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the correspondence received by. the
committee proved otherwise ''.<
e The committee states that while
the lack Of funds proved a hindrance
in sending out as many spekaers
as it was hoped. results are crafty
ing, and through labor's influence
many victories were won. The COM
mittee states that "a senators-elect
were supported by labor. while la
Dor opposed II senator's who were
defeated. II 5+.>## ya<
I'VE cannot too highly commend
the spirit Of solidarity and activity
sc excellently displayed. Never in
the history of the non-partisan
movement has there been SUCH ac-
tivity among central bodies. local
unions and individual members"
The committee recommended that
it be authorized, in the name of the
A.. F. Of L. executive council, to en-
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war permitted extortionists to plum
der or a party whose officials have
continued Il plundering license and
recovered nothing. Knowing divi-
sion of power would be hopeless, a
Republican majority was returned,
but it Isl manifestly anothre vote Of
protest like that Ct two years ago."
Proposes Treasury Changes.
Representative Frear proposes the
following rebuilding plan for the
u. S. treasury: ~ - x -
I. Re-enact the corporation excess
profits tax of 1921 fixing a reason
able graduated tax rate to discour-
age extortion.
e." Place a retroactive graduated
tax on undistributed corporation
profits to reach large surpluses,
heretofore accumulated to avoid tax
alton.
3. Increase the inheritance tax
after reasonable exemptions and add
gift tax to prevent a. menacing
money oligarchy.
4. Enact stock dividend tax law
making such Ia retroactive, subject
to action on the second proposal.
5. Make all tax returns and all
tax proceedings public.
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labor / I PR0UD1OI' ! ]. ! .
CAMP AIGN !. On! WORK
A. F..otl. Committee Reports
Success in Recent Election.

Labor's activity in the recent cam
paign is fully covered in the final
report of Samuel Gompers, Frank
Morrison, and James O'Connell. ex-
ecutive committee Of the A. f. of L.
national non-partisan political cam
paign committee.
The report refers to the exchange
of views, between farmers organiza-
tions and the committee on many
candidates for congress.
"A remarkable feature of this
questioning as to legislative records
show that in every instance the far
,mers were supporting or were will
ing to- support the same candidates
as labor," says the report. 1.-THE COM
mittee feels that this cooperation
will continue to a greater extent in
the future. .
while newspapers were daily
printing statements that there
seemed to be no interest being taken
in the campaign in the various states
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| LARSON rs IS oV|.|E'Y. V|.|E
COCHER MEMBER
FOR SHIP BONUS
Duluth Congressman Voted
Consistently With His Record.

Continued from page ~

ger steamers. The George Washing
| ton, for instance, which made a
profit of $4,000 on it's first voy-
age, will receive 100000 annually
from the Shipping Board. grant
of money it does not need. On the
| other hand, the Pacific Mail fleet
of twelve ships, doing a real busi-
ness in shipping, will receive only
$15O,OO0 year.
May Cost $75,OO0,OOO Yearly.
President Harding's argument that
the ship subsidy will mean a saving
to the country Of SIS, 100000, is not
supported by facts and has been en-
tirely shattered by Senator Fletcher
and others who have made d study
of the problem. The present cost of
operating the U. S. Shipping Board
is s36,0O0,O0O year. Chairman
Lasker has himself admitted that
the cost Of the ship subsidy will
total $52,000,0o0 annually, although
Senator Fletcher and others insist
that it will reach $75,000,00o annual
ly. The figures don't agree. \
Senators and congressman op-
posed to the ship subsidy insist that
the government will be more sue
cessful and will benefit the country
more by operating it's own ships, in
stead of contracting them out to
irresponsible shippers.
Great Britain. France, and Japan
have for years been giving aid to
their merchant marines, most of it
Indirectly, and the total contribu-
ton of all these countries is now
$17,0O0,0O0 annually. The United
years a subsidy to mail carrying
ships, but this is entirely aside from
the proposed ship subsidy of $780,
0,OO0.
Why Board Loses Money.
The losses of the Shipping Board
are largely due to the so-called MO4
contract, by which the government
guarantees to pay all the losses and,
in addition, per cent on all busi-
ness carried in shipping board YES
sells. Under this arrangement the
government has been holding the
bag, while private ships of leasing
corporations have taken the profit
able business. In June, 1921; Chair
man Lasker promised the senate
committee that the MO4 contract
would be eliminated in six months.
1t is still in operation, however. and
it, is apparent that the Shipping
Board will do nothing to remedy con-
ditions, and will merely perpetrate
inefficient operation as a means of
disgusting the public with shipping
and forcing congress to swallow the
ship subsidy bill in desperation.
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deavor to bring about political co.
operation Of all labor and progress
sive organizations and groups.
The report Of Frank Morrison,
secretary OF the scommittee, showed
that the trade unions contributed
$4,928.33, which was expended; by
the committee. A copy Of the. finan-
cial report was.certified to and filed
with thessclerk Of the house of rep
resentatives, according to law. -
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OPENING GUN IS FIRED TN RAILROAD
FIGHT FOR STAKE OF MANY BILLIONS
Carriers Scrunze Government Records on Valuation Of Prop
ety; Claim Investment Shou |dnc|euneaned Increment.

