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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-29
STOP RATE HIKE
Missouri Pacific Wanted to In
crease Switching Costs.
Order Has Been Suspended by
1. C. c. Until June.

z. H. Hogueland. commerce counsel
for the Topeka Traffic association.
represented the Southwestern Millers'
League at a hearing in Kansas City.
No, last week at which an increase
in switching rates proposed by the
Missouri Pacific in ten Kansas and
Missouri towns, was ordered suspend
ed until June 1e, by Exa miner w. H.
Wagner. of the interstate commerce
commission
The Missouri Pacific. Hogueland
stated, wished to raise its switching
charges from $3.50 per car to 81
per car in Arkansas City, Liberal,
Fort Scott. Lyons. Paols- Pittsburg.
all in Kansas. and in Harrisonville.
and Pleasanton. No. The road also
wished to increase the charge from
- per car to 50 per car in Lamar.
Mo. and from $3.50 per car to IS per
ear in FFedonia. Kan.
RiIIers Are Interested.
Members of the Southwestern Mil
lers' League have mills in nine OF the
ten cities affected. The application
OF the Missouri Pacific for increases
in rates applied only TO towns in which
the Missouri Pacific completes with
the Frisco and where the Frisco en-
joys the higher rate named
IN handling competitive shipments
which have to be switched TO the
tracks Of another road at their desti-
nations the road on which the ship
nent originates, is obliged to absorb
in its charges the switching charge
made by the competing road.
Under the conditions named. the
Missouri Pacific. consigning shipments
TO the Frisco for switching, is COM
PEELED to absorb the latter roads
charge Of 81 per car. On the other
hand when the Missouri Pacific
switches at any OF the points named
4 car which originated on the Frisco, |
the Missouri Pacific only gets $2-50
for the same job for which the Frisco |
charges 81.
Hogueland stated that the Missouri
Facific made no showing Of being en-
titled to a higher switching rate thru |
the cost OF the service. but simply |
based their application on the fact |
that the Frisco gets more. and asked |
to be placed on an equal absorbing |
basis with that road
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-29
AIR PARLEY ENDS
Army and Navy viii Support
Seventh District Soon.
Admiral FulIam Tells the Con-
ference He's "With Them"

Sioux City. March 29.-The air
conference OF the seventh army corps
area here will come to a close this
afternoon Plans for permanent or
ganization of the national association
have not been completed but will be
accomplished at a nation wide gather
ing to be held at Detroit in September.
Admiral w. F. Fullam, at the head
of the government air forces in the
navy said that when the seventh dis
trict association is perfected the army
and navy will support it and will aid
the movement TO establish CONNER
cial navigation.
We want these commercial organ
izations," said Admiral Fullam. 80 that
if war comes they can be equipped
at once for service against the enemy
I want to see our citizen organization
affiliated with the army and navy.
We will be with you heart and soul in
this movement"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-29
GOOD WHEAT WEATHER
Plenty of Moisture Causes
Wheat To Make Rapid Growth
Pastures and Alfalfa Green
ing Up.


Mild temperatures until the closing
days and an abundance of moisture in
the soil made this a fine week for the
Kansas wheat crop and for starting
spring pastures and alfalfa, accordin &
to the report of 100 correspondents of
the weather bureau. In the eastern
third farm work was suspended and
roads very poor after the middle of
the week on account of heavy rains.
Disastrous floods occurred in the Neo-
sho river basin, where the rains to-
tailed from $50 to $50 inches In
the central and western thirds the fall
of moisture was light and the ground
dried out sufficiently to permit of con-
siderable farm work.
wheat is Ioolsfng fine in all the
eastern half of the state, except the
north-centrai counties. 1t has stooled
well, covers the ground, and is max
ing a vigorous growth in this section.
Elsewhere most of the crop is just
coming up and it is too soon to ascer-
tain how much vitality it will have or
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-29
ARMOUR ON STAND TODAY
Unfair Practice Probe in MisoIetoe
Case Continues at Kansas City.

