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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-08
Blow Up Bridges Was Program,
Says Z. s. Marshal.
Men Arrested Wanted to Bring
Walkout in Oklahoma.

oklahoma City, Sept S.-Federal
operatives today were investiga ting
what United States Marshal Alva Nc
statewide plot among certain striking
railway shopmen to destroy railroad
bridges and hamper operation OF
trains.
Within less than a month five
bridges have burned in Oklahoma un-
der mysterious circumstances. Other
instances of tampering with railroad
equipment endangering the lives OF
train crews and passengers have been
reported.
Terrorize Train Crews.
Four men were held here today by
federal officers in connection with
the burning of a bridge near Ell Reno
Okla, on the night of August II, and
Marshal Mcdonald declared confes-
sions made by two of the men indi-
Gated well founded plot among GER
tain strikers to destroy bridges and
terrorize train service crews with a
view to bringing about genera
walkout of railroad workers in the
state.
The men under arrest were Herbert
Lansing, declared by officers to be a
striker. Hamilton Earl White, said to
be a former railroad employe; Roy
Selley and John Keefe. all of Ell Reno
Two Admit Firing Bridge.
Lansing and White confessed firing
the bridge and implicated the other
two men, according to Marshal Nc
Donald. Other arrests were expected
The latest bridge burning was re-
ported yesterday. A forty-five foot
section of the bridge on the Midland
Valley railroad near Bixby was de-
stroved
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-08

Nyack, n. Y. Sept s.-Last month
Morris Kohn. who has a large estate
at Manuel, near here, had his cellar
raided by burglars and about all his
liquor removed. Today he is going
around with a dazed look upon his
face because sometime between mid
night and morning they returned and
left stacked on his big front porch
practically all of the wet goods they
had taken in August.
Attached to one package was a
crude note which said the gang had
experienced q change of heart after
seeing a man in a movie nearly die
of thirst and decided that to rob a
mans cellar was something no self
respecting burglar would do.
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KIWANlAN PARADE TONIGHT

The line of march is from Fifth and
Kansas avenue south to Tenth and
Kansas avenue and north down kan
sas avenue to Seventh street, thence
east on Seventh to the Auditorium.
The parade starts at 1890 O'Clock
sharp.
1t is promised to be the most beau
tiful night spectacle ever seen on Kan
sas avenue.
r. r. Baer. marshal of the parade.
informs Topekans today that no motor
cars shall be parked on the west side
of Kansas avenue from Fifth to Tent.
nor on the east side of the Avenue
from Seventh to Tenth.
Parade Lineup.
There are four divisions to the pa
rade, each of them headed by a band
The first division will form on Kan
sas avenue, north of Fifth street; the
second division will form on Kansas
avenue north of Fourth street; the
third division will form on West Fifth
Fourth street.
The lineup for the parade follows:
First Division.
Truck distributing confetti.
Parade Marshal and Aides.
Platoon of Police.
International Officers.
District Officers.
Local Officers.
Lawrence, Kan, Kiwanis Club, with
Haskell Indian Band.
st. Louis, Mo, Kiwanis Club.
Kansas City, Mo, Kiwanis Club.
Joplin, Mo-, Kiwanis, Club
Springfield, Mo-, Kiwanis Club.
st. Joseph, Mo. Kiwanis Club.
Independence, Kan. Kiwanis Club.
Kirkville, Mo, Kiwanis Club.
Parsons. Kan, Kiwanis Club.
Wichita, Kan, Kiwanis' Club.
Jefferson CITY. Mo, Kiwanis Club.
Pittsburg. Kan, Kiwanis Club.
Ell Dorado, Kan, Kiwanis Club.
Ottawa, Kan, Kiwanis Club.
Chanute. Kan, Kiwanis Club.
Leavenworth, Kan, Kiwanis Club.
Atchison, Kan, Kiwanis Club.
Topeka, Kan, Kiwanis Club.
Dodge City, Kan, Kiwanis Club.
Fort Scott. Kan, Kiwanis Club.
Augusta, Kan, Kiwanis Club.
| Baxter Springs, Kan, Kiwanis Club.
Kansas City, Kan, Kiwanis Club.
Chillicothe, Mo, Kiwanis Club.
Fredonia. Kan. Kiwanis Club.
Poplar Bluff, Mo. Kiwanis Club.
| Girard, Kan, Kiwanis Club.
Sedalia, Mo, Kiwanis Club.
Manhattan, Kan, kiwaniS Club.
Yates Center Kan, Kiwanis Club.
Columbia, Mo, Kiwanis Club.
Mexico, Mo, Kiwanis Club.
| Horton, Kan, Kiwanis Club
lola. Kan, Kiwanis Club.
Second Division.
Marshall's Band.
| Ladies of Kiwanis, in cars
Business and Professional Women's
| Club.
Rotary Club.
| Cooperative Club.
Square Circle Club.
Lyons Club.
Ciyitan Club.
ThiT- Division.
Security Benefit Band
! Merchants Floats and Decorated
, Automobiles.
! Fourth Division.
! Boys Industrial School Band
! Boys of Industrial School.
/ Boys of Industrial School Floats.
Decorated Civilian Cars.
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TRAGEDY FOLLOWS A TRAGEDY
Four Hours After Plane Crash Kills
Three a Parachute Drop Is Fatal.

