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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-07

Junction. City. kan, Dec Police
here are attempting to solve the mys-
terry of large underground room,
completely furnished for housekeep-
ing and concealed so cleverly that it
was discovered only after u minute
search. The artificial cave is in the
center of a field on the edge of the
city, and apparently was constructed
at night, as men working there in the
day time would have been detected.
knowledge of the room first was
gained when a resident of the neigh
borhood saw several men and women
rise, apparently out of the solid earth,
one morning recently After a long
search the door of the cave was found
in the center of a large brush pile.
1t was built solidly and had to be
broken open.
A flight of dirt stairs led down
eight feet to another door, which also
was broken. This gave access to a
winding passage ten feet or more in
length, where there was a third door,
held by two huge bars on the inner
side.
Within was chamber 14x14 feet,
furnished with a cook stove, table,
chairs, lamps, cooking utensils, dishes
and large supply of food. The stove
held the remains of a fire, but nobody
was in the cave when the officers
visited it, and altho a close watch has
been kept en- the place since that time,
nobody has been seen to approach it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-07
DENIES HIS BANK LOOTED
Arrested Cashier of Pawnce Rock Dc
mis- Any OffcnSc.

Great Bend, Kan, Dec. w. NJ.
Billsups, cashier of the Farmers & Mer-
chants State bank. at Pawnee Rock,
was arrested Tuesday charged with
defrauding the bank, and is in custody
of officers in this city.
Floyd Hutchinson, of Hutchinson,
deputy state bank commissioner. who
is in charge of the bank, said that
apparently the losses would amount
to from $4,000 to $4,000, but that
he was unprepared to make any defin-
lite statement at this time. Ed L. Chap
man, of this city. deputy state bank
commissioner. discovered the alleged
irregularity thru a check Billups had
sent to a Larned bank.
Billups said in an interview THAI
the bank is absolutely solvent and
that not a penny of its funds have
been lost. He asserted he had done
nothing that would cause any loss and
that it was for the banks interests
h had been working; that If he had
not carried over a lot of notes and
cared for them the bank would have
that the bank had not been looted and
that no money had been stolen.
The deposits are guaranteed under
the state guaranty law.
The Farmers & Merchants State
bank was organized in 1909 and has
capital stock of SIS, 900 and a surplus
fund of $4,000. w. M. Bilups became
its cashier nine years ago. D. n.
Logan is president; George Smith,
vice president, and Bert Bowman, r
H. Brewer. W. NJ. Billups. Fred Sprier,
George Asher and George Smith, d.
rectors-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-07
BIG FIRE LOSS IN KANSAS
October Damage Amounted to Half
Million, Marshal Reports.


Million, Marshal Reports
month of October. 1921. took a de-
cided jump over the losses of Septem-
Der, according to the report made
public today by L. T. Hussey. sta e
fire marshal. The October record was
3sS fires with a total loss of $3.50, s22.
There were only 244 fires in Septem-
Der with a total loss of $467, $50. The
figures for October a year ago were
2S0 fires with a total loss of $500. 025
nearly 100000 less than the fire
losses for October of this year.
Mr. HuSSey declared reports for No
vember are now coming in and he ex-
poets to have the months report COM
pleted in about two weeks.
Only IL of the 500 fires during Oc-
tober were classified as due to in
hundred and fourteen of the fires were
of unknown causes. Defective CHM
neys and flues caused % of the fires.
IA were caused by matches, II by
gasoline and kerosene, As by sparks
h,om combustion. 1 5 from spontaneous
combustion, and IA from stoves, fur
naces and their pipes.
One hundred and twenty-six of the
fires were in dwellings and caused a
loss of $114,99O. Fires in barns and
stables caused a loss of $114,1S2.
Other fires included 81 garages. loss
1888 70 Stores loss SI5,S6b; Ia
office buildings. loss $30.939. and four
hotels and rooming houses, loss $40.
A loss of $14,74S was caused by
fires other than buildings, includir 8
autom ooiles railway and electric cars.
grain and hay. farm property except
buildings. and lumber yards.
Fire hazards usually are greater
during the winter months. according
to Fire Marshal Hussey. because of
the fact that many persons build big
ger and hotter fires in an effort to
keep warm. He advised extra precau-
ton during the coming months of Sc
we're weather as a means to keeping
down the needless loss of property
and the danger to human life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-07
BELIEVE THEY HAVE BANDITS
Four Suspects in MEMO Bank Robbery
Are Held at Colby.

