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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
new $4,000 BUILDING
n. A. Fitch Will Build Drug Store
Structure at 1885 Kansas Ave.

A new building to cost $4,000 is to
be erected at 1886 Kansas avenue by
N. A. Fitch, druggist, according to a
building permit granted at the city
hall today. The building is to be used
for a drug store and an apartment
house, the apartment in the rear of the
building 1t will be SO by so feet in
size, two stories high, and will be
built of brick and tile with a compo-
sition roof.
Mrs. L. NJ. Martin, 1901 West street,
was granted a permit by the city fire
marshal to erect a dwelling at 1919
West Seventeenth street, the building
to cost S3,5O0. 1t will be 80 by 80
feet, and will consist of five rooms.
o. NJ Butler was granted a permit
to build a dwelling at 705 College
avenue. He now lives at 1913 West
street The building will be 26 by
"a feet and will cost $4,000.
A Artzer, SIS North Jackson street.
was given permission to build a pri-
yate garage to cost $50.
A. Samuel is to erect a duplex dwell
ing at 619 West Tenth avenue. ac-
cording to a building permit isued to-
day by the city fire marshal. Each
apartment will have six rooms and
bath. The building is to be 26 by So
feet and will be two stories high. 1t
will cost $500. The building, which
is to have composition roof, will be
completed about March /, 1923.
A permit was issued to build a store
building at 224 Madison avenue. to
cost $1,000 The building is to be
used for a store. In the rear will be
three living rooms
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
FOREST FIRE IN TENNESSEE
Flames Rage Unchecked Within a
Mile of Knoxville City Limits.


Knoxville Tenn, Oct. s0.-Forest
fires which have been raging south
west of Knoxville for four days were
declared under control by fire fighters
early this afternoon. Damage SO far
is estimated at 100000.
Knoxville, Tenn, Oct. 30.-What
was first considered as an ordinary
woods fire, and not believed to have
menacing qualities. has grown into the
most serious conflagration in the his
tory of Knox county, and this morning
is entirely unchecked within q mile of
the Knoxville city limits.
Many hundreds of acres of valuable
timber land have been burned over
and scores of homes are in the i'm
mediate path of the blaze. All efforts
to combat the flames have been futile
and today hundreds of men are fight
ing desperately to save property,
which now seems doom ed to destruc-
ton.
The fire started three miles north
of the city four days ago and has
its way to a point known as Stoney
Point, less than one mile from the
corporation limits on North Broad
way. Should the fire continue un-
checked another twenty-four hours. it
will become most menacing to the
north end of the city. In this section
among valuable property is the IA
nous Whittle Springs hotel, the Belle
Morris high school. and to the left of
the patch, the Central high school.
No reasonable estimate can be made
of the damage done, altho it will run
into hundreds of Thousands OF dollars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
DIES IN A WAGON
s. d. Cole, Dairyman, Found
Dead While Covering Route.
Death Thought to Have Been
Due to Heart Trouble.

S. D. Cole, so years old, a dairyman
living at 127 Holman street, North
Topeka, was found dead in his milk
wagon about 6:15 o'clock this morning
in front of Git North Van Buren,
street. DIR. H. L. Clark, county cor
oner, attributed his death to heart
failure.
The body was found by Mrs. Joe
Shoenfeldt, SIT North Van Buren
street. A few days before Mrs. Schoen-
feldt, who had found a pocketbook be-
longing to Mr. Cole, was this morning
watching for him with the intention
of returning it. She saw the wagon
approaching down the street, stopping
at intervals at the homes of Coles
customers, but she noticed that no one
would leave the wagon when the stops
were made.
Found Man Dead IN Wagon.
At last the wagon stopped across
the street from her and observing Cole
reclining in his chair, went out and
spoke to him. When he failed to
answer she became alarmed and called
nieghbors. An investigation proved
that the man was dead.
According to information gathered
by DR.. Clark, Mr.. Cole had been feel
ing i'll for several days. 1t is not
known how long he had been dead,
for the horses pursued their usual
way along the route. Only two or
three of the bottles had been delivered,
bottles in the wagon. He had left home
shortly after o'clock this morning
and the body was discovered about
ak ntp1opL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
Negro Is Killed
While Trying to
Stop Family Row