Rutland. VT. Sept. s.-The body of
Lieut.. Belvin W. Maynard. flying
parson," who was killed with two COM
panions, Lieut.. L R. Wood of Ticon-
deroga, n. Y, and Mechanician
Charles Mionette of Plattsburg, n. Y,
when their plane fell 1000 feet here
yesterday, was homeward bound today
for Maynard, n. C. Preparations had
been made for forwarding the bodies
of Wood and Mionette to their homes.
An examination of the wrecked ma
chine threw little light on the cause
of the accident. The three aviators
had been engaged in flights all the
week from the fair grounds here.
Before leaving the ground early lin
the afternoon Lieut. Maynard as usual
was careful to see his plane was in
good working order He had put IL
thru several stunts when it went into
a nose dive and crashed to the ground.
The fair grounds crowd was given
another shock. when four hours after
the accident. Henry A. Smith. of Bos-
ton. was killed in parachute drop
from a balloon.
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(By The Associated Press.)

! Marion, Ill, Sept. S.-With four ad-
ditional men in Jail here today charged
with murder. in 81 new indictments
tissued by the grand, jury in connection
mine war, Sheriff Thaxton and his
deputies were out today searching for
the rest of those indicted yesterday in
the four true bills returned in the
grand jury's partial report.
With Otis Clark of Goreville, the
first man indicted and arrested in con-
nection, with this investigation. the
number of prisoners held in Jail here
on charges connected with the Herrin
massacres stood at five. The four
new prisoners are:
Leva Mann, miner of Herrin;
Charles Rogers, miner of Herrin;
Philip Fontanetta, miner of Marion,
and James Brown, negro deputy
sheriff of Culp, a small mining settle-
ment northwest of Herrin.
Tables are Turned.
Fate turned the tables today when
the forces of law and order made
their way thru the dusty back roads
and lanes of Little Egypt on the great
est legal man hunt the coal region has
ever known. The law was out in its
might to take its toll for the Herrin
massacre of June % when nineteen
men were brutally slaughtered by the
roadside.
OI tie S-ocNcil
named in indictments for murder re-
turned yesterday, were the targets of
the man hunters. The four arrested
last night were lodged in the Jail
without a demonstration of any kind
They are Philip Fontanetta, a coal
miner, who was lounging in the court
house square when the indictment
naming him was returned; James
Brown. constable at the village of
Culp; Charles Rogers and Leva Mann,
both of Herrin.
No Escape for Accused
There was no escape for the accused
men. for the surveillance established
by the United States department of
justice had thrown an invisible but
unbreakable net around the district.
The deputies went about their work
with a calm businesslike attitute that
spelled despair for those sought.
Many of the men sought live in the
! city of Herrin which gave its name to
the massacre. Practically every male
! adult of the village of Energy. ham
, let two miles south of Herrin, was
sought. Others wanted live in John
son City. Still others live in
Franklin county 1t made no differ
ence however-the long arm of the
law was reaching out for those
wanted.
The situation was far different than
| it was on that June day when howl
| ing, shooting mob of 5000 armed men
| swarmed into the Lester strip mine
after a flag of truce signalled the sur
| render of the little garrison. On that
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(By the Associated Press.)

