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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-23
MEAT RETAILERS ARE WARNED
Must Cut Their Prices to Customers
When Wholesalers Make Cut.

Chicago. Feb. 23.-Retail meat deal
ers have been warned by the United
States district attorney that they must
reduce their prices as the wholesale
prices drop, or submit their books to
investigation by federal agents.
This was revealed here by United
States Attorney General A. Mitchell
Palmer, who stopped over while en-
route to Topeka, Kan.
1.-The price of meat has been falling
for three months but the retailers
have not reduced their prices, declar-
ing that their supplies were old stock
purchased at higher prices" said
Palmer.
THE old stocks should be exhausted
by this time and unless the price TO
the consumer comes down soon. we
will have to look into the question of
the dealers profits
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-23
TODAY,S TEMPERATURES.

A snow storm is headed for Kansas
in the opinion of S. D. Flora, state me-
teoro1ogist. An area of low pressure
of Colorado and Utah caused snow
there today. The area is moving to-
wards Kansas. While Flora believes
there will be snow in the next twenty
four hours, he expresses no opinion as
to whether or not snowfall will be
heavy. No radical change in temper
atures is anticipated.
Rain in Topeka in the last twenty
four hours amounted to about .01 of
an inch. This was practically all the
precipitation recorded in the state.
Flora declared today that moisture
was needed thruout the entire state.
No extreme cold weather was re-
ported this morning from any place in
IContinned on Page Twol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-23
HOST TO VISITING EDITORS
Press Club Entertain With Luncheon
at Chamber of Commerce

Democratic editors in Topeka for
the opening session of the Bourbon
clan were entertained at lunch today
by the Topeka Press club at the
Chamber of Commerce. The private
table reserved at the C. of c. for
members of the Press club was en-
larged to take care of it's own large
membership and the many editor
guests No speeches were inflicted
upon the editors
The following out-of-town newspa-
permen were among the guests: J. w
Howe, Emporia; F. D. Lamb. Manhat-
tan; Click Fockele, lie Roy; W. Knaus.
Mcpherson; Will H. King, lola; Capt.
Ben Hudson Fredonia: E. F. Hudson,
Fredonia; J. D. Dickerson, Wichita.
Captain Hudson is a son of E F.
Hudson, of Fredonia. He is one of the
few men who have been given the dis
tinguished service cross by the United
States government
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-23
STATE FLU STILL DECREASES.
Only SS3 Cases Over Sunday; New
Flare in Southeast Kansas.

IdEc III southeast hdnS1S.
Continued improvement in the gem
eral flu situation over the state was
shown today in reports coming to the
state board of health. Only $50 cases
were reported from Saturday after
noon until noon today. as compared
with 2.113 cases for the same period
week ago and 5,S63 cases two weeks
ago. The reports, however, show an
increase in the epidemic in the south
east corner of the state.
Twenty-nine new cases of pneu-
monia and four deaths were reported.
Cherokee led all other counties in the
state. reporting III new cases of flu
and five pneumonia cases since Satur-
day afternoon. Crawford county was
second with 101 cases of flu and two
cases of pneumonia. Three deaths
were reported in Cheyenne and one in
Geary county.
CoffeyviIle reported the most new
cases of any city. with a total of
twenty-five. Lawrence reported five
flu cases and one of pneumonia; At
Gibson three of flu and Leavenworth
one of flu and three of pneumonia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-23

