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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30
Pact Fight in Senate Influenced
by BOlsheviki.
Both Sides Keep Close Tab on
World Situation.
DEMOCRAT LEADERS HOLD OFF
Keep Treaty From Open Discus
sion While Longer.
May Ask Appointment Official
Cancellation Committee.

Washington. Jan. 3O.-The growing
seriousness of the world situation, both
economically and politically. is COM
manding much attention in connection
with the senate treaty fight today.
Leaders on both sides have been
keeping close watch on dispatches
from Europe, Asia and Africa. The
reason is that both sides in the fight
over compromise ratification appar-
emily hope to turn to their own ad-
vantage the plight in which much of
the world finds itself.
Fear Red Wave
Threats of "a Bolshevistic confla gra-
tion in the east, unrest and civil dis
turbances in the new made states Of
middle Europe and economic turmoil
all over the world resulting from the
constant dropping of the exchange
rate are the features of the situa-
tion. which senate leaders on both
sides of the treaty debate believe they
can turn to account.
The bipartisan conferees on the
treaty were scheduled TO meet to-
day but the meeting may again be de-
ferred because of the Illness of SEN
ator Lenroot's daughter
Meanwhile, Senators Hitchcock and
Underwood are holding off their plans
to call up the treaty on the floor or
TO move for creation of an official con-
ciliation committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30
JObbers, Wholesalers and Re-
taiIers Doubled Sugar Price.
Cost Eight and Three-Fourths
Cents in December.
CONSUMERS PAID UP TO y
RefinerS Made Profit of Two
and Quarter Cents.
Philippine Sugar Cost Nine
Cents Per Pound.

Washington, Jan.s 30.-Evidence
that jobbers, wholesalers and retail
dealers are dividing a profit of more
than 100 per cent on sugar at 20
cents a pound was found today in re-
ports to the United States department
of commerce
The reports showed that in Decem-
Der S14 cents per pounds was the
price at which American refiners sold
sugar for export from the United
States
During the same month, the price
charged by retail dealers in fifty cities
averaged 14h cents per pound, show
ing that after the sugar left the re-
fineries, 6 Il cents was added to each
pound sold The average price quoted
was compiled by the labor depart
ment bureau of statistics from reports
of hundreds of price reporters. IN
many cities. the retail price was far
more than Az cents.
In Atlanta, Ga, 22.9 cents per
pound was charged; in Little Rock the
price was 22.4 cents; in Memphis, 21.s,
and Birmingham, 21.9 cents.
Some Places Price Was Low.
In some cities. however, the retail
price was below the average: Thus
in Boston, retailers charged II cents;
in Chicago, III cents; in Cleveland,
14.1 cents, and in New York, 119
age wholesale price of sugar was
1885 cents.
Altho these prices are for December,
the price at which refiners now can
import cane sugar from Cuba and sell
it for export has not advanced much
beyond s Il cents. officials here say.
In fact, much of the granulated sugar
now being sold at 20 cents and more
per pound was imported and refined
in December.
Refiners make a profit of only
about PA cents per pound on sugar
imported from Cuba. refined and then
sold for export at 8H cents. In De-
cember, they imported from Cuba a
total of 212,706,592 pounds at cost
of $13. 3.S29,925. This is at the rate of
6 1-35 cents per pound.
Philippine Sugar o Cents.
During December, 100000 pounds
of raw sugar was imported free of
duty from the Philippines at a cost of
$43. .465, or approximately cents a
pound.
Refined sugar exported during De-
cember totaled 99.1S9.05S pounds.
The price at which it was shipped was
given to customs collectors as 1885,
200.
American refiners made a margin
of approximately $2,231.000 during
December on sugar sold for export, it
was estimated
The margin divided among job
bers, wholesalers and exporters on i'm
ported sugar totaled $7,094,24 in De-
cember
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30

