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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-11
U. S. DEBT COMMISSION 0. K.
Senate Confirms Nominations o
Smoot and Burton at Last.

Washington, April 1.-THE allied
debt refunding commission, created
by congress and entrusted with con-
version into long time securities the
debts of allied nations to the United
States. was formally completed today.
thru confirmation by the senate of
the nominations Of Senator Smoot of
Utah and Representative Burton of
Ohio, Republicans, as members of the
commission.
Confirmation followed more than
five hours of discussion in executive
session.
The principal argument against
confirmation was said to have been
made by Senator Walsh. Democrat,
Montana, who originally raised the in
eligibility point, while the principal
speech in support of Senator Smoot
and Mr.. Burton was reported to have
been made by Senator Cummins, Re
publican, Iowa, chairman of the judi
ciary subcommittee which considered
the nominations.
The vote on confirmation was Al
to IS. Two Democrats, Senators
Broussard, Louisiana and Kendrick.
Wyoming, voted for confirmation,
while three Republicans. Senators
Borah, Idaho: La Toilette. Wisconsin,
and Norris. Nebraska. voted against it
The roll call was made public by order
of the senate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-11
Wholesale Deaths of Babies
From Rail Wage Slash9
Walsh Pleads for Higher Pay
Instead of Reduction.
AVERAGE WAGE NOW At $40
Minimum Wage Scale Asked OF
Labor Board by Attorney.
Other Industries Pay More Is
Statement to That Body.

Chicago, April 11.-Reduction of
the wages of unskilled laborers on the
railways would be IAN act of whole
sale infanticide," Frank p. Walsh,
noted labor attorney, declared in an
impassioned plea before the United
States railroad labor board today.
These men cannot support their
families now on the wages they are
receiving" he asserted.
He said they averaged $40 a month.
Walsh's speech was an argument
for the establishment OF a minimum
wage for unskilled workers on the
roads, upon the basis of which other
scales might be graded upward.
1T is the duty of this board. -
Walsh said, Ito determine the least
wage of which a family can support
itself decently. This is what has had
to be done in other industries
Walsh cited the packing industry
and the steel business. He said ]. Og-
den Armour told him it cost the pack
ers $75,00O,000 to maintain such a
scale. but that Mr.. Armour said it
was worth it,
1T has been said blithely here that
these men whom we represent are
black men or Mexican poems, that they
do not look beyond the day, that they
are satisfied with a blanket to sleep
on and barely enough to satisfy their
creature wants." Walsh continued, as
his voice rose.
The man who said that would never
have made such a statement if he did
not in his heart despise these human
beings. We must remember that a
pubic wrong cannot be committed
without createng a menace to the en-
tire community. Such an act on our
part will endanger the lives of that
speakers children"
Four hundred delegates to the con-
vention of railway employees division
of the American Federation of Labor
assembled here today. The days ses-
sion was devoted purely to routine
bl1SfDeSS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-11
BIG WAR FRAUD?
Rep. Johnson Charges Many
Thefts by Department.
''IIIegaI Sales and FavOritism"
Basis of His Attack.

Washington, April IA scathing
assault on the war department with
charges of fraud, corruption, favorit-
ism and tampering with justice, thru
attempts to control the department of
justice was made in the house today
by Representative Royal c. Johnson
of South Dakota, a Republican and an
ex-service man.
Following presentation of a long list
of alleged incorrect sales of surplus
property by the war department, re-
sulting. he said, in enormous losses
to the country johnson introduced a
resolution demanding an investigation
of matters contained in his charges
by a special committee to be appoint
ed by the speaker.
Johnson presented figures to show
that on December 13, 1920, General
Bullard estimated that the govern
ment had on hand $4,000. 900, 900
worth of supplies A report on March
2, 1921, stated that this surplus was
valued at only S3,723,233,S4s. John
son told the house that a report of the
secretary of war of December 5, 1921
relative to all sales of surplus prop
erty is the most fraudulent mislead-
ing and criminally deceitful document
that was ever submitted to the Ameri-
can congress-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-11
BANKS UNDER NEW CONTROL
G. b. and John f. Merriam in Perry
and WiIIiamstown InstttutIons.


