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The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08
OUT IN The COLD
Baseball to Show No Leniency
to Contract Jumpers.
Limit of Fifty Players I'm Majors
Opposed by Minors.

ID, Louisville, Ky, Dec S.-Organized
baseball is not fattening a calf for its
sons who became prodigals via the
contract violation route was the opin-
: ion today Of observers who followed
the meeting here of the National As
sociation of Professional Baseball
Leagues.
This conclusion was reached after
the associations board of arbitration
and Commissioner Lands yesterday
withheld leniency from players who
had served three years of the auto
matte five-year suspension for viola
ton of contracts.
A decision to hold their 1928 con-
vention in Chicago. provided a joint
meeting of the major leagues is called
for that place at the same date by
Landis was reached by the minor
l@aguers at the close of their annual
meeting here last night This decision
was the result of suggestion by Com
missioner Lands who expressed MS
desire to have all the baseball leaders
together at one time.
In case a joint session is not held
by the major leagues, the minors will
meet in Nashville. Tenn.
Object to Limit Increase
A proposal of the majors to increase
the player limit from forty to flfty
was condemned in resolutions adopted
by the association Under the pro-
posed fifty-player limit it would be
possible for each big league club to
have at least twenty-five men in the
minor leagues under option.
Such an arrangement, the minor
leaguers contended. practically would
give control of the player market to
the majors
At the instance of the Southern As
sociation. Glass A leagues were grant
ed permission to determine their own
salary limits. The former limit for
Glass A leagues was $4,000.
Disposition of the Sioux City. Ia.
franchise which will be removed and
the sale of the Denver franchise to
experienced baseball men was given to
committee for consideration. These
questions are to be settled at the
scheduled meeting of the Western
League next month.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08
Too Much Sex, Not Enough
True LoUe, Trouble With
Fiction, Asserts Professor
The Russian Soviets Are Trying Put Jazz in Govern
and Some Are Trying to Put 1t Into History, While
Others Are Talking of Rewriting the BbleOnly Hope
for the World Lies in Modern Education.

brought about reformation, regenera-
tion and rejuvenation. He believes
the world is not degenerating either
in morals or literature.
Modern education seems to me to
be gradually producing an aristocracy
of learning" Professor Crawshaw sale
while we may not live to see another
Brook Farm community of En-
and Thoreaus and thinkers of their
type, our colleges are developing
young Emersons and Thoreaus and
sending them out with enormous up
lifting influence in the life of the
workaday world"
Material Is Available.
Professor Crawshaw said he saw
no sign of the long-looked for great
American novel" appearing i'm
mediately, but believes the material
for such a work is available. THE
man who writes the great novel," the
professor said, will be a man not
only of great education, but of great
human sympathy. His heart will be
as wide as the world and his hcman
understanding as deep as the blue sea-
In fact, 1 think probably. he will be
a newspaper man.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08

Denver, Dec. s.-Too much sex and
not enough true love is the chief fault
of modern fiction, according to DR..
w. H Crawshaw. professor of litera-
ture and dean of Colgate college, Ham
ilton, N. Y, who spent several days in
Denver recently on his way to the
Orient
Professor Crawshaw blamed pres
ent-day "jazz literature" for many of
the sex problems that confront So
ciety.
TT seems to me there is too much
of the so-ca1led eternal triangle of sex
complication in modern fiction and
not enough of the divine trinity of
love-" Professor Crawshaw said in an
interview here
I'VE hear a lot of jazz music, and
some brilliant men are trying to put
Jazz into history and even talk of re-
writing the Bible. The Soviets are
trying to put jazz into government"
World Not Degenerating.
Professor Cral shaw sees hope for
the world in modern education, how
ever, and declared that whenever the
world has needed it conditions have
produced a lasting literature that has
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08
62 DEATHS IN NOVEMBER
Five Were Result OF Violence, DIR.
Browns Report Shows.

