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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09

Crawford's first venture into the
business OF entertaining and amusing
the public in Topeka, came when he
was only boy, and was fairly pre-
tentious for a boy. As a carrier for a
newspaper, the old commonwealth
began to see possibilities in
the amusement game. He hitched his
wagon to a star-and leased the city
park from the municipal gOvernme emit.
In one season of the operation of
a dance pavilion and ~one or two re-
freshment stands there, he made a
pretty good thing. In fact, the ex-
perience was literally worth a farm to
him. With the proceeds of the sum-
mer's run, he secured a farm near
Manhattan. and went there to live for
year or two. And he has owned one
or two farms most of the time since,
more for pleasure than anything else.
He didn't live on his farm very
long. An Italian named Costa had
built an opera house in Topeka. 1t
stood on the site of the present Com
merce building, which houses a mer-
camille establishment and a hotel.
Crawford came back to Topeka and
bought it, in 1880. He remodeled and
improved it thruout. Only a few
months after he had taken possession
of it, it burned to the ground.
Crawford was rot daunted.
The Tabernacle Season."
At the corner of Van Buren, and
Seventh streets there stood a taber-
Racle which had been erected for the
services held by a travelling evangelist,
and Crawford promptly secured the
tabernacle for his theatrical attrac-
lions. His plays were given there
thruout the remainder of the winter.
The season at the tabernacle was
one of the most notable in the the
atrical history of Topeka. Theater-
goers there saw Tom Keene in "Rich-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09
De VALERA NOT PRESENT
Only One Sympathizer Appears Be-
fore Dali and He Is Elected.

Dublin. Sept. s.-Eamonn de Valera,
commandments of the Irish ir-
regulars. failed to put in appearance
today when the new Dali Eireann
Gree State perliament) convened for
it's first session. Professor Hayes was
elected speaker, succeeding Professor
Mcneil.
william T. Cosgrave. home secre-
tary and acting secretary for foreign
affairs, was elected president OF the
Dali, succeeding the late Arthur Grit
fifth. 'Cosgrave had no opposition.
Altho a number OF members who
are in sympathy with de Valera's
cause consulted together and decided
to attend the sessions, only Laurence
Ginnell showed up at the first meet
ing. He created a scene when he re-
fused to sign the membership roll.
81 charge that this Dali is the in
strument of the British government"
shouted Ginnell. He was ruled out of
oVder, but continued his speech.
II challenge the authority of this
body" cried Ginell. Finally, the re-
calcitrant member was forcibly
elected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09
IT'S BIC INDUSTRY
Fertilizer Manufacture Biggest
Chemical Business in u. s.
There Is S3OO,OOO,OOO Invested
in Plants and Equipment.

According to the agricultural de-
partment of Pennsylvania, the fer
tilizer industry is the largest of the
heavy chemical industries. In it's eff
forts to supply the agriculture of this
country and OF the world with the
best fertilizer, the industry has in
vested about $500, 900 dollars in
mines, plants and equipment. A mod
ern fireproof, complete fertilizer plant
of $4,000 tons capacity represents an
investment of about 100000.
More than 80 per cent by weight of
the ingredients which enter into the
composition of the fertilizers con-
sumed in South Carolina--the largest
fertilizer consuming state-are strict
ly chemicals.
1t requires approximately 6,750,0
tons of chemicals to supply the an
nual demand for fertilizer in the
United States-the other 10 per cent,
or 10000 tons, consisting mostly of
cottonseed meal, packing house tank
cabbage kankage, processed leather
and other waste products.
Use Much Garbage.
Organic ammoniates, such as garb-
age, scrap leather. feathers, hair and
felt are -prooessed either by digestion
with acid or by long-pressure cooking
in order to convert the complex nitro
available for plant use.
Is Phosphate rock, from a tonnage
point of view, is the most important
raw fertilizer material. About $780,
900 tons of phosphate rock were con-
sumed in producing the 100000 tons
of fertilizer consumed in the United
States in 1914.
It takes approximately 100 pounds
OF phosphate rock and 100 pounds
of sulfuric acid to produce a finished
ton of acid phosphate.
To produce LOO pounds OF sulfuric
acid, 233 pounds of sulfur and seven
pounds of nitrate of soda are neces-
sary-the sulfur being obtained from
Louisiana and Texas. and the nitrate
of soda from Chilli.
Export 100000 Tons a Year.
This country PRODUCES more sulfate
Of ammonia than it consumes. In
1920, $4,000 tons were produced. We
have exported practically 100000 tons
per year for the last two years.
Cyanamid is made in this country
only at Niagara Falls.
Ammonium nitrate is the original
chemical produced at Muscle Shoals.
About-25 to 80 per cent Of the aver
age cost of fertilizer to the farmer
represents Notwithstanding freight
on raw materials, supplies and on the
finished goods.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09
PAID FARES IN PRODUCE
Butter and Eggs Bought Tickets
on Rock Island in 1882, Says
Garrison, Kan, Woman.