The Central Trust company of To-
peka came in active liaison with the
Farmers State Bank of Perry and the
Farmers. State Bank of Willian an1stown
Monday when a deal was completed
whereby c. B. Merriam and his SON
John E. Merriam of the Central Trust
and J. L. Raines and V. c. Raines of
Perry acquired the controlling interest
of the two institutions near Topeka.
Under the new arrangement V. C.
Raines will be in active charge of the
institutions. In the Perry bank C. B.
Merriam and V. c. Raines have been
added as directors with Mr.. Raines
as vice president. At Williamstown,
due to the resignation of J: n. Martin.
who is in California, V. c. Raines is
named president and John E Mer-
riam. vice president. Mr.. Raines and
Mr.. Merriam also are added to the
directorate.
There will be no changes in the
officers and directors of each of these
two institutions excepting such
changes as may be necessarily re-
quired by the transfer c. G. Hart
will remain as cashier of the Farm
ers State Bank at Perry and A c.
Elswick will remain as the cashier
of the farmers State Bank at Will
Jamestown.
T. J. Sweeney and L. N. Lewis who,
prior to this time. held the controlling
interest in these two institutions, re-
tain an interest in each of them and
will retain the official positions they
held formerly.
The change is made mainly on Mr..
Sweeney's account. His health and
his many other duties have brought
about conditions whereby he desires
to be relieved of the active manage
ment of the two institutions and de-
sires that the active work be trans
ferred to younger and more active
men.
The change will link closely the
Perry and Williamstown banks and
the Central Trust company and pro-
vide additional service to all the banks
involved
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-11
But While Lloyd George Is for Such Plan in Order
Bring Lasting Peace the French Delegation Shouts
1t Can't Be Considered by France
RUSSIA IN PLEA
Chitchern Makes Second Pro-
test of Session; Is 0verruIed.
Affair Between BarthOu and
Soviet Head Now Quieted.
fBv the Associated Press1

Genoa. April 11.-At this afternoon s
meeting of the principal conference
committee which is to consider Rus
sian foreign affairs, Foreign Minister
Chitchern Of Russia protested against
the presence of the Rumanian and
Japan delegates because T,.mania was
occupying Bessarabia and Japan was
occupying portions of Siberia
Premier Facta of Italy, who was
presiding over the committee, declined
TO consider the Russian protest. giving
as his reason that all the countries
invited to the conference had a right
to be represented on its committee.
Louis Barthou. head of the French
delegation, told representatives of the
Exchange Telegraph that he was par
ticularly pleased at the way in which
Mr.. Lloyd George had smoothed over
the Incident between himself and NJ.
Chitchern. head of the Russian soviet
delegation at yesterdays session.
Lloyd George, he said, had upheld
views which are mutual"
NJ. Barthou was glad at the turn
events had taken, as he realized dis
cussion was inevitable and it was
much better that the incident should
be cleared up at the opening session.
He now saw no reason why the con-
ference should not accomplish its end.
United States Wen Out of 1t?
Washington, April 1.-THE refusal
of the United States to participate in
partially vindicated by the. manner in
which the parley has started off
petty quarreHnG on the part of France
and soviet Russia. and near quarrels
with other delegations was as
serted today in official administration
circles.
If the conference could not get by
the first "handshaking'' session with
out an emergency coming to the sur
face. it bodies ill for the future success
Of the conference. one official said
and the United States should congrat-
ulate itself for staying out.
Everything that has transpired in
the sessions TO date-France's refusal
to discuss reduction of land armament
and the cropping out of poorly con-
cealed animosities on the part of other
delegations, all go to prove. it was
SAID, the accuracy OF Secretary
description of the conference
as political rather than economic
conference.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-11
PRESSURE IS Low
Accident Occurs Today at City
WaterWorkS Plant.
Topekans Urged To Boil Water
for Next Few Days.

