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The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-20
MANY CLAIMS ARE FILED
Topeka Veterans Bureau Has Much
Work for Future.


A flood of claims from ex-service
men, who believed themselves eligible
for vocational training, flowed into the
Topeka office of the United States
veterans bureau as the result of the
wide publicity given the fact that De-
cember 16 was the last day allowed
for the filing of claims. The local Of
flee, which is headquarters for the
northern part of Kansas, is still re-
ceiving claims today, according to Of
ficiaIs at the office.
All disabled veterans of the World
war who were suffering from injuries
received in the service, or from all
ments aggravated by such injuries,
were eligible for vocational training.
The government furnishes education
free of charge to such men as proved
themselves eligible. AT present SO I
men recomm ended by the local offlce
are receiving such assistance.
The applications which are being
received at present were mailed on OF
before December 16. The ruling linn
iting the time of application to that
date was incorporated into the original
statute that provided for the training
Officials of the bureau wish it
understood that altho no more claims
for vocational training will be allowed,
compensation claims will be still acted
upon.
No record of the number of last
minute claims filed was available to-
day, but the bureau officials believe IT
to be a large total.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-20
URGES STATE BANK BOARD
Commissioner Foster Would Remove
Careless Banking Officials.

Agitation for creation of a state
banking board is to be revived be
fore the legislature this winter. The
plan has been recommended by Frank
H. Foster, state bank commissioner,
and provides power to remove incom-
petent. careless or wayward bank Of
ficials. A similar program was con-
sidered by the legislature two years
ago.
Commissioner Foster states that in
sixteen of the twenty-three state bank
failures. which occurred during the
last two years. dishonesty on the part
of bank officials has been responsible
for the trouble. other failures were
due largely to bad judgment on the
part of officials in charge of the bank,
Foster states. He will revive recon-
mendations for the state board with
authority to counsel with the state
commissioner at all times and to di-
rect action where bad banking methods
n re indicated.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-20
60 TO LARGER CHURCHES
Small Towns Face Vital Problem,
Say State Workers

The motor car and other modern
means of conveyance, have created
very real and vital problem for the
many rural and small town churches
scattered over Kansas The families
who a few years ago worshiped in the
smaller churcaes are now much more
liable to drive to the larger and
stronger churches This tendency.
while beneficial to certain of the
larger churches has almost proved the
ruination of the smaller ones. The
weaker of the churches begin to lose
their influence, their membership
slumps and finally the church is
forced to close its doors.
The various state organizations are
dealing with this problem to the best
of their various abilities ]. T Craw-
ford, the secretary of the Kansas Bap-
tist conference. has frequently been
called upon to try and straighten out
the affairs OF churches which have
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-20
FLOUR MARKET SLUGGISH
Advance in Price Fails to Improve
Local Conditions.

The flour market displayed no inn
provement the past week, remaining
sluggish and unsatisfactory, in spite
of an advance in the price of flour.
which ranged from 15c to 30c per bb1.
There is little buying being done by
the domestic trade, and millers are
looking forward to a revival follow
ing the holidays as their bright spot
Production has been largely curta1led
during the past two weeks, with sew
eraI mills closed down for lack of busi-
ness
Reports from foreign market and
the inquiries of buyers on the other
side of the Atlantic indicate that the
foreign importers are getting slowly
into line on the price of the South
western flour, but no round lots nave
been sold for export as yet.
There has been an Improvement IN
the rate of foreign exchange on ster-
ling, guilders and francs, which has
lent more promising touch to the
foreign situation.
The general attitude of the millers
in Topeka is distinctly pessimistic.
follows: Hard winter wheat, short
patent, $6.507.10; straight, $3.50 a
6 $50; first clear, $4.75 a sos; second
clear, SIS a 4.S0; low grade, So. 20 "a $50:
Increased demand for millfeed and
a STRENGTHENING in the price featured
the market during the past week,
showing a complete recovery from the
depression of the previous week.
Topeka millers credit the increased
price and demand to the fact that
mills have not been running to ca
pacity for two weeks or more, and that
the supply of by-products has conse-
uuently fallen off during the season
when there is naturally a heavy de-
mand for feed
Bran is quoted at s115@1.25, and
gray shorts at $1.30 % 1.4O.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-20

been unable to continue their work.
This week he is in Putnam, small
town in central Kansas, completing
such arrangements as are possible in
connection with a small Baptist
church which has failed to stand the
competition of its stronger neighbors-
Frequently tn failing church gives
its property into the control of the
state organization. Then the organi-
zation sends workers to the scene and
an attempt is made to revive the
church organization.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-20

