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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-04
ARE HOLDING REDS
General Wrangel's Forces With
stand BOlSheyik Attacks.
PrekOp, Occupied by Soviet, Is
Now in Ruins.
POLISH IRREGULARS CHECKED
Troops Under Gen. ZellgOuski
Held by Lithuanians.
Irregulars Are Defeated at
Every Point Except One.
POLISH IRREGULARS CHECKED

Riga, Nov. 4.-Offensive operations
by irregular Polish troops commanded
by General ZeIlgouski have been
checked along the entire front by the
Lithuanians during the past few days,
and as a result the evacuation of
Kovno has been postponed
The only point where the Poles have
not been defeated is on the northern
sector of the line where they have oc-
cupied the railroad station at Dushti.
Reports from Kovno attribute the
Lithuanian successes to the assistance
given by Prussians who are said to
have been joining the Lithuanian
army.
The Letvian government is massing
troops south of the Dvinsk frontier,
fearing an advance in that direction
by General Zellgouskfs forces.
Wrangel Holds Line.
Sebastopol. Nov. 4.-Russian Bolshe-
vik troops are unsuccessfully attacking
the line held by Gen. Baron WrangePs
army south of Prekop. The soviet
army is battering at the seven-mile
trench system which extends east
and west across the narrow neck of
land leading to the Crimean peninsula,
out General WrangefS position is quite
strong. 1t has on its left the Gulf of
Prekop and on it's right the Gulf of
Sivash, or Putrid sea. Back of his
main lines are heavy naval guns and
other artillery.
The town of Perekop. which has
been occupied by the Bolsheviki, is
a mass of ruins. Anti-Bo1shevik cav
airy is pushing from Nherniogratz.
west of the Melitopol railway. south
west towards the Salkovo railway sta
ton, attacking the rear of the soviet
troops, who are attempting to take
.Salkovo, which is defended by General
WrangePs sailors with naval guns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-04
Goes TO EUROPE
Governor Cox Plans Long Trip
for Next Spring.
Leaves Next Week for Missis.
sippi Hunting Trip.

Y Dayton. O., Nov. 4.-Gov. James NJ.
Cox said today he probably would visit
Europe in the spring of 1921.
He indicated he desired to make a
first hand investigation of conditions
as they affect the United States. in
addition to satisfying a love for travel
Apparently, the governor. who has
worked hard all his life, plans to t'take
things easy in the future. He has
made no mention of any future po-
litical plans.
Today the governor was back in his
newspaper office. devoting some at
tention to this paper for virtually the
first time since his acceptance speech
He continued in a most cheerful MOOD.
He expected to go to. Columbus to-
morrow to clean up executive business
that has accumulated during the last
two weeks of the campaign News
paper correspondents who have been
with the governor during the ampaign
will be his guests at a dinner at Trail s
End tonight.
In response to his message to Sena-
tor Harding congratulating him on the
Republican victory. the governor has
received the following reply:
LAS the successful candidate thank
you for your message of congratula-
ton and pledge Of support"
Cox expected TO leave for his Missis-
sippi hunting trip early next week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-04
Conscience Earns
Him Free Board
South Bend. Ind. Boy Stole Quarter
Million in Bonds But Burned Part of
Them

Chicago, Nov 4.-The unique con-
science of Leo NJ. Kennett has pro-
vided him with free board and lodg-
ings in Indiana Teformatory for from
one to fourteen years-and the great
Studebaker s25O.000 bonds robbery
story has reached its end.
Kennett and George W. Wood were
sentenced yesterday by Circuit Judge
Montgomery in South Bend, Ind; both
were given the same term, fined 800.
and disenfranchised for ywo years.
The bonds were stolen from the
Studebaker corporation in January,
1919. There was no trace of them.
Then one day Alfred c. Mills. a Kala-
mazoo lawyer, told corporation Off
GERS that three of the stolen bonds
were being offered as collateral on
s25. 900 in notes. They were traced.
Kennett. who is 27. confessed.
He had taken the bonds from the
office. he said, and had brought them
home He was terror-stricken when
ne saw what he had stolen-and re-
pentant He started to burn the
bonds He burned twenty-five. then
repented again Why should he de-
stroy S250.000? It was wicked. He
still had $4,000 BY keeping this he
could atone in part for the great crime
of incineration. SO he kept the re-
naming bonds-three of $4,000 de-
nominations. Wood advised him to
sell them and offered to help. Both
men pleaded guilty at the trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-04
Woman, Wins Out
ByUsing Want Ads
Oklahoma Responded TO Unique Cam
paign of Cafeteria Owner-SheH Go
to Congress.

