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The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-26
Formers Son Was Killed When
Motor Car Overturned.
SPEED OF 65 MILES AN HOUR
Defendant Settled One Friendly
Damage Suit for s61s.
Accident Occurred Near Silver
Lake on December 10.

Orville Diffenderfer. 1907 n Quincy
street, today was made defendant in n
$4,000 damage suit filed in the dis
trict court by d. L. Chandler. 32l
Klein street. father of John Chandler,
10, who was fatally injured when the
Essex touring car driven by Diffen-
derfer overturned near Silver Lake.
December 10. Young Chandler died i
few hours after the accident
The father alleges in his petition
that Diffenderfer was driving at 5.
speed of siXty-two miles per hou.-
when he went into the turn of the
Golden Belt road a short distance west
of Silver Lake. John ]. Schenck is
representing Chandler in the lawsuit
Investigated by Coroner's Jury.
The accident in, which Chandler was
killed and the other seven young peo-
pie who occupied the car were mora
or less injured occurred shortly after
midnight when the young folks wers
returning from a dance in Rossville.
The accident was the object of al.
investigation by coroner's jury. il
which testimony was given to. the ef-
feet that at least some of the boys ia
the crowd had been drinking before
they entered the dance hall early ia
the evening.
The jury merely returned a verdict
to the effect that young Chandler
came to his, death thru an auto acci-
dent, the car being driven by Diffen-
derfer, when he entered the turn IN
the road at a speed of from twenty-five
to forty miles an hour. Diffenderfer
was not held on a criminal charge.
TestimonY<was also introduced during
the inquest to the effect that some
member of the party. said TO have
been Diffenderfer, declared in the
dance hall that he would drive back
to Topeka in thirty minutes. one of
the girls in the party, said to have
been Miss Viola Weaver, GIG Wear
avenue, is said to have protested
against the plan at that time and
Ggain when they were on their way
back to Topeka. At both times her
protests were disregarded, the evidence
showed
He Paid One Claim.
Diffenderfer paid Miss Alta Atkins.
209 East Seventh street. $61s when she
filed a friendly suit against him in the
district court January I6 Next TO
young Chandler, Miss Atkins was the.
most seriously injured She-has not
yet recovered from the Injuries she sus-
tanned, it is said
The others who were injured less
seriously were Diffenderfer. Miss
Weaver. Eugene Painter. 1895 Clay
street: OrvilIe Sanmeyer. S16 jefferson
street; Miss Thelma Mace, 627 Chand
Ter street, and Miss Mary Salzer. 1915
Lafayette street.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-26
SUCCESSFUL Y. M. YEAR
Central Association Is "a Per Cent Self
Supporting, Report Shows.


The Central Y. NJ. c. A. has had a
highly successful year, according to
n. w. Benning. general secretary, in
the annual financial report the asso-
ciated presented to the members of
the board of directors today. The re-
ceipts of the association during 1921
we're SIC, OLA. 95, and the expenditures
were $75S96.66 This does not in
clude the sum of $1,000 raised by the
association for the George E. Lerrigo
fund to promote the work of the Y.
NJ c. A in China
The Central association is ninety
four per cent self supporting, accord
ing to the report. The income is re-
ceived from memberships, subscrfp-
tons doI mitory rentals, lockers. bowl
ing alleys, towels, cafeteria, bllllaros
and laundry
The remarkable thing about the
association the last year was that It
was not forced to reduce its staff as
many associations over the country
are being forced to do.
The membership also shows sub
stantial increase. The membership
is 1915 at the present time against
1909 for the same time one years ago.
The annual meeting of the associ-
alton will be held the first "Wednesday
in April The members of the board
of directors are: Charles P. Adams,
president: Judge J. S West, vice presl-
dent; o. NJ. White. treasurer; L. ID.
Whittemore, recording secretary;
Arthur Coppes, +. A. Derby. II. G.
Kfbbee, E. v. King, f. B. Parker, F.
A. Schilling, r. j. White, o. E. Wright.
B. H. Davis, George A. Guild. Rad M.
Lee w L. Gardner, Fred Voiland, A.
J. Schober and A D. Gray
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-26
hike IN COAST FRUIT HERE
Recent Freeze in California Brings Up
Prices in Topeka.

