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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22
Blouses

good assortment of cotton Waists, of
plain and trimmed voiles made into at
tractive styles and formerly priced $3.50
on sale Acorn Day for. $3.50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22
Trunks

All Fiber Dress Trunks, made
of 3-ply lumber covered with
black fiber. SO inches size-on
sale Acorn Day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22
NightgOwns

These Nighties are made in the slip-on
style of dainty pink crepe with tiny blue
bird pattern, or of all white nainsook.
There are plain and trimmed styles and
they are regularly priced up to $3.50
on sale for Acorn Day for only. .$1.95
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22
House Dresses

These House Dresses are made of per-.
Gales, in medium and dark colors, and
they come in all sizes. For Acorn Day,
these House Dresses which were for
merly priced from 1895 to SIS. will be on
sale for. ................ $3.50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22
LinOleuns

Six Patterns of Pro-Lfne in
the 2-yard width. suitable for
kitchen, bathrooms, etc.-spe-
cially --iced. sec square yard
Inlaid Linoleum, 2 yards wides
in several patterns. The colors
go clear thru and will not wear
off-Iinoleum formerly priced
1925 a square yard. ON sale
for. .$1.75 square yard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22
Rugs

Administer Rugs of good quail
ity in the 9x12 size and 6 differ
ent patterns from which to
choose-specially priced. $4,000
Seamless Velvet Rugs of good
quality, made by Alex Smith
and Sons. size 9x12 and former
ly priced $67.50-on sale
for $4,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22
CanisOles

Womens flesh colored CamisOlcs of
crepe de chine or messaline, in plain and
trimmed styles: were regularly priced up
to s2.50--on sale Acorn Day for. .S1.75
Conffners of poplins and mesh, in flesh
and white, were regularly priced Csc and
75c-on sale for. ........5 soc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22
Lace
Specially Priced

There are so many uses for bits
of Lace when the sewing lady comes
and starts on the Spring sewing.
You're quite sure that there'll be
many uses for Laces so you'd bet
ter buy some at these Acorn Day
prices.
and insertions, crochet edges and
insertions and all of them are new
patterns suitable for baby clothes,
children's clothes and lingeries;
buy these Laces. formerly priced
up to IL W yard for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22
BathrObes

There are some Bathrobes for women
and few for men in. this lot. They are
made of the soft, warm Beacon cloth and
nicely tailored; Bathrobes which were
formerly priced from $3.50 to $3.50,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22
Here Are Some Special Bargains
in Ready-to-Wear Department
Jersey Boomers

Some good looking jersey Boomers, in
black, navy. brown. taupe and green.
were formerly priced at s5.95-on sale
Acorn Day for. 1918
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22
SC a yard

New linen finish Cluny Laces and
Picot Edges, in all sorts of new pat
terms. were regularly priced up to
10c a yard-on sale for Acorn Day
for
sc a yard
Main Floor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22
Sale of
Embroideries

Spring sewing time Is most here.
in fact, it really is here il 1t must
be done before Easter. You'll be
needing some dainty and good
wearing Embroideries to use in
trimming your lingeries. baby's
dresses, etc.
We are offering some 20-inch
Embroidery Flouncings Of cambria
or Swiss. some of them with hem
stitched hens and others with seal.
ioped edges, but all of them new
and attractive In design.
These wide Embroidery F1ounc.
ings are regularly priced soc a yard
ON sale for Acorn Day at, yard
C20 f
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22
Silk KimOnOs

Some dainty silk Kimonos of crepe de
chine or georgette crepe, come in all sorts
of different. delicate shades and they are
very specially priced for Acorn Day
at. $1,000 and $500
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22
Wolfe Dresses

We have about 80 voile Dresses which
have been carried over from last year
and they are consequently soiled and
mussed They were originally priced from
$1,000 to $22.50-on sale for. ..... 1895
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22
Pearl Buttons
on Sale

Pearl Buttons always come In
handy around sewing time. We
have all sizes in white and also in
pretty shades of blue, pink, etc.
There are Buttons for shirts.
blouses, children's clothes. wash
dresses, skirts, etc.
choice of Buttons formerly priced
15c and 1Sc a card for
10c a card
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22
Attractive Silks on Sale
for Acorn Day