Arkansas City, Oct. so.-A shot
from a revolver supposed to have
been fired by Alfred Davis during a
row between Thomas Jones and his
wife early Sunday morning, instantly
killed Red Lee who among other
neighbors was at the Jones place at
the time of the row. According to
Sam Davis, father of Alfred, the shot
was accidental.
Davis disappeared after the shoot
ing and the police have been unable to
locate him since. The parties are all
negroes and Lee Jones and Davis are
employees of the Santa Fe railroad at
the round house. According to Davis,
he and the others were trying to
separate Jones and his wife, when the
fatal shot occurred
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
Girls Who WedAge
Must Take Chances
Judge Tells Bride

Detroit. Mich, Oct. 30.-Young
girls who marry old men must take
their chances" Judge Clayton c..
Johnson. of Coldwater, declared in
circuit court here. after listening to
attorneys for Joseph A. Curtis, presi-
dent of the Curtis Candy company, and
Mrs. Margaret Averil Curtis argue the
latter's motion for SIS a week ALI
mony.
This court is not going to lend it
self to any scheme to make a profit
from marriage" said the judge.
Mrs. Curts's attorneys, referring to
Curtis as the Candy King" declared
his income $4,000 a year. His coun-
sci termed him a bankrupt and asked
that the amount be reduced materially.
1t was then that the court delivered
his decision. The alfmony was set at
SIS a week.
Mrs. Curtis. in her cross bill, de-
clared that Curtis spanked her one
day as she started to leave her home
with a woman friend. Her age was
given as twenty-five and his as fifty
four.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
North Dakota Into Elevator
and Flour Business.
Industry Was Sponsored by
Nonpartisan League.

Grand Forks, n. D., Oct. 30.-The
state of North Dakota went into the
elevator and flour milling business
when its s2,5oo,ooo mill and elevator
was formally opened here
Following luncheon attended by
state officials and other prominent
citizens. Governor Nestos pressed a
button setting in motion machinery in
the state flour mills.
Thirty thousand bushels Of grain
have been purchased for the opening
and the first shipment arrived late
last week. North Dakota Maid was
the trade name tentatively adopted
for the states flour.
Part of League Program.
The project was part of the state in
dustria1 program inaugurated several
years ago by the state officials, elected
with Nonpartisan League endorse
ment. The League sponsored the
movement.
The unit of the mill opened today
has a daily capacity of 1000 barrels.
A second unit with the same capacity
will be ready in about three weeks and
the third 1,000-barrel section which
will be used for grinding Durum
wheat exclusively, will be finished
shortly afterwards.
Space For Public Storage.
The elevator has sufficient room to
care for the needs of the mill, with
some space for public storage, which
will be increased later.
Work on the project was begun in
the spring of 1920 and was halted in
the fall of that year, because of in
ability of the state administration to
dispose of sufficient bonds to finance
it. Nothing further was done until
this spring when work was resumed
with a new administration composed
of officials opposed to the league. in
office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
FOR A JUST WAGE
Must Be Basis in Disputes,
Says Labor Board.
Demands of Labor Would Bring
Ruin to Roads.
CALLS DEMAND GUESS WORK
Difference Between ga" and
E'the" Living Wage.
Maintenance of Way Workers
Get Small Increase.
CALLS DEMAND GUESS WORK

Chicago. Oct. 30.-Majority mem
bers of the United States railroad la
Dor board today had reaffirmed their
assertion that a Just and reasonable
wage shall be the basis for their de-
cisions in wage disputes between car
riers and their employees.
In their opinion. formally handed
down last night in the case of the
maintenance of way employees the
majority members declared 'the liv-
ing wage" demands of the workers
would bring financial ruin to the rail-
roads.
The ruling stressed the difference
between the articles "The" and IA
in application to the phrase Giving
wage" The majority members said
they would readily accede to the pro-
portion of "a" living and had done so.
They characterized THE abstract
elusive thing called The living wage II
as a 'makeshift and guess" and a
''bit of mellifluous phraseology, well
calculated to deceive the unthinking.
Grant Small Increase.
The decision increased the wages of
maintenance of way employees two
cents an hour over the minimum es-
tablished July 1. when the trackmen
voted to strike. and then held their
threatened walkout in allegiance pend
ing a rehearing by the board. The
AiCW oCdlS IdAScS 1IOItl ID
to 81 cents an hour for common labor
on the railroads whereas the union
sought a minimum hourly pay of 4S
cents.
The full demands of the trackmen
with their living wage" claims to an
hourly pay of 72 to rs cents,
would result in an annual deficit OF
$2,241, 639,51S for the railroads. the
opinion said, while the demands for
a Ascent minimum would bring a
deficit of S37S,O7S125
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
SHRINERS TO LEAVENWORTH
$50 From Here Attend Ceremonial in
AbdalIah Temple.

