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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-23
Mems s Suits

Not for years have the woolens been so fine, so colorful as these we are showing at this price; the tail bring and styling will appeal to every man.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-23

A special group of 12O suits of worsted material that hold their shape. We have marked them for quick disposal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-03
GLASS OF SALTS IF
YOUR KIDNEYS HURT
Eat less meat il you feel Backachy or
have Bladder trouble-Salts
fine for Kidneys.

Meat forms uric acid which excites
and overworks the kidneys in their
efforts to filter it from the system.
Regular eaters of meat must flush the
kidneys occasionally. You must re-
lieve them like you relieve your bow
els; removing all the acids. waste and
poison, else you feel a dull misery in
the kidney region, sharp pains in the
back or sick headache, dizziness, your
stomach sours, tongue is coated and
when the weather is bad you have
rheumatic twinges. The urine is
cloudy, full of sediment; the channels
often get irritated, obliging you to get
up two or three times during the
night
To neutralize these irritating acids
and flush off the body's urinous waste
get about four ounces of Jad Salts
from any pharmacy; take a tablespoon
full in a glass of water before break
fast for a few days and your kidneys
will then act fine and bladder diSor-
ders disappear. This famous salts is
made from the acid of grapes and
lemon juice, combiled with lithia, and
has been used for generations to clean
and stimulate sluggish kidneys and
stop bladder irritation. Jad Salts is
inexpensive; harmless and makes a
delightful effervescent lithia- water
drink which millions of men and wo-
men take now and then, thus avoiding
serious kidney and bladder diseases
Advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-03
ALL YOUTH NOT DISHONEST
Chicago Bank Robbed of $4,000
in Bonds by Boy Declares Old
Not Change Policy.

Chicago, March 3--'The theft of
s772.000 in bonds by William Dalton,
17-year-old clerk in the Northern
Trust company, has not shaken our
faith in young men," H. o. Edmonds,
a vice president of the company, said
today, and his unfaithfulness has not
caused appreciate change in our sys-
tenn"
Dalton" Mr.. Edmonds continued.
was not in a position of great trust.
He was working in cage with an
older man, who was held responsible
for all funds handled there. The boy
merely took advantage of an oppor-
tunity afforded one of the very few
times he was left alone"
Statements of other Chicago bank
ers today also declared, Honesty is not
matter of age"
I'VE have found" said John P. OLE
son, vice president of the First Ma
tional bank, that a man of 80 is just
as likely to prove faithless as one
of H.
Young men in banks" said President
H. H. Merrick of the Great Lakes
Trust company, get training that
more fortunate ones get in commercial
colleges and universities. We pay them
while they are getting that training
and believe we pay them adequately"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-03
MILD WEATHER GENERAL
Spring-Iike Temperatures Cause
Fruit Buds to Make Appearance
Much Danger of Being Frozen
Later in Season.
tBy S. D. Flora. Meteorologist)


Remarkably mild. spring-Hke
weather was general over Kansas this
week, with temperatures scarcely be-
precipitation, except light rain and
snow in the northeast quarter on the
22d
Wheat is looking fine generally, ac-
cording to the reports of 100 CORE
sponlents of the weather bureau, but
the continued mild weather of the
past month has dried out the ground
until a heavy rain or snow would be
central counties the ground as it dries
out is becoming loose on top and high
winds that often occur at this season
are liable to blow it badly there as
well as in the extreme western coun-
ties, where similar conditions prevail,
in fact there has already been consid-
cradle damage from this cause in
these sections.
Flowing is being pushed as rapidly
as possible in the central and eastern
counties, where the soil is in fine
shape. Oats sowing is considerably
ahead of the season and from a fifth
to half finished from the Kansas val
ley south and in the south central
counties. This work is making excel
lent progress under favorable condi-
tions, some of the extreme southeast
ern counties reporting that it is three
fourths done. Early gardens and po-
tatoes are being put in here and there
over the eastern half of the state, but
this work is not likely to be general
for a week or two yet.
Fruit buds, especially peaches
cherries, pears, piums and early ap-
pies, are considered in a precarious
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-03
THREE ARE OPEN
Richard Has Freedom From
Legal Balks Assured.
Still Getting "MilliOn" Offers
for Carpenter Dempsey Bout.
BY HENRY L. FARRELL.


