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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-20
PASTORS WANT GOOD ROADS.
Ministerial Alliance of Kansas Cit.
Endorses Kansas Highways.

Kansas City, Kan, Oct. 19.-The
executive committee of the Ministerial
Alliance of Kansas City, Kan, today
officially endorsed the good roads
amendment No. 3, to be voted on in
Kansas on November 2, and passed a
resolution recommending that every
minister in Kansas City, Kan, as well
as every minister in the state of Kan
sas devote a portion of the services on
Sunday morning, october "a, to ex-
planning the provisions of amendment
No. 5 and giving reasons why every
progressive citizen of the state should
vote for its adoption. Nf#
Their chief reasons for taking this
stand for good roads are that the I'M
certain and often impossible condi-
ton seof the public highways is the
greatest obstacle in the way of educa
tienal, religious and social advance
ment of the rural communities of Kan
sas and the building of 365-day roads
will help to REMOVE this handicap.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-20

fare, baseball experts here predicted
today.
The eleven magnates, a who have
abrogated the national aafeement and
determined to organize a twelve club
league if necessary expressed conf
denee the loyal five" will accept the
Lasker plan before November l.
Cannot But Accept.
John McGraw. part owner Of the
New York Giants, and Barney Drey-
fus of the Pittsburg club, declared
there was nothing for the five Ameri-
can league clubs to de but join the new
organization.
They can't run a league with five
or six teams" said McGraw. III they
they are up against the Fnilliens of
william @. Wrigley, Jr,, and other mill
lioHaires whe have declared fer the
new deal"
John Heydler, president of the Mas
tienal league, pointed out a number of
advantages a twelve -elub league would
have over the present system. THE
trips would be shorter and less ire
quent and cities like Chicago and New
York would have the advantage of a
continuous city series which would be
sure to create considerable interest"
Not End of World Series.
The twelve-elub league weuld not
mean the death of world series, &C
eoFding to Charles H. Stoneham, part
owner of the New York Giants. I'VE
had a twelve-club league in the late
nineties and the same arrangement
for series play could be used" Stone=
ham said. This would be to divide
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-20
ROOT TO RESCUE
RepublieansE lated Over Speech
s on Nations League.
Defines Harding Stand as
Favoring Amended Pact.

New York, Oct. 20.-Republicafi
leaders were elated today over Il
speech by Elihu Root, in which he
elucidated Senator Hardins's position
on the League of.Nations and severely
eensured the provisions of Article y
of the covenant.
The main points of Roots speech,
which was his first during the cam
paign. were:
THE issue is not between a League
of Nations and no League of Nations.
The question is whether the agreement
creating the league shall be accepted
a absolutely unchanged or shall be modi-
fled to meet the American objections.
''If Harding is elected he will be
bound to say to foreign governments
who are already in the league: Here
are certain objections which stand in
the way of Americas entering the
league. I would be glad to have the
provisions of the agreement changed
SO as to obviate these objections Then
would follow an ordinary common
sense negotiation as to the best way
to obviate the objections.
There are clear indications that
the other nations concerned are will
necessary to meet the American OBJ
jectiens.
1.-THE only reason why the changes
have not already been considered is
that Mr.. Wilson simply would not
negotiate for them"
Root vigorously eontended that
Hardine's. speech of August % pro-
vided for acceptance of the covenant
properly revised and amended,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-20
POISON MYSTERY IS CLEARED
Tried to Poison Family Because Father
Wouldn't Install Electricity.

Salina, Kan, Oct. 2o.-The mystery
surrounding the H. w. Hawk family
living west of salina. has come to an
end with the announcement by local
officers today that Harlan Hawk, Is
year-old son. confessed that he put the
strychnine in the oatmeal that nearly
fatally poisoned his father and injured
his brother Harold, aged IL, Saturday,
ana that on Monday following he put
the iodine on his hands and face. Har-
Ian is a student at Salina high school
and has been experimenting in chem
istry.
Officers said he stated that he had
become appointed because his ia
Their refused to install electricity in
their farm home.
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WEATHER
Continued fron PAGE one.l

