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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-02
APPLY FOR MORE ROAD AID
Three Kansas Counties Ask for Fed
eraI Aid of $500, 900.

Applications from Labette, Palvnee
and Montgomery counties are Before
the state highway commission todd Y
for federal aid approximating 100000
in road and bridge construction The
commission met in regular monthly
session.
Labette seeks aid for twenty-four
miles of gravel or macadam road
Pawnee for eleven and a half miles of
gravel or sand-c4ay highway, and
Montgomery for four bridges.
Allen county submitted two aew
proposals for federal aid at the ses-
sion of the state commission. 1t asked
aid in the amount of $4,000 a mile
fer eight miles of hard surface road
west from the Bourbon county line
toward lola. The road is a part of
the proposed permanent highway
from Fort Scott to Wichita.
y Labette county sent a dozen road
boosters to Topeka TO seek aid for
highway projects in their county. Ac-
ton on aprortionmeIlts was deferred
until late this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-02
ROB KANSAS BANK
Bandits Tunnel Into Piedmont
Vault During Storm.
Procured More Than $4,000 in
Liberty Bonds.

Eureka, Kan, March working
in a binding snow storm and with
the thermometer near zero, robbers
early Tuesday tunnelled into the vault
of the Piedmont State bank at Pied
mont, twenty miles southwest of
here, and stole liberty bonds believed
to total $4,000 in value.
Not until today was word of the
robbery received here for the snow
blocked roads and disrupted wire COM
nunication. Word from Piedmont to-
day was that the bandits rifled the
safe deposit boxes of the bank, and
that losses of more than $4,000 had
already been listed. with the count
about half completed.
Late this afternoon there was no
detailed information in Topeka re-
garding the Piedmont robbery. Frank
H. Foster, state bank commissioner,
said he hadn't heard about the rob-
berry which occurred three days ago.
81 will make some inquiry about it, -
he said decisively, when advised of
the name of the bank and its location.
He indicated very strongly that the
state department would probably call
up Piedmont and seek to confirm the
report. 1t may be that prosecutions
will result if the persons who stole the
bonds should be found. No such
strong utterances were made in the
state house, however.
In the office of W. w. Bowman,
secretary of the Kansas Bankers as
sociation. it was stated that tele-
gram was received Wednesday to the
effect that the bank was robbed. That
looked up the company
which carried burglary insurance on
the bank and sent them a wire. The
matter was not reported to officers
nor information given the newspa-
pers.
The Piedmont case is similar to sew
eral other bank situations which have
come to light recently. In a number
of cases state officials in Topeka and
heads of state organizations apparent
ly knew nothing of conditions in COM
munities and details of bank wreck
ing crept into the news reports from
rural precincts and independent
sources, to be confirmed later by Of
ficials in charge. In several instances
press dispatches of bank
failures have been received in Topeka
hours before the state bank depart
ment received information that the
Institutions were closed. Then came
a babble of explanation and a scurry
20 secure information.
Piedmont's $4,000 or s6O.0O0 rob-
berry is just an instance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-02

Lady Rhondda is the wife of the
late Viscount Rhondda, Great Britaiu's
war time food controller, who died in
1913 from an illness brought on by
overwork. His only child was the wife
of Sir Humphrey MacWorth.
Lord Donoughmore presided over
the committee which was conpo Of
Lords Desart. Haldane, Chelmsford.
Hylton. Wrenbury, Phillimore and
Askwith.
After Lady Rhondda's right 10 the
present title was established, her coun-
sci argued that the sex disqualification
removal act clearly applied to a case
like the present, and that the diSa bill
ity existing in the past now being re-
moved Lady Rhondda was entitled TO
sit in the house of lords.
After further argument the attorney
general on ehalf of the crown said
he raised no objection to the petition,
which was therefore granted
Lady Rhondda thus becomes the
first woman to sit in the house OF
lords.
interviewed after the decision. Lady
Rhondda expressed her delight that
the case had gone in her favor.
English women clamored. whIned,
complained, and finally fought for the
vote which they believed to be their
inherent right.
They were ignored. argued with, and
finally thrown into jail, but their
were not until
The men started to do something
else except wrangle about women suf-
fragists. They went to war, and
fought to protect the same women
they had so heartily wished out OF
the way many times, in a political way.
And the women stopped throwing
bricks. and other things, and instead
went off to hospitals and work cen
ters. exercising what rights they al
ready had obtained, for these same
men.
The same men who had been Bit
ter against suffrage asked the women
to do mems work and mems work
only. They were called to the farms,
factories, railroads, shipyards. and
tho they had no voice in governing
this labor. they turned out in multi
tudes.
The possibility Of a peeress sitting
in the house of lords was not even
thought of before the war.
However. at the request OF her IA
ther to King George OF England, Lady
Rhondda. suffragist and wife OF the
late Lord Rhondda. England's former
food administrator. was made vis-
Her daughter, Lady bacWorti.
asker her to file petition to fill her
fathers seat in the house of lords.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-02
ARREST A BANKER
W. L. Earl of Larned Held on
MisapprOpriation Charge.
Former President of the Farm.
ers' State Bank.

