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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-17
SAYS BONUS SURE
Chairman FOrdney Predict
Passage in Ten Days.
Statement Made During Fight
on BiII's Framing.

Washington. Feb ~17.-The soldier
bonus bill will be reported to a Re-
publican caucus within the next ten
days, land a Republican house will
pass it." Chairman Fordney, of the
ways and means committee, declared
in the house today during a discus
sion over the manner Of its framing
The house was thrown into an up
roar during discussion of the measure
after Representative Garner of Texas,
ranking Democrat on the committee.
had protested against the action of
the Republican members in calling in
a representative of the American
Legion to advise with them at a secret
session from which Democrats were
excluded.
Representative Mondell, wyoming
Republican leader answered Mr..
Garner and then Chairman Fordney
Joined the debate.
1.-THE Republican members of the
ways and means committee have not
thought It proper to call in men un-
alterably opposed to the bonus for Il
discussion of that BILL" the chairman
declared.
I'VE had before US today an Off
Ger of the legion so we could ask him
for expert infQrma tSon and he gave
it,
Declaring there was no objection
to Republicans working secretly. on
tne Dill, MI Gdfner protested against
the action of Republican members in
having an executive session at which
witnesses were called TO determine
legislation.
Mr.. Monde1l declared that the pro-
test of Mr.. Garner was neither mod
crate nor accurate" adding that the
same custom had prevailed during the
Democratic control and Chairman
Fordney declared that when the Tn
derwood bin was being framed Demo-
cratic members called in man from
New York to advise about the tax on
lemons and the Democrats took his
advice and wrote If in tho hill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-17
F. J. GARRETT WILL SPEAK
Minority House Leader To Be Prin-
cipal Speaker at Democrat Dinner.

Minority House Leader To Be Prln-
cipal Speaker at Democrat Dinner.
Congressman Finis j. Garrett of
nnessee-minority house leader
will be the principal speaker at the
Democrat dinner in Topeka Wednes-
day night. The Bourbon dinner will
follow a meeting of the state central
committee a'.i delegate state conven-
ton to be held here Monday and Tues
day.
Delegates are to be sent to the con-
vention from every county in the state.
Candidates for state office will be con-
sidered and candidates approved will
be recommended to the party voters
in the August primaries. Provision Is
made for LOO delegates in the con-
vention.
Congressman Garrett will discuss
national politics when he talks before
the Democrats next week He will be
the guest of honor of Kansas Demo-
Gratis and the only imported speaker
of the evening. Kansans who will
talk are: Dempster o. Potts. Wich-
ita: Tom Lillard. Topeka: Sam B. Ami
don, Wichita, Dem ocrat national COM
mitteeman: Forrest Luther, Cim-
maron, state chairman, and W. A
Ayres, Wichita. former congressman n
The banquet will be held in Masonic
temple at 6:15 o'clock.
A tentative state platforms. will be
adopted by the state convention The
convention will be held in the audi
tOriuTn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-17
OPEN New PLANT
Celebration Planned by Topeka
Steam Boiler Works.
About $5O,OOO Has Been Spent
on New Addition.

A dinner and party celebrating the
opening of the new addition to the
plant of the Topeka Steam Boiler
Works, at the foot Of jefferson street
will be held Saturday night in the new
building.
The new plant will cost, when fin
ished, between S45, 900 and $50, O,0O0 il
was stated this afternoon. Tt includes
a basement and three stories above
the ground. and will be used as office
headquarters and as a warehouse
On the third floor there is located
a show room for plumbing supplies
which has been characterized as the
finest in the state.
Started Last August.
Construction work on the building
The building will be ready for occu-
pancy in the near future There will
be housed in the new building plumb
ing and heating supplies, and supplies
for mills and power plants.
Guests at the party Saturday night
will include the employees of the com
pany in Topeka, Topeka plum bers,
and tho employees of various industrial
plants as well as the members of the
Kansas branch of the National Asso-
citation of Stationary Engineers. II is
expected that there will be between
5OV ana 500 persons present.
The program of the party will com
mence at O'Clock with a community
sing. Mayor Herbert J. Corwine will
deliver an address of welcome. Music
is to be furnished by the Modoc club
quartet.
Topeka Steam Boiler Works and
It's Relation to the N A. S. E." VIII
be the topic of an address by Justice
John Dawson CT the state supreme
court
Boiler Shop Mysteries" will be the
topic of a talk by Ray Harshbarger.
Lunch will be served at o'clock and
dancing will follow the lunch.
The committee on the arrangements
for the party includes J. W. Kessler. ].
NJ Van SAINT, Fred a. Painter, Ma.
Allen and Charles Godlover.
Henry and Walter Bromich are the
partners in the firm.
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HE FINDS" $1,000 BRACELET.
Telephone Call From Topeka Results
in Boys Arrest

