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The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-02
MAY CALL SOL ONS
Special Legislative Session Con-
sidered at State House.
Industrial Court for Labor Dis
putes Forecast Today.

Kansas legislators may be called to
Topeka for special session Tuesday,
January s, 1t was predicted in state
house circles today by persons who for
several weeks have realized the pos
sibility of an extra session this winter,
From Pittsburg today Governor Allen
declined to discuss a special session
further than to say that such a course
was being considered.
No action will be taken by the gov
ernor until Lie course of the state coal
production campaign is more fully de-
termined. The governor refused to
discuss his plans or to deny or affirm
that a special session would be called.
There is little probability that special
session-~Would be demanded by the
governor until after the HOLIDAYS
1t is the belief of state officials that
special session this winter would
write much new labor and industrial
laws for Kansas When the iawmak-
ers were in Topeka last winter they
sidestepped new issues in view of un-
certainty surrounding the nations re-
construction course. Now the course
Of industry and labor is more clearly
defined and the path that was "a dim
and distant trail year ago is more
defined. A special session is expected
to deal almost entirely with problems
of production and the high cost Of
living.
Awaits Conl Outcome
But until he has gone further with
his coal recefvership the governor
will make no statement. He is planning.
he admitted, but he is not ready to
announce his course.
There is nothing. regarding a spe
cial session which I can say at this
time" the governor said over the tel
ephone today. II have had the mat
ter in mind at various times lately
But until things here are more defi-
niteiy determined and until the ques-
tion of coal is more clearly settled, l
cannot say what will be done"
The governor refused to state the
measures which he would ask the leg
islature to enact into law In event a
special session was called. Dopesters,
tho. have forecast creation of an in
dustrial ceurt-possibly settlement of
labor disputes by the public utilities
commission-revok charters for
labor organizations. anti lockout laws.
placing mining properties in the class
of public utilities. revision of mining
and labor laws and passage Of q new
woFkmen's compensation bill.
THE coal problem is q condition
and not a theory" was the statement
today of Senator Walter E. Wilson,
state bank commissioner. IF there is
, anything the legislature can do to work
out a settlement of the present diff
Guilty, 1t ought to be done promptly I
believe a special session could do much
good and hope 1t will be called early
in January"
General impressions in the state
house were to the effect that a call
would be for the first Tuesday in jan
uary. At that time the holiday season
will be ended. the crop preblena.would
be out of the way, 1t would be far too
early to think of spring blowing and
the law makers could settle down to
a sober, thoughtful consideration of
the states needs.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-02
MANY. MENTAL CASES
Maehirtery of Probate Court Ciogged
judge Gaw Asserts. e

Lunacy cases are clogging the ma
chinery in probate court, according to
Probate Judge Ralph II. Cav.
With one iunacy trial after another
in the last few days and many more
on the docket for the next tive weeks,
administration work and other details
must be set aside. 8
The action by the government IN
sending a majority of the insane SOL
diers to Topeka for trial before placing
them IN the state hospital, Is given as
one reason for the large number of
mental probes.
Another rea son assigned for Shaw
nee county getting more than its share
of such cases is the sending of patients
to local hospitals for treatment which
in many instances result in their being
sent to the state hospital Usually,
officers state, the patients are tried at
Topeka instead of being sent back to
their home counties for trial.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-02
DIDN'T WATER CATTLE
Government After Santa Fc for Ale
Icged Inhumanity to Animals.


A railroads alleged inhumanity to
animals was made the subject of two
damage suits filed by the United states
government against the Atchison. To-
peka g santa Fe Railroad company
today in the office of Frank L. Camp
bell clerk of the United States court
in Topeka. Both suits were for $500.
In one petition the government
charged that the Santa Fe loaded 1l6
head of cattle at Higgins. Texas. at
o'clock on the afternoon OF November
H. and transferred them to Strong
City, Kan, before they were fed. wa
tered or given a rest. This trip, the
government charged. consumed thir-
ty-seven hours and fOrty-five minutes.
while under a government statute cat
tie in transit must be fed, watered ana
given an opportunity to rest every
twenty-eight hours The cattle were
consigned to the Bowles Commission
company and the Tambly Commission
company, Kansas City. the petition
recited.
In the other petition the government
charged that 344 head of cattle were
shipped from Amarillo, Tex. to Strong
City without food. water and rest The
time consumed was thirty-six hours
and forty-five minutes, the petition
stated. This load was consigned to the
Robinson Hoover Commission COM
pany. Kansas City, the petition as
serted.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-02

