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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-05

washington, March 4.-Follow-
ing Is the full text of the inaugural
address of Vice President Coolidge:
Five generations ago there was
revealed to the people of this ma
ton a new relationship between
man and man, which they declared
and proclaimed in the American
constitution. Therein they recog-
nized a legislature empowered to
express the will of the people in
law, a judiciary required to deter
mine and state such law, and an
executive charged with securing
obedience to the law, all holding
their office not by reason of some
superior force but through the duly
determined conscience of their
countrymen.
ITO the house, close to the heart
'of the nation, renewing its whoIe
membership by frequent elections
representing directly the people
reflecting their common purpose,
has been granted full measure of
the power of legislation and eX-
elusive authority to originate taxa
ton.
Preservation of Liberty.
ITO the senate, renewing us
embership by degreesrepresent-
ling in part the sovereign states,
has been granted not only a full
measure of the power of legisla-
ton, but, il possible. far more i'm
portant functions. To it is entrust-
ed the duty of review, that to ne
gotiation there may be added rati-
fication and to appointment ap-
prevail But it's greatest function
of ALL too little mentioned, is the
preservation Of liberty Not mere
ly the rights of the majority, they
little need protection, but the rights
of the minority from whatever
source they may be assailed. The
great object for us to seek here
for the constitution Identifies the
vice presidency with the senate, i:
to continue to make this chamber
as it was intended by the fathers
the citadel of liberty. An enormous
| power is here conferred. capable o
much good or i'll, open 1t NAY b.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-05
Rocruitinr Office Closed.

Ration, N. NJ. March 4.--The
recruiting office here is now closed
and all the office furniture, rec
ords, etc. have been shipped to
Ell Paso, Tex. orders have been
received by Sergeant j. E. Gaddis
who has been in charge of the of
flee for some time, to report for
duty in FL Paso. Sergeant tinddis
will leave as soon as matters per
tanning to the office can be straight
.anad mt
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-05
Track LAYING Resumed.

Springer, n NJ, March 4.--The
work of laying track has been re-
sumed here by the Santa Fe. About
800 Mexican laborers are employed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-25
WILL DENY CHARGE
Accused Father of Murdered
Babe En- Route to Los Angeles.
Heard of GirI'S Charges While
in Baxter Springs, Kansas.

Lebanon, Mo, May 25.-Elmer Nc
Comb, president of the Lebanon
Chamber of Commerce and first vice
president of the First National bank
here, was speeding toward Los An
geles today to answer the charge of
Erie Mullicane, that he was the father
of the baby she murdered.
McComb was notified of the charges
while on a business trip to Baxter
Springs, Kan. His brother, DR.. Albert
McComb, on being notified of the ac-
cusations against his brother, hurried
to Baxter Springs and induced Elmer
to make the trip.
When told of the charges by Miss
MulHcane that he sent her to Los
Angeles to hush it up" McComb
made an emphatic denial.
1t was learned that information
leading to the issuance of the federal
warrant for Elmer McComb's arrest
charging him with violation of the
Mann act. was supplied by Miss Null
licane's sister, Mrs Vera M. Shelton.
of Lebanon.
The girl was employed as a maid
in the home of McComb's parents,
DIR. and Mrs. James McComb. After
leaving the McComb home, Miss Multi
cane went to Springfield. Mo, then
to St. Louis and later to Los Angeles,
according to Mrs. Shelton.
Miss Mullicane is to stand trial
soon for the murder of her infant
which was found strangled to death
in a trunk in a Los Angeles storage
warehouse.
Miss Mullicane until recently re-
fused to divulge the name of the man,
but is said to have told Mrs. Angela
Kaufman of Los Angeles, the entire
story.
Elmer McComb was said to be a
leading member of the Christian
church and a well known business
man.
Dr. McComb was understood to
have used considerable persuasion be-
fore he induced his brother to make
the trip to the coast
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-25
DEMANDS THE DEATH PENALTY
Prosecution in Chester Murder Case
Begins TriaI-Both Sides
Reach Agreement.

