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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-03
BUILD HOTEL ALSO
L. Nj. Crawford Adds HOstelry
toTheater Plans in Topeka.
Said Today He Has Obtained
Several Options i'm City.
PROBABLY WILL GO 10 STORIES
II Will Not Oppose Other Pro-
jects," Crawford Asserts.
Detailed Announcement OF
Plans in a Few Days.
PROBABLY WILL GO 10 STORIES

Options with the view of erecting a
theater and hotel in Topeka are being
secured by L. NJ. Crawford, head of
theatrical interests in several western
cities, Crawford said today.
Definite plans for the improvements,
however, have not been completed. he
declared, but probably will be in shape
for detailed announcement shortly.
Tentative plans of Mr.. Crawford in
clude a new, modern theater and ho-
tel. probably ten stories high.
Among the options is one at the
southeast corner of Sixth and Kansas
avenue-the Rowley corner. Report
ed plans today included proposal to
erect hotel on the corner and the
theater across the alley east.
Has Faith in Topeka.
Crawford was today reluctant about
talking Of his plans. but stated that
the hotel would probably be a ten
story affair and modern.
Crawford today indicated his belief
that there was room for much i'm
provements in Topeka.
when I go into this" he said, 81
will go in with the belief that I am
going to do good for Topeka as well
as making a good investment for my
self I am not going to oppose other
proposed projects, as believe there is
room in Topeka for every mans plans
ST want to see Topeka grow, not
only north and south but, east and
ing to my firm conviction
The cost of the theater and hotel
will reach several hundred thousand
dollars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-03
Kept Books Days,
Was In Society;
She Is "Wanted"

Chicago. Feb. 3.-Frederick C.
Biehl, leather dealer, announced to-
day he will go to Winnipeg to induce
his pretty bookkeeper. Rose Schwei-
burg, to return to Chicago to face an
embezzlement charge.
He and Joseph T. Hass, the de-
tective who discovered that Miss
Schweiburg. perfect bookkeeper," "
and .Monda Rose" society butterfly.
were one and the same, will go armed
with extradition papers to be used in
event Miss Schweiburg resists.
Several days ago Rose was missed
from her $25 a week stool at the
leather company. At the same time
''Monda Rose" goddess of the younger
fashionable set. disappeared from her
luxurious apartmnet.
Miss Schweiburg was demure and
added figures all day. Her mother
was poor and worked in a box factory.
'.Monda Rose" apparently was rich.
She had a chummy roadster and a
saddle horse worth $500, both of
which she left here.
A few days after she disappeared,
Roses employer discovered a shortage
IN excess of $4,000. It may reach
$4,000. he said today Detectives
then traced Miss Schweiburg to Mon
da Roses apartment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-03
TOOK THEIR ENGINES BACK.
Eastern Roads Leave Western Ship
pers Unable to Move Their Stocks.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Feb. g.
Shippers of livestock, seed oats, hay
and cottonseed are the most seriously
affected by the inability of the rail-
roads to move shipments promptly,
according to railroad men.
The delay in moving shipments is
due to a lack of locomotives rather
than a shortage of cars Trains fully
loaded are often held in the yards
several days waiting for the necessary
locomotive power. This occasionally
causes a serious loss thru deterioration
and thru fluctuations of the COM
modify market. The shortage of loco
motives is caused by the eastern roads
which are calling their engines back,
according to H. c. Conley, assistant
general freight agent of the Frisco.
Many locomotives were rented to the
southwest shortly after the govern
ment took over the roads. These
roads started to take thier equipment
back about two months ago.
In an effort to relieve the situation,
railroad shops are being worked at
the highest speed. The minimum
time is allowed for repairs while every
means is being used to keep the en-
gines on the road
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-03
CLERKS WON'T LOSE PAY
Recent Order Posted in Santa Fe Of
fices Is Called Off.

Clerks in the Santa Fe offices will
not lose pay for vacations and during
time off for illness as the result of
cancellation of the recent labor union
rail administration agreement order by
the rail administration, 1t was an
nounced today.
Bulletins notifying employees that
the recent order was cancelled were
posted IN the general offices today.
Company officials said the cancella-
tion was retroactive and that money
deducted from checks under the mo
pay for vacations or sick leave" ord der
in ,January will be adjusted
"A. G. Wells, federal manager for the
Santa Fe, took the order up with the
rail administration Immediately after
it was issued. protesting that it worked
a hardship on the clerks, Topeka Off
cials said. Labor unions also protested,
NJ. A. Moore asserted. The result was
today's cancellation.
Same conditions and policy as to
pay for vacations and time lost for
sickness as previous to the order will
prevail. Santa Fe officials declared.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-03
]. G. EGAN is NAMED
Topeka Lawyer Appointed Assistant
Attorney General.

