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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-09

The court of Topeka on the third
floor of the court house was ad-
journed a little earlier than usual this
morning. Likewise the windows were
opened a little wider.
Attorneys for Fred Buechner, North
Topeka grocer, submitted motion to
quash the warrant upon which he was
arrested on the ground that it did not
constitute a cause of action. The ar
gument was brief. There were more
handkerchiefs in evidence than usual
and most of them covered somebody's
nasal organ. Judge Paul Heinz aP-
peared rather uneasy as he listened to
the argument. then announced that he
would hand down decision Tuesday
and promptly disappeared thru the
door into the hall.
A close inspection as to the cause of
the strained atmosphere would have
revealed Henry Ogee, game warden,
sitting in the court room. fondiy
cuddling a dead opossum- Its exter
Tor covering and its interior decora-
tions had been removed, but other
things conveyed to the spectators the
knowledge that the animal was very
dead indeed. Ogee and Jack Rollins,
another warden, had found it III the
ice box in Beuchner's grocery store
December 1 and promptly issued a
warrant for his arrest on the ground
that it is unlawful to kill a 'possum
between March and December l, in
elusive.
Testimony was introduced to snow
that the animal had been staying
chickens for a farmer north Of To-
peka and that the farmer had killed
it in the act of carrying away a fat
hen. He had then sold it to Beuch-
ner, who. realizing that 'possum ap-
petites are a reality and not dream,
offered it for sale. But Ogee came
along in time to spoil somebody's S
4 ossum feast and the warrant was is
sued.
Judge Heinz announced that he
would rule on the motion to quash
Tuesday morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-09
BANK is CLOSED
Losses at PaWnee Rock May
Reach Total of $500
Stockholders Said to Face 100
Per Cent Assessment.

When IT became known today that
losses of the Farmers and Merchants
State Bank of Pawnee Rock were
steadily increasing, the state banking
department ordered that doors of the
bank be closed. The institution will
not be reopened until losses are fully
determined.
Reports received today by ]. H.
Sandell. assistant state bank commits
sioner, indicated that losses would
reach at least $25,OOO. A few days
ago it was believed that $4,000 to
$4,000 would cover the shortages.
Bond and security records have not
been thoroly checked and there is a
fear that the loss may continue to
grow. Until the shortage is definitely
known and arrangements are made to
care for the shortage, the bank will
not be reopened.
At present stockholders of the bank
are said to face a 100 per cent assess
ment. W. NJ. Billups, cashier of the
bank, has been arrested. He is re-
ported to be in Jail in Great Bend and
has been held for trial in the Barton
county district court on a charge of
defrauding the bank.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-09

! at his direction, he made his escape
from the death cell and spread the
alarm
To make his escape, Slaughter took
an automobile belonging to Mrs.
Dempsey, and stripped all the tires
from a small roadster belonging to
Edward Dempsey, son of the warden,
presumably to guard against tire
trouble.
Had Long Career of Crime.
Slaughter is 26 years old. His
career of crime as given to an As
sociated Press correspondent at the
time of his first Incarceration in the
prison here, started when he was IA
years old. He was reared in southern
Arkansas, he said, and when IA years
old was convicted of a charge of grand
larceny and sentenced to the Arkansas
reform school. He served his term
and then drifted into Oklahoma.
Since that time he has participated in
numerous bank robberies in Arkansas,
Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri and else
where. He escaped twice from the
Texas penitentiary, and his term in
Texas was unexpired when he killed
Deputy Sheriff Brown in Hot Springs
a little over a year ago.
Slaughter denied a killing credited
to him in Pennsylvania, but admitted
that he had taken part in many rob-
berries. The desperate, who had been
considered the most dangerous in the
Arkansas penal institution, made an
unsuccessful attempt to escape from
the prison farm at Tucker when he
killed the trusty guard.
Made Daring Escape.
This attempt was only slightly less
spectacular than the one last night,
and more bold. The attempt to escape
from the farm occurred in September.
Slaughter had obtained a rifle from
the outside, and on Sunday morning,
when the men were gathered in a
bath house, he opened fire on the
kisson, a trusty guard, serving a SEN
tence for murder committed when a
posse raided a band of draft evaders
of whom Adkisson was one; he also
wounded other guards. He finally was
forced to surrender when guard in
hiding took him unawares.
He often has boasted that he would
never go to the chair. At Hot Springs
he and his cell were searched daily
for weapons and implements with
which he might effect his escape but
none was found. After a jury re-
turneI a verdict of life Imprisonment
he turned over to the guards, who in
cluded a company of national guards
men, a handful OF hacksaws, remark
ing that if the sentence had been
death he never would have stayed in
Jail overnight.
Was His Fourth Try.
The state guard was called out on
another occasion just about a year
ago to guard the prison here when
plot Which he had instigated for a
wholesale delivery of prisoners. was
uncovered.
On another occasion a conspira cy
was alleged to have been discovered
which included the bribing by Slaugh-
ter of guards at the prison to permit
his escape. Slaughter at that time
was accredited with having $4,000
in liberty bonds hidden in Oklahoma.
A third plot is said to have been
frustrated when the Rev. Hardin
Hughes, supCrannuated minister
awaiting trial for murder of Mrs
Anna McKennon near Mount Ida. re-
fused to join with Slaughter and Ray
mond Cole, serving a life sentence for
Mrs. McKennon's murder, in their
plan to escape.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-09
London Editor
Drowned in His
Own Bdthtub