The prices Of oranges and lemons
have Increased so cents per box ia
Topeka in the last few days. and &C
cording to a local commission firm,
further increases may be expected
soon as the result of the recent freeze
in California The additional hikes
will come. it is said. just as soon as
the present supply is exhausted
The freeze hit California right in
the middle of the orange and lemon
picking season and was SO serious that
the fruit growers there have practi-
calIy ceased packing for two or three
weeks. This time is necessary. it is
explained, in order 10 determine just
how badly the fruit was damaged.
Prior te the freeze California oranges
were plentiful and the price was rea-
sonable Now both the supply and
the price appear to be somewhat un-
certain.
Apples continue to come in from
Idaho and other states in the north
west Because of the scarcity of fruit
in this section, the apple business has
been unusually good. the commission
mer say Celery is another staple
product. shipments coming from both
the west Michigan and WISCONSIN
In the new vegetable line the prod
ucts of the Rio Grande valley are
commencing to find their way TO the
favored few who can afford the price
Taese include new potatoes. cabbage.
radishes and beans A few shipments
of strawberries. worth their weight in
gold, areS coming in from Florida.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-26
A MUSIC LESSON
Topeka ROtarians Given In
structiOns by Miss De Forrest.
Six Numbers Given by WASH
burn Girls GIee Club.

The lett motif of the Rotary club
program at the Chamber of Commerce
today was music, and the Rotarians
came away advised of several features
of their ignorance on the subject.
Miss Margaret DeForest of Kansas
City, with the educational department
of the J. w. Jenkins Sons Music
company. informed the Rotarians that
they were boys again, and made them
believe it-even to a specially picked
bald-headed row on the stage. And
then she demonstrated to the boys
how little they knew of music. and
how much there is for them to learn.
Miss DeForest has been in Topeka
for the past week or more, doing work
in the public schools in connection
with the music memory contest which
is now in progress Her work is di-
rectly along the line of musical ap-
probation.
Sentiment Is Divided.
The Rota-ian boys" when she put
them to the test, had a. good deal of
difficulty, and never finally agreed
on which of two pieces of music
played on the photograph represented
a whirlwind and which represented a
fairy dancing in the woods. Sehti-
ment, when the question was put to a
vote, was evenly divided. The Rotar-
ians were more easily able to pick
out a. bit of music which represented
a swan on a lake and another bit
which was designed to initiate a
brook. But the whirlwind and the
fairy puzzled them.
The coordination between the eye
and the ear, Miss De Forest demon
strated with pictures which did or did
not "go with selections which she
played on the phonograph. The Ro-
tarians passed the test little better
than thew had the nTaViOUS one
Then little Mamie Jackson. 1923
Chandler street. colored, seven years
old, went to the stage. To show the
appeal of rhythm in music to the child
Miss De Forest asked the child who
attend the Washington school, to per-
form various exercises in time to the
music The exercises were varied
again and again. without missing
Little Colleen Baughey. S14 West
Sixth avenue. a pupil of the Sumner
school, went to the platform and did
a clever interpretative dance to a rec
ord which she had never heards played
before.
Music by GIec Club.
Jason NJ. Averfll. chairman of the
program committee for the day. in
troduced Dean Henry V. Stearns,A Of
the music department of Washburn
college, who in turn presented Albert
Haberstro, of the music faculty. di-
recting the Washburn Girls Glee club,
with twenty-five members. The glee
club entertained the Rotarians with
responses to encore after encore. Their
work thoroly delighted the members
of the club.
The program rendered by the club
included six songs. Miss Helen
Frances Frisbey and Miss Sylvia E.
Silverthorne, each sang two solos
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-26
VET IN CHARGES
Robbed of Medals and Papers
by "LegiOn Friends"
Minneapolis Man Testified for
Watson and Lost Job.

