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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-28

used.
1t is doubtful if there has ever been
in Topeka a better rounded display of
merchandise that appeals to women
than has been prepared for this week.
From silk or satin slippers, lingerie,
hosiery, to dresses, wraps, hats and
gloves with scores of other accessories
in between, the asSortments are strik
ingly complete. Co1ors and designs are
novel and beautiful but not bizarre and
the lines of the newest costumes are
gracefully artistic and lack the some
what startling semi-cubist effects of
past seasons. Both arbiters and critics
of styles have unanimously agreed that
this is to be distinctly a silk season and
the retail merchandisers are apparently
taking full advantage of that decision.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-28
RESPOND TO famine RELIEF
Total of S1,720,551 Contributed to
Starving Chinese.

Without drives or the customary
intensive periods" Americas total
contributions to the relief of the 49,
100000 starving people of North China
have reached s1,720.551, according to
statement given out today by Vernon
Munroe, treasurer of the American
committee for China fund, appointed
last December by President Wilson
with Thomas w. Lamont, of New York,
as chairman.
Mr.. Munroe said that funds are be-
ing collected mainly thru local COM
mittees in various cities turnout the
country. Organization of additional
committees is progressing favorably.
Considering the short time the COM
mittees have been at work the results
are encouraging
Direct contributions to the Ameri-
can committee total s1,00S,S3S. the
statement says, while $712,213 has
been contributed by various religious
bodies working in cooperation with
the American committee. Pennsylvania
leads the state roll with $75,649. Ohio
is a close second with s71,3SS, and
New York state and New York City
follow with s66,2s2 and s5S,12o, re-
spectively.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-28
ELECTS OFFICERS.
Roscoe Graves Heads New Phi Alpha
Delta Chapter.

The Benson club of the Washburn
law school was transformed into
chapter of the Phi Alpha Delta, a ma :
tional legal fraternity, Saturday AFTER
noon The installations services were
held at the National hotel. A ban
quet was given in the evening.
Officers and members of the new
chapter are: Roscoe Graves, chief
justice: Maurice Strickenfinger. vice
Justice; John W. Wood, clerk; Alden
Branine, marshal; Earl H Byrler,
treasurer; Ronald NJ. Wyman, Blanton
F. Messick, Z. Erskine Wyman, James
B. Wood, Floyd c. Dooley, Harold T.
Stoddard, Myrl Becker, William S.
Steinrauf, Walter r. Gage, George NJ.
Ashford. Homer A Dodge, Frank j.
Addie and Ora L. Alley.
The Phi Alpha Delta is one OF the
two strongest law fraternltieS in the
country. 1t has thirty-five active
chapters, with a membership of 1900.
The Benson club had been in existence
one year and was backed by the entire
Washburn faculty and many judges
and attorneys. Among its strong sup
porters were Chief Justice Henry +.
Mason, F. L. Loveless. Edwin z.
Broken and Edwin f. McIlhenny-
The new chapter plans to have per-
manent club rooms. Only law stu
dents are eligible to membership. altho
belonging to another fraternity is nc
bar to belonging to this one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-28
BEGIN SILK WEEK
Topeka Merchants to Feature
Silk Products This Week.
Latest American Styles Will Be
Shown Here.

1t celebration of the four thousand
five hundred and sixty-first anniver-
sary of the discovery of silk by the
Chinese empress, Si-ling-chi, in 2640
B. c., National Silk Week is inaugu-
rated in Topeka today. Local mer-
chants. from department store proprf-
etors to the owners of the smaller in
dividual shops that handle merchan-
disc in which silk is used in produce
ton, will feature silk and silk products
for the entire week Not only here
but turnout the entire country this
idea will be carried out. In China>at
a specified time each year, the Chi
nese commemorate the memory of ST.
ling-chi, who is known as the God
dess of the Silkworm." The cere-
monies are extremely picturesque and
quaint in China but in the practical
United States the form assumes a dis
tinctly commercial aspect which is
however, enlivened by the delight OF
women-a styles show
To Show Latest Styles.
Many of the late~t American styles
creations shows at the recent Inter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-28
BIG FIGHT JULY z
Carpentier-Dempsey Title Bout
Dated by Richard.
Wants Extension of Time on
Naming Site of Battle.
BY HENRY L. FARRELL.