Kansas City Mo, Feb. 17-Au-
thorities today were holding for in
vestigation Karl Randecker, 19, upon
whose person detectives found a
81, 000 diamond studded bracelet late
yesterday.
Miss Emma Anderson of Tulsa,
Okla. telephoned union station au-
thorities here from Topeka that she
had lost the bracelet in the lunch
room at the station.
Randecker said he found the brace
let in the lunch room where he was
employed as a bus boy.
Mss Anderson is the daughter of
Horace J. Anderson. vice president of
the Central National bank of Tulsa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-17
First Step Made to Unite Oak
land and Topeka.
Letter Will Be Sent From Com
missioners of Topeka.
!OAKLAND MAYOR OPPOSES IT
Petitions Must Be Signed by so
Per Cent of Voters.
Taxes in Oakland Are Higher
Than in Topeka.

An official invitation from the city
officials of Topeka to the city officials
of Oakland, to have the latter muni-
! cipaiity cease to be a city of the third
class and become a component part of
the city of Topeka, will probably be
declined by Oakland, ]. T. Sha effer,
1L.ayor of Oakland, declared this af-
tternoon.
The Topeka city commission this
morning on the motion of Commits
sioner Robert D. McGiffert, seconded
structed the city clerk to send a letter
/ to the mayor and councilmen of Oak
land Inviting that city to come into
/ the city of Topeka.
Motion Made by Mayor COrvyine.
The invitation of the commission
was issued after considerable debate
in the commission itself. The motion
was made at the request of Mayor
Corwine.
Il believe that at this time there is
some sentiment in Oakland favorable
to the merging of the two cities -
Mayor Corwine said. II don't know
just how strong it is, but think it is
there
/ Commissioner Stanfield was dubious
about the merger at first, maintaining
t that the expense of running water
| mains and electric lines to Oakland is
one that the city is not just now pre-
| pared to meet.
Stanfield was -reconciled when he
| discovered that the legal procedure
of absorbing Oakland would probably
require at least a year.
Maybe we could be prepared for it
by that time Stanfield said, and sec
ended the motion.
Mayor Schaeffer Opposes 1t.
! Oakland would be entirely opposed
to such a merger" j. E. Scha effer,
mayor of Oakland, declared this after
noon. Il think 1 know the senti-
ment of the people there and while
there are some of our citizens who are
/ in favor of becoming Topekans, they
are in the vast minority"
Mayor Schaeffer pointed out that in
| order to become a part of Topeka a
| petition would have to be circulated
in Oakland and receive more than 80
per cent of the signatures of the
v6ters, asking that its status as a third
/ ciass city be abandoned. Ten days
after the filing of the petition. the city
officials would be required to hold an
| election, at which at least two-thirds
of the citizens must favor becoming a
I part of the city of Topeka
In the meanwhile. .two-th:rds of the
citizens of Topeka would have to vote
| favorably at an election, on the an
nezation of Oakland.
Oakland Taxes High.
| "It would be impossible to get one
third of the citizens of Oakland 20
vote yes on such proposition,
Mayor Shaeffer declared.
Taxes are higher in the city of Oak
land than they are in Topeka. 1t was
stated in the city commission this
morning. This was advanced by some
of the commissioners. as an argument
against the taking in of the city.
The higher taxes were admitted by
Mayor Schaeffer, who asserted, how
ever. that Oakland would rather pay
them than be part of Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-17
FOUR CARS FLOUR
Topeka Is Responding to Near
East Appeal.
Contribution Better Than Conn
mittee Expected.

