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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-16
Congressman Declares Public
Officials Being Made Goats.
Says Get-Rich-Quick Promoters
Using Bold Tactics.
USE NAMES TO SELL STOCK
Hoover, Rabbi Wise and Others
Innocent Victims.
Representatives Are Threat
ened With Political Action.

Washington. May 16.-Congress this
week Will start an investigation of
charges that several recently formed
service mems organizations are moth
ing more than get rich quick Walling-
ford schemes for their promoters
Information has been collected by
Representative Royal johnson, South
Dakota, who has employed private de-
tectives, that the organizations not
only seek to mulct the former service
man, but also have been successful in
soliciting large subscriptions from
public men and politicians interested
in the welfare of disabled soldiers.
Call on Promoters.
Johnson expects to introduce a reso-
luton naming the organizations which
he claims are of a wildcat oil' or
mushroom nature. The house rules
committee has decided to make a pre-
liminary investigation of the charges
later in the week. Upon the introduce
be sent to the alleged promoters and
they will be asked to testify as to
their regulations.
THE promoters of these fake serv-
ice mems organizations have displayed
a remarkable cleverness and daring"
said johnson. ""They induced such
men as Herbert Hoover, Senator
Wadsworth, Rabbi Wise to allow their
names to be used as members of hon
orary executive committees and the
like"
Threaten Congressman.
johnson charged that one of the
organizations is headed by an ex-con-
Wet and that the annual office pay
roll of another is 100000. The office
force, he added, is very small.
Three CT the organizations. Johnson
has investigated, have headquarters in
New York and have collected large
sums of money, while another has
Washington branch and has been
threatening political action against
several congressman unless they con-
tributed 5000, according to the con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-16
WHAT A WOMAN
SHOULD DO when She
IS WEAK And NERVOUS
THOUSANDS OF WOMEN HAVE SUR
PRISINGLY INCREASED THEIR
STRENGTH, ENERGY AND ENDURANCE
IN TWO WEEKS TIME BY THIS SIMPLE
EXPERIMENT.

On account of the terrible weakness,
nervousness and alarming symptoms. which
are often produced by iron starvation of the
blood, the sufferer frequently never suspects
the real cause of her trouble but thinks she
has some other ailment As a result of
iron starvation you may suffer from head
aches, dizziness, shortness of breath or
heart palpitation, pains across the back,
loss of memory, weak will power. melan-
choly or the blues disturbed digestion,
loss Of appetite, sleepless nights, night
sweats and so on. In such cases do not
wait until you so all to pieces and collapse
in a state of nervous prostratfon but eat
more spinach and green vegetables and take
organic iron like Nuxated Iron with them
for a while and see what a difference 1t
makes. But be sure the iron you take -
organic iron and not metallic iren when
people usually take. Metallic iron is iron
just as it comes from the action of strong
acids on sEall pieces of iron, while organic
iron like Nuxated Iron is like the iron In
your blood and like the iron in spinach,
lentils and apples. Beware of substitutes
Look for the name "Nuxated" on every
package and the letters N. T. on every tad
let Your money will be refunded by the
manufacturers if you do not obtain perfectly
satisfactory results. Fore sale by all drug
Observation-Disclosures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-16
Women Jurors To
TryAMnitySLayer
State Charges She Killed When At
finity Decided To Go Back to Fam
Iy-'SeIf-Defense," Her Claim.

Chicago, May 16.-The date of the
trial of Mrs. Cora Orthwein, pretty
affinity slayer. charged with killing
Herbert c. Zeigler, Goodyear Tire and
Rubber company executive, will be set
today
Mrs. Orthwein is to appear in court
in company with her attorney, Ben
Short. The defendant, who is charged
with manslaughter, was well known
in Chicago's night life before the
tragedy. Her luxurious apartment on
the Gold Coast" was the frequent
scene of many gay parties.
Following the death of Zeigler. Mrs.
Orthwein told police, Il loved Herb,
and I killed him.
She will ask freedom on the
grounds of self-defense, claiming that
Zeigler, in a drunken frenzy, broke
into her apartment after she left him
at drinking party in cabaret.
The state charged she killed Zeigler
after he told her that he was going
back to his family and give up the old
life.
Prosecuting Attorney Heth an
nounced that he will attempt to get a
woman jury to try Mrs. Orthwein.
Men juries always acquit affinity
slayers," said Heth. 81 am anxious to
see what the reaction of a woman
iury would be-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-16
BEGIN JACOBS TRIAL
Case of 'Wild Man. of Shawnee
County Set for This Afternoon.


