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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08
IOWDEN SLATE VICTORIOUS.
Defeats Chicago Mayor in Delegat aton
Caucus by Sc to % Vote.

Chicago. June s.-Governor Low
den goes into the Republican conven-
ton undisputed master in his home
state as a result of his victory last
night in the Illinois caucus over Mayor
William Hale Thompson of Chicago.
but probably will lose the seventeen
Cook county (Chicago) votes which
Thompson controls.
The governors slate went thru after
one test vote in which his forces de-
feated those of Thompson, 36 to 23.
Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman was
chosen national committeeman to
succeed Thompson, and Senator Medili
Mccormick was named for the con-
vention committee on resolutions
which Thompson sought.
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WHEAT CROP TO BE LESS.
Total Yield for 1920 Now Forecastet
at 7s1, 100000 Bushels.

Washington. June S.-Total wheat
production this year will be about
781, 100000 bushels. the department
of agriculture forecast today from the
condition of the winter and spring
crops June 1. Last years total crop
was 941,000,0OO bushels
The spring wheat area this year is
19,4S7,000 acres. or S3 per cent of last
years; condition S9.1 per cent of a
normal, compared with 91.2 a year
ago.
Condition of winter wheat is 1872
per cent of a normal compared with
$40 year ago, and 79.1 month
ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08

When Chairman Hays called the conven-
ton to order today he used gavel hewn
from a rafter of Independence hall. Mayor
Moore of Philadelphia brought it
Mrs. Minnie L. Grinstead, Liberal. Kan,
doesn't like the air in these convention
hotel lObbies a bit. She put bill thru the
Kansas. legislature forbidding smoking in
do IL in Illinois She breaches when the
Kansas Legislature, Of which she is mem
Der, isn't sitting.
The band got the first applause 1t
finished something very classical the
delegates were pushing in. and got a spat-
ter of handclapping that lasted nearly
eight seconds.
began early. Two thousand pies were
ready for the hungry throng.
All the old lodges and some new ones
were tried by ticketless ones who wanted
to see the convention One chap "sprained
his ankle on the Coliseum steps and then
emergency hospital just inside the door.
He got laugh.
Albert Brown, director of community
singing in Boston. practically stole" the
convention at the start He sprang from
orS on the a platform it1 % to lead the national t
anthem and three cheers for the United
States" and later led three cheers for
senator LouRe Wnen the ldtter was intro
duced temporary chairman.
The west was in the forefront of the
convention seats. California, North Da-
kota, Arkansas, Colorado and Kansas and
Utah delegations were in the first row.
youngster peddling programs In a
lobby. who evidently got his training at
Comiskey park, in a moment of mental
lapse. shouted to the mob storming the
portals Of the Coliseum: You can't tell
the piayers without a score card :"
Colonel Thayer, sergeant-at- arms. got off
a good line when he discovered IL was i'm
possible TO use the front entrance to the
platform for the Lodge escort because the
carpenters failed to remove several beams
/ under the removable floor to the rostrum.
Il suppos we can lay this on the plat
form committee" he grinned to reporters.
A group of late arriving delegates got
mixed in their geography and spent several
minutes midway between Montana and
South Carolina. during Lodges speech,
arguing with six feet Of policeman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08

The cloudy, rainy weather is due to
break up late today and will be fol-
lowed Wednesday by fair. warmer
weather, according to B. R. Laskowski,
local observer Wednesday may be
partly cloudy but rain is not. antici-
pated.
Rain fell in several parts of eastern
Kansas in the last "a hours. Reports
follow Topeka. IT; Kansas City.
3.S6; st. Joseph. s.74; Lawrence,
1.50; Ottawa, lis. The heaviest re-
ported in the United States was 4.62
inches at Jacksonville, Fla.
A temperature of "a degrees was
general Monday afternoon in western
Kansas. The highest reported in the
state was Sc at Anthony. The temper
ature reached 100 degrees Phoenix.
Ariz- The low temperature in Topeka
this morning was 20 degrees at s.
a. m Laskowski predicted a temper
ature of 80 for this afternoon. We'd
nesday afternoon the temperature will
be nearer 80 degrees.
Extremes on record for this date
U'optinued on Page Twol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08

A poll of the convention from the
press section showed the following
totals:
Gray headed-7O per cent.
Bald headed-20 per cent.
Scattering-10 per cent.
Mustaches-25 per cent.
Ordinary whiskers-1O per cent.
Mutt and Jefr whiskers-1 per
cent
Remainder uncommitted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08
BIG CUT IN PRICES ON SHOES
st. Louis Factories Reduce Cost rs
Cents to 81 a Pair.

