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New-York tribune., 1920-02-26
inspection Of Immisrant.

America welcomes those who will
work with us in the development Of
our country and share with us the
privileges and obligations Of citi
zzenship. Provision should be made
Tor the careful inspection of all i'm
migrants in their home countries,
and citizenship should be conferred
only after period of probation as
a reward for good character and 10y
Any 10 our government and insttu-
tions;-.-Abner P. Hayns, Lilley Build
ing, Waterbury, Conn.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-26
Adequate Military Training

inasmuch as there is an unmistak-
aole consensus in favor of participa-
'ien in world affairs through league
which shall establish and preserve a
just world peace. and, whereas. no
league or covenant can insure such
happy prospect without the neces-
sary force; now, therefore. the Re-
publican party pledges itself to the
enactment Of appropriate legislation
70 provide for our boys a system of
mlitary training adequate for the
iuihllment of our international OBJ
iigations. - Lucius Sumner Hicks,
Boston.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-26
Philippine independence

We believe that the independence
of the Philippine Islands should be
given to the Filipinos. They have
learned the principles of America
government and are we'll adapted to
our customs, modes of living and
education.-Max Loeb, 1901 Crotona
Avenue, the Bronx.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-26
Some Suggested Planks
a"on0 the mass Of suggestions for pas IN the Repubco
platform the following:

adequate program, including the ex-
tension of forest fire protection, the
rcforestation Of waste land areas,
taxation based on the yield at time
of cutting, and further acquisition
OF national and state forests.-J. r.
Simmons, secretary New York State
Forestry Association.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-26
Keep President at Homo

The Republican party pledges to
pass an amendment to the Constitu-
tion making it unlawful for the
President to leave the jurisdiction Of
the United States during his tenure
of Offices. o. Carlson, Hotel
Churchill, City.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-26

more. This number will vary from
time to time as our economic and in
dustrial conditions vary. Before the
new tide of immigration sets in we
should have a law that will enable US
TO control it, S. l.. GIIILCK
New-York tribune., 1920-02-26
Conservation Of Resources.

We believe in the conservation Of
forests. Forestry never has in any
place reduced the income of the peo-
pie. We desire the adoption Of an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-11
Verdict of First Degree MUIR
der Rendered Today. .
Jury Was Out Only a Short
Time at Lyndon.
TWENTY-FOURTH DAY OF TRIAL
Verdict Probably Means Life
Term for King.
End of Famous Case Against
Maple Hill Liveryman.

Lyndon. Kan, Nov. 11.-Rufe King,
charged with the murder of John
|oWody of Maple Hill was convicted by
"a jury out only thirty minutes in the
district court here late this afternoon.
The jury went out at 3:45 o'clock and
came in at AIS.
The sentence under this verdict
probably will be life imprisonment.
The basis for three first degree muir
der charges lodged against Rufe King,
former liveryman of Maple Hill,
Wabaunsee county, was three skeletons
found on premises occupied by him.
The state charged that these were the
skeletons of three men, murdered by
King for their property.
John Woody, 20, farmer, lived with
parents near Maple HILL disappeared
in March, 1909.
Reuben Gutshall. 2i, farmer. single,
March, 1918.
w. F. Ringer, SO, jewelry peddler,
disappeared in December, 1906.
The trial which opened on October
20 in the Usage county district court
mere pertained to the alleged murder
of Woody. According to County At
torney j. E. Martin of Wabaunsee
county, the circumstances surround
ing each of the three alleged victims
were greatly similar, King making no
denial that each was known to have
been last seen in his company. King
also admitted. according to County
Attorney Martin, to having possession
Of property of each of the three men,
declaring that he bought them out"
and that the missing men left town"
The first incident that turned sus-
p1c1on on King was the finding of a
mans skeleton in woodshed on
premises King had occupied in Maple
nj hut Rar 6,rr,-
dred population. This occurred on
August II, 1919, a year after King
and his wife had moved to Colorado.
| King was arrested at Good Pasture, a
little town near Pueblo, Colo, and re-
turned to Kansas, but because of the
intense feeling which became appar-
ent in Wabaunsee county, he was kept
! in jail in Topeka.
Following the finding of the first
skeleton, search of the livery stable
forerly tenanted by King was made
and two more skeletons were found.
one buried in solution of lime in a
sta1l of the stable, the other beneath
manure pile in the barn lot. Evil
| dence of foul play. County Attorney
/ Martin alleged, were found on two OF
| the skeletons.
| The case was removed to Usage
county on change of venue from Wa
baunsee county, the defendant con-
/ tending that he could not get a fair
| trialsin the latter county.
This was the twenty-fourth day of
| the trial and the court, jury and law
yers were visibly worn by the long de-
| tails that had occupied most of the
time devoted to the taking of testi-
| mony.
| John Martin, county attorney of Wa
baunsee county, followed with a forty
five minute talk. He called attention
| CONTINUED on Page Two0
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No National Observance of
Armistice Day in Q. S.
Ceremonies at Arlington Gene
tary in Washington.
BUT OBSERVANCE IS GENERAL
Gen. PerShing Declares Day
Soon to Rival July 4.
Mass Meetings and Parades in
Each Community.