London, Dec. (by the A. P.)-Sir
Arthur Pearson is dead as the result
of an accident at his home here.
While in his bath he slipped. striking
his head against faucet. Stunned, he
fell into the water and was drowned
before aid could reach him.
Cyril Arthur Pearson was born Feb
ruary "a, 1866, the son of the late Rev.
Arthur c. Pearson of Springfield,
Chelmsford, and was made a baronet
in 1915. He was one OF the out
standing publicits in England until
his eyesight completely failed in 1914.
He founded Pearson's Weekly and
other well known publications among
which probably the best known is the
Daily Express of London. Another of
his properties which he acquired by
purchase was the London Standard,
which he consolidated with the st.
James Gazette. He disposed of this
property following his affliction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-09
ONLY $4,000 UNSOLD STOCK
Directors of Topeka Hotel Company
Meet at @. of c.

There remains to be sold but s13, 900
of the common stock of the Topeka
Hotel company's issue. This was the
conclusion of the directors of the COM
pany today after they had heard the
reports from committee members who
have been staging the stock sale in the
city.
I'VE also have a nice list of live
prospects whom we are going to
smoke out before Monday o. B. Cuff
Ter, president of the board, said after
the meeting today. I'VE will probably
have another meeting early next
week.
''As soon as all this common stock
is sold. we will take action leading to-
ward actual construction work" Cuff
Ter said. There were vague hints in
the air around the directors table to-
day of a new hotel open by the time
the next legislature meets in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-09
WILL NOT USE STATE TROOPS
General Martin on Way to Washing
ton to Attend Conference.

All prospects that the state might
use state troops in handling the packer
strike were apparently removed today
when Charles I. Martin, adjutant gen
eral, left for Washington. He will
spend several days attending the con-
ference of state adjutant generals.
Several rumors have come out of
Kansas City recently to the effect that
national guard troops might be called
into service during the packer strike.
The reports have been persistently de-
MED Strength was given the denials
today when it was announced that
General Martin was on his way to
Washington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-09
FAIR and WARMER WEATHER
Mild Temperatures Promised for To
day and Saturday.
ShIppers' Forecast.

Protect ali thirty-six hour shipments
west against a temperature of 81 de
grees North, east and south above
freezing.
Nothing but fine weather is on the
weather docket for today and Satur-
dav, according to Meteorologist Flora.
Altho Saturday may be partly cloudy,
no rain is in sight, says the weather
man. The temperatures in Montana
were higher than those in Kansas this
morning. The temperatures were
mild ov the entire country. The
sky was clear today from Kansas west
to California and east to st. Louis.
The temperature will rise to about so
degrees today and Saturday, and will
drop to about "a tonight.
No precipitation was reported in
Kansas or the middle west during the
last twenty-four hours.
The highest temperature In Kansas
Thursday was AZ degrees at Concordia
CONTINUED on Page Two.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-09
EASTERN ROADS PLAN CUT
Ten to Thirty Per Cent Wage Reduc-
tiOns Checked to Federal Board.