/ Washington, Jan. 26.-Declaration
that he had been robbed and dis
charged as an employe of the veterans
bureau after testifying in the senate
investigation of illegal soldier hang
ings was made by Charles p Green
of Minneapolis in letters and kilograms
received by Senator Watson. Demo-
crat, Georgia, and read today before
the investigating committee.
Green declared in his communica-
tions that when enroute to his home
Americana Legion friends at Cinein-
natl had stolen his suit case contain
ing his army discharges. decorations
and other documents. On reaching
Minneapolis, he charged he was in
formed by the Veterans bureau that
his services We're no longer required.
Green had testified that the bodies
of nine soldiers killed by the military
police had been sent to a hospital at
Chateau Roux. France.
Chairman Brandegee recalled to
committee members that Green was
the witness who declared on the stand
that General Pershing was "a liar
and said that he would rather belong
to the 1. W. w. than to the American
Legion.
Three doctors attached to the Cha
teau Roux hospital. testified yesterday
there was no truth in Green's charges
as to the nine bodies
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-26
TOO MUCH TALK
Dirt Farmer From California
Makes Vigorous Protest.
Charges Politics in Agricultural
Conference at Washington.
PARLEY DENIES HIM HEARING
San Diego Man Even Tried to
See President Harding.
InSurgent Declares He VIII
Continue Fight.
PARLEY DENIES HIM HEARING

Washington. Jan. 26.-Promisec
fireworks in President HardinG's ma
tional agricultural conference mate
rialized this afternoon
L. H. Francisco. self-styled dirt
farmer of San Diego, denied q hear
ing in open session of the parley,
charged ''steam roller methods" were
being exerted and asserted that any
relief the conference may recommnd
Tor the farmers of the nation Will be
Just pure luck"
Il am ashamed at the things that
are going on here in this conference
Francisco shouted after Chairman An
derson entertained a motion for re-
cess while Francisco was Vehemenly
demanding to be heard"
Too Much Fine Talk"
Francisco deprecated "all this fine
talk" of the speeches made since the
conference convened Monday last and
said there were few dirt farmers
among the delegates and declared that
the only thing the speeches We're
serving TO do was to "lull the audience
TO sleep" He charged that politics
was responsible for his failure TO be
heard. =
Il am not a radical he said. u
don't purpose to disrupt this meeting
L am not a delegate but l spent my
good money to come TO Washington in
the hope of seeing something real done
for the alleviation Of the farmers
troubles
Apparently, we don't get anything
real out of this conference except by
luc The real farmers of this coun-
Try don't want the government to give
us any money. All we want is a fair
price for our products propOruonate
TO the returns given other industries
Francisco declared he had tried to
see President Harding but had been
denied audience with the executive.
He asserted he would attempt again
TO be heard by the conference when it
reConvenes later in the day to receive
committee reports from which VIII
emerge conference communications
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-26

Closing the doors of the senses is
not the same as conquering the will
This has been proved by Helen Keller
in a hundred ways, but a new proof
was revealed when Jascha Heifetz, the
worlds greatest violinist. played for
the blind and deaf woman at the Hotel
Brown in Denver.
HFor once when Heifetz was playing
the audience was more interesting
than the player. Ali eyes were on the
blind woman as she placed the tips OF
her wondrously sensitized finger under
the belly of the Stradivarius. The
bow swept the strings, and the woman
quivered as a thcrobred race horse
under the whip. The melody swept
thru her being. Her body responded
to every note.
Quivcred With Ecstacy
''She seemed to feel everything that
the Cremo1a was trying to say to her.
As the magic tones mounted the scales
the woman seemed to rise with it;
her whole being quivered with an
ecstacy that made those who looked
on wonder # it was all delight
But it was not only the tempo 20
which she responded-the vibrations
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-26
GO AFTER 200 NEW MEMBERS
Special Campaign Started by Topeka
Merchants Association.

A campaign to secure 200 new mem
bers for the Topeka Merchants asso-
citation is to be instituted Immediately.
it was decided at a. meeting of the
board of directors of the association
at noon today.
Frank c. Beck is chairman of the
membership committee of the asso-
citation.
I'VE mean TO get new members thru
educational work-showing the mer-
chants of Topeka what we have done
for our members and for all other
merchants as we'll" Milton Tabor, Sec
retary of the association, said.
Prospects will be reached thru per-
sonal visits from members of the as
sociation, and thru personal letters
written to them.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-26

of the strings. fast or slow She
seemed to divine the real message of
the music.
so tender. SO tender she muir
INJURED once. k
Then Heifetz played La Chase,
an old French hunting song,-a gay,
rollicking tune. The blind and deaf
woman laughed with delight. There
remained no doubt, she was hearing it
all ut was as tho her whole being vi
brated with the violin itself.
Hcifetz Here March 18th.
The master of the violin was play
ing on greater instrument than any
ever turned out from the workshop
of Antonio Stradivari. He was playing
on what. is probably the most highly
attuned organism in the world-Miss
Helen Keller
Jascha Heifetz will appear in recital
in the Topeka auditorium on Monday,
March 13, as the last concert in the
Topeka Series, under the direction of
H. ]. Dotterweich. This concert will
be Heifetz's only Kansas. appearance
this season. and incidentally his pre-
miere appearance in Topeka,
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-26

