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Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-18
PEANS HOSPITALS
WITH CAPACITY OF $1,000 MEN

Washington. d. c.. Jan. lT.-Fed-
craI hospital capacity for n minimum
OF $1,000 patients with provision Tor
172 employees for each zoo patients
is planned by the government In Its
hospitalization program for FORMER
service men. Brig. General Sawyer.
president OF the hospitalization board
declared today before the conference
of officers in charge of government
hospitals. serving veterans OF the
world war. The conference was call
cd by General Sawyer to discuss CO.
ordinate plans for the operation OF the
federal medical institutions to pro-
vide the best Of care for patients.
To-day" ht said. there are being
hospltniized under government con-
troll in federal hospitals. 22.4ao world
war veterans who are distributed
among the departments as follows:
Public health service. 16.3T3: army
hospitals, 1851; navy hospitals. 1853:
soldiers home hospitals, $500. and
interior departments hospitals. SCI.
These figures he added did not takc
into account e,066 patients In con-
tract hospitals. There are now under
construction he said 1882 new beds
and 2,S0o moro are contemplated
under tho new Langley hospitaliza-
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-18
Los ANGELES HOMES
ROCKED MYSTER|0USlY
People Flee Into Streets AS
Nine Shocks Rattle Il
Windows

Los Angeles, Jan. 17.-ssvsrs shocks
fcl. In many sections Of Los Angsles
tonight shattcring windowgfaSs in
some quarters and shaking franc
buildings in nine distinct shocks be-
tween 7.fo and $3.50 o'clock aGitated
many residents. Many believed them
earthquakes while others attributed
them to big gun practice OF four droAd-
naughts OF the fleet.
Navy officers at San Pedro Qoo An.
geles harbor) said tho battleShipa were
too far from shore for any conclusion
due to their guns to bo felt. Al Venice
and Long Beach moro than % miles
closer to tho dreadnaughts than this
city. no shocks were felt.
Tho shocks were of such Sxtont in
residential sections hero that from
several places 1t was reported that
residents left their houses and con-
grcgated in tho streets. Cracks In
plastcrinE were reported from soma
residences. At Santa Barbara about
100 miles north OF hero tremors var-
ously attributed to firing OF big guns
of tho Pacific fleet and to earthquakes
were felt from 1880 to S O'Clock tonight.
Shaking OF windows at San Diego, 1870
miles south OF her was attributed there
to tho firing tho fishes of tho guns
being vislblo from La Jolla, IA milss
north OF San Diego.
Windows were shaken at San Diego
about tho samc time last night ep-
parontly from the same cause. II was
said.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-18
.ABYSs|N|A IS HCME OF
SLAVERY, PRESS CLAIM
British Paper Says More
Slaves Than Freemen In
Adds Adeba

London. England, Jan. 17.-tBy Tho
Associated Press)-That Abyssnia is
the last home OF open slavery; that
IN its capital Adds Adcba, there are
more slaves than free men and that
the British legation there is full of
slaves, owned legation servants, arc
assertions made two correspondents
Of the Westminster Gazette who late
ly have been in Abyssinia. The news
paper today publishes the first arti-
Gle by tho correspondents detailing
Conditions in Abyssiauia.
The correspondents asserted that
OF tho slaves alleged to be in the
British legation. many are British sub
Jccts have been captured by slave
traders in British territory.
They declare that not only are tho
slaves who enter the legation com
pound not instantly set free but that
IL they escaped from their owners the
latter can enter tho compound to re-
capture them.
Tho article declares France. Great
Britain and italy having bound them
selves under tho arms convention of
1910 not 10 supply munitions 10 the
Abyssinians IL ir now only America
which is importing or seeking to inn
port arms into Abyssinia-arms dos-
tined to assist the slave traders.
At present the article continues
there is n large consignment of
American cartridge and automatic
rifles at Jibuti Ga French port on the
Gulf of Aden awaiting the consent OF
the French authorities for its trans
port into tho Interior and 1t is be-
iicved the French not being much in
love with the convention OF 1919 and
fearing an incident" with the Ameri-
can government which probably knows
nothing about affairs. may shortly
give their consent. The correspond
onts describe conditions in Abyssinia
as nnarchistic.
Tho country has fallen into corrup-
ton ard decay. Erigands abound.
There ia no sanitation. Travelling in
the Interior is dangerous but any
trader who dnrrs tell OF conditions
Continued on PaEc Two)
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-18
Lewis TELLS
men TO TAKE
NO WAGE CUTS
Intimates That Miners Will
Quit Unless Operators
Grant Terms