Announcement that W. L. Earl.
former president of the Farmers State
Bank of Larned, had been arrested on
a charge of misappropriation of funds
of the institution, was made today at
the office of Frank H. Foster. state
bank commissioner. Earl was arrested
Monday. His bank was taken over by
the state department several months
ago.
Earl's bond has been fixed at $4,000
which was given. He is alleged to
have misappropriated bonds valued
at $4,000.
Commissioner Foster stated today
that Earl was rem owed from manage
ment of the Larned banks several
months ago. 1t is now operating on
sound basis. Foster stated. The bank
is capitalized at $4,000 and has sur
plus of 100000. Its deposits amount
to about $45O,0OO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-02
LOSE NAVY POST?
Opposition to Abandonment of
Great Lakes Strong.
Officers Say Prairies Produce
Best Sailors.

Great Lakes, Ill. March 2.-The
middle west may lose its only big naval
establishment, the naval training sta
ton here, as a result of the successful
conclusion of the disarmament con-
ference at Washington.
Total abandonment of Great Lakes
is opposed by officers here because the
middle west furnishes a large part of
the nations naval forces.
Salt water states do not produce as
good sailors for modern fighting ships
as the prairie states of the middle
west. officers here saw
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-02
"A BIC SHORTAGE
Complete Investigation Being
Made in 0swego Bank.
May Be More Than $33, 800,
Says Commissioner Curry.

Parsons, March Especial Bank
Commissioner Curry in charge of the
Condor State bank of Oswego, an
nounced today that it would be two
days before his report would be com
plete. However, the more deeply go
into the affairs of the bank the more
satisfied 1 am that the shortage will
be no more than $33,sO0." he said.
II have just really started the in
vestigation. How much the stock
holders will lose depends on whether
Mr.. Davis makes good the shortage. If
he does, and We are hopeful that he
will their loss will be less. 1 am
hopeful that we will work out some
plan of reorganization satisfactory to
every one w. E. Davis vice presi-
yesterday taking $33, 500, a large part
of which was used to finance a ranch
near Welch, Okla. is continuing his
efforts to make good the shortage.
The directors have given him every
chance to meet it and the bank ex-
aminer is spending much of his time
looking over the paper submitted by
him and his friends
Il am hopeful of raising the
amount" said Davis. My people are
me plenty of time. 1 believe I can
make good the shortage"
A careful examination is being made
of what Mr.. Davis is submitting be-
cause it consists largely of mortgages.
So far there has been no talk of prose-
cution and the directors seem disposed
to let Davis have all the time neces-
sary in an attempt to make good the
shortage.
It was reported today that much
of the money which Davis took from
the bank was used to develop a ranch
near Welch. Okla.
Efforts of w. E. Davis to finance
the purchase of control of the Condor
State bank at Oswego thru sale of
securities placed in his care by bank
patrons, caused the present trouble
according to the state banking de-
partment. 1t was believed here today
that Davis worked out his program of
money raising without the knowledge
of r. P. Lehman, his partner. So far
as known the bank~shortage is s33.-
500. the amount which Davis admits
having taken.
Davis and lehman have turned
over $4,000 worth of securities to the
bank. They hope to be able to make
good the balance of the shortage.
Amount to which the state bank guar
anty fund might be held liable has
not been determined. 1t was pointed
out today that money secured by Da-
Wis thru use of private securities were
not resources used in the business of
the bank and for that reason the
guaranty fund could not be used in
making good any shortage.
The Condor State bank was organ
lied in 1870 and~is one of the oldest
financial institutions in the state. II
was operated as private bank until
1904, when 1t secured a charter as a /
state bank.
Oswego is feeling effects of the
bank failure. In message received |
by the state bank commissioners Of
flee today it was asserted that the
failure was the most regrettabIe bus
mess failure in the city's history
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-02
GAGE PARK FOUNTAIN

