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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-12
LIKE HOME To HIM.
Irish Mayor Causes Row Be-
tween Federal Departments.
In Meantime Cork Chief Goes
Ahead With Business.

Washington. Jan. 12.-President
Wilson was expected to settle today
the controversy between the state and
labor departments as to the admissi-
bility to this country of Lord Mayor
O'Callaghan of Cork, who arrived at
Newport News last week from Ire
land as stowaway and without a
passport.
After the state department yester-
day had refused to waive the passport
regulations and has ordered the de-
portation of O'Callaghan the labor de-
partment declined to recognize the
jurisdiction of the secretary of state
in the matter. This situation made
necessary some action by the president
and the case was laid before him.
The lord mayor and his party were
expected here today from New York
and plans to testify tomorrow before
the commission of the committee of
one hundred which is investigating the
Irish situation. Friends are said to
have declared that should O'Callaghan
be ordered deported. they would fight
the ruling in the courts
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HOW MANY CHINKS ALIVE?
Weighty Question In Court Involves
BET of $3.50.

Pittsburgh, Jan. 1.-THE popula-
ton of China is the question at issue
in case which the Allegheny county
court has taken under Amusement A
two to one bet on the number of in
habitants in China resulted in the ac-
ton, which was brought by D. Grgich
against Alderman VIM. Kroeeer. of
Duquesne.
Grgich seeks to recover $3.50, his
END OF the bet which sum, he charges,
paid to Joe Summar, after Alderman
kroeger had ruled that the population
OF China was "about 100000, 0OO."
kroeger told the court that he arrived
at the figure by consulting all available
authorities, but Grgich dissented, and
when informed that Summar had col
lected the wager he entered suit
against the alderman.
All evidence in the case was COM
pleted yesterday, but the court decided
that the question at issue was a very
weighty subject and announced that a
verdict would not be rendered for at
least a week
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WEATHER
(Continued from Page one.)

1870 o'clock in the afternoon, and the
lowest in the last twenty-four hours
was IS degrees. at $50 o'clock this
morning. This is the lowest tempera-
ture in Topeka since December IS.
The lowest temperature in the state
Tuesday night was IL degrees, at
Goodland. The lowest in the United
States was 16 degrees below, at Duluth,
MINI.
This afternoon the thermometer will
not 80 above 35 degrees, and tonight
will drop to about rs degrees. Thurs
day afternoon the mercury will go to
the as degree mark.
There is no sign of severe cold
weather, the temperatures in the
northwest remaining mild, and with a
south wind. The next four weeks
are normally the coolest of the year.
but the period is being entered at
temperatures above normal, and with
no immediate prospect of a break in
the record.
The highest temperature ever re-
corded in Topeka on this date was 53
degrees in 1900, and the lowest was J
degrees below zero in 1912.
At o'clock this afternoon the wind
was blowing at eight niles an hour
from the southwest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-12
GUESTS OF TEACHERS
State Legislators To Be Entertained
by School Heads.

State legislators will be guests of the
school men and women of the state at
a banquet at the Chamber of Com
merce on Friday evening. January Fl.
according to arrangements made by
f. L. Pinet, secretary of the Kansas
State Teachers association. The con-
dition of Kansas schools and what is
needed in the way of legislation for
the states educational progress will be
the principal topics of speakers at the
banquet, among whom will be many
of the prominent school superintend-
ents and heads of colleges IN the state.
Two hundred aoceptances have all
ready been made by school leaders. as
surfing an attendance Of four hundred
persons, with legislator as the guest
of every educator. Pinet has sent out
more than 1 900 letters to educators in
the state urging them to attend the
banquet and has sent invitations to all
of the legislature and to
state officials.
The banquet will be held during the
course of the annual meeting of the
Kansas Council of Administration, to
meet at Memorial Hall January 20
and 21.
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HIS FIRST is LAST
Wilson Not In Capitol Building
For Year and Half.
VIII Go To Inaugural March 4
With Harding.

