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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-06
CONTINUE PROBE TOMORROW.
Taxicab Employees May Tell of Alleged
Bootlegging here.

The investigation in the police de-
partment row will continue Friday
morning at 1890 O'Clock. The probe
promises to- be of indefinite duration,
as both sides in the controversy seem
to have an indefinite number of wit
nesses to produce.
Taxicab employees whom Hugh Mac
Farland desi- ed to put on the stand to
tell of drunken men frequently taken
from alleged bootlegging places in To
peka were not heard this morning, but
probably will be heard Friday morn
ing.
A tiff between Mayor Corwine and
MacFarland resulted over the charge
of the mayor that MacFarland had
said the mayor was anxious to con-
clude the hearing on Wednesday after
noon. MacFarland said that he said
the mayor was anxious to conclude the
hearing, but had not said that he
wished it to terminate at any certain
time. Heated argument arose between
the two.
isn't this just as much kangaroo
ing as anything else?" Commissioner
Hancock suggested during the argu-
ment between the mayor and judge.
The mayor had deplored the fact that
the investigation had assumed the ma
ture of kangaroo court" After
Hancock's remark the investigation re-
turned to presentation of testimony.
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OFFICER CALLS
Continued from Page one

Continued from Page One.)
show, said that Alba had taken money
from him in settlement of his troubles
with the police. Scott said that the
man told him that Alba had told him
to come to Alba's house with 500 and
he would clear him.
Has Wife in Ell Paso.
Ruano has wife and child in Ell
Paso, Alba says. and records show
that he married the woman from KAN
sas City. Alba's story of Ruano brief
ly, follows:
Ruano run away with the Kansas
CITY woman. He come here. 1 arrest
MIN and take him to the county attor-
ney. The county attorney told him
that while he would be sentenced for
white slavery, he would only charge
MIN with adultery and that the fine
would be around 500. The county
attorney told him to come back next
day with the money for the fine The
man not being able to tell his story in
American. 1 told him to come to my
house and have 500, enough for the
fine, and We would go to the court
house and settle it all. The man did
not come. / arrest him again and take
him to the court. He pied guilty and
also" Alba emphasized-"h sign an
affidavit saying that he has wife and
child in Ell Paso. Now, l know that
he is guilty of bigamy, for know that
he married the Kansas City woman he
ran away with, and he must be prose-
cuted.''
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-06
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
By LEE PAPE-

I was doing my lessins in the set
ting room, and ma was darning holes
out of socks and pop was reed1ng the
spoarting page, and / sed, Aw heck,
watts the use, cant do these Examples
If at ferst you don't succeed never
give up the ship, sed pop.
And for mersey sake stop using that
werd heck, sed ma. WiIlyum, he posi-
lively cant pronountS sentence eny
more without putting in a peck OF
hecks, I'm tired of speaking to him
about it.
You should use modern scientific
methods, sed pop, Benny, 1 have d
dime for you.
o boy, ware? I sed.
In my poclxit, and every time you
heck this evening 2 cents comes eff
the dime, sed pop.
Well then nuthing wont come off
pop, sed, G heck, you don't think I'm
going to lose dime, do you?
That leeves cents, sed pop.
Aw pop, dident know we was start
ing yet, heck, L meen gosh, sed.
That leeves 6, sed pop.
Aw heck, pop, G, l sed.
Minus leeves a, sed pop.
The best thing you can do, Benny
is stop tawking altogether, sed MA
and 1 sed, Gosh, 1 CESS that's wat III
do. heck, I meen darn.
find upon consulting the ledger
that there is a balance of cents sed
pop.
Aw gosh. pop. heck, I meen heck
let's start over agen, I sed.
My 'bookkeeper informs that hat
the account is closed, sed pop.
Aw heck / sed.
You now owe me cents, sed pop.
Me not saying enything, jest think
ing, Heck.
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observation-disclosures

