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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
Texas Gulf Coast Is
SlDept by a Terrific
Rair, and Windstor7a
One Ship Already Reported in Peril-Summer Vaca
tioners Forced to Come to Mainland-Tide
Not Dangerously High at Galveston

Houston, Tex, June 22.-The Texas
gulf coast was swept by terrific
wind and rainstorm early today, ac-
cording to reports reaching here this
morning.
The storm, bringing with it rising
tide and heavy rains and tornado
winds, was noted late yesterday at
Brownsville. Wind was blowing from
sixty-five to seventy-five an hour at
Point Isabel, near Brownsville, at
midnight last night. Padre and Bra
zos Islands, off shore, were covered
with water and summer vacationers
were forced to cometto theemainland.
A rain here at o'clock was accom-
panied by a heavy wind that tore out
a few trees. The water fell in sheets.
1t was believed to be the tail end of
the gulf coast storm.
Galveston reported heavy gales
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
LOWER TELEPHONE RATES
Claflin Company Reduces Prices OF
Service in Town of Beaver.

The Ciaflin Telephone company has
notified the public utilities commission
of plans to lower telephone rates in
the town of Beaver. The reduction
applies to all class of service.
Under the schedule filed with the
com omission business rates will be low
cred from 1926 to s2.75 a month;
residence from $3.50 to $175; four
party residence. $2.25 to $1.75; rural
from 81 to $3.50.
Members of the commission today
granted the Santa Fe system permis-
sion to discontinue its station at Dales
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
K. U. CAMPAIGN NOTES

The Shawnee county K U. Memoir
ial campaign is the fourth phase OF
the organized effort to obtain sub
scriptions of 100000 for the Sta
dunn and Union building Memorial
structures. The record in the first
three phases gives an added incentive.
University students and faculty with
a quota of S16O,000 subscribed $21O,-
900. Citizens of Lawrence increased a
quota of 900 ito $4,000. Then
Kansas City increased its quota from
$4,000 to $206,000.
After the Topeka campaign is COM
pleted, organized campaigns will be
conducted in other Kansas cities
Hutchinson already has an executive
committee of seventeen members ar
ranging campaign prelinlinaries.
The noon meetings of the K U.
workers have attracted particular at
tention because of the manner in
which the noted Rock Chalk. Jay
Hawk, K. u" yell has been given.
The Jayhawk enthusiasts insist that
they have more yelling spirit than a
bunch of current students.
Friends of K. U. now away from To-
peka are responding to kilograms re-
questing contributions before the cam
4 paign closing dinner at the Chamber
of Commerce at $50 O'Clock Thursday
evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
K. U. FUND REACHES S24, 1868
Stadium Campaign VIII Close Thurs
day Evening With Dinner.

The K. U. memorial campaign in
Shawnee county now has $24,96S
pledged. Reports received at noon
today by the K. U. workers totaled
$16,337. The campaign will close with
dinner at the Chamber of Com
merce at 80 o'clock Thursday eve
ming. when it is hoped the quota OF
$4,000 will be reached.
In closing the meeting at the Cham
ber of Commerce. today, Chairman
the most difficult work remained as
the team prospect" lists had been ex-
hausted in the two days of work.
The division headed by Maj. Will
J. Miller took the leadership today
by turning in subscriptions totaling
$3.50. Maj. R. w. Blair's division
was a close second with $5,045.
Frank P. MacLennan, team captain
in Major Blair's division, made the
principal talk at today's gathering.
The striking thing about this cam
paign Is that both those who subscribe
and the workers are considering it
privilege to take part" MacLennan
said. I'VE are not only building a
stadium and a union building but we
are building up a spirit for K. U.
with students, former students, the
public and particularly with the Iegis-
lature.
I'VE are going to show the legisla-
ture that we students have a real in
vestment in K. u"
Chickens went high at the luncheon
A dozen milk fed birds were auctioned
and reauctioned for a total Of $1O5
Charles Weirenga of the Topeka Mo
tor company was high bidder for 9
pure bred hog furnished by Fred Cald'
well, which went for $50. The bid,
ding was conducted by Will J. Millel
and Charles Joslin. Chicken winners
were Clay Hamilton, Otto Cutler, w
F. Bowen, Mrs. Will ]. Miller. John
Fleishman, j. r. Burrow. Jr.. Chester
Woodward. A. T. Van Petten. T. A
Lee, Fred Smithmeyer, Otis Allen, DR.
L. NJ. Powell and W. ]. Miller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22

