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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-07
WAS NO VACATION
Congressman and
Senators Hurry Back.
The Voters at Home Gave
SOlOns No Rest.

Washington. Sept. majority
members of the senate finance COM
mittee hoped to complete today pre-
liminary consideration of the house
tax bill and TO get under way the
actual drafting of a new measure after
hearing Secretary Mellon tomorrow. 1t
is understood that the treasury secre-
tary will suggest retroactive repeal OF
the excess profits tax, for which there
is said to be a growing sentiment in
the committee despite the action of
House Republicans in voting to post
pone the effective date until next jan
uary l.
Republican congressman from tho
north and midwest who went back
home for the congressional recess 10
spend a vacation and TO rest, are re-
turning to Washington unrested.
The returning ones were relating
sad tales today of their home recep-
| ton.
! They were met by an army of I'M
employed men and discouraged mer-
chants and farmers.
They were faced with a battery of
questions as to what congress was do
ing or would do to help conditions.
They were criticized for delay in
helpful legislation and for failure to
complete enactment of the tax and
tariff revision legislation.
Finally, they were petitioned for
jobs.
Under the conditions. many of the
congressman decided that Washington
was a more comfortable place than
home. They are returning filled with
determination to speed up legisla-
ton that may help in the restoration
| of business to normal and are eagerly
seeking some way to relieve the great
evils of unemployment.
/ Those returning from Kansas, Iowa,
and other midwest states admit they
had difficulty in making their people
understand why they had voted to re-
peal the heavier sur-taxes on large
incomes and allowed taxes to go UNI
| changed on the smaller incomes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-07
K. <. K. HIS PREY
Chicago Student Needed $4,000
Gets Cell Instead.
SCALED Again" Over the Phone
Then Cops Came.

Chicago, Sept. 7.-Daniel F. Breen.
a student is held by the police today
after an alleged attempt to extort
$4,000 from Mrs. Chase w. Love thru
threats against her husband.
; Recent accounts of an initiation into
the Ku Klux Khan here mentioned &C.
w Love" as one of the officers of the
Khan. Since that time, Love, who is a
bond salesman, has been threatened
several times by persons opposed to
the Ku Klux. Love has publicly de-
MED any connection with the organi-
cation.
Breen, according to an alleged con-
fession made to the police, saw news
paper stories regarding the affair and
decided to use the situation for his
own profit. He telephoned a demand
to Mrs. Love, asking $4,000 to save
her husband from disgrace and
danger.
Mrs Love asked Breen to call later,
meantime notifying the police. When
Breen telephoned the second time. the
call was traced and he was arrested
as he emerged from a telephone booth.
He is said to have told the police he
wanted the $4,000 to complete his
education
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-07

up her shop in some other nearby
quarter.
Susan Jane proved disarming. There
was nothing the least aggressive or
stubborn in her appearance She stood
before him as he explained, her
looking straight into his. They were
discop those eyes, and as Susan
Jane stood there the picture of trust
full innocence he did not know
whether the real Susan Jane beneath
was laughing at him; whether she was
about to yield to his request, or
whether she was really flirting with
Lester Clark didn't carry out his err
rand just as he had planned it. when
he had finished his explanation Susan
Jane laughed. a spontaneous. easy
laugh, like that of child, and Lester
found that he was laughing with her
He felt somehow guilty when a Gus
toner came in to buy some knitting
yarn and a painted lampshade. He
could have felt no more guilty had that
customer found him actually kissing
Susan Jane. Really he had just been
looking very deep into those round
blue eyes trying to find some reveal
ton of Susan James real thoughts, But
they revealed nothing.
When he left he shook hands, and
with a boldness unlike him held the
hand, and drew Susan Jane a step
nearer to him as he looked again into
the blue eyes. BE a good girl. now,
and give up the lease he said.
when are you coming again ?" she
asked.
Tomorrow" he said, and they both
laughed. He was almost out the door
and turned back. II have heard that
you may have to give up, anyway"
he said Mr.. Quick says you will
probably get married"
Perhaps 1 SHALL" said Susan Jane,
as she closed the door after him.
Doctor Clark's courtship was a
quick one. His days were spent in
pursuit of Susan Jane. fathoming
those eyes and waiting for the intoxi-
cation of her laugh, and at night after
he was away from her he used to steal
time from thinking of her to make
plans about the office when he had
his sign in place of the violet and blue
one. He proposed within a week of
his return to Sprucehurst. Susan
Jane accepted. The next day he
gained her promise to be married
within the month.
Then the lease may be destroyed ,"
he said, At can go ahead planning my
office"
Susan Jane said no. She believed
that women should have a profession
as well as men. She would certainly
not give up ner little store. Doctor
Clark could start his office in the
main house. And so intoxicated with
joy was Lester to think of marrying
the bewitching Susan Jane that he
made no protest.
1t was after they were married that
she gave up the shop. sold out her
little stock and settled down to house
wifely duties. st didn't want people
to say that the only reason you mar
ried me was to get me out of my
| shop she said, tho of course I had
no intention of doing otherwise"
Copyright, 1921, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-07

