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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-12-08
No More RAT s

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Csc size .(2 cakes) for Chicken
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Sl.25 size (5 cakes) enough for
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age buildings, or factory build
ings.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-28
Kansas Plea
to Rdh RahS
For Harvest

College professors are to be asked
to bring their .rah rah" boys to the
Kansas wheat harvest That was the
plan outlined today by ]. NJ. Gilman.
head of the state employment bureau.
who hopes to aid in meeting the la
Dor shortage by importing entire
classes from a number of the eastern
schools.
A meeting to be held in Hutchinson
next Monday will outline prices to be
paid during the wheat harvest. AS
soon as this information is available.
Gilman proposes to send an appeal 10
several hundred college heads. He
will also issue a blanket invitation to
the rah rah boys to came to Kansas
and go in training for the next track
meet and the approaching football
season.
I'VE ought to get several thousand
college men to Kansas for the wheat
harvest Gilman said today. I'm
many cases entire classes will come
and many of the college professors
will come with them. I expect to send
an appeal to many of the big eastern
schools"
Gilman expects to visit the harvest
fields during the coming season to aid
in the distribution of labor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-28
CUT SIZE BY LAW START BACK FIRE
National Chamber of Commerce
to Fight Labor Drive.
Business Men Urged to Support
Rail Bill Supporters.

Atlantic City. N. j., April 2s.-A ball
lot box contest with organized labor at
the coming congressional elections was
proposed here today to 5000 business
men from all sections of the country
attending the annual convention of the
chamber of commerce of the United
States.
George A. Post of New York ap-
pealed to the chamber to plunge into
the November elections in defense of
the senators and congressman who
voted for the passage of the Esch-
Cummins transportation law.
Governor Allen on Program.
Post, chairman of the chambers
transportation committee, warned the
convention that organized labor is
working to retire to private life all
members of congress who voted for
the Esch -Cummins act and would
line of the nations capitalists against
the program which President Gompers
of the American Federation of Labor
now is trying to put thru to elect a
congress favorable to labor.
Post opened today's sessions. 9th
ers on the program were Sir Auck-
land Geddes, British ambassador; Sec
retary Meredith of the department of
agriculture; Governor Henry ]. Allen
of Kansas. and Admiral Benson, chair
man of the United States shipping
board
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-28
Physical Culture
Teacher Lifted
While Shopping

New York. April 2s.-Dorothy L.
Smith, an instructor in physical cul-
ture and aesthetic dancing at the Y.
w. c. A in Railway, n. j., was at lib
erty on bond today following her ar
rest on a charge of shoplifting. She
pleaded guilty and was held for trial.
Friends of Miss Smith said she was
the daughter of Theodore L. Schmitz,
an official of the Elgin Watch COM
pany at Elgin. Ill. but changed her
name to Smith when she came to New
York.
They said she was literally supplied
with money and were unable to ac-
count for the charge.
The value of the goods which she
was alleged to have taken was less
than $40. Miss Smith told police she
had no friends to whom she could ap-
peal for assistance and spent the night
in Jail.
When she did not return home,
friends at the z. W. c. A. became
alarmed and asked police to aid in
searching for the missing girl. They
were informed she was in Jail
Immediate arrangements were made
for an attorney and bail provided
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-28
HAVE REDS ON RUN
Polish Army Expels BOlsheViki
From Ukraine.
Many Towns Recaptured-Ad-
vance so Miles Per Day.

Warsaw, April 2S.-A general ad-
vance by Polish forces along a 1S0-
mile front into the Ukraine was an
nounced in today's communique by
the Polish general staff The move
ment. it is set forth is for the expulsion
of the foreign invaders (Russian
Bolshevik).
The Poles covered about 80 miles
the first day of their forward move
ment. their advanced line taking them
within sixty miles or Kiev.
The advance was explained in a
proclamation issued in the name of
General Pilsudski. head of the Polish
state, and posted in cities and villages
thru which the Polish forces marched.
The document announced that after
the expulsion of the foreign elements
the Poles would remain in the Ukraine
only untils an authorized Ukrainian
government should take control. The
proclamation dated April 26 was
printed in Warsaw and then rushed to
the front.
Important towns occupied on the
first day of the Polish movement in
cluded Owcrucz, Jitomir and Ber-
ditchev and further south Winnitza
and Zmyerynka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-28
It's tOH Year
SoLn1 on;
NetU Hike Due

