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The courier-index., 1919-09-19
FLITTING

We learn that unnaturalized emi- grants are leaving our shores at the rate of 1000 day, and that each of them is taking at least $1,000 with him They are on their way back to Europe, with the profits of wartime prosperity
 This fact is worrying some of the economists, because they feel that the country is becoming denuded of currency They claim that it will soon be Impoverished
 But the economists were telling us short time ago that the imitation of living costs was largely due to a surplus of currency-to a dispro. portion of commodity to money
 So the problem is solving itself
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M. Wells, former Army Chaplain who advertises himself as 'sThe Poo, pie,s Candidates" George A. Cole former President of the State Farm, {, CTS Union; and T. M. Hartman. q Montgomery county farmer. who insists that his opponents will find out whether his entrance is a joke or not.
 There are eight practic ,liv assured and the woods are literally full of potential possibilities. The light nlng rods that are waiting to he struck are so thick they remind one ot young pine on cutover lands.
 wallace Davis, soh of former Uni ted States Senator and Governor Jeff Davis, and Will G. Hutton former sheriff of Pulask county. have made no pubic announcement nor have they authorized any, and yet their friends say that they are positively in the race and that their formal announcements will be made in due time".
 The latest probable entry is for mer Congressman Chas. c. Reid. of Little Rock, formerly of Nor rilton. He has not announced def initely, but reliable political authori- ty justifies the statement that he has decided to enter the race. Should he do so, his entry would add greatly to the interest of . spectacular campaign
 Then there is another class, those who have not gotten beyond the prominently mentioned class Among these are Judge A. J. Walls of Lonoke, Senator J. T. Robertson of Marianna, Judge E. P. Toney of Lake Village, Land Commissioner W. B. Owen, Attorney General John D. Arbuckle, State Superin- tendent John L. Bond, former State Superintendent, George B. Cook of Mena, former Spcake:. Josiah Hard age of Clark county, and others The fact that it may be consid- cred "anybody's race" will have g considerable influence or further definite enrites.
 The question that just now con- concerns the people of Arkansas more than politics is hat of the High Cost of Living, and what the Legislature, and the Governor. and Congress and the President are going to do about it.
 While the subject is being dis cussed in Congress, Governor Brough has announced that he will include it in his call for an extra sesson of the Legislature, which is expected any day. In the mean time the Attorney General and a committee of Prosecuting Attorneys called into conference for that pur- pose, are drafting proposed acts to scotch the profiteer, and put him
 out of business and land him in
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tory of the state, is that the next Governor of Arkansas will be nom- mated by a small minority. This must necessarily be so, since there will be many strong men in the race, representing all sections, there fore splitting the even vote into nu- merous camps. Each candidate will have his following, and even the political wiseacres who can pick the winner months in advance as an un- biased judge of the field.
 It has been suggested that this condition will undoubtedly bring about 8 movement for the adopt ion of a second-primary law such as they have in Mississippi and some other states. This makes it im- possible to have a minority nominee since the two leading candidates must run if off" to determine who secures the majority vote of the electoriate.
 As to the personnel of the en- tries, not a week passes that there are not changed until tl4c confused voter wonders if he dare commit himself to any candidate for fear that some near relative may not de- eide to get into the race.
 As the actual list of candidates now stands, the avowed candidates are: Tom J. Terral, Secretary of State; Thos. c. McRae, of Nevada County, former State Congressman ; R. F. Milwee of Monre county, for rner Speaker of the House; George R. Haynie, of Nevada county, Cir cult Judge; Col. Chas. D. James, the Soldier candidate; Rev. Frank
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hrLs ROCK LETTER

