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Arizona republican., 1921-04-14
The Restoration of Normalcy

This is written in honor of the barber of Mlledge- vile, Ga, who. is widely reported is helping restore normalcy by reducing prices haircuts and slaves.
 It is well that normalcy should start thus at the seat of authority-the barber chair. There all agitating the nation by the barber him self whose opinion the citizens lying helpless the chair. smothered in suds and fascinated by hanging razor, is bound accept.
 As Sharahzai sang in Arabian Nights" "The trades altogether like nicklace and the
 barber is the chief pearl the strings 'He excelleth all that endowed with skill and
 under his hands the heads of kings"
 And how full of wisdom is the barber's own head, He knoweth everything-Babe Ruths batting aver age; and the time Man O War in his last race; and what is good for lumbago; and the best way to make home-brew. Also. what will redecorate any bald spot except his own.
 Nor is he mere encyclopedia. He is a man of courageous opinion which he is prepared to give on all matters and all occasions unlike those spine less creatures whose opinions or cold for the pleasure of their respective customers
 In paying tribute thus to barbers in general we have ventured far afeld from the original proposi- tion namely: The barber of Milledgevile who is blazing the trail to normaIcy. May his tribe in- 
 Why not check that Hungarian uprising by of fering Carl a good vaudeville contract?
 One reason the robins sing is because they can't congregate in great numbers like city dwelers
 " Druggists asking high as SIP quart for whisky. Many an old time barrel house keeper must be turn ing over in his grave.
 six-year-old boy is making S2500 week in the movies. Our machinery of economies certainly has lot of cogs of gear
Arizona republican., 1921-04-14

The French minister of labor estimates that the number of unemployed in France is between 100000 and1
Arizona republican., 1921-04-14

Druggists asking high as SIP quart for whisky Many an old-tim barrel house keeper must be turn ing in his grave.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-14

Between 400 and 500 have been laid off by Harlem plant of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, says a report from Wilmington, Del.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-14

One reason the robins sing is because they can't congregate in great numbers like city dwellers
Arizona republican., 1921-04-14

Why not check that Hungarian uprising by of ering Carl good vaudeville contract?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-17
WANT STRIKE POSTPONED
Kansas City Legion Men Ask Brother
hoods to Delay Action.

Kansas City, Mo, Oct IA E
Hutchings. general executive chairman
of the national convention committee
OF the American Legion, today tele-
graphed LemueI BolIes. national adju-
tant Of the Legion. asking BolIes to
suggest to all posts OF the Legion that
they wire the heads of the five great
railway brotherhoods. asking post
ponement OF proposed general railroad
strike one week. Such action. Mr..
Hutchings said. would make it possible
for the American Legion TO hold its
national convention here without diff
ficulty. The convention is scheduled
for October 81. November 1 and 2
A telegram. asking one weeks post
ponement OF the strike on account of
the legion convention. was sent to the
brotherhood heads today by the round
table of club presidents" an organiza-
ton OF social and civic mems clubs
here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-17
JACK EVANS FOUND DEAD
Was Wanted in Connection With
shooting At CoffeyviIIc

CoffeyviIIe, kan, Oct lack
Evans. 80. wanted in connection with
the shooting OF Mrs James Reed and
the murder OF her 1O-year-0ld daugh-
ter. Gladys. was found dead one mile
north OF here today
He bad shot himself twice thru the
head.
Evans, according to county officials.
shot Mrs Reed and her daughter on
u lonely road six miles west OF here
last night It IS believed he then at
tempted to escape. then after proceed
ing TO the spot where his body was
found. decided to take his own life.
He had been living in the same house
with Mrs. Reed and her daughter
Upon the finding OF the body today,
orders were sent to Bartlesville Okla,
to release Columbus Bolan, former
husband of Mrs. Reed. who was ar
rested early today and held for in
vestigatiou.
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To use BRPLANES
New York City Has New Plan to
Transport Food.
Aero Club Of America to Use
1000 Machines.