Unfair Practice Probe in AIistIetoe
Case Continues at Kansas City.
Kansas City. March s9.2J. ogden
Armour, head of Armour & Company,
was the first witness when the de-
partment of agriculture's hearing of
charges of unfair practices at the Mis-
tletoe stockyards was resumed here
today.
Mr. Armour was Subpoenaed by the
plaintiffs who include representatives
of the Kansas City Livestock Elk
change, together with a large number
of Kansas and Missouri farm and live
stock associations as intervenors.
Mr. Armour in his testimony ex-
planned the purchase of the Mistletoe
yards by his company.
We bought the Fowler plant and
the yards were there" he said. I'VE
have used the yards since. 1t is the
natural thing to do" he added.
In denying that the operation of
the Mistletoe yards tends to give Ar
mour & Company a monopoly of the
market and permits them to depress
prices he said:
Never at any time has there been
enough hogs on the open market to
supply packers. Hogs shipped to the
Mistletoe yards save the shipper both
commission and yard fees. We do
not force anyone to ship there-the
shippers surely must profit thru the
yard or they would not ship
Eugene r. Kern, former hog buyer
for Armour e. Company, said the COM
pany was depressing the hog mar
ket'' thru their own privately owned
MistIetoe stockyard and were <lessen-
ing cornpetition.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-29
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR ELECT
Chester \. Bu0II Advanced TO Conn
mandcr-Carruth Honorary Member.

Chester \. BULL Advanced TO Com
mandcr-Carruth Honorary Member.
Topeka Commandsry No. ). Knights
Templar. last night held its annual
election of officers About two hun
dred Sir Knights were in attendance.
and Right Eminent Grand Com
nlander Arthur J. Carruth, OF the
Kansas Grand Commandery. was an
interested spectacle. Incidentally. dur
ing the evening he was elected an
honorary member of Topeka Com
msndery. since il was found impossi-
first love. Harrington Command cry.
The election, was most HARMONIOUS
end unanimously the old officers were
raised UP in the regular order of pre-
cedence th-uout. except recorder and
treasurer. who were reelected. the
treasurer. Eminent SIR D. W. C"Uncle
Danny'D Neilis being reelected for
the thirty-eighth consecutive term.
SCR Knight Chester A Buell.. who
has been an indefatigable wheel horse
fl Tcmplarism. and has progressed
thru tho various offices Of the Com
nandery succeeded John A. Stein
meyer as Eminent Commander. and
VII &c Is predicted. have record
breaking year for pep and genuine in
terest the coming year. The Com
mandery now numbers over 1.000 Sir
knights. over "a per cent Of whom
re resident in Topeka and immediate
vicinity.
The Corlmandery was rega,ed with
n rem OF wit and wisdo ON in the speech
Of Eminent Sir Elmer F. Strain, in the
presentation OF the past commanders
jewel TO the retiring commando.
Following the election Right
Eminent S.r owen J. Wood. as in
stating officer. indicted the elective
and appointive officers into the several
offices. as follows;
Eminent commander. Chester A.
Buell..
GensraIissimo. George W. Banter
Captain general. Horace W. OXnard-
Excellent prelate, Willis Coston.
Assistant prelate. William A. Harsh
barger-
Senior warden. Ralph D. Cotton.
Junior warden. Oscar Raines.
Treasurer. Daniel W. Nellis-
Fecorder. George w. McCleHand.
Standard bearer. Zolo a. Emerson.
Sword bearer. p. Allen Lowe.
Warder. Sidney 5. James.
Sentinel. William J. Bond.
First hermit. Willard Mattmiller
Second hermit, Ed SchoOnover.
Third hermit. Charles DarneH.
Guards. Roy Clevenger. Roy NJ.
Slaybaush and George A Williams
Stage director. Peter Couture.
The commander-elect also appoint
ed Sir John A Bright chaplain and ]
Sir Bert Andrews to the priOry of the /
knights of Malta.
Sir George w Porter was re-
appointed captain OF the Or1l team. |
and he and his men gave those pres
ent last evening an exhibition of their /
proficiency at drill. The words of |
communication for the team that has |
placed Topeka Ccmmandery on the
map under Colonel PorJer's charge |
we're profuse during the proceedings.
This team will furnish the escort TOD
the grand commander during the
conclaye OF the Grand Commandery l
in Topeka next month. and will ex-
emplffy the floor work for the benefit |
OF the visitors
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-29

to what extent it will stool. but prac-
tically all of it seems to be alive yet
and conditions are favorable In the
Dodge City district the plant is hay
ing trouble to get thru the ground,
which has hard crust on top.
Oats are nearby all sown in the
southeast counties and coming up to
good stands. Elsewhere this work has
been delayed and less than so per cent
is in the ground. Barley seeding has
begun in the western counties. Plant
ing potatoes and early gardens has
been delayed by wet ground.
Pastures and alfalfa. are greening up
nicely in the eastern half of the state.
Alfalfa is 8 to inches high in the
southeastern COUNTIES. Apricots are in
full bloom in Montgomery county, but
fruit generally is not far enough along
TO be injured bN a freeze.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-29
MRS. A. |. GUILE INJURED
Fell on Tile Floor at Entrance to
Warren NJ. Crosby Store.