San Francisco. April 2s.-Would-be be
reducers of the high cost of living are
running in circles because salmon run
in cycles Reports today from fishing
centers along the western coast were
that this is to be lean year for fish
ermen. The translation was that fish
will cost more.
State Commissioner Darwin. of
Washington said today: This is the
small year in the salmon cycle 1
understand canneries will pay an in
crease of half to one cent per pound.
In addition, our fish stock is being de-
pleted."
In Portland, Ore, it was reported
the schooner owners found it difficult
to man their fishing fleets and that the
boats for this reason came in with
small catches. Halibut and salmon
were reported abaormally high and of
little prospective value in lowering liv-
ing costs.
In San Francisco retail prices today
showed salmon selling at 10 cents
more per pound than in 1918. The
retail price was so cents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-28
She Begged Me To Do 1t, ="
Declares Confessed Slayer
of Pretty Telephone Girl
After Night Grill Suspect Admits Crme-Washing
Hands in Stream Near Where Body Found
Betrays Him to Law

Pontiac. Mich, April 2s.-Anson
Best, formerly of Flint, Mich, con-
fessed early this morning, according
to Prosecutor Glenn c. Gillespie, that
he killed Miss Vera Schneider, 19 year
old telephone operator. whose body
was found early Sunday morning on
the porch of an unoccupied dwelling
Best, according to the prosecutor,
had been questioned thruout the night
and broke down after being identified
by a workman as having been seen
washing his hands in the Clinton river
near the scene of the crime, a few
minutes after its discovery.
She asked me to kill her." Best
was quoted as saying He even de-
clared, according to the prosecutor,
that he met Miss Schneider for the
first time late Saturday night.
The confession. Mr.. Gillespie de-
clared. was made in the presence of
a stenographer and several police Of
ficers. and gave no other reason than
that Miss Schneider begged Best to
end her life because she was tired OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-28
CAPITAL PUTS 0. K. ON ALLEN
Governor Accepted as Strong Ozark
Horse at Washington.

Washington, April 2s.-Governor
Aliens day in Washington was one OF
lively interest for the dopesters who
figure dark horse" possibilities be-
fore the Republican national conven-
ton. The Kansas executive was gem
orally accepted as one of the strong
possibilities for the presidential nomi-
nation in event the Chicago convention
deadlocked.
During his stay in the national CAPT.
tai Governor Allen renewed acquaint-
ances with members of the senate
press gallery and made a speech COW
ering features of the Kansas industrial
court act before the National Press
club.
While here the governor received
word that Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation of Labor,
had accepted plans for the Industrial
court debate in New York. Governor
Allen expressed pleasure over possi-
bilities of the debate. He urged that
arrangements be made to care for as
many representatives of organized la
Dor as possible.
Il want every laboring man who
can possibly do so to get the message
direct and straight" he said
No definite date has been fixed for
the debate. 1t will probably be held
May %. A delegation of Washington
people headed by President Collier of
the American university, sought a sec
ond debate in Washington the night
following the New York meeting. De-
cision as to a second meeting was
checked up to Gompers by Governor
Allen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-28
Senator Reed Has Drastic Plan
to Help Small Papers.
Worldwide Paper Shortage,
Senate Probe Told.
Fergus.

