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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-03-25
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-30

In 1912 Motter was a Roosevelt
supporter and helped organize Nc
Pherson county for Allen and Muir
dock in the Bull Moose fight of 1914.
He was one of the original Allen men
in the movement organized by the late
Morton Albaugh to nominate the pres
ent governor while he was in Red
Cross service in France. When AL
baugh died six months before the
statewide primaries of 1918, Motter
was selected to take charge of the
Allen headquarters. Following Aliens
nomination, Motter became state
chairman. He was reelected in 1920.
During the last three years, Mot
ter's home has been in Olathe. He
was engaged in the insurance bust
ness there until several months ago
when he was appointed by Governor
Allen as state oil inspector to succeed
Ben S. Paulen of Fredonia, former
state senator from Wilson county.
Governor Allen today declined to an
nounce Motter's successor as oil in
spector. w. H. L. PepperiIl, Demo-
crat and present revenue collector,
has resigned. effective Saturday.
Motter will take his new job as soon
as he is confirmed by the senate.
Resignation of Motter as state
chairman is. expected soon. He has
urged selection of Hugh Duff of Ne
maha county as his successor to head
the state committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-30
CAPTURE WASHBURN STUDENTS
Two Thousand X. U. Supporters Grab
Ichabod Paint Party.

Topeka was represented at the pep
meeting held in front of the law
school steps on the campus of the
state university, at Lawrence, this
morning.
o. w. Lomax and A.. p. Harrison,
freshmen at Washburn. were among
the nineteen boys, all Washburn stu
dents, who drove to Lawrence last
might with the intentions OF painting
the university walks with signs per-
tanning to the defeat of that institu-
ton at the hands of Washburn in
Saturdays game in Topeka.
/. Out of nineteen who went. only
seventeen returned. Lomax and Har-
rison spent the night on the coai-pile
at the Phi kappa Psi fraternity
house in Lawrence.
This morning, with ball and chain
on their feet, clad in rags, dirty and
unkempt, Lomax and Harrison pa
raded over the Kansas. university cam
pus, goaded on with sticks propelled
by the willing hands of Kansas stud
ents
At high noon. a rally was staged in
front of the K L. law school steps
Two thousand students were present.
Washburn. was "defiled" to the very
faces Of the boys. They took the in
suits meekly and earnestly.
1t was great day for the studies
at K L.
But wait-before the rnidnigh. hour
is past tonight-but let the Wash
burn boys make the great news
known.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-30
MAY LAST ALL WINTER
Diphtheria Danger Is Greater in Cold
Weather, Doctor Brown Says.

Altho only three new cases of diph-
iberia had been reported to the city
health department at o'clock today,
the least number for many days, the
efforts to check the epidemic should
not be stopped, according to DR..
Earle G. Brown, city health officer.
Eight new cases were reported Thurs
day, and there are now 119 active
cases of the disease in the city today.
Danger of diphtheria in the winter
time is greater than in milder weather
and if the present epidemic is not
checked, Topeka may nave an all
winter epidemic of diphtheria, accord
ing to DR.. Earle G. Brown, city health
Officer.
The epidemic is spreading TO the
west side of the city, after having
been confined mostly to North To-
peka and the east side. Three cases
have been reported IN Gage Park
school, west of the city.
Four new cases of diphtheria were
reported in the county Thursday by
DIR. c. c. LuIl. county health officer.
making a total OF thirty-one cases in
the county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-30
Celebrate HOBO DAY HERE
Washburn Students Put on Annual
Parade on Kansas Avenue.


Topekans who happened to be on
Kansas avenue at noon today, were
given their annual treat by the Hobo
Day. parade.
The ''hobos" were washburn stu
Gents, celebrating the day before the
K U.-Washburn game. They drove
cars, walked, rode donkeys, in fact
they were the "hoboiest of hobos"
The Washburn hobo day was
originated in 1916 and has become an
annual event in the Ichabod school.
Anyone who appears on the Washburn
campus the day before the annual
KansaS-Washburn conflict, in civilian
clothes, is liable to assault and bat
terry, unless the decent clothes disap-
pear suddenly and ''hobo" clothing
put on.
Glasses were dismissed at 10 O'Clock
this morning and the hoboes were re-
leased for their day of celebration.
At 1880 o'clock the parade started
down town. 1t arrived on Kansas
avenue at 11:45 o'clock and made a
trip from Tenth to Fifth and return.
After the return to Washburn, a
picnic hobo" lunch was served on
Washburn campus to about 500 stud
ents. The purchase price for the right
to eat was 35 cents.
At $3.50 o'clock the vaudevill delux.
a five-act show, was staged in the
Washburn gymn. At $3.50 o'clock the
dance was on. The song Shop or
chestra, composed of Washburn musi-
clans, played for the dancers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-30
HOW DID He CETIT?
Federal Authorities Now Probe
Fatty's Booze Supply.
Arbuckle Charters Pullman for
Los Angeles Trip.

