The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
February 10, 1920

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j wmit WEATHER FORECAST for Kansaj: Fair, partly cloudy tonlgh and Wednesday; not much change in tem perature. The Ev jxi i j Newspaper or Kansas HOME EDITION TOPEKA, KANSAS, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY; 10, 1920 TEN PAGES FOUR CENTS POLICE GUARDS REFUSE TO LET THEATERS OPEN Bluecoats at Entrances Turn Away "Audiences." o Shows Until Ban Lifted," Hannan Declares. JAIL OR STOP-COZY IS STOPPED Persons in Sforelty. Lobby Es corted Out by Cops. Shomnen, Objecting to Flu Ban, to Ask Injunction. FORTY NEW CASES TODAY One Death Reported to Board of Health 3 O'Clock. Total of Aearly 900 Fatients During the Epidemic. TOPEKA l'Li: RECORD Heportrd previous to Feb. S Reported Feb. 3 Reported Ken. 4...... Reported Feb. R Reported Feb. 6 Reported Feb. 7 Reported Feb. 8 i Reported Feb. 9 Reported to hooq today.- 77 IT, Ill St ..157 40 Total 812 Policemen &(ationed in front of local theaters this afternoon refused ad mittance to all persons, whether hold ing tickets or not, in accordance with instructions from the city board of health, enforcing the flu ban which snowmen declared, they would disre gard. "There will be no shows In Topeka this afternoon, nor until this ban has been lifted," declared Chief G. G. Hannan as he stationed himself in front of the Cozy theater at 2:30 o'clock. The Cozy operator started running his picture machine and was told by Chief Hannan that he had hiS choice of stopping it or going to jail. He stopped. "Will there be a show here this afternoon?" persons coming to the Novelty would ask of the maangement. "Yes, at 2:30 o'clock," would be the reply. "You can't go in here," would be the brief statement of the policeman as he placed himself in the door. Several persons gaining admittance lo the lobby were escorted to the walk ugqin by officers. The ticket seller at the Novelty was told to sell tickets and tell patrons to demand admittance to the theater. Demands, however, fell on deaf ears as the officers placed -themselves in the doorways. CaU Out Night Shift. Within a half hour after the time for the shows to start the crowds around the doors had gained the pro portions of mobs. The night shift of policemen was called out by Chief Hannan to help in keeping the shows closed. Bring Injunction Suit. The theater men of the jty, thru their attorneys, E. D. McKeever and J. B. Larimer, will bring suit to en join the city board of health from further enforcing the influenza clos ing order, McKeever indicated today. A conference was going on in Mc Keever's office this afternoon, and a definite plan of action had not been Arrived at. The appeal for an injunc tion will probably be made before Federal Judge Pollock at Kansas City, Kan., McKeever said, but it is possi ble that the action may be taken In the district court here. In the meantime, the shows will rerrfUln "open for business" and the pubile is invited, according to Mc Keever. The theater owners affirmed his statement that they would be open. "You can't restrain the health board," declared Chief Hannan wav ing back the crowd. "There won't be any shows this afternoon or tonight." The Novelty began redeeming tickets. All shows failed to put on perform ances, the police being successful in keeping crowds out. Discrimination, Says Hooper. "This is pure, unadulterated dis crimination, declared G. L. Hooper, i manager of the Orpheum theater, as the police turned people away from the doors. "We will have to get into court and decide it at once. Otherwise we may be caught in the same fix next winter and spring." "The theaters of the city will close and stay closed during the influenza ban, if it takes every policeman in the city to enforce the order." was the ultimatum issued by Dr. Earle G. Brown, city health officer, today In reply to the theater owners' threat. The theater men holds that the order is discriminatory. To Test The Cose. "Counsels representing the theater men came to me last night," said City Attorney Branaman, "and wanted me to bring suit on behalf of the city en Joining them from opening, as they had threatened to do. I told them the city would bring no suit, but for them to KJ ancau ana uruiK one li iney wanted to. It is my opinion that they cannot bring injunction proceedings against the board of health, but they might bring habeas corpus proceed ings, to test the ordinance in tha su preme court." Keep Patrons Out- "In a conference I had with the mayor mis morning, conunuea isran aman, "I suggested that he instruct the chief of police to put two or three policemen Jn front of each theater -or six if necessary and. if they tried to run. keep the patrons fromVattending. It wouK he of little value to arrest the owner, if there was no restriction put acainst opera tf on of the show and attendance by patrons. "The city will bring no suit, but will IT- SOT MUCH WEATHER CIIAXGE. Every Bright Warm Day Brings Us Closer to Spring. WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS: Fair toutKht, partly cloudy, probably be coming unsettled south portion tonight and Wednesday; not much ch&Dge la tempera tures. Shippers forecast warns to protect 36 faour ship meats north and west against a temperature rtf 25 degrees; east and south against a temperature of 30 degrees. TODAY'S TEMPERATURES, 7 o'clock 29111 o'clock. 8 o'clock 9 o'clock. 10 o'clock. .2912 o'clock 47 ,.34 1 o'clock 49 .391 2 o'clock 51 chance will occur in No radical weather conditions in Kansas in the next twenty-four hours, according to B. R. Laskowski, observer. There should be some sunshine", moderate temperatures, and very little chance of rain or snow. No precipitation occurred in Kansas In the last twenty-four hours. Rains were reported from Texas, Oklahoma. Arkansas. Kentucky, Tennessee and Pennsylvania. Snow was reported (Continued on Page Two.) OKLAHOMA JjARD HIT BY FLU Ten Thousand Cases In State and Number Still on Increase. Oklahoma City. Feb. 10.- With ten thousand cases of Influenza in Okla homa, the state board of health re ported the epidemic still on the In crease this morning:. "Keep clean In side and out," was the warning given by State Health Commissioner A. R. Lewis. "There is no danger. ,The epi demic is In a very mild form and the death rate is low. "Tulsa, Muskogee, Okmulgee and McAlester are the most seriously af fected. Our method of checking the spread of the disease is to insist on a thoro cleanup of all places where pub lic gatherings are held rather than to close such places. "It has been brought forcibly to our attention 'that In many small towns where the sanitary conditions are poor, the epidemic is far more severe than in the larger cities which "are kept clean. The use of vaccine Is being urged. TO EE NO AUSTRIAN AIR COPS Council of Ambassadors Refuses Ger manic Request for Aerial Patrols. Paris, Feb. 10. The council of. am bassadors today refused the German Austrian request they be allowed to create a department of aerial police. The council took the ground creation of such a body would be contrary to the treaty of Versailles. The Austrian food and finance min isters presented -to the council Aus tria's new economic program, but the council did not arrive at any decision. Count Apponyi, Austrian peace delega tion head, was to arrive tomorrow to present his go'ernmentrs" counter pro visions to the peace treaty. Would Punish "If. M." Slayers. "Washington Feb. 10. A demand has been made upon the Turkish gov ernment by Admiral Bristol, American high commissioner at Constantinople, for an immediate investigation to ap prehend and punish the; murderers of two American Y. M. C. A. representa tives killed recently by Turkish bri gands near Aleppo. be ready if the theater men bring one." Fine and Imprisonment. Violation of the health board's or der is punishable by a fine of from ten to one hundred dollars, as provided by Ordinance 4849, passed by the city commission December 24, 1918, the mayor pointed out. In reply to the argument of the theater men that Or. R. S. Copeland, health officer of New York City, who said that there is no daiiger of dis ease infection in the modern sanitary theater. Doctor Brown merely said "Copeland Is not health officer of To peka." Doesn't Fear Injunction. Mayor Corwine said the health board was immune to an injunction suit. In the meanwhile, reports of influ enza cases continued to pour into the city health department. A total of 157 cases of flu and five of pneumonia were reported up to 3:55 o'clock Mon day afternoon, making 206 cases re ported from Saturday at 3:45. Forty new cases had been reported at noon today. The local flu death toll was increased one last night, bringing it up to eleven since Feb ruary l. The latest victim of the disease was F. C. Marks, 403 Reno street, who succumbed to influenza- pneumonia. Doctor. Brown again emphasized to- day his opinion that the flu epidemic this year was just as serious as the one last year. "There is not a day goes by,' he said,, "but what doctors report influ enza eas?a that have developed into pneumonia and all of them are not re ported. The deaths are not as high yet. but the epidemic has not run its course." I The closinsr order issued Monday closes, in addition to theaters, dance halls and pool halls, schools, churches, lodge halls and all social and public gatherings, effective at midnight last night. Children under sixteen were ordered to remain at home. The Ordinance. The section of the ordinance cov ering the influenza ban follows: Uule 2 Sec. 1. The city health officer shall exercise and mcintnln supervision over all cases of Spanish Influenza -within the city of Topeka during their continuance, seeing that all such cases ore properly cared for and that the provisions of this ordinance as to Isolation, restriction of communication, placarding and quarantine are duly enforced; and, should the disease show a tendency to become epidemic, he shall cloe pubUc and private school a, and, if In bis Judgment, he deem a necessary, he may suspend pnbiie assemblages of people such aa shows, circuses, theaters, fairs, public funerals and othr public gatherings, and shall make sn-h further orders h In his Judgment he deems advis able, to prevent the communication and spread of said disease. Section 2 Any person found guilty of violating any of the provision of this ordi nance, or falling to comply with anv of the requirements thereof, or orders matle by he city health officer shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than ten dol lars nor more than one bund red dollars for each offense. MORE FLU DEATHS Epidemic Fatal to Fifty-Two Kansans Today. New Cases Indicate Spread Into Rural Districts. 3,619 VICTIMS JIT NOON Philips County Leads With Record of 291 Cases. Slump in Larger Cities, Except ing K. C, Is Shown. KANSAS IXU KKCOKD. Reported previous t. Feb. 9 SS.499 Reported Feb. 9 4,104 Reported to noon today.......... S.440 $rand total for state 36,043 Kansas may smash Monday's flu record in .today's returns. At noon a total of 3,440 cases had been report ed, as against 4,104 for the entire day Monday. A week ago the record for the entire day was 3,619 This record will be easily passed today. In addition to the evidenec that the number of flu cases in the state is steadily increasing, a big jump was shown today In deaths. The deaths as reported to the state board at noon totalled 52 a new record. Kansas; City, Kan., Teported 28 deaths, with five in -Wichita city, four each in Har per and Saline counties, 'three each in Butler and Pratt counties and two in Pottawatomie county. A total of 45 new pneumonia cases 'had been re ported at noon Total to 38,043. Reports today had brought the total number of flu cases in the state to 36.043 during the present epidemic. That the state's big fight with the fhi may yet be staged in the rural districts of the state is more clearly indicated In the day's returns. Phil lips county led the entire state with a total of 291 cases, while Osborne county reported 191 cases and Xeosho county outside the city of 1 Chanute registered 200 new cases. Butler county outside the towns of Eldorado and Augusta reported 112 new cases. Osage county showed first evidence of a serious outbreak with a report of 148 new cases. Kansas City, Kan., indicated serious development -of new casesin returns for the day. Reports From Counties. New cases as reported from the various counties and large cities fol low: Countios Allen, 7: Atchison, 79: Barton, SI; Bourbon. 21; Brown, 40; Butler, 112; Cherokee. 80: Clark, 65; Cloud, 12: Co manche, 20: Cowley. 93; Crawford, 22; De ontur, 66: Douglas. 17; Edwards. 4:!; Elk. 3; Franklin, 35; Gove, 4; Greenwood, 41; Harper, 44 Jefferson. 23; Jewell. 20; King, man. 5: Kiowa, 36: Leavenworth. 21; Ltnn, 30; Lyon, 67; Marion. !H: Marshall. SO: Mo Pherson, 00; Miami. 78; Mitchell, 19: Mont gomery,?; Morris, 12; Nemaha, 7: Neosho, 200; Norton, 20: Osage, 14S: Osborne. 191; Ottawa, 10; Pawnee, 44; r-hilllps. 291; Pot tawatomie. 42: Pratt. 17;Iteno,32;Riley, 36; Russell. 10: Saline. 5C; Scott, 4: Sheridan. 6: Smith, 11; Stafford, 84; Washington, 26; Wilson, 95. Cities Atchison, 63; Fort Scott. 22; PittBburg. 49; Lawrence. 43; rarsons. 33; Leavenworth. 23: Coffey vine. .7; Wichita, 50; Topeka. 40: Kansas City, 145. Emmett, Kan., reports 150 Influ enza cases, but no deaths and only three pneumonia cases. The report states that the disease Is in a .much lighter form than it appeared last yean BAN STOPS LINCOLN PROGRAM. Banks Only Will Be Allowed to Ob serve His Birthday. Various celebrations of Lincoln's birthday in Topeka will have -to be omitted because of the closing order. Schools, churches and institutions had planned special observance of Feb. 12. Only the banks will, be able to cele brate the tlav as planned; for the clos ing order does not prohibit the holiday on Feb. 12, announced by the banks today. All banks also will be closed on Monday following Washington's birthday. A particular celebration of Lincoln's birthday was to have been held at the Topeka Industrial and Educational In stitute under the direction of the mem bers of the Chamber of Commerce, co-operating with G. R. Bri'dgeforth, principal of the institution. The Boy Scouts' observance of the day in the form of a meeting and program on the state house grounds will have to be omitted under the clause of the clos ing order forbidding children under sixteen to leave their homes during the eight days. SIMS ACCUSES SECY. DANIELS. Admiral Sys Head of Navy Depart ment Pursued "Defeatist" Policy. Washington, Feb. 10. Admiral William S. Sims today accused Secre tary Daniels of pursuing a "defeatist noliev." This Dolicy. Sims declared, is more detrimental to the fighting spirit of the navy than the -wost of Bol shevism Is to organized government. Sims, who resumed his testimony before the senate naval affairs sub committee investigating medal awards, declared he is willing to make any personal sacrifice to prevent such a policy getting a permanent hold in the navy. I "Y" Gives $500,000 to Legion. Indianapolis, Ind.. Feb. 10. A gift of more than $500,000 from the Na tional war work council of the Young Men's Christian association has been accepted by the Nationalexecu tive committee of the American legion, it was announced here today. England Asks For Copies of Industrial Law Bequests for copies of the new in dustrial court act came to the gover nor's office today from England. Overseas interest in 'the new Kansas enactment has been displayed from several countries, while requests tor copies of the law have come from every state in the Union. Henry Hodgkin, a writer and lec-. turer on industrial conditions and problems, asked for copy of the new law. To date nearly 20,000 copies of the law have been printed and dis tributed thru state departments. )w tezzLJ ii) II German L'ae rt- mmi

