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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-14
TO HIGHER court
Wolff Packing Company App-
peaIs C. of I. r. Decision.
COnstitutiOnaIity of New Kan
sas Law Is Attacked.

The Wolff Packing company of To-
peka has appealed to the supreme
court to set aside the recent order of
the court of industrial relations in
which it fixed wages and hours of its
employees. In its petition before the
supreme court the company asserts
that it has not paid dividends for
some time and that payment of divi-
dends under the order of the labor
court is impossible.
Constitutionality of the industrial
court law is attacked in the appeal
This is the first attack on the law
by an employing organization.
This is the first case of considerable
importance to be decided by the indus
trial court since the court and public
utilities commission were divorced by
the 1921 legislature. Much of the evil
dence in the case. tho. was submitted
to the former court. In the order in
the Wolff Packing company case the
court reduced the hours of labor and
also provided for a reduction in the
wage scale, altho the wage reduction
was not equal to the reduction of
working hours. Employees of the COM
pany are reported to have expressed
general satisfaction with the order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-14
President Begins Drive
To Force Prices to Normal
Instructions Given to Cabinet Members That They Must
Stop Oversteppng Congressional Appropriations
VIII Make Survey of Wasteful Practices.

Washington, May 1.-THE Hard
ing administrator drive to force its
household expenses back to normalcy
is in fun swing today.
Steps taken thus far in the economy
campaign which is just starting, ac-
cording to administration officials,
are:
I. Instructions to cabinet members
that they must stop the practice of
overstepping congressional appropria-
tions and turning in deficiency re-
quests to cover the eXcesses.
On Economy Basis.
2. Appointment of Walter F. Brown
to represent the president in mapping
out a reorganization of executive de-
partments on an economy basis.
8. Ordering of a survey of wasteful
practices in leasing private buildings
for government use.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-14
FOUR KILLED IN WRECK
Freight Cars Go Into Ditch Near
Sierra Blanca, Texas.

Sierra Blanca (Hudspeth County,.
Tex, May 14.-Four men are dead and
five injured, one seriously. as the re-
suit of four freight cars in a Texas 6;
Pacific train going into a ditch east
of here late yesterday.
The dead:
Paul E. Kelley Lima, Ohio.
William Co1cord, league, Tex.
H. w. Daniels, address unknown.
Todd Nicholson. Duncan, Okla.
E. c. Adler, Duncan, Okla. was
most seriously hurt. Others injured
are: NJ. B. Gibson, NARROW Okla; B.
H. Goblin, Fort Worth, Tex: Thomas
Steakley. Flintville, Tenn. and NJ. c.
McCorley, Chickasha. Okla.
All the men were riding on the cars,
which were loaded with pipe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-14
WILL OPPOSE IT
Fight Predicted on Withdrawal
of Stillman Divorce Suit.
Counsel for Guy StilIman Will
Take Action.

New York, May 14.-Reports that
James A. Stillman would withdraw his
divorce suit, circulated in connection
with postponement of the ''Ssccret"
hearings, today brought out informa-
ton that counsel for 2-year-old Guy
Sti1Iman would oppose such a move.
John E. Mack has declared several
times that any settlement outside of
court would not affect his determina-
ton to prove the child's legitimacy,
and that withdrawal by either party
would probably throw this part of the
action into open court.
Despite denials OF attorneys for
both sides that postponement of the
hearings from May 19 to 25 has any
significance, reports persisted that the
proceedings would be postponed from
time to time until settlement has
been made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-14
BELL BACK AT FAIRCHILD
Telephone Appeal Following Hutchin-
son Judges Decision and Attack.

The Southwestern Bell Telephone
company has appealed to the supreme
court from Judge Fairchild's decision,
denying a rate increase in Hutchinson
in accordance with an order from the
Shawnee county district court against
the public utilities commission. 1t was
Judge Fairchild's comments to the ef-
feet that the state rate making body
is playing politics in the regulation of
public utility affairs that caused a
sensation in the state house this week.
Recently the Shawnee county dis
trict court enjoined the state public
utilities commission from interfering
with telephone rate increases in sew
eral towns. 1t was shown that the
former industrial court ordered wage
increases in the state and promised
to give prompt consideration of rate
increase sufficient to meet the addi-
tional expense. The cases were sub
mitted but the commission did not de-
eide them. In consequence the tele-
phone company went before the dis
trict court and secured a writ blockv
ing further interference.
Judge Fairchild charged that poll
tics has been played in the fixing of
rates by the commission. He enjoined
the Hutchinson phone rate INCREASES
and the telephone company has ap-
pealed to the supreme court.
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BUILD A TARVIA ROAD
County May Use Cheaper Material for
Silver Lake Highway.

