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The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-19
ELECTION CONTEST LOOMS.
Several Positions Are on Trial at Con-
ventton in Cincinnati.
nv the Associated Press.J

Cincinnati. June 19.-Prospect of
second contest in the election of the
executive council of the American
Federation of Labor at its convention
here doomed up today as a rnovem enr
got under way for William Clarke of
Toledo. president of the American
Flint Glass Workers union. to contest
the reelection of Frank Morrison as
secretary.
No formal announcement of candi-
dacy was made by Mr.. Clarke but he
indicated a Willingness to enter the
race by saying:
81 am in the hands of my friends" :"
Likewise no claims were advanced of
pledged votes for Mr.. Clarke which
was regarded as indicating the boom
was in its early stage. The other con-
test for the council is promised by
Joseph A. Franklin of Kansas City,
president of the Boilermakers' union,
who has announced he will contest
the reelection of Daniel J. Tobin Of
Indianapolis, head of the Teamsters'
union, as treasurer.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-19
LAY CORNERSTONE OF SCHOOL
Prof. F. w. c. Jesse Told Lutherans
ParochiaI Schools Are a Necessity.

Prof. F. w. c. Jesse Told Lutherans
ParOchiaI Schools Are a Necessity.
The cornerstone of the new
parochial school of the St. Johns
Lutheran church. Fourth avenue and
Harrison street, was laid at o'clock
Sunday afternoon. The Rev. J. D.
Mueller. pastor, had charge of the
ceremonies
Prof. F. w. c. Jesse, president of
the Lutheran Teachers seminary of
Seward, Neb.. was the principal
speaker. He delivered an address on
why Do Lutherans Establish and
Maintain Parochial Schools?" Prof.
Jesse defended the parochial schools
thruout his address. He stated that
schools for the best interests of the
church. He pointed out that If re-
ligion was taught in the public schools
it would mean a beginning Of the union
of church and state. which would re-
suit in the destruction of one of the
great American liberties, he said.
Approximately 500 persons were in
attendance at the service.
The following articles were placed
in a copper box and encased in the
cornerstone: A copy of the Bible,
silken American flag. history OF the
school, the course of study in the
school, a list of the present pupils, a
number of reports of the Kansas dis
trict of the church, copy OF the oal-
urday issue of The State Journal,
copy of the Kansas Teacher, a copy
OF the Sunday issue of the Daily Capt.
tai the constitution of the Walther
league. the constitution of the Luth-
eran Iaymen league, a list of the
names of national, state and city Of
ficiaIs including President Harding,
Gov Henry ]. Allen and Mayor Her
bert ]. Corwine. the history of the Mis-
souri, synod of the church, the
hook several
American coins and copies of church
publications.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-19
ESTABLISH AIR LAUNDRY
New Plant Installed in Grand Theater
to Keep Patrons Cool.

