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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-07
PLACES BIG ORDER.
The Union Pacific Buys $500
New Freight Cars.
Spends millions Anticipating
Business Increase.

Anticipating another big grain
movement this fall and a general in
crease in business, the Union Pacific
has decided upon big addition to its
car facilities, according to a message
received today from headquarters by
c. L. Sleeper, local agent.
The message states that the com
pany has just purchased the following
equipment for delivery during the first
half Of 1922:
1000 double sheathed. 4o-foot. So
ton box cars.
1900 double sheathed, 4O-foot. So
ton automobile cars.
1000 all steel, 5Ofoot, 5O-ton auto
mobile cars. ~-
All of the 1900 4o-foot automobile
cars are designed for general service,
including bulk grain, and with the
1900 new box cars, viii give the COM
pany an increase of $500 50-ton ears
in grain hauling equipment, which
will be available by the time the next
crop is ready to move.
The total order will cost the com
paIiy between nine and ten million
dollars, the message stated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-07
MAY BE WANTED IN KANSAS.
Ernest winter. in Oklahoma Jail. Sus-
pected OF Being Roy Ryan.

The district attorneys office re-
ceived notice today that a prisoner.
giving the rame of. Ernest Winter.
Held at Muskogee, OKLA, was believed
to be Roy. Everett Ryan. who IS
wanted in. Kansas to answer to two
federal indictments charging him With
raising and passing paper money at
Herihgton, Wichita and a nur.ber OF
other places. Thru a. Photograph
Winter has been identified as Ryan
and the finger prints also tally, ac-
cording to the information received
here.
Ryan was arrested at Herington last
August and was taken to LeavenWorth,
where he was placed in Jail pending
action of the grand jury The case
was presented to the grand, jury at
wichita in September and again at
Leavenworth in October and in, each
case an Indictment was returned. In
the meantime however, Ryan had
escaped from Jail and no trace of him
was found until the report today that
he Is at Muskogee. .
According to w. w. Harvey. assist
ant district attorney, further investi-
CATION will be made and IL the man is
found to be Ryan, proceedings Will be
instituted to have him removed to
Kansas for trial 49, .. ..-s 4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-07
TO EKHUME TWO BODIES
Plans Being Made TO Raise Bodies OF
MFR and Mrs. Owens.

Plans for exhuming the bodies of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Owens, the aged
couple who were found. dead in the
ashes of their farm home near Berry
ton in February, 1920, were being
made today preparatcry to Arguments
on a motion for a new trial for James
Bslin, farm hand, cohyiced of arson.
The. bodies may be raised Monday.
according to the tentative plans. The
court order permitting the bodies to
BE exhumed has been signed and the
physicians to be in attendance have
been selected.
DR.. ]. L. baltimore and Dr. L. II.
Mum have been chosen by the de-
Tense. while DR.. w. c. Bower and DR..
seth Hammel will serve the state. DR..
H. l.. Clark county coroner will also
be in attendance.
The bodies, will be examined fur
Their in an effort to throw some light
on the deaths of the two aged per-.
sons. In the trial of Bolin,. charged
With burning the house. the state
openly alleged that he had robbed
owens and his wife, killed them both
with a hammer and fired the dwelling
to hide the. crime. Following Boiin's
cbnviction Edward Rooney and John
waters. his attorneys. Immediately
filed a motion Tor a new trial, but
sought leave to exhdme the bodies for
further examination before the argu-
fnents were inade
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-07
CHAMP BUNNY HUNTER
Earl Doomis of wasilbhrn Came
Home sheii-less, Ganic-ltss En-
cept for Oife Rabbit, and Almost
Painless.
By GEORGE BEARG.

