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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-31
TOWNLEY To FIGHT
NOnpartisan League Chief
Won't Quit Salina.
Legion Only Advertised Him,
He Declares.

Salina, Kan, Dec. S1.-A. c. Town
ley, Nonpartisan league head. said to-
day that he proposed to remain here
indefinitely. Referring to the protest
filed by the American Legion. he
stated, that If the Legion only knew
it, it is advertising me. 1 am here by
invitation of the Nonpartisan league
of Saline county. which has 500 mem
bers."
This morning, the Central labor and
the Nonpartisan league organization OF
Saline county issued a joint open let
ter addressed to the American Legion,
in which they stated that the work
men and farmers of Saline county in
vited Townley here, and as their guest
they deplore the action and stand
taken by the American Legion and
that we will hold the American Lee
gion responsible If any unlawful act
occurs in which our guest is the vic
tim"
This afternoon the American Legion
issued an open letter declaring that
any statement that the Legion pro-
poses to use force to retire these peo-
Pile from the community, was false,
but that the Legion would start an
advertising campaign to show that the
Nonpartisan league was un-American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-31
NO COMBINE HERE
Contractors Deny Charges Made
by Union Men.
Look For Open Shop War To
Come, Tho, Senne Says.

I'VE deny every imputation that
there is a combination of master
builders and contractors to fix prices"
George Senne, contractor, declared to-
day in reference to the open shop feud
which seems to be developing.
And furthermore we are collecting
affidavits to prove that there is moth
ing to the statement at the present
time"
Senne believes that the open shop
war is coming. He said that the. con-
tractors had discussed the matter and
prepared in advance for it, looking to-
ward the establishment of construc-
ton work on a new basis which is
taken to mean that the contractors
mean to have the open shop in To-
peka. and have been planning in that
direction.
I'VE did expect trouble when Van
Dorp's men went on the job" he said.
I'VE don't have to depend on union
men," Senne said. az have already
hired one non union man and expect
to go ahead with my Jobs and use
non-union men,"
Senne said that a conference was
held in his office this morning with
representatives of the trade council,
but that he was not notified that he
had been declared unfair.
He does. however. expect the union
men on his job to quit work tonight,
New Year holiday. He was not in
tending to work Saturday, anyhow, he
said.
Paul Montgomery, secretary of the
building trade council, could not be
reached this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-31
LESS CRIME HERE.
Criminal Prosecutions Decrease
This Year.
Increase Is Shown In Number of
Civil Actions.

Altho the number of criminal prose-
cutions were less, the number of civil
actions brought in the Shawnee
county district court during the year
closed today was greater than that
of 1919
This year 353 civil actions were filed,
as compared with 824 last year-an in
crease of twenty-nine cases. OF this
number, 374 were divorce cases.
Criminal prosecutions this year
numbered 1856, as compared with 233
in 1919-a decrease of seventy-seven
There was considerable decrease in
applications of foreigners for naturali-
cation. The number of applicants this
year approximates 100, while in 1919
there were IT'S. Most of the appli-
cants are of English, Russian or Swe-
dish birth. Other nationalities COM
mon on the books are French, German,
Canadian, Irish and Hungarian.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-31
FUND is GROWING
Chinese Famine Fund Is Now Over
100000 Mark and Is Expected
to Reach Half Million by New
Years Day.
BY DH. CHARLES M. SHELDON.

BY DH. CHARLES NJ. SHELDON.
Sunday offerings to the China
Famine fund amounted 1891. OF this
amount the First Congregational
church gave s226, the Central Congre-
gational church 1885, the First Pres
byterian church s217, and individuals
the remainder. The Herald fund is
now over 100000 and by New Years
day will be half million.
Difficulties of transportation in
China compel the committee in New
York to ask the farmers who are Civ
ing grain to give the sale of it. All
those who have promised grain to the
fund. who have been asked, have
agreed to do this. 1t may be possible
at later time to move grain itself,
but at present the urgent need is
money with which food may be
bought in Manchuria and South China.
Checks from the sale of corn may be
sent direct to the China Famine Fund.
Christian Herald, Bible House, New
York.
The greatness of the famine grows
with more knowledge of it, Winter
is approaching. and it will add to the
terrors of the whole situation. For
the benefit of all who give to this
cause let me emphasize again the fact
that the state department of the gov
eminent cables all money, and it is
handled by our own American emf
baSSy in Picking, under the direction
of our own ambassador, Mr.. Crane.
May l say also that there is as yet
only the beginning of an organization
in this country to handle the greatest
human famine of history.
The Christian Herald cannot do this
work alone. It Is more than any
magazine can manage On that account
the president has appointed a large
committee. headed by John w. La
mont of New York. to solicit funds
and complete an organization. Mean
while the Christian Herald is receiving
and cabling all money as fast as it is
sent. This campaign will continue all
winter. Remember SO will keep a
child alive until spring or until the
next harvest
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Wheat Growers Assn. Official
Takes issue With Barnes.
Declares Farmers Are Wise In
Selling Crops Wisely.
FALL PRICES NOT HlGHEST
In Sixty Years May Prices Best
Twenty-Seven Times.
Growers Unable To Sell at Top
Price Because Cars Short.

