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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31
HOT AND DRY WEATHER
This Month Promises To Be Second
Driest August on Record.
TODAY'S TEMDER T-TTR ES.

August will pass out with the hot
wave flag tied to the mast, says Mete-
orologist Flora. A continuation of the
warm weather is the only brand
scheduled, says the weather man.
Unless there is precipitation before
midnight, this month will be the sec
ond driest August on record in Topeka.
The total rainfall for the month was
.43 of an inch. The driest August on
record was in 1894 when the total pre-
cipitation was AZ of an inch.
A trace of rain fell in Topeka at
1880 o'clock this morning
Topekans are lucky in missing the
extreme hot weather. the weather man
announces. Temperatures of 100 de-
grees or more occurred in several
Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma cities
in the last twenty-four hours. The
sky was cloudy today IN the north
west and cloudiness may prevail in
lCnntinned ON RaGe TZo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31
REPORT STORK is LOSING
Death Rate Gaining I'm U. s., Census
Statisi les Show.

Washington, Aug. 31.-The birth
rate is declining and the death rate
increasing, according to statistics
made public today by the census t5ii-
reau, covering the first quarter or the
year. The birth rate in the states
from which comparative figures were
available showed an average Of 233
for each 1000 of population IN the
25.3 in 1921, while the mortality av-
erage in the registration area in the
first quarter this year was 1871
against 1875 in the same period last
year.
North Carolina with 292. reported
the highest birth rate for three
months this year. and the state OF
Washington, with 16.5 the Lowest.
The District of Columbia had the
highest mortality rate with 1fs and
Wyoming the lowest with &C.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31
EQUIPMENT IL BAD SHAPE.


Washfngton, Aug. 3l.-Railroad
Iocond otfvea5 and rolling stock have so
far deter. .orated since the beginning
of the shopmen's strike July /, that
il the men went back now. it would
now require a year and a half to get
the equipment hack to it's pre-strike
condition. Prezd ept William Fl. John
ston. of the International Association
of Machinists, declared today
THE interstate commerce commits
sion report tells the story" he said.
More than half of the locom motives
are in bad order"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31
AGREE To DELAY
ON A GERMAN
MORATORIUM
ReparatiOn Commission Ac-
cepts Belgian Compromise.
Cash Payments Due From Ger
many Turned Into Notes.
DECISION WAS UNANIMOUS
M. DebOis Did Not Vote Without
Seeing Poincare.
Germany Makes Guarantees to
Pay Notes When Due.s
(By the Associated Press,

| Paris, Aug. 31.-The reparations
commission late today unanimously
accepted the Belgian compromise on
the German moratorium proposition.
NJ. Dubois, the French member of the
commission voted with his colleagues
after long interview between sessions
with Premier Poincare.
The commission rejected the motion
of Sir John Bradbury of England, for
moratorium. without further guar
antees by g vote of three to two.
The first ballot on this motion was
tie, France and Belgium voting
against the proposition and England
and Italy for it. NJ. Dubois as presi-
dent OF the commission then cast his
second and deciding vote.
The commission accepted the last
minute proposals of the German gov
ernment providing for deliveries of
coal and wood in -1922-23, under con-
| tracts for delivery to be made under
an arrangement between the German
government and leading industrialists
including Hugo SHINES.
1t is assumed that NJ. Dubois voted
for the Belgian compromise with the
approval of Premier Poincare, but
this has not yet been definitely deter
| mined, as no announcement regard
ing it has been made on behalf of the
premier.
Averts Present Crisis.
The allied reparations commission
has decided to accept the Belgian
compromise on the German mora
torium proposition as a solution of the
present crisis, it was learned this aft
ernoon. A formal vote will be taken
before the day is over, it was stated.
The British, Italian and Belgian
members are declared unequivocally
to favor this settlement. The atti-
tude of NJ. Dubois the French MEM
her, was not definitely known when
the early afternoon session of the COM
mission ad5ourne ed.
M. Dubois went at once into con-
sultation with Premier Poincare with
the purpose of bringing to the COM
mission the French governments de-
cision as to whether it would accept
or decline the Belgian compromise.
Notes Instead of Cash.
Under this plan, brought forward
by NJ. Delacroix, the Belgian mem
Der of the commission, Belgium, in
lieu of the remaining cash payment
from Germany this year, to which
she is entitled under a priority agree
ment would accept treasury bills
from the German government payable
in six months.
These bills would total more than
2SO, 600, 900 gold marks and Germany
would offer further guarantees for
their redemption when due.
Berlin Pessimistic.
(By The Associated Pressl
Berlin, Aug. 31.-The attitude in
official German circles on the eve of
the reparations commission decision
on the moratorium question is one of
resignation, mingled with liberal por-
ton of pessimism. Reports from Paris
have visibly contributed to increasing
the feeling of unrest both in political
and financial quarters and the, dollar
rate yesterday showed a sharp ad-
vance over New York's closing quota
fiOnS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31
JOHNSON is FAR IN LEAD
Returns Show the California Senator
Has Been RellOminated.