Richard J. Hopkins. attorney gem
eraI, today announced the appoint
ment of John G. Egan of Topeka as
assistant attorney general to succeed
Judge S. n. Hawkes., resigned. Egan
is we'll known by lawyers in this state
and was for several years engaged in
practice in Chicago and St. Louis.
A number of years ago Egan was in
the law office of the late George r..
Peck. He was later associated with
the Frisco Railroad company's legal
department in St Louis For several
years he was a law partner of George
Douglas, a speaker of the Kansas
house of representatives during the
legislative war of 1898. Egan first
came to Topkea from Coffey county.
He has been in Chicago and st. Louis
for a number of years and returned to
Kansas less than two years ago.
Judge Hawkes., who served as an
assistant in the attorney generals Of
flee seven years, resigned recently to
enter the legal department of the En-
pire Gas & Fuel company at Bartles-
vile, Okla. He was rated among the
most able lawyers in the state and was
for many years prominent in legal cir
cles in the Sixth district before he
came to Topeka from Stockton, Rocks
county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-03
HI JOHNSON ADDS HIS VOICE.
Says Viscount Grey's Letter on Pact
Disproves Pro-British Talk.

Kansas City. Mo, Feb. 3.-Senator
Hiram johnson has added further
comment to Viscount Grey's letter on
the League of Nations fight.
1.-The pro- British in our country
want to make US believe that England
would refuse to sign the treaty" john
son said, "if more than ope vote would
be given to US in the council of the
members of the treaty. while England
would have six votes
.eViscount Grey's letter disproves this
theory that has been taught us, and
the spirit that moved our teachers In
this matter is fine Americanisrn,' that
was brought about by the pressure OF
some great banking institutions In
New York who would greatly benefii
by the league. and who do not care
whether or not the blood of our sons
will be used to uphold the integrity
of countries whose name is not known
to u.s."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-03

organization OF emergency units, in
addition to the general nursing or
gauization. If this is done, Doctor
Crumbine suggests appointment of
the following committees:
Committee on hospital quarters and
equipment.
Committee on supplies and laundry.
Committee on administration and trans
portation.
Committee on diet. kitchen and food
preparation. both for hospital and private
homes. A canvass of homes should be
made to discover homes where proper food
for the sick cannot be obtained.
Doctor Crumbine's department has
ordered ten thousand first doses" of
pneumonia vaccines for distribution
thru the county and city health Of
ficers.
The total death list Monday over
the state amounted to twenty. Flu
cases totalled 4.4S1 and pneumonia
cases IS.
To Close Weir Schools Now.
Pittsburg. Feb. a. Following 800
cases of influenza being reported in
Weir, Mayor James A. Reed. on the
recommendation of DR.. ]. c. Mont
gomery, OF the federal and state
health service, yesterday issued pro-
clamation closing churches, schools
theaters, poolrooms and public meet
ings until further notice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-03

Forty-seven new cases of influenza
two of flu-pneumonia and one of
pneumonia were reported to the city
health department up to 1 O'Clock this
afternoon. One death from broncho-
pneumonia was reported, but it was a
| complication Of whooping cough and
not of flu. according to DIR. Earle G.
Brown. city health officer.
No new influenza deaths had been
reported in the city this afternoon.
Thirteen flu patients were admitted
to the emergency influenza hospital in
the Garfield school building yesterday,
and more will be taken care of today,
according to Doctor Brown
! THE question of securing nurses
/ still presents the main obstacle" said
Brown. ''but we have more nurses in
view"
! Two deaths were officially recorded
| in the city Monday ana one unofficial
death report received. The deaths re-
ported to the health department were
| of Martin Paul Fitzgibbons. 2S, 104
North Clay street. and Frank Kruger,
"a. of near Elmont. Mrs. Theresa
: Garcia, 81. of SIT East First street.
| also is said to have died of flu. but
! her death has not been reported to
/ the department
| There is a tragic angle to the death
OF Kruger. Seven members of the
| family of his brother, Charles Kruger,
are still stricken with the. disease at
their farm home, a mile north and a
mile east of the Prairie Home ceme-
terry. They are uncared for. being un-
| able to get a nurse. Neighbors keep
them supplied with groceries by leav-
ing them on the porch. Frank Kruger
returned from Illinois a week ago, ill,
and. it is believed, brought the disease
with him. Efforts are being made by
the coroner to find a nurse for the
| Kruger family.
total of sixty-five cases was re-
4 ported in the city Monday.
Doctor Brown again stressed today
the Importance of people getting
plenty of fresh air and of eating plain.
substantial food. He said it would be
a good idea for people to gargle salt
water and wash out their noses with
1t during the epidemic.
Robert D. McGiffert, city health
commissioner, said the emergency hos
pital was a going concern. handicap
ped only by the nurse shortage.
The health department was receiv-
ing responses today to their call for
women to work in families where
there was flu, but many more could
be used.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-03
War Baby's Uncle Soon to
Become Father and All
Are Happy at Fall RiDer
Unusual Climax of War Romance Following Wife's
Welcome to the Girl Her Husband Wronged
in England.