200, 36-in. Wash Satin, IN flesh, white. ......l
200, 33-in. Shifting Silks.
ESQ, 36-in Plain Lining Satins. ......)
ESQ, 34-in. Shanghai Duck .\
ESQ, 40-in. Crepe de Chine. .............I
ESQ, 40-in. GeOrgette Crepe. .................t
$50, 36-in. Black Peau de Sole.
ESQ, 36-in. Black Taffeta
ESQ, 36-in. Satin Stripe Silks ...,..\
800, 4O-in. White Satin .....
$500, 36-in. Satin Striped skirting Silk .....l
800, 36-in. Self Striped Skirting Silk. ........
800, 36-in. Plaid Skirting Silk. ..............
400, 4O-in. Printed GeOrgette. ..............j
SIPS, 33-in. Natural Shantung for
$500, 33-n. Kimono Silks ..........
Main
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22
Umbrellas $1.95

Here lisa real buy for Acorn Day.
Is there any household where an
other Umbrella or two is not
needed?
These black American taffeta
Umbrellas have wooden handles.
plain or with loops and all steel
frames and rods. 20 to 2s-inch
Umbrellas regularly priced $3.50
are on sale Acorn Day for
$1.95
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22

We are going to close out all
of our sample line of Poly
chrome, candle sticks. lamps,
etc, at just .-.....A PRICE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22

Second Floor
New-York tribune., 1921-12-02
Warburg Contends
Reparations Plan
Must Be Modified
Financier Compares Indus
trial Activity in Ger
many TO the Flush on
Face of a Consumptive

Paul M. Warburg, chairman of the
international Acceptance Bank, Inc,
and a former member of the Federal
Reserve Board, declared yesterday at
the annual meeting of the American
Acceptance Council that although re-
duction OF armaments was an indispen-
sable prerequisite it must be fol-
lowed, if world disaster was to be
avoided, by a modification of the
reparations terms so that Germany
might be enabled to carry them into
effect without being forced to continue
the fantastic output of her printing
presses.
at admits of no doubt" the banker
asserted, that Germany's present
course must lead to financial and social
chaos in Central Europe within an
ominously short time"
Germany's apparent industrial ac-
tivity and her stock market boom are
not healthy manifestations, Mr.. War
burg continued, but correspond to the
flush on the cheek of a consumptive.
Requiring Germany to pay out in gold,
he said, more than she could produce
in goods was driving the mark down,
and with exports not sufficient to bal
ance imports a time Of disastrous de-
preston and unemployment was threat
ening. acute unemployment IN a
country of more than 10000 900 peo-
ple," he added, protected by an army
of 100000 boys, is condition not to
be faced with complacency.'
Mr.. Warburg said he could not help
smiling whenever he heard of ingenious
plans conceived as independent devices
to bring about Sterilization of ex-
changes" at is true he added. that
New-York tribune., 1921-12-02
Harding Supports Reilly;
To Return TO Porto Rico
Governor Of Island Confers
With Secretary Weeks Re-
garding Situation

Fro,1 The Tribune's Washington Bureou
WASHINGTON, Dec 1.-~Governor +.
Mont Reilly Of Porto Rico will be sus-
tanned by the Administration and sent
back to the island. This is the infor-
nation given out in high official quar-
ters tonight, although no formal action
on the case has been announced.
Governor Reilly had a long confer
ence with Secretary Of War Weeks to-
day. The view of the Administration is
that the complaints against the Gov
ernor are stirred up by political lead
ers in Porto Rico who are promoting
the independence movement.
kilograms indorsing Reiy's admins
tration were sent to President Harding
and Secretary of War Weeks yesterday
by q committee of Porto Ricans re
siding or temporarily staying in this
city. The messages were embraced in
one dispatch. which was made public
by F. P. Quinones, of SIT West 113th
Street. 1t says:
"The undersigned, Porto Ricans re-
siding or temporarily residing IN the
United States, desire to express their
adhesion to the principles sustained
by Governor Reilly as the safe and
sure road to the absolute Americaniza- :
tion of Porto Rico and the way to real
ize the ambition and ideals of future
statehood"
New-York tribune., 1921-12-02
Mrs. Ragona Opens Her
Recital Of Mans Killing
Accused Woman Tells How
Supposed Victim Paid Nio-
lent Court After Marriage