want it to prepare the ground work
for the great legal struggle that
eventually will be waged before the
courts.
It is stated ty witnesses for ship
pers and state utility bodies who
have appeared before the commits
sion that railroad valuation is by
far the most important domestic
question that has been tefcre the
American people since the Civil war.
Stock Jobbing Forecasted.
Involved in it are issues that affect
vitally the future growth and de-
velopment of the country.
If the railroads secure confirma-
ton of all the billions Of value they
are now claiming there will follow,
it is predicted. an era Of stock job
bing and manipulation the like Of
which has never been witnessed in
this or any other country.
After that phase has passed there
will ensue period of rates high
enough to yield the carriers a fixed
return upon all this investment, pur-
suant to the government principle
enunciated in the Cummins-E Esch act
that the railroads are entitled to a
fair return upon the amount shown
in their property investments. Trans
portation charges much higher than
the people are now paying would be
inevitable under this condition.
More than 145,00O,000 acres of
land were given to the railroads by
the federal government without a
cent of cost to them. Some of this
land has increased enormously dur
ing the last half century. All the in
crease Of value, under the plan fol-
lowed by the commission. will flow
to the railroads as investment"
Land values in the eastern section
have also enhanced in value enor-
mously. This "unearned increase is
claimed by the railroads, is conceded
by congress and the commission,
and unless public policy changes the
theory Of valuation, become basis
for rate making in the future.
That is why thes question is OF
such great concern to the public. 1t
means more to them than any other
issue that now commands attention.
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SEVERAL BIG CONCERNS
T. ISSUE STOCK DIVIDENDS

Stock dividenls are rampant in
Wall Street these days. The largest
recently is a 200 per cent issue by
the Great Northern Paper company.
The National Fuel Gas company is
sued a 100 per cent stock dividend,
and a IS per cent dividend was is
sued by the National biscuit COM
pany. Stock dividends by the Man.
haitian shirt company, United States
gypsum company, National sugar re-
filming company, and Schultz retail
stores corporation,' are. also an
nounced...
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HUGE PROFITS IN OIL.

= Since the Standard oil company
was dissolved 10 years ago its va
,rious units have distributed 81, $685.
s93,252 in cash dividends, rights"
and stock divid ends. During the cur
rent year $ssl,960,6S4 has been dis
tributed. The dividends in actual
cash amount to &$128,856,373 and is
a new high record for any year.
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SECRETARY Of LABOR SAYS
THERE ARE MANY IDLE MEN