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE sad
notes of taps rang out over the Po-
tomac today as the bodies of twelve
American soldiers, brought home from
France, were inferred in Arlington
cemetery, where the remains of the
Boys in Blue of 81 and '9S" rest be-
side those of 1.-The Boys in Khaki of
'1s."
The Virginia hillside was crowded
with spectators who stood with bowed
heads as this solemn scene in the COM
memoration of Armistice day was en-
acted. in sight of the nations capitol
Thruout the country. there were
mass meetings and reunions in COM
memoration of the day the Germans
surrendered. At many places, mem
bers of historic divisions gathered and
conducted sham battles with trenches
and wire entanglements and noise of
war.
Second Independence Day.
Armistice day, said General PERISH
ing, in a statement, will come to mean
to the civilized world what Independ-
ence day means to the United States.
General March, chief of staff, said !:
I'VE turn our thoughts from the
strife of politics, from the urge of
business. to acclaim our army of the
world war"
"Our eyes should turn toward
France" said Secretary Baker, toward
that hallowed ground that covers the
bodies of Americas dead"
Belated Navy Medals Given.
Secretary Daniels made the second
anniversary of Ar1istice day the oc-
casion for the belated distribution of
naval decorations to members of the
navy and marine corps who served in
the world war.
commanding officers of all ships, sta
tions and posts and were being pre-
sented today with simple ceremonies.
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School Students
Take Arn1istice
Day "Vacotion .

About one hundred pupils of the To-
peka high school went on a strike this
morning when their request for holi-
day was not complied with by the
members of the high school faculty.
After the first hour was over this
morning the student body called on
r. r. Cook, the principal and said
they wished a holiday in order to join
in the Armistice Day parade.
As soon as their request was re-
fused a mass meeting was held in
front of the school and one of the
prominent members of the senior
class, suggested that the students take
holiday. This fiery young orator
had the crowd with him from the
start and the students came down
town to join in the festivities of
Armistice day.
The high school students have to
attend classes for ten months and they
feel that on all occasions of this kind
and on all legal holidays that some
leniency should be shown them by the
faculty Of the high school and the
board of education. one of the leaders
of the strike declared.
According to the rules of the school
the students, who went on the vaca-
ton of their own making, stand sus-
pended, according to Professor Cook.
Just what will be done in this case
has not as yet been decided as no ac-
tion has been taken as yet in the case
of the students who cut classes.
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HARDING TO SPEAK
President-Elect Deserts Fish on
Armistice Day.
Address to Vets at Brownsville
First Since November 9.

Brownsville, Tex, Nov. 11.-Presi-
dent-elect Warren G. Harding aban-
doned his fishing today and came here
to make an Armistice speech, his first
set address since his election.
1t was with some difficulty and no
little personal discomfort that the sun
burned .president-elect got into his
starched shirt and high collar today.
He has grown fond of the soft shirt,
the broad hazed hat, the loose brown
denim trousers and the soft canvas
ShoeS he has worn since arriving here.
Brownsville was gaily decked out
for the big day which is to commem-
crate not only Armistice day but the
completion of preliminary arrange
ments looking to opening of a harbor
at Point Isabel which is expected to
aid in development of the entire lower
Rio Grande valley. Nearly every
town for a hundred miles around had
delegation here today Governor
Hobby of Texas was expected.
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TOPEKAN KILLED IN IOWA
i. B. Whitaker Dies Today From In
juries in Auto Accident.

