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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-31
Baby Girl Born
After MotherD
Woman Was One of Occupants of
Auto Smashed by Railway Train
Two Others May .Die-Baby Saved
by Operation VIII Live.

Milwaukee, Jan. 31.-A woman the
mother of six children, was killed, two
persons may die and four others were
seriously injured when their automo-
bile was struck by a train early this
morning, twenty miles south of here.
An unusual surgical feat was per-
formed when child, a baby girl, was
born at a hospital in Racine, several
minutes after the mother had died of
injuries. The child will live, physi-
clans say.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-31
CITY WATER IMPROVES
Health Department Advises Boiling
Water for Fifteen Minutes

Boil the city water before you drink
it and boil it for fifteen minutes :.
The dangerous bacteria il the water
cannot be eXterminated by merely
bringing the water to boiling tempera-
ture. but it requires extended boiling
to make the water safe for drinking.
Many inquiries have been made of
the city water department and the city
board of health concerning the length
of time necessary to boil the water. 1t
was understood generally that the boil
ing, point would make water free from
HARM
The condition of the water is con-
siderably improved, Miss Miriam
Daugherty. city bacteriologist. stated
today. There is a smaller amount of
the harmful matter in the water, she
said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-31
New Crude Oil Cur Announced.

Pittsburgh, Jan. 31.-The principal
oil purchasing agencies today an
nounced a further reduction in the
price of crude OIL Pennsylvania crude
was cut SO cents, bringing the new
price to $5 a barrel. Cabell was re-
duced to $3.71; Somerset light to $3.75:
Somerset to $3.50, and Ragland to
s1.75, a reduction of 25 cents a barrel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-31
FARMERS TO PROBE n. p. l..
Popular Subscription Sends Kansas
Delegation 20 North Dakota.

Salina. Kan, Jan. 31.-Plans were
being made here today to finance the
committee appointed by the farmers
of Kansas to go to North Dakota to
investigate the Nonpartisan league
scription.
It is not known just when the COM
mittee will leave for North Dakota.
but it is expected it will be in the near
future
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-31
Can Cut Expense No More.
DISSOLVE CAMERA TRUST.
Eastman Kodak Company Agrees to
Comply With Court Order

Washington, Jan. 31.-The Eastman
Kodak company, Rochester, n. Y, in
supreme court today agreed to a dis
solution of its interests alleged by the
government to be combine in viola
ton of the Sherman antitrust law
The dissolution will be in accord
ance with decree of a lower court
holding that the combination restrain-
ed interstate commerce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-31

Washington. Jan. 31.-The decision
of the Colorado supreme court hold
ing Judge Ben B. Lindsey of the ju-
venile court of Denver, guilty of con-
tempt of court because he refused to
reveal the confidence of a 12-year-
old boy whose mother was on trial for
the murder of his father, was allowed
TO stand by the supreme court today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-31

This is a copy of one. of the letters
left on a dresser in a room at the
Chesterfield hotel some time Sunday
night by Billy Lutz, a wrestler. who
took his life by hanging TO a fire
escape rope. The body was found at
noon today by the hotel porter. who
was unable to enter the room and who
saw the body hanging from the room
thru the traEsom.
according to information procured
by DIR. H. L. Clark. county coroner,
Lutz lived in Omaha. He held a
membership in the Elks' club at Bea-
trice, Neb. He had a signed contract
with the Ed Evans Carnival company.
He was about 35 years of age. Ed
Evans once lived in Topeka.
Lutz registered at the hotel Satur-
day night. He had no baggage. He
was last seen when he asked for his
room key Sunday afternoon. He was
not heard from this morning and at
noon today the hotel porter peaked
over the transom into his room.
There is a, hook for the rope fire
escape attachment about Az feet
from the floor. In order to hang
himself it was necessary for him to
tie the rope around his neck and hang
| in the air with his feet on the floor.
Evidently it was slow process, Off
GERS state.
Lutz left several letters to friends.
They were written Sunday afternoon,
it is believed. His baggage checks and
trunk keys were left for Fred Bitney
, of Solomon. Kan.
The coroner has notified all per
sons to whom the letters were ad-
dressed.
/ Lutz was in fine physical condition,
Coroner Clark says.
"BIue," Says Dummy" Davis.
Dummy Davis, middIe-feather,
now in Topeka looking for a fight,
signified today that he knew Lutz we'll
! Davis, who is deaf and dumb, wrote
out on paper that he had seen Lutz
wrestle in Oklahoma City last Au-
gust. Davis did not remember whom
, Lutz was in the ring with, but said
! that he won the bout.
/ 'Lutz always had an awful temper
j bluest guys you ever saw when he
the street with me, and wouldn't say
a word. But he used to think an .aw-
| full lot. Whenever he would have a
wrestling match scheduled in the near
| future, he'd smile little, but at other
| times he would be sour, and blue.
| "Lutz never was much on the
ladies'" Davis continued. when ]
would be walking along the street
and meet a lady friend of mine, and
j introduce him. he'd say, oh to hell
!, with the girls. 1 have enough trouble
without women He never was much
| on the talk, and was a mighty queer
/ guy to know He used to say when
! he'd get sore, oh, I'm tired of my
| day. Dummy, you will forget all about
| mo- -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-31
WOULD END FILIBUsTER.
Senator'S Petition for Cioture Rule on
Emergency Tariff Bill.

