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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-24
LURED AS LESSON
Congressman Shows Girls Prac-
ticalIy Dangers of Publicity.
Has Bill Before House Forbid
ding "Beauty Contests"

Washington, Aug 24.-Representa-
tive Manuel Herrick of Oklahoma,
who recently introduced a bill which
would prohibit the conducting of beau
ty contests. has been carrying on a
beauty contest of his own. which, it
was disclosed, was called to the at
tention of the postal authorities and
brought the explanation from the con-
gresham that his-effort was designed
to drive home to young women the
danger of beauty contest publicity.
The congressman circulated an an
onymous letter to numerous young
women of Washington whose photo
graphs have been appearing in a
newspaper beauty contest here. The
letter offered the heart and hand of
the author to the girl who passed
highest in the contest. Conditions of
the contest were outlined in the letter
and entrants were directed to send
photographs and responses to a post
office box.
After several of the young women
had complained to the postal authori-
ties, authorship of the letters was
traced to Congressman Herrick, who
declared that his purpose was to DEM
onstrate to Washington young women
the evils of participation in such af-
fairs. The investigation was then
dropped.
Explaining his unusual method of
procedure to promote legislation, Con-
gresham Herrick said today:
Having introduced H. r. S206. a
bill for the purpose of disasso ciating
movie film managers and theatrical
managers and any one else further
back of them from using, preying
upon and otherwise availing them
selves of the facilities afforded to
them thru obtaining the names and
addresses of young women, who par
ticipate in beauty contests, held by
legitimate newspapers, and. realizing
that this crowd would offer most
strenuous opposition to the passage OF
any such bill, deemed it wise to take
such steps as I thought necessary to
obtain conclusive and irrefutable evlr
dence that the Turing of girls, whose
names and addresses were obtained in
the aforesaid manner, was compare
lively easy, therefore, I had sent out
some letters thru friends which were
OF decoy nature and which many
girls answered, whose answers I am
holding for the benefit of this COM
mittee on Judiciary when this bill is
up for consideration.
Il would be very glad to have the
cooperation in the passage of this act
fall Christian young ladies to whom
the pitfalls which they might have en-
eountered have been thus revealed to
them"
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WILL NOT. FIGHT
Panama Heeds Warning Note
From Washington.
Pres. POrras Orders Disputed
Land Coded to Costa RIGA.

Panama, Aug. 24.-The threatened
war between Panama and Costa Rica
over disputed territory has been avert
ed. The Panama government has
given in to the United States and it is
considered today there is little likeli-
hood of an armed clash.
Following receipt of message from
the American state department that
the United States will not allow hos
tilities to take place between Panama
and Costa Rica, President Porras
ordered the armed police to retire
from Coto and to make no resistance
against occupation by Costa Rican
troops.
The civilian population had pre-
viousiy been ordered to retire along
with all local Panaman officials. No
attempt will be made to defend the
disputed territory against entry by the
Costa Ricans, it was announced.
The firm attitude of the United
States, according to officials of the
Panaman government. makes it pos
sible for this government to place all
the blame on Washington for break
down. It was said this would clear
the political atmosphere in this coun-
ry to a large extent. ~.
A note has been drawn up in answer
to the latest communication of Secre-
tary of State Hughes forbidding hos
tilities and it was expected 1t would
be on the way to Washington before
night.
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INDIAN REBELS SEIZE TOWNS
British Rush Reinforcements To Que1
Native Uprisings.

London. Aug. 24.-Indian- riots in
the Malabar district are becoming
more serious and reinforcement of
British and native troops are being
rushed into the zone from Bangalore,
said an Exchange. Telegraph dispatch
from Bombay today.
Mobs are in control of number or
villages and small towns. Invthe re-
gion of Calicut, 5000 rioters destroyed
several small towns after footing THEM
Many persons were killed. a
Thousands of Indian natives, ali
heavily armed, are in complete pos
session of a considerable section of the
Malabar district, having overwhelmed
the troops, said a Calcutta dispatch to
the Daily Express.
A Central News dispatch from
Bombay said that a heavy force of
armed malcontents were marching
upon Teroke.
Press accounts of the Indian riotins
were confirmed by an official dispatch
received at the Indian office from the
Earl of Redding, Viceroy of India.
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ZR-2 WAS BIGGEST
tCOntinusd from Page on..l