San Francisco. Sept. 30.-Prepara-
tions for the prosecution of Roscoe
(Fatty) ArbuckIe on a charge of man
slaughter in connection with the death
of Miss Virginia Rape today were
overshadowed, at least for a time, by
the federal investigation into the sup
ply of liquor drunk by the guests at
the comedians hotel, st. Francis,
party.
Belief that his investigation had un-
covered gigantic liquor smuggling
ring, operating with San Francisco as
base, and which imports liquors of
choice brand and quality only from
Mexico and Canada, was expressed by
Federal Prohibition Director E. For
rest Mitchell
He is making his inquiry at the in
stance of Robert H. Mccormick, spe-
cial assistant to the United States at
torney general. Mitchell last night
stated that he had a witness who de-
Hvered liquor to Arbucl1le's suite at
the hotel st. Francis. The name of
the man is being withheld, and he is
being guarded closely by federal oper-
atives pending his going before a fed
eral grap1 jury. st was stated
Arbuckle left San Francisco last
night for Los Angeles in company with
his wife, his mother-in-law and de-
'fense attorneys. A Pullman car on
the train was turned over to the Ar
buckle party exclusively. Arbuckle
will remain there, it was announced.
until summoned to San Francisco for
trial on the nanslaughter charge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-30
Topeka BONDS SELL HIGH
Columbian Title and Trust Company
Buys Issue of $4,000.

The Columbian Title & Trust com
pany was the successful bidder for the
$4,000 in water and light bonds sold
at special meeting of the city com
mission today. That company was
successful bidder for the 100000 in
the same bonds previously sold.
The bonds were sold for par, ac-
crued interest and a premium of ST.
44S.S1. The bonds bear interest at
the rate of 5A per cent.
Other bidders included D. E. Dunn
& Co., Wichita; v. H. Branch, Wich-
ita; Brown-Crummer Investment com
pany, Wichita; C. w. McNear & Co.,
Chicago; Stix & Co., st. Louis; Shaw
nee Investment company, Topeka; H.
P. Wright, Kansas City, Mo-; Stearns
Brothers. Kansas City, Mo; Prudential
Trust company Topeka; Kansas Sc
curities company, Topeka: Fidelity
National Bank & Trust company, To-
peka, and W. R. Compton & Co, st,
Louis.
The Compton company made the
next highest bid to that of the Colum-
bian company. The Compton company
handled the 100000 in the same kind
of bonds after they were purchased
by the Columbian company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-30
'WhyDon t YouAnstUer?'
Sings Carl Wanderer as
Moose Cuts off His Life
Slayer of Wife, His Unborn Babe and the "Poor Boob
Pays Extreme Penalty Forseen by His Mother Seven
Years Before-Was His Fifth "Black Friday"

Chicago, Sept. 30.-Singing a popu-
lar song. Carl Wanderer, convicted of
the murder of his wife, her unborn
babe and ragged stranger whom he
hired to stage a fake holdup, was
hanged at the county Jail at 1913
o'clock this, morning.
Wanderer marched to the gallows
with firm step, and as he took his place
on the scaffold. repeated a short
prayer after a minister. Asked if he
had anything to say, he replied in the
affirmative, and as a shroud was ad-
justed, in a clear voice started the
song, Old Pal, Why don't you answer
me?" He was singing when the trap
dropped.
The chorus to the song Wanderer
chose is Is follows:
''The long night thru, I wait for you,
Old Pal. why don't you answer me?
My arms embrace an empty space.
The arms that held you tenderly;
If you can hear my prayer, away up there,
Old Pal, why don't you answer me?"
For Staying "Poor Boob"
The crime for which Carl Wanderer
was hanged, was the murder of Ed
ward J. Ryan, the poor boob" a
West Madison street vagrant whom he
had hired for SIS to stage a fake hold
up and then killed. Wanderer was also
convicted OF lHe InuToeF OF MS prlue
OF less than a year and her unborn
child, but the jury in that case fixed
his punishment at twenty-five years
imprisonment
On his last night Wanderer sang
one song after another. He prayed
with the prison priest. His
songs ranged from Rock of Ages"
and Nearer My God to Thee" to his
favor.te, "Old Pal, Old GAL" and other
popular airs.
Mother Was Suicide.
Seven years ago woman awoke
just before dawn screaming at an
of a dream filled mind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-30
ACCEPT U. S. PACT
German ReichStag Accepts q.
s. Peace Terms.
Only Objection Was to War Re-
spOnsibility Clause.
WAY CLEAR IN WASHINGTON
Beer Bill BackerS Withdraw At
tempt to Block Action.
Final Ratification Now Due on
October IA.
WAY CLEAR IN WASHINGTON

