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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-20
YANKEE BREAKS

Continued from Page One.l
er, Australian was second Maroney,
ST. AnseIms A. c. third; Dawson. Eng
land, fourth; Peterson, Denmark, fifth,
and Seghers, Belgium sixth. J. X;
Pearman, New York A G, was ruled
off. for running during the fourth lap
Italy also won the second heat in
this event Frigerio coming home in
i minutes 40 Is seconds -McMaster,
South Africa, was second; Remer,
RoIker, New York A. c.. fourth;
Hehir. England. fifth and Gum, Eng
land sixth. Freeman, the Canadian en-
try, failed to qualify.
British Boxers Have Edge.
England was expected to figure
strongly in the Olympic boxing events,
which began today in the hall of fetes
at the Antwerp geological gardens:
The British entered competitors in all
Of the eight classifications, the other
entries including, besides the United
states. South Africa, France, Switzer-
land, Holland, Norway, Italy and Bel
GUM The pre1iminaries in the Vart-
Gus weights are to be held in the
mornings and afternoon, with the
finals at night in order not to con
nict with the events at the stadium.
Each nation was permitted two
competitors, with one reserve Tor eacn
weight category. but a boNer who had
commenced in his classification coulu
not be replaced.
Eight ounce gloves are used, and
zach match, except in case of a draw
goes TO fours rounds or a knockout
with three minute rounds and one
minute rests IF the umpire, who Is
assisted by two judges, decides four
round match a draw, an extra rouno
8 provided for The eight weight
.atesories. are: Flyweight. up TO IL
pounds bantams, up to lis; feather-
weights, up to 1875; lightweights, UP
10 135: acknowledgements, up to
40: middIew lights. up to 1907 light
1cayvsvei gifts. up to 175. and heaVy-
weights above that weight
Olympic Summaries.
1000 meter steeple chnse-Hodge' Eng
and. first; Flynn. Paulistn A. C., New
York second AmbrOsin; italy, third
NattsOn. Sweden. fourth; Devanney, New
York. firth Hulsenbeck. New York A T..
sixth Time 1000 %.
So pound throw-Qualified: Pat NC
nanaid. New York: 2. J. Ryan. New York
Stevenson. Sweden; Diarmund, Canada
snd Peterson. England.
5000 meter walk, Qualified-R- f. Remer
New York: W. J. Relker, New York; I
A. Maroney. New York: Pavsi and Fri
Zerio. Italy: DowsOn. Gum and Hehir
England: Peterson. Denmark; McMasters
South Africa, and SeAhers. Belgium
AGO meter runs. finals, semi:
First heat-EnGdahl, Sweden. first; Rudd
third. Time 40 %.
Second heat-Shea America. first; But
er. England, second; Dafel, South Africa
thfrd. Time 40 10
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-20
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

All issues OF Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co. 534 Kansas avenue.-Adv.
A. L. oliger,, secretary Of the Chamber
Of Commerce has returned from two
weeks vacation in California.
Burglars last night entered the Exchange
grocery, Sixth and Quincy streets. stole
quantity of cigars and SO in cash from the
cash register.
Naomi Rebekah lodge No. 95, will enter
tain the Camp Fire Girls of the Odd Fell
lows Orphans home of Manhattan, Kan,
with a picnic dinner Sunday, August y, at
Gage park.
The Standard Oil company is erecting a
$25, 900 garage in North Topeka and is
trail, and making extensive Improvements
around the office and warehouse
G. c. Sickler, assistant secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce. has gone to Fort
guard encampment. Sickler is a sergeant
In the quartermaster corps.
The repairs on the Westminster church
are not completed and the congregation will
hold morning services Sunday in Washburn
chapel. DIR. Harry J. Mccall. for IS years
missionary in Brazil. will preach
Miss Winifred Turner, Y. W. c. A cafe
terra director, has returned from a Y. W.
c. A. conference at Estes Park, Colo. En-
route home she visited in salina with Ms:
work secretary, formerly of Topeka.
The case OF clifford casner. charged
with aiding his father, Ed Casner, inz es-
charge had been filed against the father by
his daughter, was continued until August
% by Judge Rad N. Lee in the court OF
Topeka today.
Mrs. w A. McCarter will speak before
n meeting of the women's group of the
Kansas City Advertising club at the Hotel
Muehlebach Monday night Members of
the club interested in hearing the views
OF Mrs; McCarter on the passing , OF the ne.
the Tennessee legislature.
petition asking that the Rock Island
railroad be refused the privilege of laying
switch on Curtis street has been re-
| ceived by City Clerk Covell for presenta-
that there is no business on the street in
need of the spur and that 1t would result
! in property depreciation.
John Stevenson has been appointed a
| member of the local managers staff of the
| Standard Oil company, according to r. E.
Ferguson, manager. Stevenson has been
employed in the office of the auditor of
disbursements of the Santa Fe general
offices.
/ To cement the loyalty of the men. and
company, paid up insurance policies for
| 81 800 each in the Equitable Life Assurance
| company were given employees of the firm
| by Fred A Derby, president. on Thurs
| company three months or longer were given
| policies. Their ages range from eighteen
| to seventy seven years.
Services will be held at Tecumseh tent
meeting all day Sunday. Following Sun
day school at 10 O'Clock, Rev. J. B. Nc
Kenzie. conference evangelist, will preach.
/ He will deliver a SERMON at O'Clock in
| the afternoon and another in the evening.
| Miss Esther Reed, daughter, of Rev. J. W
| Reed. the pastor. Will have charge Of the
music. People attending the services are
| urged to bring their dinners. Topekans are
! invited.
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POLAND
(Continued from Page one.l

