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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27
KNEW BANK WAS lNSOlV VENT?
Chester L. Long Testifies in Wilson
Custer Suit.

Walter E. Wilson, state bank COM
missioner, knew the Kansas State
bank at Salina was insolvent at the
time he urged deposits for the insti-
tuition. That was the testimony be-
fore Commissioner Challis by Chester
I. Long of Wichita, former United
States senator. Long had previously
been appointed by the supreme court
as commissioner in the case. but de-
clined to qualify.
In his testimony Long said he called
on Wilson June 8, this year. regarding
$50. 900 worth of certificates OF de-
posit which R. E. drummer of Wich-
ita had bought for the American State
bank. drummer had previously ad-
mitted receiving a $4,000 bonus for
purchase of the securities. The state
banking department has refused to
recognize the issues as legal claims
against the state bank guaranty fund.
Money secured from sale of the GER
tificates N.s deposited in the Salina
bank.
81 asked Mr.. Wilson at the time
whether he knew the State bank at
Salina was insolvent when he induced
r. E. drummer and the American
State bank to make deposit"
Long testified. He said he did.
asked him how he as a state officer
in charge of a bank or on what au-
thority he could accept deposits in
this bank when he knew it was in
solvent. He stated he was trying to
help the bank and If he closed all
banks he knew to be insolvent. he
would have to close several
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27
Soldier Strength in Kansas VIII
Be Increased.
General Martin to Have New
Force at Once.
UP TO TOPEKA TO GET BUSY
City Could Have Any Organiza-
tiOn She Wants.
RegimentaI Band at Least One
/ Capital City Unit.

National guard strength in Kansas
is to be brought to 5000 men and Of
ficers according to plans announced
today by Charles I. Martin. adjutant
general. This is more than three
times the guard strength in this state
before the declaration of war. 1t Is
within less than 1000 men of the
combined war contribution of guard
units from Kansas
Plans for most OF the organizations
now being formed had been worked
out in Washington before the United
States went into war. However, when
the nation entered the fighting, the
Kansas guard strength but was $500
men and officers. Now a program
calling for 5000 guardsmen and off,
GERS for this state is being developed
by General Martin.
Organize First District.
Beginning next week General Mar.
tin and Major Charles Browne of Hor-
ton will begin organization of field ar
tillery battalions in First district
towns. Organization meetings will be
held Monday night in Sabetha, Tues
day night in Hiawatha and Wednesday
night in Troy. At the same time units
for second battalion of field artillery
will be formed by Major Charles
Fisher of Fort Scott. Batteries for
this organization are expected to come
from the Second and Third districts-
probably Fort Scott, Pittsburg and
Parsons.
RegimentaI Band Here.
In the formation of new units ef-
forts will doubtless be made to estab-
lish new regfmental band in Topeka.
Since the war Topeka has slumped in
her enthusiasm for guard organfza-
tions, apparently. while in many other
towns and cities a new interest has
been displayed.
Topeka could have almost any or
ganization she wanted If she only
showed she wanted it," General Mar
tin said today. Some of the units are
really needed here, too. There is no
battery and no field pieces for a gov
ernor's salute on inaugural day.
There is no organization to welcome
president or any person for whom
military salute is proper"
The Second Regiment band was lost
by Topeka following the war. Induc-
ton of former guardsmen into federal
service also destroyed other local
guard organizations. They have never
been restored. Now the state has the
biggest guard program in her history.
But most of the units will seemingly
go elsewhere.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27
HUNT FOR CLEWS
British Would Connect Sim
Feiners With Murders.
All Arrested Irish Reds May
Be Interned.

Dublin. Nov. 27.-British govern
ment agents were reported today to
have discovered evidence in the series
of raids now under way which link up
Sim Fein leaders with officers of the
republican army in the murder cam
paign."
According to unofficial reports. the
Sim Fein officials were principally ac-
tive in collecting funds for the army,
which was said to have planned the
more important of the staying of
British policemen and officials.
Twenty important arrests had been
made up to an early hour today, in
Guiding those of Arthur Griffith, act
ing head of the Sim Fein Prof. Nc
Neill and Edward Duggan. The latter
two are members of parliament. 1t
was believed all those arrested will be
interned. Hundreds of others were
taken later.
Announcement was made today that
the labor commission would come TO
Ireland on Tuesday to investigate re-
DriSa1s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27
COLEMAN IS APPOINTED
He VIII Study Operations of Farm
Tenantry Plan in California.

