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The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-18
SERVICE, SANTA FE'S ANSWER
Roads Traffic Volume Explains shop
Crafts Propaganda.

The Santa Fe railroads answer to
the propa ganda of striking shopmen
that equipment has broken down, is
the record of the heaviest volume OF
traffic in the history of the COM
pany. according to A. G. Wells, vice
president, who is a Topeka visitor to-
day.
Il assume that the strikers. who left
our service nearly six months ago. are
talking for the purpose of encourag-
ing one another, for certainly they
cannot hope to fool shippers, who are
aware of the present situation" Wells
said. Every business man knows that
we could not break the record in the
movement of freight, unless engines
and cars We're in normal condition, or
better. Really. we are in better shape
than we were before the strike
Wells arrived Sunday from the west,
stopping here for a conference with
f. c. Fox. general manager, and to
look over the shops.
1--WE are checking up on some things
we will have to do next year" Wells
said. There are no particularly DIG
things in sight-such as building new
lines-but there are many little things
TO do to keep the property in as good
condition as possible. The Santa + 2
operates under the budget system. and
we now are getting up the budget for
1928. II will be ready early in jan
nary
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-18
J. PRICE TO C. OF C.
Chicago Man Selected to Sue
ceed Guy C. Sickler.
New Manager in Touch With
Local Conditions.

Jarvis Price, for the past six months
at the head of the Lands award COM
mission in Chicago investigating build
ing conditions in that city, for some
years in an executive position with
the American City Bureau, and former
secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce at Wheeling, West Va, has
been selected by the directors of the
Topeka Chamber of Commerce as
manager. succeeding G. c. Sickler,
present secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce.
The directors employed Price at
their regular weekly session held to-
day.
Knows Local Conditions.
The new manager of the Chamber
Of Commerce is thoroly in touch with
local conditions. When the Chamber
was reorganized in 1920. and the mem
bership and budget doubled as the re-
suit of an intensive campaign under
the management of the American
City Bureau, it was Price who was
sent here by that organization to have
complete charge of the reorganization.
He handled it to the extreme salts
faction of the officers of the Chamber
at that time most of whom are still
in office at the present time.
Granted Increase in Salary.
The amount of Prices salary has
not been made public, but it is under
salary of $4,000 per year which has
been paid to the secretary of the
Chambe of Commerce.
The title as well has been changed
from that of secretary to manager.
Price is a veteran of the world war,
having served for two and half years
in France with the Canadian expedi-
tionary force, and having been dis
charged with a commission as captain
of infantry.
Prices family consists of his wife
and one son. of school age. They will
come OF Topeka by the first of next
year, or very soon thereafter.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-18
UPHOLD SERVICE CHARGE
Permanent Injunction Restraints r. c.
G. From Enforcing Gas Order.

Judge Wilbur r. Booth in the fed
eraI court at Minneapolis today
granted a permanent injunction re
straininy the public utilities commits
sion from enforcing its order OF July
L 1921 fixing 55 cents per month as
the service charge to be collected by
the Consumers Light, Heat 4 rover
company. the local gas distributing
company. This leaves the local tlrm
free TO collect the as cents service
charge ~.
The local company has been collect
ing this amount for some time, put
the difference has been lfnpouhue.
with the court pending the outcome OF
the litigation. After the public utlll-
Ties commission issued its order July
fixing so cents per thousand CUBIC
feet as the rate for gas, and 90 cents
per month as the service charge, the
local company appealed to the federal
court for an injunction The COM
panv was satisfied with the rate but
asserted that it must have a greater
service charge A temporary restra n
Ing order was issued at that time and
the difference between 55 and 40
cents impounded each month with the
court
In granting the injunction today
Judge Booth declared that even the
SO-cent rate. which he fixed some time
ago is now coufiscatOry and non-coIn-
pensatorv. and that the service charge
should therefore be granted.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-18
WalZy Reid, Famous Film
Actor Is Suffering From,
Either Exhaustion or Flu
Screen Star Is on Verge Death and Has Been for Sew
eraI Days But Illness Has No Connection With Over
Indulgence in Alcohol Narcotics Says Doctor Altho
Such Use Has Undermined His Strength-Wife,
Mother-in-law and Hays Talk.

