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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-08
MORE SUICIDES IN NEW YORK.
OF the 7O7 Who Took Own Lives I'm
1920, 352 Were Married.

New York were more prevalent
among married persons than single
ones in 1920, it was shown in the re-
port of Chief Medical Examiner Nor
ris, made public today
The total number of suicides for
the year was placed at 7O7, of which
352 were married, 1876 single, 100
widows, two divorced and 6S whose
social status was undetermined Fig
ures for the first six months of this
year show that 80 more persons
killed themselves than during the
corresponding period in 1920.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-08
YOUTH DROWNED IN KAW
jerome Hartman Loses His Life While
in Swimming.

Jerome Hartman, S-year-old son of
Mrs. John Schaffer, 100 North Chand-
ler street, was drowned in the Kaw
river about o'clock Thursday after
noon at a point near the Santa Fe
railroad bridge, opposite the shops.
According to information gathered
by the police, the boy was in swim
ming with his small brother and Del
mer Seybold, 121 Monroe street. He
was caught in the swift current and
swept beyond his depth, it was said.
The other boys called for help and a
Santa Fe shopman, whose name was
not learned, appeared just in time to
see Jerome go under for the last
time.
The body has not been found. The
boys had not told their parents that
they were going swimming, it was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-08
DENY HOWAT REHEARING
Records Now Clear for Appeal to e. S.
Supreme Court.

The supreme court has denied
Alexander Howat a rehearing of the
Crawford county appeal recently af-
firmed by the higher court. Action
of the coWt in overruling the motion
for a rehearing leaves the records
clear for an appeal to the United
States supreme court where one of the
Howat cases is now pending.
It is probable that writ of error
will be asked from the Kansas su-
preme court in a few days. As soon
as this is granted Howat attorneys will
perfect their second appeal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-08
MAKE FRIENDS OF REDS
Senator France in Russia Quoted as
Trying to Promote Peace.

Berlin, July S-The communist
newspaper, Rote Fahne. today printed
a wireless press dispatch from Mos
cow quoting United States Senator
France, as follows:
My object in coming to Russia
was not only to help bring about COM
mercial arrangements, but to restore
friendlier relations between the two
epublics-Russia and America"
According to the Moscow dispatch.
the interview was originally printed
in the Bolsheviki newspaper, Novi
Mir. at Moscow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-08
Pound of Rye
Is Made Russ
Unit of, Value

Berlin, July S.-A pound Of rye has
been made the unit of value in the
exchange Of goods in Russia by the
council of peoples commissaries. ac-
cording 10 a dispatch from Moscow
today.
A pound of rye will be equivalent
to ary one Of the following: Four
yards of cloth, four iron spades.
twelve pounds of petroleum, or twelve
boxes of matches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-08
MASONS TO HOLD PICNIC
Members of Orient Lodge No. ST To
BE Entertained at Industrial School.

Masons of Topeka who belong to
Orient lodge No. 81, and their fami-
lies, will take advantage of the prom
ised ice cream weather tomorrow aft
ernoon and hold their annual picnic at
the Boys Industrial school.
At least 1900 persons are expected
to attend. A baseball game between
a team selected from the Masons and
the boys of the school, a drill by To-
peka Commandery, free ice cream
cones and red lemonade, and a basket
supper on the lawn of the school are
some of the features promised for the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-08
MARBLE TO SPEAK MONDAY
VIII Address Members of Kiwanis
Club at Chamber of Commerce.

T. w. Marple. of Chicago, general
manager of the department of indus
trial relations of the Beatrice Cream
cry company, will be the speaker at
the next meeting of the Kiwanis club,
which is to be held Monday evening
at 6:15 o'clock at the Chamber of
Commerce. MARBLE will talk to the
Kiwanis members on Modern Indus
trial Relations"
The event Monday night will be
ladies night" and the members will
bring their wives and women friends
to the dinner
The Square Circle club has accepted
the challenge of the Kiwanis to an
inter-club baseball game, and the
game will be staged at League park,
Monday, July 49,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-08
He Watched Child Drown

Chicago, July s.-John Collins is
under arrest today because he Is
alleged to have watched a child
drown without having offered any
assistance. Annie Holdt. 10 years
old. fell into shallow water and
was drowned yesterday while Col
Inns looked, the police say.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-08
Pcggy joyce Awarded AIlmony.

