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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
DRAW UP new AVIATION BILL
Chamber of Commerce Committes
Urges New Flying Measure.

A substitute bill for the Howard
aviation bill, No. "a, has been drawn
| by the Chamber of Commerce commit
tee on aviation, and will be presented
to the federal and state affairs COM
mitttees OF the combined houses some
time this week. The bill from the
Chamber of Commerce was drawn and
revised by Harry H. Colmery, a law
| partner of John S. Dean, and for
merly commissioned officer in ayia-
ton at Carother's Field, Fort Worth,
Tex. The members of the committee
are: Robert Fullerton, chairman;
| Harry lines, Arthur L. Oliger. w. D.
Wallace, A. K. Longren. and Harry H.
Colmery.
The new bill, which is to be intro
! duced as substitute to the Howard
bill, which was killed by the house as
incomplete, Is believed by all familiar
| with it, to be what the state needs.
1t provides that an airplane owner
must have pilots license. state
license, and an inspection of the ma
chine, before he. may fly. Further
more. that no stunts or low flying will
be permitted over the city limits of
any city in the state. except at the
beginning and ending of a flight, when
low flying is Indispensable. A machine
owners annual fee is fixed at SIS and
the pilots fee $40. One clause of the
bill was reference to the farmers, and
provides that no machine can fly lower
than ESQ feet over farms, to protect
cattle and farm animals and safeguard
them from fright.
Lower flying than $1,000 feet over
cities or residential suburbs is also pro-
hibited, in order TO enable the pilot to
glide to safety outside the city limits,
should he have engine trouble. The
penalty for violation of the act is to be
a fine of from $25 to $500.
The bill does not apply 10 federal
| ,,1a 10 lnfS Of he init Cd Ia feC
army, who are governed by federal
aviation laws. except the stunt and
low flying clauses.
The bill also provides that cities may
be authorized to purchase, and main
tain public aviation fields. for the
public welfare of the city, and general
advancement Of aviation.
The committee from the chamber of
commerce has been working steadily
on the bill for the last three weeks,
and believes that they have arrived
at the right solution for the flying
nrohIem
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07

1t Is believed that at the meeting of the
North Topeka Civic club Tuesday evening
committee appointed on Garfield park i'm
proyement will be made that will result in
accurate information on which the club
may base its future action This question
has been thoroly gone into with the park
commissioner and the city commission and
It is thought definite understanding has
Plans for putting the club on stronger
financial basis will be discussed to the end
: Improvement of the Community house win
be unnecessary in the future. The board
of directors win submit plan of a So year
by the business men will be urged
Preceding the meeting and beginning at
I 30 short literary and musical program
has been prepared under the direction of
the entertainment committee. Boy Scout
talk will be given by DIR. Frank Love-
Notes and Personals.
L. r. Stock, 1895 Central avenue. who
has been in California for over a month
and was taken sick shortly after his ar
rival. is reported as much improved.
The North Topeka branch of the " W.
C. A. gym class will meet at Quincy school
Mrs. N. Beehtelheimer of OH Quincy
street entertained the LADIES' of Progressive
Review, No. 26, W. b. A, Friday afternoon
at ive-hundred party.
Mr.. and Mrs A; F; Palmer Of Wichita
In Topeka. They are now the guests of
Mrs. Palmer's sister, Mrs. W. F. Bryant,
1873 Central avenue.
Mrs. NJ r. Conwell of 500 Topeka ave-
nue., south. is the guest of her son, Frank
r.. Conwell. and family of Quincy street.
Mrs. Conwell has returned recently from
Missouri, where she, has been for several
months.
The Merry Matrons' club will meet
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. John Sheetz
at her home, 1226 Quincy street
Miss Alice Skinner, who is teaching do
mestie science in the Kansas City. Kan.
parents, MI. and Mrs. J. c. Skinner, of
Shorey.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Pounds of s1e Quincy
street have returned from Lincoln Center,
Kan, where they were called by the i'll
ness of Mr.. Pounds brother.
Donald Dean was brought to his home in
Central avenue Saturday from Stormont
hospital. He is convaiescing from typhoid
fever.
Mrs. Percy Starbird fell down the stairs
at her home in West Gordon street Satur-
day and suffered severe bruises, but no
bones were broken -
When you are needing glasses see s. F.
Mcfarland, the 0ptician, S23 North Kan
SaS Ave, upStairS-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
ASK FREIGHT CUT
Cattlemen of Southwest in Petit
ton to /. C. C.
Declare Prices and Credit Are
Running Their Business.

