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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-29

Governor Coolidge today ordered
Attorney General Westley Allen to be-
gin an immediate investigation into
the business of Charles Ponzi, Boston's
"bushel basket millionaire" who in
eight months claims to have made
$24,OO0.0oo dealing In International
postal reply coupons
United States District Attorney Dan
lei Gallagher was preparing today to
begin auditing Ponzi's accounts.
1t was learned that the only account
Ponzi kept of the stream of gold
which poured into his tiny office was
upon small cards bearing the name OF
the customer, the amount invested and
the date.
The gold poured in so swiftly that
sixteen clerks engaged in gathering in
the money simply tossed 1t into bushel
baskets under the crude board counter
and gave the eager clients notes call
ing for profit of so per cent within
ninety days.
At the end Of the day, Ponzi and
his assistants emptied the bushel
baskets and took the money to banks
The little room in which Ponzi car
ried on his rapid transit fortune busi-
ness Is eleven feet wide and under
thirty-six inches long.
1t is divided in to three compart-
ments- In one of these Ponzi sat at a
flat top desk and opposite him was
his secretary. The door had patent
lock which could be opened only from
the inside.
Clients paid their money thru three
rude iron grating in hastily erected
partition behind which perspirinE
clerks ralxed in the gold. dumped Il
into the oyerflowfnE baskets and
hdashed off notes as fast as possible
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-29
BACK AT FLEMING LABOR TICKET OUT
Slate for State Wide Primaries
Announced Today.
Edwards for Senator-Davis,
= Snow for Governor.

Labor-Farmers' Union-Nonpartisan
League states for the statewide pri-
maries were received this afternoon by
n. H. Motter Republican state chair
man. Charles H4fnlin of Topeka is d.
recting the organizations fight in the
state from headquarters at 70S Kansas
avenue.
Candidates. both Republican and
Democrat. are given endorsements by
the organization which outlined cam
paign programs and policies at a meet
ing in Topeka ten days ago. No pub
lie announcement had been made as to
the slate which would secure the
farmer Observation-Disclosures support.
Following are the candidatesSshown
TO have been endorsed ss:ree
United States. Senator: John A. Ed.
! Governor: Jonathan NJ Davis Democrat,
George B. Snow, Republican
Davis (R); J. A. Evans (D); second Dis
o'connor ri; Third District: John D
Fourth District: a; Ava Ava sweeney @ D5; ~ J
N. Swartz tCocl: Fifth District: Joe T
Marshall (R) J. Sixth District: Miles H
Mulroy (D): Seventh District: ]. r
, Beeching (D.) : Eighth District: Lacey NJ
Simpson (Rl also Dorsey Dunn CRY.
Associate Justice Supreme Court: A. A
Graham (R1.
For State Senator: First District
Morris Cahill tR;l; Fifth District: George
| W. Plummer (R9 Sixth District: ]. c
DuGuild (R); Twenty-first District: Al
fred Docking (R); Twenty second Dis
, tltct: John Ostlind (R); W. II. Young
Cd; Thirty second District: NJ. v b
VanDeMark (R): Thirty fourth District
VI. ]. Healv fR) Frank Fitek Cd: Thirty
sixth District: Carl w. Taylor CR)
Thirty-ninth District: John r. Chitten
den (R)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-29
HUNT FOR ORGANS
Second Trunk in Detroit Mys-
terry Contains Clew.
Trace of Missing Parts of Body
Found in South.