Tarvia macadam may be used in the
seven miles of hard surfacing on the
Upper Silver Lake road. The county
commissioners Friday made an inves-
tigation of two or three tarvia roads
before letting the contract for the Sill
yer Lake road work.
Tarvia- which is a tar preparation
poured over crushed rock as a base,
can be used for hard surfacing roads
at a maximum cost of $4,000 a mile.
Concrete, such as was used in paving
the East Sixth street road. cost the
county 100000 mile. The county
would save about $4,000 on the Sill
yer Lake road bY using tarxia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-14
MEMORIAL DAY MAY 80
Governor Allen Issues Proclama-
ton for Observance of Memory
to Nations Dead.

Governor Allen today issued pro-
clamation fixing Monday, May 80, as
Memorial day in Kansas. In procla-
nation of praise for the nations SOL
dier dead and appeal to honor their
memory. the governor said:
Memorial Day in the United States should
endure as long as the nation lives Long
after the last veteran of the Civil war mas mas
answered the last roll call there Will pe
that Lincoln sensed in his Gettyspurs
speech Memorial Day should always pc
the occasion of the same re-consecratt0onn 70 u
asked for in that memorable ADDRESS OWn W
this day Americans should gather forever
henceforth and pledge renewed realty 10
the indestructible principles lot wnicn % LII III
did their full duty, did everything @ .1hae
was to be done then. Since their sacrlilces &c
a new contribution has been made oy tHe I's
soldiers of this generation who fought IN
the world war and the call upon US TO-DAY
is to keep faith both with ose who sleeI
under the peoples in Flanders f1elds ana
upder the daisies and roses of Getty ysburg
Each age brings new challenge of 6l
The response to this challenge in 1888 again
demonstrated that America was keeping
the faith. Americanism triumphed IN l9I'
in response to the challenge from Germany
against American liberty and the principles
In this period of peace there are chaI-
Iengtng voices that bring us face to race
with the eternal situation that true
is no day of the year better eonsecrateo
TO the Americahism of Washington ane
Lincoln and the brave boys of the C1vl
war the Spanish American war and the
world war than Memorial Day..
To the end that there may be official
sanction to the discharge of our solemn
duty to our departed heroes let US observe
Monday May 80. 1921, Memorial Day
Laying aside the ordinary duties iof life
let us heartily join in the exercises ano
spirit of the day. Let the graves OF those
who gave their youth and their lives In tht
defense of our country be decorated VIII
a flower. a wreath. flag. Let their graves
be to US many holy shr1nes at whose
portals our own lives shall be consecrated
The dead may not hear; they may no
know: it may be they will sleep on un
conscious alike of both our tribute and oul
presence. But we shall hear and we shal
| know, and our children shall hear ant
| know and. we and they shall be liftef
| thereby to higher citizenship and in fac
| turned into holier ways
The commander-in-ch chief of the American
| Legion has suggested as a fitting observ
| apce of the soldiers of the world war tina
red poppies be worn over the heart as
/ symbol of the sacrifices made by our mel
| who fell in France He calls attention t.
the fact that a supply of silk poppies is OF
hand, the proceeds from the sale OF whicl
/ will go to maintain certain hospitals an'
| homes for the women and children
France. 1t strikes me his suggestion /
worthy of acceptance and 1 am glad to en-
/ dorse 1T.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-14
:OHE EkFLAINO IL
Alleged Feminine ''BIue Beard"
Tells of Husbands Deaths.
All of Them Died of Typhoid,
She Says.
INNOCENT OF ANY WRONG
Woman Talks Freely While in
Honolulu Jail.
Says She Has Physicians Ger
tificates to Prove 1t. +
INNOCENT OF ANY WRONG

