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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-06
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the fact Of organization but to its
abuse. Such an initiation of wages as
Mr.. Lauck stands for could not be
granted without precisely the same
catastrophe cycle OF consequence as
follows an initiation of currency.
Prices would rise until the increased
wage would mean little or no increase
OF purchasing power; and in this
process the entire commercial struc-
ture would be undermined.
1t is true that the purchasing power
OF Americans-not merely laborers.
but farmers and brain-workers, too
is today regrettably small. Few un-
dertakings are more important than
that of increasing it. The final in
dictment of Mr.. Lauck and his kind IS
that they are seeking a selfish and
anti-social gain which, If granted,
would ultimately involve themselves
and their clients in national calamity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-06

A traveller relates that before the
war he could get an inside room on
the Aquitania for s125 all to my
self" Now a room of the same type
is sold for $40 to three passengers.
1t does seem that on prices like those
now prevailing, ship owners could get
along without a government subsidy.
Do they want the earth?
New Britain herald., 1922-12-14
DEA TIL TRAP r. r. CROSSING
ATCZAY7'ON MUST BE DONE
AWAY WITH, is SNEW RULING
noble PRAISES WOMAN
FOR CALMNESS AT FIRE
Mrs. Archie Caldwell Com
mended for Preventing
Serious Blaze

Timely discovery of fire at the
rear OF the store occupied by the
Union Laundry Co, and Ohrnstedt's
photograph supplies store, at 72 West
Main street, this morning. averted a
serious confiagration. The discovery
of the blaze, was made by Mrs. Archie
Caldwell. who is employed in the
store, Just after she had opened the
place for business about s O'Clock.
Mrs. Caldwell found on entering the
place, that there was brisk blaze
going around a chimney at the rear
of the store. Refusing to become
agitated she called up the fire head
quarters and also John w. McCabe,
owner of the building. Engine Com
pany No. 1 and Chief Noble and
Deputy Chief Barnes had just round
ed the corner of Main and Commercial
street, when an alarm from Box IA
was sounded.
On arrival at the store the firemen
found Mrs. Caldwell still at the tele-
phone. The blaze was fast gaining
headway, but with the use of chemi-
calls it was quickly extinguished. Ac-
cording to Chief Noble the presence
of mind of Mrs. Caldwell is deserving
of commendation. He also said that
it was fortunate that the fire was dis
covered as quickly as it was. He at
tributed the origin to defective
chimney. and the damage at about
$400.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-14
|SHIPLOAD OF BOOZE
THROWN INTO OCEAN.
Bahama Rum Runners Reported De-
stroying St,70O,OOO Worth When
Owners Fail to Send Supplies.

New York, Dec. 14.-A part of a
liquor cargo valued at $1,700,000 at
bootleg prices, has been dumped into
the ocean off Freeport, l.. L, accord
ing to report received by Frank j.
Hale and j. r. Kerrin, chief intelli-
gence officers for the prohibition en-
forcement department. The whiskey,
brought here from the Bahamas, was
thrown overheard Tuesday when
members of the rum runners crew
were angered at failure of the cargo's
owners in New York either to get
water and food supplies to the ship
or to unload the liquor.
The vessel lay in the liquor camp-
ing grounds for several days, accord-
ing to the federal agents, while small
boats, operated by owners of tho
cargo made futile efforts to run the
government blockade and obtain the
liquor.
After duinping the liquor, the ship
started on the return trip to the
Bahamas, it was stated.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-14
Germany Near Complete Collapse,
!. British Premier Says in Commons
mn law Sounds Subtle Warning in ReparatOns
Talk-American Against Extreme Measures Abroad

ture OF policy on the part of the
administration, II Is explained In Off
oial quarters. The readiness of the
administration TO give aid and advice
to tide over the crisis and help solve
the reparations tangle is consistent
with the policy adopted since the
matter became first acute in April,
1921. II was stated.
Neither the White House nor the
state department sees justification for
interpreting the Administrators pur-
pose as change Of policy. The rep
arations question has always been re-
garded by the president and his ad-
visers as basic and while at no time
aggressive, the administration has al
ways sided against extreme measures
against Germany 1t is because the
adoption of such measures would be
regarded here as fatal that the ad-
ministration Is so keenly interested in
the question at this time.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-14
After Collision With Switch
er, Broken Pipe Shoots
Jet of Live Steam Into
Coach Unidentified Man
a Hero.

