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The Topeka state journal., 1920-04-03
Herbert Hoover Won't Run as
Democrat or Independent.
Because of Food Relief Work
Will Make No Campaign.
EXPLAINS WILSON SUPPORT
As War Official Was His Duty
to Back President.
Urges Hoover Clubs to Refrain
From Extravagant Spending.

New York, April 5.-Herbert Hoover
in statement issued 10 all Hoover
Republican clubs today made plain
that he would not consider the Demo-
cratic or a third party presidential
nomins ton.
After referring to his allegiance to
the Republican party over years."
Hoover said:
"I trust 1 shall not be further en-
barrassed by suggestion of some inde-
pendents of the alternative of placing
my name before any other party. for a
primary sense of team work in any
party organization would preclude
such a possibility"
Explains Wilson Endorsement
Hoover explained his endorsement
of President Wilson's plea for return
of Democratic congress at the last
congressional elections as follows:
Some people of this sort (parti-
sans) feel great trouble of mind that
in a letter addressed to a friend l eX-
pressed my alarm at the then grow
ing partisanship and stressed the need
for unity of action between the execu-
tive and legislative branches of the
government while we were still faced
with problems of war.
1T was obviously my duty as an i'm
portant war official to support the
president without thought of any po-
litical interest to myself from the day
L entered the administration until l
left it and 1 put no qualifications upon
or apologies for loyalty to ones chief
| in office"
BE No Personal Campaign.
Hoover said that owing to pressure
| of his work in food relief. he would be
unable to make a personal campaign
! He said he did not believe his friends
could find any advantage in seeking
| to further his interests in primaries yet
to be held but suggested they would
find their energies better applied tc
| promotion Of their views to the coun-
| try and the delegates already named
with full respect to their prior
pledges"
| 'T presume that the various club.
| that have been formed over the coun
try will need to expend a certain
lamount- of money in printing and 9th
er incidentais, but 1 trust that ever,
one or them will confine itself t.
minor subscriptions and minor expen
ditures and will be prepared to oper
| its books TO public inspection"
The Topeka state journal., 1920-04-03

9ppeared-those men who toll around
a railroad station and often take on a
little contract of their own.
Employment bureaus act as clear
ing houses for these men, sitting out
the ordinary tramps who are only
seeking transportation and sending
those who really wish employment to
the construction camps of the west
In former years approximately ten
thousand men came TO Kansas City
from the south and west each spring,
according to employment authorities.
How great the influx will be this year,
however, is uncertain. The return of
the railroads to private control may
mean considerable new work done on
some of the roads, and on others. per-
haps not so much.
The call for harvest hands will not
be sounded for about two months, but
the United States employment service
is busy now mapping out plans to care
for these workers. many thousands of
whom are needed in the grain fields
each year.
The Topeka state journal., 1920-04-03
WILL COPY THE ALLEN PLAN.
Nebraska Legislature May Get Power
to Provide Industrial Court

Lincoln. Neb.. April 3.-Creation by
a future state legislature of an indus
trial court to determine controversies
between employers and employees in
any business or vocation affected with
a public interest will be possible in
Nebraska if a constitutional provision
is adopted by the voters at a special
election next September 21.
The proposal is one of about forty
other constitutional changes proposed
by the states constitutional convention
which has just practically finished UP
it's work of revising the existing con-
stitution to meet the modern needs of
the state. The industrial commission,
under the proposals terms, would also
have power to enforce laws against
unfair business practices and uncon-
scionable gains affecting the public
welfare" Appeals to the supreme
court from the commissions final
orders would be provided.
The Topeka state journal., 1920-04-03
SAW HER MOTHER SLAIN.
Nine Year Old Girl Then Saw Slayer
Suicide by Drowning.

