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Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-12
JOHNSON
HAD INTEREST
IN BOSTON CLUB
Admits on Stand Mercy Was
Simply His Representa-
tive; No Decision in
Mays Case.

New York, Sept. ll.-Ban John
son, president of the American
league, admitted today on the wit
ness stand before Referee George ].
Gillespie that he was interested in
the Boston American league club,
while that club was owned from
1911 to 1914 by James McAleer and
Robert McRoy. The latter, now de-
ceased, formerly was Johnson's per-
sonal secretary.
The testimony was given at a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10
is TAKEN TO jail
Ambulance Used When Mrs
Phillips Couldn't Walk.
She Is Charged With Running
a DisOrderly House. Il

Too sick to walk, Mrs. Inez Phil
lips, charged with keeping and
maintaining a disreputable house at
113 East Sixth street, was taken to
the county Jail Wednesday afternoon
in an ambulance. F. NJ. Phillips,
her husband, was taken to the Jail a
few days ago and it is said arrange
ments are being made by his attor-
neys to get him out on bond. The
rooms leased by the Phillipses were
raided last Saturday by Sheriff Hugh
Larimer and Deputy Oscar Carlson.
A girl whose name authorities said
could not now be revealed, made affi-
davits to the effect that she had sew
eral times filled dates with men in
rooms No. L and at 113 East Sixth
street at the request of Mrs. Phillips,
and that on certain occasions, when
she<refused. saw Mrs. Phillips go to
the rooms herself. she said. The girl
is said to have roomed at the place
about month.
Mrs. Phillips, who represents herself
to be a dispenser of electrical massage
treatments, will not be arraigned until
she RECEIVERS from her illness, it was
stated. Phillips was arraigned a few
days ago. plead not guilty to the
felony charge and the date of his pl G
lIminary hearing set for April Is.
Phillips and his wife came to To-
peka some time ago from Manhattan.
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ADAM STARTED IT
w. G. Beerbohm Places Blame
for Necessity of Clothes.
Explains Use of Shoddy to the
Rotary Club.

Tailoring, is today one of the
greatest commercial industries in
world. according to W. G. Beerbohm,
who read a paper to that effect at
the meeting of the. Rotary club at
the Chamber of Commerce this noon.
BeerbOhm in his talk asserted that
the making of clothes has been one
of the principal industries OF man.
kind ever since Adam caused clothes
to be necessity by tasting the for
hidden fruit.
In one part of his paper Beerbohm
explained the use of shoddy in the
making of wooden goods. He told
how the shoddy may be used to ad-
vantage and also how it is often used
to a disadvantage. He advocated a
federal law compelling manufacturers
of woolens to mark their goods in
the margin with its percentage OF
purity. For instance. he would have
it compulsory to mark goods accord
ing to whether they are pure wool
from the sheep, or part wool from the
sheep and part wool shoddy.
Beerbohm was introduced by Fred
Bonebrake who read a short biography
of Beerbohm's life. touching especially
on the time Beerbohm appeared in
Philadelphia clad in a beautiful straw
nat of vivid green color.
The Rotary talk today was given by
w. F. Axtell. One of the features OF
the meeting this noon was the intro
duction-of Thomas Amory Lee by H
L. Shirer. Lee went to France nearly
year and a half ago as a Y. M. C. A
man. But he desired some active
service with the army, enlisted in the
First division, was wounded and gassed
and finally returned to America anl
discharged from the army.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10

Inmates. Monthly reports will be re-
quired as to their progress and condt-
ton. But without hospital room KAN
sas IS facing a serious problem in
meeting the situation.
Nor has the state board of admins
tration been advised as to the probable
number of patients which the govern
ment may desire admitted to institu-
lions in Kansas. 1t is possible that the
number may range from 100 to 200
and the number might be even greater
No Room Available.
81 don't know what the state can
do" said Malcolm Gray, secretary OF
the state board. There is no room in
the hospitals for these men. Nor has
money been provided by the legisla-
ture for additional hospital buildings"
The state senate passed a bill pro-
vidfng an appropriation for new
hospital building at Larned. The
house killed this bill Had the appro-
priation been allowed the state would
have been able to remove a number
of patients from Topeka, Osawatomie
and Parsons and care for new patients
in receiving hospitals. But without
buildings and with no money for new
hospitals. the state is today facing one
of the most serious problems in the
history of the state board in arranging
for the care of patients.
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AUTOS IN DEMAND"
4OS Cars Have Been Sold Here
Since First of Year.
Value Placed at Approximately
Half Million Dollars.
SEASON HARDLY OPENED UP
High Wages Enable Many To-
pekanS To Own Automobiles.
Practically 100000 Cars Now in
Use in State.