CONTINUED from Page one.l
tinues successfully on the entire bat
tie front, except for a small sector in
the Lemberg district. according to I'M
official advices received here today.
The Poles have advanced more than
fifty miles in the region of Warsaw.
taking more than 5000 prisoners and
great quantities of munitions. The
wedge driven into the Russian lines
directly east of Warsaw not only
practically cut off the red divisions
north of that city and exposed them
to capture or humiliation.
Red Forces Desperate.
In this drive the Poles had swept
to within less than IS miles of Brest-
Litovsk Con the river Bug, lis miles
east of Warsaw).
The BoIsheviki have completed
evacuation of that city. it was report
ed, and Polish forces expected to en-
ter that place within a few hours.
On the south front the Bolsheviki
pressure was still evident, the Soviet
troops having punished forward to
within Is miles of Lemberg.
The Reds we're reported fighting
with unusual desperation in the sector
north of Warsaw. They claimed to
retain a foothold near the junction of
the VtstuIa and Vkra (16 miles north
west of Warsaw, but information
from all other sources indicated the
fighting had swept far to the north
ward and eastward.
poles Cross Red Frontier.
Polish troops had apparently crossed
! the Russo-Polish boundary fixed by
the treaty of Versailles on a front of
nearly rs miles south of Brest-Litovsk
land 1t was believed the tentative from
tier soon would be overrun as far
north as Bjelostok (S5 miles north of
4 Brest-LitoYsk and only AS miles from
Grodno, the new Bolshevik headquar-
ters). Ostroleka GOO miles southwest
of Grodno) was expected to be in Po-
| lish hands in less than a day.
If the Poles reach the important
/ fortress of Lomza GO miles northwest
| of Ostroleka), it was predicted the
Red forces recently elected from the
Danzig corridor would either have to
surrender or be forced into East Prus-
STA. To save the situation in that sec
tor, the Third, Fourth and Fifteenth
soviet armies. totaling 10000. are be-
i ing concentrated there as reinforce
ment
| A dispatch to the Times from Grau-
denz sreorted the Poles were organic
| ing and equipping an army of 100000
electives in the recently liberated
corridor.
American hospitals. ambulances and
motor loFries are being used in this
region.
Paris, Aug. 2O.-The Temps an
nounced that the French government
! has received advices that Polish troops
have occupied Biela, 20 miles west OF
Brest-Litovsk.
General WrangeI has begun an anti
Bolshevik offensive in the Crimea or
| a large scale, according to uncon-
firmed dispatches received by the
| French war office this afternoon.
The military successes of the Pole
continued yesterday. according to e
report to the foreign office today from
the military mission in Warsaw. I'm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-20
KIDS PICNIC TOMORROW
Rain Caused Postponcment of Play
ground Outing at Gage Today.