An air laundry is the latest plant to
be established in Topeka The plant
above the pavement on the roof of the
Grand theater and the product, pure.
fresh, and cooled is forced by a big
battery of fans into the theater be-
meath.
The idea is not a new one, but the
methods employed are. They are a
development of ideas advanced by
Charles '-Shag" Winburn and E. D.
Keilmann, stage carpenter and man
ager of the Grand theater. Expert
ments conducted Friday and Saturday
of last week in which the only equip
ment used were 200 feet of garden
hose and several lawn sprinklers.
proved highly successful, so sue
cessful that L. NJ. Crawford has
given orders that the hose and sprink
lers be replaced with iron piping and
sprays to make the plant a permanent
part of the Grand theater accommo-
dations.
The air sucked into the theater by
the battery of two eight-foot fans and
two nine-foot fans, is being drawn thru
a spray of water that not only cools
but washes away the dust particles
and gives the atmosphere within the
theater, that fresh smell one gets at a
lake resort or on a smaller scale, near
where an Industrious householder is
sprinkling his lawn in the evening. 1t
Despite the fact that We could make
QTaIL InTu IIl6 InaL WOultl
take off ones hat. in the afternoons,
the Thermometers did not show a suf-
ficient drop in temperature to satisfy
me-" said Keilmann in explaining his
new feature. Il suggested to 'Shag'
that he sprinkle the roof and cool Off
that hot tin, which was warming up
the breeze. We got a line of hose
and some sprinklers for the purpose
and after all was set, Shag' got the
id ca of running the water over the
roof of the pent house where the air
intake is located.
Gee but it worked fine. We sent a
sheet of water over the caves of that
pent house and Immediately the mer-
curry in the house thermometers be-
gan dropping. Both Friday and Sat
urday nights, men in the audience
were putting on their coats and the
women who had them were pulling
scarfs about their shoulders.
TT will be even better than tha-
when We get the permanent instalIa-
ton completed Tuesday night With
the iron pipe Wen have better water
pressure and the new specially made
sprays will make every bit of the air
cool itself and shed its dirt before go
ing thru the fans. I expect to have
to slow the fans for second night
shows to keep the audience from ac-
tually shivering. With the temporary
outfit working Saturday night the
thermometer in the Grand boxes reg
istered IS. Bet I can get it down
nearly to so when the new lines are IN
place"
The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-19
LETTER FROM MRS. ARBUCKLE
Los Angeles Woman Inquiries About
Missing Man.

A certain incredulity that her hus-
band, William H Arbuckle, would
have committed suicide was expressed
by Mrs. Luella Arbuckle. of Los An
geles, Calf. in a letter received from
her today by Frank Leech. acting po
lice chief She said she knew of 10
reason why he should have attempt
ed to take his own life.
No further information concerning
the mystery has been obtained by the
local police, it was said today. The
letter from Mrs. Arbuckle follows:
II have received today a telegram
signed by you worded thus; Found
clothes and belongings of William H.
Arbuckle on bank of river. Body not
yet recovered. Please notify us at
once"
II am writing to inquire if you sent
this telegram. My husbands name is
William Herbert Arbuckle. He meas
ures five feet, eight inches, weighs
about 165 or 17O pounds. has light
blue eyes and black hair quite thin on
top of head. Age 54 years. We have
had no unpleasantness no cause that
I am responsible for or any reason
why he should commit such an act.
Please investigate thoroly and see if
there can be any hoax or make-be-
Heve in this matter. I cannot think it
is true. Hoping to hear from you by
return mail. Very Respectfully,
"I,UELLA b ARBJJCKIE'
The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-19
ARE IN SCHOOL
Shawnee County Teachers At
tend Normal Institute.
Course VIII Continue for Period
of Five Days.