Kansas City. Mo, May 25.-Densel
Chester went on trial in criminal
court today for the murder of Miss
Florence Barton, prominent society
girl, before a jury of eleven men.
One man., Bert McLane, was excused
at the last moment when it was
shown he was acquainted with an as
sistant prosecutor.
Both sides. conducting the trial.
agreed not to claim a mistrial be-
cause of the irregular jury. The en-
tire circumstances leading up to the
shooting and Chester's every move
ment following the alleged crime was
reviewed.
Two brothers of the slain girl, K.
L. Barton, jr., and H. R. Barton, did
not go forward when witnesses for
the state were called to be sworn.
John Hagan of the Midwest Secret
Service, who helped apprehend Ches-
ter. likewise failed to go forward.
Special Prosecutor /. B. Kimbreli
demanded that Chester pay with his
life on the gallows for the death of
Miss Barton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-25
HEAR PHONE RATE CASES
Utilities Commission Hearings Affect
Service in Six Towns.

Telephone exchange rate cases af
fecting six Kansas towns are being
heard today by the public utilities
commission. The cases affect the
towns of Arkansas City, Atchison, Ell
dorado, Hutchinson, Lyons and Win
field.
All of the towns are served by the
Southwestern Bell Telephone COM
pany. Several months ago the tele-
phone company made application for
rate advances in the towns. The COM
mission did not hear the application
and the company went before the
Shawnee county district court recently
with an application for an injunction
against putting into effect the pro-
posed rate advances. 1t was charged
that the company was denied a hear
ing and that the rate advances were
needed to meet operating expenses.
In Hutchinson recently an INDUCTION
was granted against putting the new
rate into effect in that town. The
case is now before the supreme court.
1t was in the Hutchinson case that
Judge Fairchild charged that the pub
lie utilities commission and former
court of industrial relations played
politics in handling rate cases affect
ing public service corporations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-25
HARDING'S SISTER IS SUED.
Doctor Wants S25,OOO Damages for
Things Written About Him.

Washington, May 25.-Mrs. Carolin
Votaw, sister of President Harding,
was made defendant in a $4,000 suit
for alleged libel filed today in the
District of Columbia supreme court by
DIR. G. r. Lee Cole. The plaintiff
claims that he was damaged in his
good name and reputation as result
of a letter written by Mrs. Votaw to
Justice Stafford last April 29 during
the trial of the domestic difficulties
of Doctor Cole and his wife, Mrs. Min
ME Cole.
In the letter, Mrs. Votaw. who was
formerly connected with the woman's
bureau of the police department,
asked the court to consider the evil
dence carefully and charged that Mrs.
Cole had been terribly wronged by
Doctor Cole"
Crandan Mackey, counsel for Doc
tor Cole, called the letter to the at
tention of President Harding's secre-
tary. Mr.. Harding wrote the lawyer
but the letter was not made public.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-25
Kansas Farmers Produce
Wheat To BuyMore Land
Average Size of Farms in State Increased from Pa Acres
2748 Acres in Ten Years-Mortgage Debt Increased
From 1926 to $4,O93 on Larger Tracts of Land.

Kansas farmers apparently believe
in the practice of raising more
wheat to buy more land to raise more
wheat"
At least the preliminary figures
from the 1920 Kansas agricultural
census just received from Washing
ton show that the average size of
farms in this state increased from 244
acres to 274.S acres in the decade
from 1910 to 1920. The average OF
improved land increased from 1852
to 1851 acres. The number of farms
decreased from 177,S41 to 1926
And this was despite the fact that the
total amount of land in farms was en-
larged from 43,384,799 acres to 49,
425,179 acres. The improved land
in the state now totals 30,600,7 76O
acres.
Mortgage Debt Increases.
Possibly because of the desire for
larger farms, the average mortgage
debt for each farm increased from
$2,326 in 1910 to $4,0S3 in 1920. The
value of the 26,923 farms for which
complete mortgage returns We're OBJ
tanned in 1920 was $424,469,454 and
the amount of the mortgage debt was
$109, 4,464, or 25.9 per cent of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-25
Po1Uder for Women s Knees
N0U Latest Fashion Decree
Ohio Mayor Asks Council Make Girls Cover Up Their
"Patellae"-Declares Such Exposure for Amy Female
Over Eleven Years Old Is Indecent.

