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The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-25
New Jersey Man Shot and
Killed His Wife.
Dreamed Two Men Were Enter
ing Window, He Claims.
RECEIVED THREATS BY MAIL
Authorities Believe Story and
May Drop Murder Charge.
Bullet Went Thru Pillow Before
Entering Wife's Head.

Newark, N. j.. Nov. 25.-James Sa-
pienza, concrete block manufacturer
of Irvington, shot and killed his wife
in bed early yesterday but the murder
charge against him may be dropped.
He told the police he had been dream
ing Of threatening letters he actually
had received and had shot at two men
he had seen creeping thru the window.
The authorities are inclined to believe
his story.
"Sapienza said he dreamed he saw
two men coming thru the window and
that they were taking his little son."
said Police Lieut. Godfrey, who exam
ined the manufacturer after he had
been arrested.
He said he dreamed he reached
under his pillow to get his revolver
and that he was suddenly awakened
by the noise of a shot. He found the
revolver in his hand and it was smok-
ing.
II am convinced this man is telling
the truth for this reason: The bullet
that killed killed his wife went thru
the pillow before it lodged in her
head. behind the left ear. Sapienza
slept on the left side of the bed and
his wife on the right"
Prosecutor Harrison, who said
neighbors corroborated Sapienza' s
statement that he and his wife had
always been on the best terms, de-
clared he believed the manufacturer
was telling the truth. He added that
Sapienza had turned over to him for
investigation the threatening letters he
had received.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-25
S DOLLAR DAY S
Topeka Bargain Event an OPP
portunity for Christmas Buyers.
Friday of This Week Will At
tract Out of Town Shoppers.

With Christmas near. Topeka mer-
chants are planning treat for the
discriminating buyers of holiday goods.
The big Dollar Day" mercantile event
of the fall will be held Friday, of this
week-Friday, November %.
The advertisements announcing the
tremendous bargains will appear in
The State Journal in Topeka Thanks
giving day. 1t should be a day of
thanks for the shopper who is con-
fronted with the Christmas gift prob
lems-a whole evening for the family
to figure out the Christmas lists for
the following days purchases.
Despite the city closing hours due to
the coal shortage the stores will be
prepared for the rush Friday. From
o'clock in the morning until o'clock
in the evening, the stores will be at
the service of the public. The closing
hours will be observed strictly. but this
will not cripple the chances of the
many who have nine solid hours of
extraordinary opportunities for eco
nomical buying.
Hundreds of out of town buyers will
be here to take advantage of the price
reductions.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-25
GANG HAD RECORD
Dozen Murders, $50 RObberies
Charged Against Members.
Twenty-Five Men and Women
Caught on Lucky Chance.

Chicago. Nov. 25.-Chicago police
had . crime show today. They ex-
ulted over the impounding of twenty
five men and women, alleged to have
confessed participating in twelve MUIR
ders, $50 robberies and a score of
blackmail enterprises.
Police said they had direct confess
sions from members of the gang under
arrest, sufficient to hang some of
them. Some of the robberies admitted
had puzzled police for months.
Frank Campioni was named as the
leader of the gang and his pool hall as
the rendezvous He was held incom-
municado. Officers said details of the
alleged confessions will not be made
public until they are sure the entire
story has been told.
Luck played part in the haul, de-
scribed as the biggest since the arrest
of the notorious car barn bandits In
their last robbery, members of the
gang passed over a small boy in the
crowd held up. Police, recalling the
incident, found the boy. He yielded
the information which resulted in the
capture. He said he was a member of
the gang.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-25
WOULD AUCTION GLANDS
Murderer Would Give Money to
Family of Victim.

San Jose. Cal. Nov 25.-Deeply
penitent because the dependents of
Anton Schoembs. San Francisco detec-
tive. have been robbed of his support
Floyd Lee Mcclure. who killed
Schoembs, today offered to auction
his interstitial glands to the highest
bidder as a benefit for the widow and
children of Schoembs.
Mcclure had been told that a busi-
ness man had written to doctors at
San Quentin prison offering $4,000
for the youth-giving interstitial glands
of murderer soon to be hanged there
at is not very pleasant thought"
said Mcclure. "and I would rather not
talk about it, but I'll tell the world
I'm game for the operation. even if it
is done before 1 hang"
Mcclure killed Schoembs in San
Francisco when the detective climbed
on the running board of the automo-
bile Mcclure and William E. Chas-
tain had stolen. Mcclure and Chas-
tain previously had stolen many ma
chimes up and down the coast and had
engaged in gun battle with Seattle
officers
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-25
HE BOUGHT PRES. WILSON
President of Russ Soviet Was in
Market for Statesmen.