St Louis, June 8-Reductions in
the wholesale prices of various styles
of shoes of from 20 cents to 81 a pair
were announced today by officials of
three of the largest shoe manufactur-
ing esta blishments here.
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New Lineup for Hun Reichstag.

Berlin, June S.-Revised figures
from twenty main districts in Ger
many out of a total of thirty-two
show the Nationalists will have TWEEN
ty-six members of the new reichstag.
the Volkespartei, 20: the Centrists,
13; the Democrats, IS; the Majority
Socialists, Al; Independents, AZ, and
the Communists, 2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08
Turk NationaIists Win victory.

Paris, June s.-Turkish nationalist
forces have defeated government
troops and have advanced up to with
in about five and a half miles of
Ismid according to Constantinople
dispatches received by newspapers
here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08
HUN CABINET is RETAINED.
Members rendered designations Fol-
lowing Receipt of General Election.

Berlin, June S.-The government
today rendered its resignation to Presi-
dent Ebert who requested it to remain
in office Professionally.
The president also asked Chancellor
Mueller 20 take steps so that the re-
suits of Sundays parliamentary cleo
tion can be established as soon as pos
sible in order that the sreichstag may
be summoned at the earliest possible
date.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08
Colby Wants To Be Delegate.

Washington, June SECRETARY
Colby will probably go to the Demo-
cratic national convention as a dele
gate from the District of Columbia.
He has entered the Friday primary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08
Standard Cuyts Price Of OH.

New York, June 8.-The Standard
Oil company of New York today re-
duced the price of petroleum q cents
making refined in cases 26% cents
gallon. refined in tanks 14H cents
and setandard white in barrels PAX
cents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08
seven Killed in vienna Food Riots

Vienna, June s.-Vioient demon
strations occurred here yesterday over
the high cost of food Police inter-
vened and several melees occurred.
seven persons being killed and TWEEN
ty-two wounded. Many arrests were
made
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can flags from the topmost steel gir-
der to the concrete floor.
The day was hot but clear. Palm
beach suits were popular. Hundreds
carried their coats. Hundreds of dele
gates had difficulty in finding their
seats.
Aisles Were damned.
The aisles were jammed. Ushers
were swamped. AS the crowd in
creased the noise of conversat ton grew
from a hum to a roar. The galleries
were filling up rapidly during the last
fifteen minutes before Hays was to
launch the formal proceedings The
roof lights came on at 10:40 glaring
thru the bunting that hung from the
steel girders. There was some ap-
plause at this but apparently the
throng was in no mood for horse play
When the hour OF IL o'clock had
nearly arrived the galleries were
about two-thirds filled, while the
floors was congested with delegates
blocking the aisles, standing around
and talking, with their hats on.
The movie men were on the job,
setting up their cameras. as the min
ute hand moved into the last five min
utes before the opening hour.
The band crashed into the STARS
and Stripes Forever"
Ovation for Lodge.
Senator Lodge strolled thru the CEN
ter aisle, shaking hands.
Just before IL o'clock, the official
stenographers and other officials of
the convention appeared on the plat
form.
At 1908 there was no indication of
quick start, and the band obliged
with some jazz-Dardanella.
Nicholas Murray Butler, presiden-
tial candidate from New York ap-
peared on the floor and was warmly
greeted by the New York delegation.
He was kept busy several minutes by
iint OF hand shakers that Immediately
formed around the New York stand
ard
Theodore Roosevelt. Jr., of New
York, appeared on the platform and
laughingly talked over the situation
with a party that had gathered there
Chauncey NJ. Depew, seated among
convention opened. held an impromp-
tn reception.
Delegations Mixed.
The confusion on the floor appeared
to be increasing at 11:15. The space
Immediately in front of the platform
was jammed. Many stood on chairs.
Some delegations came equipped with
bundles of small flags, all set for
demonstrations.
The New Jersey, Virginia and Utah
delegations furnished a bit of amuse-
ment for the spectators when their
standards became mixed. One side of
the New Jersey standard was en-
blazoned with the name New Jersey"
while the other side in the black let
ters read Utah" The Virginia stan
dard was similarly mixed up. The re-
suit was that portions of all three
delegations found themselves sitting
with their confreres from the other
states and all of them able to prove
they were in the right chairs.
Indications were that some real
demonstrations" were in prospect.
AS the delegations were seated II was
noticed that every delegate carried a
small American flag. and many of
them states insignia in addition.
The band broke into The Red,
White and Blue" and the big crowd,
which now practically filled the build
ing. came to its feet with waving flags
and cheering. The band continued
Ll,nn tinl,aa IN Inc 70 Ec,Ir n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08

can flags from the topmost steel Cir
der to the concrete floor.
The day was hot but clear. Palm
beach suits were popular. Hundreds
carried their coats. Hundreds of dele
gates had difficulty in finding their
seats
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08

WEDNESDAY TO BE FAIR.
Rainy Weather Due to Break Up
Late Today.

