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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-16

Helena chapter, No. 210, o. e. s.. held
a past matron's and past patrons meeting
at their hall last evening; Initiation was
held and degrees conferred on eight candi-
dates, after which Refreshments were
served. The officers were: Worthy Patron
Dan Bair; Worthy Matron, Miss katherine
Beuchner: Associate Matron, Mrs. Edna
Dibble; Conduetress, Mrs. Amelia Schmidt;
Associate Conductress, Mrs. Matte Sher-
Suit, treasurer; Musician. Miss Ella Cald-
well; Adah Mrs. f. Il. Conwell: Ruth, Mrs.
Lena Dibble; Esther, Miss Dolly Tilsford;
Martha, Miss Minnie Jenkins; Electra. Mrs
Myrtle Suit; Warder, Mrs. Kate Hanlon.
Notes and Personals.
c. A. Fernstrom has gone to st. Paul
and Minneapolis, Mimi, for visit to
L. G. Boatman and family have moved to
North Topeka from Wamego and will
live at 1116 Van Buren, street
Mr.. and Mrs. q. w. Shultz left today
for BIackfoot, Idaho, where they will visit
their daughter. Mrs. NJ. n. Austin.
John Fernstrom, Of s23 Jackson street,
who has been attending the university at
Albuquerque. N. Mex. has returned home
for the summer vacation.
The Rangers class of the Kansas avenue
Methodist Sunday school held n meeting
last evening at the home OF the teacher,
Miss Laura Beverly, when various business
lowed by an hour Of recreation.
Helena chapter, No. 210, o. f. s. Will
hold a special meeting Friday evening at
their hall. The meeting will be followed
by a farewell party in honor of Miss Elsie
SaviiIe, 4O3 East Eighth street, who is to
be married in July.
Mrs. ]. D. Pratt accompanied by Mrs
Mary Lewis of Horton went to Emporia
today to attend the marriage of Miss AVIS
jenkins. which took place this afternoon.
Miss jenkins has aften visited at the Pratt
home.
Mrs. Della McMaster and granddaughter.
Miriam McMaster Swartz. of GIG Jackson
street, left yesterday fer Fort Worth,
Texas where they will visit Miriam S
father, Mr.. Harry Swartz, who is in bust
ness there. They were accompanied by
Mr.. Swartz's sister, who has been visiting
friends in Topeka for a short time.
The officers and teachers of the Kansas
Avenue Methodist Sunday school were en-
tertained Monday evening by the Rev; r.
| f. Gordon and Mrs. Gordon, at their
home, 80 Park street. a short business
session was held after which a social time
was enjoyed: Those present were Mrs
Retter. Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. Wright, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. C. Seger, Miss Minnie McGrew,
Miss Beatrice Antrim, Miss Winnifred
Hayes, Miss Dana Slaybaugh, Miss Laura
Beverly Miss Ethel Palmer, Miss Bertha
Kister, Miss Zorah Reed, Miss Myrtle
Hofer H. A. French, Theron French,
| Homer PoIIem and Boyd Pollom. superin-
i tendent of the Sunday school, who presided
at the business meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-16
DRYS DENOUNCE GOVERNOR cox
Candidacy of Wet Governor Called
Menace to the Nation.

Washington, June 16.-The Anti
Saloon league today came out unqual-
ifiedly in opposition to Governor
James NJ. Cox of Ohio as the presi-
Dental candidate.
Wayne Wheeler, counsel for the
league. declared in a formal statement
that Cox is the logical candidate for
the vets but now that the nation is
under constitutional prohibition his
candidacy is unthinkable and a men
ace to law and order"
Accompanying Wheeler's statement
was an excerpt from a statement by
W. ]. Bryan, also declaring against
Cox.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-16
GET OUT VOTERS
Politicians to Ask for Registra-
ton Holiday Here.
G. O. P. Ratification Meet on
State House Grounds.

monstrous G. o. P. ratification
meeting on the state house grounds
and getting the consent of Mayor Her
bert ]. Corwine - issue a proclama-
ton max June "a holiday in To-
peka when Democrats and Republic
cans alike will bend every effort to get
every voter in Topeka to register on
that day were plans decided upon at
joint meeting of the : awnee County
Republican club and the Shawnee
county Republican central committee
last night at 61S Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-16

the Western Union and the last was
sent in by small boy under seal of a
plain envelope and written on plain
paper
Clerks at the office did not suspicion
the connection with the draft evader
and paid no attention to the boy thru
whom the whereabouts of the man
who had sent the message might have
been learned. Altho the officers made
an attempt to locate the writer of the
message on June 8, he could not be
found.
Was in Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City. June 16.-That
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, millionaire
draft evader who escaped recently
from a military guard in Philadelphia
passed thru Oklahoma City. June g..
was the assertion made by Detective
Wade Spears here today. Bergdoll.
according to Spears, is travelling under
the name of G. c. Brown and passed
thru here on his way to Laredo. Tex.
Spears believes he has crossed the
border into Mexico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-16
HUNT STUDENT FOR Staying.
Dartmouth College Man Shot in His
Frat House Rooms.