bEONh SBOMSs
Four deaths from cancer in Novem-
Der brings the total cancer deaths for
the year to sixty-two. according to DR..
Earle G. Brown, city health officer.
Total deaths for November. according
TO the monthly report of Doctor
Brown reaches sixty-two, four more
than in November. 1921, and fourteen
more than in October, this year. Five
deaths resulted from violence or exter-
nal causes, one from suicide, two from
accidental gunshot wounds, one homf-
eide and one from fracture. Twenty
deaths during the month were o1
children under 10 years of age, and
fourteen were children under 1 year
of age.
Thirty-six of the sixty-two deaths
were males, and twenty-six were fe-
males, fifty-five were whites and seven
were colored. Nine of the deaths werc
due to diseases OF the gastro-intestinai
system, and five We're caused by
Bright's disease tuberculosis claimed
two. pneumonia five. diphther=a three.
disea ases of the heart eleven
Seventy-two cases of diphtheria were
reported to the city health department
for November. the largest number OF
any disease. Twenty-one were children
under school age, and fOrty-four were
children in the city schools. Scarlet
fever was the second most widely
spread disease with twenty-one cases
One hundred and eleven births were
reported for the month, ninety-seven
whites, ten colored and four Mexicans.
Seven cases of tuberculosis were re-
ported for the month. and two deaths
resulted from the disease. Seals are
being sold now to combat the white
ulaCue.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08
SENIOR TEAM IN LEAD
Take Game From Freshmen by Score
of Is to IL.

AIS to IL point win over the fresh
man basketball team gave the seniors
the championship in the first round of
the inter-class basketball tournament
being played at Washburn college.
The last game of the first round was
played Thursday afternoon on the
Thomas gymnasium court. Altho the
freshmen displayed better team work
than the last year men, they were un-
able to hit the basket, several Setups
being missed.
The sophomoreS won over the jun
iors. 13 to s, putting the juniors at the
bottom of the standings.
The twelve men who have been
chosen by Mike" Vosburg. coach, to
play on the varsity eleven are: Brew
ster, captain; Breithaupt. Mclaughlin,
La Bunker, Campbell, Euler, Marsh,
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08
Lietzke. A. Erickson, Blevins,
Blank and Poort-
Team standings are:
DATE CHANGED BY JOHNSON.
American League Club Owners Will
Meet December IL.
tBy the Associated Press)

Chicago, Dec. 8. = President Ban
Johnson, of the American League,
today advanced the date of the Amer
lean League club owners annual
meeting in Chicago, to Tuesday, De-
cember IL, to enable the club owners
to attend the joint meeting of the
major. leagues called by Commits
'sioner Lands for December IA, in
New York City, according to a long
distance telephone message from Mr..
Johnson in Excelsior Springs, Mo.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08
CATHOLICS NAME MoRoNEY.
Teams Most Consistent Ground Gamer
Is 1923 Canfain.

Atchison, Kan. Dec. S.-Vincent
Moroney, of Okmulgee. Okla, was
elected captain of the 1928 St Bene-
diets college football team here at a
banquet last night Moroney PLAYED
left tackle the past season but often
was called back to carry the ball and
proved one OF the most consistent
ground gamers
st. Benedict's won four games of its
schedule this season. lost four and
tied one 1t was the colleges first
year as an associate member of the
Kansas conference
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08
Benefit Association

Columbia Council No so meets at
T:45 tonight. Presentation of
Through the Back Door" by Mary
Pfckford. six reels, at S:15. III w.
6th St Twelve-piece orchestra For
S. B. A members only. All members
inyited.-AdY.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08
There is No "Water" )"
in Santa Fe Stock
President Storey issues another Statement,
of Interest TO Santa Fe Patrons

The charge still made that the railroads asking
on ''watered stock
Congress undertook the facts through the Valua-
Act which introduced by Senator LaFoIette
Interstate Commerce Commission has been conducting
valuation for and the following elements
ered Cost of reproduction the 1913 1915 of
reproduction less depreciation original other values and
of value Stocks bonds earning capacity
been considered
all available Commerce Com
mission has found
Valuation of all the railways 1920. SIS, 100000
Net capitalization of all the railways
December 81, 1919. 9......1..,.s. 16,S39,51 515522
Value above capitalization. 1850, ,4S447S
Otherwise stated the value of the railroads TWO BILLION
DOLLARS of the face of all stocks and bonds IF
day had been used the
greater.
This should dispose of the question of watered stocks
the railroads have succeeded in putting the Interstate
Commerce Commission. The valuation work Fe
nearly completed and know that have put any
thing over the Interstate Commerce Commission On the
believe that the Interstate Commerce Commission
has been rules and methods of valuation and
that has greatly undervalued railroad
When the work IS completed "~aer" viii be found in
Santa Fe stock
W. B. STOREY. President.
The Atchson. Topeka and Santa Fe Railway System.
Advertisement.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-08
BANK CONDITIONS IMPROVE
Increase of $2.651 900 Shown in Ma
tional Bank Deposits