Mrs. Josephine Ragona, the young
mother on trial for her life before Judge
Grain and a jury in General Sessions
for the killing of Frank Iucolano, took
the witness stand yesterday. She fol-
lowed several witnesses who had COR
roborated testimony to the effect that
Iucalano had threatened and i'll treated
her. but as she was questioned only a
few minutes before court adjourned she
was not able to give much of her ver-
sion of the shooting.
She appeared with firm step and
an assured expression. Her voice be-
trayed nervousness and it could scarce
ly be heard few feet away. e
In reply to questions put by Newman
Levy, her counsel, Mrs. Ragona said
that she was married when fifteen. that
her husband was thirty-three then and
that her first baby was born when she
was sixteen. She met Iucolano, she
said, few days after her marriage,
when he berated her for marrying a
man much older than herself, and from
that day on, according to her testimony
he paid persistent and threatening
court to her, entering her apartm ent
at all hours OF the day ana on one Oc-
casion menaclng her with stiletto,
with which in the struggle following
her attempt TO force him from her
room he cut her, leaving scar which
she still bears.
While Mrs. Ragona was testifying,
her mother, who had preceded her on
the stand sat in one of the first rows,
continually crossing herself and NOV
ing her lips. Mrs. Ragona will resume
the stand to-day. The defense is ex-
pected to rest this afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-02
Paris Wants
Receivership
For German,

Continued from page ens)
November 8. The situation reflects con-
fidence that favorable developments
will follow the visit Of Walter Rath-
enau, who Is here in a semi official
capacity for the German government
and already has held series of highly
important conferences with British
financiers and government representa-
tives.
Premier Lloyd George will see Rath-
enau soon and get his answer to certain
questions put by Sir Robert Stevenson
Horne, Chancellor of the Exchequer.
These Rathenau was unable to reply to
until he had communicated with Berlin,
and it is understood that he has now
done this.
Sir John Bradbury, British member
of the Reparations Commission, who is
IN Paris, has told his colleagues what
is being done on the reparations prob
lem on the English side Of the Channel.
Great Britain hopes that France will
cooperate, as Italy and Belgium are
almost certain TO do, but ii Premier
BRAND cannot then there is likely to
DC iufCher widening or the gulf be-
tween the policies of the two countries.
Wiesbaden Agreement
The Wiesbaden agreement, against
which Lord Curzon has entered pro-
test, has been analyzed by British
financial experts and they consider it
injurious not only to British interests
but to all the rest OF the Allies, be-
cause under it the reconstruction work
that Germany has contracted to do is
put at an exceedingly low figure.
1t is now hinted that one reason
why Premier Lloyd George is anxious
to go to Washington before Christina as
is that he wishes to put before the
Harding Administration his plan for
the revision of reparations payments.
AS has frequently been stated. it is the
feeling here that radical changes must
be made, but they are largely depen-
dent on the degree in which America
: is willing to cooperate. America can
hardly appreciate the complete change
which has taken place in Europe in
the last year, although there have been
indications of it in recent speeches by
Winston Churchhill, Lord Curzon ana
other ministers.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-02

departure from the method so clearly
conceived and so 'auspicious in its
operation. international progress must
be cooperative. 1t cannot, therefore
be forced There can never be a sue
cessful uper-government at Washing
ton any more than there can be one at
Geneva.
But the possibilities of President
Harding's method would not be ex-
hausted by the solution of isolated or
specific problems. There are common
interests that are universal and in
which all nations, great and small,
share equally
One of these interests is the clarity
the certainty and the equity of the
common rules of international beha-
vior and intercourse. This is the broad
domain of international law Another
common interest is the assurance of a
bar of justice where justiciable cases
agreed upon and accepted. not arbi-
trarily imposed, can be applied.
Fruitful Field Indicated
Here is field in which. at the
proper time, the method of the Presi-
dent can be fruitfully applied. In this
all responsible governments are con
cerned. Here victor, and vanquished,
great and small. all stand upon the
same level and enjoy the same rights.
No mere group of nations. especially
no military and political alliance, how
ever strong or numerous, can justify
to human intelligence it's claim to the
exclusive right to make the law of
nations or to control the tribunal that
applies it.
I do not pursue this subject further
here, but | believe we shall have to
return again and again to the con-
sideration of the Presidents me ,hod.
1t invites to the only path that can
lead to permanent peace. No combna-
tion of military force, no combination
of political powers can ever secure
it. These may be necessary to resist
aggression where the spirit Of aggres-
sion still linggrs. or may be revived,
and it is desirable, therefore, that
every just. peafcful and self respecting
nation should te strong enough to de-
fend it's rights wherever they are
threatencd; but the supcrstate, that
seductive dream Of Missionaries, the
idea that the strong should dictate in
their own interest to the weak by the
menace of armed force or economic
penalties. that is in substance the I'M
peralism against which America be-
lIeved that she was fighting. She can
make no surrender to 1t now.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-02
u. S. Adviser Will
Go to Sterilization
Council i'm Europe
Announcement A Made This
Government Will Help to
Keep Reparations From
Disturbing Exchange Rates