Hanover, June 16.-Henry E. Ma
roney of West Bedford, Mass, a senior
at Dartmouth college, was shot and
killed in his room at the Theta Delta
Chi fraternity house early today.
County officers, assisted by a party
of students. Immediately began a
search of the countryside for Robert
Meads of Minneapolis, a student who
is said to have been with Maroney and
disappeared Immediately after the
shooting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-16
AMBASSADOR is CANDIDATE.
John w. Davies in London Says VIII
Accept Democratic Nomination.

London. June 16.-American Am
bassador John w. Davis today an
nounced that while he was not seek
ing the Democratic nomination for
president he would not refuse if nom
mated.
Davis said he made this announce
ment as a reply to friends who had
been urging him to make a declara-
ton.
Davis also declared that the story
current in London that Colonel House
was en- route to London to offer him
the Democratic nomination was
''moonshine." He said he had no
knowledge of the purpose of Colonel
Houses European trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-16
TO OPEN UP NEW BAKERY.
j. w. Wilson and j. w. Schafer Into
Business at $50 Kansas Avenue.

A new bakery will be opened soon
by J. w. Wilson and ]. W. Schafer at
$40 Kansas avenue. The building is
being remodeled and is finished in
white.
J. W. Wilson owned and operated
Wilson's cafe for a number of years.
On account of transportation troubles
the firm has been slow in obtaining
machinery. A cooking machine was
seven weeks in reaching Topeka. VIII
son has no idea when they will receive
the rest of their equipment.
The establishment Will be called the
Purity bakery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-16
FEDERATION TO REORGANIzE.
National Woman's Council Holds Eff
tcenth Biennial Session.

Des Moines. Ia. June 16.-Proposed
reorganization of the General Fedora
lion of Women's clubs was among the
more important subjects on today's
program of board and committee
meetings preliminary to the formal
opening of the fifteenth biennial con-
vention tonight.
The proposed reorganization discus
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-16
HOT ON HIS TRAIL
Arch Stacker Wrote Mother for
Money From Kansas.
Known to Have Left Arkansas
City for Oklahoma City.

Dallas, Tex, June 16.-Texas was
today occupied with a severe attack
OF Grover Cleveland Bergdollitis.
Reports persistent for a week that
Bergdoll. millionaire draft evader, was
passing thru Texas. had passed thru
or had crossed the border into Mexico
could not be verified.
Border points heard the report he
had crossed the border some time ago.
Later. at Sherman, far to the north,
heard he had passed thru that place a
week or so after he was supposed to
have crossed the border.
say Stacker Seen.
Press dispatches lacking substan-
tial notification said he was seen"
IN various other localities in the
state.
Officials after tracing numerous re-
ports said they likely resulted from
hundreds of circulars announcing a
big reward for Bergdon and letters
to police in most cities saying it was
plausible Bergdoll would make a dash
for the border.
Wrote Mother From Kansas.
Arkansas City. Kan. June 16.-
That a message asking for large
sum OF money was sent from this city
on June 7 and June to Mrs. Berg
doll. Philadelphia, is known. The
message was signed &c. c. Brown"
The first message was telephoned to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-16
Found Baby Bones in Home

Pittsburgh. June 16.-Skeletons
of two@babies, presumably but a
few days old, were discovered in the
furnace ventilator the home of
A. NJ. Travis here. Travis found
the skeletons upon his return from
a several months tour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-16
LIGHTNING BOLT KILLED HIM
Body of Farmer Found Dead in
Wheat Field.

Pohca City, Okla, June 16.-Aungas
Williams, As, a son of Mrs. James
CAME of this city, was found in a
wheat field one mile east of here at
about 8 o'clock this morning with a
hole in his hat and the back of his
head torn off.
1t is thought lightning struck him
while working shocking wheat about
$50 last evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-16

The project of the Public Health Nurs-
ing association in holding nutrition class
at the Community house, is meeting with
gratifying results. At. the class Tuesday
afternoon nineteen children were parolled.
and the object of the class becomes bet
ter known an increased enrolment is ex-
pectcd.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-16
Two Hundred Miners KilIed.