The trial of Alfred Jacobs, %, Shaw
nee countys wild man." was sched-
uled for this afternoon in the probate
court.
Jacobs lived with his mother on
farm just west of Rossville. He was
arrested Thursday by deputy sheriffs
on complaint of autoists that he was
in the habit of throwing rocks at
them. He is said to have followed
the car of Joseph Navarro, rural mail
carrier, for nearly a quarter of mile
throwing rocks at intervals.
Jacobs hair is a foot long and his
whiskers apparently have never been
shaved off. When arrested his cloth
ing was rotten and ragged. Officers
removed his clothing to put on good
clothing by cutting the belt, the
trousers cuffs and the seams at the
shoulders. The clothes then fell away.
1t is asserted that the man had not
bathed for five years.
Jacobs cannot be drawn into con-
versation He rarely speaks and is not
known to have even smiled but once
since his arrest. He sits for hours
staring straight ahead, without NOV
ing a muscle or an eyelid. He refused
TO walk when arrested and ofrlcers
had to carry him to the car and INTO
the iafi. Prisoners in the county Jan
objected to his filth when ne wa
put among them, and proceeded 10
give him bath.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-16
TAKES new TURN
Chicago Financier Defends the
Excess Profits Tax.
Tells Senate Committee Exempt
Bonds Cause Trouble.
NEED FOR ACTIVE CAPITAL
Reduction of Surtax on Per-
sOnaI Incomes Suggested.
Back Taxes Collected Boosts
Federal Income.

Washington, May 16.-Tax revision
discussions took a new turn before the
senate finance committee today when
H. Archibald Harris of Chicago, stood
firmly for continuation of the excess
profit tax and urged exemption of
corporation dividends from surtaxes.
He was the first witness before any
congressional committee at this ses-
sion to propose retention of the excess
profits tax provisions of the present
revenue laws.
The witness gave a broad review of
the tax revision discussing also its re-
1ation to present business conditions.
He told the committee that in his
opinion it should direct efforts toward
reduction of tax free securities. He
believed that if means were found to
throttle the flotation of tax exemption
obligations by federal, state and local
governments long step would be
taken toward drawing capital back. in
to productive enterprises.
Be No Tax ON Dividends.
In addition to the elimination of
surfaces on the dividends of corpora
fions Mr.. Harris suggested a reduc-
ton of higher surtax rates on personal
incomes and a different variation in
tax rates on active and passive" in
vestments.
He argued that there should be no
tax on dividends but that corporate
earnings should be made to bear suf-
ficiently high levies to provide the
federal needs from that source.
Release the tax on the individuals,
even tho you strike the corporation
more heavily" the witness argued.
'Then tax the interest on bonds and
preferred stocks and other issues of a
passive income nature. By relieving
the tax on dividends, we are going to
have a great clamor for stocks of all
kinds and the present bonds and pre-
ferred stock will be converted into
common stocks, all of which will be
active capital
Would Make Capital Active.
The changes proposed. Mr.. Harris
believed, would make active capital a
better investment that money tied up
in tax free-bonds. He added that he
felt the excess profits tax had not lost
its productivity
Auditing of tax returns for the last
three years. he said would bring much
more money into the federal chest
than the enthusiastic officials had
hoped.
By sitting the 1917 returns, the
treasury is shaking out around $685.
000,0 a month in extra taxes, Mr..
Harris said, and predicted that when
examination of the 1918 returns gets
under way the income from back taxes
would jump to between $50,000,0O0
and $4,000, 600 a month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-16
TO CHANGE ORGANIZATION
Near East Relief Will Attempt to
Reach individuals.

A change in the organization of the
Near East Relief campaign in Kansas
designed to reach a greater number
of people. thus Tightening the burden
on the individual, is announced in the
following bulletin which has been is
sued from the state headquarters of
the campaign:
State headquarters of Near East
Relief takes this means of advising
the county committee officers and
friends of the cause that the complete
organization of between forty-five and
fifty Kansas counties has already
been accomplished and that the or
ganization work will be continued I'M
til such time as each county in the
state is thoroly equipped with the
working machinery that will make
possible the transmission of the Near
East message into the most remote
sections of the state. Only in this
manner can all our citizens be reached
individually. and thier cooperation
secured, thus providing for an even
distribution of the responsibility with
which all the people of the state
should be equally charged.
at is the intention of the state com
mittee to organize each community
thru county organizations, similar to
the plan under which the Red Cross
operated during the war In this
manner they will be serving the pup
lie in a very acceptable manner since
such an arrangement will make it pos
sible for the committee to ask for
less amount individually.
Reaching as they will thru the en-
larged organization, a greater num-
Der. the total contributions received
should equal. if not surpass.. the total
amount which the committee were
able to secure from much smaller
group in the past, this small group
easily reached and never missed
thru their liberality made possible the
splendid prestige which Kansas en-
joys thruout the county, as one of the
nations most generous contributors to
all deserving humanitarian move
ments.
1.-THE systematic manner in which
the Near East committee of Kansas
is now arranging to direct their ap-
peals and collect the contributions or
generous Kansans will be much appre-
ciated by all our citizens who desire
efficiency, equality and fairness in the
distribution of our public responsible
ties
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-16
FACE SHOPLIFTING CHARGE
Local Firms Claim Man and Woman
Took $500 Worth of Goods.

