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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-02
Rev. Gray, X. c., Scores Selfish
ness of Individuals.
Also Applies to Nations and
Corporations, He Asserts.
U. S. GOVERNMENT AUTOCRATIC
This Despite esprit" of Democ-
Facy, He Tells C. of C..
All Production Dwindles With
Scum of RadieaIism Growing.

Declaring that while we live in a
democratic age we are under the most
autocratic government in the world,
the Rev. J. M. NJ. Gray. pastor of the
Grand Avenue Methodist church of
Kansas City, in a talk at noon today
at the Chamber of Commerce, pointed
out that the idealism of the world had
been betrayed.
The Rev. Mr.. Gray asserted that
during the war and following, it had
been found that the ideals of labor
had broken down. The present age
has also seen the complete breakdown
of political and moral ideals.
Before the war, the Rev. Mr.. Gray
indicated, labor held the idea that u
universal brotherhood of men com
prising the 1aboring classes of all the
nations of the warld was a power that
would prevent war and conflict The
nations should exist. in a sort of
Utopia. However, when the war did
break and the armies of the nations
went into the battlefields, made up
largely of the laboring classes, it was
not the rationale that they were
singing. The Germans went in sing
ing, deutschland Uber Alles;" the
Frenchmen, the Marseillaise, and
each of the armies of other countries
singing songs dear to them as a ma
ton, not as representatives of the
great body of labor.
Age Old balance" Lost.
He showed that in past ages the
ones that held most of the property
managed things so that others had
something also and lived in content.
Now, he said, nations, states. corpora
tions, on down to individuals, have
developed a tendency to grab every
thing possible. While every one
wants still more money, production is
IL !, ant
scum of radical ideas developing.
Altho perfectly capable of stating
what he himself thought to be the So
luton, he explained that body of
business men would not take the ideas
of a preacher as being practical. He
therefore quoted an editorial from Life
and one of the recent letters of Rob
ert Rabson as making the two points
he deemed most advisable; namely, re-
ligion and the increasing of pro-
duction, respectively.
Rev Mr. Gray declared that if the
hearts of men were right they could
get along under any system of govern
ment, and added that if wrong, as they
are now. no system would prove salts
factory.
Must Increase Production.
It is also generally conceded that
present period is insufficient produc-
ton. This must come at once. the
preacher declared, If conditions are to
, be bettered.
Pointing out that the business men
of the world would be the greatest fac
tors in aiding to push these two the
cries of which might be termed the
Roots of Prosperity" Reverend Gray
closed an interesting talk.
Rev Mr.. Gray was introduced by
Rev. Edmund J. Kulp. whom he is
visiting while in Topeka. Reverend
Gray is pastor of the Grand Avenue
Methodist church of Kansas City, Mo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-02
CENSUS STARTED
VIII Take Two Weeks to Gather
Required Data.
Population Now Estimated to
Reach III Million.

Washington, Jan. q The four
teenth decennial census began today
with $1,000 enumerators engaged in
counting men, women and children of
the United States and collecting data
on the resources of the nation The
census is expected to lie completed
withip two weeks but the compila-
ton of the figures probably will re-
quire four months.
The population is estimated at be
tween 107, 100000 and 112,00O,00o
compared with 100000 in 1910.
When the first census was taken in
1890 during George WasHington's adj
ministration the population was re-
ported at three million.
Washington is. the headquarters of
the census work which is under the
supervision of Samuel L. Rogers, chief
of the bureau. Officials here expect
to be able to estimate the population
of the larger cities by the middle of
March but the returns from the coun-
try district will be slower. Besides the
enumeration of persons, the census in
cludes the accumulation of informa-
ton on farms, manufacturers, forests
and oil production.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-02
PANkEY BACK TO CITY
Former Topekan Now Ranchman and
Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico.

