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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15
DEATH RATE BIC PLAN SOCIAL WORK
Kansas Conference Begins
Twenty.First Meeting Today.
DR.. Wilbur n. Mason VIII Give
Address of Welcome.

The social welfare of Kansas will be
under thoro consideration today, Tues
day and Wednesday in Topeka with
the coming to the city of the Kansas
Conference on Social Work for its
twenty-first annual meeting. Social
workers from many parts of the state
will gather together to compare exper-
fences and suggestions and to hear
number of prominent national soeial
workers.
Conference Opens Today.
The opening meeting of the confer
ence began this afternoon at O'Clock
at the First Congregational church
where all meetings will be held DR..
Wilbur N. Mason of the state board of
administration, who is president of the
Kansas conference of social workers
gave the address of welcome at
the meeting this afternoon The gem
eral topic of discussion this afternoon
will be THE Family and Community;
Releasing the Social Forces of the
Rural Community Under the topic
addresses as follows will be made:
How We Did It. by DR.. Walter Burr
of the Kansas State Agricultural col
lege; Little Mothers Leagues" Mrs
Elv1na d. Reed, public health nurse
of Hays, Kan. Social Case Work" by
Mrs. Addie j. Sortor, bureau of pro-
tective social measures, Leavenworth
Kan; and 1.-The Home Budget" by
Mrs Louise Jordan, assistant professor
home economics, State Manual Train
ing Normal school, Pittsburg, Kan.
Allen T. Burns to Speak.
Allen T. Burns, president of the Ma
tiona1 Conference of Social Workers,
New York City, will be the principal
speaker of the meeting tonight at the
church. His subject will be Com
munity Citizenship Music will be
provided tonight by students from the
Topeka Industrial and Educational in
stitute.
OF extreme Importance to the well
fare of children will be the Tuesday
sessions of the conference, for the day
will be given entirely to the public
hearing of the children's code commits
sion, newly organized body appoint
ed by Governor Allen to frame needed
measures in child welfare for pre-
sentation to the coming state 1egisla-
ture. Everyone is urged to attend the
child welfare meeting Tuesday morn
ing at the church, not only the social
workers. but as many Topeka citizens
as possible.
DIR. Florence Brown Sherbon. head
of the child hygiene department of the
state board of health, who is promi-
nent in the conference, announces that
at 4 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon
there will be a round table conference
of members of the children's code
commission at the church and at 5
o'clock at meeting of the Kansas wom-
n CnYn Yraiffea child
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15
Records for 1919 Show 1873
Died in Each 1000.
Heart Disease First as Cause
Flu Fourth on List.

Washington, Nov. 15.-The 1918
death rate in. the death registration
area of continental United States, en-
bracing 81 per cent of the total popu-
lation, was shown in statistics made
public today by the census bureau, to
be the lowest ever recorded.
The rate of 1928 per 1000 of popu-
lation showed drop of 81 per thou
sand from the unusually high rate OF
1918 resulting from the epidemic OF
influenza.
The total number of deaths in 1913
was 1,096,436, of which 11f,570, or
|1O2 per cent, were caused by heart
disease, while tuberculosis resulted in
106,985, or 9.8 per cent
Deaths attributed to pneumonia to-
tailed 105.218, influenza 84,113, ne
phritis and Bright's disease 75,OO5 and
cancer and other malignant tumors,
69,551.
Three states-Delaware Florida and
Mississippi-were added to the regis
tration area in 1919, making a total
of 33 states, the District of Columbia.
and 1S registration cities in non-regis-
tratiOn states in the area.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15

S. E Cobb, president of the Bank
of Topeka. today was honored with
the appointment of a membership on
the United States Permanent Group
Committee" for Honduras. The ap-
pointment was made by L. S. Rowe,
secretary general of the United States
treasury department at Washington.
Prominent bankers and financial
men over the United States have been
appointed on this committee.
Honduras has a large number of fl
nanciaI problems to solve and the
group committee will be called upon to
assist Reports of the committee will
be made to the treasury department
for the purpose of closer financial and
commercial relations between the
American republics. There are twelve
men on the Honduras board.
s. E. Cobb has attained a wide repu-
tation for his knowledge of financial
and commercial affairs not only locally
but nationally. The appointment is
an honor to Topeka and Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15
FIX THINGS FOR WILL HAYS
G. O. p. Leaders "Resting'' at French
Lick Dope Up Craftsmanship.