Riazan. Russia, Nov. 25.--Oct.
27.-M. Bakromoff, the president
of the soviet here who raised
local fund for the purchase OF
entente imperialist statesmen" has
been shot by the extraordinary
commission for combating coun-
ter-revolution for misappropriation
of funds intended for spreading
Bolshevlk ideas
According to a newpaper report,
Bakromoff read a detailed report
to the Riazan soviet declaring that
he had bought Premier Clemen-
ceau of France for 10000 rubles,
President Wilson for 100000 rubles
and the Berlin foreign office for
$4,000 rubles.
The commission against coun-
ter-revolution discovered that the
fund was a swindle and Bakromoff
and two local officials in the mob
ilization department had pocketed
the money Bakromoff admitted
he had printed private paper
money to the amount of 100000
rubles-
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-25
SCHOOLS CLOSE TOMORROW
Ipn Be Annual Turkey Vacation,
and Itn Help Fuel Situation, Too.
School days are the days.

ScnoOl Gays are the days.
Tomorrow afternoon the city
schools will close to open no more un-
til Monday, December I. It will be
the regular THANKSGIVING holiday sea-
sonif for the "kiddies'' and this year it
comes in rather handy in view of the
fuel situation,
running short of coal but it was be-
Wednesday. A shipment was expected
to be received today. which will re-
lieve the serious situation to a great
extent.
Many and terrible will be the foot
ball games during that brief vacation
period, when Johnny and Jimmy and
all other football stars will bid the old
school house goodbye for five rollick-
ing days.
And Thanksgivings-Go fellers.
The first Thanksgiving in a year!
Turkey, and cranberry sauce and
mince pie-'nevrything OF course,
grandpas and grandmas and all the
cousins, aunts, uncles and other rela-
tives will be there for dinner but that
can't be helped. It's turkey day and
it's goodbye turk.
Might go hunting Saturday or play
shinny and wouldn't it be great if it
would freeze so skating would be good
In fact, there's so much to do, it can't
be done in five days.
But on December 10 the real vaca-
ton starts-a vacation of three weeks
with Chistmas and Santa Claus COM
ing right in the middle of it.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-25
HALF DAY SCHOOL
New Ordinance May Cripple
Work at Highs.
City Demands Cut of so Per
Cent in Heat.

High school and manual training
school students are praying for cold
weather. AS a result of a new city
ordinance which goes into effect
Thursday at s a. M, class periods may
be cut SO per cent in order to con-
serve fuel.
A ]. stout, city superintendent of
instruction, admitted this as a posi-
bility today when the State Journal
reporter apprised him of the latest
action taken by the city commissioners
in the serious fuel situation confront
ing the city. He could make no
definite statement as to the effect of
the order. however. he said, until he
had read the ordinance and had con-
ferred with the board of education.
'If the weather of the last few days
previous to today would continue, we
could keep going at normal said Mr..
Stout, but colder weather or contin-
uance of weather such as today even
would necessitate a change in schedule I;
probably halliday.
II do not think it would be a good
thing to cut the schools down to a half
day, nor do I think it fair to permit
the stores to keep open from a. m.
to 5 p. m, if the two schools have to
cut down their hours half"
The high school and manual train
ing school are the only ones affected
heat from the Edison company. The
public schools have all the coal they
need and more, according to Mr.. Stout.
The clause in the ordinance relat-
ing to the two schools also affects the
public library. 1t reads:
(g). The high school. manual training
school and public library, shall each re-
duce its heating and lighting load to fifty
per cent of its normal demand; and said
schools are hereby required and directed to
limit school hours or otherwise arrange
the course of study that the health of tile
students may be protected under the
limited supply of heat and light available
and allowed herein.
Miss Caroline Medlicott, city librar-
ian, said the library probably could
keep open from 10 a. m. until p. m.
under the new law, cutting the heat
off at o'clock in the afternoon. She
I believes that by close restriction of
| the use of lights this schedule could
| be maintained. This would enable
the school students to do their study
ing there in the afternoon. The
library has been staying open until 9
o'clock at night.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-25
She CAME BY EXPRESS
Dorecn NJ. Steer Today Becomes
Adopted Daughter OF Dares.