New York, March 3.-"Nothing to
prevent any one from making offers -
Tex Rickard said today. commenting
on the second wave of million dol
lar bids for the Dempsey-C Carpenter
fight.
Richard merely smiled when talk
ing of the s750,O00 offer of George
Mcdonald. London manager.
So did all who know Mcdonald.
Even could he believe that London
erS would give him three-quarters of
a million and the movie rights for the
would not take it.
Naturally, I want to put on that
bout in America" he said. THE
champion wants it in this country and
SO does Carpenter. Figuring the diff
ference in exchange, foreign countries
are poor business prospects"
Having heard nothing from Car
pentier or Descamps, Richard assumes
the change in the firm and his sug-
gestion to delay naming the site for
thirty days are agreeable to the
Frenchman.
1t is understood that three states
have assured Richard there would be
no interference from the governors
chair. Richard said today he prob
ably would announce his decision
within a week.
Jack Kearns. manager of the cham
pion. is off to Minneapolis, where
Dempsey opens a vaudeville engage
ment Sunday night.
II haven't the slightest idea where
Richard is planning to stage the
bout" he said before leaving. "Any
place in the United States suits US.
As long as they get the Frenchman
in the ring for US some time we're sat
jSfiad "
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-03
ASK RECEIVER FOR PACKING co
Creditors Take Action in Case OF
Drovers' Company of X. C.

A receiver for the Drovers' Pack
ing company, a s3,500.O00 Kansas
City corporation, was asked in a pc
tition filed in the federal court Wed
nesday afternoon by Brown, Mann &
Barnum, Kansas City, a creditor.
The petition alleges that the COM
pany has liabilities of $420,282 which
it cannot meet. The county commits
sioners of Wyandotte county have
filed suit to collect from it $4,000 in
delinquent taxes and several other
creditors have started action in the
courts, it is alleged. OF the company
total capital, S1.O00,0OO is preferred
stock. which it has been unable to sell
because of the tightening up of mon
ey, it is claimed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-03

When your skin breaks out with
itching eruptions. letter, rash, &C.
zema, PSORIASIS, or other terrifying
disorders very often the pain becomes
so intense. and the discomfort SO thor
oughly unbearable that you are will
ing to try almost any remedy that you
think will give some measure of relief
from the torture.
But temporary relief will do you but
little good, for soon all the itching and
irritation breaks out cfresh with re-
newed fury, and you soon realize that
local remedies such as ointments,
salyes and similar treatment will never
rid you of your trouble.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-03
ENTERTAIN FOR Mr.. WOOD
Member of Boston Press Club Is Guest
of Topeka Newspaper Men.

Topeka Press club members sought
to convince Charles H. Wood of Bos-
ton that efforts of club members to
learn of the wiles of evasive deuces
has not been in vain. The demon
stration at the Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday night was not entirely
successful. The Boston newspaper
men and industrial investigator ap-
parently enjoyed his evening as guest
of the club and was in a degree rea-
sonable and courteous in his treat
ment of local news men.
Republican Leader McDermott of
Cowley county, Walter E. (Buster)
Brown of Atchison, and w. S. Gibbons
of Meade county were the legislative
guests of the club. The principal
speech of the evening was made by
the guest of honor-who later col
lected for his efforts. A buffet lunch
con was served-by use of funds col
lected by the club before Wood re
turned to town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-03
Whv Are Skin Diseases
So Difficult to Overcome?

1t will not be so difficult to rid
yourself of skin diseases If you will but
realize that these troubles originate in
the blood. and if you expect real. sub
stantial relief you must treat them
through the blood.
The best remedy for this purpose is
S. S. s.. the fine old blood remedy that
purifies the blood of disease germs
and thus restores the skin to a normal
and healthy condition.
Begin taking S. S. S. today, and
write a complete history of your case,
and our medical director will give you
expert advice without charge. Ad-
dress Chief Medical Adviser. $40 Swift
Laboratory, Atlanta Ga.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-03
STITz is FOUND GUILTY
Wamego Garage Man Convicted of
Statutory Crime.