Detroit. July 29.-Formal request
for extradition of o. ]. Fernandez,
alias E. L. Leroy. alias OIL. Wood.
suspected in the New York-Detroit
trunk murder. reported located at
saltillo. Mexico. will be made thru the
state department at Washington to-
day. police intimated
A Detroit officer armed with a
warrant for the arrest of Fernandez
was to appear Before Governor Sleeper
at Lansing today. The governor was
expected to communicate with Wash
ington authorities. asking them to take
measures to secure the fugitive's ex-
tradition.
a reward of from $4,000 to $1,000
for information leading to the arrest
and conviction of the trunk slayer was
announced by local authorities today.
Hunt Second Trunk.
Detroit detectives will leave for Mex
leo as soon as headquarters is official
ly notified that o. J. Fernandez has
been found. it was announced today.
Search for second trunk sent from
Detroit and believed to have contained
the vital organs from the body of the
dead woman was resumed today upon
receipt of information that trunk
was sent from here about the middle
street, Birmingham, Ala. but without
the name of a consignee.- The family
residing at the address in Birmingham
/ refused to accept the trunk and it was
carted away. Birmingham authorities
! have been asked to trace 1t.
Detectives on Trail.
Birmingham, Ala, July 29.-First
trace of a second trunk sought by the
police in their investigation of the De-
/ troit murder mystery was found here
I today when police learned that a trunk
shipped from Detroit was received al
| 500 Twelfth avenue. but was sent back
| by Mrs. c. L. Johnson, the tenant.
| Mrs. johnson said the trunk was de.
livered to her home about June Is, by
the American Railway Express COM
pany. The charges were prepaid, she
said, but she refused to accept the
I shipment because there was no name
on the tag. She said the label on the
! first to Fort Myer. Va, and then to
1 Birmingham.
'sI told the expressman I would not
! accept the trunk" said Mrs. Johnson
because it might have a dead body in
it,"
Handwriting Is Help.
New York, July ga new twist
was given today to New York's mys-
| terious trunk murder. The police an
nounced they had discovered marked
similarity between the handwriting OF
f. Leroy. sought in connection with
the murder of his wife. whose body
was found here in a trunk shipped
from Detroit, and that of the myster-
/ ious "P. r. Poulverer." who disap-
peared after the Staying here last Aug
ust of Cecil L. Landon, an Oregon sol
dier.
1t was also learned today that Le-
Roy is sought by New York county
| authorities for violation of parole
granted him after he is alleged to have
been sentenced. to Tombs prison il
July, 1913, for stealing liberty bond!
and jewe1ry. This Conviction is SAID
by the police to have occurred aftei
LeRoy's arrival in New York from
Mexico. a warrant was issued for hin
after he violated his parole but he wal
J never appreheTfded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-29
is REALLY KING
Governor of Lower California
Reigns Alone, Supreme.
All RevOIts Since MaderO Fail
to Touch Him.

CaIexico. Calf. July 2e.-Faced
for the first time since he assumed
control of Lower California soon after
the first Madero revolution in Mexico,
with menace to his power, Governor
Esteban Cantu today was spreading
broadcast calls for volunteers to resist
a force said to have been sent against
him by the provisional Mexican gov
ernment from Guaymas and Manzin-
allo.
Citizens of Lower California have
been asked to arm themselves and
Cantu's small force of comparatively
well trained and fairly we'll equipped
soldiers today was being marshalled
for its first real campaign
Announcement that Cantu's author
ity was 10 be questioned by force of
arms came as a surprise along the
/ border.
Failed to Observe Law.
When the present Mexican admins
tration captured Mexico City and Car
rama fled. it was understood that
Governor Cantu would be left alone.
Even when Baldomero Almada was
named governor of Lower California,
the announcement was not taken seri-
ously. Cantu had reigned supreme in
Lower California and isolation seemed
to make a serious attempt at military
| expedition against him impossible.
| Failure of Cantu to obey Mexican
laws Is given by representatives of
the defacto government here as the
reason for the effort to depose Cantu.
! But close observers along the inter-
national line point to the valuable cot-
| ton growing region of the Mexican
imperial valley the fisheries off, the
Lower California coast, the grazing
! lands and the mineral deposits as
| something of magnet to draw atten-
ton from Mexico City.
Had TRouoaut}f. CarePr
/ Cantu's reign has been one that
: reads like fiction. Shortly after the
/ first Madero revolution a party OF
I American and Europeans communists
| entered Lower California to establish
the moder Utopia. For a few months
| they held sway with no laws, no money
and on the theory that everything be-
! longed to everybody.
The Mexican government sent Cantu
with about 800 men to conquer the
J country At his approach, the COM
munists fled across the international
line.
! Since then Cantu's power as COVER
nor has never been questioned
/ Cantu is reputed to have waxed
! wealthy Gambling houses and simi-
! lar concessions at Tia ~Juana and
Mexicali have paid big revenues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-29

First Day of Peace in Five
Years at Dublin.
Limerick New Scene Of Irish
Reds Operations.