Shamokin. Penna,, Jan. 17.-(By
The Associated Press) John L.
Lewis. international president OF the
United Mine Workers today told the
anthracite miners wage convention
In their attitude toward the demand
of coal companies to reduce wages.
When l say we will take no back
ward step ] say 1t with an apprccia-
! ton of what that policy means and ii
1t requires an Industrial conflict to
avoid taking a backward step. tncn
the industrial conflict may come he
added.
Mr. Lewis is presil;ns at tbs hard
coal miners convention which VIII
formulate wage ana other demands to
be presented 20 tho coal operators BE-
fore March 81. when the present con-
tract expires. Wage agreements IN the
soft coal fields expire ut ihe sarne
time.
Predictions have been made by
hard coal miners that instead or
agreeing to a WACO reduction the an
thracite men will dem1nd increases
among other things.
A representative of the general
committee OF anthracite operators
have out statement that full time
operations Of tho anthracite mines on
tho scale heretofore maintained VIII
not bc possible in tho coming year
with adjustments which will permit
reducing the price to the consumer.
The conclusion is unavoidable,
tho statement said that full tine
production cannot be n,aintiined NJ
less he wages are reduced
Nr Id thp TALK of receiving
the wages Of men in the industry who
arc now enduring tho privattors or
poverty and dcstiiution lis idls."
The minds of the businessmen and
statesmen of America" he continued.
"u,ust devise some other method OF
correcting the evils In the bitumiuous
mining industry.
One thing must be sure not only
in the bituminous coal fields hut In
thr anthracite coal fields. In this lay
there n,us, lie no back s;~p by tho
lr.,ue workcrsra 1T makes no dffvcr-
snce 20 the orxaniys,i mine workers
that waE. reductions have taken
place in other .ndustriey and II mnkes
70 differences 10 the organized MIN
crs tha, tho mon employed In IN:
non-union section, have accepted
wage reductions We do not propos,
TO have our standards of living guar
Cd by the standards OF living which
obtain among these hcnishted. un-
fortunate people who arc compencd
to work for uHorginiEci mining EN-
ploycrs.
''wc sec an organized propaganda
being carried On particularly In the
hituminous regions. anticipating
wage reduction. l. Is sought TO mako
the mine workers responsibl> for the
price of coal AMI tn, mine workor
"A not responsible FOR the pr!cc that
H.. public pays tor coal.
Tho mine WORKERS receive but
relatively small proportion OF tho
price tho public IS compelled TO
pay"
The mine workers do not desire any
cessation of cmo.p!mers nfter April
I. he said. -ni IL there is no wase
conference he added. the responsible
ify viii not rcss with me union.
The mine workers want 70 IN
dustrial conflict" he declared. we
abhor tho thought OF strike and
yet We do not propose 10 avoid the
responsibilities OF such conflict by
doing anything contrary TO the inter-
csts Of our people or by doing any
thing which in honor we should not
be bound to do"
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-18
REPUBLICAN SENATORS
IOCONFER WEDNESDAY

Washington. Jan. i7-Repubigcan
senators win hold their first confer
ence OF this session OF congress tomor-
row. with tho announced purpose OF
reaching an agreement on the allied
deb; funding bill.
Strong democratic opposition to the
bill In the form in which 1t was re-
ported to the s~nstc yesterday. was
understood to have led to the can is
ssued today by senator Curtis OF Kan
,as. assistant republican leader.
II ~ known also that four or five
Republican senators are not wholly In
sccord with the majority leaders as to
party policy on the funding bill.
With the measure drawn in form
believed to be acceptable to tho admin
istration. senator MAJORITY leaders arc
determined to push II thru the senate
with a view TO speeding up the refund
.nr negotiations.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-18

Paving to the amount OF a3OS,ooo In
Guiding three projects will probably
be completed this summer according
to n statement of d. 2. Gaymon, city
engineer, yesterday.
The three projects include tho Evans
avenue paving district, tho East
Eighth street and East Abriendo ave-
nue. districts and include thirty blocks
of paving.
Contracts for tho Evans avenue paw
ing have been let and 1t is said that
the work OF paving Evans avenue from
Broadway to Mesa avenue, n distance
of nine blocks will be completed about
july. Tho cost will he close TO sas 600.
Ordinances arc now being passed by
tho city council for tho paving Of East
Eighth and East Abricndo streets and
will cause the contracts tu he let about
the middle of March, as the last pub
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-18
3 PAVING PROJECTS CALLING FOR
S3O5,00O EXPENDITURE SCHEDULED

