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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-11

Alex found Cora in her hotel. He
sent up his card and she received him
on the mezzanine floor.
well, see you've decided to make
us poor fellows pay for living alone"
he observed after they had shaken
hands.
1--WE certainly have" she said
warmly. Its now up to the senate,
OF course, but it's coming all right
81 happened to hear your address
this afternoon" he went on, land that
part of it having to do with a fellows
courage struck me as being peculiar
ly fitted to my case. So came right
here to ask you in plain, unvarnished
words whether you'd be willing to give
up this career idea and save me from
paying a bachelors tax
You heard mel" she exclaimed, ap-
rather like this career idea, and
really can't think of giving it up
Alexis heart, which had been
humping violently, seemed to stop.
But" the lady representative con-
tinued, 81 see no reason why I should
not also save you from the bachelor
tax, if you wish it."
To herself she added, Especially
since I made that speech for your
especial benefit today, having seen you
in the gallery
Whatever Alexis shortcomings. it
could not be said he ever failed to en-
brace an opportunity. and as the mez-
canine floor was all but deserted he
lost little time in embracing this par
ticular opportunity.
Copyright, 1921, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-11

There may be some difference or
opinion as to the need for new tax
measures as a substitute for the excess
profits tax and the high surtax
charges, and, if substitutes are needed,
there may be difference of opinion
as to the kind of tax that should be
adopted, but there can scarcely be any
difference upon the question of the
reduction of the high rates. Both po-
liticaI parties put into their platforms
declarations which We're aimed direct
" against these forms of taxation
which result in inflated retail prices
and which drive capital from produc-
tive enterprise into investment in
bonds which are tax free. Neither is
there difference of opinion on the ur-
sency of prompt action by congress
Whatever is to be done along the line
of tax legislation should be done at
once. SO that the business of the coun-
try can get it's bearings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-11

1.-THE greedy hordes of employers IN
the United States had better watch
nut" declares President Samuel Com
pers of the American Federation OF
Labor. Just who is it that compose
these greedy hordes?" 1t may be
that Mr.. Gompers had in mind the
railroad managers, who just now are
greedily trying to save their properties
from bankruptcy. Or is it the man
ufacturers,. who are trying to reduce
the cost of production to a point
where the public may be induced 10
buy? Possibly he refers to the farm
ers. who are trying to beat down the
cost of labor to a point where they
can continue to produce food without
sustaining a loss. Mr.. Gompers should
be more specific.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-11
LITTLE BENHY'S NOTE BOOK
BY LEIE PAPE

broak pops shaving mirror today
wash stand with my face vile I was
trying to see how close I could see
myself in it, thinking. G, its Supposed
to be bad luck to brake a mirror,
wonder if that includes shaving mir
rers.
And I. stuck the mirror in back of
the shoe backing box so pop would
ent notice it too soon, and after sup
pir he was smoaking and thinking
in the setting room and I sed, Do
you believe in superstition, pop?
Certeny not, superstition is ony
another werd for ignorants and no
body of eny education or eny sents
believes in it, certeny don't believe
in superstition and I hope you don't
either, sed pop
o, no sir, G, gosh pop, I don't be-
leeve in it, jest asked you to see
weather you did. I sed.
Well I don't, sed pop, and watts
more I've got no respeck for enybody
that does.
people believe its bad luck to brake
a mirrer, sed.
Some people haven't got the sents
they were born with, sed pop, and
sed, That's wat 1 think. pop, I broak
a mirrer today but that don't say
there's eny bad luck about It. does it
pop?
Certeny not, sed pop. And he kepp
on smoaking and thinking and all of
a suddin he sed, Watts that you sed ?
Wat mirrer did you brake?
Sir? Your shaving mirrer, sed,
and pop sed, Its a poor rule that has
no Exception, and this is one time
ware bad luck is connected with
breaking a mirrer. And he started
to take off his slipper. me thinking, G,
its going to start rite now.
Wich it did e.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-11

