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The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
he TRIES SUICIDE
Alleged "Con" Man in County
Jail Drinks Addicts' Medicine.
"Will Be n Heaven He Wrote
TO a Relative In Texas.

j. c. Danie.s. 8 prisoner in the
county jail. attempted TO commit sui
eide this morning by drinking drugs
prescribed by physicians for prisoners
addicted to the morphine habit.
Daniels was discovered by other
prisoners lying on the floor appar-
emily IN convulsions. The 1ai1er was
notified and DR.. James Stewart was
called. Emergency treatment was ad-
minis;ered and Daniels was removed
to a solitary cell, where Rufe King,
official nurse, was placed with in
structiens 20 care for him. Daniels
will I've, it was announced at the jail
today.
\ letter written by Daniels last night
to a relative living in Texas vas
opened by Jailer Hixon. One para
graph read:
when you receive this I will he in
Heaven"
Daniels was arrested during the
state teachers convention when 1t was
charged he attempted to obtain money
from the father of one of the visiting
teachers by 'phoning to the father in
a neighboring city. purpor;ing himself
TO be the mans son and asking him
to wire money. The father was sus-
picious. teleGraphed to his son who
notified the police. Daniels was ar
rested at the Western Union office
where he was waiting for the money.
Since that time Kansas City detec-
lives visited Topeka and identified
Daniels as John Iva. wanted there on
a charge of obtaining money under
false pretences. He was released from
bond, the Kansas City detectives
stated
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
BARRIERS STRIKE OFF
Will Not Walk Out Monday as Threat
cned, Brown Announces,

Topeka BARRIERS will not strike Mon
day according to J. r. Brown. presf-
dent of the BARRIERS union today. The
BARRIERS we're threatening to strike for
a five per cent increase of the total
amount OF work done. Under the pres
ent system a journeyman barber re-
ceives so per cent on his work and
the shop owner gets 40 per cent. The
differences Will be adjusted on new
plan which master BARRIERS. shop own
ers and BARRIERS refuse to divulge.
The advance in the prices of hair
cuts and shaves will be effective Mon
day regardless of the elimination of
the strike difficulty. Hair cuts will
take 10-cent jump to so cents. and
shaves will Eo up cents to 25 cents.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
IDENTIFY MOTOR CAR
Was Driven to Topeka by Dick Cooley
and Ralph Sayidgc.

An automobile confiscated by. the
sheriff in the summer. when .Dic.s
Cooley and Ralph T. Savidge drove
it into the city was identified today by
Kansas City detectives as machine
stolen in that city
Early one summer morning Sheriff
Hugh Larimer was notified that. Dick
Cooley, famous ball magnate. was In
Topeka He began searching for
Cooley and saw a Buick machine with
one tire gone. standing in front of the
home of Maggie Lyons on lower Jack
son street Inside he found Cooley
and Savidge stretched on the floor
sound asleep.
Both were arrested. Savidge took
all the blame on himself for taking
the ear, which he said was borrowed.
The Kansas City police were notified
and came to Topeka after the two
men.
They were released at Kansas City.
Two days ago the Kansas City detect
ives stated, Savidge. was arrested
charged with stealing dozen motor
cars in Kansas City. At that time the
Buick machine stolen in Kansas City
months ago and driven to Topeka by
Cooley and Savidge was located.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
BIRTHS REPORTED