lication OF the ordinance will be on
February 10. Tho Eighth street paw
ing of eleven blocks on East Eighth
street from Water to Gilbert street.
East Abricndo avenue paving project
includes tho ten blocks between Broad
way and Northern on Abriendo ave-
nue. and Will cost sl05.000 according ia
the figures given by the city engineers
office.
The average cost OF paving each
block, including the three projects
amounting to thirty blocks will be
sio.i6o a block. II was thought prob
able that the Mineral Palace paving
district would bc petitioned for. and
II an ordinance for It passed. it would
represent q larger arcn than the three
projects now under way combined
or at least 10000 yards it was said.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-18

hospitals engaged in the service OF the
war vctcrans 1t has been decided
that there should bo one. doctor for
every 20 patients. one nurse for every
10 patients. ono therapuist for every
80. one special worker for every SO.
II vocational trainers and assistants
for every hospital of 200 patients and
100 additional employees for each such
hospital. General Sawyer declared.
General Sawyer called ON tho
American offices to give the veteran
patients tho best that was in them
and carry out tho highest ideals of
loyalty to the country and their SER
vice
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-18
WOMAN MAYOR, 80,
STARTS CITY CLEAN UP

Magnetic Springs. o, Jan. IL
Twcnty-four hours after assuming the
duties Of mayor OF this health resort
village. Mrs. Mary MacFadden. aged
SO, said to be the Oldest woman mayor
In tho United States, today announced
a little dusting."
Her policy, sho said, would be: War
on male vamps.
Enforcement OF tho curfew law.
Strict enforcement of prohibition
laws.
Harmony with council.
Mrs. MacFsdden was appointed to act
as mayor of the village by Mayor y.
.. Brown, who will spend the winter
in Florida. Her appointment was
popular. scores OF townspeople flock
ing to her home to congratulate her.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-18
Ben Franklin's Birthday
Anniversary Celebrated

New York. Jan. lI.-Bcnja min
Franklin. printer, inventor. diplomat
preacher and practsccr OF thrift. and
author of many a copy book maxim
was lauded today the alsth anlivcrs-
AIRY OF his birth in ceremonies at his
statue In city Hall park.
\ score of organizations laid
wreaths at his feet and n ladder was
placed against the broad Franklin
shoulders so that the laurel might be
put on his brow. a cord held in the
right hand OF the statue stretched
across the park to a stationary klts a
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-18

symbol of the one that gave Franklin
the big idea about electricity.
Some OF the sound advice Frapklin
gave was quoted by speakers and 'hc
crowd was introduced to two o. his
several times great grandsous. Arthur
Duane and Franklin Bache H4nting
ton.
Mr.. franklin was postmaster general
at Sl.oco year. Joined in the ceiepra-
ton, selling Mr.. Huntington treas
ury certificate as part OF III, thrift
week program. The sta.ue was IL
Illuminated tonight by sea. chliKhts.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-18
CITY SHOPS CLOSED

Chicago. Jan. 17.-Chicago's s2,-
100000 municipal repair shops have
been closed as failure. IL became
known today. following an invcstiga-
tion by n committee OF aldermen, be-
cause city work done thnrs cost 400
per cent of what 1t would have cost
in commercial shops
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-18
TOLEDO BAKERS 1TON'T
SELL BREAD TO- MAYOR

Tiffin, o.. Jan. i7-Mayor rnger an
nour ced today the shipment OF 1000
loavcs OF bread which were to nave
been distributed today In thrco mGni-
cipal bread stations established yes
tcrday was held up by Toledo oakess.
who notified him that since hc wTn
VI; ;rrinG on high prices they would re-
fuse to furnish him brta.. Tho mayer
Is leading a fight to get Tifsin h.ters
10 cut tho price of the undii loaf from
eight to six cents.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-18
DENTER. NAN TO QUIT
FRUIT A.SSOCIATICN

Fort Worth, Texas. Jan. 1,.-William
d. Tidwell OF Denver. Colo. for ten
years secretary and manager OF the
Western Fruit Jobbers association,
will resign during the Fort Worth con-
yention. II was said by friends here to-
day. The convention OF tho fruit ino-
bcrs was formally opened today with
an address by Gov, Ncff of Texas. ses-
sions will continue until Friday.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-18
CUTTING MAS TREES
COSTS FRAT $3.50

two valuable spruce trees on tho
property of Magnus Swenson, prcsi-
dent of the swedish YIN erican steam
ship line. IN order to decorate for a
Christmas dance. cost members of tho
Phi Delta Theta fraternity here s3S0.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-18
PELT HARVEST GOOD