Muskogee, Okla, Nov. 4.-The spec
tacular race made by Alice NJ. Robert
son of Muskogee, who apparently has
been elected as the second woman to
go to congress. was made with want
ads. Miss Robertson owns a cafeteria
here, named the Sawokla, an Indian
name.
In each issue of all Muskogee pa
pers during the campaign want ads
bearing headings indicating that they
were about the cafe were published.
In the body of the advertisements
themselves were heart to heart para
graphs on the political situation, tell
ing the voters why they should cast
their ballots for the owner of the res
taurant.
"A lot of my good friends thought
I didn't have a, chance" Miss Robert
son said today, land they figured fur
ther that they could make money by
betting against me. 1 warned them.
But they would not take my warning
Now they are sorry for themselves and
am sorry for them too.
when 1 get in congress I shall spe-
cialize on legislation affecting the well
fare of the Indian, women and chill
dren, farmers, soldiers and working
people"
During the war. Miss Robertson was
head of all Red Cross work in her
county. In 1901. she was appointed
postmistress at Muskogee by President
Roosevelt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-04
Gompers' Organization Suffers
Says Governor Allen.
Republicans Have Assumed
New Responsibility.
BREAK THE SOLID SOUTH
Immediate Effects of Election
To Be Felt in Nation.
Stable and Sound Business Poll
cies viii Follow.

Commenting on his election today
and discussing the Republican land
slide, Governor Allen declared the
Gompers organization had suffered the
hardest blow ever received in the Kan
sas returns. He warned the Republi-
can organization that in its winning it
assumed a new responsibility. but as
serted that breaking of the solid south
indicated Democrats could no longer
rely on moss back solidarity of any
community"
Immediate effects of the election
will be felt in the nation, the governor
said. and will be displayed in a busi-
ness stabilizetion at once effective. The
election doesn't mean that the Demo-
Gratis will go out of business, said the
governor. 1t is merely the day of their
return to a minority organization
where they have remained during
four-fifths of their existence. As a
political party they will remain as a
sufficient menace to the dominant
party to call forth the greatest en-
deavor in carrying out the spirit of the
new administrations policies.
With calm Mind.
THE nation will meet the new stu
alton with a calm mind" said Cover
nor Allen, land stable and sound
business policies will be Immediately
effective. Since the war began, all
attention has been turned to interna- =
tional problems. Now, with other ma
tions, we are getting down to a restor-
alton our own national strength.
The victory in Kansas was the
greatest blow the Gompers leadership
ever received. They turned on this
state every gun at their command
money, speakers, organizers-andl lost
in all except three counties.
"A political party that has lived
three-fourths of its lifetime in defeat
merely goes back to its nermaI status
as result of Tuesdays siection. The
tremendous majoritie5 by which the
Republicans were elected lays upon
the party leadership most solemn
obligations foem meet the demands of a
period which requires. constructive
wisdom. Thoroly defeated as is the
Democrat party its shadow stiIl is I'm
the background menacing and poten-
tial bidding the Republican party be-
ware lest in the future the Democrats
partys marvellous recuperative power
when summoned as protest.
Break Solid South.
'T believe the breaking into the
solid south thru Tennessee and Okla
homa is the best thing that ever hap
pened-both to the solid south and
the Democrat party. 1t means the
Democrat party will have to depend
for future success on a more potential
thing than the moss back solidarity of
any section of the country. Here
after the party will have to compete
with the Republican party on pro-
gram. The result from the standpoint
of Americans generally is an evidence
of their qdiet power to do the thing
they want to do in the quiet, most ef-
fective way"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-04
MAY MEET
-Obregon and Harding Plan to
Get Together.
New Presidents of United States
and Mexico to Brownsville.