@. What relation are first cousins chill
dren to each other? What relation am l to
my first cousins child?-C. S. NJ
a. First cousins children are second
cousins. You are a first cousin once
removed" of your first COUSINS child
q. Why don't Cuba and the other coun-
tries that declared war on Germany appear
on the Victory Medal2-G y. X.
A. The War Department says that the
reason such countries are not represented
on the Victory Medal is because they did
not participate actively in the war. Only
the names of those countries which act
ually had forces engaged in the fighting
are engraved on the medal.
O. How many Federal Land banks are
therel-T NJ. G.
A. There are u of these banks.
q. Is It true that Abraham Lincoln
had two wives "A. S. Z.
A.. Abraham Lincoln was married but
once. He became engaged to Ann Rutledge,
daughter ef James Rptledge. in 1885. but
shortly after the betrothal the girl died of
brain fever. On November 4th. 1S42. he
married Mary Todd. daughter of Hon.
Robert Todd, of Lexington, Kentucky.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-06
DISCUSS SLUSH FUND
Talk Develops Some Real Comedy
Among Legislators.

That slush fund talk seems to have
developed a fine sense of humor
among the legislators. Almost every
law maker who comes to town brings
a bit of comedy regarding the bogies
and straw men which have been built
up to be knocked down this winter.
This morning E. E. F'rizell of
Pawnee county. newly elected sena-
tor from the Thirty eighth district,
visited the governors office. He said
he was afraid the Democrats would
have all the best of the division of the
100000 fund.
IF this is to be division on a
fifty-fifty basis, the Democrats with
their small minority will get all the
best of it," laughed the new senator.
II think we ought to straighten the
matter out right away If the dis
tribution goes on "a party line basis,
this is the right session to serve as
a Democrat"
Speaker w. P. Lambertson, Rep
resentative Lippert and Senator Dock
ing were standing in the lobby of the
National hotel.
81 don't know why 1 am being over
looked" sighed the speaker.
"You haven't anything ON me- said
Senator Docking why the slush
fund committee didn't even get me
a place to live"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-06
"ROAST" ROTARY MEMBERS
Program Opened With Old Fashioned
Roll Call


Tho fraternal committee was in
charge of the program of the Rotary
luncheon and meeting held at noon
today at the Chamber of Commerce
The program opened with an old
fashioned roll call, during which
every Rotarian present proclaimed his
presence, his full name, and his busi-
ness.
New Years resolutions were pre-
scented by the members of the club
who had been assigned to that duty.
and some very keen roasting of
various members of the club and OF
institutions and agencies of Topeka.
resulted. The wholesale grocers, the
street car company, Rotarians who
have been caught and fined for motor
speeding, the police department, the
Santa Fe, and individuals. were
mildly .skidded" in the resolutions in
troduced by the members.
Other resolutions designed for the
good of the order were also intro
duced, the facetious ones being re-
ferred to various committees, and
those for the betterment of the club.
I ito the membership as a whole for
action" by Ralph McEntire, chair
man.
DR.. Charles NJ Sheldon appeared
before the club to thank them for the
contribution which they have made
| 10 TIE 1nl1SSe Tell6I lQnu. WHICH has
already been cabied to the starving
Chinese.
Robert S. Timmons of Wichita, dis
trict governor of the Rotarians. was
the last speaker on the program
Timmons has just returned from a
meeting of the International board OF
directors of the club, and had some in
| teresting matters to report. 1t was de-
cided e. the directors meeting. he
said that the Rotary clubs, as organiza-
tions, should hereafter refrain from
endorsing, as organizations, any pro-
posed or desired legislation. be0re
state legislatures or congress, because
of the innumerable things which
would thus be brought before it, and
with which they would have to deal
Lets keep one organization in this
country out of politics as an organiza-
ton. That doesn't mean that Rotar-
| ians as individuals, should not be in
terested in politics. That is their duty
if they are to be good citizens Tim
mons said.
Timmons told the Rotarians that the
board of directors had chartered two
of the Cunard line boats to take Rotar-
ians to the international convention
which is to be held in Edinburgh, Scot
| land, next summer, and that there
were already 1900 reservations made
for the trip.
A committee was appointed by the
Rotarians today to cooperate with
other organizations of the city in
boosting for the organization of a ma
tional guard unit, preferably battery
of artillery, in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-06
George Matthew Adams
Daily Talk
WHAT A CHANCE.