Earl Loofnis, who lives at 1904 Col
leEe avenue, claims to be the, cham
pion bunny hunter of Washburn COLI
iege. Eoon1is is, "A senior, prominent in
Y. NJ. C. A. work, and the holder of
many college honors- He avows that
in twenty-five attempts in one day, he
succeeded in potting. four rabbits.
Those who were with him when he
set this record say he eSaggerates
slightly; that three of these four bum
MES were shot by other members of
the party, and that Earl foully muir
1ered the other. one. They say it was
sitting peacefully under a brush pile
and Earl sneaked up and shot it from
behind. ,..
They do give Earl credit. for, being
quick on the trigger. He sailited all
of the twenty five cottoritAils soaring
them badly. In his haste he fired
once without placing the gun against
his shoulder; and Ills skihless chin win
testify that the Volstead act didn't
take the kick out Of guns. Another
time, while trying to balance himself
atop a brush pile, he fired his saluta-
lions to a fleeing bunny. The rabbit
continued its flight; Earl started one,
but in the opposite direction, with his
feet waving skyward.
Once. in imitation of Bill Haft's
methods, he fired from the hip. The
Shot tore vensef1lly thru the treetops
while the rabbit sneaked Quietly down
a ditch. -
Did you get him?" shouted Ben
Marsh, a companion
No., answered Earl but 1 think
crippled kim.Y
1T was a great day for the rabbits.
Bob, the champion hunters brothSr,
states that Earl came. home Shell
less, game-less except for one victim,
and durn near painless"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-07

= Rip Van Wrinkle wasn't such a slow
Uld boy, after all.
To be sure, Rip took a.twenty-year
snooze. But that was away back in
The dreamy days in a quiet land where
there were no roaring railroad trains,
motor speed rnaniacs. buzzing, jipg-
ling telephones nor even primary cam
paign orators. Yet Rips twehty-year
nap was regarded as something OF a
record-even in those peaceful days.
Remember when Rip came home
loking for Gretchen, his, wife? Or was
he merely sheaking in the back way
to avoid her? And there was Schneid-
er. Rips dog.
Well. the new Rip van Wrinkle isn't
looking for Schneider. Neither is he
making inquiry as to Gretchen.
instead he is trying to communicate
with John P. st. John, former COVER
nor and Original prohibition advocate.
"A letter from man in Springfield, Ill,
came to the state house this week ad-
dressed to Gov. John p. ST. John. The
noted prohibitionist retired from office
in January, 1SS3-thirty-nine years
ago He died several years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-07
TO ABANDON WAR CASES
German Guilt Commission of Eeaguc
Hears Reports ON Trials.

Paris, Jan. 6-Belief that the allies
will abandon. further proceedings
against German military ieadefs on
charges of instigating the world war
was Expressed in French political cir
cles today. asa
Occasion for such comment was fur
nished by the meeting of the. war guilt
commission of the League of Nations,
this afternoon. The meeting was
called to Hear reports as to whether
the Germans correctly administered
Justice in the recent trials conducted
at Leipsic.
italian members of the commission
were that they were Reasonably satis-
fled with results of the Beipsic trials.
The French and Belgium members
submitted adverse reports
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-07

wichita. Kan. Jan. THE most
successful clothing merchant in the
United States, John w. Welch Of
Berea, KY. will tell Kansas cIothiers.
in convection here January is. 16 and
IT, how he does a business of $500, 900
a.. year. in q town with a population
Of only 1900. WEIGH is known from
one end of the country to the other as
q retailer whose. success has been SEN
sational, altho based on the best of
business methods. 1t was sensational
because he did what was considered
impossible, sold more merchant ise in
a town. of 1900 people than some
other c1othiers have been. able to sell
And WEIGH is. going to tell Kansas
retailers how he does it, the methods
he uses and how they can be applied
in other stores.
OF equal Importance will be the
talk of Julius c. Morse Of Boston. vice
president of the National Association
of Retail CIothiers, one of the largest
retailers of mems clothing in Boston
and also a manufacturer of men's
wear. Mr.. Morse, who is one of the
big men in the clothing industry, will
tell of conditions in the manufacturing
centers of the east. labor conditions,
lptices and the outlook in the producing
lend. He will also discuss the pros
poets of retail trade in 1922 and will
putline what he considers important
Factors to be taken into consideration
by clothiers everywhere. t
| These two speakers are the head
liners for the Kansas convention. In
addition Frank Stockda1e, expert in
9a1esmanship. and Ben Vardaman,
Head of the educational department of
the national association. will give in
structive lectures on selling. Tom Les
lie. an expert in window trimming.
will explain the advantages of good
displays and show how they are built,
Fred Voiland of Topeka is slated
for a talk on condition in the clothing
Industry in Kansas. Mr. voitand. is
closely. in touch. with conditions in the
state, is one of the leading retailers
OF Kansas and is first vice president
of the National Association of Retail
C1othiers. o.
The subject of credits and how to
handle them will he discussed by NJ.
p. Garrison of the wichita Credit
Mems association. A talk also will be
made by L. w. Lawson, president Of
the Kansas association, who will pre-
side at the convention. Herb Langs-
dorff. OF Topeka, a member OF the Vol
land Engel firm, is secretary of the
state association.
The, Kansas Apparel club has ar
ranged a BANQUET for the clothiers on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-07
MAKE 'EM WIDER?
City Planning Committee for
ThOrofar Plan.
Fourth, Sixth and Tenth Aven-
ues May Be Improved.

