of Lincolnville and
Clear Creek townships, Marion county,
to have Rock Island railroad stop
train No. IL at Lincolnville on flag.
July 27-Topeka-Hearin applica-
tion of Santa Fe railroad for all Kan
sas lines to cancel Rule 1170 of w. T.
l., Circular lib. (The rule at pres
ent specifies that shippers of cement
who have 5000 pounds or more to
ship can ship at a rate of 160 per cent
of the carload rate. The carriers de-
sire that the rule be cancelled and that
all shippers of less than carload lots
be put on an equality.)
July 2S-Wichita - Hearing the
case, Wichita Board of Commerce
versus the Santa Fe, Midland Valley
and Missouri Pacific and Frisco rail-
roads on certain rates.
July 2S- Wichita = Investigation
relative to distribution of grain cars
at Wichita.
July 20 Wichita - Hearing case.
Kansas Wheat Growers versus Frisco
railroad for a switch track at Cole
man. Kan
The Topeka state journal., 1922-07-18
(Bv the Associated Presal

Paris, July 1S.-Eight citizens of
the Georgian republic are scheduled
to appear in the Assizes court at AK
En-Provence next Thursday to an
swer to a charge Of piracy on the
high seas, which, according to reports
from eye witnesses could not have
been carried out more perfectly, had
it been rehearsed a dozen times.
At o'clock in the evening on May
6. 1920, the following event occurred
on board the French steamer Souirah,
which two hours earlier left Batum
for Trebizond.
With absolute precision, two men
appeared on the captains bridge. One
of them levelled a revolver at the Of
ficer on duty and the. other pointed
his weapon at the man at the wheel.
Two others took possession of the
The Topeka state journal., 1922-07-18
DOVER TO QUIT
Resignation of Treasury AssiS-
tant viii Be Accepted.
Harding Announces He's Will
ing to Let Storm Raiser Go.

Washington July 1S.-The resigna-
ton of Elmer Dover, assistant secre-
tar of the treasury, will be accepted
by President Harding, it was an
nounced at the White House this
afternoon
Dover was the stormy petrol of the
most serious patronage row that has
yet occurred in the Harding admin
istration, involving the shakeup of
many of the bureaus in the treasury
department. 1t was said Dover was
dissatisfied with the policies of the
treasury department, this dissatisfac-
ton leading to his resignation.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-07-18
Piracy On High Seas Isn't
a Thing of the Past at All
Eight Citizens of Georgian Republic Are Appear in
French Courts Charged With Robbing a Ship and Then
Forcing Captain to Set Them Ashore.

telegraph office while shots were
heard in various parts of the ship,
thrc wing the passengers into a panic.
The captain rushed to the aid of his
second officer and found him strug-
Cling with four men who turned their
attention to the captain, while two
more appeared just behind him.
The hand went thru the passengers
possessions thoroly, placing jewels
and other valuables in sacks. The
captain was then compelled to order
the crew to steer for Khoper, where
the pirates expected to be met by a
motor boat which failed to appear.
Thereupon the captain was forced
to order two boats lowered to take the
pirates with their booty ashore When
these two boats returned the Souirah
WIGS able to resume her journey to
freoizond at 2:SO O'Clock the next
morning.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-07-18
HAGUE is DYING HARD.
But Its Demise at an Early Date Now
Seems Inevitable.
'(By the Associated Press)

The Hague, July 1S.-Every dele
gate to the Russian conference, now
slightly more than month old, awoke
today with the feeling that things
were approaching a climax
The Russian representa- tives were
openly furious at the manner in which
they were summoned to present new
proposals today before the joint sub
commission on private property, and
sat UP Until an early hour trying to
decide whether to attend today's
meetings
experts refusal to arrange a general
meeting of all the leaders to discuss
together ali the problems before the
conference. and declared that moth
ing could be accomplished by holding
separate detached negotiations.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-07-18
PRINCE IS BEST MAN.
English Heir Docs Honors at Wedding
of Prince Louis Mountbatten.