San Francisco, Aug. s1.-Hiram
Johnson, on whose candidacy 5,151
out of 6.695 precincts have reported.
will again be the Republican candidate
for United States senator from Cali
fornia, to succeed himself by a margin
of more than $4,000. On the face of
the latest returns the vote stood john
son 2TS,T62; c. c. Moore. 20S.O9S.
Thomas Lee woolwine, prosecuting
attorney of Los Angeles county, was
leading his opponent Mattison B.
Jones, of Glendale, by more than 20,-
OO0 for the Democratic nomination
for governor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31
BLOW UP RAILROAD BRIDGE
Pennsylvania Structure Damaged JUS
Before Train Was Due.

Wilmington, Della, Aug. 31.-The
Fourteenth street bridge of the Penn
sylvania railroad was dynamited early
today just before a passenger express
train was due to pass over it.
The police suspect railroad strikers.
Search is being made for the dyna-
miters.
So heavy was the charge that win
dovvs in houses half a mile away were
shattered and the whole city was
aroused.
The part of the bridge holding the
northbound tracks was destroyed and
abuttments were damaged.
All trains we're tagged and the po-
lice threw a Gordon about the bridge
to keep all persons away. The dam
age to property was heavy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31
WILDCAT WELL A FIND.
New Well Near EIdorado Flowing
600 Barrels Daily.

Eldorado, Kan, Aug. S1.-PhiIips
Petroleum company's new oil we'll on
the r. H. Hazlett lease near De Grafs
in northwestern Butler county = re
garded by scouts as being the most
important wildcat well completed in
Kansas for some time It is flowing
natural at the rate of several hundred
barrels of high grade oil a day and is
more than six miles in advance of
production. 1t has been connected TO
pipe line. Three offsets will be start
ed at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31
tBy the Assoclared Press.I

St Louis, Aug 31.-The st. Louis
Southwestern Cotton Belt) railway
today announced three wooden tres
t.es, eighteen miles north of Texar-
kama, Tex, were destroyed by fire
shortly before last midnight. and that
another trestIe nearby and a wooden
approach to its bridge over. the Sa-
bine river. 107 miles south of Texar-
kama, were damaged slightly by fire
The property loss was estimated at
$4,000 and the three trestles de-
stroyed covered 1.176 feet. Train
service was not affected materially as
those en- route to Texarkana were re-
routed over the NJ. P. and Louisiana
& Arkansas A conductor on one of
the Cotton Belt passenger trains in
terviewed a track walker and report
ed the man told him he saw the tres
ties being set afire, but that when he
approached some one fired on hiEl
and he fled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31
Jap Cruiser Submerged at Point
WFere Ghe- Went noun

Toxic, Aug. 31.-The navy depart
ment announced this afternoon that
only sixteen members of the crew of
the coast cruiser Niitaka, which sank
off Saghalien in a typhoon. had been
saved A few bodies have been re-
covered. The cruiser is lying on her
side submerged at the point at which
reported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31
FAIL FROM HORSE Is FATAL.
Henry Cook. Fre1onia Stock Buyer
Dies Following Accident

