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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-13
DOESN'T AFFECT
EITHER SANTAFE
OR ROCK ISLAND
First Report Was That Rock
Island Would Sign.
Santa Fe Officials Promptly Is
sue a Statement.
JEWELL ALSO IN A DENIAL
Labor Officials Confident That
Strike Is Ended.
Say Nearly Half of Nations
Roads Have Signed.
jewell ALSO IN A DENIAL
Labor Officials Confident That
Strike Is Ended.
BULLETIN.
(By the Associated Press.l

Chicago, Sept. 13.-The Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy, and
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe roads are not involved in the
plan of settlement of the shop
mems strike, which the secre-
tary of labor at Washington said
he had learned had been virtual
ly effected, according to Of
ficials of those roads.
The Chicago and Rock Island
road also is not included in the
plan, it was said at the office of
President J. E. German.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-13

an early hour today were that Mrs.
Harding was continuing to show the
same favorable progress toward re-
covery which brought expressions--of
confidence from attending physicians
yesterday and last night that the crisis
of her illness had been passed! In
view of. this Improvement, the Ques-
tion of an operation at this time was
no longer under consideration today.
In any event it was emphasized to-
day that the crisis had passed, and
barring unexpected and new complica-
tions, the steady improvement of the
last three days can be expected to con-
tinue. The White House spent one of
the quietest nights since Mrs. Harding
was taken i'll. The president retired
early and secured a. good nights rest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-13
RESCUE WITHIN Sc HOURS
Frantic Efforts Are Resumed to Reach
Entombed Miners.
(By the Associated Press

Jackson Cal, Sept. 13.-As rescue
parties resumed today their frantic ef-
forts to reach the forty-seyen men en-
tombed for fourteen days in the Argo-
naut gold mine here. it was With the
prediction Of officials that the bar
riers would be broken thru within
thirty-Six hours
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-13
SPEED KINGS ON free FAIR TRACK
TODAY; HORSE RACES THURSDAY
Hold Qualifying Track
Champions CompteE4o Thursday-Hold Old Fiddls'
Contest in Pepe'sP Tonight
KANSAS FREE FAIR PROGRAM
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER IS.

Farm Bureau Day.
Judging in departments, o'clock.
Demonstration Team Contests-BOys' and
girls club pavilion, 10 80 O'Clock.
Bee Observation-Disclosures building
:. plaza, IL o'clock. by Frank G. Odell
to IL 80 O'Clock.
National Duroc- Jersey Record Futurity, o
o'clock
Auto Races, O'Clock.
State Farm Bureau Meeting-People's pa
vilion, o'clock.
girls club pavilion, 80 o'clock.
Concert by MarshalTs Band, . to 4 O'Clock.
Cho-Cho, the Health Clown. Children's cor
Radio Concerts-Radio pavilion, afternoon
and evening.
Bee Observation-Disclosures building
Program on the Bell Loud Speaker, 80
to 80 and 8 30 to 80 O'Clock.
Old o Fiddlers' Contest-People's pavilion.
Concert by MarshalI's Band, to 10 o'clock
Big Free Fair Circus and Hippodrome
Vaudeville, Auto Polo, Al Sweets Singing
Band and Fireworks, o'clock, in front
of grandstand.
Livestock Judging Rings-wednesday.
s 100 o'clock-Belgian and Shire Horses
Judge, Prof. W. l.. Blizzard.
o :00 o'clock-Shorthorns- Prof. W.
L. Blizzard.
0 90 o'clock-Galloways-J Prof. F.
w. Bell.
9 100 o'clock-Jerseys-Judg F. W. Barber.
900 ocIock-Duroc-J Jersey Futurity-
Judge, Ortell Lininger.
80 oclock-Hampshire Swine-Judge, Or
tell Lininger.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER IL.
Old Settlers Day.
Demonstration Team Contests-Boys' and
Girls club pavilion, 10: 80 o'clock.
Bee Demonstration-Agric Building
Plaza, IL O'Clock, by Frank G. Odell.
Program Bell Loud speaker, 10 80 to IL 80
t~- o'clock.
Horse races, / 80 o'clock. ....
Racing Program
20 trot, added money, estimated ~,
2:25 pace, added money estimated
purse .......I......... 500
2:17 trot, added money, estimated
One mile.bar Derby winner. 90S
Six furlongs-ConsolatiOn for horses
that started and not winning first. 100
Lecture on art and critical analysis of quail
tiles of pictures on exhibition, by George
M. Stone, 2 to 3 o'clock. Peoples Pavilion.
Bee Demonstration-Agricu Building
Demonstration Team Contest-Boys' and
Girls Club Pavilion. 2 80 o'clock.
Concert by Marshall's band. to 4 o'clock.
Cho- -Cho, the Health Clown-Children s
| Radio Concerts-Radio Pavilion, afternoon
and evening.
and 6E0 to 7:30 o'clock
Rural Dramatic Contest-People's Pavilion,
Concert by Marshall's band. s to 10 O'Clock.
Big Free Fair Circus and Hipprodrome,
vaudeville, auto polo, AL Sweets singing.
band and fireworks, o'clock in front of
grandstand.
livestock Judging Rings-Thursday.
200 o'clock-Guernseys-J II. w.
Cave
900 o'clock-Ayrshires-J H. w.
Cave
90 o'cIock-Polled Shorthorns-Judge,
Prof. F. w Bell.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-13
SCOUT EXECUTIVES IN MEET.
Fundamental Principles" Subject OF
Opening Address Today.

