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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-13
DETRoITs CRIME WAVE DOWN.
Only Ripple With Youths as Chief
Perpetrators, Say Police.

Detroit, Mich, April 13.-Detroit' s
crime wave that reached its crest in
1920. has subsidized to a ripple. &C
cording to DR.. James w. Inches, po-
lice commissioner.
Passing of the orgy of spending,
heavy sentences assessed against per-
sons convicted of crime, and regain
ing by Americans generally of their
common sense, are the factors re-
sponsible for the passing of the crime
wave" Doctor Inches asserted.
The head of the police department
pointed out that there were So per
cent fewer crimes in this city during
1921 than in the preceding year. The
percentage is based upon the major
crimes - holdups, burglaries and
homicides.
Hardened criminals are staying
out of Detroit because of heavy SEN
fences imposed upon convicted wrong
doors, but we still have to contend
with the young crop of criminals"
Doctor Inches said. These young
sters are new at the crime game"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-13
ARGENTINA RUNS MEXICO?
Obregon's Chief Adviser Said To Be
South American Minister.

Buenos Aires April 13.-The chief
adviser of President Obregon of Mex
leo is the Argentine minister there,
DR.. Manuel E. Malbran, asserts DIR.
Enrique Gil, an Argentine lawyer, who
has arrived in Buenos Aires after a
trip thru a. number of Iatin-American
countries. To reporter of La Ma
cion, Doctor Gil said:
I'm reality President Obregon ad-
justs his conduct and his decisions to
the counsels of the Argentine minis
ter, Doctor Malbran. His ideas are
those of Doctor Malbran, whom he
consults for any decision of import
ance. Doctor Malbran is in this way
in an admirable situation to pursue
the diplomacy of Argentine. He en-
joys much prestige in Mexico. Presi-
dent Obregon holds him in extraor-
binary regard"
Doctor Gil said that Mexicans had a
poor conception of Argentina and be-
lieved that Mexico was the most ad-
vanced of the Latin American coun-
tries.
80 great is the ignorance of Argen-
tina in Mexico" he said, that I was
considered a chauvinist and a boaster
among a group of Mexicans when
told them that the great majority of
the population of our country was
pure white and that there were only
10000 Indians"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-13

fair minded man." said Commissioner
Foster, that word deposits can have
only one meaning, it seems to me. II
means money or its equivalent, such as
checks. drafts and other cash items
left with a bank in the usual course
of business and with the honest in
tent to make such a contractual re-
lation as has always been fairly I'M
derstood by the word bank deposits ..
Continuing Foster said in part:
I'm my judgment. the legislature
when it enacted the guaranty law,
intended to guarantee only such de-
posits as I have mentioned. and did
not intend to guarantee as deposit
certificate issued In exchange for
some promotion note or for any note
or obligation which would not have
been purchased by the bank if it could
not have issued its certificate there
for but would have been compelled
to nav out its actual cash eX-
change. I recognize the difficulty of
drawing the line and distinguishing
between those transa ctionS which are
actual deposits made in good faith
and those which are not. but I be-
lieve the law can be amended so as
to make it practically clear as to what
deposits come within the protection
OF the guaranty and what do not.
But be that as it may. let me say to
you that the guaranty law, being on
our statute books, is on to stay 1t
should-in fact. it must-be modified
and. to some extent. amplified, and
greater restrictions and safeguards
should be thrown around the guaran-
~ fund to prevent a raid upon it by
promoters who are, 1
am sorry to say, in some instances
aided by dishonest bankers.
"A large percentage of our people
either have not the ability or business
training to enable them to determine
which bank is honestly and compe-
tently managed, and there are a con-
siderable number of people who
include themselves in that
small percentage of population who
may be termed successful business
men and women, who are not pos
sessed of sufficient foresight and bust
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-13
BANKING TRUST" is CHARGED
j. E Wagner Says Plan Is Under Way
To Crush independents Banks