Military Sisterilood Confers With
MerreIl Gage on Memorial.
A committee of the members of the
Military Sisterhood, met this after
noon in the office of Robert D. Nc
Giffert, city park commissioner, to
discuss with Merrell Gage the posi-
bility of erecting a memorial fountain
in Gage park.
There has been set aside for the
sisterhood in the park, a plot of
ground in which memorial trees have
been planted, and where a flagpole
has been erected from which the Stars
and Stripes float on appropriate occa-
sions. The plot is located alongside
one of the new lakes in Gage park.
Plans for the fountain, and the
scheme generally We're discussed this
afternoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-02
TAYLOR GLUE" LOST AGAIN.
Six Men Being Held Not Connected
with Staying, Says Official.

Los Angeles, March 2.-The SIX
men arrested Tuesday on information
furnished by Mrs. John Rupp. their
housekeeper. have no connection with
the murder of VIM Desmond Taylor.
motion picture director. here Febru-
ary I. It was announced today by De-
tective Sergeant Herman Cline. IN
charge of the investigation.
He said examination of Mrs. Rupp
ard investigation convinced the de-
tectives that there was no foundation
to her statements that they had
threatened the life of Taylor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-02
BRITAIN WILL PAY DEBT.
Rail Magnate Assures That United
States VIII Get Payment.

London, March Assurances that
Great Britain will pay her debt to the
United States were given to America
today by Lord Inchcapa, railroad mag
nate and financier and a member of
the Geddes economy committee.
In discussing the debt question with
the International News Service. Lord
Inchca pa said:
America needs have no doubt as TO
the stability of British finance. we
shall live within our income and pay
our way without borrowing any more
money. We will reduce our debts"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-02
PRAISE FOR WESTERN CAMPS
Report of Chaplain Chief Says Mill
tary Posts Morale High.

Washington. March Army posts
are barometer of the social life of
communities" near which they lie, and
inspection of more than two score
western posts shows that ''the morale
of officers and soldiers is improving
steadily" Col. John T. Axton, chief of
cha aplains of the army. reported today
on his return to Washington from an
inspection trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-02
STANDARD OIL REVENUE GOOD
Net Earnings $21 ,2ss,S s,S4s in 1921
Say Directors.

Chicago. March 2.-The Standard
Oil company of Indiana made met
earning of $2f.2SS.34S during 1921.
according to the annual statement
made public after a meeting of the
boaTd of directors today. The gross
lion dollars greater, the difference be-
ing used for federal taxes and similar
items.
The surplus earnings in the COM
pany's reserve fund now amount to
$92,227,261, about $5,602,224 being
added to the fund this year. The bal
ance of the earnings were paid out in
cash dividends to stockholders during e
the year, these dividends totaling ap-
proximately S156S6.123
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-02
KANSAS INDIAN GETS LIFE.
Carlisle Graduate, Starts From Hiawa-
tina to Federal Pen.

Hiawatha, Kan. March 2.-Albert
Whitewater. an Indian, was taken to
the state penitentiary today to begin
a life term for the murder of Louis
Dupuis.
He was found guilty late yesterday.
Dupuis was a Carlisle graduate and a
noted Indian athlete, a teammate of
Jim Thorpe on the Carlisle football
team. several years ago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-02
lands our OF POLITICS.
Replies to Query Concerning PossIbI,
MayoraIty Campaign.