ACBnIuueu IrOl- 3dSe OHel
last night in Montana, North Dakota
and in southwestern Canada. The
lowest temperature in the United
States last night was at Modena, Utah.
Is degrees.
The cold weather will drive the
ducks down, Flora says, and there
should be ducks on the river by to-
morrow morning, with good hunting
weather The temperature in Topeka
was falling this morning. The Their
mometer stood at sc degrees at
o'clock this morning, and had dropped
to So degrees at $3.50 o'clock. 1t will.
not go above 20 degrees this afternoon,
and probably not to that point. The
low mark tonight will be about 55
degrees. and tomorrow afternoon the
temperature will not exceed SIS de-
grees. The wind will be from the
north tomorrow, and will keep the
mercury down.
The highest temperature ever re-
corded on Oetobers2 sih Topeka was.
SO degrees in 1924, and the lowest was
Is degrees in 1915.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon the wind
was blowing from the south at IA
miles per hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-20
MASS MEETING FRIDAY
Kansas City Speakers VIII Explain
Housing Proposition.

A mass meeting of all Topekans in
terested in the building or housing
situation will be held at the Chamber
of Commerce Friday noon, it was an
nounced today. This meeting will be
a part of the Regular noon meeting of
the chamber, and every one in Topeka
who is interested in the proposition is
urged to be present.
Several prominent speakers from
Kansas City will be present to tell of
the plan of the Home Builders Finance
company to aid Topeka in building
homes. 1t is planned by this company
to put up 81 for every dollar raised
for the project here.
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MORE THAN 500 MAsONs ATTEND.
Only 90 of Glass of 100 To Be Initiated
= Wore On Hand.

Only Sc of the proposed class of 100
candidates showed up for the degree
of Royal and Select Master Mason, at
the anniversary reunion and celebra-
ton of Zasud Council No. 4, held in
Topeka Tuesday. The weather pre-
xentetahe arrival of the other candi-
dates. More than 500 Masons and
their ladies attended the BANQUET
which was served after the initiation
Elmer, F. Strain, an officer of the
council, made the principal address at
the banquet. Music was furnished by
the Modoc club; Miss Lillian Malm-
strom soleist; Miss Elizabeth Ander-
son, pianist; Clarence Mesaiek, Nialin-
list, the Medoc quartet and Tom
Powell p
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new HOPE FOR PUBLISHERS
Sweden Sends Constantly Increasing
Supply of Print Paper to Q. S.

Supply of Print Paper to c. S.
Chicago, Oct. 1s.-Fffty- new
members were voted into the Inland
Daily Press association at the opening
session of the organizations semi-an-
nual convention here today. The mem
bership OF the association now totals
ESQ.
The report of a committee 80 oint-
ed to investigate the newsprint situa
stion was read before the convention by
H. ]. Page of Waterbury. Conn, chair
man who stated that indications are
promising of ''softening market"
i Sweden and Germany are now ex-
porting an average of 5000 tons of
paper to this country each month"
the reportssaid. This is expected to
increase within 90 days to more than
5000 tons"
Imported paper. the statement add
ed can be sold for only six cents a
pound and is of slightly better quality
than domestic grades for which man
ufacturers are charging twelve cents.
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is clearing up of the English strike and
labor situation.
A commission man who Is close student
that the markets appear to have been sold
out, and whenever one Is so bearish 1t is
frequently time to turn. Another commits
sion man remarked, e"after a close study
of the situation the student is forced TO
admit even the comparatively. low prices
registered are as high a s legitimate -condi-
lions warrant"
A Winnipeg message to a local commits
sion house says it is the general talk that
the wheat crop of the three Canadian
provinces has been over estimated and will
not be 200 100000 bushels. great deal
Of the crop was harvested within period
OF seventy to eighty days. and they have
never known it to be possible for wheat to
yield well under such conditions.
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Chicago. IIvesteck pfarket.

Chicago, Oct. e0-cATTLE-Receip s.
choice offered; bully dry fed. $i560@ 1850
medium and common, steady to stronger,
S9.00G 14.50; good choice cows. S6T5Q8.5 80,
stronger: others, $5.256f6.50, slow: Gamers
$S.75m4.25; bulls, Strong to 1hc hifher; bo-
logns, s6.o0@675i calves. epening slew
vealers. mostly $13.75tI 1s,25, desirable feed
ers. strong; others and stcekers, slow. Re
csipts, western, 1850, market steady; bulk,
$TI56I11.00
HOGs-Receipts 10000 Market glow. e5c
to SOC lower; top, $1465; bulk light and
butchers. $14Oo@i4 $50; bulk packing sows,
S1a.25@13.5 so: pigs. 25c lower.
sHEEP-Reeeipts 1a.000 Fat lambs, ae-
tive, e5e higher; choice Idaho, $1,000; top
native, s12.25; bulk of sales, S1i 0Odi2 90 -;
fat sheep, steady top ewes, 5000 bulk OF
sales. S5.2J615T5; feeders. active, zoe high
er: choice feeder lambs So 40
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-20
IRISH BISHOPS IN. PROTEST.
Declare British Have Instituted Cam
paign of F'IightfuIness.