Confined from Page One)
ship which future developments may
indicate to be desirable.
The inside clear dimensions of the
hangar are: Width. 253 feet; length,
SO3 feet; height, 178 feet, which gives
the largest clear roof area of any
structure of any type in this country
Has Miniature Railway.
Railroad tracks and docking rails
run inside the hangar for the entire
length, so arranged that two of the
largest airships now built can be
brought into the hangar and placed
side by side. The cost of the hangar
is approximately 100000.
Barracks and mess halls for over
five hundred enlisted men are being
provided by fitting out the army bar
racks which were on the site at the
time the field was taken over A
large hydrogen plant capable of pro-
ducing $4,000 cubic feet of hydrogen
per day is under construction, includ-
ing a gas holder of 100000 cubic
feet capacity.
The entire landing field comprises
an area of approximately 400 acres,
a large part of which has been cleared
and graded to permit of the safe land
ing and handling of the airships Fa-
cilttiesS for radio communication and
meteorological observations are also
provided.
Trolley To Aid launching.
An interesting feature of the hangar
are the docking rails, which run thru
the shed and extend 1900 feet at each
end. These are, in effect conduits with
narrow slots thru which lines reaching
from trolley inside the conduit can
be extended to the airship being
launched or locked.
The main doors at each end of the
structure are novel in design. The
two ends are in duplicate, and each
has a two-leaf rolling, se1f-supporting
door, which is 1T feet high and 1873
feet long. The doors, of structural
steel framing covered with asbestos
siding, are electrically operated.
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Pursued Negro
Ties Bloodhound
To Tree and FzeeS

Nesbit, nimble negro, turned a novel
trick on the ferocious bloodhound sent
out to trail him, but was captured,
nevertheless
Serving life sentence for murder on
the chain gang, Nesbft escaped. A
bloodhound was set on his trail. The
negro waited until the bloodhound
caught up, tied the animal to a tree
and continued his flight. He was cap
tured later, however.
Bloodhounds in real life are not as
ferocious as in Uncle Toms Cabin
lore. Dog experts know that they sell
dom bite and are of value only for
their powers of scent.
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Total 10 markets. GO,4OO 2s,sOO 7oiOC
GHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.

Chicago. Aug. 24ICATTLE-Receip
5000. Market mostly steady; best heavy
weight steers, calves and bulls, strong
choice heavy steers, $1,000; best yearlings.
held higher; beef steers, $6500e.2o; bulk
s.. 75G4.O0 butcher, $4.75@ $50; bulk veal
calves, S9.50G10OO; stockers and feeders,
steady: mostly S5.OO66.25.
HOGS-Receipts 1900 Market fairly ac-
tive. 15c to 40c higher; bulk of sales, $I45
1850; top. $500; heavy weight, $S-25d9 p
medium weight, S9.1O69.60; light weight,
$930@9.5o; light lights, $s.75@9.5o: heavy
packing sows, smooth. $1.25G7.75: packing
sows, rough. S7.O0dT25; pigs, $S.O049.OO
SHEEP-Receipts 24,000. Fat lambs.
mostly 25c lower; native top. early, $3.50
to city butchers; $500 to packers; only one
string westerns SOLD carly at $40; others
held higher: no feeder lambs sold early /;
few native fat ewes, steady.
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Wall St. New York, Aug. 24.-STOCKS-
During the further selling of the morning,
many low priced and obscure stocks broke
into new foreground. These included Pierce
Arrow, common and preferred; Columbia
Graphophone, common and preferred, and
General Motors. the latter being Iiquidated
in large Individual lots. American Smelt-
ing common and preferred; crucible Steel,
Maniti Sugar, United Drug and Virginia.
Carolina Chemical preferred. lost ~ to
almost points. Oils. especially the for
eign group and the better grade of equip
mentS and motors were strong. A seven
point break in $500" Canadian Pacific
subsidiary, on single sale was the only
striking feature among rails Money con-
ditions were unchanged, call loans opening
on the exchange at 515 per cent with free
offerings at per cent elsewhere.
Stocks continued to lose ground at the list
less opening of today's session, New low
records for the year were madesby some of
the .promlnent issues, notably Mercantile
Marine preferred, American International
Pullman, Anaconda Copper and Interna-
tional Paper, at initial declines running
from from large fractions to one point. Crucibiee
Great Northern also reacted. Union Pacific
was the only stock to display strength,
gaining one paint on yesterdays favorable
statement of earnings.
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Seventeen Big Firms Figured in
Gigantic Swindle.
Banks, Railroads and Industries
Were Included.
CONFESSION LAYS PLOT BARE
Kansas City Bank Was to Have
Been Outlet.
Worthless Securities Were to
Have Been Sold in Kansas.