Washington Feb. IA reduction in
| freight rates was asked today of the
interstate commerce commission by six
of the largest. cattlemens associations
of the west
Their spokesman told the commits
sion that market prices of sheep. cat
tie and wool had fallen so low that
western cattle raisers and farmers
were no longer able to sell their pro-
duce for enough to pay freight rates.
The complaint contended that finan-
cial conditions made it impossible to
obtain loans to condition cattle for
market properly and that covers
were compelled to sell "for whatever
they can get in an unmarketable con-
dition.'
sheep have SO declined in value
that they will scarcely pay the freight
to market" the complaint said. The
wool is unstable and crops of last year
are stored with no buyers.
within the last ninety days cattle
has declined 40 to SO per cent, hogs
have declined an equal amount. and
sheep have declined much or more.
This condition leads but to bankruptcy
and ruin of the entire farming districts
of the country which faces prices below
cost of production, while cost of pro-
duction is IS per cent above prewar
costs"
Joining in the complaint were the
National livestock Shippers league, the
American National Livestock associa-
ton, the National Wool Growers. the
Cattle Raisers' association of Texas,
the Corn Belt Meat Producers associa-
ton of Iowa and the Kansas Livestock
association.
1t was claimed that increases due to
the commissions decision last August
amounted to $40.500,000 annually to
the eattlemen in freight rates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
Traded His Wife
For Vacant Lot
Chicago. Butcher Charged She Fled
With Other Man-Fight and Raid
Lands All Actors in Domestic
Comedy Behind jail Bars.

Chicago, Feb. Marie, 20-year-
old wife of Eric johnson, was sold to
their butcher. Berger Peterson, for a
vacant lot valued at $500. by her hus-
band. she charged to police today
The transaction was drawn in legal
phraseology by Chicago attorney,
she said.
Police unearthed the alleged sale
when johnson in an attempt to re-
trieve his wife went to an apartment
where he was beaten. police said. by
Gus Peterson. the butchers brother.
The men were arrested for disor-
Derby conduct.
johnson told police that his wife
had run away from Rockford, ILL.,,
with the two Peterson brothers.
. Berger Peterson and Mrs. johnson
were later arrested by police during
a raid on hotel.
It was then that she told the story
that johnson agreed to relinquish all
rights to her for vacant lot in Rock
ford.
All four are in Jail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
new STOCK YARDS PLAN
Chicago Packers Would Sell Property
to Cattlemen of the Country.

Washington. Feb. 7.-Attorneys for
Armour & Company and Swift & Com
pany today filed with the district SUI
preme court new plan for selling
their stock yards interests Previous
plans proposing the sale of the yards
to F. H. Prince & Co., of Boston, had
been disa pproved by the court.
The court was asked to appoint sales
agents. who under supervision of trus-
tees, shall sell the yards, giving prefer
ence, to buyers in this order: Live
stock producers. stockholders in the
yards other than the defendants, COM
mon carriers serving the yards. local
citizens or municipalities or local syn
dictate.
The packers asked the court to fix
the minimum prices of shares in the
various yards at the same figures as
proposed in the disapproval plan with
the exception of the yards at st. Louis.
They asked to have those shares priced
at $40 instead of $40.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
ARE BACK ON JOBS
After Weeks of I6IIeness Two Big
Steel Mills Reopen Doors to
Army of Workers.

Lackawanna, n. Y, Feb. 1.-Two
thousand employees of the Lackawanna
Steel company reported for work to-
day after a layoff of several weeks. If
re-employed, the mems wages will be
reduced 10 per cent more, it was an
nounced. making a total reduction of
rs per cent.
Canton, o., Feb. Fourteen
hundred men returned to work in four
steel mills which reopened today after
a shutdown of several weeks
The Superior Sheet Steel company
placed 300 men at work; 500 men re-
turned to the Canton Sheet Steel COM
pany. and six hundred more went back
to the Berger Manufacturing company
and the Stark Rolling Mills company
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
ASK CLEAN SLATE
Certain Foreign Nations Have
Asked Debts Be Cancelled.
Such Proposals Are Unthink-
able, Declares Houston.
MUST DISARM OR GO BROKE
Europe Plans Increased Arma-
ment, Declares Sen. MOndelI.
Americas Duty to Lead the
Way, Committee Told.