Two state warrants were issued this
morning on complaint of the Crosby
Brothers company and the Pellet1ers
Stores company for frank Hanley,
35, and Lila " ellis, 40. They are al
legged to have stt len nearly $500 worth
Of goods from four Topeka stores sat
urday. II is expected that another
complain. will he asked by the Palace
Clothing company. The Harris Goar
company also suffered a loss, it was
said.
While the man engaged the atten-
ton of the salesgirls by flirting, the
woman lifted" the goods, according
to the police The couple were getting
away with the work in fine shape I'M
til a salesgirl at the Pelletiers store
missed a bracelet watch after the cou-
pie had gone. The police were called
and Detectives Tim Donovan and Clar-
ence Bundy "shadowed' them. They
were arrested as they came FROM
Crosby Brothers store, where the
woman had obtained a $50 fur scarf.
A ladys suit valued at 500, a georg-
cite waist and a wrist watch. all to-
falling $115.25 in value. were taken
from the Pelletier's store. A new
cravenette raincoat was taken from
the Palace and in a box they carried
quantity of silk lingerie taken from
other stores.
The couple claimed they came to
Topeka Saturday morning. They said
their homes are in Little Rock. Ark,
but they asserted that they met here
in front of a local store Saturday
morning for the first time in years.
The woman told officers that she had
been married and that she and her
husband had separated. Police be-
lieve they may be wanted in other
cities on shoplifting charges. They
are being held in the county Jail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-16
Topeka GAVE LITERALLY
DR.. Charles NJ Sheldon Denies Report
of Small Chinese Contributions.

An announcement sent today from
the national headquarters of the Chi
nese Famine Relief committee in New
York, to the effect that of the total of
$3,700,033.0S which has been cabled
to China, Topeka people have given
only 1858. was denied today by Dr.
Charles NJ. Sheldon, who has handled
the relief fund work in Topeka.
DR.. Sheldon is assured that a glaring
error has been made at the national
headquarters and has issued the fol-
lowing statement:
1.-The press report from New York
published in the morning. paper that
Topeka gave only $3.50 to the China
Famine Relief is correct. It did give
that much. and $6,347 more. The en-
tire amount given by Topeka people
to the China fund was over $1,000.
Every church contributed, the Rotary
club, the high school, Washburn col
lege, several clubs and hundreds of
individuals. The Chinese students
play given in the auditorium cleared
over $1,000. It is probably true that
if all amounts sent direct to the Amer
lean committee from Topeka were
counted in, the amount contributed by
Topeka would be somewhere near
$4,000. Figures do lie sometimes,
and in this case they lie about $1,000
WORTH
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-16
TO INVESTIGATE SCHOOLS
Committee From C. of c. VIII Take
Up Housing Question.

The committee to investigate the
housing condition at the Topeka
high school, with regard to the pos
sible damage to the students as a re-
suit of the necessity of much climbing
of stairs, was appointed today by E.
L. Copeland, permanent chairman of
the Chamber of Commerce forum, at
which the question of investigating
the high school was first preached.
Robert Cook, principal of the high
school. is chairman of the committee.
The other members are: DR.. Karl
Menninger, w. A. Neiswanger, J. E.
Griest, and Homer w. Bomgardner.
The committee is to report at the
next forum meeting, which is sched-
uled to occur in two weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-16

New York-when Mercedes Nesoi. 1G.
went to Canary Islands eight years ago.
Returning to her home in brooklyn, she
couldn't speak anything else.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-16
BIRTHS REPORTED