Information reached Topeka this
morning that L. B. Whitaker, 1880
Buchanan, died today in hospital at
Sioux City, Ia, after injuries received
in an automobile collision just outside
that city Wednesday.
The dead man was brother of Tom
c. Whitaker and George Whitaker. of
Whitaker Brothers, wholesale fruit
dealers, and had made his home in
Topeka all his life. He was a travel
ing agent of a Kansas City life insur-
ance company, and was on his way
back to Topeka after a. summer spent
on the road, when the accident oc-
Cured.
Details of the accident were not
given in the telegram which announced
the death to Topeka relatives.
Besides the two brothers. Mr.. Whit
aker is survived by his wife, formerly
Miss Daisy wilcox. and two young
daughters. of Topeka, and sister.
Mrs. Irene williams. of Denver. Colo.-
as well as other more distant relatives.
Mr.. Whitaker was married to Miss
Wilcox some fifteen years ago.
The body will be brought to Topeka
for burial, but the, time of its arrival
and the funeral arrangements have
not yet been made.
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new RED REVOLT?
German W0rkinen Seize Fac
tories, Copying italian Plan.
Capture Metal Plant and EXtin-
guish Fires.

Berlin, Nov. HERMAN workers
seized a metal factory here today and
extinguished the fires. The other fac
tories were invaded simultaneously.
Police surrounded the metal fac
tories, planning an attack to dislodge
the strikers.
Other workers took possession of a
gas plant on the north side of Berlin,
establishing a soviet there, police re-
ported.
The seizure of the metal factory was
evidently carried out by the workers
in emulation of the italian strikers
who captured and held plants in Italy
during the recent labor disturbances
there.
This was the first instance of any
thing of the kind in Germany and the
government Immediately rushed meas
ures for meeting the new menace.
Police reserves and detachments of
troops were held in readiness for ac-
ton in event that the seizure of fac
tories would result in fighting and de-
velop into another Spartacan out
break.
Government in Threat.
Agitators were reported invading
plants where there had been no diff
ficulties, endeavoring to urge workers
to join a general strike, a scheme long
planned by radical workers, who got a
foothold when electrical workers
walked out, demoralizing transporta-
tion and industries dependent upon
electrical power and light.
The electrical workers appeared tc
| be weakening but were urged on by
| the agitators. The government inter
posed with an ultimatum that electri-
| cal plants will be operated by the gov
ernment if the men did not return al
once. To carry out this project, large
staffs of students and experts were
modified with a view to crushing the
strike.
| The government ultimatum expired
! last night and the government was tC
/ begin operation of the plants today
Apparently seeing defeat of their orig
inaI plans, the radical leaders hastened
/ to precipitate action. The meta
workers were urged into taking pos
session of some factories. The mer
assumed control of the buildings. bar.
ring the owners and executives. Nc
attempt was made to operate as ir
Italy, but fires were damped and pro-
1 duction ceased.
! The establishment of a soviet in the
north side gas plant was the first re
ported move of discontented worker:
to promote a change in the govern
/ ment Sympathizers with the Rus
sian government have been active il
Germany and have urged adoption Of
| the system here. The strength of thi:
| faction was shown at the Socialis
convention in Halle last month STher
: the party was split
| The establishment of the soviet wa.
| taken TO mean that the workers there
planned to operate the business, althC
they barred all but their own mem
bers and had no communication with
outsiders.
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FOLEY CASE COST S1,240.56

1t cost the state Of Kansas $1,24s56
for the futile efforts of Richard J.
Hopkins. attorney general, to oust
Mayor Pete Foley of Parsons. Hop
kins failed to win his custer suit. but
the state today received the bill for
the costs. 1t was approved by the su-
preme court.
Representative Tom Harley of
Douglas county was allowed $1,000
and expenses amounting to s5e.06 for
his services as commissioner in the
case. Harley, who heard the testi-
mony in the case. recommended to the
supreme court that the action against
Foley be dismissed. Expenses of a
stenogra pher. sheriffs fees and ex-
penses for witnesses brought the to-
tai expense of the state in the case to
81 24S56
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Empty JaiLs Not
Prohib' Criterion
Stuff Now Sold Drinkers Puts Them
in Hospitals and Cemeteries instead,
Says salvation Army Worker.