Dublin. Oct. 20. = Irish bishops
meeting at Maynooth near here, de-
clared in a manifesto today the afro
cities committed in ireland by the
crowns forces are surpassed only by
Turkish atrocities in frightfulness"
Men have been tortured with bar
barous cruelty. it was charged; maids
have been torn from their mother s
arms and there have been countless
raids and imprisonments without trial,
burning of homes and massaeres> of
civilians by soldiers and police, mad
dened by plundered drink and bent on
loot
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-20
CHILD LABOR LAW VIOLATED.
Factory Inspector Says Thirty Firms
Have Broken Act.

Prosecutions under the child labor
act have been made by the state labor
department as a result of reports by
Miss Alice X. Mcfarland, factory in
spector. Miss Mcfarland declares
that thirty firms employing labor have
recently violated the state law. f7f-1A.
In one case the inspector has
charged that boys under 1 s years old
were employed twelve hours a day.
seven days a week. This violation was
by an Independence firm and breaks
many sections of the state labor law.
Firms have been notified that unless
their practices are suspended, preseeu-
tons will be filed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-20
KINGS DEATH ONLY RUMoR.


Paris, Oct. Decentralization of ru-
mors of the death of King Alexander
of Greece had not been received at the
Greek legation here this morning. The
Midi printed today under a Rome date
line, a dispatch saying the Greek
steamer AtFemites, anchored at Brin-
dist, had received from Athens a wire
less dispatch announcing the death of
the king, adding the Greek govern
Prince Paul, Brother of the king. who
is reported to have been offered the
throne, before publishing the news.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-20
PLAYED HANGING-BoY DEAD.
Parents at the Time Were Attending
Funeral of Friend.

Memphis, Tenn, Oct. 19.-PIaying
Hanging proved fatal yesterday to
Charles Weiss 11-year-old son of Sam
Weiss of Eudora, Ark. A rope placed
under the boys arms by several cam
panions as part of a game of Cow
boys and hishwaymen' slipped
caught under his chin and strangled
him to death before the playmates
who had raised him from the floor TO
the Weiss barn, noticed that the rope
had slipped.
At the time the boys parents were
attending the funeral of a friend
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-20
A SUCCESSFUL STORE.
Cooperative Association at Herring
ton Given Favorable Mention.

A cooperative store which handles
general merchandise and is operated
by the employees of the Rock Island at
Harrington, received mention in the
current issue of the Rock Island Maya
zine. The store was stablished by an
association of employees, and is man
aged by them as customers and own
ers alike, for their own benefit. r. E.
BrunneF, an assistant accountant in
the office of the superintendent of the
division at Harrington, is given credit
prise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-20
IT may Be WAR
Organized Baseball Awaits
: Word From 5 "HOld.Outs."
One Twelve.Club League If
Yhey Remain Out. ~
NOT END OF WORLD SERIES
Split Season Schedule Could
Easily Be Arranged.
Union Leaguers Are Ready to
Accept the LaSker Plan.
NOT END OF WORLD SERIES