esek, Sept. 15-The gube.' :
 ire.tor-all continues to De
 <. most interesting games
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 .rs;ou of Blind Mans Buff
 .nts a Corner, of Button,
 Who's Got the Button? '? election yet eleven \, the campaign is already
 more or less definate shape kindex system for the pur- tally on the entries buch in demand, since the Iovn to not less than for l include all stages of de- \ from the favorable men, l friends" to the "avowed k'. There are many who, kain species of infusorial ] mentioned and live but a
 the fierce glow of poli- kbnty. Still others forced nerited obscurity into the
 ranks of gubernatorial ks, flirt with coy Ambition bg time, yield to the insis- brtunities of friends and Dds, then boldly announce
 are fin the race tc stay knd'
 t the possibilities of the ky of candidates probably
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jail
 Nobody loves a profiteer, and since there are no confessions of guilt, and everybody considers that flair margin of profit" to which he is entitled, it may be difficult | to run him to his lair.
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 Among things that will be sug- gested will be the fixing of a sched- ule of fair profits for both whole saler and retailer, placed upon every article sold which seems already to be considered impractieable and un- fair; laws to prohibit and punish 1 hoarding.
 The merchants of the state, wholesaler and retailer, while them selves denouncing the profiteer, are pointing out the possibility of in justice being done legitimate busi- ness by hasty or unwise legislation. While punishing those who capital ize the needs of the people, the merchants insist that honest busi- ness interests must not be ruined since that would react upon the whole community.
 All are agreed that the profiteer must be brought up short in his mad career of inordinate greed for gain, but the questions the Legis- lators must settle are: What con stitutes profiteering? What is a l fair margin of profit? Is 1t fair to require every article offered for sale to be plainly marked with the cost mark of every one through whose hands it may pass? In cal culating the basis of sale, shall the original cost of the article, or it's replacement value he employed! Are the high prices justified Tn some cases and not Tn others! What relation to high prices do the wages bear? Has the wage earner profited more from prevail ing conditions than the salaired man?
 These and numerous other ques- tions present themselves for solution and the people demand that they he solved at once. To meet the growing unrest and discontentment throughout the country, some CT fort at adjustment must be made and that speedily.
 Which forces the conclusion that the extra session of the Legislature will not conclude it's work m four days or six days, but will undoubted- lv continue for the full fifteen days And that it will be one of the most interesting and important | sassions ever held in the state. | s###&
 One of the plans suggested by the State Highway Department to meet the increasing cost of road N building is the adoption of what ;s called the force-aecount system This means that the Commissioner of district, instead of awarding a contract for the work, buy or rent the equipment, buy the ma terial. and do the work them selves under the direction of a com petent superintendent who IS ex' perienced in road construction
 Up to the present time, only one district in the state, that being District No. l, in Boone county, has adopted the plan, but others are considering it.
 The theory is that the overhead expenses of the force-accounC sys- tenn are less than the overhead ex
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The call for graduates of the Tele- graph general business departments of the Springfield Business College is beyond the number the school can furnish. Now is the best time for a business education. Write J. A. Taylor immediately for free cat log. '31p
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meetings, we might for a change hear les about food and more about other brand of high priced mehchan- disc.
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Phone 296, The Novelty Shop, for all kinds of repair work on furni- ture. J. w. Franklin. 'n
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
CAVE WIFE AWAY
Margaret Wright, Is, in Charge
against Her Husband.
Found in Room With Man,
Claim-Is Held by Police.