An accident at the city waterworks
this morning resulted in the loss of
suction by the big pumps. and To-
peka's water pressure today is very
low Water will not reach the third
floors of buildings in the business dis
tricts. and the Santa Fe waterworks
will be ready to handle an emergency
if a fire occurs.
The water used by Topeka citizens
for the next two days should be
boiled, w. A. Stanfield. city commits
sioner of water and electric lights, is
sued warning at noon today.
IF We have to call on the Santa F'e,
their water is not chlorinated, and
should be boiled" Stanfield says. "Of
course we don't know whether we will
call on them or not. Boiling is a
precautionary measure"
To Use Fire Engines.
The fire marshal was warned this
morning by Stanfie1d to take pumping
engines to all fires, as the city pres
sure is not sufficient to handle any
emergency.
The accident occurred while the
workmen of the Unit Construction
company. in charge of the erection of
the new filtration plant, were switch
ing new suction lines onto the old
suction lines. A thirty-inch T and
valve were being installed in the
thirty-inch suction line when a sec
ton of the pipe was cracked. permit
ting air to enter the pipes.
Stanfield says the damage will be
repaired and the suction and pressure
restored late this afternoon or tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-11

ship ami community responsibilities
has no reason to believe that COM
munity to be under any obligations
to him now.
There is congestion in the great
cities Here unemployment is at its
worst He is a poor man indeed who
in his own home town has not a job
waiting for him if he will put himself
in the way of getting it. The legion's
advice is:
Get back home: Get back among
your own comrades, get back among
the people who have watched YOU
grow from boyhood to manhood and
who naturally feel the greatest graft
tude toward you for your service in
the war Back with the home folks
lies your chance of honest profita BILE
employment among friends. Among
strangers you can not expect to be
treated other than as stranger
Other things being equal the boy
from home will always be preferred
and the stranger will be passed by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-11
FINAL WAGE HEARINGS MAY 9
Industrial Court Sets Date for Mini
mum Wage Cases.

The industrial court which recently
heard evidence In minimum wage
cases Will begin final hearings of the
case May 9. Formal notice of the
hearing was published today by the
court.
The welfare division of the indus
trial court made a survey of living
its findings a minimum wage of
Sl6-S3 a week was recommended as
the lowest possible amount on which
a girl might live on. Testimony before
the industrial court was to the effect
that living costs had been reduced
since the survey and the needed ex-
pense was not so great
1t is likely that a tentative award
may be made by the industrial court
in the next week or ten days. A wage
of SO TO s11 a week is generally an
ticipated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-11

Genoa. April 11.-Admission of
Russian and German representatives
TO the principal committee of the eco
nomic conference was strongly Op-
posed today by both French and Bel
Eian Representatives
Premier Lloyd George, together
with Premier Facta and Foreign Min
lister Schanzer of Italy. intervened,
however, and their conciliatory atti-
tude finally resulted in the admit
tance of both the Russians and the
The principal committee of the con-
ference. composed of the chief dele
Eates Of all the states represented and
attended by the experts of the various
delegatfons assembled this morning in
the Palazzo Reale.
Consider importance is at
tached to the deliberations of this
committee. Extraordinary police pre-
cautions were taken al the palace and
forces of military and carabinieri
lined the main street leading TO the
meeting place.
The committee. which is known rs
'sCommissiOn No. l." met under the
presidency of Foreign Minister
Schanzer OF Italy.
The work of this committee is the
most important of all a. il has to deal
with the practical application OF the
resolution adopted by the allies at
Cannes and settle upon the details as
to how they are to be worked out It
appeared obvious that Russia would
be the biggest feature of this body's
work. The committee also has to deal
with the establishment of peace in
Europe. admitted TO be of first i'm
portance as a prelude 10 any disarma-
ment conference which may be called.
It is understood Great Britain has a
very definite scheme with regard to
Russia to place before the committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-11
Ex-SerUice Men Told to Go
Back Home to Obtain Work
Hanford MacNder, National American Legion Com
mander, Says Every Community Is ObIgated.to to
Men Who Served in War From There.

Indianapolis, Ind, April 11.-For-
mer service men of the country We're
asked to go back to the home town
and get a job. in an appeal which
Hanford MacNider. national comman-
der of the American Legion. today
asked The Associated Press to broad
cast to jobleSs veterans who he said
are congregating in larger cities
where unemployment is becoming
worse
The legion's effort to find employ
ment for the 100000 jobless ex-service
men began three weeks ago and is
gaining in effectiveness MacNider
said. Il cannot emphasize too strong
ly.'' he said, that the first obliga-
ton of a community is to the men
who claim that community as their
home.
The drifter who has not thought
enough of any. community to become
identified with it and assume his fair
share of the obligations of citizen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-11
PROGRAM FOR C. OF C. DINNER
Many Features Offered for Meeting
at Chamber Tonight.