Middleton, N. Y, April "A nine
year-old girl saw her mother shot and
killed and the slayer drown himself
near here late yesterday.
The woman was Mrs. Harold J.
Grayson of Paterson. N J., the maj
J. Edward Larey of New York City.
company.
The three were on their way home
from a motor trip. An argument
arose over the return route. The girl
said Larey stopped the car and shot
her mother four times. The girl start
ed to run but he called her back and
said he would take her mother to a
hospital Near Bear mountain he
again stopped the automobile. A
short time. later his body was taken
from a lake nearby.
The Topeka state journal., 1920-04-03
SOVIET LAUNCHES ATTACK
Russian Forces Fight Fiercely TO
Reach .Vilna-Finns Alarmed.

Warsaw, April 3.-The Bolshevih
launched attacks yesterday on both
sides of the River Dvina, apparently
in the beginning of their threatened
drive on the northern front designed
to carry them in the direction Of
Wilma. Fighting at various points on
this front is reported in the Lettish
communiques today. One of the Let
tish statements announce the repulse
of a Bolsheviki attack in the region
flake Osveia.
The fighting is reported particu-
larly severe in the vicinity of Demo.
along the northern banks of the Dvina.
Between Pollock and Borrisov, on the
Beresina, the Polish communique an
nounced a heavy attack by the Reds
The Poles counter attacked, driving
the Reds eastwardly. The newspapers
also report a Polish success on the
southern front, in Podolia, announcing
the capture of Bar, northeast OF
Kamenetz-Podolsk, by the Poles.
Uneasiness in Finland over the Boil
sheviki success in the far north is re-
ported by the press. (This probably
refers to the recently reported Bolshe-
Wiki advance in the Murmansk region.
between the White sea and the
Arctic.) The newspaper Declare Fin
land is already considering military
action against the Reds to prevent a
Bolshevilxi invasion.
The Topeka state journal., 1920-04-03
COME TO TOPEKA
Kansas Military SisterhOOd Will
Meet Here Monday.
Interesting Program Announced
Today for Convention.

Topeka members of the Kansas
chapter, National Military Sisterhood
of America will be hostesses at the sec
ond convention of the state organiza-
ton in this city Monday, April 5.
The home chapter will receive many
delegates who will come from all parts
of the state The convention meetings
will be held in Memorial hall. The
session will open at $3.50 o'clock Mon
day morning, and the afternoon will
convene at $3.50 o'clock. A reception
will be held at the nome of the ma
tional president Mrs. c. I. Martin,
1907 Tyler street, Monday evening at
s o'clock.
The Military Sisterhood was organ
lied three years ago. Kansas has ten
chapters of the Sisterhood. Mrs. G.
+. Rees of Topeka, who is president of
the state organization, announces the
following program for Monday:
$3.50 O'Clock.
National Anthem
Salute 10 the Flag.
PrayerEMrs. f. H. Roberts, oskaloosa,
Kan
Recording secretary's report.
Report Of committee on credentials
Chairman. Mrs. f. c. Fable, Mrs. G. I.
Martin, Mrs. Festus Foster, Mrs. Nettie
Report of chapters.
Election OF officers.
Luncheon u so, Chamber of Commerce.
$3.50 O'Clock.
National Anthem.
Address of welcome-Mayor n. J. Cor
Address of state president-Mrs. G. F.
Rees.
Whistling solo-Mrs. Gladys Jamlson.
Reading-Katherine Rabe.
Vocal solo, in costume, From the Land
of the Sky Blue Water (Cadman)-Mar-
garet Morrison, Helen Whittelsey, accom-
Clarinet solo, Spring song''-Leon King.
Helen Whittelsey, accompanist
Whistling solo-Helen Whittelsey. Mrs.
c. A. Whittelsey, aeeema pnist.
Address-Miss Helen Ostertag. Atchison
Kan.
Memorial ceremony: In Memoria-Mrs.
z. c. Fable.
Vocal solo, "Flanders Fields CA1fred
Hiles Bergen.)-Mr. Horace Bowman. Mrs.
ARA Clarke. accompanist.
Evening O'clock.
Reception ct the home or the national
president, Mrs. C. L Martin, 1907 Tyler
street.
The Topeka state journal., 1920-04-03
Food Up 425 Per
Cent Since 1904,
Bills Set Forth

