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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
ON FARM LOAN ACT
Supreme Court Hears Argu-
ments Today to Test Law.
Sale of Bonds Held Up By
Treasury Pending Decision.

Washington, Oct. 14.-Arguments
We're heard again today by the SUI
pfeme court in proceedings to test the
censtitutionality of the federal farm
loan bank act The case was argued
at the last term but a re-argument
was ordered just before the court adj
5curned for the summer vacation.
1.-THE case reached the court on ap-
peals from federal court DEGREES in
Missouri dismissing injunction pro-
cecdings brought by Charles W. Smith,
n stockholder of the Kansas City Title
Trust company to prevent that bank
from investigating it's funds in farm
loan bonds. That the case might be
made a test one, the court permitted
the federal land bank of Wichita,
Kansas, and the First joint stock land
bank of Chicago to become parties to
the suit as representatives of the pc
culiar types of banking institutions
authorized under the act.
sSale Of farm loan bonds by the
treasury has been held up pending a
decision in this case. The government
has Submitted brief in support of the
legislation and the act also is being
supported by the Kansas City bank
thru its counsel, Charles Z. Hughes
and Geo. w. Wickersham. In his brief
Mr.. Hughes argued that congress had
authority ito create corporations
whenever this is a means appropriate
10 facilitate the government in the ex-
ercise of any proper function" and
that since the purposes of the act were
public. not private, national not To-
cal congress likewise had full power
to invest public moneys in federal land
banks to be employed in the making
of loans for encouraging agricultural
development and to provide for Dor
rowing money, thru farm loan bonds
for the same purpose.
Power of the government to estab-
lish banks to assist it in it's fiscal
operations has been established be-
yond controversy, Mr.. Hughes con-
tended, and the fact that such banks
LATER engaged in private trapsactions
incident to the banking business does
not mitigate against them being desig-
mated as federal agencies.
counsel for Mr.. Smith asserted that
the institutions set up under the act
were not banks in the true sense, since
they were prohibited from doing any
of those things which constitute the
very essence of n bank" such as ac-
cepting deposits (from any except their
own stockhoIders-farm loan associa-
tion-whc are organized as borrowers)
from paying any interest on deposits
aud from discounting paper. Not one
of the banks has ever been designated
as depositaries of government funds, it
was asserted, nor employed as fiscal
agents of the government except that
. three of the banks assisted in making
some seed grain loans to farmers out
of. the presidents 100000,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
SHE HAD DISEASE.
18-Yoar-Osd Girl Volunteers +
Health Examination.

Today chambermaid in a local
hotel who is eighteen years old came
to the city health department, volun-
teering for examination for venereal
disease She was found to be in
fected and will go to Lansing to the
state Industrial farm to be cured of
the disease.
at is nothing unusual for volunteers
to come to U.S." special welfare
worker said. Those who do not vol
unteer are not hard to persuade to
submit to examination and treatment
at Lansing if necessary. The other day
17-year-old girl came to us
begging to be sent to the farm and
asked that she be allowed to stay six
months, at least"
The monthly health department re-
ports show a number of volunteers of
such character. a gratifying develop
ment of the city's efforts to check
social disease.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
REJECT FARMER


