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awtonce Daily QJ VOLUME LXiV. LAWRENCE, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1920. NUMBER 198. MAY SELL GAS TO LAWRENCE GUARDSMEN IN COMFORTABLE CAMP CLEAR REDS AWAY FROM DANZIG LINE TENNESSEE HOUSE ADOPTS SUFFRAGE BY 2-YOTE MARGIN SUFFRAGE WORKERS AT NASHVILLE I'm Tif F7i i i S' Hi fx I senate acted within less than a week or on the day after Governor Bickett presented the amendment to the North Carolina assembly. Before either of the legislatures of the two southern states could act, Chas.

S. Fairchild, of New York, President of the American Constitutional League, brought proceedings in the district of Columbia supreme court asking that Bainbridge Colby, secretary of state, be enjoined from issuing a proclamation declaring the amendment ratified. Justice Bailey dismissed the proceedings on the grounds that the court was without authority to inquire into the action of a state legislature" in ratifying the amendment. Nashville, Aug. 18 A vote today in tli3 lower house of the Tennessee legislature on ratification of the federal woman's suffrage amendment was considered a certainty by both suffragists and their opponents, as the house went into session for the day.

Final action on the ratification resolution which has been approved by the senate was prevented in the house yesterday when, after three hours of debate a motion to recess until this morning prevailed. Raleigh, N. Aug. 18 Suffrage leaders predicted today that an attempt would be made, before evening, to have the North Carolina senate reconsider the vote by which it decided yesterday to postpone action on ratification of the federal suffrage amendment until the next regular session of the legislature. The senate voted 25 to 23 to postpone action on the suffrage amendment.

Such a step was suggested unexpectedly by anti-suffragists and a vote was called before suffragists could rally their forces to block the move. Suffrage advocates had declared they were sure of victory in the senate although somewhat dubious as to the probable result in the house. NASHVILLE Suffrage workers on the job to secure final ratification by Tennessee, lett to right: Senator John C. Houk, Miss Anita Pollitzer, Mayor E. W.Neal of Nashville and Representative B.

L. Johnson. Below, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, at her desk in Naahville. KANSAS NATURAL BID FOR PRODUCTION OF LOCAL FIELD HAS BEEN MADE OWNERS INTERESTED IN HELD Kansas Natural Superintendent Is Keeping Track of the, Pro-' gress Made Effort to Remove 4 7-8 Casing From the Well Near Town 1 Continues Although efforts" to close in the gas well recently brought in "on the Hemphill farm north of Lawrence by the Pittsburgh Youngs-town "Oil and Gas Company have not yet been successf ul" jot fers to buy their production have been received from several 5 The Kansas Natural, the best known distributing Company -1n this part of the country'' has offered to.

buy the production according to John Riling. -This of er was made by Phil Ferguson, who for years 5 has been general field superintendent of the a company. 'Ferguson was T'here looking over the '-well last "Saturday. The steady flow of gas in spite of the fact that the has been open for twenty days; indicates that the hole has been drilled into a real gas field and not a pocket, according to Mr. i-a-V Today the general field superintendent called the Pittsburg-Youngstown Company's local office from Independence and inquired about the progress which has been made toward thq completion of the well, Mr.

Ferguson told the officials of the company that he would be here tomorrow to give the well the second inspection. At present an effort Will'-lbe made to lift the four and seven-eighths casing which is ip the well. This will be replaced jn eight inch casing. In an. effort to use the pressure to help loos-en cave-ins that now bind the casing, the opening at the top of the casing was reduced last night.

-a l. i MISSOURI PACIFIC WRECK" Twenty Persona Injured Today in Overturned Chair Car Warrensburg, Auir. 18. I Twenty, persons were injured some severely, shortly after five o'clock this morning when ten- -der and ten of i Missouri Pacific passenger Nov 13, westbound between Kansas City and St. Louis, left the track three miles west of Warrensburg.

A broken rail is believed to be. the cause of the wreck." The fact that the accident' occurred while the train "was trav eling up grade at a low rate of speed probably prevented a more serious wreck. The injured were riding in a chair car which turn ed over. Two Pullman jcoachea in the rear of the train remained on the Traffic on the mafn line be tween Sedalia and Warrensbtlrg will be hampered until the day. Trains are 1 being- deloured over the branch line through Lex -i AHEAD OF WAGE HIKES Kansas City Records Show Cost of Living Still Leads 4 Kansas Citv.