French Lick, Ind. Nov. 15.-Selec-
ton of Senator Harry New of Indiana
as postmaster general, and VIII Hays
as successor to Senator New in the
senate, is understood to be strongly
favored today by Republican party
leaders here for a rest
While the deal would be dependant
on Governor-elect McCray of Indiana,
who has the power to fill any senate
vacancy. it is believed he will ac-
quiesce The arrangement. it was said,
will allow Hays to continue as chair
man of the Republican national com
mittee-
Kentucky Republicans here are urg-
ing National Committeeman A. T.
Hart for a place in the Harding cabi-
net. Governor Lowden's prospects of
a cabinet position may depend on the
attitude of Governor-elect Small and
other Illinois Republican leaders
scheduled to arrive today. Lowden OF
posed Small in the primaries
Democratic leaders here apparently
have forgotten politics and taken to
golf.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15

Tobacco Crusader Says One Bank Maintains Special
Room For Lady Nicotines She Passes "Plis"
Around to Sunday School Workers Today.

Topeka women and girls are in need
of the enforcement of the anti-cigaret
law as well as the Topeka men and
boys, Miss Lucy Page CASTOR, tobacco
crusader, said this morning.
Il am indeed shocked to learn that
smoking among women is not uncom-
mon in Topeka" Miss CASTOR said. II
understand that it is getting to be a
habit. From the reports reaching me
[ have reason to believe that it is get
ting too much strength among To-
peka women for the good of the city.
Our campaign is needed for women
and girls, l am thinking"
A Topeka bank is to come under the
anti-eigaret gun. Miss Castor con-
fided
II understand from a woman patron
of Topeka bank that the bank sup
plies women with cigarets and smoking
app@1atus,' Miss CASTOR said, "and
that the bank feels obliged to do it to
keep the good will of it's women
patrons"
All Classes Do It.
No certain class of women are i'm
plicated alone in the guilt of smoking
Miss CASTOR said. The habit is taking
root among all classes and ages OF
women and girls in the city, she de-
clared, even stating that she had heard
that high school and college girls as
well as society women were addicted
to the habit.
Miss CASTOR appeared before the
meeting of the Topeka Ministerial AL
lance this morning and was promised
the cooperation of all churches in the
city. Each church, according to the
plan of the ministers, is to have a
committee of ten members to join and
work with the Anti-cigaret league
which is to be formed Friday night
Miss CASTOR said. She expressed her
self as being greatly pleased over her
progress in Topeka, which sis better
than she had dreamed she said. The
trouble encountered in the Sunday
meeting did not disturb her she said
and only gave opportunity for a more
thoro understanding of her plan.
ST have written to Miss Alice Rob
ertson, member of congresses from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15
S. S. CONVENTION
Shawnee County Begins Twen-
ty-First Meet Today.
Churches of County Are Well
Represented at Gathering.

Look carefully in your pupils face
and you can read his character" was
one message Lemuel E. Gibson, chief
Sunday School association this morn
ing. had for Sunday school teachers,
superintendents, pastors and others ac-
lively engaged in Sunday school work.
He spoke before the twenty-first an
nual meeting of the association, being
held today and Tuesday at the First
Methodist church.
Character Reading Important.
Character reading thru careful OBJ
servance is most valuable in Sunday
school work, Gibson pointed out, using
the characters in the famous Hoffman
picture. Christ in the Temple as IL
Illustrations OF character expressed in
faces. Gibson has spent twenty years
in Sunday school work and a part of
that time in the Human Nature Study
institute in Des Moines, Ia. His work.
he said. is to promote the practical
common sense study of human nature.
Gibson was well received as a speaker
before the State Sunday School con-
vention in Topeka last. spring.
Has Almost $1,000 Members.
The Shawnee County Sunday School
association has nearly $1,000 members,
according to Mrs. S. M. Ferguson, Sec
retary of the county organization. Ev-
cry Sunday school in the county has
representation in the association.
Six of the. Sunday schools in Topeka
are rated 100 per cent by the Interna-
tional Sunday School association. The
six school are of the First Baptist,
First Christian. First Presbyterian,
Third Presbyterian, Westminster Pres
byterian and Lowman Hill Methodist
churches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15
ESCAPES FROM SHERIFF
Bandit Who SIugged Taxi Driver Leaps
From q. e. Needs Car.

