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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-05
ME. CHURCH CLAIMS
GREAT MEMBERSHIP | !: ! J
INCREASE in 1927.
ROCK RIVER CONFERENCE TOLD
or GROWTH BY BISHOP THoM-
LAS NICHOLSON - ISSUE PLEA
TO HEL PFARMER.

Princeton, H., Oct. 5.--Withn a
year the total membership Of the Pro
testant churches In the United States
has Increased 7i4,O0O, Bishop Thomas
Nicholson, OF the Methodist Episcopal
church, said yesterday In his address
at the opening Of the Rock River
Methodist conference in It's eighty
third annual session,
The Illinois conference has In.
creased its total membership to more
than 100000, there Is remarkable
gain In the Central Swedish confer
erce and the Rock River conference
VIII show an increase, the bishop
added. In the foreign field the
church has gained 10000 members
and $4,000 Sunday school scholars,
the greatest gains in its history.
THE churches have never been
ministerins more truly to life in all
Its manifold phases and have never
rendered so large IA service TO the
community and 10 the state as now.'
said Bishop Nicholson. "The type OF
our Christianity is becoming more
yirile. and more practical every
week"
Public sentiment toward agricul-
ture has undergone change In re-
cent years and farming. always rec
ognlzed an industry of fundamental
Importance, is now considered of pre-
dominant Significance, Dean Herbert
Mumford. agriculture college, Univer.
sity OF Illinois, declared in an address
before the conference,
1 Capital invested in farming ex-I
ceeds the combined capital invested
In all the manufacturing establish
ments, railways, mines and quarries
OF the country, he said,
1.-THE public for it own selfish sake,
must be sympathetic with the farm
ers' efforts to make the business of
agriculture sufficiently profitable to
furnish home with the ordinary COM
forts of life which are taken for grant
ed in the city home" he said. 10Th
erwise. food production in this coun.
try will be turned over to peasant
class who cannot be depended on to
produce food as economically as the
American farmer"
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-05
Grab Shell Barometer.

The Araucanians of the southern
most province of Chile use a crab
Shell as Il barometer, In dry, fair
weather it is white, but when rain is
approaching, red spots appear on it,
and when excessive moisture is pres
ent in the atmosphere it becomes red
all over.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-05
Isn't Nature Wonderful.

II IL said that the c0conut palm will
supply about every physical need of
manhood, drink, shelter fuel, uten-
sils and IL need be, clothes A South
American proyerb runs, "A coconut
tree is brides dowry. Boston Tran
script.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-05
RiQht in Her Line.

She was in high feather, as she had
succeeded in securing Il plus four
man to take her around. do you
like high tee?' he inquired at the
first tee. Rather, George was her
enthusiastic reply; Tets make II sau,
sages and bacon." London Answers.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-05
Some Ancient DYES,

The process Of mordanting-Gxine
dyes in textiles by metallic Salts-was
discovered $500 years ago. One Of
the earliest dyes was kermes, Il scarlet
worm, known later as yermiculi, which
name Survives In vermiIon.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-05
"Red" Blood Corpuscles

So'caIIcd red blood corpusclps are
In reality straw colW when seen
SlngIy, but when seen in masses they
appear red and do give TIE blood It's
rcd color bright red when fun Of
oNygen-dark red, almost purple,
when deprived Of their oxygen,
through tissue absorption.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-05
First Requisite for heroism.

/ should say sincerity, deep, great,
genuine sincerity, is the first charac-
teristic Of all men in any way heroic.
Carlyle.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-05
Eakimos Hold WhaIe REGATTA.

Among the Eslilmos whale hunting
Is much in the nature Of regatta,
houors going 10 the boat which kills
the first whale of the season.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-05
Sometimes Works That Way.

The harder some people try to keep
up with the times the farther they get
behind with their Bills Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-05
True Beauty.

For II Is beautiful only TO do the
thing we ave meant for. 49, Florence
Nightingale
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-05
Six Crops a Year Raised

In southern China from two to six
crops are raised from the same land
each year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-27
SANTA FE DROPS
Net Earnings This June Less
Than June Year Ago.
Earnings Fell OF Nearly One
Million Dollars in Year.