B. F. Pankey. formerly of Topeka.
now lieutenant governor of New Mex
leo, and his wife are stopping here a
few days with friends and relatives on
their way home from visit to Mr..
Pankey's home town, Harrisburg. ILL.,
Mr.. Pankey organized the old indie
pendent Telephone company in To-
peka, which was later absorbed by the
Bell system. Since moving to New
Mexico twelve years ago he served sew
feral years in legislative capacities and
was elected lieutenant governor a year
ago.. About half of that year he has
spent as acting governor of the state
in the absence of Gov. Octaviano A.
Larrazola.
Pankey himself has been pronni-
nentiy mentioned as a gubernatorial
possibility in the southwest state but
denies any aspirations in this direc-
ton. During his residence in his
adopted state he has acquired a 200,-
900 acre ranch and also owns a 10, 900
acre tract in Chase county, Kansas.
He was compelled to cut his visit in
Illinois short, as Governor Larrazola
has been called to Washington and a
special session of the New Mexico
legislature convened to ratify the suf-
frage. constitutional amendment and
consider increasing the. salaries of
teachers
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slain man and cousin of Provost. was
expected to be re-arrested today.
AIRS. Brown and Provost were very
friendly, authorities stated.
Chief Straight stated Brown had
discovered the relations between his
wife and Provost and had remon-
strated.
1.-The last minute Brown was seen
alive, just before 10 o'clock the night
of his death, he said he was going to
meet Lloyd Provost to ride to Utica
along the very road on which less than
an hour later he was shot to, death in
his automobile Straight said.
At $3.50 Provost says he walked
along Gratiot avenue. the busiest
street of the town in which he was
born and in which he knows almost
every person, turned over the river
bridge and walked block to the Edi-
son hotel
Continuing. he says, he went into
the hotel and up to his and Browns
room and went to bed, departing for
work in the morning.
Cannot Support Alibi.
Yet Provost has been unable to pro-
duce one person among his friends in
Mount Clemens who saw him walking
along Gratiot avenue and over to his
hotel. He walked three blocks appar-
emily at a busy time of the night and
no one saw him. Nor is he able to
produce any one who saw him enter
the hotel-apd go upstairs to his room.
There are eight or nine hours in
the life of Lloyd Provost unaccounted
for by single witness and unfortu-
nately for him, these hours are the
ones that cover the murder of ]. STAN
ley Brown.
A deputy sheriff was to bring
Gladys Summit. the girl whose story
was responsible for the arrest OF
Cecil Beatrice Vester, from her home
in Battle Creek today for furthe:
questioning This examination was
scheduled for Wednesday, but was de-
layed.
The Vester girls examination will
be held tomorrow. Gladys Summit
was asked to substantiate her story
that Cecil was not in Battle Creek the
night of December % or the morning
of December "a.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-02
SAYS SOVIET Sane
Peace Representative Believes
Understanding Near.
Russia VIII Save Self-No Mill
tary Intervention Needed.

London, Jan. 2.-On the eve of his
return to Copenhagen to resume the
prisoner exchange negotiations with
Maxim Litvinoff, the Bo1sheviki rep
fresentative, James O'Grady, told the
Mirror correspondent that he be-
lieved the pourparlers would be sue
cessfuI and that the repatriation of
British prisoners and British civilian
residents in soviet Russia would be
effected by the emu of January.
Mr.. O'Grady said his consultations
since his return from Copenhagen.
would aid materially in bringing
as his opinion that Russia would save
herself if left alone.
"She is now like a child cropping
in the dark but she Is growing up, ;"
he declared.
Ninety per cent of Russia's popu-
O'Grady.
1.-THE other ten per cent is purely
predatory. They are Asiatic people,
and are at least a thousand years be-
hind our civilization. We must give
them time and help them.
Russia will regenerate herself by
her own resources. 1 believe she will
become the America of another new
world. The soviet government today
is far more humanitarian, far saner
and far more statesmanlike than the
soviet government of. a year ago.
Atrocities, of course, are\ being
committed by these Asiatics but !
know that when the perpetrators are
adjudged guilty they are EXTERN
mated"
Mr.. O'Grady strongly opposed
armed Intervention in Russia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-02
AGREES TO SUPPORT
Pool Hall Owner, However, Contested
Petition for More AIiInony.

Il OOA A1Sth OHAfCNs AAONCtCEs NOAtSSeS0
Petition for More AIimony.
Earl Brown. one of the proprietors
of the Brunswick billiard hall. 814
Kansas avenue, today promised Judge
George H. Whitcomb that he would
purchase his two children all the
clothes his former wife, Mrs. Ethel
Brown, believed they needed The
promise followed a hot contest over an
application by Mrs. Brown for an i'm
crease of SO a month for the support
of the two children
Prior to the hearing Mrs. Brown
was receiving S25 a month for the
children. Mrs. Brown stated that her
husband had purchased articles for
the children at her repeated requests
but told the court it was embarrassing
to be obliged to go to the front of the
billiard hall and call him out.
Testimony showed that Brown took
approximately $4,000 out of the BUSH
ness in wages in 1919 and that he re-
Gently purchased a Buick automobile.
She stated that it took $40 a month
to feed the. children, leaving IS for
clothing. She supports herself by
working down town. Brown intro
duced testimony showing that he had
turned q. house over to his wife and
had paid off a $500 mortgage.
W. E. Atchison, attorney for Brown,
finally volunteered the proposition to
furnish all clothes necessary and pay
any doctor bills that may be contract
ed in the future. All Mrs. Brown must
do is to buy the clothes and have the
statement sent to Brown.
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Wife of Murdered Man May Be
Rearrested Today.
Her "Friend" Can, Explain All,
Declares Police Chief.
CANNOT SUPPORT HIS ALIBI
Provost Was to Have Gone on
Fatal Auto Ride.
Declares Instead He Took Walk,
But No One Saw Him.