ting in the present conventional pos
ture or crossing a windy street or
boarding a taxi. as much attention
should be paid to the knees as the face
by the women themselves. 1 mean.
"Rouged knees are the result. The
idea is to get just the faintest pink eff
fect-a coat of rice powder, the slight
est touch of rouge on the knee cap and
a film of powder over that. 1 am in
formed the effect is quite charming"
Brooks also had an exBaanation for
the sudden army of girlish looking wo-
men with snow white hair.
New Hair Bleach Out.
"a new kind of bleach" he said.
Many young women are finding men
of mature age more attractive than
youths. They believe that whitened
hair not only makes them more mag
netic to these men but lends an air of
romance to their appearance sort
of secret SORROW you know.
Some girls are not just sure how
this plan is going to work out, so they
compromise by simply powdering
their hair. In that way they can re-
sumo their natural appearance at
will"
According to Brooks, this whitened
hair fashion is developing a tendency
toward the freakish big coiffures of
the Louis XVI period.
THE ladies'" he sighed, what
next ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-25
Will GO To MOVIES
Mrs. StiIIman Refuses to Give
Husband Any "Quarter."
Won't Reside AbrOad-COnSid-
ers Accepting Screen Contract.

New York. May 25.-Mrs. Anna u
Stillman offered mo quarter" today in
her fight with her husband, James A
Stillman, over his proposals for a sep
aration settlement.
While Stillman is said to have been
forced by association in the financial
world to act to end the publicity at
tending his suit for divorce he was in
agreement with his wife except on one
of his demands.
Having agreed to recognize the in
FAINT, Guy Stillman, as his son, and to
the payment of certain sum an
nually, according to reports, the bank
er demanded that Mrs. Stillman reside
abroad for five years. Mrs. Stillman
emphatically refused that condition.
Her position was that sit is not the
place of the victor to retreat"
With negotiations continuing today,
Mrs. StiIlman was, in fighting mood,
determined not to yield A counter
proposal said to have caused con-
sternation to Stillman's advisers. was
that she should accept an offer from
a moving picture concern.
She was said to have stated that she
could support herself if necessary.
The prospect of continued publicity
for the case was reported to have
caused Stillman to weaken to some
extent.
The movie proposal was said to have
involved 100000. 1t became known
that if she accepts the proposal, she
will have the title role in a number
of productions and that she will be
billed as Mrs. James A. StilIman."
Mrs. Stillman has taken part in
amateur theatricals with success, and
is understood to be interested in the
films. Her decision was expected to
be announced som etin1a this week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-25

value The average rate of interest
paid was per cent. In 1920 51.S
per cent of all farms operated by
their owners were mortgaged, as COM
pared with 44.8 per cent in 1910.
The extent of farm tenancy is indi-
Gated by the fact that $1,000 of the
1926 farms in 1920 were operated
by their owners. In 1910 111.108 of
the 177,841 farms were so operated.
In 1920 1,495 farms were operated by
managers as compared to 1885 in
1910. In 1920 66,401 farms were
operated by tenants as compared to
65,39S in 1910.
Total of 164,O4S Farmers.
The number of farmers in 1920 was
164,04S, of whom 146,S95 were native
and 17.1S9 foreign born. OF the ma
tive white farmers, S2,S63 were
owners, 1,416 managers, and $3.50
tenants. OF the foreign born white
farmers, 3,434 were owners, 81 man
ayers, and 1854 tenants. The num-
Der of colored farmers declined from
1871 in 1910.
The number of white female
farmers in 1920 was 4,146, including
$3.50 owners, 10 managers and 476
tenants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-25
TO topeka TODAY PARCEL OUT JOBS
State Lets Contracts for DOlIing
Up State House.
Cover $4,000 Appropriations
Most Bidders, Topeka Firms.

Contracts for the Improvement and
repairing of the state house, practical
ly to the extent of the $63, 900 appro-
priation for that purpose passed by
the state legislature at the last session,
are being let in the office of the secre-
tary of state this afternoon. The bids
were opened this morning on the vari-
Gus projects. The majority of the
bidders were Topeka men and firms.
On the painting contracts, mostly
Interior decorating, the bidders were:
NJ. H. Bray, Lawson & Rausch, G. C.
Doering, c. E. Allen, w. Z. Whitson,
all of Topeka; J. E. Jackson of Wich-
ita and A. A. Nork of Marysville.
The bids on the painting contracts
ranged from So. 400 to $4,000.
For weather stripping and window
caulking. the bidders were: The Stand
ard Metal Weatherstripping company,
of Tulsa, Okla; the National Equip
ment company, of Hutchinson; the
Weatherproof Products company. of
Kansas City, Mo-; the Monarch Metal
Weatherstripping company, of Kansas
City, Mo.
Ali Topeka Bidders.
For the repairing of the stone steps
on the north and south sides of the
state house, the repaving of the drives
ways, and the installation of cement
sidewalks, the bids were divided, some
being arranged for one feature of the
work, and some for another. Bidders
on the whole job or part of it were:
| George Senne, J. M. Leeper, Mills
Luttjohann, w. S. Fulton, w. w Mills
the Kaw Paving company. and Ritchie
Ramsey, ell of Topeka.
| For the installation of new electric
fixtures, the bidders were Arthur
Tucker, the Machinists Electric COM
pany and the Topeka Electric COM
pany, of Topeka; the Bailey Reynolds
Chandelier company, of Kansas City
Mo; the Salina Plumbing company
of Salina.
For Irrigation System.
For the installation of a sprinkler
| system for the irrigation of the state
| house lawn, the bidders were Patter-
son & Co., James Durkin. w. F
| Sheahan, johnson & Beck, and C. F
Gustafson, all of Topeka, and the Sa-
/ lima Plumbing company of Salina.
| Bids have been received on the sup
plies of stationery and office supplies
for the state boards and officers from
the Zercher Book company of Topeka
and the Keelox company of Kansas
City, Mo. The contracts on the sta
tionery items will not be let until ar
investigation into the prices has beer
finished.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-25