Washington, Jan 31.-A clQture to
end debate on the Fordney emergency
tariff bill was offered in the senate to-
day by Senator Penrose, PennsyI-
vania.
Penrose stated the petition had been
signed by thirty-four senators. He
offered it after three attempts TO
secure a vote on the measure by
February l ) failed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-31
WILSON NOMINATEs TWO.
Ohio Man and Californian Named for
War Finance Corporation.

Washington, Jan. 31.-President
Wilson today sent TO the senate the fol-
lowing nominations for dictatorship
of the war finance corporation re-
Gently revived in an attempt to aid
farmers: Walter Warwick. Ohio. and
ETeris A. Hayes. California
The president also withdrew the
nomination of Robert f. Whitehead
TO be commissioner of patents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-31
A. K. WILSON TAKEN HOME
Masonic Official Receivers After Seri-
Gus Operation.

A. K. Wilson. grand secretary and
recorder of Masonic grand lodges in
Kansas. who has been in Stormont
hosp..S for the last three weeks and
who was not expected to recover after
an operation, January 5. has been re-
moved to his home, 1901 Western ave-
nue.. His recovery was a marvel of
surgery, it is reported. Altho it will
be several weeks before he will be able
to return to his office, he is recuper-
ating rapidly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-31

Augusta, Me-, Jan. 31@Gov. Fred
erick H. Parkhurst died suddenly to-
day. He failed to recover from the
effects of a diphtheriatic infection
under the tongue which attacked him
three weeks ago.
Apparently he was improving until
late last night when. he took chills
and became unconscious. Death
followed at 9:15 today.
Percival c. Baxter. president of the
state senate. automatically becomes
governor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-31
MORE GLOOM IN KANSAS
Cloudy and Unsettled Weather Is
. Forecast for Today.
TODAY'S TEMPERATURES:


protection Of thirty SIX hour shipments
to the north and west against tempera-
lures of 20 degrees; east and south %
degrees.
There will be more gloom in Kansas
for the next twenty-four- hours, tho
there is no prospect of rain or snow.
There has been no rain reported in the
state in the past twenty-four hours,
nor with the exception of few
sprinkles in Iowa, in any state near
Kansas. 1t is showing this morning
in Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York,
and is cloudy over most of the United
States.
There is no severe cold anywhere in
the country. The lowest temperature
in the United States this morning was
degrees above zero at Sault Ste.
Marie Mich. The lowest on the map
was degrees below zero at Calgary,
Canada The Montana temperatures
Continued Page Twol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-31

London. Jan 31.-Fifty-fiye cases
IoSsleeping sickness have been reported
during the last four weeks in this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-31
suicide BY ROPE
Billy Lutz. Wrestler, Found
Dead in Hotel Here.
81 Have Said Things l Didn't
Mean," He Wrote.

