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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-13
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-13

THE Democratic party always has
the producers" declares an advocate
Of protective tariff. If this is true. it
might be explained by the fact that
the consumers greatly outnumber the
producers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-13

Uncle Sans investment of $20,-
900, 900. in the Philippines may vet be-
come profitable. Platinum has been
found in considerable quantities on
the~islands. This metal is more valu-
able than gold and little oft has been
found outside the region OF the Ural
mountains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-13

federal District court at Chicago.
Considering the general attitude of
union labor toward injunct!ops this
is what might be called fighting the
devil with fire. However. organized
labor may have come to realize that
the law and the courts are for all
citizens alike. and play no favorites.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-13

On behalf of the organized electri-
ri workers the Supreme court of the
District OF Columbia has been petit
toned to issue an Injunction restrain
fng the federal authorities of that dis
-tsfct from attempting to enforce any
CAUSE of the injunction obtained by
Attorney General Daugherty in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-13

The senate and house joint conferees
GA the bonus bill have finally tinkered
Il into shape to suit them, but it is
doubtful that it is in the form to suit
President Harding. So far as can be
Judged by his public utterances, the
president never has receded from his
stand that he will sign no bonus bill
that does not provide a means of pay
f,zrit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-13

Now that a new hotel is assured, the
next move should be in the direction
of an uptown theater.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-04
WHY EIGHTH INFANTRYeIs
DETAINED. AT coBLENz


washington. May s.-Two battaiions
of the Ugh th infantry now at coblenz
on the Rhine are being delayed 1T least
one month In their return to the United
tafe Secretary Weeks 7esd today. be-.
eai1se ef rsdnests received from various
eoun rfes, trelndsTg Germany, that Amer
lean troops be retained on the occupiest
German territory beyond July /. the date
now set by the war department for COM
plete ey yaouatinn by American forces on
German soil.
It was intimated. however. that the re.
quest for retention of American forces in
Germany beyond July 1 might not be
granted. :. ~ ~ - L..
1t was indicated that. requests for re-
te1ition of American troops in Germany,
made by Germany and other countries,
had been based on Representations that
the question Of German, ereparation- pay
ments was now under immediate. consid-
eration and that the American complete
withdrawal from the Rhine might further
coHiplieate that matter. 1t was aIos. un-
derstcod that the Representations drew
attention to the situation at: Genoa,
where the geconomfcs conference is, now
meeting and to the possible effect Of
American action as to Rhfneland forces
upon the conference results
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-04
20 PLAN REORGANIzATI0N OF
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS


washington. May 3.-The plan for re-
urranization OF the government depart
meuts viii Be considered at a confer
ince a. the White House tomorrow night
,ctween President Harding. Walter T.
Brown OF Ohio. chairman. and members
n the joint congressional committee on
reorganization. The conference will con-
iider the tentative report on this subject
which has been IN the hands Of the presi-
sent and his cabinet the past few weeks
and viii 20 over not only that part Of
he report on which the cabinet Is agreed
1ut other sections on which the admins
ration officials are a. yet divided.
The three departments on which agree
ncnt has not yet been reached are said
10 be Interior. agriculture and commerce.
The tentative report as submitted By Mr..
Brown. who was appointed chairman OF
ne committee by. President Harding. II
h understood. provides for the transfer
81 the bureau of forestry from the aKri-
culture 10 the Interior department. The
report also Is understood to provide for
the shifting o. various bures@s from one
department % another.
"A plan 10 combine the war and navy
departments into one department. ard 70
create a department Of pubic welfare
VIII. % IS believed be among the irnpor-
tant matters 70 be taken uD at the con-
ference tomorrow night.
Fe-Erouping cf The various activities
81 he government Departments hy exec
utirs order % avoid as far. as possible
he necassity for further legislation and
TO enahiA a more expeditions reorganlza-
sI.<f q is4spartnenfal functions was un-
dsrstood tonight 70 be under cons.dera-
iion By the administration.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-04
PROCEEDINGS IN vIRGINIUs
ST. JULIAN MAYO DIVORCE CASE