Motor cars-4O9 of them-valued
at, approximately, $500, 900, have been
sold in Topeka and Shawnee county
since January 1. according to license
applications filed in the office of Z.
A. Cornell. in charge of the automo-
bile department of the secretary OF
states office. In the last three
months and a half the number of
motor cars in Shawnee county has in
creased from 5,079 to 5,4SS.
The 400 cars sold in Shawnee
county. including Topeka, this year
were practically all new ones just out
of the factory. The valuation of
$500, 900 is placed upon them on the
basis of 1920 a car. 1t is estimated
that the average value of each auto
mobile now in use in the county to-
day, after depreciation has been al
lowed, is about $500. This would
make the value of motor cars owned
in Shawnee county 1880, 400.
Many New Cars in State.
The number of motor cars owned
in Kansas, according to the secre-
tary of states records, is rapidly near
ing the 100000 mark and promises to
pass that figure in few days. Were
the cars in the hands of dealers
counted the number in the state would
at this time exceed the figure.
Counting only the cars actually
owned by the consumer" the records
SLOW Il lOldl VI IoOyoO4s inns - GO
increase of 9,22S over the first of this
year when the total was 1S9,163. A
year ago today, the records of the
state department show, there were
179,759 cars in the state. This or
course means that the number of mo-
tor cars in the state has increased
nearly $4,000 since a year ago.
Altho the number of cars sold in
Topeka, Shawnee county and Kansas
this year is unusually heavy, dealers
assert that the season has not yet OBJ
tained a fair start. Buying, il is as
serted. becomes epidemic with the
first permanent weather moderation,
and only a few demonstration days"
rated as excellent have been had this
year. Another thing, it is asserted.
the shortage of cars due to limited
factory output, is holding back sales.
Dealers declare that owing to the in
dustrial reconstruction period the out
put of automobiles is not so large as
usual, and more could be sold if OBJ
tainable. This statement is backed up
by disinterested experts.
The number of cars being sold in
Topeka daily is increasing, according
to dealers. And that is not all. Buy
ers are demanding better and higher
priced cars than ever before. This
condition, of course, is probably more
due to high wages than anything else.
and it's an unfortunate man these days
who cannot discard his "flivver" for a
town or touring car.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10
SUMNER co. GETS AID
Federal Governments Will Help TIC
Build 17-NIile Highway.

Sumner county today secured fifty
per cent federal aid for the construc-
ton of seventeen miles of concrete
road from the Oklahoma state line
thru Caldwell to Wellington. The road
will follow the course of the present
Meridian Road, which has for several
years been recognized as one of the
best dirt roads in Kansas.
Petitions for construction of the
concrete road from the Oklahoma line
to Wellington were signed sometime
ago. The state highway commission
today received federal approval of the
road and fifty per cen Nlof the con-
struction cost will be paid by the gov
eminent. An effort will be made to
begin work on the new hard surfaced
highway sometime this summer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10
USED TELEPHONE MUCH
Nelghbors Testify in the c. F. Heere
Divorce Case.