Washington. Jan. 12.-Changes in
the plans for the Inauguration OF
President-elect Harding will not in
terfere with the intention of President
Wilson to accompany Mr.. Harding to
the capitol, where the latter will take
the oath of office, it was learned to-
day. Mr.. Wilson thus on March a
will make his first appearance at the
capitol in more than year and a half
and also his last appearance as pres
ident of the United States.
After Mr.. Harding takes the oath
of office, he and Mrs. Harding, in ac-
cordapce with custom, are expected to
entertain Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson at
luncheon.
President Wilson. it also was learned
today, plans to leave the White House
for the home here which he recently
purchased on March 8, the day pre-
cedin- his retirement from office.
Many of President-elect and Mrs.
Hardings belongings. including some
of those now in their Washington
home. probably will be moved into the
White House during inaugural week.
Plans for the inauguration of Pres
ident-elect Harding as they stood to-
day provided for ceremonies almost as
simple as those attending the Undue
ton into office of Thomas Jefferson.
who walked from his rooming place
to the capitol. The administration of
the oath of office, the joint congress
sional inaugural committee has decid-
ed. will take place in the senate cham
Der in the presence of members of the
senate. house and supreme court and
a gallery of not more than 1000 per-
sons.
While the District of Columbia in
augura1 committee had not acted for
mally today on the request of Mr..
Harding for a simple inauguration, II
was accepted as assured that the his
tnv.in no dc nf ar re
would not be on the program of events
for next March 4.
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w. S. Lowe Is Said To Have Con-
fessed To Robbery of Drug Store.

fessed To Robbery of Drug Store.
The arrest of W. s. Lowe. of Marys-
vile, by Chief of Detectives George
Frost in Topeka Saturday. resulted in
the capture of the four alleged bandits
who held up and robbed a Kansas City
drug store recently, according to word
received here today.
Postmaster w. o. Rigby received in
formation that Lowe had come to To-
peka for the purpose of taking the
civil service examination to get into
the postoffice department. Frost was
called, found Lowe in the corridor of
the postoffice and placed him under
arrest.
Saturday afternoon federal officials
took the man to Kansas City in hand
cuffs He is said to have confessed
that he and three other men-Eugene
Irwin, Jack Richards and James H.
Asher, entered the drug store and COM
PEELED three persons in the store at the
time to lie down on their faces while
the men rifled the cash register and
the branch postoffice. The loot in
cluded SIS in stamps, which will prob
ably lead to federal prosecution of the
men, officers said today.
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H. W. HICKS SELLS TRUCKS
New Sales Manager for White With
Road Metal and Supply Company.

Horace w. Hicks, son of I. C. Hicks,
mechanical superintendent of the
Santa Fe in Topeka. has become sales
manager of the White trucks for the
Road Metal & Supply company, ac-
cording to announcement today by
Herbert Putney. Hicks took charge OF
the truck department Tuesday.
Hicks comes to Topeka with a thoro
knowledge of White construction, ass
sembiing and craftsmanship. Three
yeads ago he left Topeka and entered
the mechanical department of the
White company in Cleveland, o. After
this instruction he entered the army
convoy service and had charge of the
distribution of thousands of trucks to
the allied governments. Then he went
to New York state as roadman, road
service and inspection. For eighteen
months with headquarters in Roches-
ter, Syracuse and Buffalo he sold
trucks in New York.
Hicks is a young man, of extraordi-
nary ability and experience in truck
manufacture and distribution. He is
living with his parents at 1880 Null
Vane street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-12
ASKS HOkE RULE
Rep. Martin Urges Repeal of
Public Utilities Law.
To Give Cities Power To Con-
troll Local Companies.

Home rule for cities and repeal of
public utilities section of the indus
trial court law was proposed in bill
today by Representative Frank L.
Martin of Reno county. The Martin
bill Is In direct opposition to Gov
ernor Aliens plan for a separate COM
mission to handle public utilities mat
tiers.
Martins two bills would change
policies of public utility and public
service corporation regulation which
has existed in Kansas for a number or
years. 1t wipes out provisions which
existed under the old railroad board
and were later embodied in the pub
lie utilities act when that law was
passed in 1911.
Cities to Govern Utilities.
Under provisions OF Martins bill re-
pealing the public utilities sections or
the industrial court law, the power to
regulate and control utilities would be
vested entirely in cities and governed
by general statutes and court proceed
ure. 1t would allow the industrial
court to handle such business as is
specifically defined for it in the law
enacted during the special session of
1920. But the power and authority of
the court would be limited to indus
trial, strike and wage matters only.
The companion bill which went
with the Martin measure to repeal
the public utilities act. gives to each
town and city the right to regulate
utilities by ordinance and franchise
agreements. 1t would take from the
state its present general powers of
rate fixing and regulation for local
utilities and would entirely wipe out
the old law.
Governor Allen in his legislative
program has proposed recreation of
the public utilities commission Mar
tin meets the plan of the governor
with a proposal to restore the regula-
ton of utilities to the local communi-
ties. He declared today he would
make hard fight for passage of his
two bills
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STOLL BACK TO OLD JOB.
Former Traffic Cop Takes Position a
Mill in North Topeka.

