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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-15
Youth of so Leaves Bride,
Age 100, Waiting at Altar
Simms Toots Berry Is Too BashfuI Let Kansas City
Reporters Photograph Him and Walks Out Mrs
Emma McMahon-He Hasn't Returned Yet

Kansas City, Mo. March 15.-Mrs.
Emma Mcmahon. 100 years and four
months old. went back to her en-
broidery work and crocheting today.
She was decidedly miffed.
She expected to be a bride today but
the groom-to-be, Simms Toots Berry.
a robust youth of so. walked out on
the wedding party last night just a
judge was ready to tie the matri-
monial knot.
1t was a jilt not to be taken lightly
even by a bride of 100 summers.
Berry had Joined with the assemble
friends and relatives in the jollity of
the occasion. With his prospective
bride he had received showers of con-
gratulations and best wishes for a
long and happy welded life" He
admired the. wedding cake with its
hundred candles. All was joy.
Then a group of newspaper report
ers arrived. Some had cameras.
Berry baked. He didn't want to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-15
CLOSE KAN. BANK HOLD STATE MEET
Affairs OF Traders State, Ar
kansas City, Are Taken Over.
Losses May Reach $15O,0OO,
Says Report to Office Here.

Arkansas City, March 15.-The
Traders State bank of this city failed
to open this morning and a sign on
the door reads, ''In the hands of the
state bank commissioner" Capital
and surplus of the bank is $4,000.
V. E. Creighton is the president. 1t
is said the bank has $150,0O0 worth of
bad paper on hand. An examination
of the banks condition is now being
made by the state bank department.
Deposits are guaranteed under the
state bank guaranty fund.
Hugh z. Wright. deputy bank com
missioner, this morning took charge of
passed yesterday by the board of di-
rectors. This step was taken, it is an
nounced, to protect the depositors.
The reason for the banks failure is
given by Mr. Wright as inability to
collect outstanding loans. The amount
of loss cannot yet be determined but
as the bank is operated under the
state guaranty law even tho the loss
is in excess of the capital and surplus.
the. depositors will be protected, Mr..
Wright said today.
Losses Of the Traders State bank
will exceed $4,000. according to esti-
mates today by the state banking de
partment. The loss may reach a to-
tai of s15O,O0O. The institution has
been in trouble for some time and w.
w. Olson, the present cashier, had
been placed in charge in an effort to
overcome financial difficulties. Trou-
BILE of the bank is asserted to be due
to speculations by officers of the
bank. Creighton is believed to have
inested heavily in oil securities.
H. E. Wright and j. H. Armstrong.
bank examiners. are in charge of the
Arkansas City bank. The state de-
partment has been preparing fox some
time to take over the bank in event it
could not meet shortages.
Some time ago r. ]. Hayden re-
signed as cashier of the bank. The
resignation of Hayden is said to have
been due to demands by the state de-
partment.
The Traders State was organized in
1909. 1t had a capital of $4,000 and
surplus and profits of $4,000. Its de-
posits were in excess of $500. 900. The
institution was under the state bank
guaranty law and its depositors are
protected by the state bank guaranty
fund
Principal correspondents of the
bank are: Hanover National. New
York; Central and Commercial Ma
tional, Chicago; Commerce Trust
company. Kansas City, and Fidelity
State bank, Wichita.
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get in the papers" They didn't do
such things so or so years ago and he
didn't care for the new idea. Every
body was perturbed except the bride.
She was calm and serene. She could
forgive Berry for being a flutter be-
cause he was so much younger and he
was bashful.
The reporters pleaded with Berry to
be a good boy and not spoil things.
But Berry got downright mad, grabbed
his hat and coat and left the party
flat. They waited for him to return
but he didn't. The wedding was off.
Mrs. McMahon came to this country
from England at the age of Is
months. Her parents settled in the
Great Lakes region not far from a
little town called Chicago. When she
was 4years old she was stoleazsby In
dians and held captive for three and a
half years. She has lived in this city
for thirty years and had four children
by a former husband, all of whom are
living.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-15
ChanHte Pastor Re- Elected Sec
retary of M. E. Conference.
The Rev. w. M. Rogers of Osa-
watomie Is Treasurer.
RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED
Older Boys Conference WHI
Convene Friday Afternoon.
Committee Selected to Make
List of Helpful Books.