Twelve of the fifteen births reported
to the city clerks office for the week
ending May IA were girls. The report
follows;
John Merrill Blair and wife, 629 To-
peka Ave. May 5, girl Jacaline.
John Henry Belcher and wife, 1908
Buchanan, May 4. girl, Margaret.
William A. Fenton and wife, 307
West 7th. May s. boy. Robert Aitchi-
son.
Earle Holmes and wife, 2053 Clay,
May 8, boy, Earle Jr.
-Gershian Monroe Hull and wife,
Shorey, Kan, May 8. girl, Dorothy
MayBelle.
George VIM. Hoage and wife. 1890
Quincy, May 6. girl, Catherine, Vir-
ginia.
William w. Parrish and wife. 1856
Nulvane. May Z. girl, Wanda Lee.
Miguel Rocha and wife, 1872 Bran
ner. May 3. girl, Maria Cruz.
Samuel Jacob Richmond and wife,
1920 Kansas, May 5, girl, zelma Dore-
lene.
J. B. Streeter and wife, 935 N. Tay-
Tor, May IL, girl, Edith May.
Roy Thompson and wife, SIS Wood
lawn, March 5. girl. Nancy.
Jose Torrez and wife, sos West 'B''
street. May 8, girl, Antonio.
Keith L. Colt and wife, 2721 Wis
consin, May IL, boy.
Omer L. Herrick and wife, r. F. d.
No. 20, Berryton. Kan, May 13. girl.
Ross E. johnson and wife, Topeka,
Kan. Route No. %. May 10, girl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-16
HEALTH OFFICERS MEET IN X. C.
Number From State Board of Health
Will Attend.

A state meeting for public health
officers is being held this week in
Kansas City. Among those who will
attend from the state board of health
are: DR.. S. J. Crumbine, DR.. B. K. Kill
bourne. DR.. c. H. Lerrigo, Mrs. OAR
lene Newly, Mrs. Pearl Beckner and
Miss Hazel Risteen. Mrs. Chas. B
Thomas and Miss Mary Alexander of
the Public Health Nursing association
will also attend, and Commissioner
Robert D. McGiffert and DR.. Earle G.
Brown, city health officer. will repre-
sent the city board of health.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-16
MOOSE TO HOLD INITIATION.
Glass of Ten New Members VIII Be
Installed Tonight.

The regular weekly initiation of the
LOYAL Order of Moose. is to be held
tonight in the Moose lodge rooms on
jackson street. "A class of ten new
members is to be installed tonight.
Preparations are being made by the
Mooseheart Legion, which is the sec
ond degree of the Moose lodge. for
"frolic'' and initiation which is to
be held in Topeka on May rs. at which
a number of candidates are to receive
the second degree work. The degree
work will be put on by the local mem
bers of the Mooseheart Legion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-16

who tried to force an entrance to the
station. They shot at him twice and
he returned the fire, then hid in the
freight room.
At o'clock Glenn Middleton. an
Altoona resident, while looking around
the station, was mistaken by Douglass
for one of the bandits and Douglass
fired shooting Middleton in the
mouth. He was taken to the hospital
at Neodesha.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-16
Murderer Taken to Pittsburs.

Pittsburg, KAN, May 16.-Dewey
Tucker, confessed murderer of William
Spain, Carthage, Mo-, taxi driver, was
brought to Pittsburg and lodged IN the
city dail this afternoon by SherltL
Harry Mead of Jasper county who nao
fled with Tucker from Carthage after
Tucker had received a life sentence
after entering a plea of guilty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-16

the guards unnoticed. The show
was held for women only, but it
was said many husbands were
missing from their homes that
day. Some very attractive hosiery
designs were exhibited on some
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-16
FOUGHT OFF r. r.. BANDITS.
Altoona Telegrapher Then Hid and
Shot Down Local Citizen.

Coffeyville. Kan..- May &c. L.
Douglass, telegraph operator for the
Missouri Pacific at Altoona, twenty
five miles north of here was held up
about 1880 this morning by two men
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-16

very shapely misses. Miss Mar
shall, who is shown here wearing
lace hose, captured first prize,
and Miss Berline, who is wearing
white embroidered hose, was
awarded second prize.
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HELP wANTED--FEMALB