Chicago, Sept 9.-Railroad fares
were paid to conductors in eggs, but
ter. vegetables and grain by many
early passengers on the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific railroad, according to
letter received here by Rock Island
officials from Mrs. Emma L. Jane
son. of Garrison, Kan.
Currency was scarce, and conduc-
tors had to be familiar with the cur
rent market prices for farm produ &c.
Mrs Jameson said in telling of seeing
the first passenger train o. the road
which Travelled from Chicago to Joliet
and back october 10, 1852.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09

convention historical records commit
tee, will marry Miss Helen Hauley
Smith, also of New Orleans, in the
presence of his Legion buddies as
sembled in convention hail.
A chaplaip from one of the United
States warships which are to be sent
20 New Orleans for the convention
will be asked to perform the cere-
mony Eighteen flower girls are being
trained and a detachment Of boy
scouts will act as ushers.
Convention headquarters has re-
ceived a number of inquiries in re-
gard to the holding of marriages DUR
ing the Legion gathering which have
been answered with the Statement
that all facilities will be provided to
assist the lovers. Twenty Legion
naires were married at the Legion
convention in Kansas City last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09
SPO0NIRG A CRAVE MATTER
Army Officers Have Decided to
Place Ban on Midnight "Petting
Parties in Arlington Cemetery.

Washington, Sept. 9.-Public spoon
ing has reached the limit when the
spooners pick out Arlington cemetery
for their activities. army officers have
decided. Upon protest of indignant
residents adjacent to the cemetery,
raids have been instituted to clear the
roads around Arlington of midnight
parties. Robert Dye, superintendent
of the cemetery, said today that tin
horn gamblers had even spread their
blankets on the cemetery walls and
scores of automobiles parked beside
the inclosure every night within a
stones throw o. the graves of Ameri-
can soldiers. They will be kept NOV
ing hereafter, he said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09
A PENSION RULING
County Commissioners Must
Appoint a Committee.
Attorney General Gives Opin-
ion in ChiIdren's Code Case.