Chicago, July s.-Peggy Hol kins
Joyce was awarded $3.50 a month
alimony. s27.500 solicitors fees and
S12.500 for legal expenses today by
Judge SABBATH in the superior court in
her counter suit against James Stanley
Joyce millionaire lumberman who
had originally sued for an annulment
of their marriage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-08
Stole Teeth From Mouth

Havana, July s.-While Manuel
Morgado, a Spanish blacksmith,
was sleeping peacefully and open
mouthed in the park-a thief
reached into his mouth and stole a
set of false teeth. Morgado was
indignant when the police intimat-
ed that he might have swallowed
his grinders"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-08
"IOST" LINER REPORTS SAFE
Calloa VIII Reach New York Monday
-"Phantom Pirate" Was Feared.

New York. July s.-The Munson
liner Callao is safe. She will reach
quarantine out in New York harbor at
o'clock Monday night, July IL.
Word to this effect reached the
Munson line officials today in the
form of a delayed radio message from
the Callao's commander, sent at noon,
July 6. It gave the vessels position
at that time as about 200 miles north
east of Porto Rico.
The mystery that for a week has
shrouded the whereabout of the ship
which carries seventy-three passen-
gers, all first cabin, and one million
in gold, still remains to be cleared up.
but officials here were inclined to at
tribute it solely to wireless trouble.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-08
WITHDRAW ROAD FUNDS
Appropriation of S93 900 Taken Away
From jackson County.

From jackson County.
Because they did not advertise for
bids for hard surface roads, county
commissioners Of Jackson county have
been notified by the state highway
commission that their appropriation
of $4,000 has been withdrawn. Nor
ris county was given an additional
month in which to get busy. Members
Of the Morris county board came to
Topeka to appeal for an extension OF
time.
Butler county will receive a portion
of the aid withdrawn from Jackson
county 1t will use the money for con-
struetion Of an east and west road to
connect Sedgwick county highways.
Orders issued by the state commits
sion call for elimination of number
of dangerous grade crossings and re-
movaI of hazards to tourists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-08
MORE HOT WEATHER ON WAY
temperature of 95 Degrees Promised
for Today and Saturday.
AVS TEMPERATURES.

The temperature in Topeka Thurs
day reached 95 degrees, breaking by
one-tenth of one degree the heat rec
ord for the year.
The probabilities are that the same
mark will be reached again today.
and that tonight the low mark will
not be lower than II degrees. Sat
go to 95 degrees for the third con-
secutive day.
The highest temperature in the
state Thursday was SO degrees at Nc
Pherson, and the lowest Thursday
night was Sc degrees at Dresden. The
eastern portion of the United States is
suffering from heat, even more se-
verely than is Kansas. In the east a
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-08
WRITE PEACE PROCLAMATION
Tentative Draft of War Ending Scrap
of Paper Before the Cabinet.

washington, July s.-A tentative
draft of presidential peace procla-
nation was presented to President
Harding and his cabinet when they
met today.
Attorney General Daugherty took
with him into tho session draft of
the proposed proclamation. which he
prepared at the presidents direction,
and it was put up to the cabinet for
due consideration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-08
Missouri To Join in Kansas Plea.

Jefferson City July s.-The Mis-
souri, public service commission today
decided to join Kansas in its petition
filed yesterday with I. &C. for lower
grain rates in the west.
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-10
Harding to Golf With Newspaper Men

