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The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-16
PRICE OF CORN UP
Marketing Conditions Are Stir
ring Up Interest.
Increase of Seventeen Cents in
Last Sixty Days.

Chicago, Nov. 16.-Corn marketing
conditions, unprecedented at any time
in the last six years, are stirring up
the liveliest sort of interest among
grain traders here. The out tanding
feature attracting attention is that
within about sixty days the value of
corn has scared IL cents bushel at
time when the bulk of the crop is
still in producers hands.
What this situation means to the
farming community and to the busi-
ness relations of the country at large
was authoritatively discussed in state
ment issued today by B. w. Snow, of
sistant secretary of agriculture at
Washington. Mr.. Snow said:
Advance Not Speculative.
''The advance in corn is not specu-
lative in character but is the result
of growing appreciation in market GEN.
ters of the country situation The crop
is some 800, 600, 900 bushels short of
last year and the stocks of old corn
carried over are about 100,000,000
bushels smaller than year ago, SO
that the available supply for the COM
ing year is fully 400, 100000 bushels
smaller than was the case the past
year. The surplus OF corn accumu-
lated as a result of war urging and
postwar prices has been used up, and
we are once again on a basis of cur
rent supply.
THE present price movement has
had it's origin in the country with the
farmers as the price making factor
The country set the pace by paying
more for corn for feeding purposes, in
transactions between farmers than il
commanded in terminal markets.
Terminals Not Getting 1t.
"Ordinarily Iowa corn is tributary
to the Chicago market, but this year
western, southwestern ana local feed
er demand has created price that
continues above the Chicago parity.
California yesterday paid 66 cents a
bushel for corn in Omaha, a price
fully cents to cents above Chi
cago's relative quotations. Under
these conditions, there IS no material
accumulation of corn stocks at terni-
nal markets.. and the ordinary COM
mercial demand has to pe satisfied
with current receipts.
1.-THE spread between prices of thin
cattle and fatted stock IN the stock
yards shows an unusual profit to
farmers from feeding operations,
while hog prices are such as to net
probably a dollar a bushel, for corn
marketed in that form. Corn has al
ready advanced IT cents a bushel or
more and at a time when the crop is
still in producers hands so that the
farmer and country business gener-
ally are getting the full benefit of the
improved corn situation"
The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-16
WAR CLOUDS ROLLING AWAY
Turks Promise to Respect Terms of
Mudania Armistice.
(By the Associated Press.)

ConstantinopIe, Nov. 16.-The u. S.
cruiser Pittsburgh, t:agship of Vice
Admiral Andrew T. Long, commander
OF the American forces in European
waters arrived hero today from
Gibraltar.
ConstantinopIe, Nov. 16.-The Near
East war clouds rolled away today.
Representatives o. the Kemalist
government notified the allied high
commissioners that their fears of a
Turkish outbreak were groundIess and
that the terms of the Mudania armi-
stice pact will be respected.
The allies are obtaining all the ships
possible to carry refugees away from
Constantinople, Smyrna and Samsoun.
London, Nov. 16.- Satisfa ctory
progress is being made in arranging
the preliminaries for the Near East
peace conference at Lausanne, it was
announced today at the foreign office.
The cabinet met at noon to take up
a communication that had been re-
ceived from France relative to Near
East peace matters.
Great Britain is opposing some of
the Turkish peace demands and is un-
derstood to have the support of both
France and Italy.
The allies will enter the peace con-
ference next Monday with a united
front.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-16
JAPAN PRESS SEES A BREAK
In Time Japs VIII Be Driven Out of
America, Says Times.
tIIl.r IL Annaniaa.a n
(By &c Associated Press.

Toxic, Nov. 16.-Continued modera-
tion marks the japanese press COM
ment of the decision of the United
States supreme court holding Japanese
ineligible for naturalization as Amer
lean citizens. In some circles here.
however, it is believed the underlying
feeling is more bitter.
The Yoroseu Choho. an independent
daily, predicts that decision will i'm
pair friendly relations between the
two countries. The Japan Times. an
English language paper. now owned
and edited by Japan, declares that the
time is not far distant when the
japanese will be driven out of Amer
lea. Osaka Nichinichi Shimbun, the
only morning paper commenting on
the decision, says it is not commenda-
bic for America to discriminate in the
matter of naturalization by reason of
color. Citizenship ought to be granted
the subject of any cultured nation, it
is contended.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-16
NO FIGURES ON BONUS VOTE
Adjutant Samuel Estimates 100000
Votes in Favor of Measure.