More than 100 Shawnee county
teachers will attend the Shawnee
county normal school which opened
this morning in the south assembly
hall OF the Topeka high school. Sixty
five attended the first session this
morning and forty more are expected
to arrive during the day. E F. stan
ley. principal of the Sumner junior
hilsh school is in charge. The school
viii continue for five days
A course of lectures has been ar
ranged. There are seven periods be-
ginning at $50 clock in the morning
and dismissing at o'clock in the art
ernoOn. Those who will give special
talks are Mss Lorraine wooster
ton, T. A. McNeal. Miss Mabel Smith
and I. II. Hausam.
Want Pension System
Miss Mabel Smith in her talk this
morning started a campaign among
the teachers TO appeal to the state leg
isIature at the next session for state
wide pension system. L. H Hausam
Of F,mporia spoke this afternoon on
the methods of teaching penmanshlp
ssThe work of this school is largely
inspirational." said Mr. stanley Ihe
teachers in the various schools over
the county will get acquainted anu anu
will be prepared for their next school
Josiah Jordan, county superintend-
ent of public instruction, viii speak
before the teachers Friday. and viii
give instructions for the coming school
year.
The Teachers in Attendance.
Those who are attending the school
from Topeka. Oakland and North To-
uelSa arc: D. H. wallace, Evelina
Hund. Ruth Kamarr. Mary Quaney'
sylvia Shetron, Lucille Gates, Eunice
Ward, Edna Landis. Albert Per-
Schinske. Lois Wood. Frances Clare.
Augusta Waite Jeanetta Wilson, Eva
McCarty Ethel Hannah and Florence
Graft. The SiIer Lake teachers who
were present this morning We're:
Ethel Reicherter. Lula Dexter, Jessie
L Rice, George Codding. Ernest
Stockton. Evelyn Codding, Celia
Lower and Leatha Lower.
other teachers from over the
county are: Maude Snyder, Waka-
rusa: Tressie Robertson. Elmont;
Naomi Teakley. Hoyt: Mrs Earl
Mitchell. Della: A. Grace Cusic.
Frances Eller and Eunice Chetwood.
Tecumseh: Hazel Henderson and
Kathryn whittier. Wakarusa; Mrs.
Carrie Kinnet. Rossville; Alice Ander-
son, 7 z. Crawford. Rose Anderson,
Boyd Anderson and z. A. Dunley.
Berryton; Mary Green. Beloit; Fay
Starbird and Harry Ripple. Ruburn;
Kosabelle Gardner. Richlaud; H Ed
ward Holiday. Elmont; Elizabeth
Mcguire. St. Marys: Ethel Hamlin and
beer. Soldier; Gertrude Perkins. Do
YER: Avis E Duncan. Winchester:
Clarence Kendall. Richland; Edna
Alexander. Valencia.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-19
NEAR TRIALS END
Small to Offer No Testimony on
Conspiracy Charge.
When State Completed Case the
Evidence Was Closed.

Waukegan, June 19.-Governor
Len Small will offer no evidence in
his behalf in his trial for conspiracy
G. c. Leforgee announced in court -
day but will rest on the evidence Of
the prosecution
The state completed its case against
Governor Small, charged with con-
spiracy to defraud the state while he
was state treasurer. at 1tiS5 O'Clock
today.
James H. Wilkerson. assistant at
torney general, asked for u short re-
cess preparatory to formally annouuc-
ing that the prosecution rests.
At the afternoon session Mr., Le-
forSee moved that a large part of the
states evidence be stricken from the
record. The state asked for a recess
to study the motion before stating ar
guments on it. One count OF ths
motion of the defense moves that all
the states evidence be stricken out;
another challenges $50 OF the 5000
or more state exhibits. while others
attack every important part of the
prosecutions testimony
The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-19
MANY CHIEFS IN BUSHES
Nickel. Raub. Leech. Wyatt. Brush
and Leonard Have Boosters.

Speculation as to the appointmen ent
of Topeka's next chief Of police is a
favorite topic in city political circles.
The word speculation" is used ad-
visedly-and appropriately. Many men
have been slated by the politicians
Some claim to have the inside dope"
Others admit that it's just their opin-
ions. And others confess that they
haven't any idea.
Rumor has 1t that the job was Of
Tered to Joe Nickel. a local newspa-
per man. and that he didn't accept.
Maybe it was. Maybe the next chief
viii be a Topeka man and maybe he
will be an outside man. Maybe he
maybe he won't Maybe those who
are unable to restrain their curiosity
viii ask Mayor Corwine about it. And
maybe he viii tell them
1t is possible that Mayor Corwine
has COmbed all the large cities in the
United States in an effort TO find a
suitable man for the job. But if one
has been found his name has not been
proclaimed from the hOusetops. nor
even whispered in the city hall. Per
haps the mayor has found a suitable
man in Topeka and does not see fit
TO make any announcement at pres
ent. And then again. perhaps the
mayor doesn't himself know whom he
will appoint
Among those mentioned for the
place are Frank Leech. now acting
chief: T G. RaUb. traffic man; oliver
Wyatt patroleman; Perry Brush,
lieutenant. and Morris Leonard. ap-
tain These men have friends back
OF them and are being urged for the
position.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-19
Topeka FAIRGROUNDS OPEN
Supervisors for Various Schools Have
Been Selected