Brownsville, Tex, Nov. 4.-Presi-
dents-elect of Mexico and the United
States may meet and exchange greet
ings at the international border here
next week.
Plans are under way today arrang-
ing the meeting of the two newly
elected executives. it was said. Details
will be worked out at a meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce.
An invitation is expected to be sent
to Gen. AlvarO Obregon, president
elect of Mexico, tomorrow to visit
Brownsville to meet Senator Harding,
president-elect of the United States,
who will spend a two weeks vacation
at Point Isabel near Brownsville.
Obregon will be inaugurated De-
cember 1, but Consul Y. M. Vasquez
does not believe this will stand in the
way of the Mexican general accepting
the invitation to meet Harding
Nothing would go further in the
way of cementing the good will be-
tween the two countries" Nasquez
said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-04
TO PROBE PALMER
Attorney General Summoned by
Judge Anderson.
Would Know Why Evidence
in Coal Case Is Held.

indianapolis, Nov. 4.-Federal
Judge A. B. Anderson will investigate
the. connection of Attorney General A.
Mitchell Palmer with the conspira cy
case against 125 coal operators and
mine workers in open court when the
November 8, the court announced to-
day.
Judge Anderson requested the clerk
of the court to advise Palmer the in
yestigation would be made, so the at
torney general might appear in person.
The investigation will center about
reports that Palmer has Instructed
government attorneys not to present
at the trial evidence submitted in
strike injunction hearings which led to
a restraining order against the btu
minous mine strike year ago.
Dan Simms, special assistant attor-
ney general prosecuting the case, re-
order, according to reports. Frederick
Van Nuys. United States attorney,
and L. Ert Slack, special prosecutor.
are considering resigning for the same
reason. according to reports.
The case against the miners and
operators resulted from the bitumi-
nous mine strike. Those indicated are
charged with conspiracy % violate the
Lever law by acting in combination to
boost the price of coal.
Judge Andersons action was the re-
suit of the resignation on October 4 of
Mr.. Sims. who was in charge of the
prosecution of the 125 miners and
operators indicted March IL last, foT
violation OF the Lever act. They were
indicted by a special grand jury con-
yened by Judge Anderson December
II, 1913, for the purpose of making an
investigation of the conduct of The
miners strike in the bituminous fields
last November and of any possible col
fusion between the miners and opera
tors in connection with the strike Mr.
Sims's explanation of his resignation
was that Attorney General Palmer had
imposed limitations on the conduct of
the case that literally cut the heart
out of the case"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-04
KANSAS BEHIND ALLEN.

The overwhelming vote given to
Governor Allen in support of his re-
election and his administration as an
executive for the last two years clear
ly points out the sentiment behind this
fearless leader in Kansas affairs.
The most bitter fight in the political
campaign centered around the gov
ernozs -.zze was fought by the Demo-
cratic strsngth in the state. he was
fought by labor leaders. he was fought
by radicals and by the natural ene-
mics in his own party. Yet. with it
all, he undoubtedly will carry the state
by a record gubernatorial majority.
The vote Is indicative of the admira-
tion that the state holds for a govGn-
or who removes his rubber heels had
goes after public problems without
fear or favor. Governor Allen estab-
lished his industrial court and has
supported it thru a political campaign
when it was evident that it was the
thorn in the side of politics. He
fought for the three constitutional
amendments when he knew that they
were unpopular to thousands of land
lords and tax dodgers. He flew in the
face of the antagonistic labor vote
when he carried thru his fight on the
right to strike.
Governor Allen has surprised even
his most enthusiastic supporters in the
monster vote that he has rolled up in
his favor.
The returns are a vindication of the
Allen principles of the last two years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-04
ORGANIZE G. 0. P. CLUB
Shawnee County Republican Women
VIII Not Cease Work.

Work for the Republican party
among the women of Shawnee county
will not cease now that the election Is
over, it was decided Wednesday after
noon by a group of women of the party
who met at the home of Mrs. c. w.
Kouns 1921 Harrison street. They or
ganized the Shawnee County Women's s
Republican club. which will carry on
the spirit the women manifested dur
ing the late campaign.s
Il have had already a number of
telephone calls from women who want
to be members of the Shawnee County
Women's Republican club" Mrs
Festus Foster said today. Mrs. Foster
was elected president of the organiza-
ton. Other officers elected were Mrs.
c. B. Van Horn. vice president; Mrs.
Mary Chaplin, secretary, and Mrs. H.
W. Bomgardner, treasurer.
Every Republican woman in the
county is eligible to join the club.
Meetings will be held at least once a
month at the call of the president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-04
POLL RECORD VOTE
Socialists Claim Million Gain
Over 1915 Figures.
Republican Landslide Did Not
Hurt DeBs's Drive. -