Chicago, July 27.-The Atchison
Topeka & Santa Fe railroad earned n
net income of $3.OO9,299.SO during
June as compared to $4,92s,171.51 in
June, 1921, according to figures made
public today. Revenues increased $685.
966.04 during the period covered this
year but operating expenses showed
an increase Of s1,699, ,5s2.51 leaving a
net decrease of $1,91S,S71.71 in in
come. The road earned $11,229, 357.S1
in the first six months of this year, as
compared to S12,53O, ,O66.99 in the
same period of last year.
The Chicago & Northwestern rail-
road reported a net income of $3,15S,
IT'S, for June, 1922, as compared to
S1557619 for June 1921.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-27
PROMISES A "SKINNING"
W. r. Stubbs Expects To Go Into
Governor Aliens Record.

Governor Aliens Record.
Walter Roscoe Stubbs will devote
the last night of his campaign to a
"skinning" for Governor Allen.
Stubbs. who is seeking to grab the
radical labor vote which has been
pledged to Fred w. Knapp, expects to
hang the governors record on fence
next Monday night. He has not de-
cided whether he will perform the
operation in Topeka or Wichita.
Stubbs is making a strong appeal to
the strikers for their support in the
governorship primaries. Recently
Stubbs lined up with William Allen
White and the strikers regarding the
right of strike sympathy expressions.
Now he plans to go after the anti
industrial court vote in the labor CEN
ters by an attack on Governor Allen
and his record.
The Stubbs plan was outlined to
Governor Allen today. He said he
ed for his meeting.
ST have no choice as to the town
Mr.. Stubbs selects for his 'skinning.' >
in both places who will do all in their
cess.
'I have just been contemplating my
duty to send Governor Stubbs a letter
changing my statement of last night,
which tended to make an error as to
the operation of mines IN 1910. They
were not shut down from May 1 to
September l as I indicated. Instead
they were down from April 1 to the
last of September"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-27
RUM RUNNING is POPULAR.
Three Vessels Seized Overnight by
New York Dry Chasers.

New York, July 27.-Seizure or
three alleged rum running boats over
night was declared by federal prohi-
bition agents today to indicate the re-
sumption of activity by liquor Snug
glers, who have been uncommonly
quiet for several weeks. The three
boats were seized in the vicinity of the
harbor and officials believe they came
from some larger ship anchored sew
eraI miles off the coast.
Coast guards who had gone to aid
the 81 H. s." when she grounded
off Point O'Woods, Long Island, said
they found the vessel carrying 1900
cases of liquor worth $4,000.
The dry navy chaser Hansen re-
ported by radio that she had picked
up the sloop. Marion Mosher." three
miles from Fire Island and that the
boat was headed for New York with a
cargo of liquor so heavy that 9he wa
ter was washing over her gunWales.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-27
NO SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS
Kansas Is Well Supplied With School
Instructors, Says Allen.

Present indications are that there
will be no shortage this year of rural
and grade school teachers, George A.
Alien, assistant state superintendent
of public instruction, said today. 81
believe there will be sufficient num-
Der of high school teachers, too" he
added.
About half the county superintend-
ents will hold teachers examinations
Friday and Saturday of this week, Mr..
Allen said. This will be the second
of the three examination periods set
by the state board of education for
the year, the first tests having been
given June 80 and July 1. The final
dates for examinations have been set
for August "a and 25. County super
intendents are required, under the
law, to give examinations on at least
one of the prescribed dates
The date for examinations on high
school credits of teachers seeking
county certificates will be held August
and 5 by the county superintendent,
Mr. Allen said. Teachers seeking
county certificates and who did not
attend state accredited high schools
may take separate examinations to
determine their credits, he said. Coun-
ty superintendents are empowered to
set dates for these separate examina-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-27
(Continued on Page TWoI
ALLEN and STUBBS IN ROW
Start Warfare Over Proper Method of
Handling Strikes.