T.. H-rco's BaVorite Prescription. Mrs.
L. e. HINES. S25 Mound St.
After long experience in the treatne NJ Of
vomcn's diseases, DR.. Pierce evolved \
~ -ctallle tonic and corrective which no
'.d DIR. Picrcc's Favoritc Prescription.
: : IS n purtIy vcRetahle preparation,
J. Iaut = psrt;clu of alcohol contained in it.
4. when 4 woman complains of backachc.
Hj.sn moss or pain-wlen everything looks
black beio-e her eyeg-a dragging feeling,
br icarinS-,,oNn. with nervousness, she
should turn TO this Temperance" herbal
i,nic 1t can be obtained in almost every
drug storr in the land and the ingredients
arc printed in plain English on the wrapper.
Put up in tablets or liquid. DIR. Pierce, Of
Inralids' Hotel, Buffalo. n. Y, will send q
trial size OF the tablets for ten centr.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-02
Griggs Gets a Car.

saS Coal company has promised the
commissioner another next week.
Griggs Gets a Car.
Mr.. Griggs today corrected mis-
taken Impression he had allowed to be
giVcn out Monday to the effect that
tho Kansas Coal company refused to
turn over to him car of coal released
for the poor commissioner. The rail-
road company failed to stipulate. ac-
cording to Mr.. Griggs, that one of the
cars was to go to the poor commits
sioner. A car later was released thru
the Kansas Coal company TO Mr.
Grisgs.
Il am sorry the impression vas
given Monday that the Kansas Coal
company was not cooperating with
me to help relieve the suffering of the
poor" said Mr.. Grigss. ION the con-
trary this company has supplied US
with more coal than any other firm y
The Topeka Street Railway COM
pany is planning to take off some cars
at night to help relieve the situation.
Howard Patten superintendent of the
company, said the new routing scheme
now under contemplation would be put
into effect soUn.s
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-02


meet at / o'clock. Friday afternoon
with Mrs. Sheppell. 220 East Tenth:
the third with Mrs w. f. Axteil. 331
Coursland at 2:30 and the sixth with
Mrs. E. j. Whitaker. 1122 Taylor at
2:30 o'clock. The fifth circle will meet
at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon
with Mrs. Ben H. Abels, 1015 West
Tenth.
e The police were waiting patiently
today for a. man who called police
headquarters Monday evening with in
quiries concerning Walter O'Malley,
whom the police believe is the pants
thief. The man, who didn't give his
name. told officers that he was a vic
tin, of the pants thief and described,
the police say. knife found in O'Mal-
leys possession which he claimed was
stolen by the pants thief. He prom
ised to cali at police headquarters. No
formal charge has been lodged against
O'MalIey
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-02
HUSkERS BACK ALLEN
Incidentally Gov. McKcivlc Hopes Neb.
Won't Be Forgotten rs to Conf. !.

Nebraska is backing Governor Allen
in his efforts to protect property and
prevent suffering thru the taking over.
of the coal mines. That was the
declaration of Gov. Samuel r. Nc
Kelvie. who declared the state stood
behind the Kansas executive-and
hoped he might later spare a little coal
for the shivering cornhuskers.
In his message to Governor Allen,
the Nebraska governor said:
Nebraska is with you in your eff
fort TO protect the life and property of
the people in the enforced operation
of the coal mines in your state. We
stand ready to cooperate in any way
we can to insure the success of your
undertaking; also we beg of you to re-
mcn1 ber that Nebraska is a state with
out coal mines and is therefore wholly
dependent upon other coal producing
territory. We expect you to give first
relief to your own people and We urge
that Nebraska be given attention next.
SAMUEL r. McKELVIE.
Governor"
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-02
TALK OF EARLY DAYS
Two Hundred Pioneers to Meet at
C. of c. Friday.

