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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-03
Want TO GO RIGHT HOME
The Hardings Not Anxious for Any
More Vacation.

More vacation.
On Board the Steamship Pastores,
Dec. 3.-Cool weather greeted Presi-
dent-elect and Mrs. Warren G. Hard
ing today. The steamer Pastores, on
which they are returning to Norfolk
from Colon, was off the Carolinas this
morning, and, in spite of a heavy wind
from the rorth, she was making good
Roadway.
The steamer, however. is BEND her
schedule and it is uncertain at what
hour she will dock at Norfolk, Captain
Glenn predicted today she would be in
by noon. Mr.. Harding and his party
appeared clad in warmer garments,
having discarded the white suits they
wore while in the tropics.
AS Mr.. Harding neared the United
States today. there was a renewed dis
cussion among his companions regard
choose some other place than his
home in Marion for his conferences on
the League of Nations and other sub
jects which must be threshed out be-
fore he assumed office.
He has been urged by some friends
to spend the winter in some southern
state, where there are better hotel and
railway facilities, which are assuming
some importance in view of the num-
Der of callers expected to wait on the
president-elect. Hot springs, Va,
Florida resorts have been suggested,
but it was said today that no decision
had been reached. Both Senator and
Mrs. Harding are understood to favor
remaining in Marion during the COM
ing winter if practicable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-03

from the United States. don't know
Houston said that he had grave
doubts that revival of the war finance
corporation would be effective ip re-
lieving the farmers troubles by in
creasing foreign trade.
Opposed to Class Legislation.
While the two committees sought to
hit upon the speediest and most eff
fective means of helping the farmers,
opposition to any direct government
aid indicated that any measure involv-
ing use of government funds to assist
farmers will be opposed as class legis-
lation and that similar appeals will be
made by manufacturers and business
men generally.
Republican leaders said today that
the immediate need is the re-establish-
ment of peace status and there was
a revival of talk of passing the reso-
luton at the short session, in the face
of certainty that Wilson will veto it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-03

ton City Thursday afternoon. He is
said to have boarded train at Man
haitian, bound for Topeka.
The Christian churches of the city
will unite in a budget campaign next
Sunday to endeavor to raise a current
expense fund of $1,000 and fund of
$4,000 for missionary work, according
to plans made at a dinner attended by
eighty persons at the First Christian
church Thursday night.
At the Thursday night community
service at the West Side Christian
church the Ben Hur trio, composed of
Theodore Turnquist, tenor and man
ager; Edna Roiffert-Sevoringh
contralto and character artist, and
Anne Murphy. contralto and elocu-
zionist, were on the program
The police today received a tele-
gram from Medicine Lodge, Wyo.,
stating that Frank Cooney had died
there and asking that his father, who
lives in Topeka, be notified. The
fathers initials were not given and
the officers late today had not sue
ceeded in locating him.
At recent thank offering service
held by the Missionary Societies of the
United Presbyterian church, of which
the Rev. NJ. c. Mum is pastor, the
special thank offering for the year for
the work of the women's department
of their church was $685.. Miss Mabel
Higgins, returned missionary from
China, gave the address of the even
ing.
Rural Sunday schools of Soldier
township will meet in semi annual
convention at the Indian Creek grange
Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. o. w. Hascall
and Mrs. c. G.. Hamilton will open
the program for Sunday school, to be-
gin at 2 o'clock. Among the speakers
will be r. n. McEntire. A. ]. Stout of
Topeka, and the Rev. Carl Clark of
Granville.
A meeting of the headquarters COM
mittee of the Kansas State Sunday
School association will be held at the
office of the Sunday School associa-
ton on Monday. TIE committee is
composed of Ralph McEntire. w. w.
Bowman, H. W.. Bomgardner, j. H.
Engle and F. C. Richards Of Topeka
and H. P. Armstrong, Atchison, and j.
H. Little of La Crosse.
That America is below Germany in
illiteracy per cent was stated by Prof.
Edward Devine, formerly instru ctor in
sociology at Columbia university, be-
fore Washburn college students Thurs
day. He said that the illiteracy in the
United States was nearer 20 than 10
per cent. He said the government
should have national departments of
Dubiic health and education
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-03
st. Louis Grim Market.