| Honolulu, May 14.-Mrs. Lydia
! Southard, alleged feminine blue
| beard told the United Press today
that she believes she is a typhoid car
rier and that this explains the deaths
of four of her husband and brother
in-law.
Innocent of Wrong. She says.
81 am innocent of any wrongdoing,
but l do believe that l may be a ty-
, phoid carrier" she said, in an exclu-
sive interview.
"All of my husbands died of ty-
phoid. 1 have physicians certificates
to prove it."
Held here on suspicion of having
made away with the five men by pois-
| oning, Mrs. Southard, who is young
and pretty, at first maintained stub
born silence.
! Sitting in cell in the Honolulu
/ jail the woman who is alleged to have
! caused her husbands to insure their
lives, then poisoned them and nursed
them until death, gazed stonily at the
wall when she was piled with ques-
tions.
She Speaks Freely.
But today for the first time, she
spoke freely and announced what her
! defense would be-
u believe | am a natural typhoid
carrier she declared. Her statement
was made official by the presence at
the interview of Chief of Detectives
Arthur McDuffie, who is in charge or
the investigation.
'Au OF my husbands died of ty-
phoid," she said calmly, with no
manifestation of emotion
81 have physicians certificates to
prove it.
when Mr.. Meyer, my last husband
died, 1 had three doctors hold post
mortem examination.
Found Ptomaine poison.
"They found at first he had
ptomaine poisoning, but that acute
typhoid had developed and had caused
his death.
"Other physicians found that my
other three husbands had died from
typhoid fever likewise"
Then she paused a moment and
added emphatically:
II am innocent of any wrong doing
But 1 do believe that in view OF all
that 7 nav be a typhoid carrier.
"a typhoid carrier is a person who is
immune to the disease but who carries
the germs and innocently commun1-
Gates the malady to others who are
susceptible to IT'D
Did Not Know of Other Husbands.
Mrs Southard declared today that
her present husband. Paul Vincent
Southard, chief petty officer of the
U. s. S. Monitor. Monterey, did not
know that she had had four previous
husbands. all of whom died under
strange circumstances Southard to-
/ dav appeared dazed by the turn of
events He did not go to see his wife
and refused to talk to newspaper men.
Mrs Southard, it is alleged, married
Robert c. Dooley of Twin Falls. Ia,
in 1913. He and his brother, Edward,
took out a joint insurance policy and
both died in 1915.
Other alleged hubands were William
McGaffie. married, 1916. died 1918;
Harlan c. Lewis, married, 1918, died
same year; Edward F. Meyer. married,
1920. died last September; Paul Vim
cent Southard. married, 1921.
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CLAIM CURE BY HEALING
Paralytic Throws Away Clutches
After Laying on of Hands,"

lAfICT Oh Oh
Joseph Weeks. 460 Lake, who said
that he had been cripple for many
years as q result of paralytic strokes,
came to the Swedish Baptist church,
Fourth and Fillmore street, Friday af-
ternoon. He came to the church with
the aid of his crutches to ask for the
laying on of the hands" prayer OF
the Rev. p. c. Nelson, divine healer,
conducting services at the church.
When Joseph Weeks had received
the treatment from the Rev. Nelson,
he was able to walk down the aisle of
the church and walk home without the
aid of his clutches, the Rev. Nelson
testifies.
Among the others who said they
had been aided by the treatment of
the Rev. Nelson was Mrs. A. B. Alex
ander. colored. of 612 Western avenue.
troubled her for years was much i'm
proved as result of Mr.. Nelson's
treatment
AZ have seen at least twenty of the Grip
treatment. L. NJ. CockrelI of this city said
been cured by the treatment. and colered
woman has been greatly helped"
Cockrell and his daughter, Mrs. d. II.
Branaman, became interested in the WORK
sion in Wichita and were instrumental In
bringing him TO this city to conduct meet
ings.
return to Topeka to speak at the Swedish
Baptist church Sunday morning and at the
salvation Army hall at 80 O'Clock Sunday
meeting at the Swedish church.
The Nelson healing mission will continue
until Tuesday or Wednesday night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-14
INSPECT PRINTING PLANT
Governor Allen Names Efficiency
Commission for Work.

commission fOr work.
Governor Allen today appointed an
efficiency commission to make a sur
vey of the state printing plant. The
survey will be made in advance of his
appointment of a state printer to sue
ceed the late Imri Zumwalt.
1t is proba BILE that thirty days will
be required to complete the study of
printing plant policies. Members of
the commission will consider phases
of stock buying, operating expenses
and general policies of management
of the plan. w. r. Smith. former
state printer, and business manager of
the Capper publications, is at the
head of the commission. Other mem
bers are Representative John Mack,
publisher of the Newton Kansas-Re-
publican; and Clifford Booth head of
the Grit printing plant at Wichita.
E. E. Kelley. assistant state printer,
will be in charge of the plant during
the investigation. Governor Allen
stated today that he would not name
a new printer until the commission
filed its reDOrt
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LEADERS Give UP
Only Thirteen COnvicts Now at
Large, Says Report.
Twenty-Five Have Been Recap
tured and Two Slain.
WERE TAKEN WITHOUT FIGHT
Most Desperate Ones Did Not
Use Guns.
Were Worn Out From Long
Fight and Hunger.
WERE TAKEN WITHOUT FIGHT

