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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-03

Ia, and College of Missions, Indian
apolis, Ind, to become It's missionary
in South America johnson visited
the church Sunday and spoke on
South America. He will sail Septem-
Der for Buenos Aires, Argentina,
the languages OF the Latin-American
countries, He will be the personal
representative of the Central Park
church in South America and will be
entirely supported by the church.
In regard to a petition for the extern
sion of electric service to Auburndale,
presented at the last meeting of the
city commission, a hearing was held
at the regular meeting of the commits
sion this morning, and 1t was deter
mined that the Topeka Edison COM
pany, represented at the meeting by
A. H. Purdy, would agree to have the
new service installed by November I
of this year. Purdy informed the
swamped with work and short of line
men, and that it would be impossible
to get the new line in before that time.
The Topeka Choral club will pre-
sent a play. THE Bells of Beaujolais,
tonight at the high school auditorium
for the benefit of the Knights of Co
lumbus building fund The cast in
cludes: John Foley, Harvey Landon,
Phil Cunningham, L. C. Caldwell, X.
B. Ingrenthron, Ray Lattner, H. j.
Hustler, Mrs. Leonard McInroy, Mrs.
AureI A. Rulings. Mrs. Jessie Doyle
Murray, Mrs. Charles Metzger. Miss
Lillian Fleisch. Miss Gladys McGinniss
and Miss Irene Noll. The play Will
be directed by Dean Henry v. Stearns.
Mrs. Frank Squires and Mrs Mabel
Skripsy will assist at the piano.
More than $50 persons attended the
combined communion service and in
stallation OF officers of the Woman's
Home Missionary society. The pastor,
DR.. George E. Satterlee, was assisted
in the communion service by six min
listers, the Rev. E. w. Allen, DR..
Bernard Kelley, the Rev z. F. Hol-
land. the Rev. J. G. Meyer, the Rev.
w. W. Harrington and the Rev. J. B.
Gibson, and three 1aymen, P. w.
Bruce, E. E. Knoll and E. D. Spicker-
man. Officers of the Woman's Home
Missionary society who were installed
were: Mrs. J. V. Buck, president;
Mrs. Henry J. Brown, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Charles A. Hall, second
vice president; Mrs. George Smith,
recording secretary; Mrs. L. w. Lom-
mason, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
E. D. Spokesman, treasurer; Mrs. E
K. He'll, mite box secretary; Mrs. F.
E. Smith, secretary of evangelism;
Miss Bess Cuddy, Queen Esther super
intendent; Mrs. J. w. Keller, steward
ship secretary: Mrs L. o. Hales,
literature secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-03
PLEAD GUILTY TO ROBBERY
Two Boys Await Action of Wichita
Grand Jury.

Charles Flanagan, IS. and Curtis
Stacy, 16, were in the custody of fed
eral officers today awaiting the action
of the grand jury at Wichita in Sep
TENDER as the result of the robbery OF
the postoffice at Danville, in Harper
county the night of June %.
The boys broke the lock from the
door of the postoffice, entered and
took $47,5S. The same night they en-
tered and robbed two stores in Dan
vile. They were arrested while walk
ing down the Santa Fe tracks toward
Harper and $17.29 of the governments
money was recovered. They were
taken to Anthony by Sheriff G. G..
Carver, and later to Wichita. where
they We're arraigned and pleaded
guilty before J. c. Sherman. United
States commissioner.
The boys stated, according to re-
port received by Frank Mcfarland,
assistant United States district attor-
ney in Topeka. that they were bum
ming their way around the country,
stealing and begging. Their fathers
are both dead and their mothers I'M
able to support them. they said. Flan-
agin's mother lives in Brownville, Mo,
and Stacy's mother in Kingfisher.
Okla. 1t is probable that they will
be sent to the reformatory, officials
said
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SUMMER SCHOOL AT K. |. E. |.
The Rev. Van Leu Is I'm Charge OF
Ten-Day Term.


