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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-16
CITY OPENS PAVING BIDS
AsphaItic Concrete VIII Cost 25 Cents
More Per Square Yard

The firm of Ritchie & Ramsey,
holders of the present contract for
asphaltic concrete and concrete paw
ing of the city of Topeka. are appar
emily the low bidders on the joint
project for the paving to be done this
summer by the city and county, cover
ing Washington street and West Eu-
cid avenue.
The bids on the paving project were
opened by the city commission late
this afternoon. No contracts have as
yet been let.
Richie & Ramsey were also the
low bidders on asphaltic concrete and
concrete paving to be let by the city.
The firms bid for asphaltic concrete
on the city contract was 25 cents
higher than the first bids this spring,
which was $2.45 per square yard
The Kaw Paving company, holders
of the contract for brick paving. was
the only bidder for the work on one
block Of street, which will be paved
with brick
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-16
MCPHERSON BANK ROBBED
Three Unmasked Men Get Away With
About $4,000.

Mcpherson. Kan. June 16.-Three
unmasked men walked into the Nc
Pherson Citizens State bank here at
1890 o'clock today, held up the
cashier, a clerk and eight customers
at the point of guns. seized between
$4,000 and $4,000 in cash and escaped
in a small motor car in which a fourth
man awaited outside
The bandit car drove out of town in
the direction of Hutchinson. SheriIfs.
officers and posses of citizen are in
pursuit.
No official notification of the rob-
berry of the Mcpherson Citizens State
bank had been received at the bank
commissioners office late this after
noon. J. H. Sandeu, assistant bank
commissioner, said the losses of the
bank are covered by insurance. The
bank is capitalized at 100000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-16
COOLER WEATHER PROMISED
Last Night Was Warmest of Season
in Topeka.
TODAY'S TEMPERATURES.

Kansas has prospects of a slight
drop in the temperature during the
next twenty-four hours. and the
doubtful honor of harboring the hot
test spots in the United States, which
has been held by the state for the past
several days, has been removed.
In Topeka yesterday the maximum
was "a degrees at o'clock and
o'clock in the afternoon. The mer-
curry dropped to only rs degrees last
matchmaking 1t the warmest night
of the year thus far
The highest temperature in the
state Thursday was SO degrees. at Han
over and Fort Scott. Phoenix Ariz.,
pulled into first place with a tenn
perature OF 1O1 degrees yesterday
The coldest point in the state last
night was Goodland. with 54 degrees.
The lowest temperature in the United
States was A degrees at Modena,
Utah.
Other cities in the United States
GContinued on Page T'WoJ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-16
STEPPED ON NEGRO-SLAIN.
Black SIashed Throat of Clerk, and
Escaped From Crowded Car.

Chicago. June 16.-Henry c. Blaine,
pharmicist's clerk, was stabbed to
death early today on a street car in
the south side during a quarrel with
an unidentified negro. The quarrel
ensued when Blaine accidentally
stepped on the negro's foot. according
to other passengers. Altho Blaine
apologized. the negro became angry
and attacked him with the knife, pas
sengers said. The negro leaped from
the car and fled.
Crowds of lyhites congregated in
the district soon after the stabbing
and extra policemen were assigned as
a precautionary measure against any
attempt to avenge Blaine's death.
Blaine was married and his wife.
who is in a hospital with a ten-dey-
old baby. has not been told of his
death
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-16
wheat IS RIPE
Harvest in Half of Kansas To
Begin Next Week.
VIII Be No Shortage of Labor,
Says MOhIer Report.