The complete program for the MEM
bership meeting and dinner for the
membership of the Chamber of Com
merce to be held tonight, was an
nounced this morning.
The musical features of the evening
will be supplied by the Washburn
college orchestra and the Modoc
quartet, consisting of I. E. Henry.
Harry Buchanan, Don Tweedy and
Clyde Lowry.
Addresses will be delivered by
George T. McDermott. retiring presi-
dent of the organization; DR., P. p
Womer. president of Washburn col
lege, who will talk on What Value 1
Have Found in the Chamber of Com
merce"; DR.. Edmund J. Kulp. pastor
of the First Methodist church, who
will speak on Business and Pro-
gress''; and William A. Biby, state di-
rector of the Near East Relief, who
will speak on the topic. The Cham
Der of Commerce. Natural Clearing
House of Community Interest
G. c. Sickler, secretary of the Cham
Der. will offer to the members the
reports of the various standing COM
mittees of the Chamber.
The committees for whom Sickler
man, o. G. Cutler; contract. chairman,
Z. H. Crosby; hotel committee, chair
man, o. B. Cutler; forum committee,
chairman, E. L. Copeland; aviation.
chairman, c. B. Merriam; good roads,
chairman, H. S. Putney; Victory High
way, chairman, E. H. Crosby; MEM
bership, chairman; Glenn L. Bybee; {;
conventions, chairman, T. NJ. Lillard; !;
house committee. chairman, A. d:
Gray.
Reservations made today must be
phoned to the office. Sickler said this
morning. A large number of requests
for places at the dinner arrived in the
first mail TODAY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-11
WARMER WEATHER IN SIGHT
Return of Spring Promised by Meteor
oIogist Flora for Wednesday.
TODAY'S TEMPERATURES

wednesday viii be a pleasant Spring
day providing Kansans do not have
to attend the funeral of the fruit crop,
says Meteorologist Flora 1t will be
crisp, clear and sunshiny, with no rain
in sight, says the weather man. The
crisis for the fruit crop will come to-
night. The temperature will prob
ably drop to about 80 degrees, says
the weather man. If the mercury
drops to this mark. the peaches, pears
and apricots will be killed. If it does
not Kansas will probably have a fruit
crop. At least the danger of frost will
be over for several days. Northwest
Kansas was the coldest spot in the
United States Monday. The tempera-
ture dropped to 6 degrees last night.
There was no fruit to kill.
The chances of any more floods in
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-11
FAILED TO HURT THE FRUIT
But Don't CeIebrate-It VIII Be a
Case of F1fty-Fifty Tonight.

The fruit crop is all right yet, ac-
cording to s. D. Flora, state meteor
ologist, who declared today that the
temperature of S5 last night inflicted
no damage whatever.
OF course. if there were any pros
poets for fruit crop out in the west
ern part of the state, that is probably
another story as it was showing there
yesterday afternoon and a temperature
of 6 occurred at Goodland. last night.
Not only did it fail to get down to
freezing here which allowed the peach.
apricot. plum and pear blossoms to
escape. but a high wind and cloudy
sky brought joy TO the radish fiends
by saving the garden truck Other
wise, a frost would have occurred,
Flora says.
But celebrations over the narrow
escape last night are hardly in order
inasmuch as the cold stuff doesn't
seem to be over with. 1t will be a
case of about fifty-fifty with the fruit
tonight, the weather man says. and
with the skies clear frost is almost
a certainty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-11
TRY TO TERRORIZE EMPLOYERS
Two Plumbing Contractors FaVoring
Landis Wage Award Bombed.

Chicago, April IA campaign of
terrorism against contractors actively
supporting the Lands wage award
was believed today to have been in
stigated with the bonn bing of homes of
two plumbing contractors The men
attacked are two of the five plum bing
contractors who are members of the
citizens committee organized to en-
force the Lands award
Henry O'CaIlaghan and H. P. Roger
are the men whose homes were
bombed. O'Callaghan was painfully
injured Homes of both Roger and
OCallaghan were badly injured. No
one was injured at the Roger home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-11

EXPLOSION KILLS A SOLDIER.
Nine More Believed Dying From Huge
Burst at Camp Bulls.