Hutchinson. Kan. April 19.-John
z. Wagner, of Kansas City, formerly
a Larned banker, at the Kansas
bankers convention today said there
was a conspiracy among certain
banking interests to gObble up the in
dependent banks of the country and
establish a banking trust" 1T is a
conspiracy that is un-American, I'M
democratic and will crush the indie
pendent country banks of the country
if allowed to go on"
In speaking of the war finance
funds coming into Kansas he said:
1T is just about the same amount
of money he federal reserve has
taken out of Kansas by selling certifi-
Gates to our depositors, postal savings
and the like, to construct a fine build
ing in Kansas City, Z stories above
the ground and six stories below"
Speaking of the pay of Kansas
bankers, he said:
The washerwoman who clean
coaches for the Santa Fe at Topeka,
gets better average pay than the
average bookkeeper in Kansas banks;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-13
TO HOLD THREE MEETINGS
City Commission Sets Date for Hear.
ing Sewer Protests

Because of the exfgencies of the
laws, the city commission will hold
three special meetings. of fifteen
minutes each, following each other in
consecutive order. on the morning of
Monday, April "a.
At that time the law requires that
special meetings of the city commits
sion be held to hear protests against
the findings of the appraisers of the
benefits in sewer districts Nos So, SO
and 81.
The reports on all three districts
have been received and published, but
protests against them cannot be heard
at the same meeting.
Therefore the commission will hold
a special meeting at 10 O'Clock on
district No. 81; at 1915 o'clock on
No. So, and at 1920 o'clock on No. 54
The commissioners are of the opin-
ion that fifteen minutes will be all the
time necessary on any of the reports.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-13
CHIEF TO BUY new AUTO
Gets the Money and Much Advice
From City Commission.

Chief of Police Guy A. Swallow ap-
peared before the city commission this
morning with the request that he be
authorized to spend not more than
$3.50 for a new car for the police
department, and also to trade in on
the new car, the Oldest Dodge car on
the departments motor staff.
The chief got his $3.50, along with
at least thirty cents worth of advice
on buying cars from the members OF
the commission.
Chief Swallow was not familiar with
the fact that City Commissioners Rob
ert D. McGiffert and W. S. Hancock
each own a Dodge car. Commissioner
Stevens owns Hupmobile, and City
Attorney ONeil a Hudson.
In discussing the various makes of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-13

cars which he might purchase, the
chief several times elected Indignant
defenses of each brand named, from
the owners on the commission, anu
ENDANGERED his chances of getting any
car at all The chief hinser owns
a Cole. and challenged the Dodge
owners Commissioner Stevens as
serted that his Hupmobile would also
run away from either Dodge and CITY
Attorney O'Neil capped the challeng-
ing contest with an offer to beat an
+b5ee varieties with his Hudson, in a
mile run.
Chief Swallow declares he needs a
heavier, faster car than the depart
ment now possesses, in order to over
take booze-laden automobiles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-13

Miss Polly Barton, New York
society girl, was selected by Will
Payne, famous novelist; Robert W.
Maxwell prominent eastern news
paperman, and Mrs. Katherine Tib-
bets of Lake George, n. Y, as the
prettiest bathing girl on the Flor
ida west coast at the end of n
Festival of States celebration just
ended at st. Petersburg. Fla. Miss
Barton was awarded a handsome
silver trophy cup by the judges
when dressed in a pl2in black two
piece bathing suit. She was picked
from a large number of entries,
who paraded before thousands of
tourists on the water front
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-13
ANTT-DRYs ARE HOPEFUL
See Coming Chance for Beer and
Light Wines In Recent Elections.

Washington. April 1S.-For the
first time since the Anti-Saloon league
blew its hot, dry breath across the
United States, sweeping everything
before it, the small liberal" element
in congress seriously believes that the
tide of popular favor is turning
against the Volstead law so strongly
that something can soon be done to-
wards modifying the Isw-probably
along the line of light wines and beer.
The anti-Volsteaders have said be-
fore that sentiment was turning
against Volsteadism but they said it
as a matter of principle and were not
sure of their ground. This time they
sincerely believe it and their belief
is shared by a surprisingly large
number of dry congressman.
Three notable liberal victories
scored at the polls this week. have
contributed largely to this belief.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-13
Pirnples and
bOi1s
caused by errors
= of diet