New York, Feb. 2s.-Tex Richard
announced today that the Dempsey
Carpenter fight will be held on Satur-
day, July 2. In keeping with the
agreement, he will notify Jack
kearns, manager of the champion, to-
morrow. sixty days before the date.
and will cable the announcement to
Carpenter.
The site selected for the big bout
will not be announced.
81 am asking the principals for an
extension of time-about twenty days
in which to reach a decision. l
must choose between several good
places in mind" Richard told the
United Press today.
Richard. who has been confined to
his home with an attack OF stomach
trouble. was at his office in Madison
Square Garden this morning.
II hope to arrange a meeting with
the lawyers and get the contest trans
ferred to me tomorrow" he said. 81
have a letter now from Charles B.
Cochrane assuring that he wants to
withdraw his interests I am not sure
of Brady's attitude but he was the
first to seek a release"
Jack kearns, manager of Dempsey,
said the date was satisfactory.
That Carpenter would approve OF
the date was the opinion expressed
also by Gus Wilson, his trainer and in
terpreter.
There is little doubt along Broad
way that the contest will be held on
this side of the water.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-28
"As st AS ItWuz
Athe heayter''
By IL.
At the Grand.

"The Passing Show advertised 1.-THE
appearance 1.-The Passing Show is thirteen
years old. says its managers. Putting those
two statements together you know what II
looked like when it showed in Topeka Sat
urday night There wasn't 4 Chicken" In
the whole show. The scenery was worn
and patched in spots, some of the gowns
had many evidences of repairs and some
of the voices were cracked.
1t was one of the longest programs OF Its
kind and took over two and half hours OF
our time for it to pass in review. In that
time there was displayed for our benefit
one good trio done by Al Klein, Dolores
Suarez and Victory Bozardt, a line of
rapid fire comedy by the said Al Klein
and some rather good dancing by Florence
Cummings. These three things were good
and kept the evening from being wasted.
The stage manager sent his chorus down
into the aisles for one song, but why 1t
cannot be fathomed. Any sane manager
who had such a chorus should keep 1t be
makeup cover multitude OF deficiencies.
THE Passing Show is said to be now
on its way to New York. where 1t will
either be revamped for another season o.
taken off altogether. Let US hope that
this, the original revue production, viii;
make good its name and pass out" The
day of the revue is dead. A gigantic
vaudeville program set to music was
novelty that took well enough when it was
a novelty, but those things have been work
ed to DEATH Give US some more musica,
comedy like "Irene' and Take 1t From
Me-" Mr.. Shubert, but forget this sort of
stuff Also forget that stuff of charging
three and a half berries for seats for u
dollar and a half show.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-28
Wonder what upset your stomach

Wonder what upset your stomach
which portion of tie food did the dam
age-do you? Well, don't bother. If
your stomach is in a revolt: il sick,
gassy and upset. and what you just ate
has fermented and turned sour; head
dizzy and aches; belch gases and acids
and eructate undigested food-just eat
tablet or two of Pape's Diapepsin to
help neutralize acidity and in five
minutes you wonder what became of
the Indigestion and distress.
If your stomach doesn't take care
of your liberal limit without rebellion;
if your food is a damage instead of
help, remember the quickest. surest,
most harmless antacid Is Pape's Dia
pepsin, which costs SO little at drug
stores.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-28

national Silk Exposition in New York
will be shown here in replica either as
window displays or upon the forms of
beautiful girl models. 1t will be the
first public showing of these styles
outside of New York and gives Ma
tional Silk Week much the aspect of
a spring styles salon.
Local merchants anticipate that the
silk week will give a remarkable i'm
petus to the spring and summer buy
ing season and have laid their plans
accordingly TO afford their customers
the best possible opportunity to see all
that Is new in everything into the
manufacture of which silk enters
which means very wide range of ar
ticles for men as well as for women.
One big department store in New
York found that silk had to be fea-
tured in forty of it's divisions because
of the varied uses to which the fabric
and its products are put.
Silk Now an Economy
From the time when in Rome silk
sold for its actual weight in gold and
was worn only by royalty, to today
when it is within the reach of the aver
age person as to price and is uni
versally worn. is long jump, but has
been accom- pHshed thru the ingenuity
OF American manufacturers who have
succeeded in so perfecting processes of
instead of an extravaganza as it was
first considered.
The United States leads the world in
the manufacture of silk with an an
nual output of approximately S715,-
O00,0 buying 10 per cent of the raw
silk produced in the Orient and Italy
and producing every conceivable arti-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-20
IT ALLAN LOST
IN BIG SWAMP
CLOSE CALL
FOR HIS life
Wanders Into Fort N.Y.
ers In Terrible State of
Rags and Emaciation
and Scared Stiff, After
a Desperate Struggle
fox Existence.