While definite figures on the vote
for the soldiers compensation meas
ure are not available, there is no Ques-
ton but what the measure carried by
a good margin. according to Frank E.
Samuel, state adjutant of the Ameri-
can Legion
I'VE will easily have 100000 votes
in favor of the measure" he asserted,
land that will be ample, because the
total vote, SO we understand unoff1-
cially, was about $4,000. The last
figures available show that out of
I,471 precincts a total of 206, 900 votes
were cast for the measure, ana S2,655
against. There are 1,100 precincts
still out. and from these we expect
about 10000 votes in favor, or in
other words, about the same proper
ton as in the other precincts.
Most of the precincts from which
we have no reports are large popula-
ton centers. like Wyandotte and
Sedgwick counties, so we have little
doubt but what the vote there will be
heavy. and the proportion in favor of
the bonus as great as in other sec
Iions.''
The official canvass of the votes
will be completed in about ten days in
the office of D. o. McCray, secretary
of state.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-16
People Forget Devotion to Ma
tion, Declares Weeks.
National Defense Topic OF
Washington Conference.
SPEAKS FOR YOUNG AMERICA
Consider the Mental, Moral and
Physical Fitness.
Lack of Interest in National
Welfare Is Evident.

Washington, Nov 16. = Men inter-
ested in the welfare of young America
gathered from all parts of the United
States met today under call of Sec
retary of War Weeks, to discuss the
fundamental questions of National
strength involved in the mental, moral
and physical fitness of the American
people. Practically every college.
school, or association that has to do
with education or with physical well
being, was represented.
In his address of welcome, Secretary
Weeks said:
National defense is the underlying
topic of this conference. We are as
sembled to consider the mental, moral
and physical fitness of our people and
to plan what we can all work to-
gether more intelligently and effec-
lively to attain our common purpose
better citizenship. We are inter
ested primarily in the oncoming gem
erations. for upon them certainly rests
the future of our nation and perhaps
in larger sense than we realize at
this moment, the future of our civil
ization and the world.
Half Are Subnormal.
'"The now familiar statistics of the
draft, confirmed by numerous other
studies. indicate that about half Of
our population is physically subnor-
NAL You can imagine the possible ef-
feet of such condition upon a nation
Wag1ng a war for its life with all the
hardships and privations which call
for maximum physical effort and
without the support of allies to sus-
tain it.
I'VE are deeply interested also, in
another vital factor in national
strength-the attituds of the citizen
toward the nation. In crisis, such as
existed during the world war, nothing
surpasSes the self-forgegrul devotion
to country which is evidenced by our
citizenship. but in times of peace dis
turbing facts clearly indicate that
lacking crisis, the average citizen is
not keenly interested in the national
welfare.
Citizenship Unhealthy.
Strikes which involve the discorn-
fort and almost the fYves of our peo-
PIE; Tnassacres, similar to the one at
Herrin which should be an impossible
ity in n civilized nation; numerous or
gantzed groups in our pody polite
striving for class or secuonal advan-
tages; absurd political ideas, many
striking at the very foundation of our
posedly intelligent people; local over
shadowing national issues at the BAL
lot box-are ssigns of an unhealthy
condition in our citizenship. Improve
ment of the physical health of our
people will assist in remedying this
condition.
Charged with the responsfbfIstv.
the war department is endeavoring to
effect practical solutions for the na-
honal weaknesses revealed by its
study of national defense problems.
We realize that we are charged not
only with securing victory il war
comes, but also with preparing our
citizens during peace so that in time OF
war they shall not lose their lives un-
necessarily or be foolishly wasted
The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-16
Speeders See Victims in
Hospital; Next Offenders
VIII Stare at Grim Death
"When Man Speeds in An Automobile He Has Murder
in His Heart Says Judge, Who Announces Future
Guilty Shall Visit County Morgue.

Detroit, Mich, Nov. 16.-Speeders
convicted by Judge Charles L. Bart
lett next Wednesday will see an even
more dismal picture of the havoc
speeding has wrought than did the
thirty convicted speeders who were
carried to the city hospital here and
brought face to face with little chill
dren, victims of whizzing autoists.
They will stare at death in the coun-
ty morgue-death brought by bowling
automobiles.
when a man speeds in an automo-
bile he has murder in his heart" "
Judge Bartlett said today. ION next
Wednesday, when the weekly list of
speeder violators come before me, 1
shall show them the tragedy of their
folly. They shall see death, grim
death, caused by their selfishness face
to face
The Judge. speaking of the hospital
The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-16
new EARTH SHOCKS IN CHILE
Strong Tremors Felt in Copiapo and
La Serena Districts.