Wichita, Dec. SIN 81 years out
of the past 60Nyears. the highest price
fer wheat has been in May. according
to ". II. McGreevy. secretary of the
National Wheat Growers association
in an open letter taking exception to
statements concerning the marketing
OF wheat by Julius Barnes, former
federal wheat director.
Declares Reasoning Wrong.
only II times in sixty years has
the October price been higher than
that of the following spring" said
McCireevy. with this record, and the
plan of the National Wheat Growers
association to have its members mar
ket their wheat gradually, / am sure
that our wheat growers cannot be
convinced by Mr.. Barnes by any Jug
Cling of figures that it is to their adj
vantage TO dump rs per cent of their
wheat on speculative market by De-
oenber l OF any year
Mr.. Barnes is given credit in re-
ported New York interview" Mr. Nc
Greevy continues, for the statement
that the average price paid for wheat
Up 10 December of the present year
vas *2.l5 a bushel or five per cent
less than last year. compared with an
average of 10 cents bushel for 1918.
Could Not Sell Early.
I would like to remind Mr. Barnes
that his figures are misleading, for
the reason that very little wheat was
sold for that price because no cars
were available when that price was
obtainable. Most Of the wheat that is
marketed after December l. whether
it was &c per cent as Mr.. Barnes says,
or SO per cent as reliable statistics re-
port, was sold at a much lower price
than s2.17. a bushel and was far be-
meath the cost OF production.
by his unwarranted process of
reasoning Mr.. Barnes would have the
public believe that the wheat grower,
Dy having sold &c per cent of his
wheat prior TO December 1, has great
IS profited by the average price paid
OF S2.l7 a bushel and that the specu-
lators in wheat and the foreign buyers
were the heavy losers"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-31
HER AIR CASTLES FELL.
Mrs. Zephyr Stanton Asks Divorce
from j. D. Stanton.

The falling of the air castles she
had built on her wedding day led Mrs.
Zephyr Stanton to seek a divorce from
J. D. Stanton, according to her petit
ton filed today in the district court.
She claims that as an inducement for
her to marry him. Stanton represented
that he was we'll able to provide for
her, that he owned a big farm in
Oklahoma and that he had already let
the contract for their new home in
Topeka. AS matter of fact they
were compelled to live with her par
ents following the wedding. she says
The wife charges that Stanton failed
to provide for her. that he had a vio-
lent temper. addressed her in an I'M
kind and abusive manner and that he
abandoned her December IL. She
asks alimony and the restoration of
her maiden name of Zephyr Carpenter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-31
ELECT OFFICERS FOR 1891.
Mrs. nellie Row to Head Auxiliary TO
Spanish War Veterans.

Officers for the coming year have
been elected as follows by Armstrong
Auxiliary No. 2, Spanish War Vet
Grams: President, Mrs. nellie Row;
senior vice president, Mrs. Isabelle
A. Harvey; junior vice president, Mrs.
z. B. Young; conductor, Mrs. Daisy
X. Bell; chaplain, Mrs. Elizabeth e.
Leese; historian, Mrs. Almeda Heller;
patriotic instructor, Mrs. Alice M.
Ericsson; secretary, Mrs. Bessie Howe;
musician. Miss Emily A. Ericsson.
The new officers will be installed
at a meeting to. be held at 2 O'Clock
on the afternoon of Thursday. January
6. at the ROYAL Arcanum hall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-31
Summary Justice Was Dealt Out
In 81 States.
OFFICERS FOILED Sc MODS
OF OffenseS Committed Twenty
We're Against Women.
One For Trying To Vote and
One For Window Peeping.