The beginning of next week will
find nearly one-half of all the counties
in Kansas engaged in harvesting
wheat, according to reports received
from every county in Kansas by the
state board of agriculture. Reports
on the date harvest will start in each
county show that eight Kansas coun-
ties began harvesting wheat this week,
thirty-three will begin next week
thirty-one will not begin harvesting
until the week beginning June 25, and
thirty-three will not begin until the
first week in July.
The coming week will find the en-
tire southeast quarter of the state
busily engaged in wheat harvest. In
counties in ne northeast quarter will
begin. including Geary. Dickinson,
Shawnee, jefferson, Atchison, Wyan-
dotte and Usage, the reports state.
The most western county reporting
prospects for the opening of harvest
next week is Meade. Barton. in the
central section. also reports wheat will
be ready for cutting next week.
Begin in Northwest July 4.
With few C-ceptions the entire
northwest quarter of the state will not
begin wheat cutting until the first of
spondents predict. The exceptions in
clude Ellis, Osborne and Jewell, in
which counties harvest probably will
begin next week. The two extreme
southwest counties-Morton and
Stevens-report that harvest there
will not begin until the first week in
July. In a majority of the other
southwest counties, it is generally re-
ported harvest will get under way be-
tween June 25 and June 80.
Plenty of Labor.
The reports indicate also that there
probably will not be a critical short
age of labor in any section of the
state. The greatest demand for har-
vest help will come next week, for
more counties will be engaged in har
vesting then than any. other time of
the season. Reports of a slight short
age of labor were received from south
east counties. where harvest began
this week, but the scarcity of help was
attributed to the fact that harvest
labor mad not begun to arrive in the
state. The hot and rainless days of
the past week have caused the wheat
to ripen faster than expected and har-
vest in some counties probably will
get under way sooner than predicted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-16
20 GET BETHANY LETTERS.
Three Sports Were Wen Represented
at Lindsborg, Kan.

Iindsborg. Kan. June 16.-Twenty
Bethany college athletes were awarded
letters for their athletic performances
at close of spring term. Eight ath-
letes received track letters, three ten
mis- letters and nine baseball letters.
Elmer larson. trainer with Bethany
teams this year, also was awarded a
letter. Those receiving embIems
were:
Track, Warren Center. Paul Murray
Stanley SHILLING, Clarence Otenberg
Joe Ostenberg and John Denker.
Baseball. Willard johnson, William
Ash, Earle Carroll, Vernia Olson. John
Sward, Oliver Pearson. Clarence Carl
son, Milton Rhenquist, and Vern
SWeedlun.
Tennis, w. r. Anderson. Cal Eber-
harit and Philemon Martin
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-16
ASK FOR COMPLETE FREEDOM.
Philippines Are Ready for Self Gov
ernment, ENJOYS Plea.

Washington, June 16. - Declaring
the Filipino people have fulfilled
their part of the covenant with Amer
lea" commission headed by Manuel
Quezon, president of the Philippine
senate. today presented to President
Harding a demand for Immediate.
complete and absolute" independence
for the Philippine Islands.
The people OF the Philippines yearn
to see the fulfillment of their aspira-
tions for national existence" the COM
mittee said I'VE come in the full ex-
pectation that America connot refuse
specific realization of those purposes
and ideals which found eloquent ex-
preston in her spokesmen both in
times of war and in times OF peace
reconstruction"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-16
DEAFNESS LITTLE HANDICAP.
Only Two Years More Needed to Com
pIete Common Schools.

St Louis. Mo-, June ia child
coming to the Missouri school for the
deaf. Fulton, Mo, at the age of seven
years, unable to hear or speak, would
graduate from the school course, if
normally intelligent, two years later
than the average speaking child, de-
clared w Mcclure, superintendent
of the school, before the fifth annual
convention of the Society of Progress
sive Oral Advocates in session here.
Pupils of the school gave a demon
stration of their ability to talk and un-
derstand conversation altho Mcclure
said, they were deaf and dumb when
they entered the school.
Teachers of speech, expression and
lip reading from colleges in Texas,
Tennessee, Wisconsin, New Jersey,
Ohio, Illinois, and Kansas are attend
ing the convention. The society is
an organization of teachers of the deaf
and dumb.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-16
BOOM HIT|oBs ARE PLENTY
st. Louis Hasn't Much of an Uncm.
pIoyment Problem.

St Louis, June 15-The serious un-
employment situation in the building
industry in St Louis three months
ago. has been improved by the present
building boom in which it is estimated
1900 men are stearily employed.
Maurice J. Cassidy, secretary of the
building trades council, said today.
Fewer than 500 skilled mechanics in
the building trades are idle as the re-
suit of extensive building operations IN
the last three months. according to
Cassidy as compared with about six
thousand unemployed in March
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-16
Hike Gas RATES.
Judge Pollock Hands Down
Opinion in Federal Court.
State Commission Has No Con-
troll Over Charges.