C. of c. Friday.
Between 15O and 200 pioneers are
expected to attend the reunion of the
Old Settlers of Shawnee county at the
Chamber of Commerce Friday.
The convention will start at 10
o'clock in the morning followed by a
dinner at the Chamber of Commerce
at noon. The meeting will be formal
ly called to order at 1880 and will re-
main in session until about O'Clock.
After that the old timers will visit and
exchange "reminiscences
I'm fact" said Joshua Jordan. secre-
tary of the organization. 'reminiscing
is the chief business of the conven-
ton
The program:
10 a. IN. to II a. m.-Get together meet
meeting, reports of the secretary and
treasurer, appointment OF the audftinE z
committee and the committee on nomina-
II 80 p. m.-Adjourn for lunch. Grace
by the Very Rev. T. NJ. Hayden. Music
by the students of the Topeka Industrial
Song, si,2 America s. DE audience, led by
hddrcesmC'aptain Joseph Waters.
Recitation-Nanon Herren. formerly an
entertainer with the !. n. c. A. in France.
Address--James NJ. Troutman.A
Muster of -Four Native Sons" all born
in Topeka in 1850.
Review of all persons who came to Kan
sas as early as 1SC1 and of those who
came as early as 1Sdo.
General reception.
The -Four Native Sons" are John
Hovendan, Harry Gqyvey, Ed Whita-
ker and Frank Goo&ell. All VIII be
here except Mr.. Hoyenden. Secretary
Jordan will read a letter from him
expressing his regret at not being able
to attend. Mr.. Hovenden is now con-
nected with the pension office In
Washington, D. C. They call him
"Kansan" there instead of Hovenden,
according to his letter.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-02
When Weak and Nervous

Kansas City, Kans:-"l have taken DR..
Forces Favorite Prescription many times
with very good rcsults. have taken it for
rofnGn's eokness When l was all rundown.
veal; and nervous and it soon had me built
up in health and strength. have taken it
At different times as q tonic and it has never
failed to give relief. have also recon-
iesnded it TO Others who have been wonder
fully benefited by its use.
- have DOM lots Of nursing am in .
POSITION to know that 'F&vorits Preacrip-
H., rs SAVED the life Of many woman y. /.
.--...A,S. A. GEARIGER, 1902 Wood Avo.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-02
Kansas Mothers and
Those Women Who 3.
Dread MiddIc Lie

Atchison, KAns.:
~ took DR..
Reree's FavoFit0
Prescription dur
ing expectancy md
it Wks a great lp
to me- 1t va Re
means of ke Ig
me in good c IL
ton and VII 1
came to IniddlS lie
] took it again nd
it brought ne
through this period
safely. l am Always
ninA to recOniIacnd
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-02
MRS. NELLIE FLAD DEAD
Was Manager Of Sewing School at
Crosby Bros Store.

Mrs Nellie NJ. F'lad, wife of E. A.
Flad. 1924 Harrison street, died this
morning at about 1880 o'clock. She
had been i'll only short time.
Mrs. Fiad was well known to hum
dreds of Topeka women thru her con-
nection with the dressmaking depart
ment at Crosby Brothers and her
management of the sewing school.
Her life was filled completely with
business. The various divisions of the
work took up almost all her time.
Friends believe that too much work
caused the condition that was unable
to Withstand the recent illness. Mrs.
F'lad. had lived in Topeka about fif-
teen years.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-02
New York Money Market.

New York Dee 2.-MONEY-Mercantile
nnper. a%4f6 per cent Sterling, 60 day
bills, 3.Of; commercial. 60 day bills or
banks, 3.91 commercial, GO day bills. S-90is ;
lemcnd, 3.9iS4: cables. :.95l2. Francs de-
maud 9.9S; cables, 996. Guflders, demand,
3S; cables, 3sA. Lire. demand, 1910: ca
bles, 1928. Marks, demand. 235; cables.
40 Government bonds. heavy; railroad
bonds irregular. Time loans, strong; 90
days, 90 days and 6. months, bid. Call
money. ruling rate. G. Bank ncceptanees.
As Bar silver, 1907; Mexican dollars,
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-02

United States marshafs were generators
at the first nine decenniai ceasus- Each
necessary to properly cover his allotted ter
ritory.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-02

little for play
like big
light
in
the right It French blue with "
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-02

Congress extended the scope of the ap-
preaching 1920 census by providing that
should he taken. Theae subjects were never
specifically covered by any past census
aoA
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-02
'STUNG' FOR WOOD
TOpekans Forced to Pay as
Much as s25 q Cord.
Mayor Declares Drastic Action
by City VIII Follow.