Madison. Wis. Jan. 26EWileta
Higgins, 16. blind and deaf girl of
GAINESVILLE, Friday night carried on a
conversation here with Helen Keller
blind, deaf and formerly dumb.
The two, Miss Keller. famed for
her accomplishments despite the alb
sence of two senses. and Miss Hig-
gins, who has become widely known
as a result of what is said to be her
ability to distinguish colors by her
sense of smell and to hear by her sense
of touch. were able to understand one
another without aid.
Miss Keller said of the girl that she
was delighted that the power and
gift of her spirit have been so mar
velously developed"
Heard" Speech Thru Hands,
''I look forward to her helping 9TH
ers>to realize what they can do if they
work long enough& she said. There
are many marvellous things in the
world, but nothing so wonderful as
the adaptability of a human being"
The two heard the speech of one
another thru the medium of their
hands placed over the face and chest
of the speaker.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-26
new U.P. STATION
VIII Be Included in New Budget
Is Report, Today.
Freight House and Other I'M
prOvemeRts Provided For.
RUMOR NOT VERIFIED HERE
Plan to Locate Station on West
Side of Avenue.
Two Blocks of Ground Pur-
chased Some Time Ago.
RUMOR NOT VERIFIED HERE

There is a report which will not be
/ ''downed' in North Topeka, today,
to the effect that the Union Pacific
budget for ,the Kansas division. call
| ing for q new passenger station.
freight house and other new facilities
at Topeka, has been allowed and that
| it is the plan TO start work on the
| improvements this year.
| The report, which has not been veri-
fled by local Union Pacific officials,
has created a furry among certain
real estate dealers who, on the
strength of the rumor. are said to be
making efforts to obtain options on
property adjacent to the probable site
! of the proposed passenger station.
| c. L. Sleeper, local Union Pacific
Iagent, says he has no reason to either
confirm or deny the report since it is
common knowledge that the improve
ments Were at least included in the
pre- Hrninary budget. The most Sleeper
will say is that he has been assured
| by more than one high official that
! they were going TO make a strong eff
! fort to have the program carried out
| this year.
West of Kansas Avenue
| Under the proposed plan the new
| passenger station is to be located on
the west side of Kansas avenue near
| where the freight house now stands
J and new freight house erected, either
Il
| senger station or on the north side of
the tracks where there is a small park
at present.
| The Union Pacific some time ago
acquired the ownership of at least two
blocks of ground located south of its
| tracks and Between the freight house
and the Rock Island junction. Since
| that time about half of the buildings
have been moved and it is said that
| the tract will be used as a location
! and proper surroundings for the new
! passenger station.
| New RoundhOuse, Too.
Likewise. the company owns con-
siderable ground on the north side OF
its tracks between the Rock Island
junction and the material yards. In
! the proposed changes, it is said that
this ground will be used for g new
roundhouse. extra trackage facilities
shops for light repair work and d
stockyard.
The old roundhOuSe located east of
| the passenger station will be torn
down. it is said, for two reasons The
ground there will be needed for track
age facilities to the new freight house
and besides a new roundhouse is badly
needed The old one will not accom-
modate more tEan four switch engin -
or two or three regular engines, and
one large enough for at least ten or
a dozen engines is needed. The com
panys stockyard. at present located
Just east of the Forbes Milling COM
pany, has also been outgrown and it
is said that a new one will be built
along with the other improvements
where the company has more room.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-26