One hundred and fifty members of
the Topeka Shrine club left Topeka
at O'Clock this morning for Leaven-
worth, where they are attending
ceremonial of Abdallah temple. There
vicinity.
Many of the Shriners met at the
National hotel and motored to Leaven-
worth, while others made the trip by
train Some of the members will at
tend the ceremonial of Ararat temple
at Kansas City. Mo. Tuesday. The
majority of the members of the dele
CATION will return to Topeka late to-
night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
HAGEN-K -KIRKWOOD TOUR
Famous Golf Pair Play at Country
Club Here Tuesday.

Chicago, Oct. 30.-Walter Hagen,
open golf champion, and Joe Kirk
wood, the Australian trick shot play
er, have started tour which will take
them over a large part of the west,
according to Robert E. Harlow, their
exhibition manager. The tour started
Saturday at Kansas City.
From Kansas City, Hagen and
Kirkwood will visit Oklahoma City,
Wichita, Topeka, st. Joe, Omaha. Lin
coin, Denver and Salt Lake City. In
their tour of the east Hagen and Kirk
wood won forty-six and lost eleven
matches against all sorts of competi-
ton.
Hagen and Kirkwood play in To-
peka Tuesday.
In the morning they will be opposed
by Warren Bailey and I. w. Felix.
representing the Shawnee club. In
the afternoon Chick" Trout, Country
club professional, and Harlow Hurley,
Country club champion, will play the
pair. Eighteen holes will be played
in the morning and eighteen in the
afternoon.
Following the afternoon match
Kirkwood will give an exhibition of
his famous trick shots.
The Country club course will be
used.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
Terrors of Night Life
In Gray County Schools
Is Before State Board
Probe of Conditions in Cmarron Result of Fire Which
Miss Wooster Has Built Under Superintendent Peck
Jazz Music Permitted in Community.

the sudden admission of Peck's wild
ways a witness stepped forth and
stated that the banker himself had
once won suit of clothes by playing
the punch board. Erskine reluctantly
admitted the statement.
Then another revolving bit of testi-
mony was produced. 1t was to the
effect that a young lady who taught
school in CimaHron had once won
some chewing gum when she took a
chance on the iniquitous board.
Miss Wooster Wins Point.
Miss Wooster and the anti-Peck
crowd won big point when Erskine
testified that a boy had once quit at
tending Peck's Sunday school class.
1t seems the young man had learned
that Peck once smoked a cigar and
that he played bridge at the social
club. Unable to longer endure the de-
grading atmosphere he left the Sun
day school class in order to seek a
purer atmosphere.
Every witness called during the
morning was examined by Miss Woos-
ter. She always asked this question:
do you know anything about Mr..
Peck having hunted on Sunday and
killed more game than the law al
lowed?"
The answers to this question were
rather favorable to the school super
intendent from Gray county. In fact,
one witness said Peck was such a poor
shot that he would probably be re-
quired to stay out several days in
order to get his quota of game.
Peck has been under fire for some
time. Charges that he leads a life
which is not conducive to high ideals
among students are based on claims
that Peck is a member of a social club
where bridge is played and members
dance. while some of the men smoke
oiQ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
AGAIN POSTPONE KATY SALE
No New Date Until 1. c. c. Acts on
Security Issue.
(By the Associated Press.l

st. Louis, Oct. 3o.-Sale of the Mis-
souri,. Kansas & Texas railroad and its
branches, scheduled to begin today.
again has been postponed because the
interstate commerce commission has
not acted on postponed issuance of
new securities, it was announced here
today Sale of the lines would ternli-
nate formally the receivership in
which the road has been since 1915.
Sale of the main line was scheduled
for today at Colbert, Okla. of the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas of Texas, for
tomorrow at Denison, Tex, and of the
Wichita, Falls & Northwestern for
Wednesday at Devol, Okla. The exact
dates for the sales probably will not
be set until after the commerce COM
mission acts on the issuance of the
securities, it was amplified.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
KILLED IN LUMBER JAM
Car Is Death Trap for Two Beating
Way on Freight Train.

