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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-27

Kansas supreme court justices play
a. safety first game in handling the big
murder appeals these days. It was
in keeping with this policy that late
Wednesday afternoon action was tax
en- to place Rufe King in custody at
Pittsburg The court had agreed on
an opinion affirming his conviction
The opinion. tho, wasn't made public
until news came today that King was
in charge of the Usage county sheriff
There have been some mighty out
standing incidents in murder appeals
in recent years which have tended TO
cause the court TO use precaution in
handing down opinion in murder cases
where defendants were under pond
1t was with a thought of the Van
Womer and Mullins cases that caused
the court to take heed in the King
case. Similar preca ution was taken
in the famous Archibald Sweet case
from Morton county.
He Killed a Sheriff.
Several years ago the supreme court
affirmed a verdict of murder against
Don Van Womer. Morton county real
estate man. He killed Sheriff Martin
in a fight when the sheriff tried to
place him under arrest Van Womer
appealed. The day before the case
was decided the defendant was seen in
Dodge City. Then the ground seemed
to open up and when the opinion came
down the next day the defendant was
missing. His $4,000 bond was or
dered forfeited But Van Womer was
never found. He is still sought by the
Then there was the series OF the
tragedies in the Mullins cases Wal
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SANTA FE ELECTS


Continued from Page One.)
G. ". Porter of Topeka, and c. T.
McKusick. the company's transfer
agent in New York. Altho the meet
ing opened at IL o'clock. the count
was delayed until Mr.. Storey and a
number of other officials could return
from the luncheon and meeting of the
Rotary club at the Chamber of Com
merce.
Visit Industrial Plants.
Mr.. Storey, accompanied by W. K.
Etter, acting general manager of the
eastern lines: J. r. Koontz, assistant
freight traffic manager, and J. NJ.
Cornell, general passenger agent, Wis
tied a number of Topeka industrial
plants Wednesday afternoon, and this
morning Supt. w. D. Deveny showed
him what makes the wheels go round
at the shops. Mr.. Storey departed
this afternoon at PAS o'clock for Chi
cago.
The directors will meet in New
York May 2, to elect officers.
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is SAVING
More Than Forty Million
Scaled Off OF War Office Cost.
Many Other Economies Can't
Be Listed, Secretary States.

washington, April 27.-Secretary
Weeks sent to the senate military COM
mittee today a Hastily prepared" re-
port of economies inaugurated during
the administration in the war depart
ment showing a total saving of $40
O23. sSs.
| The report was made in response to
request of the committee
TT is very apparent, however" Mr..
Weeks said. that many economies
which have been Instituted have re-
suited in savings which cannot be
| crystallized into actual amounts-poh-
cies which are permanent in their
character and the result of which viii
continue to be reflected in reducing
the expenditures for the operation OF
the army
In the list of economy measures
noted by the secretary was Nelimina-
ton of certain annual reports and i'll
ing methods in his own office result
ing in saving of $4,000.
He set down $4,000 as saved by
curtaiIment activities of the adjutant
generals office; $4,000 in the signal
corps thru curtailment of telephone
activities; S19.O0O.0OO in the quarter
master corps thru various curtail-
ments and reorganizations; $3.400,O0O
in the air service thru numerous
measures, including remodeling of
otherwise obsolete planes; 1884. 100 in
the ordnance department lnTu llIlll-
tation of repairs at permanent sta
lions except as needed to protect stor
age and by other means; $354,000 in
the chemical warfare service thru
consolidation of activities and savings
in rentals and overhead: $SS0,OO0 in
the militia bureau "by scaling down
the national guard equipment and
careful study of rifle range proposals,
and $S4S.2 40, thru consultations and
wage readjustments under the inland
coastwiSe waterways service.
Other items noted were savings Of
100000 in general administration
"by combining recruiting activities to
esta blished posts and disseminating all
intensive recruiting" and by other
means; 100000 in replacing appro-
priations'' by ''strict oversight of ex-
penditures" under this head, and dis
approval of projects except when
absolutely needed for efficient opera
ton of the army" 100000 thru
very careful scrutiny of mileage or
ders and discontinuance of travel not
absolutely necessary" 100000 under
a general reserve" heading covering
funds kept absolutely under control
of the secretary of war which are not
available for obligation without his
specific approval"
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in court SCRAP
Miners and Industrial Law
Fight Before Pollock.
Case Probably VIII 60 Thru
Friday, TOday's Forecast.