venworth. According to his petition
he was sentenced from the eastern
district of Michigan for having in his
possession certain zinc halftone
plates in the likeness and simiiitude
of certain plates and impressions des-
ignated blythe Dominion of Canada
for the printing of genuine issues of
certain obligations and securities of
said foreign government" In his ap-
pl4cation for release, Luvisch says the
court had no jurisdiction in the matter
and that the offense was not one
against the government of the United
States.
school will be used for the next meet
ing of the forum of the Chamber of
Commerce, on the evening of Feb
ruary l. A. r. .Kroh will be the
speaker. kroh is a brilliant Example
of the modern scientific farmer, and
manages his own farm in New Mexico,
as well as travelling over the country
lecturing. He appeared in Topeka
more than a year ago under the
auspices of the Kansas Automobile
Xrades association. Dean Henry v.
Stearns, of the music department of
Washburn college, will be in charge
of the musical program of the evening.
G. c. Wheeler, formerly editor OF
the Kansas Farmer and Mail and
Breeze, and editor of the Kansas
Farmer before the absorption OF that
paper, has been employed as editor
and manager of Western Farm Life,
published by the Capper Farm Press
in Denver. Wheeler has taken Il
prominent part in the development of
agriculture in Kansas, particularly
with reference to the livestock indus
try He was formerly an instructor
a the sKansas State Agricultural col
lege. and has been a member of the
extension division of the college.
Wheeler's family will move to Denver
with him. Their Topeka home has
been at 1907 Buchanan street.
Trial of the divorce suit brought by
Mrs. Nellie Fredericks, 40S Western
avenue. against Peter Fredericks, pro-
prietor~of a shoe shop at 207 Kansas
avenue, was in. progress today before
Judge George Whitcomb in the dis
trict court. Mrs. Fredericks charges
her husband with extreme cruelty and
neglect. She related how he failed to
return home one night and how she
had started out at 2 o'clock in the
morning to search for him, fearing he
might have been robbed and hurt in
his shoe shop, where she supposed he
was working. When she called at the
house of d woman friend to ask as
sistance. Fredericks went out the back
door as she came in the front, she told
the court. She declared that Fred
erick had been in the house alone with
I xvO women
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-26
JUDGE HAzEN ON BENCH
Widely known Lawyer Takes Place of
Judge Mcclure.

After eighteen years of private law
practice, Judge Z. 7. Hazeu today &C.
cupied the bench in the first division
Of the district court as judge pro TEN
in the absence of Judge James a. Nc
Clure. who was i'll. Judge Mcclure
is suffering with an attack of flu,
and altho quite i'll Wednesday night,
his condition was reported as i'm
proved today.
To the older attorneys and atten-
dants at the court Judge Hszen's face
was a familiar sight. S1e' served as
Judge three terms. from 1893 until
9O4 when he was succeeded by the
late Judge Dana. Judge Hazen came
to Topeka in 1880 and from 1882 un-
III he was elected to the bench in
1898 he was senior member of the
firm of A1azen & Isehart- After serv-
senior member of the firm of Hazen
s Cav and is now engaged in private
practice.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-26
QUESTIONABLE SENT OUT
Information b ing Secured by Topeka
High School Alumni.

High School Alumni.
In order to strengthen the friend
ship between Topeka high school and
jts alumni and to receive informa ton
regarding the selection and training
for various vocations. the vocational
committee of the school has sent out
one hundred and fifty letters to mem
bers of the alumni, asking eight ques-
tions on this subject
The letters have been sent to men
IN all limos of work SO as TO make the
Information received fairly represen-
tative. The information will be used
TO aid present students in selecting
their vocations in case they have not
done so.
The questions are as follows:
In what year were you graduated
from the Topeka high school?
Did you complete a college course
If so, where?
What technical training did you
take2 AT what school?
What vocation did you enter after
completing your education?
In what vocation are you now en-
gaged2
What factor influenced you most in
choosing your voGation?
What part of your training has con-
tributed most to your present success
What period do you consider the
hest time to choose ones life work?
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-26
WILLING TO ENTERTAIN
Miss Margaret De Forrest Open to En-
gagemcnts in Topeka.

Miss Margaret De Forrest, musical
education representative of the Jen-
kins Sons Music company in the
southwest territory, is ready and will
ing TO appear before music clubs, wo-
mems clubs or any other anizations
in thescity with her program of mu-
sic and instruction and entertainment
it was announced today by Clyde r.
Faris. Jenkins manager in this city.
Miss De Forrest has appeared in
many schools in the city and the
county since her visit TO Topeka Her
talk and boy class before the Ro-
tary club at noon today was one of
the brightest features OF the club sea
son.