Washington, Feb. Certain of the
allied governments Mad proposed to
the United States that this country
cancel the allied loan indebtedness,
Secretary of the Treasury Houston to-
day told the senate judiciary commit
tee investigating foreign loans.
Houston said such a proposal was
eunthinkable" and that all the re-
quests had been refused. He declined
to name the governments, saying he
would discuss the question more fully
n executive session of the foreign re-
1ations committee.
Must Disarm or Go Broke.
An international agreement for linn
Hation of ornaments is absolutely eS-
Sential to the avoidance of bankruptcy
by some of the more important ma
tons of the world. with it's attendant
measureleSs confusion and distress,
Representative Mondell of Wyoming
Republican. declared today before the
house naval committee.
If an agreement is not reached in
the near future, Mr.. Mondell said, the
fault will be that of America as in
Former days. The fault was that of
Germany He added, however. that
there was no time to work out the
problem before the change in admins
tration next month.
The fault will be ours" he asserted.
because we are the only great nation
which could maintain enormous estab-
lishments on land and sea without
bankruptcy. without being condemned
to bear indefinitely and add to to-
days frightful load of national debt,
it is our duty to lead the way toward
relief.
Is Americas Duty.
More than that, it is our duty be-
cause strangely enough we are the only
great nation that since the world war
has officially taken a position favor
able to the increase rather than the
decrease of armaments and warlike ex-
penditures, and the one nation, in
which. fear. there is a really danger
Gus sentiment in favor of increases
rather than decreases of military estab-
lishments."
Mr.. MondelI attacked the executive
department of the government for
their advocacy of increased naval and
military forces and assailed Secretary
Daniels's proposal for a navy second
TO none.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
SAVED ST FOR CHINESE
Indiana Man Gives So From Tobacco
Fund to Starving.

Enos Walker and his wife. Lula
Walter. of Fremont, Ind, have effected
a saving of 81 in their personal ex-
penses and today sent the money to
Governor Allen for aid of the starving
Chinese. Two dollars was from Wal
ter's tobacco fund since the first of
the year.
Walter doesn't state whether he
saved the money on smokes of a mild
and inexpensive type or uses chewing
tobacco. He states he hasn't used 20
bacco since his New Years resolution
went into effect.
Then the family gave away their
dog and saved SO in taxes. Mrs. Wal
ter made over her last years Easter
bonnet. She estimates saving of 81
in repair bills. So the 81 was sent to
Kansas for use in the states Chinese
fund.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
WANT CARS ON WEST EIGHTH.
Citizens Who Favor ACKNOWLEDGMENT
= of Line, to Attend Meeting.

I Citizens of West Eighth street who
would like to have the West Eighth
street car service re-established are
asked to attend the meeting Of the
city commission at 10 o'clock Tues
day morning.
A committee of citizens from that
district who are anxious to again have
the car line. after several months
abandonment of the line by the street
railway company, will present their
court of industrial rcfations allowed
the company to discontinue service as
an experiment. and if the service was
not demanded again within ninety
days by Topeka citizens, to allow in
definite abandonment of service.
The city commission expressed itself
at the meeting last week as being in
favor of removal of the car track on
that street if no further service is to
be given on the line
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
PUBLIC REVIEWS BOOK
Monday Lunch Club Reviews Copies
of William Langer's Book Iea

Discussion CO the Nonpartisan
league, and a review of William
Langer's book, 1.-The History of the
Nonpartisan League" was the issue at
the meeting of the Monday Lunch
club today noon at the Chamber of
Commerce LANCER. who is a former
attorney general of North Dakota un-
der the A. C. Townley administration.
wrote the book a few months ago. and
during his visit in Topeka. told any
interested parties that books could be
secured from the American Legion
headquarters at Salina. Walter Gasche,
secretary of the Monday Lunch club.
composed of insurance men, secured
thirty. copies of the book and they
were distributed to members of the
club today. The club went on record
as being opposed to the league. 81.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
TANDY WILL NOT MAKE RACE
Former Member of City Council VIII
Not Run for Mayor.