Chicago, Nov 4.-Socialists polled q
record vote thruout the nation Tues
day. Otto Branstetter, secretary of the
National Socialist party claimed here
today.
Despite the Republican landslide
the Sociai-.s rolled up nearly mil
lion more votes than they did int1916
Branstetter said.
Based on returns received thus far
Branstetter estimated the Socialist
vote Tuesday will run over million
and half. The previous record vote
was 100000 in 1916, he said.
In San Francisco, Socialists polled
1000 votes. kilograms from that city
stated. Over 100000 votes we're ex-
pected to be polled in California.
Reports from other cities were:
Davenport, Ia, 1000, against 1,20t
in 1915; st. Louis, 10000 against 3.60C
in 1916; Dayton. o.. 4,50O, against
1000 in 1915, and Minneapolis, $500
In Detroit, the vote was 10000, against
1900 in 1915.
Rhode Island. Branstetter said
doubled its Socialist vote. A consid-
erable increase also was recorded in
Utah, he declared.
Only one congressman had beer
selected by the Socialists, according to
Branstetter's reports. This was Meyer
London of New York City.
Legislators. he said, were elected in
Minnesota, Wisconsin, and New York
No reports had been received from
Pennsylvania and Illinois where So
ciahsts expected to elect several state
legislators.
"On the whole, the result is very
satisfactory to the Socialists said
Branstetter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-04
PAGEANT BY GIRL SCOUTS.
Three Hundred Topeka Girls VIII Take
Part In Show Tomorrow NIGHT

will take part in the Girl Scout pageant
to be given Friday night at. the high
school auditorium to usher in the Girl
Scout compaign for members and
finances to continue from November
6 to November 25. The pageant IS
free to the public Girl Scoutcraft
will be demonstrated.
Saturday morning the campaign will
begin officially at 10 o'clock when
workers will begin their drive for 81
GEO and for new members for the or
ganization. The local campaign Is
only part of a national campaign for
advancement of the Girl Scout move
ment-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-04
SCOTS GOING DRY?
Prohibition at Last Gains Foot
hold in Scotland.
Seventeen Districts and Wards
Vote Against Booze.

Glasgow, Nov. 4.-Prohibition has a
foothold in Scotland.
Incomplete returns from Scotland's
first election on the liquor question
found II districts and wards voting
dry" under local option. Voting will
be continued thruout the month.
Prohibition leaders declared they
were satisfied with this first dent in
Scotland's strong fortfications. In the
home of many famous whiskeys. Scot
tish vets were strongly entrenched.
1t was expected Scotland's wee drap-
pie" would be coddled as long as pos
sible.
b Part of Glasgow will be dry after
May 1. Some mining towns were
among those to go dry. In the main,
the large laboring centers voted to
retain their drink.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-04
EXPECT MANY SURPRISES
State Expected to Rest Evidence in
King Trial at Lyndon Today.


Lyndon. Kan, Nov 4.-The state
was expected to rest its evidence in
the trial of Rufe King here late to-
day. The defense will begin it's testi-
mony Friday morning.
1t is expected that many surprises
will be sprung when King begins the
work~of refuting the charge of killing
John Woody at Maple Hill in 1909.
So far his attorneys have kept their
intentions a secret. The state has
forged a strong chain of circumstan-
tial evidence. Just how many links
the defense can knock out of it re-
mains to be seen.
Several relatives of Woody were
called to the witness stand this morn
ing. ]. d. Woody, his father; John
Woody and George Woody, Sr.
uncles, and George Woody, Jr., a
cousin, testified concerning the young
farmers disappearance. Their testi-
the circumstances. Each testified
that Woody had a gold filling in his
teeth, the same as that found in the
skull dug up near Kings former
livery barn.
The second big legal battle of the
trial came Wednesday afternoon when
the defense objected to the states
method of identifying the skeletons.
Otis Hungate had drifted into the
habit of asking witnesses if they be
lieved" the skeletons were those of
the missing men. John Schenck. for
the defense, protested that only the
facts might be brought out. The jury
was dismissed from the room and
many citations quoted, which ended in
Judge Robert Heizer sustaining the
objection.
DIR. Hubert Sheppard, of Kansas
university, was recalled to the witness
stand by the state. He expressed the
conviction that the alleged Gutshall
skeleton had never been buried. He
drew his conclusions, he said, from
the evidence that substance still cling
ing to the pelvic bones was really the
mummified viscera of a human being
and not the remains of a horse
blanket, as had been supposed.
This morning Martin Glogau, who
bought the place King occupied before
he moved to the house where the
skeleton was found. testified that King
himself tore down the barn on the first
place and moved it to his own home.
A recess was granted Wednesday
afternoon in order that the defense
might subpoena its witnesses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-04
To Be ST G. 0. P. SENATORS
Majority in Upper House of Congress
More Than Assured