TODAY'S TEMPERATURES:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08
CONVENTIONALITIES

When Chairman Hays called the conven-
ton to order today he used a gavel hewn
from a rafter Of Independence hall. Mayor
Moore of Philadelphia brought it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08

Threats have been made TO proT1i-
nent Kansas Republicans. according
to the hotel lobby gossip. which may
endanger party harmony in the state
These threats are said to involve tbs
loyalty of the Stanley following TO the
candidacy of Senator Charles Curtis in
the approaching primaries Against
these threats are rumors Of efforts to
swing the use of certain Kansas state
(Continued on Page Eighty
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Generally fair tonight and wcdnes-
day; continued warmer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08

The west was in the forefront Of the
convention seats. California, North Da-
kota, Arkansas, Colorado and Kansas and
Utah delegations were in the first row.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08

The band got the first applause 1t
finished something very classical as the
delegates were pushing in. and got a spat-
ter of handclapping that lasted nearly
eight seconds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08

youngster peddling programs in a
lobby. who evidently got his training at
Comiskey park, in a moment of mental
lapse. shouted to the mob storming the
portals Of the Coliseum: You can't tell
the players without a score cardi'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08

The assault on the Coliseum pie counter
began early. Two thousand pies were
ready for the hungry throng-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08

CONTINUED on Page Two.5
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08

All the old lodges and some new ones
were tried by ticketless ones who wanted
to see the convention One chap "sprained
his ankle" on the Coliseum steps and then
naively suggested that he be taken to the
emergency hospital just inside the door.
He got a laugh.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08

Coliseum. Chicago. June s.-The
Republican national conventions s
work Of picking the Republican pres
idential candidate and building in a
platform. was in full swing this after
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08

The Herington girls band has attracted
real attention in Chicago. Incidentally
there have been frequent applications by
Kansas visitors for Jobs as escorts and
chaperons., Mayor Thompson made the real
hit. tho when he placed motor ears at dis
posaI Of the girls for the period Of the con-
vention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08

Continued on Page Eight
Evening journal., 1920-07-14
Claring Sun, Dust and Heat
Strain, Injure and Weaken Eyes
Says DR.. Lewis. Prescribes
BOn-OpIO in Hot Weather

seemed clear. 7 can even read fine print
without glasses" u Is believed that thou
sands who wear glasses can now dis
card them in reasonable time and null
titudos more will be- able TO strengthen
tholr eyes so as 90 be spared the trouble
and expense of getting glasses. Eye
troubles Of many descriptions may be
wonderfully benefited by following the
simple rules
GO 90 any active drug store and gct a
bottle of hOn-opto tablets. Drop one
hon-uptu tablet in a fourth Of glass oi
water and allow Co dissolve. With this
liquid hathc the eyes two 10 four times
daily. You should notice your eyes clear
un pcrceptihly right from the start and
Inflammation Will quickly disappear. n
your eyes are hothcring you even a little.
take steps TO save them now before 10 is
too hte. Many hopclcssly blind might
have been saved II they had cared FOR
their eyes In time.
NOTE-Anothcr prominent Physician
TO whom the above article was submitted
said. "Hon-Opto a. a very remark
able remedy. It's constituent Ingredients
are we'll known 90 eminent eye special
lists and widely prescribed by them. The
manufacturers guarantee n 10 strengthen
Icycaight 80 per cent In one weeks time
I In many instances or refund the money
| 10 can be- obtained from any good drug
pist and is one OF the few preparations
I feel should ho kept on hand for regular
use in almost every family" 10 is sold in
Wilmington hy LlggHtts kikcf- Hcgeman
store and other druggists.
Evening journal., 1920-07-14
BIRTHS, WEDDINGS,
DEATHS MORE COSTLY