Rain Caused Postponcment of Play
ground Outing at Gage Today.
Boys and girls of the city are not
oYerjoyed over the big rain OF last
night, for it postponed the playground
pienfc at Gage park they were anticiA
pating for today. Hundreds of chill
dren were planning to spend today at
the park swimming, picnicking. and
listening to the telling of Uncle Remus
stories by George Hamilton.
Bat the picnic is postponed only I'M
til Saturday, it was announced by L.
P. Dittemore, playground director. to-
day. With fair weather promised,
nothing will interfere with the hold
ing Of the picnic, he said. carrying out
the same plans made for today. Street
cars with trailers will leave Sixth and
Kansas avenues at e:45 O'Clock Satur-
day morning to carry children to the
park. The program will last from 10
o'clockf until 1 o'clock in the after
noon. Children who cannot afford
carfare will be given free fare tickets
by the various playground directors.
thru the courtesy of the street railway
company.
The swimming contest scheduled for
the picnic is of great interest among
the children. Diving, distance swim
ming and other stunts" will be at
fractions. Swimmers must bring their
suits and towels, but baskets and lock-
ers will be free
The closing event of the day will be
the telling of Uncle Remus stories for
an hour by George Hamilton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-20
SANTA FE NOTES
Notes and personals by Mrs. n.
Wnd1efgh. Telephone 1882 XII.

Mr.. Edward Benton of Scotland avenue
has returned from three weeks vacation
spent in New MEXICO and California;
Mrs G. L. Malette and daughter, Nora
Maxine of Gallup, New Mex, are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. w. II. kushera in Lime
street.
Mr.. II. Puett and daughters, Miss Lena
and Connie Puett of Keno avenue have
returned from trip to the coast.
Mr.. John Norwood of Branner street
has returned from a vacation spent on the
coast.
Mr.. Chas. II. Perkins of Hobart. Okla.
is visiting his niece, Mrs +. H Benton and
Mr. BENTON in Scotland avenue and his
sister, Mrs. f. SiIls
Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Johanson and chill
dren will leave Saturday for an extended
trip thru Indiana. Ohio and Virginia
Mrs. Ben Preston and children, Glenn
and Geneva have returned to their home
in burlington, Kan, after spending a
Mrs. A. G. Bender in Scotland avenue.
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Local Mention

Mr.. and Mrs Theo. H. Lescher. e27
Topeka boulevard. today received
news OF the sudden death at Pitts
burgh, Pa. of their grandson, Taylor
Lescher, rs, son of Mr.. and Mrs. II. &c.
Lescher, of Great Falls. Mont. Taylor
Lescher served thru the war in the
army after graduating from Montana
university.
II you aren't getting the garbage
collection service you want, call 1857.
ADV.
DIR. Lyngar. Dentist. sos Kansas Ave.
--Adv.
Cash paid for liberty bonds John
Kleinhans. s27 Quincy. Phone 2TsI-J.
ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-20
WANT NEW EXPRESS HIKE.
Hearings Aug. 27 on New IS Per, Cent
Raise Asked by Companies. .

Washington, Aug. 2o.-Hearings on
the application of the American Rail-
way Express company for further rate
increases to meet the recent wage
award of the railroad labor board,
were set for August 81 today by. the
interstate commerce commission.
The express company is asking fur
Their increases of Is per cent in addi-
ton to the 121z per cent increase re-
gently authorized by the commission.
The company estimates the railroad
labor boards award at about S43,-
100000 and the return from the 81 Il
per cent increase sought at approN-
mately $75.000,o00 annually.
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New Ambassador Held Tn.

New York, Aug. 2O.-AIfred Nagel,
who bore credentials from the min
ister of foreign affairs of the newly
formed republic of Letvia showing
him to be duly appointed secretary of
the proposed legation in Washington,
was held by immigration authorities
when he arrived here today with his
wife on the Swedish steamer Drott-
ningholrn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-20
ROBBERS GET 100000 LOOT.
In Broad Daylight Make Getaway
With NaIuahlc Nail Pouch.

Chicago. Aug. 20.-A mail pouch be-
heved to contain money and valuabIes
worth 100000 was stolen today in
broad daylight by two men from the
tb1th station of the Illinois Central
raflroad.
The robbers escaped in an automo-
bile Chief of Police Charity said
that the exact contents of the bag
we're not known but that the estimated
worth of the contents was probably
100000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-20

Kansas City, Aug. zJ.-HAY-An grades
of timothy and clover mixed hay advanced
81 a ton today. Other prices unchanged
Alfalfa-No. l. $4,000 800; No. >, $24.0O
d2T.O0; No. 3, $205O123 $3.50
Prairie-No. 1. $4,000 2O.50; No. ?, $3.50
d19.5O: No. 3, S14J061T.O0
Timothy-No. 1. S2S.5O1 %. so; No. ., S23. 90
@25-5O; No. 5, $1,000 22JO
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New York Liberty Bond Market.

