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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-23
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
TROUBLES CLEARING;
OTHER SPOTS Tense
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, Aug. 23-As railroad
executives gathered in New York to-
day to consider peace proposals by
the heads of the transportation broth
erhoods acting as mediators N the
shopmen's strike, trouble on the
Southern railway, principal sufferer
from trainmen's walkout during the
past few days, began to clear away.
Exploding bombs kept the rail strike
fever at high stage in some of the
nations rail centers, however.
A tremendous explosion early to
day in the Chicago and Alton round
house at Venice, H.. shook buildings
within the radius of three miles and
police squads were rushed to the
shops when further violence was
threatened. Several sticks of dyna-
mite were thrown on the roof of the
roundhouse in which a number of men
were working.
Bombs are Hurled
Bombs were hurled at the houses
Of Atchinson, Topeka and Santa Fe
employees at San Bernardino, Calfor-
mia, where daily outbreaks have mark.
ed the shop mems strike. Windows
were broken by explosions, but no
injuries were reported
Michigan Central officials increas-
ed their reward for the arrest of plot
ters accused of causing the Gary, Ind,
wreck Sunday to $4,000 The original
reward was $1,000.
Little Rock (Arkansas) police failed
to locate Missouri Pacific shop en-
ploye who was reported to have been
kidnapped and severely beaten Mon
day night A companion, who es.
capped after fight with his captors,
carried the story of the kidnapping
back to Little Rock.
Switchnen Balk.
Switchmen in the Nashville, Chat
tanooga and ST. Louis yards at Pa
! ducah, KY, refused to go to work be.
cause of an alleged attack on one of
their number by a railroad guard.
Train service was restored on the
! Southern railray following the remov.
al of most of the troops which had
| been on guard in the Spencer and
! Salisbury, n. c., and Princeton, Ind.
yards.
The guard was reduced in compro
mise with trainmen who walked Out
when soldiers were sent out to Quel
disturbances.
Striking shopmen of the Southern
railway at Salisbury were on guard
around the home Of the Rev. Thoma:
/ S. Unison, who received threatening
4 letters following an alleged assault
upon him by a postal employe. The
minister had been a champion of thu
shopmen's strike and strikers wen
to his defense. maintaining guards il
eight hour shifts at the preacher:
home.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-23
AMERICANS ESCAPE
DEATH IN AIR CRASH
fBv Associated Press.1

PARIS, Aug. % Five Americans,
passengers on London-Paris air
plane, narrowly escaped death yester-
day when the machine crashed at
Barck- Place. about % miles south of
Boulogne. The pilot had landed a pas
senger at Berch and was resuming the
flight when engine trouble forced the
plane down. Although the machine
was smashed the passengers escaped
with bruises and torn clothing.
The Americans we're J. Edwin Weis-
senfluth and daughter of Scranton,
Pa; Miss H. NJ. Roech, of Philadel-
phia, and Mrs. NJ. Helms and daugh-
ter of New York City.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-23
Weather Forecast
FOR RICHMOND AND WcINI

FOR RICHMCNO ANU NlClNlTH
BY w. {. Moore
Occasional showers and thunder.
storms tonight and Thursday.
A storm center over the Rocky
mountains will cause warm and sultry
weather for the next So hours except
for temporary cooling due to rains.
Temperatures Yesterday
Maximum 50
Minimum 64
Today
Weather Conditions-The baromet-
ric pressure continues high over the
south Atlantic coast and low over the
north and west. The rain area extends
as far south as the Ohio river. Ex-
tremely hot weather with severe
drought continues over the southern
plain states and as far north as Kan
sas, where temperatures range from
100 to 106 degrees in the shade.
For Indiana, by the United States
Weather Bureau-Unsettled weather
tonight and Thursday with probable
local thundershowers. Not much
change in temperatures.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-23
WAGES ARE BOOSTED
FOR STEEL WORKERS;
OTHERS TO FOLLOW