Chicago, Aug. 24.-"The Bank
Wreckers. Ltd" the amazing serial
Z Of crooked financ now running in
the office of the United States district
attorney here, was expected to unfold
few more reels of thrills today as
Assistant District Attorney John V.
Clinnin continued the probe of the OPP
erations of Charles W. French and his
alleged band of ''t,-ree million dollar
swindlers."
The confession said to have been
made by several members of the gang
have revealed to Clinnin the most
amazing record of dishonest finance
in the history of American crime
CIinnin expects other members of the
band, he said. to confess today and re-
veal additional details of daring
schemes planned or contaminated
that are said to have brought millions
a cash and securities into the Golfers
Of the band.
Left Trail of Victims.
Seventeen companies. three banks,
a couple of railroads, cement plants,
lumber mills and other industries are
said to have figured in the plans of
French and his associates. The OPP
erations of the gang. according to eVl-
dence in -Clinnins hands, have left a
trail of ruined busir esses. broken r
tunes and desperate victims.
Among the schemes which French
and his cohorts are said to have
planned was the proposed purchase
of a Milwaukee bank with 100000
WORTHY of checks to be issued by a
Washington, d. c., bank. The new
owners at Milwaukee planned to issue
certificates of Indebtedness. for 81
OOO. 900. cash them in Chicago and
rush the cash back t. Washington to
cover" the checks.
Fake Schemes Planned.
The financing of a toll road in Ohio;
purchase of a bank in Kansas City,
Mo, where more than $1,000, 900 worth
of notes were to be discounted and
later palmed off on smaller banks in
the middle west; the financing of six
teen Ohio companies with more than
100000 worth of capital" repre-
scented by unsecured notes; construc-
tion of a railroad in California and
numerous other schemes are listed
among those which Clinnin says have
been admitted by those who have con-
fessed.
The chief confession in the case. it
is said, came from Alva w. Harsh
man Of Milwaukee. former secretary
to French. Harshman is declared to
have told in detail of the plans of the
vealed details of many schemes that
have been successfully contaminated.
Moro Arrests Coming.
Harshman is expected to be the
chief witness for the state when the
cases come to trial. Several members
of the band are still being sought by
federal officials, altho eight already
are under arrest. 4. w. Davis. the
Cleveland millionaire who is said to
have been pauperized by the gang,
Will be taken into custody today, Gin
min said.
A bank cashier in Washington
whose name is withheld. also will be
arrested. it was. declared, in connec-
ton with the proposed deal to buy
the Milwaukee bank
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MUST REARRANGE CONTRACT
Brennan-Dempsey Bout Affected By
New Boxing Board Rule.

Buffalo. Aug. 24.-The state ath-
letic commissions ruling that boxers
in main events must be paid on the
percentage basis, will necessitate the
revision of plans by the Queensberry
Athletic club of this city. for a bout
here between Jack Dempsey and Bill
Brennan some time in November.
Brennan signed articles in New
York last night, presumably on a per-
centage basis, altho the terms are not
known here. Previously, club Off
Gals state, he had been offered $20.-
900.
Jack Kearns. pempsey's manager,
had agreed to bring Dempsey here, it
was added, but details of the financial
arrangement were not settled.
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ARE MANY NET AsPIRANTs.
Are Seventy-Five Entered To Contest
for International Tennis Title.

Philadelphia Aug. 24.-Four mem
bers of the Australian Davis cup ten
his team, which will meet Japan in
the final round for that trophy, today
entered the national singles champion
ship tournament to be held at the
Germantown cricket club, starting
September Z.
The Australians are Captain Nor
man Peach, joe Anderson. J. B.
Hawkes. and J. Todd. Ignace Del Bor-
bolIa, of Mexico City, was another who
sent in his entry today. The list OF
aspirants for William Tilden's laurels
now total seventy-five.
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KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK MARKET.