Harrison Dempsey. Is, is under arr
rest at Kansas City and will remain
there until requisition papers mailed
from Topeka Sunday night by Sheriff
Larimer are signed by the governor
of Missouri. His pal, unidentified,
was shot by a detective and killed as
he leaped from Il second story win
dow.
Arrested Dempsey Sunday.
Miller went to Kansas City Saturday
night on the trail of the bandits and
located Dempsey at Fifteenth and
Forest streets early Sunday afternoon.
He arrested him there. Miller told
Larirner over the telephone that
Dempsey was the man who had run
out the rear door of the house on the
Hickory Jones farm. where the shoot
ing took place. There were scratches
On his hand received, it is said, when
he ran into a fence in making his
escape.
From Dempsey. Miller obtained in
formation as to the whereabout of the
man killed this morning at Kansas
City. Accompanied by /. B. Walston
and Donald Oldham. Kansas City de-
tectives. Miller went TO 2615 .Spruce
street this morning.
Shot Man on Window Sill.
The officers entered and searched
the mouse. 2lllST was LHt llfSl man
to locate their quarry when he burst
into a room. He covered his man.
The other two officers entered. Sud-
denly the bandit leaped for a window
and climbed onto the sill TO jump to
freedom. Walston shot. The bandit
fell in a nnangled heap on the floor.
The officers. upon examination.
found a partially healed bullet wound
in the mans back. showing that one
of Sheriff Larimer's shots took effect
a week ago Sunday night in the duel
lin the darkened home OF Hickory
Jones. His feet wer9 frozen and
swathed in bandages. His face and
hands were cut by the glass thru
which he jumped Sunday night.
dressed only in his underclothes.
Larimer Raps Hannah.
miller and u have been following
clews stea Oily for a week. ending in
locating the men Saturday night in
Kansas City when Miller left" said
Contiued on Page Five.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-23
700 BOURBONS AT
BIC ANNUAL FEAST
Attorney General Palmer and
Mrs. Funk, Feature Orators.
Latter Will Take Governor
Allen to Real Trimming.
NOT YELLING FOR BRYAN
Sentiment Is for McAdOO,
Hoover, Cox and Palmer.
Wichita Seems to Have Tied Up
State Convention.

Problems of a state issue or a gen.
the Democrats who are here for their
annual banquet. The state fight must
admittedly be made on the industrial
court act or the extravaganza of Gov
ernor Aliens special legislative session.
Conservative leadership in the party.
however, disapproyes the drawing of a
state line-eVen with the prospect of
united union labor support. They
want the national campaign to domi-
nate in the state with the hope of re-
tanning Kansas in the Democrat col
umH.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-23
About "7he Boys %

Hutchinson swung into the state
convention fight this morning with
big demand for the Bourbon gather
ing. The fact that the convention of
1915 met in the salt town and that
the Seventh district insists on the cleo
ton of Forrest Luther as state chair
man were the only indications of
forced compromise. The Wichita con-
tirgent stayed right on the job for the
breezy town.
If the convention selects him, he
will go as a delegate. But no fight
for a place on the Frisco contingent
will be made by Robert w. Blair Of
Topeka. Blair has been active in ev-
cry Democrat campaign in Kansas in
years and every old-timer in the party
is his friend. If he indicates so much
as slight desire to go his term of
faithful service is almost certain to
be rewarded.
John Kelly. who helps keep the
party organization together in Hugo
ton, Stevens county, is here shouting
for a national victory. Kelly has
broken entirely away from the ac-
cepted style of politicians. He came
to town without the glaring red tie.
Instead he has purchased a pure
white bow that resembles the trade
mark of the prohibition party during
the legislative row of 1898.
Fred Robertson, United States dis
trict attorney; DIR. Burris Jenkins,
Postmaster Gillis. W. W. Gordon, for
mer state legislator: w. w. Rose and
a number of other Kansas City celeb
rites We're with the party which
came on the special train today. The
train carried five coaches and brought
some ESQ Democratic men and women
for the banquet. Sam Amidon. ma
tional committeeman, was with the
Wyandotte contingent, altho his home
is in Wichita. Amidon will not be a
candidate for a Big Four place.
tCoutiuned % Page Two.j
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-23
Artists Disfavor Union.

New York. Feb. 23.-American ar
lists are not in favor of a union ac-
cording to the Society of Independent
Artists. incorporated, which made pub
lie today the result of a QUESTIONABLE
its $50 members on the subject
The artists were asked to register their
approval or disapproval of a union
similar to the recently organized union
of French graphic and plastic artists
in Paris.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-23
CORWINE NOT A CANDIDATE
Topeka Mayor Will Not Run for Con-
gross, He Says.