- Mount Clemens, Mich, Jan. a.
Lloyd Provost can explain the murder
of J. Stanley Brown, in the opinion
of Chief of Police Allan Straight.
Straight declared today that if Pre-
yost would talk he could clear up the
mystery which has surrounded the
case since Browns body was found in
an auto near here December 20.
Provost was arrested for the sec
ond time yesterday. He confronted
Cecil Beatrice Vester, who is charged
with Browns murder. in her cell in
the jail here.
You killed him-you know you did
and now you are trying to hide be-
hind a woman's skirts" Mrs. Vester
shouted.
Provost did not reply.
Wife Is Implicated.
Mrs. Ruth Brown. widow Of the
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Won LERSNER IS ILL
Signing of Peace Protocol Further
Postponed Now.

Paris, Jan. Possible further de-
lay in signing of the treaty protocol
was seen today in letter from Kurt
Won Lersner, head OF the German
commission, to Paul Dutasta, secre-
tary of the peace conference.
Won Lersner told Dutasta he had
caught cold and would be confined to
his room for week, on orders of his
physician. This. it was believed, might
be blind" to give allied and Ger
man leaders more time to adjust their
differences over the Scapa Flow sec
ton of the protocol, in which tie
allies demand 100000 tons of German
marine materials as compensation for
sinking of the informed German fleet.
The peace conference today RENTED
a note to Won Lersner declaring the
conference does not understand rea-
sons for Germany's increase in forces
policing Upper Silesia
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TWO new WELLS I'M
FL Dorado Field Reports Two Strong
bumpers Drilled In.

Ell Dorado. Jan. 1.-Two good wells
in the Peabody fields are reported by
the Orlando Petroleum Co, on the Gill
lette farm in section 1924. No. 2
Gillette topped the sand at 2,502 feet
and drilled in one foot. 1t is now on
the pump and is said to be making
about $50 barrels. No. Gillette
topped the sand at 2,501 feet and was
completed at 2.503 feet. 1t is said to
be good for 500 barrels.
The Earlham Oil & Gas Co. on the
Townsend in section 35-21-S is re-
ported to be down about 200 feet.
after considerable delay at first due
to an insufficient water supply.
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Wall St, New York, Jan. 2.-STOCKS-
On the stock exchange the new year opened
with continuance of the advance which
marked the final session of 1919. Pools
resumed their activities in many popular
issues. notably speciaities, American wooden
again leading at an initial gains Of points.
Steels. motors. oils and equipments also
were heavily traded in advancing l to IL
points with standard and secondary rails.
Z. S. rubber, Central Leather, Industrial
Alcohol. international Paper, American
International ana China copper were IN
Guided among the strong features of the
first hour.
Reactions of the first hour. due mainly
to realizing for profits centered in Amerl-
can wooden. Mexican petroleum. General
Motors and steel where declines ranged
from to points. Representative indus
trials were moderately affected and rails
made only nominal concessions. A later
rally was led by Studebaker. American Can.
International Paper. Peoples Gas. Phi,adei-
phia company and American international
and tobaccos also displayed a better tone.
May department stores featured the spe-
cialties. gaining also five points anil
Famous Players rose three points. TradiP z
siackened when call loans opened at Is
per cent
The market became Irregular at midday.
mainly on the heavineSs shown by several
of the equipment and oil shares. This was
fully balanced by the strength Of feather
and food issues: also motor speciaities-
American wooden and Crucibie' steel were
again pushed forward. against the short
interest
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EMBARGO is DENIED
Canada Has Not Put Ban on Ship
ments of Paper to u. S.