The cost of four articles of food
has increased 425 per cent since 1904.
it was shown by purchases made this
week by Col. ]. w. F. Hughes.
The colonel found bill I'M his
house, dated 1904. from a local gro
cery store. The statement comprised
the following articles: Potatoes, four
bushels, $2.s2: sausage. two pounds.
rs cents: corn meal. ten pounds, IA
cents; round steak, two pounds. 25
cents; total. s3.96.
The cost of the same articles at the
sa me store today was: Potatoes. four
bushels SIS: sausage. two pounds, 46
cents; corn meal. ten pounds. so cents
round steak, two pounds, 20 cents;
total. S20.66.
Labor, $41.S5; material S3.75.
The cost of material nowadays is
only one-twelfth of the cost of a plas-
tering. job. The balance is cost of la
Dor.
c. P. Bolmar. local real estate man
recently had some repairing done 10
the plastering in two rooms of his
house. The bill for the work follows:
Plasterers, "a hours work at SIPS. $3:i. q
Common labor. 13i3 hours at Coo. S.1t
Mnterial '.......-.' '....-'... .....s...'.. o.it
The Topeka state journal., 1920-04-03

Washington, April 3.-Surgeon Gem
eral Hugh s. Cumming. chief medi-
cal officer of the United States govcrn-
ment. today voiced an appeal to
American women to swear off the
cigaret habit.
DIR. Cummings appeal was based on
government reports which indicats
that cigaret consumption increased ~
per cent in the United States in the
last year
THE cigaret habit INDUCED in by
women tends to cause nervousness and
insomnia. running the complexion"
said Doctor Cumming.
IF American women generally con-
tract the cigaret habit as reports now
indicate they are doing. the entire
American nation will suffer. The ply
sical tone of the whole people will be
lowered.
This is one of the most evil influ-
ences in American life today. The
number OF American women who are
becoming inveterate smokers is ansz-
ing
THE habit harms a woman more
than a man. however. The woman'a
nervous system is more highly organ
lied than the mans The reaction on
a woman, therefore, Is more intense"
The Topeka state journal., 1920-04-03
"A STEP BACKWARD"
Mayor Says Removing "White Way
Pole Arms Can't Be Considered.

Opposition to plan of removing two
OF the arms from the white way
poles in Topeka was expressed today
by Mayor II. J. Corwine. He declared
1t would be taking "a step backward"
and that it is a project mot to be con-
sidered."
Fred Painter, superintendent of the
light department, said today he had
received notice that the manufacture
OF the large globes had been discon-
tinued.
Il don't know what we can do"
said Painter. 1T seems that the white
way lights are wanted, and in tiTne
we will be unable to get globes. Even
now the factory will not guarantee
shipment in less than eight months.
So 1t will be eight months before we
can replace the globes broken by the
recent storm and even then it. is going
to cost an awful lot OF money"
The Topeka state journal., 1920-04-03
HALT is CALLED
Attorney General Palmer Stops
Coal PrOfiteering.
Wage Hike Only Justifies Hike
of 40c Per Ton.