The Rev. Wiley A. Keve. of Cha
mute, was reelected secretary of the
annual meeting of the Kansas confer
ence of Methodist Episcopal churches
at the second session of the conferences
held this morning at the First Pres
byterian church. Bishop E. L. wal
dorf, of Wichita, presides at the meet
ings by virtue of his office. The Rev.
Mr.. Keye appointed the following as
sistants: The Rev. r. E. Gordon, OF
Topeka; the Rev. L. B. Pruit. of Wa
mego; the Rev. Eugene Kramer, Of
Cedarvale, and the Rev. j. II. Hottens-
meyer, of Kansas City.
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Directors of Kansas Dairy AS
ISOLATION Confer at C. of C.
Are Here to Adopt Plans for
Bettering Industry.

Directors of the kansas State Dairy
association are meeting today in To-
peka. At the call of the president of
the association, P. w. Ems, of New
and adopt plans for forwarding the
dairy Industry of the state from the
viewpoint of farmers and producers,
creamery. operators and ice cream
nfaT. uzacturers. They will also plan
for extending the scope of dairying in
the state and the use of Kansas dairy
products.
The men in Topeka for the meeting.
which is being held at the Chamber
of Commerce. include: President Ems,
of Newton; w T. CrandaH. of the
extension division of the Kansas State
Agricultural College at Manhattan;
Prof. j. B. Fitch. head of the dairy
department of the state agricultural
Mott, of Herington; Ransom Bennett.
of Ottawa: R. A Gilliland, of Denni-
son; James W. Linn. of Manhattan;
and G. Reeier, of Whitewater,
Topekans in Attendance.
isrcais men attending the neeting
inclfide J. G. Corkill, of the Beatrice
Creamery company. vice president of
dent of the Topeka Pure MIX COM
pany; Walter Smith. of the Dornwood
Dairy farm, near Topeka, and J. F.
HaskeII,- of the Beatrice Creamery
company.
''The dairy industry of Kansas is on
a more favorable footing than other
branches of agriculture in the state, -
Professor Fitch said this morning.
THE Importance of dairying as one
of the phases of diversified agricu1-
ture is being recognized by the farm
ers. The men who have had few
dairy products to sell every month, in
the year have been getting along bet
ter than the men who have been con-
filming themselves to straight wheat or
corn farming.
THE volume of dairy products in
Kansas is steadily increasing, and we
are making, here tiday. the firsT
united efforts of all the dairy interests
to get at the root of production, bet
ter the quality of the cream produced
by Kansas farmers, and therefore the
quality Of the butter and ice cream
which is produced in the factories of
the state"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-15
KERNGOOD A TOPEKA VISITOR
Secretary of American Federation OF
Musicians in City Today.

William J. Kerngood of st. Louis.
international secretary of the Ameri-
can Federation of Musicians, ar
rived in Topeka at II O'Clock this
morning on the Union Pacific for a
visit with officers of the local organ
ization.
Mr.. Kerngood is making a tour on
which he is visiting several of the 10
calls in the middle west. Owing to the
unexpectedness of his visit here no
special reception program could be
arranged, according to H. E. Barnes,
president of the Topeka local. but he
met with the board of directors
at the local headquarters. Third street
and Kansas avenue. this afternoon.
He will probably leave Topeka this
evening, it was said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-15
FAILED To RESCUE CAT
Three Photographers Sad When
They Leave OFFICE Puss, Molly,
to Perish i'm Huge Blaze.