Huntsville, Tex, May 14.-Ring-
leaders of the state penitentiary mu-
tiny in which forty convicts escaped
fourteen miles west of here about 6
o'clock this morning, according to
Capt. Jake Herring, chairman of the
prison commission. The men taken in
cluded G. r. Anderson. Harris county,
twenty-five years; Louis Dodd, Bur
nett county, ninety nine years; c. c.
thur Spraggins, Bexar county; J. A
Stewart, Tarrant county, ten years
and H. L. Watson. Ellis and Denton
counties, four years.
They were captured by three guards
without a fight. They had been sleep
led the guards to their hiding place.
Did Not Try to Use Guns.
Anderson, Dodd and Watson, con-
sidered the most desperate of all the
characters who escaped, and who de-
clared they would never be taken alive
had guns, but, according to Herring
did not try to use them.
They were worn out from their
flight and said they had been without
food ever since the prison breaks.
With most of the men back behind
bars, Captain Herring began an in
vestigation of the prison riot today.
Only thirteen of the forty men who
escaped are yet to be accounted for
Twenty-Five have been recaptured, and
two have been slain.
The men are believed to have
enough ammunition to last several
days at the rate the skirmishes have
been happening. Only a few shots
have been fired by the two forces.
i've nj cd |.
lis, south of here, last night, guards
Wounding two of them
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CITY COURT JURY is HUNG.
First Jurors in Years Could Not Agree
on Women Case

The first jury of twelve men to be
called in the trial of a case in the
city court in years failed to accom-
plish anything today. The jurors
were unable to agree on the guilt or
innocence of Flossie Walker. Lizzie
Stammers and Alice Dickson, negro
women, charged with assault and bat
terry on the person of Mrs. Minnie
Jacobus. 1917 East Tenth street.
The jury retired about 4:30 o'clock
Friday afternoon The first ballot
was 8 to 4 in favor of conviction.
From that time until 1880 O'Clock
this morning the jurors argued. fumed
and sweated. The last ballot was the
same as the first The jurors were
dismissed from further service The
women will be tried probably in the
district court, it was said.
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A careful study of the financial con-
dition of the government by Secretary
of the Treasury Mellon has failed to
give much hope of material reductions
in tax burdens except as leaks in the
everyday operation OF governmental
machinery can be plugged and for this
reason the new administration is lay
ing especially heavy emphasis on the
economy program.
The investigation of waste in leas-
ing of private buildings grew out of
discoveries made by Postmaster Gen
eral Hays, who believes that millions
of dollars are being unnecessarily ex-
pended in this way. In many cities.
federal offices and branch offices of
the government commissions are oc-
cupyipg elaborate suites in high priced
office buildings where more modest
but ample accommodations could be
had
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PRINTERS IN CONFERENCE
Still No Definite Action in Strike
Shops Open Monday.

Another conference is scheduled 10
be held this afternoon between repre-
sentatives of the striking printers and
the employers, beginning at 3 o'clock
this afternoon.
There will be nothing TO give out
until after the conference" it was
stated by representatives OF the
printers.
No indication has been given that
the employers plan to do anything but
open their shops Monday morning in
accord with the announcement made
Thursday.
Information from the employers
camp must come thru a publicity COM
mittee. it was stated today. and the
committee made no statement.
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Cool and unsettled weather with
casionaI rain.
A chilly. cloudy Sunday is the fore
cast for Topeka. Clouds and gloom.
with a northeast wind, are on the
books. Rain is not definitely prom
ised, but the probabilities are in its
favor Scattered showers occurred in
the southwestern portion of the state
Friday night. The sky is cloudy over
the state generally this morning, and
from Kansas south to Texas. north to
Canada west thru Colorado and east
to the Atlantic coast.
1t is showing in northern Michigan
this morning, and the lowest temper
ature in the United States, % degrees
at Duluth, Mimi. means a hard freeze
there. Temperatures in the northwest
this morning were as high or higher
than those in Kansas, however. which
(Continued on Page TWoO
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BILL HAYWOOD is SHORT?
I. W. W. Leader Reported to Have
Deficit of $4,000.