tConDnueQ from rage Oue.J
would make marketing of crops easier
and more profitable to the farmers.
Many products now are moving
abroad at a quick rate. Houston said.
He quoted export figures collected by
the commerce department which, he
said, showed that during the first
eight months of this year cotton ship
ments alone totalled $1,125,o00.
Against Slump Notices.
Demands for government aid in fin
ancing marketing of crops, to save
farmers from being ruined by falling
prices, were put directly to Secretary
of the Treasury Houston by farmers in
national conference here.
I'VE also shall insist that the secre-
ing public statements that prices are
falling" said Charles E. Barrett,
president of the national board of
thirty farm organizations, which con-
vened the conference.
Want Loans on Grain.
Farmers are not asking special
privilege. We're merely asking that
the government, thru the treasury or
the federal reserve bank, make it pos
sfble for US to obtain loans from banks
vitality needed. Bankers fear to loan
money on crops because of the danger
OF falling prices! This is a state OF
mind resulting from statements and
y
that prices are failing
The farm officials today also
planned to confer with secretary OF
Agriculture Meredith.
Barrett said it was likely a perma-
nent committee would be left here
ito watch the economic situation and
work for the agricultural interests.
Are Promised Help.
The national conference was to have
adjourned last night. 1t was held
over, however, following a stormy con-
ference with Governor Harding of the
federal reserve board. The farmers
demanded the board lower the dis
count rate to enable farmers to obtain
loans more easily and at lower rates
Of interest. Harding promised that
the needs of the farmers would be
given consideration at a meeting OF
the governors of all the reserve banks
now being held here.
Following the conference with Hard
ing, the farmers groups issued state
ments intended to show that cotton
wheat, milk and tobacco are now, be-
ing sold at prices far below the cost:
of production.
Would Cause, Soaring.
Chicago, Oct. II That prices OF
necessities will soar to new high fig
ures in case favorable governmental
ers in Washington for lowering of the
federal reserve board rediscount rate
and expansion Of credit, was the pre-
diction of grain men here today.
"Of the government acts favorably
on the farmers demands, it will mean
high prices again." said Howard Jack
son, a member of Jackson Brothers
grain firm. 1.-The result would be dis
eatEous. 1t would check the present
price decline.
Want Fixed Prices.
'eWhat farmers are after is to get
the government to fix a price fol-
wheat. If this happened prices would
rise and the radical movement thru
out the country would grow in
strength rs a result
That farmers are losing money was
admitted by grain experts. This, they
said, was due to the large corn crop
which caused prices to drop below
cost of production.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
Local Mention

Picture Framing. Hand-Carved
Frames. cut prices Wolcotts, 625
Kan.-Adv.
Cash paid for liberty bonds. John
Kleinhans, 827 Quincy. Phone 2761J.
ADV.
Eat at the Y. NJ c. A. cafeteria.
Home cooking our specialty.-Adv.
DR.. Lyngar. Dentist. sos Kansas Ave.
-Ady.
DR.. H H Raymond, Foot Specialist.
Orpheum Bldg Phone ss6O.-Adv.
Safety razor blades sharpened better
than new. 25c-35c doz. Culver Hard
ware Co.-Adv.
If you aren't getting the garbage
collection service you want. call 1157.
ADV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
l. M. WOOD DEAD
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cago fire, where he was an architect
for more than a year. Later he came
to Lawrence, Kan, and entered a part
nership with A. G.. Haskell. Their
firm did the architectural work on a
large number of public buildings of
the state. and in 1879 removed to To-
peka. They were assistants in the
building of the capitol building, Mr..
Wood designing the senate chamber.
He also was architect in charge of the
federal building in Topeka The firm
built many of the buildings along Kan
saS avenue.
Oldest Member of Modocs.
At the time of his death Mr.. Wood
was the oldest charter member of the
Modoc club. He succeeded Maj. T. j.
Anderson, the founder of the club, as
thirty-second degree, having taken the
York Rite and the thirty-second de-
gree of the Scottish Rite.
Survived by Son and Daughter.
The dead architect is survived by a
son and a daughter, Samuel c. Wood
of Chicago, Ill, and Mrs. Edna Ly-
saght of Kansas City. Mrs. Wood died
about two years ago.
In addition to his children, the near
est relatives surviving are two broth
ers and a sister, J. G.Wood of Topeka,
Mary G. Wood of Brownsville, Pa,
and DR.. Charles D. Wood of Mononga-
hela, Pa. L. NJ. Wood was the youngest
of the four J. C. Wood passed his
18th birthday last Tuesday.
The son. Samuel c. Wood, was noti-
fled by wire of his fathers death, and
no funeral arrangements will be made
until his arrival from Chicago.
At the time of his death Mr.. Wood
was practicing architecture, his office
being over the Woolworth building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
SAYS HUSBAND WAS CRUEL.
Lena Musiclz Asks for Divorce From
Clifford Musick.