The question of the mandatory ma
ture of the mothers pension act was
recently raised in Wyandotte County
and Mrs. Henrietta Mayfield secretary
of the Kansas Children's Code Com
mission, appealed to Attorney Gen
eral Richard J. Hopkins for a ruling
on whether or not the county COM
missioners have the right to set aside
the mothers aid entirely under the
provisions of the law. The Wyandotte
county commissioners and many
other counties in the state, Mrs. May
field said. have not been using the
mothers pension act. many of them
feeling that the granting of mothers
pensions was discriminatory with the
boards themselves.
Attorney General Hopkins stated
that he is of the opinion that ~under
Chapter 1913, Laws of Kansas, 1921,
the county commissioners have no
right to set aside the aid provision
under any clause of the act. 1t is
mandatory under the law, he ruled.
committee of three women to- investi-
gate applications for the pension
whenever there is not already estab-
lished a county welfare board.
Attorney Generals Ruling
The attorney generals opinion as
AielhQe0 10 MIS-. MdylleiQ, IuTIneE
stated that the board may in it's dis
erection, order the amount of aid to be
given in supplies instead of money:
that such supplies mean necessary
food, necessary wearing apparel, nee
essary fuel and necessary medical at
tention.
The county commissioners are
bound by the intention of the act to
grant a pension and are not author
lied to use the clause in reference to
giving supplies instead of money for
the purpose of evading the spirit of
the act or placing it's operation prac-
tically on the basis of the law relative
to INDECENT persons, the opinion said.
Chapter 1853 of the Laws of 1921
amended the old law governing moth
ers' pensions in the General Statutes
of 1909, and increased the amount of
widows aid from $500 to $4,000 a
month as a miXimum and added the
prpviso that payment of money might
be increased temporarily by the board
of county commissioners in case of
sickness or unusual condition, and de-
creased in like manner, or terminated
when deemed unnecessary. 1t further
held that the board might at its own
discretion, order the amount of aid to
be given in supplies instead OF money.
THE purpose of these provisions, the
attorney general said, is not to evade
the mandatory or beneficial effect of
the law, but to render its application
the board of county commissioners
are not authorized to put a construc-
ton upon either of these provisions
that would be "evasive of the spirit of
the act or give it a discretionary
application"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09
AMERICAN
u "


The National Rehabilitation COM
mittee of the Disabled American Vet
Grams of the World war announced
that it is supporting Colonel Charles
R. Forbes. director of the United
States Veterans bureau, and General
Charles E. Sawyer. chairman of the
Federal disqualification board, in the
determined efforts they are making to
carry out a sensible and adequate hos
pital program for disabled veterans.
This stand was determined upon
after c. Hamilton Cook, national COM
mander; Raymond A. Lasance. ma
tionaI adjutant, and John H. Dykes,
chairman of the National Rehabilita-
ton committee, completed a thoro in
vestigation of the entire subject and
had numerous conferences with Off
Gals and 9th interested in the best
possible, treatment for these men.
The statement of the organization
says that it intends to support to the
limit the government and its agencies
established to restore injured men to
self reliant and self sustaining basis,
when that is merited, but that 1t will
be just as quick and severe in its
criticisms when that Is deserved IN
fair and unwdrranted criticism of the
hospital program, it Is asserted, will
do far more to delay its fulfillment
than complete lack of interest.
all sections of the country will COM
pete for the tennis championship of
the American Legion at the annual
national convention of that organiza-
ton in New Orleans, october 1920.
The convention tennis tournament
will be held in three divisions. Men
of the Legion will play for the title
in both singles and doubles. while
women of the Legion and members
of the Legion Auxiliary will play for
championship in singles only. The
tournament will open October 16 on
the courts of the New Orleans Lawn
Tennis club and will end October 90.
Preliminary rounds will be held Oc-
tober 16 and IT, the semi-finals Oc-
tober 10 and the finals on October 20.
Silver loving cups will go to title
winners in all divisions.
Among those eligible for play in
the Legion's net tournament are: Will
William NJ. Johnston, Wallace F.
johnson, Watson washburn, r. Norris
williams, william z. Davis; Dean
Mathey, Roland Roberts and Mar
shall Allen These men are shown
on the national ranking list of mems
singles of the United States Lawn
Tennis association as among the
twenty best players
Prospective benedicts of the Amer
lean Legion, who plan to marry dur
ing the national convention of the ex-
service mems organization in New Or
leans, October 1920. will have the
way paved for them by a member o
the convention committee.
Announcement has been made tina
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09
Is YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the columns of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL
o. 1897.