AWel-known skin specialist
says that pi1nples are sig
nal flags of danger" often in
dicating errors in diet.
Indeed pimples are SO frequent
fy associated with faulty habits of
eating andimProper digestion that
the FIRST thing to do IS to see that
our food is right
Fresh yeast is a wonderful cor
receive food for these skin disor-
ders. Fleischmann's Yeast is rich
in the elements which improve
appetite and digestion and which
keep the intestines clean of poi
sons
PhySciznsand hospitals all over
the country are recommending
Fieischmznn's fresh yeast for PIN
pies and boi1s- II gets right At the
basic cause of these complaints
Eat 2 to ; cakes of Fleisch-
nann's fresh yeast daily before or
between meals to keep your skin
healthy. Be sureit's Fleischmsnn's
Yeast-the familiar tin-fo1 pack
age with the yellow label Place
standing order with your grocer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-13
PLAN TO CONTINUE FLIGHT.
Portuguese AviatOrs Hope. to Make 1t
to Brazil Soon.

Lisbon. April 49, Lieut.. Sacadura
and Lieut. Couthino. Portuguese avia-
tors who are making a 4.O0O-mile
transatlantic trip from Portugal to
Brazil, planned to hop off this morn
ing on the third leg of their flight
from Cape Verde Islands to Fernando
Noronha.
This is the longest stage of the jour
ney. being more than 1900 miles in
lengtna The aviators intended to make
a landing at St. Paul Rock. $50 miles
from Fernando NorOnha to re-fuel
from a Portuguese warship-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-13
FLOCK LIKED HIS ACIIoNs2
Pastor Who Baptised a Dog Is Rein
stated by His Congregation.

BrookIine, Mass, April 13--Rev.
Edwin Curtin, who, some of his flock
asserted. baptised a dog and asked
blessing on French fried potatoes. .
was last night reelected pastor of
the First Presbyterian church of this
town by members assembled in an
nual meeting.
The action was taken in defiance of
the Boston Presbytery which ruled
that Mr.. Curtis, who was on probation
as pastor of the church., was not
eligible and had refused to install
him two weeks ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-13
MCPHERSON Is DEBATE CHAMP
Fairmount College Defends Industrial
Court in Debate.

Wichita Kan. April 13-McPher-
son college debaters became Kansas
champions last night by defeating
Paramount college of Wichita. cham
pions of the southern division. by a
five to one decision.
The Kansas industrial court IN its
national application was the subject
Of the debate Paramount debaters
defended the court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-13

the average railway switchman draws
a bigger salary than the average KAN
sas bank cashier; the average loco
motive engineer or conductor draws
twice the salary thatthe average Kan
sas bank president draws"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-13
Russians Can Own Autos Now.
(Rv the Associated Pressl

Moscow, April 13.-The council OF
commissioners has restored the right
of private ownership of automobiles
in Russia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-13

Pershing to Get McGin U. Degree.
Montreal, April 1S.-Gen. Pershing
will visit Montreal May IL to receive
the degree of doctor of laws from NC
Gill university, it was announced to-
day.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-19
SPRING is COMING

Soon the winter will be gone from
the haunts of freezing men, and the
grass upon the lawn will be turning
green again; verdure soon will run
amuck and Wen hear the quacking
duck, and the earnest, thoughtful
cluck of the busy setting hen. Oh,
the wintry tempest blows, and 1t
bowls along the street; there is ice
upon my nose and my ears are full Of
sleet: bleak the sky that DER US bends,
but the worst uprising ends, and we'll
soon be telling friends that were
weary of the heat. Oh, the winter
isn't nice, when it busters to and
fro, and my shoes are full of ice and
my hat is full Of snow; but | try to
dance and sing and be happy as
king, for | have a bunch that spring
pretty soon her goods will show. And
She has the finest line that a man
could wish to see, singing birds on
every vine. and homing humble bee;
sweetest fragrance in the air, and a
rosebud here and there, golden sun
shine everywhere, and a flower be
studded lea. Roughhouse Winter
stays a while, filling US with discon-
tent, heaping in a crazy pile snow
that isn't worth a cent; but he soon
is out Of sight; then comes Spring, a
bride in white, bringing comfort and
delight to the breast Of every gent.
WALT MASON.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-19