Increase of $2,651 900 Shown in Ma
tionaI Bank Deposits
There is a tone OF generally i'm
proved conditions in the report of 267
national banks as tabulated from the
September Is statement by w. w.
Bowman, secretary of the Kansas
Bankers association. The statement
shows a total OF S179.773,0OO on de-
posit, or an increase of $2,651. 900
over the June so report.
Following is the detailed showing of
the national banks as shown in the
statement issued by Secretary Bow
man;
Resources.
Loans and discounts. .s13S, 81, 900
Customers liabilities account OF
acceptances ..-.-------.---.-. SotOOO
fixtures --......-....4........ 7.s!eooo
other real estate ....-..---.. 1,51S,oO0
securities ;........;....-;..:.. s427sOOO
from q. s treasury. 55s.OOO
Cash and sight exchange. ....... 5O.424. 600
Other resources .-...-...-.-.... $4,000
Total resources .............. .$22s, ,6s3, 900
Liabilities.
Capital stock .-.--....-.-.-.....S 1T.923.OO
Surplus NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. e,752, 600
Undivided profits .............. 4.O51,OOO
Deposits 119.da3,0OO
Bills, rediseounts and bills pay
able 4,5SS.0O0
Bonds borrowed ............. 1.O9T. 600
Letters OF credit and travellers
cheeks --.--.---.-..-...-.. 1S.OOO
Acceptances ---.--.--........ 5000
Other liabilities ................. 2TO,OOO
Total liabilities ...-......-.... .S22s 6Ss, 900
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-07-12

railroad managers IN Chicago today to
ccnfer regarding protests of brother.
hood members on the alleged action OF
railroad managers in asking them TO
do work usually done by striking
shopmen and other matters pertaining
to the shopmen's strike.
Brotherhood chiefs requested 1. DE
Wit Cuyler, chairman of the Assocla-
ton of Railway Executives, to call the
conference. and Mr.. Cuyler requested
the regional directors of the railroad
managers to have representatives OF
many of the large railroads attend.
Warren s. Stone, president OF the
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
". G.. Lee president of the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen; D. B. Rob
ertson president of the Brotherhood OF
Firamen and Enginemen, and l.. h.
Sheppard. president of the Brother
hood Of Railway Conductors, will at
tend the conference, and I. f. Cashen,
president of the Switchmen's Union OF
North America, may be present.
Mr.. Stone received reports from en-
eineers tnot they nave been asked to
take out engines with airbrakes not
in prorer ordcr. defective fiues, broken
water glasses, had headlights and 9TH
er Deficiencies Protests have been filed
bv the Brotherhood chiefs with the In
terstate Commerce Commission
against these conditions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-07-12

Chicago. July '12.-Interference
with United States mails, due to the
annualment or withdrawal of trains,
was the outstanding feature OF the
railway shipments strike yesterday
Serious light is thrown upon the
situation by reports from Washing
ton, several roads having advised the
Postoffice Department that their sche-
dulles were being materially curtall-
ed Department inspectors, on the
other hand, report the situation not
as serious as the railroads indicate.
United States Marshals or troops
were in charge at many places where
trouble was believed to threaten, the
most serious situation of the day be-
ing at Bloomington. H., where State
troops were on duty. Snipers are re-
ported to have fired upon the guards
men patrolling the Chicago and Alton
yards during the night, and the
troopers replied with a fusllade from
machine guns.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
advised the Postotlice Department
that it had to cancel a train in South
ern Illinois because of strikers In
reference. and it was hinted that 1t
might be necessary for the Baltl-
more and Ohio to withdraw all
through trains.
Three thousand miles Of the Wab-
ash systems mail service has ceased
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-07-12