Colby, Kan. Dec. -Four men,
alleged bank robbers, are held here on
investigation in connection with the
bank robbery at Menlo and the at
tempted robbery at Gem, KAN, which
occurred in September. Two giving
the names A. L. Waldrupp and Henry
Settler, who were arrested here, confess
to having a part in the robberies.
A. n. Wilson, known as oklahoma
Blackie," was arrested at Winona. and
AL Barger was arrested at Goodland.
They are held here and will make no
statement regarding the robberies. Of
ficers believe there is another MEM
Der Of the gang at large who has not
been apprehended.
Waldrupp and Settler, who said they
lived at Colorado Springs, have crimi-
nal records, according to officers, but
none of the four men held is thought
to be connected with the Denver gang
which is believed to be responsible for
several bank robberies in the western
part of the state.
The Menlo bank was robbed of So
900 about September 1, and the at
tempted robbery of the Gem bank,
nine miles east of here. occurred in
the latter part OF the month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-07
CHIEF is OUSTED'
Revolution in Guatemala Cost
Total Of Three Lives.
New Government Takes Reins
From Successful RevOlutiOnist.
(By the Associated PressJ

Guatemala City, Dec. THE gov
eminent of President Carlos Herrera
was overthrown at midnight last night
after fighting in which three persons
were killed and several wounded. The
president surrender red his powers to 4
provisional government headed by
General Jose Mania Lima, General
Orellana and Miguel Larrave. former
under secretary of war.
( The provisional government is said
TO have imprisoned Foreign Minister
Luis Agufrre, Finance Minister Emilio
EscamiIla, Vice President Zeiaya, the
president of the congress; Rafael
RinOl and various members of the
Unionist party. The casualties came
as the result of resista0 ce to the revo-
9Utionists by the city Police The coun
Try was tranquil today.
& Carlos Herrera became provisional
president Of Guatemala AFTER the reyo-
luton in April, 1920, in which the gov
ernment OF Estrada Cabrera was over
Thrown. Herrera's COVE Stlment was
recognized by France and the United
States three months later, and in Sep
rember OF the same year i've was reg
uIarly elected president for a term of
six years.
1t is presumed here that the revo-
hutton was engineered by followers of
Former Premier Cabrera, who has
been under arrest during the regime
here did not state whether Cabrera
had been released.
Minister McMillen's dispatches did
not give full details of the revolt, but
it is presumed there was compare
lively little fighting. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-07
'OILS DUE FOR HIKE
Deep Wells Now Certain to In
crease ''Gas" Cost.
American Petroleum Institute
Urged to Standardize Industry.

Chicago, Dec. Crude oil and its
byproducts, including gasoline. will
cost more in the future than they do
at present because of the difficulty
experienced in getting at the oil, Frank
Haskell. president of the Tidal Oil
company. told the American Petro-
leum institute today. He said that the
first paying wells drilled in the mid
continent fields were shallow. but that
It IS now necessary to go deeper. with
proportionate rise in the cost.
ut is, of course. impossible to ac-
curately estimate the cost of drilling
the next $4,000 wells which will be
drilled in Oklahoma" he said. but it
is not improbable that they will cost at
least ten times as much as the $4,000
wells which were drilled in the old
shallow districts
He said that there are 5000 pro-
ductive OIL wells in Oklahoma at the
present time, beside those in other
fields. Mr. Haskell stated that nearly
every state in Mexico contains oil and
there is much in untouched fields in
South America.
J. r. Stockton. purchasing agent for
the Producers and Refiners' corpora
ton, spoke in favor of standardization
of derrick and rigs and drilling ma
chinery as a method of effecting eco
Monies, saying that there is much use
less expense at the present time,
caused by manufacturers of imple-
ment turning out diversified products.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-07
NEW YORK sToCK Manuel

Wall St, New York, Dec. 7.--STOCKS-
Selected issues again were brought forward
by bull pools at the opening Of today's
stock market. Famous Players, common
and preferred; American Wooden, Beet
Sugar preferred: American Car and Lima
Locomotive rose to 215 points. The recent
buying movement in Motors and Rubber
specialties made further progress. Among
the more substantial shares Canadian Pa
cific. Union Pacific, Northern Pacific and
Delaware, Lackawanna and Westedn
strengthened. The British exchange rate
held all of yesterdays gain. but French,
Italian and German quotations we're mod
erately lower.
The market broadened considerably dur
ing the forenoon on a very large volume
Of operations. Apart from several of the
better known steels. equipments and ship
pings, the list made further gains. Canad
ian Pacific was the outstanding feature
among rails: rising 81 points. General
Asphalt, common and preferred was
strongest of the oils, and merchandising
shares continued to be featured by Chain
Store issues. including Kresge and Wool
worth Textiles were well supported as
were also Coppers, Chemicals and Food Spe-
cialties.
Call money was freely supplied at Az
per cent The bond market Showed fur
Their irregularity on realizing sales.
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JAPAN NAMES
merce of the enemy as Germany en-
ployed it during the late war
Cut Subs To Minimum


