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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-18
NEW FURNITURE STORE O PENS.
Emahizer-Spielman Occupy Building
In North Topeka.

The new store of the Emahizer-
Spielman Furniture company at S33
North Kansas avenue has been opened
for business. The company will han
die in this store the same goods sold
at the store on the South side. The
store will be managed by J. NJ. Barr,
who has been connected with the COM
pany eleven years.
The company purchased the build
ing in North Topeka several mornths
ago and completely remodeled it. 1t
occupies four floors. including the
basement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-18
REoRGANIzE MANHATTAN BANK.
Stockholders May Reopen Institution
and Pay Off Losses.

Efforts to reorganize the Citizens
made today at meeting Of stockhold-
ers of the institution. r. H. Foster.
state bank commissioner. is attending
the meeting
The Manhattan bank closed its
doors several weeks ago as a result
of heavy losses thru bad loans and al
legged irregularities. Since that time
affairs of the bank have been in hands
of the state department. An effort is
now being made to reopen the bank
and pay off losses thru assessments
on the stock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-18
LLOYD GEORGE TO ATTEND
British Premier Will Be Present at
Armament Conference.

London, Oct. 1S.-Premier Lloyd
George formally announced in the
house of commons this afternoon that
he would attend the Washington
armament conference.
IT hope to go myself as soon as the
parliamentary situation and the gen.
era1 situation renders it possible" the
premier said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-18
REED At DES MONIES MEET
Represents. Governor. in Unenploy-
ment Conference Today.

Clyde NJ. Reed, chairman Of the
public utilities commission, today rep
resents Governor Allen and the state
at conference of mid-western gov
ernors in Des Moines to consider I'M
employment and the railroad rate
problem. Governor Allen was unable
to attend the conference so assigned
Reed to attend the meeting.
Representatives from a number of
central states are attending the con-
ference, which was called recently by
Governor Kendall. The railroad
freight rate question, as well as the
problem of meeting unemployment
conditions, is under discussion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-18
TO HONOR UNKNOWN" SOLDIER
Earl of Cavan to Confer Victoria Cross
on Americas Hero.


London, Oct 1S.-The Earl of
Cavan, who is expected to accompany
the British delegation to the Washing
ton conference as an expert on mill
tary affairs, has been selected to con-
fer the Victoria cross upon the grave
of Americas unknown" soldier in
Arlington cemetery, the Daily Sketch
announced today.
1t is understood Premier Lloyd
George ruled that the Victoria cross
should be conferred as a political
necessity" There has been strong OPP
position, the opponents including King
George. This opposition was based
upon the contention that it was legally
and traditienally impossible to confer
Britain's highest award upon for
eign soldier who had not even fought
in the British army. The premier in
sisted and finally overcame the OPP
position Foreign office experts were
then called upon to devise means of
making the award legal"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-18

The house of representatives has
decided that it is big enough and will
not stand for any increase in its mem
bership. It is wise decision and one
in harmony with public sentiment.
The larger the house becomes the
more unwieldly and expensive 1t
crows
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-18
FOUR new CASES DIPHTHERIA
Sixteen Cases Monday Keep Board OF
Health Worried.

Four new cases of diphtheria up
teen cases Monday-gives the city
health department a continuance Of
worry.
Releases of diphtheria, quarantine,
cultures in the bacteriology depart
ment-these and more make the de-
partment decidedly not a place where
loafing is Welcomed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-18
TOPEKA CASH GRAIN MARKET.

lFurnlshed by Derby GRAIN company, 80
New England Bldg, Topeka. kan.
Topeka, kan, Oct Is
(These prices are basis delivered Kansas
City)
WIIEAT-No. 1 hard, 81 o6d1 os; No. 2
hard, $1.04d114; No. 8 hard, 9sc01 u;
No. hard. 9JcG1 81. 05.
CORN-No. / white, 3T5ze; No. ? white,
3T@37hc; No. / yellow, size: No. . yell
low, 371ac: No. 1 mixed, 351k M3T1kc; No.
mixed. 35I5 9l3G1Ac
OATs-No. white, sokc; No. 3 white,
kAFfRCNo. white, s1.o5.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-18
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Wall St, New York. Oct 1s.-STOCKS-
The stock market was dull but relatively
firm today on the more promising labor
situation. Much Of yesterdays reversal
was recovered
Rails. oils. shippiHgs and tobaccos were
the firm issues of the final hours equip
ments, especially Pullman. becoming
heavy. The dosing was irregular Bonds
Of the convertible railroad type were heavy
and liberty issues showed mixed gains
and losses. Sales approximated 10000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-18