Governor Allen has appointed Sena-
tor Rolla w. Coleman of johnson
county as a special commissioner to
study operation of the farm tenantry
plan in California. Senator Coleman is
now on the Pacific coast. He will
study the California farm settlement
plan and will file a special report with
Governor Allen before the opening of
the regular session of the legislature.
In addition to use of the Coleman
report, Governor Allen will ask Cali
fornia farm tenantry authorities to
visit Topeka for conferences. Several
men active in farm tenantry work in
the coast state may also be asked to
address the Kansas legislature in sup
port of Governor Aliens program.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27
KEEP ALL JUDGES
Belief That Allen VIII Hold
Reed, Higgins, Wark.
Reed and Wark May Go to
Utilities Commission.
WOMAN ON THE COURT?
Miss BreSette or Miss MacFar.
land DOped to Place.
Labor Commissioner Crawford
Also Is Suggested.
WOMAN ON THE COURT?

State house and political dopesters
are today busily revising their books
10 conform with Governor Aliens pro-
posals for state house changes. There
is firm belief that Governor Aliens
proposal for a divorce of the indus
trial court and public utilities bodies
was brought about in an effort to
bridge troubles in the present indus
trial court. There is feeling. tho.
that all of the present court judges are
to be retained in state service.
Many shake-upS may be expected il
the legislature adopts the governors
program. Numerous secondary places
will either be abolished. it is believed,
or decided changes made in the per-
sonnel of people who are now con-
nected with various departments.
That Governor Aliens program will
add little to the state patronage this
winter, is the general belief. AS con-
ditons appear at this time, there is
probability that the governor may gain
two perfectly good $1,000 a year jobs
to be given deserving patriots. On the
other hand it is apparent that some
of the existing secondary jobs may be
abolished. So far as the clean up of
sundry boards concerns the state
patronage, they mean loss of nothing
except glory. Most of them carry
merely actual and necessary expense
returns paid from fees.
Reed and Wark to Utilities.
This afternoon the general dope
sheet indicates that Judges Reed and
Wark may go to the proposed new
public utilities commission. Judge
Wark will then be the lawyer member
of the commission. A layman will
probably be appointed as third mem
ber Governor Allen is declared un-
favorable to the appointment of two
lawyers on the board.
Judge Huggins will doubtless con-,
tinue as presiding judge of the court
of Industrial relations with its added
Jurisdiction and field of labor. With
the establishment of the labor, mine
inspection, industrial welfare, irriga-
ton, waterways and factory inspec-
ton departments added to the duties
of the Industrial court, there is a be-
lief that John H. Crawford of Wichita,
present state labor commissioner. may
succeed to one of the $4,000 jobs on
the court. This will leave one place
on the court to be filled.
May Appoint Woman.
There is little proba ability, appar-
emily, that a woman will receive one
of the court appointments. The well
fare and factory inspection work now
controlled largely by women, will be
continued. Howe yer, with the throw
ing of this work under the jurisdic-
ton of the court, there may be an
overlapping OF the duties of Miss
Lena E. Bresette, secretary, and Miss
Mary E. MacFarland, factory inspec-
tor. 1t is not improbable that one of
these places might be abolished
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27
Christmas Seals
Haze Saued Lives
In State ofKansas

Christmas seals are for tuberculosis
work, not Red Cross activities The
proceeds of the annual Christmas seal
sale have always been used for tu-
berculosis work-never for Red Cross
activities, DR.. Chas. H. Lerrigo. execu-
tive secretary of the Kansas State
tuberculosis association. declared to-
day.
Prior to 1919, the Red Cross print
ed the seals, but the proceeds were
utilized in special tuberculosis work
tuberculosis nursing, clinics. and edu-
cational work. With the tremendous
growth of the tuberculosis activities,
the Red Cross asked the National Tu-
berculosis association to assume en-
tire charge of the annual seal sale.
The Red Cross co-operates in the
seal sale. but the proceeds are used
exclusively for tuberculosis work.
For twelve years the anti-tuberculo-
sis work has been financed by the tu-
berculosis Christmas seals, Doctor
Lerrigo says. That the seals have
produced results is shown by the de-
creased death rate in Kansas. A de-
crease of 1873 per cent has been Sc
cured in the past seven years. The
seals have made this decrease possible.
The Topeka tuberculosis association
will have the seals on sale next week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27
WORK Goes SLOW
Only $40 Reported From Rural
Districts for Red Cross.
Many People Were Indifferent
to Roll Call Appeal.