the day in the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Dock Vaughn, Sunday.
We are sorry to learn that Mr.. T
B. Mason is sick at this writing. We
all are hoping for him a speedy re-
covery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Festus Wheeler and
children were visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Mcrary, of Columbus, Sunday
In one of Uncle Johnnie's letters
he told about a man wanting his head
unscrewed. Well, in my next letter
I'm going to tell him one that is al
most as serious as the one he told
US. You are a good one, Uncle john
ME. You keep US all laughing one
minute and then looking serious the
next.
Among the visitors in the home of
Mr.. f. L. Vaughn last Sunday was
Mr.. j. P. Mason, Mr.. Holmes, Mr..
Alonzo Freeman and Mr.. Lonnie
Founder, of New Salem.
There will be preaching at Lone
Oak Saturday night and Sunday by
Rev. Dobbs, of Berry. Everybody
come early, SO there will be more
time for singing, as we have new
1922 song books.
A few days ago there was man
that ask his friends if he wanted to
buy a little cat; his friend thinking
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-19
THOSE SOUL TWINS

A good many chapters have been written in the
story of Charles Garland, Boston man who re-
fused fortune, adopted two or three "soul twins
in spite of the fact that he had good and decent
wife, and did various other things which make
lurid reading. The last chapter is the best. The
local chief of police wrote it. 1t runs like this
IF Charles Garland tries to live on his farm with
any woman other than his lawful wife, l will ar
rest them BOTH
This coarse, unfeeng statement probably was
shock to the soul twins in question and to all
the other degenerate individuals who mask COM
mon immortality under sickly sentimentalism. But
it is the only proper attitude toward such foutng
of the marriage tie If more police officials and
more injured husbands and wives took the same
stand. broken homes and soul twins would not
be as common as they are now.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-19
Fan ASSIFICATIoN

The politician rushed past the Of
fetal Cerberus into the editorial san
ctum. s. 60
"What do YOU mean by insulting
me as YOU did in last nights Clam
or"
Just a minute" replied the ed
itor. Didn't the story appear as
YOU gave it to us-namely, that you
had resigned as City TreasurerG
1T did" admitted the politician.
But YOU put it under the head Pub
DC improvements
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-19
FORD PRODUCTION

Henry Fords factories turned out l,0l3,95S
passenger autos and trucks last year, 928,750 of
which came from American plants, says a final
report, just issued.
The record day was July II with production
of 446l cars and trucks. That makes his yearly
capacity about 100000.
When Henry looks back to the days when he
ran a bicycle repair shop, he must feel dazed.
Couldn't happen in any other country. America
beats Aladdin's cave, for some.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-19

that it was whiskey, replied that he
did so in advance. Then the man
handed him little kitten.
Mrs. T. N. Bell and children spent
last Sunday in the home of Mrs. Mat
tie Curtis.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Logan was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Wheeler,
Sunday.
Well, there is an old saying, early
to bed and early to rise makes man
healthy, wealthy and wise" So to
bed l must go if Pm to be the early
bird that gets the worms.
BROWNIE.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-19
JUDICIAL

The Dispatch is authorized to an
nounce
JUDGE THOS. B. CARROLL,
of Oktibbeha County, as candidate
to succeed himself as Judge of the
Sixteenth Judicial District IF Missis
sippi, consisting of the counties Of
Lowndes, Clay, Oktibbeha, Noxubee
and Kemper, subject to the will Of
Democratic voters of said district.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-19
THE TAYLOR CASE