merce of the enemy as Germany en-
ployed it during the late war.
Cut Subs To Minimum.
The baron believes, however. that
even the maximum submarine allow
ance of 10000 tons accorded under
the Hughes plan to Great Britain and
the United States is inadequate for
the needs of japan if the submarine is
to figure at all in her naval Stra- egy.
Convinced that it would be impossible
to obtain a sufficient quota. the baron
has determined that il would be the
part of wisdom to cut the submarine
allowance to minimum perhaps in
the hope of INSTRUMENTATION in
types of vessels more ada ptable to the
revised naval strategy of Japan.
Japan counts on using turnout the
negotiations auxiliary vessels, the same
argument employed by Baron Kato in
the discussions with Mr.. Hughes and
Mr., Balfour. regarding the capital ship
ratio, namely. hat owing to the
weaker financial condition of Japan
sacr4dces of completed vessels are felt
f1n ore keeHly by the japanese than by
the United States, ami that allowances
should be made for this difference.
Entente Already Called Fact.
In British and Japanese quarters
the entente is privately spoken of as
a fact, which has been practically &C
complished and which needs only the
final word from London and Toxic to
complete the undertaking. 1t is sig
nificant that most of the talking is
coming from these sources and that
American officials qualified to speak
are maintaining silence
The question of how deeply the
$50 naval ratio for Japan enters into
the situation also is a matter be-
clouded with considerable doubt. On
the surface of things, Baron Kato still
is awaiting word from his government
as to whether the 5-5-S ratio origin
ally proposed by Secretary Hughes is
acceptable. He denies strenuousIy that
the 10-10-7 ratio, put forward by the
Japanese as counter proposals, was
designed as trading argument
New Split Among Chinese.
The conference resumed its sittings
behind the closed doors of the Pan
American building with disconcert-
ing situation prevailing in the Chi
nese delegation. Four of the high adj
visers to the Chinese. delegation have
resigned in protest against the alleged
outstanding" of problems affecting
China.
1t is freely predicted in Chinese
quarters that more designations will
follow. There are indications, how
ever, that Chinese dissatisfa elton is di-
rected as much towards the leaders
of the Chinese delegations as it is to-
wards the conference itself. The ad
visers and councillors of the delega-
ton openly complain they are not
consulted in advance of action by the
chief delegates.
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kANsAs cITY IIvEsTock MARkET.

Kansas City, Dec. T.-CATTLE-ReceIp
1000. Calves, 2j6IT5c lower than Monday
bulk good and choice vealers, s7.O0Gs.00 =;
top, $3.50; Gamers, dull: some early $2.25Gl
go: other classes. uneven but generally
steady; steers. $5.25u 7.S5; bulk cows, S3.T
G4.25; few lots up to 500; good heifers
stockers and feeders. early, 5000 $50.
HOGS-Receipts 5000. Market active,
mostly steady to strong; few light lights
to shippers, 10c higher: extreme top. $6.Sj
choice 200 pound hogs to yard traders,
1913: practical top paid by packers, and
shippers for lights and light butchers,
ing Sows, 1915; pigs. steady, 500.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market steady
most fat native ewes. S:i.TJ6f4.21; fed west
ern lambs, 1915; natives, $500.
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moderate general setback and then some
thing of rally.
Later the weakness became more pro-
nounced as result OF lower premiums here
for red winter grades. Word of some ex-
port business at the Gulf of Mexico failed
to act offset. The close was unset
tied, lie to X &C net lower, with May Sill
to S1-11Ii and July $1.01 to S1.011s.
CORN-Corn and oats were easy with
wheat. After opening &c off to sc up,
May 531Se to 53l4c the corn market sagged
a little all around.
Subsequently. export demand helped TO
sustain the market. Prices closed steady,
h@%c net lower to &c advance with May
531kc and July 541sc.
OATS-Oats started unchanged to. &c
higher, May 3T%c to 31Jsc and later show
ed but slight changed.
OVISIONS-ProYisions were duh but
firmer in line with hogs.
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COUNTY TEACHER MEETING
Shawnee Association in Sectional Ses-
ssons Here December 10.