Berlin, Stpt. 30.-The German-Amer-
lean peace treaty was ratified by the
reischtag today. The reichstag COM
mittee on foreign affairs. in its report
on the treaty, has recommended ratifi-
cation.
The passing by the German reichstag
today of the bill ratifying the treaty
of peace with the United States COM
pletes the legislative process necessary
to ratification on the part of Germany.
The reichsrat, or upper chamber of
the German parliament, ratified the
treaty on September II.
War Responsibility Only Clause.
Before the reichstag took up debate
upon the committees report, the cabi-
net appealed to the members not to
touch upon the war responsibility is
sue" in their public discussions.
Under part three of the treaty, 1t
will be effective as soon as the Ger
man and American ratification are
formally exchanged in this city. The
treaty was signed in Berlin on
August rs.
Chancellor Wirth and Foreign Sec
retary Rosen urged that the question
avoided in debate, but their request
was disregarded. Both the chancellor
and the foreign secretary contended
that Germany's foreign relations were
so delicate at the present time that
the treaty debate should be carried on
with the utmost caution.
&he nationalists served notice that
they would introduce a reservation
ist resolution in the reichstag that
ratification of the treaty does not i'm
ply admission by Germany that she
began the war;
Senate to Act October IA.
Washington, Sept. 30.-Ratification
of the German, Austrian and Hun
garian treaties by the senate on Oc-
tober IA, was forecast by an unani-
nous agreement submitted to the sem
ate today by Senator Lodge of Massa-
chusetts, the Republican leader and
chairman of the senate foreign reia-
tions committee.
The ratification Of the German
American peace treaty by the reich
stag in Berlin today was hailed with
deep satisfaction in high administra-
ton quarters. The news was inn
mediately conveyed to President Hard
ing at the White House, and Secretary
of state at the state department and to
the capitol.
Assurances given him by Republi-
can leaders that the anti-beer bill will
be disposed of finally before the end
Of the present extraordinary session of
congress. caused Senator Sterling, Re
publican, of South Dakota, to concur
today in unanimous agreement for
final consideration of the German,
Austrian and Hungarian treaties on
October IA, after he had previously
blocked it in the senate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-30
Harding May Issue PrOclama-
ton on Unemployment.
To Ask All United States to
Help Find Jobs.
CONFERENCE MAKES PROGRAM
Secretary Hoover to Present
Plan to the President.
Must Find Employment for
100000 Idle Men.

Washington. Sept. 30.-President
Harding probably will issue a procla-
nation calling upon the nation to bend
its efforts to meet the unemployment
situation when the unemployment con-
ference here has finally adopted a
program, it was learned today.
The present plan OF Secretary of
Commerce Hoover, 1t was learned, is
to submit the plan of the conference
to the president and ask him to issue
a proclamation calling upon the peo-
pie of the nation to carry out this pro-
gram.
Calls to Industry.
A call to industry to set its wheels
going for the immediate relief of the
four million unemployed, will be is
sued this afternoon by the conference.
An emergency program to provide
Jops for the jobless before winter
comes, framed by leaders of industry
and economists. will be presented to
the nation.
The outstanding recommendations
in this program are:
Calling of community unemployment
conferences.
Establishment of community boards,
composed of bankers organized labor,
lumber and material dealers, contrac-
tors. to stimulate business dealing
with housing problems in each To-
cality.
Elimination of graft from the
building industry.
Reduction of freight rates on build
ing materials.
Must Stimulate Demand.
Patriotic cooperation by producers,
manufacturers. wholesalers and re-
tailers to stimulate demand for cloth
ing and other commodities by reduc-
ing prices to normal.
Rotation of jobs in factories and
mines to arrange shifts SO that three
men may have Jobs where one was
employed before.
Partial employment wherever pos
sible.
A shorter work week in factories
unable to open for full time.
A nationwide speeding up of all
public construction projects.
The banks, organized labor and
material dealers all come in for Sc
we're censure in the report of the con-
struction committee, each charged
ing slump.
Banks Are Censurcd.
Banks and other financial institu-
tions are censured for exacting in
furious interest rates and extortion
in making building loans. Labor is
charged with unreasonable demands
and building material manufacturers
declared guilty of "extortion" thru
charging excessive prices.
All are called on by the report to
be reasonable" and do their part to
revive building The savings banks
are criticised for 1oaning money to
workers on hazardous private en-
terprises' instead of using their
funds to aid realty owners to build
homes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-30