The results thus far attained in the
drive for Near East Relief foodstuffs
in Topeka, have justified ordering
foru cars to carry Topeka flour on it's
way to the assistance of the starving
AsiaticS, it was decided today when
the executive committee in charge of
the drive met at lunch at the Cham
Der of Commerce.
David Page, chairman of the COM
mittee, presided at the meeting today.
Many OF the teams which have started
their work, are reporting very favor
able progress in spite of the fact that
the intensive effort of the campaign
will not come until next week.
Contributions are coming in in
volume better than we had expected,
ana are coming steadily" w. A. Biby,
in charge of the work in the state,
said this afternoon.
Josiah Jordan, county superintend-
ent of education, today sent letter
to the teachers in all grade and high
schools in the county and outside the
city of Topeka, requesting their. CO.
operation in the movement, and en-
dorsing the purpose of the campaign.
In everN school room in the rural
schools of the county. there is to be
placed a miniature mercy ship''-a
cardboard replica of a steamboat
which serves as a coin cOntainer, into
which the pupils drop their contribu-
tions they wish to make to help the
starving children overseas.
Tho Contributions.
Report to date of contributions by
Topeka citizens towards the purchase
of a mercy cargo of flour to be ship
ped from this city the last week in
the month. other statements of re-
ceipts will be made from time to time
that those interested in the gathering
together of this food may be kept in
telligently informed of the progress
and success of the campaign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-17
FRAUD PERPETRAToR FOUND
Leslie Harrington of Chicago Located
i'm Florida, Police Say.

Chicago, Feb. 17.-Leslie Harrins-
ton, missing speculator. who is said to
have defrauded thousands of persons
in this section out of several millions
of dollars. has been found near Palm
eBach. Fla. according to a telegram
received today by local police from
the sheriff of Palm Beach county.
He will be arrested as soon as the
neces- -ary papers are forwarded. the
telegram sad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-17
RENEW FIGHT ON PECK
Majors Criticism OF. Kansas Guard
May Prevent His Promotion.

Washington. Feb 17.-The fight
against promotion of Major Robert G.
Peck, charged with criticisinS Kan
sas and Missouri National GuarG con
tingents in the American expedition
airy forces, was renewed today before
the senate military committee by Sen
ator Capper, Republican, Kansas, and
others
Major Peck's first nomination for
promotion was defeated but under
the statutory rules his name was re-
submitted last week. The committee
today decided to ask the war depart
ment for legal opinion as to the ef
feet of the committees first action in
the denomination
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-17
BORDER TROOPS LACK ORDERS.
Brig. Gen. Howe Must Protect
American Interests, says Hines.

San Antonio. Feb. 17.-Major Cen
eral John L. Hines, commander of the
Eighth corps area, is looking to Brig.
Gen. Robert l. Howe, commander
at Fort Bliss. to protect American in
terests on the border with special in
structions.
No report from General Howe on
concentrating of troops at Fort Bliss
has been received, Major General
Hines said last night. He also said
that he had sent no instructions to
Fort Bliss. No Instructions from the
war department calling for a1ertness
along the border have been received
at the Eighth corps headquarters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-17
WANTS FORD TO LAND IT
River Improvement Body Head Says
Henry's Offer Good

Washington. Feb. III. W. Worth
ington, representing the Tenn essee
River Improvement association, re
suming' his testimony today in the
hearings before the house military
committee into the disposition of the
governments Muscle Shoals, Ala,
power project, estimated that one mil
lion horsepower could be developed in
the upper Tennessee river in addition
to $50, 900 at Muscle Shoals.
It was the witness opinion that
Henry Ford would undertake vast
water power developments in the up
per river, as well as in the Muscle
Shoals district. if his offer for pur-
chase and lease of the properties was
accepted by congress.
Fertilizer Lobby Against Ford?
Washington, Feb. IA resolution
calling for investigation of an alleged
fertilizer trust by the senate agricul-
ture committee. was introduced in the
senate today by Senator McKellar,
Democrat, of Tennessee. The resolu-
ton also provides for an investigation
of charges that the fertilizer interests
are maintaining a lobby in Washington
against acceptance of Henry Ford S
offer to lease Muscle Shoals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-17