ATLANTIC CITY. July 9.-It Is go
ing TO cost more 10 ne born. TO be
and 90 die. according 90 the
prediction OF William " Biaissc. OF
Philadelphia. president OF the Ma
tional Association OF steel and Copper
Plate Engravcrs. which Is holding
ils tenth annual convention at the
Royal Palace this week.
"rhe cost OF an engraving which,
OF course. includes birth, wedding
and death announcements. will be in
creased" said Mr. Blaisse. THE cost
OF labor and material has increased
very much during the last year and
so the price Of the finished product
must be higher"
Prohibition is largely responsible
for the falling or I'm the volume OF
social engraving. said the speaker
This line OF work has been cut nearly
IN half during the last year, while
commercial engraving has more than
doubled. He said people did not seem
90 want 90 give banquets any more
lQnd consequently there was httm de
mand for the engraved menu card.
and invitations OF pre-prohibition.
Evening journal., 1920-07-14

The Want Ads are favorably gov
erned today and tomorrow for selling
OF r0oming houses and for placing
domestic helpers In the nome.
Evening journal., 1920-07-14
OPERATES ON
HUMANITARIAN
Johns Hopkins Doctor
Solves Problem That Has
BafAed Surgeons
BORES HOLES
INTO PATIENTS SKULL
BY GEORGE II. WATERS,
n. Z. A. Staff Correspondent.

BALTIMORE, Md, July i3-Dr.
Walter E. Dandy, young surgeon Of
John Hopkins Hospital, has planted
the flag Of American achievement IN
the center OF The human bralnl
The brain. center Of human activity
and the most delhcate and sensitive
organ Of the body, has presented
science with the most battling prob
lens in the past. Ordinary brain op-
eratiOns have been made simple, but
TO reach the very center Of the mass,
1he Third Nentricle. without killing
the patient, was impossible until DR..
Dandy, after three years experiment
on lower animals-InOnkeys mostly
found the way.
What does IL mean2
It means that epileptics can be cured
and that many an insane man can be
brought back from the asylum. II
means That paralytics can be given
the use Of their bodies.
These ills are often the cause oi
brain tumors or splits" DR.. Dandy
laps open the way FOR their removal,
or cure.
He has succeccfully operated upon
the brains Of men and recently re-
moved a tumor from the Third Ven
ltdicle which restored the speech Of a
dumb man.
The operation is made in thre
stages. so that the patient VIII not
be killed by the sudden shock OF lay
ing bare the twists and turns OF his
gray matter"
First the skull must be opened.
The bone Is bored through with tire
paning' instruments and then the
water" in which the brain rests. Is
withdrawn TO release tlo pressure
that might damage The brain 10 Is
a delicate Job 10 tic or "lig1te' tho
blood vessels TO prevent hcmOrrhdge,
or undue bleeding.
The second stage finds tho sur
geon's knife through the corpus cal
losum' or "large body" which con
meets the two parts Of the brain. That
IN itself Is a dnlcult task.
The third and final operation Is the
exposing OF the Third Veniricle and
the removal OF the obstructing tumOr
The great obstacle TO the operation
In The past was the treatment OF the
brain, accustomed to rest in its fluid
when the fluid was dithdrawn. The
slightest damage resulted in paralysis
or death OF the patient.
Or. Dandy solved The problem by
boring one or more holes In the base
OF the skull through which purified
air is pumped into the brain channels
Evening journal., 1920-07-14

somewhat improved.
Mrs. Harvey y. Gregg who spent
the past week with the Rev. and
Mrs. j. II. Whcdbco at COrdoVa, Mr..
has returned 90 her home here.
Miss Frances Ball had as her guests
over the weekend the Misses Alma
and Helen Spencer OF CochransVillc.
Pa; Esther and Ethel ClraNcr OF
MI Pleasant Del Blanche .Dcrrickson
of Miniown; Belle Chambers OF West
Chester Pa. Irene Gregg and Edna
Cannon OF Newport
Mr.. and Mrs g. ". Maclary had
as their guest over the weekend Mr..
Howard MlcNamcc % phlhd-lphia.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur r. Maclary had
as their guests on Sunday Samuel
Farra OF Philadelphia. Mrs. Joseph
Roman. John farra Mr.. and Mrs.
John Farra Of Richardson Park. James
Farra and Miss Irene Bird OF Whining
ton.
Miss Emma Maclary had as her
Evening journal., 1920-07-14

Business partnerships may be form
ed % advantage this month through
the Want Ads.
Evening journal., 1920-07-14
NEMPORT NEMs NOTEs

-THrIlI 70 IUD FNDUInE IUUTnIT.
NEWPORT. July ii-St James Epis-
cOpal Church will hold a cafeteria
vaudeville show. fortune telling and
dancing. Fancy articles. cakes. candles
and lee cream will be on sale.
Marshall W johnson who has been
confined TO his home for sometime
with am attack OF heart trouble and
Indigestion is suffering a great deal
Mrs. u. J. Sirah0rn who has been
confined 90 her home for sometime
with innammatOry rheumatism is
Evening journal., 1920-07-14

Went Ads are effective for evos,
line Of buslncss.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1920-07-14
Tells How 20 Strengthen EycsiEht 90
Per Cent. In Weeks Time In
Many Instances.