1S6. But the newspaper men Of Wash
ington have gone simply crazy over
golf. 1t is said that even the veteran
Charles S. Albert of the New York
World is endangering the furniture Of
his Office with his mashie swings.
1t is seriously to be doubted whether
President Harding could bear the tre-
mendous responsibilities of his position
without some such relaxation and ex-
ercise as this game supplies. Theodore
Roosevelt was a noted athlete in sew.
eral lines, but in Washington ran to
tennis. It is not known that he ever
tried golf. Roosevelt was extremely
democratic and played tennis with any
one who would come along, although
his famous tennis Cabinet" was COM
posed Of an ambassador or two and mi
nor government officials. William H.
Taft was great lover of golf and
played more or less regularly with Sen.
ator Jonathan Bourne, Jr., although he
was by no means exclusive. Mr.. Will.
son, when first he came to town, tried
out all the courses and finally settled
on that of the Washington Country
club as his favOrite.
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-10
Years Corn Crop May Set New Record

a record crop. Indications are that
most of the crop is now out of dan
ger from frost.
The wheat crop showed decline of
100000 bushels. with total of 754,-
100000 bushels indicated as this years
harvest. Oats will be short crop this
year, the indicated production having
declined 47.OO0OOO bushels during Au-
gust. with total crop of 100000. 900
bushels forecast. That Is 100000 900
bushels smaller than last years crop
and 343.O0O,OOO bushels less than the
average for the five years previous.
Potatoes showed an increase of Z.
100000 bushels over a month ago, with
a total of 323.OOO.OOO bushels. but the
crop is almost 1O0,OOO,OOO bushels
smaller than last year and almost So.
100000 bushels below the average of
the five years previous.
Tobacco production indications
showed an increase Of 59.O0O.OO0
pounds over a month ago. with a to-
tai of 94S,OO0.OOO pounds. The i'm
proyement was confined almost ek-
tttrely to- the Nortlsern States
n .
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-10
Peace Brings Woe to Alley Dwellers

~ ATIFICAT1UN of the treaty Of
X peace with Germany will be
source, Of relief to the national
government. but it will automatically
bring before the District commission
ers the problem of providing for the
$500 persons living in alleys in the
city. = i"
One year after peace is proclaimed
BY the, President all structures in
alleys must be abandoned for dwelling
purposes, under law enacted by con-
sress back in 1914. The law was
SHIFTED to go into effect July /, 1918,
but because Of the housing congestion
which existed here at that time con-
gress continued the date to one year
after peace. '>~
The treaty has been signed by Ger
many and may be ratified and pro-
claimed before the end of this year.
In that event the district would have
only II months in which to prepare for
enforcement of this legislation.
While Washington's war population
mas been reduced considerably, it is
apparent to district officials that resi-
Dental property is still too scarce to
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-10
AriStOCratS OF
Russia PeddlerS

smashed Wrangel to smithereens. The
Crimea witnessed one Of the greatest
scramhies In history.
Soldiers and their leaders, civilians
and their wives and families, clamored
for ships to take them away before
the avenging Bolsheviks came in.
The vessels which were finally sup.
piled for the refugees were jammed
beyond human endurance.
Filled With Refugees.
Thousands of the survivors Of this
page Of recent history were brought to
ConstantinOple.
Every street in Constantinople Is
crowded with them. Near this city
You may see broad-faced Mongolians
and Kalmuck Tartars, who were once
in Wrangel's army, working on the
railway tracks.
In the city itself the Russians have
largely turned to peddling.
Their wives and sisters and daugh-
ters have taken to waiting in little res
taurants or washing dishes or scrub.
bing floors or doing family washing.
Many have been forced by sheer
want into immortality.
And there are thousands who have
no visible means Of support. They sell
nothing. They do not work. They sim.
ply walk the streets aimlessly.
Many Of them have shirts, but no
coats. If you see them with coats but
toned up to the neck, you may know
that they have neither shirt nor un.
dershirt underneath. In this blazing
hot oriental weather many Of them go
about with great. long. heavy cossack
coats whose collars and sleeves are
trimmed with thick astrachan.
Shift for Themselves.
Men who we're once officers in the
cars army and later in Wrangels
forces still 60 about with their epau-
lets on shoulders. Often one has a
wicked-looking Russian officers dagger
at his side.
It would seem that with this great
influx Of one-time soldiers of adven-
ture, made desperate by want. there
would be q great increase Of petty
crimes. But the $500 Turkish police
have held crime in check.
For considerable period the French
authorities undertook to feed the 100,-
600 Russian refugees, the only stipula-
tfon being that they should seek work
to make themselves Self-SuDpOrting
But work was the very thing that the
great majority of them did not want.
They seemed to think the allies were
under some sort Of obligation to main
tain them in idleness. The result was
that the French felt compelled to with
draw all assistance and allow them to
shift for themselves.-Milton Bronner,
in Chicago Post.
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-10
Women Scrub the Statue of Suffragists