The eight first named, McDermott
crosby, Cutler, McEntire, Adams,
Baer, lines and Strain, will hold office
Tor TWO years, the others for one year.
their successors to be elected at an
other election.
McDermott Leads Ticket.
The man receiving the highest num-
Der of votes in the primary nominal
ton election, and in the final election
was George T. McDermott, president
of the Chamber before the reorganiza-
ton.
Two of the men elected to the new
directorate have never been directors
before. They are A. T. Van Petten
and Fred Voiland.
To Eject Officers.
One of the first tasks awaiting the
new directors is the election of officers
for the coming year. The officers
are elected from among the directors
themselves. The date for the first
meeting, at which the election will
probably take place, has not yet been
announced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-11

be forthcoming without further delay.
All parties concerned, including the
public and the business OF the coun-
try. are interested in a prompt deter
mination of the issue. The board es-
tablished the existing wage schedules;
it seems proper that it should decide
whether or not they are to continue.
There seems little reason to doubt that
it's decision will be accepted by the
road and its employees without ques-
ton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-11

Conferences between the Santa Fe
railroad and its employees on the sub
ject of wage reductions have come to
an end and nothing has been accom-
plished. 1t was not expected by either
party that anything would be accom-
plished. The matter at issue now
goes TO the railroad labor board for
determination. While these confer
ences have been in progress the board
has been conducting hearings designed
to enable it to reach a decision on the
matters in dispute. Its verdict should
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-11

In recognition of the general lower
trend of prices two Topeka restau-
rants have announced a cut Their ac-
ton will of necessity be followed by
other eating houses. Bradstreet's
Weekly Food Index number for last
week, based on the wholesale prices
per pound of thirty-one articles used
for food, is $2.75, comparing with
sass the previous week and $4.s6 for
the week ending May s. 1920. This
number shows a loss of 2.S per cent
from the week before and of 44.5 per
cent from the like week of last year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-11
Ouesfions-Answers

O. What proportion of the men en-
pIoyed by mines actually work under
A. In bituminous mines four-ffths of
the employees are underground, directly en-
gagged in getting out the coal In anthra-
cites mines, about one-third or the men
are actually mining coal, the rest being
occupied in preparing and moving it.
Q. Can branch Of an apple tree be
grated on a pear tree and the branch bear
apples and the pear tree bear pears:-M. B.
A. The department of agriculture says
that altho it is true that branch OF the
apple tree can be grated to pear tree
and the branch have apples and the rear
tree have pears, this is not common anu is
simply. regarded as curiosity such 4
possibilities.
q. What were the favorite poems Of Lin
coin and Roosevelt?-D NJ. +.
A Lincoln't favorite poem was ooh. Why
Should the Spirit Of Mortal Be Proud -
while it is said that Opportunity" by John
]. ingalls, was the favorite of Theodore
Q. Was there sunk, at any time during
the war. a ship with American soldiers on
A. The following army transports were
sunk during the war, with the date of sink
ing and number Of men lost: Antilles.
October II, 1917; 1G men; Tuscania, Feb. ;,
1918, POS nen: Moldavia, May y. 1913 ~
men: Missanobie. Sept o. 1913. 2 men; tt
icondaroga. Sept 30 1918. 1o1 men; Otranto,
Oct 6, 1918, 256 identified, 1o1 presumed
lost
(Any reader can get the answer to any
Journal Information Bureau Frederic j.
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to settle domestic troubles, nor TO under
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-11
SPECIAL CONVENTION RATES
Utilities Commission Grants Applica-
ton of Santa Ee-

Special railroad rates to various
Kansas conventions and state meet
ings have recently been authorized by
the state public utilities commission
on the application of the Santa Fe.
The state encampment of the G. A.
r. at Manhattan. May Is and 10; the
state meeting of the Elks' lodge at
Manhattan, May 25 and 26; meeting
of the colored knights of Pythias of
the state in Topeka, August Is to 20.
and a meeting of the Kansas depart
ment of the American Legion in
Hutchinson, August % to "a, have all
been authorized by the public utilities
commission as cause for the estab-
lishment of round trip rates equal TO
one and one-third times the regular
Ione-way fare, from points in Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-11
TO USE OWN JUDGMENT
County Superintcndcnts to Decide on
Institute Course.