Governor Allen and Walter Roscoe
Stubbs, who haven't been on chummy
trict congressional convention in Gar
nett sixteen years ago, have started a
little warfare of their own. 1t all in
wolves the proper method of handling
strikes. Stubs doesn't believe it is
necessary to use troops. Governor
Allen says anyone can get along with
the HOwat forces if he will permit
them to have their own way.
Stubbs sent a telegram to the gov
ernor declaring he misstated facts in
his Emporia speech. The governor
answered right promptly. He said It
was a simple matter to have peace
with the miners at their own price.
Stubbs sent the following telegram:
Your Emporia statement in regard to the
miners strike trouble during my admins
tration is as far from the truth as the north
pole is from the south
Within one hour from the time demands
for the militia reached the governors office
1 had an agreement with the miners to
obey the law, which they observed during
the strike to the extent that not single
complaint reached the governors office
thereafter. Would you have called the
quote the law giving any authority to do
so. Kindly wire answer
In his answer Governor Allen said:
Telegram received You can always get
an agreement with mine leaders not to start
diTSTdeFs y y9G give them n thSir c own way
as you indicated in your Wichita speech.
make an agreement with Alexander Howat
thru which he would promise not to violate
the law any more il you gave him his own
way and left the question Of law and order
up to him
Doubtless in that case he would keep
the agreement, but you wouldn't have any
control over coal production. In 1910 you
produced no coal until Howat consented.
The state sof Kansas has passed the stage
where it asks permission of Howat to pro-
duce coal.
You had all the laws on the statute books
In 1910 that were there in 1919 when the
coal strike was broken and fuel produced
in order to protect the state from freezing.
1 am not criticising you for not calling
out the militia in 1910. I am merely calling
attention to the unwisdom of your-criticis-
ing me for calling them out to protect the
workers against the serious disorders of the
F1ra Sar,fN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-27
Mayor Says City Taxes Won't
Be Hiked in 1928.
Points Out That General Fund
Can't Be Raised.
ITO PARE SOME SPECIALS
More Money for Music and
Books Next Year.
And Less for Other Special
Funds, Mayors Idea.

The ideas of Mayor Herbert ]. Cor
wine and Finance Commissioner F. L.
Stevens on the necessity of raising
taxes in Topeka in 1923 are different,
'I don't think it's going to be neces-
sary to raise the taxes in Topeka a
penny next year." Mayor Corwine
stated today. Stevens had had a con-
ference with the mayor in which the
latter had made the same statement,
and Stevens expressed himself today
as being very willing to be convinced
that it wouldn't be necessary to ask
the Topeka taxpayers for any more
money next year.
Mayor Corwine again pointed out
that the levy for the general fund is
as high as it can be made until the
state law permits cities to levy more
than six mills on the dollar for that
fund.
IF the fire department and the po-
lice department wanted a million dol
lars, we couldn't raise the general
fund levy for the purpose of getting
it," Mayor Corwine said.
He pointed out that increase, II
there be any, will have to be in the
special funds.
More for Music and Books.
eve mean to give them a little
more money for the band concerts
next year, and we also mean to give
the library board some more money.
But we are going to pare other spe-
-cial funds in order to make the sum
total of taxes no higher than it was
last year-at least that's my idea OF
it, Mayor Corwine said.
1--WE worked this thing out last year
all right and 1 am sure that we can
work it out the same way this year,
and that Topeka city taxes won't be
raised a penny"
Mayor Corwine stated that he was
not yet ready to say whether it would
be possible to grant the increase of
$4,000 to the police department, in or
der to provide for the extra motor
cycle patrolman which Chief of Po-
lice Morris Leonard is asking for, and
the $25,0 for new equipment for the
fire department which Fire Marshal
Joseph Hanlon has asked for
I'm not sure of those things yet"
the mayor said today, but I'm pretty
sure that there isn't going to be any
tax hike in Topeka next year"
StanfieId's Budget No Higher.
W. A. Stanfield, commissioner of
water and electric lights, stated today
that while he has not been able to get
to his budget for 1928, he was sure
that it wouldn't be any higher than
the last budget.
Altho he is speaking in approxima-
tions, Stanfield is also of the opinion
that his budget won't be any longer.
Il cut $4,000 off the budget from last
year, when I made out this years bud
get, and don't see how it can be cut
any more" Stanfield said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-27
DEFENSE NOW SAYS AFRAUD"
Juror in Murphy -Madcr-Shea Trial
Said To Be BTibed.