Dublin, July 29.-Bearing out ru-
mors that truce had been declared
between the Sim Fein and the British
government. it was announced at Dub
lin castle today that for the first time
in five years a period of twenty-four
hours had passed without an outrage
being reported.
London, July "a virtual reign of
terror exists in Limerick, following at
tacks on patrols there and the town
hall at Clonakilty. County Cork, has
been partially destroyed by police in
reprisal for the murder of Constable
Murray. according to dispatches from
Ireland today.
Murray was shot dead Tuesday
night. His comrades then attempted
to, burn the town hall.
GOad Troops to ReprisaIs.
Firing broke out in Limerick after
the attacks on patrols. The Irish Of
flee in London declared extremists in
Ireland were attempting to goad the
soldiers into reprisals, hoping excesses
would result which would eventually
cause the British public to demand
Withdrawal of the army.
1t was announced at the foreign Of
flee that there was a clerical error in
Premier Lloyd Georges statement that
Archbishop /Mannix of Australia
would not be allowed to land "in Eng
land" II should have been in IRE
lanA according to this announce
send Reinforcements.
The cabinet has decided to rein
force the troops in ireland wherever
such action is recommended. Three
additional approximately
5000 -men-are to be dispatched this
week.
( It was reported from Dublin that
the Sim Feiners had declared a truce
in their shootings pending considera-
ton of a peace offer from the British
government.
New Judges Hesitant.
The Daily Chronicle announced q
new plan had been decided on, under
which newly enlisted members of the
constabulary will be trained by former
army officers. These officers will CO.
operate with the constabulary in pa
troll defense work with the object oi
frustrating raids and ambushes.
1t is understood the government wai
| having difficulty in arranging for 1t.
, new courts. wherein Irish offender
will be tried, irish and English judges
( hesitating to take the positions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-29
Police Chief and
Sheriff Race to
Recover an Auto

Sheriff Hugh LarIner and the po-
lice ran a neck and neck race Wednes-
day.afternoon to recover a car belong
from in front of the Topekafe Tues
day night. The sheriff got the car
first.
Larimer received a telephone call
saying that an automobile was in a
corn field near Ripley park. He
jumped in his car and leisurely drove
past police headquarters.
There he saw George G. Hannah.
chief of police. and other officers
continued on his way he looked around
and saw the police car going pell-meli
in his direction. Larimer took a short
cut and arrived at the spot where the
car was located Five minutes later
the police car arrived.
The sheriff and the chief haven't
paid each other very many 'compli-
ments since Larimer was shot by BAN
dts during the winter. The conversa-
tioI between them In the cornfield was
short II not sweet.
The car. which evidently had beer
used by Joy riders. was imbedded in
mud. Larimer solicited the aid OF
neighbors and finally got the car out
of the mud. He divided the reward
equally with the people who located
the car for him and those who aided
in getting It out of the mud
Today the police recovered a car
A Hudson stolen on July - from In
front of the Novelty theater was found
III Kansas City by the police there. Il
was owned ty Ivor MacFarlane. of the
Central National bank. The Kansas
City police notified Chief Hannah OF
the recovery Of the car.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-29
FIVE KANSAS TOWNS INCREASE.
Augusta Leads in Population Growth
With 241.6 Per Cent.

Washington. July 29.-Five Kansas
towns are mentioned in the report
made today by the national census bu-
reau. They are: Neodesha. Lyons.
Fredonia. Augusta and Abilene. The
reports on the population of each are
as follows:
Abilene. Kan. 4.ss5. increase III or
1873 per cent.
Augusta. kan. 4.219. increase 2.ss4
or 241-6 per cent
Fredonia. Kan. s.954. increased e14
or SOL per cent.
Lyons, KAN, 2,516. increase 445 or
21.5 per cent.
Neodesha. Kan. s.s43. Increase
1,071 or 37.3 per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-29
Africans Buying
FireLess Cookers
From, Chicago

Chicago. July 29.-Mail order sales
OF fireIess cookers in Africa are pick.
ing up since the war, one Chicago
mail order house reports. Calls for
cookers have also been coming in
more heavily from China Purchasers
for the most part are missionaries.
who find the kitchen facilities IN the
interior not what they are at home
This house has a missionary bureau
now in its twentieth year. and II says
it sells thru the mails many Of the
church bells that call the heather In
distant lands 10 worship in the Amer
lean missionary churches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-29
Cleared By Jury;
Killed By Auto

Chicago. July ga. big touring car
laundering along Michigan boulevard
at terrific speed crashed into a boule-
third street early today. killing Mrs.
Jessie Brown and Robert J. Book.
driver of the car. and probably fatal
ly injuring John Healy. a cattle dealer.
Book lost control of the car. which
overturned. hurting its three occupants
into the. street. Mrs. Brown was &C
quilted four months ago on a charge
of shooting her husband to death. She
testified she shot in self defense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-29
FREIGHT DEPOTS ON HALF Time
Big Shippers Ask Move So They Can
Get More Cars.