st. Louis, Dec. 3.-wHEAT-Cash: No.
. red winter S1940195: No. 5. $1.92.
CORN-NO. white, soc: No. 3. lie.
OATS-No white, 5215c; No. 3, 5112c.-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-03
WHOM DOES COW BEL ING?
Both Parties Claim They Raised
This Cow From u Calf-One Says
She Is Three Years Old, Other
Says Four -Bossie's Teeth Ex-
amined in Court Room.
Ps-s-s-s-t, Waldoi


Gaze upon yon bessie cow peace
| fully chewing her cud in the shadows
of the court house and say to whom
she belongs. Sure, you give it up.
That's what an the litigation in the
court of Topeka is about John Blu
chanan, a farmer living south of To-
peka, kept some of his cows in the
pasture of Abe Samuels, proprietor of
the Famous Clothing company, 614
Kansas avenue. Samuels is something
of dairyman on the side. And when
Buchanan took his bovines away,
Samuels claims he took one too many.
Both parties claim they raised this
particular COW from a calf. Samuels
says she is three years old. Buchanan
says she is four. Determination of her
exact age is essential to determining
| her identity and no stone is left I'M
| turned by either side to accomplish
| this purpose. Cattle experts were
called to the witness stand by both
sides to testify how a cows age may
be determined and then, Thursday
afternoon, the court. the lawyers and
the witnesses chartered motor cars and
journeyed to see the COW.
Being unable to reach an agreement
| in this manner the cow was loaded
| into truck this morning and brought
| to the court house to see them. By
| her side was another cow, registered,
whoses exact age was known, and who
! was 20 be USED as a standard DY winch
1 the age of the other COW was to be
| judged.
| man climbed into the truck and
held the cows mouth open while the
| experts examined her teeth and the
tittering crowd looked on. Henry
| McAfee, county commissioner, in
spected the molars and being a stock
man himself, was subpoenaed and tes-
| titled she was three years old.
| The experts seem to vary in their
| opinions, however. and late this after
noon it seemed that a solution of the
question is far away. Perhaps this is
an unusual COW.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-03
IN THE SQUARED RING

Kansas City, Dec. 3..Frank MCGOWAN
knocked out Danny Sheehan in the third
round of a scheduled ten round bout here
McGowan leaves today for Camp Funston,
Indian boxer in a ten round bout there
Legion boxing show.
Baltimore Dec. 3.-Captain Roper, heavy
weight boxer, who is battling his way
toward the goal of his aspirations-a match
with Champion Jack Dempsey-meets h. o.
Samson of Philadelphia in a 12-round
bout to a decision here tonight
Los Angeles, Dec. SACK Dempsey.
heavyweight champion, and Jack Kearns,
his manager. are coming to Los : geles to
pass the winter Immediately after Demp-
sey's match in New York December II, with
Bill BreTt an. it was announced here today
by Teddy Hayes, their representative. They
plan to remain here until time to go east to
train for the champions fight with Jess
Willard, March II.
St Louis. Dec. 3-Frankie Mason, New
Orleans. decisively outpointed Jimmy Muir
ply in eight rounds here last night
New York. Dec. 3.-Tex Richard. one of
the promoters of the Dempsey-Carpentier
fight, will confer next week with represen-
tatives of a Canadian syndicate that has
offered S2J0.000 for the bout. The syndi-
cate proposes to stage the bout at Hull
across the river from Ottawa, in June.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-03
Government Relief For Present
Conditions Impossible.
Secretary Houston Makes Dee.
1aratiOn to Joint Committee.
AGAINST CLASS LEGISLATION
Cabinet Chief Predicts Further
Retail Price Drop.
Export Demand VIII Soon Help
American Farmers.