Chicago, July 27-Excitement
reigned in the court room of Judge
Thomas Taylor, Jr.. today when
charges were made that one of the
jurors in the Murphy Nader Shea
trial-the 'big three" of the Chicago
labor war-was a friend of a states
with less and that surreptitious smiles
had been exchanged between the wit
ness, the juror and the special prose-
cutor.
Attorneys for the defense demanded
an immediate dismissal of Juror J. H
Simpson. who lives across the street
from Henry O'Callaghan, master
plumber and state witness. They asked
that the trial be put over until fall
and then resumed with eleven Jurors
Judge Taylor excused the jury from
the room during the legal squabble
and then said he would look up points
of law in connection with the contro-
NerSH.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-27
STATE WILL HELP
Kansas Will Handle Distribu-
tiOn of Fuel, Says Allen.
Industrial Court Will Form
Local Agencies, Is Plan.
GOVERNOR WIRES HOOVER
Government Desires State Co
operation i'm Problem.
Court Can Regulate Both Pro-
ductiOn and Distribution.

Kansas will handle the distribution
of fuel and the work of forming local
agencies thru the industrial court.
That was the information which Gov
eronr Allen today sent to- Herbert
Hoover following receipt of a tele-
gram to the effect that the govern
ment desires state cooperation in
meeting the fuel problem.
All work OF distributing fuel in
Kansas and working out government
plans in this state will be under the
labor court. In his request for state
cooperation, Secretary Hoover said:
Certain priOrities have been estab-
lished in fuel by the interstate COM
merce commission, who have asked
your state public utilities commission
if interstate commission may have its
active assistance in the distribution of
coal to transportation and public utili-
ties and governmental institutions II
necessary. Beyond this the presiden-
tial committee on coal distribution are
cooperating with coal operators and
with the interstate commerce commits
sion in an endeavor to secure that coal
shall be sold from the mines at a fair
price. The agencies and present au-
thority of the federal government, of
course, do not enable it to protect the
ultimate consumer of coal within the
boundaries of a state further than
Such protection can be secured by the
above means that coal sold in inter-
state commerce shall be sold to the
original purchaser at a fair price and
that fair distribution between states
be obtained. The problem of securing
that the ultimate consumer shall be
protected upon coal now in circulation
and on resale of coal distributed as
above and that equitable distribution
shall be carried out must rest within
the authority of each state. 1 am
sending this telegram at the request
of the president to learn if you feel
that you can undertake to create
state organization under your direc-
tion to secure that this shall be done
and with which we can cooperate.
HERBERT HOOVER"
Governor Allen sent the following
reply:
Hon. Herbert Hoover, Secretary of
Commerce. Washington. d. c.
The industrial act in this state gives
TO the court of Industrial relations in
emergen cies the power to make rules
and regulations governing the con-
duct of the coal industry. This pro- |
vision of the law makes 1t unnecessary +
for US to establish a state organization |
such as you suggest. The industrial
court will be very glad to give its full |
cooperation to your program. Any I
rules and regulations which you de- |
sire to put in operation may be pro-
mulgated in this state thru the court |
Of industrial relations which in times |
like these may regulate both the pro- /
iuction and the distribution of coal.
HENRY J. ALLEN, Governor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-27
USED SHOES AS MISSILES.
Clerks and Customers OF Store Held
at Bay by Alleged Forger.

Muncie Ind. July 27.-After hold
ing the clerks and customers of the
McNaughton departm ent store at bay
for five minutes by keeping up bar
rage of shoes which he snatched from
a bargain counter and threw in all
directions with unerring aim, Arthur
Wood, a stranger in the city, fled
from the store and was later arrested
by the police.
He is alleged to have attempted to
pass a forged check. When this check
was questioned, he started to run, and
being pursued, used more than 100
pairs of shoes as missiles to hold back
his Would-be captorS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-27
StanfieId's Budget No Higher.
TWO STRIKERS ARRESTED
First Arrests Made as Result of Local
Walkout of Shop Crafts.