Mayor Corwine announced today
that drastic measures will be adopted
in dealing with wood profiteers. Evil
IDENTIFY a number of 'unscrupulous
profiteers" have taken advantage of
necessity and the ignorance of people
generally concerning wood and
charged about what they pleased, he
said. 49,
The mayor said he knew of wood
sold in Topeka for S25 a cord. Most
cordwood has been selling at about the
same figure as the higher grades of
coal Most persons are under the inn
preston that a load of wood is q cord.
he declared. and asserted this is not
the case. A load of wood may range
from one-third to one-half cord, de-
pending on the size of the wagon But
none. of the wagons, excepting big
truck, will handle a full cord.
A number of Topekans paid $S for
a load of wood believing they were re-
ceiving a cord. At that rate. the full
cord must have been sold for $24.
Chicago Grain Market.
Chicago, Dec. 2.-CORN-No. 2 mixed,
old, unQuoted: No. 5 mixed, new, S1446
Las: No. . yellow old, S159M1
OATS-No. 2 white. S0&@s1Ac; No. 3
white. T%GS1c.
RYE-No. 2. 81 4eA 1531a
BARLEY-$1. 43@1.53
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-02

Trace to fifty-five and you.
Meet my friend. he's called Sioux.
Draw from one to two and SO on
to the end.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-02

sas Coal company has promised the
commissioner another next week.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-02
Special
Notice
-.

In conformity to the
opinion of the city
co m mi is s 10 ners ex-
pressed at their meet
ing this morning on
the meaning of the
fuel conservation or
dinance, we will here
after close our bakery
department at t h e
: same time we close our
grocery, viz. 5 o'clock
p. m.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-23
HAS PLAN TO EXTEND
"GLAD HAND" TO ALL
RETURNING SOLDIERS

That the churches name a commit
tee for welcoming home coming SOL
diers will be urged by e. d. Williams,
representative of the Episcopalan
war commission, at st. Johns Epis-
copal war mission, at st. Johns
church in the morning and at the Y
NJ. c. A. at o'clock in the afternoon.
Mr.. williams will explain the plan
for making the soldiers feel that their
work has the appreciation of the city
and giving their reception a personal
touch that is lacking in formal affairs.
The committee, according to Mr.. Will
liams, would be INSTRUMENTATION
and it's usefulness would not end with
the business of giving the returning
Yankees "the glad hand" 1t also
would see to their welfare, giving aid
in individual cases where it is needed.
Mr., Williams stated that the plan
has the scope of a nationwide move
ment and that it has been endorsed
by the Fosdick commission.
Mr., Williams has been an active
worker in the war camp community
service for fourteen months and has
visited some of the larger cotonments.
--e---
Journal Want Ads bring results.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-23
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

To the Qualified Electors of the City
of Albuquerque, New Mexico. and
the Qualified Electors of the Terri
tory Adjacent to the City of Albu-
querque, Included for School Pur-
poses:
BY authority vested in me by law
hereby proclaim and declare that
there will be held on the first Tues
day in April, 1919, the same being the
first day of April. an election for three
members, of the Board of Education
of the City Of Albuquerque two of
whom shall be elected for terms of
four years each. and one of whom
shall be elected for an unexpired term
of two years.
The voting places are hereby named
as follows:
First Ward--National Life office,
200 North Second street.
Second Ward-Chadwick's office,
los West Gold avenue.
Third Ward-W, c. Thaxton's Of
flee, 224 West Gold avenue.
Fourth Ward-City Hall, Second
street and Tijeras.
All qualified electors within the
City of Albuquerque and within ter
ritory adjacent thereto included for
school purposes, may vote at such
election, and women possessing the
legal qualifications of an elector may
also vote at said election.
(SeaD CHAS. F. WADE
Chairman, City Commission, and
Ex-officio Mayor, City of Albu-
q querque. & n s 5s,eiiT M Il i; 4
Attest: ga...s4s la.slss Il ss=
N. M. SWITZER. City Clerk.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-23
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals for constructing
the Tiieras Canyon National Forest
Road project located partly within
the Manzano National Forest, Berna-
lilo County. New Mexico will be re-
ceived by the Bureau of Public Roads,
L. S. Department of Agriculture, at
Iuna-Strickler Bldg, Albuquerque, n.
NJ, until two o'clock p. M, April Z,
1919, and will then be opened. The
right is reserved to reject any and all
bids, and none will be considered ex-
cept those from contractors ascertain
ed to be experienced and responsible
The project is approximately 4.57
miles in length, and the principal
items of work are approximately as
follows: $50 Cubic Yards Rock Ex-
cavation; 1890 Cubic Yards Common
Excavation; 40 NJ. 3. M. Bridge
Trestling in place; with corrugated
metal pipe culverts. concrete, rubble
masonry and incidental items. The
work is to be completed within
eighty-five weather working days The
maps, plans, specifications. estimate
of quantities and contract forms may
he examined at above address, or 30t
Customhouse a Bldg, Denver, Colo.
Proposals mist be made on forms,
and in accordance with instructions,
forming part of the specifications,
and must be accompanied by a de-
post in an amount at least equal to
five per centum of the amount of the
bid, in accordance with said instruc-
tons. J. S. BRIGHT,
Acting District Engineer
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-23