The following births were, reported dur
ing the week ending Dec. G, 1919. to the city
clerk:
Moorman Ashley and wife, 800 n. Van
Harry L. Aislridge and wife. 12s Clay
street, Nov. %, boy. Charles Edward.
Edward Owen Buckman and wife. 161.
Strong street. Nov. ). girl Olive Josephine
Edward Hugh Campbell and wife. st
Francis hospital. st. Louis, No, Dec 4
boy, Edward Hugh, Jr.
G. A, DeMoss and wife. 1929 Fillmore
street Nov. 20 boy. Edward lyman.
George III. Frisbie and wife Granville
Kansas, Nov. Is. boy. William Herbert
street. Nov. II. boy. George Lawrence
Melvin l.. Gragg and wife. L., Z. ID. No
n, Nov. "a. girl. Frona Louise
Robert Haggard and wife, Twenty -fiftt
and Monroe street, Nov. 80. twins gfrl
and boy. Bertha and Rob.
Alva i. Jones and wife. st. Francis hos
pital. Nov. Il, boy, Francis Asbury.
Otto J. Jauzen and wife, 1926 Quincy
street. Nov. 90. girl. Ethel Ilene.
Chester Henry kennedy and wife. SIG y
ter Charles.
Wayne NJ Lacey and wife. T. T. No. %
Nov. ~: boy, James Watson.
Joe Meier and wife, II. II. No 6. Nov
&c. girl. Lucille
VIM Mitchell and wife sos East Eleventh
street. Nov. 80, girl. (ienevive.
Leon W. Mtffregor and wife. 10 Harri
son street, Nov. Is, boy. Wallas Dayyl.
Isadore Navarro ard wife. 119 n Mad
lson street. Nov. 70. boy, Saturnino.
v Guy Sehrivner and wife 80 Linden
wood avenue, Nov. -. boy. William II.
Jake Frank and wife, 2f3 Wilson avenue
Dec 4. boy.
George A. Henney and wife. 1101 Clay
street. Nov G. girl.
George H. Robinson and wife, 111f Nes
Fourth street. Nov. 23. boy.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
SNAP SHOTS
AT EOssE NEWS

Noon lunch. Cremerie Cafeteria.-Adv.
Ed ]. Bayzer. 4I6 Van Buren, street.
celebrated his SEVENTEEN birthday to-
day. k,ayzer has been a resident of
Topeka for forty years.
Clark Eberly, blacksmith, 127 Kline
street, was fined 500 and costs in
police court Friday on charge Of
beating his son, James, L.
After being arrested three times in
a week. charged with running car
with cut-out open, Abraham Hammatt
II, S2i Polk street. was fined $25 and
costs in police court Friday afternoon
by Police Judge Hugh MacFarland.
The Reason of Existenc will be
the subject of Rev. A. K. Gregory s
lecture to his Bible class Sunday at IL
a. m. at the First CONGREGATIONAL
church, corner Seventh and Harrison
streets
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
CANNOT USE PEN
President Uses IndclibIe Pencil TO Sign
Pardon Warrants.

Washington. Dec. 6.-Dr. F. y. Der
cum, the Philadelphia neurologist.
made his weekly visit to the White
House today. He said he found Presi-
dent Wilson's condition good, but that
he would not give out Il statement as
planned, as Senator Fall. of New Mex
leo. who conferred with the president
yesterday. had don that for him.
The president transacted some Of
ficial business including the signing
of number of pardon warrants and
bill to increase the pay OF the police
in the District of Columbia. In
signing the measure. the president
used an indeIible pencil because of the
difficulty OF using the pen in. re-
clining, position. This was the first
time in the history of the nation. it
was said. that the official documents
on parchment had not been signed
with ink.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Following are marriage lice9srs issued
in the last forty-eight hours by Probate
Judge Ralph II. Cav:
George d. Simpson. Topeka. .............2 .2t
Julia II Butler, Horton -..-.....-.......21 II
John Il. Chamberlain, Topeka .2S
Jane T.. Scott Carbondale. ale...............2 -
Ben S. Schroeder. Kansas City. Mo. %
James Williams Alma ....-.............3 %
Ida l.. Arndt, Alma. .....................J 80
Charles f. Smith. Valley Falls. .........2T
Elsie NJ. Brown, Valley Falls. 20
Marion f. Davis, Rossville. le..........3o 20
Josephine Elkins. Eossville. e..............19 10
Jacob Ralstn. Topeka a.................. .46
Eva knight, Topeka ...--..............3 .36
William L. Saunders Berryton. .... 80
Stella J. Lewis. Topeka. ~
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
Local Mention