eeipts $500. Better grades beef steers
steady; top. 1910: best heaYies, $3.50; best
yearlings bid 1910; five hundred head
quarantine steers, 500; practically nothing
doing on other grades, bidding lower
calves, steady to strong: odd vealers. $500
best load lots, $sO0dSI5; stockers. and
feeders, steady to 25c lower; early sales
stockers. $3.0OG6.O0; bulk Of sales. $1,000
$50; plain to good feeders, $4S5G6.50; 9th
.er classes, steady: common to good cows.
$3.Jo0510: few choice lot. $3.50; heifers,
mostly S5.00G625: bulk bulls, $3.50 100 ;
most Gamers, $I75d2O0.
H0GS-Receipts $500. Market fairly &C
tive on better grades. 15625c higher than
yesterdays average t175 Founders TO pack
ers. $905; 225 to 24gSpounders, SS.6O6S so
prime 32J pound averages. So top, 50 Is
bulk Of sales. SL15M9.0O: stock pigs,
steady: few choice kinds 5000
EHEEP-Receipts 800. Market about
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COAL WARNING SENT OUT
Manufacturers Advised by Illinois AS
ISOLATION to Lay in Supply.

Chicago, Aug. 23.-AIl manufactur-
ers are warned to keep a three
months minimum coal supply on hand
in a bulletin sent out today by the
Illinois Manufacturers association.
The bulletin also warned against a
serious situation in the coal industry
during the coming winter and next
spring.
The high cost of soft coal, said the
warning, is due to labor supplies.-in-
creased cost of workmen's compensa-
ton, enforced idleness and lack of
market demand. Further idleness at
the mines, it is said, will occur next
spring due to anticipated trouble over
the renewal of expiring contracts.
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QUIT PUTS AND CALLS
Chicago Board of Trade to Stop In
demnity Trading October 1.

Chicago, Aug. 24.-Trading in in
IDENTITIES. Familiarity known as puts
and calls'' will be discontinued on the
Chicago board of trade October /, il
of directors.
Discontinuance of indemnity trad
ing is the first step taken by the board
to conform to the provisions of the
Capper-Tincher bill. regulation of
grain exchanges which has been pass
ed by congress and now awaits. the
signature Of President Harding. Sew
eral other changes in the rules of the
board are to be made later when the
exact provisions of the Capper- Tincher
bill are interpreted.
Officials of the board of trade ex-
pressed the opinion that the bill would
not seriously affect the operation of
the exchange.
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WEATHER.


at Garden City and 10 at Macksville.
The highest temperature in the
country as we'll as the state during the
past "a hours, was los at MePher-
son. The lowest in the United States
was A at .Winnemucca,- New, anu the
lowest in the state was 60 at Garden
City.
The highest temperature ever re-
corded in Topeka on this date was
81 in 1912, and the lowest r-o-
1897.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon the wind
was blowing at the rate of 9 miles
from the southwest.
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SPANIARDS REPEL ATTACK
MoOrs Forced to Retire by Counter
Thrust South of MeIiIla.

Madrid. Aug. 24.-Savage attacks
upon the Spanish lines south of Me-
Ina, Morocco, have been made by
rebel tribesmen but they have been
repulsed with heavy losses, said an
official statement issued here last
night.
The Spanish forces, after stopping
the onslaught of the Moors. launched
a counter attack and compelled the
enemy to abandon positions he had
taken there, the statement added.
The battle lasted all day yesterday
and the operations of the Spanish
forces We're aided by a squadron of
airplanes which SCARED above the bat
Ito lines and did efficient work
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veterans want To Fight for Spain.

Chicago, Aug. IA committee,
representing over 200 unemployed ex-
soldiers, sailors and marines today
placed an offer before the Spanish
consulate here to serve in the Spanish
foreign legion being recruited to fight
in Morocco. Their applications were
forwarded to the Spanish embassy at
Washin ston(
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August "a, 1921

August a, 1871.
The poultry market continues weak with
prospects of lower prices locally. Receipts
show liberal volume. Topeka prices remain
unchanged for today.
A decline of 1c per doz. in egg prices is
noted with liberal receipts showing a large
proportion of poor quality. The warm
weather is responsible for number of rots
and low grades
Prices as follows Hens, lbs. and over,
21c per lb. hens, under lbs, 1Sc per ID. !;
cox, Toe per h.; broilers, IL to lbs, 25c
per lb. Leghorn and black broilers, Sc per
Id. less; springs. over lbs, 21c per lb.
Eggs-On a graded basis, extra firsts, Bic
per doz.: ordinary firs{s, 25c per doz-; sec
onds and checks, 19c per doz., case in
cluded; without case, 1c per doz. less.
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BACK TO ANSWER CHARGES.
Alleged Box Car Thieves Who Shot
Santa Fe Officer at Ottawa Caught.