Washington, April s. Attorney
General Palmer today notified all dis
trict attorneys to watch coal prices in
their localities to halt profiteering re-
suiting from removal of government
price. regulations April 1.
An average increase of 40 cents per
ton may be taken as a maximum rea-
sonable increase likely to result from
the raising of miners wages 81 per
cent, according to a letter Palmer sent
district attorneys.
The letter reads: Now that govern
ment regulation of prices has been dis
excessive increase in the price of
bituminous coal.
Our total annual production is ap-
proximately 500,000.000 tons. and it is
estimated that the total increase in
| wages will be approximately $780,
| 100000 per annum. II this entire
amount is added by the operators to
| the price, it would only make an in
crease O 40 cents a ton. II, however
the operators absorb the Ia per cent
| increase which became effective in De
cember, there will be left only $4,000
| 600 to be passed on to the consumer
In this event, the increase of the price
at the mine would amount to 20 cents
a ton.
This should not be taken as an ex-
cuse for raising the price for domestic
coal consumption. 1t is probable that
normal conditions will shortly be re-
stored and fair prices will follow. In
| the meantime. please receive and con-
slider complaints of profiteering which
may arise in your district under the
Lever act
Palmer is believed to be acting in
line with the statement of President
Wilson, who, in notifying operators OF
the removal of price regulations.
warned them that effective measures
would be taken to prevent profiteer-
3,-
The Topeka state journal., 1920-04-03
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR TO MARCH.
Will Attend Easter Services at First
Methodist Church.

With white plumes waving above
the glitter of their uniforms. the
Knights Templar of Topeka COM
mandery No. will attend Faster
services at the First Methodist Epis-
copal church at 3 o'clock Sunday
afternoon.
The line will form in front of tn.
Masonic temple at $3.50 o'clock, under
direction of George w. Porter. ad-
jutant. Knights not in uniform will
wear the maltese cross. Past COM
manders will form the right OF the
line, with the colors on the left Mar
shalfs band Will lead the column and
form on the left OF the line. After
services knights will fall in on Har-
rison street and return to the temple
by way of Harrison street, Tenth
avenue, Kansas avenue and Seventh
street.
The sermon will be delivered by
Rev. Edmund James Kulp.
Officers of the commandery follow:
The Topeka state journal., 1920-04-03
LABOR CHIEFS CASE POSTPONED
Fourteen Indicted in Topeka VIII
Face Trial at Next Term.

kansas City, April S.-Fourteen
abor leaders indicted at Topeka last
April by a federal grand jury on
charges growing out of the street ca
strike here in January, 1918. will not
be tried until the next term of court,
and possibly not then, it was an
nounced today.
The trial had been set for this
month. Judge John c. Pollock con-
tinued the case today. The indictment
charges conspiracy to interfere with
interstate commerce. Among the
labor leaders under indictment are:
Cliff Langsdale. an attorney: Frank
IO'Shea, an international officer of the
street car mems union; Mrs. Sarah
Green and Charles &. Nelson
The Topeka state journal., 1920-04-03
RUHR REDS QUIT
Executive Council Decides to
Call OF General Strike.
Government Troops Are Closing
in on the Rebels.

Copenhagen April 3-Decision to
call off the general strike in the entire
Ruhr industrial region was reached at
a plenary session of the executive
council of the district yesterday, ac-
cording to a dispatch from Essen. 1t
will be renewed, however, if the Berlin
government fails to- fulfill obligations
entered into with the workers, and, in
particular if it fails to halt the move
ment of troops against the Ruhr dis
trict.
Close in on Rebels.
The Hague. April 3.-The general
advance of the government troops
along the entire front against the in
surgent forces in the Ruhr and neigh
boring industrial regions, which be-
gan at Z o'clock Friday morning. has
been very successful, according to we'll
informed Dutch sources. The right
wing of the advancing troops forced
the Reds to retreat across the Tester
berg, and the government forces have
already penetrated Hambourn, the ad-
vices state.
At the center of the front the gov
ernment troops have taken Reckling-
hansen, thirteen miles northwest of
Essen, driving the reds before them,
while the left wing is advancing from
Hamm Westward.
The resistance of the red army,
which is reported not under the con-
troll of it's nominal leaders, is said to
have been generally weak. The lead
ers, the Dutch accounts state, are Ger
mans for the most part but only a
few of them are professional officers
The number of Russians is declared
to be insignificant.
Companies of the red army have
been named after prominent extrem-
lists, bearing such names as Company
Lenine," Company Trotzky" and
Company Karl Liebknecht."
The Topeka state journal., 1920-04-03
POSTPONE LIVESTOCK MEETING
Members of New State Board Coming
Here Monday.