Chicago; Oct. 2O.-Organized base
ball togay awaited a declaration of
peace or war from the five American
league club owners who have not acted
on the 'Lasker plan" for reerganiza-
ton of the game.
Refusal of the owners of the Cleve-
land, st. Louis, Washington, Detroit
and Philadelphia clubs to sanction the
work of the National league in joint
meeting with three American league
magnates, will cause renewal of war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-20
TODlY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Oct. 20.-wHEAT-Wh heat prices
took a decided upward swing today helped
by prospective settlement of the British
coal strike. The beginning of federal
inquiry here as to wheat market conditions
appeared also to be regarded in some quar-
tiers as n bullish factor, BESIDES, officers
of the Wheat Growers association of the
United States were quoted as predicting
success for their proposed cutting off or
rural sales of wheat on and after October
Is. Opening prices, which ranged from &c
to &c higher with December $2,08 to S2.0I
and March $196 to s1.47, were followed by
material further gains.
Subsequently, the market declined sharp
ly as a result of selling ascribed to bear
ish constructions of Secretary Houstoh's
speech before the baRkefs' convention al
Washington. The close was unsettled. at
the same as yesterdays finish to 21ac low
er, with December s2.03 to- $2031a and
March s1.95 to $1.a51a.
C6RN--Corn advanced With wheat. At
fer opening Nc to lie higher. including de-
cembeF at $3.50, 10 s3Ae. the market con-
tinued TO ascend.
Houses with eastern connections were ae-
tive on the selling side later and the mar
ket dragged. Prices closed nervous, lie
net lower to Ae advance with December
S1zc to S11te.
OATs-oats were steadiea by the firm
ness of other grain, NtartinE AWAe off
to aSe up. December 54ssc to 547sc and
keeping close to initial figures.
PROVISIONS - Provisions symPathiSed
with grain strength and scored gains after
a temporary setback due to lower hog
auotati items.
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New York stock Market.

Wall ST., New York, Oct. 20.-sTOCKS-
Relatively stendy conditions prevailed at
the dull opening of today's stock market.
Only a few issues of the speculative variety
and obscure speeialties, notably Interna-
tional paper and Union bag were material
ly lower; Mexican petroleum soon ad-
vanced III points and several of the invest
ment rails rose from fractions to a point
with steels, equipments, sugars, feathers.
tobaceos and local fractions. Foreign e2-
change reflected the deadlock in the British
coal strike situation.
Improvement became more general dur
ing the morning, steels alone holding back.
Under lead of Mexican petroleum, oils
rose l to 21A points, motors to IL. equip
ments 1 to and shippings and utilities 1
to "a. Shorts continued to cover their con-
tracts in, sugars and the recent weakness
among chemicals was partly retrieved by
general chemical gain Of almost five points.
High grade and Junior issues shared in the
rise of rails with Union Pacific, c. p,
Wheeling and Lake Erie PREPARED and New
Orleans, Texas and Mexixeo as the out
standing features. Call money was I'M
changed at Z per cent and exchange on
London became firmer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-20
KANSAS GIRLS HURT IN DETROIT.
Arkansas City Young Women Injured
While ON Speed party.

Detroit, Oct. 19.=Attaches at the
receiving hospital here today reported
the condition of Lottie and Tinto
Barnes. Arkansas City. kan, girls in
jured in an automobile accident here
Sunday night, as improved.
The Barnes girls gave a local hotel
as their address at the time of the
accident. At the hospital they admit
ted they were from Arkansas City.
They were said to have been in COM
pany with two men when a taxicab in
which they were riding skidded and
turned turtle
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children smoti1ered in SAND.

Cleveland, Oct. 19.-The. bodies of
s-yeaF-old William Vasko and his g.
year-old brother Jacob were found to-
day in a sand bank near their home,
where they had been smothered to
death yesterday when the roof Of q
cave in which they had been playing
collapsed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-20
MARTIAL LAW IS DECLARED
Soviet Russia Finds New Revolt Hard
to Put Down. Fs

Copenhagen Oct. ao-MaFtial law
has been declared in twelve Russian
departments including the cities of
Petrograd and Moscow according to a
report published in the Pravada to-
day,
Rumers of anN-Bolsheyik upfisihgs
in Russia have filtered thru the from
tiers at frequent intervals during the
last few days. Clashes between Red
troops and rebels have BEEN reported
in the streets of MOSCOW. 49,. -..s.. I ]
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-20
COSTS MORE 70 RAISE WHEAT!
Molllef Says Figures Given Out by
ALers Are 4sPreposterous.''

J. G. Mohler, secretary of the state
board of agriculture, declared Tuesday
that the statement of Earl Akers that
wheat production was profitable at 81
per bushel, is ''prepestereusIs No fig
ures on this years production have
been worked out by the department
of agriculture. Last years estimate
of the cost at SO per bushel for pro-
duetien, Mohler said, was based on the
reports of more than 1000 corre-
spondents And the best opinion
Mohler has been able. to get from
farmers of the state thissyear is that
the cost of production is higher than,
1t was in 1919. - =
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WILL ADVERTISE TOPEKA. \
Santa Fe Passenger Department Will
Send Out Literature.