New Orleans, Oct. 1S.-COTTON-Spo
steady, % lower; sales on the spot 900
bales, to arrive 1851; good middling, 1926 !;
middling, Is %.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-18

Marriage licenses were issued in the pro-
bate court during the last twenty-four
hours to the following:
Fred HILL Lecompton. ............3T
Lauretta Mae Lowe, Topeka. IA
Gerald H Mcdonald, Wichita. %
Berniece johnson, Douglas, Kan..21
William Wesley Tucker, Topeka. ID
Corrlne ID. Shields, Topeka. 10
Percy C. Brewer, Topeka. p
Ellen a. Jones, Topeka. ...............2O
Diamond Engagement Rings, $50 to
$500. Easy terms. Harris-Goar Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-18
LATE MARKETS

NEW YORK LIBERTY BOND MARKET.
New York. Oct. 1S.--Liberty bonds close
80 g, 9132; first As, 90 40: second as
800; first rs, 9270; second Az 92.42;
third "A S, DC; fourth IA s, y2.72; Vic
tory 3As, 99.3S; Victory Az 99.40.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-18

Local Mention.
Raymond Chiropodist orpheum Bldg.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-18
NEW YORK COTTON MARKEr.

New YORK. Oct 1S@COTTON-Spot
quiet; middling, H.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-18
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Lords Flowers satisfy. Tel. 1851
Adv
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-06-30
GRASSHOPPERS IN
COLORADO FIELDS

Colorado Springs, June Fac
ing an army of countless millions Of
migratory grasshopper that are
threatening crops in this section,
more than 200 farmers yesterday
began a systematic fight on the pests
in the southeastern part of Ell Paso
county. M h 8S
s5 Just where the. grasshopper army
had its origin is not exactly known
to farmers but it has spread over a
large part o fLincoln, Crowley and
Pueblo counties and is headed north
west. 5 3i.# ~ #
z. C. Hale, county agent, and p. T..
Haas, government pest expert, !, with
several truck loads of bran, poison
oranges and 1syrup, Joined the farm
3ers at Highland Pueb eblo county,
about three miles south Of the Ell
SPaso county line. An organization
was perfected and a systematic plan
OF fighting the pests was made.
The line Of attack against the
grasshoppers extends oyers$,a front
0f 80, or % mil The farmers have
been grouped into teams with q cap-,
tain at the head Of each. Each team
will cover one mil the Sfigh lifting
line.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-06-30
FORD MAKINGSH HALF
MILLION A DAY

Detroit, Mich, June 23-In this
weeks issue of Pipp's Weekly, E. G,
Pipp, former managing editor of
Henry Ford's paper, says the Ford
Motor profits for May exceeded those
Of any other month in the history of
the. business career Of Henry Ford,
reaching the sum Of more than $1S,-
900 ,0O0,5 or more than 100000 q
day. s5
The total production for the month:
was 97.014 cars, it is asserted, the
profit on each car being more than
$189.
These profits were followed with.
a reduction in the price Of the car
amounting to about $25 q car, but
despite the reduction, the June prof.
its, it was predicted. will exceed the
May, profits by about 81 to S1.25 Q
car on All but the sedans. 5l3
". On the first of the month, all OUT
standing notes we're paid; the cur
rent bills provided for, and there:
was surplus Of s$6,113.O17. N ,.a aa.3i'5i
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-06-30
TRAGEDY in
EMMONS COUNTY