Casper. Wyo., Oct. 30.-C. e. Lin
dau. of Oklahoma City, and two others
were crushed to death and two others
injured when the car of lumber in
which they were beating their way on
the Burlington freight No. 76. east
bound, was converted into a death
trap by the sudden shift of the lum-
ber while the train was switching last
night at Power River station. forty
miles west of Casper.
The other dead: Charles Duncan,
Spokane, Wash; Frank Moran, ad-
dress unknown, carried u. M. wa
transfer card from Aguilar, Colo.
The injured: J. R. Burns, Omaha
Neb-; Leroy G. FOLSOM, Burlington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30

All the terrors and evils of night
life and the underworld in Cimarron.
Gray county, is being exposed today
before the state board of education.
Testimony which board members re-
ceived made clear that citizens of the
town play bridge while some of the
male members actually smoke cigars.
Perhaps the most shocking bit of tes-
timony was to the effect that punch
board is operated at the Cimarron
drug store. In several cases it was
shown that members dance and that
jazz music is permitted in the COM
munity.
A probe into the dark and seamy life
of the Gray county seat is being made
because of a fire which Miss Lorraine
E. Wooster, state superintendent of
public instruction. has built under w.
N. Peck, superintendent of the con-
solidated schools. Miss Wooster wants
Peck's license revoked because of his
alleged connection with evil ways of
the town.
Many Citizens Take Hand.
Most of the prominent citizens of
Cimarron came to Topeka today to
take a hand in the Peck matter which
has developed into a regular town
row. The Peck side of the story is
being defended by Lester Luther,
brother of the former Democrat state
chairman. In the interest of purity
and a clean town C. B. Erskine, a
banker, and Mrs. Anna Erskine, his
wife, are pushing the case against
Peck.
Some of the revolving details of
night life were told by witnesses dur
ing the morning session. One witness
said that when the village drug store
punch board was being operated that
Peck once won a wrist watch.
AS Erskine displayed his joy over
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30

Cloudy and unsettled weather will
replace the Indian Summer weather
for at least the next twenty four
hours, says Meteorologist Flora. Rain
may fall in Topeka at any time. says
the weather man. Cooler weather will
prevail in Topeka for day or two.
1t was showing in the Dakotas and
wyoming this morning and there is a
good chance of J. flight of ducks pass
ing thru Topeka, Tuesday morning.
A trace of rain fell in Topeka at
10 o'clock this morning and about
o'clock this afternoon.
The temperature will drop to about
40 degrees tonight and will rise to
about SIS degrees tomorrow.
Rain fell today in the north CEN
trail and south central portions of the
state. 1t was needed badly in the
north central part of Kansas. Cawker
City captured the rain honors. 1t re-
CONTINUED on Page TwoD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
CAUGHT UNDER DRILL RIG.
One Dead, Three Injured In Okla
hOma Oil District.

Ardmore. Okla, Oct. 3O.-Three
men are in serious condition in a
local hospital and another is dead as
the result of an accident occurring at
Fox. Okla, yesterday afternoon.
The four were at work on a test
we'll in the Fox oil field and were en-
gagged in pulling casing when the rig
collapsed under the strain. S. J. Hav-
ems was instantly killed, and A. c.
Brown, Albert Shaw and Albert Cole
man were seriously injured.
The injured were brought to Ard
more by airplane ambulance. Havens
leaves a wife and two children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
TOPEKANS TO ST. JOSEPH
More Than 100 knights Templar to
Attend Interstate Conclave.

A delegation of 100 or more mem
bers of Topeka commandery No. 8,
Knights Templar, will attend the in
terstate conclave at St. Joseph, Mo,
Thursday. November so, it was an
nounced today.
A special train will be operated via
the Santa Fe for the party 1t will
leave Topeka at $3.50 o'clock in the
morning. Chester A. Buell.. COM
mander of the Topeka commandery.
will be in charge of the delegation.
The local commandery will be the
largest Kansas organization to be rep
resented at the conclave. The dele
cation will return to Topeka the same
night by a SPECIAL train.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
MRS. CLEMMA [. MILLS DIES
Had Lived in Topeka for a Number
of Years

Mrs. Clemma Linn Mills died Satur-
day afternoon in a local hospital. She
resided at 1913 Topeka boulevard, and
had been i'll for several months Mrs
Mills was born in st. Marys, but lived
in Topeka for a number of years.
She Is survived by three sons and
her father and mother. The father
and mother, DIR. and Mrs. H. 9. Linn,
reside in Santa Monica, Cal. ami the
sons, Linn. Morrison and Charles
Mills, live in Topeka
The funeral will be held at Bonn
gardner's funeral parlors at 3 O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
(By the Associated Press.)


