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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-23
REPORTS ON POPE'S
DEATH

Conflicting reports from
London, Paris and Berlin
brought about the publication
Saturday that Pope Benedict
XIV had died on>the afternoon
of January 21.
The first report from Rome
came over the wires of the III
ternational News Service to
The State Journal shortly
after 10 o'clock Saturday
morning.
Later in the day the Asse-
ciated Press carried a state
ment from Cardinal Bourne
of London to the effect that
the pope had died. The State
Journal in the third and
fourth editions carried the
Cardinal Bourne statement,
also a statement from the
Association Press at Rome to
the effect that the pope was
alive at 5:18 o'clock Saturday
afternoon.
In the fifth edition The State
Journal published another
Associated Press report from
Rome that the pope was alive
at 8 o'clock. At the hour this
edition went to press the card
inal in London had not re-
tracted his statement, and as
cardinal are informed of such
an event before the public, the
original information was car
ried over to The State Jour
nails final editions.
The Rome report at 8
o'clock was also printed here
at 4 p. m.
Not until 1:50 o'clock Sun
day morning did the Ass0-
ciated Press announce official
ly the death of the pope at
6 p. m. Saturday.
The dispatches conflicted
thruout the day and news
papers all over the country
were perplexed. The prema-
ture information from the
cables was no fault of the
newspapers publishing the inn
portant information.
Much of the confusion was
caused by reason of the fact
that there is seven hours diff
ference in time between To-
peka and Rome.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-23
DON'T Be AFRAID
Mother Jones Tells Kansas
Women To Free Alex HOWat.
Declares They're Immune From
Mems Penalties.

Pittsburg. Kan, Jan. 23.-Bitter
cold weather this morning found no
change in the mine field. where it was
said llen continued to return to the
mines seeking jobs. The women OF
the mine field who were advised yes
terday at a mass meeting at Franklin
by Mother Jones famous strike
leader, to take action to get Alexan-
der Howat out of Jail, were going
about their usual duties this morning.
You women must get Howat out of
jail" Mother" Jones shouted.
Tell US how to do it." a woman
shouted back.
go out and raise hell Mother
Jones replied. Don't be afraid of
jails. 1 have never paid a penny to a
lawyer III my life. Women have pc
culiar power Men will not shoot
them down. They can do things that
men cannot do
The meeting adopted resolutions
asking Alex Howat to give the peace
bond required as a condition of his
appeal from his conviction in the
Cherokee county district court, for
which he now is serving in the county
Jail at Columbus. The resolution re-
cites that Howat is needed on the floor
of the international union convention
at Indianapolis February IA.
Oscar Ameringer, Oklahoma City,
and P. H. Gallery, attorney for How
at, and Mrs. John Rogers were other
/ is better to appeal to strikers than TO
courts to get justice for labor.
Mother" Jones is scheduled to
speak in Frontcnac tomorrow. Off
GERS today were considering refusing
to allow her to speak.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-23
new MAN IN RACE I19 FIRE ALARMS
Sparks on Roof Is Chief Cause,
Reports Show.
Only Two Blazes Resulted in
Serious Damage.