According to Associated Press
dispatches, Secretary Of Labor
Davis made this statement in Los
Angeles speech:
I'VE have 100000 men out OF
work right now in the United States.
Why should we allow foreigners to
come to add to the burden?"
On the same date the national In
dustrial conference announced from
New York that labor shortage con-
tinues to stand out as the dominant
reason for wage increases" The
conference consists Of score OF en-
ployers' associations. Many Of them
are committed to anti-unionism.
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the time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication OF this order in the Labor
World as provided by law.
S. w. GILPIN,
Judge Of Probate.
(ssal Probate Court, st. Louis Co.,
ANpREw NELSON & JOHN
CEDERGREN, Attorneys.
L. w., Nov. ~, Dec. 20, 1922
Order Of Hearing on Petition for
Determination Of Descent Of Land.
STATE a; OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
ST. LOU1S.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Mary
Nichols, decedent.
The petition of Walter A. Nichols
having been filed in this court rep
resenting. among other thighs, that
than five years prior to the filing of
said petition, and that no Will of
decedent has been proved nor admin
istration granted on her estate in
this State: that said petitioner has,
certain real estate of decedent lying
and being in the County of st. Louis,
state of Minnesota. described in said
petition, and praying that the des--
It is ordered, That said petition be
heard before this court, at the Pro-
bate Court rooms in the Court House,
In the City Of Duluth, in said County.
on the 26th day Of December, 1922,
at ten o'clock q. m., and all persons
Interested in said hearing and in said
matter are hereby cited and required
At said time and place to show cause,
II any there be. why said petition
should not be granted.
ordered further, That this order be
served by publication in The Labor
World according to law.
Dated at Duluth, Minn., Nov. 81,
1872. BY the Court,
u S. w. GILPIN,
81 = Judge of Probate.
J.. CLERK of Probate.
(Ssal Probate Court, st. Louis County,
L. W.. Dec. 2-s-1s. 1917. II -.
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Order Limiting Time to File Claims,
and for HeariN4 Thereon.

OAWSA AssAAAeA"A S0AC ~ IAG I1Wl~US
and for Hearing Thereon.
STATE or MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
st. Louis.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter Of the estate Of Carl
Eskelson. decedent.
It Is ordered, That the time within
which all creditors Of the above
named decedent may present claims
against his estate in this court, be,
and the same hereby is. limited to
three months from and after the date
hereof; and that the 18th day Of Feb
ruary. 1928. at ten o'clock a. m., in
the Probate Court rooms at the Court
House at Duluth in said county, be,
and the same hereby is, fixed and
appointed as the time and place tor
hearing upon the examination, adju st.
ment and allowance Of such claims
as shall! be presented within the time
aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication OF this order in The La
Dor World as providedf by law.
Dated, Duluth, Minn.. Nov. 8, 1922.
S. w. GILPIN,
Judge of Probate.
(Seal Probate Court, St. Louis County,
LATHERs, HoAG & LACY,
Attorneys for estate,
800 Alworth Bldg. Duluth, Minn.
L.. w.. Dec. 2-9-16, 1922.
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Order Limiting Time to File Claims

Order Limiting Time to File Claims.
and for Hearing Thereon.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
st. LOuis.--ss. In Probate Court.
In the Matter Of the Estate Of Alma
G.. Hammer, decedent
Letters of administration this day
having been granted to Otto A. Ham
It Is ordered, That the time within
which all creditors Of the above
named decedent may present claims
against her estate in this Court, be,
and the same hereby is, limited to
hereof: and that the 27th day Of Feb
rIary, 1928, at ten o'clock z. m., in
The Probate Court rooms at the Court
House at Duluth in said County, be.
and the same hereby is, fixed and
hearing upon the examination, ad-
jlistment and allowance Of such
r'liaims As shall be presented within
The labor world., 1922-12-09

A man is rich in proportion to the
number Of things he can afford to
let alone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-05
Valentino VIII Not Be Prose-
cHted on Bigamy Charge.
He's Free as Felony Complaint
Is Dismissed by Justice.
NO EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM
Court Rules "Perfect Lover" of
Screen Not Proven Bigamist.
His Marriage Occurred Before a
Final Divorce Was Obtained.

Los Angeles. June 5.-Rudolph Vaf-
entino screen actor. whose principal
roles have been OF love heroes, was
liberated of a charge of bigamy here
today when the felony complaint was
dismissed after a preliminary hearing
before Justice of the Peace Handy.
The justice ruled there was insult
ficient evidence presented to support
the complaint.
The dismissal of the case followed
three days IF testimony concerning
the marriage in Mexicali, Mexico, May
13 between Valentino and Miss Wini-
fred De Wolf-Shaunessy- -Hudnut, pro-
fessionally known as Natacha. Ram
bova, and their honeymoon in Palm
Springs, Calf, a desert oasis south of
here
The bigamy charge was filed
against Valentino by the district at
torney here because the Mexicai mar
riage occurred before a final decree of
divorce was granted Valentino from
Jean Acker, screen actress. in whose
case he was awarded an interlocutory
decree last January.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-05
FORMER MARSHAL A SUICIDE
Charles Hassctt of ROssviIIe Takes His
Own Life Early Today.