New York. May AT the resumption
of the trial of Virgin,us St. Julian Mayo,
wealthy radiator manufacturer Of New
Haven. Conn. on a charge Of bigamy.
George Gordon Battel, counsel for the
defense. introduced testimony to support
the contention that Mayo was a resident
of New York aRE therefore. came under
the rule barring prosecution more than
five years after the alieEed commission
Of the crime.
The prosecution is based on the alleged
marriage of Mayo, 10 Mss Wilhelmina
Meyer in Brooklyn on April .. 1904.
Testimony previously introduced ny the
prosecution showed that from 1912 10
1918 Mayo maintained home at 546
Fourth street, Brooklyn where he was
known as V. ]. Dudley, and where there
was Mrs Dudley and three children.
Albert Merkeng. manager Of garage
in Brooklyn. testified that Mayo Kept his
cars. there from 1912. to 1929 Merkens
testified that he knew the defendant as
Mayo and that the bills sent out by the
garage were addressed 10 Mr.. Mayo and
never to Mr. Dudley.
Othez witnesses were called to testify
as to dayo's residence in Brooklyn.
Among them was Miss Alice Haskell Of
Port Washington, L. l.. who in 1904 said
she was manager Of a boarding house on
Columbia Heights. Brooklyn. She said
that in September, 1904. Mayo brought
Miss Meyer there. introduced her as his
wife and lived with her for about four
months.
The trial will be continued tomorrow.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-04
L. :. A. INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION ISDIcTEu

New York, May 3.-The Iarfbrg dow
Of an indictment against the L. S. A. In.
tcrnaspnal corporation ckzrgins iarcers
% Ses2.os6 from the royu5iic q Lstvia II
1929. became known today when counse
for the corporation entered in suprems
court plea Of not guilty.
The lawyer. Frank g. BriEss. waf
asked By Assistant District Atto-nEs
Murphy 70 aid In producing IN court ~.
rier II. Carlson. president Of The corp
Grafton and George H. Siecis. o. Lyn-
i,rooh and John II. Muryhy. % hos-ciL
officers ilamed as co-defcnds ats
While the district attorneys on.ce cic
no. make public The text n the iaciet-
in-ns {. was said that in May. 1920. ne
-epab..c Of Lstsia paid S85e.eo1 thruuz1
American banks TO fEe c'ru,r-.tiou -
buy -aIlroad ma eTiais. u s. Charged
that tho compsnF missyn-ufri i7scd pat
of this fund 20 its own U.s..
John Carlson. brother % Elmer II
Carlson. said his brother was travelling ir
Europe that Steele was probably if
washington and that M-r7hy vas sup7os-
cd 10 b. in Boston AZ Carlson aid if
was rrsrident II the rtre oratioa unis
LAY 1890.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-04
ANNUAL CONFERENCE. of
SAVINGS BANK OFFICERS

Atlantic City. IN. J.. May 3.-Savings
bank ofTioers in the third annual confer
ence Of the National Association Of Mu-
tual Savings Banks here today declared
that in many instances commercial banks
used savings deposits for commercial pur-
poses and insisted that this was unfair.
compel itton, inasmuch. as Investments by
savings banks were hedged about by very
strict statutory PROV isions
Legislation was suggested to compel
commercial banks and trust companies to
segregate savings, accounts and invest
the monty under such. restrictions as are
imposed upon savings banks
Wise directors and not iaws'' consti-
tute the security OF savings bank,
George E. Brock. president Of the asso-
ctation asserted Tfiis was vigorously
disputed by George s. Stevenson, treas
urer Of the Society for Savings. Hartford,
Conn. who said
'Lets1us be careful With money en-
trusted to our care. The. laws of Con-
necticut. know. are good enough as they
are Let's keep them that way
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-04
Trouble ! Piling
Up For Roy A. Mayo
Charged With Fraudulently
Obtaining Money and Be
ing Sued For Divorce.