with wind velocity of more than
thirty miles an hour. The tide was
rising there but was not expected to
flood the city. A six foot rise was
predicted at, 2 o'clock this morning
by Weather Observer Scott.
The city is nine feet above the mean
low tide, however. and no extra pre-
cautions were taken inside the sea-
wall. Persons living in the lowlands
of the island were warned to be ready
to leave. The storm moved north
westward from the mouth of the Rio
Grande.
her propeller lost ninety miles at sea,
the Mexican Petroleum corporation S
oil tanker, William H. Doheny, was
reported in distress early today.
A radio message from the captain
OF the ship was picked up at the ma
val radio station here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
WIFE is GRANTED DIVORCE.
Mrs. Floyd Schildcr Charged Her
Husband With Cruelty.

A story of extreme cruelty practiced
upon her by her husband won Mrs.
FIoye Schilder, 120 Buchanan street.
a divorce from H. T. Schilder, local
dentist, in Judge James McClure's di-
vision of the district court. Schilder
did not contest the case
The wife asserted that since their
marriage in Kansas City in 1917, her
husband had frequently struck ana
bruised her. He made threats, she
said, to draw all their money from
the bank and leave town IL she ap-
piled for a divorce. A restraining or
der was issued by the court to prevent
this, however.
schilder's office is at e1s Kansas
avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
TODAY IN CONGRESS-
In the Senate.

In the Senate.
Takes up conference report on army
bill.
Naval bill conferees meet
Railroad hearings resumed with Sc
curity owners on stand.
Soldier relief investigations go on
Agricultural committee continues
hearings on farm situation.
In the House.
Postoffice committee continues con-
sideration of Longworth resolution to
postpone increased second class mai
rates due to go into effect on July 1
Republicans of ways and means
committee continue work of perma-
nent tariff bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
4 WHEAT RECORD
Kansas to Front in Worlds
Production of This Crop.
Ranks First as Largest Pro-
ducer of Hard Wheat.

While Kansas is pictured as one
vast field of golden wheat and as the
worlds bread basket" citizens may
not realize what large part the state
plays in the production of wheat.
Figures just compiled by ]. C.
Mohler, secretary of the state board of
agriculture, show that Kansas pro-
duced the enormous total of 6S1,24S,-
600 bushels in the six-year period end
ing with the 1919 crop. In that time
this state produced more wheat than
the whole of Australia. and from one
half to two-tflirds as much as Argen-
tina, Italy, France or Canada. Kan
sas wheat was more than one-tenth of
the total raised in the entire United
States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
ARRaAGES FOR OFFICE HERE
A. f. Williams VIII Move U. S. District
Attorneys office to Topeka.

Removal of the United States dis
trict attorneys office from Kansas
City to Topeka was assured today
when Al F. Williams, of Columbus,
next district attorney, came to Topeka
to make arrangements for rooms in
the federal building.
His offices, it was said, will probably
be located on the second floor, where
they formerly were. The rooms are
now occupied by the federal revenue
collectors deputies. Removal of the
district attorneys office will probably
be made in the near future, it was
said. Williams takes office July 1.
The district attorneys office always
remained in Topeka until the begin
ming of President Wilson's admins
tration, when it was taken to Kansas
City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
PRES. JARDINE IS HONORED
Named as Member of National Re
search Council.

Manhattan, Kan, June 22.-Dr.
William NJ. Jardine, president of the
Kansas State Agricultural college, has
been appointed to membership in the
national research council and has
been made a member of the executive
board for the two years beginning
July 1.
At the request of the president of
the United States, the National Acad-
enly of Science is perpetuating the
council. which was formed in the
war, and Doctor Jardine's appoint
ment comes from DIR. Charles D. Wal
colt, president of the academy. The
purpose of the council is to stimulate
and correlate all the research in
science being carried on in the United
States.
The appointment Of Doctor Jardine
, was due to his eminence as an inves-
tigator in agronomy and to the place
occupied by the Agricultural college
in research
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
MRS. oRTnwEIN ON STAND.
Accused Woman Continues Story of
Victims Brutality.