From vaterboy to general manager
of the Santa Fe is the story of Mr..
Mudge's rise in railroad work. He
went to work for the railroad in Kan
sas in 1872, and before he left it's serv-
ices in 1905 he had served five years
as its general manager.
Nudge was born in Minden. Sanilac
county, Michigan. June 9. 1856. He
was educated in the public schools of
Michigan and Kansas and married
Miss Arwilda Morris of Topeka July
II, 1873. After beginning his railway
career with the Santa F'e in August.
company in the station, telegraph and
train service and was made division
superintendent. He was general su-
perintendent from 1895 to 1900 and
was then made general manager,
which position he held until 1905,
when he became second vice president
of the Rock Island.
His term as president of the Rock
Island began in 1909 and lasted until
1915. He was also chief executive
officer of the road. He was also
president of the Chicago, Rock Island
& Gulf from 1910 until 1915, when he
became president of the Denver & Rio
Grande and the Rio Grande & South
until his retirement from the service
Mr.. Mudge's home was in Denver
but he spent a large part of his time
on his New Mexican ranch. He ac-
quired hosts of friends and acquaint-
ances in Topeka during his long resi-
dence here while acting in his official
capacities with the Santa Fe. Nudge
castle" the old family home, is To-
Gated at tTecumseh.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30
WILSON BEFORE AUTHORS
Kansas Club in Annual Meeting and
Banquet Hero Today.

Lieut.. John F. Wilson of Russell.
will be the principal speaker at the
Sixteenth annual banquet of the Kan
sas Authors club at the ElkS' club
this evening. Lieutenant Wilson was
chaplain for the Thirty-first engineers.
He served in France and for year
after the war was with the American
railway troops in northern Russia.
Since returning he has written
well illustrated book, entitled Arctic
Antics" Then, there will be series
of five minute talks by Mrs. Matte #.
KimbaI, Manhattan; Mrs. Jennie c.
Graves, Pittsburg; Judge ]. L. Wolfe.
Burlington; Mrs. Mae c. Patrick,
Santa Fe; Mrs Eva Morley Murphy
Goodland; Imri Zumwalt, Bonner
Springs; Mrs. Nettie Kiel Rees Min
neapolis; Sen. J. E. Hilky. Lyndon.
Mrs. Robert Parks Bennett will sing
the Gem of the Nation" composed by
John T. Darlington. Kansas City, Kan.
a member of the club. Prof. Nelson
A. Crawford will speak upon Poetry
and the Middle West"
Prof. J. w. Searson of X. S. A. c.,
will close the program with the topic.
"A Summing Up" He is mentioned
today as the next president of the
club.
The annual meeting was held
this afternoon at the home of George
j. Morehouse, 216 West Eighth
avenue. when officers were elected for
the coming year.
The committee in charge of affairs
is composed of.
William L. Connelley. Mrs. Jennie c.
Graves. Mrs. II. o. Garvey, Mrs. Matte T..
Patrick, Mrs. II. H. Pugh and Mrs. ]. G..
Wood.
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city reported during the last "a hours
showed an increase of SO over the
number reported in the preceding
period, 533 new cases being the total
reported today. There were 10 deaths
from influenza and 29 from pneu-
monia, which report also showed
slight gain over the number of deaths
reported on Thursday. The board of
education reports that 20 per cent of
the school children were absent from
the public school yesterday owing to
the epidemic.
Rome Now Center of Epidemic
Rome, Jan. 30.-Influenza has ap-
peared in Rome and is spreading, the
Epocha said today. Fifty-nine died
yesterday. SO Tuesday, and 25 Monday,
the newspaper said.
Fewer New Cases in Chicago.
Chicago, Jan. 30.ANew Influenza
cases reported to the health depart
ment during the last twenty-fo four
hours dropped to 1.449, just over half
the high mark of the present epi-
demic. Sixty-eight deaths from in
fluenZa were reported and eighty-two
from pneumonia. New cases of pneu-
monia reached 443, the highest num-
Der for any twenty-four hours since
the epidemic appeared.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30

There Will be no radical change IN
weather conditions in the next "a
hours, according to S. D. Flora, state
meteorologist. 1t will be a little colder
tomorrow morning, but in the after
noon the temperature will rise. to be-
tween so and go degrees. Sunshine
will prevail most of the day.
The temperature rose to 62 degrees
Thursday afternoon, making the day
one of the warmest on record in Janu
ary. The present mild weather is
very unusual for this time of the year,
Flora says. He predicted a tempera-
ture of so degrees for this afternoon.
1t was "a degrees here at 5 O'clock
this morning. The lowest on the
weather map was 10 below zero at
Winnipeg. Canada. Zero weather ex-
tended just below the Canadian
border.
Rain reported from Florida and
from the north Pacific coast was prac-
tically the only precipitation in the
last "a hours. Skies were mostly
clear this morning from California to
New York. No precipitation at all oc-
Cured between the Mississippi river
and the Rocky mountains.
Extremes for this date were 64 in
1890 and below zero in 1918. At
8 O'Clock this afternoon the wind was
blowing IL miles an hour from the
north
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30
SANTA FE MEN GO UP
Former Topckan Among Operating De-
partment Appointments Today.