New York, Nov. 4.-Republican vic
tories in the senatorial race in Oregon,
Arizona and Oklahoma, indicated by
the latest figures. would make the
strength of the new United States SEN
ate fifty-seven Republicans and thirty
nine Democrats.
Ralph NJ. Cameron. Republican, was
leading Marcus A. Smith. Democrat
in the latest returns from Arizona,
while Scott Ferris, Democrat. had con-
ceded his defeat TO J. w. Harreld. Re
publican. in Oklahoma. and in Oregon,
Robert n. Stanfield, Republican,. was
evidently elected over Senator George
E. Chamberlain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-04
.WXesat{hee Xs
FORECAST FOR KANSAS.
Fair tonight and probably Friday.
Not much change In temperature.
NICE DAY IN SIGHT.
Plenty of Sunshine, Very Little Wind
and Moderate Temperature.
DAYS TEMPERATURES.

Tomorrow will be a nice day to save
some of that boarded coal, and enjoy
another bit of Kansas sunshine, Me-
teoroIogist Flora says. Friday will be
Just such another nice day as today,
according to present indications!
Sunshine. very little wind. and a
temperature which will probably go
to at least 65 degrees in the aftern Don,
will mark the day. The, skies of tie
middle west are all clear today.
Temperatures in Wyoming and Mon
tana are the same today as those Of
Kansas, which means that there s 10
cold weather in immediate prospect.
Goodland had the lowest Temperature
in the state last night the mercury
dropping to 80 degrees. The coldes-
place in the United States was Moiena.
TCoorinued on Page TwoI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-04
GERMAN FLAG REAPPEARs.
Is First To Be Seen in n. Y. Harbol
Since 1914.

New York, Nov. 4.-The first mer-
chant steamship flying the German
flag to come to the port of New York
since July. 1914. arrived here today.
The vessel, which marks the resump-
ton of trade with Germany under the
flag of that country. was the Sophie
Rickmexs, a steamer of 1853 tons
built in Germany during the war. She
is flying the old German merchant
marine flag. The ship is in ballast
and will take cargo here for the re-
turn voyage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-04
GIVES BONUS TO VETERANS.
Two-Thirls Majority Given Bill by
Washington Voters.

Seattle, Nov. 4.-Indications early
today were that the soldier bonus bill,
the most popular measure on Tues
days ballot, got well over two-thirds
the vote of the state. probably close to
100000 out of an estimated total of
1880 votes cast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-04
"TORN LINGERIE WINS

Chicago, Nov. 4-''Torn lingerie"
won Carl Frieseke, artist, a gold
medal and $1,000 in cash.
Frieseke painted a picture of
girl in her boudoir sewing torn
undergarment and gave it the title
Torn Lingerie"
II won him the Potter Palmer
gold medal and cash prize.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-04
COURT HEARS |. W. W. CASE
William Danton, Alleged I. w. W.,
Asks for Writ of Habcas Corpus.

The supreme court this afternoon
heard arguments in the habeas corpus
case of William Danton, alleged mem
Der of the I. w. w. Danton was ar
rested in Rice county under provisions
of the anti-syndicalism act He is
charged with distribution of disloyal
literature and was sent to Jail
Caroline Lowe of Kansas City and
Harold o. Mulks of Chicago, retained
in a number of cases of alleged L. w.
w. members, came to Topeka today to
appear before the supreme court for
Danton. They ask issuance of writ
directing discharge of the defendant.
Danton appealed to Governor Allen
for relief following his arrest and was
held for trial in the district court
when arraigned before Justice of the
peace in Rice county. In default of
bond he is said to have been commit
ted to iaiI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-04
HUNTING FOR MURDERER.
New York Millionaire Is Killed by
Mysterious Stranger.

New York. Nov. 4.-Search contin-
ued today for James Dunn" believed
by police to have murdered Leeds V
Waters. millionaire, in a hotel here
early Wednesday.
Waters registered at the hotel with
Dunn" Wednesday morning. The
two were quarreling when assigned
their room.
An hour later. the clerk and a bell
boy answering calls OF alarmed guests.
found Waters. dead. battered with his
old gold headed cane. Dunn" es-
ca ped.