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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-05

25 ACRES. live stock, 1mprements, Is minutes from centre Bridgeport, 8 room house, outbuildings in excel lent condition Fred Peterson
 Room 216 Newfeld Bldg. Teie- phone Barnum 462O. S22as"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-05

VERNA M. TREAT-Beauty Parlor
 Specialist. Removal of suplus hair.
 26 Post Office Arcade. Phone Noble
 1886. '20S23aU* =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-06

ding of the state penitentiary on Cur
ing and Preventing Crime"
The surprising statement that one
half of the population of the United
States attends no church was made
by DIR. Osbert w. Warmingham of
Boston university at the general meet
ing at the auditorium last night. Chill
dren Fse3zz Sunday school only twenty
four hours a year. he said. and only
about half the students attend regu-
larly.
show S. S. Movies Tonight.
Motion pictures showing community
Sunday school needs will be of much
, interest at the meeting tonight at the
auditorium, the last session of the
convention, when the following pro-
gram will be given:
Z 7:O0-Pipe organ recital, Dean n. ".
Stearns.
7:S0-Meeting Community Needs. a dem
onstration film, Community Motion Picture
Bureau.
| S:OO-worship S in song, NJ. c. Holman and
| Rev. George A. Kraft.
| Convention offering Announcements.
| S S:30-Addresses: "A Near View of the
| Near East" DR.. A. J. Cutler; Meeting the
Needs of the West and the East" Rev. W.
A. Elliott
Adjournment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-06
JAPANESE LOWER PRICES.
Dry Goods Merchants Find Them
selves With Overiarge Stocks.

Osaka, Japan. May 4.-Drapers here
and at Kyoto today were advertising
cheap sales to liquidate stocks, the
leading cotton and silk piece goods
wholesalers reducing prices so per
cent. Reports continue to arrive from
the weaving centers announcing sus-
pensions of work.
The temporary closing of factories
is attributed to the weavers' desire to
curtail production and keep prices
from falling further, says Rueter's
correspondent. 1t is considered. the
correspondent says. that if the finan-
cial crisis is followed by a protracted
depression, Japan will have to face for
the first time a serious unemployment
question.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-06
PROBES PEANUT PROFITEER
Congress Told Reserve Banks Helped
in Corner on "Goober'' Supply.

Washington. May 6.-High prices of
many food products can be traced to
speculative financing backed by fed
eral reserve banks. Representative
King, Illinois, charged before the
house rules committee. He demanded
an investigation of the federal reserve
system.
1.-THE sugar shortage is due almost
entirely to financing of the federal re-
serve'' said King. THE bureau of
markets today informed me that on
April % there. were 127.047 tons of
raw sugar stocks in New York, Bos-
ton and Philadelphia, compared with
110,991 tons a year ago. But with the
aid of our government, working thru
the federal reserve bank. these hold
ers of sugar are enabled to keep it off
the market. Withdraw your credit
and these stocks will come tumbling
on the market at much lower prices. -
King said the same situation existed
in the wool, silk and condensed milk
markets.
"A st. Louis case developed where
a shoe string operator in peanuts was
able to corner the peanut market with
money obtained from notes accepted
by the federal reserve" King said.
This man published propaganda that
the peanut crop was short. AS the
price of peanuts advanced he sold out.
He cleaned up more than $1,000,000."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-06
GOAT MAY SUE FOR DAMAGES,
Crawford County Mine Victim Would
ColIar.f ITr,inraS

1t is probable that E. H. Guffey-
who caused the big row in the B. & R.
H. mine in Crawford county-will
bring suit against his local and district
union for damages. Reports which
reached Topeka today are to the effect
that Guffey will leave the mine en-
ployment. will seek union reinstate-
ment and will bring civil action for
personal damages.
Guffey worked with the loyals
when the Crawford county mines were
operated by Governor Allen last win
ter. When the mines returned to pri-
vate operation, Guffey remained on
the job. The union miners refused
to work with Guffey and he was sus-
pended from the union, while union
representatives caused him to be GUST
ed from his rooming and boarding
house and efforts were made to drive
him from the district. The mine op-
orators refused to discharge him.
Recently the miners agreed to re-
turn to work. The question of Cuff
fey's status was to be checked up to
the district union. If he is not rein
stated. he will bring proceedings in
the courts. according to information
sent from the mining district.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-06