Blue Ridge, \. C., Sept. 13.-The
second biennial conference Of scout ex-
ecutives of the Boy Scouts of America
got under way today. James w. West.
chief executive of the scouts, was TO
address the gathering in general as
senably today on fundamental prin-
r.irlee -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-13

If the Free Fair is not a success il
it not the fault of the weather, says
Meteorologist Flora The best weather
possible has occurred this week and a
continuation of the brand is scheduled
says the weather man. No precipita-
ton IS in sight and more early fall
weather with mild temperatures is
due.
Slightly warmer weather is due
Thursday. The temperature will drop
to about so degrees tonight and will
rise to about 80 degrees Thursday
A rain of 10 of an inch at Dresden
and sprinkle at Phillipsburg was
the only precipitation in Kansas in
the1ast twenty-four hours.
The highest temperature in Topeka
in the last twenty-four hours was SIS
Continued on Page Two.I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-13
az INC Associated Press.l

Washington, Sept. 13.-Vir-
tual settlement of the rail strike
as affecting from 35 to 40 per
cent of the roads of the country
was announced late today by
Secretary of Labor Davis on the
basis of reports from the meet
ing in Chicago of the general
policy committee of the striking
shcp craft unions.
The secretary said he was in
formed that the settlement COW
cred the Seaboard Airline, the
Southern, the Baltimore & Ohio,
the Chicago & Northwestern,
and the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul.
Rock Island to Sign.
Other roads, including the
Rock Island, he said, We're ex-
pected to sign the agreement.
Mr.. Davis added that he was
informed that the settlement
would affect between $4,000 and
$4,000 miles of track, and in a
formal statement declared that
with the settlement of the
strike of 100000 railway shop
craftsmen assured, the whole in
dustrial machinery of the coun-
try is ready for a forward move
ment unprecedented in our eco
nomic history"
Other labor department Of
ficials said they understood that
a total of fifty-two roads would
be affected by the settlement.
End Is Assured.
American industry" said the labor
secretary. has overcome the last OBJ
stacle in the way of the greatest econ
omic revival the nation has ever
known"
The basis Of the settlement as under
stood here, follows along the lines of
a tentative agreement recently worked
out by B. NJ. Jewell, leader of the
striking shopmen. and Daniel Willard
president of the B. & o.
Seniority Settlement Unknown.
This plan has been understood to
involve briefly the return to work OF
all strikers except those of who have
engaged in violence, retention by the
carriers of all men now at work and
adjudication of disputed questions by
committees representing the railroads
and their employees. What disposi-
tion was made of the troublesome
seniority question was not known
her
Officials at the labor department
sa q it was probable that ten or twelve
additional roads would adjust their
difference and resume normal service
The roads which already have signed
the agreement TO resume normal rela-
tionShip with the unions will, it was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-13
.FIFTY-TWO ROADS sign
PEACE PACT, IS REPORT
Announcement That End of Long Rail Tieup Is Assured
Comes from Secretary of Labor Davis Following Re-
ceipt of Advces from Policy Committee Meeting in
Chicago.
MAC LEAN HEADS LEGION
Widely Known Topeka Ex-Service
Man Elected State Commander.