- All bersohs interested in property
on Fourth, Sixth and Tenth avenues
may expect vic ening and improve
ment OF those thorofares thrusthe rec
ornmendations Of the city planning
board. These three avenues have
been approved as main east and west
-thofofares as outlined in the tenta-
tive maps ON the city plan already
presented to the city Planning board.
~ Amy one who buys real estate on
eohsuit the planting board before he
makes any extensive improvements on
the property" Chas. p. Adams. chair
man of the thorofare committee Of the
planning board, said today. The
widening OF the street. which I'm
dohbtedly viii he undertaken. may in
terfere with property owners plans to
improve their Premises, and the
board is anxious to avoid difficulties
for the property owners"
The thorofare committees is COM
posed Of Chas. p. Adams, Chas S. Ell
lott, Geo. p. McEntire and w. A. An
-derson. Others present at the com
Inittee meeting today were Robert
Pierce, Robt. d. McGiffert. NJ. d.
Downs, representative of Harland
Bartholomew, and Chas. L. Mitchell.
Day of 5O-Foot Street Passed.
2 THE day of the fifty-foot street is
passed" Adams said to the commit
tee. mo addition having streets that
width should be admitted to the city.
Topeka already has admitted addi-
--fions into the city that have streets
far too narrow"
r The committee approved the widen
Ing Of Fourth street from Buchanan
70 the city limits, and also a tenta-
tive proposition to widen Tenth ave-
nue. from Arch to West street. .
Second avenue may become a traf-
fic way from Jefferson street to West
sern avenue to facilitate traffic in the
heavy industrial district. In that
event there will be four main thoro-
dares east and west thru the city with
kansas Avenue, Quincy street, jack
son street and jefferson street as
aprobable main thorofares north and
south. ,..-
The thorofare. committee will take
an extensive motor trip about the city
on. Wednesday of next week to in
spect the numerous proposed improve
Tnents and extensions in the city street
system, which are pending the ap-
proval of the major street plan pre-
scented recentIV bV RarthOlOmeW
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-07
TO Join LEACUE7
Topeka in Line for Baseball
Franchise fiRis Spring.
Promoters Here Search for
Suitable PARK Location.

Muskogee. Okla. Jan. 7.-when the
Southwestern baseball league meets in
Tulsa tomorrow it will be faced, with
the problem of either dropping two
OF last years towns or else forming
ten club league. Both Hutchinson and
Topeka, Kansas, have been annexed
to the circuit and are slated to Sue
coed Parsons, Kans., and Miami, Okla
The Parsons franchise is to go to
Hutchinson and the Miami franchise
to Topeka. but the insistence of Miami
interests in holding on to their fran
chfse has complicated conditions, off
ciaIs of the league say.
notwithstanding the agitation,
caused BY Mianif's determination to
hold her franchise. Topeka promoters
are still Searching for a suitable loca-
tion for ball park to accommodate
the Topeka, club. Il, a. ..s, .z.....
with Emmett Rogers Of Sapulpa, a
scout for the Southwestern league,
and also with Ensley Barber a Sa-
pulpa banker. and president of the
we have nearly given up hope Of
the purchase, Of the Western league
park" said Rigby today. The fran
chise at present is in the hands of the
Santa Fe Baseball club. and its MEM
bers show no inclination to come to
a reasonable agreement. We couldn't
get together with them last year and
things look hopeless for an agreement
now. But we'll find a park some
place" ..,.s ...-t-..
Rigby advanced the be1ief that the
officials of the Southwestern league
would take care of the monetary end
of tt E park purchase. A tract of land
near Gage PARK is being considered
as q possible location for the bali park.
Rigby wired President Barber today
requesting definite information con-
cerning the proposed purchase.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-07
DISPUTE OVER MILLIONAIRtS
were There any Living in
United States Fifty Years Ago."
Is Question Asked by Two Wide
Iy known Citizens of Maye:ta.
were. .there any millionaifeg. iivihI