Il Linton, June Thor Thorson,
a well known farmer In the south
west part of Emmons county shot
and killed his wife and then turned
the gun, "a SO calibre revolver, to
2ish forhead and then pulled the trig-ss
ger. No cause can be found for the
rash act, for the man had Just COM
pleted land deal adjoining his
place. tits thought that Thorson be-
came temporarily insane following O.
recent attack Of influenza.
S The tragedy occurred id their, little
two room home where their two
small children slumbered peacefully
the corpse sof their parents. "a & Il Mas
these little child dren, aged 5 and 81
who in their MIG ght Ties went quarter
OF a mile to- tell their gEandpArentss
ito5tell that a Papa "a d mans shad thssI
nose bleed md on 4 smoysl I. "a .'.S q
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-06-30
STATE MONEY IS
MOVING SLOWLY

Bismarck, N. D. Complaints that
the June apportionment of $368,000
to the schools of the state has not
been made have begun to reach state
officials. With the complaints come
appeals from treasurers of school
districts in various parts of the state
for money to aid the schools in pay
ing their bills for the school year just
closed The amounts were certified
to the state auditor some time ago,
but he has not issued a warrant to
the state treasurer to pay out the
money.
There will be no more hail pay
ments for some time, according to
the state treasurer. About $4,000 of
the 1920 warrants have been paid,
the payments being down to and in
cluding half of. Mercer county, or
payments of amounts due in II coun-
ties and part OF Mercer county, except
that there are unpaid miscellaneous
warrants from various counties.
State Treasurer Steen paid out a
total Of about $1,000, 900 to the hold
ers of state warrants. About $780,
900 now Is due from county treas
urers, who are holding the money,
it is said. Part of the hail taxes have
not been paid.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-06-30
PLUNGE INTO
YELLOWSTONE
FATAL TO TWO

Livingston, Mont, June 22-Mrs.
Ed Zeller, age 20 residing 80 miles
south of Portland, Ore. and Almira
Zacher, age II, resident of He'll,
N. d.. were killed this afternoon
when tourist automobile driven by
the husband Of the dead woman
plunged over 5O-foot cliff into the
Yellowstone river. The accident oc-
Cured eight miles east Of Living
ston and according to Zeller, who
swan to safety, a broken part in the
steering control caused the plunge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zeller were motor
ing to North Dakota with August
Zacher and family from Oregon. The
Zacher girl was riding with the Eel
lers in small car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zeller occupied the
front seat and the girl the rear seat
when the car left the road on a Sec
tion of highway known as the Con-
vict Grade between Livingston and
Hunters Hot Spring. Mr.. and Mrs.
Zacher and five children occupied
the car behind the wrecked automo-
bile.
Authorities had not recovered the
bodies this evening and the car was
completely covered with water.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-06-30
B. OF N. D.
RURAL CREDITS BANK
URGES PRES. BECKWITH

Grand Forks, June 29-In his an
nual address at the opening session
today of the annual convention of
the North Dakota Bankers Associa-
tion, President Harold H. Beckwitlr
of Fargo urged that the bank of
North Dakota be turned into a rur-
al credit institution, patterned after
the South Dakota bank. He urged
changes in the guarantee Of depos-
its law.
The convention is attended by
some 800 North Dakota and visiting
Minnesota bankers. The morning
session was given over to the address
ses and preliminary work as the ap-
pointment of committees and reports.
Mr.. Beckwith said that there now
is open hostility to the bank of No.
Dak., which did not exist before. He
said the only way to make it of SER
vice to the people Of the state was to
turn it into rural credit !nstitu-
tiOn, ~:
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-06-30

Z i ! =. I - " L
'."'"The campaign for signatures on
the recall petitions will be continued
until at least eighty per cent fthe
O'Connor vote in every precinct in
the state has been signed up. The
number Of signatures on the recall
petitions is already in excess OF
eighty per cent in more than one
thousand precincts. The sooner the
petitions are signed up the better.
The committee desires to have the
recall petitions ready SO as to be in
position to stay right with the
governor should he decide to turn a
sharp corner on the petitions for the
constitutional amendment and the
initiated laws, as he, did in 1919.
s'The recall petitions are petiti-
tions of a different class than those
that have been filed in previous elec-
tions, and Bill Lemke will find it a
more difficult task to locate the peo-
pie he would like to persecute on ac-
count of their political beliefs. He
will have to guess again before he
will get the names on the recall Pc
titions published in such way as to
do him any good or injure those he
would like to bluff or punish" . +,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-06-30
STORM VICTIM
REMAINS FOUND
BY HIS SON

