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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-10
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18.
WOMEN'S DAY
u L III A ND A-rn n 4


Auto races. 2 O'Clock D. M
Kansas Mother and Daughter canning
demonstration. Peoples pavilion, 10 o'clock
a. m.
Concert by Marshalls band, Agricultural
building, O'Clock.
Program by Women's clubs Peopie-s pa
v1non, O'Clock and Z 80 O'Clock, D. m
The big Free Fair Circus and Hippo
drome In front Of grandstand at o'clock,
p. m.
IN the Peoples Pavilion.
Kansas Mother-Daughter club canning
contest. 10 a. m.
WOmen's Day and Health and Hygiene
Program, 1 80 O'clock.
Community Sing Chester Guthrie. leader.
Exhibit and demonstration by Mrs ii
M. Farris, head of the department of occu-
pational therapy. Topeka State hospital.
The Women's Civic chorus.
Program, 1880 O'Clock
Band concert
Address by Mrs Margaret Hill Mccarter.
The Women's club of Topeka will be the.
hostess of the day. Mrs. J. H. Laxton.
Mrs. W. L. Higgins and Mrs A. A. GODDARD
In the Children's Corner
Baby clinic, conducted by the Topeka
Public Health Nursing association.
Children's clinic, conducted by the Red
Cross .
Baby check stand and play ground. con-
Quoted by the Day Nursery club.
Cho-Cho, the Health Clown. at o'clock
Auto Racing, O'Clock.
Six events, participated in by world IA
nous dirt track speed kings.
The Big Night Show
Auto Polo, Three-ring Circus and Hippo
works in front of the grandstand at s
O'Clock.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER IL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-10
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER IL.

AUTOMOBILE RACE DAY
Racing at O'Clock, p. N.
Six events, participated in by world IA
nous dirt track speed kings.
Carnival night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-16

company while it was under government control.
 Brinson, who was the last witness of the day related how the stealing be- gan when the wages of the express mes sengers were cut during the latter part Of 1917: how the goods were disposed of through certain agents along the road, and how he and other messengers re- ceived orders for articles wanted. Erin son said the express messengers formu- lated the combine to steal when the ex- press company took away bonuses and dispensed with the checking system when the volume of business became too big to handle with books.
 W. A. Benson of Chattanooga, assist ant to the vice president of the Amer
 can Railway Express company, in American RairNay Express company has already been reimbursed from the United States treasury to the amount of S19,700,- 600 to cover loss incurred by the com pany during the six months guaranty pe- rod extending from March 1, 1920, to Sep tember l. 1920. The loss and damage claims for that period will exceed $l2,- GOO 900, according to MT, Benson.
 Though the government has not yet paid SIP GOO for loss and damage claims, it has paid out an average of | $2 O00 GOO a month covering a period Of | four months. In January, 1921, $834 ,S93. 75 was paid out in addition to the $S,00O,- 600 paid in 1920. This last sum was also paid to cover claims for traffic ham dled within the six months period.
 MT. Benson explained that claims paid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-16
BATSON-POND FUSS
 SET FOR APRIL 22
Pair Battling for Same Office Are Church Pals-Pond Is
 Batson's s. s. Pupil

Rockford, March 15.-(Special.)- According to information reaching Rockford from Montgomery the at torneys representing John w. Batson. democrat of Coosa county, will be given d hearing in the supreme court April IA. Batson seeks to retain his office as chancery clerk over H. ". Pond, appointed by Judge Longshore.
 Batson claims thae ~ucge Long shores only reason for appointing H. w. Pond, republican, as his successor was put forth in the issue of removal by Longshore. In the order Of re- moval, Judge Longshore stated; This appointment is not made because you (Batson) have proven an incompetent official, but because of the doctrine enunciated by Andrew jackson, TO the Victor Belongs the Spoils.'" Also Batson claims that Judge Longshore was disqualified to sit on the quo warranto proceedings inasmuch as the appointment of Pond and the order of removal of Batson was made by Judge Longshore.
 Batson has served p years as chancery clerk, his last appointment being made four years ago by Judge Brewer, then judge of the Eighteenth circuit of Alabama, and if his previous appointment is sustained py the su- preme court he will have two more years in office. Batson, democrat, and Pond, republican. are both members of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, of Rockford, and members of the same Sunday school class of which Batson is the teacher
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-16