Chicago. March 15.-Three teleg-
raphers who formerly worked in the
c. r. & @. building which was de-
stroyed. in the SIS, 900. 900 blaze here
this morning. are sad today
Their grief is not caused by their
narrow escape from being burned to
death as they escaped down stair
case this morning Neither is it be-
cause the fire is the most disastrous
since the fau~D blaze of 1871. nor
for the reasCP = tnat fourteen buildings
were wrecked One more reason. that
because they did not have to work to-
day. also was discarded
why. then ?" they were asked.
We'll" said one hesitatingly-''you
know our office cat. Molly. started
down the steps with us-but she never
reached the bottom II we can find
the body, wen hold funeral for her
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of the burned district but would have
afforded but little protection had the
wind veered the sweep of the flames
toward the main business section.
Insurance Patrol Man Killed.
lame McGovern Of insurance patrol
No. J. was the fireman killed. lie
was hit by a falling wall and died at
a hospital Lieut.. William Everett of
engine company No. 95, was injured.
probably fatally, when he was struck k
by a falling piece of tile, knocked to
the ground. and then hit again by an
other piece of tile, which inflicted IN
ternal injuries.
same company also was hit by tile and
injured.
Heat Conquers Police Guard.
Heat from the burning buildings
across the street cracked out the win
dows of the Mercantile Trust and
Savings bank before the Burlington
building itself was afire a heavy po-
lice guard was thrown about the
bank, but was driven away quickly
when the building caught IRE. CaSh
and securities valued at approximate
~ S6.OOO.OOO are said TO be in the
banks vaults and it may be several
days before they can be examined
The Burlington building caught fire
at about the eighth story and burned
up and down No streams 5of water
were powerful enough to fight the fire
in the upper stories
Water Fills Van Buren Tunnel.
Spectators quickly jammed the
streets about the burning district
The flames leapeI high and. puffe1
by the gusts of wind, were visible for
more than twenty niles
The Van Buren street tunnel of the
Chicago surface lines. under the Chi
cago river. debouches just at the
burned area and for hours a stream
Of water poured into the tunnel.
which was filled to street level. The
reached by the flames but postal en-
ployes hurriedly removed all mail
when it appeared the fire could not be
restricted.
After being questioned for several
hours. the man arrested in connection
with the incendiary theory was re-
leased. The police said he apparently
was not implicated.
Fire Costs $4,000 Persons Jobs.
The new Burlington building with
stood a heat so terrific that the fire
escape on the side facing the flames
across the street became red hot and
bent of its own weight. The orna-
mental tile on the building crum bled
in the heat and the hot blast, break
ing thru the windows, destroyed the
interior decorations in many rooms
1t was estimated that more than
10000 persons were made jobless thru
the fire
The Mercantile Trust and Savings
bank later announced that the cash
and securities in it's vaults was amply
protected by heavy steel, cement and
asbestos walls, and that it was quite
safe. Arrangements were made to
have another bank take care of its
business until new quarters could be
obtained.
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TO JAM BONUS THRU
Fordney Says He'll Go Forward With
Bill Despite Adverse Reports.

Washington, March Is. - Plans of
Chairman Fordney. of the house ways
and means committee. to jam the SOL
dier bonus bill thru the house early
next week went forward today in the
face of reports from the presid entail
party in Florida that efforts would be
made to thwart his program of i'm
m Mediate action.
The ways and means committee has
instructed Fordney to get the bill
passed as soon as possible and it is
the plan of Republican leaders to call
the measure up next Monday under
a suspension of rules which would
limit debate to forty minutes and un-
der which the introduction of amend
ments would not be permitted
Speaker Gillette, before his depar-
ture for Florida with President Hard
ing told Chairman Fordney not to
depend entirely upon a suspension of
the rules. as a means of getting the
bonus bill before the house. This was
disclosed today by Mr.. Fordney after
his attention had been called to the
dispatches from Palm Beach.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-15
As a Missionary
Editor State Journal:


As a reader of your paper am
writing this letter to let you know
how deeply I appreciate your de-
cision to publish the Gospel Of 81.
Mark
The part you published in The
State Journal last Saturday was
fine and / hope that when you have
finished publication Of the Gospel
OF st. Mark you viii continue to
publish other Gospels Of the Bible.
You will. no doubt, be com
mended by all Christians. regard
less of what church they attend
also by all other good American
citizens who believe in the Gospels
Of Christ. All persons should be
glad to read the greatest story the
world has ever known as published
in The State Journal
My mother has often said: The
old newspapers publish most
anything and everything but the
Gospel" I guess she was nearly
right. In publishing the Gospels
you really act as a missionary TO
persons who otherwise never would
see them
! hope that all other newspapers
will follow your lead and thus guide
the people back to the Bible.
Respectfully yours.
ROY L. IJAMS.
I'll Locust Street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-15
M'DERMOTT WON'T QUIT
Says He Does Not Expect TO Leave
Industrial Court

Judge James A. McDermott of the
industrial court, today asserted that
he did not expect to leave the court.
His statement was made following a
rumor to the effect that he planned to
resign and become a candidate for
district judge in CoWley county.
There is no foundation for the re-
port which seems to have started in
Arkansas City" Judge McDermott
said today. while the matter has
been presented to me. do not ex-
pect to be a candidate for district
judge and do not expect to resign from
the Industrial court"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-15