The summer school of the Kansas
Industrial and Educational Institute.
opened today for a ten day term. The
school includes courses designed for
the assistance of ex-serYice men. Sun
day school and mission workers, min
listers, and other community leaders.
The Rev. J. H. Van Leu, of Wichita,
is director of the summer school
among the leading speakers and lee
turerS who will appear on the pro-
gram during the session are: DR.. L.
HS Denton and Dr. w. A Sharp OF
Kansas City; DR.. z. w Moore, of New
York. representing the American Bap-
tist Home Mission society The Rev.
1T. Crawford, of Topeka, secretary
OF the Kansas Baptist convention, is
program, and is much interested in
the success of the school
Among the ministers from over the
state who are attending the session
and will participate in the meetings
are: j. R. Richardson, George Nc
Neal. w. A. Bowren, A. w. Ross. of
Coffeyville, G. T. Rainey. Of Junction
City, ]. W. Hays. of Wichita, J. T.
Elias, of Pittsburg; C. E. Wood, of
Kansas City; G. N. jackson, of Law
renee: w. C. Cartwright, of Lawrence;
c B. Burton and w. H Hill, of Leav-
enworth.
1t is anticipated that the enrolment
for the school will not be less than
1t is understood that during the ten
days there will be several important
meetings of the board of regents of
the Baptist seminary. at which plans
for the new building, to cost, 5000.
will be approved, and announcement
made Of the new dean for the coming
year.
The board. at a recent meeting.
passed a resolution requesting the as
sistance of John D. Rockefeller, in
the building of the new building.
1t is likely that a representative will
be sent to call in person on Rookie.
Teller who has assisted the Baptist de-
domination in other portions of the
Country. The members of the board
feel confident that he will assist them
in raising the funds for the new
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-03
R. M. NOBLE IS IN RACE
Filed for Second Term, Withdrew,
and Tried to Re-enter.

Representative R. NJ. Noble of La
bette county-one of the veterans OF
the state legislature-was held to be
officially In the race for another term
today when his status was determined
by assistants in the attorney generals
office. Noble filed for another term.
withdrew and sought to re-enter the
race.
For several terms Noble has threat
! ened to get out of the legislative race.
He is one of the strongest men in the
house and has a record for consuming
less valuable time in attempted ora
tory than almost any man who has
made the trip to Topeka On the
other hand he has established himself
as one of the consistent conservative
men of the house. He spends less
time in the cloak room during roll
call than almost any man who has
been in the legislature in Kansas in
the last dozen years.
After entering the race this year
Noble sought to withdraw after the
books were closed. Then he tried to
get in again. 1t was held today that
since both attempts were made after
the books closed that Noble is still
candidate and did not change his
status by trying to retire.
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Willarda claim, giving him $4,000.
He claims the sum is due as commits
sion for the sale of certain oil leases
which Forester owned.
If you want a thing done right, do
it yourself, is the attitude of G. r.
Werner, an inmate of the state hos
pital, so he acted as his own attorney
in the hearing in the probate court on
his application for release. But he
lost his case and was re-committed to
the institution by Judge J. D. NJ.
Hamilton. Werner was for many
years a well known Thomas county
farmer. He was committed to the
state hospital in 1908. Later he was
released. and again committed in
1920. Now he is again seeking lib
erty. He served notice of appeal,
which. If carried out, may necessitate
trial of the case before a jury
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-03
MAKES SEVEN LIQUOR RAIDS
New Chief of Police Busy in Enforce
ing ProhibitOry Law.