Chicago, March 2.-Kenesaw NJ.
Lands, former federal Judge. and now
high commissioner of baseball. has set
at rest reports that he contemplates
entering politics. possibly az a candi-
date for mayor of Chicago.
In a letter TO friend, Judge Landis
wrote that it had not entered his head
ever again to be interested in holding
a public office" He plans to leave on
March 10 for a tour of the big league
training camps
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-02
WILL REIMBURSE COLOMBIA
Treaty Allowing s25. 900 900 Payment
for Panama Ratified

Washington. March 2.-Ratification
of the treaty between the United
States and Colombia, whereby the
American government pays Colombia
$25. 900. 900 as compensation for loss
of Panama, were exchanged yesterday
in Bogota, according TO advices re-
ceived today by the Colombian iega-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-02
HEAD TAX FOR BONUS.
Congressman KuHz Says All Aliens
Could Be Made Pay Soldiers.

Washington, March 2-Congress-
man Stanley Kunz of Chicago today
told the house ways and means COM
nlittee how they could raise money to
pay the soldiers bonus.
Kunz recommended imposition of a
head tax of s25 on each alien in the
United States He estimated at least
10, 900. 600 persons would be taxed un-
der this plan, bringing in $250.0O0, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-02
DIXON FLOOD HAZARD LARGE
Fuel Famine Faced as Waters Rise
Over Illinois Town.

Dixon. H., March 2.-Water from
Eorged Rock river rising slowly dur
ing the night flowed into the fire pits
at the city gas plant early today and
put the gas plant out of comm ssion.
With less than days supply of gas
In the holder the city faces complete
famine Of the fuel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-02
THREE KILLED IN EGYPT.
Uprising at Tanta QueiIed by Native
Soldiers. However
(By the Associated Press

London, March 2.-Three persons
were killed and twenty-four others in
jured. some seriously. in a disturbance
this morning at Tanta, Egypt, fifty
miles north of Cairo. says a Central
News dispatch from Cairo.
Native soldiers quelled the disturb
ance and restored order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-02
PIONEER RAIL MAN DIES.
j. B. Hotchkiss of Parsons Joined
Katy as Engineer in 1873

Parsons Kan, March i. B.
Hotchkiss. 70. one of the pioneer rail-
readers of the state. died today. In
1873 he Joined the Katy as engineer
and held the throttle until 1918. when
he retired.
He had spent more than fifty years
lin railroad service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-02
Upper English House Offers
Seat to Lady RhOndda.
Appears Delighted as Decision
Is Told Her:
FIRST ONE TO HIGHER SEAT
Would Occupy Place of Her
Late Husband There.
Petition Granted by Committee
on Privileges.

London, March 2.-The petition OF
Lady Rhondda to sit in the house OF
lords was granted by the committee
on privileges of the house Of lords
today. II she takes the seat awarded
her by this ruling, she will be the first
woman TO sit in the upper house OF
the British parliament, as Lady Astor
was in the lower cham ber.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-02
$3.50 FOR Y. W. C. A.

Establishment of Summer Camp De-
pends on Success of Campaign.
The total amount of money raised
by the Y. w. c. A at noon today In
its financial campaign was $3.50.
While the directors of the cam
paign feel that it will be completed,
many more contributions must be re-
ceived in order to complete it Satur-
day. The goal of the drive is $13,
The question of establishing a sum
mer camp depends on the success of
the camDaign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-02
PUBLIC DEBT INCREASES

Washington, March Am in
crease of more than $50, ,0O0. 900 in
the pubic debt during February
was announced today by the treas
ury,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-02
INDICT MAYOR OF SULPHUR
EnbezzIement Charge Issued I'm Con-
ncction With Banks Closing.