Paris. July 12-The crisis arising
ont of Germany's inability to pay
the 5O,OO0,OOO gold marks t$l2,OOO'-
00O) reparation inStallment due
Saturday has been met by a com
promise. An agreement was reach
cd Yesterday evening by the Repa-
ration Commission and the German
financial representatives..
Germany will pay 32,000000 marks
i'm cash and will make up the balance
through deliveries of dyes to the tex
tile alliance and Of coal to LuXem-
bourg.
DIR. Fischer chairman of the Ger
man War Debt Commission, inform
cd the reparation body that he will
present a formal request for a mora
torium at todayS meeting. lt IS
thought quite probable that the Re
narration Commission, without COM
municating with the Allied govern
ments. will grant moratorium on
Germany's cash payments for the re-
mainder of this year.
Roland W. Boyden, the United
States representative with the com
mission. took part in the conference.
The letter asking for the morator-
ium which DR.. Fischer and Herr
Schroeder. Undersecretary for Fin
ance. who is with the War Debt Com
missioner i'm Paris, were drafting yes
terday. is expected to suggest the
cancellation Of all the remaining
payments this year, leaving the mat
ter Of a moratorium thereafter open
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-07-12

Washington. July 12.-Both groups
of the coal operators were stewing
Yesterday in an aftermath Of worry
and concern over President Harding's
strike settlement proposals, while
the coal miners were resting fairly
easily in the belief that they had won
q substantial victory.
Late in the afternoon a group OF
soft coal operators, headed by A. NJ.
Ogle. president Of the National Coal
Association, called on President
Harding and outlined to him some
of the difficulties laid upon them and
their associates by the terms OF ms
plans.
They told the President, it IS un-
derstood, that sending the men back
TO work at the old wage rates placed
them under disadvantages IN compel
ing with the non-uniOn fields. Ihey
also objected. it is understood, TO
his plan 20 have a single commission
fix a temporary basic wage and III
rected his attention to their proposal
for arbitration by commissions 20 DC
named bv him in each district.
The President is said TO have talk
ed little except to say that way to
end the strike must be found. Earlier
in the day ne had indicated that ne
was satisfied with Developments and
believed he had found the key to set
tlement, not only of the immediate IS
sues in the strike but of the funda-
mental ills Of the whole coal indus
try.
Drastic control of the coal industry
by the Government must come even
tuallv. Senator Borah, Of Idaho,
chairman of the Senate Labor Com
mittee. declared in an informal state
mcnt commenting on President Hard
ing's efforts.
Prior to the visit of the soft-coal
operators, Mr. Harding expected TO
have replies to his proposal from all
the groups in the strike situation by
Saturday. The soft-cOal operators,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-07-12
German Debt Question Is Met
By A Compromise Agreement

for the time being. Under this ar
rangement the question of the
further moratorium would be decided
later. upon fuller consideration and
in view Of what may happen in Ger
MANY in the next few weeks.
1t is understood that the majority
of the commission sees no other way
out Of the present crisis and is there
fore prepared to vote a temporary
moratorium, particularly because
there is general realization that no
loan to Germany is Immediately pos
sible and that relief for present con-
ditions must come quickly.
The French Government is oppoS-
cd to an immediate meeting of the
Allied powers to discuss the repara-
tions situation and it will only con-
sent to such a meeting as a final
step. This was made plain in official
circles after a conference between
President Dubois, of the commission,
and Premier Poincare.
This decision was announced on re-
ceipt of London reports that Pre-
mier Lloyd George probably would
invite Premier Poincare to London
Immediately to discuss reparations
and that a call for a full meeting of
the Allied Supreme Council would
follow these conversations.
French officials express belief that
the whole reparation issue should
rest with the Reparation Commission
until Germany flatly refuses to pay
any more cash.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-07-12
Coal Operators Are
Dissatisfied With
Presidents S Plan
Rituminous Men Object But Find Harding Firm-Keply
Of Anthracite Operators to 60 in Today
Result Is In Doubt