Were, there any mathematics living
in the United States. fifty years ago +?
This question has given rise to a dis
&. J. Whefan and Colonel ]. n. Raj
ston. citizens of Mayetta. ,.,-.-
Whelan is positive there were some
individuals living, in this country in
1872 possessing as much as a mil
Ralston is of a. firm notion that the
millionaire class is a product of the
last half century.
'Tll sure buy him new hat If, l
lose,'' said Whelan, while in Topeka
this week. but say. brother, if you
think the way I do you can win fifty
hats, off Ralston because he is a
One Of the conditions of the wager
is that She decision must be. made by
The State Journals iflforma ton
bureau at Washington, D. c., which
will be official
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-07
MAY DEBATE WITH WALSH
Governor Allen Invited to Stage Ora
toficaI Contest in New York

Governor Allen has been asked to
engage in a debate With Frank p.
Walsh regarding merits of. the Kan
sas Industrial court law. The oratori-
cal contest would be staged in New
York City-probab1y at Cooper Union.
The governor may=accept the offer.
Walsh, who is one of the general
ceunsels. for the American Federation
of Labor, is bitterly opposed to the
Kansas labor court. He came to To-
peka when the industrial court meas
ure was before the legislature during
the special session of 1920 He made
a seyen-hour speech in opposition to
the bill and spent several days here
in an effort to defeat passage of the
enactment
Passage of law similar to the Kan
sas act has been urged before the
New York legislature. Because of the
situation in that state, Governor Allen
has been asked to appear in debate
with Walsh. The governor met Sam
uel Gompers, president of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. in a debate
regarding the court act in May, 1920.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-07
MORE NURSES REGISTERED
twenty Eight Are Admitted to
Practice in Shawnee County Dur
ing 1921.

SHAWNEE county produced a record
crop of registered nurses during 1921.
Twenty eight, young women passed
the examination by the state board
during the year and were admitted to
practice in Shawnee county, according
to the records in the office Of Doug
las Graham, county clerk.
Only sixteen nurses were registered
in 1920 and the same number in 1919.
Those registered since December 81,
1920, are: Ruth Elizabeth Porter,
Bohaventura Trout Florence Bell
Snyder, Della Lichtenhaus, Neva
Jerusha Pickrell, Goldie. Meek, Nellie
Williams, Clara Estelle Brown, Helen
Riley, Alba Vida Bates, Anna. Pearl
Bates, Odettius Nelson, Hazel Ina
Spencer, Gertrude Leona Brewer, Ma
bel E. Brier. Clarabelle Thompson,
Ruth I. Payne, Ruth E. Thomas, Veva
NJ. Griffith, Katharine Mai, Sophia
Barbara Meili Harriet Jane Thomp-
son. Ruby Williams. Edna L. Trickett,
Mary E tNagel, l.. Everine Carts, Mar
garet May Ratcliff, Esther Ann Bar
low,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-07
BACK IN COUNTY JAIL
Former Topeka Real Estate Man Re-
turns to Topeka

o. NJ. Elliott. former Topeka real
estate man who. two years ago was
convicted of robbing j. A. Stevens, 401
Lime street, of $3.50. is once more in
the Shawnee county Jail after the. su-
prerne court had affirmed the deci-
sion of the Shawnee county district
court finding him guilty of the Of
Tense.
Released on an appeal bond follow
ing his conviction in the district court,
Elliot failed to appear again when the
supreme court last December passed
on his case A few days ago the coun-
ty attorney of Lyon county called
County Attorney Veale in Topeka and
informed, him that Elliott had been
picked up and was being held at EN-
poria on another charge. He was
brought to Topeka and placed in Jail.
He will be taken to Lansing next week
to begin serving his term of one to
five years in the penitentiary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-07
! UNIVERSITY CLUB ELECTION
First Annual Meeting. With Buffet
Stintnlet. tFnesaIav Evhi,Iiirs