worth mentioning either Of wheat or
of meat Meat is practically unpro-
durable at this moment in the PENN
sula, although the ration allowed in
Milan, where the supplies are better
handled, assumes that each person
can have about half pound. or prac-
tically one moderate sized beefsteak
monthly. Some of the richest families
are having recourse to horseflesh
In France, where l have lived since
the armistice. meat is not rationed,
and the supply is unlimited. Even in
Germany, where | have been with the
armies of occupation. | have always
got meat at every meal, and remark
ably cheap at that. l still possess the
bill for a luncheon at Saarbrucken, at
which an ample -sized beefsteak with
two vegetables. was charged at APP
proximately 81 cents.
The cost of living is higher today
in Italy than in any other country in
the world. According to a statistical
general index of prices, these have
risen since July 1914, up to August,
1918, from lie to 2S5 in England;
from 100 to $50 in France, and from
lis to SIS in Italy.
These figures give some idea. of the
suffering endured by the people. The
middle class and professional class of
families have been underfed to an in
credible extent their incomes being
insufficient to meet the inflated prices
for food The result has been an
enormous infant mortality. Stiilborns
have increased in an alarming meas
ure.
Before the war Italy boosted of a
great excess of births over deaths, fiji
ty-nine deaths against every 100
births, exactly the same percentage as
in Great Britain. In 1917 there were
instead 1886 deaths against every
100 births, while the death rate in
England has only reached 1856 per
cent of the birth rate. Mortality in
Italy has enormously increased owing
to tuberculosis, and has been practi-
cally doubled by malaria. In some
districts, such as Puglie and Grosseto
about 80 per cent of the population
have been on the sick list.
Great shortage of Ships
The urgency of sending help to italy
cannot be emphasized too strongly
Throughout the war, the minimum
needs of the country have never been
satisfied, owing to the lack of tonnage
and the dangers of navigation in the
Mediterranean. The deficit in tonnag
for Italy amouted to about q per
cent, while it was per cent for
France and 8 per cent for England
This resulted in an enormous progress
sive reduction of imports, which
have been practically halved, falling
from 100000 tons in 1918 to TO-
100000 tons in 1918. OF this latter
quantity over 100000 tons consisted
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-23
WILL. ISSUE CALL
FOR ELECTION ON
CHARTER SHORTLY

The city commissioners will lose no
time in calling the election for the APP
prevail of the new charter. authorized
in the charter bin passed by the leg
islature, as soon as they get official
information that Governor I.arra2olo
has signed the bill. City Manager
Hebenstreit said yesterday that this
information was lacking, but that he
had written to Santa Fe for a certi-
fled copy of the bill.
The commissioners will make the
call for the election Wednesday night
if they ascertain by that time that the
governor has affixed his signature.
The bill carried the emergency clause
and is effective from the signing.
No time is fixed for the first cleo
ton, but it was said that the COM
missioners intend to call it for an
early date,
journal Want Ads bring results.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-23

of coal and iron and 100000 tons Of
food AN other forms of importation
had evidently been sacrificed.
But now that the war is at an end,
Italy trusts that the allies and asso-
ciates will put an end to her pro-
longed sufferings. When public opin-
ion abroad is moved by the pitiful con-
ditions of Germany, it should not he
forgotten that throughout the war It
ally has suffered more than the enemy,
the nourishing value in calories of her
rations being actually inferior to that
OF Germany
Italy is still eating war bread and
is doing so without meat, although the
war ended four months ago. All she
has done for the common victory and
all that she has suffered for it entitle
Italy to be properly fed today. She
has the right to return to u human
standard of life.