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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09
BY LOIS RoBINETTE.

BY LOIS ROBINETTE.
This summer while the majority of
teachers and college professors were
recuperating from the strain of a
hard school year at the Seashore or
in the mountains Prof. w. A. Harsh
barger, instructor of mathematics at
Washburn, was engaged in trimming
the trees on the college campus.
All day long for the last three
weeks, regardless of the fact that the
thermometer was lowering around los
and 106 degrees, Prof. Harshbarger
has been petched in some tree on the
campus, vigorously plying the saw
all to help beautify his college.
Someone had to do it," says Pro-
fessor Harshbarger, land none loves
the trees more than I do. I like to
climb and monkey around in them.
1t isn't exactly what you d expect to
find a man of my age doing-scram-
bling around in the top of some OF
those tall eIms Why, my ladders
trees I had to climb way beyond that.
But you know I was raised in the
land of trees-in the oak forests of
Virginia. 1 guess that accounts for
my being so fond of trees in general
Yes. they're my hobby all right and
sorta feel like the Washburn trees
are my private property. Off and on
for the last fifteen years I've pruned
and trimmed and tended them. This
timeI only trimmed and raised those
along the walks and roads. The last
time all the trees were trimmed was
in President Sanders administration
about six or eight years ago and it
took another man and myself two
months to get over all of them. This
time I cut off some limbs that I'd
been letting grow since President
Plass was here"
"a Little Canada"
Here's the story, as Professor
Harshbarger tells it, of the trees on
the Washburn campus.
It was in the early '70's that old
Peter MacVicar, then president of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09

college and Scotchman of the canny
variety, took the initial step in beau
tifying the Washburn campus.
He had been raised i'll Canada where
woods and forests are on every hand
and he couldn'tgget used to the barren
Kansas plains $3.50
So, undaunted by the represent
'It-can t=be dones.' he. set out to
make the campus "a little Canada"
At that time it extended north to
Huntoon street and all that even re-
sembled trees on it were the few
scrub oaks up and down the ravines.
Doctor MacVicar proved to be sue
cessful nurseryman- He had the
knack of making the trees stick.
Every tree on the campus, with the
exception of two class trees planted by
the classes Of '93 and '97, are or have
This was part of Doctor MacVicar's
theory-so they could be cultivated.
He Raised Potatoes Also.
But being an economical Scotch
man, he couldn't bear to see all that
land go to waste-so he commenced
setting out the. trees-mostly pines
and elms-in clumps here and there
over the campus, and planting po-
tatoes among thena-making one Gull
tivation do for both trees and potatoes.
The trees in these clumps were set
close together in nursery fashion, and
as they got larger and more crowded,
every one was transplanteC to some
other part of the campus-but always
in rows. Finally when they got so
that it was impossible to transplant
them, the axe was used to thin them
out. All the fence posts along the
east side of the campus came from
one of these nurseries. Today these
four clumps of Austrian pines that
swayeds in the long ago over Irish po-
tato patches. are campus poca-dots.
The college has purchased a $1,000
plan for rehabilitating the campus,
and the trees that will furnish shade
for the next generation of Washburn-
ties will be planted in a more method
ical manner than in potato patches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09

Shawnee county. with prize winning
roads, is again in the ring for awards.
Last winter, the Good Roads associa-
ton of Greater Kansas City, of which
J. Frank Smith is secretary and man
ager. offered a prize of 5000 in cash
to the county within a radius of 100
miles of the city which had the best
maintained road across its breadth.
Shawnee county. with the Victory
Highway. tied for first place with
Richardson county. Nebr.. with the
King of Trails
The $500 was divided. and $3.50
went to the six patroimen who are
charged with the maintenance of the
Victory Highway across Shawnee
county.
The patrolmen receiving pro rata
shares of the prize were: ]. w. Chess.
c. c. French. Charles Maupin. ]. S.
MeCourtney. Nick" Shaeffer and H
P. Lee
With this article are reproduced
photograph of the Victory Highway
the stretch Between Topeka and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09

the six offices reporting. Hutchin-
son had 275. Salina 19S, Topeka ISL.
Kansas City 122 and Parsons rs.
OF the 1875 reporting idle, 1,15S
were unskiIled laborers, Juuge Caa~-
ford's report said.
There is very little change in labor
conditions from the week before he
said. ''Steel and flour mills are work
ing 24hour shifts, soap plants and
packing houses are working about the
same-not increasing their forces.
Most industries are running with a
normal force
There are numerous. calls for short
jobs and an increa sing 6rm~~d eN-'
farm hands. Numerous calls also for
women to do house work. 1Ae-c -. I
hard to fill
Railway strikers are taking jobs at
anything they can get"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09
YANKS ARE LEADING AGAIN
Beat Washington Yesterday While
Browns Lost to Detroit.