Every time I go into a free library
and see the hundreds of men. and
women, young and old, reading at the
desks, l say to myself: What a
chance!"
And I never am freed of this
thought, no matter where 1 go. 1t
seems as tho there are SO many things
to do and so few with the grasp and
vision to take up the big and inpor-
tant tasks that call so loudly for
helpers.
With the improvements in modern
appliances and with the advent every
day, it seems, of new ami more per-
fected means for travel and living, Inc
drone and complainer should oe hope
lessly in the minority.
What chance a man or woman has
/ these days!
Knowledge is SO free. You can fair
ly pick it up on the streets. And yet
there will always be new worlds to
conquer" Ask Mr.. Edison!
The biggest task a man has to do
these days is to think. And then he
has the privilege of going to scores of
books where many of his ideas have
been already worked out thru expert
ments. All he has to do is to take
fresh steps and go farther than the
one before him.
What a chancei
I come to my library day after day
and every time 1 feel what a chance
have. Hundreds of men have come
lin covered volumes to tell me about
what they saw and felt in the world
And the product of years of training
and toll. and of great privation is
pictured in the masterpieces of beauty
that hang on my library walls.
What a chance. we who have been
highly favored. have. Let us do all
more meager1y cared for by fortune,
to find and see their chance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-06

Employees of the Pullman company
have offered to accept a reduction OF
20 per cent in wages if their employ
ers find it necessary to reduce operat-
ing cost. But the situation which ap-
parently confronts the company is moi
too high costs of operation. but a re-
fusal of the public to pay the increased
Pullman fare, with a consequent re-
duction in revenues. A reduction in
fares probably would increase net rev
enss. thereby benefiting the publil
and the company and rendering a re-
duction in. wages unnecessary The
railroads alone would suffer a loss
since they now receive part of the
increased Pullman charges.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-06
TO TAKE union MEN BACK
George Senne Puts Two Nonunion
Men to Work on Synagogue.

ct am willing to take the union men
back on the job just any time they
are willing to come back-and leave
me free to hire anybody else that 1
see fit George Senne said this after
noon in discussing the "open shop
war" Senne said that he had put two
more non-union men at work today
on the synagogue which was the scene
of the first walkout.
An answer to a statement published
in a morning paper this morning by
P. NJ. Montgomery, of the building
trades council, was sent to the council
this afternoon by the Master Builders
association. The letter was as follows:
Lets not get away from the issue.
That the difference between us may
not be obscured please answer the
following question::
IF everything else is agreeable, will
you agree to work your members on a
job with non-union men or for man
who employs non-union mem"
You can answer this by the word
Yes or mo"
If you answer Yes why did you
strike on George Senne?
MASTER BUILDERS ASSN"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-06
ELIZABETH b. fARTHUR HERE.
Former Topeka Writer Now an Editor
in Washington, b. c.

Elizabeth N. Barr Macarthur, for
years a widely known newspaper and
magazine writer in Kansas and now a
newspaper woman of Washington, D..
c., is a Topeka visitor today. Mrs. Nc
Arthur is writing for eastern publica-
lions.
Mrs. Macarthur was graduated from
Washburn college in 1908. She was
publisher of a woman's magazine here
and also achieved a reputation in the
publication of her poems and articles
peka's first police woman and later
was a police woman during the war at
Junction City.
In the last three years she has been
in the civic government service in
Washington and lately has become
editor of class publication.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-06
TELEPHONE men MEET
Executive Board Discusses Various
| Troubles of Phone Managers.

Executive Board Discusses Various
Troubles of Phone Managers.
The executive board of the indie
pendent telephone companies of KAN
sas met in regular session today noon
at the Chamber of Commerce for the
purpose of making plans for the state
convention to be held at Salina on
February 1, 2 and 3. Judge Clyde NJ.
Reed, of the industrial court was in
vited to the meeting to advise the
board on certain rate phases of the
companies.
The main topic of discussion
Ieentered around the troubles the
smaller companies are experiencing.
1One member testified that he had
operated telephone exchange for
twenty-one years and that he has had
more trouble along financial lines in
the last eight months than any other
time. Others agreed that telephone
companies, operated on small scale.
and in small towns, were having g
hard time with finances, The opera
tor proposition was also reported to be
a hard one.
The board will meet again ON Janu-
airy Is, Thursday, at the Chamber of
Commerce
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-06
WANT MORE LABORERs IN U. S.
National Immigration Council Urges
Admission of More Drawn.