New York, Oct I7.-PIans for
aerial transportation Of food to New
York City in event the Threatened rail-
road strike materialized. have been
completed by the Aero Club of Amer
lci. II became known today More
than 1000 airplanes are available
thruour the country TO supPfy food 70
the larger cities. IT was stated
The first group OF railroads IN the
list includes only one railroad reach
ing New YOrk-the Seaboard Air Line
railway. Thus New York will not be
seriously affected by the strike at least
until November [. when other roads
are scheduled to go out.
Railroad officials here believe the
strike could not now be averted- They
declared there was nothing TO drbi-
Irate between the roads and the men.
DR. ROYAL s. Copeland. health com
missioner, announced completion OF
plans for seizure by the City Of all
foodstuffs here II he feels such action
necessary. Distribution of food viii
be carried on under municipal super
vision.
Copeland appealed to the public not
IN hoard food before or during the
threatened crisis He declared there
was sufficient food within the city TO
last three weeks The chief shortage.
he said. would be IN fresh fruit and
VeEeta bles.
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LIFE WAS A BURDEN
Had Rheumatism So Bad she
Could Hardly Walk.
Almost a Nervous Wreck-N0W
Like a Different Person.

Mrs. Christina Thielke. 50eS South
Twenty-third street. Omaha. Neb re-
Iates her remarkable experience win
Tanlac as follows:
The grippe left me in such a badly
rundown condition last year that I
was almost nervous wreck and slr
little rest day or night Ny stomach
was all out Of order and finally fneu-
matism took hold Of me and my legs
from knees down. would ache 50 I
could hardly walk
It just can't describe the blessing
Tanlac has been to me. II has given
me an appetite. toned up and Soothed
my stomach and made 1t possible for
me ID sleep ike 4 child all night Ions
Ny rheumatism is SO much better 1
hardly notice il AZ all II is simply
wonderful that a little medicine could
make such a big change in anyhod1'."
TanIac is sold in Topeka by TuilS-
MacFariand Drug Co. and leading
druggists everywhc re--Adv.
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LABOR BOARD CUTS WAGES
Twenty Per Cent Reduction Made on
Electric Lines.

Chicago. Oct. 1.-THE United States
railroad labor board today authorized
20 per cent wage reduction for engineers,
motormen. dremen. conductors and brake
man OF the Electric Short Lines Railway
company and in doing took into con
sideratiou, for the first time in any wage
decision, the financial condition of the
carrier. The board announced that the
reduction was made primarily because the
road. running between Minneapolis and
Hutchinson. MINI, would go bankrupt
without IT."
The reduction was retroactive to
October 1 s. The carrier presented
evidence that its deficit in 1919 was
S1s. T54. in 1920 that it was s131,13I.
and S33, 600 during the first six
months of 1921. Heretofore the board
has repeatedly maintained that it
could not consider carriers financial
condition in setting wages and today s
decision consequently created cousid-
cradle surprise. particularly IN view
OF the present general railroad situa-
ton.
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IRISH PEACE FARLEY on
sim Fein ENJOYS Expected to Return
AnsyE1.r Soon.

London, Oct 1.-THE Irish peace
pariey entered its crucial stage toda. =
v hen the fourth session was convened
at Premier Lloyd Georges official res
idence IN Downing street The Irish
delegates had been in communication
with Eam0nn de Valera over the
weekend and were understood to
have fresh instruction OF vital impor-
lance.
The Sim Fem ENJOYS were expected
TO return an answer Immediately TO
Premier Lloyd Georges question
whether they would consent to 4 con-
tinuation Of the deliberations upon the
basis OF ireland remaining a part OF
the British empire
After the departure OF the Irish del
egates. the British ENJOYS remained
and conferred at length with the pre-
mier. No time was fixed for the re-
turn of the Sim Fein~rs. but Premier
Lloyd Georges secretary said there
was no sign OF d break"
II is believed that Ulster was dis
cussed. Both sides are now waiting
for tl5s outcome OF the conference be-
TWEEN the premier and Sir James
Craig, head OF the Unionist govern
ment OF Ulster. Sir James and two
coIIeag CUES are en- route from Belfast
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FACE CRITICAL TEST NOW
Fate OF Wirth Cabinet Is Up to
Reichstag This Week

6GacnSf1E inns week
Berlin. Oct 1.-THE fate of the
Wirth cabinet IS to be put up to the
reichstag, according to today's plans.
II the re5chsfag believe the present
ministry should go because OF the ad-
verse Upper Silesiau decision, it is
probable that Doctor AdenaUer, presi-
dent OF the reichstag and former
mayor Of Cologne, Will be the next
premier heading a grand coalition
cabinet like Chancellor Wirth- DR..
Adenauer is a member Of the Centrum
or Clerical party.
Parliamentary government VIII lace
a critical test this week when the Of
fetal text OF the League Of Nations
decision upon Upper Silesia. is made
known. The Wirrh ministry is ex-
pected to go into the reichstag and
say:
When we promised faithful fulfill
ment OF the allies reparatious ultima
ruru, we did SO figuring for an abso-
lutte certainty on the retention OF the
rich Silesian industrial reservoir, pro-
ducinG As per cent OF Germany's coal
This Indispensable district now has
been taken from US. despite to 5
vote in favor OF Germany in the piebi-
settle. Rather than break fulfiilmenC
of our oath. We resign"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-17
TALK OF POLITICS.
Candidates Out for State
Teacher Positions.
Board of Directors for Cd, 4th,
9Th, sth Districts.