DR. O. l.. Erickson, 610 Mills Bldg.-Adv
Topeka Central Union will hold a
food sale az Crosby Bros, Saturday,
December 13.-Adv.s
J. WAsDoron. owner of Walnut Park
subdivision, is at the National hotel.
He has two new houses on Wabash
avenue which he will sell while here.
Adv.
Harriet E. Adams. NJ. d. Office 6s2
New England Bldg, Phone 60S.-Adv.
Safety razor. blades sssarpened bet
ter than new. 25c-s5c doz. Brunt-
Martin. Adv
Dr. Elizabeth Todd. Osteopa thic
Physician. Orpheum Bldg.-Adv.
DR.. Lyngar, Dentist. 500 Kansas Ave.
ADV.
Cash paid for liberty bonds. John
Kleinhans S27 Quincy. Phone 1851 ].
ADV.
Liberty Bonds pousr: and sold.
n;swnee Investment Co. a%4 Kan. av
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06

The foregoing is an "ultimatum
sent to Shawnee county retail mer-
chants by the fair price committee.
The committee will await result of
this warning before taking more dras-
tic action. If the merchants who
have been charging too much do not
come to time" however, the COM
nittee VIII set maximum prices on the
articles named.
The notice was drawn up Friday
night AT the committees meeting, at
which seven were present. The COM
mittee will meet again the middle of
next week.
The committee last night directed
Chairman hemper to suggest to the
flour and feed joDbers not to raise
their prices on feed Monday. as it is
said they planned doing. When called
up today, D. o. Coe. local jobber. said
ton. He said several articles advanced
the first of this week with the fluctua-
tions of the market, but that others
dropped.
Kemper's committee will start an
investigation OF Wholesalers next Tues
day when price lists will De sent out
to them.
A report was made at last night S
meeting relative to wood prices. 1t
had been charged the wood men were
taking advantage of the coal shorta ge
to hike the price on wood. but the
dealers claimed that the figures they
We're charging were fair.
The committee postponed price fix
ing action until the city wood is placed
on the market when they can use the
city's prices as a standard.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
LEGION STILL LAGS
Ex-Yanks Fail to Volunteer Here for
Mine Guard DUTY.

The Topeka post of the American
Legion is still holding back on volun-
teering for reserve duty in the South
eastern Kansas mines. At a meeting
Friday night, Maurice Mcneil, assist
ant attorney general. reported to the
post the stand taken by the Chamber
of Commerce in promising that those
men who volunteered would get their
jobs back when they returned. This
seemed to be the main drawback.
Up until Friday night only six men,
bers had been sworn in formally, it
was stated today.
The Wichita company of volunteers
entrained for the mines today, it is
understood, and the Hutchinson com
pany is scheduled to leave tomorrow.
John H. Bergen, commander of the
post. was elected permanent secretary
at Friday nights meeting
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
GOT HIS DRAFT CARD
First Witness in /. w. w. Trial Identi-
ficS Signature.

Kansas City, Mo. Dec 6.-Gov. ]. B.
A. Robertson, of Oklahoma. was the
first witness for the government to-
day in the trial of twenty-eight alleged
members of the I. W. W. on trial be-
fore Judge John c. Pollock in the fed
eral court in Kansas City. Kan.
The signature of Michael Sapper
one of the defendants, who later is
said to have become an official in the
organization, was identified by the
Oklahoma governor. The signature
vas attached to a QUESTIONABLE. Gov
ernor Robertson was a member of the
legal advisory board of Oklahoma at
the time the selectiye service act was
in operation
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
NIGHT NEWS SUMMARY

Mexico City-Willian o. Jenkins.
consular agent at Puebla. who was
released from prison on Thursday
night. attempted to secure his rein-
prisonment, according to dispatches to
the Excelsior
Beriin-Martial law has been abol-
ished in Greater Berlin.
Washington-Chairm Payne an
nounced that strikes had cost the
shipping board s37,o00,OO0 since jan
uary !.
Ealtimore-George CLANCY knock
ed out John Drummfe in the fourth
round.
Cleveland-Danny Adair and Har-
vey Thorpe fought ten rounds to a
draw. Ray Moore was given the
newspape:. decision over Dick Rufffn.
Chicago-Frankie Callahan knock
ed out Paddy Clancy in the sixth
round.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
PATTEN IS CAUGHT
tContinue.i lr3rn rage une.l