Philadelphia. ra.-Dr. Lewis, an eye
specialis Of many years practice. says
summer time Is hard on eyes because the
glare OF the sun. heat and dust injure
and weaken them. lie snys it is possible
20 strengthen cyesight wonderfully In
very short time by using Bon. Opto. He
prescribcs 10 freely and further says; "A
patient came 90 me suffering from Bile
phurltis Marglnalis. Her eyes had the
dull expression common 90 such eases.
She used Bon-Opto ana not only over.
came her distressing condition. but 30
strengthened her cycsight that she was
able 20 dispense with her distance
glasses. Her headache and neuralgia
left her. In this Instance | should say
her eyesirht was improved 100 per cent"
The doctors advice will prove 81 great
value TO many eye sufferers. Many whose
eyes were falling say they have had
their eyes restored. one man says aft
trying Il; II was almost blind could
not see 90 read at ALL Now / can read
everything without my glasses au0 my
eyes do not water any more. AZ night
they would pain drcudfuny; now they
! feel nne an the time. 10 was like a mir
nclo TO me-" A lady who used 10 says
THE atmosphere seemed hazy with or
without glasses, but after using this pre-
scrlption for fifteen days everything
Evening journal., 1920-07-14
JUNIOR GIRLS RESERVE

on0cldI 70 IUo ENeIIHt JUuTUII,
STANTON, July ii.-Nss Mablo
Krall. rural state secretary of the
Y. W. e. a. visited Stanton on Sat
urday afternoon, and held "a meeting
Of girls. at the home OF Mrs. G.. p.
Dickey, at which time she organized a
Junior Girls Reserve The girls will
hold another meeting at Dickeys home
on Saturday afternoon.
The Stanton baseball club Will hold
festival on Saturday evening in
the odd Fellows Hall. Stanton.
The stanton Baking and sewing Club
will meet this afternoon at he home
OF the club leader. Mrs. C.. p. Dickey.
Evening journal., 1920-07-14
ACE PRACTICES FOR
RECORD AIR FLIGHT

PARIS Testing his endurance prep
aratory TO an airplane attempt to
exceed the altitude record Of Major
n. A. Schroeder. u. s A.. who new
90 a helght of six miles. Lieutenant
Casale, French ace. had himself sealed
In a steel tube the other day and
the air exhausted slowly until the
pressure inside cqualed what % would
have been at seven miles above the
earth This pressure was reached In
90 minutes and his descent required
the same length OF time. He suffered
no an pncrfg
Evening journal., 1920-07-14
TO ATTEND LUMBER

s. NJ. Dillon OF the Wilmington Sash
and Door Company. w y. Monagle.
OF l.. @. Kent Lumber Company
Francis w. Gruhb OF J. n. Justis
Green and Finn will go 10 Cape May
tomorrow 90 attend the annuel meet
ing OF the Pennsylvania Lumber As
sociation which viii be held In Con
grcss Hall. The party will go by
auto.
Evening journal., 1920-07-14

guest over the weekend. Miss Helen
Murphy Of Wilmington. Miss Mary
Ward of Wilmington was also a guest.
Mrs. Dwight Wentz and Miss Mil
drcd Chandler. spent the weekend
with relatives at ocean Gate, n. J.
Evening journal., 1920-07-14
COPS ARE WONDERING
WHO COPIED 1T

AKRON-Mrs. William Bolton de
clares she went 90 see her husband
arraigned on a charge OF stealing au-
tomobiles, and while in the police
station her pocketbook and S36 were
stolen.
Evening journal., 1920-07-14
AND FnR ms rHEY PINCHED HIMl

SACRAMENTO-James McDermltt
was sleepy. He says so and nobody
denies t. he went 20 Fred Stems
home, picked out a good bed and went
TO sleep. Sieen came home and
found McDermltt there. Now Macs
I'm tho hOozegOw.