12 DELAY MASON MEET Big Convention "Will Be Held In To peka March 13 to 18. The sixty-fourth annual communi cation of the Grand Masonic lodge, the fifty-fifth" annual convocation of the Grand chapter, and Ahe- fifty-second annual assembly of the Grand council, to'be held here Feb. 16-17-1J-19. has been postponed to March 15-16-17-18, it -was announced today by A. K. Wil son, grand secretary. The postponement was-necessary on account of the influenza ban closing public gatherings in Topeka. The state has issued no closing order but has left closing to the opinion of lo cal health boards. Unless the epi demiefbegins to-decline, it is believed other cities will formulate restric tions. About fifteen hundred Masons are expected to attend the meeting. They believe they have placed the time of the convention far enough ahead so as, not to be hampered again by the prev alence of the disease. Should condi tions still remain critical in Kansas a month from now it might be neces sary to change the date again. It is believed, however, a month will see the worst of the epidemic over and conditions near normal. COULD NOT KILL HERSELF. So Mother J.ay by Body of Daughter and' Awaited Arrest. New York, Feb. 10. Mrs. Emir May Favre, 3 4, was to be arraigned today on a charge of killing her 12-year-old daughter, Emily Margaret. Mrs. Favre was found in her room in the Hotel Ashton, lying .on the bed beside the' body of her daughter, who had ybeen dead since Saturday morn ing. According- to the police, she had admitted she shot the girl and then in tended to kill herself, but lacked the courage and lay in a semi-crazed con dition until found. Hector Q. Jaakson, a friend of the family, received a letter from Mrs. Favre which she had written Friday, saying she was discouraged and in tended "killing herself and the girl. The letter led to the discovery, of the tragedy. She came here October 7 with in- tention of going on the stage or en tering me mov.es. sne had been un able to obtain, employment. WANTS TOBACCO MONOPOLY,' Americans Want France to "Farm Out" KxrJnsK-e TVa,r.. i, 1 Paris VoVi in Amo-ti Ua ed France on the subject of the to- bacco monopoly for this country being farmed out to th Tinitcrt s...... fr the United States for twenty-five years, according to a re port current on the bourse yesterday. .says the Journal. In exchange the United States would guarantee in one j way or another a sum totalling about sixty billion francs, says the newspa per wnicn prints tne news with re serve GOTHAM SNOWED I NDKR AGAIN. New York Emerges From Snow Banks Into New Traffic Ticup. New Tork, Feb. 10. Just as New York has been reduced to extremitv of employing steam shovels and flame fthrowers to aid in removal of the rec ord snowfall that had practically elim inated all surface traffic since Thurs day, another heavy snowfall began today. "The first few hours precipitation were believed to have undone the work of days. The ban on all but es sential traffic continued. 1 Fought Dogs To Rescue IilTci I St. Louis, Feb. ,10. -Patrolman Joseph Chesnick fought off a dozen dogs and battered down two -doors before he reached the sixty-five' resi dents of a burning building in the Ghetto. He" then aided the families to escape the burning building- VELL, .WHAT YOU DO 'BOUT IT, FRITZ HUH? TO BE NO CLOTURE Treaty Reported Back Ont of Committee Today. Comf s Up in Unrestricted De bate 'ext Week. Washington, Feb. i9. The peace treaty, referred to the senate foreign relations committee yesterday to tech nically rid itjof cloture, was reported back today by the committee without debate and without a record vote. Re publican and Democrat leaders agreed, however, not to take it up in the sen ate" until next week. The committee's action was entirely perfunctory, the senate having given instructions that the treaty be report ed out immediately, together with the .Republican reservations adopted at the last session of congress. The parlia mentary result is to bring the treaty and the reservations again into a status where amendments, to either can be offered and discussed without any limitation on debate. The reason given is that the confer ence report on the railroad bill is due this -week and that the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill should be acted on at once. Lodge wants to clear away pending legislation before taking up the treaty. In the mean while intense activity, is likely in an effort to frame a modification of Lodges reservations on Article 10. which will get sixty-four senators' votes. the two-thirds necessary for ratification) and at the same time be acceptable to President Wilson. To Appease 'Wilson. Senators realize, they say, that they will be wasting time if they Vatify the treaty with reservations that Wilson will not accept. There appears to be a sincere desire to make the ratifica tion effective. The remainder of this week Is to be spent in trying to work out an agree ment which will shorten debate and result in quickly disposing of the treaty after it actually is taken up. Lodge has decided on the modifica tions of the Lodge reservations. They will include the- changes decided on by the bi-partisan conferees, and-in addition an. amendment of the Len- root reservation on voting power. This is the reservation which Lord Grey said in his letter the British empire cannot accept. Lodge's proposed amendment would give Great Britain I the option of having six votes her ?w" an,d ,hose of h,f,r f ve cl0",es in the 1?ague assembly, jn which case she roust give the Lnited States six. or of disfranchising her colonies and us ing but one, in which case the United i Continued nQ Page Two.t BRYAN MAY NOT APPLY. Undecided Whether to Be Candidate for Democratic National Delegate- Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 1 0. Reports that W. J. Bryan will not be candidate for delegate from Nebraska, to the national Democratic convention were neither affirmed nor denied by his brother, Charles, here today. W. J. Bryan has not determined i what part he will play in the' coming campaign." C. W. Bryan said. "He is undecided at present whether or not he will be a candidae for -delegate." MAY NOT- PROSECUTE ROSE. Chicago Bookkeeper-Society Bud May Go Clear on Embezzlement Charge. Chicago, Feb. 10. "Monda Rose" Schweiburg society cashier, was at home again In Edgewater today. Intimations that her employers would decide not to prosecute in con nection with the alleged embezzlement of Biehl Sifferman- Leather com pany funds were made by Miss Schweiburg's attorney, Carl W. Law son. RELIEF COM TO MILLS Modification $f Car Order Will Allow Operation, It Is Believed. The rail administration order pro hibitlng use of 'freight cars by mills for loading out" after being received full of wheat was in the "process of modification" .today, according to a telegram received from Hale Holden regional rail director, by David Page, Topeka miller. Page asserted Monday that the ban on 'loading out," unless modified, would close, the majority of Topeka mills today as 11 warehouses and terminals would be filled by the. in flowing grain, with no chance of mak ing room by shipping out finished pro ducts. Today, however, he stated that the modification notice made the situ ation look a lot more hopeful and that practically all mills will now be able to run under the restrictions they have been under because of the car short age this winter. Practically all Kansas mills have been forced to reduce their 'capacity 25, per cent this winter because of their inability to get cars, Page said. The "loading out" order was issued Sunday with the aim of furnishing enough cars to move western Kansas wheat and was ordered effective until February 18. Wheat In western Kan- -sas was reported lying on the ground because growers did not have suffi cient places to store it and could not get cars to ship it out.' SANTA FE TO RELAY RAILS. Improvements In Kansas This Spring to Cost $500,000. At. an expenditure of nearly $5fT0, 000, the Santa Fe railroad will relay the rails between Wichita and King man. Kan., this spring. The materials have been ordered and work will start shortly. The rails will be of the 85 pound type. The present rails were laid thirty-five years ago. Relaying of rails between Kingman and Pratt will probably follow, it is said. It is also reported that this work wiil be extended by the Santa: Fe to Include several other branch lines in the state of Kansas. HUJiTTVG DAXCEB'S MURDERER. St. Ixml-5 Authorities Probe Mystery Surrounding Russian's Death. St. Louis, Feb. 10. Police today probed the mystery surrounding death of Alexander Lipschitz, 32, found strangled to death in his bed at the City hospital. William Beal, negro, was arrested. Lipschitz, said to have been a Rus sian dancer, was arrested here while flaunting I. W. W. doctrines. FEAR INVASION OF JAPAN NOW. Bolshevikl Have Captured Outlying Possessions of Jap Empire. Honolulu. Feb. 10. Siberian Bol, sheviki have captured Alexandrovsk, captal of the Island of Sakhalbi, and fear is felt that the radical Vorces may enter Japan proper, according to special cable dispatch from the Tokio correspondent of Nippu Jiji, Honolulu, Japanese language newspaper. No Coal for French Dance Halls. Paris. Feb. 10. At a meeting of the cabinet with President Poincare today a decree was signed placing restric tions upon certain uses of electric power and cutting off the supply of coal to dancing places. Prince Would Be JIartyr Washington.' Feb. 10. President Wilson has received a cable from the former crown prince of Ger many offerinir himself to the allies for trial in pl.ice of 188 Germans' demanded. The cable was dispatched frpm Weiringen, Holland, where Fred erick Will'-am is exiled. It was im mediately transmitted to Wilson by White House officials. SAY STRIKE SURE White House Regards R. R. Situation as Critical. Union Chiefs Insistent Upon Wage Hike Jfow. HINES WILL REFUSE INCREASE Repetition of Last Fall's Pro gram Now in Prospect. Storm of Strike Threats Ex pected by Government. Washington, Feb. 10. Wage nego tiations of the railway employes with Director General Hlnes reached a crit ical stage today and insofar as the brotherhood of railway trainmen is concerned a strike loomed unless pending demands are satisfactorily settled. W. G. Lee, president of the union, has served notice on Mr. Hines that his men are very insistent and must have a definite answer soon. To this Mr. Hines replied that no statement of position could be made until he had again talked with the whole body of labor representatives. White House officials regard as 4most serious" the situation precipi tated by orders to 300,000 maintenance of way and railway shop laborers to warn out February 17 it their de mands lor wage Increases are not granted by the railroad administra tion by that date. Secretary Tumulty was to confer' with President Wilson today on the forthcoming action. The president's advisers have been in close touch with Rail Director Hines one of them hold- j ing a three hour conference with him last night. Force Peaceful Settlement. The president. Hines feels certain, will be able to put the proposition in such a way the railroad men will be forced to approve a settlement by peaceful means, or be condemned from the start by public opinion. This is how the rail administration Is planning to handle the situation precipitated by general chairmen of the Union! of Maintenance of Way Workers alt Detroit who fixed Febru aryt17 as a day for beginning their part of the threatened strike. Railroad administration officials are prepared for a general outburst of strike threats beginning late today and tonight when the union leaders are in possession of Hines' answer. Officials early today expressed confidence, how ever, there will be no extensive walk out altho they are prepared for the I usual tense moment that always comes during all such negotiations. Vnion leaders indulged in many strike threats last spring, officials re call. It was then that the present de mands were first submitted. Pressing of the demands was postponed, how ever, at request of President Wilson that rail men give the government a reasonable time in which to grapple with the living cost problem. Officials also recall that in Decem ber union leaders admitted there would be no nation-wide strike. This was after the government Invoked the In junction In the coal strike. Vnion Men Are Cautioned. Detroit. Mich., Feb. 10. Ten dele gates of the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way and Railroad Shop Laborers today were en route to Washington to make a last effort to untangle the wage puzzle. This committee is vested with full authority, it was said, at headquar ters here, to enter Into negotiations with the railroad administration and accept any just settlement. It was directed to remain In Wash ington, subject to call of Rail Director Hines until the day of the proposed strike. J. B. Malloy, vice president of the organization, will head and direct the committee. Malloy has been in Wash ington for some time trying to reach i a settlement. President Barker, in a statement is sued last night, to be sent to the 300, 000 workers in the United States, cautioned the men not to resort to violence and to "always be law abid ing citizens." FTEL Oil CONTRACTORS SHY. Only Three Bids on Shipping Board 1820 Contract Received. Washington, Feb. 10. Because of the uncertainty of. the Mexican oil situation, only three bids for supply ing the shipping board with fuel for the year beginning March 31 have been received and these for comparatively insignificant quantities. The board announced today that all of the bids had been rejected. Third District G. O. P. To Cherry vale. Pittsburg. Kan., Feb. 10. The third district Republican convention to se lect two delegates to the Republican national convention will be held at Cherryvale March 24. The district committee, meeting yesterday at Cherryvale, set the time and place. The meeting was attended by about

lUi L J 1 1 1 r 1 Ch rist S cien tis t Church' Objects To Flu Closing San Antonio, Tex.. Feb. 10. The First Church of Christ Scientist has applied to the local district court for an injunction to restrain the city health board from enforcing Its "flu" closing order. The petition asserts the closing or der is unreasonable because of the ex cellent ventilation facilities of the Scientist church. Judge Tayloe is hearing arguments on the petition this afternoon. The lead of the San Antonio church will not be followed by the Scientist church here, according to W. D. Mc-Kinstry,- Christian Science practi tioner. The local church baa no other intentions than to comply with the rules of tne hoard of health, he said. "It may be." he explained, "that the Texas ban Is different from ours. A similar case came up in California last year. As for ourselves, we will comply with the order of the health officers." KANSAS WILL PROSECUTE IN RAIL WALKOUT Criminal Action Against All Leaders Probable. Act Thru State Court and Not Industrial Tribunal. EXTRADITE NATIONAL LEADERS They "Hear About Kansas' and Send Investigators. Delay Action Here Until terpretation Is Secured. In. Kansas wijl probably prosectr criminally national, state and local leaders of the railway maintenance of way unions who issue and transmit orders in the strike called for Febru ary 17, it was declared by attorneys connected with the court of industrial relations today. Prosecutions will b thru state district courts, it was said. Attorneys declared that if a strike was called in Kansas national leaders who issue the orders may be extra- dited to Kansas to stand trial under new Kansas statutes. State and local leaders could also be prosecuted for transmitting national, orders under what will apparently Be the first test of the new industrial rnd- it n. a- clared. Ao orders affectine" th. sti-ik sa n be Issued directly thru the industrial court because of the fact that the roads are under government control, it was declared. This, however, will not block the prosecutions, it was asserted. Orders were issued Monday for a strike of 300,000 nraintenancn of whv and shop laborers in the United States. ine oraers arrect more than 300 men inTopeka and thousands in k'anua and will seriously cripple railroads if i-uirieu oui, railroad men declared to day. Unions Shy at Kansas Law. Detroit. Feb. 10. Special repre sentatives today were sent to Kansas by the United Brotherhood of Main tenance of Way and Railway Shop Laborers to investigate the Kansas industrial court law, according to O. C. Trask. assistant grand president. According to dispatches from Kan sas, the law will be used to prosecute members of the brotherhood if they strike in Kansas February 17, in ac cordance' with their plans for a na tional walkout. "We don't know Just what th, situ ation is in Kansas." Trask said. "We are sending special representatives and until we hear from them we can make no definite announcement regarding the strike call there. The brother hood stands for law and order. It wants to ohey the law." HAVE ARMY OF WITNESSES. Grand Rapids Crowded by Those At tending Newberry Fraud Case. Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb. 10. Mo bilization of witnesses in the Newberry trial today taxed local hotel and court house facilities to the limit. Every train brought additional rein forcements for the army of witnesses and the government was forced to commandeer more rooms at the court house to accommodate those waiting to be called. Interest in the trial today centered around introduction of Newberry campaign- correspondence regarding expenditure. ALLEN BEFORE CHICAGO BAR. Governor lo Tell Lawyers Thursday of Industrial Court. Governor AJlen will speak before members of the Chicago Bar associa tion in Chicago. Thursday, according to announcement today. He will leave for Chicago Wednesday after noon. At noon today the governor stated he had not prepared a speech and was undecided as to the subject of his talk. It 's probable he will tell the Chicago lawyers of the new court of industrial relations created during th special session or trie state legislature. SINN FEINERS IN BATTLE. 200 Irish Reds Capture Britii Folic Station and Take Munitions. Cork. Ireland. Feb 10. After an at tack lasting some time with an ex change of rifle shots two hundred armed men last night captured th Castle Martyr police station. They temporarily made prisoner the ftv policemen who defended the station. The raiders seized arms and ammunl- tion and decamped. Spanish Socialists Are Victors. Madrid. Feb. 9. Results of tm f municipal elections held thruout i C7 ,i I 1 anMiiN uil uuiinaj iuuimi o i i .au didates won in many or tne smaller cities and the party will form a strong opposition if It does not actually coo. trot councils at many places. The Republican party on the other hand seems to be virtually wiped out except in one or two cities. Washington's Punch Ladle Sold. New Tork, Feb. 10. A silver punch ladle used by George Washington while he was president was purchased for $1,000 at the sale of Washington relics yesterday at the galleri's of ths American Art association. The ladle was one of the pieces of silver pre sented to Washington by the citizens of New Tork and was used at the first inaugural reception here. Oscnlatory Larceny Is Charge New York, Feb. 10. A young man fitting shoes on good looking young women is "liable to do any thing." according to the admis-uun in court of a clerk who was ar rested for kissing a customer. The complainant was Mrs. Rob ert Assman. 22, wife of a police man. After the osculatoi-y larceny she hunted up her husband and had him arrest Abraham Helfand, 21. The latter paid a 26 fine. K