After being captured by Sheriff u.
E. Need of Riley county, a bandit who
slugged taxi driver from Clay Center
Saturday morning and got away with
his car effected an escape, according
to word received here at the United
States marshafs office.
When captured the man gave his
name as Beeler, from Topeka. accord
ing to officers While being returned
to Clay Center he leaped from the car
and escaped, it was said. Blood
hounds. called from Concordia, trailed
the bandit for several miles and then
lost the scent at Riley. it was stated.
Beeler is said to have hired taxi
and when well out in the country.
oyerpowered the driver, tying his
hands with wire and leaving him in
pasture. He was captured as he
was about to cross the bridge over the
Republican river leading into Milford.
and made his escape on the return to
CLAW Center.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15
RESCUED FROM DROWNING
Robert Carr Plunged Into Central
Park to save Three Boys.

Wet, cold and shivering after a
plunge into the lake at Central park,
Robert Carr. II years old, 1910 Lane
street. didn't bother to get the names
and addresses of three young boys
whom he had saved from drowning
under the ice of the lake Sunday after
noon
Carr was passing the park on his
bicycle, when he heard calls for help,
and ran to the edge of the lake. Three
boys, or 10 years old, had been
daring" each other in exploring the
thin ice which covered the water at
point where the the lake was some five
feet deep.
When Carr arrived at the scene, the
ice had broken. leaving one OF the boys
cling to it, and the others already un-
derneath the surface
Carr rushed in, being able to wade
at the depth which would have proved
fatal to the boys, and hauled them
out They scampered for their homes,
and he followed suit without troubling
TO find out who they were.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15
MAY REPAIR CAPITOL WALKS
Executive Budgets Call for State House
improvements.

Budgets of the state executive coun-
ell for the next biennium are being
prepared today at a meeting of the
council in the office of L. j. Pettijohn,
secretary of state. There is a prospect
of new walks and drives on the state
house grounds and possibly enough
water to moisten the lawns next sum-
mer.
A number of increases in wages of
janitors, watchmen and other state
house appointees of the council will be
urged before the next legislature
Larger appropriations for supplies for
state departments will be urged. The
janitor force will be increased from
sfifteen to eighteen men under recon-
mendations of council members.
The councils budget will be COM
pleted late today. Members of the
state executive council which has
charge of the fund include the COVER
nor, secretary of state, treasurer, at
torney general. auditor and superin-
tendent of public instruction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15
RUSH TO RESCUE LAKE CREW
Tugs Battling Way to Rescue of Lake
Michigan Wreck.

Sault Ste Marie, Mich, Nov. 15.-
Tugs today were en- route to the rescue
of the crew of the steamer Widlar,
wrecked near Pancake shoals, ten
miles northeast of Whitefish bay.
The Widlar. with a crew of thirty
three men, struck the shoals Saturz
day. According to a wireless message
from Capt. Arthur Forbes of Ashta-
bula, O.. he was taken aboard the
steamer Livingstone and requested
that aid be sent to those aboard the
wreck. Forbes and some of the crew
are believed tc have gone to<the chan
mel in small boat so they might COM
municate with a passing vessel, as
Pancake shoals is several miles off
the usual routes.
One man was killed and several
others injured when the boiler of the
steamer Pearce McClough exploded in
Lake Huron yesterday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15

Human Movies" is the title OF a
second lecture to be given by Prof.
Gibson tonight at the church. Among
the other leaders in the work present
is Frank G. Richards. associate secre-
tary of the state asss citation who will
preside at part of the meetings.
DR.. S. S. Estey, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church and n. ". Ben
ming, secretary of the Central Y NJ
c. A. will have prominent parts in the
associations prograr. Principal r.
is scheduled to deliver an address at
the afternoon meeting today. on THE
High School Student and the Sunday
School, H. w. Bomgardner will
speak upon<the policies of the county
association. Leaders at round table
discussions will be Frank G. Richards.
o. E Wright. o. W. Hascan and Mrs
c. G. Hamilton.
Afternoon Session.
rs Song and Praise seryice-N. W. Ben
2 90 Opening the word-Doctor Estey.
2 :15 Association policies-Frank @. Rich
ard
2 40 Policies of the County association
II. W Bomgardner.
2 :55 Special music.
90 The high school student and the sun
day sehool-Prin- r. r. Cook.
3 30 Divisional conferences.
/ Administratiye-Frank g. Richard
Adult-o. f. Wright.
Young peopIe-O. W. HascaH
Chiidren-Mrs- G. G. Hamilton
Evening Session.
30 Song and Praise serTice-N- W. Ben
ming.
: IS Moving picture, ~The Samaritan
Gibson
Q 90 Benediction-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15
COLD RETARDs WHEAT GROWTH
Recent weather Severe ON Young
Grain in Parts of State.