The Santa F'e has issued an expla-
nation of the surcharge of so per cent
on sleeping car tickets which the roads
receive in which it is set forth that it
costs much less to haul a passenger in
a day coach than in Pullman. The
inference derived from this is that
the surcharge was imposed in order
to drive passengers out of the Pull
mans and into the day coaches. Ii
this were the object the plan has sue
ceeded to a remarkable degree. Most
passengers making a one night jour
ney now ride in the chair car in pref
erence to paying 81 for d nights lodg'
ing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-07
GOES TO TRIAL
DIR. Nixon Valves Hearing on
Robbery Charge.
Preliminary in Banta Murder
Set for This Afternoon.

Great Bend. Kan. Sept. T--Dr. w.
A. Nixon, Great Bend physician.
charged with the murder of Arthur
c. Banta. young Great Bend attorney,
thru his attorneys today waived pre-
liminary hearing on the charge of
highway robbery. The preliminary
for the murder charge was set tor
1880 o'clock this afternoon.
Only sufficient evidence as to make
a holding of the prisoner for trial
justifiable was to be introduced, X.
D. Russell and Judge E. c. Cole, who
are assisting County Attorney Weooer
in the prosecution. Indicated
A L. Wallace and Roy Hayes,
whose statement resulted in the arrest
of Doctor Nixon. were the only two
witnesses planned to be placed on the
stand, it was said.
According to Senator Carr Taylor
of Hutchinson and Eustace Smith,
city attorney of Hutchinson, auor-
neys for the defense. but little evil
dence would be presented by the de-
PENDANT.
The charge of highway robbery is
said TO have been based upon the al
legged theft of a large amount of
whisky from a Great Bend man be-
fore the murder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-07
ABOUT RAILROAD FARES

Editor, State Journal:
The State journal in its noon edi-
ton today says the Santa Fe has is
sued an explanation of the sur
charge of SO per cent on sleeping car
tickets that the railroads receive, In
which it is set forth that it costs much
less to haul a passenger in a coach
than in q Pullman. While the State
Journals Interpretation of the lex
PLANTATION" may be true, the Santa Fe
did not say it that way. The item to
which reference was made appears in
the company's timetable folder. and is
as follows:
''Surcharge included in the follow .
ing fares is railway charge of so per
cent of the Pullman fare and is col
lected by the Pullman company, for
the railroad, account passengers occu-
plying cars of higher class and limited
capacity"
Then follows a list of Pullman fares.
The explanation" is advice to passen-
gers that they are charged more for
riding in the Pullman than in the
cupy more space and have near-hotel
accommodations.
The State Journal also says that on
account or the surcharge. most pas
sengers making a one night journey
now ride in the chair car in preference
to paying 81 for a nights lodging. A
nights lodging on the Santa Fe, for
example, would be from Kansas City
to Dodge City. The standard sleeper
fare. including surcharge. for a lower
berth is $3.50; for an. upper, $3.50;
tourist sleeper. lower berth. S2.25; up
per. $3.50; not 81 as The State Journal
says. The Pullman fares are about
what one pays for hotel accommoda-
tons. ]. F. FARRELL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-07

tContinusd from PAGE OneI
is nothing the council can do in such
matters.
TT is my plan to ask the council to
call a conference of all department
and institutional heads. At such a
meeting I believe we can carefully
work out a plan that will save the
state many thousands of dollars in
useless junketing and payment for
services of unnecessary employees"
To Submit Many Figures.
Governor Allen will submit a num-
Der of figures at the meeting. IT. is
probable that among ether documents
he will present the recommendation
which Auditor Knapp sent to the 1921
legislature. In a number of instances,
it is declared, the legislature appro-
priated less money for the depart
ments and Institutions than Knapp
recOmme nded.
The Turner appeal for retrench-
ment in state expenses has brought a
big response from over the state. He
is in possession of a large number of
letters commencing the plan. One
letter is from w. E. Freeman. presi-
dent of the State Labor federation.
Freeman in his letter, finds occasion
to lambast the state administration
for alleged extravaganza at the state
printing plant.
Letter From w. E. Freeman.
In his letter Freeman said in part:
The laboring people of Kansas feel
sure that you are performing the
service of a real official when you are
trying to cut down extravagant state
expenditures. We feel that there are
many departments in which it would
be possible to save money if a sincere
effort was made. and particularly do
we feel confident that tax burdens
could be lowered if expenses of the
Industrial court were curtailed.
I'm this connection I would suggest
that start might be made by putting
an end to the practice of having po-
litical propaganda printed at the state
printing plant at the expense of the
public and of using money appropri-
ated for the industrial court to buy
stamps to send out this literature un-
der the name of Governor Allen, as
was recently done in sending out the
supreme courts decision in the Howat
case"
A number of the letters attack I'M
necessary trips to Washington at state
expense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-07

