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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-12
SCOUTS TO OBSERVE FLAG DAY
History of American Flag VIII Be Re-
viewed Wednesday.

Topeka Boy Scouts will observe
Flag Day, Wednesday, June IA. The
observance will be by the individual
troops. Troop Seven with headquar-
hold a celebration to which all other
troops in the city are invited At Troop
seven's celebration the scoutmaster of
the troop, Lyman King. and the Boy
Scout Executive of Topeka, John B.
Floyd, will speak.
The history of the American flag
will be reviewed, and the spirit of pa
triotism of the Scouts will be stimu-
lated by the exercises and addresses.
The following statement has been
issued from the Scout headquarters of
the city. in relation to Flag Day:
The American flag should be in
evidence everywhere on June IA and
especially should it fly from the home
of every Boy Scout of America You
will remember that it was on June IA.
1777, that the star spangled banner
was adopted as our national nag. It
made its first appearance in the navy
when Paul Jones heisted it to the
masthead of the Ranger" a quaint
little American fighting ship.
THE flag today is not only a symbol
OF liberty, but it is the record Of
wonderful history of achievement To
the minute men, the pioneers, and the
longs the credit for the evolution of
the flag to the present stars and
stripes.
Every flag that floats in the breeze
is a living thing. 1t speaks with the
voice of the great past and the
mighty present. 1t is a challenge to
US, the Americans of today, and
doubly a challenge to you, to whose
keeping for better or for worse that
flag and all it stands for will soon be
committed. The flag has no other
character than that which we give it
from generation to generation, the
choices are ours" This is a thought
worth pondering over for every Boy
Scout of America"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-12
PLAN FLAG DAY SERVICE.
American F1ay To Be Presented to
First Unitarian Church

In connection with the regular serv-
ice Wednesday evening at the First
Unitarian church. flag day services
will be held under the direction of
Mrs. Flora Cooper. patriotic instructor
of Topeka Relief Corps No. "a Mrs.
Cooper will present a large American
flag to the church in memory of the
late Samuel T. Howe.
Following the presentation of the
flag, which will be accepted by the
Rev. Clifton NJ. Gray. there will be
two vocal solos by Miss Virginia
Smith. They will be Your Flag and
My Flag and NO Night There" Sc
lected readings will be given by Miss
NanOn Herren.
An address will be made by Justice
Henry F. Mason of the Kansas SUI
preme court on "A Tribute to the
Flag and to the Memory of the Late
Samuel T. Howe"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-12

Woman May Recover Lost Footwear
by Calling at BOX office.

Having shown nearly everything
else, it is now entirely possible that
Topeka women will now put on dis
play their little pink ''tootsies.'' At
least one Topeka woman seems to
have done so and that she may have
started a new fad for the "floppers"
is the fear expressed by E. D. Keil-
mann, manager of the Grand theater.
In the box office at the Grand there
is a pair of Number Twos" that give
rise to all this speculation and appre-
hension on his part. The ladies slip
pers were left in the theater under
one of the main, floor seats Saturday
afternoon. So far there has been no
call for them on the part of the wom
an who must have left them there.
Il generally stand in the lobby
watching the crowd leave and to re-
ceive any compliments or kicks the
customers have to offer" said Keil-
mann, but I certainly did not see
any woman leave the theater minus
her footgear. The slippers were
turned in at the box office by Steve.
the janitor. and that is all I know
about it. Except that in these days of
nude stockings a mere man cannot
tell whether a girl or a woman has
something on herrera limbs, or not
and it may be that the person who
left the slippers behind, was as madly
mixed IS 1 have been on several oc-
casions."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-12

Lambertson is making the states
present road building policy his dOmi-
nant issue in the campaign He IA
Vors the county unit system of road
construction and is strongly opposed
10 the existing hard surface road pro-
gram He is also demanding a con-
sohdation of the various inspectional
boards and bureaus under one head
and a cutting down of the heavy iudi-
rect expense on all classes of business
and industry which pay toll under the
present plan
Would Combine /. c. ard p. L. c.
In the program which he has an
nounced Lambertson favors giving the
industrial court fair and impartial
trial and removing it from political
domination and political activity. He
advocates. however. the recOnsolida-
ton Of the labor tribunal with the
present public utilities commission as
a matter OF economy He has declared
in his speeches that work of the court
has not justified the action of the Leg
jslature in passing the divorce bill and
asserts that one department can ham
die the work of the present Industrial
court and utilities commission
Lambertson is the candidate who
has drawn practically all of the fire
of the state administration The fight
has been conferred against him since
il was first announced that he would
enter the race
During the last dozen years Lam
bertsOn has served most of the time
as member of the house and senate
from his home district He was
speaker of the house during the reg
ular legislative session of 1919 and
the special sessions of 1890. He
led the anti-administ-ation fight
most of the time during the 1921 ses-
sion except on the consolidation bill.
Other Candidates File.
other candidates who filed today
were;
Hal Clark. Independence, Republic
can candidate for attorney general
G. A. Price. Hill City, Democrat
candidate for congress from the Sixth
district
Judge George L Hay. Kingman,
Republican candidate for renomina-
tion as judge OF Twenty-fourth dis
trict
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-12
FARMS GET COLLEGE men
Engineering Second to Agriculture,
Graduates of h. S. a. C. State.