Toxic. June 1.-Two hundred min
ers have been killed by an explosion
of fire damp in the Yubari coal mines
at Sapporo on the island of Yezo. ac-
cording to dispatches received here
today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-16
MAYOR TIED UP ICE TIEUP.
Only Peddlers Delivering in Oklahoma
City-Are Arrested.

Oklahoma City. June 16.-Ice deal
ers here today were indignant at the
action of Mayor J. c. Walton, who
yesterday obtained the arrest of all
independent ice peddlers not holding
city permits.
The independent drivers have been
supplying the city with ice during the
present strike of organized ice wagon
drivers and the order was issued by
the mayor on the protest of the latter
Mayor Wal.on's only explanation
was that the request was for the en-
forcement of a law which had to be
upheld.
Ice deliveries today were more tied
up than ever.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-16
North Topeka Neus

Items for this column may be left at
Petro's drug store or telephone Eleanor
KlmbaIl. 1891 after o'clock. Other
hours, $3.50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-16

A program by the Modoc club was given
last evening at the monthly entertainment
of the Indian creek grange at the hall,
three miles north of town on the Central
avenue road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-16

sion was on the program for this
afternoon at meeting of the council
of the federation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-16

Illinois Primary Unconstitutional.
Springfield, ILL.,. June 16.-The Illi-
nois supreme court today held the
state primary act unconstitutional.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-16

New Orleans Cotton Market.
New Orleans, June 16.-COTTON-Spot
steady and unchanged. Middling, 4o.15.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-25
WILL ATTEMPT To FORM
BRITISH SOVIET PARTY
~ Associated Press.

w NAsntthteN NNeht
l.OND y. July 2i.--An attempt will
be- made Ia form Communits party In
England August 1. at u national con.
youtiun IT loft wing" socialist and In.
dusirill organizations. Socialist bodice
'f tho extreme left have been holding
unity conferences intermittrntly for
several months with that end In view.
The invitations to the convention
point out that three points are con.
sidcrcd cardinal hy the promoters. th"
dictatorship 81 the prolciariat. the ~.
Wet system, and adhesion to the Third
lutcrnationalc.
The direct promoters ~ the conycn.
ti,u are the firlush Socialist party. th'
antiwur majority section uf which was
once the Social Democratic party. the
Workers Socialist Federation. com.
uus.i uf Miss sylvia punkhursts ful.
lowers and the Communist Unity group
81 th, Sorialis, Labor party The So.
riaiist Labor party has not agnificd i,s
intention to participate IN the convcn.
ti,n
\ -r,it deal NJ discussion has arisen
over the attitude the powerful labor
party may TAX, toward the convention.
THs British Socialist party II affiliated
with the labor party. hut the Workers
Socialist Federation and the Cummun.
DO unity group have refused tu BE- con.
r,.'el with o. and the lnhuf party itself
s. Iu his mtdU no official pronounr,
n.rf concerning The proposed couNrn
tIUr
There is difference ~ opiniU1
amws ihr pUlitical groups a. o. wheth.
lf thr convention will sucrycd in form.
u1 Communist party with follow.
ne rfucoutly large o. xiv, 81 any
DH1.II.mhi' Influence. but u h. consid.
,rI virtual, certain that M result
.I tht Convention there will D. a blk
uadiI-'m,nt and o. grouping of So.
Dshsi hasi,- to correspond 10 irrecon.
.at'r differences ~ policy.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-25
BLACK TROOPS Used
~ FRENCH IN TuRkEi
~ Associated Pres

CONSTANTtNoPLE. July 25.-BlacK
troops. many NJ them Scncralesc. have
been used by the French In their Joint
occupation of this city. The Senegalcss
wear bright green uniforms and red
fozzcs Their faces are decorated with
sc1ros across the checks and abou,
the ewes They usually wear large
rings iu the ears and many uf them
have straggly honrds cut - point on
the chin. Although '.ie Scnogalose are
Noslcmr thov get on badly with the
Turks especially In the interior. where
much ~ the feeling against the French
b. tmcoahlo 10 the black troops
\ members nf the Turkish foreign
office staff. who was educated at scv.
"ul European universities and has
lived ail over the world recently ap
preached q group NJ Scncgalcso soldiers
near the Sublime Porte aud engaged
them in conversation. addressing them
IN French
Just why dd you com" over hcrcy"
hr asked
w Umo to bring civilization 20 the
Turks" the leader ~ the group rctort
I'D hIulhtUt
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-25
RED CROSS CHAPTER WILL
ENLARGE ITS ACTIVITIES
At LUBBOCK WITHIN YEAR
Special 90 The News.