Various ways are being found to
bring about an apparently equitable
reimbursement of wages, but however
it is done, wages are being reduced
in accordance with the decline in the
prices of their. products. A 10 per cent
reduction in salaries, effective Octo-
Der l, has been announced by E. I. du
Pont de Nsmours G Co. Powder com
pany. The cut will affect all SAL
aries from that of the president down.
The bi-monthly settlement of the bar
iron scale between the Western Bar
Iron association at youngstown, O..
and the Amalgamated Association of
[on, Steel and Tin Workers. fixed the
Saily rate of puddlers for the next
swo months at 1912. compared with
s11.3S for the last two months and
s1s.76, the peak scale in January AMI
February this year. The wage sc~%
is fixed in proportion to th- --sIling
price of bar iroEN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-07
Local Mention

The Peoples Market will open for
business at 529 Kansas avenue, in
one-half of the building formerly oc-
cupied by the Kitchell & Marburg
hardware store, Saturday morning.
This firm has q chain of stores in
operation in Kansas and Oklahoma.
H. E. Majors will be manager of the
Topeka store. Booths will be rented
out to fruit stands. dairy products and
other side lines.
Razor Blades Resharpened; 25c-S5c
per dozen. Tromp Annex.-Adv.
A building permit was issued Tues
day afternoon by Joe Hanlon, fire
marshal, to r. S. Smithers for a ST.
500 dwelling to be erected at S29 Lin
denWood. Permits for dwelling addi-
lions were also issued to Joe Le1I, $50
Chester street, and to w. Weber, 929
North Quincy street. A. E. Lord. 1921
North Harrison street, obtained a per-
NIT to erect a garage.
Cash for Liberty Bonds. KleInhans.--Adv.
A new Topeka firm. the Merchants
Display Service. has opened an office
first firm of its kind in Topeka.
Thomas H. Parry and W. G. Ethel arc
the proprietors. Parry received his
high school education here and served
in the World War. He received his
training under the direction OF the
Federal Board of Vocational educa-
ton. The work of the new firm in
cludes writing show cards, trimming
windows and window backgrounds
making lobby displays for theaters
doing poster work OF all kinds, gen.
eraI decorating. painting outdoor signs
and repairing and refinishing wa1
| figures.
Raymond Chlropodist. Orpheum Bldg.-Adv
Firemen answered a call at e:zs
o'clock this morning from the com
mission house, operated by Frank
| Cope. 220 Kansas avenue. The fire
was confined to some kind1ing in this
basement and there was no damage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-07

Should the rates on grain and grain
products and hay existing prior to the
increase placed in effect one year ago
be restored, the saving to the farmer
would be small while it would result
in the loss of millions to the carriers
and bankruptcy for some is the testi-
mony presented by the railroads at
4he hearing before the interstate COM
merce commission on the application
of the western states and farm organ
izations for rate reduction. Yet the
roads have now asked permission to
reduce rates on grain shipments and
it has been granted by the commits
sion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-07
GRAIN MARKET LETTER.
Evening letter by Logan & Bryan. Fur
nished by r. c. Christopher 226 New
England Bldg. L. C.. Herwig, Mgr.l

Chicago. ILL.,, Sept. Z.
WHEAT-It was the most active market
in many months starting out rather easy
and ending close to the>highest point at
net gain of &c to 41Ac from last nights
close. The feature early in the day was
the buying by eastern interests, which was
thought to be in part representative of
export sales Shortly before the close it
developed that the export demand had
fallen flat and that premiums had been
materially reduced. In fact, one report
had it that the Continent resold ten cargoes
of wheat. Cash markets were again mixed,
Chicago premiums being further reduced.
while in the northwest the demand was
reported good at firm premiums. The most
significant bullish news was in the form
of cable from Broomhall, saying India
buying wheat in Australia and estimating
the crop of the latter country at from &c.
100000 to 120.000000 bushels against 1872
100000 bushels last year. The actual stu
alton remains bullish ever, but the
market has registered a substantial gain
and we would not be surprised to see
fair setback based on the immediate ex-
port situation.
CORN-Adranced with wheat and on
buying by shorts. Early in the day the
market was compelled to digest a sizeable
volume of hedging pressure, but the offer
ings appeared to be well taken. The cash
market was steady at yesterdays basis.
crease and the position of this market
should gradually strengthen. We suggest
purchases any decline that may occur
in sympathy with what.
OATS-There was good buying in this
market early in the day and prices adj
were estimated at IA cars and met good
demand at yesterdays basis Country Of
ferings to arrive reported light. We con-
slider oats on an investment basis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-07