partment appointments Today.
NJ. c. Blanchard, formerly engineer
for the eastern district of Santa Fe
eastern lines at Topeka. later division
superintendent of the Missouri divi-
sion at Marceline, has been appointed
superintendent of the Illinois division
to succeed r. H. Allison, recently
named assistant general manager in
Topeka, it was announced from the
office of f. +. Fox. general manager,
today.
S Other appointments announced in
c1uded:
c. L. Mason. superintendent of Kan
sas City division, to acting superin-
tendent of Missouri division.
II. NJ. Duncan. superintendent of
Chicago terminals, to superintendent
OF Kansas City division.
c. e. Taylor to his old position as
superintendent of Chicago terminals.
Taylor has been connected with the
railroad administration as assistant
manager of the Chicago terminals. All
the appointments are to be effective
February 1.
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FLU is STILL SERIOUS
Indications Are That Cases in State
VIII Exceed 1000 Again Today.

1t was indicated that new influenza
cases in the state would pass the
thousand mark again today. in the re-
port issued from the office of the
state board of health at 1:30 o'clock
this afternoon by DIR. T. D. Tuttle,
state epidemiologist. Nine hundred
and twenty cases had been reported
to the department at that time, COW
ering the period since 4:S0 Thursday
afternoon. The total reported yester-
day up to 4:3O was 1,424 cases,
nearly double the preceding days
number.
Republic county is hard hit by the
epidemic, it was indicated by a tele
gram from that section today. The
health officer reported the disease
spreading rapidly and said that it was
hard to handle. Seventy-three new
cases were announced.
Kansas City. Kan, reported one
death from influenza and two from
pneumonia, with % pneumonia cases
in the city. Kansas City, Mo, has 200
new cases of flu and % of pneumonia.
with II deaths from the former dis
ease and nine from the latter.
The following cases were reported
in the state during the period between
4:3O o'clock Thursday afternoon and
$3.50 this morning: Crawford, IA; Os-
borne. Al; Rawlins, 8; Coffeyville, l.;
Lincoln, 8; Cherokee, 5; Butler, 10;
Harvey. az; wichita. ss; Riley. 10;
Leayenworth, city, 6, county. 5; Mar
ion. %; Smith. 20; Barton, 1S; Gray.
16; Wabaunsee, "A; Sherman. 4; Lo-
gan. 8; Seward, 16; Geary, IL: King
Trego, 10; Green. 4; Kansas City.
Kan, 161; Pratt. IL; Ottawa, 35; Re
public, 73; Pottawatomie, 80; Ellis
worth, 80; Parsons, 1e; Atchison
(city). 50.
Twenty-Nine New Topeka Cases.
Twenty-nine new cases of influenza
were reported to the city public health
department today it was announced
this afternoon from the office of Dr.
Earle G. Brown, city health officer.
Two cases of pneumonia also were re-
ported The twenty-nine cases in
cluded nine reported after 4:30 O'Clock
Thursday afternoon. Yesterdays IN
, fluenza total in the city was forty
cases.
The f1u situation in the city was
discussed by the public health com
Lnittee at a luncheon this noon at the
Chamber of Commerce. A committee
consisting of DR.. c. c. Lun. Mrs. c. B.
Thomas and Horace Hall was appoint
ed to appeal to the county commits
sioners for county aid in fighting the
epidemic.
/ Plans are being pushed ahead with
all possible rapidity for opening up
the emergency flu hospital at the Gar
1leld ScnOol. All AHe uoctoIs ol Inc
city will take patients there and Doc
| tors Brown and Miller will handle the
cases where the patients do not have
I doctors.
Epidemic Spreads In h. C.
Kansas City. Jan. 5o.-New cases
of influenza reported to the board of
health yesterday, numbered 245, an
! increase of IS over the report for
| Wednesday. The number of new cases
| of pneumonia also showed an fncrea Sc
j with "a on Wednesday. Influenza
deaths yesterday numbered II. one
[ more than on Wednesday, while pneu-
monia deaths totaled 3, an increa Sc
of over the number reported Wed
nesday.
! Flu On Increase In ST. Louis
| ST. Louis. Mo-. JAN 30.-The num-
| Der of new cases of influenza in this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30
Men Taking Jobs
AS Lady's Maids
In Chicago NouO