The temperature averaged 16 de-
Srees above normal in Topeka during
the last twenty-four hours, according
to Meteorologist Flora.
Indications are that the mild
March-like weather which arrived in
Topeka Thursday is due to stay indef-
initely, says the weather man. Zero
weather has almost disa ppeared from
the United States. Only, a few zero
temperatures in the region of the
Great Lakes were reported today. The
temperatures in the northwest We're
generally near freezing. There is no
chance of any cold weather slipping
into the state within the next few
days. There is a slight chance Of a
few scattered rains falling in Kansas
during the next twenty-rour hours
However, these will be few and far
between. says the weather man. The
sky was generally fair over Kansas
today.
The highest temperature in Topeka
during the last twenty four hours was
SO degrees at o'clock this aft
Continued on Page Twnh
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CONCERT BY WOMAH'S CHORUS
Musical Program Will Be He'd at
Auditorium SUNDAY

A musical program, free to the pub
lie. without even a hat. box or col
lection plate Of any kind being passed.
will be the <vesper concert TO be held
at the city auditorium Sunday after
noon at O'Clock, by the Women S
Civic chorus.
Dean Henry V. stearns will play.
The Washburn string orchestra will
be on the program, Prof. f. J. Kol-
baba will give two violin numbers.
George w Barnes will sing. all assist
ing the chorus in the concert.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-17
Claims X. P.'s Skilled

London. Feb 17.-Donl estic serv-
ice Is a skilled job. and the opposite
of a egrading occupation, declared
Lady Astor, NJ p, presiding at
conference on unemployment
among women.
When ! listen to the anti
women members in the house Of
commons" she added. Il rather
long to go to them as a domestic:
it would be such wonderful
chance of what The soldiers called
learning EN-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-17
COLD RECORD IN NEW YORK.
Four Degrees Above Recorded as
Northwest Gale BLOWS.

New York, Feb. 17.-Thermometers
registered an unofficial record for the
year here this morning. With a north
west gale blowing, the mercury was
down to degrees above zero. 1t
drove hundreds to police stations. the
municipal lodging house and the Sal
walton Army barracks. and converted
into icebergs the mountains of snow
2 long the streets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-17
DYNAMITE KILLS TWO MEN.
Explosion in Atlas Powder Works De-
strOys Plant Also.

Lake Hopatcon. y. J., Feb. IL
Two men were killed today when the
dynamite packing house of the Atlas
Powder works at Landing, y. J.. was
destroyed by an explosion.
The two men kilIed-Fred Alpaugh
of Suceasunna, and Eugene Lommen
of Ledgewood. were said to have been
the only persons in the building at
the time of the explosion.
The house is a isolated unit of the
powder works and was the only struc-
ture affected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-17
TO ALLOCATE GERMAN CABLES.
Communications Conference Expected
to Convene Next Week

Washington. Feb. 1.-THE inter
national communications conferences
VIII be called into session next week
to approve the Pacific cable agreen
reached during the armament confer
ence and to attempt to allocate the
remaining exc German cables in the
Atlantic, IT was announced at the stats
department today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-17
SMALL ASKS VENUE CHANGE.


Springfield. Ill. Feb. 17.-Attorneys
Tor the state are considering the
course of action they will take follow
ing Gov. Len Small's move for q
change Of venue from the court of
Judge 4. s Smith, which was brought
to light yesterday.
A petition was filed charging the
Judge with prejudice in the suit
against Small for his handling of
funds while state treasurer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-17
THREE DIE IN AUTO WRECK.
Train Hits Car Carrying Six North
Carolina University Students.

Durham. y. c.. Feb. 17.-Three
students of the University of North
Carolina were killed and three others
injured when the automobile in which
they were IidinS was struck by a
Southern railway passenger at
crossing on the outskirts of Durham
today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-17
7opekans Welcome
the Kouns Sisters

Nellie and Sara Kouns. Topeka S
own distinguished singers, will sing for
the home folks tonight at the audi
torium a program that will appeal to
all, sung as only our Nellie and Sara
can, and not only that. (this is sup
posed to be a secret but is too good
to keep they will be eSquisitely
gowned in some brand new creations
which they have just received from
Paris, the very latest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-17

Pittsburgh. Feb. IA love triangle
with two women and a man in the
leading role, was revealed here today
when hearing was ended in the di-
vorce proceedings of Florence z. Nam
vile, beautiful former chorus girl,
against Thomas F. Manville, jr., son
of Thomas F. ManviIIe. sr million
aire asbestos king. who is head of the
Johns Manville company of New
York
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-17
CONVICT OKLAHOMA SHERIFF.
Usage County Official Guilty OF
Neglect in Office.