The Topeka Fairgrounds opened
this afternoon at o'clock. The SUI
pervisors met this morning in the Of
flee of L. Z. Dittemore, general play
ground supervisor. to discuss plans for
the coming season.
The supervisors for this season will
be: Dave Wallace, Viola Van Nice and
Vivian Hossfield, Quincy school; Will
liam Gurden and Annabel Sawyer.
City Park; J. f. r. Barnes, Harold
Poort, Margaret Ripley and Helen
Thomas. Ripley Park; Lloyd Mosser.
James Kearney, Dorothy Beverly and
Miriam Van Horn, Chesney Park;
William Dietz and Eleanor Hines.
Edgewood Park; c. r. Watson ami
Faye Reicherter, State Street school:
Bert Nash, Renna Rosenthal. and
Blanche Mcleod, Lowman school.
Contests and tournaments will be
held during the summer in baseball.
playground ball, volley ball, tennis.
croquet, track and swimming
The Fairgrounds will be open on
Tuesdays. Wednesday, Thursdays and
Fridays from o'clock until II o'clock
in the mornings and from 2 o'clock
until 8 o'clock in the afternoon.
On Monday they will be open in the
afternoon from O'Clock until 6
o'clock. On Saturday they will be
open from o'clock until IL o'clock
in the morning and from 2 o'clock
until o'clock in the afternoon.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-19
TO RETURN RANGER TO KANSAS.
Wanted in Greenwood County on
Charge of EmbezzIement

Governor Allen today approved an
application for requisition On the
governor of Texas for return TO this
state of r. n. Ranger. He is wanted
in Greenwood county on charge of
embezzlement.
The plan of Rangers opposition was
told in a letter which County Attorney
R A. Fuller sent to the governor
Ranger drew drafts on an EIdorado
man thru a Eureka bank it is
claimed, and protected several of
them himself. The deception is al
legged TO have been practiced until
Ranger esta bl3shed a credit. One dav
he gave the Citizens National bank Of
Eureka draft for $3.50 and when it
was presented at EldOrado was re-
turned for non payment
Ranger is reported to be under arrest
in Fort Worth according to reports
received here
The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-19
PIGEONS MAKE GOOD TIME
Make Trip to Moline, ILL.,, in Seven
Hours and Forty Minutes

Six dozen carrier pigeons, which
were released at Topeka early Satur
day morning, made good time in
reaching Moline. Ill, their destina ton,
according to a letter which E. E. Bray
man, manager of the American Rail-
way Express company, received today
from that place.
The pigeons were sent to Topeka by
the Moline Pigeon. club for a test
flight. They were released at the
Rock Island station Saturday morning
at ASS o'clock and after taking a zig
gag course over the north part of the
(city hit off ma northeasterly direc-
tion and were quickly out of sight.
The letter states that three of the
pigeons reached Moline at 12:3S
o'clock, having made the distance of
approximately $50 miles in seven
hours and forty minutes. Twenty of
the birds were home by 1 O'Clock and
practically the entire flock was there
an hour later, the letter said.
Test flights of this kind are often
arranged with express companies.
Brayman says. The plan is to in
crease the distance each time until the
best carriers will be making flights of
great distance.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-19
CORN NEEDS MOISTURE
Rapid Ripening of Kansas Wheat May
Reduce the Quality.

Rapid ripeninc Of the Kansas wheat
crop may reduce quality of the state
grain this year. according to the
weekly crop report issued today by ].
c. Mohler, secretary of the state board
of agriculture. Oats have been in
jured by insects Corn is badly in
need Of moisture.
The only material rainfall last week
was in western, central and southcr
counties. Excessive heat has resulted
in advancing harvest dates aid there
is q fear in many localities that the
grain grade may be below the aver
age. There is but little shortage of
harvest labor. The harvest is rapidly
advancing to the nOrthward and head
ers will be in the big central wheat
counties by the end of this week.
Considerable damage to oats is re-
ported in many communities, owing to
insects. The first cutting of alfalfa is
practically completed. Pastures are
in good condition. While corn is in
need of rain, the fields are clean.
Moisture is the only real need at this
time.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-19
TO BEAUTIFY TOPEKA
H L. Shlrer Heads Committee Formed
at Chamber of Commerce.