There was only one name for each
office. Election in the Womans club
pra ctically- takes place at the primary
when vote s--are cast for a number of
different women for each office. In
most instances only the woman receive
ing the highest number of votes at the
primary will allow her name to be
used on the ballot and therefore the
results of the real election are almost
certain to be the same as at the pri-
mary. A blank space is left below the
nominees name for a dark horse"
vote, which is seldom given. The
names of the women to be voted on
were not made known until today.
Mrs. Wolf, who was nominated for
president, has served faithfully and
energetically in the club house cam
paign as chairman of the club house
committee. Mrs. Wolf is young
woman of growing ability. She has
lived in Topeka most of her life and
before her marriage was Miss Grace
Whittiesey. She is an active church
workers and a strong members of the
Music Study club.
Mrs. Guilford Dudley, nominated as
first vice president. has been active
socially all of her life in Topeka and
during tho last several years she has
been staunch member of the
Woman's club.
Mrs. Mason is the wife of Doctor
Mason, formerly president of Baker
university. She has been chairman of
the Economics department of the
Woman's club this year All of the
women on the ballot are well known
in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-06
EDITORS ARREST ORDERED
Judge Resents Article UNFOLDING Gov.
ernor Allen in Hill Case.

Helena, Ark. May 6.-When court
opened this morning, Judge ]. NJ. Jack
son ordered the prosecuting attorney
to issue a warrant for Ben Freeman,
editor of the Green Forest News. re-
Gently cited for contempt because of
an article which Freeman published
in his paper concerning Judge Jack
son. Robert L. Hill, negro wanted
here for participation in the Elaine
insurrection. and Gov. H. ]. Allen of
Kansas, who declined to grant a requi-
sition from Governor Brough for Hills S
return to Arkansas.
Judge jackson instructed the prese-
cutting attorney to issue the warrant
and dispatch it to the sheriff of Car
roll county. with instructions to ar
rest Freeman Immediately and bring
him to Helena
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-06
PRESS CLUB TO HUTCHINSON
VIII Put on Show at State Editorial
Convention.

VIII Put on Show at State Editorial
Convention.
Twenty members of the Topeka
Press club will leave in a special Pull
man for Hutchinson tonight to attend
the annual convention of the State
Editorial association. The Press club
car will be parked near the Santa Fe
station this evening and will be held
at Hutchinson for the return trip of
the news writers Friday night.
A special show will be staged at the
convention Friday night by the Press
club members. They will burlesque
the new industrial court and political
activities in the state in a prologue and
one act skit entitled THE Court OF Po-
litical Aspirations
Topeka newspaper men were disap-
pointed today when they learned that
neither Governor Allen nor members
of the industrial courr would be able
to go to Hutchinson for the show.
Club members will meet at The State
Journal office at 9 o'clock tonight for
final rehearsal of their stunt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-06
'wATER, WATER EvERYwHERE.'
Rain General Thruout State-Mor
Coming Tomorrow.
TODAY'S TEMPERATUREs

More rain coming tonight and Fri
day-but we can still be thankful that
there will be no frost" said S. d.
Flora, state meteorologist, this morn
ing.
1t was raining again this morning
thruout the entire state of Kansas
In Topeka .63 of an inch had been
reported up to O'Clock this afternoon.
All weather stations reported pre-
cipitation. The heaviest reports in
cluded: Coldwater, .07; Hays City,
1.16; Hutchinson, l inch; Scott City,
1.12. All other reports were under
one inch.
Areas of low pressure are still hang
ing over the territory south and south
west of Kansas. This guarantees a
continuation of unsettled, rain wealth
er. Flora says the chances for rain
tomorrow are better than fifty-fifty.
Temperatures Wednesday afternoon
were between 10 and rs degrees thru
out the state. A temperature of "a
degrees was recorded at Topeka at 7
o'clock this morning. Fifty degrees
is the expected low temperature for
(Coutinued on Page TwO-D
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-06
Uncle Joe Cannon Gets
Nomination for 26th Time:
Celebrates 84th Birthday
Grand Old Man of Congress Has Been Illinois Represen-
tative for Forty Years-Says Retirement 65 Is
Joke-Was Only Kid That Age, He Declares.