Toilet Waters
Xmas packa ges.
West Sth.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-20

and Perfumes in
RoSser Bros. 1Q7
, 1922-01-22
RAPID STRIDES MADE IN DEVELOPMENT OF TREE CULTURE IN v

Improved and the prospects very err
Classification Of the stateowned
lands. which has been under way to
a limited extent for several years. was
continued during he II months. Ap-
$4,000 acres were exam
med and classified for lease and sale,
this work being done by the appraiser
of state n school lands and the rs
cal agent for the state university.
No man can today estimate. or ep-
the actual or potential
value of the granted school and other
isnds NJ the state. That their value In
alone Is enormous and prosa-
bly, win ultimately constitute the great
est endowment the school children OF
any state nave ever received. Is be-
ginning to be realized. ms manage
ment Of these lands. their proceeds and
income. Is fast becoming the most
important state problem. That II will
conducted with business acumen
and foresight. conservatism and safety.
md h school system OF tho go reap
the fun and complete benefrS we may
, 1922-01-22

sacks. Order. arr and above AL. or
ganizntfon. especially In the marketing
game. Is badly hs-1sds In fact. with
tho growing End so well established.
some educational work along market
ing iIncs seems imperative II we ere
to ez--zd as we certainly can and
should.
Commercially. the irrigated tracts
are alone suitable for large paintings
for the principal reason that more
water Is needed than Is available on
dry farms TO start young trees in
very great numbers. and further. one
lone dry year might easily cause the
loss OF years OF effort where no water
was available to 1 d over. However.
no dry farm that boasts a well and
a little power to pump can have any
real excuse for being without It's home
orchard and small fruit garden
Free Planting Urged.
I have made prominent mention u
tho horticultural bulletins and could
not consider this article complete
without ~apDending tho foreword of
the special for January. 1916. written
by Gov. j. Il. Kcndrick. He said:
"A land without trees IS a desert;
farms and ranches without them are
desolate and unfriendly. From an
economic. as well as an esthetic view
OF our beautiful state OF Wyoming.
we should the planting OF
treas. not onir that they may help our
work of CONSERVATIVE. but that they
may make our state more habitctse.
more prolific. and more attractive
wyoming. above all states. should be
interested in this great work.
I'VE have been abundently blessed
in cur natural resources. but the
Creator intended that we should work
infeliigentiy with the things that He
has put to our hands. and II Is mani
fest to me that His scheme included
human labors that would aid rf.ture-
that would involve tho planning 81
trees and shurbbery on every water
course. about every home. and along
our highways. TO tho end h a the
greatest good would accrue MOI alone
for unitarian purposes, but that we
might more fully appreciate the law
ishness with which we have been IA
vored.
II is my sincere hope, therefore.
hat the people OF Wyoming will plant
trees, and s~hrubbery on Q water
proper season. realizing that In SO
doing they are erecting perpetual
monuments in token Of their o and
devotion to state n home"
, 1922-01-22
Ingenious Emblems Are
Seen at Football Game

As usual. the rivalry between the
universities Of Indiana and Purdue
called forth great enthusiasm At thu
annual football anne. played at
bloomington. last fall One of thu
features OF the celebration was =
prize contest for emhiems displaying
the spirit OF the Indiana team and
Its coach. Jumbo" stiehm- Many
novel ideas were represented the IA
vorfte being a play on the name OF
the popular Indiana coach. IN thu
form OF an Indiana -Stfehm- roller.
Tho preliminary enthusiasm wa.
turned into a e celebration by n
s-to-o victory for the Indiana team
, 1922-01-22