Fort Myers, May 20.-Emaciated
until he resembled living skeleton
with his SHOES gone, his clothing
mass Of tattered rags and his body
covered with the bites and stings of
countless insects, Salvatore Spinelli,
an Italian has been brought here af
ter having wandered fifteen days in
the tangled Wilds of the Big Cypress.
FOR the last six days of that period
Spinelli was without food and almost
without water
The Italian, who does not speak
English, told his story through Rocco
E&ySso, al Italian of this city. He
said he had been employed as a lab
orsg On u dredge somewhere down the
coast but unable to read English he
could uOL tell the name Of the boat on
the captain nor did he know the name
q the place where the boat was work
ing when he became lost.
Syuelll said he went ashore for a
short walk in the woods. Becoming
confused he was unable to trd his
way back but wandered until dark
Thcl he lay down TO sleep, tortured
BY myriAdS OF mosquitoes and other
insects Tne next day and the days
.Oi!G@ ing were repetitions OF the first.
After a few days his shoes gave
out but tie tied the remnants to his
feet with strips torn from his cloth
iug. The clothes also were reduced
10 tatters. affording little protection
to his body from the scOrching rays
of the sun or the chill of the nights
For Il while, lie said he found berries
and birds eggs on which he lived but
the last six days he was unable to
discover anything 20 eat.
At noon last Sunday Spinelli stun
bled out of the wilderness onto road
near Immokalee and followed it until
he reached that village, from which
ne was brought here.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-20
TAMPA'S EGIHgERAL SPRING
NOT WHERE IT WAS WHEN
DESCTA EXPLORED REGION

Safety Harbor, May 20.-When Her
nando DeSoto sailed into Tampa Bay
in May, 1853, and began to explore
the adjacent county he discovered
Espiritu Santo Springs here. For $50
years the mineral water OF the spring
has been flowing from the outlet De-
Soto found, nut il seems now that il is
coming out of the ground at another
2lace. D. III. Pipkin, ST., in drilling
a well some distance from the spring
has struck at a depth of 297 feet !
Glow Of mineral water which indicates
he has tapped the main flow of the
spring. A preliminary analysis shows
the present of sodium chloride, mag
nesia, potassium sulphate and cal
cium carbonate, which elements are
contained in the water from Espiritu
Sarto.
Owners OF Bspiritu Santo for some
years have exacted small charge for
water from the spring but Mr.. Pipkin
has issued an invitation to all to help
themselves TO the water from the new
we'll.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-20
IAX HAS NO STATUTE
FORB!DDING KEEPING
OF LIQUOR In HOUSE

Jacksonville, May 20.-A man in
jacksonville nay have liquor in his
possession without violating the city
Jaws because the city has no statute
prohibiting it. This contention, made
frequently by attorneys defending per-
sons arrested by the police for having
liquor, has been upheld by the City
Council which by resolution adopted
unanimously has requested the city
recorded to return to Alex Hunt 500
he had given as bail when arrested
recently on such charge. The reso-
luton declared that as there was no
law in the city code declaring it an
ofrense for one to possess liquor the
police had no legal authority to hold
the money. The charge against Hunt
by the city has been dismissed but the
case now is in the hands of the federal
authorities.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-20
SAYS
u S SHIPPING
BUSINESS is IN
CRITICAL STAGE
Arbitrary Exercise o f
Authority by Organ
lied Labor May Drive
American Flag From
Seas Cut Declared
to Be Necessary.