The first arrests. due in any way
to violence in connection with the rail-
road strike in Topeka, occurred at
noon today, when the police took into
custody Gus Ballotte, 1903 North
Quincy street. and Andy Warringer,
whose address the police were unable
to give.
Both men were arrested on warrants.
Ballotte, a blacksmith and head of the
local craft, is charged with disturb
ing the peace. Warringer, a car re-
pair man, is charged with assault
Both men are out on strike from the
Santa Fe shops.
Ballotte is charged with having
caused a disturbance at Garfield park
in the presence of some women whose
husbands refused to join in the walk
out and are working at the shops.
The women, who were responsible for
the complaint, allege that Ballotte
Joined in an argument with them as
to the merits of the strike and that
he made threats against their hus-
bands.
The complaint against Warringer
charges him with having made
threats against shop worker.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-27
BELIEVE BAvARIAN CRISIS PAST.
I Civil War in Germany May Be
| Ayerted, Officials Say.

Berlin. July 27.-GeTernment Off
cials expressed the opinion today that
the Bavarian crisis. which has been
threatening Germany with civil war
and a break up of the confederation
of states will be averted. 1t was ex-
pected the government warning to Ba-
varia against ceSsions would be fol-
lowed by a statement from President
Ebert appealing to the Bavarians to
keep the peace.
There was a strong current of opin-
ion that the reichstag would be sum-
moned to deal with the situation as
officials believe the tension could be
allayed best If the negotiations were
conducted quietly between Berlin and
Munich.
Independent Socialists are most hos
tile against the Bavarians claiming
the southern monarchists are only
awaiting an opportunity to attempt to
overthrow the central government
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-27
COURT BENEFITS LABORERS,
Contractors Agree to Hike Wages of
Road Construction Men.

Pittsburg, Kan. July 27.-Follow-
ing an inquiry into wages and work
ing hours of men employed on road
construction work in Crawford county
conducted by the state court of indus
trial relations, contractors agreed to
increase the minimum wage of labor
ers from 80 to 37h cents an hour.
Five contracting companies were rep
resented at the hearing.
As a result of reports that the con-
tractors were working the men nine
hours a day on the highway jobs, the
county attorney was authorized to in
vestigate and prosecute contractors
using nine-hour day. There is a
state law requiring an eight-hour day
on all public improvement work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-27
BETTER FINANCIAL SPIRIT
No Kansas Banks Closed for More
Than Two Months.

There has not been a bank failure
or closing in Kansas in more than
two months. The last institution
closed by state bank commissioners
was the Leavenworth State Savings
bank on May 23.
The apparent slackening of finan-
cial depression is generally attributed
by those directly in charge of-looking
after banks to movement of wheat
and other crops coupled with a gen.
eral good feeling resulting from in
creasing conservatism of the public
in handling it's funds. "a better spirit
in financial circles generally is largely
responsible for the favorable turn
taken in this regard; there's no get
ting around it." one official said.
The state banking departm ent's
men are busy paying out depositors'
claims which grew out of a number
of defunct institutions within the past
year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-27
CAN'T ENFORCE WAGE ORDER
Judge Mcclure Issues Restraining
Order Against Industrial Court.

Judge Mcclure Issues Restraining
Order Against Industrial Court.
A restraining order to prevent the
court of industrial relations from en-
forcing its order relative to wages of
wenen in the plants of the Topeka
Packing company and the Topeka
Laundry company, was issued today
by Judge James A. Mcclure in the dis
trict court. The order is to remain in
effect until the case comes to trial
about September Is.
Judge Mcclure required however,
that the laundry company and the
packing company impound with the
clefk of the district court the differ
.enee between the wages now being
paid and the wages as they would be
under the order of the Industrial
court. He also required that they file
a weekly statement concerning the
amount paid each employe and the
amount which would have been paid
under the industrial courts order, to-
gether with the number Of hours days
and weeks each employe works, and
the amount of overtime The indus
trial court is left free to. enforce all
the provisions of it's order as regards
sanitation and working conditions.
Judge Mcclure explained that the
restraining order would not apply to
other packing companies and laundries
in the state unless they entered ar.
appearance ask to be made parties
plaintiff and comply with all the pro-
visions of the restraining order in re-
gard to impounding the difference in
wages with the clerk.