the air service, Monday personally won
admittance to the United States for lit
tie Emily Knowles, a winsome, brown
eyed English girl of %, and her baby
boy. Alfred, the son of Pearley Spiker.
1t was Cora Spiker's rule of do unto
others" that caused her to forgive her
husband and the English flying corps
girl and sustained her thru a long day
of tedious waiting at Ellis Island, be-
set every minute of the time by forty
New York reporters, six women sob
writer's" and a dozen photographers.
She furnished the money for the 81, 900
bond which was necessary for the
"other woman's" release on parole, and
when Emily Knowles came out of the
detention pen with Baby Alfred in her
arms, Cora Spiker threw her arms
around her and welcomed her to
America.
Guy Spiker the 25-year-old brother
of Pearley. stood bashfully at a little
distance, an odd smile on his boyish
face. speechless in the anti-clinax of
the most amazing romance ever enact
ed on Ellis Island. For he Is deter
mined to marry Emily Knowles IN OBJ
servarce of his sister-in-law's golden
rule and give the child the name OF
Spiker.
"Wi1l you let Mrs. Spiker adopt your
baby?" some one asked Miss Knowles
For answer she hugged the little
bundle closer to her.
Don't worry, dear said Mrs
Spiker patting Emily on the back.
You will be happy soon"
The gray haired guards of Ellis Is
land have witnessed many romantic
reunions of sweethearts long sep
arated. But never before had they
seen the "other woman" in love
triangle arrive in America to be saved
from deportation by the resourceful-
ness and devotion of the wife.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-03
ROAD BUILDERS HARD HIT
High Costs Main Issue at Mississippi
Valley Highway Assn Meeting.

Valley Highway Assn Meeting.
Chicago, Feb. 3.-Old Hi Cost has
hit Mississippi valley road building a
deadly rap, road men said here to-
day.
Delegates to the conference here to-
day of the Mississippi Valley States
Highway departments, comprising
nine states, declared that the abb
normal cost of labor and materials
will halt road construction for a year
or two, altho there are plenty of funds
available.
The Minnesota delegation reported
the Minnesota automobile license Zee
now only five dollars-is to be
raised by constitutional amendment to
that of other states. License fees go
into the state road fund.
Thru routes were urged by Clifford
Older, Springfield. ILL.,, who said that
main travelled roads running thru two
or more states should be numbered
uniformly to avoid confusion.
Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Micnf-
gan, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Mis-
souri, and Kansas were represented.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-03

Fall River. Mass, Feb. 3.-Safe in
the home of her cousin, Miss Emily
Knowles. leading figure in q. war ro-
rested today and cared for her four
months-old baby son. In the same
home Guy S. Spiker of Baltimore,
brother of Farley, Spiker, the aviator,
who has offered to right by marriage
what he terms the wrong his brother
has done, was awaiting the next de-
velopment in the unique situation.
Miss Knowles and her baby, accom-
panied by Spiker and her attorney,
reached here today from New York
They went at once to the home
of Mrs William Battersby, Miss
Knowles's cousin. Mrs. Farley spiker.
wife of the man who admitted in an
affidavit that he is the father of the
baby, did not come to Fall River. She
is, however, steadfast in her desire to
adopt her husbands baby, according
to Miss Knowles and Guy SHker.
It was stated at the Battersby home
that Miss Knowles has definitely ac-
cepted Guy Spiker's offer of marriage.
Further, it was intimated that the
marriage might take place today. tho
no definite statement to that effect
was forthcoming.
highly interested in the arrival of the
little party today. Faces peeped from
behind stiffly starched window cur
tains and several neighborhood house
wives found duties that required their
presence in front yards or on porches
at just the right moment.
Both Miss Knowles and Spiker were
in gay spirits when they arrived.
The "Golden RULE Wife.
New York. Feb. 3.-Mrs. Cora
Spiker Of Baltimore, the Golden Rule
wife of Perley Spiker, ex-officer OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-03
Wants $50, 900
For Prenatal
Hurt to Child