Pawhuska, Okla. Feb. 17.-Sheriff
Harvey Freas of Usage county. was
found guilty of tws charges Of per-
mitting open and notorious gambling,
in custer proceedings by a grand jury
I'm district court here today.
He was acquitted of a charge Of
giyin a deputy a quantity of whisky.
The defense announced they will file
a motion for new trial Freas was
suspended from office soon after the
charges were filed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-17
RoBs GROCER OF DEBT MONEY.
Bandit Locked Kansas City Man In
and TooLSe 81 $50.

Kansas City, No, Feb. i7-M1x
Cooper, a grocer. was locked in the
ice box in his store today by bandit
who took $3.50 from the safe ana
walked out.
Cooper had drawn the money from
a bank yesterday to pay a debt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-17

Kansas City. No. Feb. 17.-Fire
which threatened TO sweep the entire
3IO0 block of Brooklyn avenue here
today destroyed two houses and dam
aged two others. with a total loss OF
over $4,000. Five fire compa nies
fought the spread of the flames, which
were famed by a high wind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-17
Drunken Pigs Betrayers

Lincoln. Neb., Feb. 17.-Drunken
pigs owned by James Lacy of
Chadron, Neb., went on a roaring
rampage and unwittingly caused
the arrest OF their owner for viola
tion OF the prohibitory laws ac-
cording to Sheriff Hin of Dawes
county. who took a sample of the
mash they had eaten.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-17

Belfast, Feb. 17.-Forty-two Ulster
unionists, kidnapped during the recent
raids across the border from the south.
have been released. Michael Collins.
head of the provisional government.
today telegraphed Colonial Secretary
Churchill that he had succeeded in
obtaining the liberation of this number
OF prisoners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-17
Minister Found Guilty of Murder.

Mount Ida. Ark. Feb 1T.-The
Rev. Harding Hughes. superannuated
minister, charged with murder in con-
nectiou with the death of Mrs. Anna
McKennor Last May. was found guilty
by a jury early today. His punish
ment was fixed at life imprisonme ent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-17
KLAN PARADES IN KANSAS
Caney Lnwbreakers Warned by $50
White Robcd Figures

Caney. Kan. Feb. 17.-Headed BY
flaming cross. fifty automobiles
containing ESQ members OF the Ku
Klux Klan. paraded the streets OF
Caney at 9 o'clock last night. The
Klansmen all wore robes and masks
Zach car carrying notices warning
| law violators. This was the klans-
men's second visit. churches being
visited last Sunday evening. donations
made. and pastors commended.
There was no disorder during the
parade which was witnessed by large
crowd.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-17
GALE SWEEPS SOUTH KANSAS.
Wheat Damaged by 40-Mile Wind
EnrmcrS say.

Parsons, Feb. IA 40-mile gale
is sweeping across southern Kansas
and northern Oklahoma today.
Much damage is being done to
wheat because of soil blowing. farmers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-17
Vote Confidence in PoIncaire.

Paris. Feb. 17-An unanimous vote
of confidence was given to the Poin-
caire cabinet this afternoon by the
chamber Of deputies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-17

One of the numbers they are to sing
tonight as a duet is ave Maria" and
quite an interesting history is con-
nected with the number. Last year
in Europe they were asked to sing at a
court wedding in Bavaria and ar
ranged Ave Maria" as a duet. They
We're all there, from King Leopold on
down. princes and princess. dukes and
duchesses. the whole royal retinue and
it is quite a significant fact that
among all the array of European
talent on hand, that these two 'Ameri-
can girls, who call Topeka their home,
should be chosen.
They each received, in appreciation
from the royal family, a solid silver
desk set. And isn't it also significan Mt
that they will sing this same Ave
Maria" here which delighted the royal
family2 Nothing is too good for To-
peka, in the estimation of Nellie and
Sara Kouns-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-17
MARCH WEATHER TO CONTINUE
Mild Temperatures Promised TO Kan
sans for Next Few Days.
TODAY'S TEMPERATURES:


Protect all thirty six hour shipments
north and west against a temperature
of b degrees. East and south above
freezing.