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i A- 2 THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL- TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 10, 1920 REGULARS ON JOB Erery Entrance to Lexington Jow Well Guarded. Casualties in Yesterday's Riots Included Five Killed. MOB HAS NOT GIVEN UP YET Kentuckians Are Watching All Roads From Jail. feCtermined Convicted egro Shfill "ot Leave County. Lexington, Ky.. Feb. 10. United States regulars, First division, march ed the streets of Lexington today to prevent a recurrence of rioting; which caused the death of five persons and the wounding of a score yesterday. Mobs which attacked the court house during the trial of Will Lock ett. confessed murderer of Geneva Hardman, 10, South Klkhorn school girl, scattered with arrival of the second detachment of infantry last nipht. e Soldiers were posted arbout the court house where Lockett is confined pend ing removal to Frankfort state prison. Soldiers searched every person in the streets after dark. The veterans were posted on each road leading to Lexing ton. Kntrance to the city was refused. Lexington is under martial law, governed by 900 soldiers under com mand of Brig. Gen.. Francis C. Mar shall. State Guard Relieved. Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall, commandant of Camp Taylor, Louis ville, was to arrive here at noon to take command. State militia troops which clashed with the mob yester day, have been relieved and will re turn to their home today. General Marshall said no effort will be made to remove Lockett from Lexington today. Altho rioters disappeared from the streets last night, rt was reported they were stationed Along the Lexington Frankfort pike to prevent any attempt to remove the negro to the peniten tiary. General Marshall predicted there would be no further trouble in Lexing ton and said a part of his command might return to Camp Taylor tonight Governor Morrow will be asked to day to support passage of a law mak ing attack upon a woman punishable by hanging in the county In which It occurs and making the law applicable to the Lockett case. .IAWREXCE UNDER FLU BAX. Chancellor of University Also Puts Ban on All Social Gatherings. Lawrence, aKn., Feb. 10. Fear of the spread of the, influenza epidemic yesterday caused Dr. TV. W. Clark, superintendent of public health, to is sue an order closing all pool halls, theaters, dances, and other "unneces sary" social and business gatherings, until further notice. Social gatherings at Kansas univer sity are included under the ban. The chancellor issued ago additional order today prohibiting all social gatherings, until the influenza ban is lifted tn Lawrence. Fifteen houses. In which there were twenty-five cases of Influenza were found unquarantined last Saturday, according to- Doctor Clark, and the names of seven different Lawrence physicians who are liable for failing to quarantine their cases, have been reported to the state board of health. Korty-four cases of Influenza have been reported in the last two days making a total of over 150. Five cases of pneumonia also have been reported. IXS. STOCKHOLDERS MEET. Directors of Kansas Company Also In Session This Afternoon. Stockholders of the Kansas Life In surance company, this morning were holding their annual meeting, which was to be followed this afternoon by a meeting of the directors of the com pany. Reports on the year's business and the condition of the company were to be taken up this afternoon. The com pany has a number ef out-of-town directors. For Colds, (,rlp or Influenza and ii Preventative, take LAXATIVE IUIOMO QriMNK Tablets. l,nok for JB. W. ROVE'S signature on tlie box. SOc. Adv. "Cascirets" art on Liver and Bowels without Griping or Sickening you So Convenient! You wake up with your Head Clear, Complexion Rosy, Breath and Stomach Sweet No Biliousness, Headache or Upset Stomach. to those who do not know to those who care to know to those who ought to know -to those who'll never know and to those who do know phoning seven eleven means service ROY PAYNE'S. TAXICABeo PHONE ALWAYS A MAN UNIVERSAL SERVICE KILLED; Action by Democrats Despite Wilson's Appeal Dooms Bill for Present. Washington, Feb. 10. Hope of passing a program of universal mili tary training at this session appears virtually gone today. Action of the house Democratic caucus last night In bolting the leadership of President Wilson and expressing disapproval of universal military training legislation by a vot8 of 10s to 17, seems to spell defeat for the program. Explaining their action at the cau cus several Democrats declared that they felt they knew the sentiment of the country on military training better than either the president or their lead ers. Representative Caldwell, New Vork. who led the fight in favor of the president's proposal, declared that unless there is a change In sentiment on the Democratic side of the house it is apparent there are not enough Republicans who favor universal training to Include It in the army re organization bill. nittTcabinet will quit Five Have Already Announced They Will Retire -Next Month. Rome, Feb. 10. At least five mem bers of the NittI cabinet will retire this month, following the return of the premier from London, according to the Giornale d" Italia. Members of the government who will" surrender their portfolios, the newspaper says, will be Signor Pan tao, minister of publfc works; Signor Chizenti, minister of posts; Lieuten ant Albricyci, minister of war; Signor Devito, minister of transport, and Francesco Tedesco, minister of fi nance. It is indicated that perhaps others will relinquish their posts The newspaper says that this crisis in the government will be brought about by the attitude of Premier Nitti toward reaching an understanding with Jugo Slavia relative to the Adriatic question. GREAT CRASH IS PREDICTED. Only Halt In' Upward Trend of Prices can prevent panic. Chicago, Feb. 10. Unless the up ward trend in prices is stopped within the next six months, there will be a crash early next fall, W. H. Pipcorn, Milwaukee, delegate to the National Buildings Supply association, said here today. "This crash will be of a short dura tion probably six months or a year," Pipcorn said. "This condition will then change to one of prosperity, which we may expect for several years. "To prevent this depression we must speed up production without profiteering. By that I mean every one must put in an honest day's work, manufacturers, laborers and farmers. No one should expect anything for nothing." TO REMOVE TARIFF OX PAPER. Senator Curtis Proposes Free Import on Cheap News Print. Washington, Feb. 10. Removal of tariffs on print paper costing less than S cents a pound has been proposed to the senate finance committee by Senator Curtis, Republican, Kansas, who offered an amendment to the dye tariff bill Imposing a duty of' 12 per cent on paper- costing more than 8 cents a pound. Curtis said this plan would bring In new paper supplies from Scandinavia. Action on the amendment was deferred until tomor row when the committee also will con sider legislation to pronlbit exports of print paper. PROBE FEDERAL GRAIN LOANS. Artificial Depression of Prices Is Charged by Senator Gronna. Washington, Feb. 10. Investigation of the extent to which federal reserve banks have withdrawn on grain held in storage was ordered here by the senate. Chairman Gronna of the agricul tural committee who proposed the in quiry, said the curtailing of credit by the banks had resulted in an artificial depression of the price of grain. He charged that "a situation was being forced to move grain from the hands of the farmer and country elevator into the larger centers." Jockey Is Instantly Killed. New Orleans, Feb. 9. Jockey Jack Sullivan, riding Rory O'More, (was al most instantly killed when he was trampled by. several horses in a fall which occurred when the field of ten horses was coming into the stretch in the third race at the fair grounds today. BAGGAGE j PHONE AT OUR TELEPHONE BE LABOR BATTLE Tew Session ot British Parlia ment Is Opened Today. Marks End of Coalition Govern ment Unions in Saddle. KING GEORGE FEARS FOR IRISH H. C. L. and Prohibition Bills Urged in Opening Speech. Lady Astor Gives Up Seat in Peers for Commons. London. Feb. 10. King George, in his speech from the throne today at the- reopening of .parliament, declared that the condition of Ireland gave him grave concern but that a bill would be introduced immediately containing proposals for a better government for that country. Ihe King told the house of com mons the bill was the same as that outlined at the last session of parlia ment. Other bills would be Introduced which would make for betterment of conditions in Ireland. He mentioned particularly a measure" extending edu cational facilities in that cfountry. Among other subjects taken up Dy the king were regulation of the sale and manufacture of liquors; settle ment of the Adriatic dispute; reduc tion in the cost of necessities of life; development of greater agricultural production In the British Isles, and improvement of conditions in the coal mining industry. labor Now In Power. Parliament reassembled today in a serious mood as the new session, offi cially known as "XI George V" the eleventh session or King ueorge s reign promises to be of a critical na ture. A mass of contentious legislation. held over from the last session, in cluding the Irish home rule, labor and housing questions- must be dealt with immediately find recent bye elections have proved the present coalition government has lost cdnsid erable strength. The labor members, in particular. are in fighting form. They intended to Dress their policies for nationaliza tion of- mines, railways and other in dustries and immediate peace wltn soviet Russia to the utmost. Labor hoped this -will be the last coalition session and that it will head the next srovernment. King George opened tne session in person, and as far as the eeremonyV'poor fieh," understand, but choice was concerned, centuries old proced ure was observed as usual. The king's address was "delivered about 3:30 p. m. In the house or lords, peers and peeresses were to get back to their pre-war gala dress run robes ana coronets. Viscountess Nancy Astor first woman M. P. had her choice ox a seat in the peeress" gallery or of at tending the bar of the house with the faithful commons when, summoned. She chose the house position, wearing a severe tailored suit. OAKLAND NOTES. ISotei and personal from Oakland by France a Jones. Telephone 3530. There will be bo meet in it f the Plus Ultra class of the Oakland Presbyterian church this evening-. The meeting was to hare been held at the home of Mrs. W. G. Itarker, Michigan avenue. The Oakland hieh schdol and the trade were closed Monday everting in accordance with the order issued by the board tjf health of Topeka. No Parent-Tea criers meeting wm oe held Tuesday evening at the schoolhouse. Mrs. ti. Kteeper, mntieia avenue, wno has been ill fur the past week, is re covering. Mrs. Leonard Ford or Kansas city is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. S. lrord, Strait street. Mr. Ira Orner has returned to his boras. Chester avenue, from a visit to relatives in Illinois.- Mrs. M. E. Van Cleave. 20c Wlnfield avenue, who has been seriously ill for sev eral days, Is not improving. The t'resbytenan Missionary society to hytve met Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. R. P. Taylor, Cheater avenue, has been postponed. Mr. W. L. Hamll!, who is 111 with pneu monia', is slightly improved. Mrs. Yv I. Ha mill, who has been 111, but not in so serious a condition as Mr. Hamill, is also improving slowly. SUES FOR "FALSE ARREST." Tames Dnnnlgan Names A. Boyce Forbes pefcntlant in $10,000 Salt. James Dunnigan, owner of a feed store at 116 Norris street, today ap pealed to a, jury in Judg-e George H. Whitcomb's division of the district court for $10,000 as vindication for an alleged false arrest imposed upon him by A, Boyce Forbes of the Forbes Milling company. Dunnigan claims that Forbes swore to a complaint charging him with stealing 1,500 burlap sacks on the un substantiated word of a negro who was arrested for stealing coal and whose case was dropped after he had implicated Dunnigan in the theft of burlap sacks. Dunnigan claims that when his preliminary was held the judge dismissed the case for lack of evidence. Dunnigan asserts that he was a resident of Jefferson county for thirty five years and a resident of Topeka for six years. During that time, he states, there never was a blot on his reputation until Forbes took the al leged ''unsubstantiated word of a negro thief" and swore to a complaint which resulted in his arrest. MRS. ALLI..V ILL WITH JXU. Governor's Wife Shows jfo Sigtis-of Developing Pneumonia, However. Mrs. Henry J. Allen, wife of the governor, is a flu victim in Topeka. She has been sick several days. Physicians have stated, however, that no evidence of pneumonia has de veloped. Mrs. Allen is reported to be resting comfortably. Governor Allen returned Monday night from Holton, where, he attended the funeral of A- D. Fairley, a brother-in-law of Mrs. Allen-. Falrley died from pneumonia following an attack of the flu. TRAINED -NURSE SHORTAGE. 40,000 More Are Needed In I". S. Than Can Be Obtained. Kew York, Feb. 10. A shortage' of 40,000 trained nurses exists in the United States, according to the na' tional organisation for public health nursing. The organisation, which pro vides information on courses in pub lic health nursing, today started a campaign to interest young women in the profession in the hope of enroll ing sixty thousand workers. e v Red Cross Ball Blue is the finest product of its kind in the world. Every woman who has used It knows this statement to.be true. -Adv NIGHT NEWS SUMMARY Washington. Democratic members of the bouse, in caoens, voted against universal compulsory military training in face of an appeal from President Wilson to forego action. Trenton. The woman suffrage amend ment was ratified Jby the New Jersey as sembly, completing action by tne state.