AItno the members OF the Kansas
State Teachers association who at
tend the state conventions are vitality
interested in the various meetings and
addresses by men OF prominence, they
are concerned also about other things.
including the election OF officers. Poll
tics at the conventions is bound to
be evident in a body OF $4,000 persons.
One OF the most important elections
to be held at the state conventions.
which are in session November 5, 4
and 5, is the election OF the members
OF the board of directors who will
represent the Second. Fourth. Sixth
and Eighth congressional districts
At each OF the conventions there is
ballot box for each congressional
district mentioned and q teacher votes
for the representative Of her district
no matter whether she lives at Elk
hart and attend the Topeka convex
ton
Nominations by Petitions.
Nominations must be made by petit
hons signed by twenty-five members
81 thu association residing IN the dis
trict from which the nomination is
made The nominations must also be
filed IN the office of the secretary OF
the association on or before the third
Saturday previous to the annual con-
vention- That date this year was Octo-
Der Is. According to the constitution
If no nominations are received from
any district. the president and Secre-
tary OF the association shall place
three names on the ballot, 10 be voted
on by the members from that district.
The nominations for the board of
directors is as follows: Second con-
gressionaI district, DR.. r. A Kent,
dean of the school OF education at the
Kansas university; Fourth district,
Supt- W. J. Poundstoue, Marion, Supt-
Kate Hoover, Westmoreland. and Carl
W SaISer. of the Kansas State Normal
school at Emporia; Sixth district,
Supt- Emma Bigge. Stockton. and T.
W Wells, Sylvan Grove; Eighth dis
trict, Mrs. May Howes, of Wichita high
school and Supt- c. R. Rankin, OF
Clearwater
In the Fourth district no nomlna-
tons were received so they were made
by A. Z. Lunceford of Emporia, presi-
dent, and Frank L Pfnet, Topeka sec
rotary OF the association.
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MRS. PARKER TO CANADA
Treasurer OF Great Western Securities
Company Leaves Chicago.

Chicago, Oct Mrs Edith
Stubbs Parker. treasurer Of the Great
Western Securities company. has gone
TO Canada according to word received
here today.
When the bankruptcy hearing of
the Cooperative Society OF America,
which company was headed by her
husband Earri-oI. NJ. Parker, was re-
su--led before Federal Judge z. A
Evans, forr err Senator J. hamilton
Lewis appeared with a telegram from
Mrs. Parker. which he presented The
telegram read:
please represent me in the pro-
ceedinEs against the Cooperative So
ciety. If you want me, send for me-
The telegram was dated Toronto,
Canada.
The appearance of Mrs. Parker at
the hearing was promised several days
ago, but she failed to appear,
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LATE MARKETS
KANSAS CITY GRAIN MARKET.

Kansas City. Oct. T7-WHEAT- /:
Receipts 81 cars. Market unchanged 10
&c lower market dull. big carry over No.
dark hard, S11S6I 10 No dark hard.
81 1Se1 100 No L hard. S1.099I L25- No ,
hard. SI-0sd125; No. red, Sf-3tq 10 !;
No red. S122
CORN-Market 1sc lower dull. No. .
white 39M39lhc; No. > white. s. J.. a ,ISc !;
No . yellow. gsc: No. 5 yellow. SIC; No. =
mixed. &c; No. > mixed. Soc
OATS-MarHet unchanged. No. white.
s2isc; No. > mixed. 31G55c; No. red, il
fTS7c
RYE+7oe
KAFIR-s1 1O@le9; down &c.
BRAN-55c-
SHORTS-75eT &c
WHEAT-Close Dee. S1-015 May
81 05-S.
CORN-Dec.. -: Max. go
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H. C. L. Problem
Eoen in J1rgles,
Says a Scientist

London. Oct. 17.-Oscar OLSON. a
Swede, who has just returned from a
5000 mile trip thru central Africa.
where he made moving pictures for
scientific purposes, declared today the
high cost OF living is even a problem
in the jungle and that the price of
African wives has advanced from IS
10 So An extra classy wife costs
$3.50. Before the war, the best wives
cost only $3.50. Some were to be had
as low as -
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H0WAT FIGHTS UNION HEADS
Official Statement Was Misleading,
SAYS George L. Peck.