Saranac Lake. y. Y. Jan, 17.-Fur
buyers in the Adirondacks declared
today the present season would be
marked by the largest harvest OF
pelts on record with the trappers re-
ceiviug approximately s1,5Oo,o0o for
their catch
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-18
GREATEST CRIME GROWTH
I'm ITS HISTORY REPORTED
BY AMERICAN SuRETYFIRM
Dishonesty Among Employees Blamed For Part OF
Gain In Lawlessness; Police and Courts
Kept Busy Over Nation

New York. 17.An among
employees and business difficulties uo the country have forced the Amer
statement today Total claims paid in
of
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-18

Snow Wednesday, muah
colder south and west portions.
Thursday probably fair. eon-
tinued cold.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-18

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-27
oFFENsE AGAINST GOVERNMENT
Assistant U. S. District Attorney Takes
Up Charge Against Cruise.

Stealing from a military reservation
is an offense against the government
Whether the article taken belongs to
the government or private person
makes no difference. Regardless OF
the ownership of the article or prop
erty taken the act constitutes an Of
Tense against the government because
the law says so. If not, who would
prosecute in such cases since the state
has no jurisdiction?
o. This was the gist of a letter which
A. H. Skinner, assistant United States
district attorney, wrote this morning
to Homer F. Elliott, United States dis
trict attorney at indianapolis, Ind.
The purpose of the letter was to cause
the federal authorities in that state
to attempt to apprehend William ].
Cruise. against whom there is a. war
rant charging him with stealing
shotgun from private party on the
military reservation at Leavenworth.
Cruise took the gun, it is charged,
about two weeks ago after being dis
charged from the army, and as he
was supposed to have gone to his
home in Decatur, Ind, the federal au-
thorities at Indianapolis were asked
to take him into custody II possible.
This week members of the district
attorneys office here were surprised
to receive a letter from indianapolis
stating that no action could be ex-
pected from that quarter inasmuch as
stealing private property on govern
ment soil did not constitute a federal
offense.
SINNERS letter today was a reply.
Cruise is still at large.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-27
NELLIE bly, DIES
Was Noted Newspaper Woman
Globe TrOtter.
Had Been Ill for Two Weeks of
Pneumonia.

New York, Jan. 27.-Nellie BLY,, in
private life Mrs. Robert L. Seaman,
one of the special writers on the staff
of the Evening journal, died today of
pneumonia in St Marks hospital. She
became i'll two weeks ago and shortly
afterwards was taken to the hospital
from her rooms in the Hotel Meal
phin. She sank steadily and yester-
day no further hope was held out for
her recovery.
Nellie BLY, was Sc years old and had
led a tremendously active life-far
more so than falls to the lot of one
woman in item thousand. She was a
newspaper writer from her early
youth, managed two large corporations
for a time and in her later life return
ed to newspaper work with as great
an avidity as she had shown in her
younger days
The thing that made her famous
made her name known not only thru
out America but all over Europe and
in many other parts of the civilized
world besides, was her trip around
the globe in 1889, in seventy-two days,
six hours and eleven minutes-the
fastest world circling trip ever made
up to that time
She undertook the trip to prove that
Jules Verne's famous romance,
Around the World in Eighty Days"
could be matched in reality and she
did considerably better than the
French novelist. Her tour was fol-
lowed with the greatest interest. not
to say excitement, by newspaper read
ers here and abroad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-27
WARNS OF BONUS
Wisconsin Congressman De-
clares Sales Tax Unpopular.
Five Way Compensation Bill Is
Being damned Thru.

Washington, Jan 27.-After brief
hearings beginning Tuesday the ways
and means committee of the house
will undertake the framing of a SOL
diers bonus bill at once for report 20
that body, where it probably will be
the continuing order of business until
passed according to a program of ac-
ton agreed upon by Republican mem
bers.
The caucus was said to have given
no instructions to the committee as to
what revenue raising provision should
be incorporated in the bill. 1t was
understood to have been agreed that
this should be threshed out by the
committee first, subject to later eau
Gus action.
Republican party lines will be brok-
en- and Republicans will be defeated
in the next election if a sales tax is
levied by congress to pay a soldiers
bonus Representative Frear. of Wis
consin, declared in a speech in the
house today.
Frear charged that sales tax legis-
lation was to be damned thru the
house under a gag rule"
Representative Oldfield, Democrat
of Arkansas, a member of the house
was surprised that the Republicans
had united on a plan to impose d
sales tax
The DemocraticA plan for payment
of a soldiers bonus-direct appropria-
! ton from the treasury backed by the
sale of government certificates of in
debtedness, was presented to the house
today by Representative Garner, OF
Texas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-27
ARE ON HIS TRAIL
New Criminal Charges Made
Against TOWnley.
Chief of n. 2. L. To Be Arrested
on Release From Jail.