Ganse, former state senator, progress
sive, forward looking and inspired
with all the new thought of the party
leadership. He has been a lieutenant
Lyon county and his record shows
that he fought ard bled for Stubbs
and the insurgents of his party as
far back as the Hodges encounter in
the sneate session of 1911. He is an
excellent lawyer and talks a language
that is music to progressive ears.
F1nney Leads Carter Fight.
Then there is W. W. Finney who
leads the fight for L. NJ. Carter. Fin
ney has carried flags, beaten the
drums and distributed hand bills for
all the varied and sundry causes that
interested Governor Allen and White
in Lyon county since the original up
rising. Now he has split with White
and Finney regarding the towns next
justice of the peace.
Finney saved state senator for the
administration last year when he
united with White and carried Lyon
county for Senator Gordon Badger
over Charley Moore. Finney has been
able to come to Topeka even during
the dark days Of public utility control
and journey home with rate conceS-
sions when other public service cor
porations receive only a wallop on the
ear. Finney carried hay for the Bull
Moose and he has long line of influ-
entail relatives on both sides of the
family.
Now Finney wants Carter to sit on
Justice in his home town. White and
Ganse will accept no compromise
other than appointment of Evans. The
three men are the leaders of modern
thought and enterprise in the old
town. They have stood at the right
hand Of the administration since it
came into being. Today it is up to
Governor Allen to disappoint Finney
or deny White and Ganse before their
own people
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-30
Governor Allen Faces
Task of Settling a Ro1U
Among Er1poria Friends
Emporias Advocates of Peace and Brothery Love Split
Over Appointment of Justice of Peace-Wliam Allen
White and w. W. Finney Lead Forcco.

Emporia may revive her ancient,
long dead, but once noted town row.
What is more. Governor Allen may be
called upon to settle the trouble 1t
has all started because the home town
of William Allen White and the state
normal is in the midst Of a high pres
sure and decidedly heated quarrel re-
garding the appointment of a justice
of the peace.
Nor is settlement of the quarrel by
Governor Allen an easy matter in this
case. The towns most noted advo-
Gates of peace and brotherly love
but participants in every first class
fight in the last twenty years-are
divided and split in opinion regarding
the new justice of the peace. Peti-
tionS for the leading candidates are
headed by lifelong, bosom friends of
the governor and today a personal
representative of one of the candi-
dates came to Topeka to make first
hand plea.
White Supports Evans.
William Allen White and Henry F.
Ganse are supporting r. c. Evans for
the J. p. job. White, who fought
with Allen at Arma geddon and stood
with him in the ranks in France, has
headed the Evans petition. White
stayed at home during the Allen pri-
mary campaign of 1913 and helped
make the Republican primary safe
and certain for Aliens nomination.
What is more, White has been carry
ing banners with the governor in all
forward looking movements since the
boss busters turned the state wrong
side out in 1904. If there is a man in
Kansas who should be able to reach
the governors ear and gain recog-
milton, it should be the Emporia edi-
tor.
Supporting White in the fight for
Evans appointment is Henry F. ]
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-30