Charles Haslett, 40. for many years
city marshal of Rossville, took his
own life at an early hour this morning
by cutting his jugular vein with a razor.
He was found dead in bed by his sis
ter, Mrs. Cordelia I. Swearingen, who
called him for breakfast at about $50
O'Clock.
Haslett was last seen by the night
marshal. VERNE Miller, a about 1880
o'clock this morning. Haslett was
talking with Miller on the street and
seemed despondent over his health,
DR.. H. l. Clark, county coroner of
Topeka, was told today. It is believed
that Haslett went to his room i'm
mediately after his talk with the
marshal, took out his razor and cut
the vein. His razor was closed after
the act and was found on the bed
beside the body.
This was Hasletts second attempt
to take his life. Coroner Clark reports
His first attempt was ten years ago
following n quarrel with his wife,
from whom he was separated several
years. At that time he used a razor
but severed his windpipe and lived.
His health had been poor since that
time and he had been able to talk
only in a whisper. He resigned as city
marshal of Rossville three months ago.
ago.
Haslett lived IN Rossville practically
all his life. After the trouble with his
wife he lived with his brother. Joseph
H. Haslett and his sister. Mrs. Cordelia
T. SWearinEen.
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may announce sNon as a candidate to
succeed the popular retiring house
member.
Weightman, who has been active in
local and state politics for a number
of years. was first elected to the legis-
lature in 1918 and was reelected in
1920. He served during two regular
and two special sessions and was one
of the most valuable and popular leg
islators ever sent from Shawnee
county.
1t is likely that Weightman occu-
pied less time in oratory and more
time in effective work than almost
any member of the house. Thru per-
sonal popularity and ability in organ
ization he met with a success in hand
ling legislative measures that has been
equalled by few house members. He
ranked as one of the sanest, most con-
servative members of the legislature.
Because of business matters in con-
nection with his position as vice presi-
dent of the Fidelity Savings bank and
vice president and director of the
Aetna Building & Loan association.
Weightman declares he will be unable
to serve during the next session. He
stated finally today that he would not
file for denomination.
It is quite certain that a strong
boom will be launched at once for
the nomination of George w. Stans-
field for the legislative position from
the Thirty-fourth district. Stansfield
has not announced his plans. 1t is
certain. tho. that he is to confront a
decided demand that he go to Weight
mans place in the house
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sure and a nervous disposition to relax
on light wine and beer.
Miss Fettigrew has also taken
rather violent exception to Miss Woos-
ter's idea of taking the cigaret away
from the cake eaters and tying baby
ribbon or the flappers. The young
woman has a notion that the youth
of the land shouldn't spend a lot OF
otherwise valuable time in the town
don ionr for putting a pill. Neither
does she want the young ladies of th-
land Cs-ra cised from polite society be-
cause they powder their noses a bit.
Miss Pettigrew's Program.
That's Miss Pettigrews program
barring usual discussion of solemn,
so-Iid state house affairs. She ism
seeking to capitalize everything that
is laGyijke and nice. Her platform.
she proposes to preach in a rather ac-
tive campaign.
Among the candidates who filed to-
day was W. H. Thompson, former
Democrat United States senator.
Thompson is seeking to do a come
back II politics after a rather abrupt
and unmarked disa ppearance in 1918.
He is now a candidate for the Demo
crdI nomination for congress in the
Second district. B. Needham of Lane
also filed for the Democrat congress
sional nomination in the Second to-
day.
Other candidates who filed were:
Judge Fred r. Smith, Manhattan, n,
Republican candidate for judge Twen-
ty-first judicial district.
Walter G. Herrick, Wellington, Re
publican candidate for state supeII NJ
teudent of insurance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-05
TO Be BUSY WEEK
This Is Washburn Commence
ment Week in Topeka.
Dramatic Club To Give Annual
Play Tonight.