Lena Musick today filed a petition
in the Shawnee county district court
asking for divorce from Clifford
Musick, whom she charges with ex-
treme cruelty. Since their marriage
in August, 1910. the wife declares,
Musick has habitually used profane
and abusive language toward her, has
falsely accused her of immortality and
has struck her and driven her away
from home. He has also failed to
properly provide for her. she says,
altho he is well able to do SO.
She wants divorce, suit money, all
mony, custody of their five small chill
dren and a restraining order to pre-
vent him from molesting them or
coming upon the place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
HAVE FUN WITH CUTLER.
Gets First Glass Kidding at Rotary
Dinner for Hoover,

Rotarians drilled Otto Cutler. we'll
known Topeka Wholesale grocer and
staunch Republican, when the grocer
attended the Rotary dinner for Her
bert Hoover. During the preIimi-
naries preceding Hoover's talk the
presiding officer announced receipt of
a telegram for Cutler care Cox spe-
cial''
When a list of Topekans on the Cox
reception committee was printed re-
Gently, some one placed Cutters name
on the list. But Cutler was neither on
the train nor had he changed his poll
tics. Those facts, however. did not
save the Topekan from a first class
kidding" at the hands of fellow Ro-
IA rians
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
BRITISH MINERS WILL STRIKE
Overwhelming Majority Votes to Re-
ject Offer Made by Government.


ject Offer Made by Government.
London, Oct. lathe coal miners
delegates at a meeting this morning
in connection with the crisis resulting
from the miners rejection of the own
ers wage proposals decided that the
notices of a strike, given some time
ago, should expire Saturday.
This means that the long threat
ened coal mining strike will begin
next Monday, unless there is some
new Intervention to prevent it.
The official figures Of the ballot
taken by the miners to decide upon
acceptance or rejection of the basic
line of production offered by the own
ers, beyond which an increase of
wages would be granted, was given
out today as follows: For acceptance,
SLABS; against acceptance, 635,09S.
Majority against acceptance, 453,670.
Today's meeting was presided over
by Robert Smillie. a statement was
issued announcing the decision of the
executive committee that the virtue
Of the ballot on the strike notices be
allowed to expire Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
WILSON SAVES NEGRO GIRL.
Changes Murder Sentence From Hang
ing to Life in Prison.

Washington, Oct. IA President
Wilson today committed to life i'm
prisonment the death sentence i'm
posed upon Josephine Berry, a negro
girl, who was to have been hanged in
Jail here tomorrow for the murder of
another negro woman
The president was deeply impressed,
it was said, by the story told him con-
corning the woman's life. She was
born in Jail and her mother was later
murdered in a fight. She would have
been the first to hang in Washington
since the Civil war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
cM DREh SELL TICKETS

Four Prizes Offered to Those Selling
Largest Number for Pageant.
Boys and girls of Topeka are TAX
ing interest in selling tickets for the
pageant. 1.-The Passing of the Kings"
to be given by the Rota club at the
city auditorium October 81 and %.
The inducement to the boys and girls
is the announcement of four prizes
to be given to the four selling the
largest number of tickets for the
pageant.
Two repeating air rifles and two
kodaks have been donated by the
Capper Publications as rewards for
the boys and girls efforts. All boys
and girls of the city are eligible to
enter the contest. Tickets are ready
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
Nfacswiney On card Day

London, Oct. Inference Mac
Swiney, lord mayor of Cork. passed a
fairly good night. but was reported by
his doctor this morning as extremely
weak. says the bulletin on the lord
mayors condition. issued at noon to-
day by the Irish self determination
league. This is the sixty-third day
of the lord mayors hunger strike.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
Is GUILTY OF COUNTERFEITTNG
Prisoner at L.eavenworth Pen Also
Faces Charge of Arson.

Leavenworth. Oct. 14.-F'ranc E.
Creller was found guilty by jury in
federal court here today of making
counterfeit half dollars while confined
in federal prison. Judge John c. Pol
lock deferred sentence until the Janu-
airy term of court
Another case pending against Crel-
Ter, that of setting fire to the prison,
was passed until next term of court.
Court was adjourned this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
BOILERS RUINED BY BUGS.
FIues at Edison Plant Are Rendered
Useless.