The hearing in the divorce case of
c. +. Here. an employee of the Crosby
Brothers store, against Olive Here,
1905 Kansas avenue, was begun
"Wednesday afternoon before Judge
Carver in the district court Here is
suing his wife on the ground of too
great familiarity with Albert j. Fasig,
recently divorced and a former init
mate friend of the Here family.
According to testimony. H. T. Ledg-
erwood and his wife and sister. Mrs.
Mildred Green, occupy the floor above
the Here apartments and they have
"A mutual telephone III the hall Mrs.
IedgerwoOd testified that one Satur-
day night in February. the telephone
bell rang and she answered it. A man
who gave the name of l.. p. Halleck.
she said. wanted to know if Here was
Here to be informed that he-Hal-
leck-was in town at room $50, the
National hotel.
A short time later, according to tes-
timony the phone rang again and
Mrs. Green answered, it representing
herself to be Mrs. Here. 1t was Hal
lock who called again, and a date on
the state house grounds was arranged
for that night. it was said.
Mrs. Green and Mrs. Ledgerwood
went downtown and observed lonely
looking man waiting on the east side
of the state house, according to Mrs.
Green.
Earl c. Williams. vice president and
manager of Crosby Brothers, said he
sometimes heard Fasig. who was man
ager of the monograph department
there, holding long telephone CONVEX
sations each morning. He eventually
discharged Fasig. he said. A short
time after Fasig obtained a divorce
here, Mrs. Here left, ostensibly to
visit friends in Burlingame, according
TO Here, but went 20 Wichita and
put up at the same hotel where Fasig
was staying. Mrs Here, admitted the
trip. but insisted that she was at all
times accompanied by a woman
friend.
Mrs. Here is employing James A.
TToutman, the same attorney employed
by Fasig. Ed McKeever is attorney
for Here.
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NEED MORE ROOM
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Asks Aid of State.
Wants Institutions To Take
Care of Insane Soldiers.
NO ROOM IS AVAILABLE
All of the State Hospitals Are
Now Filled Up.
State Board of Administration
Seeks a Solution.

The Kansas board of administra-
ton is facing a real problem today.
Earlier in the week reports showed
that the state hospitals were crowded.
risk insurance bureau for more hos
pital space for insane soldiers and
sailors who are TO be returned to the
states. And Kansas has no place to
put these unfortunate men.
When the legislature was in Topeka
a few weeks ago 1t neglected to appro-
PIRATE money for new hospital build
ings at any Of the four big institutions
Topeka, Osawatomie. Parsons and
Larned. Now the natural increase in
hospital patients shows a 33 per cent
boost over year ago. Added to this
alarming situation is the fact that the
state is to be asked to care for num-
Der of unfortunates from army and
marine service.
Governor Into Situation.
Members of the state board of ad-
ministration will discuss the situation
with Governor Allen when he returns
from Hutchinson and Kansas City.
where he is filling speaking dates. But
there is no money for new buildings
for a considerable number of new pa
tients. In fact conditions at this time
Indicate that in few months the nat
ural increase in number of mental pa
TENTS will greatly. exceed the normal
capacity of the hospitals.
Kansas, tho. is asked to care for
the unfortunates from war service.
Many of these men are held in mill
tary camps at this time. but are to be
returned to their home states as rapid
ly as possible. 1t is probable that q
number of men from overseas will be
placed in state hospitals If arrange
meats can be made by the govern
ment.,
1t is the purpose of the war risk
insurance bureau to deliver the insane
patients to the states as soon as pos
sible. Customary pay will be allowed
the states for the care of these unfor-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10
LOCAL MENTION

Miss Gertrude Loudenbach, physical
director of the Y. w. c. A. left for
Chicago, Wednesday night to attend a
physical directors conference. = Miss
Loudenbach will return to Topeka
Monday.
Safety razor blades sharpened bet
ter than new. 25c-35c doz. Erunt-
Martin.-Adv.
c. A. HARLAN. S25 Lane street, To-
peka furniture dealer, who is sick at
his home with influenza, was reported
this morning to be slowly improving.
His daughter. Frances, also is ipprov-
ing. Mrs. HARLAN died few days ago,
following an attack of influenza.
Dr. Lyngar. Dentist. 500 Kan. Ave.
ADV.
S. P. Kramer, president and general
manager of the Topeka flour mills,
was elected vice-president of the
Southwestern Millers' league. the an
nual meeting of which was held in
Kansas City Wednesday. L. E. Moses,
Kansas City, was reelected president
of the league.
Highest cash price paid for liberty
bonds. John Kleinhans.. 822 w. 9Th St
ADV.
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YANK HERO GIVEN THE ID. S. G.
Pvt. Geo. w. Budde. Killed I'm Action,
Rewarded for Bravery.

Washington, April 10.-Posthumous
award of the distinguished service
cross to Private George w. Budde,
Fifth regiment marines. announced ny
the war department today. disclosed
what is believed to be the final act of
heroism in battle in France during
the great war. Private Budde. whose
home was at Cincinnati. was killed
near Villemontry November IL, 1918.
apparently after the general fighting
had ceased. The official citation says:
Upon his own initiative Private
to determine whether a certain ma
chine gun position was hostile or
friendly. land YVES killed by a machine
gun bullet" Four other awards of
distinguished service crosses are noted
for acts of heroism on November IL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10
HOLD MEXICAN GOVERNOR
Ozuna OF TamauIlpas Is Held for
Ransom by Bandits.

