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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-20
Sugar Rate Hearing Set

Selma, November 19.-(Special.)-The sugar rate case, in which several Selma jobbers are asking for rebates on al- leged overcharges on sugar shipped out of New Orleans, will be heard before a special examiner of the interstate com merce commission here December 13. The case is already prepared and is ready for submission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-20
Bier Pleads Guilty

R9 ASsOcIated PresR
 Lacrosse, Wis, November 19.-John G. Bier, farm hand charged with killing Nick Biezan, farmer, on August 26 last, pleaded guilty to the charge of murder in the first degree this afternoon and was sentenced to life imprisonment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-20
EVERY CHARGE IS
 DENIED BY LANG
Declares He Shot Only One Prisoner, Who Was Bandit
 Chief Trying to Flee
nv AssOctated Press

Fort Au Prince, Haiti. November is. Freeman Lang, former American ma Fine charged with the murder of nine Haitian prisoners, again took the stand today in his own behalf. He denied specifically every accusation against
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-20
Big Lumber Plant Destroyed

Darnott, Ark, November 1s.-The Fee Clayton Hardwood Lumber company'e plant here was destroyed by fire early thls evening with a loss estimated at $l5o,ooo The cause of the fire has not been determined.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08
SUE MILLER HERE.
TonganOxie Mill Row Aired in
Petition Filed Today.
Claim Blair and Kramer MiSled,
Minority Stockholders.

In a suit filed against c. A. Blair
and s. p. Kramer, majority stockhold-
ers in the Topeka Flour Mills COM
pany, they are charged with taking
advantage of minority stockholders of
the Kramer-Fair Milling company of
Tonganoxie. which is now in the proc
ess of bankruptcy In the petition
Berger, trustee in bankruptcy; W.
Laming. ]. w. Dorney. w. C. Phenicie,
Ross Phenicie Joseph Casanova and
the Watkins National bank ask Fed
eral Judge John c. Pollock to appoint
a master in bankruptcy and make an
equitable distribution of the thousands
of dollars claimed to have been de-
rived by Blair and Kramer from the
bankrupt Tonganoxie mill. They rep
resent the minority stockholders of the
TonganoXie mill.
Paid Selves Well, Claim.
In the petition it is set forth that
Blair and Kramer, in addition to be-
ing majority stockholders in the To-
polka mills, were majority stockhold-
ers in bankrupt TonganoXie mill.
After the Tonganoxie mill went into
bankruptcy. it is claimed by the mi
nority stockholders. that Blair and
Kramer leased the Tonganoxie mill
and. since that time. have made thou
sands of dollars in the use of the pat
ents, grains, sacks and other holdings
of the mill.
1t is claimed they paid sS35.33 a
month in salaries to themselves for
management of the Tonganoxie mill
and in addition charged practically all
overhead expenses against the profits
of the Tonganoxie mill. Kramer lives
in Topeka. Blair resides in Missouri.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08
t"GAMBLING" is UP TO CITY.
County Officers Not Concerned
Mayor Isn't "yVorried."

If any action is taken in closing the
alleged gam bling devices operating on
the American Legion carnival grounds,
it must come from city officials.
That was the statement made by
county officials today when questioned
on what steps would be taken to prose-
cute operators of the alleged gambling
devices said to be in operation in a
letter written to newspapers by John
D. Zimmerman, general secretary of
the National Board of Christian En-
deavor of the Disciples of Christ, and
addressed to the governor, attorney
general, county attorney, sheriff, may
or chief of police and The State Jour
nal
1.-THE license was granted to the car
nival company by the city and if any
action is taken it must be from the
city officials" a county official said
today.
Mayor Corwine stated today that he
had directed no action in regard to the
Zimmerman charges.
There may be some chance taken
in some of the games but l don't be-
lieve there is any open gambling" said
the mayor. Talk to the chief of po
lice about that, will you please?"
The chief could not be located this
afternoon.
The carnival closes tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08
TEN MILLION GALLONS A DAY.
Iayne and Bower Company, in Water
Report, Urge Well System.