Chicago, Sept. 9.-The New York
Yankees were leading again today in
the see-saw battle with their st. Louis
rivals for the pennant. The Yankees
were holding a margin of a half game
as d result of Carl Mays victory over
Walter johnson of Washington, to
1, while Detroit pounded the Browns
leading twirler, Shocker, and won 8
to 8.
Kenneth Williams kept ahead of
Rogers Hornsby, his national league
rival in the home run race, by ram
ming out his thirty-sixth circuit blow,
while the Cardinal star hite his thirty
fifth of the season. Williams wallop
accounted for all three of the Browns
runs, while Bob Veach led the Tiger
attach with a brace of homers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09


Lawrence. which is paved. and the
other on the gravelled road between
Topeka and st. Mnrys, which took the
prize.
The pictures appeared on the cover
of the monthly good roads maya
zine which is published by the Good
Roads association of Greater Kansas
City.
Another prize is offered by the
Kansas City. Mo-, Chamber of Com
merce. for the best stretch of earth
road covered ON the course of the
Good Fellowship tour on which so
Kansas Citians passed thru Topeka
this. week, remaining here Thursday
night.
The roads over which the Kansas
Citians passed thru Shawnee county
were the Meriden road to the north
and the Auburn-Burlingam road to
The south The prizes consist of a
gold medal to be given to the fore
man of the best maintained section
along the route. and to the county en-
gineer of the county In which the
road is found
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09
FIND JOBS FOR STRIKERS
Total of &,276 Persons Registered ut
State Employment Bureaus.

A total of 1,276 persons registered
with the labor divisions district Of
fees during the last week, according
to the weekly report made public by
Judge John H. Crawford of theindus-
trial court. This was the total from
only six of the district offices, EN-
fees received applications for help
wanted totaling LOTT, referred 1851
of the 1926 unemployed to jobs and
received notices that 956 of them had
been placed.
The Wichita district office had 3o4
out of work, the largest number of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09
SLOW BALL PUZZLED THE NETS
Yanks Make 1t Three Straight il
Championship Series.

Muskogee, Okla. Sept s.-Young's
slow bail baffled Muskogee while
Rachac was hit hard and shis wiidnesS
kept him in trouble. and SapuIpa took
the third straight game of the South
western league post-season series yes
terday, to 2.
The score by innings: r. H E.
Musl1ogee 200 600 011-2 )
Sapulpa -.020 100 1000 II l
Batteries-Rachac and Nichols;
Young and Funk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.

t--. National League.
st. Louis at Cincinnati.
Chicago at Pittsburgh.
New York at Philadelphia.
American League.
Cleveland at Chicago.
Philadelphia at BOSTON.
Detroit at st. Louis.
Washington at New York.
- < American Association.
Indianapolis at Toledo.
Louisville at Columbus.
Kansas City Mt Minneapolis.
Milwaukee at st. Paul
Western League
Wichita at Tulsa.
st. Joseph at Oklahoma City.
Omaha at Des Moines.
Denver ut Sioux City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09
apGYESTER-
~ DAYS
.ERESULTS

National League.
Philadelphia, s; New York, 4.
st, Louis, s; Cincinnati, 1.
Chicago, 10; Pittsburgh, Z.
Only three games scheduled.
American League.
New York, s; Washington, 1.
Chicago, Z; Cleveland, >.
Detroit, s: st. Louis, 3.
Boston, .; Philadelphia, I.
American Association.
Minneapolis s; Kansas City, 6.
Indianapolis, 10; Toledo, 8.
st. Paul, s. Milwaukee, 5.
Columbus, s.; Louisville, ?.
Western League.
Tulsa, e-10; Wichita, 20.
Omaha, Z; Des Moines. 4.
st. Joseph, 9: Oklahoma City, 6.
Sioux City, 80; Denver, 2-1.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09
Bands To Be Feature of Fair

the educational features that have
been inaugurated by the Kansas Free
fair management.
1t is planned to consolidate all the
contesting bands Tuesday evening, un-
der one director and have them play
two or three numbers This will con-
stitute a novelty of tremendous in
terest. 1t will also prove beyond a
doubt that the logs and girls can do
big things when they are given an
opportunity
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09
Good Weather for First Race,

Oyster Bay, Sept. 9.-Excellent wind
and weather conditions promised to
favor the first race of the interna-
tional six meter yacht series for the
British-American cup, scheduled this
afternoon on the course off the Sea-
wanhaka -Corinthian Yacht club.
There are four British and four Amer
lean craft selected to compete.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09
CAR PLUNGEs INTO CREEK.
Three Persons Hurt in Motor Acct
dent Near Norwood.