1--WE thought he would die the other
night" said Mrs. Reid He was so
brave about it, poor boy. For three
nights he had expected to die. He is
not afraid to die, but he wants so much
TO live for Billy and Betty and me,
referring to their son and adopted
daughter.
The physician describing the actors
illness, according to the Examiner,
said:
His present illness has no connec-
ton with over-indulgence in alcohol
or narcotics, altho such indulgence
have undermined his strength and
system in months gone by"
Mrs. Reid in describing her hus-
bands condition just before the
present break down, said that he wept
and said:
How did happen to let myself go?
Why could not L have stopped long
ago? 1 thought L was so strong; l
thought I knew myself so we'll
can't understand it"
Denies Reports of "Orgies."
Indignant denials of published re-
ports of Orgies n the Reid home
were made by Mrs Alice Davenport,
mother-in-Iaw of the actor. to whom
those reports bad been credited.
-'I know there are dope parties in
Hollywood-every one knows that,
she said. And 1 suppose Wally has
attended some of them. I don't know.
Y do know that 1 have talked with
him after he returned from parties Mt
the homes of some of the people in
Hollywood and [ have seen him sadly
shake mis- head and say.
Mother, 1 don't Ike it. That isn't
the way to have treasure. It's all so
false, so artificial
Viii H. Hays. Gre citing head of the
organized motion picture industry,
comm enting on the actors illness,
said:
Pray, \ OF CeusuIe-Hays.
eff Reid's condition is a result OF
indulgence in narcotics as has been
reported, it's a matter to be prayed
over The poor boy should be d eaIt
with as a diseased persol1-not TO oe
censured, Stunned. Rather, let US all
sanely and sympathetical1y try to help
him. try to restore him TO hcalth.''
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-18
OFFER REWARD FOR FLIERS?
Missing Twelve Days. Aviators Are
Now Thought To BE Dead.

San Antonio. Texas. Dec. 1S.-With
the search for Col. Francis Marshall
and Lieut.. Charles Weber, missing
aviators. entering its twelfth day. Col
Albert E Saxton. adjutant of Eighth
corps area, declared that all hope of
finding the fliers alive had been aban-
doned, but that the hunt would con-
tinue until their bodies and their
wrecked plane were found.
Thirty planes. one regiment of
cavalry. and infantry Indian runners
and forest rangers are now engaged in
the hunt. Additional planes VIII be
furnished Col E b. Wynans. in charge
of the searching parties, if necessary
In the meantime. there is consider
able talk at Eighth corps area head
quarters regarding the offering of
$4,000 reward for information re-
carding the whereabouts of the miss
ing men. However. nothing definite
has been done along this line with the
exception of offering a $500 reward
for information.
The two missing fliers hoped off
from san Diego. Cal. for. Fort Hua-
chuca. Ariz-. December 6. and have not
been heard from since
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-18
D. 0. M'CRAY SERIOUSLY ILL
Secretary of State Has Not Recovered
From Major Operation.

Following a sickness of several days
at his home il Topeka, D. o. McCray
secretary of state, has been taken to
Christ's hospital, where he is in a seri-
Gus condition. He has not made
prompt recovery from a major opera
ton performed Saturday.
For many months McCray has been
in poor health. His recent operation
was due to intestinal trouble
a month ago McCray was appointed
secretary of state to fill the unexpired
term of L J. Pettijohn. who was ap-
pointed secretary of the federal land
bank at Wichita. Prior to that time
McCray had served nearly four years
as Pettijohn's assistant. For a num-
ber of years McCray was a Topeka
newspaper correspondent and is well
known by people in public life in the
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-18
SEARCH FOR AIRMAIL PILOT
Aviator, Carrying Mail. Believed Lost
in BIizZlTIl.

Salt Lake City, Dec IS.-Unsettled
weather prevailed today as alrma-l
planes again took up the search for
pilot Henry G. Boonstra, who has
not been heard from since he left
salt Lake City last Friday morning
for Rock Springs, Wyor with a con-
signment of mail.
Airma.I service between Cheyenne
and Salt Lake has been suspended and
every available p.ane-sixteen in
number-pressed into service in the
hunt for Boonstra. Eight machines
were ordered TO leave Cheyenne for
Rock Springs. and Salt Lake this
morning and eight more left here for
Rock Springs at daybreak-
Supt. Claron Nelson. of the western
division of the aerial mail service.
said he believed Boonstra was blown
from his course when he attempted
to cross the Wasatch mountain in the
face of a blizzard.
Seven planes from salt Lake and
Rock Springs searched for Boonstra
al day yesterday but no trace of him
was found
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-18
BELOW ZERO IN CHICAGO
Coolest Weather of Season Brings
Many Fires.