Ed Stoll, traffic cop at Sixth and
Kansas avenue, is back on his old job
with the David Page mills in North
Topeka. He resigned from the de-
partment the day the investigation of
the police force was begun by the city
commission.
Stoll was recognized as one of the
best men on the force. The mastery
manner in which he handled the traf-
fic at Sixth and Kansas, his courtesy
and strict attention to his own affairs
won for him an army of admirers. The
business institutions at the four cor
ners of the intersection showed their
appreciation of Stoll at Christmas
time, each presenting him with a IS
bill.
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BIG CHECK NOT CAsHED
Receipt For SIS, 400 Found In Shoe
Worn by Charles Miller. -

receipt for s2s40o check given
him by the First National bank of
Peabody. Kan, was found in a shoe
worn by Charles Miller, alias Brown,
when he was searched by Sheriff Rob-
ert Miller Tuesday afternoon.
Miller is in Jail on a charge of at
tempting to pass worthless checks ag-
gregating $4,000 on Topeka banks.
Miller received information that the
receipt might be found. It was dis
covered in his shoe between the lining
and outer leather. The receipt shows
the check was drawn by Miller on the
First National bank of Cripple Creek,
Colo. This is the bank on which other
checks Miller attempted to cash were
drawn.
Several days ago the man confessed
to the police that he had tried to cash
a check on the Peabody bank for
$4,000. The receipt shows the
amountito be s2S,40O, however.
They refused to cash it at once.s'
said Sheriff Miller. But they gave
him receipt for it, saying they would
send it thru and give him the money
If it was all right. He didn't get any
money on that check
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MUST RETURN DEFENSE fund
President Wilson Has Several Million
at Disposal to Meet Deficits.

Washington, Jan. 12.-Unexpected
allotments from the National Security
and defense appropriations, amount
ing to several millions of dollars, in
the hands of various departments of
the government, may be recalled by
President Wilson, according to an
opinion of the attorney general.
Funds so recalled, he said, may be
reallotted to other department to meet
obligations contracted during theft
cal year 1919 for which the allotnnents
already made are insufficient
In the sundry bill for the fiscal
year 1919, congress appropriated a
fund of $5O,00O,OO0 for the national
defense to be expended at the discre-
ton of the president. Under this au-
thority the president allotted certain
portions of the appropriation to the
various departments for 4use-rat his
direction in the prosecution of the war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-12
NO SENATE BILLS

Continued from Page one.1
myself with my constituents he said.
In addition to the list of employees
named by the committee this morning,
a resolution was passed which pro-
vides each senator with a private sec
rotary to be placed on the payroll of
the senate from the opening of the
session.
Pick Pretty Girls.
Most of the senators have apparently
picked the prettiest girls in their re-
spective districts to be their secretaries
during the session. The otherwise none
too good looking crowd in the senate
chamber is considerably relieved by
the presence of the girls who have
heen brought to Topeka with the sena-
tors.
Gets Carton of Cigarets.
Senator Kimball, of Parsons, was
this morning presented by anc sher
senator with a carton of cigarets. in
recognition of the fact that he is
scheduled to present during the ses-
sion a bill repeating the anti-cigaret
law of the state.
The senate adjourned shortly before
Moor to reconvene at o'clock this
afternoon.
There were no bills introduced this
morning, and it is not likely that any
will be handed in by the members be-
fofe Thursday morning.
Several bills have been framed and
will be submitted as soon as the gates
are let down, however. There is much
earnest and Individual discussion and
arrangement of cooperation going on
among the members at the present
time. The stuff which is going to hap
pen is not all breaking in the senate
chamber by any means.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-12
DOCTORS ACCUSED OF FRAUD
Prohibition Director Declares Liquor
Prescriptions Being Used Illegally.