Chief Morris Leonard demonstrated
the attitude of his department toward
law enforcement Saturday and sun
day by making seven liquor raids,
capturing four stills and confiscating
nearly 65 gallons of liquor and more
than go gallons of mash.
Four raids were made Sunday and
three Saturday. The men arrested
are Joe Basgtill, 529 LaFch street;
Mike Oberst, III North Chandler
street; Adam Macht. ITO North Chan
dler street; Jacob Schiel. 103 North
Chandler street; Michael Burkhart.
LOT North Chandler street; Amiel
Kwoist, 526 Larch street, and Alex
Reeves 523 Larch street.
A still, fifty gallons of mash and
several bottles of whisky were found
at BasgtiIIs home. AT the Obers+
place the officers captured a still and
at the Macht home a still and some
mash were confiscated. A still and a
gallon jug two-thirds full of whisky
we're found at the Schiel house. while
the raid on Burkhart netted fifty-two
quarts of home brew and three and
one-half gallons of whisky. Forty
five gallons of wine were confiscated
at the home of Amiel Kwoist and a
pint of whisky was found at the
Reeves house.
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unless the Missouri. Kansas & Texas
attempts to open the shops. All rum
ming repair work is being done at the
roundhouse here by officials of the
mechanical department working night
and day.
A Gordon of forty guards surrounds
the workings. The crisis of the local
situation will come Wednesday morn
ing, July 5, when the time limit for
the men to return to work expires.
NO Piclkets at Arkansas City.
Arkansas City, Kan, July 3.-With
the shopmen strike at this terminal
point of the Santa Fe 100 per cent
strong, no picketing or acts of Vio-
lence have been reSorted to. The
trains ran a little late yesterday. but
were all on schedule time today.
About 100 men, employed outside the
shop crafts, have struck here in SYM
pathy with the shop men.
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MEMBERS STRIKE
Continued from Page One,

CONTINUED from Page Onel
a publicity committee appointed to-
day, it was announced this afternoon
at strike headquarters at Labor hall.
The committee consists of T. w.
Rausch, chairman. and John F'ritze.
I'VE will handle absolutely every
official statement in connection with
the strike. No other statement from
any other person will have the sane
ton of the strike committee" Rausch
declared this afternoon.
{ Rausch had no further information
as to the number of shopmen on strike
this afternoon. Registration has
been going on all day and will con-
tinue the greater part of tonight, prob
ably,- he asserted. Until the regis
trRtion is complete. we won't know
exactly how many men are on strike"
The chairman of the Topeka strike
Committee is F. H. Martin. The vice
chairman is H H. Ball and Thomas
Hillery IS secretary.
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ELKS TO ATLANTIC CITY
Thsrty-F1ve VIII Go From Kansas
and Oklahoma

am Oklahoma
Thirty-five Kansas and Oklahoma
Elks have applied for reservations on
the special train for Kansas EIks
which will leave Kansas City July z
and arrive in Atlantic City on July 10
for the national convention. The
Kansas delegates will be entertained
en- route to Atlantic City by the Elks
OF Washington, Baltimore and Phila-
delphia- The Kansas headquarters
will be at the Traymore hotel
Kansas Elks who have applied for
reservations are: L. v. White, Man
haitian; William Edmon, Great Bend;
y. o. Thomen. Junction City; ]. L.
Johnson, OSawatomie; w. w. Bray
MI, Ottawa; G r. Cravens, Salina; 9.
w. Noelker. Atchison; d. c. Rath,
Emporia; J. H. Cohn, Lawrence; w.
H Dinenbarger. Concordia; j. A.
Caster, Mcpherson; f. F. Ralsbach.
Kansas City, Kan: S. S. Rice. Topeka;
L A. Madison, Dodge City; c. r.
Peach. Wellington; r. H Rhoades,
Arkansas City; F. NJ. Clark, Chanute;
A. W. Drohen. Coffeyville; c. D. Ise,
Independence; Henry Willn, Newton;
D. w. DeHart. Galena: +. L. FORESTS.
lola; E F. De Lay, Parsons; w. A
Montgomery. Hutchinson; c. A. Will
son. Wichita: G.. w. Pogson, Pitts
burg; c. 1. Zirkle. Garden City; H L.
Reppmeyer. Topeka; H. Glenn Boyd,
Wichita; A Rogers, Rossville, and L.
G.. Rain, Topeka. Oklahoma Elks
who will make the trip are: Tom
Jenkins, Oklahoma City; wv. Mid
dleton Tulsa; ]. c. Dunn, Bartlesville,
and H NJ Thacker. Mangum-
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