..atched. SO I walked that night to
Wakarusa. 1 slept there in barn.
At 1915 o'clock the next morning l
walked into a hotel at Wakarusa and
watching me and was afraid he was
an officer. So l left without eating
my breakfast
II bought ticket for Carbondale
that morning and then went to Bur-
linEame where 1 knew Wagner. There
wasn't soul who helped me in the
robbery. I did it all myself"
For two days and two nights, Chief
of Police George G.. Hannah, Clyde
Tresner. chief of detectives. and Maur-
ice Leonard. assistant. chief. have been
searching for Patten. They, accomS
panied by a foreign detective. traced
him from Topeka 10 6'arbondale and
then the three local officers went to
Usage City following a clue while the
detective from out of the city went to
Burlinsame where Patten was cap
tured.
More Jewels Recovered.
This morning $3.50 more of the jew
elry was recovered when Evelyn
Doyle. 16, half sister of Patten living
at 1905 North Van Buren street.
walked into police headquarters with
a dirty paper covered bundle in her
hands.
Here's something don't want"
she said. as she handed the package
TO Detective Harve williams and A.
Alba.
The detectives opened the package
and seventeen pieces OF jewelry. in
Guiding rings and lavaliers cleaned in
the dingy light of the police station.
"I can't be bothered with them any
longer" she said. Charlie gave them
to me Tuesday and told me to keep
them for him"
At the same time she gave the po-
lice a letter written by Patten from
Rurlingame to her mother in which he
told Mrs. Doyle not to worry. that he
would get thru all right and was going
to leave Kansas.
Pattcn ''TThe Outlaw"
'I am sure enough an outlaw" he
wrote He signed the letter Charlie
Patten the outlaw"
There is only a few hundreds of dol
lars in jewelry missing at this time.
The police say. Formal charges prob
ably will he placed against Patten,
Monday, officers stated.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
FOR new REVOLT

New Insurscnt Movement Reported in
Soviet Russia.
Washington, Dec. Ga revolt in
soviet Russia is being prepared by an
-Bolshevik organization embracing
all parties in Petrograd, according to
unofficial adviees to the state Depart
mept today
Some Of the leading members of
this orGanizat ton hold important posts
in the Bolshevik administration, ac-
cording to the adviccs.
Revolts of peasants in soviet Russia
were reported and insurgents were
said to have marched southward to
join volunteer army, requiring the
Bolsheviki to send a regiment from
the front to meet the insurgent move
ment
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
BILL MUST PAY TAXES

the Hague, Dec. e.-Since the
former Kaiser has bought a house
at Doom. he must pay taxes If he
wants to stay in Holland. the min
lister of finance told parliament to-
day.
Dispatches from Amsterdam said
it was learned there the gov
ernment had decided to tax the
former German crown prince on
an annual income of s333.0p0.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
TO PASS NEXT WEEK
Cummins Railroad Bill To BE Rushed
Thru Before January I.

Washington, Dec. 6.-The Cummins
railroad bill will pass the senate by
the end of next week, Senator Cum
minis predicted today. This would give
the conference committee slightly over
two weeks in which to harmonic the
house and senate railroad bills before
January 1, when President Wilson is
expected to return the lines to private
mana GENE ent.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
ADVANCED $50 MILES
Bol ,hcyik Forces Report New Sue.
ccss.cs in Southeast.

London, Dec. 6.-Russian Bolshevik
forces, driving forward over a front
of $50 miles in southeastern Russia,
have captured Kalatch, Biryutch and
A1exievka. pushing the forces of Cen
eral Wrangle southeast toward Tsar-
itsyn, on the Volga river, in the ex-
treme lower end of the province of
SaratoV, according to a British war
office statement.
White armies have had some sue
cesses around Kiev. in the Ukraine
and south of Liski, the British COM
Ilnunique said
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
WRECK CREW RESCUED
Twelve OFF Colmar Lant,sl-Othcl
Fifteen on Another Shin.