The bugs that caused Topeka citi-
zens much worry late in the summer
and early fall. brought even more
grief to helpless inanimate objects
such as steam boilers. The bugs con-
gregated in such large numbers in the
flues of the Edison company's steam
boilers that they put an end to the
usefulness of the flues, and made it
necessary for the company to buy new
boilers. Two new boilers for the
company have arrived at the Rock
Island station.
"Only another reason added TO
many why We need a filtration plant
for the Topeka waterworl<s," sighed
Fred Painter, superintendent of the
city WaterWorks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
world S. S. Workers Hit Color Lin,

Toxic, Oct. 1.-THE world Sunday
school convention in session here to-
day adopted resolutions condemning
racial discrimination. The resolutions
were designed particularly to cover
the American-Japanese situation aris-
ing out of the anti-Japanese program
in California.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
INCONSISTENCIES f,,aim Fiu,ne.

Rome, Oct. 1.-THE Serbian gov
eminent takes the stand Fiumee must
be awarded to Jugo-Slovakia or put
under control of the League of Ma
tons in settling the Adriatic dispute
between Italy and Serbia, Belgrade
adyices said today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
Cheap ovcrcoats in Albany.

Albany, n. Y. Oct. 1.-THE first
real slump in prices hit Albany today
when one of the largest retail stores
in mems clothing. including overcoats.
announced a 40 per cent cut in prices.
The firm attributed the cut to ability
to buy the goods at q much lower
wholesale rate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
Offers ssian o'war" $4,000 Purse.

Cincinnati. Oct 14.-Col- Matt
VIM general manager of the Ken
lucky Jockey club, announced today
he is ready TO give a $4,000 purse
for a race at a mile and a half be-
tween Man O'War and Exterminator
the race to be run either at Latonia
or at Churchill Downs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14

Southern Pac. Men son Vacation"
Houston, Oct IA vacation strike
Of 1900 Southern Pacific shopmen
was in effect today due to the rein
statement of four negro workers by
road officials. The men will meet
shortly before noon to consider the
situation with union officials.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
TAKE PLAN TO SUPREME COURT.
Department of Justice Rejected Pack
ers' Stock Yards Disposal Scheme.

Washington, Oct. 14.-ArSuments
on the plans of big packers to dis
pose of their holdings in fifteen prin-
cipai stockyards y e scheduled be-
fore the District of Columbia supreme
court today.
The packers proposed they be all
lowed to sell their stockyards hold
ings to a holding company to be or
ganized bysF. H. Prince & Co. of Bos-
ton. The department of justice re-
jected the plan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
Reet Sugar Cut CENT Pound.

Denver, Oct 1.-THE Great West
tern Sugar company today announced
a drop of 1 cent a pound in the price
of refined beet sugar to jobbers. The
reduction is effective Immediately, it
was said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14

for distribution at Sullivan's Art Store.
1872 West Eighth. Free tickets will be
given to boys and girls selling GER
tain number of tickets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
TO EDUCATE ALL CRIPPLEs.
Federal Board Would Extend Its Vo.
cafionaI Training Plan.

cationaI Training Plan.
washington, Oct. IA conference
on general rehabilitation called by the
federal board for vocational education
met here today.
The conference will discuss means
for training disabled persons so they
will be self-supporting. Representa-
tives of state vocational boards from
the eastern and central states are at
tending.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
False Claims.

Mother who thinks she treat her sick baby without
" calling Physician with remedies that she for herself
Mothers know that Baby remedies especially prepared for
babies vet there are what good enough for them good
Baby Mothers appeal give nothing their
babies that specially prepared for babies recommended by their Physician
may KILL false claims your child
For over thirty been aiding the reduction
among Mothers have become and acquainted
with Always keep it in the house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
NIGHT RIDERS
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lContinued from Page OneJ
Cameron, Texas, fire was not of in
cendiary origin. They had no evidence
it was started from spontaneous COM
bustion, however, and other officials
held a different view. State and fed
eral authorities continued their inves-
legations today. but were hampered by
secrecy with which gins were fired.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-04-29
MARTHA JANE A DIPLOMAT
Even Stern Mamma Couldn't Deny
She Had Obeyed the Strict
Letter Of the Law.