New York. Aug 20.-Liberty bonds close
aus, 50 sc; first As. s4-S+i second IS. $40:
first III :. $40: second AS. S4.46: third
4i&'s. 1892: fourth as SAT-; Victory
81 s, $500; Victory as, ass.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-20
OFFICERS FIGHT FOR PRISONER.
City Marshal and Sheriff Killed
Prisoner and Cop Arc Wounded.

Bowlinggreen. KY, Aug. 2o.-In a
clash for possession of prisoner be-
lieved to have moonshine whisky in
his possession. City Marshal r. G.
Philpot and Deputy Sheriff Henry
Reed were Killed today and Cam
Estes, the prisoner. and Joe Spivey,
policeman, were wounded
Reed had arrested Estes. Spivey
demanded the prisoner, it was said.
and the shooting followed. Estes was
shot as he attempted to escape.
New York Cotton Market.
New York, Aug. 20.-COTTON-Spot
quiet; middling. $50
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New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, Aug. 2O.-COTTON-Sp
quiet and unchanged; middling, $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-20

New York Stock Market.
(Eurnished by Empire Commission Co.. sol
New England BIdg-)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-20

Children's black and dark
brown Stockings in best quail
ify ribbed. regular SOC values,
specially priced-37c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-20

Wool materials in plain
coIors and popular plaids,
suitable for chiIdren's school
dresses-GreatIy Reduced in
Price.
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Sateens, 30 I'm. width, a
very good quality and q Sc
lection OF shades, regular csc
values, specially priced-33c
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-06-11

tractor. That's what III be when get out of
office
"'What kind of contractor? says l. 1T
sounds like kind of business to me. You amt
going to haul cement or establish branches or
work on a railroad, are you"
You don't understand says Luke. I'm
tired of space and horizons and territory and
distances and things like that. What | want
is reasonable contraction. ! want yard with
a fence around it that you can go out and set
on after supper and listen to whip-poor-wlls,'
says Luke.
"'That's the kind of man he was. He was
homelike, although he'd had bad luck in such
investments. But he never talked about them
times on the ranch. 1t seemed like he'd for
gotten about it. wondered how with his ideas
of yards and chickens and notions of lattice
work he'd seemed to have got out of his mind
that kid of his that had been taken away from
him unlawful, in spite of his decree of court.
But he wasn't man you could ask about such
things as he didn't refer to in his own CONVEX
sation.
81 reckon he'd put all his emotions and ideas
into being sheriff. I've read in books about men
that was disappointed in these poetic and fine
haired and high-collared affairs with ladies re-
nouncing truck of that kind and wrapping
themselves UP into some occupation like paint
ing pictures, or herding sheep, or science, or
teaching school--something to make EN- forget.
Well, guess that was the way with Luke. But,
as he couldn't paint pictures. he took it out
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-06-11

remanded for trial. Mrs. Summers and the
kid was gone. They tell us that an hour after
me and Luke had started for San Antoine she
had a team hitched and lit out for the nearest
station with her trunk and the youngster.
Luke takes out his decree once more and
reads off its emoluments.
at amt possible, Bud says he, for this
to be. It's contrary to law and order. It's
wrote as plain as day here-'Cus-to-dy of the
child."'
"'There is what you might call a human
leaning says |, toward smashing EN- both
not to mention the child
Judge Simmons goes on Luke, lis in
corporated officer Of the law. She can't take
the boy away. He belongs to me by statutes
passed and approved by the state of Texas
"'And he's removed from the jurisdiction of
mundane mandamuses,' says /, by the I'M
earthly statutes of female partially. Let us
praise the Lord and be thankful for whatever
small mercies-' l begins but | see Luke don't
listen to me. Tired as he was, he calls for
fresh horse and starts back again for the sta
ton.
"He come back two weeks afterward not
saying much.
1--WE can't get the TRAIL says he; but we've
done all the telegraphing that the wires'll
stand, and we've got these city rangers they
call detectives on the lookout In the mean
time, Bud, says he, well round up them cows
on Brush Greek, and wait for the law to take
its course
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-06-11