If an opinion handed down today by
Judge John C. Pollock, in the federal
court, stands, Kansas City, Kan, To-
peka and the other cities that get
their natural gas supply from the
Kansas Natural Gas company will
have to pay an increase in the price
of gas this winter. or the state public
utilities commission will have to find
a way to make the local distributing
companies sell their gas to consumers
at the old price while they are COM
PEELED to pay a higher price to the
pipe line com pany. Judge Pollock
no control over the rates charged by
the Kansas Natural to the local dis
ttibuting companies because of the in
terstate nature of the business of the
Kansas Natural.
Started by Topeka Company.
The opinion was in a case taken into
the federal court by the Consumers
Light. Heat & Power company of To-
peka and the state public utilities COM
mission in an effort to enjoin the Kan
sas Natural from putting into effect
a 40 cent gate rate the first of April
The previous gate rate had been 35
cents.
Officials of the local distributing
companies in Kansas City, Topeka and
other towns have stated that the put
ting into effect of this increase will
compel them to increase their price to
companies have already appealed to
the state commission for permission
to make an increase of cents a thou
sand cubic feet on theft customers
bills.
In all probability another long
drawn out gas fight will result from
this case. About the time the Topeka
company went into the federal court
with its plea for an injunction, the
state utilities commission and the
Wyandotte County Gas company went
similar case. The courts have con-
current jurisdiction. Lawyers who
are familiar with the gas controversies
said today that if the state supreme
court should hold with Judge Pollock
that the state commission had no au-
thority over pipeline rates of the Kan
sas Natural this probably would end
the litigation, altho the state still
could appeal to the United States
court differ from Judge PolIock's de-
cision then the case would go to the
United States supreme court as a re-
suit
Judge PolIOcIx's Opinion.
In rendering his opinion. Judge Pol
lock said:
II am persuaded beyond doubt, so
long as we have the guaranty of pro-
lection afforded by the trainers of our
national constitution against the COM
plete regulation and control of purely
commerce under the com
merce clause of the constitution. such
state thru its public utilities commits
sion over purely interstate business of
the Natural company cannot and
should not be permitted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-16
STUDENT DIES FROM WOUND.
Was Shot by Policeman rs He Fled
From Chicago Taxicab.

Chicago. June Is.-Frank J. Hahn,
student died today from wounds in
rlicted by William Heftz. a policeman.
who sought to arrest him for an al
legged attack upon a young woman in
a taxicab. The young woman and
another man in the cab are being
sought.
Heitz said he was summoned by the
driver OF the taxicab and that when
he approached and ordered Hahn out
Of the cab. the latter attempted to
flee The policeman fired and Hahn
fell with a bullet in his groin
During the shooting. Hahn's COM
ponion and the young woman escaped
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-16
sHRTNERs LEAVE FOR HOME.
Dozens of Specials Speed Guests From
Golden City of West.

San Francisco. June 16.-Dozens of
special trains following each other out
of San Francisco eastward marked the
path today of most of the Shriners
who came here to attend the golden
jubilee of this Masonic organization
The imperial officers and others
boarded two specially chartered
steamships for a trip TO Honolulu
James S McCandIess of Aloha temple
of Honolulu. the new imperial poten-
tate, headed the Shrine party.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-16
STORM FATAL TO KANsAN.
Carl Stuiye, 66, Sylvan Grove, Had
Grasped Transmission Line.

SsHna, Kan, June 16.-Noticing a
weakening of the power at the electric
light plant at Sylvan Grove, near here,
during a rainstorm last night, the su-
perintendent sent men out to find the
cause.
They came across the body of Carr
Stuive, 56, prominent resident of the
town. one hand grasping a live wire
which had fallen near the Stuive barn
! during the storm. Stuive is survived
by a widow and six children, all mar
ried.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-16
WILL RATIFY ARMS PACT.
Japan's Council Not Expected to For.
get Her Agreements.
tBy the Associated Press.