New York, Jan. 6.-Representatives
of the national inning. alton council
will go before the senate committee on
immigration in Washington next week
to urge that unskilled laborers be en-
couraged to enter this country rather
than be restricted, it was announced
here today.
Many large engineering projects in
this country cannot be consummated
without Drawn" declared f. C. Har-
ley. secretary of the organization.
while there is much unemployment
at present" he said, there is practi-
cally no idlepess in the ranks of un-
skilled labor. There is hardly a high
way of railroad in the country that is
not in crying need of repairs right
now, and yet labor cannot be obtained
for it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-06
JUST FOLKS
GRANDPA ON THE JOB
BY EDGAR A. GUEST.


What's an old man goin' to do
When a little chap like you
Comes an settles on his knee,
Where he's wantin' you to be,
An begins to talk about
Things he cannot live without?
Just suppose he needs top
Or a sticky lollypop
Or a drum Or rubber ball,
That his Ma won't buy at all,
An he tells his grandpa old
Where those very things are sold.
An suppose his grandpa knows
That somewhere about his clo'es
He could find the dollar bill
Which those urgent wants would fill,
What else could an old man do
But to take a walk with you?
Who's he goin' to listen to
What your mother says or you?
When those big eyes start TO dance
An those feet begin to prance,
Could an old man be content
TIL his dollar bill is spent?
Course I know I'm spoiIin' you
An it's what L shouldn't do,
But jus get your hat an coat
An we'll spend this dollar note;
P'raps your Ma is right, but say.
Grandpa's runnin' things today.
Copyright, 1870, by Edgar A. Guest.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-06
TESTIFY IN RATE REHEiRING
Many Topekans Subpoenaed to Appear
Before Industrial Court.

Many TOpel<anS SubpOenaed to Appear
Before Industrial Court.
Topekans were subpoenaed today to
appear before the court of industrial
relations Friday afternoon to testify in
the application of the city for -ehear-
ing of the telephone rate case. Appli-
cation for a rehearing of the case was
flied by the city after plans to appeal
the rate order to the supreme court
had been abandoned.
The case is to be heard by the in
dustrial court at 2 o'clock Friday aft
ernoon. 1t involves the claim of the
city of Topeka that the rate increase
was based on figures enormously ar
rived at BY the industrial court and~its
accountants. Judge Clyde NJ. Reed,
who dissented when the opinion was
rendered, declared the rate increase
was excessive and would allow the
Southwestern Bell company revenue
greater than approved by the court.
Witnesses subpoenaed by the court
include: George Pratt, w. H Shields,
w. w. Eden, w. o. Anderson, Thomas
c. Whitaker, p. H. Coney. F. L. Love-
less DIR. w. H. RICHTER W. r. Kuy-
kendall, H. H. Lewis. J. H. Lee, D. H.
Warner, T. H. Bell and Earl w.
RickeN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-06
PLAN COMMODITY BANK.
Congressman Lever Has Scheme for
Regulating Food Distribution.

Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 6.-A ina
tiona1 commodity bank" controlled
by the government, to act as a clear
ing house for the grain and produce
of the country, was proposed by Con-
gresham Lever of South Carolina, in
an address last night before the meet
ing of the Iowa farn1 bureau fedora
ton.
The bank, according to Levers
plan, would issue certificates to the
farmer for the amount of grain he had
in storage. These bills of sale would
be worth their face value, enabling
the farmer to obtain ready cash to
carry on future business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-06

The decision of the United States
supreme court relative to the so-called
secondary boycott has caused Samuel
Gompers to include tnat body among
the "enemies of labor" Apparently
anybody who does not agree fully with
Mr.. Gompers. is, in the view of that
gentleman. an enemy of labor. But in
truth labor has no enemies. Those
who are classed as such by the Fed
Grafton head. merely are opposed to
some of the methods adopted by the
unions in their efforts to obtain the
upper hand of employers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-06
ARREST BOGUS CHECK ARTIST?
Orlan Granteer Charged With Passing
Several worthless Checks.