The Shawnee County Teachers as
ISOLATION will hold its annual meeting
December 10 at the high school audi
forum here.
The sectional meetings will be held
at 10 O'Clock on the morning of De-
cember 10, and will be in charge of
Prof H J. Colburn-
Several of the leading teachers in
the county viii be on the program for
the day.
The program follows:
Sectional Meetings, 10 A. n.
The High School Section. in charge OF
vocational Training is Educational
Supt. T. l.. Rouse.
Experience In Organizing a Rural High
School District for Community Service
Principal Fred A. Seaman.
Business neeting-Supt- Geo l.. Cod
Rural and Intermediate Teachers Sec
ton f a Dunlap. leader
The Importance of Reading'-E- A
'Teaching of Penmanship''- Erie
THE Opening Exercises Miss Bertha
'.The Hot Lunch Problem'-Mrs Julia
Kiene, OF the Shawnee County Farm
Bureau. Home Demonstration department
Grade Principals Section Glen Ward.
"The Function Of the Elementary
SchOol'-Prof T. V. Heron.
Reed
Primary Section. Miss Mary Patterson.
leader.
Language Work to the Fourth Grade in
clusfve'-Miss Lillian McMichaei.
''Numbers"-Miss Maud Snyder.
Seat Work''-Mrs Irene o. Huey. Miss
Mabel Olson, Miss Olive l;omig.
General Session.
VIII convene at II O'Clock a. m, Prof
Fred A. Seaman. presiding.
Music to be furnished by the Silver Lake
rural high school.
Address by memDer of the Kansas Uni
versity faculty
Announcements by Superintendent
Josiah Jordan.
Miscellaneous business.
Adjournment at l. noon.
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CAN RETURN TO SCHOOLS


Kansas City. Dec. 5.-Chiidren who
have been barred from schools here
because of their refusal to submit to
vaccination will be permitted to return
TO their studies next Monday if there
is no change il. the smallpox situa-
uon' 1t was announced today at the
office of DR.. H. f. Bullock. civ heath
director.
Two deaths from smallpox were re-
ported today, bringing the total of
fatalities since the inception of the
disease in the epidemic foEm here, to
ia Only one new case developed to-
day. Four died yesterday.
At the contagious ward at the civ
hospital, 311 persons are under treat
ment for smallpox.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-07
TURNER URGES ECONOMY
state Auditor Asks Gaze in Prepare
ton for the Next Budget.

Economy in public expenditures will
continue to be urged by n. A. Turner.
state auditor. He has addressed a let
ter to state institutions and depart
ment heads asking them to carefully
prepare Iudgets for their next bien-
MUM The budgets will be submitted
to the 1928 legislature.
In his letter Turner states that he
expects to ask Governor Allen to call
group meetings of state employees to
olscuss public expenses. State bills,
particularly for useless and unneces-
sary junketing must be trimmed. the
auditor asserts. He says a generous
response has been received from a
number of officials and employees, but
nat further retrenchments are needed
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WEATHER.

Continued frou Page oneJ
.02 OF an inch at Wichita and a tracs
at Dodge City.
The highest temperature in Kansas
Tuesday was 60 degkees at Dodge City
The highest in the United States was
rs at Los Angeles and the lowest was
IA at Modena, Utah.
: The highest temp erature ever re-
corded in Topeka on this date was 70
IN 1894 and the lowest was ! degrees
below zero in 1917.
At $3.50 o'clock Is morning the
Wind was blowing fiLteens miles an
hour from the north.
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ST. LOUIS LIVESTOCK MARKET.

East st. Louis. Dec. 7-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 1000. Light medium weight steers.
steady to strong: bulls. steady: bulk bo-
Iogna, s.. 500 3.T5: bidding lower on can
ners: veal calves. top. $500; bulk good to
choice lights. SS.J0Ns.T5.
HoGS-Receipts 1900. Market active.
1Oc to 20c higher; top. $40 for lights
S7:35 for 100 pound averages; practical
top, ST2j for butcher grades: bulk lights
and mediums. 81 100 I %: good go pound
ers brought $7.0J for heayies sold: light
lights going mostly at ST-25s1 %; packer
sows. strong, $5.G0GG0O; pigs, 15c higher,
SGJ0TT.40.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000 Market octive
Best lambs and ewes. strong to 25c high
er: others steady: lambs. top. x1e25 paid
for two decks of natives. a single load Of
fat fed western ewes brought $3.50.
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Topeka, Kan Dec 4
The poultry market is unchanged with
moderate receipts. 1t is generally believed
that paying prices are better now than
they viii be after a week or ten days
There is a general decline Of &C per dozen
in egg prices with the market weak Indi-
cations point to further decline shortly
as production is steadily increasing.
Prices as follows: Hens, 4 lbs and over,
2Oc per ID; hens. under lbs. 15c per lb.
per ID; springs. to 4 lbs, lie per 10. /;
springs, over lbs, 1Sc per lb.; shaggy
young ROSTERS, loo per ID: Leghern and
black broilers and springs. &c per ID. less
young tom turkeys, over - lbs. and hen
turkeys, over lbs. Soc per H.; old tom
turkeys, zoe per Id.
EHgs-On a graded basis, extra firsts.
56c per doZ.; ordinary firsts, 3Sc per dOz.
seconds and checks, 2Sc per doz, case in
cluded; without case, lie per doz. less.
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CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.