Fourteen fire alarms were answered
by, the Topeka department between
Saturday afternoon and noon today
twelve of them caused by sparks on
the Roof. with serious damage result
ing from only one blaze.
Sunday there were fires as follows
1918 sp. M 100 Taylor, the home of
c. w Campbell, the result of wood
work too near the chimney; $40 a.
m, S0f Lincoln street. the home of F.
P. Lucas, an unmanageab oil fur
naceg at 1853 a. m, at 500 Monroe, the
home OF Mrs. F. Hardesty; at $40 a.
M. at 141l Clay street, the home of E.
H. sEhke: at 9:49 a. M. at 335 Van
kBursn street, the home of NJ. C.sJohn-
son: at 500 a. M, at 1114 North
Quincy street, the home of c. H. Men
denhalT: at 1882 a. M, 500 Horne
street, the home of T. A. Ridings; at
11:03 a. M. at 1I08 and 1110 Monroe
street. the homes of Mrs. Ida Mathews
and0G. B. Kirk. respectively.
The most disastrous fire of the day
was at the home of Mrs. Mathews
from which the entire roof was
burned The fire on the roof of the
Kirk home caught from the blazing
+ roof ofAthe house at 1t0S Monroe.
This morning started with an alarm
at o:04 a. M, coming from the house
occupied by P. P. Compton, at 1918
East Sixth avenue. This was fol
lowed by alarms from 205 Western
avenue at $40 o'clock. the home ot
7. N. Dyer, and at 1857 a. m., from the
home of G.. L. Leighan. at Twentieth
street and Topeka boulevard.
Entire Roof Destroyed.
Five alarms were received by the
department between IL O'Clock this
morning and o'clock this afternoon
The most serious damage, so far as Is
known, occurred at the home of Tom
Martin, 825 Jefferson. where the en-.
| tire roof was destroyed when fire
started as a result of sparks falling
from the chimney and the house was
soaked with water. The roof of tbs
house at 827 Jefferson caught fire
from the blaze at the Martin home
and was badly scorched. 1t is occu-
pied by w. P. Graft. The fire oc
! CURED at 1885 this morning.
Slight damage has done at 49,
| Mulvane street at 1888 o'clock thi.
morning, to the home of P B. Morri
son. Slight damage was also report.
! ed from 321 Harrison street, wher,
| sparks from the chimney set fire Il
the roof of the home of W. S. Ham
mel.
Alarms were also received from
| 1923 Tyler street. occupied bv I.
| Johnes, at 12 O'Clock noon, and fror,
| SIS Lane street, the home of S. S
| Smith, at 11:34 o'clock this morning
| No particulars as to the amount o
damage done in the last two case
| were available at the office of the fir
marshal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-23

A temperature of degrees oc-
CURED in Topeka at $50 o'clock this
morning. This was the second lowest
temperature of the season. The low
est ths year was 2 degrees above zero
on January 10. There will be no let
up in the cold weather before We'd
nesday and it is not a certainty then,
says Meteorological Flora. The tenn
perature Tuesday will be slightly
warmer.
A trace of snow fell in Topeka about
10 o'clock this morning.
The temperature will rise to about
25edegrees tomorrow and will drop to
aksut 5 degrees tonight
Low Temperatures iii Northwest.
Temperatures below zero were re-
ported over the entire northwest to-
day. Among the cities reporting tenn
peratures below zero were: Williston,
N D., SO degrees below zero; Prince
Albert, Canada, 40 degrees below
zero; Havre. Mont, % degrees below
zero; Winnipeg. Canada, 80 degrees
below zero; Duluth, Mimi, 80 degrees
below zero. AS long as the tempera-
lures remain low in the northwest
there will be no noticeable moderation
here, says the weather man.
A trace of snow was reported at
Dodge City this morning.
The highest temperature in Topeka
during the last twenty-four hours was
Is degrees at o'clock Sunday after
CONTINUED on Page Two.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-23
Never Possible To ERfOrce-
Not This Conference.
Stand Pat on Keeping Troops
in Siberia.
HAVE NO DESIGNS ON RUSSIA
Far East Problems Further
Tangled by Toxic Message.
Disputed Issues Now Hold Up
All the Treaties.
(By the Associated Press.l

Washington. Jan. 23.-As one
means of giving effect to its declara-
ton last week in favor OF reduction
of the,Chinese army. the arms confer
ence is considering another resolu-
ton looking to prohibition of the inn
portation of arms into China.
A statement declaring that Japan
had no territorial designs on Russia.
and giving assurance that Japan
troops would be withdrawn as soon
as a stable government should be es-
| tabhshed there was made today by the
japanese delegation at the meeting of
the far eastern committee.
Japan Tricks Parley.
Washington. Jan. 23.--Altho Japan
/ agreed Saturday to the conference
resolution calling upon the powers to
places on the table all treaties and Sc
cret agreements affecting China, the
| resolution will never operate in fact
| during the present conference It was
stated by Japanese delegation spokes-
men here today.
The resolution will be carried out
insofar as making public all treaties
and secret commitments between ia
pan and China and Japan and anv
other power affecting China, the Off
| clai said, but added that "dt can hard
! ~ be expected that this Will be ac-
con plished in the brief period re
| naming to this conference"
1t was locked upon here as a shrex,-,t
move to frustrate in advance anv
drastic action by the Washington con-
| ference concerning Siberia. In auv
event, 1t was conceded in official
quarters today that the foreign office
| announcement in Toxic has enor-
mously strengthened the position of
the japanese delegation here.
All Hinges ON Shantung,
Adjustment of the all important
question atfecting China hinges upou
Shantung and the Chinese and .Tspa ~
ese delegates went into session tcda,.
Tor the thirty-first time in another ef
tort TO reconcile their wholly diver
gent views.
meanwhile, two important treaties
that are to come out of the confer-
ence, the five-powered naval treat,
and the nine-powered Chinese treat,
are hung on the hooks of indecision
aamaltlhg this weeks adjustment OF
disputed issues
In high conference circles. the vvael,
starting today is regarded as one of
the most critical of the entire MFR
ehce, involving as it does. the settle
ment of the prime issues of tho Tar
East including:
Three Main Issues.
l. Announcement of a world policy
toward Siberia and the numerous
republics of the Far East.
troversy '"i'-
g. Consideration of the twentv-one
demands thru which Japan obtained a
grip on two rich Chinese nrovfn,.ass
Manchuria and Mongolia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-23
BeIoit Editor May Be Candidate
for Congress.
Lee Meadows of Oberlin Puts
Out Feeler.