Fargo. n. D.. Jan. PA warrant
has been issued here for the arrest of
A. c. Townley, president of the Ma
tionaI Nonpart;san league charging
him with implication in the alleged
embezzlement of $4,000 from the
Scandinavian American bank of
Fargo.
The warrant, which was issued in
the Cass county district court, it was
learned today, will be served on
Townley when he is released next
week from the Jackson CMinn.) Jail.
where he is serving a ninety-day SEN
tence for conviction on a charge of
violating the state espionage law
1t is charged in the warrant that
Townley, on January 90, 1919. at
Fargo. did felonously advise and en-
courage" J. j. Hastings, former vice
president of the bank, to Commit the
crime of embezzlement; that Hastings
appropriated the $4,000 to his own
use, to the use of the defendant, A c.
Townley, and to the use of unknown
persons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-27
BAN ON H. S. DANCE
Feature of Glass Day Exercises
Failed to Pass Censor.
Faculty Members Make Decision
at Night Meeting.
PROGRAM GIVEN BY SENIORS
Students Make Hit With Jazz
Band Number.
Stage Drop Curtain Presented
Stage Drop Curtain Presented
to School by Graduates.

Altho the number which was to
have been the feature of the class day
exercises at Topeka high school this
morning. failed to pass the censorship
board, composed of faculty members.
at an eleventh hour meeting Thurs
day night, the exercises were pre-
scented and were enjoyed by the stu
dent body for one hour this morning.
Won't Let Them Dance.
The number which was suppressed
Thursday night was a demonstration
of the dancing at Topeka high school
since the recent regulations passed by
the student council went into effect.
according to Miss Ethel NJ. Aldrich,
faculty adviser to the senior class.
Under the new regulations students
are permitted to dance only one hour
at class affairs. The remainder OF
the time must be spent in playing
games. The rules also state that cou-
pies dancing must stay a definite num-
Der of inches apart and that young
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-27
TO ELECT OFFICERS TONIGHT.
Shareholders of Kansas Reserve b. &
l.. to Hold Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting of the share
holders of the Kansas Reserve Build
ing and Loan association is to be held
at the offices of the association at
1880 o'clock this evening. Following
the meeting of the shareholders. at
which the board of directors will be
elected, the new board of directors
will organize, elect officers. and ap-
point committees for the coming year.
The present officers are: H. c. Prib-
BILE, president; F. A. Anton, and DIR.
C. S. Huffman, of Columbus, vice pres
idents; c. E. Eldridge. secretary; Earl
Akers, treasurer; E. D. McKeever, at
torney, and F. NJ. Spencer, chairman
of the appraisal committee. Other
members of the board of directors are:
w. R. Carrie. o. J. Wood. F. P.
MacLennan, DR.. Charles Van Horn,
DR.. S. ]. Crumbine and H. C. Stevens.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-27
He DEFIES ELECTRIC CHAIR
Sentenced to Life After Guilty Plea
Oklahoma Lyncher Recants.

Oklahoma City, Jan. 27=Charles
Polk, one of the six men who have
been sentenced to life Imprisonment
in connection with the lynching of
Jake Brooks, a negro packing house
worker, January 1 4. filed a motion to
withdraw his plea this morning and
will be tried despite the fact that the
electric chair will be demanded rs
punishment for connection with the
alleged crime.
Special Investigator Short. repre-
senting the state, has intimated the
request would be granted, but in that
event, the state would demand the
death penalty if found guilty by a
jury, Mr.. Short said this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-27
PHIL GRAY HEADS PHIS
Annual Ell ction of Officers of Fra
ternity Alumni Assn in Topeka.

Phil Gray was elected president of
the Topeka Alumni club of Phi Delta
Theta at the annual election of Off
GERS of the frat grads at the Chamber
of Commerce at noon today.
Other officers elected were:
Z. Z. Seeley. vice president.
Herbert Guild. secretary treasurer
John Parkinson, scroll reporter.
The Topeka Alumni club of Phi
Delta Theta is an organization of for
mer college men and members of the
Phi Delta Theta, national college fra
ternity. Men from all colleges who
were Phi Delts and who live in To
peka are eligible to membership.
A luncheon is held each Friday al
the Chamber of Commerce. Frank
Ripley is retiring president and Da-
vid Neiswanger retiring secretary
treasurer.