Martha James sweet tooth had been
INDUCED so much that her mother had
issued the decree, mo more candy"
and the remainder of the box had
been relegated to the top shelf. A
few days ago it was brought down and
judiciously apportiOned to Martha
Jane, for whom taste spelled more,
and even a second taste did NOT sat
isfy. When her mother saw her about
to take third helping she remarked,
emphaticaliy:
"Now, don't let me see you take an
other piece"
Presently Mrs. $ was called
from the room, and when she returned
she found her four-year-Old daughter
in the farthest corner of the couch.
hastily making way with a nice, plump
chocolate cream.
Martha Jane" said her mother. in
her sternest tones, didn't / tell you
rot TO let me see you take an .ther
piece of candy?"
81 know you did. mother" saiG the
little diplomat, "but took this one
while you were gone"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-04-29
Acid Stomach
Makes the Body Sour
Nine Out of Ten People .
Suffer From II @

1t sends its harmful acids and gases all
over the body, instead of health and
strength. Day and night this ceaseless dam
age goes on. No matter how strong, its
victim cannot long withstand the health
destroying effects of an acid stomach.
GOOD news for millions of sufferers.
Chemists have found sure remedy-one
that takes the acid up and carries it out
of the body; of course, when the cause ia
removed, the sufferer gets well.
Bloating, indigestion, sour, acid, gassy
stomach miseries all removed This il
proven by over half million ailing folks
who have taken EATONIC with wonder
full benefits. 1t can be obtained from any
druggist, who will cheerfully refund its
trihing cost if not entirely satisfactory.
Everyone should enjoy its benefits. FIRE.
quently the first tablet gives relief.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-04-29
Rootknots on Cettuce-SimiIar Calls
Are Formed by This Pest on the
Roots of Nearly All Vegetables.

and SOW it literally to get good
stand, but thin out the plants, as over
crowded plants are in much greater
danger of becoming diseased than
those that receive plenty. of air and
sunshine.
The diseases which cause most loss
are due to fungi and bacteria. Fungi
and bacteria are plants, though u.s.
ually exceedingly small. The disease
producing forms live on or in our
vegetables and fruits, feeding ON them
and causing the various blights, rOts,
and spots of which we complain.
Fungi and bacteria grow and multi
ply rapidly when conditions suit them.
Instead of seeds they form spores,
which are minute bodies produced in
great numbers to be spread by wind,
water, or other agencies, and, like
seeds, these spores may terminate,
grow into a plant or fruit, and start
new center of disease.
The weather has an important in
fluence on the development of fungous
diseases, moisture and warmth being
necessary.
True insects are small creatures
which in the adult stage have rather
hard bodies divided into three pOr-
tons, head, thoraX (chest, and abdO-
men (belly). They have a single pair
of antennae or "feelers," normally
three pairs of legs, and usually one
or two pairs of wings. Among in
furious forms of true insects are bee
ties, butterflies, moths, sawfiies, ants,
grasshOppers, plant-bugs, thrips and
plant-lice.
Other small creatures in q general
way are popularity classified as in
sects, such as sOwbugs, red spiders,
mites, and acknowledged "worms."
Insects are classified into "a chew
ing or biting FORMS which devour
leaves and other portions of plants;
and (2) sucking forms, which injure
and destroy plants by sucking the vital
life juices. For the first class, arseni-
Gals are the best remedies; for the
second class contact pOisons are used.
Gardeners should learn to know the
insects which are useful in destroying
injurious insects. Prominent among
these is the convergent ladybird. 1t
destroys not only all forms of garden
plant-lice but the eggs of various IN
sects, such as the Colorado potato
beetle. Other beneficial insects are
wasps, ichneumon and chalcis flies
minute, wasplike insects), ground
beetles, soldier bugs, surplus flies,
tachina flies, and lace-wing flies. But
for the natural enemies of the potato
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-04-29
:p(ULEGRYNNGS:


Keep the house and yard clean.
Provide roosts and dropping boards.
y, ....-
Feed table and kitchen waste to the
hens.
.t.<..
Provide nest for each four or five
Give a heavier feed OF grain in the
evening.
Give light feed of grain in the
morning.
dry mash.
Gather eggs daily; market at least
twice a week.
Keep standardized poultry. 1t is
more profitable.
Keep poultry free from lice and the
house free from mites,
Feed grain in straw or other litter
to make the hens scratch for 1t.
Grow green crops in the poultry
yards II they are not In permanent
sod.
Build substantial, comfortable poul-
try houses, but make them as mex