Chicago, Nov. 11.-Empty jails are
no criterion of the good results of pro-
hibftion, according to Harry Morris,
member of the Salvation Army and a
veteran slum worker of Chicago, who
claims there are more drunks now
than before the eighteenth amend
ment went into effect
I know the iails are empty" said
Morris, but the reason is that all the
drunkS now adorn cots in the hos
pitals- The stuff they sell for booze
now sends men to hospitals and ceme-
teries, not to JAIL
Norris said a few drinks of the
nooch and squirrel whisky being sold
in Chicago knocks the victim out.
The other morning when I went to
work 1 saw five men in front of the
salvation Army building and all were
unconscious from -squirrelities,-the
name have given this new disease, -
said Morris.
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New York Paper Declares Wall Street
Explosion Part of Program.

New York, Nov. 1.-THE New York
Evening World today published a
Ithree-page article under the headline
Wall street explosion solved" in
which it gives the result of investi-
cation of the disaster which took
nearly two score lives on September
6 and seeks to link the outrage with
building trust graft" now under in
vestigation by joint legislative COM
mittee.
The Evening World maintains that
the explosion instead Of being the
work of anarchists" as charged by
Chief Flynn of the department of
justice or the third internationale," !"
as charged by private investigators,
was really plot of labor men or
labor sympathizers directed in revenge
against Robert P. Brindell. president
of the Building Trades council;
Brindell workers engaged in demolish-
ing the stock exchange building annex
at Broad and Wall street and con-
ira ctors hiring RrindelI men
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COLD WEATHER TOMORROW
Temperature VIII Not Go Above 80,
Is Prediction.
TODAY's TEMPERATUREs

The coldest weather of the season
hit Kansas last night, with mini
mum temperature of % at Topeka and
the prospect of temperatures of be-
tween 10 and 5 degrees here tonight.
The thermometer will not go above 80
degrees tomorrow afternoon.
Cold weather has been general in
the northwest. Southern Canada last
night reported 2 degrees below zero,
and in Montana, the thermometer
stood at 2 degrees above zero. An
area of low pressure is driving the
cold weather down on the middle west,
and it is coming fast.
Snow fell today in both the Dakotas,
Wyoming and Colorado. Practically
the entire northwest is now covered
with snow, and winter has truly COM
menced there.
There is little prospect of snow in
this state today or tonight. East of
the Mississippi the temperatures were
not low last night, but the cold will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-11
ARREST WOMAN BANDIT

Oklahoma City, Nov. II. - Police
here today held Mrs Josie Clinton,
17-year-old. for Colorado Springs,
Colo, authorities in connection with
the alleged attempt to rob a bank in
Colorado Springs on the part of
Charles Clinton, her husband, and two
other men.
Mrs Clinton was arrested last night
after she had driven from Colorado
Springs IN an automobile. The car.
alleged to have been stolen, was seized
by police.
Her husband was captured October
rs in Colorado Springs after he had
been wounded. His two accomplices
were killed.
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MISS GAsToN TO VISIT MAYOR.
Leader of Crusade Against Cigarets
to Call on Mayor Corwfne.

Mayor Corwine had not received
his expected call from Miss Lucy Cas-
ton of Chicago. leader of a new cruz
sade against cigarets who almost be-
came a candidate for the presidency
of the United States.
Miss CASTOR teiephoned me that
she would like to see me while she
was in Topeka and said she would try
to call at my office tomorrow" Mayor
Corwine said. The mayor would not
gtate hfs attitude toward Miss Cas-
toms crusade. Speculation Is growing
in the city hall over whether the
mayor will assist in the work of Miss
CASTOR. The mayor does not have
the cigaret habit, but Smokes un-
lighted cigars.-
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Three More Bodies Found.