A well-water supply of 100000
gallons a day for Topeka at a cost be-
low any other system yet considered,
is guaranteed by Layne and Bowler, of
Memphis, Tenn, in their report just
submitted to Wilbur Stanfield, water
commissioner.
The engineers made the survey and
investigation at their own expense
Charles Taylor sales engineer of the
firm. declared today there is an un-
the industrial center of Topeka and
that it can be obtained at far less cost
than would be necessary for construc-
ton of filtration plant.
The. Layne and Bowler plan consists
of ten wells, six in the city park and
sas avenue and near the river in the
vicinity of the present Wolff wells
and two across the river on the east
side of Melan bridge. The last two
would furnish North Topeka with q
100000 gallons of water daily, the re-
port asserts. The Austin we'll already
put down by the city at the foot OF
Harrison street would be used as one
of the ten. The present wells would
be retained for emergency purposes.
The engineers guarantee a minimum
pressure of seventy-five pounds. The
present pressure is fifty to fifty-five
pounds In the event of a fire, A.
100000 gallons of additional water
would be thrown into the mains by
the turning of a switch says the re-
port. Three men. working in eight
hour shifts, are all that would be re-
quired for operation purposes, it is
claimed.
The engineers estimate that the total
investment of the city for this system
would approximate 100000. The
total operating charges. including in
terest on investment and depreciation,
would amount to only $685. a year.
they claim This would be producing
water for SIS cents per thousand gal
Ions.
There are already two ten-inch
mains across the river This. they
estimate, would be sufficient to carry
back and forth any excess supply that
either the north or south side might
have. They offer to give the city.
bond guaranteeing the system for one
year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08
PRESS CLUB WAS NOISY
Topeka Newspaper Men Even Cap
turc1 Fire Truck at Hutchinson.


Hutchinson. Kan. May S.-Topeka
Press club members with bells and
noise makers and cheer leaders. sere-
naded downtown Hutchinson for sew
era1 hours following their arrival in
the salt town for their stunt before
the Kansas Editorial association.
Twenty-Five Press club members took
a ride thru the. business district on
fire truck. gave a concert" for the
police force and called" on the news
paper offices. department stores and
office buildings.
Apparently Hutchinson hadn't an
ticipated the arrival of the Topeka
news crew. Business of the town and
editorial association was progressing
the club members started a parade up
there was no effort to deny the visit
ing newspaper men either the right
of-way or privileges of the town. They
simply took them. When they rode
fire wagon to the chamber of COM
merce building, there was a scramble
of residents to the curb line and many
calls as to the extent of the blaze.
The Topeka visitors were assigned
special table at the banquet. After
the oratory came the sorrow hour for
politicians when the club staged its
prologue and one-act farce, "The
Court of Political Aspirations" Some
of the lines of the show and the stunts
of the cast really "took"-others did
not.
Club members returned to Topeka
at midnight in a special sleeping car
chartered for the trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08
SANTA FEE NOTES.
Notes and personals from Santa Fe
INra LANAI rralarhnra 2a2l

Notes and personals from Santa Fe
by Frances Jones. z Telephone 1880.
Perhaps you have heard people say in a
joking way, well. If l can't find a house
to move into, well live in tent for the
rest of the summer" So far few people
have had the nerve to buy the tent and
start in. Down the east side mother
and father, a Santa Fe man, and eight chill
dren are camping in two tents in the back
yard of the place which they have pur
chased waiting until the people the
front of the lots find a place to move into.
Maybe now that the ice is broken you'll
be able to look down the streets in the
near future and a whole row of pup
tents pitched in the parking in front of
the houses. One might even be able to
rent out his parking at so much per
month, supplying the tents and accessories.
what are houseless folks going to do next
winter?
c. E. HUDSON, night yardmaster, has
with Mrs Hudson left Friday evening to
make their home in Los Angeles. Mr..
Hudson will probably be connected with
one Of the roads out there. Mr.. George
Bigham has succeeded Mr.. Hudson as night
yard master. He was formerly an engine
foreman.
Engineer George Mckee, who has been
i'll for several weeks, is reported not SO
well.
Switchman and Mrs. George Rake will
leave coon to spend their vacation in Cal
ifornia.
Mrs. Paul Lichtenstern will return Sat
urday from Denver, where she has spent
the past two weeks visiting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08
n. Y. BANK STATEMENT