Lem Church.
Oklahoma City.
Dear Lem:
| may end it all at any time / have.
II seems said things that | didn't mean
and | have acted mean when l was not.
I have hurt you and Mr.. Brundage and
others and you all were good to me.
How can n fellow go on? The only
way is to end it all. Send my stuff
and what you may get to my sister,
Mrs. II. AIischga, Beaver Falls. Pa.
God Bless you.
RIITY
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-03
DR.. SIMON BARUCH DEAD
Noted Physician and Father Of 5er.
nard M. 6aruch, Flnaneler

New York. June 3.--(By A. p
pr. Simon Baruch. noted physician and
father of Bernard NJ Baruch. financier.
died at 10 this afternoon from an
nlment of the lungs, comnlicatcd by
heart disease.
Dr.. Baruch. though a native Of Ger
many. having been born at SChwprenz,
Prussia. July 90. 1910. achieved distinc-
tion in tho medical profession in the
United States. whittier he came after his
graduation from the Royal Gymnasium
Mt PoScn. He received his diploma at
the Medical College of Virginia in 1869
and served as surgeon in the field in
General Robert F.. Lees army until the
end Of the Civil War. He was wounded
in tho battles Of South Mountain and
Gettysburg.
From 1855 to 1881 he nracticed his
profession al Camden. s. C.. removing
in the latter year to New York where
he became noted as a specialist and con
sulting physician in chronic diseases.
Hc diagnosed tho first recorded case OF
perforating appendicitis.
DR.. Baruch introduced free municipal
bathhouses in New York, was professor
Of hydrotherapy in the COLLEGE Of
Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia
University.
Dr.. Baruch was the author Of
numerous medical works. a hospital
in South Carolina is named in his
honor. as are free municipal baths in
New York and Chicago
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-03
BROOME FOR STATE
SCHOOLS CONTROL
Head of PhiIa. System Not
Impressed With Idea Of
Full Powers to City
DISCUSS CIVIL SERVICE

A J;froren.o ~ opinion betvepn
u,"''.",' ~.
superintendent OF ecnoo'S btoome ana
DR.. Luther II. Gulick, Of New York,
dcveIoped nj today's meeting of the
r..., p.aoor,, r-ont.-.,o, ~,
,.. c,,- c,.., 49,. 49, ss.,.., -
tne C'tv Cluo over '"' con'''' Vi
Boards Of Education.
In his report for the Committee on
~ Roards. of Education.
- s r,',," ", A.. %, .s ,,l,.sa
LIT. Hulick saio the poaru ot Huuca'
tion should be a part of unified city
administration, that II should be a city
department. to make for economy and
efficiency.
DR.. Broome heard this reconlmenda.
ton and then took issue with Dr.
Gulick.
The Philadelphia educator said DR..
Gulick's plan might serve we'll IN SOME
cities. but that II would not do In
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-03
BRILL'S GETS 1OO-CAR ORDER
Work viii Keep Plant on 40 p. c
Capacity Basis for Some Time

Tho J. 6. Brill Co has received an
order from the city Of Detroit for 100
street cars. The total amount repre-
%,ntrd by this new business is believed
to BE- about $G5O,OOO Tho cars are Of
the safety type. This order is the first
large piece Of new business signed up
hy rhc Brill Co. in the present year
Numerous small orders have been coming
in from week to week since the begin
ming Of tho year.
The Brill plant is now working at
about 40 per cent capacity. It is un-
Gcr~tood that business on the company .
books is sufficient to maintain this
tasi, Of operation well into the second
.alf Of tho present year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-03
powers. notably Japan, to increase their
naval programs.

powers. notably Japan, to increase their
naval programs.
On The other hand. the Administro-
tion has virtually made up its mind to
base our main war fleet in the Pacific
instead Of in the Atlantic. as hitherto
To do this will require the development
of shore stations IN the Pacific, on the
west coast of the United States and on
tbo Island Of Guam, as provided In the
Navy Bill. and the argument for new
oirship carriers Is upon as solid basis
% the argument for Pacific stations. II
tho feet Is to he useful, II must have
stations and sirship carriers.
II seems almost certain that Presi-
dent Harding, however much he wants
70 reduce the costs of government and
TO promote the cause Of disarmament,
must at least support the Senate ap-
rropriation for Pacific Coast stations
and perhaps for the new aircraft car
riers. He may reach a compromise by
accepting the personnel of both army
and navy as fixed by the House and
hv asking for the appropriations for
Pacific naval bases allowed by the Sen
ate.
An agreement on these lines may re.
suit. But the. Administration Is ap
preaching the 1st Of July. when the
present fiscal year ends. Even if the
House and Senate confcrees should
finally agree upon bill with the House
limits of personnel and the Senate ap.
propriations for additional Pacific sta
tions, there Is no certainty that the
conference report can be gotten through
the Senate in time to provide for the
new year. The disarmament feeling
in the Senate is extremely strong and
we'll organized.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-03