under loss and damage accounts in cluded expenses through loss, damage and destruction.
 "The loss and damage was incurred through goods stolen" MT. Benson said in answer to Mir Powers question on the matter.
 Wallace Miller, attorney for 32 of the defendants conducted the cross-examna- tion for the defense. He asked MT. Ben- son the deficit from operation during the six months.
 The total deficit was $30S33, ,S99 90" MT Benson answered "The gross receipts for the same period were s62, 722, ,56O. .o6.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-16
KNOWN HIM FOR YEARS

charge by noon tomorrow.
 KNOWN HIM FOR YEARS
 The defendant was composed and spoke in a well controlled voice. She said she was 29 years old. She said she had known MT Hamon for many years, don't know just how many; ever since I was school girl in Law ton"
 When Clara tried to tell how Colonel Hamon, after he was shot, had said, q am hit" and had showed her the blood spot forming on his shirt, she broke down and sobbed into her hand karchief.
 Tt was after a few preliminary ques- tions in which she said she knew Colo nel Hamon was married and that he had educated her, so she might work for him. that she was asked to tell the jury her story.
 "In the morning" she asked. and was told to begin that morning."
 I've had breakfasted about II o'clock" she said. "After breakfast MT. Hamon left me. I presume he went to his office He usually did on Sunday morning. I went back to my room and in the afternoon about 2:30 or o'clock, I don't just remember. he came back to the room and we had very pleasant conversation. He lay down on his bed to rest, but he only stayed a short time, perhaps less than an hour. Then he went back to the office. saying he had some friends waiting, or some poli- | ticians, I don't just know which now. | q had been reclining and was get | ting my clothes ready to go away to California, and I decided l would like to have little ride, so I got in my car. | That was about o'clock.
 PREPARING TO LEAVE
 "It was about T. dark enough for the street lights to be on, when I came back When I drove up to the hotel Mr Hamon was sitting in front in a chair Between Mr. Hamon and the door of the hotel there was another | chair.
 l He immediately grabbed me as passed and showed me down in the chair and said he wanted to talk to me and used profane language. q told him: Please don't curse here don't make a scene. If you want to curse and be mean to me and abuse me, lets go to the room He continued to curse me and I noticed that the lights | in the car were on and I said Wait
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-16
CALMLY TELLSO OF METHODS USED|N
 EXPRESS THEFTS
Former Messenger Chief Gov ernment Witness Against 54 in Alleged Million Dollar
 Conspiracy
By Associated Press

Macon, March 15.-Telling calmly how he stole hundreds of dollars worth of goods, including bicycles. lawn mowers, suits of clothes, shirts. ladies' hose and dresses, R. c. Crimson of Millen, former express messenger, who pleaded guilty Monday to the charge of stealing from the American Railway Express company, was the leading witness for the govern ment today in the trial of the 54 men charged with conspiracy to steal S1, 000 0J0 worth of merchandise from the express
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-16
DID NOT INTEND TO KILL RAMON,
 GIRL MAINTAINS
Continued From Page One)

The defense attorneys said tonight the case may be ready Tor the Judges charoa hv noon tomorrow,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-28
HARDING WILL. VISIT

Charleston, Sept. 23.-Mayor
Grace, Congressman Logan and Al.
dermen Sinkler and Michel of the
special committee that went to
Washington this week to invite on
behalf of the city, President Hard
ing and Secretary Of the Nevy Den
by to visit Charleston October IL,
when the destroyer force is due to
arrive, arrived home today, and were
most cordially received and much
gratified over the promise of these
two distinguished officials to come to
Charleston later, although they were
not able to make visit on the date
in question. President Harding will
come here on the Mayfower when
his engagements permit. Secretary
Denby will also visit Charleston
when he can make the trip. :
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-28
MOVES TO NEW HOME