Washington, April 2S.-Limitation
of the size of newspapers admitted at
second class mail rates was mentioned
as a possible means of meeting the
print paper shortage by Senator Reed.
Missouri, Democrat, today, opening
hearing on the shortage. Reed ex-
planned that he was not committing
either himself or the committee on the
plan and that he only sought views of
the publisher on the suggestion.
Newspaper publishers testifying- be-
fore the committee declared there is a
worldwide shortage of print paper.
Samuel M. Williams of the New
York World said his paper owns its
own mills and has plenty of paper.
Consumption of newsprint generally
has increased faster than production,
williams said.
DO you agree that the situation is
very critical and that we are likely
to see the educational value of smaller
papers removed because of it or are
we only imagining?" asked Senator
Walsh. Massachusetts,. Democrat.
Should we let these papers go un-
der or should the publishers and the
public do something to relieve it ?"
Williams replied that most publish
ers carry only a few days supply and
that the railroad strikes have held up
the supply.
rs there any real shortage of paper
or is it just a transportation problem -
Reed asked.
There is real shortage" Williams
replied.
1t did not begin to be felt until last
summer. said Frank P. Glass, Birming-
ham, Ala, until a few days ago pres
ident of the American Newspaper
Publishers association.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-28

living and was simply in the way of
others"
''She even drew the handkerchiefs
from his pockets and asked him to tie
them together and place them about
her neck" Best was quoted as saying
The officers said Best told them
that when he complied he at first re-
fused to pull the handkerchiefs tight,
but she begged him to do so, saying
she was ready to die.
Continuing the statement quotes
Best as saying he left the body and
walked to the river nearby. where he
washed his hands which had been
slightly bloodstained from blood that
came from the girls mouth. He re-
traced his steps to the place where the
body already had been found by of
ficers and when stopped by a police
man even took a searchlight went to
the porch and looked at the girls face.
Best was released at that time. but
was re-arrested Monday night after a
workman had told of seeing a man
coming up from the river shortly after
the body was discovered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-28
BAN ON FRESHMEN FIGHTS.
President Womer Stops Third Days
Battle at Washburn.

The battle between the freshmen
and upper classmen at Washburn COL
lege over the traditional wearing-or
rather refusing to wear-freshmen
caps. has become SO serious that
President P. P. Womer addressed
Washburn students in chapel this
morning to prevent the third days bat
tie. scheduled to open this morning
after chapel exercises.
President Womer urged the students
to respect the college ruling against
such demonstrations, and forbid the
students to continue the affair. He
appointed a committee composed of
the president and one mem Der of each
class to confer with the faculty and
adjust the matter, hoping to abolish
from the college the custom of forcing
the freshmen to wear the caps
The home of President Womer was
legged" by persons supposed to have
been students of the college last night.
The demonstration is thought to have
been melted by President Womer's
personal interference in the freshman
sophomore cap fight on the campus
Tuesday
President Womer, addressing the
students at chapel today, said that
Anybody who vented his spite on
members of the faculty was not de-
sired as a student at Washburn." 1t
will go hard with the principals in the
"egging" IL they are caught, 1t is said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-28
T<peka Union Fights Aliens
American Day Plan.
Railway Garments Local Passes
Resolution Against 1t.
FINE ANY MEMBER TAKING PART
Call Governor "Enemy Free
Speech and Free Assemblage."
Refer to His Proclamation as
"Cheap Advertising.-

A resolution providing a fine of $50
for any member who participates in
the American Day celebration set by
Gov. Henry ]. Allen for May 1, was
passed Tuesday night by the execu-
tive officers of Local No. ISL, Brother
hood of Railway Carmen of America.
More than 1000 members of the union
were represented by the executive
committee. 1T was said today.
The union men in their resolution
refer to the governor as the enemy
of free speech. free assemblage and
free institutions" and express the be-
May Day for patriotic observances as
"a cheap method of advertising him
self before the public"
Text of Resolution.
The resolution follows:
Whereas, Governor II. J. Allen. having
designated May 1 as a public holiday un-
der the guise Of day for teaching Ameri-
canism and patriotism to the citizen of the
state of Kansas; and
Whereas, we believe this is only a cheau
method Of advertising himself before the
public as a savior of American institutions
while having ulterior motive than those
manifested; and
Whereas, the observance of May 1 as a
holiday will, by closing down all industries
by such observance. reduce production all
over the state of Kansas while the cry Is
ton: and
Whereas, Governor Allen has shown his
hand as being the enemy of free speech
free assemblage and free institutions, ali
or which are essential to American teach
fngs free country: and
Whereas, the court of industrial rela
tons was created for the express purpos
or maintaining production in the so-called
interest of the public, of which labor Is by
far the greater part; therefore be it
Resolved, by the brotherhood of Railway
carmen Of America, No. 751, in regular
session assembled. that We refuse to OBJ
serve May Is a public holiday in the fur
therance Of the interests of Governor Allen
and that any members of this organiza tion
who should SO far forget themselves as to
participate In this observance will be fined
$50 for such participation. (Signed),
FRED NORRIS. Acting President.
f. f. FITCHTNER, Recording Sec
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-28
TRYING FOR PEACE
Senate Committee Plans to Push
Knox Resolutions.
Underwood Starts Move to Re.
vive Versailles Treaty.