Santiago, Nov. 16.-Strong earth
shocks were felt at 1895 o'clock this
morning in the Copiapo and La Serena
districts where great loss of life was
suffered in Saturdays quake, accord
ing to the national telegraph dis
patches
The inhabitants of Santiago were
much alarmed early this morning
when a slight earth shock was felt
here, the motion apparently being YER
teal The tremor began at 1:42
O'Clock.
The director of private meteoro-
logical institute had forecast an earth
movement at o'clock, due to the
conjunction of the moon and Saturn.
Shocks in Guatemala.
Guatemala City, Guatemala, Nov.
16.-Earth shocks were felt thruout
the Andes region yesterday, two dis
tinct movements being nored at Villa
Canales. 1t is believed the tremors
were connected with the earthquakes
in Chile.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-16

visit, where the speeders found ten
wan faces of boy and girl victims of
automobile speeders staring at them:
TT hurts. The speeders did not like
it, but they got what was coming to
them And L believe it did them
good. It was none too horrible for
them; it was not horrible enough. Fu-
ture speeders will get worse punish
ment. They will stare at death
lives ended by their mad mania
Among the speeders who looked
down on the faces of the little victims
at receiving hospital was Otto Pendic,
of Pontiac, who came with his 2-year-
old boy in his arms. He wept as the
judge asked:
How would you feel if some one
had run down your Beautiful little
child and injured him seriously as
these children have been injured ?"
Pendic sobbed. Others were equally
affected.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-16
GENERAL WRIGHT NOT DEAD
But the Former Secretary of War Is
in a Critical Condition.

Memphis, Nov. 16.-General Luke
Wright, former secretary of war, who
has been i'll at his home here for more
than week, was reported in an ex-
tremely critical condition early today.
An erroneous report that General
Wright had died during the night was
denied today.
General Wright had been in criti-
cal condition for nearly a week and
for several days had been reported in
a semi-conscious condition. Physicians
attending him had held out virtually
generally believed that his death was
only a matter of a short time
Communication with members of his
family today brought information
that Mr.. Wright still was alive but
extremely i'll.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-16
WILL RESUME SPEAKING TOUR
Mrs MurieI MacSwiney and Other
Woman Pickets Are Released.

Washington, Nov. 16.- Released
from charges brought against herself
and eight other women for picketing
the British embassy here, Mrs. MurieI
MacSwiney, widow of Terence Mac
Swiney. the late lord mayor of Cork.
who died in prison on a hunger strike
in 1920, was planning today to take
a briefNrest in Virginia before resum-
ing her speaking tour in this country,
on behalf of the Irish republican
movement.
Pleading not guilty to charges of
violating a federal statute designed to
protect foreign Representatives in this
country from assault or violence, Mrs.
MacSwiney and the others received a
dismissal of their cases after a brief
hearing yesterday before United States
Commissioner George H Macdonald,
who held that the proof did not meas
ure up to the intent of the law.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-16
JOB TO OVERTON
TOpekan Given $4,000 EIec.
tricaI Contract Hotel Kansan.
Pouring of Concrete on First
Floor Begins Saturday.

The contract for the electrical work
wiring and conduits-in the new
Hotel Kansan, was let this afternoon
to E. L. Overton, of Topeka, who will
begin active operation on the job Fri
day morning. The electrical work on
the hotel will cost more than 1000,
exclusive of the fixtures and the mo-
tors and transformers, which are to
be installed.
The wiring will include connections
for 335 telephones in the rooms and
departments of the hotel; there will
motors and connections for three high
speed elevators, and fifteen small mo-
tors to be used in the kitchen and
bakery. as well as in other depart
ments of the hotel.
Transformers will be installed by
the Topeka Edison company to "step
down. the current from the voltage
on the Edison company's power lines
to the voltage required in the hotel
There will be three big switchboards
to regulate the electric light and power
arrangements in the hotel.
The electrical coudu.ts for the first
floor of the hotel will be installed Fri
day, said Jack Struthers, engineer in
charge of construction, in orde1 to
provide for the pouring of concrete
into the basement and first floor as
early as possible.
''If all goes well we hope to start
pouring concrete on the first floor
Saturday morning" Struthers said to-
day. ''At that we will have to pour
il piecemeal, ene-third at a time, while
the forms and reinforcing are being
completed.
1T will take two anG a half days to
pour the concrete There will be $50
cubic yards of it in the first floor
structure"
The tower from which the concrete
is to be poured and which is now be-
ing built will stand IA feet above the
street Level, in order TO secure Suffi-
cient force at the end of the spouts to
pack the concrete firmly into place
The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-16
Miss Alice, Out
of Job, Sure Lord
VIII Direct Her