ORLAND FULMER, So, died Saturday
at his home. 1874 Morris avenue. Funeral
announcements later.
MRS. LIZZIE NJ. MILLER, II. died Sun
day at her home in Perry, Kan. Funeral
services will be held Wednesday morning
odist church. Burial in the Topeka ceme-
terry.
DAVID McNAIR. 50, died today at his
nouncements later
who died Thursday at Turlock, Cal, will
be held at o'clock Tuesday afternoon
from the PenwelI chapel. Burial in the
Mount Hope cemetery.
Word has been received in Topeka of
the death of Mrs. Eleanor J. Hays. 20, at
Berryton Funeral services will be held Ell
Linn Creek church Burial in the Linn
Creek cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Marie
LOyett, a, who died Friday at her home,
1910 Polk street, were held at o'clock
funeral home Burial in the Mount Hope
cemetery.
Private funeral services for Clarence E.
Brown, 30, who died Saturday at his home.
route No. 8, North Topeka, were held at
o'clock this afternoon from the Kansas
Avenue Methodist church Burial in the
Prairie Home cemetery.
Word has been received in Topeka OF the
death Of Mrs Fannie c. Harmon, at Kan,
Wednesday afternoon at ESQ o'clock from
ious Ten, will have charge of the services.
Burial in the Mount Auburn cemetery.
Lords Flowers satisfy. Tel. 2261.-
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1857 SANTA FEE
(contlnued from PAGE One. }

Continued from P0ge One.l
to the effectiveness of the first days
| test in the local strike.
At some of the gates it was claimed
that 40 to so per cent of the men
enrolled had reported. But these
claims were few. At other gates it was
| workers on the job was below ex-
pectations.
Many Labor Leaders Present.
Labor leaders were in the crowds
which watched the gates. Frank B.
Brown, labor editor and organizer,
claimed the strike was as nearly 100
per cent as could be expected.
Brown claimed that most of the men
who entered the gates were not mem
berS of striking crafts. He said fewer
than 100 men affected by the strike
order had actually reported for serv-
ice.
Several hundred Mexicans were in
the crowds which took positions at
street corners. 1t was declared that
many of them were helpers in shops
and that they had gone on strike with
the regular craftsmen Many Next
can employed on section crews were
said to be in the crowds, also.
Whistles Blew This Morning.
Whistles at the shops blew promptly
this morning. At the gates there was
an unusual vigilance. Except for high
officials among the shop forces and
for workmen who reported for service,
there was no admittance. Gate keep
ers were alert and at most of the sta
tons extra men appeared for patrol
service.
Labor leaders who stood on the side
lines declared they were highly
pleased with the mornings test OF
strength.
''If the maintenance of way workers
go out tomorrow as we expect they
WILL" said Frank Brown, this fight is
as good as won"
eral strike order affecting mainte-
nance of way workers. He believed,
tho, that large numbers of these men
would quit their jobs.
No Demonstration Today.
There was no attempt at a demon
stration at the shops-either by rail-
road officials and employees or by
strikers. Many plain clothes men
from railroad service were reported to
be in the shop district, altho there was
but one policeman in sight at any
time during the time for checking in
of the men.
1t was reported during the day that
the Santa Fe has purchased several
hundred mattresses-in fact, the en-
tire reserve supply of local factories.
labor union sources-the mattresses
are TO be delivered at the shops and
many workers are expected to sleep
there.
Report Denied by Etter.
Reports that Santa Fe switchmen
and engineers were refusing to handle
cars in and out of the shops, were de-
MED at o'clock this afternoon by
w. K. Etter. general manager of the
Eastern Lines of the Santa Fe.
Keep Pickets at SedaIia, Mo.
Sedalia, Mo, July 3.-Picketing at
bot the Missouri Pacific and Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas railways shops
as well as at the railway stations and
about railroad yards up to late this
forenoon showed no OBJECTIONS from
the ranks of the striking shopmen,
who went out with the walkout Sat
urday.
Sunday passed without any disturb
ances and all Is quiet today. The men
seem to be marking time awaiting de-
velopments-
Picketing Waits at Parsons.
Parsons, Kan, July 3.-Parsons
shopmen awaited developments today,
announcing they will do no picketing
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PICNIC At RIPLEY PARK
Members OF Striking Shop Crafts to
Celebrate Fourth.