Members of the state board of edu-
cation issued a statement authorizing
county superintendents to exercise
judgment in holding of either one or
four weeks summer institutes The
board stated that either institute
would be recognized and that county
superintendent were at liberty to eX-
ercise their own judgment.
Miss Lorraine E. Wooster, state
superintendent of public instruction,
was not present for the meeting.
Neither were the newly appointed
members of the state board. AS soon
as the statement affecting holding of
institutes had been issued the MEM
bers adjourned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-11
VOTE ON EMERGENCY TARIFF
Indications Are Senate Will Approve
Embargo Act This Afternoon.

Washington May 1.-THE senate
will vote today on the emergency tar
if bill.
Under an agreement reached last
week, the voting begins at p. m.
and indications are that the measure
will pass. 1t has already passed the
house and will go to conference as
soon as the senate has disposed of it.
In spite of the virtual certainty that
the bill will get enough votes to pass
it today, its chances of final enactment
into law are regarded cynically by
many members of congress.
Republicans, some of whom will
vote for it today, are ready to wager
it never becomes a law. In fact. its
delayed passage by the senate is con-
coded to be only the beginning of the
most stormy part of its legislative voy-
a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-11

The excess profits tax was so
drawn as to look as tho the rich man
paid the tax. but the original taxpayer
added the tax. and more, to his prices,
with the result that the ultimate con-
sumner paid far more than the tax.
The public was deceived into think
ing it was not paying, but the public
paid, just the same and still is paying.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-11

tisan Voters has entered Kansas poll
tics with the announced purpose of
uniting forces in sympathy with the
interests of the common people into a
political federation for the election Of
public officials, who will enact, inter-
pref and enforce laws that will serve
the general welfare. 1t thus exhibits
a frankness unusual in such move
ments, by declaring at the outset that
it is after the offices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-11
TO PLAY TENNIS MATCH TODAY
Washburn and Baker Will Meet in
First intercollegiate Contest.

First intercollegiate Contest.
Baker and Washburn will meet in
the first intercollegiate tennis match
of the year for the Blue on the Wash
burn court at o'clock this afternoon.
Weiskirch and Dutton will form the
first team for the Ichabods and also
will play the singles. Hamilton and
L. Barnett will form the second team.
Owing to delay in fixing the courts
the Washburn players have had little
opportunity to practice but Coach
Ream is confident they can success
fully cope with the Methodist players.
Dutton and Weiskirch have both been
school champions. The courts have
been resurfaced, new back stops pro-
vlded and other improvements made
at an expense of about 5000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-11

A wave of strikes of more than
ordinary seriousness seems to be
sweeping the country. Job printers
in many cities. 15o,oOo textile work
ers in the south. and 100, 900 ship en-
ployes are INDUCING in vacations"
All of which tends 10 boost prices and
bring business depression.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-11
C. OF C. ELECTION
George I. McDermOtt Receives
Highest Number of Votes.
Sixteen Directors Chosen by
ReOrganized Chamber.

Sixteen new directors were elected
by the reorganized Chamber of Com
merce in the final election which
closed Tuesday night at o'clock.
The new directors are:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-11
NTENIBER OF THE ASSOCIATE PRESS.

The Associated Press is exclusively en-
Titled to the use for publication OF an news
dispatches credited to it il not otherwise
credited in this paper and also the local
news published herein.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-16
8 Held as Suspects i'm
Raising of Bank Notes
Numerals Clipped From $50
Bills and Mutilated Money
Found i'm Roam

Eight men suspected of completely in
the raising of bank notes by altering
numerals are held in Police Headauar.
ters at Newark. They were arrested
after information had been obtained
from another prisoner involved in an
extensive silk shirt robbery
David Burns, of Is Arlington Street,
Newark, the first man arrested. was
Implicated in the note raising when
detectives, searching his room, found a
collection of mutilated 81 bills and
numerals cut from $40, $50 and $50
bills picked in a cigarette box Inves-
tigation later developed, the police
say that Charles Cavsnaugh, of 8 Goes
Place, porter employed by the Manu-
facturers' and Merchants National
Bank, had found large quantity OF
mutilated money in refuse sent to the
basement of the bank to be burned.
Cavanaugh is said to have told the
detectives that some of the scraps Of
discarded bills contained numerals as
high as $500. Numerals from these
bills, the detectives say, have been at
tached to bills of small denomination
and passed.
Secret Service agents aided in the
arrest of D. Rugsley, of Warren
Place; Harry Nolan, of 38 Arlington
Street; Miller Williams, of 16 Airing
ton Street; Charles Cavanaugh, of 8
Goes Place; Steve Canarcles and Peter
Penios, of 324 Plane Avenue, and John
Walter alias Silk Shirt Walt" of Sd
Arlington Street. The prisoners are
held for further investigation.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-16
Doctors Wife Sues Doctor
Chiropractor's Maid Tells of
Other Wnnen