Kansas City, Nov. 16.-'sThe lame
duck will have to get its plumage in
order before it determines where 1t
will fly next"
This was the statement here OF Miss
Alice Robertson, congress woman of
Muskogee, Okla
If Miss Alice" is disturbed because
Of her recent defeat for reelection,
she did not show it.
NO, don't know what want to
do, but the good Lord does. and He
will direct me- she said. II sold my
cafeteria business and of course it is
not so easy finding a job at SO, or
getting back into the business world.
but 1 have to work, and something
suitable viii show up,G1'm sure
Referring to her experience in
Washington, Miss Alice said: 1.-The
congressman have been wonderful to
me. They have showed me only the
highest respect and courtesy"
The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-16
Naughty SaLina
Boys Who Smoke
Sought by Police

Salina. Kan, Nov. 16.-Salina.
police are seeking the youthful
smokers of the city who puff cigarets
or cigars or a pipe before they have
reached 81 years in their life's cycle
Orders have been issued for the pick
up of all youthful smokers. and the
first arrest was that of a 17-year-old
boy found smoking pipe, officers
say He appeared in court the next
morning as ordered and was released
because il was his first offense, it was
said after court had adjourned.
Salina police have never before ar
rested minor smokers.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-16

ceiving the benefit commensurate to
the burden of taxation they would
be required to pay.
Auto Owners should Pay.
1T is only right that the automo-
bile owners of the state should pay
for the state highway system, from
which they would derive most of the
benefit" Watson said. And you are
not putting anything over on them
when you ask them to pay for it.
Take their automobile license fees,
and in the next twenty years you win
have more than $60,000,00O for road
building. Add to that the money they
pay in personal property tax on their
cars and you would have $40, 600
more.
And these funds would be applied
to a state system of 6.575 miles of road
within five miles of which are so per
cent of the population, S5 per cent of
the valuation, and so per cent of the
would carry S5 per cent of tn traffic
of the state, and you would find the
other funds in your treasury ample to
care for the other roads of the state
once you were relieved of all the bur
den of building and maintaining the
important roads"
Watson was followed by A. A.
Rodgers. chairman of the board OF
county commissioners of Shawnee
county, who recounted the experiences
federal aid, and urged the other coun-
ty commissioners to back the state
highway commission and take full ad-
vantage of the possibilities of federal
aid
Rodgers declared that traffic on the
Victory Highway between Kansas City
and Topeka, the first federal aid road
built in the state is so heavy now
with the road still UNFINISHED, that
the county commissioners, in cooper
alton with those of other counties. are
already contemplating the building OF
another hard surfaced road down the
north bank of the Kaw river. to take
care of the traffic which is too heavy
for the single line.
With the machinery of their asso-
cations well started at the first meet
ings which were held late wednesday
afternoon. the Kansas county officials
this morning launched into the real
business of the convention
There had registered Wednesday
night. 4s7 county officials in attend
ance at the convention The regis
tration has been continued today, but
no check has been made upon the
since Wednesday night. There
were some 500 commissioners. engi-
neers and clerks at the road meeting
this morning. with five other associa-
ton meetings in progress in various
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The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-16
MAKE DEMANDS ON CHINA
Bandits Must Give Up Missionaries,
Say Foreign Governments.
(Bv the Associated Press)

Peking. Nov. 16.-Measures for the
immediate release of the foreign mis-
sionaries kidnapped by Chinese bandits
were demanded of the Peking govern
ment today by the American, British,
who acted under instructions of their
governments.
Washington, Nov. 16.-Representa-
tiOns made by Dr. JACOB Gould Schur-
man, minister to China. to the Chinese
government and to the provincial au
thorities of Honan province, have re-
suited in the release or one of two
American missionaries kidnapped by
bandits. according to advfces reaching
the state department today.
The missionaries were named ForS-
berg and Lundeen- They were cap
tured in Wu Pei Flu territory and it is
expected he will see that the other
American is speedily released.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-16
INDICTMENT MAY BE DROPPED.
Daugherty VIII Ask for Dismissal
Against Congressman-EIect Berger.