The first meeting of the new state
livestock board. scheduled for today,
was postponed until next Tuesday.
Members of the new board were un-
able TO come to Topeka today to out
line plans.
The board includes J. H. Mercer,
state livestock sanitary commissioner;
Representative }. o. Jack) Evans of
Asherville. Mitchell county. and Harry
Darby, of Kansas City. Provision for
creation of the new board was made
under the Burdick bill passed during
the special legislature session.
The Topeka state journal., 1920-04-03
PLEADS GUILTY TO MURDER.
Sentence of Mickey Watts, Negro,
Closes Another Bottoms Tragedy.

The curtain fell on another tragedy
of the bottoms Friday afternoon
when Mickey Watts. negro. pleaded
guilty to second degree murder and
was given a sentence of from five to
twenty-one years for the murder of
Harvey Scott. a white man, in Helen
Anderson's place, March s. Sentence
was imposed by Judge James A. Nc
Clure of the first division of the dis
trict court.
The original complaint charged
Watts with first degree murder but
was changed to second degree murder
with the written consent of Scott's
wife, who is now living at Admire.
Kan, according to Hugh Fisher,
county attorney.
THE testimony showed that Watts
didn't intend to kill Scott but believed
he was shooting at another negro who
he believed was in the house." Fisher
said.
The Topeka state journal., 1920-04-03
OVERPOWER OKMULGEE JAILER
Four Prisoners Make Escape from
JaiI-Arc Still at Largo.

OSmulgee, Okla. April S.-While
admitting TRUSTEES to the Jail cage. four
prisoners overpowered George Green,
jailer at the county Jail here last night
and made their get away. They
locked the aged jailer in the hospital
cell and made their escape thru the
sheriff's office by breaking a window.
Casey Murphy Tulsa, held on a
charge of automobile theft, was one OF
the four who broke Jail. No trace of
the escaped prisoners had been found
this morning
The Topeka state journal., 1920-04-03
BEAT HIS W1FE-NOW DEAD
Husband Dies With Five Bullet
Wounds in Body-Wife in Hospital.

st. Louis, April 3.-Hyman Mandel,
SO, is dead from five bullet wounds,
and his wife. Bessie, 34. declared by
police to have shot him as he lay
asleep last midnight after he had
beaten her, was in the city hospital
today in serious condition.
Mandel died two hours after the
shooting. One bullet struck him in
the head, two lodged in his back as
he was awakened from the first shot,
he told physicians. The fourth pene-
trated his right shoulder.
Mrs. Mandel, suffering from hys-
terra, was seriously lacerated and
wounded about the head, police said.
The Topeka state journal., 1920-04-03
JURY ACoUITs VAN HLE.
Salina Man Cleared of Murder Charge
insanity Was Plea

Salina, Kan. April 3.-The jury in
the case of Van Hiie charged with
the murder of his wife here last Feb
ruaory. brought in verdict acquitting
him OF the charge. on the ground o.
insanity. Worry Of domestic condi-
tions. it was said, had deranged his
m entail faculties-
Hile and his wife were found by
their adopted son after the shooting
last February. The woman was dead
and Hiie was blinded bf the shot he
fired in an attempt at suicide.
The Topeka state journal., 1920-04-03
BOLsHEvIKI TAKE vLADIKAVKAz
important Ciscaucasia Is Now in the
Hands of Soviet Troops.