September ., 1897.
Friday evening the members Of the West
minister Presbyterian church will tender
reception TO the new pastor and his family
at the church, corner OF Huntoon and
College avenue. The Rev. A. II. Reynolds
was called to the passionate few weeks ago
The Topeka people who went to Burlin-
game and stood in the wind and dust to
hear Bryan speak, are suffering from hay
fever.
Miss Constance ingalls, Of Atchison has
designed and executed a very neat and ap-
propriate corn carnival souvenir which is
embeliished with portrait Of E. w. Howe,
the '-Carnation King"
Miss Adah Conkie has returned from
Colorado where she has spent the last six
weeks the guest OF relatives and ffiends.
Miss Flora Bunker has returned from the
east where she has been spending the sum
mer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09
THEY LIKE U. S. TOURISTS
Quebec Gets $4,000 a Day-Previncc
Signs Its Roads.
, Quebec, Sept.

Montreal, Quebec, Sept. e.-The
provincial government of Quebec
is now installing signs on the national
highways which will prove most con-
venient for motorists and should be
in place by the middle of September
on all the main roads of the province.
These indicating plates are situated at
the entrance of villages, towns and
cities. and show the name of the place
and the speed allowed in each section.
Between $4,000 and $4,000 are
spent daily by United States tourists
in Montreal, or approximately So
900, 900 for the six months period from
May to October, according to the Sec
rotary of the Automobile Club OF
Canada. For the province. he further
states, the sum would be about
SIS, 100000. as Quebec and other
points attract large crowds. In the
principal hotels of Montreal 1t ~
estimated rs per cent OF the guests
are from the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09

Washington, Sept. e.-The admins
tration bill providing for the s5.g00,-
900 loan to the government of Liberia,
said to be a war obligation, was given
right-of-way in the senate yesterday
after action on the -coal commission
bill, but debate went over until Mon
day. There was said to be a consider
able Republican, as well as Demo-
cratic opposition to the Liberian loan,
but President Harding was reported
as insisting upon passage of the bill
as a moral obligation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09
Barn and Contents are Burned.

Hanover. Kan, Sept. 9.-Fire be-
lieved to have been caused by spon-
taneous combustion. yesterday de-
stroyed the barn belonging to Yves
Sel1al. in the south part of Hanover.
Several tons of hay. a quarter of
grain, and a COW, also were burned.
A span of mules, and another cow
were saved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09
DIDN'T KILL A PASSENGER
Pennsylvania Handled 152 200, 900
During Year Ended May 81.

DURING Year Ended May 81.
The Pennsylvania System operated
turnout the year ended May 81. 1922
without a passenger being Killed in
train accident.
In that period, 100000 passenger
trains were operated over more than
1900 miles of road. while the num-
her of passengers carried totaled 1872
100000. representing approximately
one-seventh of the passenger business
of the railroads in the United States.
A single defect in track or equip
ment or the violation of a safety rule
may cause a fatal train wreck. The
Pennsylvania, System embraces $4,000
miles Of track. owns 271, 900 freight
cars, 5000 passenger cars and 5000
locomotives. and has in it's service ap-
proximately 100000 employees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09
Thirty Matches Scheduled Today.

Philadelphia, Sept. 8. - Thirty
matches were scheduled today in the
national lawn tennis singles cham
pionship tournament on the courts of
the Germantown cricket club with vir-
tuaily all the outstanding stars of the
game. both American and foreign, still
in play as a result of the fifty odd
matches, run off yesterday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09

'I've been in the game long enough
to have earned a rest. I've reached
the time of life when I want to draw
out of the active management of
theatrical things" L. NJ. Crawford, for
forty-two years engaged in the
theatrical business in Topeka, said
when he announced his retirement
from active management of the Grand
and Novelty theaters in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09
FERTILIZER men WORRIED
Appeal to A. r. A. to Avert Car
Shortage This FuIl.

Announcement has just been made
of steps taken by the car service sec
ton of the American Railway associa-
ton to insure an adequate supply of
cars for the movement of fertilizers
this fall.
There are many indications in all
parts of the country of the probable
serious interruption of deliveries in
case the strike situation is not quickly
cleared up and a committee of the
National Fertilizer association has re-
ceived assurances that everything pos
sible will be done to prevent the hold
ing UP of shipments. In several in
stances. existing embargoes already
have been modified to permit ship
ments of fertilizers and fertilizer ma
terials.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09
TO APPEAR HERE
Frieda Hempel VIII Give Jenny
Lind Concert in Topeka.
Many Other Artists ON Topeka
Series This Season.