Kansas City, Kan, April 27.-The
Kansas Coal Miners union began its
fight today against the Kansas indus
trial court.
Counsel for the union appeared be-
fore Judge John Pollock in federal
district court and sought to enjoin the
Industrial court from fixing wages and
working conditions.
The miners action is based on a
suit brought under the name of Sam
uel Smith, a coal miner. They set
forth in their plea that the industrial
courts powers are largely unconstitu-
tional.
1t was expected today that the case
would continue thru Friday. John
Clarkson, Iowa labor attorney. and
II. A. Henderson and John A. Riddle.
Indiana union attorneys, are repre-
~senting the Kansas miners, while the
industrial court is represented by
Judge Dennis Madison and John
Egan, assistant attorney general Of
Kansas.
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supreme council at Genoa Consid-
Grafton of the question was put over
in order that further information
might be obtained from Vice Premier
Barthou. head of the French delega-
ton at Genoa. Official circles here in
dicated their belief that there was
little prospect of an early meeting of
the supreme council at Genoa.
1t is understood that NJ. Poincare
called the attention of the cabinet to
the fact that the question of penalties
to be applied to Germany was one of
eventuality oRly-a question that
would come before the allies only
when the reparations commission had
finished it's negotiations with Ger
many.
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AN OFFICIAL 0, K.
Message TO Tehitcherin Asks
No Concessions to Allies.
Russia Tells Italy She Wants a
Treaty With Her, Now.

MOSCOW April 27.-The soviet gov
eminent has sent a wireless message
20 Foreign Minister Tchitcherin, IN
Genoa embodying a resolution Of APP
proval of the Russian delegates policy
at the Genoa economic conference and
giving instructions that no concessions
be granted the allies which would in
terfere with the rights or the political
freedom Of the Russian workers
Thy the Associated Press)
Genoa April 27.-Premier Lloyd
George today invited Foreign Minis
ter Schanzer Of Italy. Vice Premier
Barfhou of France and Foreign Min
lister Jaspar OF Belgium TO meet him
at the Villa De Alberto to reach an
understanding over the document to
be addressed to the Russians in reply
to the Russian counter proposals
This document will contain not only
what is asked OF the Russians but also
what the allies are ready to ofIer
them. The sub-cOmmission on Rus
sian affairs will meet Friday to dis
cuss this document and approve 1t in
its final form
This statement is being drawn up
primarily to satisfy England, France
and Belgium. who are the heaviest
creditors Of Russia. In their answer
TO the allies. the Russians appear to
have made no reference whatever to
the war debts which the allies said
they were ready TO scale down. In
the English text of the allies proposal
the phrasing was:
In view of the serious economic
conditions in Russia, the creditor gov
ernments are prepared to write down
the war debts owing by Russia to
them The Russians apparently in
terpreted the words write down." to
mean. write off" in other words.
complete cancellation.
They. therefore. ignored the war
debts in their rejoinder. What the
attitude of the powers will be on this
question has not been made clear.
Genoa. April 26.-George Tchit-
cherin OF the Russian delegation. dis
cussing today with the Italian delega-
ton the question of the economic res
direction of Russia. declared that if
Italy would grant Russia credit and
goods Russia in return could supply
Italy with 1000 tons Of oil monthly
which Italy needs.
This would relieve Italy. he said
from the high cost OF American oils
and freight. gradually help her to
substitute oil for coal and thus free
her from the necessity of purchasing
coal and oil in England and America.
Paris. April 2T.-Premier Poincare
today submitted to his cabinet the
proposition from Prime Minister Lloyd
George Of Great Britain to convene the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-27
BANKER WANTS OUT OF PEN
Habeas Corpus Action Filed by ii. NJ.
Pierce of Michigan,

Herbert NJ. Pierce, formerly teller
in the National City bank at Grand
Rapids, Mich, today filed a petition
in the federal court here asking a
writ of habeas corpus to obtain his
release from the Leavenworth federal
penitentiary.
Pierce was charged with embezzling
$22,5OO belonging to the bank. He
was found guilty and in December,
1921, sentenced from the western dis
trict of Michigan to- serve ten years
in the United States penitentiary. He
asks his release on the ground that
the law provides five years as the
maximum for the offense and that
his sentence was therefore illegal.
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HENRY GETs a NEW F,oRD.
Someone Stole Car of Renowned Auto
Maker in Detroit.