Constantinople, April S.-Vladikav-
kaz, an important military station and
trading center in Ciscaucasia, has been
captured by the Russian Bolsheviki,
according to advfces received here.
Vladikavkaz. capital of the territory
of the Terek, is situated on the Terek
river and is about ninety-five miles
due north of Tiflis. 1t is on the north
ern slope of the Caucasus mountains
and its capture, together with that of
Petrovsk, on the west shore of the
Caspian sea, which was reported this
week, show an advance of Bolsheviki
toward the great oil center of Baku
and the frontier of the Georgian re-
Dublic.
The Topeka state journal., 1920-04-03
DEMPSEY CASE DELAYED.
Dates for Trial of Champ VIII Be Set
i'm Two Weeks

San Francisco. Cal, April S.-The
cases of Jack Dempsey, heavyweight
champion Of the world. and his mana
ger. JacK Kearns, indicted by a federal
grand jury in connection with Demp-
seys alleged evasion Of the selective
draft. were called in the United States
district court today and went over for
two weeks. at which time it was an
pounced the cases would be set for
trial. Neither Dempsey nor Kearns
appeared in court.
The Topeka state journal., 1920-04-03
A. P. MORRISON PROMOTED
Former Topekan Made Assistant Pas
sengcr Traffic Manager Santa Fe.

A. p. Morrison, formerly of Topeka,
has been promoted from assistant gem
eral passenger agent to assistant pas
senger traffic manager OF the Santa
Fe
Morrison entered the service of the
Santa Fe in the passenger department
in Topeka in 1890 and in 1902 was
transferred to Chicago, where he will
now have his headquarters. He is a
Miss Jean Morrison $50 CLAY street
The Topeka state journal., 1920-04-03
MOUNT LASSEN ERUPTS.
Only Volcano in United States Begin:
Scouting Molten Lava.

Redding, Calf, April 3.-Mount
Lassen burst into sputtering eruption
at 1890 a. m. today. Half an hour
later. it had shown no sign of abate-
ment
This is the first sign of activity since
February 8, when the volcano, the only
active one in the United States, cast
forth great clouds of smoke and
ashes in an unusually violent eruption.
The Topeka state journal., 1920-04-03
ARBoR-BIRD DAY APRIL 1s.
Governor Calls on Every kansan e
Plant a Tree That Day.

Emmett D. George, private secre-
tary to Governor Allen, today issued
a proclamation for the governor. The
proclamation calls upon the people of
Kansas to observe Friday, April 16, as
Arbor and Bird day.
The proclamation asks every Kan
san-particulariy every school child
to plant a tree in observance of the
day. Special talks in the sch )oi
rooms as to the value of trees and need
of protecting birds and dumb animals
are urged.
The Topeka state journal., 1920-04-03
BR-R-R! BR-R-R! BR-R.R!

John Miller. IA Harrison street,
ana V. V. Shale. 617 Harrison
street, reported today that their
overcoats were stolen last night
when they left them in a motor ca
during a call at 22o0 West Tenth
street.
The Topeka state journal., 1920-04-03
Chinese Troops at Anhui Mutiny.

Annoy, China, April 3.-Two hum
dred soldiers were killed and many
wounded in a nutiny of the troops
in Anhuf province, according to ad-
vices received here The fighting is
continuing and the inhabitants are
fleeing in terror, the dispatch adds.
The Topeka state journal., 1920-04-03
Driving April Storm in All
Parts of the State.
Unusual Spring Day Chilled
With Winter Leftover.
LOOKS LIKE A "WHITE EASTER"
Temperature Down to Twenty
Predicted for Tomorrow.
Foot of Snow at Salina-Eight
Inches COncOrdia.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS:
SNOW tonight, probably clearing Sunday
morning. colder tonight. cold wave south
portion, colder southeast portion Sunday
strong cast to north winds
The Topeka state journal., 1920-04-03

Beatrice. Neb., April s.-Sleeping
sicians for the stupor of DR.. o. p.
Wood. His brother is here from
Oketa, Kan
The Topeka state journal., 1920-04-03
WILL WOMEN SWEAR Off?

If American Women Continue
Cigarette Habit Americans Of
Future VIII Be Nervous and
High Strung, Says Surgeon Gem
crai.