- London. Arthur J. Balfour has con sented to act provisionally as British rep resentative on the executive council of the League of rNations. London Virtually all the British escaped from Odessa, according to a message dis patched Friday evening by Consul Lowdon from that city. Paris. The three Scandinavian nations have accepted the invitation of Holland to a conference at The Hague, on Feb. 18, to discuss participation in the permanent court of international justice, according to the Temps. Washington. The senate passed the bill abolishing the bousing corporation and transferring Us affairs to the treasury de partment on June 30 nex t HUNS IN COUNTER PROPOSAL Germany Wants to Try and Punish Her -Own-War Guilty. Berlin, Feb. 10. Germany Is pre paring a list containing the names of allied soldiers and high officials who are accused by the Berlin government of violations of the laws of war and plans to submit It as a counter-proposal to -the demand of the allies for extradition of Germans who are al leged to be war criminals. This list is in the course of com pilation and it is expected it will be ready for publication and delivery shortly. It will contain specific in dictments based upon alleged au thenticated material which is on file in the German archives. It was stated tonight Germany, however, would not J demand extradition of the men named in its indictment. FISH HEBE FEB. 18 Ocean "Products" To Deal Blow to High Cost of Living. Ocean fish will make a large and Interesting debut in Topeka about February 18, when 10,000 pounds of the qpean inhabitants, hauled in on the Atlantic coast, will arrive in the city. Topeka appetites are to be -educated to cafe for the fish that appears so often on the menu of Atlantic coast dining places from Maine to the Carolinas. The fish are not to be a forbidden luxury because of their cost, even tho they have to travel thousands of miles to Topeka. -They are to be sold for 15 cents a pound, which is about half the cost of other fish on Topeka markets.- ,.-c,- They are not to be cheap because tney are interior nsh, either. Kot fish that have good reputation. Haa dock will be the principal kind of fish shipped here. Haddoclc 1 is a most palatable fish, with few bones- and much white,, flaky meat, that, is also valuably nutritious, Rabe Brothers market, ll'O East Sixth street, is making arrangements to handle the large shipments of fish thru a representative of the Bay State Fishing company, who visited Topeka yesterday. This fish story will be prove to be a true oni by the announcement -of the opening of the sale, to be toaSivfcy Itabe Brothers In a few day. rl x WEATHER: t (Continued from Page (me.); from New York, northern Texas and Utah.- y ,5 The lowest temperature on the weather map was 10 above zero at Prince Albert, Canada. Iir Topeka the low temperature was 29 degrees at 7 o'clock this morning. The lowest in the United States was 14 degrees at Helena, Mont. Lasjiowski predicts 30 degrees for tonight, rising no higher than 50 degrees tomorrow afternoon.' Extremes for this date were 71 in 1918 and 6 below zero in 1S0B. At 3 o'clock this afternoon the wind was Blowing 11 miles an hour from the west. DAILY WfiATHEB BE PORT. Furnliued by the weather bureau office, Topeka, Kan., for the twenty-four boors ending at 7 a. m. Tuesday. Stations High. i. Free, wtn'r. Boston, Mass Calgary, Alb....... Chicago, 111 Cincinnati, O Concordia, Kan Corpus Chrlstl, T.. Denver, Colo Des Moines, la.... Sodge City, Kan..T nluth, Minn El Paso, Tex Galveston, Tex..,,. Havre, Mont Jacksonville FIa... Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Clear Cloudy Clear Clear Clear -Clear Cloudy Cloudy Fair Cloudy Clear Cloudy Uvansas City, Mo... ijlIUe 1COCK, ArE Los Angeles, Ca... New Orleans. La.. New York, N. Y.. N. Platte, Neb..., Oklahoma, Okla.... Phoenix, Aris Pittaburgb. Pa..... Portland, Ore .St. Joseph, Mo St. Louis, Mo...... St. Paul, Minn Bait Lake. Utah.. San Francisco S. Ste. Marie Sheridan, Wyo Spokane, VashM... Tampa, Fla Toledo, Ohio TOPEKA, KAN.... Washington. D. C. Fair 'Snow Clear Cloudy Cloudv Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Clear ciear" Foggy Clear Cloudy Clear Kaln Clear Cloudy Wichita. aKn Winnipeg, Man.... EPISCOPAL CLERGYMEN HERE. Conferences to Continue Until Feb. 12 Lunch at C. ot Q Thirty-two clergymen of the Episco pal diocese of Kansas are in Topeka today for meetings continuing until February 12. They had luncheon at the Chamber of Commerce today. The conference today was led by Bishop James Wise. Meetings are be ing held at Grace cathedral. Bishon C. W. Woodcock, of the diocese of Kentucky, will lead the meditations tomorrow. Wednesday the rule of silence will be in force. The dav will be given to the observance of a reli gious program. The purpose of the meetings Is eon sideratlon of parish problems. Plans covering future work are also to be considered. Card of Thanks. We wish to thank the many friends. neighbors and -.fraternal orders for their kindness and sympathy in the loss or our aear father. Also for the beautiful floral offerings. MIS8 EMMA RUSSELL, MRS. MARY BARNEY. -MR. ASD MRS. J. C. WILSON ANP SON. v- v Adv. We wish to thank our neighbors and friends for their kindness and beauti ful floral offerings. ZE IDLER FAMILY AND FRITTON FAMILY. Acts M 22 0 50 20 0 38 30 .02 42 2S .18 42 30 0 S8 62 .01 30 20 O 38 2S O 44 22 O 30 4 .01 68 42 .14 8 S3, .10 40-24 0 64 52 0 44 32 0 88 44 .58 62 44 .30 fiU 50 0 3 20 .04 44 '24 0 44 36 .08 52 .10 36 32 .08 52 34 0 44 32 .01 48 34 .06 34 6 o 40 28 O 60 46 0 30 38 14 O 40 24 0 68 40 O H4 28 .06 44 29 0 42 32 .12 46 30 0 14 8 .02 5 ICHABODS 60 HOIE f 3 1 1-J '4 v' Z Many .Washburn Students Disregard Faculty Plea 'Against "Traveling" Washburn Btudents are not bemoan ing the fact that they are "forced" to take eight days' vacation. They do not feel that the dosing order means any misfortune, but are Joyfully ac cepting the interference with the "in stillation of education. 'Bverybody's awAilly; glad," a sorority girl responded when asked how the students felt about it, as she was making preparations to go to her home to spend the unexpected vaca tion. "But everybody who can't go home 's mad," she added, Vfor what on earth ean anyone do at the college to have any fun Knitting was suggested as a profitable occupation for the girls' vacation, but was vetoed emphatically by a number who announced that their chief ambition during the coming week is: to -"sleeps oh, just any old time or all the time, if we wantto." The men at the college have laid no particular plans for self improvement during the "vacation," it is announced. No one has been found who cares to follow the example of the chemistry student who was so. zealous during the ','flu vacation" last year that he climbed over the transom of the local laboratory door to make time on his experiments and found himself con siderably ahead of his classes at the reopening of school. The College inn Is not subject to the closing order and furnishes sand-, wiches and other crumbs of comfort for those who camnot go to "their homes to take advantage of the week's abolition of classes. Theer is a general exodus of stu dents to their homes in spite of the plea of Dean D. L McEachron that students remain in Topeka, in order, not to expose themselves to danger of influenza while traveling. The ma-i Jority of faculty members are remain ing in Topeka. The college office is open as usual and the college library is open for dis tribution of books but no students may study there. Private musie lessons will continue. All basketball games are postponed. Washburn will reopen Wednesday morning Feb. 18 if the epidemic con ditions permit Dean McEachronstated today. This week marks the second break in the educational progress of the col lege this year In December a vaca tion was enforced because of the fuel restrictions. LajSt year there were three such va- tions causing the los sof four weeks from the college program. It is olanned to add a week to the second semester of this college year in order- to avoid losing any time from the school calendar it is stated. MYSTERY OFNWHO DIED FIRST. Killing ana Suicide Problem a Factor In Estate Settlement. Probate-Judge Ralph H. Gaw must decide whether the murdered Freda Jackson Dlshman, negress, died iirst or whether her husband, Chester Dlshman, who committed suicide, was the first to die. Upon the decision depends the dis nnsition of the restaurant at Four teenth and Ouincy streets and a life insurance!., policy, for a considerable sum held, by Diehman. If Dishman died first the property would go to his wife who was gasping her last breath half a block distant. Theriynpen ber death the property would .go to her family. If the wife died first then Dishman who waS gasping his last breath half a block distant would nave tne prop erty undisputably in his name. Upon his 4eath the property would go to his father, who has come to Topeka from Chicago to take part In the settlement of the estate. a Dishman shot his wife Wednesday night when he met her and her father at the corner of Fourteenth and Jack son streets. He ran half a block away and then shot himself. Both died a few minutes later. Everyone was ap parently so excited that the time of the deaths was not tabulated. Ed Rooney, attorney for the girl's familv. stated today that Dishman left two Insurance policies, the exact amount of them not being known at this time. One policy, Rooney stated, was made out in favor of his wifej the other In favor of Dishman's father. Then there' is the restaurant at Four teenth and Quincy streets. A settle ment was scheduled either late today or tomorrow. BAN RESTRICTS RECEPTION. C. of C, However, Will Entertain Cleveland Business Men's Party. Reception of the party of Cleveland business men and their wives Wednes day and Thursday is to be. severely hampered by the influenza restrictions of the board of health." The, entertainment committee 1 as made arrangements to meet the train when It -Arrives at the Rock Island depot Wednesday evening. Thursday morning the men of the party will be taken to visit several Topeka industrial plants, among them, according to the itinerary so far arranged, are the fol lowing: Ismert-Hincke Milling com pany. Page Milling company, Poehler Mercantile company, ..Pier&en Manu facturing company, McEntire Brothers, Wolff Packing company and the Santa Fe shops. A tea party planned for the woman in the morning has been given up. A luncheon will be held Thursday noon at the Chamber of Commerce for the entire party. In .the afternoon they will be taken on a motor trip about the city. All points of interest in the city will be visited. A special stop will probably be made at the state house. SUES FOR NEGRESS' DEATH. City, Street Car Company and Walter Monroe Defendants In 910,000 Suit, The city of Topeka. the Torjeka Railway Co. and Walter Monroe, own er of an automobile, are alleged re sponsible. for the death of Sarah Don nelly, 25, a negress, in a suit for $10, 000 filed in the office of Mrs. Mary B. Chapin, clerk of the district court, by Joseph Donnelly, 1014 Lime street, the husband. Mrs. Donnelly died January 30 in a local hospital the result of injuries received the night before when she was struck by an automobile driven by Monroe. The accident occurred at the corner of Fifth And Kansas avenue. In the petition, the Topeka Railway, company is blamed for" failure to place a fence, and red fights on a pile of brick at the Intersection. The eity of Topeka Is held responsible in the peti tion op failure to clear the intersec tion ef the bricks. Monroe is blamed for carelessly driving onto the bricks. The petition states that Monroe lost control of his machine when he ran over the pile of; bricks. J. S. Ens minger, Topeka attorney, filed the petition, -.v GUN MAN ACCUSES OTHERS Chicago Police Now Hope to Clear Up Labor Union Blood War. Chicago, Feb. 10. Tony Cifaldo. held in connection with the.murder of "Moss" Enright, labor gunman, made a complete statement involving four persons in a conspiracy to kill Enright State's Attorney Hoyne announced today. "Dago Mike" Carrozzo, president of the Street Cleaners' union and "Big Tim" Murphy, president of the Gas House Workers' union, were re-arrested and were to be booKed today charged with connection with the murder. Raids on the home of Carrozzo by detectives from the state attorney's office resulted in the seizure of a sawed-off shotgun and ammunition. Two more arrests will complete the clearing up of the shooting, officials stated today. TO BE NO CLOTURE (Contlnied from Page One.l States would have but one vote. This option could be exercised in each case arising in the league assembly under Lodge's plan. Give MiM Voters Chance. Lodge-himself will not propose any change in the Article 10 reservation but has agreed to let mild reservation- ists present to the senate proposals they have drafted for modifications oi this reservation. Democratic senators are preparing to oppose any effort to make textual amendments to the treaty when it comes back from the committee. Senator Johnson, California, has an nounced he will again offer his amend ment on voting power. The Democrats wish to limit the proposals to, reserva tions. Democratic leaders have con ferred with Vice President Marshall to getTiis idea of the rafts on this point. Marshall is understood to con strue the rules as prohibiting textual amendments if the treaty comes back to the senate with the resolution, of ratification attached to it, as it will, under the instructions issued yester day to the committee by the senate. President Pat on Article 10. President Wilson is willing to ac cept all of Senator Hitchcock's reser vations, including the one on Article 10, it was reiterated today at the White House. With regard to reser vation on Article 10, it was pointed out the president had said, ''To the sub stance of it I am bound to adhere., TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS rkirairn. Teh. la CORN Corn toolc sn upward swing in price today largely as a result of the fact that receipts continued to be much smaller than had been generally expeeted. In this connection a good deal of notice was given to reports that owing to -nron lit,. Hftlnfft fnrmftri had stODoed selling.- Most of the demand today came from shorts. Opening quotations wnicn -anrycH f.nm K i lnv,r tn Jldvnnce With May at tl.24 to $125 and July i.22 to 5i.i were lonowea oy ueciueu buujb all arouna. r.ntpr. the chance of a railway strike had considerable bullish Influence and so, too, did word of export business in rye and oats. The cloe was strong, 274c to 4c net higher, with May SLSUVs to t- nu Jnlv S1.25U to 1.25l: OATS Oats ascended with corn. After opening unchanged to c higher, lncludlug May at 74c to 74c the market scored a general advance. PROVISIONS Provisions were Hfts by strength of grain and hogs. Business, how ever, was licht. Subsequently packers selling of lard brought about a moderate general reactiou. Chicago Grain and Provision Market. (The range of prices on grain futures on Chicago Board of Trade as reported by empire commission lo.i Chicago, Feb. 10, Open High Low Today lea. CORN Feb. ..13214 1344 1321,6 134" 129 May. ..124 12KH? 124 125 125 July ..122 125 122 12.". 122 Sent. ..119 14 123V! 1194 12314 118 OATS May A 74- 774 74 774 74 July 07 09 67i4 60 '67 POhK May ..33.65 34.60 3S.60 34.25 33.75 July 33.95 33.50 LA HO May ..21.10 21.25 21.00 21.20-21.07 July ..21.52 21.75 21.50 21.70 31.36 R I US May ..18.10 18.45 IS. 10 18.37 IS. 07 July .18.75 IS. 95 18.70 IS. 90 18.02 Kanaas City Grain Market. (The range of prices on grain futures on Kansas City Board of Trade as reported by Empire Commission Co.) Kansas City, Feb. 10. tSlose High Low Today Yes. Open CORN Feb. '..133 May -.126 Julv ..123ifc Sept. ..118 OATS May 76 1341,4 12054 126 120 76 132 120 323 119 134 129 126 120 130 120 12S 118 76 74' Morning Grain Goaalp. (Furnished by B. C. Christopher 4 Co.) Chicago, III., Feb. 10, The Tribune: ORAIN An uneasy feeling prevailed In the grain trade last night. To those satis fied with a break of over 12 cents on Mav. and 20 cents iir cash coni- wliii-h is now on a delivery' basis for number four frraues. and with a break of over 10 cents hi cash and 12 cents in May oats, and 41 cents in aiay rye rrora tne recent ton prices looked low enough for fUe present. This class or traders, as a rule, took profits on yesterday's break, altho they saw nothing bullish in the news, or In the general sit uation except that sterling exchange was a ucrie oeiier. Those who took a decidedly bearish posi tion on grains assumed that the longs have not entirely iiqaldateri in a market sense, and that there is more to follow. Cpuntry offerings of corn in practically all sections of the west have dried nn as a result of the decline lu cash prices of late. .Messages irom lowa, rteoraska ana Illinois points indicated that farmers bad stopped selling. No change in contract stocks of corn In public elevators" In Chicago was made the last week, the total being 140.000 bushels. Contract -stocks of oats are 959.909 bushels. Including 224.000 bushels number 2 white and 729.000 bushels number 3 white, tot aggregate decreasing 51,000 bushels for the week, ail number 3 white. Food administration reflnlatlens are that "ka hedge put out against cash holdings or sales must pe closed ae ooth ends at the same time. In other words, sneculstlon In hedges is not permitted by the exchanges. Traders Inthe pit have seen operations that were presumed to be removing of hedges, investigation rails to show actual trading of this character. Chicago Gists and Provision Bfariiet. Chicago. Feb. 10. CORN Close: Febru ary. $1.34fi L34W March. $1.33H May, $1.2Srgl.2.; July, L2S2L23K: Sep tember. $1.2314. OATS May, 7677Hc; July, 60 G9c. PORK May. $34.23; July, $33.59r LARD Mav. $21.20; July, $21.70. KIDS May, 1S.37; July, $1S.90. Chlear Produce Market. Chicago. Feb. 10. BUTTER Market low. er. Creamery. 