Chicago. Jan. 3O.-Men supplanted
maids as house servants at the Young
Womens Christian Association hotel
here today A shortage of house
maids forced employment of men. said
Mrs. J. NJ. Sharp. matron of the ho-
tel. who declared the substitution
proved very satisfactory. Mrs. Sharp
expressed the opinion that general
substitution of house men for house
maids is the only solution of the SER
want problem. and added: IT got fif-
teen replies within twenty-four hours
in answer to an advertisement for
house men. but not one replied to an
advertisement for house maids. A
friend of mine employees a Japanese as
ladies' maid. TO do her hair. hook her
up and take care of her clothes. 1t is
no more difficult to break in man
to do housework than a green girl,
and he can do more work"
Mrs Sharp said house men could
he employed for the same wages as
house maids
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30
Scientists Scrap
ODer Supposed
Mars Messages

Rome. Jan. 30.--'Jnterplanetar
communication as suggested by rnys-
terious waves recently caught by wire
less plants thruout the world is not a
subject for ridicuie." says Professor
Domenico Argentieri. the widely
known scientist. He asserts II is poe
sible to send messages from the earth
to other members of the SUMS family
because ether will convey eiectric
waves as readily as air.
These mysterious communications.
he said. today. make one think OF
spiritualistic phenomena which has
been commonly believed to be due
merely to natural forces. Because OF
the regularity with which they have
been observed. however, scientists be-
lieve they are due not to mechanical
but to intelligent force"
Florence. Jan. 30-Father Alfaui.
director of the Ximenian observatory
in this city. said today that to spread
rumors relative to Interchange OF mes
sages between planets was "absolute-
ly sea ndaious." what has been oh
served at wireless stations at London
and New York" he declared. has
been caused by atmospheric discharges
which have always interfered with
radio communication"
He added that william Marconi, in
ventor of the wireless telegraph sys-
tenn, should sue for libef' the man
who interviewed him recently and
quoted him as believing that faint sig
mails picked up by wireless stations
might come from some sources out-
J side the earth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30
AUTO INSURANCE RATES HIKE.
Underwriters Uncertain Whether In
crease Shall Be so or 40 Per Cent.

New York. Jan. 3O.-Sharp increases
in premiums paid by automobile own
ers for insurance against theft and ac-
cidents are to be announced shortly by
the eastern conference of the national
automobile underwriters, it was stated
today in insurance circles.
The underwriters were said to be
wavering between an increase of 40
per cent and one of SO Per cert. Au-
tomobile insurance men declare that
thefts and accidents have more than
doubled within the past few years. and
that only a generous increase of rates
can save them from being forced out
of business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30
STONE AGE is PASSED

Chicago, Jan. 30.-George Bur-
lingame, %. wondered today if that
stone age marriage custom always
worked. 1t didn't for him.
With revolver he droS e.
Margaret Creger to the marriage
license bureau. She hesitated,
stammered and blushed when the
clerk asked her name.
The clerk sent her home to get
proof that she was 49,
At home she called the police.
Burl:ngame went to the police
station.
Amy man with pep would have
done what 1 did," he told officers.
Anyway, the revolver was fixed
so it wouldn't shoot
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RAIL men IN CITY
Confer With Allen on Kansas
Car Shortage.
Shippers Point Out Big Losses
ThruOut State.

Operating officials of practically all
railroads in Kansas. as well as per-
sonal representatives of Director Gen
eral Hines and regional directors are
in Topeka this afternoon for a con-
ference with Governor Allen. Car
shortage conditions are being dis
cussed. The meeting today is one of
series of conferences which have
been held in the last several months
in an effort to provide transportation
relief for Kansas shippers.
In addition to railroad officials in
Topeka for the conference, repre-
sentatives of various shipping inter-
ests came here to discuss their griev-
ances. Wheat growers, millers. stock
men, cement and brick manufa cturers
and other shipping interests are rep
resented at today's meeting. Declara-
tions by shippers today were to the
effect that transportation service has
browen down in many communities
and that movement of grain and live
stock has been held up until enormous
losses have been occasioned.
Complaints of Shippers.
Representatives of the hay dealers
today asserted that of 3,000 cars OF
hay in Woodson county, growers had
been able to move but ten per cent
of the crop c. V Topping. repre-
senting the Southwestern Millers' as
sociation. presented complaints of the
milling interests. Practically all mills
in the state have been forced to cur
tail production-in a number of in
stances temporary shutdowns were
ecessary-because the railroad ad-
/ ninistration in Washington did not
furnish cars. Complaints of growers
of wheat and corn as well as livestock
interests were presented during the
afternoon meeting.
N d. Ballentine is here as the per
sonal representative of Walker d
Hines. federal railroad administrator
H. ID. Brown, assistant to Hale Holder
of Chicago. regional director. is also
attending the conference. Persona
representatives of the railroads in
cluded: r. ]. Parker. Santa Fe: ]. s
Pyeatt. Frisco: J. Cannon. Missouri
Pacific; w. NJ. Jeffers. Union Pacific
w. E. Williams and q. G. Hopkins
Katy; T. H. Beacon. Rock Island
Representatives of chambers of com
merce in Wichita and Atchison came
to Topeka for the meeting.
Railroad officials from Chicago of
fices arrived here over the Santa FL
at 1910 this morning. They viii
, leave Topeka tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30
REFUSE MEXICAN PASSPORTS
Witnesses at Fall Hearing To Be
Punished by Carranza.