Stamford, Conn, May s.-Roy A. Mayo.
who gave his address as 924 West End
avenue, New York, was held by the local
police today for the authorities of West
Chester, Pa, where he is said to be
wanted on a charge of obtaining money.
under false pretenses.
Mayo, the police say ,Awas an agent for
an ink company in New York in 1920 and
is said to have sold stock in the concern.
The ink company, 1t is said, did not own
two factories as was claimed. The COM
plain said that $4,000 worth of stock in
the ink concern was sold In West Chester
Mayo denied that he seld stock in Penn
syfyania and said he would not waive ex-
tradition.
Mayo said he is now selling stock for
candy company in this city.
New York, May 3-While Roy A
Mayo was being detained In Stamford
Conn, on warrant sworn out in Penn,
sylyania charging him with trying to sci
worthless stocks OF an ink company, h
was losing another legal battle in New
York today. Supreme Court Justice Bur-
denied his motion to set aside alimony
and counsel fees for Charlotte Catherin,
Mayo, his wife, whom he Is suing for di
vorce.
Through an affidavit made by Harolc
1eOpeFSSoH, whose GddreSS was not giy
en-, Mrs. Mayo was charged with sayin,
she enjoyed being sG1elrated from her. hus
band. Robertson, in the affidavit, declares
he had visited her in hotel and that sH
was having one "hell OF good time" witt
admirers. jewelry and good clothes be
cause she had met several live ones''
Mrs. Mayo denied that charge as: wei
as others. including one made by Robert
son which quoted her as saying to him
| I've got an-old bud up at the Plaza VIII
| comes across regularly and live ais
got good friend at this hotel" She ais
denied s~saying she didn't want alirnon
| from Mayo. fs~..%zs
! Just after papers were filed in the di
yorce court, Mayo began suit agains
! James 9O.. Bryant, called "a wealthy ma
from Memphis, Tenn for alienation Q
! his wife's affections. Bryant was serve
with PAGERS at i hotel here but the sui
has not been tried.
The Mayos sbroie into the news agaf
! about that time when their two year oil
child was suddenly missing. The bab
( was lated found at her maternal grand
mothers home In Wells. Miss. Shorti
after that some clothing OF Mrs. e. :
Cheatham5 the grandmother, was foun
in iccker building at Coney Island, an
1t was believed sshe had committed su
eide. She was found alive In Chicago, hoH
eyer. Il
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-04

Dublin. May 3.-CB ythe A. P.)-On /,
motion OF Eamonn De Valera the Dali
Eireann late today adopted a motion or
dering the opposing sides In the Irish re-
publican army conflict to cease firing I'm
mediately and arrange a truce.
Mr.. DE Valera said he would like 10
see the army executive which had taken
an independent position issue a similar
order and would do all he could to that
end.
Richard MulSahy said his side had done
all possible. and Arthur Griffith declared
their men were only defending them
selves
Griffith pressed De Valera for a def
mite ASSURANCE, and the latter said couriers
should be sent 10 establish an immediate
truce. Griffith urged that De Valera
should speak at the four courts in Dub
lin. the headquarters Of the dissident
army faction.
Richard Mulcahy seconded De vaiera's
motion for the order TO cease firing and
arrange a truce. and after 1t adoption the
house at eos o'clock adjourned until Fri
day.
The peace" committee chosen .Tas
made up as follows: Sean Hayes, Patrick
O'Malley. James Dwyer. Joseph McGuin-
ness. and !Commandant Sean McKeown
for the GriTithifes and Mrs. Tom Clarke.
7. Rut1edge. Liam Mellowes. Sean Moy-
Ian and Harry Boland for the 6issidents
MIR. De Valera, speaking on the sugges-
ton for a truce said:
Il believe II is possible to solve this
question. believe peace can be obtained
and that II advantage is taken Of our oD-
| portunity we can Rave government In
this country whl-h will be credit to the
| country erd restore the reputation ".
Il had 6rf Z. r Cnfhs
I Tie Iceeting o. the Dali today had bear
| entirely c.iiC SIR ed with thu situation
arising from the split In the army. 1t end
| ed with the .creat.cn Of the committee o.
/ five from each side 10 inquifcNlnto the pos
sititity for peace and with unanirn 1us a ?
proyal that. per ding report OF the com
.mittee. which 4 is expected win be rea l,
| xhen the Dali resumes its sessions Fri1ay
neither side shall engage In hos.ilities
The new situation arose ont OF neEotia
lions Michael Collins and Richard Mulcs
nv Instituted week ago with the diss,deI,
army forces Three Soints then were iai'
down as a tss.s for peace. First. accept
apcs OF the fact that a majority Of the pen
ole of Irtland want the Anglo-Iris
treaty. .second. that the agreed election
be held. and third. that 4 government %
formed hasing the confidence OF the whyi
country
This agreement was chalien= d innedi
a.tly by Che d dssident army cou7sii as
poil.ic.,t dodg. Intended to split its -ank.
and E:amcnn De Valera's newspaper ctf
demneI II an the same grounds. u
since that a ;icle was written l-ss IL :
.ile attitude has developed inside the =
Valera party. and today when the ofrlcei
siSnat.ry Of the agreement were allcwr
tc sseak before the Dali Eireann, ;hrng
the asr = ent was eloquently cenoJrre
by Liam Nc tllowes secretary Of .he diss
dent army ccurcil, Ieither Mr. De Ha.Sr
nor any Of his Immediate colleagues ssi
word against I On the contrary the
assented - the appointment Of the peac
| Committee.
Their Representatives on the committe
however include Mellowesi and Sean MOI
Ian, beth of whom are regarded uncou
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-04
~usoN ADVISES HIGDoN
NoI TO BECOME A CANDIDATE