New York, May S.-The actual condition
Of clearing house banks and trust COM
panies for the week shows that they hold
S5,39T GAO reserve in excess Of legal re-
quirements. This is a decrease of $25, Al, =
$50 from last week.
Surplus, decreased. $25441, $50.
Loans, decreased. $42, 100000.
Cash in own vaults, members federal re-
serve bank. increased, S., 5O1. 600.
Reserve in federal reserve bank of mem
Der banks, decrea sed. $50. 054. 600
Reserve in own vaults, state banks and
trust companies. increased, S295. 900.
Reserve on deposit, state banks and trust
companies, decrea sed. $52S, 600.
Net demand deposits, ,decrea sed, $50, 3d.
co.,
Time deposits, increased. 81. sci. 600
Circulation, increased. $4,000
Aggregate reserve. SJJ;,, 662, 600.
Excess reserve, $5.379 40.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08
is WORLD WIDE
Profiteering in Sugar Interna-
tiOnal, Says Herbert Hoover.
Tells Senator Capper Wilson to
Blame for Prices.

Washington, May S.-The sugar sit
uation might be remedied to some ex-
tent by inducing foreign governments
not TO bid against each other for the
cuban crop and by rationing non-es-
sential consumers in the United States.
Herbert Hoover declared today in a
telegram to Senator fCapper, kansas.
Capper asked Hoover to suggest
remedies for the present shortage and
nigh prices. Hoover replied that the
situation was due to bad business adj
mlnistration and the failure of the
United States to buy the Cuban crop
last september. Had it been bought
then. Hoover said. American consum-
ers would now be enjoying 12-cent
sugar.
Rationing of candy and soft drinks
manufacturers might further relieve
the shortage, Hoover said
A resolution providing for an export
embargo on sugar and investigation of
the general shortage by the federal
trade commission was introduced in
the house today by Representative
Hudspeth, Texas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08
MANY SENTENCES IMPOSED
John Strack to Reformatory Follow
ing Conviction of Statutory Charge.

Wholesale sentences were imposed
today by Judge George H. Whitcomb
of the second division of the district
court.
Frank. (Smoke) Williams was SEN
fenced to one year in state prison on
a felony liquor charge. John Strack
was sentenced to from five to twenty
one years in the state reformatory fol-
lowing his conviction on a statutory
charge.
Maggie Lyons was fined 800 and
costs and given an indefinite sentence
to the state industrial farm at Lans-
ing on a felony liquor charge Mitchell
Slaughter. Maceo Thomas, Howard
Buford and Smith Buford, negroes
were fined SO and costs and SEN
fenced to thirty days in the county
Jail for stealing grain from a railroad
company. Harry Keeling received a
thirty day Jail sentence on an assault
and battery charge.
Sentence was deferred in the case of
o. NJ. Elliott, Topeka insurance man,
found guilty recently of taking two
$50 bills from a friend while the lat
ter was intoxicated. This action was
taken because Mrs. Flowers who was
said to be a material witness. disap-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08
Local Mention

Be a stockholder in Pepp's Coal
Savings Plan Topeka Coal Co, Elks'
Building. Phone 4S2.-Adv.
Take a tip. Buy stock in Pepp's
Coal Savings Plan. Topeka Coal Co.,
Elks' Building. Phone 4S2.-Adv.
Cash paid for liberty bonds John
neinhans. s27 Quincy. Phone 276I-J.
ADV.
DR. Lyngar, Dentist. sos Kansas Ave
Adv.
Safety razor blades sharpened better
than new. 25c-35c doz. Culver Hard.
ware Co.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08
DORA Miller SEEKS DIVORCE.
Governors Stenographer Charges Hus
band With Neglect and Cruelty.

Mrs. Dora Miller, stenographer for
GOV. Henry ]. Allen, today filed a
petition for a divorce from H. Burl
Miller. Topeka automobile salesman.
Gross neglect of duty and extreme
cruelty are charged against Miller in
the petition. Mrs. Miller alleges he
did not properly provide her with
groceries, food and clothing. did not
pay the house rent, buy the furniture
for their house or furnish other neces-
stiles of life.
Mrs. Miller also states in the petition
mat Miller has spent much time in
ldleness, avoided her company stayed
away from home in the evening and
on Sundays and failed to explain his
absence. She charges that he insulted
her, swore at her and constantly
nagged at her.
The petition states that the Milers
were married July 8, 1913, and Jointly
nave acquired property at Manitou,
Colo, and considerable household
furniture. Mrs. Miller wants arc equal
distribution of the property. Mrs.
Miller has been employed in the gov
ernor's office for the last thirteen
months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08
GARAGES IN LEAD
Have New Houses Bested This
Year ~ to SO.
Comprise More Than AZ Per
Cent Building Permits.
"KAR KENNELS" COST $40, 900
Permits for Construction This
Year Total S4O7,3O4.
Big Gain Over 1919 Aside From
Two Buildings.