Smyrna Sept. S.-Only an eye wit
ness can realize the extent of the lis
aster to the Greek army, which is
termed by many as one of the most
decisive in military history. An army
of 10000 men, well organized and
equipped. has been transformer IN
less than two weeks into a virtual
band of refugees. An official Turkish
statement says 400 Greek officers and
10000 men have been captured since
the offensive was launched, together
with 500 motor trucks, $50 guns and
a million rounds of artillery ammuni-
ton.
The Greek loss of morale is illus
trated by the reported refusal of a
battalion of reserves from Athens, to
disembark.
A contingent of Senega1es which ar
rived yesterday on a French transport
also did not land owing, it is said to.
some disagreement. The whole Smyrna
Hinterland has been ravaged by the
Turks and refugees continue to pour
into the city by the thousands. A
Turkish airplane yesterday flew over
the town and dropped pamphlets an
nouncing the complete liberation OF
Asia Minor
The government archives have been
placed on shipboard for safety and the
Smyrna branches of the national bank
and the Bank of Athens are closed.
Panic Prevails.
A state of panic prevails thruout
( Ionia and the British high commits
sioner had telegraphed to Constants
nople asking for relief supplies, as il
feared the grave food shortage would
result in disorder.
The foreign population is in trepi-
dation lest the Greeks explode the inn
mense stores of munitions in the city
to prevent them from falling into the
! hands of the KemaIists.
U. S. Destroyers at Anchor
A number of American destroyers
are anchored in the harbor which with
its concentration of warships of all
the powers, resembles the scene of a
huge naval pageant.
The Standard Oil company has
chartered a number of steamships to
carry its property and personnel to
safety and thirty ships are in readi-
ness to remove refugees il necessary.
The Greek troops have taken UP po-
sitions on the outskirts of the city.
nstantinopIe, Sept S.-Unable to
extricate their army from the Kernal-
lists hold. the Greel- military leaders.
| it is believed here, will be obliged to
accept any armistice terms the victors
may dictate
The allied commissioners have rec
commended to Hamid Bey. representa-
tive of the Kemalists here, that the
Angora government propose an arnnis-
tice to Athens. A Greek comnunique
states that General Tricoupia COM
mander-in-c chief. was captured while
attending an important military coun-
| ell at Ushak Sunday night, at which
( it was decided / withdraw to the Al
ashehr line.
Form New Ministry.
| Athens. Sept s-The evacuation OF
Asia Minor by the Greeks as a result
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Goes TO 81 TODAY
Heat Record for This Date
Equaled This Afternoon.
Cooler Weather and Showers
Promised by Flora.
ToDAY's TEMPERATURES:

The heat record in Topeka for this
date was equalled at 8 O'Clock this af-
ternoon when the government ther-
mometer registered 81 degrees. The
record for this date was established
in 1912 when a temperature of 81 was
recorded at the local weather office.
S. D. Flora meterologist stated late
this afternoon that the temperature
would not go higher today.
The greatest heated period in the
history of Topeka for the first week
of September will have been complete
ly broken by Saturday morning, says
Meteorologist Flora. Cooler weather,
which will probably be accompanied
by thunder showers is due in Topeka
tonight or early Saturday morning,
says the weather man The area of the
low pressure in the northwest will be
responsible for the new brand OF
weather. Pleasant weather is now
certain for the Kansas Free Fair, the
weather man announces. The thunder
showers will be local affairs over
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trict.
The convention which opeEed in To-
peka this morning is the third which
has been held by the Kiwanis clubs of
this district. The first convention was
held in St Louis, in 1920. the second
in Joplin in 1921.
Total of 2,456 Members.
The number of clubs in the district
has increased from nine, at the time
of the first convention, to twenty-one
at the time of the second and thirty
four at the present time. There were
ISL members in the district at the
time of the first convention, 1,451
in 1921, and 2,456 at the present time.
These points on the growth of the
club were brought out in the annual
report of the district governor. f. l..
Chase, made at the opening session
of the convention at representative
hall in the state house, this morning.
The general session was preceded by
a meeting of the district trustees. the
four lieutenant governors of the dis
trict, and Governor Chase, which
commenced at 9 o'clock.
At the meeting of the district Of
ficers, the report of the district treas
urer, John c. Landis, Jr., of st.
Joseph, Mo, was read and accepted.
The report showed a healthy condf-
The remainder of the session was
taken up with preliminary discussion
of the plans for the convention and
means of eliminating waste motion in
the business sessions of the conven-
tion.
Governor Chase Presided.
District Governor Chase called the
convention to order, and it was
formally opened after the Invocation
by the Rev. John A. McAfee, Topeka
Kiwanian, with the singing of
America led by Harry Evans. of
Wichita. chairman of the music COM
nittee of the convention.
The Kiwanians were welcomed to
Topeka by Harry Colmery, a member
of the local club. speaking for that
organization. and by e. F. Strain as
representative of the Topeka Cham
ber of Commerce and for the city
For Common Service.
'Kiwanis inspires men to give of
themselves for the common service.
We believe that your presence at this
convention signifies your desire to do
this" Colmery said, in part You
viii fan to a glowing flame in us the
spark of community service The con-
vention will promote the spirit of
Kiwanis among all the clubs of the
district"
Strain prefaced his welcome with a
compliment on the singing in which
were waiting for the opening of the
convention. We voted prohibition
on ourselves, and closed all the bars.
and that is why we haven't any music
now except jazz" he said But Jazz
suits the purpose Of a convention"
We welcome You Kiwanians be-
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Convention Which Opened To-
day Is Third To Be Held.
Welcomed to Topeka by Harry
COImery of Local Club.
CHASE OUTLINES PRINCIPLES
Business and Professional Men
on New Plane, He Says.
Members Are Given Opportunity
to Cooperate in Service.