New York, Dec. 9.-Wages of train
service, shop and maintenance of way
workers on railroads in the eastern
classification territory will be cut from
10 to at least 80 per cent about Christ
mas time, if schedules formulated to-
day at meeting of the bureau of in
formation Of eastern railways, in the
Grand Central is upheld by the United
States railroad labor board.
Operating officials voted to this eff
feet and announced that each road
would confer individually with its en-
ployes beginning early next week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-09
STATE MINE INSPECTOR QUITS
Earl Draper Asks Industrial Court To
Be Relieved.

Announcement was made by the in
dustrial court today of the resignation
of Earl Draper as a state mine in
spector. His resignation is effective
at once.
Draper has served under the ad-
ministration of the industrial court
and has been active in the Pittsburg
field. 1t is stated that his resignation
is due to health conditions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-09
THIS MAIL CAR TOO EASY
Same Illinois Central Coach Robbed
Fourth Time in Three Months.

Fourth Time in Three Months.
Cairo, Ill. Dec. 9.-The mail car On
Illinois Central passenger train No. 8
was robbed between Chicago and Cen
tralia some time last night, for the
fourth time in about three months.
Details of the robbery are lacking.
The train was enroute from Chicago
to Florida points.
Chicago, Dec. 9.-The Illinois Cen
trail mail car robbed between Cairo
and Centralia last night contained only
second class matter, consisting of pa
pers and magazines, according to Iii
nois Central officials
The car was not accompanied by a
mail clerk. 1t was thought to have
been broken into by a man aboard
the train. who broke in a door, but
finding no valuables, abandoned the
iOb
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-09
FIRST DEATHIN
PACKER STRIKE
REPORTED NOW
Chicago Striker Dies of
Mounted Cops Bullet.
st. Louis Infant Is Victim of
Strikers FuSilIade.
KANSAS CITY men IN PARADE
''MOOnshine" Reported Big Fac
tor in Causing Riots.
st. Louis Plants Issue Notices
of "Open Shop"
st. Louis Infant Is Victim of
Strikers FuSilIade.
KANSAS CITY MEN IN PARADE
WANT NO INTERVENTION

Washington, Dec. 9.-The large
packers have indicated to the gov
ernment they do not desire govern
ment Intervention in the packing
strike now in progress, but prefer
to fight it out" it was learned to-
day. The department of labor an
nounced that aside from assigning
conciliators to watch the progress
of the strike, that the department
has taken no action.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-09
IRISH To ACCEPT
new PEACE PACT
is DUBLIN CLAIM
President Valera of Sim Fein
Surrenders to Griffith.
Commander of "RepubIican
Army" Joins Peace Party.
Dali MUST RATIFY TERMS
Farley Delegates Cause First
Split in Irish Ranks.
All Political Prisoners Held by
British Are Free.
Commander of "RepubIican
Army" Joins Peace Party.
Dali MUST RATIFY TERMS !
VALERA WITH MINORITY

Dublin, Dec. 9-An impartial
canvass of Dali Eireann (Sinn Fein
parliament) today revealed a big
majority for Arthur Griffith, leader
of the faction supporting the Irish
peace treaty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-09
BENEFIT SONG RECITAL
Miss Judith Dameron Will Appear at
Auditorium Tonight

Miss judith DamerOn Will Appear at
Auditorium Tonight.
Miss Judith Dameron, soprano, who
is touring the country giving song re-
citals for the benefit of the persons
in the devastated regions of France,
will appear at SIS o'clock tonight at
the city auditorium. She will be as
sisted by Miss Helen Scott, pianist, and
Miss Eleanor Allen, flutist, of Topeka.
A free viii offering will be taken.
The program IS as follows:
(a) Caro- Milo Ben.......-..........G .Giordani
ID La Girometta-Old Italian Folk Song
Observation-Disclosures. Arranged by Sibella
Aria Mad Scene from Lucia di Lam
Flute Obbligato-Eleanor Allen,
Judith Dameron.
Liebestraum No. 1......-......:..... List
Helen Scott.
II Nelge .-...-'...--....- ..ss'.'. -BeInDerg
IW11ght- ....-..-.--.... - Glen
The Years at the Spring. Beach
Judith Cameron
FruhIingsgruss. -.................R .Resch
Eleanor Allen.
Alone Upon the House-tops. ..... Galloway
10 Hlll-top. ....-................ ...Cox
Inc Nlght-wlnd. :...... Farley
By the Waters Of Minnetonka. Lieurance
Flute Obbugato-Ele4nor Allen
Judith Dameron.
Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young
Charms. .-..... ......O Old NIrish Melody
Loves Old Sweet Song ng..............M .MollOy
Judith Dameron.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-09
'POSSUM WAS VERY DEAD