Washington, Jan. 2.-Authorftative
denial of rumors that the Canadian
government contemplated an embargo
on the export of news print paper has
been received by the bureau of COM
merce. Canadian mills were, said to
be running at capacity. turning out
about ATS short tons daily, of which
80 per cent is imported, most of it to
the United States.
New York, Jan. News print fea-
tured high paper market during the
last ten days. Actual sales Of news
print at 10 cents a pound or 5000 a
ton were made, it was stated here to-
day
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WON'T BE CANDIDATE.
Clemenceau Declines Senatorsllip-
May Not Take Presidency of France.

OCC1lDcS
May Not Take Presidency of France.
Paris, Jan. 2.-Premier Clemenceau
in farewell address to electors at
Draguignan yesterday, definitely an
nouflced he will not be candidate for
the senate, according to dispatch re-
ceived today.
The premier also refused to admit
he will be candidate to succeed Pres
ident Poincare.- The announcement he
will not run for the senate, however,
was taken as strong evidence he is
considering the presidential candidacy.
In his Draguignan address, the
premier urged the electors to pay
their taxes and have as many chill
dren as possible"
while I will no longer represent
you in the senate, I will always remain
, Frances most devoted son." Clemen-
ceau said. 1T is comforting to think
have done my duty and will continue
to do so until the end
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SANTA FEE NOTES.
Notes and personals from Santa Fe
by Frances Jones. Telephone 1880

The Railroad "Y" following their annual
custom kept open house Thursday TO their
many friends: Last year because OF the
influenza epidemics the management was
unable to hold the annual reception but in
1918 the house welcomed about 5000 per
sons during the afternoon and evening.
Refreshments were served from until 6
In the evening. About sixty ladies' who
are associated with the "Y'' were in charge
-of the work of seeing that each caller was
presented with coffee and doughnuts,
orangeade or lemonade and waters. A con-
tinuous program W; given from 8 in the
afternoon until 10 IN the evening Miss
from 8 until 4 o'clock. The entertainment
for the remainder of the evening was as
follows: Mrs. J. NJ. Catren, to 81 Miss
sick, 30 TO &: Miss Ceora Bell Lanham,
Mrs Charles Laird, Miss Grace Carlson,
Miss Ota Taylor. Miss Regina Menehan, Mr..
quartette from the First Methodist church.
all from to S DR.. f A. Rooster, magician
and the Modoc club from until 10 in the
evening. About 1,S00 persons called during
the day. The first and second floors of the
building were open to the public, the rooms
having been deliberately decorated for the
occasion.
There were a number Of persons who
called at the Railroad "Y'' building Thurs
day who came prepared to stay and several
/ of them did. they heard almost all of the
auditorium from in the afternoon until
the program was over. Finally he could
stand it no longer, but rose stifny from
the place which he had occupied over five
hours sndSexplained to those nearby, II
thought 1 would stay to hear the whole pro-
gram but l just can't stick it out. Five
hours is an awful long time to sit in one
chair.s
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brown and children
Of Winterset, Ia, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
little 1o-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Brown. was brought here to undergo an
operation at a local hospital
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ONE ROMANCE, $500
Waitress Gets AIimony From Topeka
Shoe Salesman.

The romance of Topeka waitress
netted her $500 cash in district court
today when Jessie Gladys Barrett. for
mer waitress at SCOTS restaurant,
was granted a decree from L. NJ. Bar
rett. a Topeka shoe salesman.
Lump alimony for $500 was agreed
upon and Barrett. placed the cash in
the hands Of Dean McElhenney, dep
uty clerk of the court, a few minutes
after the decree was granted. They
were married in May. 1918. Extreme
cruelty was charged by Mrs. Barrett.
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Kansas City. Jan. 2-HOGS-Reeeipts
5000 Market active, steady. Bulk of sales
SA4.35H14-6o. heavies. $14l2JAi4.6o: med
itims. S14-25614-s5: pigs. sl2Z5Ti350
CATTLE-Receipts 100. Market steady.
Heavy beef steers, choice mad prime. s1d.7J
also: medium and good. $13357 1875
butcher heifers. si55114-35: cows, sa.6sa
1910. real calves. $15.00ff 1900; feeders.
81 7Jd13.0O: stockers. Seo0d 1870
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market active
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WARMER, IS FLORA PROMISE
fContfn red from Page One,

est indicated on the weather map.
The temperatures here was 20 de-
grees at o'clock this morning. In
Havre, Mont. the temperature record
ed today was 80 degrees. The warmer
weather in the northwest indicates
warmer weather for this district, Flora
points out.
Extremes for this date were 60 in
1894 and 10 below zero one year ago
today. AT o'clock this afternoon the
wind was blowing miles an hour
from the north
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-02
TODAY,S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago. Jan. 2-CoRN-corn made a
swift upturn in price today stimulated by
sub-zero weather. The extreme cold as
sociated with car scarcity was generally
taken to mean continued delay to the
crop movements. Shorts In the January
delivery showed especial concern. Opening
quotations, which ranged from the same
as Wednesdays finish to &c higher with
January $1-35L to 81 .3615. and May S1.31%
TO $1-322z. were followed by sharp gains
all around
Reports that cars had been ordered from
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piles Cured in 8 to "a Days