Chicago, Dec. 1S.-Below zero
weather was experienced by Chicago
today for the first time this winter
At O'Clock this morning it was one
degree below. AT 5 O'Clock the ther-
mometer registered three below.
The fire department experienced
one of the busiest nights in its history
Beginning at o'clock last evening,
seventy-five fires were reported up to
s O'Clock this morning.
The first death due to the cold
weather was reported to the police
this morning Wien Harry T. Graham.
a printer, WAS found in a doorway,
frozen TO death
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-18
firm Goes BROKE
Houston, FibIe & Co. Unable
to Meet Debts.
One of, the Largest Brokerage
Firms in Southwest.

New York, Dec. 1S.-Announcement
was made today by the New York
stock exchange. of the failure of Hous-
ton, Fib1e and company of Kansas
City. The firm which was admitted
to the exchange of 1900. consists of
W. R. Houston, and w. M. Fible.
Kansas CITY, Dec. 1S.-Houston,
Fible and company, which failed to-
day, was one of the largest stock and
bond brokerage firms in the south-
west. The company was established IN
1887 and had branches in Oklahoma
City and Tulsa. The firm was MEM
ber of the New York stock exchange
the New York cotton exchange. the
Chicago stock exchange and the Chi
cago board of trade.
Obligations Exceed Million.
Obligations of the company were
said to exceed $5,000,000. Cash in the
bank at the close of business Saturday
was approximately 100000. In addl-
ton the firm had an undetermined q
amount of securities on hand, part Oh
which were pledged on bank loans;
Notice of the failure was posted al
the office following receipt of a tele-
gram from w. R. Houston, in New
York suggesting voluntary nqulda-
ton Inability to meet demand
from New York for 100000 was un-
derstood to have been the immediate
cause of the failure
Says 1t Can Liquidate.
w. NJ FibIe, member of the firm
announced if customers would con-
sent to a voluntary liquidation the
firm would be able to pay so per
cent of its liabilities in fifteen days,
10 per cent in sixty days and per
cent later on
A preliminary estimate of the
amount owed was 100000 to $780,
900.
Consignment in interest OF the
creditors was made to Thomas IL
REYNOLDS. an attorney who asked the
customers to meet for a voluntary
liquidation.
The failure came as thunderbol'
to financial circles in Kansas CITY
Even clerks at the company appar-
entity had no inkling of the impend-
ing failure. Every one was in ms
place at the office ready for work
at 9 O'Clock this morning.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-18
BOND BROKER A SUICIDE
Body of John III. Porter, Denver,
Found on Lonely Road.s

Denver, Dec. 1S.-Police and fam
ily friends today were sa listed that
John H. Porter, As, wealthy bond
broker, who was found dead yester-
day on a lonely canyon road, twenty
five miles south of Denver, took his
own life as a result of dependency
over ill health, both physical and mem
tai.
Porter, one of the wealthiest men in
Colorado, disa ppeared early Saturday
and a feverish search by police and
business associates was carried on ali
Saturday night and early Sunday
His body with bullet thru the head
was found by his chauffeur who was
acquainted with Porter's custom of
driving alone into canyon roads.
Porter had been poor health fol-
lowing a severe attack of influenza
four years ago.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-18
BUSY WEEK FOR "DRY" AGENTS
Record Breaking Smash ut Bootleg
gers Is Inaugurated-

breaking smash az bootleggers was
inaugurated today by prohibition Off
cials. 1t will be the busiest week of
the year for enforcement officers. Or
ders were sent TO state prohibition di-
rectors to recruit extra enforcement
officers where emergency situations
warrant additional outlay of govern
ment funds.
Some of the cities where the liquor
venders are to be given extra batt-es
this week, are Pittsburgh, New York,
Newark, Baltimore, Philadelphia. Chi
cago. St Louis, Atlanta, Norfolk, Rich
mond, New Orleans. Boston, Wash
ington Cleveland, Cincinnati and In
dianapOlis.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-18

''Mr. Reid has been near death for
the past five or six days. His tenn
perature has repeatedly reached 1O3,
and his pulse 13O. His heart action
is irregular and weak. He has tainted
on an average of three times daily and
has lost seventy pounds in weight.
Laboratory findings at the present
time indicate he is suffering either
from a complete exhaustive condition
or from influenza.
"a re-infection of influenza is pos
sibIe at anytime and could cause his
death. This is not anticipated by at
tending physicians, but must be and
is being considered
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-18
FLASKS POPULAR IN NEW YORK
With Christmas Near and Wet Hopes
High, They Sci by Thousands.