Fredonia, Kan, Aug 31--Henry
Cook, one of the best known stock
buyers in this part of the country.
was thrown from his horse yesterday
and injured so that he died a few
hours after at his home, fifteen miles
north of here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31
BURN COTTON BELT BRIDGES
Seven Between Texarkana and Stamps
Stamps, Ark, Are. Destroyed.
nv the Associated Pressl
Aug. 31.-Sev

Texarkana, Aug. 31.-Seven bridges
on the st. Louis-Southwestern Got
ton BeIt) between Texarkana and
Stamps, Ark, were burned last night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31
POLICE OFFICER TO JAIL
Also Fined for Vi0.nting Injunction n
Connection With Strike.
nv The Aaaocfated prora4
BY The Associated Press

St Louis, Aug. 31.-Police Sergeant
Oscar Steers, 81 years old. of Hanni-
bal, Mo. today in federal court waa
sentenced to three months in TAIL and
fined $3.50, and Arthur Cole also Of
Hannibal. striking shopman of the
Chicago. Burlington e. Quincy. was
sentenced to six months and fined
$500. for violating an Injunction
granted the road IN connection with
the shopmen's strike.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31
TO CLOSE FOR LABOR DAY
Stores, Santa Fe Offices and Shops
Will Not Be Open Monday.

The Santa Fe general offices and
the shops are to be closed all day
Monday, Labor day. it was announced
today
-Dapa rtrn ent stores and most of the
other business houses will also be
closed all day Monday.
The state house, county court
house and city hall will all be closed
for the day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31
A new SHOP HEAD
HI. I'll. Stephens of Amarillo
Succeeds Late w. d. DeVeny.
Entered Service of Santa Fe
Thirty-TwO Years Ago.

Santa Fe officials of the mechanical
department in Amarillo, Tex, Argen-
tine, Kan, Emporia and Chanute,
Kan, are affected in the promotions
necessary to replace w. D. Deveny, the
late superintendent of the Santa Fe
shops in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31
Buy seed Thru Association.

Leavenworth, Kan, Aug. 31-Leav-
enworth county farmers this year are
buying their alfalfa seed thru a county
association organized for, this purpose
under auspices of the farm bureau
L n. Chapman is the county farm
sgent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31
TO OBSERVE LABOR DAY

Governor Alien Urges All Kan
sans to Celebrate in Keeping
With Real Spirit of Occasion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31
Measure to Aid Soldiers Now
Goes to Conference.
Party Lines Were Eliminated
During the Voting.
THE VOTE WAS At To Y
Both Curtis and Capper Among
Those FavOring Bill.
Action of Senate Follows Long
Drawn Out Fight.

(An abstract of the soldiers bonus
bill Will be found on page two of to-
days Topeka State Journal.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31

Continued on Page Ski
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31
Hold Three I'm Plot.
Katy Won't Open shops.

Sedalia, Mo. Aug. 31.-No attempt
will be made to open the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas railroad car shops
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-03-16
CALL FOR WOMEN'S ORGANIZE
TIONS IN COBB COUNTY

WANTED-the names of clubs and
other organizations of women, either
civic, literary, educational, school inn
provement, garden, or sewing clubs,
in Cobb county, with names and ad-
dresses of presiding officers.
The Cobb County Federation of
Women's Clubs desires to have every
community in this county represented
in the federation. 1t desires to bring
about cooperation among the women
of all parts of the county for mutual
benefit as well as for the benefit of
their respective communities and of
the whole county with a view especi-
ally to educational advancement, ex-
tension of library facilities, highway
improvement, and civic improvement.
The undersigned would like to hear
from any who may desire to organize
clubs.
MRS. JOHN n. GRAHAM,
President Cobb County Federation of
Women's Clubs, Marietta, Ga. (Tel-
ephone 220.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-03-16
APPLICATION FOR
RENEWAL OF CHARTER
GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY:

GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY:
To the Superior Court of said county
The petition of George F. Gober,
Eva Clarke, Hattie D. Cleveland, An
ME S. Burnap, Sallie Camp Keller,
A. V. Cortelyou, Morgan L. McNeel,
Mabel Cortelyou, J. L. Turner, Aug
usta S. Graham, and their associates
as corporators of the SARAH FREE
MAN CLARKE LIBRARY ASSOCIA-
TION, shows:
L. The said association was incor-
porated by an order of said court at
the March term, 1898, ''for the pur-
pose of establishing and maintaining
a public library in the City of Mariet-
ia in said county" and not for indiv-
idual pecuniary gain, it's principal of
flee to be in said city. Said order as
entered on the minutes of said court
is in Book of Charters, pages Ga to
81, in the office of the clerk Of said
court. The five petitioners first ma
med above are the sole surviving orr
ginal corporators of said association.
The said George F. Gober and Eva
Clarke were at the time of organiZa-
ton of said corporation made perma-
nent trustees thereof, and all the
trustees thereof are included among
the above-named corporators and
join in this petition as such trustees.
2. The charter granted as afore-
said was accepted and the association
was duly organized by the corpora
tors under said charter upon the
granting thereof, and the association
has continued in operation ever since
its organization , and has acquired
real and personal property and erect
ed building and established and
maintained library, all of which it
owns and has used continuously and
now uses for the purposes of a pub
lie library in the city of Marietta.
3. The term of incorporation Of
said association, towit twenty wears,
has expired, and the association has
continued in operation in ignorance
of such expiration. The petitioners
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-03-16

desire that said corporation shall be
revived for the same purposes for
which it was created and operated.
They desire also that the charter as
revived be amended so as to author
ize the said corporation to hold and
possess realty and personally to any
amount necessary or proper for the
purposes of the association, this am
endment being intended to strike out
the limit stated in the original char
ter as to amount.
Wherefore petitioners pray that said
court pass an order reviving said cor
poration and confirming the acts and
doings Of said association in the per-
iod between the date of expiration
and the date of revivor. and holding
them to be the acts and doings of the
original corporation so revived, and
extending the term of incorporation
for a period of twenty years from
the date Of the order of revivor. and
declaring that the corporation SO re-
vIved shall stand clothed with all the
powers and possessed of all the prop
erty and other rights, and be subject
to all the debts, liabilities, and bur.
dens of the old corporation which is
revived in it, as provided by the Code
of Georgia of 1910, section 1926, as
amended by act approved August Is.
1921 Georgia Laws of 1921, page
112), and that said revived charter
be amended by granting the addition
al powers specified herein.
George F. Gober, Jno. M. Graham.
Attorneys for petitioners.
Filed in office this the filth day of
February, 1922.
D. H. COLLINS, Clerk.
GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY:
|, D. H. Collins, Clerk of the Super,
Tor Court of said county, hereby Ger,
tlfy that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy of the application for
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-03-16

revivor of the charter of Sarah. Free
man Clarke Library Association. as
the same appears of file in this Of
flee. Witness my signature and the
seal of said court, this February II.
1922. D. H. COLLINS,
Clerk Superior Court, Cobb County,
Georgia.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-10-26
THREE CLAYTON YOUTHS
BECOME HIGHWAYMEN

Last Saturday night proved to be
an exciting one for the people Of
Clayton and their neighbors. With
the Democratic convention in full
swing, the carnival having its closing
night, and the fire, it remained for
three young Spanish Americans to cap
the climax by staging a real genuine
Western hold-up.
Mr.. Holtcamp, Of the carnival COM
pany had just checked up for the ev-
ening, and while his men were put
ting the finishing touches on breaking
camp and cleaning up the carnival
grounds, he very carelessly warmed
himself by bonfire they had made,
and he very temptingly let the sack
of money he had taken in repose at
his feet in full view of Joe Baca Phil
Martinez and Ruben Mares, who. un-
able to resist the temptation, staged
the holdup.
One of the boys Immediately left
the others, who faithfully waited un-
til Mr.. Holtcamp started for his cars
on the siding north of the depot.
When they followed he became alarm
cd and stopped in the depot to make
conversation and quiet his excited
erves.
Not being able to spend tie 4ight
thape n heaaa. b Aaeodat@ NJ zssA
Of thu way. Whsa at the JsfferpA
street crossing the young man stop
ped out and took q couple Of shots ct
Mr.. Holtcamp, who Immediately had
his troop Of negro minstrels to his as-
sistance, as well as the boys who were
still at the carnival ground. After.
no had given tho famous "Hsy Rubs"
call they all gathered at the cars with
razors, clubs, revOlvers and sawsd-on
shot guns.
w. B. Bryan, night marshal, was
notified and very soon had tho boys
behind the bars.
The assistant district attorney will
POSSIBLY hold preliminary today. II
is thought only one of the boys is
really guilty.-Clayton News.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-10-26
THE PUBLISHERS RESPONSE
BILITY.