Mayor Herbert J. Corwine will not
be a Democratic candidate for con-
gresham from the First district. he
declared today.
There is nothing to say about it."
he declared Il am not interested in
it and will not be in the future. 1 am
not in politics.
I'm case you were nominated, would
you not run?" he was asked.
Il would not" was the reply
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-23


Uncertainty over the states support
of A. Mitchell Palmer, then party's
guest of honor at tonights banquet,
does not relieve conditions Palmer's
injunction against the coal strikers
has alienated labor leaders Yet kan
sas Democracy tonight suspends Judg-
lnent with the possibility that the state
may yet give the United states attor-
ney general a majority OF her FRISCO
support. The drawing OF an issue IN
Kansas on local problems however Is
Iaceu IloSt StiIilulS oS 'llS wise iiiei VI
former pdtIss'
Court Law Feature.
Forrest Luther of Cimarron, possi-
bic new state chairman. is one of the
men who want to draw the line and
to meet the Republicans on their state
record. His personal desire is to make
the new court law the feature issue
especially should Governor Allen be
candidate for reelection in November.
In my opinion we ought TO make
the fight on the new court, said
Luther. 1t is a piece of grandstand- d
ing tour-tushlnS politics. Aleh ISM
the smart pqiI'iSi1i, @ mI,iIiI i ,TIIo
fact that he came in with a basket
mi of votes two wears ago doesn't
1oran 90 much. His court bill must be
+be iesue and every worker in the
sts+a is oraiust it.'
All of the old time pre- election
hope, courage and enthusiasm of the
Kansas Democrats is in evidence today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-23
sG eather
SNOW HEADED FOR KANSAS.
Flora Predicts Storm-No Radical
Temperature Change.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS:
Snow or rain tonight and Tuesday; not
much change in temperatures.
Shippers forecast warns to protect sc
hour shipments north and west against a
temperature of % degrees; east and south.
SO degrees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-23

One of the bandits wanted here for
the shooting of Sheriff Hugh Larimer
was killed today at Kansas City and
the other was captured there early
Sunday afternoon, according to a long
distance telephone call received today
by Larimer from Bob Miller. UNDER
sheriff
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-23

miller and u have been following
clews stea Oily for a week. ending in
locating the men Saturday night in
Kansas City when Miller left" said
Contiued on Page Five.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-23

oCoutitned 90 Page Two.j
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-23

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
w Snow or rain tonight and Tuesday ;
not much change in temperature.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-11

the scenes which upset me so If could
only bring myself to the clinging vine
attitude so many women adopt sue
cessfully.
But it is impossible for me to make
any advances to Dicky to attempt to
caress him-especially IL he is angry at
me. So, instead Of explaining first
the reason for my action of the morn
ing, 1 ruthlessly blurted out the bare.
simple truth.
He did not see my rings because !
took them off when / removed my
gloves and put them in my meshbag.
might as well tell you all the rest
now. After we had finished our din
ner, and my cousin had told me about
his caring, I was very much upset,
for did not dream OF it"
"Oh, of course not" interjected
Dicky contemptuously. Taking off
your rings showed that"
II began to cry, I went on, loath-
ing myself for telling all this, but de-
termined to go through with the whole
thing, land Jack called taxi and we
went upto Central Park. He wanted
to give me time TO control myself
On the way told him / was married.
Then he realized that 1 must have
taken off my rings. He told me
ought to put them back on, and when
I looked in my bag for them they were
gone
What stuff is this?" Dicky inter-
rupted. You have your rings on at
this minute"
yes. 1 know" returned, but I
did not find them for nearly an hour.
We rushed back to the restaurant, and
Jack went into look for them. While
he was gone, Mr.. Underwood passed
the taxi, and, seeing me, thought was
on my way to his home. Just then
Jack came down the steps and said to
me, can't find them anywhere Mr..
Underwood asked us IL we had lost
anything, and 1 answered, No. moth
ing of any consequence for I did not
wish him to know about IL But he
happened TO look at my ungloved
hand, and he said. oh, see, nothing
Of any consequence so sneeringly"
"Don't You Know?
Dicky uttered a vigorous oath and
rising, began to pace up and down the
room.
Mr.. Underwood went away then
continued. and Jack and started to
find you. He said If I had lost my
rings he was going to be the one to
tell you. But when 1 put on my
gloves the rings rolled out of a glove.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-11