Topeka, as a good place to live, will
be advertised thru the passenger de-
partment of the Santa Fe. Agents
and passenger officials of the com
pany have been supplied with copies
of the literature boosting Topeka
which was published by the Topeka
Chamber of Commerce, which will be
distributed all along the system. To-
peka's- educational system and the ell
mate here will be stressed as leading
advantages OF the place.
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More Are Asking for work.

Kansas City. Oct. pa noticeable
increase in the number of applicants
fer work was reported today by d. J..
Dunn, superintendent of the bureau
The supply of jebless men exceeds the
demand, the superintendent said.
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Chicago. Oct. 20.-BUTTER-Marke
easy. Creamery, 39G54c,
EGGS-Market unchanged.
POULTRY--Alive, higher; fowls. genera
run. 22c: springs, 26c; fowls, doe.
POTATOES-Market steady. Receipts q
Gbte SuT 8 .aehed ana
Early .Ohios, bulk, s1.75G1s5; Michigan
bulk, S1.To@1.T5.
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Four Hundred Die in Mine.

Picking, Oct. 19.-An explosion and
fire in the Tong Chan coal mine in
Chilli province killed upward of four
hundred Chinese laboFers on Thurs
day last but news of the accident
reached here only today. There were
119 survivors.
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Killed by Football

Omaha, Oct. gov. Franklin wer-
re1l, aged II, Is dead as a result of in
juFies received last Saturday while
playing football. His skull was frac-
tured.
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Kansas City, Oct. 2o-CATTLE-Receipt
II, 600. Fat cows and heifers, steady to
weak, bulk of sales, $55od6.5o; calves,
to $1.5o lower; few choice <eariy, $14.00I
14.50; bulk good kinds later, S1a60d IL so +;
all other classes around steady: Gamers,
S.00tI 1850.
HoGs-Receipts 1900 Market active,
very uneven, mostly 25c lower; few late
ium and heavy, $13.so@14 25; good choice
$50 70 100 pound hogs. $40. sOd 4.1o.
Sheep. steady; Tat lambs, steady to use
lower; top westerns, $12.25; feeding lambs,
steady.
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FURNISHED by b. C. Christopher & Coz
Chicago, Oct 2a.-TFibune. Wheat price :
at their lowest yesterday were off 11Ise
from the high point Of last Saturday. De-
eember corn showed less Of cents and
Ocf6ber corn SA cents and eats practical
II cents. A majority of traders are lock
ing for irreEularIy lower prices until thera
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-20

Druggists refund money If PAZO ONT
MENT fails te cure Itching. Blind, Bleed
ing or PFofFudiRg Piles. Instantly relieves
Itching Piles, and you can get restfal
sleep after first application. CAV
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Kansas City, Oct. 20.
Kansas city Produce Market.

Kansas City, Oct. 2o.-BUTTER-cream
cry, 56Q57e.
EGGS-Frists, 6sd62c.
PoULTRY-Hens. 10000; springs, 20c
turkeys, 35c.
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New York sugar Market.

New York, oct 20,-SUGAR-Raw, un-
settled: refined, unchanged; fine granulat-
ed, 11@12
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Kansas CITY Grain Market.

(Range of prices on grain futures on
the Kansas City Board OF Trade, as reported
by B. c. Christopher & Co., S26 New Eng
land Bldg.
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Kansas City, Oct. eo-CATTLE-Reeeipt
II 600 head. Market steady. YearliHgs,
S1T;0e
HOGS-Receipts G.5o0 head. Market 256
zoe lower. Bulk of sales, St350d 14.10; top,
$14.2J
sHEEP-Receipts $4,000 head. Market
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Topeka Poultry and Eggs.
FHished By the Topeka Packing Col

Topeka. Kan. Oct 49,
Hens, 4 lbs. and over, 23c; under lbs,
zoe; broileFs, lbs. and under, 21c; springs
over 2 lbs, PIE; old ROSTERS, lie.
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tThe following sales were made this morn.
reported over long distance telephone IL.
rect to the State Jeiirnai By Clay Robin
sou & Co.. live stock commission mer
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Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
orange of prices on grain futures en-
the 1hieago boafa eI Trace as IePeftea
England Bldg)
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DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

Topeka. Kan, fer the twenty -four houra
ending at a. m. Wednesday.