Manhattan, Kan, June 1.-THE
growing Importance of agriculture and
rural life in Kansas is indicated by
graduation and attendance records OF
the Kansas State Agricultural college.
In the class of 233 students granted
degrees from the college in June, agri-
culture led with So, followed by engi-
neering with IS, home economics with
81, general science with "a. industrial
Journalism with IL, veterinary medi-
cine with 6, Industrial chemistry with
l, music with l, and rural commerce
with /.
The enrolment of $40 students in
summer school at present is greater
than the summer session enrollnent
of any previous year. A large pro-
portion of summer session students
are teachers of rural high schools or
high schools in agricultural communi-
ties of the state.
In addition to the $40 summer ses-
sion students now at college a con-
ference of rs teachers of vocational
agriculture is being held at K. S. A. c.
These teachers are attending the an
nual round table discussion and short
courses here. They hold 12-month
positions in Smith Hughes high
schools, but spend 10 days to two
weeks annually at the agricultural
college for the purpose of obtaining
additional training in vocational edu-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-12
A CHESTER CLUE?
Woman Held in Kansas City
Says She Saw Barton Killing.
States Denzel Chester, Freed,
Fired the Fatal Shot.

Strassburg. Mo, June 10. c. Nc
Daniels, brother of Mrs Bessie Curtis,
today denied her story of having gone
to California at the request of MIS-.
Lillian Chester. Mrs. Curtis. he said,
went to the Pacific coast accompanied
by q sister, who paid for her ticket.
He said that Mrs. Curtis had at one
time been a patient in the state hos
.pitaI for the insane at Nevada, Mo. a
Kansas City. June 12.-FoIlowing a
sworn statement that she was with
Denzel Chester the night Miss Flor
ence Barton. local society girl. was
slain in October. 1920. and saw him
fire the shot that killed the girl. Mrs
Bessie Curtis. %. was held today by
the Kansas City, Kan, police.
Chester was acquitted of the muir
der of Miss Barton in May. 1921.
The statement was made to Henry
T. thinner chief of police of Kansas
City Kan, who said today that he
placed little credence in it. Mrs Cur
tbs was arrested yesterday following
comments she is said to have made
on the death of Fred Roberts. pal and
associate of Chester. who was slain
Saturday by the police here when he
was discovered rObbing a store.
Charles Edwards, chief of police
here, said that it was quite possible
the slayer of Miss Barton might have
had women companions with him the
night of the murder, as it was a IA
NOTlle UNDERWORLD ucNlC6 To uIlh6 Will
women in order to avert police sus-
picion.
In the statement which Chief Zim-
mer, of Kansas City. Kan, says Mrs.
Curtis made to him she declared that
she had known Chester eight years
and that three years ago she was en-
gagged to marry him.
She was driving with Chester. the
statement declared. the night Miss
Barton was killed. and there were two
the car. All were named in the state
ment.
After following the coupe in which
Miss Barton and her fiance, Howard
Winter, were driving for some dis
lance, the woman's affidavit asserted,
Chester told his companion to stop
and went back to the Winter car.
which had stopped.
Mrs. Curtis declared she saw Ches-
ter fire and that he returned and said
he had shot a woman, intimating that
it was an accident.
Mrs. Curtis stated in her affidavit
that following Chester's capture in
Nebraska. and return here. she be-
Mrs. Lillian Chester. and that on
April "a, 1921. Mrs. Chester paid her
81. 900 in the Union station here to
go to California and remain there
until after Chester's trial.
At the time the money was paid. the
sworn statement asserted there were
present the deponents father James
McDaniels. of Strassburg. Mo; her
mother, Nellie McDaniels; her brother,
o. c. McDaniels, and Rose McDaniels,
a sister.
In her statement referring to Ches-
ter, Mrs. Curtis said:
He said he shot her miss Barton)
and I saw him shoot" Charles Ed
wards, chief of police here. pointed out
that since Chester had been placed
on trial for the killing of Miss Barton
and had been acquitted, further legal
action against him in the case proba-
bly, could not be initiated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-12
COUNTRY CLUB is WINNER
Easy Victory Over Shawnee in Inter-
Club Match-Good Scores Made.