BETHLEHEM, Pa, Aug. 23-Presi-
dent E. G. Grace, of the Bethlehem
Steel corporation, today announced an
increase of 20 per cent in the wage
rates for common labor, together with
equitable adjustments in the wage
scales of other classes of employees, to
be effective Sept l. Mr.. Grace said
the workers had been notified yester-
day of the increase through their en-
ployes representation plan. The ad-
vance is the same as that announced
by the United States Steel corpora
ton.
YOUNGSTOWN, O., Aug. %
Youngstown Independent Steel COM
panies probably will follow the action
of the United States Steel corporation
labor 20 per cent. Announcement al
ready has been made by James A.
Campbell, president of the Youngs-
town Sheet and Tube company, and T.
J. Bray, president of the Republic Iron
and Steel company. that their compan'
les would grant the increase.
Officials of the Brier Hill Steel com
pany said that company undoubtedly
would take similar action, but re
Trained from making an official an
nouncement in the absence of Presi
dent James Crosse from the city.
STEUBENVILLE. O., Aug. 23-All
independent concerns in the Steuben
vile district, including the Weirtor
steel company, Follansbee Bros. com
pany and the LaBelle Iron works today
announced that they would follow the
lead of the United States Steel Cor
poration in advancing wages of day
labor 20 per cent. 1t is estimated ter
thousand workmen in this district viii
| benefit.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-23
ALLEGED COMMUNISTS
IN JAIL AFTER RAID;
PROPAGANDA FOUND
(By Associated Press)

ST. JOSEPH, Mich, Aug 23-Al
though definite announcement of dis
position will be made of the II al
legged members of the communist par
ty of America, detained in the county
Jail here, was withheld, it was esti-
mated that they may be prosecuted
under the Michigan criminal syndical-
ism act Following the raid that re-
suited in the arrest by federal
agents and Sheriff George Bridgeman
of BERN county, returned to Bridge
man, five miles south of here, and af-
ter digging in the sand of the ravine
where the meeting was broken up
unearthed several barrels. The bar
rels it is said contained a list of ali
the radical leaders in the United
States. four typewriters, a quantity OF
stationary, machines for the repro
ducing of letters, and large amount
of literature.
BRIDGEMAN, Mich, Aug. 23.-Fif
teen alleged members of the Commun'
list party of America were under ar
rest today following a raid on a meet
ing in which they were participating
in the woods near here.
Federal officers and Berrian coun
ty deputies captured the men after
they had received information, it was
said. that rs reputed radicals were In
session.
The raiders seized large quantity
of literature which, they said, indi
Gated a purpose of utilizing the Goa
and rail strikes as a means of obtain
| ing control of government policy.
The papers indicated also, 1t was
added. that the meeting here was pre-
| liminary to the national convention o.
the Trades Educational League ant
| National Workers Party to be held IL
| Chicago Aug. 27-2S.
Conspiracy Charged
| The suspects were surrounded in :
ravine and capitulated without /;
struggle. Officers said all would bt
charged formally with conspirac.
against the government.
Those arrested included c. E. Ruth
enberg, of Cleveland, executive secre
tary of the Workers Party of Amer
lea; Max Lerner, Seattle; Charle
Continued on Page Two)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-23
GOVERNMENT ASKS
FLEET CORPORATION
STATUS Determined
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-Asserting
that there is an apparent irreconcil-
able conflict between the doctrine an
nounced by the supreme court in its
recent decisions defining the suabil-
ity and status of the emergency fleet
corporation as a government agency,
and the settled rule established by
the court in a number of prior deci-
sions," the government has filed a pc
tition asking for a re-hearing.
THE opinion has introduced prac-
tical difficulty of far reaching effect
iveness with regard to the administra-
tive action of various government Of
ficials, the petition asserts. 1t asks
whether contracts made by the fleet
corporation are contracts of the United
States and what authority the shipping
board of the fleet corporation has to
use further government funds for the
payment of the debts of the fleet cor
poration when incurred under con-
tracts made by it. The government
also wants to know whether treasury
officials are justified in honoring
checks drawn by the fleet corporation
for paying debts or satisfying claims
for damage
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-23
Claims Pending

It is pointed out in the petition that
"the fleet corporation in its own ca
pacity and not as representing the
United States has no assets but it
has enormous debts" which the court
stated are ''its debts and not the debts
of the United States" 1t is explained
that there are hundreds of such claims
pending against it for sums aggregat-
ing more than S100,00o.000 and the
court is asked whether "all payments
by government funds must be sus-
pended"
The government also wants to know
whether funds derived from the sale
of ships can be applied by the fleet
corporation to the payment of dam
ages claimed against it, or whether
the money belongs to the United
States.
AS the opinion will become the
guide for United States district courts
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-23
SHOPMEN PROHIBITED
FROM interference