Detroit, April 27.=Henrys Ford was
driving a brand new automobile today,
this followed theft last night of his
machine while it was parked down
town.
Mr.. Ford personally called the po-
lice by telephone and notified them of
his loss.
what kind of a car was it?" the
police clerk asked.
why. a Ford, of course" Mr.. Ford
answered.
As the police had been unable to
find the stolen machine by this morn
ing, there was nothing left for the
manufa cturer to do but to go to one of
his factories and take a new car from
a stOra room
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NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

New York. April 27.-MONEY-Foreign
exchange. easy. Great Britain, demand,
4.421A cables. 442Ss; 90 day bills on banks,
4.40 France, demand, 9.22; cables, 9.2211s
Italy, demand, 5.321h: cables, 5.33. Bel
GUM, demand, S491a; cables, $50. Ger
many, demand, .353s cables, .3515.
Call money. steady; high, 31a; low, 80
ruling rate, 81 closing bid B; offered at
315 last loan. 31z call loans against ae-
,ceptances, 3. Time loans, steady; 60 and 90
days, 46414; 6 months. 4A@415. Prime
mercantile paper, AZ.
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virgil Lille Must stand Trial.

Great Bend. Kan, April 27.-Virgil
Lille. of Pawnee Rock. who confessed
Saturday to attempting to rob the
Pawnee Rock State bank, will have
his preliminary hearing Monday. He
was arraigned today before the county
attorney. .Altho Lille made a confess
sion he wants to take the case to the
district court.
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Local Mention

Washburn college students partici-
pating in the contest for the Zumwalt
poetry prize must present manuscripts
to Prof. Elrick B. Davis by Monday,
May l. The prize is one Of $25 offered
by Clerin Zumwa1t, as a memorial TO
his brother, the late Imri Zumwalt-
Raymond Chi-opodist- Orpheum Bldg.-Adv
-Four new members were admitted
to the Dramatic club of Washburnscol-
lege Wednesday night following the
spring tryouts. They are: Miss Mu
rieI. Stevens, Miss Agnes Ramey, Harry
Crane and Russell Howard. These
were the last tryouts of the year. Six
vacancies will be filled at the tryouts
next fall.
DR.. Cook, Dentist, rs Kansas.-Adv.
Ten Washburn college girls walked
twelve miles in three hours recently.
The walk was from Zeta Tau Alpha
house to WakaruSa- The hike was
made between the hours Of 6:15 and
9:15 O'Clock in the morning. The girls
making the hike were: jeanette Doc
ley, Josephine Meyer. Muriel Stevens,
Floy Gerber. Marjorie Lewis, Iona
Hoag Aida Kalbfleish, Dorothy
Adams. AIbertea Rosen and Katherine
smith,
DR.. J. c. Shaw. OF Topeka, will ad-
dress the members of the chemistry
club Of Washburn college this evening
in Rice hall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-27
LATE MARKETS
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

Wall St. New York, April 27.-STOCKS-
The recent reversal in the stock market
made more substantial progress today.
Every division. notably rails and represen-
tative ind1strials were subjected to ex-
tensive liquidation.
Selling assumed widest proportions in
the final hour. Leading rails, oils. steels.
motors, equipments and shippings then
showed extreme losses of TO points.
The closing was heavy. Sales approx
mated 100000 shares.
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sew YoRK LIBERTY BoNp MARKET

New York April 2T-Liberty bonds close
31s's 1892; first As, 1904; second As, 90 60
first AIS. 99.T4; second AIS. 1912; third
AIS, 1882: fourth AIS, 1892; Victory
3at IS, 10000; Victory Az s, 1OO.G6.
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Rain stops Aggic-N. o. Baseball.

Ram stops AggIe-N. Q. BaseDaII.
Manhattan. April 27.-The Friday
and Saturday baseball games between
the Kansas Aggies and Nebraska uni
versity, scheduled to be played here.
have been called off on account of
rainy weather.
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U. S. RECOGNIZES EGYPT.
Continuation of American Rights
There Must Be Assured

washington. April 2T.-The United
States has extended recognition to
the new government of Egypt subject
to the continuace of American rights
in that country, it was officially an
nounced at the state department to-
day.
will not surrender the extra territorial
rights which have been enjoyed for
many years The Egyptian govern
ment has accepted the recognition I'M
der the American terms.
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NEW YORK COTToN MARKET.