Chicago, Jan. 12.-Twenty special
investigators from Washington head
quarters are expected to arrive today
to investigate charges of irreguiari-
ties which Ralph w. Stone. Illinois
prohibition director, admits exists in
his office, he charge doctors with will
fully violating their prescription
privileges, however.
'I know that graft exists in my Of
flee" Mr.. Stone said when told the
government men were on their way
here. 81 welcome any investigation
that may be made. For several weeks
one or more men in my office have
Systematically attempted to push thru
several illegal permits"
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TWO FINED FOR SPEEDING.
Local Lawyers Brought Before New
Police Judge Tuesday.

A speed of more than eighteen miles
IN hour is a violation of the city ordi-
nance, Police Judge Rad Lee decided
tuesday afternoon.
Arthur Meyers and F. H. Hogue-
and, lawyers, were brought before
i'm charged with speeding on Topeka
,ouIevard. Testimony showed that
Meyers was driving twenty-five and
Iogueland twenty eight miles an hour
they contended that the city commits
toner's. in drafting the ordinance. in
ended it only to curb excessive speed
ng. Judge Lee, however, fined them
S each.
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ALBA TURNS HIS STAR IN.
Mexican Detective Says He Will b
Glad to Help Clean Up Topeka.

Augustih Alba, Mexican detective,
turned over his star to Chief of Police
Frank Leech today with the statement
that if he is ever needed in helping
clean up the gambling and bootlegging
joints in Topeka that he Is ready to
serve.
Alba did not ask for his job back.
But he made it plain that if his assist
ance is needed at any time he will be
ready to help.
. IT know most of these places" said
Alba. also. believe Leech will try to
clean them up, and if can help him
I am willing to do So"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-12

especially in STEEL. shippings, oils equip
ments, textiles and feathers Crucipie
showed an extreme decline of points,
Atlantic Gulf 3, Mexican Petroleum 2. the
Motors 1 to 2. American Wooden ~ and
Endicott Joh1so. 2 The reversal was
practically halted by q sudden rally IN
shipping Atlantic Gull rising Points scasa srG
raiis also Improved. Sears Roebuck was
the strongest speciality. gaining points
Crucible falling to 1o115. Call money OPEN
ed at per cent
The stock market was feverishIy active and
heavv Al the outset of today's trading. be-
coming more unsettled within the first Ia Lnlf
advance has been the feature of recent dare
opened with a sale Of 1000 shares at 107
down to 1854 against yesterdays final
CrucibIe broke to 1o3, losses Of to 2Ia
points. marked the early dealings In Mex
lean Petroleum. American Locomotive
Bethlehem Steel an. Atlantic Gulf Most
rails also were lower. Exchange on Lon
don opened slightly under yesterdays final
quotations.
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DEATH OF MRS. N. p. GARRETSON
Former Topeka Woman Victim of
Paralysis in California. :

Mrs. w. A. Johnston received a tel
egram today from San Diego Calf.
announcing the sudden death this
morning by stroke of paralysis. of
Mrs. N. P. Garretson. Mr.. and Mrs.
Garretson and their daughter Marian
left Topeka about a month ago to
spend the winter in California on ac-
count of the health of Mr.. Garretson
They lived at 1101 Harrison street,
where Chief Justice and Mrs. john
ston are now living. The body of Mrs.
Garretson will not be brought to To-
peka, but will remain in San Diego.
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F. w. FREEMAN is REELECTED.
Annual Meeting Held at Merchants
National Bank Tuesday.

F. W. Freeman was reelected presi-
dent of the Merchants National bank
at the annual meeting held Tuesday.
F. NJ. Bonebrake was reelected vice
president and cashier, and J. Z. Jones,
assistant cashier. The directors, who
were reelected, are: w. A. L. Thomp-
son, chairman; F. w. Freeman, Horace
L. Hall, Robert Pierce, F. NJ Bone
brake, E. L. Copeland, and ]. E. Jones.
Nineteen-twenty was prosperous
year, according to reports submitted.
The regular semi-annual dividend of
ner cent was declared January 5.
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HARDING PREPARES VACATION
President Busy Completing Pre-
inaugural Work at Marion.