London, July 1S.-The Prince of
Wales was best man today at the
wedding of Prince Louis Mountbatten,
nephew of King George and Miss Ed
wilma Ashley, richest girls in Great
Britain.
King George, Queen Mary, Wis
countess Lascelles and other mem
bers of the royal family were present.
It was announced that the bride
and groom would postpone their
honeymoon until autumn when they
will go to the United States
Lord Mountbatten was originally
known as Lord Battenberg. but owing
to the hostility of the British and all
things German in wartime, he had his
name changed.
Miss Ashley is the daughter of the
late Lieut. W. w Ashley.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-07-18
APPROVE TAXI POLICIES
City Commission Makes Ruling Oh
Taxicab Operation.

The city commission this morning
approved the insurance policies sub
mitted by the Checker Cab and Bag
gage company and the Washburn Taxi
company, in accordance with the taxi
meter ordinance of the city.
The city license collector, George 7.
Mattingly, was instructed to issue per-
mfts to the two companies to operate
their taxicabs on payment of their IL
cense fees for twenty-one days, with
out taxi meters. This was done in or
der to give the taxi drivers time
enough to secure their meters. which
will take at least three weeks, they
have informed the city government.
Taxicab operators must pay their
fees and be able to show the permits
from Mattingly, however. and must
file their insurance policies, protecting
passengers. or be arrested.
The Yellow Cab company paid the
fee assessed. filed its insurance poll
cies and installed the taxi meters be-
fore the ordinance was taken into
court
The Topeka state journal., 1922-07-18
SAY LENINE SLAIN
Foreign News Agency Has Story
Soviet Czar Is Poisoned.
One of His Party Said to Now
Be Taking His Place.
REPORT IS NOT CONFIRMED
Other Sources Have No Au-
thentic Account of Death.
Belief That 1t May Be Fake Is
Quelling Any Excitement.
REPORT IS NOT CONFIRMED
(By the Associated Press.l

Riga, July 18.-An official contra
diction of the rumor, coming thru
scandinavian channels. that Premier
Leline of Soviet Russia had been pois-
oned was issued by the soviet en-
bassy here this afternoon.
London, July 1S.-Nicolai Lenine,
head of the Russian soviet govern
ment. is reported to have been muir
dered, according to advices received
today from Copenhagen.
Lenine has been ill for about six
months and various conflicting re-
ports have been received as to the
nature of his ailment and condition.
According to the Riga correspond
ent of the Evenska Dagbladet of
Copenhagen, Lenine was reported to
have been poisoned while on his way
from Moscow to a Caucasian bathing
place to take the cure
Body Thrown From Train?
A rumor from Moscow said Lenine's
body was thrown from the train into
the Don river at Rostov.
From the same source it was re-
ported a member of Lenine's suite is
now impersonating his chief.
Several attempts have been made
upon Lenine's life.
Upon the occasion of his recent ILL
ness, one explanation was he was suf-
fering from a bullet fired into his
shoulder in 1918 by q woman assassin
Dora Kaplin.
Moscow, July 1S.-Leo Kameneff,
president of the Moscow soviet, upon
returning today from a visit to Pre-
nier Lenine, told the correspondent
that the premier was so recovered in
health that it was only a matter of a
few weeks until his health would be
fully re-esta blished.
So many false reports concerning
Lenine and Trotsky have been manu-
factured by fraudulent correspondents
at Riga and Copenhagen, that the
foregoing report must be regarded
with conservatism.
It must be understood that it ena-
mated from a foreign newspaper Of
flee, and has not been officially con-
firmed. BY q foreign newspaper Of
flee 1t is meant that neither the As
sociated Press nor the International
News Service, both international In
scope, have yet received confirmation
of Lenine's death, thru trusted and re-
liable correspondents
The Topeka state journal., 1922-07-18
CABRERA GETS AMNESTY.
Mexican Rebel Leader Then Gives UI
to Mexican Authorities.