A jury in Judge George Whitcomb' S
division of the district court Wednes-
day afternoon found John StitZ, Wa
mego garage man, guilty of a statutory
crime against Ella Davis, 16-year-old
Topeka girl. The jury was out about
ten minutes. Judge Whitcomb de-
ferred sentence for two weeks.
Stitz is a married man. The girl
first became acquainted with him, 1t
was said, while staying at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Lee Botham, in
Wamego. Botham was employed by
Stitz as mechanic. After the girl
returned to Topeka, the evidence
showed. Stitz visited and took her out
automobile riding on several occasions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-03
REWARD CHECK SUSPENDED.
Row Over Who Captured Boy Bandit
Goes Into Courts.

Chicago, March 3-Officials of the
Northwest Trust company today noti-
fled James Dennis of Heyworth, ILL.,,
that they would suspend payment of
the $4,000 creek given Paul Draper,
also of Heyworth, for the capture of
William Dalton, who escaped with
$772, 900 in bonds from the trust COM
pany last week.
Dennis has filed suit against Draper
to collect the reward. alleging that it
was his Tip" that resulted in Dalton s
arrest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-03
Is YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the Columns of
TEE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL
March 8, 1896,

Marcn s, 1870
Hardly a day passes that F. D. Coburn
secretary of the state board of agriculture,
does not receive from one to five letters
from different parts of the country relative
to the new craze among farmers and stock
raisers kaffir corn. Some of the letters
are so elaborate i'll their praise of kaffir
that Mr. Coburn is inclined to wink and
smile at himself. 1t is said of kafir corn
that it will grow when other corn will fail
and that it will furnish more and better
feed for cattle than the old kind. kaffir
corn enthusiasts say it has solved the
drought question.
Miss Helen Moon entertained her whist
club last evening. Miss Mary Moon sub
stituted for Miss Bessie Gibson and Mr.. Lu
Bronson for Mr.. Julius Wedding. The next
meeting will be held in two weeks at the
home of Miss Mary Thompson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-03

There are thousands of Tire buyers who
still think it necessary to pay big prices for
Tires in order to get high quality There are
other thousands-and they're growing in
number daily, who know that STEPHENS
TIRES have the quality and give the service
STEPHENS PRICES TALK FOR
THEM Selves STEPHENS
TIRES will please you, no matter
how hard you are to please. TRY
ONE AND PROVE IT.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-03
NOTICE
Juvenile Dep;

Juvenile Department A. o. Q. W.
Members of the juvenile lodges are
requested to attend the meeting on
next Saturday afternoon. March 5, at
Royal Arcanum hall, over Woodwork
store.
SUPERVISORS JUVENILE LODGES.
ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-03

conditio- Their development is SO
far in advance of the season they
stand much danger of being frozen by
cold weather later on.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-24
State Savings and
Loan League to Meet

The thirtieth annual convention Of the
Savings and Loan Association League Of
Indiana viii be held at the Hotel SEVERN
Wednesday.
A meeting Of the executive committee
will be held in the morning, and the con-
vention will be opened in the afternoon
with the address Of the president f. NJ.
Boone, Of South Behd.
Officers will be elected. and addresses
will be made on ths following subjects
advertising and Publicity for Building
and Loan Associations" Arthur Z. King.
Terre Haute; "The Real Mission Of the
Savings and Loan Association" James
T. Cutler. Evansville; "Stsndardlzing the
Building and Loan Associations" James
II. TOmlln, chief clerk Of the state build
ing and loan department; Joint and Sur
viyor Stock Account in Building aud
Loan Associations" Newton J. Mcclure
indianapolis, and THE Indiana Rural
Loan Association" II. P. New. Lebanon
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-24
RECEIVER FOR
TRACTION LINE
Fl. Wayne Banker Named by
Judge Anderson.

Henry c. Paul, president Of the Old
National Bank Of FIT Wayne, was named
receiver for the Ft. Wayne, Van Vert &
Lima Traction Company by Judge Albert
B. Anderson in Federal Court today on
petition Of the Fidelity Trust Company
Of Philadelphia.
The petition set forth that the Ohio
Electric Railway Company, which has
been operating the line from Ft. Wayne
to Lima since 1905 under a lease, has
failed to meet the interest payments on
bonds amounting to $1,470,000 for more
than a year.
In 1905. the petition states, the FIT.
Wayne, Van Vert & Lima Traction Com
pany was authorized to make a bond is
sue Of s2,000,000, the bonds to draw per
cent interest, payable semiannualy. OF
this amount bonds to the amount of
S1,470,000 were issued In 1906 the road
was taken over under a lease by the Ohio
Electric Railway Company, which was
operated It ever since. Interest payments
due Jan. l. 1920; July l. 1920, and Jan. l,
1921 have not been met.
The receivers bond was set at So, coo.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-24