All members Of the striking shop
crafts and their families are Invited
to attend the picnic and meeting
which is to be held at Ripley park,
Tuesday afternoon
At o'clock, tomorrow afternoon.
O speaking program which is not yet
completely mapped out. will COM
mence. Several of the general chair
men, as well as the local leaders, are
TO address the men and their families.
At s O'Clock a basket supper will be
served. and the meeting is as much
for the social pleasure to be derived
as for the purposes of encouraging the
strikers
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MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage licenses were issued in the pro-
bate court during the last twenty-four
hours to:
John L. Slower, Topeka. so
Ethel Blount, Topeka. ..................34
Orville NJ. Allen, Topeka. %
Florence NJ. Spurrier, Topeka ,.......2 20
Lewis E. Noffsinger. Kansas City. lover II
Helen L. Bennett, Topeka over p
Diamond Engagement Rings, $50 to
$500. Easy terms. Harris-Goar Co.
Adv.
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OURTnOUsENcTEs
AND
OllCEGOsslP.

Loran Sebe was arrested Saturday
by Detective Clarence Bundy and Of
ficer Dan Duncan on a charge of shop
lifting. He is alleged to have stolen
articles from the Palace Clothing
company's store.
Judge James Mcclure in the dis
trict court Saturday afternoon issued
an injunction restraining the public
utilities commission from enforcing
its rate order concerning the North
ern Kansas Telephone company.
which serves Effingham, Kan. The
company appealed to the district court
from the order of the utilities order,
declaring it confiscatory.
William Macarthur and his son,
William Macarthur, Jr., 134I Garfield
avenue, and John A. Smelser, 366
Winfield avenue, Oakland, were made
defendants in $4,000 damage suit
court by Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Hall, of
Kansas City, as a result of the auto
accident in which Miss Beulah Hall,
their daughter, was killed July %,
1921. She was riding in the car with
the McArthurs, when it collided with
the Smelser car at Fourteenth and
West streets. The Macarthur car turn
ed over. killing Miss Hall ami injuring
some of the other passengers. Young
Macarthur was driving. Mr.. and Mrs.
Smelser with negligence.
o. H. Martin, 700 Ecs Seventh
street, was made defendant in a di-
vorce suit filed today by his wife. Mrs.
Mary Martin, charging that he aban-
doned her seven years ago. They were
married in Alma, Kan, in June 1918.
She asks for the custody of their small
son, Oscar Maj tin, Jr-, and $25 q
months for his support.
A. ]. Campbell was granted a di-
vorce in the district court Saturday
from Lottie Campbell, 23O Kansas
avenue, who, he charged. had refused
to make a home for him and with be-
ing too familiar with another man.
He was given custody of their small
daughter. Doris Pauline. The Camp
bells were married in March, 1917.
NJ. C. Willard of Topeka will get
new trial in his 5000 law suit
against Sylvester w. Forester of
Wichita, Kansas millionaire oil king
Judge Mcclure Saturday afternoon
overruled the motion of Forester to
set aside the courts previous order
sustaining Wizards motion for a new
trial. In the trial of the case last
January the jury clipped 100000 off
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The postoffice will be closed tomor-
row, the Fourth. There will be no
mail deliveries.
The sum of $3.50 was made SAT-
urday at the food sale held by the Girl
Scouts of the Second Presbyterian
church. This amount will be added to
the fund which will be used to send
camp, Kee-Wah-Kee. Plans for the
trip will be made at the next meeting
to be held Wednesday evening at the
home OF Lillian Sherburne, 1908 Van