Yep. it's Uncle Joe himself. He
hasn't changed a particle but the
young whippersnapper who took the
picture made an awful difference
in Uncle Joe's looks. Have you
guessed what we mean? Well, what
became of Uncle Joe's stogie?
Danville, ILL.,, May 6.-"Uncle Joe"
Cannon holder of the long distance
record in retaining congressional Of
flee, was again nominated to be the
Republican congressional candidate in
this district.
Cannon has been the C. o. P. cam
didate in this district twenty-five
times.
Washington. May 6.-"The grand
old man of congress"-Uncle Joe Can
non of Illinois-tomorrow will cele-
brate his saith birthday.
"Uncle joe" who has been elected
to congress more times than any other
celebrate with as much vigor as If he
were "a.
Twenty-Five times the former speak
er has been the choice of the people
of the Eighteenth Illinois district. BY
next March, he will have hung up a
record of forty-four years in the lower
house, which started in 1872 and was
continuous with the exception of two
He is the oldest man in congress
with the exception of Representative
Sherwood of Ohio.
How does it feel to be SAP" Uncle
Joe echoed today. lighting fresh ci-
gar at that famous As degree angle.
why, my boy. I don't feel a bit older
than you do. I have no idea of retir-
ing, for you know 1 would not feel at
home out of congress.
1.-The house recently passed a bill
providing for retirement of govern
ment employees at go and 65 years
which I could not support. Why, l
was nothing but a kid at 65.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-06
WOMEN SHOW UP men
Outnumber Members of Stronger
Sex in Heaviest Days Registra-
ton Since Books Opened.

The women outnumbered the men
"Wednesday in the heaviest days city
registration since the books opened.
Ninety-three women and eighty-three
men registered. The registration fig
ures up to Wednesday night tetalled
6,192, a little more than half OF the
registrants being women.
Apparently the campaign of the
Women's Republican committee is get
ting results. With only sixty-five days
left in which to register. it is apparent
that the rush during the last few days
is going TO be tremendous. City Clerk
Covell confidently expects that at least
e0.0 persons will become qualified
voters by that time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-06
BLUE TO MEET X. S. n. HERE.
Game VIII Be Played at League PARK
Tomorrow Afternoon.

Washburn and Kansas State Nor
NAL baseball teams will meet on the
Western league diamond tomorrow
afternoon. With Joerge on the mound
and Wyman working behind the bat
for the Blue, it looks as if the Teach
ers are destined to defeat They de-
feated Bethany, 4 to 8. Bethany was
in turn trounced by Washburn, to /.
Kennedy, Washburn right fielder.
will not play tomorrow. but will con-
ser ye his strength for the quadrangle
lar track meet to be held on Wash
burn field Saturday. 1t has not been
decided whether his place will be
filled by Young. Lewis or Dee Erick-
son. This will be a conference game.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-06
SUNDAY IS MOTHERS DAY
Brings Largest Business to Florists
of Any Time During Year.

Honor to mothers-living or gone
will be uppermost in the minds of sons
and daughters next Sunday May 9,
which Is Mothers day. More Ameri
can citizens wear flowers on Mothers
day than on any other day of the year
for every one is expected to wear a
flower, preferably a carnation, for his
mother. It should be a white flower
for her memory or a colored flower
for the living mother.
In addition to wearing flowers to
honor mothers. it has become the Gus
tom to send corsages or table bouquets
to mothers. Florists everywhere agree
that Mothers day brings the greatest
demand for flowers of any day in the
year.
Mothers Day became a day of re-
membrance only in recent years. In
1906 Miss Anne Jarvis. of Philadel-
phia, while honoring the memory of
her mother on the anniversary of her
death, conceived of the idea of all
persons everywhere honoring their
day of the year The Worlds Sunday
School association adopted the plan
and designated one Sunday a year as
Mothers day. The purposes of this
celebration, as stated by DIR. George
w. Bailey, then president of the asso-
citation were:
ITO recall the memories of the
mothers that are gone, and thru low
| ing words and loving care TO brighten
| the lives of the mothers that remain.
and to help children, men and women
| to a greater blessing in honoring their
fathers and their mothers.
ITO recall mothers prayers.
mothers dying words, and the
| promises made to mother by the big
| boy that still mourns her. and to stop
and think a little of what she was in
| her life to her family"
! Congress made the day national in
1914 by passing a bill designating the
second Sunday in May as Mothers
\ day." and, by the request of the pres
ident. that all citizens should observe
the day as such. Each year the presi-
/ dent issues a proclamation early in
May. as does the governor of every
| state.
| The white carnation was adopted as
the symbol of the day. and il still re-
mains the recognized symbol. altho II
| has become the custom TO wear a col
ored carnation for a living mother and
a white carnation for mother who il
idead-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-06
But Poles Await Arrival of
Ukrainians First.
Plan to Allow Their Allies
Occupy the City.
CAMPAIGN BECOMES FURIOUS
Two BOIsheyiki Armies Are Ut
terIy Routed by Poles.
Are Entrenching to Make Final
Desperate Stand.