Chicago, June 22-Mrs. Cora Isa-
belle Orthwein, on trial for the killing
of Herbert P. Ziegler several months
ago in her apartment, today resumed
testimony in her own defense. after
having told yesterday of her love for
Ziegler and of his alleged brutality
when he was drunk
Mrs. Orthwein is expected today to
tell of the actual killing in an attempt
to show that she shot Ziegler in self
defense after he smashed i'm the door
of her apartment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
TWO OFFICES CONSOLIDATED.
w. F. Wilkerson to Become Clerk and
Chief of Labor Department.

Under an order by the court of in
dustrial relations the offices of clerk
and chief of the labor department " II
be consolidated. The double office
will be held by w. F. Wilkerson, who
succeeds Carl Moore as clerk of the
court.
The court has also appointed George
T. Hamaker as court reporter to sue
ceed T. E. Jocelyn. resigned. Both
changes are effective July /.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
New Wichita Bishop Installed,

Wichita, June 22.-The installation
of Bishop August ] Schwertner here
this morning marked an epoch in the
lives of Kansas Catholics. The new
bishop is the successor to Bishop John
]. Hennessey for thirty-two years
head of the Wichita diocese, who died
several months ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
Farm Hand Killed hy Hay Rakc.

Clay Center, Kan, June 22.-Whiie
operating hay rake the team driven
by Thomas Mcclure on a farm near
here ran away and Mcclure was
dragged to death. His body was badly
maugied. He was a young man and
unmarried.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
Comparison of Production

"A far as winter wheat is concerned
and practically all Kansas wheat is
winter wheat-Kansas ranks first as
the largest producer of hard wheat of
any political unit in the world. This
record has been established since Rus
sia was eliminated as a surplus wheat
producer .=fi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
American Woman Is Tennis Star.

Wimbledon. June 22.-Mrs. Molla
Burjsted Mallory, American woman's
singles tennis champion, defeated
Mrs. Arthur c. Gree, 6-3. So in to-
days round of the British grass court
tennis championship tournament here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
Pennsylvanian Minister to Spain.

Washington, June 22--The noni-
nation of Cyrus S. Woods of Pennsyl-
vania to be ambassador to Spain rEas
! sent to the senate today by President
Harding Mrs. Woods's selection for the
| place was announced several DAYS ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
C. |. CRAMER RESIGNS
Deputy State Bank Commissioner VIII
Go to Peoples Bank Of Salina.

Resignation of C.. L. Cramer as
deputy state bank commissioner, was
made today by F. w. Foster. state
bank commissioner. Cramer has been
a member of the state banking DEPART
nient since August. 1919. He resigns to
become vice president of the Peoples
State bank of Salina.
Before entering the state departs
ment Cramer was associated with the
Citizens state bank of Pratt. He goes
to Salina July 1. His successor has
not been announced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
WIFE HELD BY POLICE.
Husband Slain by Prowlers About the
House, She Says.

HOuse, SIG sHys.
Kansas City, Mo-, June 22.-Jack
Mcpherson, 35, was mysteriously shot
and seriously wounded at the McPher-
son home on Arlington avenue early
today.
Police detained Mrs. Mcpherson
pending an investigation. She said
her husband was shot during q battle
with prowlers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22
GENERAL RAINS IN KANSAS
Cooler Weather Promised for Next
Twenty -Four Hours.
TODAY'S TEMPERATURES:

s o'clock. .7012 o'clock. rs
9 o'clock. .6S 1 o'clock. 81
10 o'clock. ......7O 2 o'clock. 81
General rains fell over Kansas Tues
day night-most of them light A
total of .73 inch of ran fell in Topeka
this morning and Tuesday night.
other points reported rain as follows:
Dodge City, 1922 inches; Macksville,
1.s4 inches; Reading, 1 inch. Light
rains are falling today in northern
Texas and Oklahoma, and at Corpus
Christi and Galveston, Tex, heavy
rains and forty-mile winds are re-
ported.
Topeka will be cooler in the next
twenty-four hours. The temperature
here this afternoon will not go above
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-22