Doreen NJ. Steer. Topeka's human
express package" today became the
adopted daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas w. Dare. 9o1 Lincoln street
The pretty, red checked English girl
who came all the way from Cardiff,
Wales, as express today in probate
court signed a document which made
her legally the adopted daughter of
her great uncle and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs.
Dare.
The Dares, middle aged people. have
no children A sister to Doreen was
adopted by them, and died Then,
they sent for Doreen. whose father
was dead To insure the girls safe
arrival they had her shipped by ex-
press" and all the way from Cardiff
to Topeka the girl was in charge of
the American Express company.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-25
FRAZER WON'T RESIGN
Sovereign Commander of w. o. w.
VIII Stand Pat.

Frazer will not resign as sovereign
commander of the Woodmen of the
World.
There are more than a million
members of the organization and the
proceedings yesterday did not amount
to a drop in the bucket" Frazer de-
c. red last night as he was leaving for
his former home in Fort Worth. Tex.
Five hundred members of the state
organization in conver ~ here yester-
day bitterly criticised the leader for
his stand, which includes a marked in
crease in the insurance rates of the
organization. The $25,000 yearly SAL
ary which Frazer draws also came in
for its share of comment from the as
sembly, who stood about 495 to 5
against the leader
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-25
PLAN new ATTACK
Republicans Will Fight Quick
Pact Ratification.
VIII Concentrate Efforts on
Passage Lodge Resolution.
TO ACCEPT COMPROMISE
Indications at Capital Point
Toward Change of Front.
Attitude of President in New
Message Carefully Guarded.

Washington. Nov. 25.-While Presi-
dent Wilson worked today on his mes
sage to congress. Republican leaders in
both houses planned their attack on
his expected demand for quick ratifi-
cation of the peace treaty.
The situation is:
When the presidents message goes
before congress the Republicans will
be ready to concentrate their efforts
on passage of Senator Lodges resolu-
ton declaring the war ended.
If Wilson adheres to his stand that
the treaty should be ratified with only
explanatory reservations al that the
Lodge reservations nullify the docu-
ment, the Republicans Immediately
will start the drive to force their reso-
luton thru and put it before the pres
ident for his signature. thus laying on
him responsibility for continuing the
technical state of war. if he vetoes it.
But if Wilson manifests a spirit of
compromise and says the treaty is ac-
cepta BILE with the Lodge reservations
or with reservations based on them,
opposition leaders will devote their ef-
forts to bringing about this qualified
ratification.
Change G. o. p. Plan.
This indicates a change in the Re
publican plan, as Senator Lodge pre-
NlOuSlN stated IudL IL the pI6SluHIlI IS-
introduced the treaty next session it
would suffer the delay of death" in
the foreign relations committee. and
later expressed an eagerness to make
ratification a campaign issue in 1920.
The Republicans now figure that
they will gain strength in the presi-
Dental campaign no matter what
course the treaty fight takes as they
will go before the country as the party
that safeguarded national interests and
"Americanized the treaty'-if it is
adopted and as the party that saved
America from entangling foreign al
liances-if it is finally beaten.
Word of what attitude the president
will take in his message is carefully
guarded at the White House. His
friends do not believe he will recede
from his stand of only week ago that
the treaty is practically killed by the
Lodge reservations or anything like
them, unless he couples such action
with a declaration that even with Grip
pling qualifications the treaty is essen
tial to stabilize world conditions. being
better than none at all
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-25
In ANTI-TRIAL STRIKE
Sixty Alleged Reds at Ellis Isle Mix
Their Identities.

New York. Nov. 25.-An anti-trial
strike" called by sixty-six alleged
radical aliens awaiting deportation
heads at Ellis Island still was in force
this morning, according to officials of
the prison, and it was impossible to
predict when the trials could be re-
sumed. Byron H. Uhl, acting COM
missioner of immigration, said he had
discovered no method whereby he
could identify the prisoners scheduled
for hearing.
The strikers sent Mr.. Uhl an ulti-
matum saying that they would not
answer to their names or attend trial
until wire screen behind which they
were compelled to stand while re-
ceiving friends had been removed
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-25
ON TURKEY SPECIALS
More Than 10000 Texas Birds on
Way North and East.

Dallas. Tex. Nov. 25.-Mr. Texas
Turkey was en- route north and east
today for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Ten days ago thousands of American
homes looked to miss his annual visit,
but when the weather cleared a week
ago turkey trotting" started. Ben
Albion, chief turkey furnisher of Texas,
called in all the help he could to dress
Mr.. Turkey.
1t was a "jazz time market" that
supplied the demand in half the usual
time.
Twelve or fifteen special cars today
were speeding rlorthward with more
than 10000 Texas turkeys for the
Thanksgiving trade. More were ex-
pected to go Christmas-and were eX-
pected to cost more.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-25
THEIR VACATION OVER
New York Printers Hurry Back To
Get Former Positions.