1t is quite possible that ]. H. (Jack1
Harrison, editor of the Beioit Gazette,
may be a candidate for the Republic
an congressional nomination in tho
Sixth district. Lee Meadows of Ober
lin has put out a feeler for Harrison.
and it is probable that opposition to
Congressman Hays B. White may try
to get the Beloit editor in the race.
Harrison is a protege of J. L. Bris-
tow. 1t was Bristow who secured
Harrison the appointment as United
States marshal to succeed W. Il.
Mackey, and when the Progressive
movement got under way, Harrison
played the game thru with Bristow.
Only when Bristow made his famous
compromise agreement with Senator
Arthur Capper regarding the senator
ship and governorship eight years ago.
did Harrison begin to see merit in the
harmony movement. While the agree
ment looked perfectly good, it so hap =
pened that Senator Capper won the
governorship and Bristow was beaten
by Senator Curtis for denomination.
Broke With AIbaugh.
1t was when Harrison lost his own
job as marshal that he became most
BITTER against the regulars in .<the
party. He broke with the late Nor
ton Albaugh because AIbaugh-then
clerk of the United States district
court-would not stand in the way OF
the Wilson administration in Wash :
ington when it claimed the fruits OF
the 1912 election. Harrison never
forgave Albaugh for not saving his
job-an act which Albaugh declared
impossible.
Recently Harrison has been fire.
quently mentioned as possible post
master of Beloit. Now both the post
mastership and the congressional mat
ter seem bit in doubt. If Harrison
runs he isn't likely to receive ex-
tensive courtesies at the hands of
Congressman White. If he muddies
the waters out in the northwest coun-
try he may neither get the postoffice
nor the congressional nomination. II
he should run 1t would be a fight
which would relieve the monotony OF
the gubernatoria1 situation on many
dull days.
Harrison is fiery writer. His edi-
torial page burns and sizzles and tenn
perature in Harrison's vicinity seldom
drops below 115 in the shade In the
last couple of years he has shown
something of a tendency to freeze UP
when the forward looking men in
public affairs were mentioned and has
rather indicated a willingness if not
a desire TO work with the old crowd
All of which doesn't solve the situa-
! ton in the least.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-23
PUSH FORD PLANS BIG N. p |. GROWTH
Agricultural Conference Of Head Agriculture
fered Definite Program. Tells of Condition.
Tariff Schedule One of Says Many Conservative Farm
Chief Points. Have Joined Recently.
SESSION OPENED BY HARDING 1855 MEMBERS IN CLAY CO.
President Addresses 800 Dele Formed Auxiliary Local
gates in Washington. Leagues.
New Business Finance H. w. Avery Was Formerly
Agricultural Conference Of
fered Definite Program.
Farmers Tariff Schedule One of
Chief Points.
SESSION OPENED BY HARDING
President Addresses 800 Dele
gates in Washington.
New Business and Finance
Code Is Recommended.