DR.. Ethel A. Morrison, chiropractor.
is suing DR.. Daniel Mel Morrison, of
100 East Thirty-fourth Street. of the
same profession. for divorce The
wife admitted on the stand in the trial
of the action in the Supreme Court
yesterday that although she was aware
of the inhdelity of her husband she
continued to live with after Septem-
Der, 1918. when she made the dis
covery. Mrs, Morrison explained that
she did this only for the sake of her
children and that she never condoned
the alleged misconduct of her husband.
Dora Williams, employed in the
Morrison household, testified that
while DR.. Ethel was away from home
DR.. Daniel received visits from a won1-
an acquaintance. The maid said that
the husband also paid visits to a WON
an friend who lived directly across
from his house, and that while there
he kept posted on the arrival of
patients in his office by a code of
window signals arranged with Miss
Williams.
The trial will be continued to-day.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-16
stillman Under Hypnotic Spell
Of Mrs. Leeds, Asserts Wife
Shes Mind That Likes to Garry Rabbits Foot in
Dark No Woman Can Compete With Flatterer
tor Husbands Love; Bankers Rearing Criticized

the instigator of all this. She has re-
shaped Mr.. Stillman's mind on many
things. Like all people Of that class,
she Is fond of mesmcrism and hypnot-
ISM She is the kind that likes to
carry around rabbits foot in the
dark. Of course, nobody Is all bad and
nobody Is all good. Then, too, the cold
tragedy that has ruined Mr.. Stillman
is due III large measure to the old
fashioned way IN which he was brought
up. he was full Of secretiveness and
did not have the natural love of nome
When you DO not feel the need Of
these things yourself you cannot see
that those around you are craving
them
Shadows crossed her face. She sighed
and dropped little. Quickly her mood
changed
Wealth Not All at Fault
"One cannot say that wealth is at
the root of the trouble altogether" she
declared
Although there is no doubt that it
brings flattery and servility and the
fawning of Interiors Mrs. Stillman
continued, at depends q lot, however,
en- how the child is brought up The
children of some rich people remain
simple and sweet throughout their lives.
Perhaps Mr.. Stilman might not have
been SO popular had he not been so
wealthy Certainly he would not be
popular with a certain class. Men with
money are hattered and their vanity
and ego fed. Their wives never fatter
them. The mistake that women make
is that they sacrifice themselves in
pushing their loved ones ahead. They
suffer more than men and men have
decidedly the best of it. If women used
their intelligence more things would be
more evenely adjusted. A woman needs
a rudder, She is three quarters feel
ing and one-quarter intelligence That
is how men manage to get the better of
her all through life"
Mrs; Stillman expressed surprise
over Mrs. Rockfellers appearance at
the hearing. 1t was entirely unex-
pected, as she had not anticipated that
any imm ediate relatives would be
present. She received letters of SYM
pathy and support from her mother,
Mrs. Cora Brown Potter, she said.
With her mother, father and children
standing Loyalty by her she is con-
fident of complete success. 1t is al
together probable that Guy will ap-
pear at one of the hearings, she said.
While the younger children, Alex
ander and Guy, are holidaying in
Canada, Buddy" her oldest son. is
within reach of Mrs. Stillman. She
wilt attend the hearings again to-
morrow and on Friday and will pass
the week end in New York with
Buddy" who is studying for examina-
tions.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-16
Cook Says Mrs. Orthein
Threaten Zeigler's Life
Divorcee Promised TO Kill Man
Who Passed as Husband if He
Dropped Her. Witness Asserts
gpecicl pispatch to Ths Trib