Halifax, N. s., Dec 6.-Twclve mem
bers of the crew of the French steam
er .ColnfGr,. sunk off Sable island last
night, have landed at Canso, a dispatch
from that city reported today. The
remaining . of the crew were rescued
from the Colmar by an unidentified
steamer.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
NOTICE.

I wish to thank my friends for the
welcome l received. when I returned
to Topeka. / have sold my interest
in the store to Mrs. r. r. Baer, and
have accepted myk former position
with 3. Adler, 1919 Main street, Kan
sas City. Mo. and will return at once
Thanking you again. I remain.
ADV MRS. ETA LACEY.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06

business and sporting men, today tele-
graphed to Jack Kearns. manager for
JacK Dempsey, heavyweight CHAM
pion pugilist. offering 100000 for
fight here next June, between Demp-
sey and Georges Carpenter.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
Patton "1he outlaw"

The bureau of the census is n part Of the
department. of commerce. 1t was established
MS a permanent buTeau in 1902. Prior t.
that time the census work was done nv
n temporary organization known as the
census office.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06

Wedd:rg rings. IS-K Rold. 81 up
Harris Goar Co. sos Kansas Ave-
Adv.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
Portland Wants Fight.

Portland. Ore. Dec. 6.-Charles W.
Ackerson, a local business man. who
is said to represent a syndicate of local
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06

The statistics Of the first census of the
United States were published in one small
volume consisting of 56 pages. The statistics
of the 1910 census required II volumes
having an aggregate of more than 40,090
pages.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
PRICES MUST DROP
Fair Price Commission in Ulti.
matum to Topeka Retailers.
Will Fix Prices Unless Warn
ing Needed, Claim.

To Retail Merchants in Shawnee County
The fair price committee for Shawnee
county does not at this time desire to
set maximum prices on articles but is
sues a warning to number of retailers
to lower the i rices ON the following ar
ticles: sliced breakfast bacon. apples,
prunes. eggs. canned corn. canned peas.
coffee. Iipton's tea in pound containers.
Life O'Wheat. all beef steaks, rib roasts.
chuck roats. pork chops. pork tender
loin. fresh ham. lard. cured ham. po-
tatoes. sweet potatoes. butter and flour.
Fair Price Committee for Shawnee co.
W. II. KEMPER, Chairman.
Newark post., 1919-08-27
Would Aid The
Mentally Weak

Each public school in the coun-
try will have a division for the in
vestigation of mentally handicap
ped children, if a bill introduced
by Representative Leonidas C.
Dyer, Republican, of Missouri, is
enacted into law.
The bill provides that the Bu-
reau of Education shall establish
means for the study of the mental
and educational needs of back
ward, feeble-minded and otherwise
mentally deficient children.
This work is to include the col
lection, tabulation, Interpretation
and publication of the results OF
itests useful for mental and edu.
cational classification and of in.
formation bearing upon organiza
tion and conduct of the work un
pertaken in the schools of the
country and elsewhere for the
lpupils; also the conduct of a lab
ioratory of mental tests for the de
velopment of standards of menta
capacity for normal children O:
| different ages; also, the conduct o:
Ia psychic -educa ational clinic for tn,
examination and classification O.
pupils.
The Dyer bill provides for tn,
appointment of a director of tn
bureau and an appropriation o
$4,000 annually for it's mainten
ance.
Newark post., 1919-08-27
de Bi9@es' PHe'
CLARENCE ELMER
in Boys Life for September