This showing has been made IN the
ACC OF unfavorable conditions In the
ttate. tho press OF such conditions on
the state land office being almost as
accurate as n barometer registers the
atmospheric changes. The sudden
drop in prices OF sheep. wool. cattle.
and farm products and accompanying
depression. made It necessary to ex-
tend h time for payments on n great
many contracts for purchase OF state
land. which extensions materially af-
fected the revenue OF the office. Fol-
lowing this. came the drop In crude
oil prices. and while the state had In a
measure fortified itself against such
contingency by providing a minimum
price per barrel to bo paid for n large
part OF the oil production from state
Ilnnds. yet the loss to the states revc-
nue. on leases containing no such min
imum provision was large in tho ag-
sregate. The situation as to tho state
revenue from oil and gas has been
greatly improved recently however.
by tho substantial. advances made in
the posted prices paid for crude oil in
the different fields.
Great Activity Shown
Notwithstanding these unfavorable
conditions. a survey of the business
md receipts of tho and office for the
u month just prior to the time this
article Is prepared November 1. 1920
to October 81. 1921. disciosss great &C
tivity.
November 1. 1920 to October 81. 1871:
Number Of sales held- Ass
Number OF grazing and agri-
cultural leases allowed 1,1o7
Approximate acres i~eased---615, 025.11
lumber Of oil and mineral
leases allowed - ara
Approximate acres leased for
OIL and minerals ----------17e .944.63
, 1922-01-22

bushels n boxe> Of fruit are mar.
keted each ear. but since the outfr,
crop Is sold locally. anything Ike ae
curats figures arc hard TO get; espe-
eiahy since the department Of arri-
culture w1a obliged to discontinue the
truit estimate reports on account of
iack or tho usual congressional appro-
pr1ation and the state has taken no
steps toward UGH statfstics.
AT an early dato the Wyoming stats
board OF horticulture va created r,fh
no governor as chairman ana PROF
Asen Nelson. then professor OF botany
AZ h state university, as secretary.
Every election provided a new so-c-
NOT out Professor Nelson stayed on
me job with telling effect: In fact, no
o,ner n man In the state has done
50 much to promote HORTICULTURE In
general IA
This board commenced. In 1905. 70
Publish n series OF biennial bullet,ns
With n special In the alternate ye.ra.
THESE bulletins were prepared ana
"a contributions edited by Professor
NELSON As a direct and constructive
influence upon the development OF the
entire scope Of horticultural Interests
iney were invaluable.
Laws Protect Industry.
The board wa also instrumental IN
having laws enacted to protect tboss
who engaged in tho young industr,,
tree peddlers and to preven
n shipment OF diseased ana insect
or parasite injected stock into the
state. but have always been short Of
necessary appropriations so that !
great Zeal of the necessary work was
done gratis or not at ali.
ABOUT the time the first bulletin was
published a car loaded with displays
OF fruits and In charge OF severol
members OF the university staff was
sent 10 tho various railroad towns OF
the state to show what could be done
ana cxplnin. in a measure. how To 10
It, The a was visited by practfcaIl-,
every citizen alcng the route and
helped materiaiiv as a CONVINCING rac
tor as well as inducing many to MIN,
trees and small fruit.
The state university. as sucb In,
done little IN a really constructive
way TO promote h industry. The
state experimental fruit farm in The
Iandor valley has been In operation
~. a huiiDtr OF wears nut h they
have done II further the industry no
seems to know and for a certainty
! do not.
State Board Abolished.
Nearly three years ago the state
board OF horticulture was abolished,
the horticultural appropriation cut
off. publication of the bulletins dis.
continued thereby disseminating state
aid at a time when 1t was most needed.
] have yet to meet an orchardist in
the state who has not expressed keen
regret In regard to this transaction.
In n event. this move has seemed
to exert a discourasine influence upon
many. The asst bulletin of which
have knowledge was published in DE.
cember. 1915.
Tho officers elected at the last reg
ular meeting OF the Wyoming State
horticultural society. were. Frank Ju-
lien. Casper. president; j. V. Wolfe,
Wheatiand. vice president: Aven Mel
son. Laramie. secretary-treasurer:
executive committee. ex-offIcio. h Of.
, 1922-01-22