Washington. Jan. %. The first
definite program purporting to out
line needs of the farmers of the
country, was presented the national
agricultural conference this after
noon for consideration by E. B. Corn
wall, Of Middleburg. VT.
The program contemplates en-
dorsement of the action of the con-
ference and:
/. Development of the Muscle
Shoals fertilizing plants by Henry
Ford.
q Establishment of the cooperative
buying and cooperative marketing.
8. Endorsement of the stand taken
by the congressional agricultural
bloc on tax legislation.
4. Adoption of a protective tariff
for farmers.
Harding Opens Session.
Attended by approximately three
hundred delegates representing agri-
culture in all it's phases and the in
dustries related to farming, the ma
tional agricultural conference was con-
vened here today by Secretary Wal
lace and Immediately heard from
President Harding a declaration of
interest and sympathy by the admin
istration in the present plight of the
nations farmers together with series
of suggestions for remedying existing
conditions.
The president in an address touch
ing upon the agricultural situation in
detail but without attempting to die
tate the course of the conference dis
cussions,. outlined a half dozen broad
questions to the consideration OF
which he said the conference might
/ well give its attention.
These briefly, included: Develop
ment of a thoro code of law and busi-
ness procedure with the proper ma
chinery of finance, thru some agency
to assure that turnover capital shall
be as generously Supplied to the farm
er and on as reasonable terms as to
other industries. Formation of a CO.
Operative loanfng. buying and selling
association creation of instrumen
! ties for collection and distribution Of
useful and true information SO as tC
prevent violent fluctuations of mar
kets, practical development of water
resources of the country including thu
Great -IAkes-St-- Lawrence deep see
water way both for transportation ant
ipower including plans for electrified
ton of the nations railroads. Meth
DDS for bringing about further rec.a
imation, reha bilitation and extension
| of the agricultural areas. Promotion
of new conception of the farmers
place in the national social and eco
nomic scheme.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-23
MARTIAL LAW DUE
Oklahoma Governor May Call
Troops to Capital.
New LaWIeSS Outrage Increases
Demand for Soldiers.
STRIKERS ARE BEING BLAMED
Negro and Wife Murdered and
Home Burned.
CIemency Promised Lyncher if
CIemency Promised Lyncher if
Others Are Exposed.

oklahoma City, Jan. Martial
law appeared imminent for this city
today. Gov. J. B. A. Robertson had
ordered a complete investigation of the
burning to death of two negroes this
morning and was preparing to Seall
state guard units for duty in the city,
it was stated at the capitol. Reports
that the order proclaiming martial law
had been signed were denied.
New Outrage Discovered.
The city was in a state of excite
ment following the fire in which d
wife were burned to death in their
home. Evidence of violence was
found in the badly crushed skull of the
negro.
Since the lynching of Jake Brooks,
a negro packing house worker, on
January IA, by alleged packing house
strikers, request has been made by
citizens that martial law be declared.
Governor Takes Hand.
Governor Robertson, who returned
a few days ago from a trip to Texas.
announced Saturday he would declare
martial law the minute the situation
demanded such an extreme measure
He further promised clemency to any
member of the mob which took part
in the lynching of Brooks. if the per-
son would turn states evidence.
Robert Allen, 27, a negro said to be
the cousin of Brooks, in an alleged
confession implicated five white men
and two negroes, who are under ar
rest and who will be charged with
murder, according to the police.
Guards Ready To Entrain.
The coroner has not yet returned
verdict, pending the investigation,
but it was believed the negro Will
Hall and his wife were first attacked
in their one-room cabin in Packing
town, and that the shack was fired
afterwards to destroy evidence of the
murder of Hall whose skull had been
fractured.
National guard units in several
Oklahoma cities and towns are in
readiness to entrain for this city upon
short notice, state officials declared.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-23
Main Points in POpe's Life

Succeeded late Pope Plus y.
Born at Pegli, Italy. November al,
1885. in diocese of Genes.
Ordained priest in home land De-
cember 81. 1878.
Served as secretary of Nonciature in
Spain from 1SS3S7.
Appointed secretary to late Cardinal
Rampolla ir 1887.
Appointed substitute secretary of
state in 1901.
Elected to post of adviser to holy
office in 1907.
Appointed archbishop of Bologna,
December 16, 1907.
Named cardinal by Pope Plus Y,
May 25, 1914.
Elected pope. September ). 1914.
His full title: Pope, Benedict XIV,
bishop of Rome and successor of st.
Peter. supreme pontiff of the universal
church, patriarch of the west, primate
of Italy, archbishop and metropolitan
of the Roman province. sovereign of
the temporal dominion of the holy
Roman church.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-23
At ZERO
Chicago and Kansas City Suffer
From Extreme Cold.
Snow in Texas and Low Tenn
peratures in Kansas.