Heah! Yo Washin ton Lncum Lee what kin OBJ boy yo gn
Stan in thar lk yo do but watch at woodpe front
OBJ you.
Spec logs gwne say-'Wes gon ter split oursel
erday jus erlong lii boy play.
Oh Yer has done lot but it tho de res keeps pn
mo- an mo,
yer dey gwne thaaway ac yo neber hab de
time ter play
Sho ats kase sly all de while yo jus keep watchn de
wrong heap chile roun an look de is done pile
Ain ah yer time n agen at when an gifts mong
Dey gwne car what yo has ter do but d sho
e know what's been done by you
An de is yer show, de mo day ter
respe yer So an point yer out where 'er yo 60
Fo de shrs his wu fret bout his job wha an
done yet,
Jus as yer high de fr what neber gifts non
done
An non an mos y holes rouser
seat an yer rated No Count by all yo
so-wheneber yo has task do JUS member what Ahm
ein you
Inodah ter compsh tngs yer should yer s do k yos
chopin at wood
Don fret chile keep pluggh away in
a while de what's Done is de |Bigges' Pai.''
Newark post., 1919-08-27

United States Department OF Agrl-
culture. If you squeeze leaky
potato in your hand it will contract
like a sponge, fall apart, and notn-
ing will be left of it but a mass
of rot.
How the "leak" disease gets into
the potatoes is shown in the motion
picture, which is to be exhibited IN
the California delta region, where
the trouble causes large losses
The hoe-shaped forks that are
used in this region for potato
digging often pierce the tubers and
the wounds thus made allow the
entrance of the fungus that causes
the disease, which is always on the
watch for point of attack. 1t IS
also shown that the common prac-
tice of breaking off the knobs or
second growths from the tubes
likewise opens the way for the
leak" disease. The lesson of the
film is that potatoes which are
wounded in any way should not
be stored or shipped with sound
tubers.
The department has also issued
motion picture showing the mag
nitude of the potato industry in
California, how efficient methods
of farming and shipping have been
developed, and how losses can be
prevented.
Newark post., 1919-08-27
Spiced Pears

Wash, pare, quarter and remove
the core, using any kind of cooking
pear. To each Y peck of good
pears use cups of granulated
sugar, 112 cups pure cider vinegar,
and if whole spices are used, B.
inch stick of cinnamon, l table,
spoon of cloves, l tablespoon all
spice, and / teaspoon of mace; if
ground spices are used, tie in two
small pieces of cheesecloth, using
2 teaspoons of cinnamon, p tea
spoon cloves, y teaspoon allspice
Newark post., 1919-08-27
For The .s. j
Homem;sker's Eve
A Variation of the Apple
Dumping
ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Nearly everybody likes apple
dumpling and only the difficulty
in preparing and cooking the in
dividual kind deters the house
wife from having this dish fire.
quently. The following is easy to
prepare and takes little time for
cooking. The ingredients necessary
are:
l quart apples
"a cup sugar
y teaspoon cinnamon, or
"a teaspoon grated nutmeg
l cup flour
l teaspoon baking powder
Il teaspoon salt
"a cup milk or enough to hold
together
Method: Wash, pare, quarter
and core the apples; place in
saucepan which has a close-fitting
lid; add | cup water; cover and
boil 20 minutes. Add sugar and
cinnamon or nutmeg; place the
dumplings on; cover and boil 10
minutes without lifting the lid.
Serve with milk.
Dumplings-Sift the flour, salt
and baking powder into bowl; add
teaspoon of shortening and rub
in lightly; add the milk slowly.
Take 1 teaspoonful into Toured
hands, roll lightly and when all
are rolled, place on top of apples
Pear Honey
Wash, pare and CRATE the pears
the hard cooking pears are best
To each quart of grated pears
add ~ cups of granulated sugar
but into preserving kettle and boi
slowly 45 minutes; remove tht
scum, stirring frequently, the time
depends on the kind of pears used
1t must be stiff and not separate
Just before removing from fire adj
/ teaspoon of grated lemon rind o
/ tablespoon finely cut yellow o
lemon; boil 2 minutes after lemon
is added. Fill into well-sterilized
de-mouthed bottles, cover witt
parowax and paste over top.
Ounce honey is made the sam
way, or ounce and apple honey
using equal quantities of apple
and ounces.