Easy Victory Over Shawnee in Inter
Club Match-Good Scores Made.
By a one-sided score of AZ to 26 the
Country club won the first inter-club
match of the season from Shawnee on
the Highland Park links Sunday. 1t
was the most interesting match be-
tween the clubs since the organization
of Shawnee seven years ago. Despite
the oppressive heat, the new greens
and the baked ground. that made ap-
prOaches treacherous, some exception
al golf was shown.
Harlow Hurley broke the 1S-hole
course record with a 36-36-72. This
is par golf at Shawnee. Chick
Trout, Country club professional. in
eighteen holes in the morning brought
in a 353S-73 on his card. His IS
was one of the best nine eve:' shot on
the Shawnee course. The heart
breaking feature of his 35 was the fact
that after driving No. 8 green he took
three puts to sink the ball. An ordi-
nary 2-putt sinker would have made
a. course record.
Secretary Studdard of Shawnee was
a days sensation when he turned in a
par So on nine holes and won from
the Country club 1921 champion, Dr.
George H. Allen. Allen shot an Sc
and Studdard an 80, the latters win
ming the match 2 and l. Jack Grow,
with a rs. the third best is of the
day, surprised the gallery by winning
from Frank Griggs. Despite Middle
toms II, he lost to Harlow Hurley. who
could have taken on the field with
his 70.
other good 9's were made by Whit
aker, who brought in a So, and Tom
Frost and Ilif Felix, who carded 39's.
A return match will be played later
in the summer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-12
COAL MEETING ON
Governor Allen Refuses to Dis
cuss What viii Be Done.
He Also Refuses to Discuss
Political Situation.

Governor Allen returned today from
his eastern trip with perfectly
fruitless disposition so far as his at
titude toward newspaper reporters
was concerned. Maybe it was the
heat wave. Maybe he just felt that
way. The governor simply refused to
talk about anything that had a news
value. What was more he promised
that so far as he was concerned the
doors would be closed when the coal
conference is held this afternoon.
After a week away from his office
the governor seemed to find a lot of
today. He went to the executive resi-
dence at Topeka avenue and Eleventh
street as soon as he arrived in To-
peka. Early this afternoon he went
to his office for a conference with
m embers of the industrial court the
attorney generals staff, coal operators
and officials from Crawford and
Cherokee counties. The conference
was called to discuss plans for reopen
ing the Kansas mines-probably on an
open shop basis.
What will probably be done at the
coal conference" the governor was
asked.
Won't Talk About Conference.
'I can't say. Don't care to talk
about it
who will be there? What will be
considered?"
Don't ask me. I haven't anything
for you-none of you"
Can we come to the meeting?"
You bet you cannot SO far as I'm
concerned. I think the reporters are
going to be barred-rather certain of
it in fact"
Then the governor chuckled again.
Hot day, amt it?" he inquired.
We'll, if you won't talk about the
coal conference, what about your can
didacy for the legisiature?"
Don't know anything about it"
do you expect to be a candidate ?"
Don't imagine so; but 1 haven't
anything to say about it"
VIII you make a statement soon?''
Il don't know"
When will you decide?"
Il can't say
Have you decided?"
Il don't want to talk about it,
1t is strictly against the rules to
quote the governor on informal dis
cussion of public policies. In view of
the fact that the governor didn't dis
cuss them, tho. the interview may be
permisSibl Bile under the rules
Hot day, amt it %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-12
TOURISTS IN A SMASHUP
Young People From Chicago Hurt
When Bright Lighss Blind Driver.