50r5S.c. EGOS Market higher. Firsts, 51c; ordi nary firsts, 43i48c; at mark, cases iaclud- Poiltry Alive, n nebs used. POTATOES Market steady. Northern whites. $4.104.35; Western KaseU, $4.70 Kansas City Onla nl Prodaee Market. Kansas City, Feb. 10. WHEAT Cash Market steady te S cents higher. No, 1 hard, 2.45e2.62; No. 2, $2.40(02.00; ko. 1 red. $2.5012.58; No. 2, $2.4G2.50. CORN Market lc to Sc higher. No. 2 mixed, $1.40L41: No. 3, $1.30; No. 2 white, $1.431.45; No. 3, $1.40; No. 2 yellow, $1.45 L46; No. 3. $1.42'fll.45. OATS Market steady to lc higher. No. 2 white, SSift 89c f No. 2 mixed, 84&S0c No. 3 red. S7ga5c. RYE $1.33. KAPIlt AND MILO MAIZE $2.00g2.10. SHORTS $2.33. BRAN $2.02S2.05. WHEAT Receipts 75 cars. BUTTER- Market unchanged. E(K5S Firsts. 3c higher, 40c: case lot, $105 higher, $14.30. POULTRY Hens, c higher, 33c; others unchanged. CORN Close: Februarr. $1.344: May, $1.20ij; July, $1.26; September, $L20&. New York Produce Market, New York. Feb. 10. BUTTER Market steady. Creamery higher than extras, 674 08c. raws Market irregular. resn earnerea extra firsts, 5Sjli0c. r l r. t r. vi u r nf i it. rtrore wnoie milk, flara. held specials, 31&32C. rubiiiai Alive, steauy; chickens, aoc. New York Sugar Market. New York. Feb. 10. SUGAR Raw. steady; centrifugal, 12.20; fine grauulated, 15.0010.00. New York Stock Market. Wall St.. New York. Feb. 10. STOCKS Trading daring the morning followed yes terday's unsettled course. Early reantnn was extended, speculative Issues, especially nuippiugs, muitiuj? new low recoras. oeu eral Motors was the most nncertain feature dropping 7 points and making full recovery. Affiliated shares and oils manifested a heavier trend and equipments continued to aag wltn raus, coppers, leatuers ana to baccos. Foreign exchange lost some of Its recent stability, the London rate yielding almost 3 cents. The ten pe cent opening rate for call money had a favorable effect, however, prices rising again before noon. -Tho stock market was beset with fresh difficulties at the cpenlng of today's ses sion. Over night announcement of the strike call of one of the railroad brotherhoods af forded a pretext for renewed st'lling. This was not especially directed against railway shares, however, shippings, motors and steels sbowfcfg the most heaviness. Reac tions In these groups ran from one to two points, oils and coppers alio falling back. Sierlintr exchange- showed no material kchange from yesterday's final quotation. me -raaritet oecame weaa at minoay, despite the favorable tonnage report of the United States stefl corporation and the fur ther relaxation of call money to 8 per cent. Shippings, oils and motors featured the mere extensive decline, accompanied by investment rails and representative indus tries. Now York Liberty Bond Market. New York, Feb. 10 Prices liberty bonds 11:30 a. m.: 3's. 96.S0: first 4's, 90.90: second 4's. 90.26: first 4's. 01.30; second 414 '8, 90.60; third 4's, 93.42: fourth 4's, 90.60; victory 3', 97.80; Victory 4's, 97.70. Chlcaco XJve Stock Market. Chicago. Feb. 10. HOGS Receipts 28,000. Market strong to 15c higher. Bulk of sales, $14.4015.10: ton, $15.20: heavy, $14.254i 14.75; medlmn. $14.5li815.00; lights, $14.25 15.20: nigs. $13.2514.25. CATXLE Receipts 15.000. Market steady Cholcasheavy steers, $15.00 17. 00: medium, $11.00ai5.00: common. $9.00311.00 rholce lights, 12.00(316.00: common, $8.0012 00; butcher heifers, $6.50(912.50; cows, $.50a 11.25; canners, $5.25C6.50r calves, $16.25t 17.50; feeders, $7.804111.75; stockers, $7.00(3 10.50. SHEEP Receipts 18,000. Market, firm. Lambs, $1.00(?21.00: ewes, medium,, good and choice, $10.75igl3.85. Kansas City Live Stock arket. Kansas City, Feb. 10..HOG-Re(elpts 8.500. Msrket steady. Bulk of sales, $14.10 S'14.65: heavies, $14.00 14.35; mediums, $14.10i14.75;- lights, $14.0014.50; jlgs. $12.00(0115.25. CATTLE Receipts 6,500. Market Uneven, steady to 5c Tiiglier. Choice heaw beef steers, $142,5016.00: medium, $12.1514.2.-: common $9.5012A5: choice lights $11.40(9 14.75; common, $8.0011.40; butcher heifers, $7.00 (&12.50; cows, $6.90(512.00 canners. s..2oftHi.(o: calves, $i.i.uW(Hi.2o leeaers, $8.0orsi2.75: stockers, $0.00(irl0.25. SHEEP Receipts 9.000.- Market 25c to 50c higher. Lambs, $17.50220.25; yearling wemers, sio.&uffriH.uu: ewes, siu.;o(rn.n breeding ewes, $8.00(214.25; feeder lambs, $15.00i7.5u, Kansas City Live Stock Market. (The following sales were made this morn ing at the Stock Yards, Kansas City and reported over long dislsnce telephone til rect to the State Journal by Clay Robin son A Co., live stock commission mer chants.) Kansas City, Feb. 10 CATTLE Receipts 6,500 head. Mnrket strong and 25c higher. HOGS Receipts 11.000 head. Market steady. Bulk of sales, $14.30(814.70; top, $14.75. SHEEP Receipts 9,000 head. Market 25 50c higher. Lambs, $20.25. KILLING STEERS. No. Wt. Price.lNo. Wt. 22 1164 $13.00 48 970 20 10X2 11.50 I 6...:. 890 COWS AND HEIFERS. 14 800 7.50. I 1 644 2 1120 10.00 I 9 842 1 1120 9.50 I! 7 840 Price. $10.50 10.00 6.50 9.00 8.00 STOCKERS ANI FEEDKKS. 54 886 B.OO I 0 1040 10.30 21. 9S2 10.00 1 CAL.VK3. 14.. 16.. 200 421 9.00 I 1... 7.50 I hogs. 14.75 I 81... 14.60 91... '14.23 I 64... 170 14.50 64.. 64., 70.. 220 ,212 171 246 182 258 14.75 14.SO 14.55 Kansas City Weekly Live Stock Market. HOG AND SHEEP TRICES HIGHER. CATTLE. STEADY. Kansas City Stock Yards, Feb. 9. Hog prices were 50 to 75 cents higher and close to the 15 cent level. Cattle sold slowly at steady te strong orices and sheep were strong to 25 cents higher. The rally In the market is due to sharp declines last week that cut down receipts today, and indicate that the countrv will adopt a holding policy for an Investment In the market. TODAY'S RECEIPTS. Receipts today were 12.000 cattle, 11,000 hogs, 11,000 sheep, compared with 20,000 cattle, 11.000 hogs, and 7.500 sheep a week ago, and 16,150 cattle, 23,150 hogs, and 6,000 sheep S year ago. -BEEP CATTLB. Tho cattle receipts were materially small er than a week ago. there was 00 rebound in the market. Chicago reported lower prices, and here trade held steady to strong. Quality of the offerings was much the same as last week with the 4ulk of the steers selling at $11.50 to $13. top $13.75. Some common killing steera brought $10 to $10.50. "T, frees nan Orera gait urees nnic HIDES iAJrs STOCK-SHIPPERS To Insure Yourself CLAY, ROBINSON C CO. Uve Stock Commission Merchants. Stock Yards, Kan, City is nnu nave our irss tinier Butcher cattle were steady, exceptions stronger, bulls steady and vea calves strong to 25 cents higher. Yeal calves sold up to $1. STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. Last week's decline In fat cattle cut down demand for stockers and feeders, and pru-es today held about steady at that dei-llne. Feeders, lncludlug fleshy kinds, sold t $10 to $12.23, fef above $11.25, and stockers sold mostly at $9.50 to $10.50. Rood stovk cows and heifers were firm, plain and com mon kinds slow sale. HOGS. The hog msrket opened with traders and Shippers paving 75 cents higher prices. Owing to lower bids by packers in Chicago. n,r hpr. ,11,1 not follow the ODetllllg advance, and 4a the final deallugs bought. hogs about cents anove oniarany. x itv top price todav was $15 and packers' top $14.50, with the bulk of hogs selling at $14.25 to $14.85. SHEEP AND LAMBS. Prices for best sheep, and lambs were strong at 15 cents higher, and plainer kinds were steady. Lambs sold up to $19.65. Re ceipts fairly liberal, but a good clearance was reported. Most of the lambs sold nr., $19 to $19.50. and ewes $11.50 to $12.25. Tliere Is much better demand for mutton and lamb than for beef or pork. HORSES AND MULES. Followtng last week's five day suction of horses and mules, the opening supply this week at the horse barn Is liberaL A large number of buyers, together with nnmerons orders are In evidence in the trade. Prices are ful.y ttHAnIES pIPKm, Market Correspondent. Topeka Poultry sad axes. (Furnished by (be Tnuess acklnt Co.) Topeka. Kan.. Feb. 10. Springs over 2 lbs.. 2Rc: old roosters. 16c; young roosters, 26c; heus, all sizes, 3-e Topeka Market Report. (Furnished by Chaa Wolff Packing Co.) Topeka, Kan.. Feb. 10. hihjs MIXED AND BUTCHERS.. .$12 0014.01 12.001" LTKO 12.0CI13.!H ll.50nTl3.0ll HEAVr LIOHT PIGS CHOICE PACKINO STOCK 10.0WU2.i Cannot use rough unfinished bogs tor parking purposes. Will have te buy et stock prices. Relief 6 Bell-ans Hot water Sure Relief INDIGESTION N TO BUILD BCX REMODEL Y. N Shawnee' Building, and Loan Ass'n 115 West Sixth SiX sssSnsSiiiSSBnsitM is magazine that is teaching thousands of people bow to make a profit oa listed stocks and beads. Write for this week's issue, which contains usvtoMlate information about several estab lished securities that .can be bought now to yield a liberal return. INVESTMENT IS FREE. WRITE TODAY. 132-M South LaSoIlc St., Chicago REMlUM g OULTRY I. RbniifrrcV Two doors sooth of Melon Bridie. 210 North Kansas Ave. Phone 1308 Topeka, Kan. Prices to producers pn 'live poultry in good condition, free from feed.- delivered Topeka. Standard Racks. Reds, YVyandottes, Orpinstons, etc. (Except as noted below.' Hens, 5 lbs. and over S3o per lb. Hens. 4 to 5 lbs 8Ie Jer iS Hens, under 4 lbs Ue p b; Springs, 5 lbs. and over..t9c per lb! Springs, tinder 5 lbs tic per lb Staggy Young Roosters. .te per lb. Capons. 7 lbs. and over...Sfte per lb. Cspous, under 7 lbs use p iS 'P ..xae per lb. Standard I whit. M bofr rletl St o per lb. premium. l1,cliVt 2,e P' -01'connt. ?Ji Z'i b"d" 30 ler ,b- discount Old Cocks asp per lb. Guineas ,h Cmps Famished for Snipping J. BROWN bsSFOR t v Hiinxv syj IIMIUI 1UIB. v- TOPEKA,' 126 N. KANSAS AVE. C.reea gait Cared Hides (under l lb. No. I, Ste iim Mine (under l lbs.) No. I tm Cnred Hides (under 4 lbs Ko. Sle tired Hides ts. 1 1. (ireea Salt Cored Hides (over 'ibs.')" S. t, tie Horse Hides, as to site. No. 1......SBSO to $11 OS Herso Hides, mm to dire, Nn. I SS.SO to S10.OO Beat Results Consign (o ai liM-niro. 80. j.kh ,ti sm i

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 10, 1920 i 3 CUT PAPER FAMINE Alaskan Forests May Be Salta tion of Publishers. 1 Millions of Feet of Wood Pulp Soon To Be Available. Seattle. Feb 10. Alaska wants to throw open her millions of acres of national forests bo that the billions of feet of paper wood of the northland can help relievo the pulp and news print famine. Ciovernor Thomas KiKCS. Jr., of Alaska, declared here recently. Governor iUgfts was here on his way from Juneau, capital of Alaska, to Washington, D. where he expected to help press pending legislation in tended to remove restrictions and al low pulp manufacturers to gro into the Tongass and Chugach reservations, the northern territory's two great reserves. Pulp and paper men are anxious to ro to Alaska and establish mills as great as those operated in British Columbia not far south of the Alaska boundary line, the governor asserted. Under the present laws the pulp mak ers cannot enter the reservations with any certainty that they will be al lowed to stay. Alaska's great forests stretch over approximately 34.000 square miles, an area nearly eaual in size to the state of Indiana, according to estimates made by government officials. I Several hundred million feet of good pulp wood, including western yellow I pine, hemlock, Sitka spruce, white fir I and lodgepole pine, are on the forest reserves alone. The Tongass reserve, in southeast ern Alaska, is especially adapted to the manufacture of pulp and paper, forestry officials have reported. There is plenty of water power, ocean har- At the first chill! Take Genuine Aspirin marked with the "Bayer Cross" to break up your Cold and relieve the Headache, Fever, Stuffiness. Warning! To get Genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for over 19 years, you must ask for "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin," and look for the name "Bayer" on the package and on each tablet. Always say "Bayer." Each "Bayer package" contains safe and proper directions for ;he relief of Colds also for Headache, Neuralgia, Toothache, Sarache, Rheumatism, Lumbago, Neuritis and for Pain generally. leyer-TabletsAspirin Boxes of 12 Bottle of 24 Bottle of 100 Also Capsule All druggists Aspirin Is the trade mark of Eayer Manufacture of Monoaceticacldoter of alley! lead 3 The Choice Prizes of Life Are Won By the Healthy and Strong Th weak, soft, flsbby-muicled thoia who are deficient in vigor sad vital forcehave ever had to suffer the humiliation of being; ruthlessly shoved aside by their stronger rivals. A clear, ruddy complexion; brifrht eyes; hardened muscles; and a well knit-together body cf elastic step and sway, constitute a trump card in any same whether of love or business If yea feel that you are out classed, lacking the stamina to Bfnd up and claim your own. don't delay another day in corn el mr to take The Great General Tonic It will restore that confidence yea need to eomtot tlie ever opposing; forces of social and business life; it will cive you the heart and spirit to do and the courage to challenge the world to your right to a place in the Sun, because it will re build your physical strength and mental power to a state of perfect health, strengthening your run-down system with better nourishment because of its great to digestion. "LYKO" is a refreshing appetiser and an exceptional general tonic in these subnormal conditions of the physical and nerv ous systems, such as muscular and mental fatigue, nervous) exhaustion, general weakness, or debility following m pro tracted illness or the result of a westing disease. It's truly Nature s first assistant as a restorative agent a really re markable reconstructive. All druggists have LYKO. Get a bottle today and begin at once to feel and look batter. Sole Manufacturers 3 LYKO MEDICINE COMPANY N.w York Kwm CitT. Urn. LYKO is nld In ortaiaal pack ages only, like picture boTt. Kef use all substitutes. Lithography in Topeka lANSAS first knew lithography thirty years ago, and until recently when a small plant was started in Wichita, Topeka has been the source of supply in this product for' the entire West. Shipment has just been made to a well-known concern in Kansas City, Missouri, of a 1,4 million lithographed letterheads, not an unusual order or circumstance. Topekans may justly be proud of the reputation of the pioneer lithographer of Kansas. ENGRAVING m Va W M fcit STATiONEtiV EMBOSSING PHONES: Stationery Store 734-. Manufacturing Dept. 10!-1 13 f j i i it.-. .'smrnrKr-T sr. m .f e.iviT YOU NEED ONLY 60c TO OPEN" AS ACCOINT 60c paid In for 120 months is $72.00; we add as dividends $28.00, making J1PO.0O coming to you. N'o Fines No Fees You always get what you pay in with dividends added. Increase your salary by opening an account. Oct Our Booklet The Capitol Building Loan Ass'n 534 Kansas Ave- bors pen the year round, timber skirting the water and weather similar to that of the Fuget Sound. The .governor intends to ask Wash ington to restore the reserves to the national domain r to open them to the pulp industry. CARELESSNESS IN FLU Doctors Not Reporting' and Qua ran- tine Being Violated. Keports indicate that Topeka physi cians are not adhering strictly to, the regulations of the health department and the city ordinances in their hand ling influenza patients. According to the city ordinance all physicians are required by law to re port contagious and infectious diseases to the city health department. It is a dutyof the health department to see that residences or buildings housing such patients, should be carded with the quarantine sign. There is prevalent in Topeka an un dercurrent of conversational reports of considerable magnitude, pointing out that many eitizens have knowledge of residences where members of the fam ilk are sick with influenza, let there is no Quarantine. The family physi cian comes and goes so do other members of the family. While influenza ranked last year as one of the most dangerous diseases coming to the notice of the health de partment, and is this year considered dangerous enough to influence the health department to make the dras tic closing order, it was not last year, and is not this year, being quarantined with the absolute stringent effective ness 'observed when the disease is small pox, diphtheria, typhoid or scar let fever. A woman in Xorth Topeka. who claimed she had been a nurse for fifteen years, called The State Journal office this morning "to make com plaints against many violators of quar antine in that part of the city. She stated their actions were criminally dangerous and that they did not seem to care at all for the deadly germs they were carrying out from their homes wherever they went. Com plaints of many cases of influenza In homes not quarantined are as num erous from this part of Topeka as they are from other parts of the city. BOTH WERE MAXKATO BOYS. OPPOSE GAS RAISE Topeka Company Promises to Fight Increase Here. Bodies Cut to Pieces t'nder Train Sunday Are Identified. Mankato, Kan., Feb. 10. The bodies of two young men found on the Rock Island tracks two miles west of Agenda early Sunday mornijig by section hands were identified Monday as those 01 Micas Hatley. 