Washington, April 28.-The senate
foreign relations committee today met
in another effort to report out the
peace resolution and get it on the floor
for debate. Meanwhile, a new move
to revive the treaty of Versailles was
being started by number of senators
in both parties. Both the peace reso-
luton and the effort to get the treaty
back to the senate are political
maneuvers, in the opinion of many
senator's.
- Senator Underwood, newly chosen
Democratic leader, is counted on to
help work up sentiment for a treaty
agreement and then to go to President
Wilson and urge him to re-submit the
pact.
When the foreign relations commit
tee met to take up the peace resolu-
ton, Senator Knox was prepared to
submit combination of the house res
olution and the earlier Knox resolu-
tions.
Knox's resolutions contain five pro-
visions. The first repeals the wal
declaration and restores the pre-war
status between the United States and
Germany.
The second requests the president tc
negotiate a treaty of amity and COM
merce with Germany or any arrange
ment Wnlcn WOulu nave the same ei-
feet The third protects the claims OF
! American nationals against Germans
( by requiring satisfaction in full of all
American claims before money and
property of Germans held by United
States officials or agencies can be
turned back to owners.
The third retains to the United
States all rights and advantages guar
anteed by the arnistice terms or the
treaty of peace The fifth repeals all
war legislation.
Knox expects the Republicans on
the committee to accept the new reso-
luton. He hopes for action today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-28
HO, HUM, UNSETTLED WEATHER.
Flora, After Breathing Spell, Takes
Up Same Old Tune.
TODAY's TEMPERATUREs

After the relief of sunshine and
warmer weather today, the next
twenty-four hours are scheduled to
bring a return of unsettled weather in
Kansas with possible widely scattered
showers, according to S. D. Flora. state
meteorologist. Temperatures thruout
the state should rise, Flora says. There
will be no frost tonight.
killing frost occurred again during
last night. The temperature was SO
degrees in Topeka at o'clock this
morning. 1t was warmer this morning
in western Kansas. The average tenn
perature in the western part of the
state was 40 degrees. The tempera-
ture had risen to so at 10 O'Clock this
morning. It mounted only to SO de-
grees all day Tuesday. Flora predicts
a temperature of As degrees tonight,
rising to 65 degrees tomorrow after
noon.
Scattered light showers occurred
thruout Kansas Tuesday. Precipita-
ton in Topeka measured .05 of an
inch. Rain was reported from Wyom-
ing and Montana, and in the eastern
half of the United States from Kansas
to the Atlantic coast. An area of low
pressure forming over New Mexico this
morning means unsettled weather and
showers in Kansas during the next
twenty-four hours. Flora says
Extremes for this date were 90 in
nVopfinupd an page
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-28