Margaret Wright Is, who was given
to another man by her husband. ac-
cording to her story. was found at 1
O'Clock this morning in a room at 1123
Kansas avenue with Walter O'Malley.
the man TO whom. it is claimed,
George Wright, the husband, gave her.
police assert. O'Malley and the woman
and her 2-months-old bah are at po-
lice headquarters today.
George Wright, the husband, was
arrested the first of the week at May
eta, Kan. and brought to Topeka to
face a charge of wife desertion insti-
gated by his wife. Upon his arrival
in Topeka. Mrs. Wright. who lived at
121 Monroe street. was missing and
the case was dismissed by the state.
Testimony by witnesses ss at that time
was to the effect that Wright before
leaving Topeka a few weeks ago told
O'Malfey he might have his wife. Mrs
Wrigh- sl:l,staDtiate ed the story that she
had been given away to O'Malley.
Mrs. Wright was first examined by
Pearl BeC.ner, nurse for the city
health department. and later turned
over to the Provident Association. At
a late hour this afternoon she was
taken to police headquarters for eN-
animation and it WIs stated there that
it was probable Wright would be re-
arrested on charge of wife desertiol.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Noon lunch. Cremerie Cafeterla.-Adv.
W. II. Souders, private secretary to
Senator Arthur Capper, is in Topeka
on his way to Washington. He was
called to his home in Eureka recently
because of the death of his father.
1.-The Human Microcosm" will be
the subject OF the Rev A. Z. Gregory's
lecture Sunday at 10 a. m. to the Bible
class at the First Congregational
church. corner Seventh and Harrison
streets. All are welcome.
A. c. Jordan. assistant sergeant at
sentatives, is a Topeka visitor. Jor-
dams home is in Lyons. He was SER
geant at arms of the Kansas house of
representatives during the 1917-19
sessions of the legislature.
The attorney genei office has
been requested to aid in the prosecu-
ton of Rev. Gus Enss. arrer ed in Nc
Pherson county on charge of teach
ing German in private schools The
state department will aid the McPher-
son prosecutor
Altho the city ordinance did not
change hours of operation for barber
shops, local BARRIERS asked Friday
evening to shorten hours from s a. m.
to p. m. in order that they might
have their place in conservation ef-
forts. Their hours were from 1880
a. m. to p m. They will ask Mayor
y
orders in the conservation ordinance.
The questions of magic art, mental
science and communication with the
dead will be explained in a religio-
scientific lecture at Lincoln Post hail
tomorrow afternoon by Dr. NJ. E. Rie-
mer of a New York lecture bureau.
These questions. it is claimed. now are
cnlisting the attention of many prom
inent thinkers, including Sir Conan
Doyle. Sir Oliver Lodge, Prof. James
H. Hyslop and others.
A Topeka branch of the Reserve
Officers association was organized at
a meeting at the Elk's club Friday
elected president of the organization
and Nathan Bushnell was named as
secretary. AS its first act this organ
ization offered its services to Governor
Allen in the coal crisis. Every mem
ber of the new organization offers
himself as a volunteer to mine coal
The charter. members of the Reserve
Officers association of Topeka are;
Colonel A. NJ. Harvey, Nathan Bush
nell CLAYTON Klein, Karl A. Menning
er. Walter H. Wedding, Forrest L.
Rice and James Lindsey.
The board of trustees and the chill
dren of the Topeka Orphnas Home
are thankful for the generous dona-
uons made by school children of the
city Thanksgiving day and wish to
thank the children and their parents.
Mrs. George Anthony. president of the
board, said everything in the eatable
line was received and that the homes
pantry was now well stocked. The
civic classes of Miss Bishop and the
Latin class of Miss Laura Ewing at
the high school completely clothed
one of the Orphans home boys. They
sent two boys out to the home who
took one of the boys there down and
bought him a suit, shoes and entire
outfit
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
SELECT BAR SPEAKERS
Kansas Lawyers TO Meet in Topeka
january 3O-3f.

Kansas speakers for the annual
meeting of the state bar association in
Topeka January 30-31, We're an
nounced today by D. A. Valent, ne
secretary and clerk of the supreme
court. Announcement as to the selec-
ton of a top line speaker from an
other state is to be made later.
The Evolution of Property Rights"
is to be discussed by Senator George
w. Wark of Caney. Courts of To-
day" is a subject assigned to w. D.
Vance, OF Belleville. Judge Richard
E. Bird of Wichita, will discuss 1.-THE
Community, the Bar and the Bench" "
James A. Allen OF Chanute VIII tell
the lawyers of Non Par Stock"
"EvidentiaI Facts Contained in Dis
puted Documents" is the subject of an
address by J. c. Shearman of Wichita.
Judge John c. Hogin of Belleville is
president of the state bar association.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
uELP FOR PALESTINE
Plea for Aid for 10000 Sufferers
Reaches Topeka Today.

A call for help for 10000 destitute
people in Palestine has been issued by
the Anglo-American society The
Germans and Turks. it Is said, carried
away everything of value in the land.
beside burning the available wood so
there is no fuel to burn. Winter is
coming on and the suffering among
the people is extreme.
An appeal fer shoes. all kinds of
woolen and cotton goods. vegeta hle
and flower seeds has been sounded by
the relief societies. The establishm ont
of day nursery is necessary for the
children of war widows. 4i-
Clothing and other articles may he
sent by parcel post, addressed. Anglo.
! merican Society. Relief Goods. IN
Transit care American Cons"late,
Jerusalem, Palestine" Cash eortri-
buttons nonv by made hy American
drafts on Thomas Cook & s'on.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
Local Mention