Laredo, Tex. April 10.-Bandits
attacked the train on which Govorner
Ozuna, of the northern Mexican state
of Tamaulipas was returning to Tam
pico from a conference with Governor
Hobby. of Texas, here Monday, and
captured the Mexican governor, who
is held for ransom. according to mes
sages here this afternoon.
An official telegram received In
Nuevo Laredo. Mexico, across the
border from the Laredo, said the train
was attacked by bandits near Carrizos.
near Victoria, between Monterey and
Tampico yesterday. Several persons
were killed in fight between the
guard of Carranza soldiers and the
bandits, presumably Villistas. This
telegram said Governor Ozuna es-
capped injury.
A telegram received by the district
Judge in Nuevo Laredo from lack L.
Cobb. special representative of the
United States department OF Justice,
on the train with Mexican officials.
said the train was attacked by ban
dts led by Marcelo Carevo Luis
Caballero and Eulalio Gutierrez.
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TO DEATH
American Troops Suffer Be-
cause Allied Council DEGREES.
U. s. Objected, but Finally OPP
position Was Broken Down.

Washington, April 1O.-American
troops are freezing to death in Russia
because the allied council. 1.-THE exist
ing league of nations" DEGREES their
presence there, Senator johnson, Cali
fornia, said today.
This league governed by the allied
council decreed the Russian adventure.
months resisted" said johnson, in a
statement issued today.
THE United States was outvoted
and finally its opposition was broken
down and the decree of foreign ma
tons against the wishes of those in
command of our government was car
ried out
Under British Command.
american boys were sent to North
Russia under British command and
American soldiers went to Siberia un-
der japanese command. American
boys are fighting in North Russia I'M
der British command against over
whelming odds and to the agonized
appeal of their fathers and mothers
and wives the answer of our govern
ment is, the matter is in control of
the allied council-the existing league
of nations.
give months after the end of that
war for which they enlisted, they are
fighting another war.
This isn't a question of Bolshevism
or of fighting the horrible doctrine OF
Lenine and Trotzky This is waging. a
war with American blood on foreign
sofia war undeclared by America
but decreed by a foreign council. II
points concretely to the league of ma
tions.
"Can Americans see only a corridor
from Poland to the sea, only the Saar
valley or the Dalmatian coast? Are
we deaf to the appeals of our own
blood, blind to the suffering? Not sc
with our neighbors. Canada demands
the return of her soldiers. They are
even now leaving forever Siberia
American boys went there under jap
anese command. Americans are fight
ing and dying in northern Russia I'M
der British command. Under the com
posite world banner, Old Glory is for
gotten. Unfurl the American flag and
let's be Americans again"
When the attention of general staff Of.
Ulcers was called to Johnson's charges they
explained that as in all cases where there
are mixed troops. the force ms whole Is
under command of officers of the largest
army represented. Hence, American troops
in northern Russia are under British com.
mand but in charge of their own American
Yankee troops are subject to no Japar
command that conflict with American
purposes. AS for food and clothing, it was
stated at the war department that Ameri
cans in northern Russia have sufficient
supplies of both.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10

Don't buy Aspirin tablets in a pill
box. Insist on getting the Bayer pack
age with the safety "Bayer Cross" on
both package and on tablets. No
other way!
You must say "Bayer." Never ask
for merely Aspirin tablets. The name
"Bayer" means you are getting the
genuine "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin,
proven safe by millions of people.
Beware of counterfeitsi Only re-
Gently a Brooklyn manufacturer was
sent to the penitentiary for flooding
the country with talcum powder tab
lets, which he claimed to be Aspirin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10

"She insulted me. She pulled my shirt
of thing" s
Gabler. insisted that, since filing his
divorce suit. his wife had pursued him
all over town in an attempt to get him
back and induce him to go to a room
with her, but this Mrs. Gabler denied.
Gabler denounced the name on the
hotel register as "a forgery" Mrs
Gabler insisted that several times her
HUSBAND had knocked her down, but
Leo insisted he had never struck her
in his life. Raymond admitted he had
once choked her when she tried to
choke his dog while they were chasing
pigs out of the garden.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10

In the Bayer package are proper
directions and the dose for Headache.
Toothache, Earache. Neuralgia, Rheu-
matism, Lumbago, Sciatica. Colds.
Grippe. Influenzal-Colds; Neuritis and
pain generally.
"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" Ameri-
can made and owned. are sold in vest
pocket boxes of IL tablets. which cost
only a few cents, also in bottles of "a
and bottles of 1O0-also capsules. Az
pirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manu-
facture of Monoacetice cidester of Sail
cylicacid.-Adv.
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THEIR MOTHER DEAD
Elmont Man Goes to Court To GET
Custody of Children.