Paris, May 6.-Advices received at
noon by the foreign office say that the
Poles could enter Kiev but are wait
ing to permit the Ukrainian forces to
be the first to enter the city.
Battle Becomes Fierce.
Warsaw, May 5.-Polish cavalry
operating against the Bolsheviki. have
occupied Skvira in the Polish thrust
toward the Dnieper. Skvira, which
lies about sixty miles southwest of
Kiev, was a Bolsheviki stronghold,
protected by works along the nearby
river and on the hills
Today's Polish communiQue an
nounces that the two Red divisions
which were cut off from the retreat
ing Bolsheviki army last week were
annihilated.
The fighting is continuing, the state
ment says, the Bolsheviki stubbornly
defending their positions, altho the
Poles are making some progress.
Soviet Forces Entrenching.
London, May 6.-"Our troops are
fortifying themselves in new positions
west of Kiev," the Bolsheyik official
communique for Tuesday, received to-
day said.
Heavy fighting between the Polish
and soviet forces was reported from
the region of Fastoff.
Two Red Armies Routs<l
Berne, May 6.-Reports that two
Russian Bolsheviki armies have beer
routed and virtually destroyed in the
course of Polish-Ukrainian offensive
against Kiev seem to be confirmed by
dispatches received here. Reports
which are taken with some reserve
indicate the soviet forces have beer
forced back to the outskirts of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-06
A FEW golden TEXTS,

THE best secretary a president ever
worked for" is the manner in which
Ralph McEntire of Topeka, retiring
president of the Kansas State Sunday
Engle Of Abilene, general secretary for
twentyfour years.
1.-THE Sunday school workers are for
getting the lure of the picture card to
the small scholars" is the opinion of
W. W. Clemmer. who spoke for the
Interchurch World movement Wednes-
day. lone of the most attractive
things about Sunday school to me in
my days as a beginning scholar was
the colored picure card illustrating the
golden texts"
Because delegates had shown so
much interest in the lectures of Presi-
dent D. w. Kurtz. of MCPHERSON col
lege, on Christian Fundamentals" a
dealer in books and pamphlets who has
a booth in the state house, ordered two
hundred copies of Doctor Kurtz's book.
Studies in Doctrine" The two hun
of delegates. President Kurtz is one
of the foremost educators of the
country, and is in great demand as a
lecturer. He won a Yale scholarship
after working his way thru a smaller
college. and after finishing Yale was
one OF the few Americans admitted to
the highest schools OF learning in Ger
many.
1--WE shall never be able to keep
children from whispering in church
until we get their elders to quit" said
Prof. Lemuel E. Gibson. physiogno-
mist and lecturer of Des Moines. Ia. in
his address before the convention this
morning. Professor Gibson gave an
| interesting talk on Christ in the Tenn
and its appropriateness for use in
Sunday school work.
Sedgwick county delegates lunched
together at the Y. NJ. C. A today.
Marion county delegates had luncheon
at Pelletier's tea room.
One OF the most active Sunday
school workers at the convention is
Mrs. Bertha Owens of Oil City. Kan,
a growing community near Ell Dorado.
Oil City is too new and small a COM
munity to have denominational
churches, so 1t has organized a COM
munity church. Six denominations are
represented in the community church
according to Mrs. Owens. who is in
charge of the primary department OF
! the church.
| Howard C. Rash of Salina, for sever
years chairman of the executive COM
mittee and for thirty-four years 6
member of the committee, declined re-
+ election to the office because of poor
I health. He IS the father of the Rev
Clifton z. Rash. formerly of Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-06
BORAH TO RENEW CHARGES.
Senate May Decide on Probe of Can
didates' Expenditures.