Washington, Dec. 3.-Government
relief for present conditions confront
ing farmers is impossible. Secretary
of the Treasury Houston today told
the house and senate agriculture COM
mittees.
Houston was the first witness today
before the joint session of the COM
mittees which are seeking relief for
the farmers who have been hit by the
rapidly falling prices of their prod
ucts.
Predicts Retail Price Drop.
At the same time the secretary pre-
dicted a drop in retail prices soon. He
said retail dealers had been holding
out against the lowering prices but
would not be able to do so much
longer.
Il don't know of any feasible plan
of affecting any market change in
price conditions" said Houston.
Houston declared government agen-
cses have done everything to help the
farmers. He said he advised farm
ers. while he was secretary of agri-
culture, that a drop in prices was
coming and urged them to prepare
for it. He denied emphatically that
farmers are suffering from lack of
credit.
No Deflation of Credit.
"The much talked of deflation or
contraction Of credit does not exist, -
said Houston. THE only limit put on
credit has been to curb speculation"
Houston said that in his opinion
there was no way to finance agricul-
tursl exports. because of the financial
situation existing between Europe and
the United States.
Europe now owes the United States
about fourteen billions" said Houston.
Our exports are increasing annually.
so that this year they will total about
lob Iii ALL
How Europe can pay for the exports
Il is now receiving. or can take more
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-03
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS
acknowledgements

HOlcraft-FloWerS
Dance Matinee-Saturday 800
Steinberg' s.-Adv.
City of Topeka Bonds for sale. The
Shawnee Inv. Co. Phone 5O5O.-Adv.
Lets have another Elks' dance this
week. says someone-So we will-Fri-
day night.-Adv.
All issues OF Liberty Bends bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co. 534 Kansas avenue.-Adv.
The Central w. c. T. U. will have a
food sale at the Warren NJ. Crosby
store Saturday morning.
The executive council of the Boy
Scouts will meet Monday night at the
office of the Central Trust company
at 1880 o'clock.
Delegates will be appointed from
the Shawnee county Red Cross chap
ter to attend the national Red Cross
conference at Washington. December
8 to 10.
The police today were advised to be
on the look out for Juan Ramirez.
alias Vasquez, who is said to have shot
a Mexican man and women at juno
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-03

New York. Jan. Market
weak. Creamery higher than extras, 5419@
soc.
EGGS-Market firm. Fresh gathered ex-
ira firsts, S36S5c.
CHEESE-Market irregular Receipts 643
boxes. State whole milk, flats, early made
specials, 2S@2Sl5c.
POULTRY-Aifve steady; chickens, 26@
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-03

New York, Dec. 3.-Liberty bonds close
31s's, 1926; first AS, S5.S2; second AS, $50:
first AIS, 5000. second AIS, 1892; third
AS, Ss.10 fourth AVS, S5.74; Victory
3%'s, $3.50; Victory ANS, $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-03
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Benjamin F. Salts, Mayetta. ............ 81
Polly Edith Wyatt, Mayetta. ............ 81
Bernard Benner, Topeka. =
Laura EshOn. Topeka .
William S. Price, Lawrence. ............ q
Ida V. Schott, Lawrence. Il
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-03
New York Liberty Bond Market

2Sc; fowls, 22632c: dressed, weak; western
broilers, 2sG44c; fowls, 23@3Sc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-03

Diamond Engagement Rings, $50 to
$500. Easy terms. Harris-Goard Co.
Adv.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-10-04
EaITIjgIDIEl|I ITlIElIIzlIa!

lie famous statue hy Rodn has
been presented to the city Of San
Francisco by Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph B.
Spreckels. 1t will be placed in front
Of the Palace of the Legion of Honor.
Cal.fornia's memorial to her sons who
lost their lives in the world war.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-10-04

EsSn{, TNqI.s|npY
VINO / id ] Jl1EsUnA
Giant Gun Used for Lony-Dis-
lance Sheiiiag Of Paris No
New invention.
MADE FROM WORKOUT GUNS
Was 1922 Feet Long, Weighed $4,000
POUNDS ard Threw Proiectiie
Weighing o64 Pounds a Dis
lance of rs Miles.