Madison, Wise, Nov. 16.-Dismissal
of the federal Indictment returned IN
der the espionage act in 1918 against
Congressman-elect Nictcr L. Berger.
Milwaukee Socialist, will be moved by
United States District Attorney w. K.
Daugherty, he announced today.
The Indictment returned in the
western district of the state, was SINH
lar to one that Berger appealed in the
eastern district. Daugherty said. The
other indictment has been dismissed,
The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-16
MERGER DECISION TO WAIT
Government Officials VIII Take Time
to Study Meat Proposal.

Washington, Nov. Decision
with regard to the proposed absorp-
ton by Armour & Co. of Morris & Co.,
another of the Chicago big five
packers, was reserved today by govern
ment officers before whom the mat
ter was placed yesterday by ]. Ogden
Armour.
Mr. ArTnour's proposal is being care
fully studied by officers of the depart
ments of agriculture and justice to
determine the relation of the proposed
merger to. the general statute, includ-
ing the newly enacted packers and
stockyards control act.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-16
p. L. GEBHART DEAD AT sALINA.
Veteran Hardware Merchant Drops
Dead in His Store

Salina, Kan, Nov. 16--P. L. Geb-
hart, who had been continuously in
the hardware business here since the
early seventies dropped dead in his
store at 11:30 O'Clock this morning
Heart trouble is given as the cause.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-16
Barrel STAGES for
Students Who Don
7oreddor Trousers

Seattle. Nov. 16.-A Seattle store
advertised toreador trousers in the
University of Washington daily. Next
afternoon the editor co-cperated in
pronouncement that the first student
to wear them would achieve eternal
fame and a broken neck. The varf-
Gus censors of camp customs stood by
with their barrel slaves.
Two eventless days have elapsed.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-16
Golf To Furnish
Sermon Subjects
For Mewdrk Pastor

Newark, Nov. ia series of ser
mons on golf has been announced by
the Rev. Francis H Richey, rector of
St George Episcopal church, Maple
wood, an enthusiastic golfer.
( The serm ons, which he announced
will be delivered from THE Home
Green" include these topics:
Follow thru Choose the right
club. Improve your putting" what
is your record" and (which shall it
be-God or Golf"
The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-16
CHURCH TAKES UP FARMING.
IL Crop Is Raised Debt on Building
Can Be Paid Off

Copeland Kan, Nov. 16 A
church wheat plowillg bee'' was had
near Copeland a few days ago, when
farmers plowed 100 acres of ground
and put in wheat for the church
Those who did not have tractors or
horses gave money. gasoline or oil
to carry on the work If the wheat
makes a good crop next year the Cope
land church should raise enough
money to lift the debt on the building.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-16
WILL FORM A new CABINET
Wilhelm Cuno Takes Over Task of
Naming German Ministry.
By the Associated Press

general manager of the Hamburg
American steamship line. has accepted
the task of forming cabinet to sue
ceed the Wirth ministry, it was un-
officially announced this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-16
Farmer, es. Never Has voted.

Smith Center, Kan. Nov. 16.-John
Phifer, farmer. was in town the other
day to find out how the election went
He impaired to friend that altflo he
was sixty-eight years of age he has
never voted. He also said one of his
neighbors of the same age, Thomas
Hitchcock, also had refrained from
voting up to the present time.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-16

Moderate weather with a spring
like tinge is promised for Topeka the
remainder of the week. says Meteor
oIogist Flora. The backbone of the
cold spell is broken and a general
moderation of temperatures is al
ready in process, says the weather
man.
Friday will be slightly warmer.
The temperature will rise to about 60
degrees. There is a chance that the
sun may be partly obscured but no
precipita ton is in sight. The sky was
clear today from Kansas west to CAL
ifornia. north to the Canadian border
and east TO Pennsylvania.
The warmer weather will rapidly
remove the frost from the air, the
weather man announces. The tenn
peratures in southwest Canada this
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The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-16
shippers Forecast
Moderate weather with sprinI

Temperatures above freezing for thirty
six hour shipments in all directions.