Washington, June 22.-The following
ships have been listed as missing
since January 1, according to the de-
partment Of commerce:
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-01-05
WEEKLY MARKETGRAM.
WEEKLY MARKETGRAM.
u, s. Bureau of Markets.
=. =: q oUIed OF W aTNeIS
w washington, d. c., for week ending D,

|
HAY:-Holiday dullness still affecting
nay sltnat ton Colder weather has, fail.
e eea &c to stimulate demand and nearly all
markets show a weaker tendency. par
ticularly for alfalfa Omaha reports
heavy accumulations. Receipts are most
s ~ Of inferior quality Chicago reports
prices price: and receipts of alfalfa light with
neapoif s2$ SO Min
s1S Minneapolis. Choice alfalfa-$31 Gin
cdnnati; No. 20 Omaha: No. |; alfalfa
Omaha
FEED:-Principal feed markets report
prices as pra ctically unchanged. Alfalfa
markets and quoted in latter market at
$24 for No. l in second hand sacks. Lin
seed and cottonseed meal freely offered.
week. Gluten feed in good demand but
hominy tlraggy. Quoted: Bran s26 So
middlings s24: flour ,middlings 50; reddog
! eottonseed meal s27 Memphis, $sS. 20
M y IT " rt, msrkets Hominy feed
feed $3.50 Northe markets Beet
DAIRY PRODUCTS:- Butter market
week ending today and prices are high
err In practically all markets Advances,
1h h have b. been mGaerate Frmnsss
rather than brisk demand. Danish but
ter shares in firmness and is selling read
lily at 53c: Better feeling includes under
butter afS ToFk 5Rc ch Ge 90
'' 1--we s%oGK ms x HSAtTs 9Ss
cember Goth was responsible for the mar
o bst s sSeep a 1ed
ed advances vans compared with week ago.
and fat owes from IS to SOC higher; feed feed.
from soc higher to as much as 81. IS low.
cline pecsmber 5oth 'a Chicago esa'e pric ss
COWS and heifers s5.ss to $50 s1o25 Su! iieht
and medium weight veal calves $40 to
$ioss to So; feeding ' lambs $3.50 to ea: So:
|yearlings 8 to $40: fat cows 1918 to S..
G RAIN, 9TH sg the week ending
Decem ,ata;+ 3oth grain 2 prices were with
steady, Holiday dizziness was the chief
chara cteroistic; Mill buying Of wheat
last las few few days show Improvement and bet
of the year. Farmers deliveries Of wheat
lat country. sta lions generally reported
as small which is influencing Spectators
to feel friendly toward wheat.
Premiums on cash wheat over Deem
Der well maintained but corn premiums
declined sharply this week which indi-
Gates belief among the trade in heavier
receipts. ~.
One car of No. 2 soft red wheat sold in
Chicago Thursday, December S0th at 81 O4
a bus. This is the first actual sale made
for some time of this kind of wheat as
offerings of this kind have been exceed
ingly small at all points. Cash wheat in
Chicago, on Thursday December Goth,
sold at following premiums: No. l soft
red 36 to 3Sc over December; No. 2 35
to 3Sc; No. 3 80 to 33c; No. hard winter
wheat premiums were higher Thursday.
selling at to 10c over December. No
2 to &c; No. 3, to sc; No. 3, mixed
corn was l to &c under December and
No. mixed corn was Alto SC under. No.
3 Yellow mixed corn sold " to(1hc under
December and No. 4 sold 31h to 4ac UNI
der. In Minneapolis on Thursday there
was va good , demand an for low grade wheat
cash. wheat was as follows: No. dark
northern, 10 to 1Sc over Minneapolis.
March and No. 2, to 12c over the March
futures. l@s5 Js E[szE#Es- ~
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-01-05