Kansas City, JAM. 23.-Minimum
temperatures ranging from 1 above
zero at Kansas City to 80 above at
Oklahoma City were prevalent thru
out the southwest early today with a
slight rise at most points before noon,
according TO reports reaching the of
flee of P. Connor, federal weather
forecaster here.
Light snow was falling at scattered
points, these reports indicated, Mr..
Cennor said, and a general cloudiness
r over this section may bring more gem
eraI snow later today or tonight. Sa-
lima and Dodge City. Kan, Springfield,
Mo, Amarillo. Tex. and Oklahoma
City, Okla, reported traces of snow.
AT Dodge City the mercury went to 2
degrees above, Springfield IL, Wichita
6, Concordia and st. Joseph and at
Amarillo 16.
At Zero in Chicago.
Chicago. Jan. 23.-Chicago expert
enced the coldest weather of the wins
ter today when the thermometer at /
o'clock registered 1 degree below zero.
Unofficial thermome eters in various
parts of the city descended as low as
5 below. Warmer temperatures by to-
night were forecast.
Three Above at st. Louis.
st. Louis, Jan 23.-St. Louis expert
enced it's coolest day of the season
when the temperature registered 8
above this morning. Police reports
stated one man froze to death last
night. 1t was the first such death re-
ported here this winter
Snow at Amarillo.
Amarillo, Texas, Jan. 2s.-Light
snow is falling here today. The tenn
perature at a. m. was Is above zero
/ Twelve Above at Arkansas City.
| Arkansas City. Jan. 23.-Tempera-
! lures here this forenoon was down tc
IL above and hourly growing colder
with slight snow flurries and brisk
wind from the east.
| Four Above at Salina
| Salina, Kan, Jan. 23.-A tempera-
ture of four above was recorded here
today with a stiff northeast vino
blowing. Light snow set in shortly
| after O'Clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-23
HEATING PLANT BREAKS DOWN
Wearing Overcoats in Glass Room L
Style at Washburn

Wearing overcoats to class was the
style in some of the Washburn college
buildings today as the result of a
breakdown in one of the boilers at the
college heating plant. In making re-
pairs no provision was made for heat
in the library until 1920 o'clock. The
library resembIed Greenland in tenn
perature.
Altho this was the first breakdown
at the heating plant this winter, the
system is old and inadequate and some
renodeling is contemplated if the
$500, ,oe0 campaign for the college
terminates successfully.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-23
Head of Board of Agriculture
Tells of Condition.
Says Many Conservative Farm
ers Have Joined Recently.
155 MEMBERS IN CLAY co.
Formed as Auxiliary to Local
Tax Leagues.
HI. w. Avery Was Formerly
State Senator From Clay.

Nonpartisan League influences are
being extended into a number of COM
munities which until recently beat
down organization plans. Perhaps
the most startling bit of information
regarding activities of league man
ayers was brought to Topeka by II.
w. Avery, president of the state board
of agriculture, who asserted that
many conservative farmers had Joined
the movement in Clay and adjoining
counties.
Avery, who was formerly state SEN
ator from the Clay-Dickinson county
district. is regarded as one of the most
successful farmers and stockmen in
the state. Avery has fought the
league in Clay county since its or
ganization first sought to come into
Kansas from the Dakotas and Ne
braska. In a conference in Topeka he
admitted startling growth had been
made in his home district.
League Growing in Clay County.
Until very recently we thought we
could hold our organization in Clay
+ county and would be safe against in
vasions of the league said Avery.
1T looked as tho the strength of the
league would not at any time get be-
yond twelve or fifteen members in
! my community near Wakefield.
| I'm the last few weeks 1 have been
away from home a great deal. When
I went to Wakefield the other day l
learned of three league meetings held
in my neighborhood in ten days. The
startling thing. tho. is the fact that IN
my own community, where l felt we
We're so safe, lam convinced that the
league now has 1855 farmers actually
signed as members
| President Avery told members OF
the state board of agriculture of the
| situation while in Topeka. He said
/ that in his opinion the league was
making a big growth in the state as
i an auxiliary of the local tax leagues
! Tax leagues have been formed in more
! than fifty counties in Kansas