Stories of fighting against odds of
indifference and plain stinGiness were
told at the meeting of the rural work
ers of the Red Cross roll call, held at
the Chamber of Commerce at noon to-
day. The meeting of the workers
opened with a luncheon, at which
there were more than fifty, represent
ing dozen of the rural school dis
tricts of Shawnee county, present.
Only S440 was reported today from
the rural districts. The committee in
charge of the work expects at least
$1,000 on the basis of the incomplete
returns which were made today. 1t
will be some time before all the can
vassers end their work.
Reports Were Interesting.
The. reports of the workers in
charge of the variors districts were
vastly interesting. There were women
present who had canvassed their dis
tricts every year since the opening of
the war. and who recounted the diff
ferent attitude which they are meeting
now. Some of them have tackled
their entire districts single handed.
In Oakland. a splendid showing has
been made by the canvassers, who
were all Campfire Girls and Boy
Scouts. Il didn't ask the adults to
help. I knew it would be no use. The
the adults would have done" said the
worker in charge of the district.
Out After ScaIps.
The Red Cross is after the scalps of
the war department official who is re-
sponsible for the fact that Red Cross
goods made and presented to the gov
during the war are now being
sold at salvage sales with other sur
plus equipment.
Il have met people who refuse to
give a cent when they say they have
seen Red Cross supplies being sold in
Topeka" said one worker.
"Of course that's only an excuse,
but l should like to be able to an
swer it.
It was explained that the supplies
were given to the government at the
end of the war by the Red Cross, for
the use of the men still in cantonments
and overseas. and that the war de-
partment is now selling the Red Gross
pajamas. blankets. bandages and other
goods, along with surplus equipment
from the quartermaster's department.
Red Cross headquarters in st. Louis
is in action against this procedure,
and has taken it up with the war de-
partment at Washington, Horace L.
Hall, chairman of the Shawnee county
chapter of the Red Cross, said in
answer to the worker.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27
in WOMAN HUNT
Oklahoma Officers Seek to Clear
Up HamOn Mystery.
Witnesses Claim Dead Mans
Secretary Seen "on Streets"
KuEW uIc CATc ccAI en-
KNEW HIS FATE SEALED
G. O. P. Chief Gave Diamond
Off Finger to Doctor.
Activities in ArdmOre Halted
Until After Funeral.

Ardmore, Okla, Nov. 27-A "wo-
man hunt" was on in full cry thruout
the southwest today. Police in every
city from Kansas City to the Pacific
coast were searching for Mrs. Clara
Smith Hamon, charged with firing the
shot which later proved fatal to Jake
L. Hamon, millionaire oil man.
Since the woman suddenly disap-
peared soon after lannon's shooting
came to light, she had been variously
reported fleeing to California; seen in
Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Chickasha, and
Ardmore, Okla, with police in Kansas
City and north Texas entertaining sus-
picion that she might be hiding in
their territory. Her trunks are in
Union station at Kansas City with de-
tectives watching for possible claim
ant. Her parents live in Ell Paso.
Always those informing officials of
seeing the woman ION the streets"
have asked that thier names be with
held.
Halt for Funeral.
But while search for the woman has
been intensified thruout this section,
locally activities of the prosecution
have been halted, pending funeral and
burial of the man who helped build
this section Of the state. Friends of
Hamon however have not ceased their
efforts to clear his good name of scan
dal. They are pushing a plan to get
County Attorney Russell Brown to
withdraw both the charge against
Clara Smith Hamon of shooting the oil
millionaire and the information charg
ing the couple with a statutory Of
fense.
Mrs Clara Smith Hamop is de-
scribed as strikingly pretty. with dark
complexion and dark brown hair and
eyes. Her age is given as 81 years
She is tall-five feet seven inches.
She wore many diamond rings. In the
winter months. she wore a big fur
coat She had a liking for red as
shown by the color of her automobile.
Knew Death Near.
Hamon who died yesterday from a
bullet wound in the abdomen which
he claimed to the last was accidental,
knew he was going to die when he
entered his hospital room last Sunday
night. This was the statement of DIR.
Walter Hardy who was in constant at
tendance at lannon's bedside for four
days.
Hardy held out hope for the COM
mitteeman's recovery up to twelve
hours before he expired and conf
the minds of lannon's intimate
friends.
Hamon wore two gorgeous diamond
rings when he was shot. He gave one
to Doctor Hardy a day before he died.
The other was left on his finger until
death and was removed by the under
taker.
1t was said that Hamon made out
his will while in the hospital. 1t will
be opened when filed for probate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27
Blue SundayLa10s To
Be Asked In Thirty
State Legislatures
Compers Declares Puritan Drive Is Against Laborng
Man-Knights of Columbus Only Want
"Sane Reform"