New York. May 19.-Whcther the
arbitrary exercise of power under
leadership is to be permitted to de-
feat the purpose of the American peO-
pie to maintain merchant marine
under their own flag is the funda
mental issue in the present contro-
versy over reduction of Marine wages.
Chairman Boston Benson, of the ship
ping board declared here today before
the annual convention Of the National
Association of Manufacturers. Union
heads had shown "an uncompromis-
ing attitude on the subject Of the 10
per cent wage reduction and while
presenting many irrelevent subjects
refused even to discuss the wage re-
duction.' Chairman Benson rciter-
ated his determination to insist on the
wage cut as not only justified but i'm
reratiye."
My appeal directly to the person
mel of the merchant marine has me-
with a very gratifying response. Many
p offers of assistance have come to us.
| state publicly and again reaffirm
the intention of the shipping board to
give fullest protection, both now and
after the settlement of the contro-
versy, to all who come to its aid.
Reports from all of our outlying
districts continue to be encouraging.
The movement of ships is going
steadily on. A remarkable endorse
ment of the position of the shipping
board has come through the reduc-
ton in marine wages which has just
taken place in Great Britain. The ne
eotiations in England were conducted
in much the same manner as in this
country.
Changed economic conditions since
the war and the increase in the pur
chasing power of the dollar. Chair
man Benson said, made imperative 4
readjustment of the Marine Workers
pay following the 100 per cent and
more" increases during the war. On
this question: he said. Il have taken
my stand and will adhere to it un-
qualifiedly.'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-20
SPENT MONEY F0CLESHY

~ have been I great sufferer from
stomach trouble and gall Steaes. No
one knows the pains have suffered.
Since taking the lirst dose of Mayrs
Wonderful Remedy am feeling me,
can work all day and eat anything |
want. Have no more distress or pal
pitation of the heart from gas on nay
stomach 1 have spent great deal OF
money on doctors and medicine but
got nothing to help me-" 1t is sim
pie, harmless preparation that re-
moves the catarrhal mucus from the
intestinal tract and allayS the intiam-
nation which causes practically all
stomach, liver and intestinal ailments,
including appendicitis. One dose will
convince or money refunded. For sale
by City Drug Store and by druggists
everywhere.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-20
JAX PREPARING TO BUY
MERRILL-STEVENS DRYDOCK

Jacksonville, May pa resolution
authorizing the city attorney to draft
proper legislation to enable the City
of Jacksonville to purchase the large
d1'ydock built by the Merrill-Stevens
Shipbuilding Company here during
the war has been adopted by the City
Council. The drydock, which was
built at a cost of approximately ST.
100000, would be operated by the
city. Members of the council i'll urg-
ing its purchase declared repairs to
large vessels which now cannot lie
locked south of the Virginia CapeS
could be made here if the drydock
was in commission.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-20
COMMISSION GOVERNMENT
CUTS TAXES AT TAMPA

Tampa, May 20.-The first tax levy
to be made since Tampa adopted the
commission-manager form of NUM-
cipal government will be about IL
mills less than that of last year when
the city was operated under the alder
manic form according to officials. The
reduction in the levy has been effect
ed partly by administrative economics
end the lack of levy for the port
commission but the latter is offset by
an added levy of one mill for the pub
licity fund OF the board of trade.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-20
NEGRO CONVICTED OF
MANSLAUCHTER AT OCALA

st. Petersburg, May 20.-Sebring
Similton, negro, has become entangled
with the law, Joe Mitchell, another
negro, charging that Similton had
stolen from him a mortgage he held
on horse owned by Similton. A dep
uty sheriff found the mortgage on
Similton bat the negro claimed he
had paid the debt and had obtained
the document as evidence of the pay
nent
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-20

Otto Immediately stuck his finger
in his mouth and continued to suck
the wound until he reached home
where his parents tightly bound the
arm above the wrist and slashed the
wound with a razor to permit a free
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-20
PROVIDES PUBLICITY

Jacksonville, May pa resolution
providing for the establishment of a
publicity and information bureau at
the city hall is pending before the city
council here. 1t is proposed to place
the bureau in charge of the city re-
cOrder's office.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-20

suffered little i'll effects. Otto and his
brother had captured the snake and
after tying a cord around the head of
the reptile, had started home with
their prize when in some manner the
rattler managed to strike the lad.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-20
SECTION B

coed in Embedding its fangs deep
enough to inject much poison.
The boys did not free the reptile
after it had struck Otto but took it
to their home where it later was
killed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-20

flow of blood. The boy was rushed
here for medical attention and in a
few hours was pronounced out of
danger. The finger did not swell
greatly and physicians expressed the
opinion that the snake did not sue,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-20
BOY HIT BY RATHER
TREATS OWN WOUND AND
SUFFERS LITTLE PAIN