Chicago, May IA shortage of
$4,000 in the accounts of William D.
C'Big BilT') Haywood. L w. w.
leader, now in Russia, exists in the
general defense funds of the organi-
zation, according TO delegates attend
ing the 1. W. W. convention here.
Big Bill was custodian of the fund.
The accusation on the floor of the
convention caused a near-split in the
ranks of the organiza ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-14
ANOTHER FEUD IN CHICAGO
Attempt Made to Murder Pasquale
TanziIlo.

Chicago. May 14.-Renewed out
breaks of the feud in the Bloody
Nineteenth" ward, came today when
an unsuccessful attempt was made to
murder Pasqua1e Tanzillo.
An intruder opened the window of
Tanzillo's room and emptied the con-
tents of a shotgun. The slugs went
over the intended victims head.
He refused to tell police anything
concerning the shooting.
Tony D'Andrea, chieftain of the
Bloody Nineteenth was ASA assinated
a few days ago.
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FRANCE is OPPOSED TO 1T.
Will Not Consent to German Troops
Entering Upper Silesia. ~

Paris, May 14.-France is unalter-
ably opposed to any German military
operations in Upper Silesia, declared
Premier. BRAND today.
Never. never could the French gov
ernment consent to German troops en-
tering Upper Silesia," the premier ex-
claimed to half a hundred foreign cor
respondents whom he received at the
foreign office in consequence of Pre-
rnier Lloyd Georges speech yesterday
in the British house.
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Farewell to johnson.

Rome, May liking Victor EN-
manuel yesterday received Robert I'm
derwood johnson, the American am
bassador, in what was described as a
farewell audience in anticipation of
Mr.. Johnson's return to the United
States after the appointment of his
successor.
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CONCERT BY C. A. R. LADIES
Three Artists To Be Featured at E,Iks
Club May IL and IS.

The Ladies of Circle No. of the
Grand Army of the Republic will give
concert, featuring three artists Mon
day and Tuesday evenings, May II and
Is. at the Elks' club. Both concerts
begin at Sis o'clock.
Miss Artemisa E.lizondo. pianist a
Spanish singer of unusual talent. Ed
gar Fowlston, baritone, of English
birth, and Miss Irma Seydel. violinist,
are the artists who will appear
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CLUB BUILDS A BRIDGE
Builders Span Gully as an After
noon Diversion.

Twenty members of the Topeka
Builders club are at work this after
noon constructing a wooden bridge
over a gully in the tract in Dalesford,
club lease.
Being builders, the matter of throw
ing a thirty-five-foot wooden bridge,
strong enough to carry automobiles
across the gully. appealed to the mem
bers of the club as a very pleasant
Saturday afternoons diversion
Its better than fooling around
playing golf" one of the members of
the club said.
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TRIED TO RESCUE GRIFFITH
Unsuccessful Attempt Made To Get
Slim Eeiu Leader.

Dublin, May 14.-An unsuccessful
attempt was made this morning to
rescue Arthur Griffith. founder of the
Sim Fein organization, from his con-
finement in Mount Joy prison
An armored car which had recently
been captured was used by the repub-
licans in the attempt to rescue Grif-
fifth.
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TOPEKAN IS APPOINTED
W. H. Stanley. North Side Editor,
State Fire Inspector.

Appointment of W. H. Stanley of
Topeka as an inspector in the office
of L. 7. Hussey. state fire marshal.
was announced today. Stanley takes
his position Immediately.
Until recently Stanley was publisher
of the Shawnee Chief in North To-
peka. He has been publisher of the
Meriden Ledger and other weekly
publications in this state.
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MRS. JAKE HAMOK is ILL
Widow of Oklahoma Millionaire Under
PhYsician'S Carc.

Chicago, May 14.-Mrs. Jake L. Ha-
mon, widow of the Oklahoma million
aire and politician, was under the care
of physician at her home here to-
day. She suffered from a nervous col
lapse. Mrs. Hamon was said to have
been i'll since the trial of Clara Smith
Hamon on a charge of numbering Jake
HannD
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AdmiraI Sims on Cedric.

New York, May 14.-Rear Admiral
William Sims was a passenger aboard
the steamship Cedric. sailing today for
England, where he will receive the de-
gree of doctor of laws from Cam
bridge university.