Auc 'lRJTha cost of living has more than kept pace with wage increases, if the records of the municipal welfare loan agency here are to be regarded as an i) Loans on diamonds, iewelrvand furniture are practically of the same volume now as they'Jiave been for several years, according to Miss M. Power, in charee of the agency. Recently the agency has loaned monev to a number of nonle on furniture in order, to enable them to make first payment on homes. A considerable number of loans for this purpose are sought," it is said, as a result of high rents, which have borne heAvilv unon those of. limited Weekly -Baby Clinic Four babies.

three of them from out-of-town, were presented for examination yesterday afternoon at the city hall offices of the Public Health Nirrsing association. This was the weekly clinic held every Tuesday axternoon tor tne benent of the babies of Lawrence and Douglas County. All -of the babies yesterday were new ones, with no previous records in the. city hall, Ambassador Davi JtttnVia'' I London. Aucr.

18- John Wivn. vis, American ambassador to -Great Britain. left for 'Amari this morning. r'r He 7 was XT.aeeoinV panied by ss State Grange Master at "Vinland a. JNeer am, master of the Kan- -sas Stai Granm stvmV Vinland Grange Hall.

Friday even- mg, August zu. subject: The Tax Amendment. ODen meetlnoMiL eryone invited. 5 Many sisters have become fa mous as motion picture actresses, among the best known beino- Dorothy and Lillian GishV-Mary ana ixttie ckiord, Ertid and Marjorie Bennett, and Constance, Norma and Natalie SNAPPY DRILLS IN PROSPECT UNDER SUPERVISION OF REGULARS Acting as Orderly at Camp Is "$40,000 Recruit," Sole Result of Recruit Drive Fort Riley, Aug. 17-The Machine Gun Company and Company the Lawrence contingents of the National" Guard arrived here Sunday and are now permanently encamped for two weeks period of maneuvers and instruction annually participated in by the regiment.

The two- Lawrence companies were the first to have their tents Up and their company streets policed, although several other outfits were on the ground before them. Nine tents, a kitchen, a canvas mess hall, and a picket line comprise the Machine Gun company street. In addition to these, the officers have five small tents. The company's equipment haa been unloaded and drill will be commenced with it. in a day or so.

It includes: one reconnaissance truck, four Browning: machine guns, four gun carts, four ammunition carts, two combat wagons; and limbers, and last but not least, sixteen draft mules. The regular army officer instructors all members of the 20th M. Battalion, 7th Division have been assigned to the company. They are Capt. C.

C. Westfall, Lieut. F. A. Roberts, and D.

B. Van Pelt. Some snappy drills ars in prospect for the machine gunners if the first day's work under the new officers is any indication ol what may be expected. In addition to the officers, the company has as an orderly Private Raymond L. Sweet of Concordia, known as the $40,000 recruit." He was the only man obtained by a party which left Omaha last month and toured part of Kansas, giving motion picture shows and fireworks displays and other exhibitions.

The also claims the youngest "recruits" the reservation in Herbert M. Jones, aged 13, son of Captain Jones, and Karl Swisher, son of Mess Sergeant Swisher, who are here with the outfit. The boys are having lots of thrills soldiering in the big time, and wear their khaki with as much "militaire" as any second looie on the premises. The mess has been! very good so far, better than that of most companies, since the commissary department has been slow in is-: suing rations. The machine gun mess fund has been put into use on foraging trips to Junction City, where such necessities as ice and bread were purchased.

FRANK W. DILLON TO K.U. FACULTY Erie, Newspaper Man to Be Assistant Professor of Journalism Frank W. Dillon, managing editor of the Erie, Evening Herald, has been appointed assistant professor of journalism in the University of Kansas to fill the vacancy caused hy the resignation of Prof. W.

A. Dill who went to Chicago as assistant night editor for the Associated Press. Mr. Dillon is an A. cum laude, from Bucknell University, 1898.

Since, graduation he has done considerable work towards his A. degree. He began newspaper work early, making his expenses in college by work for the Philadelphia and Pittsburg papers. He has had experience in both city and country journalism. On the Erie Dispatch-News and the Evening Herald he has filled practically all positions in a newspaper office.