Special EtSp61ch TO 4 ne ITfDG26
CHICAGO. June 15.-Damaging evil
deuce against Mrs. Cora Orthwein was
introduced by the state late to-day
when Mrs. Frances Koucher, cook,
took the stand as surprise witness
for the state and testified that Mrs.
0rthwein in a conversation with Zieg
ler three weeks before he was shot,
threatened to kill him if he threw her
over. The conversation took place in
Mrs. Orthwein's Surf Street apartment,
she said.
whom she knew as Mr.. Orthwein, as a
tall, we'll built, iight-haired man, who
passed a great deal of time in the
apartment. Mrs. Koucher was called
BY Mrs Orthwein a number OF times
TO prepare meals for her parties.
Eddie Nelson, former chauffeur for
Ziegler. according to Prosecutor Heth,
will tell the jury Of the ungovernable
temper of Mrs. Orthwein and of her
numerous threats to kill Ziegler il she
ever Caught him runnin garound with
other women" As Ziegler's chauffeur
Nelson often drove the diyorcee in
Ziegler's car.
Nelson also testified about several
fits OF anger Mrs. Orthwein had while
in ziegler's car. On number of these
occasions she became violent and
kicked the windows out of the machine,
10 is announced Nelson will swear.
Th4 testimonoy of Patrolman Burns
told Of the call to the apartment after
the shooting. He quoted Mrs. Orth-
vein as saying:
Il shot him. He lied TO me. Why
did / believe him? Why did I shoot
him? want to kill myself"
Attorneys for the defense are try
ing TO impeach Witness Burns as they
tried to impeach Sergeant Moffat
They charge that he is detailing in
formation at this trial that he did not
give at the coroner's inquest. The ex-
animation of Burns was temporarily
halted.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-16
Ioyce's Attorney
Scores Peggy as
Cilded Butterfly
Chicago Hears Former Fol
lies Girl Has Fled From
New York, Fearing Prose-
cution as Gem Smuggler
snsess. psspesea 70 TIE Trss,.rse

CHICAGO, June i5,-peggy Upton
.,esihald Hopkins Joyce to-day was
.,etured as "a gilded butterfly" by At
.nraev Alfred S. Austrian. counsel for
sa- husband, James Stanley Joyce,
.;,,sonaIre lumberman. before Superior
Judge SABBATH,
~Thss Characterization came as a
a,,~,sx in one Of the most scathing ar
-.irnments Of woman ever delivered
- divorce court here. The lawyers
.,rnose was two-foid. First. he de-
sss-ea to compel the court to see the
Creation ss he saw it and order Peggy
- enne into court and testify regard
10 her property and income, and sec
end, to defeat her eifor- to collect from
- husband $4,000 a month tenn
nnrarv alimony and 100000 solicitors
Fees and suit money.
attorney Austrian's attack was in
-s-lv 20 a lengthy appeal for slimony
.,a lawyers fees by Peggy's attor~
%g who said he was willing to accept
icvea's testimony that he was worth
.nIv $4,000 900 as q basis for determin-
w. the amount she should receive.
Is Iar,e first fled suit for divorce, nam
40 certain we'll known European char
s.fers as correspondents Peggy filed
: rrnss bill fer separate maintenance,
cbarrin1 cruelty and drunkenness. She
said he was worth from Slo,oo0,000 TO
$40 oo0, coo.
All standing room allowed by the
hailifs was taken by spectators. and
hundreds were turned away.
Attorney Austrian began speaking in
low tones, SO low that it was difficult
1. s.,vS Saak
however. after he had traced her per-
foruanees as the wife of three hus-
hands in three widely separated parts
of the country. he reached climax, in
which he declared that if the court
decided in Peggy's favor it would put
a premium on deception and such con-
duet as honest men do not counte-
nance"
From New York came reports to-day
that Peggy had fed from that city and
that Federal agents were on her trail
The reports declared that seizure ot
peggy's fortune in diamonds and heI
expensive wardrobe was in imminent
prospect as result of her failure tc
nav from g quarter TO half million
dollars the government believes Is due
n duties on gems purchased by tbs
former Follies girl during her honey
moon in France,
william r. Williams. special agen
Of the United States Treasury Depart
ment in Chicago, who has been investi
eating records of her gem purchases
since Joyce first published list o.
pergy's jewels as part of his bill fo1
divorce, said to-day the government
had completed its case and was read.
TO act. He would not say, however
what the acton would be.