league. which played a big part in
making the country dry, have Joined
the new movement. DR.. e. c. Din
widdie, who IS centering his efforts on
the District of Columbia, said it was
the plan to have congress pass strict
Sunday laws for the district and for
insular possessions, army and navy
reservations as the first step in the
fight.
To Ask Amendment
Later, it Is understood, agitation will
be started for an amendment to the
constitution which will form the basis
of strict Sabbath law. Putting the
ban on Sunday theaters, cigar stores,
soda fountains. gas stations and news
papers is contemplated.
DR.. Harry L. Bowlby. general secre-
tary of the Lords Day Alliance, asked
heads of New York transportation
lines to curtail service on Sunday so
as. Just as to meet needs of church
goers. Similar requests will De made
in other cities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27
Czecho-SIOvaks Now Only OPP
pOnents to TeutOn Application.
League Assembly Hopes to End
Session This Week.

Geneva, Nov. 27.-Optimists at the
meeting of the assembly OF the League
of Nations are counting upon finish
ing the work of the session next week,
or ten days earlier than was calcu-
later by league officials.
This hope is based on the fact that
committees Nos. 1 and 2 have virtual
ly finished their work, the interna-
ornaments question has been disposed
of by a practical adjustment.
Austria May Get In.
Czecho- Slovak delegates are now
furnishing the only opposition to the
admission of Austria to the league.
Switzerland is strongly advocating ad-
mission, with the previso, however,
that If reaction occurs in Austria with
a restoration of the monarchy, she will
insist upon the right of the province
Of Voralberg to decide whether to re-
main a part of Austria or not. Voral-
berg recently requested that 1t be at
tached to Switzerland but this request
was rejected by the latter country.
The organization committee has de-
cided to approve the suggestion that
the four elective members of the coun-
Gil shall be chosen so that only one
term shall expire each year. 1t has
tee to study all proposed amendments
to the covenant of the league.
Draw Plans to Disarm.
The commission on disarmament has
authorized Sir Cecil Hurst to draw up
a tentative plan permitting the league
to exercise the most effective control
over traffic in war materials.
The third commission" has named
a sub-commission of ten to draft the
81 {vzfn ri
bunal which will be presented to the
league assembly within a fortnight. The
commission has decided to retain the
amendments to the Brussels court and
?start with the project of jurisdiction
by agreement.
This will be changed to compulsory
Jurisdiction only if public opinion so
demands. When the assembly adopts
the final draft it will Immediately es-
tablish the international court OF ask
the governments to call an interna-
tional convention to inaugurate it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27
Dollar Day In Topeka Monday

Monday November will the
eve kno
and wiub
double
of the
their
Monday
their as possible
bargains will be
O
will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27

New York. Nov. 27.-The fight for
blue Sunday" legislation in thirty
state legislatures. fathered by the
Lords Day Alliance, became more Bit
ter today with various organizations
lining up for or against the question.
James NJ. Flaherty, head of the
Knights of Columbus, announced
that that organization did not oppose
sane reform but said the K. of c.
was against prohibition of Sunday
sports.
Samuel Gompers, head of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, today de-
nounced those back of the Puritan
drive" for assuming they are working
in behalf of the laboring man.
Labor in Opposition.
Labor has not called on them for
assistance and they cannot speak for
labor" said Gompers. THE man who
works has a right to spend Sunday in
wholesome recreation"
Many leaders of the Anti-Saloon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27