Orlan Granteer, Ala Harrison street.
was arrested this morning by George
Frost, chief of detectives, and Detec-
tive Tim Donavan charged with pass
ing several worthless checks on To-
peka merchants.
Frost said the checks belonged to
the Gabriel Lumber company and had
the name printed on them. Theyfwere
drawn on the Kaw Valley National
bank and filled in for amounts rang
ing from $50 to $50. 1t was alleged
that six of the bogus checks had been
cashed by Granteer.
Four of them are in possession of
the officers. They were cashed by the
French harness store, Curry's pool hall,
Rabe Brothers market and the
ThnnnSnn- Rauer-Austin comnanY
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WAVES PRELIMINARY HEARING
Charles Miller Is Bound Over to Dis
trict Court

Charles Miller. alias Brown, alias
Wagner, who recently attempted to
obtain money on worthless checks ag-
gregating $4,000 in Topeka, waived
his preliminary hearing in the court
of Topeka Wednesday and was bound
over to the district court. He was
committed to Jail in default of a $500
bond.
Tho specific count upon which
Miller is to be prosecuted charges him
with presenting a worthless check for
$4,000 for payment by the Farmers
National bank. The checks were
drawn on the First National bank of
Cripple Creek, Colo. Miller posed as
the partner of a wealthy oil man
when he was first arrested. but later
admitted to the police that he is on
parole from the Colorado state peni-
tertiary, where he was sent for
similar crime.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-06

Our old friend "Coin" Harvey. has
issued another book for the purpose
of showing what is the matter with
the country. AS might be expected
from Mr.. Harvey. he harks back to
"the crime of '7S". which he holds to
be contributory cause or the ills from
which the body polite suffers. But
he emphasizes that the charging of
) interest for the use of money is the
"clot on the BRAIN.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-06

According to statistics of the British
chancellor of the exchequer Great
Britain's expenditures from April 1 20
November 81. 1920. have averaged
about 100000 daily. or approx
mately s1.74o.oOO below the budget
estimates. This rate of spending is
less than one-third OF the average
daily rate during the hignwater period
of British expenditure in 1917. A
little of that sort of economy would
be appreciated in this country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-06
ZIMMERMAN SPEAKS HERE.
AntiTownley Leader Before American
LEGION Tonight

Philip C. Zimmerman. anti-Townley
speaker, will be the speaker at a spe-
cial open meeting of the American Le-
gion to be held at the Post hall, 30
West Sixth street, tonight, and will
tell the legionnaires how best to COM
bat the activities of Townley and the
Nonpartisan league in Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-06
MUCH FUN At MOCK TRIAL

Hon. James Larinner Is Presiding
Judge at Berry Creek School.
A mock trial was held last night at
the Berry Creek schoolhouse and
Richard Mattingley was charged with
stealing Il set of harness from Frank
Coberiy. The Hon. James Larimer OF
Topeka presided as judge.
The trial of the case ended about
midnight and shortly after the jury
brought in verdict of mot guilty.
The attorneys for the defense were:
J. E. Addington of Topeka, Merl
Becker of Meriden and f. J. Addie of
Topeka. Paul Harvey of Topeka.
Walter Gage of Minneapolis, and J. w.
Wood of Dalhart, Tex, We're the pros
ecuting attorneys. About four hun
dred people heard the trial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-06
Dry Appropriation Cut Two-Thirds.

Washington, Jan. 6.-The house to-
day adopted the Volstead amendment
to the sundry civil appropriation bill
providing for 100000 out of the
100000 appropriation for the depart
ment of justice to be used for special
attorneys in the prosecution of viola
tions of the prohibition law
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-06

Meat Pie-Use the boiling meat that
was used for the luncheon soup Cut
meat in medium sized pieces, add to
the broth, half a can of tomato PURGE.
Season and thicken slightly. pour this
in baking dish and drop biscuit over
the top. Brown and serve with plenty
of gravy.