| Houston, Tex. Dec. 14.-Fourteen
persons were scalded to death by steam
and approximately S5 others burned,
several probably fatally, when a
Houston East and West Texas rail-
way passenger train sideswiped a
switch engine near the station at
Humble, Texas, last night. The cyl
Under heads of the two locomotives
struck sauarely but neither engine left
| the tracks.
Car Becomes Cauldron.
The men were killed when two
inch steam pipe, torn loose from the
cylinder head of the switch engine,
swept around and crashed through
window of a car of the passenger
train occupied by negroes, transform
ing it into a cauldron.
Conductor william Campsey was
killed instantly. NJ. Young, train
newsdealer also died instantly. His
body was found underneath a pile of
papers, magazines and fruit.
The five others killed were two
negro men and three negro women.
switch Engine Drifts"
Drifting of the switch engine
from near the station to where the
siding converged with the main line
was blamed for the accident.
According to members of the crew
of the switch engine, a watchman
named Smith had been left in charge
while they went to nearby restaur-
ant. The first they knew of the en-
gine's drifting" came with the inn
pact of the two locomotives, they said.
The watchman was unnerved by the
accident and was unable to explain
how his charge happened to drift"
The passenger train ran between
Houston and Shreveport.
Unidentified Hero.
None of the passengers in the Sleep
ing cars was injured. All OF the
dead and injured were riding in the
first and second coaches. To the BRAY
cry and presence of mind of rail-
road man who refused to give his
name, many passengers probably ow-
ed their lives. He dashed into the
forward smoker then a seething caul-
dron and stumbled the entire length |
Of the car breaking windows as he |
progressed. AS result the steam |
poured out and relieved the stified |
victims.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-14
I'LL Wind BLOWS rum
VESSEL TO j. S. SHORE
1000 Cases Of Alcohol on
French Schooner Drifting
Toward Coast

Eastop Dec. IA. - 1t wus 70 i'll
wind that turned the French schooner
Salvatrice with her cargo of 1000
cases of alcohol toward the New Eng
land coast, federal authorities said
today. While the coast guard cutter
Acushnet was seeking the schooner
among the shoals off Nantucket, Off
cials ashore said they had established
her identity as the Salvatrice, instead
OF the Silverpiece, and that she had
sailed from Antwerp with alcohol in
tended for Cape God.
When the captain of the schooner
at Nantucket yesterday showed the
vessels manifest it gave Cuba as the
destination for her ca rgo. The skip
per was still ashore with two of his
men today while the other two we're
believed to be making heavy weather
of it with the little schooner which
was blown from her ancorage in the
gale of Tuesday night. The Acushnet
reported by radio that she expected to
find the vessel during the day.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-14
Majority Express Opinion
Fuel Director Should
Have Dealt Personally
With Individuals Who
Violated Rules.

survey made by The Herald
shows that it is the consensus of opin
ion among the majority of coal deal
Iers In New Britain that the lettel
which was made public yesterday b,
Thomas w. RUSSELL Connecticut fue
administrator, concerning the loca
dealers was unjust and unfair Most
dealers in expressing their opinion ir
regards to the letter said that if Mr.
Russell had received complaints in re-
CARDS to individual dealers he should
have paid them a personal visit and
If that proved fruitless he would have
| then been justified in bringing them
before the public.
Relieves Crisis Is Magnified,
George Berson Of The Berson Coal
Co. when asked by Herald reporter
what he thought of the letter said:
II think it was unjust 10 the New
Britain coal dealers. l know that we
are doing all we can for the people
of this city and I do not think the
situation is as serious as the adminis-
traitor makes it out to be. ! think
1t is more of a. crime to send out the
mixed coal such as the administrator
wants us to do than to send out the
straight coal such as the people
want"
Gardner C. Weld of The Citizens
Coal company, in summing up his an
swer to the question in a few words
said: "All dealers are not to be
blamed for the action of one" Con-
tinuing he said: Sometime ago there
was change in the price of coal and
a local dealer advertised in the papers
not guilty. All we want to say is
that 1t does not seem fair that every
dealer should be hauled over the
Goals We are trying to work in con-
junction with the fuel administrator"
Not Worried By Threats.
F. H. Johnston, president of the
City Coal and Wood Co.. said: THE
threats and public statements of indi-
viduals or commissions don't worry
us half as much as does the problem
of how to get coal enough for our
customers and at reasonable price,
We have trouble enough without
looking for more"
Mr. Johnston also stated that If
the fuel administrator has received
a complaint in regard to an indi-
vidual dealer he should take each
man and tell him where he ''gets
off" He also said that coal dealers
are not compelled to sell coal any
more than candy stores are compelled
to sell candy and If they are to be
public liars in the opinion of certain |
people they can close down their
businesses.
"No Facts in Letter"
Morris Cohn of the Cohn Coal |
Co. said that he did not believe that |
The letter sent out by Mr.. Russell |
any facts. He said that he
thought it was a mere threat for
,very coal dealer to obey the sugges-
ions such as have been made by the
,oal administrator and commission.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-14
ATTEMPT MADE ON LIFE OF BRITISH
HOME SECRETARY; GETS POISON CANDY