He has also had experience in advertising and publicity work." Soon after graduation, Mr. Dillon traveled abroad in an advertising capacity for an American firm. He spent three years in England and on the continent, visiting more than nine hundred towns and. incidentally, making 8 study of their literary and educational features. His colleagues in Erie speak of him as a constructive force in journalism.

Mr. Dillon and family, consisting, of Mrs. Dillon and two daughters, will arrive in Lawrence early in September. Gregg Transferred to Denver Irven L. Gregg, who has been on the carrier force of the post-office for many years, has been transferred to Denver, according to an announcement made, this morning by Charles Finch, postmaster.

His wife's health necessitated a change arid while 'oh his summer in Colorado he asked to be transferred and his request was granted. Paving Toward Lawrence 'V Workmen have commenced laying concrete pavement on the Fort to Fort road nesr the Leavenworth line. Tho paving will be brought toward the work already done on the south end of Section A. The change was made in order to keep the road open for I i Scared a Prowler Away J. C.

Metcalf, J27 East Twenty-third street, reported to the police that a prowler was fooling around his house last night. Mr. Metcalf frightened the intruder away before the police arrived. See 133 Agency for. Insurance.

THE POLISH COUNTER-DRIVE FORCES BOLSHEVIKI FROM THORN REGION SOVIET PLAN IS UPSET Reds Had Hoped to Subjugate Poland and Then Turn on Wrangel8 Forces Polish Refugees Say the Bolshevist Front Line Is Thin and Not Backed Up Paris, Aug. 18. The Polish counter-offensive with Thorn as its base has successfully cleared the Danzig corridor of Russian troops, according to a report received from the French mission in Poland today. The Polish forces are still driving eastward, the report said. Soviet Peace Terms Read Moscow, Aug 17 by Associated Press.) The Russian soviet peace terms were read to the Polish delegates at their first meeting with the Soviet representatives in Minsk today.

The Polish answer will be returned tomorrow. An official statement regarding the meeting of the delegates said: "The Minsk conference opened today with a speech by Chairman Danishovisky, after which credentials were exchanged. Danishovisky emphasized Russia's respect for Poland's independence, sovereign rights, and right to determine her own form of government, and said Russia accorded Poland more territory than the Entente." "Danishovisky said Russian demands from the grand lords of Poland such guarantees against re newed attacks as would not be ex pected from the workers and peac-ants of Poland. No Line of Communications Warsaw, Aug. Bolsheviki advancing into Poland marched ahead without any concern for their lines of communication, ac cording to statements of refugees gathered by the Warsaw Gazette.

They have thus lost all touch with their bases of operations, and refugees state they had not -the slightest difficulty in leaving their villages for there was nothing behind the relatively thin Bolshevist line. They declared it was possible to travel many miles without seeing a single Bolshevist soldier. A vigorous effort on the part of the Poles would be sufficient to inflict decisive defeat upon the soviet armies, the newspaper declares. Wrangel Causes Anxiety That is why the bolshevist high Command is so anxious to' finish the struggle as quickly as possible. Soviet officers who have been taken prisoners confirm this and add that the successes gained by General Wrangel are causing anxiety in the ranks of the Russian bolshevist army.

The bolshevist government, therefore wants to finish with the Poles so that it may turn to General Wrangel before autumn rains make a campaign in South Russia impossible. The bolsheviki believe the capture of Warsaw will end the war with Poland, a belief which is by no means shared by the Poles. Soviet commissars for the purpose of encouraging their soldiers arc holding out dazzling prospects of rich booty in FRENCH WILL PROTEST Allied Commissioner Stops Landing of Munitions at Danzig Paris, Aug. 18. (By Associated Press).

The French government intends to protest energetically against the decision of Sir Reginal T. Tower, allied high commissioner at Danzig, who yesterday forbade further debarkation at -Danzig of French ammunition for- Poland, it was learned today. Several French munition ships now are anchored just outside of Danzig. Mr. Tower, according to a report from the French ambassador to Poland, takes the attitude that he has not sufficient allied troops to preserve order if further munitions are unloaded at Danzig.