Fort Mill, Sept. 2o.-The Fort
Mill Times, the local newspaper, will
be issued this week from it's new
home on the west side of Confeder.
ate street, building specially erect
ed for its use and admirably adapt
ed for its purposes. Since the inter-
ests Of the paper were acquired sew
eral years ago by W. R. Bradford,
many improvements having been
made in the appearance and matter
contained in the weekly issues and
in the equipment Of the plant. For
many years "patent outside" was
used, but the paper has been all
home print for several years, and
the matter is usually good and full
of community interest. Mr.. Brad
ford contemplates carrying a stock
of stationery in connection with his
job printing plant.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-28

and Wilson when they came to this
city, and also was sent to Washington
to aid in the arrest of pickpockets at
the inauguration of the three Presi-
dents.
In the twenty-five years Of his SER
vice in the Police Department Casas-
sa arrested more than 10000 crimi-
mails. His decision to retire from the
force on a pension was reached in
the beginning of the year after Com
missioner Enright relieved him from
the work of running down pickpock-
cts and gunmen and assigned him to
ordinary detective duty in the West
Thirtieth Street Station. Among those
arrested by him were "Dago Fran"
and 'Lefty LOUIE" two of the gun
men who participated in the killing
of Herman Rosenthal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-28
ANNUAL MEETING OF
EXTENSION SERVICE FORCES

Clemson college, Sept. 24.-The
annual meeting of the Extension Ser.
vice forces, which was to have been
held Sept. 27-3O inclusive, has been
postponed one week and will be held
Oct. 4 to 8 inclusive. A special fea.
ture of the meeting this year will be
in the fact that one member of the
legislature from each county is be-
ing invited and urged to attend the
meeting along with the county agent.
Each county delegation is being ask
ed to select one of it's number for
this purpose. The plan is to have the
agent from each county and the me1n-
Der of the delegation from that coun-
ty to arrive at Clemson at noon on
Tuesday, Oct. 4, the afternoon and
evening Of that day to be given over
entirely to special program for the
members of the legislature. The reg
ular program Of the Extension forces
will begin on Wednesday, Oct. 5, and
the members of the legislature will
be urged to stay as long as possible
through the sessions.
The program of the meeting, as
calls for special days on
certain subjects. Wednesday, Oct. 5,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-28
MYSTERY OF PYRAMID
OF GIZAH UNSOLVED

From London Answers.
The Great Pyramid of Gizah has
always been considered one of the
"seven wonders of the world" How
it came to be built and the objects
Of it's construction are alike mysteri.
Gus.
Various theories exist-that it was
great tomb; a storehouse for hidden
valuables and archives granary;
as astronomical conservatory, etc.
How the enormous stones Of which it
is built could have ever been lifted
into place is another marvel; and
various theories have again been ad-
anced by way of explanation.
There are also numbers of most
odd and curious coinciences in con-
nection with this structure. Thus, if
lines be drawn through the land sur
faces of both hemispheres, it is said
that the intersection of these lines
will be directly over the Great Pyra-
mid. The structure orients exactly
north, south, east and west.
The number Of pyramid inches"
if calculated as miles, give the exact
distance between the earth and the
sun; between the Equator and the
North Pole, etc. Further it is said,
that the pyramid gives, theoretically
the exact measurement, the exact
relationship between the diameter
and circumference of a circle.
One great mystery concerning
the Great Pyramid is this: For hun
dreds of years the pyramid remain
ed unopened. When, it was finally
boken into, about 1000 A. D., and a
passage discovered leading to the
kings chamber, a stone coffin was
found in the room. But the coffin
was empty-the body had vanished
and the lid lay broken upon the
floor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-28

will be marketing day, and there wilf
be full discussions of cooperative
marketing with reference to cotton
tobacco, sweet potatoes, truck crops.
etc..
Thursday, Oct. 6, will be boil wee
vii day, during which attention will
be given to agricultural policies un--
der boil weevil conditions.
Friday, Oct. z, will be devoted to.
livestock, dairy and horticultural sub
jects.
Other matters which will be dis
cussed include boys club work, Ex-
pertinent Station work as basis for
extension work, reaching the public
through demonstrations, publicity,
etc.
Besides the various members of the;
Extension Service forces, there will
be several prominent speakers on the,
program of the meeting. These in
clude Mr. Lloyd S. Tenny, assistant,
chief Of the Bureau of Markets U. s.
D. A., MI. Jesse M. Jones, agricultur-
al development agent of the Seaboard
Air Line; Mr.. H. E. Saveley, field
agent of the Office of Extension Work
South; Prof. n. w. Barre, director of.
the Experiment Station; Mr.. R. E..
Currin, superintendent Of the Pee
Dee Experiment Station, and others.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-28
CRIMINAL CHASER DEAD