WASHINGTON, Dec. l { BY The AS
sociated ress).-Decision has been
reached by the Federal Reserve Board
to send an adviser to the Forthcoming
conference of foreign bankers called
by the Reparations Commission to dis
cuss exchange stabilzation, it was said
officially to-day at the Treasury I'm
official forecast OF this decision was
made Tuesday.
The board, officials said, has sign-
fled its willingness to be represented
at the conference. which win consider
specific methods of preventing sudden
exchange fluctuations resulting from
the January payment of the German
indemnity. The date and place Of
meeting Of the conference have not been
communicated to American officials
who regard the whole matter as yet to
De still in the form of a proposal
Treasury officials asserted it was
probable the American representative
at the conference would present sug
gestions for avoiding disturbance of
exchange ratios, but definite methods
have not been disclosed, although very
much the same ideas are believed to be
held by the foreign banks Of issue.
One method understood to be under
consideration would be a proposal TO
avoid the payment of the indemnity in
the money of any one country. Instead
OF requiring the reparations payment
to be made in American dollars, as i'll
the case of the last installment, it was
believed that cushion might be pro
vided against a sudden exchange drop
by spreading a portion of the payment
over into Dutch or some other exchange
1t was not known, officials said
whether the next reparatlons payment
would be in American dollars, as it
might be called for in pounds sterling
or the French francs, but the effect on
the exchange of any ono country whose
money WAS used for indemnity purposes
would be the same.
Treasury officials did not intimate
who the Reserve Boards adviser hight
be, but it has heen considered probable
that Roland r. Boyden, the American
observer at meetings Of the Eepara
tions Commission, might be designated
possibly with the assistance of an
agent of the board.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-02
Million Men Get Jobs,
Reports to Hoover Show
Idle Army Shrinks All Over
Country, Compared TO Pre-
xious Estimates

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The mum
Der of the nations unemployed has
decreased by more than 100000 dur
ing recent weeks, according to an esti-
mate of the National Conference on
Unemployment, announced to-day by
Secretary Hoover
The Commerce Secretary said that
while some of the unemployment de-
crease might be only temporary, re-
ports from all parts of the country
indicated considerable improvement
He cited as an instance reports from
st. Louis of approximately $4,000 un-
employed, as compared with previous
official figures of $1,000. Unemployment
estimates at the time of the unemploy-
ment conference placed the total
throughout the country at between
100000 and 100000.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-02
u. S. Advisers
Back Proposal
To Limit Arms
Whatever Views on Sub
marines, Land Forces and
Aircraft Are Held, Experts
Are Solid for Hughes Plan
Underwater Craft Favored
Declared American Dele
CATION Will Have Sup
port of Public OH Issue