Medora N. Dak., June 22-9 Ray
mond Everetts, the 11-year-old son
of Tom Everetts, one Of the three
victims of the cloudburst near Med
ora, N Oak. located the body of his
father after searching parties had
searched fruitlessly for the past
three days.
Young. Everetts had a dream in
which he saw the place where his
fathers body lay and insisted that he
be taken there as he was positive
where it was located. He gave such
a vivid description of the location
that credence was given to his as
sertions and he wa staken to the spot.
The people looked around the
place, he described "a washout near
the fence on the right away-and
about to give up but the boy insist
ed that his father was there and to
satisfy him one of the men went to-
the spot Indicated, and just as the
boy said, he was under the wire in
the water and 'adrift.
The body was in comparatively
good state of preservation consider
ing the fact that it had been so long
in the water. The bodies of the.
other two victims were found yes
terday.
This is the second time that young
Everetts has had a prophetic vision.
Several years ago he told the family
that an aunt had died and described
her death and ma few hours tele-
gram confirmed his prophecy.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-06-30
FLOOD MOVED
ROCK PILE TO
NEIGHBOR'S FIELD

Williston, June 25- The heavy
rains during the past week perform
ed some peculiar stunts at the l.. c.
Hart farm, north of the city. A large
rock pile that was situated at the
end of one of his fields was carried
by the water into one Of his neigh
boris wheat fields.
The deluge came down over the
hills with such force that some Of
the rocks that weighed as much as
200 pounds were carried over 200
feet into a wheat field. Mr.. Hart
said that the peculiar thing about
the flood is the fact that the larger
stones were carried the farthest into
the field.
The rock pile in question has been
stationed at the end Of the field for
the past six years and at no time dur
ing that time previous has any Of the
rocks even been disturbed by rains
in this section.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-06-30
OBJECTIONS TO
FEDERAL GRAIN
GRADES STATED

Washington, June 81 Members
of the house committee on agricu1-
ture, which began their investiga-
tion today of charges that the fedeT'
al grain grading system was cheating
growers out of a large percentage
of the actual value of their crops
seemed .favorably impressed with ev.
idence brought before them by a del
egation from Minnesota, North Da.
kota, and South Dakota. The dele.
cation which included state officials
and representatives of farmers, told
the committee that present require
ment are working an unnecessary
hardship on wheat growers and have
complicated the marketing of grain.
: j. A. McGovern, chief deputy
grain inspector of North Dakota, il
lustrated how the farmers were pen
allied 10 to 40 cents per bushel un-
der the present grading system. This
loss to the farmer goes directly into
the pocket of the buyer and is made
possible by mixing different grades,
thereby raising the grade of the
whole, he stated.
Thomas Sanderson, experiment sta
tion miller at the North Dakota Ag-
ricultural college, showed loaves and
submitted milling data illustrating
that the value Of the mill products
from lower grades were in some cas-
es worth up to a dollar a bushel more
than the wheat cost. w. C. Palmer,
chief of the North Dakota grain in
spection division, told the commit
tee that the federal grading system
places grain of widely differing val
ue in the same grade Mr.. Palmer at
tackled the present method of deter
mining the closing cash prices upon
which the elevator prices are fixed,
showing how farmers are penaliZed
several cents per bushel on account
of this system. The loss to the farm
er on account of this feature Of the
federal grading system alone was
said to amount to 10 to Is cents
per bushel and even more.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-06-30
DISTRICT COURT


n The case Of Margaret Knapp, wife
Of John Knapp /, VS. Paul Knapp, ex--
ecntor. Of last will ia / the estate Of
Johan Knapp, has been on trial for:
nearly two days. This case has been
tried before and went to the supreme
court which sent the case back and
another hearing is being given. The
plaintiff bring gs suit Tor payment for:
board ,in the amount Of $612, chargt
cd against Johan Knapp The former
jury gave plaintiff verdict for the
full.amount:S One of tn reasons why
the case was remand ed back Nv the
supreme court d m that the board,
and keep of ohan Knapp was sup
posed to- be gratuito itous On the part;
of shis Sson The amily u IA Near 3ls AZ.
chanl sss
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-06-30