More than ~ per cent of the build
ing permits issued in Topeka so far
this year by Fire Chief Joseph Hanlon
have been for the construction of
private garages.
Seventy-two of the III permits is
sued since January / have been for
private "kar-kenneIs." The total cost
is estimated at about $4,000. Per-
mits for residences and apartment
houses issued this year total only
fifty nine. at an estimated cost Of
$255.O00. The balance If the permits
arc FOR commercial garages, factories
business houses and additions to vari-
Gus kinds of structures.
Between January / and May l last
year permits for only twenty-seven
private garages were issued, making
the increase this year forty five. The
cost of the ''kar-kenneIs" averages
5000. Some are built at cost of $50,
ranging upward from this to $500.
Costs of $3.50 to $500 are more COM
mon on the books. The most expen-
sive private garage for which a per-
nit was issued this year is that y. &.
Burge. 900 Topeka boulevard which
cost $4,000.
Totals S4O7.3Oi This Year.
The cost of construction in Topeka
so far this year, for which permits
have been granted totals S407,307, di
vided as follows: January, S121,525;
February. S55.S5O; March. $1O4,929;
April, $125.O00 The total for the
same four months last year was STAB,
500. divided as follows: January,
S4S.110: February. $4,000: March,
s25.7OO; April, sG39.S2O. The permits
for the Capper building addition. $70.
900. and the Kansas hotel. $500, 900,
were issued in April. 1919. Aside
from these. each of the first four
months this year shows an appreciable
gain over the corresponding months
year ngc.
The three largest buildings for
which permits were issued this month
arc tho North Topeka postoffice, 54,-
600: to addition to the Beatrice
Crear'~-y companY's plant. $4,000,
and 80 Thomas Page Milling COM
pany's public garage, $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08
Cards of Thanks

We desire to extend our sincere
thanks and appreciation to the many
friends for their kindness during the
sickness and death of our beloved
husband, son and brother
MRS. A. Y. GOODMAN,
B F. GOODMAN.
MR.. AND MRS. F. y. GOODMAN.
ADV.
We desire to extend our sincere
thanks to our many friends and
neighbors and for the beautiful floral
offerings during the sickness and
death of our dear father.
Emma Braun,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Braun,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sandeffer.
ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08
BE ANOTHER SOVIET ARK
About 500 Aliens Now Await Trans
portation fcs. Old Homes.

Washington. May s.-Another $50
Wet ark loaded with radical aliens,
will be started on its way to Russia
shortly, according to information
given the house appropriations COM
mittee by Anthony Caminetti, director
general of immigration.
About 500 aliens are now awaiting
deportation and most of them are
Russians. Plans are rapidly being
completed, it was learned, for send
ing a large shipload to Odessa or some
other point on the Black sea.
Difficulties have been encountered
in obtaining transportation facilities
but it is probable an army transport
will be used. Caminetti said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08
WANT $4,000 MINIMUM
Rail Workers Must Earn That Much
Nearly or Starvc, Says Chief.

Rail Workers Must Earn That Much
Yearly or Starve, Says Chief
Washington, May S.-A minimum
wage of s2,5o0 a year was proposed
TO the railroad labor board today by
W. Jett Lauck, former secretary of the
national war labor. board, appearing
on behalf of the two million rail work
ers demanding wage increases of ap-
proximately $1,000. o0e.o year.
Establishment of a minimum wage
of $4,000 year for railroad workers
would stabilize wages in all industry
and better the condition of all Ameri-
can workmen. Lauck told the board.
THE public" he said, is weary OF
halfway temporizing policies of wage
adjustments. The public wishes the
railroad wage controversy settled on
long time, farseeing basis.
Lauck yesterday told the board in
creasing living costs are due almost
solely to profiteering by big corpora
tons dealing in food, clothing, fuel
and the basic raw materials like steel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08
Woasan's Precious Gift