Junction City, Kan. March Is
Geary county creeks are out of their
banks and many wheat fields are
inundated. Damage to growing wheat
is feared.
Emporia, Kan, March 15.-The
Neosho river IS out of banks here and
still rising. At 9 o'clock it was up
twenty-five feet and many bottom
land farms are inundated.
At Americus the river is falling but
| advices from Council Grove stated the
stream was out of banks and still ris-
ing. Several inches of water are flow
| ing over the main street of Council
Grove but SO far no damage has been
reported.
The Neosho at Emporia is within
four feet of its highest mark. Farm
ers, however, were prepared for the
rise and no losses of stock or crops
are expected unless the river rises
several feet when the crest from Coun-
ell Grove arrives.
The Cottonwood river threatened to
flood today It was still rising today
after a rise of six feet during the
night Fifteen feet is floodstage and
acres of farm land.
Hutchinson, Kan, March 15.-"This
| looks like a hundred million bushel
| mark of George Gano, mayor of
Hutchinson, head of a company with
many elevators over the wheat belt
| and himself a large wheat farmer.
This rain is sure to make a big crop
in central Kansas.
THE wheat is short, to be sure, but
the moisture is holding the soil and
will hold it against the usual spring
Winds
There has been total of e.22 inches
NJ nfc hot nd r1fr7 Sr1
the past three weeks at Hutchinson,
and some places over central and west
ern Kansas it is even more than this.
Seldom has the soil been more thoroly
soaked, and the farmers are jubilant.
The roads are in bad condition all
over this part of the state and farmers
located on the hard roads here and IN
Rice, Barton and Finney counties feel
their Investment was a good one.
wichita, Kan. March 15.-Flood
waters in the Big and Little Arkansas
rivers which Join here are overflowing z
in places in the rural districts and
further overflows are indicated by to-
night extending over some areas with
in the city limits, S. p. Peterson. fed
era1 weather observer here, reported
today.
The Big Arkansas rose seven feet
as the result of recent heavy rains.
reaching the nine foot stage this morn
ing. A further rise of one or two feet
by tonight was predicted, probably
with some flooding of lowlands just
south of Wichita. The flood stage is
twelve feet.
The Little Arkansas in the vicinity
of Wichita rose about five feet in the
last twenty-four hours. registering ten
feet at HelIers Grove and thirteen feet
at the Shrine boat house.
The sun was shining brightly here
today.
Three Rivers Rise in Valley.
st. Louis, March 15.-The Missis-
sippi. Missouri and Illinois rivers are
rising and will continue to. rise the
remainder of this week, according to
reports reaching here. Recent heavy
rainfalls are the cause. No serious
damage, however, is expected. The
Mississippi here rose 6.3 feet III
twenty-four hours and the rise is gen
eral from here to the delta. it was
said. 1t will reach 2S feet Sunday,
one foot below flood stage, and then
will begin to recede. it was said.
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<aANSAAsCOHs
The Rev. ]. H. Sutton was elected
railways secretary. He will adjust the
expenses of the visiting pastors.
The Rev. Mr.. Rogers Is Treasurer.
The Rev. w. NJ. Rogers, of Osawato-
H1ie. was elected treasurer of tiae con-
ference. He selected the following
assistants: The Rev. J. II. sutton, OF
Topeka: the Rev. A. G. Stewart, OF
morrill,. and the Rev. o. J. McCulloch,
of Hope.
The Rev. c. L. Day of Americus was
elected statistician. He appointed the
following assistants: The Rev. H. G.
Wasseu of Birmingham. the Rev. G. ].
Vigor of Oskaloosa, the Rev. G. J..
Cotton of Sedan. the Rev. o. W. Zeid-
Ter of Kansas City, the Rev. +. A.
Whitlesey of Green, the Rev. w. G.
will prepare the statistics for the past
year and they will be presented to the
cabinet Monday morning.
Resolution Is Adopted.
The bone of contention at the morn
ing meeting was what the annual re-
port of the various churches should
contain. This was finally decided
after an extended debate. The resoiu-
ton drafted by the cabinet OF the con-
ference was adopted. The resolution
stated that the following should be in
cluded in the reports: number Of con-
versions; number of accessions: CEN
tenary quota for year; amount paid
this year; amount of centenary uh-
paid: number of tithers: pro-ratine
made. The cabinet consists of Bishop
f. L. Waldorf and the district super
intendents The district superintend-
ents are: the Rev. John MscLean,
Atchison district; the Rev. II. O. Hol-
ter. Emporiaj district; the Rev. John
W. Scott, Fort Scott district: the Rev.
A. j. Heaton, Independence district,
the Rev. f. NJ Bailey, Kansas City
district; the Rev. F. W. Hawkes., Man
haitian district: the Rev. G. 3. Zook,
Topeka district.
Bishop Waldorf in referring 10 the
Older Boys conference, which will
convene at 5 O'Clock Friday afternoon,
stated that IT would be one OF the
most important parts Of the confer
ence. He also stated that this would
open up a new source OF supply for
the ministry. The ministers receive
benefits from mixing with the boys,
said Bishop Waldorf.
To Select list OF Books.
The members of the conference also
deemed it advisable to act upon the
suggestion of the cabinet to select a
committee to make list of helpful
CONTINUED on Page SKI
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GEORGE WARK NOT IN RACE