Continued on Page SKI
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First Page of The State Journal 7wo Years Ago Today
TERMS CRUSH GERMANPOWER
WORLD WAR NOW AT AN END
A PRAYER or THANKSGIVING

Almighty God the Great Raier sf al the zs1 IN whose
hand pcser nFht which nons ahie 70 gtihst.n1
We bless End magnify Thy great azd zafiss nzr. for this
hAppy tto the waoas Rery <h--eof sacr,e The-
She paly Ever Of Nieto5 And bsseek Thee give
trace "a nprose this merry TO Thy glory ths sd
Of Thy Tosps hr honoF country
much IN hefh the rod Of a zzakz5 And
ssch Thee give saeh Il this ETsat eTey nay
enEsge thznkfunszs such may appear
hses By hurhe koy aad oo.de sznF h<fors Thes Al
days Thru Jesas chrs Lord shora With Tkes
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cashiHrlea SaN Al -AA
r'eisl4 me faarntnl acrfled Ntni-a
fltaaf. ths ersstssl ~ar In hlatury
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SERVICE STOPPED ONE MINUTE.
Associated Press Observes Armistice
Day at II O'Clock.

The leased wire service of the Asso-
ciated Press in the office of The State
Journal was silent for one minute to-
day, in observance of Armistice Day
by the worlds greatest news gather
ing organization.
Exactly at IL o'clock the service
closed for one minute. in commemora-
ton of the signing of the armistice.
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hfnnatlsrA the fsr-s-r osrsasa Ct
r-tar Aia s,a-r 500 aza Fi<Ie Ma
ahal tea llanasahurr "a . learn
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New York, Nov. 11.-Three bodies
were discovered this morning in the
hold of the Morgan line steamship
Ell Mundo on which nine men were
seriously injured yesterday when one
of the vessels fuel tanks exploded
while she was tied up to her Hudson
river pier
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TO EVACUATE
ALL INVADED
TERRITORY NOW
SURRENDER VAST THE ARNlSTICE
EHeiPp phMEhF AND t INTO; EFHGhM :
Guns TO ALLIES THIS MORNING
u, Love m Len Basf of signed ct ~ Ger
Ii. Rhine Es'eTL
e r, RotIl,r stoeh-esn on Psse, Bring. c.Isbrtos Al
rr,s,lex Over cosntrIes
w4f A 4EI sEPAaTOs eERMin A BEATEN NATION
ss,.,s.r su1. shp. and Goa Ioru From sJ ereai
central. Aircraft ksvoistisn
sxr-rpasy Of An Armies In Asd As
East Afriea Field Of Battle
Signed ct : A. n hs the Ger
nan EnsayL
Peace Bring. Celehrstios An
Over counfrlea-
GERAlM A BEATEN MTl0a
Torn From whhla sJ . Great
Rsvolatian-
And Her Armies Beaten 90 the
Field Of Battle

London. Nov ti-Ths Ger
man Arnistiee delegates IN .
mestase TO the German high
command sent By French wire
less and piehed Up here an
nounes the signing Of the srml-
stiee
The greatest war IN history
snds1 th;s morning At 6Nc'eloek
Washington time. after 1857
days Of hnrrnr. during ~hieh s1r.
tualiy the whole civilized World
4 has been eonvulaed
4 Announcement Of the tremss'
daus event uas made At the STATE
drpnrfment At the capital at ASS
io'ciock thu morning and in few
second, ~as nAsh.d thruout ths
continent by The AssoeiAtet
Press
washington. Nov ii-Ger'
many has signed an armistier
shAt branded her beiorr ths
World a beaten nztion
BY fta terInA she narrpnd-rrc
4 In the deld to q better fores
than the mighty miifi.ry ma
iehiaa her autcerztH had euilded
BY II she aEreed to evaena-
ltica of occupied trTTitcry shs
svore s~sy her hold on gen'
sfous portion Of her baitieshiI
and Submarine hsetA She ae'
ierd-d to deunndE for surreadsi
lof a portio1 OF her war ma
itsrfai In other uoras- she -
uittsd hat Ausriea and 10
inllies vprs victorious ant
lErssd 70 ttrung gtipuiationl
which rase the pation unAbll
10 rensv the strife. svgn II 10
senstsred 1.opis were - u
leiined-
Q-ss n.-.n ni.a-a
- ssrss aaas-aassBsnt y ~ sat
ssplF.n-ra 6ld ~ toll RnTtAinE .
fhs snsss al Anr~hai Fa11l r-raAazAr
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Kansas City Loaves Bigger

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 11-An
increase of 10 per cent in the size
of bread loaves, effective Monday,
was announced by the twelve larg-
est bakeries here. The price will
remain the same.