New York. April 27.-COTTON-Cotton
futures closed steady; May. 1879: July,
Il. 100; October. 1765; December. 1910; Jan
uary, 1765. Spot, quiet; middling, 1915.
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HONOR TO GRANT
Continued from Page One. }

I shall be content with whatever
credit may then be given me, fully as
sured that just public will award all
that is due"
Four years later, General Grant be-
came the second Republican presl-
dent
Washington, April 27.-The ragged
and SCARED battle flags of the Flew
enth Tennessee volunteers, captured
by Union troops during the Civil war,
were returned today by their captors
at impressive services in the offices
of Senator Mckinley, Republican, OF
Illinois, in the senate office building.
The Illinois veterans declared the
return of the flags was intended 10
commemorate the compassionate spir-
it of Gen. Ulysses S Grant as evil
denced at Appomattox when he re
turned to General Lees surrendered
army their horses and rifles. The
flags will be kept in the state capitol
of Tennessee.
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Washington, April 27-The ma
chinery of government was halted to-
day by executive order of President
Harding in order that thousands fed
eraI employees and officials in common
with visitors and the citizenry of
Washington might do honor to the
memory of General L. S. Grant at the
dedication of the bronze memorial in
the Botanic gardens on the centenary
OF the birth of the great Union SOL
der and president.
At the same time the memorial serv-
ices were being held here, President
Harding was participating in similar
exercises at Point Pleasant, o., the
birthplace of the Union leader.
A half holiday was granted to fed
eraI employees, the public schools were
closed, the city bedecked in flags and
bunting and men and women were
marshaIled from all sections of the
country to form an impressive parade
in homage to the memory of General
Grant.
New York, April 27.-An oak tree
from the Grant farm near st. Louis
was planted near the tomb of General
Grant today as part of the ceremonies
marking the one hundredth anniver-
sary of the great Americans birth.
The planting, under the auspices of
! Charles L Pack, president of the
American Forestry association, was at
tended by the Grant post of the @. A.
r., members of the Grant Monument
association and the American Legion.
Cincinnati, April 27. President
Harding was given a hearty welcome
on his arrival here today on his way
to Point Pleasant, o., where he is to
take part in the centenary celebra-
ton this afternoon of the birth of
Gen. U. S. Grant
A large crowd greeted the president
when his train arrived in the union
central station. Thousands of other
persons thronged the sidewalks and
windows, and even the roof of the
houses.
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KANSAS CITY HAY MARKEr.

Kansas City, April 27-HAY-Market
steady to 81 lower. Receipts As cars.
$500; choice, SO. 5OG24 so; No. /, 600, OO0D
300; standard, $1s5Od21 50; No. ?, $500
Prairie hay No. /. s11. J0d1 1900; No. .,
50 5Od11. 90: No. ,, $1,000 100.
Timothy No. 1, SIS 5Od 1880; standard.
S1T.5O61S 800; No. ., S15OOd1T.oO; No 5,
Clover mixed light. $1sOOd19.Oo; No. 1,
$1650d1T.50; No. =, $12O0415.oO.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET.
New Orleans. April 27.-COTTON-Spot
steady and unchanged; middling, 100
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co.,
POI New England Bldg.)
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New Orleans. April 27.-COTTON-Spot
steady and unchanged; middling, 100.
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Paris April 27.-Premier Poincare
today submitted to his cabinet the
proposition from Prime Minister Lloyd
George OF Great Britain to convene the
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-09-14
SOCIETY
HAPPENINGS
The 500 Club

Zennias and clcmatis were usec
most attractivcIy to adorn the
pretty bungalow Of Mrs. L'hcris.
son Thursday a week ago, when she
entertained her club and a mum.
ber of guests very delightfully."-.
Miss Alma Kile won first prize.
a pretty handmade library scarf;
Miss Inter, second. a pretty van
ity set, and Mrs. Derouen of New
York, the charming house guest,
of the hostess, was presented with
an attractive handmade buffet set.
Mrs. VIM. Payne kept score
and with Mrs. Cooper of New
Orleans assisted the hostess in
serving a delicious fruit salad,
ice tea ard pecan maca-
rooms to the members and guests:
Mines. Browne, H. Hughes,
Rusca. L. DeBlieux, Carr, H
Katie, Caspari, Voi+rs. Blanchard
Of Texas, Carnahan of Mississippi,
Oerouen of New York, McInnis
IF Shreveport, Misses Wcbre of
8reaux Bridge, Hall of New Or
cans, Kelsoe of Royce, Carver,
OeBlieux.
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A NEW FOIL
TICAL PARTY