Omaha. Feb. 3.-Can an infant cash
an injury sustained before birth for
$4,000? Anna Marie Liblin. age
months, wants to know. She brought
suit against the traction company here
for that sum, her attorneys alleging
bump on her mothers head. sustained
in a street car accident. was transmit
ted to her by prenatal influence.
Annals attorneys allege she was
regular passenger. having paid her
fare under the rule which permits
children under five years TO ride free
when accompanied by a parent They
say ar unborn child is a Iegaiized en-
titv.
The street car company in its an
swer. due in court today. will claim
Anna did rot exist as a person until
after he- birth. therefore that she had
no dealings with the company.
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MOTHER IN L. W. w. TRIAL.
Advising Son to Tell Truth Sits With
Prisoner Defendant.

Montesano, wash, Feb. 5.-A
mothers counsel will play a part in
the trial of I. w. WIS here on charges
of numbering American Legionnaires
at Centraiia, Wash.
stick to the truth, regardless of
what happens" Mrs. Edna Roberts
told her boy. Loren Roberts. one of
the defendants. Mrs. Roberts was the
first woman to accept the privilege of
sitting within the railing with her son.
Other wives and mothers were to join
the eleven men today.
Trial officials still struggled with
the formation of a jury today. A
strenuous effort by the defense to
quash the entire venire because of al
legged irregularities in it's assembling
met failure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-03
GERMAN GOODS SUPPLANTED.
American Manufacturers Make Bid TO
Hold All American Trade.

Chicago, Feb. 3.-Four years ago
Germany was making and exhibiting
80 per cent of Americas novelty goods.
Today the Manufacturers and I'm
porters' association of America. opened
an exhibit here OF $4,000 different ar
tic1es of misunderstanding in de-
scription from needles to anchors, in
price from cents to s50-and every
item American-made.
I'VE won't consider German ana de
goods for many years. declared Will
liam Bromherg, secretary of
the association.
Fifteen hundred merchants from
coast to coast have been attracted to
the exhibit, which is staged by one
hundred national novelty manufac-
fI.rers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-03
3. 500 Ne1U Flu
Cases in State
Crubine Threatens Kansas Quarantine Unless Public
Heeds Precaution Warnings and All Meetings
Are Called OFF.
TODAY'S INFLUENZA REPORT

The record of new influenza cases
as received from the counties and
larger towns and cities today fol-
lows:
Allen, 11s; AtchIson county. 10;
Atchison city, so; Barber. s; Bourbon.
3; Fort Scott. IL; Brown. 27 Butler, 81 i;
Chase, Is; Cherokee, 80; Cloud. II4;
CowIey, 124; Crawford. 104; Plttsburs,
IS; Decatur. 2; Doniphan. SO; Law
renee. IL; Edwards, II; Elk, 20; Els
worth, 10; Franklin, IS; Geary. 81;
Gray, IS; Greenwood, 81; Harper, 81 /;
jefferson. SO; Jewell. 65; Kingman. 118;
Kiowa, 80; Labette, Is; Leavenworth
county, 80; Leavenworth city, IS; Linn,
IL; Logan, 10; Lyon. 48; Marion, A /;
Marshall. 13; Mcpherson, 1870; Meade, s;
Miami, Is; Mitchell, 1855 Montgomery,
3; CoffeyviIle. 81; Morris, 6; Nemaha. s.;
Osborne, 81; Ottawa county. 81; Paw
nee. IS; Phillips. 35; Pottawatomie, S2 /;
RawIins, 1877; Reno, 22; Republic, 115;
Rice. 20; Riley. II; Rocks, 35; Russell.
10; saline, I7S; Sedgwick. IL; Wichita,
IA; Topeka, 80 ;smith, 90; Sumner. 100 !;
Thomas. Il Wallace, rs; Washington.
25; wichita county. 45; Wyandotte, 55 /;
Kansas City, 1888; Rosedale. SO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-03
At CASES IN CITY
Two of FIu-PneumOnia Also
Develop Today.
More Patients to Garfield
Emergency Hospital.
FLU MAY STRIKE TWICE