Mrs. A L. Guile, 1910 Topeka boule-
ward, was injured about 1O:45 O'Clock
this morning when she slipped and fell
on the tile floor at the entrance of the
Warren NJ. Crosby company's store.
She was badly bruised and shaken
up, but the extent of her injuries were
not definitely known this afternoon.
Fear that her hip might be fractured
led to preparations for taking an *
ray photograph this afternoon.
The rain, which made the tile
slippery, was said to have been respon-
sible for Mrs. GuiIes falling. Mr. Guile
is advertising manager of the HARLAN
Furniture company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-29
PAY $40 APIECE FOR ORANGES
Three Negroes Pay High Price for
Stealing Fruit

Ten dollars apiece for oranges was
the price paid by three negroes who
INDUCED in some of the fruit which
they found in a freight car on the
Rock Island tracks. Tuesday night
The men-C. Glover, Otis Robinson.
and o. v. Eastman. were each fined
$40 and costs by Judge Paul Heinz
when they pleaded guilty to petty lar
ceny this morning IN the absence Of
ready cash they were committed to
the county jail
Twelve white men found lettering
IN the yards were picked up. together
zsith the three negroes. by Ben Jud-
- and Lon Sauls, Rock Island spe-
cal agents. Thev convinced the Off
GERS that they had nothing to do with
stealing the oranges and were re-
leased this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-29

in Beyond the Rocks" her latest
Paramount picture, in which Ro-
dolph Valentino plays the leading
male role.
The banding is of white beads,
and is so placed that it accentuates
the length and straightness of the
panelling, incidentally lending a
sense of height to the woman of
short or medium stature.
The dress is of canary yellow
crepe meteor, with matching hat
trimmed in a waxed magnolia
blossom.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-29
FLYING SQUAD TO LAWRENCE
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Set
for Economic Discussion.

Lawrence, Kan, March 29.-Law
enforcement, civic righteousness and
social and industrial justice is to be
the subject of discussion here April 3,
and 5, when the Flying Squadron is
scheduled to visit Lawrence, under the
auspices of the Ministerial Alliance.
Meetings are to be held in the First
Christian church here at 2:30 and 1880
O'Clock. The first group of the squad
ron, which will appear on Monday, in
cludes DR.. D. Leigh Colvin and Arthur
f. Whitney. Colvin is secretary of the
National legislative conference, with
headquarters in New York, and Whit
ney, of Columbus, Ohio, comes. to the
flying squadron from the Ohio Chris
tian Endeavor union. James H Woer-
tenduke and Frank Regain will appear
on the second day and Oliver W. Ste
wart. the Rev Norma c. Brown and
Christopher P. Connolly will have
charge of services the final day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-29

ing the evening was given over to
music The girls of this class will
have charge of the decorating for
Easter of the church auditorium and
will hold their regular meeting April
10.
The Old Fashioned Concert will be
repeated by request at the North To-
peka BAPTIST church. March 3O-AdY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-29

Lafayette. Ind. March 29.-James
Phelan, at the present time connected
with the athletic staff of the Univer-
sity of Missouri, has been signed to
coach the Purdue university football
team next year. it was announced
here today PheIan is former Uni
Versity of Notre Dame star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-29
Mort Topeka

Items for this column may be left
az Petro's drug store or telephone
Eleanor Rimball, 1881, before 10 O'Clock
or after - Other hours $3.50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-29
Cincinnati. Rods at wichita.

Wichita, Kan, March 29.-The Gin
cinnati Reds arrived here this morn
ing ready to meet this local team in a
game this afternoon. Moran's outfit
walloped the Tulsa team by a score of
s to ?. The team leaves for Joplin
tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-29
Rice @. Mheat stocks I.oM.