Hoylake. Eng. May 25.-Fred ].
Wright, Boston golfer, became Amer
ica's last hope for the British amateur
title at the end of the fifth round of
the championships here.
Wright survived the round by beating
the veteran Britisher, John Ball, up
and 8 to go, but his last remaining
teammate went out of the play when
DR.. Paul Hunter fell before Bernard
Darwin. up and 1 to go.
The British were relieved of a great
strain in the last match of the round
when John Ball, their veteran hero,
who seven times has won the amateur
championship of England, downed J.
H. Douglas of the Onwentsia club of
Chicago on the nineteenth green. Ball.
however, succumbed to Wright in the
fifth round by four up and three to
play.
Douglas who pressed his opponent to
an extra hole, is SO years younger than
Ball. He played on the Princeton
team last year and now is a student at
Cambridge.
The British sustained severe
shock when the title holder, Cyril Toll
ley, was eliminated by ]. B. Beddard
of Pennsylvania.
When the fourth round of the tour
nament ended this afternoon only DR.:
Paul Hunter of Los Angeles and Fred
]. Wright of Boston remained of the
thirteen original American entries.
A light breeze from the southwest
tempered the heat this morning but
the day grew warmer as the forenoon
advanced The course was scorehed
by the hot sun that has beaten down
upon it during the past few days, and
also was very hard and without any
springiness.
AS the tournament wears ON in
creasing praise is heard for the sports
m hi
They are especially praised for their
courtesies and consideration for all
with whom they have come in contact,
and they appear to be highly popular.
The applause given players has been
impartial thruout the week.
Bobby" Jones of Atlanta was
| eliminated in the fourth round of
| play this morning, meeting defeat,
| six up and five to play, at the hands
| OF Allan Graham, royal Liverpool.
This setback disposed of the last
/ member of the American teams t'big
Evans having been defeated yester-
day. w. c. Fownes of Pittsburgh was
| put out of the running in the fourth
round today by his team mate,
Wright, who won from the Pitts
burgher three up and two to play.
Was Beautiful Match.
Graham, in his match with Jones
|
first six holes, halving the other two
At the third, Graham played a brassie
I shot half yard from the pin and got
| a three for the 490 hole. Jones re-
| covered a hole at the seventh where
he ran up over a gully to win in three
to four.
Graham was four up at the turn,
became dormie SIX and halved the next
hole to win by six up and five to play.
Jones said his defeat was due mere
ly to his own bad playing, when
you meet a man playing we'll and you
are playing badly why you're just out
of luck he remarked. Jones, Chicl
Evans and Francis Ouimet, the elimi-
mated American big Three" appeared
together about the course arm in arm
after Jones elimination.
Jones and Evans are also entered
for the British open championship
but they said this afternoon they prob
ably would not compete.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-25
BY HAROLD D. JACOBS.