She visioned her son dangling from
the end of a moose. She was Wan
derers mother My boy, Carl, they
are hanging him." she shrieked. He
before l live to see them hang my
Carl"
She shot herself to death that day,
craZed by the apparition of her dream.
Fate ruled that her vision of seven
years ago should come true today.
Friday of his life. He plotted his
wife's death on the first black Friday
hiring the ragged stranger" in Chi
cago's loop" to stage a fake holdup
that he might be a hero in his wife,
eyes" On the next night, in June
1920, the poor boob" followed Wan
derer and his wife home from a
In the hallway of their home
Wanderer suddenly whipped out two
automatics and blazed away. From
one gun he fired seven shots at his
wife, while with the other he fired a
like number at the poor boob" The
and the poor boob with three
wounds died that night in hospital.
Wanderer was a ''hero for a day."
On his second black Friday, a week
later. police learned that the gun sup
posed to have been used by the poor
Doop nau Deen purchased originally
by Wanderers cousin. They also
learned that Wanderers wife had
withdrawn $1,000 from a bank two
week previously. A '1ove affoir'' of
the army officer was also unearthed.
Had Confessed Crime.
A week later, on the third black
Friday Wanderer wss arrested and
with murder. He made seven
teen dlfterent statements, but finally
confessed the revolving crime II
hated married life" he said. "I
wanted to get back into the army, 1t
(COntfnOed ON I5oca SavoD1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-30
C.P. CRAIG HERE TONIGHT
Lawrence Tidcwater Director
Speaks at Topeka Dinner.

Nearly 100 men and women are ex-
pected to attend the waterways dinner
at Pelletier's Tea room Tonight Di-
Lakes-st Lawrence Tidewater aEsO-
citation. will be the principal speaker.
Invitations to many prominent Hau-
sans Interested in transportation prob
lens were recently mailed by Cover
nor Allen. Crafgs talk tonight VIII
events during the recent trip Of rs
prominent Americans down the 81
Lawrence river. Governor Allen and
other Kansans were members Of the
party which included governors. sena-
tors. members OF congress and ca bfnet
Representatives.
Chief Justice W. A Johnston viii
preside at tonight's meeting. Governor
Allen will divide speaking time with
Craig The dinner preceding the
meeting will be served at Z o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-30
MAJOR ELLIS DIES.
Prominent Kansan Killed, Acct
dental Discharge of Gun.
He Was Hunting for Burglar at
MCPHERSON Home.

Mcpherson, Kan, Sept s0s--Ered
E. Ellis, colonel of the Fourth Kansas
infantry and a major during the World
war. died early this morning when he
fell over a rug in his own dining
room while hunting for burglar, and
! his own As automatic pistol was dis
charged. the bullet penetrating his
heart
Major Ellis was awakened about 8
o'clock by a noise downstairs, as if
some one trying to open a window.
Taking his revolver he went down
stairs without turning on any light.
A moment later his wife, Mrs. Millie
Ellis, heard a pistol shot and rushed
downstairs. Her husband lay dying
on the dining room floor. He gasped
out the story of the accident and died
few minutes later. No inquest is
planned.
A son, 10 years old, and a daughter,
Is, were sleeping in the house.
Major Ellis was a member of the
Knights Templar and had been in the
national guard since 1898. He was
born in Kearney, Neb., in 1880. and
came to Mcpherson in 1902.
Major Ellis bore long and honor
able army record. He started his
career with the national guard at the
age OIL 10 dL hCdTuSys NSD. 1AC SCA sNN
in the Spanish-American war, coming
out with the rank of sergeant.
Major Ellis was widely known In
Kansas. His army record is one Of
which the state is proud. He recently
was appointed to succeed Col. P. NJ.
Hoisington, resigned, as commander
of the fourth Kansas infantry, na-
tional guard. He was a veteran OF
the Great war and was overseas.
Papers had been prepared and
signed which would have made Major
Ellis colonel in two weeks. He was
to have succeeded Colonel Hoisington
October 49, At the time of his death,
tho, he retained the rank of major.
Major Ellis also was prominently
identified in Masonic circles. The
Knights Templar was his favorite
branch of Masonry and this year ne
was appointed state inspector by
Arthur J. Carruth, grand commando.
He was grand marshal of the parade
at Hutchinson last May.
Major Ellis was in command of the
headquarters company of the 137th
Infantry under Colonel Hoisington ct
Camp Doniphan. He went to France
with the 35th division where he be-
came regimental adjutant and was
later promoted to major in command
of the second battalion of the regi-
ment. Ellis participated in active
fighting in the Vosges, mountains. IN
the Argonne- -Meuse offensive at the
Somme-dieu sector near verdun, and
at st. Mihiel in reserve.
Major Ellis made an excellent
record overseas" sad the adjutant
general. He was an enthusiastic and
loyal national guardsman. He would
have made a splendid commanding
officer for-the fourth infantry"