Lyons. March 29,-Very little stored
wheat is in the farmers hands in Rice
county. judging from assessors rec
ords this spring. The largest quantity
so far reported a single farmer is 800
bushels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-29
Prepare To my Governor small.

yvaukeEan. March 29.-Night ses-
~@7Es have been inaugurated by Judge
claire G. Edwards in an effort to clear
his court docket for the trial OF Gov.
Small next Monds-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-29

+ Topeka. hunted for more than an hour
before he could locate the street.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-02-16
SPANISH ., fSsq6a
DOUBLOONS : :::::=

ans had only to listen to It's voice to
enjoy in anticipation all the fruits Of
their Ubiquitous schemes. The sight
Of the golden coins intoxicated them.
They played with the doubloons like
children, jingling them in their cal
lOused palms.. guessing at weight and
value, calculating their equivalent IN
the Joy Of living. Laughter and oaths
resounded.
And now the night that Hiunutter-
ably dreaded was upon us But the
pirates still thought of nothing but the
gold. They had exhausted their own
portable supplies of liquor, and were
loud in their denunciations of our bone
dry camp, as they termed 1t.
1t was Tony who intercepted a ten
tative movement of Capt. 'Magnus in
my direction, and ordered me into the
cabin with my aunt and Miss Browne.
Through the walls Of the hut we heard
loud and eager talk of the morrow and
its certain golden harvest as the pi-
rates made their dispositions for the
night. Then the voices trailed off
sieeplly and silence succeeded, broken
only by the ceaseless murmur Of the
waves around the island.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-02-16
CHAPTER XVI.
From Dead Hands.


J. At the head Of the file. Capt. Tony
advanced through the clearing, and
What with his flowing black beard, his
portly form and a certain dramatic
swagger which he possessed, he looked
so entirely Italian and operate that
you expected to hear him at any mo-
ment burst out in a sonorOus basso.
With sweeping gesture he flung
down upon the table two brown can
vas bags, which opened and discharged
from gaping mouths flood of golden
coins. ~
SIinker and the cross-eyed man
shouted aloud. They ran and clutched
at the coins with savage greed.
"Gold, gOld-the real stuff It's the
doublOons, all right-where's the rest
Of emp These cries broke from
Slinker and Horny confusedly as the
gold slid jingling between their eager
fingers.
1.-THE rest Of 'em is-where they Is"
pronounced Tony oracularly. Some
where's in the sand Of the cave, Of
course. Well dig 'em up tomorrow
morning"
''What was the point in not digging
'em all up while you was about itT'
demanded Slinkef, lowering. "What
was the good O. digging up jest these
here couple O. bags and Quitting?"
Because we didn't dig em up re-
sponded Tony darkly. Because these
was all ready and waiting. Because
oil we had to do was to say Thankee,'
to the Teller that handed 'em out. We
got these here bags of doubloons, as
says, without havin' to dig for EN-
oncet we had found the cave, which
it's no thanks to old Washtubs we
amt looking for it yet. We got these
here bags right out Of the fists Of a
skeleton. Most Of him was under q
rock, which had fell from the roof and
pinned him amidships. Must Of
squashed him like a beetle, guess.
But he'd still KEEP his hold on the
bags" turned aside, for fear that
anyone should see how white 1 was.
TO the rest, these poor bones might in
deed bear mute witness tO-a tragedy,
but tragedy lacking outlines, vague,
lmpersonal, without poignacy. To pc,
they told with dreadful clearness the
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-02-16
PATCHING UP KINGS sPEECB
oorIeus Omission Recently Gave nFiN
lsh Parliamentary Authorities q
DBad Fifteen Minutes"

william Goblet, who used to COM
plain Of the bad grammar and the In
different English Of the kings
speeches to parliament, surely never
contemplated the omission which
marked the kings speech at the open
ing OF the recent session, The speech
itself was remarkably shOrt-lS0
words all told--hnd 1t came to sud
den stop without the usual invocation
OF Gods blessing on the labOrs Of par
lament. When the king had departed.
the officials were Mortified at the
omission; and hastily sent up verbal
addition to the press Some Of the
newspapers used 1t and some did DOT.
Nor was this all, for when the lord
chancellor in the house of lords and
the speaker in the house Of commons
read out the speech at the afternoon
sitting, the invocation was there, but
the words were different from those
supplied earlier in the day. The Sc
cret history Of all these changes
would make interesting matter for 9
modern Pepys.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-02-16
THREE.HoHNED GRAPES