Brownsville. Tex, Jan. 3O.-Persons
who testify, or have testified before
the Fall senate subcommittee on
Mexican affairs will be refused pass
ports into Mexico. Mexican Consul
Garza declared today.
Cara met with other officials and
Americans here today regarding the
Mexican governments refusal of pass
ports to Sheriff Vann.
Garza's orders from Mexico City, he
said, allowed him discretion in refus-
ing the passports. He declared
Brownsville citizens who testified
would not be refused.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30
Kansas Fight on BOurbons
Launched at Big Banquet.
Reavis, Nebraska, Charges Ma
tiOnaI Waste and Greed.
SPEAKER TOLD NAMES, DATES
Declares Republicans VIII Re-
deem Nation in 1921.
Allen Asserts Next Campaign
VIII Not Be Partisan.

Speaking before a crowd that de-
manded the turning from Washington
of Democrats responsible for waste
extravaganza. greed and miSmanage-
ment, kansas Day club orators Thurs
day night flayed the Bourbons and
provided one of the most interesting
programs ever presented before the
Republican dinner club. Congressman
Reavis. Nebraska. who came to Kan
sas with the facts and figures and the
names and Gates of Democrat iniqui-
ties, stood in the foreground as one of
the most able orators before the club
in years. But Kansas orators on the
program kept close pace with Reavis,
The food, the music, the crowd and
the decorations were familiar to the
men who have attended Kansas Day
banquets during the lean and the full
years in party politics in this state.
But the spirit and the ring of the
speeches Thursday night was some
thing new There was a swing and
snap to the statements of after dinner
speakers which carried weight and
conviction. Republican leaders saw a
party control returned to power in the
November election. The cheers and
monstrations were mere outward
evidences of the work which is to be
launched in the districts and counties
by the men and women who for two
days counseled and conferenced in
Topeka.
Democrats Aided Profitccrs.
When Congressman Reavis had
swung into the midst of his speech in
which he criticised the national ad-
ministration for aiding the profit hogs.
the Republican workers yelled their
approval OIL his demands for a house,
cleaning. Many of the more serious
charges of waste and extravaganza
had previously been exposed before
congressional investigating commit
tees. But the Reavis speech with its
thoroness and detail was omethins
new to even party leaders familiar
with political affairs in the national
apital. The Nebraska congressman
recitation of duplicity by the war de-
partment and the national administra-
a genuine demonstration when he con-
Eciuded hts speech with declaratfor
! that the Republican party would re-
! deem the nation in 1921.
Every detail of waste. eXtravagance
greed and deception was coupled with
a name, a date OF a place by the Ne
braska orator. He came to the Kansas
! Day banquet as the spotlight speaker
| of the evening and gave an accounting
which placed him in a class with the
most able orators who have addressed
the banquet club during its twenty
eight years of existence.
"People Demand Honesty"
Governor Allen made a short talk
| before the banquet club and was given
noisy reception by the men and wo-
men at the tables. He endorsed the
(Tontinued on Page TwOi
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MIXED POP AND ALCOHOL.
As Result Frank SOmerIot Must Finish
Sentence In Prison

Soda pop and alcohol are response
Bile for the return of Frank Somerlot
to state prison where he must finish
mis- sentence for an attempted assault
on a woman several years ago.
Police officers arrested Somerlot in
North Tooeka this morning where he
was found drunk as in the days when
John Barleycorn was king. His state
of intoxications was brought about by
alcohol mixed with soda pop, the
police say. Officers stated that this
makes the fourth time SomerIot has
been paroled and failed to make
good" He was placed in the county
Jail, awaiting the arrival of the parole
officer to take him back to lansing.
Warden ]. K. Codding was notified
by Bob Miller. undersheriff