Liberty Bunus Dougr: ann sold.
sh: vince Investment Co.. 534 Kan av.
Cash paid for liberty bonds. John
Kieinhans s27 Quincy. Phone 2761 j.
ADV.
DIR. Lyngar. Dentist. sos Kansas Ave
ADV.
DIR O. L. Erickson. Go Miils sidg.-Adv
safety razor blades s,.arpeneo bet
Ter than new. 25c-Sac doz- Erunt-
Mariin.-Adv
Dr. Elizabeth Todd, Osteopathic
Physician. Orpheum Bldg.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
CHURCRMEN TO CITY
Hold Convention Here Despite Coal
shortage, Officials Declare.


Shortage, Officials Declare.
Despite the coal shortage in Topeka,
between five and six hundred dele
sates are expected here Monday to at
tend a convention of the Intefchurch
World Movement of North America.
Francis NJ. Leaman. state survey
supervisor. has written saying that
assurance was given them that there
would need be no fear of being .frezen
OUT if the convention was held here
The only expression given by any city
official was the informal and unoffi-
ciaI opinion of Mayor Corwine, ex-
pressed to them some time ago. that
they could be taken care of in Topeka.
The meeting Will be held at the
First Baptist church. Topeka churches
will probably pool enough coal to fur
nish heat for the meeting. Under
the present conditions it will be impos-
sible for them to go into the market
for coal. as there is scarcely enough
in the yards to supply homes where
the fuel supply is absolutely exhausted
1t is now being issue in half-ton lots
where the supply is exhausted.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
SEIZE BOOZE CAR
Judge Whitcomb Orders "Smokc" Will
liams's Buick ConfIscatcd by State.

Judge George H. Whitcomb today
ordered the Buick automobile owned
by Frank (Smoke) Williams confis
Gated by the state. 1t was charged
Williams used the machine to convey
liquor from Kansas City to Topeka.
The sheriff testified that he found
five cases of whisky in the Williams
home At the. time the sheriff testi-
fled, williams took him outside the
house and pointed to bullets in the
rear of his machine which Williams
claimed had been fired at him the
night before by DOC" Cook. said to
be a we'll known police character
There also were bullet marks in one
of the whisky cases. Williams claimed
the whisky was brought to Topeka by
Kansas City bootlegger and placed
in his home
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
FOR MENTAL EXAM
Chester A. Fowler Files Insan-
ity Complaint Against Wife.
Woman Announced Great We'll
fare Plans, Police Assert.

Chester A. Fowler, a barber, 21S
Hancock street today filed insanity
proceedings against his wife. Loretta
Fowler. These proceedings followed
weeks of alleged strange actions by
Mrs. Fowler in haunting police head
quarters and court rooms There were
tears in Fowler's eyes as he signed his
name to the official document in
which he asked that his wife's sanity
be inquired into by an insanity COM
mission in the probate court.
For weeks, the police say, Mrs. Fow-
Ter had haunted police headquarters
with volunteer inquiries into police
cases and claimed to the police that
she was building a 100000 home for
unfortunate girls.
When Rufe King was AIKEN to Lyn-
Don for trial. Mrs. Fowler hired a
taXicab and drove to Lyndon. it was
claimed. Later, she went to Junction
City after Mabel Crawford and Ber-
nice Bozarth. the two girls who es-
capped from the detention home week
ago. they asserted. The police refused
to recognize her as a welfare worker.
Sheriff Hugh Larimer said he was
awakened at O'Clock Friday morning
by woman pounding on the front
door and shouting to him and the
sheriff. in pajamas, appeared at an
upper window
The sheriff Said
said to have recognized Mrs. Fowler.
Two nights before Mrs. Fowler led
Larimer and other officers to a cave
on the Seward avenue road where she
claimed the girls were hiding. Lari-
mer explored the cave with nothing
to his credit but cobwebs in his eyes
and mud on his feet.
What do you want?" asked Lari-
mer.
Il know where the girls are" she re-
piled.
81 can't come down now." said Lar
inner.
TN expose you in the newspapers"
she shouted.
"They can't expose me any more
than I'm exposed at this front window
on a cold morning with these pajamas
on" Larimer shiveringly replied as he
pulled down . window and jumped for
the blankets.
There's $4,000 in it if you come
down." she shouted.
"I don't care f there's a million"
shouted the chilled sheriff.
At 4 o'clock Friday afternoon. there
came word from a department sore
that g bad check had been cashed.
Investigation of the bad check led to
the arrest of Mrs. Fowler, officials
stated today.
The statistics gathered by the Census
Bureau in regard to farms are used quite
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
SCOTCH LOCAL OPTION
Country Where whisky Was Invented
Is Drying Up.