Washington, May "a decision
may be reached today concerning a
senatorial investigation of campaign
expenditures. Senator Borah, who de-
manded an investigation. will shortly,
in a senate speech. renew his charges
of undue use of money in recent pri-
maries if leaders do not agree to the
kind of investigation he deems neces-
sary-
Expenditures in behalf of General
Wood are those upon which Borah is
ceEtering his fire. Borah is support
ing johnson.
The campaign fund fight may be
carried before the Republican nation
al committee when it meets in Chi
cago. either late in May or in June.
to pass upon contested seats in the
convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-06
FEARED THEY WE'RE KILLERS.
Threw Pop Bottles at Greek, Then
Stole Horses and Fled.

Wichita Falls, Tex. May Be
lieving that they had slain George
Georgeiu, Greek confectioner, by
hurting empty soda bottles at him,
two youths. 2 and Is years old, ran
three blocks to the grounds of a car
nival. and stealing a horse from the
show men. rode in the direction of
Archer City.
They were arrested twenty miles
south of here but not until the horse
had dropped from exhaustion and the
lads were left afoot on the lonely
county road.
The Greek was rendered unconscious
when struck by a barrage of soda bot
ties thrown by a dozen or more boys
who gathered in front Of his place OF
business
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-06
BLUEBEARD PLEADS GUILTY
VIII Be Sentenced Monday-Be En-
amined for Sanity.

Los Angeles, May 6.-"Bluebeard'
Charles N. Harvey pleaded guilty to
an indictment charging him with first
degrees murder of Nina Lee Deloney,
in superior court here today.
Superior Judge Willis fixed Monday
morning for passing sentence and an
nounced that he would appoint two
physicians to examine Harvey and de-
termine his mental condition.
- While the grand jury was reporting
his Indictment, Harvey sat with bowed
head and hands covering his eyes. He
displayed absolutely no emotion.
When asked how he pleaded, Har-
vey answered in a whisper: Guilty"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-06
SARA ASHTON RETAINS LEAD.
Friday Night VIII Be Newsboys' Night
Mt Legion Carnival.

Miss Sara Ashton. of the Capper
Publications. held the lead in the car
nivaI queen race today with e.s73 pp
until this noon She received the
/ 900 votes given Wednesday night by
the American Legion to the candidate
standing highest. The standing of the
other candidates follows: Miss Gene
We've Schuler, 7.s46: Miss Helen
Campbell. 7.15a; Miss Betty Fyffe.
1895; Miss Marie Morgan. 1,15e; Miss
Aileen officer, 601. Friday night will
be newsboys' night at the Rice g. Dor
man carnival The newsboys of the
Daily Capital and The state Journal
will attend the shows in A body. The
boys of the Industrial school also have
been invited to attend.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-06
DISREGARD WILSON'S DECISION
Communists Trials To Be Pushed
New Law Now in Prospect.

Chicago, May 6.-Trial next week of
William Brosh Lloyd and thirty seven
associate members of the Communist
labor party, will not be affected by
the decision of Secretary of Labor
Wilson concerning the party, State s
Attorney Hoyne declared today.
Secretary Wilson ruled that MEM
bership in the party does not consti-
tute ground for deportation of aliens.
Washington, May 6-Immediate
amendment of the immigration laws
was considered today at special
meeting of the senate immigration
committee called as a result of the
ruling yesterday by Secretary Wilson
that membership in the communist la
Dor party is alone insufficient cause
for deportation of aliens.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-06
STATE DEAF SCHOOL HEAD DIES.
Mrs. Kate S. Herman With OIathe
School More Than 20 Years.

Mrs. Kate S. Herman, superintend
ent of the state school for deaf at
Olathe, died late Wednesday after a
prolonged sickness, according to tele-
grams received today by Malcolm
Gray, secretary of the state board of
administration. Mrs. Herman had
been active in work of the school more
than twenty years.
When George H. Hodges became
governor in 1913, he promoted Mrs.
Herman to the superintendency of the
state school. She made an excellent
record in her work for the mutes and
was recognized as one of the most
efficient institutional heads in the
state She was continued at the head
of the school during the administra-
tions of Governors Capper and Allen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-06
CLEARINGS JUMP IN WEEK.
Total s3,415, 400. O.29-Rcprcscnt De
crease from Last Year.

Topeka bank clearings for the week
ended today amounted to $3t415,-
460-29, being an increase OF $780,
1882 over last week and a decrease
of 32,24o.5S from the corresponding
week a year ago. The clearings last
week were $2.824,722.77 and the same
week last year were S3.447. .700.87.
according to the reports of Theodore
Mueller, manager of the local clear
ing hnuSa