And after that we never alluded to allu-
sons, as you might say.
Skipping over much what happened in the
next twelve years, Luke was made sheriff of
Frio county He made me his office deputy.
Now, don't get in your mind no wrong appari-
tions of office deputy doing sums in book
or MASKING letters in 4 cider press. In them
days his job was TO watch the back windows so
nobody didn't plug the sheriff in the rear while
he was adding up mileage at his desk in front.
And in them days | had qualifications for the
Job. And there was law and order in Frio
county, and school books, and all the whisky
you wanted. And as ! say, there was law and
order instead of enactments and restrictions
such as disfgure your umpire state today. We
had our office at Pearsall, the county seat, from
which we emerged forth on necessary occa-
sions to soothe whatever fraceses and unrest
that might occur in our jurisdiction.
Skipping over much what happened while
me and Luke WAS sheriff, ! want TO give you
an idea Of how the law was respected in them
days Luke was what you would call one OF
the most conscious men in the world. He never
knew much book law, but he had the inner
emoluments of justice and mercy inculcated
into his system. If respectable citizen shot
a Mexican or held up train and cleaned out
the safe in the express car and Luke ever got
hold of him, he'd give the guilty party such
reprmand and a cussin' out that he'd probably
never do II again. But once let somebody steal
a horse (unless it was Spanish pony, or cut
a wire fence, or otherwise impair the peace
and ndignity Of Fro county, Luke and me
would be on EN- with hsbeas corpdseS and
smokeless powder and ali the modern inven-
tons of equity and etiquette.
eve certainly had our county on a basis of
lawfuness. I've known persons of eastern
classification with little spotted caps and but
ton-up shoes to get of the train at Pearsal and
eat sandwiches at the railroad station without
being shot at or even roped and drug about
by the citizens of the town.
Luke had his own ideas of legality and jus
tice. He was kind of training me to succeed
him when he went out of office. He was al
ways looking ahead to the time when he'd quit
sheriffing. What be wanted to do was to build
yellow house with lattiCework under the porch
and have hens scratching in the yard. The
one main thing in his mind seemed to be the
yard
Bud he says to me- by instinct and senti-
ment I'm contractor want to be con-
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-06-11

of the sisters or so and some of the two or
three men. But two of the two or three men
carries between 'em the corkScrew man who
spoke in a tone of voice, and lays him flat down
in one of the wagons. They covered him with
a tarpaulin, not that he deserved it, but to show
proper respect for the dead. And then they
all might have been seen vending their way
away
Bud says Luke to me, L want you to fix
up little and go up to San Antoine with me-
:" Let me get on my Mexican spurs says |,
and I'm your company.
zone of the sisters or so seems to have stayed
at the ranch with Mrs. Summers and the kid.
We rides to Encinal and catches the Interna-
tonal, and hits San Antoine in the morning.
After breakfast Luke steers me straight to the
office of a lawyer. They go in a room and talk
and then come out
ooh, there won't be any trouble, Mr.. Sum-
mers says the lawyer. I'll acquaint Judge
Simmons with the facts today; and the matter
will be put through as promptly as possible.
Law and order reigns in this state as swift
and sure as any in the country
"Ill wait for the decree if it won't take over
half an hour says Luke.
"'Tut, tut, says the lawyer man. Law must
take its course. Come back day after tomorrow
at half-past nine
AT that time me and Luke shows up, and
Luke writes him out a check
"On the sidewalk Luke holds up the paper to
me and puts finger the size of kitchen door
latch on it and says:
decree Of absolute divorce with custody
of the child
"'All right says |, If it's the law. let's
abide by it. But ] think says /, that Judge
Simmons might have used exemplary cemency
or whatever is the legal term, in our case
"You see, | wasn't inveiged much into the
disturbances of having infants around
ranch except for the kind that fed themselves
and sell for so much on the hoof when they
grow up, But Luke was struck with that sort
of parental foolishness that | never could UNI
derstand. All the way riding from the station
back to the ranch he kept pulling that decree
out of his pocket and laying his finger on the
back of it and reading off to me the sum and
substance of it. Custody of the child Bud
says he. Don't forget it-cus-to-dy of the
child
But when we hits the ranch we finds our
decree of court obviated, nolle pressed, and
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A GOOD STORY, by o. HENRY

the famous short writer is printed this He lived in
this border written in his best
Read it. Editor)
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-31

0 R5sALE-POOL HALL AND LUNCH
counter. VII sell building and fix
lures or sell fixtures and rent build
ing. Building and fixtures $500 90.
Fixtures alone s1.700.o0 Terms on
building and fixtures. This is located
in one of the best towns in N. D..
N. D.. DO not answer unless Won
mean business.