HOUSEWORK--Giri to work . days wesK'
white or colored, Frank SieEfriod. ~ w.
cor. 10Th and JohnstOn atH.
NURSE. graduate. with operating room eS; eS;
pcrience. TO assist physician In onice an" an
hospltal; ptntc Rgg and year graduhteu
y 205, ledger Office --
NURS;--Operatiny room supervisor wanted
~ once for suburban hospital Zot
Ledser Office -
WEAVERS experienced on tape and mar
row edgings learners taken. i. w.
Maurer Sons Co., 48ll Wayne ave-, near
18Th and Germantown ave.
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DEATHS

rtSItkEs tsTokEs;-oct; II. LOUIS, con of late
lneodore a. and Louisa Stokes. Relatives
ana trl1nds are invited to attend funeral
LcIVices Fri, =, NJ, at iiI2 70. Columbia
aye aye INT. ODD Fellows Gem. Friends may
CaiI atior y y. NJ Thurs.
Of Minnie a. MORE 'Tatem. aged aged e. Tu.
dence; 3o Grove ST., Iaddonfeld. N. J. Int.
prNnH. fIcaGc emit flowers. -
URBAN. = Suddenly, Oct 1s, HENRY,
hu5 band Of late Annie Urban Relative and
iriends Invited to funeral scrvlces, Thur, 4
4, NJ nrcc Se;y residence. 1859 s. Puxon
ST. Int Friday morning, at Mt. Holly N ]
WATSON. Killed In action. Oct. u. 1918.
ass JAMES Rus wSTss6N fs5S' son T'rSi 81
+ la!lves and. friends also Albert wSnder.
llch Post. A. L.; War Mothers; Co. c, 3O5th
sField sigma! hattalon, invited 10 funeral,
sat ~ /. NJ Bailey road and Wycombe
ave- .,hli ,hhqlinsd2wne; "a, Int Fernwood Gem. =,
Jennin Rice webb. Funeral services Fri 4.
l:3O 7. NJ, at residence, 81 L. Garfield st.,
Germantuwn. All organizations aro Invited
- YOUNG. suddenly. Oct. 10. WALTER
B. son of Walter and Mary Young. aged 90
relatives and friends invited 10 funeral
Fri. $40 a, NJ, residence. 2Ols " Coluln,
pa ave; solemn mass of requiem st. Eliza
Deth's Church 10 A. NJ. Int. private.
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PH|LA. SCHOOLS NOT.
TO USE GLAND PLAN
Wholesale Operation on Back
ward Pupils Is Not
Favored Here
IS TESTED IN CHICAGO

Old man Fucjid. reprovinr h's rova'
ouril. ptolemy, made the famous re
mark that there Is no royal road to
learning. But Euclid lived in the old
DAYS when science was not what il "a
now.
II IS predicted by those who don't
know what they are talking about thut
ile noint will soon be reached where
n ccrtoin selected dict will suncrinducr
n mental Development Of scintilrnting
kriiliarcy. Those who do know where
OF they speak say TINT Euclid's sngr
saving still holds good, and that any
amount Of sleeps glands taken inter-
naly will not advance person either
Intellectually or physically beyond a
certain degree.
Out in Chicago they are trying the
shcen's gland diet on backward school
children. Tho idea seems to be that
one takes Sleeps glands to get a sheep
skin, or something Of the sort. Tho
jden is not new, but its present appli-
cation Is novel, in that the plan is on
A Wholesale scale.
When asked whether such n system
might he introduced into the philadr,
phia public schools, DR.. Oliver p. Corn
man. chief Of the division Of backward
children, said that in his opinion tho
Sleeps gland treatment did not war
rnnt such measure, and that no such
plan was possible here.
Extracts Of the pituitary and thy
roid glands Of lower animals hnve been
administered in the past with some sue.
cess in certain cases." he said. "inscfar
as they produced a noticeable dcvelop.
ment in the physical and mental state
Of the patient, but this treatment has
not yet been brought 20 the point where
It's effectiveness has been proved Of uni.
versa application. Every case should
be considered on its merits. Moreover
the public treatment would ncccssitetc
the consent of tho parents Of the chill
dren, because of its nature"
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rENNSYIvNNI>-NrnUKHAS
ANDEN

TN.--.A' Q-rDU I.NL. StU.--G-r- \ I'D apis
pItr p TO- 'rirl- -,n'!un. Bernont 100
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WOMAN FOR TRAVELLING POSITION

salcs manager Of successful. established Chi
cako corporation. doing nationwide business
Will be at tho Hotel Adephia for several
days for the purpose Of interviewing or o
women anxious to make permanent Connoc-
ton, with splendid opportunity for ndvnncr.
mont; applicants must apply IN person ana
be between u and 40 years CT ase. have ut
least high school education and foot-loose 70
travel extensively; applicants must leave
Philadelphia within week. no experience or
Investment reouircd; we will pny railroad
fare, salary and commission from start;
position worth S75 pr week; only women
with personality. culture and refinement Will
be considered; no canYnssers npod apply; out
of-town. applicants Eivo details az 10 age.
education md telephone number. See MISS
KATHERINE EDfE Hotel Adolphia.
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DOGS AND RTR0S

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