According TO rumOrs around
the Capitol in Washington, new
political party is promised for the
1924 campaign, to he known as
the Liberal. but is in 10 wise &c
be confounded with TIE Henry
Ford presidential movement.
That however, is cited rs an in
dicstion Of the demand for Il new
deal in national and political af-
fairs.
Tho advocates of the projected
new party figure on amalgamatirg =
the dissentients in the two biz
parties rs the nucIeu, of their
organizatio!. with possibly Bever-
idge Of Indiana or Pinchot Of
Pennsylvania as leader: But it is
believed by many that neither
would care to ALLEVIATE himself
from the Republican party but
would prefer to receive promotion
from within its rank, whereas
William L. Hearst, despairing of
ever getting anything from the
Democrats, may be q contender fer
recognition from the new party,
which may explain his alliance
with Hiram johnson.
1t is significant that johnson is
a Republican in name only, and
just what the price of his support
of the newspaper publisher would
be, is giving rise to much specula. |
tive talk, as was Hears,'s game to
keep johnson in Office so that his
influence may be the greater when
the time comes to employ his
services in Hearst's personal be.
half-'o further the political am
bition he is known to cherish.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-09-14

Or. George Whitfield Stephens
brother of DR.. E. l.. Stephens, is visit
ing in Lafayette.
This item would ordinarily go for :
personal. IN the parlance of the news
paper game. However, in DR.. George
whitfield Stephens there is ''corking
good story and one that will max.
mighty fine reading any fine summer
day.
Laying aside for the moment tho
title of Doctor" (this member of the
stephens family being in the medical
profession and not a highbrow of the
educational worid) let us take up Can
tain George Whitfield Stephens, who
has just been released from the British
Medical service.
Captain Stephens is one of these
ardent souls whose horizon is not
bounded by close confines and does not
dWetl very long On small things. Wien
the world was being enveloped in the
tltantlc struggle that was spreading
over Europe he was in Arizona. Dr.
Stephens took look at the situation.
The 'Watchful waiting" did not appeal
to him. The British government was
calling for medical men and he started
Tor Canada and enlisted.
There followed service in China, at
Hong Kong; then to the battlefields of
france. where Captain Stephens was
so badly gassed at Ypres that the re
malnder OF his war service was per-
formed in evacuation hospitals and on
hospital trains.
Captain Stephens was then ordered
70 Palestine. He served with General
AIienby at Jerusalem, rendered what
AID ne could at Constantinople, and to
the Armenians; saw service in Egypt, |
India and in Russia. Returning to
England he was detailed with the
forces on duty in Ireland and was on
hand when the Irish Free State was
created.
Add to this that DR.. Stephens has
ceen in mining ventures in Central
America, was on the'grcund when the
nrst work on the Panama Canal was |
started, and is a desert veteran in !!
Arizona, and you will realize that he !
mas fund of interesting information. {
~Of Bolsheyism in Russia, Captain |
stephens states: "Bolshcvism may |
have redeeming trait somewhere but |
never found it. One who has not !
seen cannot appreciate the unspeakable !
conditions that exist there, where re-
!g!on has been cast aside, where bap-
;;izlng into the church is punishable by |
ieath and where women are bartered |
ike cattle" I
or conditions in Ireland, Captain
stephens speaks sympathetically. He
ellis of the harassing problem the Brit
sh troops had confronted in trying to
ope with the situation and admits
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NO. 50
that England rule in Ireland has been
to large extent misrule.

that Engiand's rule in Ireland has been
to large extent a misrule.
Captain Stephens states that ne locks
With question upon the appafeat
friendship between Russia and Ger
many. He states that these two IA
tions, with the Turks, are the danger
spots of the world.
DR.. Stephens has just come from
Shreveport where he has been visiting
his brother, District Judge J, II.
Stephens, and from NatchitOches where
he has been visiting his mother. lie
plans to spend some time in Louisiaus,
at least until his definite plans fer the
future have been made.
When queried as to whether lie was
gong TO settle down to the lie l. &.
practitioner, after his remarkable *
perlences, DR.. Stephens sail he Nas
casting IAN eye about the horizon IS
Ter the future-well, that vii cone
when have rested"
DR.. Stephens was visiting about the
city today, escorted by "our" Dr.
Stephens. He expressed himself as
tonished and delighted with the splen-
did little city that Lafayette is devrl-
odng into and declared all indications
were that it is certain of great
future.-The Daily Advertiser.