Registration of Kiwanians - not
counting the members of the Topeka
club. totaled 700 at noon today, with
more arriving hourly. according to c.
H Haskell. in charge of the regis
tratton bureau at the Chamber OF
Commerce The wives of the Kiwan-
iaas present brought the total of out
of town visitors at the convention,
well above the 900, Haskell declared.
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lola, Kan. Sept s.-Martin Yoho.
aged 16, a farm boy living nine miles
north of lola. gave up his life for his
pipe late yesterday evening. In pur-
suit of a snake, Yoho came upon an
abandone well, into which the snake
apparently had disappeared. Leaning
over the well. Yoho dropped his pipe.
He told a passing farmer he was go-
ing after the pipe. Once in the well
Yoho was overcome by gases and top
pied into the water. He was dead
when fished out.
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PITCHERS ARM is BROKEN
DR.. G. 3. BIount Is Injured in
Kiwanis BasebalI Came.

Kiwanis Baseball Came.
The preliminary games of the XII
wants district baseball tournament,
which were played this morning,
started off with an unfortunate Incl
dent when DR.. G. B. Blount, pitcher
for the Sedalia, Mo-, team broke his
arm as he pitched the first ball of the
game between Topeka and Sedalia-
The game was played anyhow, with
the result that Topeka defeated the
Sedalia team by the score of to 1.
At the same time, Jefferson City,
Mo-, defeated Independence, Kan, by
"a score of to s..
a telegram from Parsons says that
the Parsons team which was sched-
uled to play in the preiiminaries this
morning will not arrive until Satur-
day. The Eldorado team will also ar
rive on Saturday, when the finals and
semi-finals will be played. three
games at a time, at the State Boys
Industrial school
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PERSIA WILL BE WET AGAIN
New Government Has Withdrawn
Order Against Liquor

London. Sept. S.-Persia, which has
faced a drought in wines and liquor
| owing to the prohibition by the cabi-
net of Seyyid Zia Eddin Of the i'm
portation of wines and spirits, will
now become wet, the present govern
ment of Prime Minister Kayam Es
Sultaneh having withdrawn the pro-
hibitory order, says a dispatch TO the
Daily Mail from Teheran.
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RAILROAD HEADS
IN CHICAGO talk
PEACE is REPORT
Western Roads Ready to Make
Separate Agreements2
All Parties Silent as to What
May Be Accomplished.
JEWELL SERVED WITH WRIT
Missing Shop Craft Head Back
From Trip in the East.
Officials See
Hope of Partial Peace.
All Parties Silent as to What
May Be Accomplished.
JEWELL SERVED WITH WRIT

Chicago, Sept. S.-The conference of
rail executives broke up shortly before
o'clock with no announcement of
what had been discussed or whether
anything had been accomplished.
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more Than |, 600 VISITORS
FROM TWO STATES HERE
FOR KIWANIS CONVENTION
Membership of Clubs in MissourKansas District Has In
creased from Isl in 1920 to 2,456 at Present Time
-Kiwanans Are Arriving Hourly
Topeka KIWANIS CLUB