SUMMER SESSION TO CLOSE FRIDAY Teachers and Office Force Will Have Brief Vacation Before Regular Term The final lap of the second term of the summer session at the University is being traversed by the 300 students enrolled, this week. Final examinations will be held Friday at the regular class periods and then the students will be free from further cares so far as school work is concerned this! summer. Many of the students enrolled this summer will have only a breathing spell before they enter the regular session September 15, as a lare percentage of them are regular either makinglup back work or endeavoring to graduate in less than fdur yars. The University will be idle for only throe weeks this year between the close of the last summer school and the opening of the regular session, and many of the prof and instructors as well as.ihs office forces will have vacations daring that time. John M.

Shea, superintendent of buildings and grounds, however, says that his force will be busy doing work on various class rooms and putting the buildings in shape for the regular session. Welch Welch, Chiropractors. IS THIRTY-SIXTH STATE TO RATIFY THE FEDERAL AMENDMENT IS END OF LONG FIGHT Motion to Reconsider Action Followed Announcement of Affirmative Vote Vote in Lower House Was 49 to 47 and in Tennessee Senate Last Week 23 to 4 Nashville, Aug. 18 Tennessee, the thirty-sixth state, today ratified the Federal suffrage amendment. The senate ratified tlie amendment fast Friday by a vote of 23 to 4.

Chairman Walker, in an attempt to have the action reconsidered, changed his vote to "aye" and moved that such action ue taken. Mr. Walker's change of his vote gave ratification a majority of 50 to 46. Mr. Walker is privileged to call up the resolution for reconsideration any time within the next two days.

Adjournment was taken until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Result of Intensive Drive Ratification by the Tennessee legislature was the culmination of an intensive drive made by Suffrage proponents to have the amendment made effective in time for the women to vote in the presidential election in November. This drive was started when West Virginia became the thirty-fourth state to latify, early this year. Washington was the thirty-fifth state to ratify imd on the same day March 22 Governor Town-send of Delaware called a special session of the legislature of that state to act on the amendment. The Delaware assembly met early in May and the senate quickly ratified but action by the house was delayed despite pres sure brought to bear by the leaders of both the great political parties and by President Wilson.

on iuue me jcgjoia- ture adiourned with the ratifica-1 tion resolution still in the house committee of the whole. Failed, in Louisiana Meanwhile, the Louisiana legislature met and efforts were made to have it act favorably. President Wilson appealed to Governor Parker to recommend ratification but the governor declined to da so. The ratification resolution was taken up late in May and was delayed at intervals during June and was carried into July. Governor Cox, the Democratic nominee threw his influence on the side of the amendment declaring that the Democrats of the legislature owed it to their party to ratify the amendment.

The legislature finally adjourned on July 8 without acting. While the Louisiana legislature was considering the question appeals for jrianks favorable to suffrage were made to both the Republican and Democratic national conventions and the Republican convention was picketed by representatives of the Woman's Party. Suffrage planks were inserted in both platforms. After the Republican convention adjourned the women turned their attention to Vermont making an effort to have Governor Clement call a special session of the legislature. An appeal was made to Senator.

Harding to use his influence with the governor but the senator declined and said he could not interfere with the executive. Called Special Sessions Shortly after, President Wiison appealed to Governor Bickett of North Carolina and fin'-pmnr Roberts of Tennessee to call special sessions of their state legislatures and they consented, Governor Roberts acting after Solicitor-General Frierson had ruled that the supreme court decision on the Ohio referendum case set at naught a provision in the Tennessee Constitution that a wisintnre could not ate on a i Federal amendment unless the members were elected alter tne amendment was submitted. While this was going on, Govr ernor Clement came to Washington to confer with Senator Harding and hopes ran high in suffrage quarters that after all a special session of the Vermont legislature would be called. Up-" his return to his home, Governor Clemant announced that he would not call a special session and proponents-, of the amendment turned their atterVn to Tennessee and North Carolina as the last hopes for ratification in time for the women to vote in November. The Tennessee legislature met on July 9 and the North Carolina legislature assembled on the followng day.

The Tennessee HEWE ATHER Kansas Forecast Showers tonight and Thursday; cooler Thursday in north portion. The Temperatures 7 pi m. yesterday 7 a. todayr 2 d. m.

today 184 Maximum yesterday today 66 LEADERS REJOICE OVER THE VICTORY Mrs. Carrie Chapman Ctt the Long Campaign for Women's Voies New York, Aug. 18. Leaders of the women's suffrage movement inti rejoicing over the adoption of the suffrage amendment. The sentiments of many of them were expressed by Mrs.

Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the National American Suffrage Association, who said' in a prepared statement: "Our mothers began it. So it came on to us as, in a way, a sacred tw9f. And a great part of our rejoicing todav i te nii. victory is compounded of our feel ing of loyalty co the ptbt satisfaction that we have stood faithful to its trust. "It was fifty-one years ago that the women of the National Suffrage Association began what was to be a fifty-year long campaign to get the Congress of the United States to pass a federal suffrage amendment.

Congress had been importuned for the amendment by the women even before that, but 18G9 marked the organization of the "National" with the avowed purpose- of securing suffrage by national legislation. "From that day until June 4, 1919, the maintenance of a congressional lobby in Washington to work for federal suffrage was part of the program of xhe National Suffrage Association. It meant keeping up an unbroken chain of lobby work at Washington for over half a century. "It was in 1S78 that the amendment was presented to the congress by the National in th" form in which it was finally passed. Twenty-two Congresses were to have a chpnee at it in that identical form.

Before twenty-two congresses, the women of the National were to stand and plead for justice. Of those twenty-two congresses the Republicans dominated both branches in eleven and the Democrats in four, while in seven the House wras Democratic and the Senate was Republican. Tn this revelation of well-divided, long-continued opposition lies, perhaps, the explanation of why women smile somewhat cynically today at all party claims to a monopolv of merit of forwarding the suffrage program. Never was a measure so systematically opposed, never one whose progress was so vehemently- disputed inch by inch. "As with its passage, so with the ratification.

Delav and obstacles have been the constant portion of the National Suffrage Association in securing the reeded states. Because of the failure of the 65th to pass the amendment the measure had to go to the state legislatures in an "off Only ten states coulV ratify in regular session. Twtnty-six special trvo to he called to secure the full complement of "To get these special sessions calW has been itself a monumental work' for the Nticnal Suffrage 'Association, necessitatihf. an interminable chain of letters telegrams; and special persona1 u- f'Now that it is all over, tho feeling of is probably the sensation uppermost with us "11. And perhans it is just as well that it should be.

For women cannot son. The National cannot stop. With a new purpose, the nurpse of making the vote register for an improved citizenship, the women of the National are already lined up under new name, the League of Women k' rT" Mrs. C. ngevine, "Mis.

have- returneo. rom spending i the summer ir Michigan, PARTY COUNCILS WILL DRAFT THE PLATFORMS REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS MEET IN TOPEKA AUGUST 31 Present State Chairmen Are Expected to Be Reelected Without Opposition Topeka, Aug. 18 Republican and Democratic leaders of Kansas will gather in party councils here Aug. 31 to adopt state platforms and erect organization machinery for the general election in November. 'State chairmen will be elected and the state organizations of the two major parties welded for the 1 coming fight.

Aside from the business sessions, rallies are being planned to attract political workers from every section of the state. Dr. Burris Jenkins of Kansas City, who placed William G. McAdoo in nomination at San Francisco, has agreed to come as the principal speaker for the Democrats, it was announced, and on the program will be Col. Sam B.

Amidon, national committeeman; Jonathan M. Davis, candidate for governor, and Ralph T. O'Neill, candidate for attorney general. The auditorium has been leased for the Democratic mass meeting. Republican headquarters announced that an effort will be made to bring Gov.

Edwin Morrow of Kentucky here as their principal speaker. Both H. H. Motter, Republican state chairman end Foi-est Luther, Democratic chairman, are expected in political circles, to be reflected without opposition. It is generally understood in political circles that the Republican platform will contain an endorsement of the new industrial court and wil! peek to place the party behind the three constitutional amendments wheh have the endorsement of Gov.

Allen. On the other hand, the Democrats are expected to attack ef forts for passage of a farm tenantry amendment and also the industrial court legislation." NAVIGATION IS EASIER 'Sideboards'' On Dam Raise the Water in the River Canoe and motor boat owners on the Kaw river have been experiencing easier navigation conditions for the last week because the "sideboards" have been put on the Eowersock mill dam. As a. consequence water in the reservoir above the dam has been raised about feet and it is now possible, to get boats around the west end of tha sandbar without difficulty. 1 The K.

U. Aquatic club and other boat owners-; had been al-nost marooned from the main part of the river before the dam was raised. It was becoming necessary to take motor boats out 9 round the east end of the sand bar near the dam. Record Month for Births Kansas Aug. 18 July was record month for births in Kansas City, according to figures compiled by the hospital and health board A total of 527 births reported.