New York, Nov. 25.-Striking COM
positors were still returning from their
vacations" this morning. the rush for
jobs being greater than ever when it
was learned that many supposed
vacancies did not exist owing to the
large amount of work that has been
sent out of the city. This fact was
expected to have its effect also on
the vote to be taken today by the
pressmen and feeders, still out. on re-
affiliation with their union and arbi-
trating their differences with the
printers league.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-25
NEISWANGER BETTER
Veteran Real Estate Man Still Serious
ly Ill, However, Physicians Declare.

The condition of W. A Neiswanger,
veteran local real estate man. who has
been critically i'll at his home for sew
eral days with bronchial pneumonia,
was believed slightly improved today.
He is by no means out of danger,
physicians said, but pointed out one
or two conditions which they regarded
with renewed hope
The conditions for the better de-
veloped this morning after prore than
a week of uncertainty. Mr.. Neis-
wanger is 81 years old
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-25
NO COAL In YARDS
Cold Weather Today Awaikens To-
pckans to Shortage Seriousness.

An appreciation of the coal short
age in Topeka was driven home today
by the cold wave. AS long as warm
weather continued. the fuel situation
as regarded residences was not seri-
Gus, but a few days of cold weather
will bring inconvenience and suffer-
ing. local dealers declared.
Altho a carload of coke has been
received in the city occasionally. the
amount was not sufficient to furnish
any appreciable relief. Dealers say
there is no coal in their yards and
none is being shipped from the mines.
The only hope of private consumers
IN case the situation becomes acute
is that some of the fuel being held
by the railroads will be released.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-25
FALSE TEETH FAMINE
Dental Workers Union May Strike
Over Label Rule

New York. Nov. 25.-'Use your false
teeth economically and be careful of
the wear and tear"
This warning was issued to New
York's toothiess today by Samuel S.
StodeI, organizer of the Dental Work
ers' union, who says the city is facing
a false teeth famine unless makers of
artificial grinders accede to union de-
mands.
Chief among the requests of the
union is that the union label be put
on every set
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-25
GAMBLER SAVED RINGS
Dropped Diamonds in Coal Bucket
When Bandits Came.

Denver, Nov. 25.-Two masked men
early this morning entered a gambling
house here. lined up thirty PLAYERS at
the point of a gun and obtained $4,000
One of the players slipped diamond
rings worth $1,000 in a coal bucket
and they were overlooked by the ban
dts.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-25
ToDAY,s TEMPERATURES.

The crest Of the cold wave will pass
Wednesday morning, says S. D. Flora.
state meteorologist- Light snow fur
ries mey occur in the next twenty-four
hours. No snow was reported in Kan
sas in the last period, altho snow oc-
Cured in western Nebraska, wyoming
and the Dakotas.
The lowest temperature this morn
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The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-25
HOT ON HIS TRAIL
Banker Fleeing With 100000 Just
Ahead of Detectives.

Chicago. Nov. 25.-James NJ. Miles,
vice president of the Standard Trust
& Savings bank. accused of misap-
propriating about $500, 900, was maxi
ing a wild dash for freedom today.
Detectives traced Miles to Chilli
cothe, Ill. and were only a few hours
behind the fleeing banker
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-25
PUSH ANTI-RED BILL
Presidents Message VIII Urge Coz
gress To Act SpeediIy.

Washington, Nov. 25. = Recon-
mendation that congress speedily pass
the strong anti-Red bill drafted by At
torney General Palmer. will be made
in President Wilson's message next
Monday, it was learned today. Palmer.
it is understood, has asked the presi-
dent to incorporate in his message a
request that the measure be put thru
at once so the department of Justice
can cope with the Bolsheviki menace.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-25
cold FootbaIls to IIlini.

Urbana, Ill. Nov. 25.-Nineteen
members of the Big Ten champion
Illini football squad were awarded
varsity letters and gold footballs by
the athletic board. Next years ca p
tain will be chosen at a meeting of the
letter men Monday.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-25
KINGS VISIT CALLED OFF
Italian Monarch Kept at Home by
New Crisis.