The one which she should most zeal-
ously guard is her health but she often
ne9lects to do SO in season until some
ailment peculiar to her sex has fastened
itself upon her. When SO affected
women may rely upon Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, a remedy
that has been wonderfully successful in
restoring health to suffering women.
If you have the slightest doubt that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound will help you, write to Lydia E.
Pinkhem Medicine Co. (confidentiail.
Lynn. Mass, for advice. Your letter
will be opened. read and answered by
woman, and held in strict confidence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08
WILSON To HOLD ALOOF
President VIII Not Take Part in Turk
Settlement

Washington. May S.-President viii
son has decided to stand aloof from
the allied settlement with Turkey, ac-
cording to information obtained today
from sources usually we'll informed.
This ii was intimated. is in line
with Wilson's determination to re-
f~ain from further PARTICIPATION In in
ternatonal politics until the Versailles
treaty has finally been disposed of.
The allies reply to Wilson's note on
the Turkish question, outlining why
they cannot abide by his plan. which
included election of the sultan from
Consta ntinople. probably will only be
formally acknowledged bv the state
department. it was learned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08
NEW PHONE DIRECTORY OUT.
Increase OF 200 Names Since Winter
Classified Section Now.

The new spring directory OF the
Southwestern Bell Telephone company
tains approximately 10000 names. an
increase of about 700 names over the
winter directory.
While the new book is similar to
the last one. it has the added feature
of a classified business directory. AS
this Is paid advertising, however, it
does not include all the firms in the
city represented in the various indus
tries listed. 1t is claimed that $4,000
Bell directories are in use in the city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08
TOMORROW, MOTHERS DAY.
Flower Sales for Occasion Arc Largest
of Year.

Thousands of mothers in Topeka will
be made happy tomorrow by the
thoughtfulness of their sons and
daughters who remember Mother
Day. Practically every home in the
city will observe the day. some by
means of elaborate gifts of flowers to
mothers, others with only a carnation
or two-but all in the reverent spirit
of doing honor to mothers-l.ving or
dead.
Not even on Easter Sunday are there
so many flowers in demand by citizens
as there are on Mothers Day, florists
say.
Colored flowers are worn in honor
of living mothers and white flowers
in honor of mothers memory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08

The golfer who is looking for some
thing different can find excellent golf
and most wonderful scenic surround
ings on the Banff golf course, owned
and managed by the Canadian govern
ment at Baniff, in the heart of the
Canadian Rockies.
The picture of the fifth tee gives a
good idea of the real reason why so
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08

and is an excellent test OF the royal
and ancient game.
Banff has so many other attractions
mountain climbing, pony rides over
the trails, swimming in the hot sui
phur pools from sulphur mountain
the great Indian pow-pow, the buffalo
park. etc, etc.-that the golfer who
gets stale can find plenty of entertain
ment while he is resting up and get
ting back on his drive
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08

many excellent golfers take their eye
off the ball when they are trying to
make par on this course.
No, the square place on the top of
the great mountain at the left is not
the tee for the second hole; the climb
of $500 feet would be too great, but
there is plenty of variety and interest
in this wonderful course a mile high,
nevertheless. The links has a total
length of 5000 yards for nine holes,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08

peared while the trial was in progress.
Efforts are being made to locate her
and get her testimony, attorneys for
Elliott stated.
Tina Stammers and Elizabeth King,
negresses, each Were given an indefi-
mite sentence to the state industrial
farm at Lansing. They were charged
with stealing a suitcase a t the Rock
Island station.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08
Bic Time for Kansas Fndu:tfial institute

Rev L. X Williams the noted divine of Chicago coming Topeka TO
a he ium. MAJ p m.
The
p. m
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08
Entertainment for Everybody.

Topeka Council No. ?. S. B. A. for
merly K. & L. of s., will hold social
session at their hall 521 Quincy street
Monday evening. May 10. Program,
refreshments and dancing. All mem
bers requested to attend and bring
their friends.-Ady
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-08

For six years [
back at times that [
could hardly walk.
Lydia e. Pinkham's
V e z G t q b ! c Com
pound was recon-
meadetl to me and
it made me good and
strong again so that
/ am able to do all
my work. / highly
recommend Y o u r
medicine and tell
everyone I m e e Z
what it did for me-"
Mrs. C. ScHooNs