II am known as Mr.. Three Horned
Giraffe. though sometimes 1 am called
q Nubian Giraffe" said Mr.. Giraffe.
1T all means the same thing" said
Mrs. Giraffe. II am your mate and !
am the same as you are. That Is, !
belong TO exactly the same family
and / am like you in many ways.
There are many Of us who are
somewhat different. That Is, do not
:2ean that there are many of us who
are somewhat different, but there are
CRATES who belong to the great
giraffe family and who are like us in
many ways and yet not in all ways.
They're all cousins though
There are the Two Horned Giraffes
or the Southern ones, the Somali
CRATES and there are Five-Horned
Giraffes Of Western Uganda, many,
many. many, many miles away from
here.
Nov, we came from East Africa"
"Yes." said Mr.. Three Horned
Giraffe, "but that was some time ago.
Yes, some time ago. Still. we did
come from there; you are right about
that.
"And we came together, too. And
we've grown since we've been here.
"We're about thirteen years old
now, aren't wei"
"Just about" said Mrs. Three
Horned Giraffe.
"Have 1 ever heard" Mr.. Three
Horned Giraffe asked. "that thirteen
was an unlucky number?"
you may have heard it." said Mrs.
Three-HOrned Giraffe.
"And do you suppose 1t is true?
Do you suppose that now am thirteen
and now that you are thirteen we'll
get those dreadfully dreadful sore
threats that everyone is thinking we'll
get sooner or later?
I've heard they were always draw
ing pictures of us with great bandages
aroung our throats or long necks."
Don't pay attention to all you
hear" said Mrs. Giraffe. "Its such
a waste of time. Besides, heard a
girl say who, was walking through
the zoo that she was just fourteen
years old and that her thirteenth year
had been the luckiest year she had
ever had. She had won more prizes
and had more nice things happen"
you just told me-" said Mr.. Giraffe,
mot to pay any attention to what I
heard"
II did" Mrs. Giraffe answered.
"But then you paid attention to what
you had heard"
81 heard it said," Mrs. Giraffe re-
piled, land am telling it to you to
show you that everyone doesn't think
that thirteen is an unlucky number.
"And l also tell it to you to let
you know that 1 don't think much Of
either considering 1t lucky number
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-02-16

or an unlucky number, or a lucky
year or an unlucky year. or a lucky
birthday or an unlucky birthday.
II think it depends on what happens
that year or on that day Of the month
or whatever it may happen to be that
makes folks think It is either lucky
or unlucky.
Probably q lot Of unlucky things
happened on that day to someone
once and they started the story about
and now IL anything unlucky does
happen on thirteenth people all say :
"sOh, the thirteenth
'But don't believe that the mum.
Der or the date itself has anything to
do with It."
"wel," said Mr.. Three Horned
Giraffe, "Pm glad you think that way"
''How well and happy we are. We've
been well since we came and haven't
known a days sickness" Mrs. Three
Horned Giraffe said. "And our thlr-
teenth year isn't going to change our
luck.
ave have delicious food-cloveC
hay biscuits, vegetables Of different
kinds. bran and rock salt and milk
tool
you're more than fourteen feet In
height and I'm almost as tall. And
were friendly, too, even though va
are. so high upr
Just then the keeper walked BY the
two giraffes who had been talking
In the zoo and he said;
They're the good old species d
giraffes. and that pair IN there err
about fifteen years old"
You see" said Mrs. Giraffe eye
are older than we think and we went
through our thirteenth year without
even knowing itI'
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-02-16
WHY DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND
SWAMP-ROOT

For many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained by DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root,
che great kidney, liver and bladder nadi-
cine.
It is a physicia0's prescription.
Ewamp-Root is strengthening medi-
cine. It helps the kidneys, liver and blad.
der do the work nature intended they
should do.
Swamp-Root has stood the test Of years.
Il Is sold by all druggists on its merit
and II should help you. No other kidney
medicine has SO many friends.
Be sure to get Swamp-ROOt and start
treatment at once.
However, If you wish first 70 test this
great preparation send ten cents TO DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for q
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper Advertisement,