Mexico City, July 1s.-GeneraI
Francisco Cabrera, the rebel leader,
who has been operating for some time
in theHuasteca oil region. has received
official amnesty and has surrendered
to the federal authorities. according
to advices received today from
Tampico-
Cabrera for some time was allied
with General Gorozave who was killed
by federal soldiers under command
of General Guadalupe Sanchez.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-07-18

Washington. July ia charge
that an effort had been made By
threats to whip into line Republieau
senators boiling on the cotton sched-
ule last week was made today In the
senate by Senator Lenroot. Repubh-
can, Wi5cons,n. who led the revolt
The word went around" shoute4
Senator Lenroot. there would be re-
taiiation IL the break continued; that
If the cotton rates were disturbed the
agricultural schedule would suffer
The Topeka state journal., 1922-07-18
LOOK FOR HARD WINTER.
Squirrels Destroy Apricot Crop to Gel
Seeds for Storage.

Lyons, Kan, July 1S.-Several
Lyons people have apricot orchards.
OF late they have been greatly con-
cerned over the fact that much of
the crop was being ruined by some
animal, fowl or insect extracting the
seeds and leaving the meat Of the
fruit to decay.
Investigation disclosed that numer-
Gus squirrels had descended on the
apricot trees and were storing the
seeds for winter.
One owner says it is fair because
he can use everything but the seeds.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-07-18
He Has a Head for Figures

Kingman, July 1s.-A Norwich
editor has figured that enough bind
ing twine would be required to bind
Kingman county's wheat crop this
around the earth-approximate 40.-
900 miles 1t takes two pounds of
twine-1,000 feet-to the acre, and
the county's wheat acreage is 100000.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-07-18
HIS SLAYERS IN SUICIDE?
Two. Whom German Police
Wanted for Rathenau's Death
Kill Selves as Capture Was Near.
(By the Associated Press.l

Berlin, July 1s.-Herman Fischer
and Edwin Kern, who for many days
have been pursued by the German po-
lice as the assassins of Foreign Min
lister Rathenau, committed suicide to-
day, according to a dispatch from
Halle.
The two men shot themselves, the
dispatch said, as they were about to be
captured in the turret of NSaaleck
castle near Bad Koesen, whither they
had been traced by the police.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-07-18
WOMAN FOR SENATE SURE.
Washington State Organizations En-
dorse Candidacy of Mrs. AxteII.

Seattle, July 1S.-Mrs. Frances C.
Axten, of Bellingham. Wash, en-
dorsed by the State Federation of La
Dor, Nonpartisan league and the rail
mems political club, will be a candi-
date for the nomination for United
States senator at the primary cleo
tions in the fall.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-07-18

Pleasant weather for the knights
Templar picnic tonight is promised by
Meteorologist Laskowski. There is a
small chance of rain falling late to-
night after the majority of Topekans
have retired, says the weather man.
There is an area of pressure in the
southwest causing partly cloudy
weather and weather conditions are
slightly unsettled. There is no pos
sibility of hot weather occurring in
Topeka before Thursday or Friday.
The temperature will drop to about
65 degrees tonight and will rise to
about S5 degrees Wednesday.
Topeka received a rain of .02 of
an inch Monday evening Heavy rains
in Kansas during the last twenty-four
hours were: Anthony, 1.30 inches;
Sedan. 1.64 inches; Wichita, so of an
inch. and Liberal, 40 of an inch.
The highest temperature in Topeka
in the last twenty-four hours was 7S
degrees at 1880 o'clock Monday
(Contfnued on Para Two
The Topeka state journal., 1922-07-18
Dccide U. S. Davis Cup Team

New York, July 1s.-From well
authenticated sources it is said the
Davis cup committee has decided
upon three of the players who viii
make up the United States team They
are william T. Tilden. II. of Philadel-
phia; William NJ. Johnston, of San
Francisco. and r. Norris Williams, II.
of Boston.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-07-18
They Don't Like Dempsey's Matches

Boston, July 1s.-The state boxing
commission yesterday announced that
Jack Dempsey, heavyweight champion
of the world. would not be permitted
to- fight in Massa chusetts until a chal-
ienger for the title appears who meas
date.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-07-18
CHAPMAN NEW BANK EXAMINER
Great Bend Banker Appointed to
Tenth Federal Reserve District.