Paris. - The super-cannon with
which the Germans began Smelling
Paris, March 23. 1918, was just pieces
OF old, Wornout guns put together. in
stead of a startling new invention, ac-
cording to American army officers.
who were permitted recently by the
Germans to visit some OF their huge
armOres.
1t was actually Just neat bit of
patchwork that startled the world
when the terrific explosions began det-
onating in the streets of the city of
Paris, although the verdict at that time
was unanimous thai the Germans had
invented Il marvellous new cannon.
Naval Gun Was Foundation.
To begin on the super-cannon. the
Germans took Il wornOut 15-inch naval
gun, 56 feet in length. 1t was bored
ont and Il very heavy tube with an in
side diameter of S.3 inches was insert
ed, with about 40 feet of it projecting
beyond the end of the original gun
Over that another hoop was shrunk
and locked to the forward hoop. There
also was a patch of 1917 feet, which
was attached at the muzze of the
gun.
The bore of the gun was treated to
a uniform rihing, the lanes and
grooves which impart rotary motion
to the projectile. The six-meter sec
ton of The gun at the muzzle, how
ever was unrified, probably designed
to steady the prOjectile and defeat its
slight tendency to tumble" or yaw
and fail to travel directly to its mark.
Such "tumbling" is caused by the con-
fict of two forces, one spinning the
projectile to the right, the other send
ing it forward. Such force had to be
obviated as the shell had to travel up
ward n miles on its arc in order to
cover the horizontal distance of 70
miles
Clever Expedient to Prolong Life.
The life of the giant gun. which was
31S0O0 pounds in weight and ~ feet
long, under the heavy pressure OF its
high velocity projectile was very linn
tied. But when the Germans found
the span of the gun amounted to only
so pounds they hit upon clever ex-
pedient. They bored out the 2l-centi-
meter tube. which was very thick. to
"A centimeters. and later to 26 centime-
tiers, giving it just SO much more life |
at each caliber. with only a change to |
larger ammunition required. The shell |
hurled by the cannon weighed 26i |
and was 10 inches in length.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-10-04
TRAINING FOR
LUMBER INDUSTRY

Pursuant to the plan of Melvin S.
Lewis, State Director of Vocational
Education, to introduce vocational
training under the Smith-Hughes Act
into the lumber industry in coopera-
ton with the School of Forestry of
the University of Idaho, Mr.. c. E.
Knouf of the United States Forest
Service has been engaged to study the
situation in the mills and camps of
Idaho and make definite plans for the
organization of classes this winter.
Mr.. Knouf is a man of long practical
experience in the woods and is I'M
usually well qualified to make this in
vestigation and submit recommended
lions which will meet the approval and
desires of the workers whom the vo-
cational plan aims to benefit. After
two weeks of study, Mr.. Knouf is
firmly convinced that the field for
this work is very large and promising
of valuable results in the betterment
of conditions in the lumber industry.
Vocational training under the Smith
Hughes Act is already in successful
operation in the agricultural, mining
and sugar industries of Idaho.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-10-04
YANKEES IN DANGER
Many Have Close Calls in the
Turkish War Zone.
Bullets of Bandits, British and Greeks
Keep Americans on the
Jump.

Constantinople. = Many Americans
Ing which British and Greek troops
have kept up for several weeks with
the bandits which are harassing the
eastern shore Of the Bosporus. Bel
of this city reached by hourly ferry
service, has been the chief center of
the fights between bands of adherents
of Mustapha Renal Pasha, nationalist
leader. and the British-Greek soldiers
operating under the artillery protec-
ton of British warships.
An American oil company is erect
ing two great steel tanks at Beikos,
which came well within the line of fire
between the rival forces. The steel
riveters were compelled to flee for
their lives and for several days bull
lets played a tattoo on the tanks,
which was nearly as constant as the
tune of the riveting machines. Many
Americans were in summer camps and
cottages in the vicinity of Beilos the
night the fighting began. but they
speedily moved to the western shore
of the BospOrus. where it was pos
sible for several nights to watch the
fighting on the AnatOlian hills by the
light of the naval rockets and search
lights used in directing the gunnery.
Robert college and ConstantinOpIe
College for Women, the two American
institutions of higher learning on the
B0sporus. both commanded an excel
lent view of the struggle and were
safely out of range of the nationalist
bullets
Prof. F. w. Kelsey of the University
of Michigan was prevented by the
fighting in AnatOlia from making a
survey of the famous battle fields of
Caesar, south of Samsoun. Professor
Kelsey has been in Turkey for many
weeks investigating old manuscripts
and studying ruins of the Roman civ
iliZatiOn.
He hoped to make the trip from
SamSoun to lille, about which one OF
Caesars best-known campaigns was
waged, and had made all arrangements
for motor transportation But the IN
settled political conditions and the ac-
tivities of the various bands forced
him to abandon the expedition.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-10-04
u. OF 1. OPENS WITH
RECORD ENROLMENT