The Topeka Kiwanis club was form
ed in May, 1921. The charter was
presented to the club by E. L. Chase,
district governor, on September z,
1921.
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BIG CREEK ARMY |
IN DISASTER AT
HANDS OF TURKS
Band of 10000 Men Turned
Into Fleeing Refugees.
Ten Thousand Men and Vast
Supplies Are Captured.
GREEK CABINET HAS RESIGNED
Complete Evacuation of Asia
Minor Is Now Seen.
Greeks Plan to Make Final
Stand Front of Smyrna.
Ten Thousand Men and Vast
Supplies Are Captured.
GREEK CABINET HAS RESIGNED
Complete Evacuation of Asia
Minor Is Now Seen.
(By The Associated Press.)

Paris, Sept. S.-Rumors that King
Constantine of Greece intends to alb
dicate are current in several European
capitals. They are considered here TO
have been given some color by the
sudden recall of the Greek heir ap
parent, Prince George. TO Athens from
Bucharest
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(By The Associated PressJ

Malta, Sept. S.-The British cruisers
Concord and Cardiff. under Command
of Rear Admiral Sir Reginald Tyr
whit are under orders to sail today
for Smyrna. The entire British Med
iterranean fleet is now concentrated In
near eastern waters.
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KIWANLS!

Gee, but we're glad to you Kwanans!
Your spirit aim, ambition record your
general outlook thru your membership of 1000 800
clubs the country give you standing and appeal
that register wherever you CO.
In the dreay days you born Thru the period of
construction and unrest and dsus grew and ourshed
and planted seeds of citizenship allegiance You
most important organization in country that needed to
sit the balance wheel of social and industrial peace
In your communities have stood for the things
that respect fear of You have
aroused spirit of bettermen society industry business
and morality.
You have become potent factor in the life of your city,
your state your country You undertaken
out programs that heretofore have been neglected
You represent virile, 1usty, resolute manhood.
Your presence help but make Topeka better city
Topeka grants you every privilege every concession every
consideration all respect The weather all that
wish to apologize for.
Gee, but we're glad to see you, Kiwanians.
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(By The Associated Press.)

Marion. Ill, Sept. SIN checking
lists this morning it is found that
thirty-seven instead of thirty-eight in
dividuals have been indicted. Thru a
clerical error Charles Rogers was
called Clarence Rogers in the Hoff-
man indictment. Charles Rogers, who
is now in Jail, is charged with the kill
ing of Howard Hoffman and John
Shoemaker. No one by the name of
Clarence Rogers has been indicted
thus far.
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GOT HIS BOOZE BACK

Burglars Who Stole 1t Declared
They Had a Change of Heart
After Seeing Man in Movie Die
of Thirst.
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GAVE LIFE FOR A Pipe

While Chasing Snake Farmer
Lad Drops Pipe In WelI-Goes
After 1t and Is Overcome by
Gases.
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Three More Arrested.

Percy Hail. mine officer of Her
rim, was taken into custody by deputy
sheriffs early today. He was rushed
to Marion and placed in the county
Jail on charge of murderiLg Howard
Hoffman, Huntington, Ind.
Harry Purdue and Tom Wicks, in
dicted for the murder of ]. H. Shoe
maker, were arrested here today by
Deputy Sheriff Swan. They offered
no resistance.
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Coal Region Is Again the Scene
of a Big Man Hunt.
Search Starts With Return of
81 New Indictments.
NET THROWN ABOUT DISTRICT
Most of Accused Are Members
of United Mine Workers.
Jury viii Recess After Today
Until September 1S.

Marion, Sept. s.-The jury this
morning voted to recess until Monday,
September IS. after adjournment this
afternoon to allow time for serving of
papers for arrests of those indicted.
this afternoon.
/ That the special grand jury investi-
eating the Herrin massacre may recess
for one week be anne evident at noon
today. AS the deputies are all serving
subpoenas ard not bringing in wit
nesses they are running out of work
Time will thus be given for hearing OF
the petition for bail. Deputies are
still searching for accused men.
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Form New Ministry.

Athens. Sept. s.-The evacuation of
Asia Minor by the Greeks as a result
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