New York, May 25.-The latest
style secret-women are rouging their
knees.
But, according to Sidney Brooks
who made this revelation today, it
won't be secret very long if the girls
continue to wear 'em shorter and roll
'em lower.
Brooks, a former hair dresser in the
cars palace. and now manager of the
beauty parlor in the Waldorf-Astoria.
said that recently some of his femi-
nine assistants had been called upon
to initiate clients in the art of beauti-
flying their knees.
Women Pay Attention to Bare Spots.
Some time ago, as the public is
fairly well aware now. women began
to roll their stockings below their
knees" Brooks said.
LAS skirts continued to grow short
er, it became apparent that. what with
disclosures that might result while sit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-25
Pastor Confesses
He s Burglar But
Denies He's Slayer

gro minister, has admitted to police
that he is holdup man but denies he
Is murderer.
Page was arrested following the
shooting to death of one policeman
and wounding of two others here Mon.
day night. He at first asserted that
he was an innocent participant.
Later. Page admitted he and Jordan
had pulled off a score of holdups in
stores and were on their way to at
tempt another robbery when the po-
Iiccmen were killed. He insisted. how
ever, that Jordan did the shooting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-25
DiUorced Wife Did
LedUe HerHusbond
One Red Hot StoUe

Chicago. May 25.-Mrs. Elida Piza
Crane, Costa Rican beauty, recently
w a r 100000 aIimony from
Charles Crane. took everything with
her when she left Cranes country es-
tate, except an iron cannon, a stone
chair weighing 1000 pounds, and a
not stove, 1t was declared in a bill on
file at Aurora today.
1t was said there was not even a
bed to sleep on. Numerous valuable
art objects also are listed as missing.
Crane asks that he be relieved of paw
ment of the $4,000 alimony still due
until the goods are returned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-25
SAY DAVIS PROLONGS STRIKE
Has Encouraged the Idle Seamen De-
clare Ship Owners Assn.

New York, May 25.-The executive
committee of the American Steamship
Owners association was considering
the new proposals prepared by Secre-
tary of LaboE Davis for settlement of
the seamen's strike.
These proposals are understood 10
include 15 per cent wage reduction
with compromises in working condi-
tions.
4 statement issued by the executive
committee alleged that encourage
ment" which the leaders of the In
ternational Seamen's union feel they
have received from Davis has tended
to prolong the strike
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-25

Championship Flight.
Mohler, Topeka, VS.. Booth Topeka.
Glymer, Eldorade. VS. Scott, lola.
Bailey, Salina, VS.. Gilmore, Fredonia.
Second Editor Flight.
Herbert, Hiawatha, vs.. MacLennan, Topeka.
Townsley, Great Bend, VS.. Clymer, Edo
Miller, Ber1evilIe, vs.. George. Council
Montgomery, Junction City, VS.. Cavuness,
1Chanute.
Roy Bailey of Salina. who was
doped to win the State association
cup, was in trouble in the qualifying
Azed on out of bounds shots and went
mad on the grass green's. He isa''com-
ing back this afternoon.
The two lola Representatives. Chas.
F. Scott, president of the association,
and w. H. King, tied with SOS in the
qualifying rounds this morning. They
are matched with sweet stickers this
afternoon.
A business meeting of the Kansas
Editorial Golf association is called for
Thursday noon in the Country club
bungalow.
Mrs. Harry Montgomery of Junction
City and Mrs. Wilfrid Caveness of
!
Mrs. KurtZ Kellam, Topeka's par
golferess. Mrs. John Gilmore of Fre-
donia also accompanied her husband
to the tournament. Mrs. Montgomery
played this morning with Miss Mary
Kramer and Mrs. Ed Arnold of the
Country club. Mrs. Montgomery
plays wonderful game" the two To-
peka women testified.
| The sand green's of the Country club
! bothered many of the out of town
| golfers who are unaccustomed to the
sand greens. Most of the bad scores
in the qualifying rounds this morning
! were made on the green's.
Oscar Stauffer of Peabody, who sent
a scare into the editors with his pre-
liminary reports previous to the
1 tournament, came up to advance no
| tfces when he brought in a 50-de-
| spite the grass greens.
Bill Townsley of Great Bend has
been practicing for week on the
Country club course in an effort to
capture the cup. Townsley landed in
the second Highland he is out to
get it.
Rolla Clymer of Eldorado and Harry
Montgomery Of Junction City com.
posed the twosome in the qualifying
round this morning. Rolla is a wir5
player with a vicious swing and Harry
lis built somewhat on the plan of q
CONTINUED on Page Four.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-25
TODAY IN CONGRESS
In the House.

In the House.
Republicans of the foreign affairs
committee consider text of peace reso-
luton.
Interstate commerce committee
considers several bills.
In the Senate.
Continued naval bill debate.
Railroad hearings go on before In
terstate commerce committee.
Tax hearings continued before
finance committee.