Tuskegee, Ala, Dec. 31.-Texas led
all states in the Union in the number
of negro lynchings in 1920, according
to a report of the Tuskegee institute
published here today. The Lone Star
state has ten cases charged against it's
record, against nine for Georgia and
one each for Kansas and Missouri.
Lynchings were less numerous in
1920 than in 1919, according to the
report. Sixty-one persons, including
eight white men, were lynched this
year as compared with SO last year
and 81 in 1918, the statement said.
Fifty-Slx Prevented.
In Sc instances in 1920 officers of
the law prevented lynchings, ten of
these instances being in northern and
46 in southern states. OF the 81 per-
sons lynched, 50 We're in the south
and nine in the north and west. one
was a negro woman
Eighteen of those lynched were
charged with having attacked women.
lynched, according to the institute,
were: Murder, 5; attempted murder,
4; killing of officers, 3; killing land
lords, 6; attacking women, Is; assist
ing fugitives to escape, 3; wounding
another, 2; insulting women. 2; knock
ing down guard, escaping from chain
gang and then returning and sur
rendering" 2: and one each of the
following: Jumping labor contract,
threatening to kill man, cutting man
in fight, "for receiving stay of death
sentence because another confessed
crime" peeping thru window at wo-
man: insisting on voting.
BY states lynchings occurred as fol-
lows. Texas, 10; Georgia. 8; Missis-
sippi. Alabama and Florida, each;
Minnesota. North Carolina, oklahoma
and California, each; Arkansas,
Kansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri,
Ohio. South Carolina, Virginia and
Vast VIRGINIA l each
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of Irish Republic
Lands In Erin.
Missing From New York Yes
Several Weeks.
RESUMES ACTIVE LEADERSHIP
Peace Activities Chief Cause of
Hurried Return.
British Declare Valera Will Be
Arrested On Sight.

New York. Dec. S1.-Eamonn De
Valera, president of the Irish repub-
lie. has arrived safely in Ireland.
Harry Boland, his secretary announced
today. DE Valera effected his land
ing on Irish soil this morning." said
Boland.
Boland distributed to reporters a
typewriter sheet of paper which he
said was de Valera's farewell message
to the United States. 1t was as fol-
lows:
Says Farewell TO L. s.
Land of the Free and Home OF the Brave
known you, land of the generous hearted
and the kindly. May you stand thru time
as a.. they would have you who love you--
libertys champion: and oh, may you never
know yourself the agony of a foreign mas-
ter's lash.
Il came to you on holy mission. the
mission of freedom; | return to my people
who sent me, not indeed, as had dreamt It.
with the mission accomplished, but withnt
with message that will cheer in the dark
days that have come upon them and that
Will inspire the acceptance OF such sacri-
fices as yet must be made.
so, farewell-young, mighty. fortunate
land: no wish that l can express can mems
IRE the depth of my esteem for you or NV
desire for your welfare and your glory. And
farewell, the many friends l have made and
the tens of thousands who, for the reason
that was the representative of noble ma
ton and storied. appealing cause gave me
honors they denied to princes-you will not
need assurance that ireland will not forget
and that Ireland will not be ungrateful.
December 192c.'
In United States More Than Year.
De Valera, who spent more than a
year in the United States selling Sim
Fein bonds and making speeches I'm
behalf of the Sim Fein cause, has
been missing for several weeks. Here
tofore, other Sim Fem officials in this
country have asserted repeatedly that
he was somewhere in the United
States taking a rest.
Boland said today it was necessary
to keep reiterating this statement SO
that de Valera would have a chance
TO land in Ireland without being ap-
pretended by the British authorities.
Boland refused to say when and
where de Valera landed. 1t is assumed
he went as a member of the crew or
a liner.
British Hunt for Him.
Presumably, de Valera has returned
to Ireland to participate in peace
negotiations with the British govern
ment. Recently, Prime Minister Lloyd
George was asked whether he would
permit de Valera to return to Ireland
for this purpose, but he gave no spe-
cific reply.
Later, the Irish office let it be
known that de Valera would be arr.
rested if he attempted to land in the
British Isles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-31
EAST SIDE NEWS
Notes and personals by Mrs. n.
Wndleigh. Phone 1852 HI or $3.50.