Washington, July 29.-The inter-
state commerce commission is consid-
ering the advisability of closing al
freight depots three days a week. ac-
cording to officials of the commission
today.
This, proposal. it was learned, has
come from big shippers who say it will
give them a more equitable share of
the car supply. 1t was understood
railroad executives favor the move.
Closing of freight depots would re-
suit in thousands of railroad employs
being put on half time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-29
U. S. CANNOT APPROVE
Toxic Gets Message Frowning on Oc-
cupation of SaghaIin Island.

Toxic, July 2s.-The japanese gov
ernment has received a communica-
ton from the United States pointing
out, among other things, that America
is unable to recognize Japan's occu-
patton of the northern half of the
island of Saghalin. The Nichi Nfchi
says of the nature of the protest, how
ever. that the impression exists here
that the communication is not really
a protest but rather an exposition of
the American viewpoints on occupa-
tions OF Russian territory with some
thing of Americas attitude toward the
territory to be occupied.
Appearances here indicate that
Japan Is passing thru another nervous
crisis concerning her relations with
order
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-29
UNCOVER WHISKY CONSPIRACY.
More Than Million Made by Law
Evaders-SIx Arc Arrested.

Chicago, July 29.-"The' biggest
whisky running conspiracy was dealt
Knockout. according to A ". Dali
rymple, federal enforcement officer.
today by the arrest of six men here
and seizure of eighty-one cases of
liquor
The ring has made liquor deals ag-
eregating 100000. Police Chief Gar
rity said, today. He declared an en-
ploye of the local internal revenue Of
flee was involved Evidence of po-
lice activities in booze robberies also
was obtained. authorities said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-29
YANK DOCTOR DECORATED.
GreeK King Honors American Who
Tried to, Save Eyes of Greeks.

Constantinople,,. July 81. = King
Alexander has conferred the order of
King George I on DR.. Blanche Nor
ton. of Eldon, iowa, a physician of
the American committee for relief in
the near east who distinguished her
self at Kerrassunde. Anatolia. by
treatings the drachomatous eyes of
Greek orphans. from whom she con-
tracted the disease.
Decorating Doctor Norton today.
the Greek high commissioner said she
was the first woman to receive the
the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-29
CHICAGO COAL PILE SMALL
City Departments Have Only Fifteen
Days Fuel supply Ahead.

Chicago, July 2s.-Coaf dealers VINO
are accustomed to having thirty-five
million tons on hand, reported today
that the total amount in Chicago was
barely forty thousand tons. 1t was
said in coal circles that the city is
more than two million tons short of its
normal supply for one week. and that
reserve tonnage is being drawn upon.
City Engineer Combs stated there
was only fifteen days supply of coal
in the bins of the pumping stations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-29
RACE TRACK HIS DOWNFALL.
New York Theater Treasurer Arrested
Funds Short Charge.

New York. July 29.-GambIing on
the races. according to the police.
caused the financial downfall Of Her-
man H. Light. treasurer of the Astor
Theater. Light was arrested in con-
nec<ion with an alleged shortage Of
s2S.eeO in the theater's funds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-29
Midnight Party Ends in shooting.

New York, July 2s.-Mrs. Carry
Sydney and two of her guests at
midnight party were detained by
police in connection with the shooting
of Peter RaumeT. young lawyer,
early today. According to the police.
Baumer charged Mrs. Sydney with the
shooting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-29
BANK cLEAR1NGs ARE NORMAL
Slight Change From Figures Reported
One Year Ago.