The condition of unemployment is
considered at Washington to be SO
serious that some sort of a confer
ence has been called to see what can
be done about It. The conference
probably will attempt to deal only
with the problem of those who are
out of work thru no choice of their
own. 1t is unlikely that any attention
will be paid to the thousands who are
idle from choice. But work begets
work and if the army of voluntary
idlers could be induced to return 20
their jobs the circumstance would go
a long way toward solving the prob
lem OF those who want work and can't
get it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-07
DISTRICT SAFETY MEETING. :
Fifty Union Pacific Employees Attended
Conference Tuesday Night.

About fifty Union Pacific employees
and members >of their families at
tended the district safety meeting held
Tuesday night at the Community
house in North Topeka. After the
regular busin ess session was over, short
talks were made by H. J. Plumhoff,
general superintendent; G. o. Brophy,
superintendent, and L. A. Abercrom-
bic, general chairman of safety, all of
the Kansas division.
The meeting closed with an enter
tainment given by the Sunf1ower min
Strelc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-07
LEGION ELECTS DELEGATES.
Representative from Jordan Patterson
Post VIII Go to Hutchinson.

At the regular meeting of the Jor-
don Patterson post No. S19 of the
American Legion Tuesday evening,
delegates and alternates were elected
to attend the state convention which
will be held at Hutchinson, october s.
The delegates elected were: Clar-
ence J. Hardy, vice commander; Will
liam E Allen, vice adjutant; and
Clead Oglesvie. The alternates elected
are: Fabium G. Canon, Chaplain
Walter H. White and Festus Duke.
The post has a membership of
ninety men and is the largest colored
post in the state. Fully two-thirds of
the members will attend the national
convention of the American Legion
at Kansas City, which will be held
October 81 to November 2.
Huntley A. Mack resigned as adju-
tant of the post Tuesday night. Mack
will be succeeded by Fabium G.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-07
LOGAN SHERIFF RESIGNS.
David Elmborg Quits Following Con
troversy With Attorney General.

The resignation of David Elmborg,
sheriff of Logan county, was received
today by Governor Allen. Appoint
ment of a new sheriff will be made
in q few days.
Elmborg resigned following some
correspondence with the attorney
generals office. 1t was denied, tho,
that his resignation had been demand
ed Elmborg's trouble started when
a man charged with sale OF intoxicat-
ing liquor twice escaped custody of
the officer and his deputy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-07