Fort Pierce, May 20.-Otto Hansen,
fourteen years old, son of Jens Han
sen, of Viking, was struck on the
first finger of the left hand by six
foot rattlesnake last week and not
only is he alive to tell the tale but he
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-20

Wrapped in wads Of chewing gum,
ten diamonds, valued at $4,000, were
found stuck 20 door lock in the home
Of a Topeka, Kan, man, under arrest
f5r robbirg a iewelry store.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-16
AGAIN DRIVER
FAILS TO STOP
Second Victim of Autoist, Who
FleeS, Reported.

Within the last forty eight hours two
men have been run down and injured by
reckless automobile drivers who failed
TO stop after the accidents.
Adam Haubrick, 76, 53S North Noble
street, was knocked from 8 bicycle and
painfully injured by an automobile at
Massachusetts avenue and Newman street
yesterday. The driver of the car speeded
northeast on the avenue after the acct
dent.
Thursday night, on Virginia avenue, an
automobile driven at a high rate OF speed
struck a man and continued on its way
without stopping. The victim was un-
identified but early today he regained
consciousness and said his name was
James sMcGul, a barber, and that his
home was at 30715 East Washington
street. He is suffering from a fracture
Of the skull and broken arm. Mrs. Nc
GIL said she had not heard from him
since he left home Thursday morning.
After hitting James Jackson, negro, at
Capitol avenue and Michigan street. an
automobile yesterday went on & spree"
Thomas Berry, 962 West Twenty Seventh
street, was the driver of the automobile
The car veered from one side Of the
street to the other and ended by running
into an automobile owned by Arthur Lin
genfelter Of hOkomo, whose car was
parked on Michigan street. Jackson, who
lives at 1902 North Missouri street, was
only slightly injured.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-16
STUART WALKER AND co. ARRIVE
Monday From, NeLU York for RehearsaIs at Murat

The Stuart walker Company is taking
up its summer residence again at the
Murat next Monday. Mr.. Walker and
his company will arrive some time Mon
day morning from New York and will
begin rehearsals Immediately prior to
the opening of the company's fifth sea-
son of repertory in indianapolis. Incl
dentaly the opening night, May 2, marks
Mr.. Walkers 5OOth performance in this
city.
Blanche Yurka IS to be with the Walk
er organization again this season. Miss
Yurka, al actress of note, appeared with
Mr. Walker for the first time IN Indian
apolis last year. During her limited en-
gagenient she appeared in Two Kisses ~
Polly With a Past" THE Miracle
Man" and The Storm Bird
During the coming season Mr.. Walker
promises that Miss Yurka will be seen
In a number Of plays.
Elizabeth Patterson and Aldrich Bow
ker. the inimitable character people
who have been with Mr. Walker year in
and year out, will again sustain the com
edy element Of Mr.. Walkers productions.
Miss Patterson will be remembered for
her work as comedienne IN The
-
Little Journey" and "39 East" Mr.. Bow
ker, who left the company early last sea-
son because of illness, is also a big IA
vorite in Indianapolis His fine per-
Torrance of the Patriarch In THE
Miracle Man. was one of the high spots
in last seasons repertoire
John Wray. who appeared with the
Murat organization for the first time last
year. will also be on hand to help make
this season the best Mr.. Wray put
himself in the rank Of the unfOrgetable
actors when he appeared last season as
the dope fiend I'm The Miracle Man"
Alfred in Two Kisses" and Jimmie In
Baby Mine"
Judith Lowry, as the mother OF
ImoCen IN Two Kisses" the grand
mother in "A Little Journey" Mrs.
HanHigan in "A Very Good Young Man"
and the boarding house keeper in
80 East" gave ample proof last sum
mer Of her ability.
George SOmnes, who now considers
himself a resident of indianapolis owing
to his three years as director Of the
Little Theater Society of Indiana, is to