/ list whip, later Junior lord of the
treasury and director of the war trade
department early in the war was
parliamentary secretary to the min
istry of labor from 1915 to 1919,
when he became parliamentary Sec
retary to the board of trade. He was
appointed secretary for home af-
fairs in the Bonar Law cabinet when
that ministry was formed on Octo-
ber "a.
The candy box bore the postmark of
BALKAN, London suburb where it
is now learned the Norwood package
also was posted.
Scotland Yard has found the shop
in which the Bridgeman chocolates
were purchased.
The attempt On Mr.. Bridgeman's
life coming just before Christmas
when all officials may expect to re-
ceive parcels has caused considerable
alarm among them.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-14
KIDDIES' HAVE MEASLES
POSTPONE XMAS PARTY
Juveniles at Stanley Memo.
rial Church Forced to
Bear Disappointment

There is a feeling of sadness among
the homes of members Of The Stan
lev Memorial church. More especially
is this feeling found among the
younger children, those who are
members Of the beginners and pri-
mary departments of the Sunday
school. There is a sound of weep
ing from Is different homes and a
wave of keen and possibly bitter dis
appointment engulfs the church.
The church has been visited by a
calamity. At least to the "kiddies"
If is a calamity. The annual Christ
mas entertainment and program has
been called off because s of the
Youngsters are i'll with measles.
II is a sad story, but it is, alas, too
true. For weeks past 80 tiny tots
have been reciting, Grating, "dia-
loguing," singing, etc. Parents have
been warned not to forget to come
to church Sunday evening, December
II, because then the youngsters were
going to give their annual Christmas
program.
But the glory of the yuletide sea-
son is gone. Half of the number of
kiddies on the program have been
attacked by the childhood affection
measles, and the affair will not be
held Sunday.
But there is rift in the cloud.
Rev. r. N. Gilman, pastor of the
church, when asked this morning II
1t were true that the program was
broken up because of measles, adj
mitted the sad truth, but said the
entertainment had just been post
poned, and would be given on the
e--ning OF December 81.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-14
Pasha's Declaration is
Taken to Mean He Will
Accept League 5 Super
vision Over Christian
Peoples There.
Also Will Grant Amnesty to
Political Prisoners But
Refuses National Home
for Armenians.