In an effort to recover his two chill
dren from the man who he alleges
broke up his home. George w. Mitch
ell, of route 10, Elmont. today filed a
petition in the supreme court. thru his
attorney, Ed Rooney, asking a writ of
habeas corpus.
Mitchell and his wife were divorced
in 1912, following alleged intimacy be-
tween Mrs. Mitchell and Harry Siam
baugh, whom she later married. She
took her two children and went to live
with her husband near Emporia. A
short time ago she died, but Siam
baugh. it is said, refuses to give up the
children
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BOWMAN ASKS APPEAL
Pratt County Man Was Convicted on
Cattle Stealing Charge.

An appeal was filed in the supreme
court today in the case of the state
of Kansas against Earl Bowman, ap-
pealed from the district court of Pratt
county. Bowman was convicted of
cattle stealing.
According to the allegations of the
state. Bowman stole a carload of cat
tie belonging to w. p. Bobbitt. of Sun
City. The cattle were shipped to st.
Joseph, Mo-, markets in March this
year. Bowman was convicted in the
district court and notice of his appeal
reached the supreme court today.
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Ono Loyal Army Corps.

Zurich. April 10.-A loyal army
corps has arrived in Bamberg to pro-
tect Premier Hoffman,, according to
dispatch received here today. Air
planes of the deposed Socialist govern
ment are said to be dropping PAM
phlets on Munich. announcing new
developments in the campaign to over
throw the soviets and restore the So
cialists TO power
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10
ALLEN TO HUTCHINSON
Governor Will Speak Tonight Before
Military Sisterhood. ga

Governor Henry ]. Allen left today
for Hutchinson. where he will speak
tonight at the annual meeting of the
National Military Sisterhood. He will
return to Topeka, Friday morning and
night.
The governor left Topeka at noon
today. He will leave Hutchinson fol-
lowing tonight's meeting and plans to
go to Kansas City Friday evening.
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EAST ON BARBER BOARD
Newton Man Appointed To Succeed
C. HI. Mathews, Topeka.

Gov. Henry ]. Allen today an
nounced the appointment of L. A..
East, of Newton. as member of
the state barber board. East is
named to succeed c. II. Mathews, OF
Topeka.
Mathews has served as a member
of the barber board since its crea-
ton six years ago. He was originally
appointed by Governor Hodges and
was re-appointed by Governor Capper.
East, who won the place today. was
Endorsed by number of barber
unions and other organizations.
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NOTICE

Railway clerks. bring your friends
to open meeting. G. A r. hall, 11s
East Sixth. p. m. Friday. 11th- H B.
Odell, regional deputy, and Emmett T.
Flood, general organizer American
Federation of Labor, will speak. Mu-
Sic-Adv
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Arguments Arc Made.

Washington. April 1O.-Arguments
to the jury in the Baltimore Federal
organized baseball were postponed to-
day until tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10

The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Sloyer
who died Tuesday at her home, 1I03 Kan
sas avenue. was held Thursday afternoon
at . O'Clock from PenwelTs chapel. Burial
in Mt. Hope cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10

The funeral of ]. NJ Covert. who died
Monday at his home, 423 Madison street.
was held Thursday afternoon at 80
o'clock from the residence. Burial in To-
peka cemetery,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10

The funeral of n. Coover, city auditor
who died at his home. ITO West Fifteenth
street. Wednesday morning, will be held
from the Westminster Presbyterian church
Friday afternoon at so o'clock. Burial in
Mt. Hope cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10

W. E. CULVER, of 1215 Western avenue
Ndied at his home this morning. Funeral
announcement later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-10

MRS. ARTHUR BOLTON died wednes-
day night at her home, 1881 Grove avenue
Funeral announcement later.