During the same month last year the number was 490. DENIES GAS RATE HIKE IN LAWRENCE DISTRIBUTORS SHOULD REDUCE WASTE, SAYS JUDGE REED ENORMOUS WASTE NOW Industrial Relations Court Says Money Raised for Repairs Was Not So Used Topeka, Aug. 18 Twenty-eight cities served by the Wichita Gas Company will pay increases of practically 100 per cent under an order of Judge Clyde M. Reed of the court of industrial relations. Application of the Kansas Nat ural for increased rates was held in abeyance.

Application of gas distributing companies for increased rates was denied today in an opnion handed down by the Kansas court of in dustrial relations. The court declared that the present rate of 80 cents per thousand to consumers could be reduced if the leakage factor in the distributing plants was reduced to the standard. The decision affects Lpavpp- worth, Kansas City, Lawrence, iopeka and other cities where it was asked. In some cases it took the form of permission to add to the present rate an additional service charge, generally of 50 cents per month for each consumer and in others the court was asked to establish a reasonable charge in lieu of the present price. The opinion written by Judge Reed cites figures to show what it characterizes as an "enormous of gas due to leakage and points out that the distributing companies have been granted two years to repair their mains to eliminate wastage.

"The court must hold that the distributing companies have not exercised due diliigence in the reparing of their properties nor have they applied the revenue for the purpose intended," the opinion read. The court declared that circumstances did not allow fixing of a rate that would compel the consumers of natural gas to carry the burden of the excessive leakage, for the reduction of which the I United States district court granted the companies Increased rates. INSTITUTE SCHEDULES County Teachers School Opens for Week's Session Monday Schedules are now being pre pared by O. J. Lane, -county superintendent, for the summer teachers' institute which will commence Monday and will be in session for one week.

The teachers are this year going to be allowed the privilege of keening a record of their own attendance. Rural School Teachers Miss Allie Elder has ben employed to teach the Crowaer school. Miss Pearl Smith the Fairyiew, and Miss Olive Lem-berger the Enterprise school, ac-cording to an announcement made this morning by O. J. Lane, coun ty superitendet.

CITY LIBRARY OPENED AFTER RE-DECORATION WALLS AND WOOD-WORK REMODELED; SIX NEW WINDOWS PLACED New Fiction Books for Adults De- partment on Shelves Fines Not Enforced Till Monday The city library has undergone, a complete redecoration. The library has been closed several weeks while the work of redecorating was under way and this morning was the opening. Until September 1, the li brary will be open from ten twelve-thirty o'clock every morn ing, and from 6 o'clock until 9 every evening. There will be no fines for books kept out overtime until next Monday. Six new windows 'have been put in the reading rooms, in place of the semi-circle of windows formerly there.

The walls have been tinted a beautiful cream color and all the wood-work has been re-painted and re-polished. The reading tables and chairs have also been gone over. A number of new fiction books for the adult department are now ready and have been placed in the stacks. There was not a large crowd at the opening this morning but the people who did visit the library showed their appreciation for the artistic decorating. A number of people were at the door, waiting for it to open at 10 o'clock.

WILL WELCOME LEGION Pittsburg Will Put On Its Best Dress for Big Convention Pittsburg, Aug. 18 Delegates to the state convention of the American Legion will be held here August 23-25 will find Pittsburg in its best dress with flags, bunting and appropriate signs of welcome forming the background of the decorative scheme. Homes and business houses are urged to fly the colors and all who displayed the service flags during the war are called on to bring them out. To provide sleeping accommodations for the dlegates the housing committee has made arrangements to quarter the former soldiers in private homes. The rate authorized by the committee is $1.50 a day for lodging and breakfast.

Sues Bank Stockholders it Salina, Aug. 18 Suit against twelve stockholders of the defunct Salina State Bank of Salina has been started by Fred R. Fitzpatrick, receiver! Judgment is sought against each de-fendent on the basis of $100 for each share of stock owned. The petition states that the bank at the time of its failure was in debt and that the stockholders must make up the deficit. Railroads to Ask More Topeka, Aug.

18 -Hearing of application of railroads for increases in intra-state rates in line with the recent advantages granted in inter-state schedules has been set the Kansas court of industrial relations for September 14..