rogated they informed me that there
was apparently no system in connection
with their duties. that they were not
furnished with lists by the department.
but that they would go INTO a city or
town and secure the names of corpora
tions whose books they intended 70 cx.
anime by referring TO directories and
telephone books.
"'rhc work performed by these in
vestigators and examiners of stock
transfer books will. in the future. be
done by other officials whose duties. as
required by law. will necessitstc the
visiting of the several counties.
The county leaders. who are spon-
sors for the majority of the men whom
was compelled 10 DROP. when advised
Of the true status Of affairs. have all
approved Of my action.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-03

politics. '" OUT VI
New Jobs Of Extra Wheels"
DR.. William II. Allen, of Ncr "
suggested that Lieutenant Gov,.,ots
should take over the work NJ of'eSSnoii S,oii
Auditors and that Vice SSIst
should take over the work of ths'oents
responding Office in the Nationaie az cor. COZ.
ernment, so that they would ha Yor'
than figureheads, and would be e. mora
with the affairs Of the Goyernma.piii.s
case they were called upon to be , P,.i
DR.. William II. Mosher, o. ".
York. said civil service comm,ss;enN NN
necessary 40 long as the spojls .n IN
obtains. system
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-03
SCHOOLBOY VANISHES
Parents Of Joseph Murray Appeal to
Police In Search for Lad

The parents Of Ioserh MURRAY. thir-
teen years old. of 251j North Twenty
ninth street. notified the police Of the
boys disappearance. He was last seen
at s o'clock Wednesday morning when
he left horne to 60 TO the Mcintyre Pub
lie School. Thirticth and Gordon streets.
where ho is in tho Seevnth B grade.
The boy had told his mother he did
not want to go TO school because he
could not get along with his teacher
Although slightly deaf. Joseph was a
good pupil and his marks we're good
His mother COunSelrd him that there
were only few days remaining in
the term and he left home apparently
reConsled.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-03
MERGERPROPOSED
FOR CLOSED BANK.
%
Directors Of South Broad 4,
Trust Co. Confer on Plan,
for Rehabilitation
3 CONCERNS MAKE oFFep,

The future Of the South Bro,d s.,..
Trust Co.. Broad and Tasker srso,9. .9
which closed its doors YESTERDAY 'Vv.s s,r
be decided today. WI
Directors Of the company cont.,,,,
this afternoon with those Of threa o,s.a
banks and submitted propositions ~, \,
the institutions represented to take o,.,
the downtown trust company, ''''
The Sons Of Italy Bank was rer,,
sented, as were two other central baSb,
Should either take over tho trust cn,'
pany il Is probable they would ro,.
tinue tho latter as an annex at its pr,,.
ent location. '''''
Prior to this conference director, .,
the trust company conferred with And
hi Puppo. it's president. He made ,ys
propositions as means Of extricatn,
the company from its present pliri,.
one. to increase the capital stool !,
$3.50, 900. and the other to have a lsr,,,
bank take over the company. The Il.
rectors favored the latter proposition
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-03
KIN OF BERESF0RD DEAD
once Wealthy Man Saved From,
Burial In Potter's Field

New York. June 3.-Thc body of
Charles Beresford. relative Of the
late Admiral Beresford. of the British
Navy. was saved from burial in Pot.
ters Field here yesterday by Justice
John McCrate. who recalled the aged
mans career when he saw notice of
bis death In a newspaper.
Beresford, after running away from
his home in Ireland and going to sea,
finally established an iron business near
Albany. y. Y. and made a fortune,
but later in life lost his money through
misfortunes. Recently he went to IRE
land and obtained $50, 900 In the set
tlement OF an estate. During political
disorders. however. all his new funds
we're stolen and what little money
he had left he gave to widow who
had suffered likewise. saving only enough
to return to New York. His death in
hospital here followed shortly there
after. He was nearly eighty years old.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-03
STILL SEARCH FOR HOFFMAN
Sixteen .Year.oId Office Boy Stole
Checks and Cash