Y II EMBERS of the National Wom-
M ans party, arising with the
birds. visited the capitol at six
O'clock and interviewed the charwom-
en detailed to clean the capitol, in an
effort to interest the charwomen in
keeping clean the statue Of the three
pioneer woman suffragists, Susan b.
Anthony, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth
Cady Stanton, which was presented to
congress last year.
This was follow-up of scrub
bing which the Woman's party men,
bers gave the statue themselves the
day before, when they armed them
selves with scrubbing brushes. soap
and water and invaded the capitol.
Those who appealed to the char
women were Mrs. c. L. Robey, chair
man of the Eighth congressional dis
trict Of Virginia of the National Wom-
ans party. who led the scrubbing expe-
dition, and Miss Levinia Eagan of LOU
isiana. a member of the party council.
The charwomen expressed interest in
the matter, they reported.
Besides Keeping the statue OF three
pioneer suffragists clean, the women
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-10
\ 3,0O0-NIile Unfortifed Boundary Line

at war. In seven centuries they are
said to have been closed but three
times. You have erected a temple OF
peace, whose gates are never to be
closed save in war. Already It stands
for more than a century Of unhrosen
peace between Britain and America,
and we all join in the hope that In COM
ing times it may commemorate an era
of peace much longer than the period
Of wars for which the temple Of Janus
stood. "a;
"Our century and more Of peace with
the British empire, our relations OF IN
broken amity with Canada, the fact
that a. boundary line over 5000 miles
long remains nfortified-these are the
testimonies that the world grows wiser
and better. All mankind looks to this
example, yearns to follow it; and we
are justified to believe that time is
at hand when 1t may take a long step
In that direction. On the occasion Of
dedication Of the Pacific Peace Portal
wish to convey to you personally my
high appreciation Of your patriotic
service in providing symbolic shrine
to international peace, and in doing so,
I would also thank the Pacific High
way association (the builder Of the por-
tal) for the fine cooperation 1t has rem
dered." t
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-10

mai person would. Upon entering a
room where there are visitors she will
walk without taltering up to J. I.
Hooper, superintendent Of the school.
Wiletta is unable herself to under
stand or explain the reason for her
strange method of hearing. It just
came to her; this is her only explana-
ton. She has been at the school for
six years.
May Develop New Method.
During her first year at school VII.
eta was not a very sdiljgent student
and was especially backward in study
ing the point system Of reading. She
mastered the reading system. how
ever, knowing that It was only mat
ter Of time when she would be unable
to see.
The achievements Of Wiletta Hug
gins are attracting such wide attention
that one Of the large women's maga-
zines of the country contains an inter-
view with her and story Of her sue
cess. 1t is the opinion Of psychologists
that a new method of teaching the
deaf will be developed as result OF
the tests which have been made on
Wiletta Higgins.
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-10

old grandma. whose only son sent her
there, to he off his hands. Your
heroine's heart is touched. She takes
the old lady out and puts her In the
cottage. and. tells her that for the
rest of her life she need do nothing
but sit in a rocking chair and eat
fried eggs three times day."
"And what is your plOtf'
"Why, a girl. in digging a ditch, finds
n box Of gold. She has heard that the
Pawnee tribe Of Indians are without
preacher. They have no Thursday
night prayer meetings. They are sim
ply sloshing around. She buys thou
sand dollars worth Of Bibles and hymn
books, and she hires team and
driver, and she drives to the head
quarters Of the Pawnee tribe. The
chief Of the tribe Is gentleman named
Kicking Horse He Is willing to
accept the Bibles and hymn books.
but he is also willing to accept the
fair hand, Of our heroine. He makes
this known to her. He cannot have
her hand 1t Is promised to pawn
brokers' assistant in Boston. and she
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-10
In View Of Wel!-knoWn Facts Girl
Wanted Lover to Drop the Sentt-
mental Stuff.