to make a getaway when they saw the
officers. George, police said, was wear
ing a filed cartridge belt and lad
80 revolver in q holster.
Police say George Taylor admits hav-
ing escaped from the State farm three
weeks ago, having been sent there two
months previously for burglary.
DR.. J. o. Puryear's drug store, 414 In
diana avenue, was entered Saturday night
By burglars who stole cigarettes valued
at IS and broke into a postage stamp
machine, taking S16.J0 from it and the
cash drawer. The thieves entered
through a coal chute, but left by way or
a door and left it open.
Mrs. A. J. Finkel, 920 Hyde street, was
attacked by a purse snatcher at Ray and
Union streets Saturday night. Her purse
contained s.. Three negroes are held on
the charge of vagrancy as suspects. The
police believe they are the men who
held Up and robbed James Green, 1911
Columbia avenue, Saturday night at
Nineteenth street and the Monon tracks.
TWO YOUTHS Up
FOR BURGLARY.
Two boys. one II and the other IA. are
charged with burglary, and four other
boys, under 10, are charged with petit
larceny. The boys were arrested after
being caught by Frank Galloway, 30
North Summit street, and Ed G. Evans
1917 East New York street, last night
The boys had robbed Cailoway's home
Saturday night. The police recovered
iewelry and other articles, including
pIaEter Of paris statue. The four boys
had traded some Of the stolen articles
for revolver and watch and these were
found by the police In barn where the
gang had its headquarters.
John G. Geiger, 3151 Graceland avenue,
returned home last night and found the
glass Of the front door in his home
broken. A burglar had entered and
ransacksd each room. Geiger was IN
able to tell the police what had been
stolen.
B. Z. sawyers, DIT North La Sale
street. found his residence ransacked by
burglar last night. Two bank books
and some money was missing.
Kinny Hiatt, 532 West Wabash street,
reported his garage entered by thief
who stole two inner tubes and tire,
valued at SO.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-24
INSISTS S260,0O0
VOUCHER ISSUED

NEW YORK, Jan. GA voucher for
s2600JO for the personal expenses Of an
official Of the Bethlehem Ship Building
Company assuredly was issued IN Oc-
tober, 1918, according to Perley Morse,
accountant, testifying before a congress
siOnal committee here today.
The only question In my mind"
Morse said, lis what took place regarding
the voucher after our audit was called
Off"
Morse said his company wds employed
in 1913 by Col. f. II. Abad!e, then comp
trOller of the United States Shipping
Board. to audit the books Of the Bethle-
hem corporation.
Chairman Walsh reminded him that
Colonel Abadle had charged that a
voucher for 100000 for personal ex-
penses had been paid Charles NJ SchWab
and that 100000 of the amount had been
charged to ship construction. Walsh
also said Schwab had denied on the
stand that he had received government
money for his war work.
Morse then said one of his accountants
had discovered the voucher. No support
Ing papers had been found, he said.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-24
American Legion Is
Against Jap InrOad

SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Jan. 24.-The
committee of the executive committee
of the State American Legion has just
made public a report regarding the le-
gion's attitude toward Japanese colonl-
cation in Texas
They recommend that the legion use
all its influence to secure the passage Of
adequate legislation which viii prevent
japanese or any other Orienta!s from
owning or leasing land In the State. They
also recommend that the legion aid Jap
anese who are now living In the State In
disposing OF IL cir land holdings.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-24
DREWES MYSTERY
NOW IS IN COURT
Dartmouth College Student
and Counsel Hold Tongues.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 24-Ths veil of
mystery which from the very start OF
the Investigation into the death Of Elmer
c. Drewes, young Dartmouth student,
Oct. II last, has shrouded the case still
EMBODIED It when William p. Brines,
chum Of the slain youth, was placed on
trial in Quarter Sessions Court here to-
day. William A. Gray, counsel for
Brlnes, pursued his policy OF concealing
studlously the lines on which the de
Tense will act. The commonwealth viii
demand the death penalty for Brines.
Drewes, the chum Of Brines, was found
shot to death Oct. II last by a lamp
lighter A bullet hole was in his fore
head Brines was missing, but a few
days late- his abandoned automobile
was found In Germantown.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-24
DENTAL PROPS
BEGIN SESSION
Meetings of American Insti-
tute Close Wednesday.