DR.. F. H. Borst of Vermillion, S. D.,
Mrs. l.. F. Young of Tongano xie, Kan,
and Mrs. H. j. Jefferies of Lawrence,
Kan, are visiting their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. F. Borst at their home in
Poplar street.
Mr. and Mrs Will Pillars of Kala-
mazoo, Mich, are visiting Mr.. Pillars
sister, Mrs. Joe Mathews, and Mr..
Mathews at their home in Poplar
street.
Mrs. L. Wilson of Ohio avenue. an
nounces the marriage of her daughter.
Mrs. Edith Kramer. to Mr.. Frank
Ludwick. The wedding took place on
Christmas day. Mr.. and Mrs. Lud-
wick will make their home with Mr..
Ludwick's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Bright and
daughter, Doris, and son, Raymond,
Bright's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Candy in East Sixth avenue
Mrs. Harry Hickox of Chandler
street has been called to San Bernar-
dino. Cal, by the illness of her hus-
band.
Mrs. Eugene vigneron was pleas
antly surprised Thursday afternoon at
her home in East Sixth avenue, by a
number of her friends, the occasion
being her birthday anniversary. About
Chabrier. a brother of Mrs. Vigneron,
presented his sister with large BIRTH
day cake.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Cozad and son,
Allan, and daughter, Edna, of Wilson
avenue. have gone to Oklahoma to
spend the week end visiting relatives
and friends.
Melvin Pyetzki, the little son of Mr.
and Mrs. G. X Pyetzki who has been
seriously i'll with tonsilitis, is some
better.
Miss Opal and Miss Hazel Strait of
Ohio avenue have gone TO Lyndon.
Kan, to spend the week end visiting
their grandmother.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-31
SANTA FE MAN is KILLED
Meets Death In Burning Eft. Worth
Hotel-One Other Fatally Hurt. -

Fort Worth. Tex, Dec. 31.-One
man, G.. Q. Russell. a Santa Fe rail-
way employe. was killed and r. L.
Smith of Kopperl. Tex. was probably
fatally injured here early today when
fire destroyed the Mansion hotel, an
old three-story wooden structure, the
Grammer hotel and rooming house,
an adjoining wooden building.
Damage was estimated at 5000, 900.
Two firemen were slightly injured.
Reports that others were missing or
injured proved without foundation,
police declared.
Russell was smothered to death in
his room. Smith jumped from a win
dow. Both buildings, especially. the
Mansion hotel. Were landmarks here.
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Local Mention

Liberty bonds. Phone Kleinhans.
ADV
Art Materials. J. *. Jones Paint Co.
ADV.
List your property with the Shaw
nee Investment Company. Phone
5050.-Adv.
DR.. Lyngar. Dentist sos Kansas Ave.
Adv.
Raymond. Chiropodist. orpheum Bldg
Adv.
Heavy I. s. Army Blankets. Coats,
Shoes, Underwear for sale at 631
Kansas Aye.-Adv.
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New York Money Market.

New York. Dec. 31.-MONEY-Prime mer-
camille paper, TsiG per cent. Exchange,
irregular. Sterling. 60 day bills, 3.4Sas COM
merciaI. 90 day bills on banks. 3.4S7s com
mercia1. 60 day bills. Bats demand. 3-525s
cables, 1884. Francs, demand. 5.s7; cables.
$50. Belgian francs, demand, 617; cables,
619. Marks, demand, LBS; cables, 1-3G.
Greece. demand. 80. Montreal, 1875 per
cent discount. Government and railroad
bonds. strong. Time loans. steady; 60 days,
80 days and months. 7A@71s per cent.
Call money. firm; high. Z; low, Z; ruling
rate. 4; closing bid g.; offered at Z; last
loan Z. Bank acceptances, GA.
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TEACHERS, BACK ON JOB
Many Who Left For Industrial Ac-
tiyities Arc Looking For Places.

Many teachers who left the school
rooms to engage in industrial activi-
ties, are now looking for their old
jobs. Nearly thirty applications for
high school positions have been re-
ceived in the last week by George &.
Allen. assistant state superintendent
of public instruction.
Unemployment conditions have re-
suited in many people seeking former
lines of employment. When the war
broke out the underpaid teacher left
the school room to work at higher
wages. Now the teachers are turning
back in search of old places.
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wants Federal Houslng Board.

Washington. Dec. 31.-A bill Great
ing a federal housing and construction
commission was introduced today by
Senator Calder. New York. chairman
of the senate reconstruction commit
tee which has been making an in
vestigation of the housing situation
turnout the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-31
BANK BANDIT IDENTIFIED.
William Mann Held Up bearing, Kan.
Bank-Resists Extradition.

Tulsa, Okla, Dec. 31.-An assistant
bank cashier and a merchant from
bearing, Kan, today identified Will
liam Mann, who was arrested here a
week ago, as the man who held up the
bank of bearing and robbed several
customers, escaping with approx
mately $4,000 in cash.
Mann is being held pending the out
come of extradition proceedings. He
announced he would resist being re-
turned to Kansas on the charge of
robbery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-31
FORM BOOSTERS CLUB
Chamber of Commerce Members Fern
New Organization.