Court of Topeka Adjou-ns Earlier
Than Usual Wh-n Body of AMI
NAL, Which Was Killed Decem-
Der 1, Is Offered in Evidence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-09

Change Name a PctrOgrad Again
Helsingfors. Dec. g.-The proposal
has been made for remaining Petro-
grad Leninberg in honor Of Nicolaf
Lenin. head of the Russian Bolshevik
government, said a Moscow dispatch
today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-09

Fort Worth, Dec. One PACKING
company resumed local deliveries this
morning Retail dealers advanced
slightly the price of meats; union
coopers Joined the butcher workmeu
in strike; strikers pickets had sur
rounded the packing plants BY
O'Clock but refrained from nlolesting
workers as they entered the plants.
The New York herald., 1921-05-15

Substantial four-story and basement brick
dwelling; 2TNl00; restricted, rear light.
price si25 900. less than land velue small
cash payment immediate possession. might
consider leasing for long term ot years or
take smaller house IN part payment. Brok-
ers protected. II. y. ROBERT, 2iT Broad
way. Barclay 23i2.
The New York herald., 1921-05-15
CITY REAL ESTATE.

Above 5sth St.--5fh Av. TO North River.
The New York herald., 1921-05-15
CITY REAL ESTATE.

From Battery to nth St., Inclusive
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-17
NEWSY LETTER
 FROM SEATTLE
 ABOUT ALASKA

SEATTLE, Feb. IT. Special to the Daily Times).-In detailing the construction features of the govern ment railroad, Colonel Mears, while here enroute to Alaska from Wash ington. said the project is nearing completion and that 456 miles of railway now are in operation, with trains running twice a week in both directions. From Seward, 270 miles of standard gauge road run to the first gap in the Broad Pass district where the commission is now freight ing material and supplies necessary to finish the rest of the grading with in the next 12 months," said Colonel Mears
 Colonel Mears gave a lecture il- lustrated by six reels of motion pic lures and by slides, at the Chamber of Commerce assembly hall on the evening of February on the the construction of the government rail- road in Alaska.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-17

Attorney William Martin, and if the Canadian company is unable to win it's law point the suits will be heard. Special U. s. Commissioner Bruce Mo- berg has spent some months in talk ing testimony at Juneau, Vancouver and other points. One of the points involved is the question of the au. thority exercised by Agent Lowle, the Juneau agent of the company. The litigants contend Lowle was the di- recting head of company affairs in Alaska, and he directed Captain Locke to keep the passengers aboard the Sophia until arrival of the Cana. dian relief vessel Princess Alice.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-17

Two eastern paper companies have made application for water power de- velopment in Alaska--the J. w. But Ter Paper Company of Chicago and the American Paper Corporation of New York. It is believed this means the establishment of more pulp and paper mills in the territory.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-17

Professional kodak finishing. Scar borough. Agency at Cordova drug store.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-17

Cordova Jazz Orchestra dance at Eagle Hall Saturday night.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-17

William N. Armstrong, pioneer Alaska mining man, fifty-four years old, died at the Columbus sanitarium here after an illness of three days.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-17

Canned reindeer meat promises to be new item of food on the menu Ii the plans of Ewlson & Malcolm, ot Petersburg, materialize This con- pany recently purchased a building in Petersburg and are setting up euuip- ment for the canning of shrimps, crabs, salmon, fruit, vegetables and reindeer meat. The new cannery will specialize at first in shrimps and crabs and expects to pack between forty and fifty cases of half pound cans per day during the first few months.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-17

Hearing on the suit instituted by the Canadian Pacific Railway Com pany to limit liability for losses on the Princess Sophia have been con- cluded in the United States court. A number of heirs of those lost on the ship were in attendance and witnesses on behalf of the railway company were heard to show efforts had been made to save those on board.
 Suits aggregating more than 3D. 100000 are already pending through
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-17

Kodak finishing. Scarborough.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-17
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