Sulphur, Okla, March q Mayor
W. H. (Pat) Riley has been indicted
on an embezzlement charge in con-
nection with the closing of The Bank
of Commerce here ca February 25. II
was learned today
Date of his preliminary trial has
been set in justice court for March Q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-02

Washington. March 2-Dr. Hubert
| Work, present assistant postmaster
general. will succeed VIII HAS as
head of the pOstoffice department, it
was learned definitely today at the
White House.
Dr. Work, whose home is Pueblo
/ Colo, will take over the postoffice
| portfolio Saturday when the resigna-
ton OF Mr- Hays becomes effective
The nomination of DR.. Work is ex-
pected TO be sent to the senate shortly
Final announcement of the designa-
ton of DR.. Work came as no sur
prise, his name having been connected
with the office since the prospective
retirement OF Mr.. Hays was announced
several weeks ago.
The elevation of the Coloradoan to
the postmaster generalship, will leave
the position of first and second as
sistant postmaster general to be
filled. E H. Shaughnessy. who was
second assistant postmaster general
having lost his life in the Knicker-
booker theater disaster.
DR.. Hubert Work of Pueblo. ap-
pointed postmaster general by Presi-
dent Harding, viii be the second Colo
rado man to hold a place in the cabi-
net Henry NJ. Teller of Colorado was
appointed secretary of the interior by
President Arthur in 1852.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-02

north and west against a temperature
of 10 degrees. East 20. South 10.
The backbone of the cold wave is
broken, says MeteorOlogist Flora.
There is a general moderation in tenn
perature thruout the middle west and
northwest. Near-spring weather will
probably return to Topeka Friday and
the sunshine will melt most of the
snow today. There is no chance of
snow falling within the next thirty
six hours. The sky was clear from
Kansas City west to San Francisco and
from Fort Worth north to South Da-
kota. In Montana the temperatures
were forty degrees higher today than
yesterday.
The highest temperature in Topeka
during the last twenty-four hours was
% degrees at 2 O'Clock this after
noon and the lowest was 10 at z
o'clock this morning. The highest in
Kansas was 2S degrees at Topeka and
(Continued on Page TWol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-02

Protect all thirty-siX hour shipments
north and west against temperature
of 10 degrees. East 20. South 10.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-02
NEAR SPRING WEATHER ON WAY
Backbone of Cold Wave Is Broken
Says Meteorologist Flora

TODAY'S TEMPERATUR
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-08-07

The telephone girl can say "thr-r-ee"
better than any villain Ia the melO-
drama.--Louisvlll Courier-Journa
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-08-07
ODER THAT SERVES PURPOSE
Why Certain Flowers Have Perfume
That Is Designed to Attract Pol
len-Bearine Insects.

Who does not know the trilllum?
All the parts to this flower are ar
ranged in threes-three leaves, three
petals. three sepals, and trI-partite
seed case.
Some trilliums stand up clear and
white, others bend their heads Some,
like the painted trilliums. grow in clus
tiers of delicate white and purple
flowers When walking through the
woods in early spring you sometimes
find purple trlllum. Bend down anG
smell it. The chances are that II
smells like carton.
"Why do you ask me to sniff such
scent" you protest. "Odor is all Il
matter Of viewpoint" l answer, I'VE
call some odors perfumes and some
stenches. A flower has an odor to at
tract the insects that are to scatter
its pollen. The trillium attracts cur
rion flies. You see plenty of purple
trilllums, do you not? The flies do
their work well. The odor served.
Then what ground have you to call 1t
disagreeablsT
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-08-07
How the carlbs Bury Their Dead.

The CARDS. the aboriginal inhabi-
tants of the West Indies, once exceed
ingly numerous, are now virtually ex-
tinct as an ethnic group. At present
there are practically no pure-strain
Carbs In the islands except In Domlca.
This is chiefly due to the treatment
which the native population received
at the hands of the Spanish and the
later prosecutions and abuses by the
early French. The slave trade began
In the islands soon after the coming
Of Columbus.
The chief deitles among the natives
were good and bad spirits, and they
also worshlped the sun, moon and
stars. The Pee-ay-man, kind of
sorcerer, was the medicine man of the
tribe, and he effected his cures by
invoking the good spirit of some bird
or animal, meanwhile making dlabol-
Ical noises and shaking the "shac-
shac," n small calabash, emptled of
its contents and filled with hard seeds
and provided with a handle. The dead
We're not buried, but inclosed In a
hammock and suspended betw cen two
forest trees.-Detroit News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-08-07

The man who has the biggest head
win not necessarily get the biggest
halo.