20, and Rufus Hatley, 17, of Mankato. The boys were f-ousins. Rufus Hatley was a son of John Hatley, a farmer near Rubens. The only means of identification was their clothing, and a canceled nota on a Mankato bank made out to Lucas Hatley. It Is known that the two boys packed their grips Saturday afternoon and told friends they were going to Kansas City on a Rock Island freight train. It is presumed that one of them fell from the moving train and the other lost his life trying to catch him. Both bodies were mangled beyond recognition even by their relatives. They were buried this afternoon at Ajjenda. Neither Firm or Consumers Can Stand the Expense. SHUT OFF THE 6AS SUPPLY? Drastic Action May Result From Federal Demand. Only Method of Holding Down Price, Is Belief. tributing companies have to fight the order, of Judge Booth Is to refuse to the increase, which would probably result in the, gas being turned off at the city gates. Toneka will not be affected until something develops in i tne xignts elsewhere. The increase i takes enect March 2 5. PAGE KEEPS ESTATE INTACT. 25 YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA From Ch columns of THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL FEW SPECULATORS The gas rate increase in Topeka will positively be opposed, it was declared today by T. F. Doran, attorney fof the Consumers Light, Heat Power com pany. He eaid that negotiations are now pending between the Kansas City dis tributing companies and the receiver. In case an agreement is reached, the local company probably will hare to fall in line. Doran said. Until the outcome of these negotiations, no de cision as to its course will be taken by the local company, it was said. "We will oppose the increase of the 28-cent rate," said the attorney. "We can't stand such an increase unless the rate to the consumer is also raised, and we don't want to do that because it will decrease consumption." Turn Off Gas? "Kansas City attorneys say they will permit the gas to be turned off before they will pay the increase." he was told. Will that be done here?" "That would be rather drastic ac tion," was the answer. "It would cause inconvenience and probably suf fering. But as a matter of fact, if these increases continue! it will only be a matter of time until it will have to be turned off anyway." Doran said the only method the dls- Wldow and Children Named Executors j of $100,000 Personal Irocrty. The late Thomas Page left personal property valued at $100,000. There was no real- estate. The will filed Monday in probate court .names the widow, Mrs. Jessie E. Page, and two children, David Page and Effie B. Page, as executors. The will alpo states that David Page shall be elected president of the com pany and must serve in that capacity for ten vrk rs Tt nrnvidpR t hj t ear-Yi of $3,000 -each, and additional pay ments of $2,500 a year shall be given to Mrs. Page and $1,250- a year to each daughter MrsA Grace-Page Red den and Effie B. Page. That is for the ten-year period. At the end of ten years, the widow g-ets one-half the estate and each of the three children, one-sixth. The homestead on West Sixth street was in the name of Mrs. Page at the time of the miller's death. HEXL WIXJ HIS OWN CLOCK. Attorney General Hopkins Will Save Money on Western Union. Because the Western Union Tele graph company collects the equivalent of six per cent interest on a $250 in vestment on a modest open face wr.lj clock. Richard J. Hopkins, attorney general, has ordered the time piece re moved from his department. He has written a letter to the telegraph com pany advising that he will buy a eheapv clock and wind it himself in an effort to reduce the high .cost of living. The telegraph company charges a rental of $1.25 a month for use of its electric clocks. Hopkins believes the price is too high and has ordered it removed. He will provide his own time in the future instead of the "naval observatory time" as furnished by the telegraph company. Fcbruarr 19. 193. For once the well known Kgjptlan dark ness of tue lirand opera bouse was, over come by a glow of ligbt of forty candle power. A little before the curtnin went up at the mlustrel show Saturday night, about forty of the Elks, iueluiiing their- wives, who were present in the front rows of the par quet, lighted little wax caudles by which to read their programs. It was funny aud so very apt that the audience laughed and cheered. The cau dles were only burned a few minutes. Among the ttm-h bearers for liberty were the following well known wen-: Eugene Wiire, Lee J ernes, A. H. AVoolverton, H. L. Shirer. Ed Ourrv, Cm. Henderson, Chas. K. Jonald. Bert L.inas. I'KIt Smith, O. P. I pdegraff, K. 1. liUl, Win. Wadaworth, K. J. Iallas, Wrn. Brewer, I. K. Palmer. Kemus Atwood, C. K. Holliday. Sr.. Geo. B. Pttvue. W. F. Feddermnn, James B. Clay. E. B. Guild, F. S. Tbomns. Robert Pierce, J. B. U leaves and Ualpb Peterson. Miss Kobe Sturprls of Concordia, a former Bethany girl, will visit the Mioses laisy La kiu aud Julia Street this week. Mrs. It. H. Munn is visiting- in Galves ton, Texas. 1 Hiring her absence she will visit Mr. Pliny L. Soper at Muskogee, Indian Territory. Miss Mndge Johnson and Miss -Irene Horner have the Topeka Iub uiusicale for .toiuorrow night in charge. Mrs. Willis Norton will entertain the Duplicate Whist club Thursday afternoon. LIMITED SMASHED AUTOMOBILE. Southwest Banks Xot Hit "ew Federal Rule. by Drink Coffee Plenty of Money Makes Big De mand for Luxuries. Motor Went JOead on Crossing One Is Killed, Three Hurt. Hutchinson. Feb. 10. Joseph Koelsch, of Ellinwood. was killed out- I Koelsch probably fatally injured, an other daughter, Mrs. Gus Oswalt and hei husband dangerously hurt when an automoble they were in was struck by an interurban car Monday evening, at the edge of Hutchinson. The car, a fast limited for Wichita, hit the automobile at a grade crossing, when the automobile went dead and stopped on the car tracks. Dallas, Tex., Feb. 10. The south west is comparatively free of specula tive loans of any serious magnitude. C. C. Hall, assistant federal reserve agent for the eleventh district, an nounced in his report today. The advance In discount rates in No vember had little effect on the volume of discounts, the report asserted, add ing that an initial heavy liquidation of discounts for reserve city banks was Pffset by increased demands from in terior banks to finance 1920 farming operations. Prominent among factors making strong the position of national and state banks, the report mentioned the district's 1919 production of 111,903. 600 barrels of oil which more than doubled the 1918 yield. 'Crop statistics compiled in Decem ber," the report continued, "indicate that 1919 was Texas's banner year' in agricultural production, the money re turns from cotton having exceeded all former records, and the production of grain doubled the highest previous records of former years. Range con ditions were never more satisfactory." .With plenty of money in their pock ets, consumers continue to demand the highest grade of manufactured prod ucts, it was reported, "and there is no visible prospect of an early abatement of this tendency." Only sixteen business failures were reported in December, involving lia bilities aggregating $187,817. which, except September, is the district's best record in three years. Allied Vessels Bombard Odessa. London, Feb. 10. One British and one French cruiser were bombarding Odessa, a wireless dispatch from Moscow said. Fiercest street fighting preceded the capture of the city by the Bolsheviki, the dispatch added. If It Causes Indigestion, a Couple of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Will Promptly Give Relief. i Indigestion caused by coffee is the same as indigestion caused by any thing else. If eating food or drink ing coffee makes you dyspeptic, all you ned is Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab lets, because they act with an alka line effect which is jus: what th stomach does in health. 'I Surely Io F.njoy My Coffee! I'm Xot Afraid to Drink It, Either, for I Have imv nt Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets." Stuart's Dyspepsia tablets mix with the. food you est. The stomach hy ita peristaltic action churns and moves the food around the stomach walls and the powerful ingredients in these, tab lets instantly besin digesting the food as they are forced through it and around it. The use of one of these tablets after meals will in a very short time correct the faults of digestion and you will enjoy your coffee and food without th oldttme distress of indigestion. Every drug store carries Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. Price, 60 cents. Advertisement. JOURNAL ADS BRING RESULTS. WOULD COMMAND G. A. R. f 'll il'f Itnnaaa Tfcoitn Wntnn i Capt. G. M. Brassfield. formerly of Topeka. now living in Wichita, has an nounced his candidacy for department commandler of the Kansas O. A. R. Captain Brassfield lived in Topeka from 1S90 to 1917. during which time he operated five different grocery stores. In 1917 he moved to Frank font, Kan., and two years later to Wichita. He served in the Civil war from 1861 to IS 66 and bears scars from four wounds received in the service. In 1915-16 he was adjutant general of the Kansas G. A. R. The grand encampment will be held at Hutchinson during the week of May 2. "Prior to that time Captain Brassfield will spend his time visiting various posts in the interest of his candidacy. EGYPTIANS MAKING FORTUNES. Live In Mud Huts New Cotton Mag nates Are Rolling In Wealth. London, Feb. 10. Egypt is "burst ing with wealth," accumulated from cotton, says a correspondent of the Daily Express in Cairo. "Illiterate natives living In mud huts liave made 20.000 pounds sterling out of cotton deals, he continues. "Some have made 3 00,000 pounds. They are buying land at inflated prices and paying off mortgages which were regarded as iamily Heirlooms. One British official says that" the country has made at least 100,000,000 pounds." RED CROSS TO FipHT TYPHOID. American Relief Asked by Polish Au thorities for Gallcinn Territory. Warsaw. Feb. 10. American Red Cross officials have been asked by the Polish government to rush doctors into southeastern Galicia where ty Dhoid fever is epidemic. M. Damosy, a member of the chamber of deputies, savs that the people of eastern Ga licia are literally dying out, and that several villages in that district are left without a single survivor. Since the eDidemic beean. it is said, 100,000 deaths have occurred, one out of every five taken ill dying. EITELMAX BACK TO TOPEKA. Resigns From Krcsa-e Managership and Looks for Job" Here. B. B. Eitelman. former manager of the Kresge ten-cent store in Topeka, and who has been manager of a Kresge store in Sioux City for the past year, will return to this city. His friends in Topeka report that he has resigned and is in search of a position which will enable him to live-in To peka. Eitelman. in ,,this city, was active in civic affairs, and one of the most energetic members of the Cham ber of Commerce. KIXNE SAVINGS TO SONS. Veteran Street. Car Conductor Left Three-Fourths to Gordon Kinne. Three-fourths of the estate of John R. "Dad" Kinne, veteran street car conductor,t was left to, a son"; Gordon Kinne, according to the will filed Mon day in the probate court. Another son, Charles W. Kinne, received the remaining fourth. Two other sons, Samuel A. Kinne and Almond H. Kinne, were a,ch left $5. The estate was composed of personal property valued at 1 1.100 and real estate val ued at 14.200. Greenwood County Wants Allen. Eureka. Kan., Feb. 10: Governor Allen today has the endorsement ef the Greenwood County Republican Crr-trl committee for, president. ou a THERE'S surely some good reason for that lame, aching back. Likely it's your kidneys. Your kidneys need help occasionally just as your bowels need help. And it's mighty poor policy to neg lect the slightest kidney weakness. A cold, chill or strain ofttimes congests the kidneys and slows them up Poisons ac cumulate in the system and many myster ious aches and pains result. That may be the reason for that dull, nagging backache, those sharp, sudden pains and that tired, worn-out feeling. You may have headaches and dizzy spells, too, with perhaps, some annoying bladder irregularity. You owe it to yourself to get well and stay well. Neglect may lead to gravel, dropsy or Bright's disease. Use Doan 's Kidney Pills. They have helped many Topeka "people and should help you. Ask your neighbor. ITiiese Are Topeka. G EAST EIGHTH STREET R. A. Stewart, salesman, 411 E. 8th St.. gave the following statement, Oct. 23. 1913: "I was laid up with lumbago and kidney complaint. I had a dull pain just over my kidneys and at night my rest was broken, owing to the too frequent actiop of my kidneys. I was feeling pretty much run down until 1 began taking Doan'a Kidney Pills which I got at Arnold's Drug Store. Doan's gave me instant relief." On May 13, 1919, Mr. Stewart said: "The results Doan's Kidney Pills gave me some years ago have been permanent. My back and kidneys are now in fine shape and 1 owe it all to Doan's. I rec ommend them to cure kidney trouble." LAKE STREET Andrew Losh, retired carpenter, 32 Lake St., says: "For years I suffered from kidney trouble. My back was no lame and painful, X couldn't get about and had to pull myself up by something after sitting down awhile, I didn't sleep well and got up in the morning feeling miserable in every way. I had served, many years in the army and t blamed the exposure and hardships for my suf fering. 'The kidney secretions were highly col ored. I used Doan's Kidney Pills, procured from Rowley's Drug Store, and since then I have been free from all those troubles." JEFFERSON STREET Mrs. C. J Clerico. SIS Jefferson St., says: "I did work where I was constantly stooping over and it was at that time my kidneys were affected. As a result, I used to have severe attacks of back ache. I felt tired most all the time and awful dizzy spells came over me. I got Doan's Kidney Pills and they gave me the needed relief. I used about two boxes." (Statement given Feb. 9, 1915.) On May 12. 1919. Mrs. Clerico said: "I am just as strong for Doan's Kidney Pills now as when I endorsed them in 1915.- I always enjoy the best of health after taking Doan'a Kidney Pills." NO package of Doan's Kidney Pills is genuine- unless it bears the maple leaf trade-mark and the signature Mas. Doan." CHESTNUT STREET J. 5, Trimble, 700 Chestnut St., says: "Heavy lifting weakened my kidneys and caused lama back a year ago. My back ached and when I stooped over I could hardly raise up again. My back was also sore. The kidney secretion passed irregularly and caused me much annoyance. I also had had headaches and spells of dizziness. I heard about Doan's Kidney Pills and three boxes cured the backache, headaehes, dizziness and made my kidneys well." MONROE STREET Mrs. tVm. Peterson, 514 Monroe St., says: "I suffered with my back for a long time. Often, my kidneys troubled me, being irregular in action and I seemed worn out and could hardly do my housework. At times I waa very nervous and whenever I caught cold it settled in my kidneys and made me feel worse. After I used Doars Kidney Pills for awhile, I got relief and have felt better ever nce." Mrs. Peterson gave the above statement October 23, 1913, and on May 12. 1919, she added: "I still retain my faith tn Doan's Kidney Pills. They al ways give me excellent relief from disordered kid neys and I am continually praising them. All I have said for Doan'a, I gladly confirm today." oai 9 Kidiniev Pills Every Druggist has Doan's, 60c a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Manufacturing Chemists, Buffalo, N. Y.