MacLean, of Topeka, was elected
state commander of the Kansas de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-13
BLAST NEAR SANTA FE TRAIN

fContinnei on page six
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-13
NO Rain IN SIGHT FOR FAIR
Ear;y Fall Weather VIII Continue,
Says Meteorologist Flora.

TODAY'S TEMPERATURE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
MOONSHINE KILLS MAN;
BODY FOUND IN RIVER

GREEN BAY, Wis.-Moonshin has
caused the death of John Samplaski,
whose body was found floating in the
East river, according to the report
issued by Coroner Gregory Blemert
and Drs. c. J. Chloupek and F. L..
Crikelair, who conducted the post
norton examination and inquest
Wednesday afternoon.
The investigation showed that the
man was suffering from the effects of
the poison when he Plunged into the
river. No water was found in his
lungs.
District Attorney Young has begun
an investigation in an attempt to de-
termine where the dead man procured
his liquor Legal action will follow
according to the authorities, if the
source Of Samplaski's supply can be
found.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
BLOWN FIFTEEN FEET IN
BLAST; FARMER DIES

LADYSlIITH, Wis.-John G. Mel
sen, 50, died at a local hospital about
IL hours after being injured in a dy-
Mantle explosion W h | e blasting
stumps on hisAfarm near KEENAN,. He
was tamping the charge Of dynamite
after having applied match to the
fuse. Nelson was blown about Is feet
fracturing his skull and disfguring
his face He retained consciousness
while being rushed to this city in an
automobile. Surgeons removed sew
eral pieces Of skull bone embedded in
his brain.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07

He is gone from us and we can
lwell trust him and his future in the
Ihands of a kind and loving Father,
the Judge of all the earth viii sure
ly do right.
Funeral services were held Thurs
day, May rs, from his late residence,
with his brethren of the Masonic
lodge in charge. In spite of in
clement weather a large concourse of
friends gathered at the home to pay
their last tribute of respect, Rev.
kerShaw gave a prayer and spoke
feelingly of the life of the departed
and his body was tenderly and rev.
erently taken to the Prairie cemetery
and inferred with full Masonic hon
ors. Judge Aldro jerks of Dodge
willie, past grandmother of the grand
lodge, rendered the beautiful Masonic
ceremony at the grave and as the
brethren, passing the bier, deposited
the evergreen, each felt a keen sense
of personal loss and regret at the
Iuntimely death of a dear friend
His work is closed, he is entitled
to the reward consequent on that of
ia we'll spent life. May he rest in
peace.
sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me-
And may there be no moaning of the
bar
When l put out to sea; a
bul SuClA d tue do lAOF MS seems
asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the
bOundleSS deep
Turns again home
Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of fare
well,
When l embark,
For tho from out the bourne of time
and place
The flood may bear me far,
hope to see my Pilot face to face
When 1 have crossed the bar.
-TennySOn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
BELOIT MAY PUT IN NEW
SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT

BELOIT, visa sewage treatment
plant may be established by Beloit
and South Beloit, south of South Be-
lott, within the next year as the result
Of the action taken by the commission
OF the Illinois city favoring this and
providing for the starting Of actual
plans towards this end. Construction
Of a sewer authorized by the commits
sion has started a fight at South Be-
lott which led to the circulation Of a
petition for a recall, which has been
thrown out as invalid.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07