Special 20 The News.
LUBBOCK, July 2j.-The Red Cross
Chapter of this place has been very
active Tor the PAS, several months and
are planning to enlarge their activities
considernhl, within the newt wear \
pcranmcnt full time secretary has been
,mphyed 10 look after the work. ear"
kor the possible charitable needs u the
' ounty. supervise the rest room thai
has been opened NJ the court house for
she use of visiting and out of town
ladies' and a. generally supcint' nd tn
work In this county
Miss Roberts. IN, field nurse ~ thu
Red cross organization has been work
ing In thls county Tor past two months
giving the regular course of lectures
and hoding classes iu hygiene and re-.
lated subjects nj the different schools
over the county ard among the MeNi'
can and negro commuf tiles Ms well Sh.
has taught mur' than 30 regular
courses among these schools and fUr.
rirn,rs and has numhcr of additional
CLASSES tO organize as soob 'as others
are completed This work has parti
cular favor among the McNicans-sume
classes of whom have 90 have an in,,r.
prefer They are anxious io learn and
iiprl,, their living conditions ana u
ties th,m onto our government ard our
state more closely
Waste paper cans have been placed
On the colri hcus. lawn by the chapid
,and much additional work of a civic
nlturr n und,r way for the fuiur'
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-25

II am Ter Ncff. The people Of Texas
hnv" shown their confidence In him,
aud am now convinced that he is the
man who viii defeat Joe Bailey You
VIII find that give Mr. Neff the aIn"
loyal support In the runoff that | CAV"
MIR. Thomason In the flrst primary cleo.
ton" said Felix Franklin.
Judge jackson In president of the
Thomson club of Amarillo. and Felix
Franklin was we'll known as one of the
hardest workers In the county for the
cause Of MIR Thomason. Many others.
who voted for MIR. Thomason In the
first primary, have expressed them.
selves In like fashion. indicating that
Mr.. Ncff's majority In Potter county
IN the next primary will bc overwhelm.
Ing.
II was pointed out that the support
ers of all three candidates against Bal.
ley had declared that they would sup.
port the leader of the trio In the run.
of and II is believed that the LoOney
forces will be- as compactly organized
to press the campaign of the Waco man
as are those who supported Thomason.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-25
ELECTRIC LIGHT
AGAIN SUPPLIED
POWER COMPANY REPOIRs DAM.
AGE DONE PLANT WITH
ALI. SpETD.

Electric lights and power were sur
plie dto all customers Of the City Light
and Water Company at SOME time dur
ing last night. In spite Of the fact that
the boiler room of the plant was
wrecked by fire on Saturday night.
causing total suspension of service Ter
twelve hours.
Experts OF the company were immc.
hiately put 10 work az soon AZ the
flame shad been cxtinguished putting
into condition the boilers and making
all preparations for resumption at ser.
Hice on temporary scAlc pending tho
making of permanent improvements
The shell Of the old engine room was
utilized and the fires under the patched
poilers started late Sunday afternoon
and az night Amarillo was again one
of the best lighted towns In the west.
u was eleven o'clock before power
could be- given the News and at that
hour the members of the force bent
their efforts to giving the people of the
Panhandle and the regular subscribers
uf the paper the cream of the day =
developments insofar as the election
was concerned.
Every effort, however was mad" by
Mr.. Foster To put the power line -
this office In condition early.
Those In a position tc know dcclar"
that the City Light and Water company
is To be- congratulated upon the speed
with which they recovered from the
blow " Saturday night.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-25
FORMER SENATOR IS STILL
AHEAD BY four THOUSAND:
THOMSON IS POOR THIRD
ELECTION BUREAUS REPORT.