2sz.e4T.s1
14.ss5.is
, 1922-01-22

Receipts.
Total royalties from state
lands from oil. coal and
mineral leases ----s1.6 SOC ,161.ie
Total receipts from land
sales - 7ss.oss.57
Total receipts from inter
est on coal lands sales I~2s.s2s.2e
Total receipts from axri-
cultural. grazing. and
minnrai p~rosrector's
leases - as. s47.s1
State land office fess- i4.ss5.1e
Grand total of receipts
from an sources ------s2. sos 6e3.01
During the latter part Of the year.
the prospect for considerable new rev.
'enue from gas on state lands. discov-
but not heretofore produced on
account OF lack OF market. seemed IA
vorable as the result OF tho construc-
ton OF n pipelines in the state and
the development of q market for the
gas.
Project improvement Shown.
Improvement In Carey act projects
vas pronounced. A number of good
projects were completed and the land
disposed OF to an excellent class o. sci
tiers. Two of tho most important of
these projects RE the Lakeview near.
Cody. and the Hawk Springs near
Torrinston. In a number OF others the
construction and settlement work
gained new. impetus and is being cas-
ried on so systematically and vigorous
ly as to practically guarantee success
full completion and settlement. In
~creasing inquiry and investigation wa
noted during the year from financial
people in h east in connection witt
proposed financing and developing OF
n number Of >zcellent new projects ii
tho -.auer On tho whole. tho situation
asZto Carey act projects seemo much
, 1922-01-22

be confident for tina f. the history
Of Wyoming II the conduct OF It's af.
fairs from its constitutional conven-
ton 10 tho present day. almost without
an
, 1922-01-22
STATES LAND
REVENUES NOW
LARGE G
In Face of Adpeyse Business Conditions
Earnings Reach Sum Unbelievable
FEN Years Ago

Gross revenues to the state of Wyoming through the state
land office during the year 1921 reached a grand total Of
50, sos, 693.01, a volume of business which but a few years
since would have been considered impossible TO attain. The
revenues represent mineral royalties from state lands, re-
ceipts from land sales and interest on land sales, receipts
, 1922-01-22
Attention Devoted m Recent Years to Horticultural
Possibilities Is Productive Of Results Never
Contemplated During Early Days
BIZ WILLIAM MosrETIFR

IN the year 1871 Wyoming orchards and gardens pro-
duced an abundance of trees and small fruits of numerous
kinds and varieties unrivaled for quality and favor. Yields
per tree or acre often SURPRISING that of some of the older
ana ieaoing fruit growing sections of the country. The
streets OF many towns are avenues of beautiful shade frees
, 1922-01-22

Diplomacy It seems. is the art OF
speaking frankly apd at the same
time being OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Vile Florida) Metropolis.
, 1922-01-22

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-17

FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Co..
corner Laurent and Madison STE. Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-17
HE'S FOR HIGHWAY
President Harding Declares
Roads Public Benefit.
Tells Chicago Congress All the
Effort Justified.

Chicago, Jan. 17.-No single public
Improvement has done more for the
general good of the country than the
development of our highway system,
President Harding told the delegates
attending the national good roads con-
gress which opened here today. in a
personal message brought to Chicago
by Col H. L. Bowlby. president of the
American Road Builders association.
The presidents message said:
There is now pretty nearly univer-
sal agreement that no single public
Improvement has done in recent years
or win do in coming years more for
the general good OF the country than
the development of our highway sys-
tenn. The task is an enormous one but
better methods both in physical con-
struetion and in the relations of the
community to highway development
have been taking form in a most en-
couraging way"
The opening address was made by
Col. Bowlby. He told the congress
that the advent and development of
the American road builder association
has had much to do with making the
industry what it is. He asserted that
the organization could be made the
T1ost potent influence in highway de-
Nelopment in this country if not in
the world.
III discussing the growth in ~oad
building. Col. BOwlby asserted that it
was now the principal industry in
every civilized country in the world.
The United States, he pointed out,
stands at the dawn of the greatest
road building era Of history.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-17
NEW r. r.. BOND ISSUE.