Watch developments in the Taylor murder
case
Not because it is morbid and salacious and
scandaleus-but because it is barring to the world
another chapter in the story of what influences
are behind one of Americas most vital industries
the movies.
Daily millions of Amercans-young and old
go to the movies. Impressions are formed, ideas
gained, and character created by the shadow
stories on the silver screen Perhaps there is
no more important element in American life
today than the movies-an element which can be
very good, if made that way, but which has often
been very bad.
The Arbuckle case exposed a filthy story in the
life of one of the movies pets-a bar room boy
who became screen idol pampered and over
paid
The Taylor case hits the higher ups-the men
whose brains are behind the movie industry,
whose characters set its standard whose ideas
mould its productions. What are these men
like?
AS they think and live, so will their produc-
tions be. If they are immoral and saacious,
that's the kind of films they will produce. If they
play fast and loose, so will the characters in their
dramas
And apparently this is just the way they have
: been playing.
Taylor, noted director, is exposed to the pub
lie as a man of divorces many loves, escapades
and jealousies. Big movie personages are limited
at as actors in the gruesome scene which cul-
minated in the directors death. Actresses-pos-
ing on the screen as innocent school girls and
unsophisticated debutantes-enter the scene.
Then, suddenly, comes a great movement to
defeat the ends of justice and cover up the whole
rotten mess, in order that the public may not
g ito
movies and what sort of men and women act
them
At the time of the murder, the biggest movie
producer in the world said he would spend mil
lion dollars to ferret out the murderer. Now it
appears much more likely the million will be spent
to prevent it. AS in the Arbuckle case, so now
in the Taylor case, the wealth of rich industry is
charged with seeking to defeat justice, to cover
up crime, in order to save its pets from public
exposure. Bribery and disappearance and bad
memories seem once more to be the mechanism
behind the drama.
Stories of indescribabe orgies and drug par
ties and RIGHTEOUSNESS and unfaithful marriages
creep toward the surface - and encounter the
great movement to keep them from rising too
prominently.
The Taylor case-like the Arbuckle case-s
something more than a mere salacious story such
as were the Thaw and Hamon and Stllman and
many other noted cases. For these two movie
killings involve the character of an industry
which today furnishes entertainment and educa-
ton and influence to more millions than did any
other industry which ever preceded it.
The public is entitled to know under what con-
dtions and by what sort of people its films
being produced. Every weapon available should
be used by all the forces of the law to defeat the
conspiracy to cover up the Taylor case.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-19

Our good friend Dennis Murphree, of Calhoun
county, is being prominently mentioned for the
Lieutenant GOyemorship of Mississippi. Muir
phree is as square as die; true as steel and as
clean as truth itself. If Murphree runs we are for
him, for we need clean men in the capital Gov
ernor Henry l. Whitfield and Lieutenant-Go Cover
nor Dennis Murphree would make a strong team.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-19
FINE DOT LEADERS

FINE DOT LEADERS
Some wives want to run everything
except the furnace.
Hating somebody will tell on you
quicker than a small brother
A woman with few children is
never among the unemployed.
You can't be polite these days with
out somebody wondering what you
want.
Science proposes to remove chance
from poker, but most players declare
they never had one.
Those loud cheers you don't hear
are the Republicans rejoicing over
next falls prospects.
| If Debs goes to Russia he will have
an excellent opportunity to observe
his theories in operation.
In doing more golfing than talking,
George Harvey has the hearty in
dorsement of his countrymen.
! After meeting his income tax pay
ment he is rare citizen indeed who
can feel calm as well as collected.
Voliva, overseer Of Zion City, says
the sky is solid dome 1t could not
possibly be more solid than Voliva's
dome.
Why worry? The chance Of being
killed by a train is one in 5,673,000
and of getting into the movies less
than that.
Many Of those who voted against
wisconsin would now like to vote
about six times in succession against
Lodgeism.
Just to show how tolerant we are,
we would be glad to see the Repub
lican party do something really good
for the country.
Let it be hoped that tractors will
continue to drop in price until speed
demons will not be able to resist the
economy of driving them.
The younger generations didn't be-
gin to envy Will Hays until it dawned
that he would get free passes to all
the movies in the United States.
Those who have said mean things |
about the senate are reminded of |
what it might be when they read that
William Randolph Hearst wants a
seat in it.
The bootlegger who dispensed his
moonshine in the cemetery near Fay |
etteville, Ark, was excellently situat-
ed to provide his patrons with all |
necessary conveniences.
Youth is eternal. A Connecticut |
lady, 108 years of age, took flight |
in an airplane the other day. She |
said she was afraid to wait any
longer; that she might grow too old to
undertake the journey.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-19
LONE OAK

Here I come again, but as it is
still raining | will not worry you
long, but it never will do to fret at
the wind and the rain, so hurrah for
a rainy day.
Mrs. John Dodson and children, Mr..
Edley and Miss Ollie Murray, spent
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-19

Raymond Poncare is back on his old job of
directing the affairs of France He has had it be-
fore The temperamental BRAND is out of the
running But in any event he had a nice trip to
the United States and got his picture in the
papers.