The first meeting of the city beauti-
fication committee of the Chamber of
Commerce was held at noon today
There are six members of the COM
mittee. H. L. Shirer is chairman. ].
S. Kritzer, Jr., A. r. Springer, E. ".
King, Hugh T. Fisher, R. S Murray,
and J. E. Spaulding are the other
members.
There are six phases of the work
which is to be accomplished, and it is
the plan of the chairman to assign
one phase to each member. The six
lines of action which will be taken up
are: trees and parks, lawns, back
yards, alleys, vacant lots, and streets
and walks.
Each member of the committee has
been selected from a different civic
club. with the expectation that he will
be able TO enlist, in his activities, the
assistance of his organization.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-19
DIES OF INJURIES
Youth Is Killed When His
Motorcycle Struck Buggy.
Accident Occurs Mile North of
Central Avenue Bridge.

Clarence Ralph Horton, IT, son of
Mrs. S. J. Horton, a widow living on
route 4, North Topeka, died early Sun
day morning at st. Francis hospital
as the result of injuries he received
when his motorcycle collided with q
horse and buggy driven by A. L.
Calderwood of Hoyt. one mile north
of the Central avenue bridge over Sol
dier creek at 1880 o'clock Saturday
right
Horton was driving south, while
CaIderwood, with his two small
daughters, Thelma and SeroI, was
driving north. When the motorcycle
struck the buggy the force of the col
lision resulted in one of the buggy
shafts entering the youths head below
the right eye. The shaft broke off
after penetrating the base of Horton 5
Lrain. An ambulance was called and
he was rushed to st. Francis hospital,
where he died a few hours later.
Calderwood and his daughters and the
horse escaped uninjured
The funeral will be held at Shella-
bargerS chapel at 10 o'clock Tuesday
morning. The Rev. r. Z. Gordon will
o1ficiate. Burial will be in Rochester
cemetery.
Young Horizons father, Nathan P.
Horton, who died about ten years ago,
is remembered as one of the original
settlers of Topeka township. He came
here from Cape Cod, Mass, with Al
bert and Charles Knowles in 1854, and
they together erected and operated
the first lumber sawmill in Topeka.
1t was situated on the site of the pres
ent Poehler Mercantile companys
building.
Young Horton is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Lorena Horton; a broth
er, Spencer J. Horton, and three sis
ters, Laura Pfeffer, Pearl Luttjohann
and Marian Andrews, all living on the
old Horton homestead on route f. This
homestead was taken up by Nathan
P. Horton when he first came to K-n-
sas. Later he served in Company H,
Eleventh Kansas cavalry, in the Civil
war P. H Coney was the guardian
of the Horton minors, who are now
all of age except Clarence.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-19
ARMY OF WORKERS
Annual Influx of Harvest
LabOrers Has Begun.
Travellers to Kansas Represent
Every Section of Country.