Washington. Nov. 29.-And now
Scotland. where whisky was invented,
is to have local option.
So says G.. N. Barnes, British labor
party delegate ito the International
Labor conference here.
England is still standing fast
against prohibiuen. according to
Barnes and the drys have made no
inroads there. But In Scotland there
is a local option act under which
communities having thirty thousand
inha bitants may decide on local pro-
hibition This becomes effective next
year.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
TELEGRAPHIC TABLOIDs

Milwaulsee-Asked where h. got Il.
Anton carney told the Get urt a doctor
prescribed alcohol for his sore knee.
2 ney found that drinking 1t ~aJe
him q better kick. ~.
Northfield. Minn.-Too many co-eds
have been returning to dormitories in
the wee hours" Faculty hea ass erected
a searchlight. s. A. T. c. koys de-
stro:-ed it with rifle fire. -
Chica go-Soiom m Wolf can stand
anything once--maybe twice or even
three times-but when Is wife left
him for the fourth time he filed suit
for divorce.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
Built by Henry Ford and Son.
TO RUN PRESS WITH TRACTOR
En1poria Gazette VIII Use Ford Dur
j ing Power Shortage.

Emporia, Kan, Nov. 28.-If the
coal shortage in Emporia causes an
other shutdown of power at the cleo
trio light plant. the Gazette will run
its big newspaper press by using
power from Fordson tractor. The
tractor is from the Gunsolly Motor
company and has been installed in
tse press room,
The Fordson came down the alley
behind tho Gazette building, climbed
up a steep incline into the press room
and is there ready for business. 1t
will develop from % to 25 horsepower
and will easily replace the Is horse
power motor now running the big
Duple-- press.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
MATD WATSON. Secretrry.
ARTHUR TUCKER. President.
TO POSTPONE REUNION?
Fuel Shortage May Interfere With
Old settlers Meet.

The reunion of the Old Settlers of
Shawnee county. scheduled for Decem-
Der in Topeka. may have to be called
off because of the fuel shortage.
Frank Hahn. who styles himself press
agent of the Old Settlers. admitted
this possibility today. He said the
pioneers were eager TO do anything
which would helm the city in conserv-
ing fuel. even to the extent of postpon-
ing or abandoning entirely the reunion
this YEAR.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
COAL THIEVES ARE BUSY
Cars StaI ding ON Union Pacific Tracks
Looted; Shipments Dwindling Fast.

Looted; Shipments Dwindling Fast.
1t has been found that coal parked
on the Union Pacific lines here is
rapidly dwindiing. Thieves have been.
stealing coal from the cars almost a 6
fast as it could be carried away.
On account of the layout of their
yards it is almost impossible for the
Union Pacific to take care of this coal
without putting an armed force down
into the yards. The Santa Fe wards
are differently situated and it is easier
for the company to protect them. Be
cause of the thefts it is believed all
coal held for Topeka enterprises on
the Union Pacific tracks win soon be
released. The Santa .Fe will continue
to hold what they have
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
TO MEET PRESIDENT
Senator Hitchcock In Treaty aAppoint-
mcnt With Wilson.

Washington. Nov. a9.-S n +
Hitchcock, thru his secretary today.
asked for an appointment with Presi-
dent Wilson. No hous was set but It
was expected Hitchcock. leader of the
administration forces in the treaty
fight. would call at the White House
during the day to discuss the situation
with Wilson.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
TEN SUBS TO FRANCE
German U-Boats Given Over by the
supreme Council.

Paris. Nov 2s.-Franc, is to get ten
German submarines, the supreme
council decided today in continuing
its considerati, of the allotment of
German tonnage among the allies, her
plants being devoted to the making of
munitions for the use Of all. The
present understanding is that the re-
mainder of the submarines will be
broken up.