Buren, street.
A potato plant. the leaves still
green, bearing nine large potatoes,
and one not mature, is on display at
potatoes are Irish Cobblers and were
raised by c. v. Cochran, route 6.
Notes and Personals.
Mrs. G. w. DowelI and SON. of HamIin
Kan. Mr. and Mrs. S. II. Dock and Miss
Martha Carl of Hiawatha, Kan, and D. E.
home of the Rev. I. A. Wilson, 1855 Jack
son street Sunday.
of us Holman street, are visiting relatives
in Valley Falls over the FOURTH
H. E. Graham, 1929 jackson street, is
spending his vacation in Wyoming on d
fishing and hunting trip. Mrs. Graham IS
spending a week with relatives in wamego.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Awtry, $40 West Cor
don street, have bought the property at
1888 Quincy street
Mrs: c. il BpyaI and grandson. Charles
for Colorado to spend the summer with
Mrs. Dyars sister.
ter. Lavora, 1122 Quincy street, will visit
relatives in Alta Vista until after the
The Rev. N. A. Peck. Mrs Peck and
children. 1905 Quincy street, have gone to
Bethel, Kan, called by the illness of Mr.:
the end of the week.
Mrs. d. T. Gabriel left Sunday evening
for Colorado, where she will be the guest
Mrs: Elmer Morand. of Austin Snediker's,
is taking two weeks vacation. Mrs. o. d.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Davidson returned
last evening from their wedding trip and
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. o. Byrd, of Park
street
ents. Mr.. and Mrs G. Lang, HOS Monroe
Mrs. wayte. C. Lyle, who has been the
Boast, left Friday for her home. in La
Cueva, n: NJ, after visit of several weeks.
entertained at dinner sunday ' in honor ee Of
her daughters, Loretta's and her uncle,
MT Rufus rbos. sn0dgrass birthday Sy an9iyer z
Rufus Snodgrass, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Meyet. Miss Mabel Rugger. Miss Loretta
Mabel Stump of Rprlingame, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Huber of Alma, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Mr.. and, Mrs Roy Boast, 900 jackson
street, spent Sunday with Mrs. Boasts
brother, Mr.. George Kuhles and family of
Dover. ft-
Miss Elizabeth Van Ness and Miss Ruth
Palmer will drive to Manhattan this after
noon and spend the Fourth at the Kappa
Delta house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Van Ness who are in
Colorado climbed Pixies Peak during a
snow storm but were nothing daunted
and reached the top in fine condition, al
tho they suffered considerably from the
cold. They expect to start for Topeka the
middle of the week, coming in their car,
by way of Pueblo. -ls
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Local Mention

Spend the 4th at Cap Daylesford
Boating, bathing and picnic tables.
Plenty of fireworks on the ground
Adv.
Why not picnic at Edgewater Beach,
Running water il large grove.-Adv.
About twenty girls of the World
Wide Guild and the Alph;- Beta Theta
class of Baptist Sunday school will
have breakfast Tuesday morning at
$3.50 o'clock at Gage park.
The regular meeting of the board of
education, which was scheduled for
today, was postponed. There is not a
quorum in Topeka. J. B. Mullin,
fornia. Mrs. d. L. McEachron is at
tending the National Education asso-
citation convention in Boston. There
has been no date decided on for the
next meeting, according to M. A. Hol-
man, secretary of the board.
Simply great-those glossy prints at
DR.. Cook, Dentist, 71S Kansas-Adv.
The regular Monday meeting of the
building committee of the First
Methodist church was held this noon
at the Y. M. c. A. A total of $165,O00
of the 100000 building fund has been
scribed by the time the church is COM
pleted, according to DR.. Edmund J.
Kulp.
Cash for Liberty Bonds Kleinhans.