Binding lights from another car
resulted in a Durant occupied by four
Chicago tourists turning over on the
East Sixth avenue road about fifteen
miles east of Topeka early this morn
ing. Miss Leila Evans sustained a
broken leg and Miss Louise Beack
suffered severe cuts and bruises. Both
young women were brought to St.
Francis hospital but their conditions
are said not to be serious. Clifford
Harrol, driver of the car. and Roy
Setter, his companion, escaped with
minor bruises.
The accident was said to have been
caused by the power lights of another
car. Harroll was travelling at consid-
cradle speed and the approaching
lights blinded him as they approachc
a curve in the road. it was said. The
car left the road at the turn, crashed
into a culvert and turned over. 1t
was almost demolished
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-12
GRADE NORMAL EXAM. PAPERS.
TvEenty-F Five Kansas School Officials
Busy in Topeka.

Twenty-Five Kansas school officials
are busily engaged in the house of
representatives at the state capitol
here grading the normal training ex-
animation papers of approximately
1000 Kansas high school students.
The grading work began June and
Will continue until about June 20.
The normal training examinations
were given to students of normal
training course in all counties of the
state. just before the close of the
spring school term. The examinations
were given in approximately 500 high
schools. All OF the students taking
the tests were seniors Successful stu
dents in the examinations will be Civ
en- two-year normal training teacher
certificates.
The grading work is being super
vised by Miss Claire W Mitchell and
B. z. Lewis, state high school super
visors-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-12
At FROM SHAWNEE COUNTY
Normal School at Empurla Shows
larger Enrollmcnt Than Ever.

Emporia, Kan. June 12.-Forty-
seven students from Shawnee county
have enrolled in the Kansas State Nor
NAL school for the summer term
Enrolment Monday was 1920 stu
dents. representing rs different Kan
sas counties and Oklahoma, Missouri
Texas. Tennessee. Iowa, Nebraska,
New York. and Wyoming This num-
Der breaks all previous record of at
tendance at the Kansas Normal
The enrolment last summer was
2.57S. or S47 less than the present en-
rollment. Five hundred eighty-seven
students from Shawnee county, in
Guiding TINS summers enrolment.
have attended the Kansas normal
during the past ten years
The following are the students en-
rolled from Shawnee county: Emma
1sadorc Hawks. Gladys Bessie Eddy.
Lille Margaret Jorden. Mary Beth
Harding Miriam Louise Magaw.
Queenle Nellie Smith, Vera Gilmore.
Alta Mae Sawyer. Eta Excellence
Fritz Helen Charlotte Heise. Vera Lu-
Gle Kirkner. Orvetta Ruth Moten.
Nfillivent Ina Franr William Joseph
Cavanaugh. Lucy Gladys Dishler. Ma
bel Rosella Kerr. Redicia Clareml
EnEholm. Mrs. Elma Tyson Jones.
Mrs. Lore Thompson, Juanita Mel
loish, Mildred Irene Shaffer. Gladys
Grace Norris. Lila Irene Bass. Sylvia
Eta Murehead. Minnie Ella Krasny.
Mildred Abilene Scott. Garland
Evelyn Norris. Alma Helen Norris,
Myrtle Grace FOltz. Margaret Pansy
Killer. Claude Herbert Moreland. Ora
Marie Starkweather. EIsier May VIII
son. Florence Pearl Holston. and Lois
Marie Hitler. all of Topeka: Mildred
Major. Melba Major. Mrs. Lena Jane
Major and Margaret Nina James of
Rossville; Florence Isabelle Griswold.
Leight Arthur Warner and Mary Jane
Price Of TeCumseh; Mary Louise
Brobst. Edna Etna kingsley and
Pearl Marie Maus Of Auburn: Elsie
May Hfxon and E,rma Carolyn Cauik
OF Berryton: and Marion Bryan Nc
Daniel Of Silver Lake
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-12
OURThO UsENc1Es
AND
POLICEGOSSR.