W. C. Tandy, prominently mem
toned as a candidate for the office
of mayor of Topeka, said today that
he had decided definitely not to enter
the mayoralty race.
when Herbert j. Corwine won by a
small majority. He has been urged
by many to again become a candidate
and has been considering the wishes
of his friends. He was thought gen.
orally to be the strongest possibility
of the men suggested for the office.
He was a member of the city council
for several years and was formerly
commissioner of streets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
OUCH! LAME BACK.
RUB LUMBAG0 OR
BACKACHE AWAY
Rub pain right out with small
trial bottle of old
est. Jacobs Oil"

Kidneys cause Backache? No!
They have no nerves. therefore can
not cause pain. Listen! Your back
ache is caused by lumbago. sciatica
or a strain. and the quickest relief is
soothing, penetrating st. Jacobs on
Rub it right on your painful back.
and instantly the soreness, stiffness
and lameness disappears. Don't stay
crippled! Get a small trial bottle of
"St. Jacobs OH from your druggist
and timber up. A moment after it is
applied you'll wonder what became of
the backache or lumbago pain.
Rub old. honest "St. Jacobs Oil'
whenever you have sciatica, neuralgia.
rheumatism or sprains, as 1t is abso-
lutely harmless and doesn't burn the
skin.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
REJECTED LOVER MURDERS
Iowa Politician Killed and Two
Women Wounded-Uscd Iron Bar.

Dubuque, Feb. Matt Daily, DEM
ocratic politician and former county
supervisor, was murdered and his
wife and Miss Constance Lahey, a
nurse. attending Mrs. DAILY. were at
tackled and perhaps fatally wounded
in the DAILY home here before day
light today.
John Braywood, sutton of the DAILY
daughter-in-la law, Mrs. Edna Daily, is
charged with the crime, and the po-
lice say he has confessed. BrayWood,
according to the police, says he was
secretly married to Mrs. Edna DAILY
and thru the influence of the older
Dalys she has refused to see him re-
Gently. Mrs. Daily denied the mar
riage.
A man. the police said entered the
DAILY home at o'clock this morning.
took a heavy iron bar from the fur
mace room in the basement, and going
to-the first floor, attacked the nurse,
who was preparing medicine for Mrs.
Matt DAILY. The screams of the nurse
brought Mr.. and Mrs. DAILY running
from the second flor. Mr.. DAILY was
killed almost instantly from blows on
the head and Mrs. Daily was brought
TO the floor,
At the hospital. where Miss Lahey
and Mrs. DAILY were taken, little hope
was entertained for their recovery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
MAY PASS ANTI SM0KE LAW
No Smoking Except on Rear Platform
of Street Cars.

forms are the only kind of cars on
which smoking may be INDUCED in,
according to the ordinance which is
scheduled TO be passed at the COM
mission meeting Tuesday morning
But any one smoking on such street
cars must keep himself on that open
rear platform, the ordinance states.
On cars entirely closed. such as the
new safety cars, and on motor buses
the smokers must abstain from the
habit in all parts of the car.
The ordinance provides that offend
ers must stay in Jail until their fine of
five to twenty-five dollars is paid. 1t
requires the street car company to
post plainly legible notices in the cars
notifying passengers of the new city
law against smoking
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
He ThretD Water
On Liue Wire
Notu He s Dead

Salt Lake City. Feb. Tone of the
most peculiar fatalities recorded in
Utah mining camps was made known
here upon receipt of word that Abe
Erickson, a miner employed. in the Big
Cottonwood canyon. had been killed
by electricity. Erickson attempted to
extinguish fire caused thru a short
circuit. =
He threw a bucket of water upon a
suffering electric wire. The electric
ity played back over the stream to the
bucket in the mans hands, causing
his instantaneous death
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
Local Mention

/ J. S. Reem, former state evangelist
of Nebraska, will begin a series of
revival meetings at the West Side
Christian church next Thursday eve
ming.
A basketball game will be played
tonight at the 7. w. C.. A. gymnasium
between the Orioles and the Santa Fe
girls. The game will begin at 7:15
O'Clock. The game is the fourth OF
the basketball tournament being
played at the Y. w. c. A.
DR.. Lyngar. Dentist. 500 Kansas Ave.
ADV.
The Rev Robert E L. Jarvis of
Kansas City. Mo-. formerly pastor of
the Wanamaker church. Philadelphia,
spoke before the meeting of the minis
teria1 union this morning at the Cen
trail Y. M. c. A. on the subject. Mod
ern Decisions and How to Meet Them"
Miss. Marian Hopkins. cafeteria ex-
pert of the national Y. w. c. A. board
will be in Topeka, Saturday. to be the
guest of the local Y. w. c. A
Liberty bonds. Phone Kleinhans.
ADV. -
Mrs. Noble Prentis was the speaker
at the vesper service at the Y. w. C. A.
Sunday afternoon. -
List your property with the Shaw
nee Investment Company. Phone
5050.-Adv.
Mr. and Mrs. j. E. Bowman. n. r.
are the parents of a son, born January
%, to whom they have given the name,
Allen Dee Bowman. Mrs Bowman
was formerly Miss Hilma johnson.
Mr.. Bowman was formerly employed
in the Santa Fe offices here. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bowman formerly lived in To-
peka at ia Fillmore street
Raymond. Chiropodist. orpheum Bldg
Adv. r
Owing to the fitness of the president,
the all day meeting of the Women's
Missionary society OF Westminster
Presbyterian ; church, which was
scheduled for wednesday, February
|e, will be postponed one week.
u
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
PROVIDE FOR SHELL SHOCKED
Congress, 239 to o, Appropriates S13,.
600. 900 for Veterans.