Pittsburg, Kan. Oct 1.-THE Of
fetal statement OF the deposed district
board OF the {. II w 4. of Kansas
was misleading and contained numer-
Gus false statements. a statement
issued today by George L Peck. pro-
visionaI president. and Thomas
Harvey provisional secretary treas
urer of the district, declared.
Peck and Harvey assert that Howat
had fought every international presi-
dent of the union and that the present
break with the international is only
the elimination OF years OF defiance to
the highest tribunal of the union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-17
BURY WAR HERO TO-DAY
of Christopher NJ. stocIxweII
in Liberty War Plat.

The funeral OF Pvt Christopher ATer-
riil StOckwell. a soldier in the late
World war. was held at 4 clock this
afternoon at PenwelTs chapel
He was born at Oxford, Neh., Oc1o-
Der IS. 1898. He enlisted in the serv-
ice, February %. 1913. He was
member of Company c, 356th Tnfan-
try. He was killed in the battle Of the
Argonne Forest. November 8. 1913.
Before enlisfing in the army he had
taken up a homestead in Cheyenne
county, Nebraska He had a wide ae-
quaintance in Topeka
He IS survived by his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. William II StockweIi. SIT
Klein street, and a brother.
Burial was in the Liberty War Plat.
at Mt. Auburn cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-17
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

New York. Oct 1T-MONEY-CaII
money weaker. high. 5Is low I; ruling
rate. 51s closing bid Sls. offered At + last
loan. call loans against acceptauces. AZ
Time loans. easier. GO days. 81 dJl& 30
days. IL d5ls: months. 5L4 dJ1s prime
mercantile paper 5Is0Is per cent. Foreign
exchange. irregular Great Britain de-
mand. $-oS-. cables. Sa3SS- 60 days on
banks &.aol@. Francs demand. ~ c.
bles. 7-25Is Belgium. demand. IA. cables.
7-I41s. Germany. demand "a cables 551=
Norway demand. 1895. Sweden. demand.
- o. Denmark demand. ID o. Switzer-
land. demand. u 10. SPAIN demand. 13-.sS
Greece. demand. At Argentine demand.
~ Brazil. demand 1875. Montreal. Ga
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Washington. Oct. 1T.-Ou the ap-
peal Of the Kansas City Southern
Railway company. the supreme court
OF the United State decided today To
review a case involving award OF
damages to a passenger travelling on q
free pass, despite the stfpulaf1tfss.
from the pass exempt1ng the carrier
from liabilities. Elizabeth Van SAINT.
the passenger. recovered Judgment
against the railroad for SIS. 900 for in
iuries received while travelling on the
pasa-
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LESS WHEAT ON HAND
Report by Agricultural Department
shows Total OF 5000. 600 Bushels.

Washington, Oct 17--Wheat on
farms, excluding that required for use
by the farmers was estimated by the
department of agriculture in figures
made public today at $4,000, 600
bushels this year. compared to A.
600, geo bushels IaSt year
Wheat in country mills AMI eie-
vators was estimated at 152. eco, 600
bushels compared to 129. 100000 last
year, and commercial visible $1,000
600 compared with 29,000.00a last
year, making of 529. 600, coo bushels
this year as against last years total of
SOS. 600. 600 bushels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-17
TO AID AIR MAIL SERVICE

American Legion Committee Offers
Assistance to Postmaster General
committee OF the American Legion ex-
ecutive committee today wired POST
master General Hayes offering to re-
cruit volunteer pilots for the air mail
service in the event OF a general rail-
road strike. It is announced that at
least five hundred pilots. I0d OF which
Will have their planes will be at tna
national convention OF the Americas
Legion which convenes here Oct1=
her 40
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Pastor Denounces K. X. x.

Dallas, Tex, Oct 17.-Dr. George
Gflmour, pastor of the Unitarian
church, in a sermon here yesterday
denounced the Ku Klux Khan. DR..
GiImour leaves soon to accept the pas
torate of a Denver urch-
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Hays and Daugherty Busy.