Local Investment houses report
heavy advance reservations for the
$40, 600, 600 worth of Southern Pacific
railroad bonds, due April l. 1856,
which J. P. Morgan & Co. will place
on the market Tuesday morning. TIE
bonds bear interest at the rate of 4
per cent and by selling for "a Il will
net the investor a rate of $50.
Seldom has there been a more at
tractive offer,for bond investors" said
Kartz Kellam, local representative of
Stern Bros & Co., today, and our ad-
vance orders are very heavy
The bonds represent a general issue
OF the southern Pacific railroad prin-
cipally to take up notes due March l
this year. The entire issue has been
underwritten by Morgan & Co., which
is placing the bonds on the open
market.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-17
BURIED LIKE KING
Last of Hawaiian Monarchs En-
tonbed Under Christian and
Ancient ''Tabu" Symbols :
Hymns and Native Songs
Used in Ceremonies.
(By the Associated Press.)

Honolulu, Jan. IA five mile pro-
cession weaving its co1orful way, .tfrsl
palm fringed roads Monday concluded
the last rites in the funeral for Jonah
X. Kalanianole. whose death January
ended the old Hawaiian line of mon
&rchs.
The procession was led by march
err carrying a Christian cross while by
his side marched one who carried a
tabu stick. an emblem OF the ancient
regime. Behind these were grouped
all of official Hawaii, church repre-
sentatives and Hawaiian warriors clad
in bright yellow and black cloaks and
feathers.
AS the body was taken from the
palace batteries in the hills began fir
ing minute guns, continued until the
body had been borne to the royal
crypt.
At the grave, while the crowds
formed deep around the crypt, sub
dued singing of hymns was begun
Lead Kindly Light safe in the
Arms of Jesus" a short prayer and in
closing, the farewell song written by
the late Queen Liliuokalani. cousin of
the prince-'tAloha De-"
Then slowly, with the sound of the
last minute gun dying. the princes
body was placed in the crypt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-17
SOVIET AND Firms MIX
Charges and Counter Charges Being
Nfadc Back and Forth.

Copenhagen, Jan. 1.-THE Moscow
soviet government has sent a note to
the Finnish government charging the
J'inns with supporting the anti-Bol-
shevist revolt OF the Karelians and
making a number of demands upon
Finland. said a dispatch from Helsing-
dOrs today.
ut was reported last week from Hell
singfors that Finland had broken off
diplomatic relations with soviet Rus
STA. but this report was evidently in
correctly
The sGViet's demands are said to in
clude the following:
I. That the Finnish Russo from
tier be closed.
2 Dissolution of all anti Bolshevist
revolutionary organizations.
8. Abolition OF all measures for sup
port of the Karelians.
4. Compensation for Russia's ex-
penditures in fighting the Karelians.
The Finnish government is counter
ing with the following demands upon
the Moscow government.
1. Punishment of all violators of the
neutrality of Finland's boundaries.
2. Compensation for damage done
TO Finland by the karelian uprising,
The Finnish government also nro-
tests against the treatment of Firms
in Russia. The national relations of
The Finnish and Karelians. are very
close.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-17
TO FACE new CHARGE
st. Louis Prosecutor Wants Indict-
ment Against Defaulting Cashier.

St. Louis. Jan. 17.-Additional in
dictments against Arthur o. Mein-
ninger aged 3b, cashier of the Night
and Day bank, who surrendered to
Circuit Attorney Howard K. Sidener
and Chief of Detectives Hoagland in
Belleyifle, i'll. last night following his
disappearance January s. and the dis
ceyery of a shortage of 100000 in his
accounts will be sought, the circuit
attorney announced today. Defalca-
lions amounting to $754.O0O have since
been charged against Meininger.
Sidener said Meininger had not i'm
plieated any others connected with the
bank in regard to the misuse of funds.
One indictment has been voted against
Meininger on the charge that he made
a false affidavit in connection with a
bank statement. Meninger will today
appear before the grand jury here
which is conducting an investigation.
He refused to answer any questions
and referred his questioners to his at
torneys.
A stockholders meeting held for the
purpose of promoting a reorganization
of the bank was planned for late to-
day but committeeman representing
the stockholders announced their ac-
ton might be postponed for a few
days pending developments which they
anticipated with the return of Mein-
niger