Washington. Feb. THE house to-
day passed the bill providing addition
Ial facilities for shell shocked and
tuberculosis war veterans. The vote
was 239 to o.
The measure authorizes the secre-
tary of the treasury to construct five
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
BANDITS KNEW CASHIER.
Held Him Up and Forced Him to
Unlock Bank for Them.

O'Neil, Neb. Feb six bandits
accosted H. r. Browning, assistant
cashier of the Citizens State bank at
Orchard. Neb., near here, as he was
returning from a social function at 3
a. m. today.
They forced him to open the door
of the bank, bound and gagged him.
blew the safe and escaped with $4,000
in cash and $4,000 in liberty bonds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
WEAK
WOMEN

cannot hope ever to become strong and well
again unless they have plenty of good, rich.
red blood Of the kind that organic iron
Nuxated Iron-heIps make Nuxated Iron
iron in spinach. Ientils and apples. while
metallic iron is just as 1t comes from the
action of strong acids on iron filings MIX
ated Iron does not injure the teeth nor up
set the stomach. 1t is an entirely different
thing from ordinary metallic iron 1t
quickly helps Ike rich, red blood revital-
fze WORKOUT exhausted nerves and give you
new strength and energy. Over 1000 600
people annually are using it AT all drug
gists. Beware of substitutes The gen
uine has n. ]. stamped on every tablet.
Always insist on having the genaire.
EuEZE3Ui0I
2 srR.d Blood. StrenGsh and EndarsneeJ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
r SWEAR OFF
M TOBACCO

TO break the costly, nerve-shattering
tobacco habit. Whenever you have a
longing for a cigarette. cigar. pipe, or
for a chew. just place harmless No
To-Bac tablet in your mouth instead.
TO help relieve that awful desire.
Shortly the habit may be completely
broken. and you are better off mem
tally, physically, financially. It's so
easy, so simple. Get box of No-To-
BAG and if It doesn't release you from
all craving for tobacco in any form,
your druggist will refund your money
without uestion.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07

New York, Feb. 7.-MoNEY-Prime mer
camille paper. ~ per cent. Exchange, firm;
Sterling 90 day bills and commercial. go
day bills on banks, 3.791s commercial. 60
day bills. 3.Ts5s demand. ass cables.
Belgfan francs demand 736; cables, 7.3s.
Marks, demand, 1-59: cables. Leo. Greece.
demand, 6S5. Argentine. demand, $3.50
count. Government bonds, irregular. Time
loans, firm; 60 days, so days and months,
Z per cent
Call money, strong; high, low and ruling
rate s closing bid Z: offered at s last loan,
per cent Bank acceptanees, 8 per cent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
KNOX TAKES SEAT IN HOUSE.
Representative From Sumner County
Sworn in Today.

sworn In Today.
William Knox. a prosperous farmer
of Sumner county, took his seat in the
house of representatives today. as the
gentleman from Sumner county,"
knox's home is in New Haven.
Knox was selected at a special cleo
ton few days ago, to represent Sum-
ner county as the successor to Ed Nc
Dougall, who died shortly before the
session opened.
L. J. Pettijohn, secretary of state,
administered the oath of office to Knox.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07

Wall St, New York, Feb. 7.-STOCKS-
Investment rails and popular motors lie.
IRENE losses ranging from to 3 points
The closing was heavy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-07
TAKE STORY OFF HEELS.
Boston Shoes Manufacturer Says
Womcn's Shoes To Be Lower.

San Francisco. Feb. 7.-They're go
ing to take a story off the high French
heels this summer. according to A. V.
Holbrook. Boston shoes manufacturer,
here today.
The new heel will be just as
Frenchy, he explained. but will be
known as the baby Louis instead of
the staggering full Louis worn now