Toxic. June 16.-The privy council
is expected to ratify within a few
weeks the agreements reached at the
Washington arms conference. Fol-
lowing her usual policy. Japan is un-
likely to precede Great Britain in act
ing on these international accords.
The well informed. however. say
there is nothing to justify the fear
that Japan may wait upon France,
adopting qualifications or reservations
according to the attitude displayed by
France.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-16
WALKS IN SLEEP TO DEATH.
Assistant Cashier of BraziIton State
Bank Falls 16 Feet.

Girard, Kan, June 16.-Walking in
his sleep at his home west of Girard
in the Greenbush neighborhood early
this morning, Frank La Forge. as
sistant cashier of the Brazilton State
bank, at Brazilton. stepped out of
window and fell sixteen feet. suffering
injuries from wheich he died soon
afterWard- |
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-16
ARREST GANDHTs SUCCESSOR.
He's Sentenced to Pay 500 Rupee Fin,
or Three Months in Jail.
(By the Associated Press)
Ahmada Rr

Ahmadabad. British India. June 16.
-QuereShi, the non-co-operationist
leader in British India, who succeeded
8Iohandas Gandhi when the latter was
arrested and imprisoned on charges of
sedition, has been sentenced to a
years Imprisonment and to pay a fine
of 500 rupees. with a further three
months imprisonme in default of
payment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-16
BLAIR-DovER ROW IN AGAIN.
Harding Asked 10 Uphold Dover ls
latest Treasury Scrap.

Washington, June 1e.-The Blair
Dover controversy in the treasury
threatened to break out afresh today
when it became known petition had
been circulated among Republican
members Of the congress asking Presi-
dent Harding to uphold the policies OF
Mr.. Dover
The petition. # was learned today.
had received the signatures OF about
Is members and plans were being
made to present It to the president
within the next IS hours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-16
Ship Board Gets Texas Contract.

Washington, June 16.-The ship
had entered into a contract with the
Texas company for transportation be-
tween 100000 and 1000. 900 cases of
oil to East and South African ports on
shipping board vessels operated by
the Mallory transport line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-16
SPANKED HIS WIFE

Hutchinson. Kan. June 16.-E.
Maliicot, formerly of Wichita, who
was arr estcd here on June for
Spanking his wife. was dismissed in
police court yesterday morning on
evidence which proved that he and
MS wife were living together again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-16
Wait Final Cut in Pay Before
Telling Labor Board.
Overwhelming Vote FavOring n
WalkOut Is Received.
SAYS so, ALSO
High Officials Declare War to
Finish With the Board.
Chiefs Say They Will Back Men
in Strike Call.
fBy the AssocIated Presa.l

Cincinnati, June 16.-B. NJ. Jewell,
president of the railway employees de-
partment of the American Federation
Of Labor, was authorized today by tho
chiefs of the railroad shop craft
unions to request officers of the o. NJ.
w. A. for joint conference.
Joint action between the rail men
in their threatened strike with the
miners who have been OF strike since
April 1, will be discussed II Mr.. Jew
elrs request is approved by the min
ers' officials.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-21
Battle Royal .CasePut Over

Rosie Seckar, defendant in tho ac- tion of Mary Rocfz, who is suing for damages of $3,00O because of an al- leged assault; took the witness stand when the case was continued before Judge John W. Banks and a jury in Superior court today. The witness, who has entered a cross complaint and clanis the same amount of dam ages, broke down and wept at one time during the examination by her counsel, John J. Cuneo. All are of NorwaIk.
 Mary Rociz, the plaintiff. always followed the defendant around and tried to start trouble, according to evidence offered today. The battle royal that caused the present action occurred June 27, last, while both women were enroute to their employ ment- It was a real hair pulling and clothes tearing argument according to all reports, and very nearly rivaIled an honest to goodness strip poker party Each of the women claims that the other won the prize.
 Indications are that it will be late in the afternoon, if not tomorrow morning, before the case is given to the jury. The trial opened Thursday. The last witness examined before noon today was called by the defense, and was Anna Kuslik, who now lives on W. Cedar street, South Norwalk. Keogh & Candee represent the plain tiff
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-21
Dorsen Case Comes to Light