CapturedI
The bearded lips were drawn so
tense that the yellow teeth were bare.
The Pearlhunter knew the yellow
teenth meant exactly what they SEEM
ed to mean. Louie Solomon's three
guardsmen had a reputation along the
Wabash. For an instant the wild no.
ton seized him to spring upon the
fellow, try to disarm him, and take
his chances in the struggle that would
follow. But that would fix his guilt,
and he felt so secure in his inno-
cence and so confident of his ability to
prove it. when the time came. that
he dismissed the impulse. His great
danger lay in the face that the infu-
rated Jews might kill him before it
came to proof. The reward for the
Red Mask was the same whether dead
or alive. Still, his death would not
bring them any nearer finding the
pearl He pinned his hope there. and
shook his head.
The Jew. jammed the revolver
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-11
DEVELOPMENT OF FIoR,nA

| The development of Florida along
| many and varied lines. is pointed out
| by the Tampa Times to be almost
startling" In a very able editorial
The Times comments on the develop
ment of live stock. the cultiva ton of
small fruits, grapes, sugar cane, and
the inventive genius which is finding
its expression in the making of news
print in this state. Says the Times:
But 1t is not alone in the livestock
| line that we are making progress. Only
a few days back the paper told of the
extraordinary development of the COM
| mon wild huckleberry, by cultivation
/ and intelligent selection of varieties,
| into a delicious and productive berry.
coming after the close of the straw
berry season, it Is bound to be i'm
mensely profitable. There are other
berries, the dewberry and blackberry,
for instance, which will yet be sub
| jected to the improving hand of man.
Grapes, equal or superior to the
northern varieties. are already grown
here, and we shall soon be indepen-
dent of New York or Michigan for our
supply of this delicious and healthful
fruit.
Then comes a coterie of inventors
and investigators, who tell us they
have devised a process of making
newsprint paper from our common
saw grass. waste product of which
we have thousands, perhaps millions,
of acres, in the state. This news will
carry joy and gladness to thousands
of harassed publishers who have
been cogitating over the constantly
advancing costs of print paper. ans
wondering how long they could re-
main in business under such an enor-
nous handicap. Once the new pro-
cess gets in full operation publishers
can snap their fingers at the paper
trust. for the supply of raw material
is practically unlimited. 1t took years
or tireless investigation, with many
defeats and disappointments, but the
final success will wipe out their menu
DRY and bring ample reward to the
persistent inventors.
1.-THE production of sugar is another
line of industry in which Florida is
bound to become preeminent. Our
soil and climate are both particular
ly adapted to the growth OF cane and
capital is already making heavy in
vestments in land with an ultimate
manufacture of sugar. Statisticians
tell us we can with our unrivalled
natural advantages, produce sugar
enough to export. We have been max
ing sugar in a crude and primitive way
ever since the Spaniards first occupied
the land and drove the Indians to I'M
requited tot lin the cane fields. The
remains of their old sugar mills are
still TO be seen in some parts OF the
state. An aggregate OF thousands of
acres of sugar cane are grown in the
state each year but we have never at
tempted to make anything but syrup,
the moderate profits of which have
contented our farmers Now it will
be grown on a big scale and manufac-
tured into the finest of sugar with all
the aids and equipments that science
can suggest. The results will startle
the world.
"A few days since we asserted in an
editorial that there was no waste
land in Florida Events will yet
nnoEA tia truth. AZ tina asaaEainn-"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-11