Extreme cold weather of the last
week has retarded growth of winter
wheat, according to the weekly crop
report by J. C. Mohler, secretary of
the state board of agriculture. IN
some communities wheat growers have
suffered losses to very young wheat.
Conditions thruout the state are gen.
orally favorable, Secretary Mohler re-
ports. In southwestern Kansas the in
tended acreage of wheat has not been
planted owing to continued rains. The
loss of acreage in these localities may
amount to o per cent of the estimated
total for the districts. In some coun-
ties so per cent of the corn crop has
been husked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15
LatU Orders Wife
OF Fifteen off
To Class Room

Benton. Ill, Nov. 15.-Mrs. Clyde
Ellington, 15-year-old housewife. OF
lockwood, a small village near here,
has been ordered to go to school.
The law provides that all persons
under S years of age must attend
school until thev have completed the
eighth grade Mrs. Ellington will be
Is next April She has not completed
the required grade. The law makes no
exceptions of married persons
Mrs. Billingtol- was married last
July. Her failure TO attend school was
brought TO the attention Of the parole
officer, who ordered her to resume her
school work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15
School Boy
Clad in B. HD.s
Wins $40 Race

Because he was broke and needed
money one of the members of a crew
of high school boys accepted a bet.
shortly after midnight Sunday night,
by the terms of which he was TO leave
the restaurant, where the gang was
congregated, at Eighth and Kansas
avenue. and clad only in his B. V. DIS
make a straightaw;-5 dash to Sixth
street and back, on the avenue.
A purse of $40 was put up by the
rest of the gang and the shivering
youngster stripped to his unmention-
ables in the hallway of the restaurant
and carried out the terms of the bet.
He encountered no interference in
running his course.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15

From the northwest, whence comes
all the bad weather, there is now
spreading to usward some fine wealth
er. There is west of Kansas, and ex-
tending from west Texas clear to the
Canadian boundary, a belt of sunshine
which is widening, and will possibly
give Topeka a glimpse of the sun this
afternoon. At any rate the skies will
be cleared tonight, and will remain so
tomorrow.
Tomorrow, with a south wind, the
temperature will rise a little and there
will be sunshine all day. From To-
peka eastward to Pittsburgh, Pa, to-
day. there are light flurries of snow.
Flurries were reported this morning
from Kansas City and from St. Joseph,
Mo There has not been snow enough
CONTINUED on Page Two.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15
DREW CHECKS ON FATHER.
Ernest c. Ledford Arrested Today
for Passing Bogus Checks.

Cashing two checks to which he
signed his fathers name led to the
arrest this morning by George Frost.
chief of detectives, of Ernest c. Led
ford, 20, Eighth and Underwood ave-
nues.
One of the checks was for $40, the
other for $10.94. They We're cashed
at the Estep grocery, Eighth and Nor
ris avenues. Ledford said this morn
ing that his father had offered to help
him. but admitted that he was not
given authority to sign his checks.
The checks were drawn on the Topeka
State bank. Ledford is married.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15
MURDERS IN FRONT OF COP
Kansas City Jitney Driver Slain by
Passenger While Crowd Watches

Kansas City. Mo-. Nov. 15.-In the
midst of a traffic jam with hundreds
looking on, Dewey Morgan. jitney
driver, was shot to death today at the
busiest downtown corner.
v. P. Miller, jitney passenger, was
arrested and admitted the shooting
Morgan was shot five times in the
back as he attempted to guide his car
close toSa traffic policeman, yelling
for help.
Miller told police he shot Morgan
because the latter had lured his wife
from her home. Police had difficulty
in saving Miller from the angry crowd
which threatened lynching.
Morgan owned several livery and
jitney motor cars. Miller drove one
of these cars for Morgan at night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15
]. M. CHALLISS in CUSTER CASE
Atchison Attorney Appointed Commits
sioner by Court.