by Empire Commission Co., 2Ul new
England Bldg.)
wHEAT-Hard. lie to Sc higher; fair de-
mand. Dark. 1c to &c lower; early closing 81 =;
&c higher; fair demand.
CORN-Unehanged to lie up; little slow.
White, &c higher. Red and
KAFIR AND MILO-Unchanged to &c
lower; fair demand
SALES.
wHEAT-Dark Har.ENe: !. / at s1-Sd;
, at s1.2s No ,, at s1.s5; at S1.34;
at $1.33: 3 at $1.33: at S1.31: at $50
1 at s1.29; at SIPS: at $1-s7; at s12o;
at S1.24. smut; at s1.29. smut at S1,33,
smut: at s1-22. smut No :, at S1.31
at $I;3o; at 81 Is; 2 at SIT; 4 at 81 20 ;
at $f.27 smut; = at $1.21, smut: at SIPS
smut; / at $1.19, smut 1 at SIP. smut !;
> at SI25, smutty 4 at $1.26. smutty 1 at
/ at s1.34: / at s122; at Sill, very smut.
rye: 1 at S1.26, smut No. .. l at $125;
at $1.23, smut, musty; ! at S129, musty !;
at $1.2T, musty; at $1.26, musty. Sam
at SIPS, sour; | at SIPS, live weevil; 1
Mixed-No: ?; / at s1-ae; l at 81 %; at
s s@gtt smui'g al $50 a zU at Sis at
.. L L
at S1.15, musty; ut SLIT, musty. Sample
mixed wheat. at S1.19; at s1.10. smut; |
at Sis mnsty; / at $1.2o live weeyiI; !
at H lard Sea' /. at SIPS at s12s; at
So at IS Isl 81 10 s a5 IT, Al 81 a. smut
l at $l-24, smut; ! at at $l2o smut n No. 2,
$12I J. s. q s1S0 t. 4 SET 81 S d
g at $50 q &11 at $i.1s, Smut; i at sl22.
smut; 1 at Sis. smut, bulk head; 3 at
S1.23, smut; at $1.21. smut; l at $.2i.
No 3, . at SIPS; at SIG: at S1.25; 4
at $1.24; 10 at S1.23: at S1.22: at S1.21
u at 81 20; at SLIP; at Sis; ; at SILT :
s1 e S SMUT smut at SET 81 Smut smut at $ii2.
very smutty; II at s1.19, smut; - at $1.20,
smut So at SIS smut at $50 at s at s1 i1u
at $1.10; at S1.20, smut; at SLOT; 1 at
SLIP; 1 at S1.20, per cent rye. smut; l
at $11O. very smutty; at SEQ per g, ., cent /
at s1.2O; at S1.1S; at S11O; 1 at $1.20.
smutty; at SIP; smut; at Sis, Z per
musty 1 at s1.1G. smut; / at S1.22, musty
l at $1.15, smut, musty: at S1-1S, musty
5 at 81 10, musty at s115: smut: Sample
| hard wheat, at s1.1s; at s1.14; 1 at 81. II
. at s1.21. live weevil, musty; 1 at $1.15
heating. smut; at S1.1S. musty, live Wee
VII; / at s1;lo. light test; at s1Ie, musty
S1.1e. heating at sl.so l y WesvfI: ! A
smut: 4 at s1.1o. heating; / at s122. live
weevil; at S124, live weevil; at $1.22
| live weevil. smutty.
: Yellow Hard-No. ., at s1.22; at
! $1.2G. No. 3. 1 at S1.21; at $1.20.
Red-No. ,, at s1.34. No. 3. at 81 %
| 5 at SIPS: 5 at $1.21: at S1.26: Q at 81. 25
| No. 4, 6 at $500 1 at S1.19: at SLIT. No
| ). 1 at S1.1S; . at SLY: 1 at S1.16: al
$1.13: 1 at Sill, musty; 1 at SLID, mustyi
| CORN-White-No. 1. at 47c. No. 3
Yellow-No. ., 4 at 4o1kc.
! Mixed-No. .. 1 at 46c; at Acc, like
| sample
] OATS-white-N s, at 36c. Sample
! white oats, 1 at 33c, heating.
! KAFIR-White-No 2, 1 at $1.05. No. 4
1 at S1.o2: 1 at $1.00.
Mixed-No 2 at S112 No s. at 81 10
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-07
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Wall ST., New York, Sept. 7.-STOCKS-
Shorts in the stock market were again
driven TO cover today, as leaders added one
to six points TO their recent recoveries.
Oils, motors. Investments and tobaccos
made their best quotations of the day
later the general list easing moderately on
profit taking in the final dealings. The
closing was strong Sales Appropriated
100000 shares.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-07
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

Funeral services for Selestino Guerrero.
age II. and Luis Garcia. age Is, the Mex
lean boys who fought a duel over Ernie
linda Vargas, age Il, Sunday night, were
held Tuesday afternoon at the Santa Ma ria
de Guadalupe Catholic church. Both were
buried in Mt. Calvary cemetery.
Funeral services for Rufus Woodbridge.
age -, who died Monday at his home 1925
North Taylor street. will be held at 40
O'Clock Thursday afternoon from St Marks
Methodist church. st. Luke's tempIe OF
the Knights Of Tabor will be in charge OF
the services. Burial in Mount Auburn
cemetery.
Funeral services for Clifford Lewis. age
II, who died at his home, 81 East Eleventh
street, Monday, were held at 2 80 O'Clock
this afternoon at Browns chapel. Burial
in Mt Auburn cemetery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-07

It seems to be generally understood
that the delegates to the disarmament
conference will be permitted to bring
their liquor along. But they should be
compelled to leave their shooting
irons at home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-07
USED MoRGAN's NAME.
''Visit of American Financier to Berlin
Bourse" Boosted Stocks.

Berlin, Sept Sensational reports
of a visit of J. P. Morgan to Berlin,
which influenced the stock exchange
and caused the price of German Cen
eraI Electric to skyrocket 100 points,
were proved today to be a hoax.
The bourse committee has started
an investigation to determine whether
the reports of Mr.. Morgan's presence
here were started with the idea of in
fluenCinR prices.