Chicago, Dec. 7.-BUTTER-Market low
er. Creamery extras, 43c; firsts. SAG Ale;
seconds. 32@S3c; standards. 36Ac.
EGGS-Market unchanged.
POTATOES-Market steady. Wiscon-
sin bulk red white, SLe001.S0 cwt.: ditto
sacked, $1.6od1T5 cwt.; Minnesota sacked.
red and white, 1.50611T0 cwt.; Idaho
sacked, Rura1s, $1.754190 cwt-
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ers buying sparingly; most of small local
houses out of market; pigs. about loo
pound averages; bulk lights. $T00dT-2 . !;
bulk others. $6T56fT.00: pigs, about 10c
higher; bulk desirable around $1-25; some
$7.35.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900 Fat lambs,
strong to 25c higher: sheep and feeder
some held higher: bulk early $10.15d11 90 /;
light fat ewes. $3.50: heavies around $500 !;
good range and some back feeder lambs,
81 q ea rlr
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NEW RECIPROCITY PARLIAMENT
Canadian Voters Show Change in Sen
timcut on Z. S Pact.

Ottawa, Ont. Dec. 7.-AItho re-
turns from yesterdays general cleo
ton were still incomplete this morn
ing. it was apparent that for the first
time in ten years. Canada had elected
a parliament with majority favoring
reciprocity with the United States.
In the new house of commons W. L.
Mackenzie King, Liberal leader, will
have a clear majority over all parties
He will thus become prime minister
of the dominion.
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Caracas. Venezuela. Dec THE
restoration 60 health of President
elect Juan Vicente Gomez is an
nounced by the government He re-
Gently went 10 Puerto Cabellof to COM
plete his convalescence after being
confined in bed for two months.
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81. aoE IIYESroCk NARKEr.

st. Joe. Dec. T-HOGS-Receipts 105OO.
Market strong, 5df1ec higher; top, Sc 40 !;
bulk of sales. $645@I610.
CATTLE-Reeeipts 5000 Market for
steers. steady to strong: butchers. steady
to weak; steers. $4.5o61050; cows and heif-
ers. $3.25eI OBS: calves. $5O0MS.0O.
SHEEP-Receipts $500. Market steady
to Pc higher. Lambs, S9.50G1040; ewes,
$4.0OG4T5.
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BIG SAVING TO CUSTOMERS.
n. 4. Central Patrons $4,000, 600
Richer When Tax Removed.

New York, Dec 7.-shfppers and
travellers On the New York Central
railway will save approximately $1z,-
10000 in 1922 thru the elimination
or federal taxes under the law which
becomes effective January /, officials
OF the line announced today.
Under the new schedule of pas
senger rates a traveller from New
York to San Francisco viii save $3.50
from present rates and one to Port
land or Seattle, 5000
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ToPEKA PouLrRY MARKEr.

NFUFnISntu DY the IOpeku IaChlUS NO.l
corner Laurent and Madison SITS. Topeka.
kansns.)
Topeka, Kan. Dec. Z.
Hens. 4 lbs. and over, 2Oc: under 4 lbs,
15c; old ROSTERS, 10c; springs and broilers,
h., lie; shaggy young ROSTERS. 15e: geese
under II los.. per h. 12e; over II lbs, lac
Ice: No. i heavy turkeys. Il lbs and over,
S5c; hen turkeys, lbs, and over. Doc; old
tom turkeys. SOC per lb.: No. turkeys, &c
per 1b. less: Gull turkeys. not wanted;
young guinSas, 40c each; old guineas, SOC
each.
new cases.
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CHICAGo LIVEsToCK MAkKET.

Chicago. Dee T-CATTLE-Receipt
Il COO Beef steers. slow. mostly steady
choice to prime yearlings. s11o0: bulk beef
steers. sG-236IS.T5: better grades fat she
stock. steady; other Gamers and cutters.
dull: bulls. weak: calves weak TO 2Jc low
er: stOclsers and feeders, steady
HOGS-R~ ceipts 17.CO0. Market active.
steady to IOc higher than yesterdays aver
age: shippers buying literally: most good
hogs averaging go pounds, sold big pack