however decided to adjourn until
SUNDAY night and Mr.. Ogle explain
ed 10 the President that the mem
bers of the soft-coal group feIt fney
needed time to consult thelr IeIlo" :
The bard-coal operators will take
their reply to the White House To-
Jay and il is generally believed that
- will contain strong objections to
ne Presidents plan. There are some
persons close to the industry WIZ
would not be surprised If the nara,
coal operators reply torshadoweu
determined opposition to the freSl-
dents scheme.
1t is probable that included in the
provisions of their answer VIII De the
following:
Objection to a single commission
back to work at the old wage rates
and urgent argument that reduc-
tions must be had.
Affection to a single commission
passing upon the question or
temporary basic wage for each IN
dustry, and insistence that there
be a separate arbitration body for
the hard-coal industry.
Objection to any commission,
whether dealing with hard coal
alone or with both hard and soft
coal going deeper into the hard
coal industry than arbitration on
the wage industry, Mr.. Harding
plan contemplateS investigation or
production, costs, etc, as well as
wages. .
The rumors from each group of
operators and the attitude Of the IN
dividuals in each group throughout
he day we're in line with the reports
following the visit Of soft-cOal opera
tors to the White House at the close
If the day and with the forecasts
rs to the report to be made by the
nard-coal men. Every sign plainly
pointed to condition of turmoil
and extreme anxiety.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-07-12
WASHINGTON
DAY BY DAY
lsnecInI Corrcspondentl

Washington, July 12.-Whether
there is to be continued warfare or
peace between the coal miners and
operators will not be settled until al
ter the miners have their conference
here next Saturday. 1t may be said,
however, that official Washington is
more than hopeful that both sides
to the controversy will abide by the
Presidents suggestion for the APP
pointment of commission which
shall attempt to settle the differences
between the operators and miners
both as to wages and working condi-
tions. 1t is felt in administration
circles that this is the only way dis
putes between capital and labor can
be amicably adjusted and it Is alss
thought that such contests can never
be settled by resort to threats or the
use of force. The coal crisis, accord
ing to advices received at the White
House, is not so acute as to cause
any alarm at this juncture, but
continuance Of the strike, it IS realiz-
ed on all hands, would result in un-
told suffering and hardship to the
American people and to industry
during the coming winter months.
They buried little SNOWFALL" yes
terday afternoon in white casket
and amid a bed of flowers and many
were the tears that were dropped on
the grave as the undertaken per-
formed his last sad rites.
SNOWFALL" was the pride of Mrs.
Selma Shook. of 112 Newton Street,
y. w, this city. He was tiny Cuban
noodle and had been the pet Of the
Shook family for many years-four-
teen all told.
But old age won out in the strug-
gle for existence and SNOWFALL" was
found dead last Sunday night, curled
up on the satin pillow in his mis-
tress' bedroom which had been his
resting-place for the last five years.
Mrs. Shook was heart-broken over
her loss. She wore heavy mourning
She spared no pains nor money to
give SNOWFALL" decent burial befit-
ting his rank in dogdom. Assembled
at the residence yesterday after
noon were number of friends Of not
only Mrs. Shook but of the departed
"Snowhall." The "body' was laid out
in the parlor and the tiny white
casket was covered by pillow Of red
and white roses, with large snow
ball in the centre. There the mourn
ars paid their silent tribute to the
departed doggie Four little boys
from the neighborhood acted as ac-
tive pail bearers, while three of the
CANNES companions in life, one large
English setter and two French bull
dogs. served as honorary body-guards
and together with the friends Of the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-07-12
How MaSSanutten
Monument Got Its Name

Strasburg-"There is one story
in this Valley of Virginia that has
not changed one iota in 40 years.
1t is the story of the Massanutten
mountain and how it got its name"
Thirty-eight years ago, TO a class
in the Port Deposit high school,
Mayor George NJ. Thomas, one OF
the Staunton Military Academy
war boys, now of Rickville, Md,
told his class of how one day in the
civil war General Banks, of the
Union forces, met an old darky and
asked, What is the name of that
mountain?"
"Massa Nuttin," was the reply
which, being interpreted, means
"Massa Nothing.