and put them on and came on hons
here, and then went over 10 Mrs I'm
derwood's. Mr.. Underwood telephoned
me heretofore I left, saying he would
not speak of the loss OF the rings,
but I told him a falsehood about
them"
You did? whatT' Dicky's voice
was sharp and peremptory.
Il told him that my rings had not
been lost that my gloves were too
tight and that / had removed them
to put on my gloves"
%Goodi" Dicky's voice held a note
OF relenting. That's one thing saved
any way. Wonder your conscience
would let you tell that much OF
lie
His sheer reused me. had been
speaking in a dreary monotone which
typified my feelings. Now I faced
him, indignant
"See here. Dicizy Graham. don't you
imagine II would have been easier for
me to lie about all this7 didn't need
TO tell you anything. Another thing
want YOU to understand plainly ard
that is my reason for not telling Jack
at IlEsI lNAL Il WIS Al A Tau
had a real brother, you would have
thought IL perfectly natural for me to
have waited for his return before I
married. Now. no brother in the world
could have been kinder to me than
was Jack Beckett. We were indebted
to him for a thousand lxindnesses. for
a lifetime of devotion. never should
have married without first telling him
about IL. Do you wonder that. real
izing that, delayed in every way the
story Of my marriage until I could
find a suitable opportunity? I give
you my word of honor that did not
dream he cared, and I expect you 10
believe me"
1 walked steadily toward the door Of
my bedroom. had not reached II, how
ever, before Dicky clasped me in his
arms, and I felt his kisses on my
face.
I'm seventeen kinds Of a Jealous
brute, I know, sweetheart" he whis-
pered, but the thought Of that other
man., who seems TO mean so much TO
you, drives me mad. I am selfish,
know, but I'm mad about you"
/ put my arms around his neck
Don't you know, foolish Dicky,"
murmured, that there's nobody else
in the world for me but you, you
your"
CONTINUED tomorrow
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-11
PLAYING GOLF IN 5iLLvILLE.
BY Frank L. Stanton.

elsewhere;
We feIlers. tryin' at 1t, are just all in
the air.
When we started at IT our idea was,
you know,
Twas Skinny on your own side" as
in the long ago.
We've found it quite failure-that's
how it now appears:
And | reckon we must leave IL to the
country's millionaires:
For when it comes to playin' golf we
just can't get the hitch;
It's the game-we're mighty certain
the Lord made for the rich!
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-11
AS TO FRIENpsHiP.

Quoting The Herald's statement that
the northern counties OF the state are
now holding out their hands seeking
the friendship and aid of the southern
counties. the Tampa Tribune asks,
"But are they?" and then SAYS:
From appearances they are doing
nothing but still trying to make South
Florida carry the load. even under this
thin camouflage of the automobile IL
cense Of the state paying for the
bonds, interest and sinking fund"
The Herald, in reply, says:
IF the Tribune had been. In atten-
dance on that st. Augustine bond
amendment convention, IT would have
heard the most impassioned pleas for
cooperation on the part of all the
counties Of the state. II would have
heard orators dwell most eloquently
on the beauties and virtue of getting
together, of abolishing sectionaiism IN
the state and of the wiping out of all
county lines. They wanted Old differ
ences forgotten and they urged that
united people get together behind this
bond amendment.
"And these were the men from the
northern tiers OF counties, who have
heretofore hardly recognized, except
in most Indifferent way, the existence
% the counties in the southern part of
the state. While they did not specifi-
cally mention the south Florida coun-
ties, they realized that they must have
the votes in those counties In order to
put this constitutional amendment
over. hence their eloquence was di-
rected toward getting that vote.
nnnd al rio ~
will hold out pleading hands and per-
suasive voices until the amendment is
either won or lost and then they will
PROBABLY forget south Florida and her
own peculiar needs"
Apparently, the Herald, the Tribune
ana the FINEST Union have forgotten
tne time that the citrus interests of
'Flor1da needed state aid and received
that aid. The money so appropriated
was paid by all of Florida
That the Tribune and the Herald are
partisan, when 1t comes to south
Florida can be understood. 1t is not
so easy to understand the attitude of
the Times Union. which is invariably
opposed to anything which is calculat-
ed to advance the interests of West
Florida.
The Times Union and the Herald
are less bitter and biased in their
campaign, however. than is the Tampa
Tribune. Commenting on recent edi-
torial appearing in the Tribune. the
Punta Gorda Herald aptly says:
The Tampa Tribune says that ad-
vocates of the bonding amendment
are endeavoring to array in class
prejudice the more than "a million |
walking citizens of Florida against |
the fewer than $4,000 men, women and |
fortunate enough to own an !
automobile vehicle, and that not since |
the 'heilish campaign of four years |
ago when religious fanaticism was
stirred to IA pitch where brother car
rfed a dagger for brother has so per
nicious scheme as this one been sci |
ON foot. The only evidence of an at
tempt to array class against class In |
this matter hat we have seen has ap-
peared in the columns of the Tampa |
Tribune. the Miami Herald and the |
Florida Times Union, the two last pa
pers being the less guilty"