Washington. Nov. 25.- Tentative
plans for the king of Italy 10 visit the
United States have been called off. II
was reported in italian circles here
today, because of the intensity of feel
ing in Italy over the Fiume situation.
The Italian people blame President
Wilson for loss of Fiume, II was stated.
and visit of the king at this time
would be unpopular.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-25

SSIucut OiOCA AouuOattun. VSShPASS
Hundreds Of four-room homes
built by Uncle Sam for munition
workers near factories during the
was at a cost of $1.500 each are
now being sold at first cost to
the purchaser of $500. The only
condition asked of the buyers is
that the houses be hauled away
within sixty days of the sale date.
Two hundred of these homes in
Ancor, near Cincinnati. were sold
in two days. Figuring a cost of
S13o 20 haul the house five miles by
truck and 1928 for cement 5loc6
foundation. one purchaser fond
that the house. ready to occupy.
cost him $3.50.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-25
TO BE COLDER TONIGHT
Temperatures VIII Rise Wednesday,
However, Flora Asserts.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS:
Cloudy and unsettled tonight and Wednes-
day; colder tonight.
Shippers forecast warns to protect &c.
hour shipments north and west against a
temperature of 10 degrees; east and south,
20 degrees.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-25
Fighters were staIIing.

Duluth, Mimi. Nov. 25.-The Sam
Lanford-Jack Thompson scheduled
ten round bout here last night was
stopped in the sixth round by the
referee when he declared the fighters
were stalling.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-25

(OrdInance in full on page ?, col
umn 5.)
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-25

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Cloudy and unsettled tonight and
Wednesday; cooler tonight.
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TUESDAY,, June ;, 10

a lot of Household Furniture of all
kinds, and also tons or more OF coal.
And in the afternoon of the same
day, at the Court House door. at two
o'clock:
Two Liberty Bonds, par value $3.50.
So Shares of the capital stock of the
Dorchester Water Company.
Z Shares of the capital stock of the
Cambridge Ice Company.
of Sarah Jane Blades,
deceased. 5-z5.
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PHILLIPS HARDWARE co.
Phones 40---5O---]77
Memories Of U. 5. A.

Eight months ago tocay. we left dear
And crossed the mighty foam to fight
for Franchise.
The fight it was hot. but we put Old
Glory on the top,
And drove the Huns from the spot, I'M
til old Kaiser he cried stop.
ChOruss
So, o, goodbye, France, we are on our
way to dear old u. S. A.
We have been here for several months
and now our work is thru.
We're going to visit our home folks,
that's all l have to say
So, 0, goodbye, France, we are on our
way to dear old U. S. a.
Now the battle fields are cleared, and
the message of death is ceased,
Old Kaiser he's in Holland, on his
knees, crying peace.
League of nations they are forming to
keep war gods from the sky,
While the boys in France are crying,
1 want to go nome before July:
-SERGT. JAS. w. VAUGHN
Co. A, 333rd Service Battalion. Base
Section 2. A. P. o. 705, France.
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BONDS FOR SALE
Motto eOf Sale of Bonds by The Com
missiOners of Cambridge, dorchester
County, Maryland.

Under authority of Chapter 364 ,of
the Acts of the General Assembly 'of
Maryland 1918, the Commissioners OF
Cambridge have issued bonds to the
amount of $12,000.00, in denomination
of $4,000 each, interest at the rate OF
5 per cent, payable January 1st ana
July 1st, beginning January 1st, l920,
two OF said bonds to mature July 1st,
1920, and two of the balance OF the
bonds to mature on the 1st day of each
succeeding January, beginning with
January, 1921, the bonds being dated
July 1st, 1919, and are ready to be. de-
livered to purchaser or. purchasers
that day. They are exempt from coun-
ty and municipal taxation; they are
called the City of Cambridge. Dorches-
ter County. Maryland, 5 per cent. Fire
Department Equipment Bona, and are
issued and sold to raise money to pay
for fire lighting apparatus for the
town of Cambridge, Maryland.
These bonds will be sold at the high
est accepted bid therefor, and sealed
bids are invited for the said bonds, to
be mailed or left sealed with the Town
Clerk and Treasurer of Cambridge, at
Cambridge, Maryland, all bids to be
opened by the Mayor of Cambridge on
the 18th day of June, 1919, at the hour
of D. M, the Commissioners of Cam
bridge reservins the right to reject
any and all bids.
BY order of the Commissioners OF
Cambridge.
Town Clerk and Treasurer of Cam
Address: Cambridge, Md. 5-23.
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Kitchen cabinets, all grades.
Car load to select from. Phillips
Hdw. Co.-Adv.