That 66 % per cent Of the forty eight
dental schools in the United States and
Canada are departments of universities
was pointed out by DR.. Arthur D. Black,
president Of the American Institute OF
Dental Teachers and dean of the North
western University Dental School, Chi
cago, in his address at the opening SEES
sion Of the twenty eighth annual meet
ing of the institute this morning at the
Claypool Hotel.
Oscar H. williams, director Of teach
ers' training, State department Of educa-
ton, had said in his address Of welcome
that the department was in favor OF
having the Indiana Dental College de-
partment of Indiana University.
The response to the address OF vel
come was made by DR.. A E. Webster OF
the Royal College of Dental Surgeons,
Toronto, Can, a member OF the eXecu-
tive board Of the institute.
A discussion of the presidents address
by DR. Wallace Seccombe. Royal College
Of Dental Surgeons. Toronto, and Or.
Eugene II. Smith of Harvard University
the report of the secretary treasurer, DIT.
Abram Hoffman. Buffalo, N. Y, an invo-
cation by the Rev. ]. A. Dunkle, and the
reports Of committees completed the
morning program.
For the afternoons session the pro-
gram included an address on Training
Dental Teachers" by DR.. Guy s. Mill
berry, University of California, followed
by a discussion by DR.. Alfred Owre, Uni
versity of Minnesota. and DR.. H. NJ.
Semans. Ohio State University; an ad-
dress on Teaching Dental Economics.
DR.. c. n. Johnson, Chicago College of
Dental Surgery. followed by a discus
sion by DIR. Herbert C. Miller, North
Pacific College, and DR.. f. Il. Henshaw,
Indiana Dental College, and visit to
the Indiana Dental College.
There viii be q session this evening
and the closing meeting viii be held
Wednesday afternoon, when officers Will
be elected.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-24
Combination Mail
Packages Extended

Combination packages" will be re-
ceived by the postoffice for delivery to
the Republic Of EsthOnia. according TO a
bulletin received by Robert z. Spring
steen, postmaster. Mr.. Springsteen ex-
planned that a combination package Is
one containing merchandise which ordI-
narily would be classified as fourth-class
mail, to which has been attached a letter
or other piece of nrst-clsss mall. Pack
ages Of this description are very popular
with senders of mail to foreign countries.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-24
Clara Smith Ham0n
Arraigned Feb. 2G

ARDNORE, Okla, Jan. 24,-Clara
Smith Hnmon will be arraigned for the
reputed murder Of Jake L. Hamoa, Okla
homa oil king, Feb. 90 it was ANNOUNCED
today by District Judge Thomas W.
Champion. She win plead mot guilty"
She entered the same plea when released
under bond a month ago.
The accused woman conferred today
with her attorneys headed by G. A Coax
ley. They will demand immediate trial
on March 10. 1t was announced.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-24
NEGROES HERE
TOTAL 34,69O
Census Figures Show IL Per
Cent of Population.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 24.-The Census
Bureau today announced the white and
negro population Of indianapolis and
Minneapolis.
Indianapolis now has $1,000 negroes,
II per cent of the total population Of
314 1914. In 1910 Indianapolis had 81 .s16
negroes, e.3 per cent of the total popula
ton. In the last ten years the white
population has increased BIB per cent
and the negro, SO per cent
The population includes 155,oS7 males,
or 496 per cent Of the total, and 15S, 407
females
Minneapolis has 3,943 negroes, per
cent of the population of SSO,5S2. In
1910 Minneapolis had 1892 negroes, nine
tenths Of l per cent of the total popuia-
ton.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-24
Pay Military HOnOrs
at WOnan's Funeral

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Eliz-
abeth Wurm $40 Bradley avenue, who
died Thursday, were held this afternoon
at the home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. T. Fogas, 1894 College avenue. Fuu
military services were given by st.
MihieI-Loer Post No. 14S, American
Legion. Of which Mrs. Wurm was mem-
Der. Shs enlisted in the army nurse
corps, Oct. IL, 1918 and served at Camp
Mcclellan, Ala, until March, 1919. Of
ficers Of the post acted al paIIbearers and
her sorority sisters of the Delta Delta
Rho acted honorary pallbearers. Burial
was in Crown Hill cemetery.