81 Louis No. May s.-A letter from
o-msr President Wilson advising him
not 20 compucate the contest in Ms
,ourr' by becoming a candidate for the
democratic nomination for United states
irnafcr has been received by John c.
ai-dou. an attorney here. It was learned
.oday-
Senator James a. Reed and Brecken-
ldEe Long. third assistant secretary Of
natc IN the Wilson administration. are
ne only candidates in the race SO far,
md ar. Wilson IN a recent letter to the
Democrat assailed Senator Reed as
Incapable Of sustained allegiance to any
ierson or cause"
Hirdon was 4 candidate for the sena-
'orizl nomination two years ago and was
defeated by Long. who was defeated in
he election by Senator seiden 7. Spen-
,cr. republican.
H Edcn recently wrote Mr.. Wilson, ask
nr bis advice before announcing his
candidacy. stating that when Long de-
Gated h,m two years ago he was a poor
nan hut now had lots Of money" to
sonduct q campaign.
HiEdon pledged his allegiance to the
.ezrue Of nations. and said he was known
10 favo- modification OF the prohibition
'aw and could. therefore. divide the sup
port of Reed ~ those Missourians who
favored light wines and beer
NJ. Wilson's reply. uncer date Of May
T. said.
When my advice Is seriously asked, as
o. is hy you IN your letter OF April 81
{ feel that I must give II all seriousness
and candor. Ny advice. therefore. = not
To- complicate ne contest IN Missouri by
tccominE a candidate for the senate.
I am sorry 20 give advice which 1 an,
lcrate VIII be unacceptable to you. bui
you heiiefe In my political leadership
think il viii be wise for you 10 accept
IL
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-04
CONTEST OVER cYANIDE IN
SENATE TARIFF DEBATE

Washington, May 3.-Charges that the
Roessler-Lacher Chemical company Of
New York, a former German-owned con-
cern made "unconscionable" profits dur
ing the World war, were made today in
the senate by Senator Smoot. republican.
Utah, during a general cross FIRE of de-
bate as to whether the company should
be gwen a tariff protection Of ten per
cent ad valorem on its production Of
cyanide.
"Robbery-if voc please-for that's
the only way to characterize the profits, .
declared Senator Smoot.
Both he and Chairman McCunter Of
the finance committee conceded that the
company had monopoly of the produc-
tion of cyanide in the United States and
was the sole agent of the German cya-
nide cartel. but they argued for the 10
per cent duty proposed. by the committee
on the ground that without it the indus
Try in this country would be destroyed
and Germany and Canada would control
the American market. !
Senator Smoot said he had no doubt
that II the American industry were ruin
ed Germany would drive the Canadian
company out OF business and then make
the American users of cyanide pay dear
| " as. they had made users Of other pro-
IuGElS pay uliOCI S4AAAAo1L C1ANNAaASA9~AAS~s
| in tho past. 80 :
Senator Pittman. democrat, Nevada
charged that two days before the Urstted
Estates entered the war, the German own.
owners Of thea Roessler-Lacher compans
transferred stock to German American
citizens and that the alien property icus-
todian had held that the sale was fraud
luent and for the purpose of concealinl
the German ownership Senator Freiing.
huysen. republican, New Jersey. declared
the company. was now ATnerican-o5y ned.
Reading from ofiicial records Of tht
alien property custodian, Senator Pitt
man said the company has made profit:
as nigh as 800 per cent
Senator Pittman also asserted, that thi
10 per cent. duty proposed would no
keepj out German imports, but wouk
shut out from the country cyanide mad
by an American-owned company with !
plant at Niagara Falls. Ont.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-04
MACHANG SOON no BE
CENTER OF HosTILrTIEs