Z. M. Olson and A. G.. Ryden left
last Thursday for the lower Rio Granae
valley in Texas. where they will spend
part of the winter in the hope of rid
ding themselves of rheumatic pains and
aches with which they have been
afflicted for some. time.
Mail service Oh new rural mail
route in Marshall county was com
menced Tuesday from Radium. The
route is about 30 miles long and serves
the territory north, east and south Of
Radium. The service is three times a
week, deliveries being made on Tues
days, Thursdays and Fridays. Arthur
Sommers is serving as temporary car
rier until the regular carrier is appoint
ed.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wolff left last
Monday for Los Angeles, Calf, where
they will spend the winter. Mr.. Wolff
has rented his farm at Newfolden,
Mimi. and moved into the city over a
month ago where he has since made
his home. Mr.. and Mrs. Wolff are old
residents of this CITY, They left here
about five years ago for St. Paul where
they made their home for about three
years and where MI. Wolff was en-
gagged in business. Two years ago they
moved to Newfolden, Mimi, where they
engaged in farming.-The Weekly Re
cord, East Grand Forks.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-01-05
Mrs. Bowen Tells How Rats Almost
Burned Her House Down.

.:'For two months I never went in
our cellar, fearing rat One night
in bed l smelled fire. Sure enough the
rats had been nibbling at the matches.
If I hadn't acted promptly my house
would have been burned. Later we
found the dead rat. RAT-SNAP killed
it. It's great stuff" Three sizes, 35c,
Csc, $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by
Warren Pharmacy and Peoples Trading
Co. NJ
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-01-05
Go to The Bazaar-The Busy Store

Go to The Bazaar-The Busy Store.
s. G. Enebak left on Tuesday evening
for the cities.
Twin Beds is good clean comedy
See it Friday and Saturday.
Basket Ball-Grafton VS.. Warren
High School gymnasium Friday even
ing, Jan. 18th, 40 O'Clock Come! :
Strand Hilleboe returned to Mime
apolis Sunday evening, after visiting
for a short while at the Hilleboe home
rere.
Until further notice we will close our
branch house at Warren. For highest
cash prices make shipment to Levine
Bros. Co., Duluth, MINI.
Resolve to save money. The Warren
Building and Loan Association offers
you the opportunity to save a little
money each month. Start now!
Oscar Knutson and Mathew Halvor-
son returned to st. Olaf's College,
Mortified, on Tuesday evening, after
spending the holidays with folks and
friends here
Misses Dagny Lindstrand and
Maurine Frank left Monday afternoon
for Moorhead to again take up their
work at the Normal school, after spend
ing the holiday vacation at their homes
here
Misses Florence Lundgren and Clara
HalvorsOn returned to the cities Sun
day evening, after a two weeks vaca-
The girls are attending Miss Woods
school,
Mr.. and Mrs. Carsten VOL. noted
tenor and pianist respectively, appear
in concert at Our Saviors Lutheran
church Friday evening, Jan. 18th.
Watch for particulars next week. Re-
serve the date.
Gust Holmgren and Oliver Thorson
left Sunday evening for Minneapolis.
The boys will enroll for a six week S
short course in dairying, buttermaking
and ice cream manufacturing at, the
University of Minnesota farm school.
Mrs. Herman Cleemen, of Horton.
Mont, is visiting with her sister, Mrs
Anderson, of Angus, and other rela-
tives and friends since before Thanks
giving. She and husband are old set
tiers in this vicinity and resided here
many years.
Wesley Kezar left for CrookSton on
Sunday evening. Mr.. .Kezar has been
employed at the North Star Drug Co.
in this city for some time. He has re-
signed said position here to accept a
position at the Anderson Drug Store at
Crookston.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-01-05
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting of the Marshall
County Skandinaviske Mutual Fire In
surance Company will be held at War
rem, MIMI, on Tuesday, the eleventh
day Of January, 1921, for the purpose
OF electing three directors, and to trans
act any other business, that may pro-
perly be brought before said meeting.
The question of holding the annual
meeting in June instead of in January,
and other important questions will also
be brought up, and policy holders
should make it a point to attend.
Newfolden, December 18th, 1920.
.-..: NELS SKAUG,
Secretary