Sam Barrett, twenty-five years old,
Is said by the Oskaloosa (Ia.) police
to have confessed that he murdered
his wife by cutting her throat with a
razor. He attempted suicide follow
ing the attack.
Alexander Legge of Chicago was
elected president of the Harvester
company to succeed Harold F. Nc
Cormick, who resigned to take the
Craftsmanship of the executive COM
mittee.
Five were injured, one probably
fatally, when a racing car skiGded
into the crowd near the end of 20
mile automobile race at Decatur, Ill.
Irving H. Grubb of Decatur received
a fractured skull.
c. FL. Cruiser, an osteopath of Sid
ney, Neb, was lured into the country
near Sidney and beaten by masked
mob whose members tore his clothes
off and applied coat Of crude oil and
grease.
Constance Talmadge, mOtion-picture
actress, was granted an interlocutory
decree of divorce at Los Angeles, Cal,
from John PialOgiOu, tobacco mer-
chant of New York, on grounds of
mental cruelty.
Chiefs of the Chicago surface lines
took preliminary steps toward a slash
in car mems pay, following the action
of the United States District court in
reducing Chicago street car fares.
Plans are well under way for the
merger Of $40,000,000 worth of coal
properties along the panhandle" rail
road between Pittsburgh and the West
Virginia line, it was admitted by John
A. Bell Pittsburgh banker.
William Byrd, negro living near
Brentwood, in Wayne county, Ca.
was shot to death by a mob and his
body burned. He was accused of kill
ing B. w. Moody, a farmer, and of
wounding two others.
A visitation of seventeen-year
locusts is reported by Capt r. D.
Parker Of Downers Grove, Ill. Mil
lions Of the insects covered sidewalks,
streets, lawns and gardens.
i
Memorials opposing enactment of
Sunday 'blue laws" addressed TO
President Harding, were adopted
unanimously by the world conference
of the Seventh Day Adventists' church
at San Francisco.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
Domestic

State Treasurer Z. r. Miller testi-
fled III Tie trial Of Governor Small at
Naukegan, Ill., that the governor
turned over S9900000 in packers
notes when Miller took office.
The St. Paul (lIinn) police union
voted to surrender its charter in the
American Federation of Labor July 1
and to reorganize MS the St Paul Po-
lice Mutual Benefit association.
The railroad labor board at Chicago
will shortly slash the pay of more
IMAM 4 million railway workers. it was
learned On high authority at Washing
ton.
Miss Leah Miller, a Los Angeles
nurse, was killed when an automo-
bile plunged 500 feet over a cliff in
the San Bernardino mountains in
California.
Brig. Gen. William Mitchell of the
government service fell from a horse
while riding at Milwaukee nd was
painfully injured
Hammond Stringer of Atlanta, Ca,
professional motorcycle driver, died
in a hospital at South Bend. Ind, fol-
lowing injuries received in motor
cycle race.
snow fell generally in central and
southern Wyoming ana Cheyenne had
the first white" June within the
memory Of the eldest inhabitants.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
FRAGRANCE OF ROSE
LULLS CRAB APPLES

TOMAHAWk, visa crab apple
tree at the John Parker home here,
after developing it's own blossoms and
transforming these into young fruit
stage, is now developing rose buds on
one OF its branches. The only solu
ton to the botanical freak seems to
be due to the fact that regular garden
roses grew near the tree, and natural
grating at the root, stock took place,
which was unnoticed until this year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
UNEARTH HUGE PIECE OF
COPPER DIGGING CELLAR

STURGEON BAY, visa huge
mass of copper weighing 400 pounds
was unearthed in this city in the resi-
Dental district while excavating near
the home of Mike Tipler. Although
occasional pieces of copper have been
found in this vicinity this is by far
the largest specimen that has ever
been unearthed in Door county.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
IN MEMORIAM.
1922
DR.. A. B. Bailey
1851

:
Fennimore mourns the death of
one of its best and most useful citi-
zens, one who will be sorely missed in
the community where he wrought so
much good and in whose activities
he took such a leading part for so
many years.
DR.. A. B. Bailey, who passed away
last week, was a man who by his
many acts of kindness and helpful
ministrations, left his impress in
delibly upon the community In
countless homes his passing comes as
ia personal loss, as that of a dear
friend and counselor. whose wonder
full personality and kindly sympathe-
tic disposition had endeared him to
all. His was great heart, ever
beating in sympathy with the sick
and afflicted and ever ready to lend
la helping hand to those in need.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
SCHOOL CHILDREN SAVE
$11,195 DURING YEAR

FOND DU LAC, Wis-PubIc school
children in this city have saved Sill
195 by means Of thrift plan intro
Guced here last fall. 1t is expected
that the amount will reach $4,000 by
the end Of the year. There are 5000
depositors. In the high school, where
there are more than 1000 students,
but 81 are depOsitOls.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
BOY FALLS OFF BRIDGE,
BROWNS; BODY FOUND