Ottawa Kan, Sept. Henry Bell
suffered internal injuries. John Hays
a broken ankle. and Harry Hays. his
brother, sprains and bruises, when their
car plunged from a bridge to Tauy
creek, two miles south of Norwood,
Yesterday afternoon. The three live
near Baldwin. In negotiating a sharp
turn at the bridge, they were met by
another car on the bridge, which is
only fourteen feet wide
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09
BY DANIEL MULLER.

The Juvenile band contest is a new
feature at the Kansas Free fair. II
will take place Tuesday afternoon.
September r.
It is going to be one of the liveliest
contests at the Kansas Free fair.
Some of the bands are going to come
Monday and stay until Wednesday.
They want to take in as much of the
many displays as they can and enjoy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09

When the bel taps next week it
viii probably call from the stables at
the Kansas Free Fair the best bred
and speediest field of horses ever
asked to go heat races on a Kansas
track; horses that have made not
only records in minutes and seconds
for miles. but records for their train
ers for their sires and for their care
takers. In all probability Monday will
be the beginning of a week of horse
racing unparalleled in the annals of
the Sunflower state.
On Mondays program is the 2:2O
pace for purse in excess of $500 and
three running races, including that
premier event of such interest to Kan
sas fans-the Kansas Derby.
When one stops to consider the
careful training; the nursing into
form to go those hard, fast miles and
answer to the call of their teamsters;
the watchfulness. lest either horse or
driver make a mistake that will result
in a bad break, or swerve from the
course; the painstaking methods of
conditioning so they may come out
of one event and be prepared for the
next-then only does one begin to I'M
derstand what a race meet, such as
will be held in Topeka next week,
really means
Blood and Training Tell
The morning of the race is marked
by the closest observation of the
horse and his paraphernalia. His shoes
are examined his hopples adjusted
and his boots cleaned and padded. He
is dieted and limbered up in prepare
ton for the race. And it is common
knowledge among horse experts that
no one knows better than the horse
himself that this is his race day and
he is just as eager for the event as
are the fans
And when the bell rings them out;
when they go up and turn around and
score down for the word, each trying
to get a little advantage of the other
and the starter has sent them away
in their places-they'r off!
Now they bunch around the first
turn. Now they string out down the
back stretch. Now the leaders at the
first half are cheering as they come
thru the home stretch. But the sec
ond half of the mile is where blood
and speed begin to tell. And as they
march up the back stretch for posi-
ton in the last turn-for their posi-
lions in the track cannot be changed
after that-they reach that point
where condition and breeding begin
to show. And as they finish down
the home stretch it's case of how
we'll they are bred and bow much
speed they have in reserve.
That's one heat of a race the fans
will see next week. But it takes three,
and sometimes seven heats of the
same race, to decide who can say:
Its pay day!"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09
The Massive Trees on the
!. Washburr, Campus Once
Shaded RotUs of Potatoes

Peter MacVicar Responsible for Todays Beauty Spot
Prof w. A. Harshbarger Now Trims and Nurses the
Ems and Pines While Other Professors Are Away for
Summer-He Was Reared in the Oak Forests of
Z Virginia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09
GREAT RACE WEEK
Fans to See Wonderful Field of
Horses in Topeka.
Next Weeks Events To Be Best
in States History.
RUN KANSAS DERBY MONDAY
Program Also Includes 2:2O
TrOt for $1,000 Purse.
Horses Require Much Training,
Nursing and Care.
WEEKS RACE PROGRAM

MONDAY.
. 30 trot, added money, estimated
purse 900
2:20 pace, added money, estimated
purse SOO
mile ..................... 300
Four furIones 100
Six furlongs Observation-Disclosures. 100
TUESDAY.
2:14 trot, added money estimated
purse .................. 81, 900
ia pace, added money estimated
purse ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100
2:10 pace, added money estimated
purse :...--.....---. uVu
Four and one-half furIongs ... 100
Five furlongs-bar Monday winners 100
Seven furlon gs-bar Monday winners. 100
THURSDAY.
? % trot, added money, estimated
purst ..........-...-$1,CO COD
. :25 pace, added money estimated
purse $50. .---...-.: SUI
2 II trot, added miney, estimated
One mile-bar Derby winner...... POO
Six MISREPRESENTATION for horses
that started ana not winning first 100
FRIDAY.
~ trot, added money, estimated
purse 40
2:1T pace, added money estimated
purse I,0U9
-Four furlongs, consolation for horses
not being first or second. ........ 100
Six furlongs, consolation for horses
not winning lOJ
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-03-17
AUXILIARY BISHOP.