Fort Worth. Tex. Oct Flour
men were injured Two seriously, dur
ing 4 fire at Decatur early this morn
ing The two badly nurt are in a
Fort Worth hospital today. They
were fighting the flames. when an ex-
plosion occurred. followed by falling
walls and flying glass. Business build
ings on the public square burned with
n loss Of $40. 900.
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Ogden, Oct 1T-OwinE to Judge
Lands stand in the case Of Babe
Ruth. the game scheduled here be-
tween the Au-American and the ALI
Nationals. October &c. was cancelled
today upon instructions of L J. Cal
breath. director of the tour. who wired
that all remaining scheduled games of
the PLAYERS had been cancelled.
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TO USE MOTOR TRUCKS
Fleet of s.. goo May Be Used to Trans
port FOOdstuffs.

New York. Oct IA fleet of ST.
600 motor trucks. or as many OF them
as are found necessary. will be mobil-
lied in the event Of a protracted gen.
eraI railroad strike to bring New York
its daily quota of 1900 carloads OF
foodstuffs, Health Commissioner Cope
land announced today. There are
adequate supplies in storage he said.
for three weeks, but importation by
truck would begin at once.
The coal situation. he said. was
somewhat less favorable owing TO
scaut storage space.
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CANNOT PUT OFF STRIKE
W. G.. Ler says He Cannot Postpone
Railroad Strike

Cleveland. o.. Oct 1.-THE strike
cannot be put off, said ". G. Lee,
president of the Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen. when shown a dis
patch from Kansas City stating that
officers OF the American Legion had
requested a postponement OF one
week.
far as I know, no other union execu-
tive has such authority. Nothing but
a miracle can avert the strike Oeto-
her 30"
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Piot % Wreck Realm FaiIs.

SedaIia, Mo, Oct. IA plot to
wreck and loot the northbound Mis-
souri,. Kansas & Texas flyer shortly
before midnight near Lewis. a station
close 10 SedaIia. failed last night wnen
two negroes who had planned the
wreck duarreied.
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PREDICT PRE-wAR COAL PRICES
High Tariff and Waste Only Bar
Declare Mining Officials.

Chicago. Oct. II Pre-war prices
for coal consumers were confidently
predicted by mining officials at the
opening of the American Mining con-
gress here today.
THE only bar to lower prices said
E G Porter, manager OF the coIven-
ton. lis the high railroad tariff and,
the waste and high cost due TO lack
OF uniform operation among the min
arSa
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Chanute. kan. Oct 1T-Frank
Smith. chief of police OF Cleveland,
Ohio Will deliver an address before
the Kansas AutI-Horse Thief associa-
ton at Arkansas City October 70. ac-
cordinE to an announcement made by
an official OF the association here to-
DAY.
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IWNG COST DECREASES
Retail Price Down One-Tenth Per
Cent, wholesale Four Per Gent

Washington. Oct 1.-THE retail of
cost to the average family in Septem-
Der decreased one and one-ten-h per
cent as compared with August. while
the wholesale price Of foodstuf1s was
per cent below those OF the previous
months the bureau OF labor statistics
of the department of labor announced
today.
The principal decreases in retail
prices were: Cabbage, II per cent;
potatoes, per CENT: sirloin steak,
round steak. ham and graduated su-
gar per cent The price OF tea, cof-
fee and macaroni decreased less than
five-tenths OF one per cent
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London. Oct 1.-THE British gov
eminent today. decided to award the
Victoria cross. the highest British
award, to Americas unknown war
rior'
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NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

New York. Oct. 17-BUTTER-4Iar
firm. Creamery higher than extras, zS4
4SIsc.
FfzGS-Marzct firm Fresh gathered ex-
ira firxts. 5Td 55c.
CHEESE-8farlet steady. State whole
milk flats, fresh specials, 22d2Se-
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ACTION PLANNED


CONTINUED from Page One-I
group OF the labor board and the IN
rerstata commerce commission. the
impression being that the president
intended to leave the matter temper
arily in the hands OF the two agencies
created by law 10 supervise railroad
transportation. There was some ex-
pectation. however. OF a statement
from Postmaster General Hays. in re-
ply to the announcement that mail
trains would not be given special con-
sideration in case the strike devel-
oped.
Hays and Daugherty Busy.
Both 5Ir. Hays and Attorney Cen
eraI Daugherty have been busy, it was
learned. in surveying the situation
generally with a view to LAYING reports
before the cabinet at the regular
meeting tomorrow. Mr. Daugherty's
report would cover the authority OF
lie federal government. II was said.
and the proper procedure to be fol-
lowed II a decision was reached to
utilize the power of the government
directly in the controversy. while that
of Mr. Hays was TO outline tentative
plan for the maintenance of operation
of mail trains