More and more difficult every day
is the choice of good reading-the
kind that nourishes the young and re-
freshes the old. One way to avoid
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iodical that stands for something
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Companion has always been published
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ize Companion readers with the best
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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-10-26
w. H. STEWART SHOOTS SELF;
VERDICT OF SUICIDE

"He died Of shot gun wound in left
breast, self-inflcted for the purpose
of suicide" was the verdict of Coroner
Denton after examination into all the
facts obtainable in connection with
the finding of the dead body of W. H.
Stewart, age SO, by the section fore
man near Matlock Switch, three miles
northwest of Dalhart, Saturday morn
ing of last week.
Stewart formerly lived with his wife
and four children, Melvin M, Verify
", Kermit K, and Oma Jewell, four
and one-half miles northwest Of Dali
hart, and just three quarters of mile
from where his dead body was found.
About two years ago he went to Los
Angeles where, it is reported, he mar
ried after his divorce from his form
er wife more than year ago. He
returned to Dalhart and his former
home about ten days prior to the
suicide.
According to members of the fam
lily he left the house early Saturday
morning with shot gun, and his
whereabouts were unknown until the
section foreman discovered the body
on the right of way Of the F. w. &
D., just inside the north fence. A IL
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-10-26
SIGNS or MALNUrRITIoN

II child has not learned to walk
or talk at two years of age, there Is
good grounds for suspicion that his
mental condition Is not normal, and
expert advice should be secured.
You must remember that marked
krftability, lack Of control Of temper,
lack Of concentration and forgetful-
ness, are all signs repeatedly appear
ing In malnutrition. Signs Of NAL
nutrition:
Psllor, lines under the eyes, lips
parted and Notwithstanding, muscles
habby, round shoulders, "angel
wings," STOPPING posture, spinal cur
vature, prominent abdomen, restless
ness, irritable, cries easily, says
"no" to everything, night terrors, in
attentive, loses his temper over little
things, worries himself and everyone
else.
A child must be taught to obey his
parents II he Is to be reared up prop
erly, because If he is let go and has
his own way he often does things that
are bad for his health.
Questions about heredity are often
brought up. Do not be too sure that
defects Of growth are due to inherit
anee. What your child has comes to
him from many ancestors. While he
meg taas After Q esstaia ANCESTOR Ia
the color Of his hair and eyes, Il 10
gVttA poasibie dat Aia general build
nay resemble some one eisA For
tAaa matter, how DO you know that
~ nl-hsalth OF acknowledgment
Of . parent or srandparent may not
have been due to tho neglect Of some
Of these essentials Of health.
Essentials of health: Regular
lunches daily at 10 80 q. m. and $3.50
p ~ Regular daily rest periods, ~
ing fiat without pillow. Limited ex-
ereise. No music or studying during
summer. Make sure the child Is eat
ing well and has good food habits.
Has q bowel movement daily. Physi-
cal defects are corrected.
This IL the Last Of the series Of ar
ticles started several weeks ago.
Have you read the others? If you
wish to ask some questions, call or
phone me. Office W. End St., phone
geo.
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-10-26

Dave Curtiss was up from Hooker
Friday attending to business inter-
ests.
R. E. Rutherford of Balko, Okla
homa, spent several days here last
week receiving osteopathic treatment.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-10-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Will Carson Of Ash
land, Kan, stopped in the city Friday
morning and visited at the homo of
Mrs. Bernice Connley. They wsrs
on their way to Guymon where they
will visit for several days.