Rev. John J. Swint, long located
al Weston, West Virginia, and q
brother of DR.. b. II. Swint, of Char
lesion, and Of Attorney G.. p. Swint,
OF Weston, has been appointed Aux-
Hilary Bishop of tn Catholic Diocese
OF West Virginia by Pope Plus.
Monsignar Swint was born al
PlckenS, Randolph county, West
Virginia. After an elementary edu-
cation i'll the public schools there,
ne ttendc-' st. Mary's Seminary,
Baltimore. He was ordained at
Wheeling by Bishop Donahuc in
1904 and was located there for sew
cral months. He then left for Wash
lngton, ID. c., where he took a spec
lal course at Catholic University
and was appointed superior of mis-
Sions for Wheeling diocese and sta
toned ut Weston.
At Weston, Monsi9nOr Swint was
in charge OF st. Patrick'S parish. A
new church and school were start
cd soon after he took charge and
Within. Il shCrt time the parish was
one of the most complete and flour
ishing within the State. St. Pat
rick's Church. has been pronounced
one OF .!lc most beautiful Church
buildings in West Virginia. The
improvements under Monsign0i
Swlnl represented an actu%l outlay
Of S12U.0o0. and within Il short time
The parish WAS free Of debt. 1t i
understood that Monsignor Swini
w!ll be still located at Weston after
he ai.aS been cOn>ccratcd rs Bishop.
Father Swini Will be ordained on
May llth. Having a personal ac.
Qualntancc with this gentleman. We
can truthiully Say Thai he is one OF
The clcancSt, sweetest. characters, il
has ever been our privilege to meet
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-03-17
ENGLAND'S TROUBLES.

l.!CNd George. head Of the Gov
crnmrnt i'll England. has no small
mans iCb. Ireland is still Sccthing
and boiling over: Egypt is dcmand-
ing government: India is de-
mandinG greater liberties, and South
AZ: lea is stc;hing under Il strike up
raising which may result in Il real
revolution.
England stood together in The
World War. but it looks now that il
, may be making Il Beginning to 80
down. The great aftermath of the
World War shall not have been set
tied for generations to come. Truly
Il great writer said that the sun set
on world the evening of the day
before the war that the human eve
| would never see again. AS true us
Inns statement was then and is now,
so few Of even the more informed
OF the world accept it. But as time
goes on and as scclhing fomcnt after
Scctlllng foment subsidies and as a
few generations shall have passed
away, the world and the affairs Of
men will day by day shape them
selves anew. We arc enclined to be
impatient and restless. We have
failed to conceive past history.
Much lesser events than have taken
place in the past ten years have TAX
ell centuries to adjust. We think
now things should be adjusted i'm a
day. Things that arc being done to-
day are mere incidncts. One Of the
greatest historians Ce he world. U.
Il. Wells. wa: at the Disarmament
, conference. What he wrote was M
popular. lie was writing with a
viewpoint ni The worlds history
al Of IL" bread cNpanSr Of time it
Would tax" to get things Shook
dCwn.
oii:rrS thought as Though League
OF Nations or Il Disarmament Con-
ference would accomplish all. How
mcrt:;l man is anyway.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-03-17
INTERESTING EACIS.

At the end of 1921 there were
l3,380,O0O telephones in residences
and places of business with which
our telephone can be connected.
This is an increase of 1924 during
the year.
The United States, with ONLY one
sixteenth Of The population of the
world, has two-thirds of the worlds
telephones.
The average daily exchange and
toll connections amounted 20 over
33,OO0,00O or total of twelve bill
lien calls for the year. &.
The total wire mileage OF the Bell
Companies at the end Of 1921 was
27,S19.S21 miles.
More than $50, 0,O00.0 900 wCrtl OF
plant was added to the System.
The number Of stockholders ut the
end of the year was 1SG.3l2. More
ii!an half CT these Stockholders were
women and 25,700 were employees
Of the Bell System.
These are some Of the significant
facts from the annual report Of The
Bell System.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-03-17
FOUND NOT GUILTY.