Ottawa, Kan. Aug. 23.-James B.
Baughman, alleged members of a
band of box car thieves, have been
arrested at Muncie, Ind, according to
a report reaching this city today.
James Baughman is wanted here
for shooting Lee Bowler, Santa Fe
special officer, while under arrest
April 20. Bowler was dangerously
wounded. but recovered. Sheriff AL
lison will go to Muncie to bring
Baughman back to this city.
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Moorish Chief wants to Surrender

MeliIla- Aug. 23.-Chief Abdul Krin,
leader of the rebellious Moroccan
tribesmen, has sent emissaries to Cen
eral Berenguer, Spanish high commits
sioner. offering his surrender, IL was
announced early today. The reason
for his offer, he said, is the bad state
Of his health
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Topeka, Kan, Aug. "a.
.(These prices are basis delivered Kansas
~WHEAT-No 1 hard, s113@1.2s: No. 2
hard, $112@1.22: No. s hard, $1.10Q 40;
No. 4 hard. $1.10G115.
OATS-No. white, 32c; No. white,
KAFIR-No. white. 500; No. 3 mixed,
BARLEY-No. 8, SIC; No. 4. SOC.
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TOPEKA POULTRY MARKET.

FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Co,
corner Laurent and Madison sts., Topeka,
Kansas)
Topeka, Kan, Aug. q.
Hens, 4 lbs. and over, zoe; under lbs;
20c; broilers, . lbs. and under, 25c; old
ROSTERS, 10c; springs, over 2 lbs, 21e.
Egg+$S.10 case. including new cases.
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Babe Scores Two Homers

Cleveland. Aug. 23.-Babe Ruth.
the Yankees premier slugger. ran
his home run total to forty eight
this afternoon by getting two home
runs off Ray Caldwell. of the IN
dams.
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kIlzi.RkdEITs

additional late markets will be
found on another page of this paper }.
Chicago, Aug. 2i-WHEAT-Yheat ives
q shade easier at the start today but soon
developed SteadinesS on reports of addi-
tional expert sales Of 10000 bushels since
yesterdays close. Local professionals
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1 resting with commission houses tended to
check advances. Initial prices were $l1l54
to $1.17% for September and S1-10 to $1.1s15
for December Selling orders came out al
around $40 for December. Official trading
was started in the May option and first
figures of $1-25, or about cents over De-
cember represented carrying charges.
! Additional export sales brought the total
the two days and encouraged buyers, all
options ranged generally higher until even
| ing up at the end brought the market here
/ to near yesterdays close. Final prices were
$11s to. S11sA for September, $l19 to
Sl19N for December and $1.221z for May.
| COMMON trading was in fair volume
and the early transactions were marked by
September strength which went from Nc
under to 1sc over December. Opening prices
were Ne higher with September 531ac to
58ssc and December 53&c to 551sc- Gains OF
were recorded in the first hour.
September maintained Its position OF
parity or better with December and both
options showed continued strength on sea-
board buying the close was firm with
September at 541se to 545k@54Ae and De
cember at 53HQ54e to 541Ac.
| OATS-Oats were drmer after opening
unchanged with trade mainly local Sep
TENDER started at 34c to 345sc and Decem-
Der at BIC to 3I1Ac.
er prices for hogs; most Of the transactions
were in lard with the October option as
leader. First prices were from to 20
points higher than yesterdays close
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
| Orange Of prices on grain futures or
the Chicago Board Of Trade, as reported
England Bldg.)
Chicago. Aug. "a.
Il
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steady. Choice light ewes. $4.35; most fat
natives, s. 666400 lambs. 25@5Oc lower !;
Idahos, $e-25; natives, $500
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SIT. Joe, Ang. 24-HOGS-Receipts 1000.
Market 15@25c higher. Top, $40; bulk Of
sales, $7.25GS.10.
| CATTLE@Receipts $500. Market IN
ievenly steady to 25c lower; steers, $500
1000: cows and heifers, $3.00010O0; calves,
$S.00nSO0.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000. Market 25@5oc
lower. Lambs, $s-509825; ewes, $S.0094.0o-
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kansas CITY PRopUcE MARKET.

Kansas City, Aug. 24-EGGS-Market I'M
changed.
BUTTER-Creamery, lie lower, Ale; pack
ing, unchanged.
POULTRY-Market unchanged.