Mrs. Myrtle Belle Akers was grant
ed a divorce from Charles Lee Akers
IN the district court Saturday after
noon by Judge Whitcomb. Akers was
ordered to pay his wife $3.50 a month
for two years for the support of their
small daughter. Opal Akers.
Judge Mcclure in the district court
Saturday afternoon granted Mrs. G. A.
Armantrout a divorce from p. L. Ar
mantrout of Lawrence She was also
given the custody of their two chill
dren, William Jasper and Marjorie
Jean: Armantrout was ordered to
pay $50 a month for their support.
Mrs. Armantrout charged that her
husband abandoned her three years
after their marriage in Topeka.
Wesley I. Jamison, local negro at
toTney, was made defendant in a di-
vorce suit in the district court
brought by his wife, Mrs. Lulu NJ.
JamisOn. Mrs. Jamison was granted a
decree of divorce.
Hunter Elder, negro soldier from
Fort Riley, who died a few hours after
he was found in a rooming house at
rs North Van Buren, street, Friday
morning with a bullet wound in his
head. inflicted under mysterious cir
cumstances, came to his death by sui
eide, was the decision of DR.. H. L.
Clark, county coroner. The decision
was reached after Doctor Clark and a
board of inquiry from Fort Riley had
performed an autopsy and gone over
the evidence together. Mrs. Alma
Burnette, Elders common law wife,
with whom he stayed Thursday night
and in whose room he was shot next
morning, was released by the county
authorities for lack of evidence. She
emphatically maintained that Elder
Killed himself
Only seven days remain in which
the taxes for the last half of 1921
may be paid without the additional
penalty, reminds t. B. Boyd, county
treasurer. June 20 is the last day.
Charging him with neglect and ex-
treme cruelty, Mrs. Vera o. Heap to-
day filed a petition in the district
court asking a divorce from William
A. Heap. of Mulvane, Kan Heap
waived service Of summons and con-
scented to a trial of the case at any
time. He also offers his wife, if the
decree be granted her, the sum of $3.50
permanent alimony and the patent to
a change receiver which he now holds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-12
PROVES HE'S NOT DEAD.
Now Boy Searches for Dad, Who
Looking for Him.

Holton. Kan, June 1.-THE I'M
identified body of a man found among
sand dunes near Chesterton, Ind.
Friday is not the body of Charles A.
Maynard, son of H. E Maynard,
farmer near Holton. This was posi-
lively confirmed early this morning
when young Maynard drove his car
into. his fathers yard
He had had some hard luck on the
road and it had taken him a week to
drive from Chicago. He had his radio
set with him. He appeared to be very
much alive.
The appearance of the son has re-
versed matters at the Maynard home
Attempts are now being made to find
the young mans father.
A few hours before the son drove
his car into his fathers back yard.
the father left for Chicago where he
had intended to make an effort to
identify the body thru one of his
sons friends.
Meanwhile the son. home on his va
cation, expects to have a nice visit
with his parents before he returns to
the windy city. where he is an en-
ploye of the Western Electric Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-12
GRIFFIN TO STAND TODAY.
Disposition of Funds Paid on Cudah!
Notes, Asked by State.

Waukegan, Ill. June I2.-Norman
Griffin. cashier of the Grant Park
Trust & Savings bank was placed on
the stand today at the trial of Gov.
Len Small. charged with conspiracy
to embezzle state funds, entered its
eighth week
Griffin was questioned at length by
Assistant Attorney James H. Wilker-
son regarding the disposition of funds
paid thru the bank as interest Oh
notes Of the Cudahy Packing company
and other packing firms. He also was
asked rega riding records or the trans
actions of the late Senator z. c. Cur
tbs. in the purchase OF an interest in
the Ridgley National hank of Spring
field
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fact that the secretary Of state CHOSEN
bv one party often saw fit to reVersS
the practices and decisions of his pre-
decessor. Nevertheless. he is con-
WINGED there are certain Fundamental
principles of American policy winch
rem n whether the president of the
United States chances to be Repuoi-
can or Democrat.
Protection of American INTERESTS
abroad and equal opportunity turnout
the world for American capital are
two of the principal features OF the
Hughes foreign policy. To these
fusaI to have any official dealings with
governments which decline to recoS-
nize the usual laws of property and OF
nations.
Hughes knows that when American
capitalists put their money INTO Io g
eign enterprises, they want to reel tle
american state department is going 10
back them up if necessary
The Aurora" Havana cigar IS the
hest on the market. Try one.-AoN-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-12

Governor Allen issued proclama-
ton today designating Wednesday,
June IA, as flag day. He asked that a
flag be displayed from every busin ess
house and home in the state.
The flag is a symbol of our govern
ment," he said in his proclama ion.
Without government there can be no
domestic peace or safety nor moral
advance, no material prosperity. no
order. Then, to respect the flag is
to respect self. for it stands for that
of which all are a part
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-12
IRISH PEACE PLAN READY
Articles of Constitution Satisfactory to
Arthur Griffith Now.
(By the Associated Press)

London, June 1.-THE articles of
the new Irish constitution have been
revised so satisfa etc rily, the Evening
Star asserts today, that Arthur Grif-
fifth will return to Dublin with them
tonight
It adds that Colonial Secretary
Churchill may postpone his statement
in the house of commons until tomor-
row. so that announcement of the
agreement may be made simultane-
ously in London and in Dublin.