Darling" he asked, as he drew his
fiancee closer to him, "am the only
man you have ever loved?"
"William," she replied, somewhat
testify. "before we go any further I
would like to ask you a few questions.
You are, no doubt, fully aware that
my father is a millionaire something
like ten times over, aren't yOu?"
"Y-yes."
"You understand, no doubt, that
when he dies all Of his vast fortune
will be left to meT ....,
"Y-yes."
"You know that have $125,OOO.OOO
In cash in my name at the bank"
"Y-yes."
"And own $2,5O0.OOO worth of prop
erty?"
"Y-yes."
.That nv diamonds are insured to
the value Of $125.OO0 dollars?"
"Y.yea"
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-10
YANK GOBS APPLAUD BULLFIGF4T

is never to let his horse get touched
by them.
After that group of peasants
wearing green-and-red caps advance
into the ring and each tries to throw
himself on the bull, either between his
horns or on his neck, and to cling
there despite the frantic attempts Of
the animal. If one succeeds in cling.
ing on, the other peasants rush up
and hang onto the bull until he is
reduced to impotence.
The American boys cheered all this
with great enthusiasm. but the real
outbreak came when one bull leaped
after one of his tormentors over a
wooden partition and into a group Of
bullfghters, scattering them right and
left.
Roars of laughter filled the enor.
nous circus and q laundering cheer
and cries Of "bull, bull, bull'' burst
from the throats of the Americans.
The bullfghters fed in disorder
while the amphitheater resOunded
with the laughter and cheers Of the
Americans,
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-10

is a girl who never goes back on her
word. Old Kicking Horse gets mad,
and he gives her an hour to think
it over. In the morning, if she does
not marry him, he will roast her q
beautiful brown at the stake. Isn't
that mighty good plot, so far?'
''It's very thrilling" answered Mrs.
Bowser, "but go on"
"When night comes." continued MIR.
Bowser, ".Old X. II. goes to the maid
ems tent and demands that She
either roast or marry. If you were
writing this story, you would have
about barrel Of tears ut this point.
and your poor maiden would faint
away and remain unconscious for
about three weeks. See how 1 do 1t.
Quicker than lightning she draws two
automatics from her pocket and points
them at the naked breast Of old X. Il.
and, in tones which cannot be mis-
taken for love tones, she says:
"'You are standing on the verge Of
the grave! You go' Turn your face
to the west and walk right off! About
three miles away is tree. Walk to
that tree. I shall be close behind YOU
all the way, and If you do not keep
your arms above your head will fire
18 bullets into the back OF your neck.
Tell your people not to attempt to
rescue you. Now, get along with
your" -...-.
isn't that natural, Mrs. Bowser9"
every much So" she assented.
1--WE now turn to the. pawnbroker's
assistant. Not hearing from the girl
by postal card, he gets anxious and
fretful. He hires flying machine and
goes West in search of her. He ar
rives in the Pawnee country just as
she is walking old X. Fl. across the
plains. The machine comes to stop
beside her. He smiles and extends his
hands. She jumps in beside him, and
before old X. II. knows anything
about it they are five miles away and
speeding for Boston, where they don't
lose ten minutes in getting married.
It is such stories as this, Mrs. Bowser,
lUdt Will ACuOuAu " IAC (ICuAl OA Jul
house. I go to write it! Do not
come into the library on any excuse
whatever. l will finish this story SO
I can mail it in the morning. You may
go upstairs nOw."
Mrs. Bowser went upstairs, laughing
to herself all the way, and Mr.. Bow
ser sought the library. He opened
fresh bottle of ink and got down about
200 sheets of paper.
At midnight, not having heard from
him, Mrs. Bowser softly descended the
stairs, and softly opened the library
door. Mr.. Bowser sat In the chair
asleep. He had simply written:
"By thunder! What ails my brain
tonight"
Mrs. Bowser gave him shake and
he followed her upstairs to bed. He
was asleep in about three minutes,
but the old story gripped him and he
called out:
do your worst, you savage mon
ster! Never will I marry Kicking
Horse! Never, never, neverw