The bankruptcy affairs of the Dor sen Dry Goods Company. formerly doing a department store business on Main street. again came to Night this morning with a petition for an appeal, and asking for a review of Referee Keogh'e finding by Judge Edwin S. Thomas of United States District court. The appeal is filed by the Royal Adjustment company, New York city.
 This company was scored by Judge Keogh in his finding. They had a claim for $22.991.11. They claimed this a service charge for loans to the Dorsen company, on promissory notes. Judge Keogh found the charge excessive for services render ed, gave it as his opinion that the charges were rather for the use of the money. accused the New York concern Of usury, and scored the Royal Adjustment company for ac- cepting money, as a payment on the total Indebtedness. after they knew the company was insolvent, and knew that the paymen- they were taking was in the nature of a pre- ferred claim, contrary to the bank ruptcy laws of Connecticut
 The Royal Adjustment company. in asking for a review of the case. en- ter a general denial in relation ito Knowing the DorSen company was bankrupt when they accepted the payment. Judge Keogh asks that the money so accepted be returned as a rightful portion of the assets.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-21
BONUS BILL TO BE RUSHED THROUGH
GOVERNOR LAKE ISSUES GOOD FRIDAY
 PROCLAMATION

Hartford, March Ex-Governor Everett J. Lake, today issued a proclamation for the observance of Good Friday on April IA. He says:
 s.Our fathers, the founders and builders of this commonwealth have taught us by their example to seek the guidance of divine wisdom for the duties and re- responsibilities of citizens and statesmen.
 '.In accordance with the cuS- tom they established, I. hereby designate Friday the Fourteenth of April as q day of fasting and prayers and I earnestly desire the people of this state together on that day in their places of worship. humbly to acknowledge our share in the sins which delay the full fruition of peace in the christian world and to seek from Almighty God such power and wisdom and brotherly love as may enable us to solve the prob Iems and perform the duties which confront us in this pres ent year"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-21
F are fearing
 Stage Is Set

Representatives of civic sorganiza- tions the city government and private citizens will attend the Public Utili- ties commissions hearing on the five cent fare, in the City hall tomorrow morning. During the four months that the five-cent fare mas been in effect here it has gained the support of the greater majority of riders, and 8. v1- gorous protest against a raise in fare will probobly be made tom orrOw.
 The Business Mems association, the Chamber of Commerce and other To- cal organizations will be represented by committees, and 1t Is expected that City Attorney John A. Cornell, Jr., and Alderman Alfred B. Veness. pres1- dent of the Council will attend in the interest of the city.
 The hearing is scheduled to start at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, and will probobly last several hours.
 Norwalk is having a hearing on it's own fare rate this afternoon. The five cent fare has been in operation in that town since last November, and rev. enues have been increased under the new scale there as well as in Bridge port.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-21
Says Miners Can Earn $5,OOO In
 Year Under Scale

Washington, March 21-Coal opera tors who face the prospect of a strike of their employees April 1 but who still refuse to enter national confer ence with the coal miners union are not controlled by "mere madness, but disorder" George H. Cushing, man aging director of the American Whole e- sale Coal Association declared today in address before the Washington City Club.
 Federal court indictments which have charged operators of union mines with conspiring with the miners union in endeaVors to fix coal prices and held by Mir. Gushing as largely respon- sible for the unwillingness of the coal operators to confer.
 MT. Gushing declared that wages must come down in the mines as illus trated by 'the amazing fact that un- der the present scale a practical miner can earn fully $5,o00 a year though the miners know that they dare not earn all the scale allows"
 ''They know that if the public should realize how a practical miner may earn" MT. Cushing added, "the people would refuse to pay the price for coal which such a wage scale fixed. They know therefore that their rate would be cut. Labor is not striking against the coal operators. the rail- road managers or the manufacturer, it is striking against the public The public does not know to- what exent the mine payroll has been padded. It does know that it is compelled to pay a price for coal against which it point where he must see the cause on one side and the effect on the other. He has to turn about and fight He mas decided to strike at the real cause and he is going into this wage battle to clean the miners of the shirkers and the payroll padders."