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 23-Striking
shopmen on the Southern railroad sys-
tenn in seven states were prohibited to-
day in a restraining order issued by
Judge Woodhill in the U. 5. district
court of Eastern Virginia from inter
fering with the movement OF trains or
the employees of the roads or with
stationing more than one picket with
in 200 yards of any station yard, SHOP
or roundhouse Of the company.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-11
r mrs VERY sHIoH
. w. Parker Says They Are Cur
failing Business Activity

In letter to the Reflector, c. W.
Parker, the amusement king Of
Leavenworth, Kan, complains Of
the excessive freight rates. He says !:
II just shipped a Standard carry
us-all to Singapore, China, by steam
ship, and freight from Leavenworth
to destination was $500. II I had
shipped only to San Francisco the
freight would have been $1,100. 1
also shipped 4-horse abreast carry.
us-all to Venice, Calf, and freight
was $4,000. Under the conditions
the rates are too high. These rates
hinder progress. They are making
people stay at home and stay awake
at nights wishing for change.
Most carnival companies will travel
by trucks and tractors and trailers
this season. Seventy-five per cent Of
the shows lost money last season.
One Of my personal friends, who op-
crates a 30-car show, paid the rail-
road $4,000 for his hauling last
season, and I believe / am safe in
saying that 1t did not cost them
over $4,000 to do the work."
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-11
FAVORED ASPHALT REsURFAcF
Only Business District Where Worn
to Be Treated

About forty property woners OF
the business district met last even
ing at the city hall, In response to
call by the mayor, to consider the
paving Of the business district
where the surface has become badly
dilapidated. A proposition to resur-
face with asphalt one inch thick at
dollar a square yard is made; the
alternative plan to pave with brick
on top Of the present base has been
suggested. After discussion the
meeting was favorable to the former
plan, but to resurface only such
streets as are in bad condition such
as Second street, Buckeye and other
parts where holes have appeared.
The remainder would be resurfaced
later.
Under the law the city may by an
election vote bonds to pay half the
cost; the adjacent property owners
to pay the remainder. 1t would cost
about 100000 to resurface the en-
tire business district. The city COM
misioners will act on the matter
later.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-11
ALL RECORDS WERE BROKEN
Last April Had rs Per Cent More
Moisture Than Any Other Month

| All Kansas records for heavy rain
| in April were broken last month,
which had 25 per cent more moisture
than any other April on the state
wide record and the greatest number
of cloudy days in 80 years, accord
ing to the summary of dailyobserva-
tions at 12O stations of the weather
bureau, which cover conditions in
every county. March and April
combined had almost twice as much
moisture as has been known to fall
in these months In previous years,
says the monthly weather review,
issued today by s. D. Flora, meteor
ologist.
The average temperature for the
month was the same as one year
ago and practically normal The
highest recorded was 81 on the 21st,
at Medicine Lodge and the lowest Is
on the 18th at Tribune. It was the
first April on record when the tenn
perature failed to reach SO in some
part Of the state. Freezing wealth
er occurred in all parts on the 18th,
which Is a week later than the aver
age date Of the last killing frost in
the southeast quarter. Fruit trees
were In full bloom or coming into
bloom but, fortunately, the damage
was light.
Farm work was delayed all month
by wet fields in the eastern half of
the state and was from / to 2 weeks
behind the season when the month
closed. The weather was fine for
pastures and wheat, except that in |
the eastern half wheat was needing |
sunshine and warmth when the
month closed and beginning to turn
a yellowish color as a result. There
were also complaints that it was be-
coming too rank. In the western
half wheat was backward as a result
Of the long winters drought and
covered the ground. Sow
ing oats was interfered with by the
rains. Corn planting made
4 good start in the south central
but had hardly begun else
where. Barley came up to good
stands in the northwest counties. Al
'alfa harvest was close at hand In
he southeast part when the month
,nded. i
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-11
STOCK JUDGING TEAM ENTERS
High School Students Compete at
Kansas Agricultural College

With q record breaking number of
entries, the annual high school stock
and grain judging contest Of the
Kansas State Agricultural College
opened at Manhattan Thursday
afternoon. Poultry and grain judg-
ing was done by the 1853 boys en-
tered from fifty-tive high schools.
The Judging of stock from the col
lege herds completes the contest
Abilene high school sent Lester
Bunker, Reuben Wingert, Walter
Emig and Ray Wilson Of the depart
ment Of vocational agriculture as en-
tries from here and they were ac-
companied by Prof. w. L. French.
Last year the Abilene team brought
home a cup for stock Judging.
Six cups and eight medals are Of
fered as prizes this year. w. NJ.
president If the collefe, Of
fers a cup, for the highest scoring
team In the entire contest. Dean +.
d. Farrell of the division of agricul-
ture offers cup to the highest scor-
ing individual. Cups to the high
teams in stock judging, dairy judg-
ing, dairy judging, grain judging and
poultry Judging also are offered. The
student organizations of these de-
)artments offer gold and silver
medals to the first and second in
lividuals in each section.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-11
Obituary-Lewis Teeters