contracts as attorney. Asked if he
was not in control Of the. company he
said.
eff was never used it,"
''Do you think it was justifiable
to have full control of the Consumers
Stores Company and take no part in
its cuntrol?"
"Under the circumstances, yes"
l4e1nke said that he hadIfoar shar-
es of stock in the Courier-News and
ha;! heen president of the company
hut lad no part in the management.
Asked if he paid for his stOcS: in the
Courier-News he replied: 81 think
So. Asked if he paid for his stock
in the Consumers United Stores com
pany he replied positively that he did.
Lemke said he thought w. G..
Johnson handed him the8stoc!s GER
tiflcates and then was ce"tlin That
he paid Johnson par value: $7A0 for
seven shares.
"Will you swear postivel.' that yon
did not write up the stock, se'tit:cue.s
in the Stores company. that you wit
messed the issuance of the stock and
r CONTINUED on page p
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-06-30
ROBBERS BLOW
CARRINGTON SAFE

Darlington. June 24.-Breaking
thru the window in the office of the
Standard Oil Co. here robbers the
first of the week blew off the door
Of the safe and secured $3.50 in cash
and checks. Nitroglycerine was used
to blow off the lock of the first safe.
1t is thot that the men were the same
ones who held up the road camp
crew two miles from New Rockford
on last Saturday, and stole Ford
car to- make their getaway. The
three masked men got $35 in cash
and a dozen watches from the 13
men in the crew.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-06-30
BREMEN STORE AND
POST OFFICE LOOTED

Fessenden, June 2 3.-The peaceful
little village was the scene of a lively
shooting fracas and store robbery
about 2 o'clock yesterday morning
when four men entered the Olson
store and blew the safe. They made
a clean getaway but only after a
lively battle. with G.. w. Sayles, and
his son, Basil Sayles, who shot at
the men as thy were leaving the
store. The men returned about ten
shots. " 81 y
The robbers took about $15 In
money and 500, worth Of stamps.
from the post office ID the Olson
store. The safe is q total wreck as are
the plate glass windows and show
cases. Goods near the point Of ex--,.
plosion were badly damaged and con-
damage was done TO the
bull ding.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-06-30
SOCIALISTS ASKED
BY RUSSIANS TO
CHANGE THE NAME

Detroit, Mich, June 2S-Interna-
tional relations Of the socialist party
and the disputed question of affilia-
tion with the Russian Soviets will be
the paramount problems when the
socialist national convention opens
in Northeastern High School Satur-
day. The executive committee meets
here tomorrow to complete the con-
vention plans. .,
The radical left wing has prepared
to make it's stand on aFmotion for
complete acceptance Of the condi-
tions laid down by Moscow for af-
filiation of American socialists
with the Third international, but
conservative party leaders predict
the extremists will muster not more
than five of the conventions fifty
votes on this motion
Moscow's terms, 21 in all, include
abandonment Of the party name in
favor of Communist Party of Amer
ica", expulsion Of Morris Hillquit,
of New York, who is a convention
delegates and all other moderates and
petty bourgeois" elements; and abb
solute submission to the Communist
International Congress at, Moscow.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-06-30
TESTIMONY.
TO BE MISSING AIT
BRINT0N HEARING
League Boss Cannot Be Found
to Testify at Brinton Per-
Jury Trial Frazier Ad-.
mits knowledge That B. Of
N. D. Deposited Large
Sums in Defunct Scan. Am.
Bank k-Lemke Testimony.

Bismarck, June ga. G. Town
ley, president Of the National Non
partisan League, will not appear to
testify in the trial of J. w. Brinton
charged with perjury, according to
j. J. Weeks, special prosecutor.
Townley had been asked by Attor
ney General VIM. .Lemke by letter to
appear, according to an affidavit of
Lemke filed when the case was call
ed.
Mr.. Weeks said that the state
could not reach Townley by subpoena
because he was outside the state and
no word had been received from
Townley that he would appear.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-06-30

"Were not these loans separated
in a way so that there would not be
an excess loan to the Consumers Un-
tied Stores company" LeSeur asked.
The witness replied affirmatively.
In one instances eight individuals
signed notes of S904.4O each, which
went to the League Exchange, and in
another ten individuals signed notes
of $1,S0O.S0 each which went the
same way.