Lausanne, Dec. II (By Associate,
Press.)-Sfurkey will join the leagu
of nations as soon as peace is signe,
at Lausanne, Ismet Pasha announced
at the Near East conference today
As the league exercises general su
pervision over minority population
Ismet's announcement was interpreted
as meaning that Turkey will accep
the leagues supervision over th'
Christian peoples of Turkey.
Ismet said Turkey was ready to &C
cord the same treatment to minori
ties as provided in the treaties ex
changed between the various Euro
pean countries.
Not British Threat.
This, Ismet declared was not be.
cause Of the menacing words Of Lord
Curzon, the British foreign secretary
as voiced yesterday, but because the
Turkish national pact required it.
The Turkish delegate said Turkey
accepted the granting of general am
nesty to political prisoners. She
would decline however to establish a
national home for the Armenians and
exempt members of the minorities
from military service.
Curzon We'll Pleased.
Tn replying to Ismet Pasha, Mar
ouis Curzon said he was happy to
note that the Turkish delegation had
changed its tone and had reached
an understanding of the vast impor-
tance of the minorities question.
He thought Ismet's most important
announcement was the decision of
Turkey TO enter the league OF ma
tions after the signature of peace
which Lord Curzon hoped would be
an accomplished fact in about a
month. He believed Turkeys deci-
sion would facilitate solution Of many
OF the problems before the confer
enee.
INC British spokesman emphasized
that the clauses in the European
treaties mentioned by Ismet stipu-
lated supervision of the minority
populations by the league Of nations
and said he was happy to see that
Turkey was accepting control by the
league. She could count upon the
adequate support and guarantees
which the league provided.
He expressed the hope that the
conference sub-commission on minor
tiles would be permitted to study the
question Of establishing homeland
for the Armenians and urged exemp-
tion from military service Of the
Christian peoples in Turkey.
Lord Curzon assured the Turks
that they need entertain no fears OF
the league of nations infringing the
rights of their country. Turkey could
always speak out freely as member
of the league. M. Barrere and Mar
ouis di Garroni, heads of the French
and Italian delegations also voiced
their pleasure at the conciliatory at
titude, adopted by the Turks and said
this justified optimism in the outcome
Of the conference.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-14

London, Dec IA (By Associated
Press) An attempt has been made
to assassinate Home Secretary w. G.
Bridgeman by means of poisoned
chocolates sent through the mail.
The candy arrived at the home office
yesterday and the police found it
contained arsenic.
1t is understood the police attri-
butte the act to the same person who
recently poisoned Sir William Hor-
wood, head of Scotland Yard. in the
same manner
Investigations, it was said today,
have led the police to the conclusion
that the work was probably that of
an unbalanced woman who has some
real or fancied grievance against
Scotland Yard and the home office.
All the other ministers of the gov
crnment have been warned to be on
guard against similar attempts.
Mr. Bridgeman, formerly a union
New Britain herald., 1922-12-14
Public Utilities Commits
sion Issues Edict Order
ing New Haven Road to
Abolish This Dangerous
Place.
Many Fatal Accidents Have
Occurred at This Point
Long Agitation at Last
Succeeds.

Hartford, Dec. 14.-The pub
lie utilities commission today is
sued an order abolishing the So
called Clayton's grade crossing
in Newington on the New York,
New Haven and Hartford rail-
road between this city and New
Britain. Many fatal accidents
have taken place there.
Long Agitation
For several years past the common
council and the committee on rail-
roads has labored ceaselessly in an
effort to have the Public Utilities
Commission order the grade crossing
at Clayton eliminated Efforts to pre-
vail upon the New Haven" road to
remove the crossing were turned
down under the plea that the railroad
had not the moneg with which to do
the work Recently the Utilities Com
mission announced that survey OF
conditions about the state Indicated
that there were four grade crossings
of especial danger which must be.
eliminated at an early date, and In
cluded in this group was the one at
Clayton. Officials of the New Haven
road assured the representatives OF
the city government who waited on
them shortly thereafter that if the
matter was left optional with the
road. the first crossing to be removed
would be the one In which this city
was interested.
The crossing in question has been
the scene Of many fatalities, automo-
bile parties and teamsters who had
been trapped on the crossing when
train approached making up the
greater part OF the victims, The cross
ing is not protected by gates or
flagman at any period during the day,
a bell signal being the only means
by which those about to cross may
be warned. On both sides of the road
as one proceeds in the direction OF
Hartford there are brick sheds which
shut off view of approaching trains
beyond few feet.
Realizing the seriousness of the sit-
uation. Mayor A. M. Paonessa in his
first message to the council, made the
following recommendation:
-. X. There is another poorly pro-
.ected crossing known as Clayton
-rossing' which is used extensively by
he citizens of our city. At this par
ocular crossing there have been q
number of fatal accidents. would
recommend that this body use its eff
orts to have the public utilities com-
mission order gates for the above
mentioned crossing or eliminate the
,rossng entirely"
New Britain herald., 1922-12-14
State Libr.al.,