First Annual Meeting, With Buffet
> Supper, Tuesday Evening.
The first anniversary of the organ
izatioh of the University club in To-
peka will be celebrated at the Glib
home. Sixth and Harrison street, Tues
d6y evening. January 10. A buffet
supper will be served, complimentary
to the membership.
At the meeting the annual election
of officers will be held, Clay Hamil-
ton who has served the most trying
period of a club-the first year of it's
erganizatiOn-will retire as president
with n fine record of achievement in
Ewing Topeka a mems social associa-
ZION of merit and dignity. additional
members to the board of managers
and the membership committee also
will be selected at the meeting Tues
Say night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-07


Monday night Pat Dawson, presi-
dent of the club, will preside. An
other banquet viii be given to dele
gates by the Wichito .ctethiers. Rob
ert McVicar of the McVicar- Howard
Millhaubt Clothing company. is in
charge OF this.
A feature of the noon-day lunch
cons will be group singing under the
leadership of Dean Howard Butler of
Kansas university, Bert ODER, Law
renee clothier, will preside at these
one Of the big features of the con-
vention will be a fashion show ar
ranged by the Kansas Apparel club.
This will occiiby two floors of the Las
sen hotel and will include everything
in mems wear. from socks to top coats
and. from .cravats- to shoes. The dis
play of merchandise in this show will
be the largest in several years and
there the clothiers can obtain anthem
tic Information regarding spring lines.
Mems. clothing will be featured but
all accessories will be represented and
much attention will be given boys
clothing.
Clothiers plan to spend most of Jan
uary Is in inspecting the various lines
and preparing to place orders for
spring delivery, The morning of each
day of the convention also will be
spent in looking over the displays and
buying goods. All meetings Of the
convention proper will be held in The
afternoons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-07
TO PROBE 4. 4. SERVICE
KANSAS p. U. C. win investigate
Branch Lines in State


on its own initiative, the Kansas
public utilities Commission today
ordered a general Investigation of
branch line Service on the Santa Fe,
Missouri Pacific, Frico. and Missouri,
Kansas & Texas railroads.
Beginning February IA, the com
mission. viii conduct hearings at To-
.peka, Emporia, Wichita, Independ-
ence,s Coffeyvile, Parsons, Fort Scott
and Minneapolis The object is Ito
ascertain. il service is reasonably suf-
ficiert and Efficient"
The hearings follow:
:. Topeka, February 14-Santa Fe,
Burlingame to Alma; Missouri Pacific,
Topeka to Fort Scott.
Emporia. February I'm. K. &
r., junction City TO Parsons.
Wichita, February 17.-Missouri
Pacific, Conway Springs to Larned,
and wichita to Hardtner.
independence, FEBRUARY Is (morn-
ing)-Santa Fe, Independence to
Cedaryale. p.
Coffeyvile, February Is (afternoon)
Missouri Pacific, Pittsburg to Sedan.
Parsons, February 21-M. K. & T.,
junction City to Parsons, and Joplin
to Parsons; Frisco, Pittsburg to Cher
ryvale; Santa Fe, Pittsburg to Cha
mute. -.-.--. --.
Fort Scott, February Missouri
Pacific, Topeka to Fort Scott, and
Butler to Madison.
Minneapolis, February 24-Santa
Fe, Manchester to Barnard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-07
BENSON HEADS UNDERwRIfiERs.
All Officefs REELECTED at Meeting
Held Today.

All officers OF. the Topeka Life I'm
derwriters' association were reelected
at the regular meeting of the assocfa-
ton held at the Chamber of Com
meree at noon today, to hold office for
the next six months
The practice of the Topeka associa-
ton has hitherto been to elect Of
ficers at the end of the calendar year
In accordance with the practice of the
national association with which the
Topeka organization is affiliated, the
elections are now to be held on
June 1.
The officers elected for six
months period today are: W. A. Ben
son, president; J. E. Spauldfng, first
vice president; s. W. Adams, second
vice president; George w. McClung
secretary and treasurer. The execu-
tive committee was appointed as fol-
folws: Benson, McClung, Spaulding
and NJ. A Nation