Chapman Great Bend, Kan,
banker, has been appointed a ma
tional bank examiner. and assigned to
the tenth federal reserve district with
headquarters at Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-07-18
LEE HARRISON Is DEAD.
Former Superintendent of Sumner Co.
Schools Dies at X. C..

Wellington, Kan, July 1s.-Lee
Harrison. former Sumner county su-
perintendent of schools. died in a hos
pital at Kansas City, Mo-, last night.
according to word received here
He will be buried at Belle Plaine
where he was reared
The Topeka state journal., 1922-07-18
CAPTURED 2,OoO IRISH REBELS.
Free State Troops Nfnde Good Show
ing at Dublin.

London. July 1s.-Two thousand ir-
regular prisoners have been captured
up to date by Irish Free State troops.
according to a Central News dispatch
from Dublin this afternoon
Sligo and Thurles have been cleared
of rebels. Fighting continues in the
region OF Limerick. The city is iso-
lated.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-07-18
ARKANSAS RIVER HIKING.
Two-Foot Rise in Two Hours Re-
ported at Arkansas City.

Arkansas City. July 1S.-The Arkan-
sas river here is rising rapidly again.
A rise of two feet is registered for
the last two hours.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-07-18

Washington. July 1s.-Postpone-
ment of a number of hearings involv-
ing operation of the packers and
stockyardS act, was announced by the
department Of agriculture today.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-07-18
THREATS IN TARIFF

Lenroot Says Boilers Were Told
Agricultural Rates Would Suffer
II Cotton Rate Was Cut.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-07-18

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The Topeka state journal., 1922-07-18
SHOWERS PROBABLE TONIGHT
Warmer Weather VIII Follow Rain,
Says MeteoroIogist Laskowski.

TODAY'S TEMPERATURES:
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-22
Additional Paving is Pro-
posed for North End of
City-New District
in West End.
tFronl Thursdays Daily

At an adjourned session Oh the
City Council last night two impor-
tant projects were submitted to that
Dody of Officials, relating to addi-
tional street paving. A petition
was presented for street paving
IN uorth. Second street, beginning
Al tho north line OF Hunt and run
uing north to the south line of
North End avenue and on north
Third street. beginning at the north
line Of Light street, and all of
Gentry street to tic south line of
OF North End avenue. Motion was
made and seconded to accept the
petition for that paving.
The City Attorney and Clerk will
submit the petition together with
the assessed valuation from tho
tax books to an engineer to de-
tcrminc whether the valuation of
the property within this territory
IS sufficient to bear the expense
OF the proposed Improvement. If
found satisfactory. commissioners
will then make a canvass and make
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-22
PAVING PROJECTS DISCUSSED
AT CONVENED SESSION CITY
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: (. COUNCIL and MEET With FAVOR

the assessments for the betterments
and bonds will be offered for sale
with which to defray the cash of
the enterprise.
The second project dealt with
was in petition from several
property owners in the West End
asking that a new improvement
district, which is to be known as
improvement District No. 4, be cs-
tablishcd for curbing, grading,
gravoling and oiling the following
streets: Court street from Seventh
TO Fourteenth. thence south to
Kings Highway, thence East to
Seventh; also. west Main. west
Emerson and those streets running
north and south between Court and
Kings Highway. The motion was
made and seconded that the petit
tion be accepted and the district
established. 1t is said by those who
NV """'"H ioI t"c H'otiiCt, lhdl
this method of improving the streets
will be much cheaper than the rcgu-
lar type OF paving aud will give
satisfactory service. The final de-
cisions in the two proposals will
be discussed at the regular council
meeting which will convene October
9th.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-22
Mrs. Chas. Forester
Dies Local Hospital