New York.-Frank D. Casa, 4s
years old, former detective ser.
geant in this city, died yesterday af.
ter two days illness at his home
s33 Fifty-fourth Street, Brooklyn
Cassara had been connected with the
Detective Division as first grade
detective fourteen years when he re.
tired on Jan. 20 last to open pri.
vate detective agency with his old
partner; former Captain of Detec'
tives Richard McKenna, at 40 ex.
change Place, under the name of Ca
ssa & McKenna.
Casa joined the police force twen-
ty-five years ago, and after eleven
years on patrol duty, was transferred
to the Detective Bureau.
McKenna was assigned to the De-
tective Bureau at about the same time
and the men decided to specialize in
the apprehension Of pickpockets and
safe blowers. Within a short time
their work in running down such
criminals produced such good results
that it was admitted at Police Head
quarters that the two detectives were
fixtures in that branch Of the Police
Department.
When pickpocKers were reaping
"harvest" among the visitors to the
Panama-Pacific Exposition in San
Francisco in 1915 the police there
made special request that Casasa be
loaned to them to round up the Grim
inals.
Casassa had standing assignment
to guard Presidents Roosevelt, Taft
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-28
HURLS HOT PORK At ROBBERS

Boston.-Hot roast pork and ap.
pie sauce saved James Tompkin's At
lantic Avenue sea grill from hold
up late today, when pointing a re,
volver at Tompkin's stomach, two
men commanded him to throw up
his hands. Tompkins was serving q
customer. He complied with instruc.
tions by dashing the order into one
bandits face and dived out an open
side window.
John Haverton and William Thorn
son, unemployed searnen, were ar
rested after a chase and charged
with attempting to rob the grill
while armed with a dangerous wea-
pom.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-28
Some Whoppers.

=. :. Some Whoppers.
"Don't stop my paper. I'll come
in next week and pay you up"
eve are sacrificing every cent OF
profit on everything we SELL"
''@This dog won't run anything at
night but 'possuns. 4"
Jimmy could talk perfectly when
he was two years old"
80, what beautiful BABY"
"Can get a drink anytime want
it.",
"Our cow gives six gallons a
day."
Found potato in my patch last
week that weighed 10 pounds"
..Made 200 gallons of molasses
from an acre Of cane."-
'Have never lost anything in buy
ing cotton futures"
'fCan stop smoking if I want to-"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-28
COTTON MEN EXPECT
TO CONQUER WEEVlL

Governor Manning, who has KEEP
in close touch with the boil weevi
situation throuhgout the cotton belt
agrees with the Federal experts tina
the weevil probably will complete tn,
infestation of the cotton growers
section of the country in 1922. n.
cites Berkeley County, S. C., as al
example of the extent of the devas
tation in certain sections of thu
South where low temperatures arr
practically unknown and abnormall1
wet summers are common. Before
the boil weevil arrived in Sodtl
Carolina Berkeley was in an $4,000
bale county. This year it will pro,
duce only about 1000 bales.
what we must do above all
things" said Governor Manning
"is to avoid anything approaching a
panic. Already many of our people
and am referring to our farmers
have become greatly alarmed and
are ready to quit, and unless the
land owners of the cotton States
realize the Importance of this prob
lem their tenants will go somewhere
else. The same applies also to the
thousands upon thousands >of small
farmers who own their land and who
form the most important part of the
backbone = of the cotton-growing
South.
Furthermore, the time has come
when there must be organization to
protect the situation, and in South
Carolina we have started a move
ment for the organization of the
most influential citizens in each of
the countless, who will advise with
all land owners and tenants. These
committees will advise the reduction
of the cotton acreage and the plant
ing of such other crops as the far
mers can grow, the preferable crops
being such as will enable the farmer
to feed himself and family, with
possibly enough left over TO dispose
Of, We hope, at profit.
"Under boil weevil conditions, and
those conditions now confront US, it
is folly for man to put into cotton
more acres than he and his family,
and perhaps a hired man or two, can
care for. 1t is a battle be-
tween the farmer on the one hand
and the most destructive pest
known to man on the other hand,
and it stands to reason that by limit
ing the size of the field by opera
lions the chances of victory for the
farmer will increase In proportion to
the extent of the curtailment.
'Tn normal times the cotton pro-
luction of the South averaged from
to about 100000 bales.
Before the infestation of the cotton
oelt by the boil weeyil, when there
vas shrinkage of 100000 Or g.
100000 bales in the crop, the result
vas a serious situation anil with a |
possible reduction of the crop to T.
100000 bales, or less, you can real
ze what it means to this country for
Ifter all-and I am inclined to be.
ieve the country is beginning to
ealize the cotton is a national
nd not a local Southern asset" J
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-28
INSIST THAT SOME WAY TO
CONTROL INSECT PEST WILL
BE EoUND-FEAR TENDING
AMONG SMALL. FARMERS
TO QUIT AND LEAVE
COTTON BELT