AIt2i dclibcratins IS minutes a
jury i'll thr trial of J. T.. Vasy, 53
years old, telegraph operator. indict
.cd in connection with the killing
january %, of Gaulcy Bias, 81 years
old, OF Sail Rock, w. Va. returned
Il verdict Of not guilty at Hunting
ton last Saturday.
Arthur Nernattcr, 10 years old,
principal witness for the Stale in
the trial OF Vass, previously had en-
tered a plea Of guilty. The State has
asked that life term in the State
pcnitcntiary at Moundsvillc be pro-
nOunced.
The court room was crowded whcn
tie jury returned The verdict free
ing Nass. Judge ID. L. Matthews took
precautions to prevent dcmonstra-
tlcH by stating before The Jury re-
turned to iilc box that spectators
WI'Hld be dealt with by NE Court
fer any outbreaks.
Nass is to be congratulated on .hc
findings CT the Jury for this had ~!
Ike car-markS Of ''klack hand"
game.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-03-17
NEW AIR ROUTE.

Despite the fact that scores of
lives were lost in the destruction of
the giant dirigibles AR-2 and Roma,
purchased respectively from Eng
land and Italy by tc United States,
plans are being evolved by the Con-
nccticut Aircraft Company of New
Haven for the establishment in 1924
Of a commercial air line between
New York and Cicago. "Thc Au-
rora,' will be $50 feet long and
capable of carrying 800 passengers
and 10000 lbs. Of baggage, officials
CT the company said. Plans for con-
Siruclion already have been made
II they matcrializc, says the back
crS, flying passengers" soon will be
able to cat breakfast in New York
ard fly to Cica8o in time for dinner.
Daily schedules for the "Aurora"
VIII DC arranged when the ,dirigibIc
is completed, ii is dcclarcA
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-03-17
IMMIGRANTS ADMITTED TO U, S,

OF the 2O0,121 immigrants admit
ted the United States during the last
six months Of 1921, G,l67 were list
Ell as having no occupation, the De-
parlmcnt Of Labor announces.
Those having professions number
ed 6,S37. with 1 ,413 listed as teach
crS, 764 as clcrSymcn, 392 as actors,
81 as editors, and the remainder as
musicians. lawyers, engineers, etc.
Those skilled in trades numbered
32,489. Accountants and clerks head
ed the list with 5,l71 Tailors came
second, with 3,240, and The dress
makers third, with 2,G28.
Under the heading "Misccllan-
cons," 74,508 immigrants were adj
mitted. The largest number, 81 ,3OJ,
styling themselves servants, while
2O,248 came as ordinary laborcrS
and $3.50 as farm laborcrs. Bank
ers to the number of eighty-four
we're admitted during the period,
together with 100 who claimed to be
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-03-17
DENTISTS TO MEET,

The dentists of the State will meet
in Fairmont on April 10, II. and
l2lh. \ number CT the leading mcdi-
cal men and dentists of the United
States will lccurc in the nature of a
postgraduate course. Arthur T..
Smith Chicago, is to be one OF The
lecturers. He will give two-day
course i'll oral surgery, diagnosis
and block and general s.neasthesia.
DR.. Smith is oral surgeon for the
Frances Willard hospital in Chica-
80. For number Of years he has
spoken before the state societies in
this country and Canada. Another
feature of the program which is be-
:snS prepared is the appearance of
Aar' Il Arkn, A. NJ, NJ. ID. Ph.D., pro-
1>sor of pathology and bacteriolos sy
CT West Virginia University, who
VIII discuss local infection and hui
man disease.
DR.. Joseph Head, of Philadelphia,
noted clinican, is also on the pro-
gram. DR.. Bruce Clark. of Pitts
Dursh will outline new methods of
hNcd bridge work. DR.. Thomas
'L'z Of New York will clinic on
GENIAL construction.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-03-17
GALF0RD ACQUITTED.

~ the Elkis Court last week. Inc
Jury brought in a verdict Of not
guilty in the case Of Brown l.. Gal
iCFd, who was being tried for the
killing of George w. Duncan. This
Gaze WAS taken to Randolph county
from PoCahontas county. Thi, was
HE third time the case was tried.
The first trial at Marlinton resulted
III verdict Of second degree mur-
der, and sentence of 13 wears was
imposed. The Supreme Court grant
cd The defendant a rchcaring. The
second trial was at Elkins on a
change Of venue and the jury failed
to agree on verdict.
On the night Of November #, 1919
Brown l.. Galford was a policeman
Of the town Of Marlinton. He at
tempted to arrest George w. Duncan
Duncan resisted. and in The ,miXup
lie was shot and killed.