Frieda Hempel is announced for a
Jenny Lind" concert in Topeka this
season by H. J. Dotterweich. There
may be a few in the audience who
have heard Jenny Lind herself, and
for whom the occasion will be almost
literal turning back of the wheels
of time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09

Americas output of chewing gum
last year was valued at $4,000. 900,
representing a retail business of
800. 100000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09

The wig is older than civilization.
for the savage wore one to make him
appear more formidable on the field
of battle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09

The method of grinding wood as
raw material for paper was first in
troduced into the United States in
1859.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09
Number Killed and Injured

The following tabulation shows the
record Of automobile accidents at
grade crossings in the United States
during the ma ST five wears
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09

or every 100000 workmen en-
ployed in the United States, seven are
killed every year in industrial acct
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-30
Widest Scramble. For
Public Pie Counter in
State Political Annals
Longest List of Candidates Kansas Has Ever Known
Fight Extends to Every Contested Ofice-Lghtning
Rods Go Up From Nearly Every County.

Kansas printers and publishers may
bid for printing A candidates direc-
tory this year. The list of men and
women who want state office-from
governorship down to state printer-is
the long st the state has ever known.
It represents the widest scramble for
public pie counter ever seen in Kan
sas. -Iaybe the voters will be able to
work out their own salvation. But it
will be full days job.
IT, list of candidates looks like a
Christmas shopping household direc-
tory from a mail order Iirm. Many
of the men and women active III the
Kansas Day club affair have suggest
ed that lists should be published al
phabetically and cross indeXed. 9th
ers have courteously suggested a spe-
cial session of the legislature for some
special action limiting the number of
candidates for governor from any
county.
Some of the counties have failed to
enter favorite sons or daughters for
the governorship. On the other hand
a few counties have proposed two or
three eligibles.
OF course they won't all start. If
they did, it would be necessary to run
the gubernatorial heat in relays and
tabula the returns thru an account
ing bureau But there are more po-
litical lightning rods in Kansas than
have been visible in the history of the
state. The fight extends to every con-
tested office, it seems, and just at this
time it doesn't seem as tho the ten
dency to accord nominations to any
person by virtue of old rules or exist
ing conditions will generally prevail.
At present there are thirty-four pos
sibilities for the Republican governor
ship-count 'em-and other offices
are doing fairly we'll. Here is the list
of possible, probable or avowed can
didates for state offices as compiled
by The State Journal:
She Candidates.
For Governor.
W. P. Lambertson. Fairview
Governor Henry J. Allen, for a third
term
W. Y. Morgan, Hutchinson.
Clyde NJ. Reed, chairman public utilities
commission.
r. J. Hopkins, attorney general
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-30
TO BE POLITICIAN HOPKINS is READY
AguinaIdo VIII Head New
Party in Philippines.
Kept Out of Public Life Since
Capture by Funston.

Manila, Jan. 30.-Gen. Emilio Agui-
naldo is re-entering insular politics
after more than twenty years retire
ment.
The former rebel leader is re-enter-
ing politics to assume the presidency
of the new Liberal party, uniting with
Manuel Quezon to split the old Ma
cionalista party which up to the pres
ent time has been dominant and in
control of the insular patronage.
It is the purpose of the new party
to attempt to oust from leadership
Sergio Osmena, political dean of the
Islands, and to carry on an active
campaign OF appeal to Washington
for independence.
Aguinaldo, who has been successful
in a business way during the twenty
years that have elapsed since his dra-
matte capture by American troops un-
der the late Gen. Fred Funston. has
been reported by travellers returning
from the Philippines as being in i'll
health and intending to come to the
United States for an operation.
Recently. General Aguinaldo's niece
arrived in San Francisco en- route to
washington to enter school. She stat
ed her uncle had abandoned his plans
for trip to the mainland for the
present. because of important busi-
ness in the islands,"