The fact that a person had in
fluenza last year does not make
him immune to the disease in the
present epidemic, DR.. Earle G.
Brown, city health officer, said to-
day.
Two of the first twenty-e eight
cases IN the city during the present
epidemic were of persons who had
flu last year." he said. Many of
the other persons reported later
had flu before, but we have not
been able to keep a count on them.
Having had influenza before will
offer protection to some this year,
but will not in the case of others
1t does not offer general immunity"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-03
TO EXTEND SUMNER TINE.
French Would Prolong Daylight Saw
ing Measure Two Years.

Paris. Feb. Daylight saving
would be legally adopted in France for
at least two years more under the pro-
visions of a bill which has been draft
ed and which will be brought up in
the chamber of deputies today.
Hitherto summer time has been fixed
arbitrarily and has been subject to no
law.
Because Of the coal shortage the
tbill would provide that summer time
would begin a month earlier or March
Is. during the years of 1920 and 1921
and would end October rs. 1t is pro-
bable the measure will be quickly
passed.
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No Public Funerals at Lawrence.

Lawrence, Kan. Feb. 5.-Fifty-one
new cases Of influenza have been re-
ported in Lawrence since Friday. ac-
cording to DIR. A. W. Clarke, super
Z tendent of public health. The in
, crease in the disease caused Doctor
Clarke to issue special regulations in
cluding the prohibition of public fu-
nerals.
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NEW PACING RECORD MADE.
Does Three Heats at Mt Clemens In
2:15h, 2:13L and 2:f2N.

Mount Clemens, Mich, Feb. s.
James Stewards bay mare. Romanlo,
established a new worlds ice race
record for three heats over half-mile
regulation track at Clintonview Park,
Mount Clemens, yesterday.
RomanIo pacd the three heats In
2:151z. 2:13N and 2.12z with speed
in reserve.
This same mare started four times
last week in five days and each time
ran into the snow bank and was out
distanced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-03
HUGE PROFITS ARE CHARGED.
Master Bakers of Chicago Get $40 Off
Each Barrel of Flour.

Chicago, Feb. 3.-Master bakers
here are making $50 to s22 profit a
barrel on flour, officials of the Bakers
and Confectioners' union declared to-
day. The Chicago Federation of La
Dor. upon the plea of the bakers. went
on record against the increase of one
cent a loaf which became effective
here yesterday.
Bread should decrease instead of
increase" bakers delegates declared.
I'VE are the real bakers and we know"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-03

Cloudy weather, with rising tenn
peratures and little chance for rain,
will prevail Wednesday, according to
the forecast of S. D. Flora. state
meteorologist-
Rains which have been general in
Kansas in the last "a hours will be
over by tonight, Flora believes. Some
snow fell in Kansas during the same
time. Reports from several Kansas
towns indicate: Concordia. %: Wich-
ita, 80; Dodge City, .02. Light SHOWS
were reported at Concordia and Good
land. The ground needs the moisture
badly, Flora points out.
This morning reports indicated rain
from extending from Kansas down
lCnntinued on Page TMo.l
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Argcntinc strIkers Usc Bombs.

Buenos Aires, Feb. 3.-Dispatches
from Tucuman, northwest Argentina.
report the explosion near there of
three dynamite bombs under a train
on the Central & North Argentine rail-
way, partially wrecking two coaches
and injuring a number of railway
workers and a soldier. The perpetra-
tors are believed by the authorities to
have been strikers from the railway
ehorS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-03
YOUTHFUL LOVERS NEAR DEATH.
Parents of Bride StiiI Determined to
Anuul Marriage il She Receivers.

Kansas City, Kan, Feb. 3.-Death
which Glenn Summerwell, II. sought
for himself and his 15-year-oid bride
of a day was still close to both of
them during the night, but had
ella lined neither.
Mrs Summerwel's parents still in
sist If the girl RECEIVERS they viii move
to have the marriage anulled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-03
New York Clubs HIKE Prices.

New York, Feb. 3.-Many of New
York,s prominent clubs have raised
their dues because of increased cost
of food, rent and employees. it was
learned today. Loss of revenue due
to prohibition also caused some clubs
To increase annual dues.