plete vote for candidates for delegates
at large was:
Republican: Lodge. 75.42s; Gllett,
62.254; Crane. 6O,S25; Tnurston,
4S,S47; rockingham, 32.s63; Fuller,
0,439; Lawson. 1891; Mccall,
13,494; Wood, 1852.
Democratic: Walsh, 22.2s1; Long,
1890; Pclietier. 1923; Doherty,
1929; O'Connell, 6, ia.
The big four" Republican candi-
dates carried twenty-four of the
thirty-eight cities. Former Gov.
Samuel w. Mccall, who declared him
self in favor of the nomination CT
Herbert Hoover. made his best show
ing in Revere, where he finished thin d..
Washington Is Uncertain.
Bellingham, Wash, April 2S.-Un-
state Republican convention here yes
terday instructed all the states four
teen delegates to the national conven-
tion to support Senator Miles Poin-
dexter's candidacy for the presidential
nomination, crept in political circles
today. There was no doubt, however,
that the delegates all would vote for
the senator, Republican leaders said.
The state convention chose four del
egates at large and as to them there
was no doubt of its instruction. Ten
district delegates, however, were
chosen at district conventions previous
TO the state meeting and some of them
said after the meeting they did not
know whether the state body's instruc-
tions applied to them. None of them
intimated he would not vote for Sem
ator Poindexter in the national con-
vention.
Idaho Won't Instruct.
Occur d'Alene. Idaho. April rs
The state Republican convention met
here today to select eight delegates to
the national convention at Chicago and
decide on instructions for them to fol-
low in voting on the presidential nomi-
! nation.
Sentiment prior to the convention
session apparently favored an unin-
| structed delegation. Northern Idaho
was conceded four delegates by the
southern Idaho delegates. who held an
informal caucus and said they favored
dividing the state evenly as to repre-
sentation at the national assembly.
Fight in Arkansas.
Little Rock. Ark, April 2S.-The
Arkansas state Republican convention
met here today to elect four delegates
at large to the national convention in
| Chicago and transact other business
pertaining to the coming campaign.
Leaders generally were predicting the
delegation to Chicago would go unin-
structed. Active pre-convention cam
paigns had been conducted by sup
porters of Governor Frank Lowden of
Illinois AMI Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood,
candidates for the presidential nomi-
nation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-28
FACTORIES ARE HARD HIT.
Tho SWitchmen Are Working, Fuel
and Materials Fail to Move.

Chicago, April 2S.-Railroad man
ayers here today claimed continued
improvement in freight traffic but the
Illinois Manufacturers association de-
clared the situation resulting from the
strike of insurgent railroad employees
was more serious. William Nelson
Pelouse, president of the association,
telegraphed r. n. Barton, chairman
of the railroad labor board, Washing
ton:
The situation as to the movement
of food and fuel is becoming more
acute and serious. Will the labor
board agree Immediately to hear and
endeavor to adjust the differences be-
tween the railroads and their en-
ployes If the latter will return to
work."
The railroads stated 2,214 switch
men in the Chicago district WORKED
Yesterday. 1,136 being returned strik-
ers. S59 new men and 709 brought
from other points.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-28
DISTRIBUTE GUARANTY FUNDS.
Special Committee Caring for Credi-
tors Kansas State Bank.

Members of a special committee to
provide for distribution of bank guar
anty funds to creditors of the defunct
Kansas State bank at Salina. are in
session today in the office of Walter
E. Wilson. state bank commissioner.
report concerning the state fund
may be made following today's meet
ing.
George w. Hanna of Clay Center.
retiring president of the Kansas State
Bankers association, is chairman of
the committee which will direct dis
tribution of the guaranty fund levy.
He came to Topeka today and was this
afternoon in conference with Walter
E. Wilson. state bank commissioner.
and s. E. Cobb. vice president of the
State Bankers association.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-28
FLOUR PRICES REACH PEAK.
Car Shortage Sends Prices Up tc
Sf5.25 Per Barrel.

Minneapolis, April 2s.-Flour prices
have reached a peak" according to
milling authorities here today.
The car shortage was expected to
be relieved early, permitting grain
dealers to move millions of bushels of
wheat tied up in elevators thruout the
northwest.
Flour reached $3.50 a barrel in
carlots here yesterday. a high mark
for the year. Prices have been stead
lily advancing for the last two, or three
months. Jumps of 20 to 80 cents a
day have been recorded. Quotations
for choice family patents on the mar
ket here were SIS and $15.25.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-28
Yale FacuIty Gets Wagc Hike

New Haven. Conn. April 28.-In-
creased salaries for instructors and as
sistant professors at Yale university.
effective July l. were specifically ex-
planned in an official statement issued
thru the university secretary's office
today. Instructors will receive from
1880 to $4,000 and assistant profes-
sors from $4,000 to $4,000. The cor
poration recently authorized the new
figures.