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Tlx J TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAITUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 10, 1920- Zcrptkn ate Journal An Independent Newspaper BY FRANK P. MAC LESNAS VOLUME XLII..; "..No. 34 Entered as second class no after. OFFICIAli CITY PAl'EIt OP TOPEKA, According to announcement made December 6, on account of tlie enor mous increase In white paper and scarcity of same: Subscription Kates for I'm 120. By moil In advance, 0n year......tG.OO ly w;ill la advance, six lnoulbs.... u.oo By mail In advance, three months., '.Oo By wall in advance, one mouth... XO Rat by Carrier. ftn a-aalr 1! CCtltS ue month i enta Telephone 3530. i Eaatern office: Paul Block, representa tive. No. 05 Msdlson avenue, Nw York; Mailers hull. Hug, Chicago; Little Ul.lir.. HostonfKresge building. Detroit: Lewis Bids., Buffalo. Members: Associated Press, American Newspaper Publishers' Assoclatinu, Audit ilurenu of Circulation. MEHBB OF TUB ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Associated Press ia exclusively en titled to the us for publication of all news dispatches credited to It or not other wise credited In this paper and also the local news published herein. INFORMATION FOR A I.I. READERS OF THJS TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL. Each reader of The Stnto Journal la offered the unlimited use of the largest In formation bureau in the world. This Service Biiriiu Is located in the na tional capital, where It is in immediate touch with all the greiit resources of the United Stater government, t it can answer practically any question you want to ask, but It can't give ad vlre. nor make exhaustive research. The war forced so many changes in the daily ll(e of the American people that tha services of this information bureau will be Invaluable to nil who use It. Keep In touch with your government at ail times. It can help you In a thousand ways If your wants are only mudo kuuwn. The State Journal pays for this splendid service in order that every one of its read ers may take free advantage of It. You are welcome to use it as often as you like. Write your request briefly, sign to'" name and address plainly, enclose a 2-ent stamp for return postage and adiress. the TUl'KKA ST.'.TE JOUliNAL I.VlfOKMA TIO.V ItUltKAIT. Frederic J. Ilaskln, Director, Washing., ton. 1. C. The people of this country still are toeing urged to consume less and save more In order that the needs of Eu rope may be provided for. To many observers the solution of the European situation depends not so much upon les3 consumption and greater "saving on the part of our people as it does upon greater -production by Europe, not production of battleships and army equipment, but production of coal, wheat, farm produce, ships, and whatever trill decrease unnecessary purchases from America. At the same time there is the best market in the world in America for many things which Europe produces, and prices are abnormally high. "Whatever sympa thies the American people may have, there is a growing feeling in this coun try that Europe is not making the most economical use of her resources. She is showing too great a willingness to be pampered and carried along. What can the politicians do with, for, or to a man who says, like Herbert Hoover: "Until it more definitely ap pears what party managers Stand for, I must exercise my prerogative of American citizenship and declins to pledge my vote blindfold?" Another member of President Wil son's cabinet Secretary Lane has resigned. But the resignation anx iously desired by the public that of Burleson fails to materialize Col. Frank Travis tells of a man In his regiment who. was fined $S0 for lUcklng a mule. This seems to upset the popular belief that kicking a mule brings its own punishment. Hoover's presidential candidacy has reached the stage where the, Anti Saloon league ia demanding to know how he starids on prohibition. Fol lowing this, it may be expected that somebody will insist that he define his attitude toward Article X. Complaints are heard on all sides regarding enormous profits that are being reaped by business, but nobody has accused the railroads of profiteer ing. Yet the railroads are costing the people as much In poor service and high taxes as they would If they were in the hands of "profiteers." It has come to pass already that the only names that are being mentioned seriously In connection with a nomi nation for the presidency are those of Wood and Hoover. Tho Oregon Jour nal has joined the supporters of the California man and says: "There was a political revolution in America In 1916, when the west elected a presi dent of the United States. The condi tions are riper now for another In 1920, when the west, leading theTnost dramatic political revolution in the history of the country, may put a far western man in the White House. The ground swell is already audible in the growing drift towards Mr. Hoover." It ia reported that Carter .Glass, former secretary of the treasury and now a United States senator, will take up Immediately a fight for the repeal of the excess profits tax law. He has been in a position to understand it weakness But if he succeed in re moving the tax something else must take its place. The government needs all the revenue It is receiving. The attempt to- transfer this burden to the income tax cannot he defendejl from the standpoint of the purpose aimed at the desire to raise revenue and reduce prices. By our present method rate of income and profits taxes thru additions to. the price of articles on sales, replacing the profits .tax and to some extent reducing the income tax, it is Believed by- men standing high in the financial world, would ef fect An Immediate reduction In price and operate as a strong deterrent to heedless 'buying. The tax would fall upon the buyer instead of on the pro ducer who has been passing it on in trebled form to the buyer. The prime incentive for profiteering would dis appear. The only way to dodge taxes would be to save. The tax should be easy to atfminlster for it would be in the form of stamps. A TIME ixm CAtnos. There appears to be a widespread belief among financiers that there is too much money in circulation. rTo this fact they attribute the failure of prices to come down. The recent ad vance in the discount rate by the fed eral reserve banks is regarded as the first step In the direction, of -a defla tion of the currency. It has the ap pearance of being an effort to reduce prices by artificial methods instead of waiting for the law of supply and de rrmi.d to work out the problem. Farmers and laboring people are get ting a fairer pay today than ever btfore in the history of the country. There ia more widespread prosperity than this or any other country has ever enjoyed. Manufacturers and their employes are more prosperous, merchants ere making more money, fari.'iers and mechanics everywhere are enjoying a hitherto unknown pros peri1.. It is true" that high prices and high wages are working a hardship on some classes, l.ut they are limited in num bor as compared with those who are being benefited by high wages, and sooner or .'ater there will come an adjustment in their pay which will give to teachers and preachers and clerks salaries commensurate with the cost of living. It is true that labor is not Troduc- ing so fully as it should do, but this Is only the natural outcome f the changes Which have come about by reason of the war and of high prices. The labor unrest is less pronounced than it was some months ago. Not withstanding this almost universal prosperity and the fact that people are living- bettejr and more comfort ably than ever before, here has ap peared a. disposition among the finan cial influences of the country, led by the Federal Reserve bank, to bring about deflation in order to lessen this activityand to break down prices and wages. There can be no deflation of wages or of prices without. bringing on a condition which would endanger the prosperity of the country. The situation is entirely unlike any thing in the past. It is entirely possi ble for the federal reserve board to duplicate the panic of 187!!, and by somewhat similar methods, but a panic brought on at the present time thru deflation would be a very "differ ent panic from that which caused such disaster In '73. No one, can question the facts that some wages are entirely too high, that some laborers are inefficient and not producing In proportion to pay, any more than they would question the fact that many lines, of manufactured goods are entirely too high and are yielding an unfair profit to the pro-J ducers. The laborers are not more to blame than manufacturers whose profits are too big and than many merchants who are gouging the pub-1 lie because the public has been will ing to pay the price. There are, how ever, natural economic laws which In due time regulate these things. If prices are too high, people will after a while quit buying. This would bring about a natural readjustment, which would gradually bring things to a more normal condition instead of forc ing this readjustment by unwise and premature action. ,m An enforced contraction of the cur rency and a drastic curtailment of credit are serious matters and should j not he undertaken 111 advisedly. When prices once start downward it may be J found Impossible to apply the brakes, even tho it might be considered de sirable In every way to do so. Wreck and ruin might easily follow. WOOD AND HOOTER, The fact that there are only two of the possible candidates for the presi dency who are attracting the serious and thoughtful attention of the press and public, to which attention has been called in The State Journal, is noted also by The Review, which, un der the caption. "Two White Hopes," discourses as follows: In the public mind, as distinguished from the schemes and combinations of political managers, the two names that are far and away foremost in tho presi dential field at this time are those of General Wood and Mr. Hoover. In this circumstance there is ground for genuine comfort, et a time when com fort In the contemplation of our political state is a very scarce article, indeed. For, whatever else may be said abot either of these candidacies, they both lest fundamentally on-gre-it and rare achievement. It was General Woode admirable work in the rer generation of Cuba that was the bast, of his subsequent career, as well as the primary cause of lis high place in public esteem. And his hold on that place was signally confirmed by the Linvaluable part which his foresight, energy, and efficiency played in giv Ins; the country some degree of pre paredness for its entry into the great war. Mr. Hoover's emergence as a possible candidate for the presidency arisen still more distinctly from the exertion- of splendid .administrative powers in momentous work success fully accomplished. In contrast v.-ith the nightmare of political importance exhibited by both parties at Washing tort; these things shine out with special lustre, and it must be a solace to all patriotic Americans to think that they are adequately apnreciated by the nation. That both the men were from the outset staunch supporters of the allied cause in Europe is an additional reason for satisfaction, and one by no means without Importance in its bear ing upon the future. TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL Information Bureau FREDERIC ,1. HASKIN, Director. Washington, D. C. MORE SAFETY IV CANNING. Washington, I. C. Feb. 7. Wan dering germs and bacteria need not look for a home in ar" canning factory. Canners- of fourteen big canning, states have set up their own Inspection serv ice to supplement state and local in spection regulations. By this volun tary 'supervision, we are toW, canned goods are to be. kept up to a par ex cellence standard. This is an impor tant projeet to a natloa that consumes as much canned food as the United States." Frank E. Gorrell, secretary ot the National Canners' association, states that factories employing the canners' inspection service are bound to require ments more strict than any set by state inspection boards. This high standard he regards as a step in adr vance for the canning industry and an added guarantee to the consumer. Redoubled vigilance on the part of the canners should not be taken to mean that canned foods have been carelessly prepared, or that they have been a subject for complaint. The National Canners' association an nounces that in the past yeur SrOOO, 000.000 cans of food were used by this country, and that not one authentic case of illness was traced to com mercially canned foods. Out of millions of cans it. is inevitable- that a few should spring a leak or otherwise be defective, but the care ful housewife can tell at a glance if the contents of a can are unfit for use. Besides the appearance and odor of the food, the can itself is a guide, for it will swell if the contents become spoiled. "These warning signals," says Mr. Gorrell, "are as easily recognized as Jthe decayof a rotten apple, but to furnish extra safeguards the National Canners' association decided to establish a vol untary inspection service This serv ice is made use of only by canners who desire it. Companies maintaining the service are visited daily, sometimes oftener, by an inspector who follows the course of -the product thru the factory to see that each step is per formed according to the sanitaryV reg ulations and standard of quality. ."The inspector looks to see if only clean, sound materials are used, and if the fish, fruits or vegetables have been properly washed or trimmed in prep aration for canning. He also Investi gates the packing of the cans. To come up to the. National Canners standard each can must be as full of food as practical, consistent with prop er sealing and processing, and without injury to the quality and appearance of the product. The water, brine or syrup added can be used only to fill cracks and to cover the product. "The inspector visits every -corner of the. plant, always with the three fold purpose in mind sanitation of the cannery, sanitation of the product aid wholesomeness of the product." This undertaking of the canners is especially worthy of recognition be cause the plants that assume this ex tra responsibility do so of their own choice. Most of the states, and some cities, have inspection regulations, but the forces provided to carry out the laws are necessarily small, and a fac tory is visited by state officialee only once in a-while. Besides"" state and local regulations the canners) have to comply with tht pure food and drug law. This law deals entirely with the product when it is on the market, and there is no factory .-supervision "by the national government as a means of enforce ment. Thus the canners hav been left more or less to themselves. Fifty canning factories in Ohio, for instance, are under supervision of one .state of ficial. Forty of these plants are now also under inspection of the canners with fourteen men in charge. The fourteen states which have established the sanitary inspection service are the big centers of Indus trial canning. They range from Cali fornia, the home -of so much of our canned fruit, to Illinois with its corn, and New York with its varied prod ucts, s In each -of the fourteen states a director is in charge of inspection. These fourteen ""men were recently at a banquet with Dr. Harvey Wiley, the food expert, auid they found to their surprise that leven of them had se.-ed under Doctor Wiley when he was chief of the bureau of chemistry in the United States department of agriculture. Nearly all of these four teen directors are. trained chemists and bacteriologists, or have had long experience in the canned food trade. All have previously been engaged in food inspection work. The canners' self imposed inspection service was first pManned on a small scale in 1916. but It was not extended to its present size until 1919. Now the canners' association reports that it is steadily growing, and doubtless in time will include nearly all of the big canning plants of the country. Results of the Inspection project will soon be brought to the attention of buyers'of canned goods by use of special certificate, to be pasted in the tins put out by plants and found to be up to standard. These labels will bear a picture of a can and fruits and vege- bles, and' the words "Prepared under the sanitary inspection service of the National Canners' association.". This is the first year that a mark of inspection will be placed on cans. The National Canners' association says that can lacking the label should not be regarded as .necessarily inferior, as theymay have beers, packed before the use 'of the certificates began, or they may be put out by a company that does not make use of the inspection service. Al! this effort on the nart of the anners to make canned goods abso lutely safe for the public is very re assuring. The recent attacks of botulinus poisoning" traced to the eat ing of ripe olives, have caused the public to entertain a cautious attitude toward canned foods in general. Most of us consume some canned food every day, and it is comforting to be told that the canning Industry is being put on a safer basis than ever before. In fairness to, the canners it should be remembered' thaf the recent cases of botulism were due not to canned food1, but to a bottled product. A canned "product as distinguished from ire that is preserved or bottled is hermetically sealed and steril ized. The heating kills germs of de composition, and sealing excludes the air which is always full of these germs. .The heat to which canned foods are subjected in factories runs as high as 245 to 250' degrees for some foods such as com, and Is in every "case made sufficient to destroy bacteria. Olives have not. as a rule, been put thru an intense eating process, but it is understood that the bottlers con template much higher heat steriliza tion as a precaution against further attacks of poisoning thru them. Aside from advances in standards it is interesting to note that Industrial canning i. now put almost entirely on a mechanical basis. Corn is husked and silked by machine,, and even the thin skinned tomato can be expertly peeled by machinery. Such- -uses of machines 'have In the past few years revolutionized the trade, lifting it out of the class of the-housewife's home canning, with slow har.JT labor, into the place of a giant motor-run-industry.

The canning trade dates back to an incident in the career of Napoleon Bonaparte. iSapoleon wras about to start on a ioreign, campaign, ami ne felt that his greatest weakness lay in providing proper food f6r' his men. He-put this problem up to the coun try, and offered, thru the French gov ernment, a prize for the best inven tion to preserve rations for a long journeyi Of the many suggestions proposed that of Nicholas Appert was judged the beet, and the prize, amounting to 12,400, was awarded to him. Appert's invention was the process of hermetically sealing food. His first crude hand-made container of a century ago, was the grandfather of the machine-made and filled-prod-uct of today. Some idea of the size of the pack ing Industry In this country may be had from the fact that one plant in California packs the product of 30,000 acres of fruit. Including cherries, strawberries, apricots, peaches, pears, and other fruitB of the region. The payroll, of this organization resembles the roster of an army. -Its output would apparently satisfy a whole na tion's yearnlntr for canned fruit, yet this is only one of many large can neries that fill the ever-increasing de mand for food put up in this way. J. When was the Dutch West India eoro puuy formed, and for what purpose? G. U. Li. A. It was a trading company 'establish ed in 16'Jl. to which was granted a monop oly of trade on portions of the American and African coast. It also bad the right of colonising and maintaining military and naval forces, which latter it often used to pulnder the Spanish and Portu guese settlements. It established the Dntch colonies of Brazil. New Netherlands, Gniana, the West Indies, and the Cold Const. Q. Were there any American brigadiers or major generals killed in the World War? K. K. A. The war department says that there were no officers of those ranks killed in the recent war. There were a number ot colonels killed. Q. What ere cultured pearls? C. M. H. A. The kind that are produced artificial ly, particularly by the Japanese. The pearl is a growth Inside- the mnlluxk to protect It from Irritant. By artificially Introduc ing an irritant into the mollusk ahell the Japanese cause it to grow a pearL Theso are raroly of the quality of natural pearls. Q. How many men so far have been in Presldot Wilson's cabinet? S. F. W. A. K; vleen men to date-have served in President Wilson's cabinet. Q. Is the condensation which is paid by the government to disabled soldiers subject to income tax? T. S. C. A. It is not taxable. In fact, all money paid out by the bureau of war risk in cluding compensation. Insurance, and allot ment, is free from tax. Q. How many school teachers are-there In the United States? A. M. A. The federal bureau of education says there are approximately OTio.OGO school teachers in this country. The ranks of the teachers are' being depicted at an alarming: rate because their pay is not suf ficient to keep them in the face of the op portunities to make more- at other work. Q. What was the result of the recent election in Ulster County, Ireland? J. O. H. A. The best obtainable information shows that the' Unionist party, favorable to Britain, lost a number of sears sever ing less than fifty per cent of the total. The returns give the (Tnioulsts 4S seats; the Republican party (Sinn Fein), 8.1 seats; the labnrites. 