Druggists refunl money IL PAZO ONT
MENT fails to cure Itching. Blind. Bleeding
or Protrudine Piles. Stops Irritation
Soothes and Heals. You can get restful
sleep after the first application Price Goc.
ADV
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Chicago, Jan. -HOGS-Recelpts $4,000
Market opening steady to strong with yes
terday,s average; quality good; average
CATTLE-Receipts 5000. Market firm.
Beef steers, medium and heavy weight
choice and prime. S1S75G19.75 butcher
helfers, $6.J3ll14.75: cows, $6306l 1850
veal calves. $15.75M11.O0: feeders, $1,000
IL. %: stockers. S6.O0d10.2J.
SHEEP-R Receipts 1000. Market strong.
Lambs. S16.t0M 1855; ewes, medium and
onod. SS Snd1n Is.
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Morning Grain Market.

FURNISHED by B. C. Christopher & Coz
Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 2.-The Tribune:
market is regarded as largely a question
of receipts. 1t was said that the local
trade evened up at the last. Country
houses sold December corn at the close
with shorts the main buyers. The 2f5.O0O
bushels of corn delivered after the close
was part of the same grain out the pre-
yious day. The premium of over cents
for December over January at the last was
not an encouraging situation for those
not having a place for it. The big problem
that stands out the strongest factor is
that of transportation, both in this coun-
try, In Europe and on the ocean. The rail-
roads in the United States are unable to
furnish sufficient equipment to move the
grain. especially corn, and the car supply
and the disposition of the farmers to sell
is regarded as the most important factor
i'll the line. To have the most emphatic
bull house on oats caught short December
oats was one of the textures of the trade
Wednesday. They have been largest
buyers for some time and Wednesday had
an order to buy at the last. Cash houses
who were long took advantage of the ad-
vance and secured profits. Trading in all
was large. Sehboard exporters were after
rye, and the northwest sold 100000 bushels.
hedges being removed at Chicago. This
made a fair advance early, but longs sold
in sympathy with the easier tone in corn.
Grain receipts at Chicago for the year were
1886 cars or 37.T15 cars less than 1918.
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CSC to Csc higher. Lambs, s1G2oG17so;
yeariing wethers, $12.SsG1a35: ewes, $775
n1o.60; breeding ewes, SsO0912.50; feeder
lambs, $11. 75d15.O0.
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New York Produce Market.

New York, Jan. 2.-BUTTER-Marke.
weaker Creamery higher than extras, 6S15
@69c.
EGGs-Market firmer. Fresh gathered
extras, 76c.
CHEESE-Market easy State whole milk.
flats, current make specials, S115Q132c.
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Kansas City Grain and Produce Market

Kansas City Grain and Produce Market.
Kansas City, Jan. 2.-wHEAT-Cash
Market steady to Sc higher. No 1 hard,
$26sd295; No. 2, S265a2.80; No. i red,
$2.65@29o; No. 1 red, $2.56@25S; No. 2,
$2.5j.
CORN-Market steady to 1c lower No
2 mixed, S1.47@1.4S: No. 3. S145; No. .
white. $1-46@1.4s; No. 8. s1.44o1.45; No.
yellow, $3.50; No. 3, $1.46.
OATS-Market about unchanged No. 2
white, SSc; No. mixed, Sic; No.-2 red, seq
SIC
RYE-$1 70@1.72
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-s24sG253
SHORTS-$2 25@2.35.
P BRAN--$1 a.
WHEAT-Receipts 3o5 cars.
overwhelmingly, unchanged; pack
ing &c lower.
EGGs-Market &c lower. Tirsts. SOC; sec
onds, 42c
POULTRY-Hens, 1c lower. 2ec@27c; 9TH
ers. unchanged.
CORN-Close: January, Sissy May
$1.339s; July $1.311s.
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is an exaggerated form of Grip. LAXATIVE
in larger doses than is prescribed for or
binary Grip. good, plan is not to wait
until you are sick. but PREVENT 1T by
taking LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
Tablets in time.-Adv.