Total clearings of Topeka banks for
the week ended today varied only a
few hundred dollars from the clear
ings of the same week a year ago ard
only two thousand dollars from last
weeks figures. This weeks clearings
were 6.7132O, for the CORES
ponding week year ago. s3.31636424
and for last week. $3,31S,766.7S.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-29

COMPLETE AUTOMOBILE
PROTECTION
THE CLARENCE 3. JORDAN
INSURANCE SERVICE. Phone 81
ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-29
ARMISTICE
IS BROKEN
BY SOVIET
Bolsheviki Cross Line Set
by Allies and Continue
Invasion.
POLES SUSPECT
RED TRICKERY
Russ Agreed to Allied Proposal
Only to Gain Time.
Many New Gains on Entire
Front Reported by Moscow.
PINSK is TAKEN BY REDS
Lemburg Now Threatened as
Defenders Withdraw.
Road Into City Opened by
Evacuation of BrOdy.
FRENCH MISSION URGES AID
Declares Situation in Republic
Far From Hopeless.
More British and French Of
ficerS Hurry to Warsaw.
Lemburg. Now Threatened as
Defenders Withdraw.
Road Into City Opened by
Evacuation of BrOdy.
FRENCH MISSION URGES AID
Declares Situation in Republic
Far From Hopeless.
More British and French Of
ficers Hurry to Warsaw.

London, July 29.-PoIish represen-
tatives will be permitted to cross the
front lines at Brest-Litovsk and Bar
anovitch at a. m. tomorrow to sign
the armistice with the Bolsheviki. the
soviet commander. Touchachevsky,
notified the Poles. according to a War
saw dispatch to the Evening News to-
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-29

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
=" Generally fair and warmer to-
night and Friday; warmer tonight
south portion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-29
NORMAL TEMPERATURES NOW.
Ideal Crop Growing Weather in Kan
sas, Flora Says.

TODAY'S TEMPERATURES.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-07-08

state adjutant's office and will be
placed on the flag staff to be brought
TO Aberdeen from Pierre in the near
future, Each band is handsomely en-
graved with the place and date Of SER
vice OF the artillery. Three bands are
for service in major engagements and
three for service on defense sectors.
The famous search and seizure
amendments to the prohibition law,
made a feature of the last campaign
and for which there is referendum
filed, will disappear without addition
al election expense il the legislature
adopts the recommendation of the
temperance committee of the house,
its purpose the repeal of this act OF
the last legislature.
J. r. Cotton of Clark, has contract
to move the entire town OF Carlyle
which is joining with several other
small towns to make one big town on
the junction point of the Milwaukee
railroad at Norbeck. Mr.. Cotton will
move stores, house and buildings of
all kinds to the new town site.
Three stills and two arrests are the
net result OF raids conducted in and
near Watertown by Deputy State Sher-
IFS Ed. Glau and Charles Peters One
OF the stills was taken at the home
OF Louis Erickson on First avenue
s. W.. while the others were captured
on the shore Of Lake Pelican where
both were going full blast under the
administrations of A. J. Runyan, bet
ter known to his cronies and the au-
thorities as "Stepand-a-Half"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-07-08
CROP REPORT

The general tone Of the reports
from through the northwest on the
crop situation IS very favorable. Dur
ing the past week this territory has
had large amount of moisture There
are number OF districts, especially
in South Dakota, Minnesota and east.
ern part OF North Dakota where
water is standing in the fields and
there will probabaly be some damage
on the low ground. The prospects in
Montana at present are the best they
have had in a number Of years. Bar
ring extraordinary conditions good
crops are almost assured in Montana.
At present there is great interest in
the rust situation. The grain has
grown rapidly because Of moisture
and cool weather and the plant is
tender and would be easily subjected
to black rust. We have heard a num-
ber OF rumors of black rust in the
northwest and are trying to confirm
them, but the reports say it is too
early for black rust. The usual red
rust, however. is in evidence and with
unfavorable weather could easily de-
vclop into black rust. Within the next
two weeks the critical period will ar
rive and we will be able to definitely
report any damage
Considerable wheat, barley and oats
are headed throughout the southern
territory. AS far north as central
North Dakota wheat is now in the
shot-blade. There have been the US
ual number of hail storms, the most
destructive ones being in the terri.
tory southwest of jamestown, N. D.,
one OF them covering strip almost
forty miles long and as wide as eight
miles. Flax is showing fine progress.
Many reports say they have never
seen 1t look better at this time of year.
There are few reports of it turning
yellow because Of excess moisture. but
the general fax condition is very salts.
factory.
II is reported that grasshoppers are
not doing much damage. They are
small and have been held back be-
cause OF the wet, cool weather. The
growth OF corn has also been retarded
to some extent because of the cool
weather. The moisture in the fields
has prevented farmers from cul.
tivating corn. Some fields are quite