Polio" are still searching for Charles
Hoffman, sixteen wears old who dis.
npuonred Monday with $4,000 in cash
and checks, bank deposit for tho F.
II. White Co.. 40 North Sixth ~trpct
by whom he was employed as an Office
boy.
Although towns and cities within
many hundred miles have been notified
10 be on the watch for tho boy and have
been furnished with his description
he has vanished completely. Hoffman
obtained $500 from the Corn FIX
change Bank last fall by forging sew
eral checks.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-03
You Can Name Your Own
Income as a Screen Star

The pay Of the favorites of the films
runs into fabulous sums. And the
recital Of their rise TO stnrdom
reads like n wonderful fairy story.
They have found Aladdin's limp
and can rub it at will.
They all started from obscurity. In
the beginning. their friends would
have laughed at a prediction Of
such dazzling future. Your
friends may laugh at you now for
sending in yonr picture to our
Movie Beauty contest. But, IL
YOU win
YOU GET YOUR CHANCE AND
YOUR FUTURE rs WHAT YOU
MAKE 1T.
Details today on Page IA.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-03
PRINCETONIAN ROBBED HERE
Bandits Order Student to "Run Like
a Rabbit

Two bandits ordered F. r. Regain,
a Princeton University post graduate
student. to run like rabbit out the
Parkway after they had robbed him
early today at Broad and Arch streets.
Rcgan was carrying a travelling bag
when the robbers jumped from a motor
car few score yards from City Hall.
Mcnacng him with revolver, tho
bandits took Regan's gold watch. hi~
bag plain gold ring and 81 in cash.
Then ono jabbed a revolver in his back
and ordered him 10 run.
Rcgan ran about block. then turned
and ran 10 City Hall. where he noti-
fed the police.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-03
LEWIS CUTS II MORE
FROM STATE PAYROLL

Special Dispatch 10 EuCHtrO Pubhc LCd9rr
Harrisburg. juno 3.-Auditor Cen
eral Lewis, who yesterday dropped four
teen more names from the payroll "t
his department. making II total OF thlr-
-ty. five since he assumed office. says lie
made the additional reductions to pre-
vent Implications.
-Four representatives Of IN" Auditor
Generals Department. h. declares to
back up his assertion, dropped into ono
town in one day when one man could
have done the work Of the four. saving
the State the salaries and travelling cT-
penses of the other three.
Most of the employees dropped we're
in the investigation bureau. which Au
ditor General Lewis has abolished be-
cause the work it performs can he done
by other bureaus. Here is his eNpana
tion of the Curtailmcnt Of the depart.
ment force:
"Cpon an investigation ] find that
a number of these investigators We're
duplicating work done by other officers
provided for by statute; that quite a
number of them for some time have been
employed in making investigation rela-
tive to matters entirely foreign to the
Auditor Generals Department and
which should have been performed by
officers of other departments and paid
out OF the funds of those departments.
l~'I was informed recently by one
county officer who is located in small
town that four representatives. of the
Auditor Generals Department arrived
there on the same day. coming in groups
OF two. performing different services. all
Of which could have been attended Ia
by one man 1t is my purpose, it pos
sible. to discontinue the overlapping OF
work performed By different officers,
Upon investigation ! also find that
number OF these investigators were
travelling over the State receiving in ad
dition 10 their salary all necessary trav-
cling expenses. examining the records OF
corporations 70 ascertain whether or mol
gfhe corroraticus had affixed transfer
temps 10 cancelled stock certificates.
When tbese investigatcrs were inter
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-03
MORGAN FOR OLD POST
Ex. Postmaster Of New York viii Re.
enter Classified Service

Washington. Iunc +. IRy 4 ~
Restoration to the classified civil scrv
icc Of Edward Morgan, former postmas-
ter nj Now York city. So that he can
hc appointed again was discussed with
President Harding today by Senators
Wnd>worth and Calder and Postmaster
General Hays.
Under regulations Morgan is ineligible
because Of age to take the examination
for first class poStmaStcrs. Because he
served more than thirty years in the
classified service however. he can be-
restored to It.
II was indicated that tho President
had not changed his determination to
appoint Mr. Morgan, and that an order
restoring him to the classified list prob
ably would be issued soon.