WASHINGTON, Dec. l { By The As
soc'ated Press -Four reports dealing
with submarines, land armament, air
craft and new weapons Of warfare. in
cluding poison gases, were adopted to-
day by the American Advisory Com
mittee to the arms conference, but
pending their presentation to Secretary
hughes no indication as to the specific
questions discussed was forthcoming.
Prepared by experts at the request
of Secretary Hughes, Chairman Suth
erland of the committee declared the
reports contained a mass of informa-
ton bearing vitality on the big prob
lens of the conference. But whatever
the viewpoint set down by the experts,
Mr.. Sutherland emphasized that the
committee of twenty-one stood solidly
behind the American proposal for limi-
tation of armament.
mus tar the committee has not
reached out to the Far East to give the
view OF the country ON those problems
now IN conference, confining its efforts
rather to the fighing end. The land
armament and aircraft reports were
submitted by General Pershing and
that on submarines by Admiral Rod
gers. The views on new weapons of
warfare re outlined by Carmi A.
Ihompson's subcommittee.
United on Submarine Policy
Adoption by the committee of the re-
port on submarine warfare by Admiral
Rodgers was construed as indicating no
divergence of view between the civil
ians of the committee and navy officers
as 20 the. legitimate place of sub
marines among naval weapons.
The navy generally holds that under
New-York tribune., 1921-12-02

the prospects for the successful culmi-
nation Of the negotiations between DIR.
Walter Rathcnau and British states
men and fnanciers looking toward the
granting of u moratorium and sub
stantial fong-term credits to Germany
The Kaleidoscope rise of the mark,
however, found the general public off
it's guard. The result was that immense
losses have been sustained by thou
sands of stock and security holders
who to-day are raising cries of woe at
the alleged failure of the government
to keep the public informed on the
prospects of the London negotiations
That the meteoric rise of the mark
Will do Germany more harm than it's
recent meteoric decline is evident not
only from what happened in the stock
market to-day, but also from the seri-
Gus rumblings in the financial world
emanating especially from banks which
have been heavily engaged in exchange
speculation. Already the news has
been received here of the failure of
two Cologne banks which maintained
relations with large Bucharest bank
that failed recently because of specu-
lation in marks. In Berlin financial
circles it is feared that the failure of
these three banks will mark the be-
ginning Of a great financial catastrophe
such as was started in 1873 by the fail
ure of a Vienna bank in the midst of
period of feverish financial specula-
tion similar to that of the present.
Storm signals appeared as early as
November II. when the dollar took a
substantial tumble and when financial
experts warned the public that mad
speculation was bound to bring a ter
rife crash. Both large and small
spectators, however, refused to heed
the warning and continued their car
nival of buying, which now bids fair
to end in much disiliusionment and in
terrupt the pleasure trips of many
overnight millionaires.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-02

the world cannot hope to return to
fairly normal economic copsiitions untii
the exchanges of the principal eoun-
tries are stabilized. Sterilization, how
ever, will follow the restoration Of
economic order; it cannot precede it.
I. is not necessary or, indeed. praEti ic~
able, for the majority of the couEt-ies
involved TO aspire 10 return TO tf1s
antebellum level of exchange, but
their aim must be 10 find lcxei oa
which they may successfully arrest tho
further iHroads Of the enemy whose
deadly weapon is the printing press
that night and day manufactures gov-
eminent obligations and currency
At the election of officers or TIE
American Acceptance Council yestar-
day Mr.. Warburg was chosen president.
The other officers are: Vice president,
Fred /. Kent, Of the Bankers Trust
Company; treasurer, Percy H. Jehu-
SION, of the Chemical National Bank,
aed secretary, Robert H Bean
New-York tribune., 1921-12-02
Slump Hits Ford Railroad
$50 Employees Laid OFF for
Lack of Business

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Dec. 1.-Henry
Fords railroad, the Detroit, Toledo g.
Ironton, has been hit by slump in
freight business. AS a result an order
became effective to-day laying off $50
employees for December. The Spring
field Office, roundhouse and yard force
are affected. Between Napoleon and
Ironton fifty-nine section men were
sent on months vacation. The order
reduced the number of operators. In
several cases agents will handle the
keys, as we'll as look after regular
business.
Representatives of the company said
the months vacation allowed employees
was due to slump in freight and auto
business.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-02

and possibly Corrcgidor and Pearl
Harbor. Here Japan probably hopes to
exact the price of success of the Wash
ington conference and enable her
statesmen to justify the sacrifice of the
alutsu. Justlncation on this hasis
should be easy, for in actual war it
would probably take more than one
battleship to dispose of the fortitica-
tions of Guam at least this is the in
depreciation placed by most experts
upon the Dardanelles campaign in the
World War.
Copyright, 1891. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate,)