New Organization.
The first steps toward the forma-
ton of an organization within the
Chamber of Commerce and eligibility
for which would include membership
in the Chamber of Commerce, were
taken today when a number of the
members met and voted to form a
Topeka boosters club.
The meeting voted the formation of
the club and a committee was ap-
pointed by G. C. Ellis as temporry
chairman, to draw up and submit at
the next meeting which is to be held
at noon Friday, Jan. Z, a constitution
and bylaws for the organization.
The idea is to provide the Chamber
Of Commerce with a unit of shock
troops which will go out and do spe-
cific boosting, intensive boosting, on
projects which the chamber approves
and understands.
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All Odd Fellows are requested to at
tend funeral of Bro. J. S. Langston.
Saturday afternoon at I o'clock. 517
East Eighth street. residence.
WILL J. RUSSELL, JR., Sec'y.
ADV.
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HARTLEY SUCCEEDS STEPHENS
Foreman of Point Richmond Shops to
60 to Clovis n NJ

Announcement was made today that
W. D. Hartley, at present general fore
man in the Santa Fe shops at Point
Richmond, Calf, is to succeed How
ard Stephens as master mechanic at
Clovis, n. NJ Stephens's appointment
as mechanical superintendent at Anna
rillo, Tex, resulted from the promo
ton of William Deveny from that post
to be mechanical superintendent of
the shops at Topeka.
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sLAYERs HELD WIFE.
Killed Husband and Held Her Pris-
Oner Twelve Hours

Ada Okla, Dec. 31.-County au-
thorities today are searching for the
slayer of Tim Hadsen, a farmer OF
this county who was found dead in a
cotton field ~ miles northwest of
here late yesterday.
The county attorney and deputy
sheriffs were led to the cotton field
by Mrs. Hadsel1. who told them she
had escaped from her husbands
slayer at night after he had made her
a prisoner for several hours
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Train Bandits arc ROLLED.

Washington. n. c.. Dec. 3f.-Two
unidentified negroes were brought
here today and lodged in Jail follow
ing their unsuccessful attempt to hold
up Norfolk & Southern passenger
train No. Is near Newbern. n. c., to-
daN
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Chicago, Dec 31-wHEAT-Close: Dec.
s1;1S; March, $-.6s% G169; May, N62S az
1.63
CoRN-Dec., 6T1sc; May, 74hG747sc
July. 74HM75c.
July. AZ c.
RYE-Dec.. s156: May, s143.
PORK-Jan., $3.50.
LARD-Dec., S12.6J: May, S1335.
RIBS-Dec., s11.20; May, s11-97.
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Sew YORK stock Market.

Wall St, New York Dec. 31.-STOCKS-
Extreme gains of to s points. chiefly
among industrials and specialties. marked
the final session of the year on the stock
exchange Sales approximated 100000
shares.
Leaders reacted I to s points in the last
hour when Reading developed moderate
heaviness but extensive short covering con-
tinued. The closing was easy.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS


AXEL G. MARKINSON. q, died today
at his home, ia Clay street, The funeral
will be held at . O'Clock Monday afternoon
from PenwelPs chapel Burial in Topeka
cemetery.
The funeral of Hixey MCGEE, 50. who
died December 20 at his home, S13 Quincy
street. will be held at 4 O'Clock Saturday
afternoon from Penwel1s chapel. Buriai
in Topeka cemetery.
The funeral of Jesse S. La1gston, N
who died Wednesday, will be held at
o'clock Saturday afternoon from the resi-
dence, 517 East Eighth street. Burial in
Topeka cemetery.
The funeral of Lizzie Caroline Oliver
so, who died Thursday, will be held at
wells chapel Burial in Mount Hope
cemetery.
DAMACIO MORENA, &c, died this morn
ing at a local hospital. The funeral will
be held at o'clock Saturday afternoon
from the st. Maria Catholic church. Burial
in Mt Calvary cemetery.
Lords Flowers satisfy. Tel. SIT
Adv.
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New York Liberty Bond market.

New York. Dec. 31.-Liberty bonds close:
31a's, 910O; first As. $500; second As, 81 so
first AZ IS, $50: second AS. $40: third
as, S1.9S; fourth 4L's $50 Victory
39Es, 96.0O; Victory "a S, 5000
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New York SUGAR Mnrket.

New York, Dec. 31.-SUGAR-Rnw. un-
shanged centrifugal. $50: refined, steady ::
fine graduated. 1000 500.
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Lords Flowers satisfy. Tel. SIT