Vicksburg, Miss, Sept. "a
Throughout the cotton growing
South Ex-Governor Richard I. Man.
ming of South Carolina and Alfred
n. Stone of Dunlith plantations,
Mississippi, are considered among
the best informed and most conser-
vative cotton planters in the eleven
States that comprise the great Ameri
can cotton belt. Both are lifelong
painters and both for years have been
students of the boil weevil problem,
problem that both frankly state is
one of the most serious that has ever
confronted the people of the Sou
thern States, but, like nine out of
ten of all the prominent persons
connected with the cotton-planting
industry with whom The New York
Times correspondent has talked in
the last etn days, Governor Manning
and Mr.. Stone are convinced that,
somehow, or other, the cotton-grow-
ing South will in the end find way
to control devastafons of this ex-
pensive Mexican insect. ..
In his Office in Columbia Governor
Manning said he was glad that The
Times was printing the facts regard
ing the, boil weevil crisis, for cotton
go per cent. of which was exported
in normal times, had too long been
considered a purely Southern propo-
sition when it was beyond all ques-
ton one of the great national as
sets of the United States, and the
boil weevil problem must in the end
be considered from a national view
point.
Governor Manning is convinced
that perhaps for several years to
come the South will have to plant a
greatly reduced cotton acreage, not
to limit the supply to bring about in
creased prices, but in order that the
farmers may fight the boil weevil in
the only way he now considers effec-
tive.
In olden days a farmer could
plant maximum acreage, and when
cotton was approaching maturity
and the weevil was not waiting to
destroy it as soon as the squares and
bolls began to form, the plant would |
take care of itself. But under boil
weevil conditions, Governor Man
ming maintains, a farmer can grow
only so much cotton as he and his
family and those in his employ can
devote all of their attention to, his
view being that the greater the acre
age the greater the probable infes-
'ation and, therefore, and in pro.
portion, the greater the loss that will !
follow as the result of the ravages of
he pest.
Governor Manning said it might
'e necessary before the problem was
iolved to reduce the acreage to one
bird Of what it was in normal non
'oll weevil times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-28

Germany, Russia and Japan will
attack the United States in 1881,
according to a member of the Otta.
wa Firemen and Seamen's Union
named Wright. But he may be
wrong.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-28

Count Laszlo Szechenyi is sche-
duled to be the Hungarian minister
to the United States. He will prob
ably be told number of times:
"Your face is familiar but / can't
recall your name"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-28

- One farmer in this neighborhood
afirms in the name of George, Wash
ington Jackson Lincoln Lee that a
boil weevil bit HMM the cotton
patch.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-28

California and its laws are a
thorn in the side of Japan" says
Prophet Wright. California's out
laws are a thorn in everybody's side.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-28

Abraham Butterman and Mis-
Susie Jersey are engaged. Who ca,
suggest good pastor to oticiate?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-28

Bolshevik Russia is said to hail
the United States as the "seat" Of
capitalism. Yes, but the same needs
patching in spots.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-28

Pres. Gam. Harding was very
apologize about asking the Survey
or General of the land Office to re-
sign. The president had best make a
more general survey next time.