Mrs. Charles Forester, age A
years, died at the local hospital
of six weeks of typhoid Mrs. For
rester is survived by her husband
and one son, Charles Jr She was
an aunt of Mrs. John H. Brewer
of 32S West Hunt street The
remains were conveyed to her home
at Cardwell, Mo-, Tuesday morning
where funeral and intermcnt took
place Tuesday afternoon.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-22
Cotton Belt Will
Not Accept Terms

Pine Bluff, Ark. Sept. 21.--
President Daniel Upthcgrove. OF the
Cotton Belt. in telegram to Il. T..
Shields, chairman Of the shopmcn at
Pine bluff, refused to meet the
strikers in conference to settle tho
strike. lie calls attention to his
offer Of August 2Gth to take back
all men in a body, and says refusal
caused other arrangements which
prevented settlement of the strike
under the Chicago plan. He offers
to give preference to old employees
whenever vacancies occur provided
their records are satisfactory,
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-22
GOVERNMENTS
CASH STILL IS
WORKING EASY
Death of Bonus Measure
Gets Financial Machinery
of Uncle Sam in
Working Order.

tBy The United Press)
Washington, Sept. 21.-The
death of the soldier bonus bill
has removed the restraint from
the financial market and makes
it much easier for the govern
ment to meet its obligations,
according to an impression at
tlibuted to Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon.
The prospects of the four
billion dollar legislation caused
much depression in financial
affairs of the nation, it ap-
pears, and its effect was even
greater than had been antici-
rated, in the opinion of many.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-22
SOL0NS ARE DlSPLEASED With
SUGGESTION OF SPECIAL TERM
OF CONGRESS PRESIDENT WANTS
Soldier Bonus Veto Sustained by Senate by Large
Majority Representatives Wanting to
Hurry Home to Look After
Political Fences.

departed today to begin their
campaigns for reelection, de-
clining to wait until the Sen
ate disposed of odds and ends
and adjourned sine die.
Political fences are showing
the need of attention, i'll the
minds of many of the repre-
scntatives. The fence corners
have grown politically rank in
many instances, political cookie
burs are reported to be awfully
bad and a good deal Of hoeing
is going to have to be done be-
fore things are going to have a
chance to look decent during
the fall political festival. Vi
sions of bad conditions have
been the source OF ugly dreams
of late.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-22
Usy The United PressI

Washington, Sept. 2l.-Con-
grcss today was preparing to
quit and go home following the
Senate's action late yesterday
afternoon when that body sus-
tanned the Presidents veto by
a vote of forty-four to twenty
eight. That was the last i'm
portant action of the session.
The solons are facing the
prospects of being called back
to Washington in November
for a special sitting to deal
with the ship subsidy, appro-
priations and other pet ideas
of the President Many mem
bers said they would not re-
turn to their posts tlll Decem-
her if President Harding called
them.
MANY members Of the House
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-22

Constantineple, Sept. 21.-
With the Turks rapidly concen-
trating their troops on the
neutral zone border. General
Harrington, commander of the
British forces in the Near
Eastern country, today served
notice that any advance by the
Turks into the interallied terri
tory would be considered an act
of war.
Throughout last night Brit
ish troops were engaged in dig
ging in on the Near East front.
British reinforcements are 60
ing up from all the sarrisons
in Constantinople.
Despite the solemn warning
issued by General Harrington
of the British forces, the Turks
are reported bringing up their
artillery and cavalry and, ap-
parently, are making speedy
preparations for an attack.
The situation as conservatively