The influx of harvest laborers who
annually migrate to the great Kan
sas wheat belt has begun in earnest.
Great units of this vast army of work
ers may be seen daily passing thru
Topeka on the westward trail to meet
the reaping season which will be in
full swing in Kansas before another
week has passed.
The great majority of these men are
travelling incognito-atCp, between,
under and in box and coaI cars. Rail-
road officials here say that as high as
fifty can be counted on some freight
trains. These men constitute a varied
crew. There IS the college under
graduate going out to make q stake
for next years tuition and books;
there are hundreds of men going to
the harvest because it presents the
immediate means of making a liveli-
hood, and then there are squads of
city office dwellers making a lark of
their vacations to trail a binder and
report back with tanned features and
hardened muscles.
Many Riding the Cushions.
In addition to this horde who are.
in the verna cular of the professional
tramp, riding the rods" thousands
of others seeking employment in the
wheat fields are, riding the cushions
A few are even using automobiles.
These travellers represent every sec
ton of the nation. They come from
the east, the west. the north and the
south. OF the latter. however. there
are few, because most of these are
moving up with the harvest from Ok
lahoma and Texas. There are, also
lots of men from Canada, who, with
the easterners, the westerners and the
northernerS will follow the season to
the Canadian border and even on into
the Dominion.
Railroad men say it is well nigh
useless to attempt to keep the men
off freight trains. They are so nu-
merOus that an ordinary train crew is
helplessly in the minority. Sometimes
great flOckS are chased from the
trains at terminals, but heavy freight
trains get up speed so slowly that it is
little trouble for them to get safely
aboard again.
Even tho such great numbers are
coming for this harvest work labor
officials declare the labor supply will
abOU+ meet the demand
The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-19
TRUTH BEATS FICTION AGAIN.
Starvation Thwarted by Artist as
Painting Is Awarded Prix DerOIne.

New York. June 19.-Truth wrote
another chapter that rivaled the ex-
trava ganzas of fiction today.
With eviction because of inability
to pay his rent staring him in the
face; with starvation and the prospect
of losing some of the canvasses which
he had so laboriously painted. causing
him loss of sleep, Alfred F'logel was
notified that his painting. Music, ="
had been awarded the Prix Derome,
one of the greatest prizes hoped for by
artists.
Besides the fame, the prize carries
with it a $1,000 income for three
years, free residence in the academy
and opportunity to travel in Europe
and study the works of the old mas
ters-
The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-19
FOUR OUT FOR CONGRESS-
All File Nomination Petitions or
Declarations Today.

Four candidates for congress filed
nominatio petitions or declarations
today in the office of L. ]. Pettijohn,
secretary of state. Judge W. p
Mitchell of Mankato also filed for re-
nomination as Republican candidate
for judge of the Fifteenth district.
Congressional candidates who filed
today included:
w. A. Ayres, Wichita. Democrat.
Eighth district.
Fred Voiland, Topeka, Republican.
Eighth district.
Charles Stephenson, Columbus.
Democrat, Third district.
r. c. Mayse, Ashland, Democrat,
Seventh district
The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-19
TELL OF SHRINE FIGHT
Report of San Francisco Convention
Leaves Some Hope.

Details of the fight of Topeka Shrin-
ers for a charter for Amena temple,
the new temple proposed for Topeka,
were brought back from San Fran
| cisco Sunday night by Noble Charles
A Moore. Noble George Stansfieid and
Noble Edward Rooney, the local dele
CATION to the national Shrine conven-
ton.
The report of the committee on dis
pensations and charters stared that
the committee was impressed by the
splendid representation of the mobiles
from Topeka" but that on account CT
vigorous opposition by Isis temple. of
Salina, that a denial of the Topeka
charter would be recommended at
this time. The wording of the report
left some hope for the future, how
ever.
Kansas City. Kan, also petitioned
for a new temple and was turned
down. Topeka had asked for four
of Isis jurisdiction. Both Abdallah
and Isis fought the proposition. vigor-
ously. but there was no opposition
from any of the Topeka Shriners, it
was declared. The report of the rom-
mittee follows:
Your committee on dispensations
and charters, TO which was referred
request for a dispensation from To-
peka Kan, to be known as Amena
temple. has carefully considered the
evidence submitted and were i'm
pressed by the splendid representation
is one of two petitions within the jur-
isdiction of Abdallah and as vigorous
opposition has been presented by Isis
temple, OF Salina. we are unanimously
under all the circumstances to grant
dispensation this year and therefore
report and recommend that a dispen-
sation be not granted"