New York, Dec. 18.-If the Christ
mas rum fleet reported to be bound
for New York from the Bahams sue
ceeds in running the blockade of the
dry navy, it should find New Workers
amply supplied with receptacles for
toting the forbidden liquor.
Several manufacturers declared to-
day that the demand for flasks had
trebled since the advent of prohibition.
Shop windows with their Christmas
decorations feature clandestine drink
ing vessels which in wet" days
brought a shudder from society.
Stores are selling thousands of
flasks-large ones for roomy coat
pockets and small ones gracefully
curved for the hip;S expensive con-
tainers of silver and gold and cheaper
ones covered with imitation leather.
F'lasks are not the only drinking
apparatus on display. Shown in abun-
dance are hollow canes. decanters,
glasses never blown for milk, and
elaborate cocktail shakers.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-18
SOME DOG!

New York. Dec. 1S.-After his
picture and a story about him was
printed here today. IL was generally
agreed that Lucky" a collie pup
owned by Miss Regina Kelley, OF
Brooklyn. Is some dog. Here are
some oi his accompI I-shments:
Es.s English wair uts, gives three
cheers fer Ireia I'd PLAYS the piano.
say~ EjE prayers every night, and
washes dishes.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-18
BISHOP QUAYLE NEAR DEATH
In Critical Condition Following Stroke
at Baldwin, Kan.

St Joe. Dec. 18.-A message re-
ceived here today says that Bishop
william A. Quayle of the Methodist
Episcopal church st. Louis, yesterday
suffered a stroke of apopiexy at his
summer home at Baldwin, Kan, and -
in critical condition
Bishop Qua1e was discharged from
St Joe hospital several weeks ago
following an operation, and was be-
lieved to be on the road to recovery,
following a nervous breakdown at San
Francisco several months ago, where
he presided at a session of conference.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-18

Los Angeles, Dec. 1S.-Wallace
Reid, motion picture star, is on the
verge of death and for several days
has not been expected to live, accord
ing to Mrs. wallace Reid, dorothy
Davenport), in an interview today in
the Los Angeles Examiner given at
Hollywood sanitarium last night.
One of the physicians, according to
the Examiner, corroborated Mrs.
Reid's statements, saying:
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-18
DEATH IN FIRE AT SEA
Twenty-Five Lives Lost When French
Hospital Ship Burns

Constantinople, Dec. 1s.-Twenty-
five lives were lost in the burning Of
the French hospital ship. Vinh-Long.
in the sea of MarmOra on Saturday,
according to word received here today.
The United States destroyer Brain
bridge went 10 the rescue of the burn
ing ship and saved most of the sea
men and patients
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-18
Burglars Rob store and Escape.

Steubenv.Ile, O., Dec 1S.-Two
masked burglars entered the store of
Frank Carfagna early today, shot
Felix Carfagna, the storekeeper's son,
in the groin and escaped with SAIL.
The burglars held at bay more than
100 persons and escaped.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-18

Protect all thirty-siX hour shipments
north against n temperature of , de-
1srees West TO- East and south 10.
Negotiations are now under way for
a cold wave Lrmistice. but the treaty
will not Hminate the cold snap en-
tirely, says Meteorologist Flora. The
cold wave that was ushered in with
the new week will probably remain,
l71,+ there will be a moderation in tenn
peratures ard its effect weakened,
saws the weather man.
Much sunshine is in store for To-
peka in the next twenty-four hours
and II will help remove the slippery
conditions from the thermometer so
that the mercury may climb above the
freezing mark by tomorrow afternoon.
The temperature will drop to about
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The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-18