Owing to the long dry and cold spell, and to avoid 6 shortage of water for FIRE and domestic pur> poses, we wish to warn the public not to waste any water. Several places have been found where water is con- tinually running at night These will be shut off without further mo- tice.
 ALASKA PUBLIC UTILITIES.
 14-tf,
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-17

Approximately SOO,000 acres of land have been located by oil prospectors within the territory since the pass age of the oil lands leasing act, Feb. 25, 1920, and it is probably that this will be increased to 1000, O,O0o acres by the time that law has been in effect one year. Since Dec. 1 a total of 54 applications have been filed. The Cold bay district leads in the number of permits sought since Dec. 1, B out of 54 applications being situated therein.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-17

Charles Otteson and Willis Nowell of Juneau, president and treasurer of the Alaska-Dana Mining Company, are in the city. They brought 500 pounds of ore from their properties on the Northwestern for the purpose Of having test run made. The Alaska-Dana property is situated on Funter bay, near Juneau, and is being developed entirely by Alaskan capi- tai
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1921-01-01

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The St. Mary banner., 1921-05-07
SOUR STOMACH
INDIGESTION
Thedford'. Black-Draught Highly
Recommended by a Tennessee
Grocer for Troubles Re-
sulting from Torpid
Liver.

East Nashville, Tenn The efflc
iency OF Thedford's Black-Draught. the
genuine, Herb liver medicine. is
vouched for by Mr.. w. N. Parsons.
grocer of this city. "It Is without
doubt the best liver medicine. and !
dent believe could get along without
It. I take 1t for sour stomach, head
ache, bad liver. indigestion. and all
other troubles that are the result OF
a torpid liver.
81 have known and used 1t for years.
and can and do highly recommend II
to every one. won't 60 to bed with
out 1t In the house. 1t will do all 1t
claims to do. / can't say enough for
It,"
Many other men and women through
out the country have found Black.
Draught just as Mr. Parsons describes
valuable In regulating the liver to
its normal functions. and in cleansing
the bowels OF impurities.
Thedford's Black-Draught liver medi.
cine is the original and only genuine.
Accept no limitations or substitutes
Always ask for Thedford's. E&
The St. Mary banner., 1921-05-07

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
23td judicial District Court-Par.
ish of ST. Mary.
Oscar Z-nor vs. Centreville Coop.
ersge Company. Et AL. No.
1886.
Under and by virtue of writ Of
fieri facias, issued out of the
Honorable 23rd judicial District
Court of the State of Louisiana in
and for the Parish of St. Mary, and
to me directed, in the above entitled
and numbered suit, have seized anu
shall expose at public sale, for cash,
to the last and hirhest bidder, ac-
door of the court house il Franklin,
La, on
SATURDAY. THE 2SIH DAY OF
MAY, 1921,
between the hours of III O'Clock a. m.
and 4 O'Clock p. m., the following
described property, to-wit:
"Three 81 certain barges numbered
twepty-six. twenty-seven and twenty
one (26, 27 and 2I); said barges being
seventy feet long by twenty feet wide;
and being the barges described in the
act of sale from a. T. Breaux to Gen.
treville Cooperage Company, execut-
ed before Robt. Z. Brumby, Notary
Public, of date August 2, 1920; said
barges being now located in the
Bayou Teche. in st. Mary Parish,
louisiana"
CHARLES PECoT,
Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Parish of st. Mary.
La April 13, 1921.
Middletown transcript., 1921-12-10
States Improved Lands

The Department of Commerce,
through the Bureau Of the Census in
its latest report, shows that there
were acres Of improved farm land
in the United States per capita of the
population January l, 1929, according
to the fourteenth census. In Delaware
the total acreage was 65l, 052 or 29 per
capita. In 1850, according TO the same
report, the total improved farm average
was $50, 1862 or 8. 3 per capita, in Dela-
ware.
Improved farm land as defined by the
Bureau of the Census includes all land
regularly titled or moved. lands in pas
ture that has been cleared or titled,
land lying fallow, land in gardens, or
chards, vineyards and nurseries and land
occupied by farm buildings.
The population of the United States
and the acreage of improved land in
farms have been increasing steadily
since 1850, the report shows, but since
1890 the increase in population has
been considerably more rapid than the
increase in improved land.