Lewis Teeters was born at Alliance,
Clark county, Ohio, Nov. 10, 1910.
He died at the family home in Abb
lene May 2, 1922. Just entering
young manhood at the outbreak of
the Civil war, President LincOln's
first call for troops for three months
service, was to him call to duty
and he promptly enlisted in Com
pany A, seth Ohio Volunteers, serv-
ing until September, 1862, when he
was honorably discharged at Camp
Delaware, Ohio, his term Of enlist.
ment having expired. He re-enlist-
ed in December, 1868 in Company,
129th Indiana Volunteer Infantry,
serving under this enlistment until
the end of the. war. He was hon
orably discharged at Charlotte,
North Carolina, Aug. 20, 1865. Dec.
27, 1868, few days following his
re- enlistment, he was united in mar
riage with Martha Elizabeth Jack
son at Metz, Steuben county, In
diana. Their loving companionship
was uninterrupted for nearly sixty
years except by the separation Incl
dent to the war. Six children blessed
the marriage, and with the exception
of Elmer, who died in infancy, all
remain to comfort Mrs. Teeters and
to mourn with her the loss of de-
voted and generous husband and
father. The surviving children are:
John Of Owatonna, Mimi; Mrs. Il.
NJ. Ward of Princeton, ILL.,; w. H.
Teeters and F. b. Teeters, both of
Abilene and Mrs. q G. Hopkins of
st. Louis, Mo. Mr.. Teeters was one
of the pioneer settlers in Dickinson
county. He came with his family to
Kansas in September, 1871, settling
on homestead in Buckeye town
ship where he resided until ne
moved to Abilene in 1902. Mr..
Teeters united with the church in
early youth and has been constant
and consistent in his support and ac-
tivity as member Of the church
his life He was always
cheerful and courteous, trying at all
time to do the right thing.
The funeral was conducted at the
Methodist church Thursday at 2:3O
p. m. Rev. G. L. Hovgard assisted
BY Rev. d. Townlcy officated. The
8. A. r. had their services at the
,hurch after which the remains were
aid to rest in the Abilene cemetery.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-11
FIFTY YEARS AGO DANCE
Abilene Had Social Entertainments
In Early DAYS

c. A. Hodge has in his possession
the program Of a social entertain
ment given in Abilene fifty years
ago-Jan. IL, 1872. The function
was given at the Drovers Cottage,
the largest hotel in town at that
time and run by Col. Gore, situated
where the Belle Springs Creamery
now stands. The dance, as all of
them did in those days, opened with
grand march, followed by qua
drille cicilian circle, waltz, lanciers,
schottische, firemen's dance. polka,
money musk, varsocienne, quadrille-
tucker and Virginia reel, very few
of which are known to the present
generation who put in most of the
evening with the fox-trot. G. A.
Hodge, Col. o. W. Wheeler and
Robert Lutz were the floor commit
tee and the music was furnished by
Hawkins Band of Salina.
Mr.. Hodge prizes the program
very highly.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-11
SLACKERS ON MOTOR LIST
State Lacks $4,000 Of Having a.
Many Licenses a. 1921

Slackers on the state motor vehi.
Gle license law are growing scarce,
according to the monthly automobile
license report. issued today by Sec
retary Of State L. J. Pettijohn. The
report indicates that four counties
Shawnee, Bourbon, Douglas and
Wyantlotte--already have passed
the total registration Of automobiles
of last year. The total registra.
tion for the state, however, Is still
approximately $4,000 below the
of last year.
Automobile registration during the
Of April tOtaled 1890, while
truck registrations totaled 1885.
The total registration for automo-
biles so far this year is 252,O22, as
compared with a total registration
last year of 270,OO0, and truck reg
1924, at the beginning
Of May. Dickinson county is over
200 behind.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-11
SOLOMON SAYS VISITORS
HAD GOOD TIME HERE