San Antonio. Tex. April 11.-Oue
enlisted man is dead. nine dying and
two seriously burned today following
the explosion last night of a pyrotcch-
mic dump at Camp Bulls.
The accident occurred while the
training battalion of the Seventeenth
infantry was demonstrating a night
firing problem for the benefit of the
reserve officers Of the Eighth corps
area training center now assembled
for spring training at Fort Sam Hous-
ton.
According to Brig. Gen. william r.
Smith. commander of the training
center. the accident was due to a
rocket back firing into a pile Of pyro-
technics cached in the rifle pits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-11
James F. Griffin was wen known

James F Griffin was well known by
early residents of Topeka In the
70's and SOS he was cashier of the To-
peka's State bank. then operated by
c. w. Jewell and F. w. Giles. The in
stitution was one of the early Topeka
banks and for a considerable period
was run as an individual bank. The
bank was later taken over under a
charter by the Snyder interests and
has continued business under its orig
inal name.
For many years Griffin was treas
urer of Washburn college. He mar
ried a daughter of T. E. Bowman dur
ing the sos. Following his retirement
from the Topeka State bank, Griffin
was engaged in the insurance business
in Topeka. He moved to Los Angeles
about fifteen years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-11
Durable Peace Must Come if
She Is Accepted.
Lloyd George Gives Attitude In
Addressing Delegates.
RUSSIA AND GERMANY IN
Both Nations Allowed on Large
Economic Committee.
Opposition of France and Bel
gium Both, OverruIed.

Genoa. April 11.-Consideration of
the Russian question by the Interna-
tionaI economic and financial confer
ence began today with the meeting of
the Russian commission appointed
yesterday by the conference chairman,
Premier Facta of Italy
The clash between the Russians and
French at the opening session yester-
day was the subject of excited COM
ment as the delegates gathered today.
Allied diplomats believe that only the
prompt intervention of Prime minister
Lloyd George of Great Britain. and
the firm attitude of the chairman,
averted a break which would have
seriously affected the coming dehoera-
tfons.
Announcement by George Chit
cherin. head of the soviet delegation.
that Russia was prepared to support
or tighten the burden of armament
was accepted as a Ting at the French
military policy by Louis Barthou, who
heatedly declared that France would
refuse to discuss disarmament at
While Mr.. Lloyd George appealed
to the delegates to adhere to the
agenda as adopted by the supreme
council at Cannes. he made the tlat
declaration that unless the Genoa
conference leads to disarmament it
will be a failure"
But before you get to disarma-
ment" he added, you must have a
durable peace. with the present
agenda. we have all the cargo the
ship can carry"
NJ. Chitcherin made another at
tempt to gain the floor but was re
fused the privilege by the chairman,
who insisted the discussion had gone
far enough and ruled that the agenda
must be followed.
After quiet was restored appoint
ment was announced OF the commits
sion's own verification of credentials,
the Russian quest. finance, economic
questions and transport The key
note of the conference was sounded
by Mr.. Lloyd George when he out
lined the "onIy conditions on which
we can consent to deal with others"
. this supposedly referring specifically
10 the Russians.
The first is" he said. when a
country enters into conractural obH
cations with another country or its
nationals for value received, that con-
tract cannot be repudiated whenever
the country changes its governmen
without returning values
The second is that no country can
wage war on the institutions of an
otl err The third is that one nation
shall not engage in aggressive opera
tions against the territory of another.
The fourth is that the nationals of one
country shall be entitled to impartial
Justice in the court of another"
A nation which disregards these
elementary conditions of civilized in
tercourse." he declared. could not be
expected to be received into the COM
ity of nations
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-11
Adams Breaks Limb in Fan.

Salina, Kan, April 11.-George D.
Adams. so. a thirty-third degree Ma
son, well known thruout Kansas as
one of the best posted Masons in the
state, fell down a stairway today and
sustained a broken leg and serious in
juries to his hip. Because of his age
and the fact he suffered a paraIytic
stroke a year ago, his condition is
critical.