ELECTION BUREAUS REPORT
DALLAS, July 25-FormsT United States Senator Joseph
Weldon Bailey tonight maintained the lead he took early in che
abuson Of Saturdays Democratic primary election for gubea-
lorial nomination.
Pat M Nef running approximately 1000 votes behind
Bailey with $4,000 Of the between ssoO00 and 100000 total
counted.
E. Thomason and F. Looney were third and fourth re.
,pecivey The vote stood:
Bailey il2sOs Neff iosl Thomason 7s4s; Looney $685.
Political observers agreed tonight that Bailey and Nef
would participate in the run.off election August 2S
out his campaign.
DALLAS Texas July 2s-332232 Of total Of sp.
roxmatey $4,000 100000 the Democratic pr-
yesterday accounted for by the Texas election bureau the
standing Of the various candidates relatively little change
rom early reports Of today.
holds lead Of approximately five thousand Mr. Ne al
though the total Of votes is much larger.
MANY COUNTIES REPORTED.
The returns include reports from 2 counties about Of them
being complete.
County report totals in the for are a follows.
Bailey l2So9 Looney $685. Neff i09l; Thomason 1850
The total vote reported from 227 counties follows,
Home Ownership: For, ss74i; Against 2S,4se
Lieutenant Governors Cup 32sSo Davidson, 6ss3; Hum
phrey 337s4; Johnson 1894; Moaeslus 2s,sss.
Criminal AppeaIsi Davidson l37,s17 Martin sl27l
Justice Supreme Courts Hawkins 7468s; Key 47lsz. P;srsoa
si0so
Commissioner Agriculture; Dixon, S3ss7; Terrell llAs42
Railroad Commissioner Andrews 7s7ss; Mayfield l2a7y
Comptroller: Smith, l077s; Wiginton ssO77.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-25
DECLARES FARMERS CAN
BUILD OWN COTTON GIN

STANFORD. TtNaa july %. IN
every farmer In each West Texas cuur
~ would contribute q bale uf cot
ton toward s.curiug q found Tor cot
ton mill. each county In mos, of West
Texas would have large cotton tac.
tory In short time declared T. NJ
Cation. one uf the leading cotton farm.
ers uf Jones county to West Texas
Chamber of Commerce representative
For instance. let ~ say that 600
bales of cotton OF Jones county's %.
0OO bale crop last year were given tu'
ward such fund fur cotton mn IN
Jones county A. 20 cents q pound Il
would mean fund ui sl2b.ooo for a
cotton mill owned and operated hy the
farcmrs " the county
Il am quite sur, that u the farmers
II each county would undertake to n
nance cotton mills hy this mrthnd they
would not miss the donation II r. ha."
II cotton for ~ really would mean
that much stock held hy him. Th"
dream ~ west TrXts b. tl take ca.r
II IT, own cotton and the day h. com.
ing when some ingenious m'thod VII
b. accepted o. lIlug about this oou-
summation tn, "ENca.1h1l" plan
am sur, would meet with tho rc1iy
r,rpon~r of thD farmers ot Jones
county
tnc ~ the largest cotton mills In the
southwest h,s r,ts q. operation for r.
number 81 ,,lr- 10 rust. n was
founded Is 'tr rusf Interests 81 Hit.
tlc creek D. hls n'rn re- decided snr
c.fs aui thr r HuUis f tho min t.ui
q ready market Throughout %" cuun.
iry with 10, ,, ufiUu of this m'l
West TrNls hls r. cotton fartouss
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-25
SAYS WEST TEXAS BEST
FARMING SECTION KNOWN

Slecia' io Tn. Nswy
ANoCA. Texas. July 25. - For any
i've oT ten'year period an acre OF Cen.
trail West Texas land will make the
farmer more revenue than an acre OF
land In any other section Of the coun.
Try. declared Thomas Murphy Cation,
for 80 years farmer Mr.. Cation, who
II W years ~ age has farmed In North
Carolina. Arkansas and Texas. He
came 10 Jones county In 1899, bought
land and paid Il out inside Of four
wears from the proceeds Of sales OF
wheat. oats and cotton.
with the exception Of 1878, when
th' west had It's worst drouth. always
'nnFed 10 make n living and had 10
narp s1id Mr. C9ton to a staff repru-
'ntativo of the West Texas Chamber
( Commerce. In 1918 I sold more
Than $4,000 worth of stuff off my
form" lie raised iO2 bales OF cotton
from 1870 acres and 80 tons Of maize.
IN 1916 Mr. Cation says he made from
80 acres fifty 5oO.pound bales Of cot.
ton.
My farm makes more 60 the acre
now than Il did thirty years ago" said
Mr Cation. although" he explained.
4 never USE fertilizers. believe In
crop rotation. | have invariably fol.
lowed the idea with the utmost sue.
cess. Cotton produces more on land
that last year grew maize. Last year
80 acres In maize produced rs tons Of
grain. Half oi Il was left 60 rot In tho
fields hccaus, labor was not procur.
able"
Success In farming West Texas iands
cannot be- predicted on hiaebound rules
pnd regulations one must be familiar
with West Texas to make the best Of
N, year. The reasons are so different.
This il the statement of Mr. Cation.
onc ycar be- plows deep. The next he
may plow shallow. lie follows the
signs Of the heavens.
THIS summer when many other farm.
ors In his vicinity were complaining OF
wclb worm. Mr.. Cation had fields free
from the pests. lie explained that he
had early destroyed the weeda.