London, Dec. IA (By Associat.
ed Press)-Germany is very
near to complete collapse, Prem
ier Bonar Law told the house of
commons today. He declared
that this was the only informa-
tion he could give the house on
the subject of reparations.
Premier Law emphatically argued
the impractlcability OF Great Britain
paying the American debt while re-
ceiying nothing from Germany,
France or Italy. He said he was
convinced such policy would reduce
the standard Of living in this country
for generations.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-14
|DAUGHERTY DENIES
RALS70N'S CHARGES
Declares no Congressman Are Be-
ing ShadoWM by Secret Service
IMPORTANT PAPERS LOST

Documents Relating to Burns, In
troduccd Yesterday, Cannot be
Found Today-Counsel For Prose-
cution Question Truth of Dcnials.
Washington, Dec. i4.-Charges that
operatives OF the department OF JUS
tice had shadowed members OF con-
gress who attacked Attorney Gen.
Daugherty were made and denied to-
day at the hearing before the house
Judiciary committee on impeachment
charges against Mr.. Daugherty.
Charges Spy System
Asserting that Senator Caraway
democrat, Arkansas, and Representa-
tives Woodruff of Michigan and john
son of South Dakota, republicans, had
been shadowed by such operatives,
Jackson Fl. Ralston, counsel for Rep
preventative Keller, author of the i'm
peachment charges. asked the COM
mittee to obtain from the department
of justice, the names and the daily
reports of the operative.
How impossible in the fact of our
deniel that anything like that was
done, to produce any such papers"
said Paul Howland counsel for Mr..
Daugherty.
When Mr.. Ralston declared that
the accuracy of the denial would be
the subject of future discussion, Mr..
Rowland replied that if proof were
offered before the committee any doc
ument and papers relating to it would
be produced if they existed.
Papers Are Missing
AS the committee assembled, it de-
veloped that the file Of papers relating
to William J. Burns sent to President
Harding by A. P. Macauley, an Amer
lean living in Canada, had been mis-
laid overnight. Mr.. Howland said he
had been unable to locate the file and
the official stenographers said it had
not come into their possession.
1t was the recollection of some COM
that the file had been pass
ed to Chairman Vostead yesterday
during dispute as to its admission to
the record but search of the chair
mans desk failed to disclose it.
The hearing went ahead with the
papers still missing. 1t has been
agreed that in view Of the hearing
given Mr.. Burns yesterday the papers
should be admitted in evidence.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-14
Christmas Musicale
AT the First Church

A Christmas musicale will be held
at the First church Sunday afternoon,
Dec. "a by Miss Marion Harlow, har-
pist, Herbert +. Anderson. violinist.
and the choir of the church. Trios
for violin, harp and organ, and an-
cient carols by the quartet will be
features of the program. A departure
from previous years will make this q
Christmas musicale rather than a
service. The public Is most cordially
invited. The program will be ans
nounced later.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-14
MOTHER is SEARCHED
Mrs. Moher Not Permitted to Enter
Court Room Until She Was Found
to Be Unarmcd

Mount Holly, N. j., Dec. 14.-Haze
Brunen the II year old daughter oil
Honest John" Brunen, who created
sensation yesterday. by testifyine
against Mrs. Doris Brunen her step
mother, and Harry c. Moher on trial
for numbering her father was on the
witness stand again today. Cross
examined by counsel for the defense
she repeated the story of her elope-
ment with William Parkstrom a. lion
tanner, and how Mrs. Brunen had
sided with her against her father.
Mrs. Harry Moher who created a
stir yesterday by crying out to Hazel:
"Ill smack you dead" was permit
ted to sit in the courtroom again.
But before being allowed to enter she
was searched for weapons,
New Britain herald., 1922-12-14
LIMITATION POLICY.

Washington, Dec. 14.-As reason
for requesting the president to urge
the other powers to limit construction
of warships OF 100000 tons or less,
Chairman Kelly of the subcommittee
on appropriations, who wrote the re-
quest into the naval bill, told the
house today the navy department had
recommended navy construction
program costing s331,000, 900.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-14
Tilden Loses Another
Inch From His Finger

Philadelphia, Dec. 14.-William T..
Tilden, I'd, national tennis cham
pion, had another inch removed from
the middle finger of his right hand
yesterday, it became known today.
This second operation brings the
champions finger down to Just about
the second joint. The finger became
infected first from a scratch.