Chicago, Oct. 30.-The Chicago
board of trade today made its first
move to test the constitutionality OF
federal district court here a petition
for injunction restraining the govern
ment from enforcing the provisions OF
the act.
District Judge Carpenter issued a.
stay order preventing enforcement OF
the act until November IS, when he
will hear the petition for a temporary
injunction against enforcement of the
regulating act.
The law enacted to take the place
of the former Capper-Tincher act, de-
clared unconstitutional by the supreme
court, was passed to become effective
November /. The bill of complaint,
filed by Henry S. Robbins. counsel for
the board, charges the law seeks to
regulate as interstate commerce trade
that is wholly state; that 1t interferes
with state rights to govern exchanges
and that it seeks to deprive, board
members of their property by admit
ting Representatives of cooperative
bodies and permitting them to rebate
commissions, in violation of rules OBJ
served by other members.
Further charges of unconstitution-
ality are made on the ground the law
makes VlOlatlOn OF us PROVISIONS a
crime, and constitutes the secretary of
agriculture, the secretary of commeres
and attorney gen cra1 a commission
with a power to deprive offenders OF
their rights to thereafter pursue a
lawful avocation; whereas such
ton, enforceable only in courts, with
a jury trial.
Attacked AS Unsound.
Other sections granting wide powers
Of control to the secretary of agricul-
ture who is given authority to desig-
nate what exchanges shall or shall not
be contract markets, are attacked as
unsound.
Fear of what might result from the
drastic provisions of the law, the COM
plant says, may bring on "a serious
disturbance of the grain markets OF
the world"
MANY owners of grain" 1t states.
will be deprived of the privilege of
insuring themselves against price
fluctuations thru hedging contracts
and irreparable loss to members and
others would result"
Statements contained in that sec
ton of the law summarizing alleged
evils of marketing are attacked by the
exchange as inaccurate These as
sertions of supposed evils, the board
contends, were disproved at the num-
erous hearings on the bills.
No Obstruction to Commerce..
Statements before committees did
not show that the transactions and
prices of grain in futures trading are
susceptible TO speculation, manipula-
ton or control, to the detriment Of
producers and consumers" the COM
plant says. THE statements did
show" it continues, that such fiuctu-
ations as do occur are not and never
have been an obstruction to or bur-
den upon interstate commerce in
grain"
The suit which resulted in the for
mer law declared unconstitutional was
brought by individual members of the
exchange, but Chief Justice Taft de-
clared in the decision the board itself
should have contested the law. Such
"a policy is being followed by the board
in the present fight, with the approval
of the other grain exchanges.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
BENEFIT SHOWS NET S42S
Performances Given at Orpheum and
Isis for Striking Shopmen.

Unofficial reports on the success of
the benefit performances given at the
Orpheum and Isis theaters Sunday for
the assist nee of the former shop
employees of the Santa Fe in Topeka
were to the effect that a total of s42S
was collected by the two theaters and
turned over to the unions committee.
An afternoon performance and an
evening performance were given at
each theater.
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Rioting In Rome.
Build New Hotel at Leon.

Leon. Kan. Oct. SO-E. c. Van
Wrinkle, of Leon, will build a three
story modern hotel here and has en-
ployed u. G. Charles & Co. to pre-
pare plans for it, The building will be
" by S6 feet, with basement. brick
and with stone trim. semi -fireproof
construction. 1t will contain thirty
four guest rooms, steam heat and pri-
Vate electric allC water plans The
cost will be around $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
REPORT VILLA IS DYING.
Wounds Received in Battle Proving
Fatal to Former Bandit.

cisco Villa, former bandit. is dying at
ParraI, chihuahua, from wounds suf-
fered in a recent engagement with
Murguistas at Canuti1lo. according to
word received today by federal
agents and members of the Mexican
colony.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
BARRED FROM HIPPoDRoME.
Senator LaFoIlette Must Find Another
Place to Speak.

ST. Paul, Oct. 30.-The State Fair
board has refused to permit Senator
LaFollette, of Wisconsin, to use the
for a political speech be-
cause of his war record.