The suprem ecourt today appointed
James M. Challiss of Atchison as COM
missioner in the custer suit against
Walter E. Wilson. state bank commits
sioner- He was named to succeed
Chester I. Long of Wichita, resigned.
Challiss is an Atchison lawyer and
former member of the state legisla-
ture. Recently the supreme court ap-
pointed Long to take testimony in the
case. Because of the fact that he had
been interested in a suit against the
bank commissioner involving validity
of certain certificates of deposit issued
(by The Kansas State bank of SHlina,
Long resigned. His resignation was
today accepted by the court and Cha1-
1iss named to hear evidence in the
case.
Taking of testimony in the certifi-
cate of deposit cases began today.
Charles L. Hunt of Concordia is COM
missioner in this case. He Is conduct
ing his examinations in the state bank
commissioners office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15
VENIzELOS CLAIMS VICTORY
Return of King Constantine to Greek
Throne Issue of Sunday Election.

1nrOno ISSUE Oh SuHudy AAISCtFoH.
Athens, Nov. 15.-Victory in the
Greek elections held yesterday was
claimed early this morning by Pre-
mier Venizelos. Actual returns, how
ever. are as yet meager. The issue of
the campaign was. the return of former
King Constantine to his throne, from
which he was deposed during the
world war.
Following the death of King Alex
ander, three weeks ago, the throne
was offered his younger brother,
Prince Paul, who in answer said only
in event the people decided against
Constantine would he consider accept
ing the Greek governments offer.
Premier Venizelos led the forces op-
posing the return of Constantine, and
if he has succeeded in the elections, it
is conceded he will have deciding
voice in the selection of the next SOW
ereign of this country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15
SUICIDES In FURNACE

MarshaIltow Iowa, Nov. 15.-
Mrs. George A. Debutte. SIS, wife of
the president of the Melbourne Saw
ings bank, was burned to death in
the furnace at her home Saturday.
After missing her Mr.. Debutte be-
gan search and found his w,fe's
body wedEed in the furnace door.
She had been Ill for some time and
is believed to have committed sui
eide.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15
WARMER WEATHER ON way
Fair Weather and Sunshine Due in
Kansas Tomorrow.

TODAY's TEMPERATURES:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-22
CARRANZA IS KILLED
~ MEXICAN MOUNTAINS
BY GENERAL HLzE'RETA

ragan, chief of the presidential staff.
Ygnacio Bonilas, former American am
bassador at Washington, General Con
zales and General Mones, who accom-
panied President Carranza in his flight
from San Andre, are safe. No mention
is made of others in the party, which
it is believed, included the ministers of
the treasury, Governor Cuba and Gen
eral Murguia, who acted as commander
Of the Carranza troops after the Presi-
dent had fled from this city.
Orders have been given that the
train be taken to Bristain, the nearest
railway point to Tlascalantongo to re-
eeive the bodies of those killed in the
encounter in which President Carranza
lost his life.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-22
REPUBLICANS SCARED
AT BONUS BILL
Do Not Take Up Measure Today-Un-
able to Hold Party Solid In
Its Support.

WASHINGTON. May p. Repub-
lcan leaders of the house decided late
Yesterday not to attempt passage today
of the soldier relief legislation. No date
was fixed for calling up the bill, but
leaders said they expected to get it be-
fore the house Tuesday or Wednesday
This decision was reached because of
prospective coalition between a. ma
jority of the Democrats and n minority
of the Republicans. the latter oppos-
ing any cash bonus. The combination
planned either to defeat the rule Civ
ing the bill the right of way for pas
sage or amend the rule and leave the
bill open for amendment.
Before the Republican leaders were
called together an informal Democratic
poll showed practically solid opposition
to the Republican program.
1t was also disclosed that the anti
bonus Republicans numbered three score
and by combining with the minority
might upset the Republican control.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-22
CHARGED WITH
LAMB PROFITEERING
New York and Boston Firms Alleged
to Have Charged 80 Cents for
Meat Costing 9.58 Cents.

BOSTON, Mass, May 22-Federal
summons were issued against Putnam,
Thurlow Company, Inc, of New York
and Chamberlain & Company of this
city, distributors of meats, charging
profteering in the sale of lamb. The
summons alleged that the companies
jointly on April l6 sold for 32 cents a
pound lamb for which they paid only
.9.5S cents pound plus 3.3l cents a
pound for freight.
George n. Chamberlain, president of
Chamberlain & Company, pleaded not
guilty to the charge before Commissioner
Hayes and the case was continued for a
hearing on May 26. The Thurlow Com
pany is expected to make an appearance
in response to the summons before the
federal commissioner of New York.