The Washburn graduating class will
have a full week this week. 1t will be
commencement week, when the entire
time is given over to picnics, meetings
and many other events.
The Washburn Dramatic club will
give its annual commencement week
the campus at Sis o'clock tonight.
The club gives a Shakespearean play
every year during commencement. tho
last year they voted to depart from
their yearly custom and give play by
a modern author instead, every fourth
spring.
The senior class will present its
class exercises in the chapel Tuesday
morning. What the stunts will be is
a profound secret but they are good
ones, according to George Bearg. class
president. Class picnics will begin at
noon for both the graduates and the
under graduates.
The annual meeting of the General
Alumni association is scheduled for
1880 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon in the
chapel The Tau Delta Pi. honorary
scholastic society, will give a luncheon
in the cafeteria at $50 o'clock In
the evening the faculty of the school
or music will present a concert in the
chapel. After the concert Preside ent
and Mrs. Womer will receive. Mem
bers of the faculty have been asked
to assist. The alumni, stud ents and
friends Of the college are invited
To Dedicate Fountain.
The Larrick Memorial fountain will
be dedicated Wednesday morning at
II o'clock. The fountain was pre-
(Conffnued an De~a gfW
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-05

Miss Helen tigrew-advocate of
light wines and beer as we'll as an oc-
casional cigaret and free and un-
limited use of the powder puff-has
filed as Republican candidate for gov
ernor. The Wyandotte county young
women filed by declaration and pro-
poses to make an aggressive campaign
for the gubernatorial nomination.
1t is a strictly he man platform on
which Miss Pettigrew seeks to be state
executive She believes congress and
the state legislatures have meddled
with peoples personal affairs until it
good for the hereafter. but a busy life
keeping out of Jail Her idea of state
affairs is to take off bit of the high
pressure of statutory regulation and
permit people to worry along for a
time without a guardianship
Some months ago Miss Pettigrew-
just a wee bit beyond the minimum
voting age-stated she expected to run
for governor-or governess. Most of
the political dopesters assumed Miss
Pettigrew was merely filing oR her
reading matter But she seems to
be in dead earnest about it..
She Would Tilt the Lid.
According TO the program which
Miss Pettigrew has announced this ma
tirely too rough. She believes there
ought to be some sort of common
stimulant stronger than buttermilk
and creek water. Her idea of the
matter is to tilt the lid a wee bit and
permit persons with high blood pres
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-05
NEGRO ELKS TO MEET HERE
Delegates in Topeka From Five States
Convention Begins Tonight.


Colored delegates to the second an
nual convention of the Improved
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks of the World, have been arriving
in Topeka all day, to attend the open
ing exercises of the three-day conven-
ton. which will be held in the city
auditorium tonight.
Delegates are in attendance from
Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Colo
rado, and Nebraska. 1t is expected
that not less than 1000 will attend
the convention
At the opening session tonight,
Mayor Herbert J. Corwine is to de-
liver an address of welcome. There
will also be addresses by Guy c.
Sickler, secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce; Elisha Scott, local attor-
ney; Lieut.. W. A. Bettis. editor of the
wichita Protest; the Reverend W H
King, pastor of st. Johns A. NJ e.
church, J. H. Harvey, president of the
Interstate Literary association.
Another feature of the meeting will
be a concert by Jackson's Twenty
Third Regiment band.
At 1880 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
there will be a parade of the colored
EIks, on Kansas avenue, from Second
avenue to Tenth avenue, and a grand
ball in the evening. The business ses-
sions will be presided over by Thur
man Williams, district grand exalted
ruler.
On Wednesday there will be bust
ness sessions in the morning; a base
ball game between the Topeka Giants
and the Lawrence Elks in the after
noon. and a reception and series of
boxing and wrestling bouts in the eve
ming
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-05
HURRY TO PROTECT COUNTRY.
Republicans Realize Possibility of
November Elections Hampering.

Washington, June 5-The not re-
mote possibility of the Republican
majority in the house being reduced
materially. or control of the lower
branch of congress even lost TO the
Democrats at the November congress
sional elections is today goading Re-
publican leaders to renewed efforts to
carry out the administration execu-
tive program before the end Of this
session.
The note Of warning sounded by
Senator Jones. Republican. OF Wis
consin. chairman of the senate com
merce committee, that If our major
ity in the next congress is small" the
passage then of the ship subsidy bill
If its delay is permitted, will be all
the more difficult and uncertain" re-
flected the viewpoint Of a number of
other leading Republican senator's.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-05
ANCoN DEBATE on AGAIN.
Chilc-Peru Conference Resumes Ses
sion After Further Instructions.
lBy the Associated PressI

Washington. June 5.-The Chilean
Peruvian conference resumed its Ees-
sion today after the Chilean deiez4-
ton had received further Instructions
from Santiago
Altho understood to be of a charac-
ter to advance the negotiations. n
was indicated that the message from
the Chilean capital was not Of a con-
elusive nature and would require fur
ther discussion.