90 seats; the NationallMs, 79 seats. The three last named parties are aupposed to be anti-Unioirlst and they have a combined strength, of 232. Q. Was ViBCount Grey,, the lirltish am bassador to this- country, officially re ceived by President Wilson? W. K. A. Owing to hla illness President Wil son did not receive the last- British am bassador during bis brief stay in tbis country. AX AMERICAN TALK S. I'd rather be hn American than any other race I know, Id rather see the Stars and Stripes above we everywhere I go Thau any other Hap that Hies, for no man., whosoe'er ne be. Can boast a better In rid than thfg ,&icn dally shelters mine and me. Here those I love are safe from harm, my boys and grlrls may romp In play. They are not early used to toil and broken in a cruel way Here other men than I stand guard, their eham-e in life to gnarautee. And schools are open wide to them to fit them for the years to be. Here T may earn thir daily bread and claim the many Joys of life. Here T may come from toil at night and find a happy. Kmllinp wife; The little home we're building here knows every comfort that we need, And we may live our lives in peace and worship by our chosen ereed. Kings have not known such peace of mind when it has come their time to die. As that which I shall know at last when I am called to go on high: For I can call my loved ones round and quit them with a conscience clear. Knowing that as Americans they will bo well protected here. Copyright lU2tt by Edgar A. Guest.- IThc George Matthew Adams lSTlSVSTStSlSl51STSl51SlSlSlSlS15lSl51Sm51SXS;siSlSSlSlSlSlSlSlSl WHAT Fl'SJil FOLKS UK ARE! The strangest, funniest, oddest man in .the world is always the other fel low! He does this and he does that and wouldn't you think he would know better? But he doesn't. He will nev er learn. He's irritating, clurnsv in his way of speech and manner. He is "quite impossible!" But have you ever thought that It is the existence of those very qualities, in some degree or other in you. that makes it possible for you to appreciate even the absurdities In him? We are ALL funny folks. And we are always the funniest to those4 whom we think so funny! When it geta cold, we put on our heavy clothes and when it geas Jiot, we take them off for lighter Ones. We all do it We eat. sleep, run, play. breathe, suffer, langh in about the same way as the other fellow. It is i Evening Story Kitty, My Pretty White Kitty. BT S. B. HACKLE Y. "De house Is full up. sab." The shining, white-aproned embodiment of lovea him so, she can't bear to restrain of the high-class boarding house of this )iDerty and fasten him up at night." the Misses Lovejoy, in the little health Alderson'a exasperation broke out resort town of Boiling Springs, bowed: in mild fury. "Loves the pestiferous unil his clipped head well-nigh bunch of fur, does she? I love sleep, too, and I'm going to stay in the house touched the elusive pink spider lilies wh;re T am ad get it! The next time in tne nower boxes beside the piazza steps. "I has to ostend to you de in. tensitest regrets o' my ladies, but ebbuh room is takenea. De last one was bespoked by wlah dis foahnoon." When a man all his fifty years gets everything he wants, and. goes "700 miles on his physician's recommenda tion of the water and baths for a rheumatic knee, he naturally feels yexed when, at his journey's end, he doesn't get the first of his wishes granted. Terry Alderson's fine dark, eyes clouded a bit as he turned away and started across the high sloping street toward the Coppell House, recom mended as the second best boarding house in Boiling Springs. And just then "Miss Nellie," a little, slim, auburn-hairedand Smiling lady about thirty-five years of age, with the gentlest, softest brown eygs, came up the street. Alderson met her at her gate. Efis face cleared instantly, and when she stooped to pat the im mense white cat"that advanced to' meet her, with "Kitty, pretty white kitty, are j'ou glad to see me?" on her Hps, an unreasoning twinge of jealousy went over him. Why should a beauteous creature like that waste affection on a cat? That evening Alderson sat on the upstairs porch that opened off his room at Mrs. Coppeirs,and in the full light of the moon he watched Miss Nellie Lovejoy as she stood by the row of sweet-scented daturas, whose great, dew-covered white bells, made a glory of the Lovejoy side yard. Then he saw her stoop and pet the white cat that followed her. "I wouldn't mind being that cat," he thought whimsically. The next afternoon, coming from the bathhouse at the springs, some distance from the boarding place, Al derson overtook Miss Lovejoy going home from her work as a clerk at Framm's store. He spoke to her, and making a pretense of desiring some information, walked along with her as far as her gate. Ten days of religiously drinking the mineral waters and taking the baths and Alderson's rheumatic knee was nearly well, but he was having strange feelings in the vicinity of his heart. He had never cared anything for women as he knew them in the north, but" he had never before been -acquainted with -an ',auburned-h -od' southern lady, with a voice like soft, rippling water and eyes like pools In the forest. Boxes of roses began quite frequent ly to come down on "number eleven," the late afternoon train, from the nearest big town for Miss Nellie Love' joy, and fancy wicker boxes) of choco lates without number, with "T. M. Alderson's" card inclosed. And Miss Nellie glowed and dim pled and smiled until the Framm cus tomers', who had always loved heh, fairly worshiped her. And In the seventh heaven of de light Jonathan received the boxes of candy and flowers, and watched thru the front door screen- each afternoon the gentleman from Detroit, as he lingered at the gate, loath to lift his hat from bis handsome gray head in goodby to Miss- Nellie. About o'clock one morning of the fifth weeftc of his stay in Boiling Springs- AMerson was awakened by a "meowing" In the back yard. For an hour there was a continuous squalling. When the cat finally ceased Its noise Alderson, w:ho loved late sleeping, eould sleep no more. He rose thoraly exasperated. The next n(ght there was a repeti tion of the feline serenade. Alderson bounded from his bed and saw in the yard below the balcony the big, white cat that belonged at the Lovejoy hoyse. Tie threw a convenient golf stick inNJts direction and returned to bed. but sleep was srone. "To whom does the white cat thati stays at 7our house belong?" Aider son asked a-bit stiffly of Miss Nellie, as he overtook her on, her way home that afternoon. "Snow Darling?" she smiled. "Oh, he belongs to Mrs. Gilman, an old lady who has made her home here so lonft, and we all make a pet of him," she went on in her musical tones. "If he keeps' up that after-midnight noise as he did last night and the night before,'. Alderson commented, "eomebody'll make a corpse of him." "Why. we we, didn't hear any noise," Miss Nellie remonstrated, "you must nave been dreaming, Mr. Aider son." Three nights -went by before the white cat again serenaded the Coppell house. Then two nights together Al derson's rest was broken. At that time he was the only boarder who t-lept on that side of the house, and the only one who heard the cater wauling. At the end of the second night Alderson went to the Lovejoy- nouse ana remonstrated. Miss Nellie was not at home, but Misses Euphemia and Jessie expressed their regret and promised to try to get ;Mrs. Gilman to keep "Snow Darling" in at night. "Alderson went home somewhat mollified. Jonathan watched him uneasily as he took his departure. v "Ef my ladies knowed what was good fun 'em," he commented, "dey"d only in degrees that we are different. or tnatjsre have advantage, or that we are able to boast above our associates in this world. And yet, how VERY odd HE or SHE is! It's about as the old Quaker told his fond wife; "All the world seems queer but thee and me and sometimes even thee seems queer!" But there are saving graces in this "vale" of tears." and one" of them is that the world is permeated with a gracious sense of humor. We really, in the last analysis, like the very folks who seem funniest -to us -because they are our kind we are tven as they! And if we didn't like them we would have to walk around friendless and alone. And that would make us dried up dummies in a month. Yes. what funny folks we are! But all of us are fairly nice sometimes Especially when we are kind, and 1.1.. cheerful, and helpful and big. invest in about a dime's wuth o' 'Shoah-death-to-Cats and administer hit unbeknownst! But bein die maids, poah thengsv dey don't know dat when you gits a man mad he'll fuhglt about bein' In de marryin" notion!" Before breakfast next morning Al derson appearedssxt the Lovejoy House, tremulous with nervous anger. &liss Nellie Opened the door. "I'm sorry if the kitty disturbed you," her soft voice tthat cat disturbs me, I'm goUig tore- strain his liberty with a buflet! That wouldn't be right," quavered Miss Nellie. Alderson turned abruptly and left her without another word. He was not disturbed that night, but thfc next day he kept out of Miss Nel lie's way. The night after, at the usual hour of half-past three, he was awakened by ,a feline wailing. He rose instantly. A single shot from his pearl-handled revolver and "Snow Darling" was no more. Next day a very fat and exceedingly irate lady telegraphed her son to come to her. Jacob came. Alderson, was haled into the police court and fined 'ten dollars for shooting Mrs. Oilman's Icat, "1 11 go to jail and dry up before I pay that fine!" he informed th court. "Sixty days in jail or the fine paid!" answered the judge. "I'll live on bread and water for the next two months In-my cell before I will pay that fine!" NAlderson com mented. The town rang with the "tale. "Do Jailer says dat Detroit man's agettin' pale and his rheumatism's Comln' hack on- him not gittin' his mineral baths and de water. He says he plumb oneasy about him!" Miss Nellie overheard Jonathan saying to the cook about a week after Aider son's incarceration. Suppose he died of the heat or something? For three nights Miss Nellie cried herself to sleep. Then she could stand it no longer. She went to the Judge's office and paid Al derson's fine. The Judge,' supposing that Alderson had requested his landlady to bring the money, to spare himself mortifica tion, sent an order to the jailer: "Re leas T. M. Alderson. Fine paid." "Judge said your fine jvas paid and to turn you out. That's all I know!" The jailer answered Alderson's re monstrance. He went to the judge. "Who dared to -pay that fine?" he demanded. f "Lady brought it. Suppose- you sent it by your lajidlady," answered his honor. Fuming with anger, Alderson strode off in the direction of the woods across the river. In a thicket of pines lying prone on the pine needles, sob bing like a hurt child, he came-upon Miss .Nellie. At sight of the little disconsolate figure in tho leaves he felt his anger cool. A twig broke tuar der his feet. She sat up, shaking. "Oh, don't be angry with me!" she begged. "They said you were sick and suffering in that' awful jail and r I couldn't bear it! I went and paid your tine!" With the touch of the wind", sweet witht piny fragrance, in his flushed face and Miss Nellie's low sobs in his ears, Alderson's pride and obstinacy fled. Nothing mattered but that little white bundle, at his feet. He bent over and lifted her. "Ton were afraid X couldn't rough It out?" he said, very tenderly. "You thought I needed somebody to took after me? I do, and for all time! Won't you do it, little girl?" (Copyright, 1920, by the McClore News paper Syndicate.) OOK Mrs. Hews was at our house to see ma thjs aftirnoon, and I sat there watching them 'tawk on account of not having enything elts to do, and they started to tawk about cooks and things, ma saying. Well, they can say wat they wunt, but I wouldent trust the best servant In the werld to keep my house in order, I go over it myself every single day, and if there a speck of dust .enywhere, it flies, I can Jest tell you. I dispize all kinds .of dust, and if theres one thing I dispize more than enything elts, its cob webs, sed Mrs. Hews. Being a big fat lady with hardly eny lap, and ma sed, O, cob webs, so do I, I simply cant stand them. Say ma, I sed, I know ware Pheres a hole bunch of cob webs. Benny, you mussent interrupt wen ladies are tawking. Bed ma looking serprized as enything. Well I do, ma. I bet theres at leest 10 of them, at leest, all in one place, I- sed. Benny, sed ma. And -maybe 12, I sed. Benny, did you Jest heer me tell you sumthing? sed ma. And Mrs. Hews cawffed as if she was thinking of sumthing elts, and I-sed, But gosh, G, ma, you swt to see them, do you wunt to know ware they are? No, leeve the room immeeditly for being so disobedient, sed ma loud as enything.i Wich I started to do, saying. Well. G, gosh, ma, theyre ony on the ceding I of the automobeel garadgs up on Clumby Avenue. All rite, all rite, you-dont slppose I thawt they were in heer enyware, do you? sed ma. Yes mam, I sed. And I kepp on going out and ma and. Mrs. Hews started to tawk about howhigh dhTfrent things cost more than they used to. HEART AND BEAUTY" PROBLEMS BY KBS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON. Dear Mrs. Thompson? I washed an all-silk crepe de chine dress and It dried with red streaks. The dress Itself is red, bat the color eame out uneven ly. I would liEe to dye this navy blue. Would the result be satisfactory? If not, I will dye it black. MOTHER. Red does not dye a satisfactory blue. The dress would dye a deeper shade "of red or black. Follow the instruc tions on the dye package exactly or else send the dress to a professional dyeing company. The Woman Who Lovca-an a,rned A Modern- By JANE ROBERT HAS A JOLLY TIMK i WITH ANOTHER. j Chapter- 26. ..j Robert had been so frank, in his telling of his evening with. Marion Hovey that I tried to be sensible and net feel hurt; but I couldn't. I had spent a miserable evenirrg entertain ing his aurrt while he was having a good time. It comforted me a little, but only a little, to know he had called me up before accepting her invitation. As always I said to .myself: "He Wouldn't have done it when we were first married, and I am no dif ferent now." That a man expects more from a wife than from a sweet heart did not occur to me. There was something dangerously Kclose to jealousy burning in my heart. But I tried to remember that Robert had known Marion long before he had known me, and that had he loved her he would' not have wanted to marry me. It. sounds simple, but at trTe time it did not seem so simple as it sounds. "How1 long will your aunt stay?" I asked the next morning. "How do I know! Why don't you ask her?" "Oh, Robert, how could I?" Robert was still depressed and a bit morose. It seemed -futile to try to talk to him. so I desisted. It was as bad as living with a benr with a sore paw. I told hlmSc he was so grouchy. After breakfast I said to Aunt Felicia as Robert had insisted I call her "You must be sure to go to the Museum, before you leave." As if I had puf into words the thought in my mind, she answered! "I shall have plenty of time for that and 'other things as well. I told Rob ert I should remain another month with you. I see so little of you you know you leave me alone all day that I feel another month will be scarcely enough to become acquainted with Xn both." She invariably spoke of being left alone in an injured tone which angered me. She knew I went to business and if she didn't like it she might go. I really tried to hide my exaepera tion from her and answered her al ways in a respectful way. She nevar sympathised with me or seemed to think it anything out of the way when Robert remained out, as he nbw often did just as he had before she came. Dorothy Dix Talks tit IMIROTUT DIX v World's Wettest Paid Woman Writer. Attentions Without Intention. 1. I have received a letter from an irate young woman who says: "What do you think of a man who takes up five years of a girl's time, coming to see .her nearly every nighty -taking her to places, monopolizing her society, leading everybody to think tHat they are engaged when he's never so much as) popped the question to her, and then goes away to live In an other city without -even saying good bye?" I think that the man. is a cad. and a social dead beat. But I think any girl who lets herself be .treated hat way is so silly that she ought not to be permitted to go around, without a guardian. She should be locked up in an asylum for the feeble-minded. There is no more difficult problem that girls have to face than that of what to do about the man who be comes steady.company, but who shows no sign of offering to become a steady support as a husband one of the men who, as a homely old woman once said to me, "Comes and sits and sits, but never courts." In every community, and n every grade of society, there are dozens of men who are professional beaux, so to epeak, but who have no intention of burdening themselves with a wife. They like feminine society, and eve ning after evening may be found en Joying the cosiest seat by the fire in winter, or the coolest chair by the window in summer, in some woman's home. -Women smile upon them, and devote "themselves o entertaining them, but it is love's labor lost. Such a man never makes good. He is sim ply a social grafter, a love pirate, who makes his women friends' houses serve him as a club, and often as a meal ticket. without having to pay the price. i Of course if a middle aged woman chooses to allow these social parasites to attach themselves to her, it is her own affair. After the first attractive ness of girlhood is gone, a woman who desires attentions from men has to M'jsic The Vose Boston's Pride With a full rich tone, a responsive action and a case design always beautiful, Vosc Flanos have also another ciiaractetistlo-rone that bas lifted Oiem Into the class of truly, great pianos. That characteristic is REMARKABLE DURABILITY. Vose tone Is as wonderfully awect and full and Vow action quite as responsive after wean of use as when tho Piano was new. Ask any Yose owner. A fine stock of Vose Uprights ..and Yose Orands. Payments arranged to salt. Story ot Home and Business PHELPS x"You don't need me, now that you have aunt for company," he said when 1 reproached him for not let ting me know that he would not be home. "I may not need, you, dear, but I always wanl you," t replied. Aunt Felicia was listening. "Lot of us want things, we can i have." T rtad reached stnere with Robert when I was almost forlornly proud of my self-possession. Not from ma should his aunt hear any complaints. Often when we sat together I found my thoughts wandering. But always I shepherded them back, finding it necessary to ask her to repeat what she had said at times, and so earning a look of disapproval. 1 One night Rpbert had not come in by half past seven, anl I proposed we go to the motion pictures.- Aunt Felicia agreed, artho she assured ma she would not think of going at home. sne aia not coiusiaer rnem quit -moral. The picture was a good one and go I paid little attention to the house until Aunt Felicia hudged me and said: "That looks like my nephew over there," she pointed. I looked. It surely was Robert and Marion Hovey. I knew it was) him before he turned his face toward ua He did not see us. and was whis pering and- smiling at Marion, who looked happily content. I was not angry. I was not know ingly Jealous. But -.a black -and sll sufflng hopelessness seemed to make my body cloud and my heart nnmh. Had T really lost my husband's love?' What did 11 mean? I had tried to be a good wife. In what had I failed "Please don't let Robert know we saw him tonight," I whispered to Aunt Felicia. "He feels under obligations to that young lady her mother died." It was amisorably lame excuse for Jiim but I need not have worried. "It is kind In my nephew to try to cheer up the'bereaved. I should think the young lady would have thought It in better taste to remain at home, however."- I felt guilty that I had fmplteM Marion's mother had just pnssed awry when she had been gone several years, but I made no explanations. (Tomorrow OSerry is warned.) pay for it by' feeding them and en tertaining them, and it is for her to decide If what she gets is worth the money. Besides she Is either mar ried, or the chances of her marrying are slight, so the attentions of tha man. without intention can do her lit tle harm. Far otherwise, however, is the case of a young girl who does not know how to protect herself, and is not aware even of the danger she runs in. permitting a man to monopolize her, w'ho is merely amusinb himself. Many a young1 girl's life is blighted by or.a of these conscienceless scamps, who lead everybody to believe that he ii engaged to her, and who drives away all other suitors, and then calmly drops out of the irl'a train, and turn his fatal attention to some other young woman. Nor Is that the worst of It. Such men are frequently extremely fasci cating, and they not only take up a girl's time but they fill her heart r.o that there is not room. In it for the honest man who may love her, and whom she might have loved, if It had not been for the man whose "attentions wero without intention. (Copyright, 1919, br the Wheeler Syndicate Inc.) Moulton Musings BI ROY. K. MOULTON. We trust it was the latest mode of hat that Lucy Page Gaston threw into the presidential ring, -because. If It wasn't, the feminine vote wilt be sura to talk about it. Referring to a certain cartoonist, a western paper says: "He stands alone." We have sean th'.s same car toonist when, he couldn't do that. Jack Nnsh sees by the papers that Charles M. Schwab is boosting Wood, and wonders if Charlie is tired of iron and steel. Is Essential S33 Kansas Ave. Phone 420H,

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