The Solomon Tribune gives the
dinner of Abilene business men to
the Solomon guests a column write
up. '-They entertained us in Won
derful way" it remarks, "far better
than we deserved" and closes: "The
Solomon club wants Abilene to
know that it greatly appreciated the
affair and we know that 1t will
prove of mutual benefit to all. Moth
ing but good can come from such
meeting and it would be a great
thing If neighboring towns would
practice it more often. There should
be no petty jealousies among the
people Of one town. We should all
live like one big family"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-11

Hogs sold on the Omaha market
average 80 pounds heavier than those
marketed in Kansas City. The Ne
braska hogs which 60 to market are
fed about the same amount Of feed
and for about the same period as
the lighter Kansas hogs which are
sold on the Kansas City market. DR..
G. W. McCampbell of the animal
husbandry department Of the Agri-
cultural College explains this differ
ence by the fact that Nebraska
stockmen are using a larger type
boar than Is commonly used in Kan
sas.
"we use a $50 pound sow in Kan
sas," said Doctor McCampbell. In
commenting on this situation, "and
we expect to get a 225 pound hog
for market. The only way to get
such a hog Is to use a heavy type
boar"
In the exhibit which Doctor Nc
Campbell carried on the Santa Fe
COW, SOW and hen train on a tour
of the state during the past two
weeks, there were specimens Of this
type OF boar that is being used SO
successfully in Nebraska.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-11

This 10 a very dangerous diseas<,
particularly TO children under ave
years of age, but when no paregoric,
codeine or other opiate Is given, is
easily cured by giving Chamberiain's
Cough Remedy. Most people be-
lieve that II must run Its course. not
knowing that the time Ii very much
shortened, and that there Is little
danger from the disease when this
remedy is given. 1t has been used
In many epidemics Of whooping
cough, with pronounced success. It
Is safe and pleasant to take.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-11
(F1rst published In the Abilene Weekly
Reflector. April 81. 1920
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF
LAND UNDER FORECLOSURE

Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance to an order Of saie issued out
of the District Court of Dickinson
County. State Of Kansas, on the 5th
therein pending. wherein the Aetna
Building & Loan Association. corpo-
ration, was plaintiff. and Laura J. Sid
ier and George M. Sidler. her husbands.
o. A.. Lindholm; August r. Lindholm
and Mrs. August e: Lindholm. his wife.
undersigned. sheriff Of Dickinson
County. commanding me to levy upon
and sell according to law the following
described real estate. situated in Dickin-
son county. state Of Kansas. to-wit: The
south onsha soch Sf the
(Ss) In West Addition to Enterprise, to
satisfy a judgment and decree Of fore.
closure in favor OF said plaintiff and
against said defendants, obtained and
made in the above named court on the
llth day of March. 1922. for the sum OF
rate OF 10 per cent per, annum. from the
nth day OF March. 1899. until paid. and
costs and accruing costs; I Will on the
29th day Of May. 1929. at the hour OF
o'clock p. m, OF said day. at the front
door Of the Court House, IN the City Of
for sale and sell to the highest bidder
for cash, the said described real estate.
or 30 much thereof as Will satisfy said
Judgment, with interest and costs.
Witness my hand this 5th day OF
q. A. SHERMAN.
Sheriff. Dickinson County.
JOHN D. ROGERS and
HURD g. HURD, -:
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
4-27w5t
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-11

Topeka to Kansas City to Be Hard
Surfaced Soon

/
Contracts for completing the paw
ing Of the Victory highway with
concrete all the way from Kansas
City, No., to Topeka, have been let
with the exception of four miles In
Leavenworth county and one mile In
Wyandotte county.
The four mile stretch in Leaven-
worth county has been graded ready
for concretlng, but some of the fills
are so heavy the contract for con-
creting must be deferred another
year to let the ground settle. The
remaining mile In Wyandotte county
is already macadamized, but will be
concreted probably this year.
Leavenworth county let the con-
tract yesterday for concreting eight
miles from Tonganoxie to within
four miles Of the Wyandotte county
line. The contract price was S221,-
484, or within the estimates of
$1.79 cement set as the limit by NJ.
w. Watson, state highway engineer.
1t probably will be necessary to de-
tour by way Of Bonner Springs most
Of the summer, Mr.. Watson said,
last night, because this project is
to start at once, but II should be
completed, with the exception of the
four mile stretch, by the end Of the
year.
The road west Of Topeka has been
paved ten miles; good gravel extends
to st. Mary's. With the Chapman
contract finished the only mud road
from here to Kansas City will be
through Riley and POttawatomie
counties, two counties that "ain't
got no STYLE"