Marion, Ohio, Jan. 12.-Prepara-
tions for President-elect Harding's trip
to Florida are nearing completion and
altho no definite date has been an
nounced for his departure. it is indi-
Gated that he will remain in Marion
only for week or so longer.
1t is understood that plans original
ly had been made to leave for the
south during the present week, but
that it was found impossible to con-
clude in time the president-elect's con-
ferences here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-12

And was some party while it lasted Defation is with US
and also with the rest of the world This will lead to sanity ana
health We all knew this adjustment had to sometime so
why feel blue and discouraged We have been through the same
thing before and will live through this adjustment period Also
Real salesmanship fashion again. The day OF
the taer get feet out of the ofce stop
talking hard times hooo the streets and down the alleys
and byways husng for business and will find many con-
using line of merchandise whose existence you
have been unaware.
Fundamentally the country ali right We have the money
the credit the factories the materials the brans the
and naturally optimistic. Pesms disease ana Io
lows circulation Exercise the best cure for It, 20 OUT
after the orders Put jazz into your EFFORTS n
the and jump the hangers with both feet
out the shoe leather You will probably get some ana
will help the shoe business Forget the last five years.
keep your the five and dig for business you
don't else will get it.
will need New Price Lists meet the order OF things
Advertising Order Blanks Bills of Ladng Office Forms OF all
kinds.
Your prosperity for 1921 is assured if you will let JONES
1T FOR YOU Use the telephone and one OF US
will be there before hang the receiver Let's 60
Yours for success,
JONES & BIRCH.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-12
CEN. TRUST ELECTS OFFICERS.
j. II. Burrow Chosen as President for
Another Year.

At the annual meeting of the Cen
trail Trust company all officers and
directors were reelected for the year.
The officers are: President, J. r.
Burrow: vice president, E. E. Ames;
vice president, treasurer and trust Of
ficer, ]. R. Burrow, IT.; vice president,
Geo. A. Guild: vice president, c. B.
Merriam; vice president, F. d. Mer-
RAM; vice president, I. S. MacFarlane;
vice president and secretary, Chester
Woodward
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OLDEN HEADS OAKLAND BANK.
Kansas City Banker Elected President
OF Oakland State Bank.

Harry H. Olden, formerly of Kan
sas City. was elected president of the
Oakland State bank at the annual
meeting held recently. Other officers
elected were: Vice president. NJ. E.
Copeland; cashier. c. H. Banks; assist
ant cashier. Glenn Swa ger.
A semi-annual dividend of 6 per
cent was declared.
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TRIED MO0NSRINE- HOSPITAL
Commissions OF Six-Year- Old Furnishes
Evidence Landing Father in Jail.

Chicago, Jan. 12.-Daniel McIrney,
jr., years old, is in a serious condi-
ton at a hospital today because he
sampled some of the moonshine
whisky his father had bottled and
stored in the basement
An hour after he drank a small por-
ton from one of the bottles yesterday,
his mother found him in commissions
OFFICIALS at the hospital where he was
taken reported the case to the police
and raid was made on the McIrney
nome. Four barrels of mash and fif-
teen gallons~of moonshine whisky were
found in the cellar. g. 4-sss
The police will turn Daniel McIrney,
ST., over to federal authorities today
to answer charges of violating the Vol
stead act
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IT'S NEW MINSTREL COMPANY.
'Lasses" White Heads List of Cork
Stars Here Wednesday.

The newest big minstrel organiza-
ton, under management of Spaeth
and Company. to seek a place in the
sun is the '.Lasses' White All-Star
Minstrels, headed by 'Iasses" himself
and embracing in its roster some of
the best known names in "corkdom.'
This company is to be seen at the
Grand tonight and indications are that
the new black face company will prove
to be quite as popular as the older
and longer established ones like Fields
and O'Brien.
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Chicago, Jan. 12-CATTLE-Receipts 81
held at S115O: bulk of sales. sa25d10.OO;
fat cows and heifers. strong to- 25e higher .
bulk of sales, $5.006l7 Is: Gamers ard cut
4.25; bulls. steady: veal calves, mostly rs.
lower: bulk vealers, $1oo0@11.0o; stockers
and feeders steady TO higher.
HOGS-Receipts 26.g00. Market fairly
active, largely Zoe to BE higher: top, $3.50 !;
bulk of sales, S910Ga35: pigs. steady to
SHEEP-Receipts 1000 Fat lambs,