Prohibition Enforcement Officer Won't
Be Candidate for Attorney General.
George H. Wark. prohibition en-
forcement officer, will not be a can
didate for Republican nomination for
attorney general. He has informed
friends that he has decided not to run.
Wark was formerly state senator
from Montgomery county and later a
member of the Industrial court He
made record overseas and is popular
in American Legion circles. He has
stated that in his opinion legion men
should not seek to use their prestige
Tor political gain and he viii retain
his present federal position.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-15
MELLON OPPOSES DIRT FARMER
Increase in Reserve Board Member
ship May Lead to Inefficiency.

Washington, March 15.-Opposition
to increasing the membership of the
federal reserve board to make a place
for the appointment of a dirt farm
er" was voiced today before the house
banking and currency committee by
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon.
Increase in mem bership might lead
to decrease in Efficiency" Mellon said.
Private business has found a man.
aging board of five or seven members
more efficient than a larger board"
The "dirt farmer bill, backed by
the agricultural bloc" has already
passed the senate.
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CHICAGO BLOCK BURNS:
LOSS NEARS IS MILLIONS
Most Disastrous Blaze Since Great Fire of 1871 Under
Control After Fourteen Buildings Are Destroyed or
Damaged-One Fireman Killed and Several Injured.
FIRE SYNOPSIS

The Fire.
In the. heart of ChicagO's Union
depot business district. Most disas-
trous fire since the confla grafton
of II.
The Effect.
Seven great structures, including the
sixteen story Burlington building. gut
ted. Nearly fifty firms burned out
More than 10000 thrown out of work.
The Property Loss.
Estimated by officials at between
g OOn 900 and S1O.OOO,0OO. Other
unofficial estimates considerably
higher.
The Casualties.
One fireman, James j. McGoVern,
killed and scores injured.
The Probable Cause.
Incendiarism. Frank Carsey, a
chauffeur. placed under arrest.
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FLOOD DANGER HAS PASSED
Marais Des Cygnes River Near Ottawa
Reaches High Point This Morning.

Ottawa. March 15.-There is no
fear of flood of the Marais des Cygnes
river here. the water reaching 4
standstill at II feet at 8 O'Clock this
morning after rising slowly most cT
the night.
Overflow of lowlands does not
take place under "a fe.f
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BOAR CHARGES BALL PLAYERS.
Nfaddened by Hunger. Animal Scatters
BesanoOn, Switzerland, Crowd.

Geneva. March 15.-Several thou
sand persons. attending a football
match at Besanoon. near the western
border of Switzerland, recently were
thrown into 2 panic by the sudden ap-
pearance OF a wild boar on the field.
The animal goaded by hunger. came
down from the Alps in search of food.
After charging the players and mis-
taking the football for something edi-
bic, the boar charged the spectators
before he was shot
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STATE BANKERS TO MEET
Kansas Investment Problems Will
Keep LOO Financ:ers Busy.

Z
Tax free securities. sales tax. reve-
nue. measures and Kansas inVestm emf
problems will keep 1,100 state bankers
busy when they hold their two days
convention in Hutchinson, April 1918
The Hutchinson meeting is expected
to be one of the largest ever held by
the state bankers organization.
Speakers for the convention were
announced today by J. H. Anspaugh.
secretary of the State Bankers asso-
citation. Among men of prominence
who will talk to the bankers are:
Grant McFierson, Denver, state bank
com missioner for Colorado: W VI.
Jardine. president State Agricultural
college. Manhattan; II. A McCauley,
Sapulpa. Okla, chairman executive
committee Am merican Bankers associa-
ton; Samuel T. Howe, Topeka. chair
man state tax commission: and W. II.
Moore, wichita, member war finance
cornorafion hoard.