With total enrolment approx
mately 20 per cent higher than any
registration in it's previous history
and with freshman class which ex-
ceeds by 80 per cent the largest in
coming group of past years, the Uni
versity Of Idaho has completed the
second week of its present collegiate
year.
"The increase in new students vir-
tually all of whom are freshmen is
particularly gratifying" said p II.
Soulen, chairman of the committee en-
admissions. "Our registration of
freshmen was particularly strong
from the southern part of the state,
several south Idaho schools which in
past years had not been strongly
on the campus sending
large delegations.
Lind.ey hall, the new mems dormi-
tory completed this year, has been
filled to overlooking, but the prompt
response of Moscow citizens has
enabled every undergraduate on the
campus to find a room promptly.
Most of the fraternity and sorority
houses are filled to capacity.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-10-04
Too Many Children.

Pontiac, Mich.-Mrs. Esther Cuneaz
of Royal Oak has been held for trial
il circuit court on a charge of opef>
ating a boarding house for children
without state license. 1t was shown
that she had been refused a license.
Mrs Cuneaz recently was sued for
divorce by her husband, who charged
that not content with having six chill
dren of their own, she had taken nine
children under six years of age into
the house as boarders.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-10-04
COLLISION BRINGS NEW STAR
Explanation of Recent Phenomenon /:
Given by Prof Charles G. Conroy
of Los Angeles.

Vallejo, Cal.-The new star in TIN
constellation Cygnus. lately reported
through Harvard observatory. was
produced by collision in the heav
ems between a large comet and com
paratively dim sun.
This is the information given out by
Capt. Thomas J. j. See of the naval
observatory at Mare island, from Prof
Charles G. Conroy of Los Angeles.
The star forms corner OF the par
allelogram OF Alpha. Gamma and Del
ia Cygni, Captain See said he had been
advised. At present it is of the sec
Ond magnitude and the magnitude may
be expected to increase for several
days, but will die down in the course
of a few months. lie reported.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-10-04
No Bottom.

Tonopah Nev.-A miner lowered
into subterranean cavern opened by
miners blast at Volcano, New, some
time ago, was unable to discover the
ends of the assure. Stones dropped
through the opening could be heard
bounding from wall TO wall, but there
was no sound indicating that they tad
reached the bottom. Sparkling stalac-
tites on the sides of the cavern were
revealed by lights lowered through the
opening.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-10-04

Miss HOstein was one OF a party
which included Rev. Mr.. Soper, Bishop
Cameron Mann of the Episcopal dio-
cese of Florida. and others who were
enjoying a picnic near Cocoanut
Grove Rev. Mr.. Soper was bringing
a pail of water from an adjacent
spring when he was struck by the rat
tlesnake. Bishop Mann Immediately
killed the snake, but Miss HOlsten
man. whose ankle was swelling enor-
mOusly.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-10-04
GIRL SAVES PREACHERS LIFE
University Student Sucks Blood From
His Leo After Attack of
Rattlesnake.

Chicago.-Mis Frances p. Hosten.
a student at the University of HI
nOis, earned her scholarship and a
Carnegie medal by methods quite out
Of the ordinary. She saved the life of
Rev. Benjamin w. SOper. pastor Of
small church in Florida. by quick
thought and action after he had been
bitten in the ankle by large rattle
snake, one of the lazy, highly venom
nus type so frequently met with In
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-10-04

Twelve tons of squirrel bait were
prepared and distributed to farmers
through the Bear Lake county farm
bureau in the last season. Of this
quantity 1908 pounds were applied by
farmers on public lands under nan
agement of community committeeman
and with the assistance of C. S. Hall,
biological assistant representing the
biological survey and the University
extension division.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-10-04
In an inspection of % Kootens

In an inspection of % Kootenai
ed by E. R. Bennett, field horticultur-
list of the University extension dfvis-
ion, and County Agent ]. H Rearden,
that 95 per cent of the fields were free
from disease. Indications point to
good crop. The greater part of these
potatoes are Idaho Rurals with Melted
Gems close second.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-10-04

The boy or girl who is not mem
Der of a junior project club is likely
to be lonesome. Are your boys and
girls missing out on fun and instruc-
ton to which they are entitled?