FORECAST FOR NEXT WEEK.
Generally fair. except rain snow pos
sibly Wednesday Thursday. Normal
temperatures.
The shippers forecast advises that
the temperatures will be above freez-
ing for thirty-six hour shipments in
every direction.
There have been light rains in the
entire eastern half of the state during
the past forty-eight hours, tho the
skies in Western Kansas have been
clear and there has been no rain
there during that period. Topeka has
had a total of .27 inches of rain .04
inch in the last twenty-four hours.
Kansas City has had .09 inch, Wich-
ita, "a inch.- St. Joseph. .12 inch
There have been light showers in all
the northwestern states in the past
twenty-four hours. 1t is showing to-
day in Ohio.
The highest temperatures in Topeka
Friday was "A degrees at $3.50 o'clock.
and the lowest in the past twenty-four
hours was 10 degrees at 1880 o'clock
this morning. This afternoon the
temperature will go to about 55 de-
grees, and tonight, not lower than 40
:COntinued on Page Two.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27
Contained in Message.
ESTABLISH SUNDAY PAPER
Go,'rnur Allen to Issue Sunday Morn
ing Edition of Wichita Beacon.

Gov. Henry J. Allen will establish a
new Sunday morning paper in Wichita
December 5. He has announced plans
to issue a Sunday morning edition of
his Wichita Daily Beacon.
The Beacon is an afternoon paper.
Growth of the OIL fields and increased
population of Wichita, however, have
created a demand for a Sunday morn
ing edition of the Beacon. the gov
ernor declares, and he will start this
publication next month. The Wichita
Eagle. owned by the Murdoch inter-
ests, is the morning paper in Wichita,
and issues a Sunday morning edition.
Governor Allen will meet this COM
petition with seven day paper.
A rotogravure section will feature
the governors Sunday morning paper.
Numerous special services will be in
cludcd i'll the morning edition. The
regular local staff of the Beacon will
he in charge of publication of the
Sunday paper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27
HOPE NOW
Next Congress Has Small
Chance Decreasing Taxes.
Must Increase Them or Issue
Long Term Bonds.

Washington. Nov. 27.-The next
congress may be confronted with the
necessity of either increasing tax rates
or providing for another issue of long
term bonds, according to preliminary
surveys of the financial situation made
for members of the house ways and
means committee by treasury Off
cials.
Indications are that chances are
poor for even slight reductions of a
few of the most obnoxious taxes. Some
increased levies. particularly on nom
essentials. will be recommended when
congress reconvenes. according to re-
ports at the capitol.
Tax Yield Decreased.
The probability of increases is not
brought about thru increased govern
ment expenditures. Republicans plan
to reduce these. The reason is that
the present rates are beginning to
yield far less than during the years of
big war profits.
The current depression. treasury Of
ficials believe, will cut a big hole in
the yield from the excess profits tax,
which has brought in a large percent
age of the government revenues.
Government expenditures continue
high because of the tremendous war
debt of the country, the interest of
which amounts to nearly s1.250, ,000.-
coo a year.
Secretary of the Treasury Houston
had estimated that for 1921 the gov
ernment departments will need $4.-
600. 900. 900. Republican congressional
leaders hope to reduce this total by a
billion.
The belief prevails in the reports
reaching congressman that the present
taxes soon will! not be yielding at the
NJ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-27
HARDING PREPARES TO RETURN
Will Visit Jamaica on His Return to
the United States.


Cristobol, C. T.. Nov. 27.-President
Elect Warren G. Harding prepared re-
gretfully today to bid goodbye to the
canal zone. His visit here ends to-
morrow when he sails on board the
steamer Pastores for the United States.
Senator Harding returned here last
night from the Pacific terminus of the
canal. where he exchanged felicita-
tions with officials of the republic of
Panama. Today he visited the fortifi
cations and the submarine base at the
eastern end of the waterway. played
golf and took a swim in an outdoor
salt water pool near his hotel A
plunge in the pool was his first act
after his return last night and he was
out early this morning for another
dip.
The Pastores will sail at noon to-
morrow and Is due to reach Kingston.
Jamaica. at 8 o'clock, Tuesday. en-
route to Norfolk. Senator and Mrs.
Harding and their party will go ashore
at Kingston. where they will take
lunch. and later they will go on an so
mile motor ride across the island as
the guest of the governor of that Brit
ish possession. They will board their
ship again at Port Antonio