STEVENS POINT, Raymond
Rose, -, son Of Peter j. Rose,
drowned in Plover river, six miles
northeast Of Stevens Point, late
Thursday when he fell off a bridge
while playing. The body was recoV-
cred.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
2 COWS, 2 CALVES,
10 PIGS; ONE AUTO

FALL RIVER, Wis.-The days of
barter and trade are not past, even in
this motor age. A farmer living near
here wanted to sell his automobile.
His neighbor wanted to buy it and
the deal was closed when the neigh
Dor traded two COWS, two calves and
ten pigs in exchange for the car.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
Happenings
Of the World
Tersely Told
Washington

Washington
The senate at Washington adopted
a resolution directing Secretary of
Commerce Hoover to inform the sen
ate What action, if any, has been taken
by the government to end the nation
wide coal strike.
A reduction Of G51.3G2,749 in the
public debt Of the United States in
May was announced by the Treasury
department at Washington. The ma
tons total gross debt on May 81 was
S23, lbs. S3SG COZ
The senate at Washington passed
the army BILL voting 10 to q for 1873,
900 enlisted men, $4,000 more than
the house bill provides an amend
ment was adopted 10 appropriate 81,
100000 to complete Muscle Shoals
dam No. ,.
Salary increases ranging from 10 to
30 per cent for government employees
are to BE considered by the senate APP
preparations committee at Washington
in the near future.
Under a unanimous consent agree
ment the senate at Washington side
tracked the 1IcCumber tariff bill to
xaIze up the 1928 army supply bill,
carrying appropriations to provide for
an enlisted personnel of $4,000 men
during the next fiscal year.
Within one month Of the end of the
fiscal year 1922 th> governments or
binary receipts were $1,245,000,000
under those for the same period last
year, according to Washington treas
ury figures
President Harding tentatively ac-
copied an invitation rendered him by
Sir Auckland Geddes, British ambas-
;ssdor at Washington to visit the cities
Of Vancouver and Victoria, British
Columbia, this summer.
Republican senators at Washington
committed themselves to the move
nenr designed to bring about amend
ment of the existing senate rules per-
uniting unlimited debate by a vote of
81 to L.
Secretary Hoover at Washington,
assuming personal responsibility for
fixing tie maximum spot coal prices
with operators, announced prices rang
g. Nsb tg,I, ia A 10
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
Personal

James E. Sullivan widely known
magazine and feature writer, was
found dead in his room at Henryetta,
Okla. Sullivan was a colonel in the
reserve corps.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
Sporting

Jimmy Murphy Of Los Angeles, Cal,
driving a Miller Special, won the 500
mile automobile race at Indianapolis
for prizes totaling $4,000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
T oreign

Fourteen were killed in Belfast's
most severe day of rioting. The Brit
ish cabinet at London approved mill
tary plans to subdue Ireland, if the
Free State project fails.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
Potosi, Wis.
ANNOUNCEMENT
ANNOUNCEMENT

I respectfully announce my candi-
dacy on the republican ticket for the
office of sheriff of Grant county. If
elected I promise to enforce the law
without fear or favor. The voters
support at the polls will be greatly
appreciated.
JOS. w. UDELHOFEN. Potosi, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
ANNOUNCEMENT
ANNOUNCEMENT

I respectfully announce my candi-
dacy on the Republican ticket for the
office of Sheriff subject to the voters
will at the September primaries. Your
support will be appreciated.
WALTER VESPERMAN.
Lancaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07

Lady Du Cros was granted a divorce
at London from her husband, Sir Ar
thur Du Cros, NJ. p, on the grounds
Of desertion and misconduct Lady
Du eros obtained decree of restitu-
tion in April, 1921
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07
Classified Advertisements
LOST AND FOUND

ESTRAYED-White yearling heifer,
last Tuesday. Kindly notify A. U.
Peterson, Flora, Wis. 1opz
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-07

Having decided to enter my name
III the primaries for the Republican
nomination for sheriff, ! ask the sup
port Of every citizen. If elected my
entire purpose will be the fearless and
fair enforcement of the law.
MRS. r. P. HOLMES.