bandits during the 100000 holdup at
SAs Denver mint today, died at 1:10
O'Clock, this afternoon
Denver. Colo. Dec. 1s-Leaping
from an automobile. which had drawn
up alongside of a federal reserve de-
livery wagon at the main entrance OF
the Denver mint, and shooting toward
four federal reserve guards who were
emerging from the building carrying
100000 in s5 bills, two bandits at
1O:4O o'clock this morning shot ana
probably fatally injured Charles Lin
ton. one of the guards. seized the en-
tire consignment of money, sprahg
into their motor car and escaped
A third member of the bandit group
remained at the wheel of the auto
mobile One o. the bandits is believed
TO have been shot While making his
getaway. So quickly did the bandits
work that persons in the immediate
vicinity We're unaware of what had
happened until guards from within the
mint rushed to the windows and out
Of the main entrance firing at the
escaping obbers-
Fell at First Shot.
Linton. wh5 was assisting in guard
ing the currency. fell at the first shot
from the bandits guns The bandits,
described by guards at The mint VINO
saw them. were apparently about 70
years old Linton had been employed
by the federal reserve bank for many
years as guard
Every policeman in Denver. has
been armed with riot guns and an
extensive search of the hospitals of
Denver and suburbs now is under way
in an effort to locate the bandit VINO
is believed to have been shot as ne
was entering the waiting automobile
to make his escape. All roads out OF
Denver are being guarded and words
Of the holdup has been sent 10 all
outside counties The car DOre a
Colorado license number STOOL
Was Banks Money.
9i,.. money was property of the fed
eral reserve bank and was being trans
erred from the mint to the main bank
,ffice here for distribution to Denver,
Colorado and wyoming banks, accord
ing to r J. Grant director of the
mint The funds of the reserve bank
are held in vaults at the mint for the
bank because of the lack of secure
bank vaults in the headquarters of
the bank. 1t is released to the bank
on instructions from the secretary OF
the treasury. The time for transfer OF
the money IS very irregular, accord
ing to Director Grant. sometimes three
and four releases being made in
week and then again no money being
released over a period of two weeks
second Gang stood Guard.
While the robbery was going on,
according to witnesses, a second auto
mobile touring car, loaded with
masked men. armed with shot guns
and rifles, stood twenty feet from the
bandits car. apparently ready to give
aid should the bandits need assistance
The held up occurred in West Col
FIX avenue directly in front of the
main entrance of the mint The mint
building is bounded on the east by
Cherokee street and on the west by
Delaware. 1t fronts on West Colfax
avenue.
At 1850 O'Clock r. J. Grant, di-
rector of the mint. announced Off
ciallv that the bandits had escaped
with the entire consignment of $780,
600 for the Denver federal reserve
bank
Director Grant said that the money
was in fifty sacks containing $4,000
each 1t was in denominations of 50
all in currency
- r-ir.-t II Kind I'M HIsfnrN
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-18

Washington, Dec 1S.-The success
fuI hoIdup of the United States mint
in Denver today and the loss of $780,
600 in cash was said by officials here
TO be the first incident Of its kind in
its history.
There have been cases of petty
thefts from government mints, but
never an organized holdup on SO grand
and successful n scale. according to
mint aurhOrffieS
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-18
Shoot Down Guard, Grab
? Money and Escape in Auto.
Charles Linton, Veteran Guard,
Probably Will Die.
APPEARED WITH GUNS DRAWN
Money Was Being Moved From
Mint to Federal Bank.
Every Policeman i'm Denver
Now Searching for Gang.

Denver. Colo, Dec Is - Charles
Linton. the guard who was shot by
bandits during the 100000 holdup at
taa Denver mint today, died at 1;10
O'Clock, this afternoon
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-18
Tug Continues Search.

Cleveland, Dec 18.-The wreckinB
tug Favorite left White Fish bay, Lake
Superior, early today for Lizard Is
land, to continue the search for u
persons, missing from the tug Reliance
since last Wednesday. according TO
wireless advices received here, today,
by H E. Gilpin. president of the com
pany owning the Favorite- The tug
was forced to seek shelter in White
Fish bay late Yesterday
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-18
WARMER WEATHER ON WAY
Much Sunshine Promised for Next
Twenty-F'our Hours.

TODAY,S TEMPERATURES.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-18
Fleets of Valuable Ships and
Cargo Frozen in the Jams.
MANY LIVES HAVE BEEy LOST
Sudden Winter Blasts Have
Wrecked Two Steamers.
Fight for Life in DesOlate and
Ice Swept Territory.

SauIt Ste. Marie, Mich, Dec. 1S.-
Twenty-three persons, members of the
crew and passengers on board the tug
Reliance, believed to have lost their
lives when the Reliance was wrecked
in a severe gale in Lake Superior, are
safe on board the tug Gray, according
to a message received from that YES
sci this afternoon
Captain Williams was among those
rescued. No mention was made of the
four other missing.
The wireless message simply said the
tyyenty-three We're on board and gave
TO etails of their rescue.
The Gray was sent TO the aid of the
crew and passengers of the Reliance
carly today.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-18

Sault Ste Marie. Dec. 1S.-The tug
Gray searching for the twenty-seven
persons missing since the tug Reliance
crashed on the rocks off Lonely Lizard
island last Wednesday, reached the
scene of the wreck this morning and
found two overturned and battered life
: oats but no sign of the missing per-