Peking, May (By the A. P.)-Gen-
eral WI Pel-Fu, commarAder Of the
Chilli forces, was reported this evening
to have arrived near Machang, on the
railroad south of Tien Tsin, ito take per-
sonai command of the operations against
the troops of Chang Tso-Lin on that sec
tion of the battlefront
Late reports are to the I effect that
Chang Tso-Lin is heavily reinforcing mis-
troops in that region with men OF all
arms. and the indications are that Ma
chang socn will be the GENRE Of intense
fighting. Artillery duels ALREADY have
commenced over a wide front. General
WI, II ne actually takes command
there, will have facing him the z5-year-
old son of Chang Tso-Lfn..
Foreign military observers with the
Chill forces report that Wu Pei-Fru re-
Icsntly has been difectingi the operations
at Changsintien in an endeavori to get
good results out Of General 7Tsao kun,s
troops, pending. the ARRIVAL Of General
Feng Yut Slang s forces, winch began TO
reach Paotingfu, on the railway south
| of Peking, Tuesday. The, reports are TO
1.-THE effect that WI Pei-Fu's own troops
have not participated in the hghting at
Changsintien.
The heavy bom5ardment that has been
in progress at various points has de-
pleted the stores Of big gun ammunition,
and the fighting is now mainly with ma
chine guns anu rifles. AT some places
| there has been a lull in the battle.
On the middle OF the front the troops
of Chang Tso-Lin have recapturAd kuan
1 Wounded men from that region say the
fighting was heavy during the past few
days, often at close quarters. ! The tide
of battle was continually changing unti
1 the arrival Of Chang's reinforcements
turned the scales.
| A despatch received here from Tier
Tstn says reinforcements for. Changs ar.
my near Machang trained midway be-
tween Picking and MachanE and marched
Isodthward toward the Hun river, where
fighting took place on the western hani
tof the stream. The cabinet here an
naunces that it has received messag,
from the governor Of Shantung sayfn:
i that 10000 Manchurtan soldiers hat
Handed In Shantung, having been trans
ported from Manchuria by sea.
/ Admiral Joseph Strauss. commander O
the American Asiatic Heet, accompanied
by the naval attaches, visited the from
4 IN the foothills west of Peking today
The artillery fire was observable few
miles to the southwark Columns o
smoke were rising from the town o
Il Chang Sin Tien, in Consequence Of al
airplane bomoardment there this morn
ling.
Trains of camels were seen carryfnI
munitions across the river Evidenc
observed of the five days of fighting wler
the carrying off the field of wounded an
the burying of the dead. The observer
!, noted the carcaseS OF camels with can
non strapped to. their sides, having bee
killed while conveying the guns to .th
front.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-04
MRS. CARRIE y. HUBBARD
WILL PLEAD SELF DEFENsE


Boston, May 3.-Mrs. Carrie II. Hub
bard, who last night shot and killed her
husband, WBiiam 3. Hubbard. wealthy
germiclde manufacturer, and who vas
he'd without bail after arraignment on a
charge of murder today. will plead self
defense when her case comes to trial.
Her attorney, William P. Lombard, made
this known after she had waived exami-
nation In the West Roxbury court
Jealousy. It was said today, led to an
angry outburst by Hubbard when he saw
his, wife enter the aouse with Edmund
Ptlock of Chicago. a guest in their Ros-
lindaie home, last evening.
Pitiock. % years old. who ned from the
house before the shooting last night but
submitted to questioning by the police
today. made a statement which the police
said coincided with Mrs Hubbard's story
OF the affair He sad that shortly after
he and Mrs. Hubbard had returned from
walk Hubbard grabbed him by the
shoulder, swore and reached for his
throat He said he ran from the house
and did not know OF the shooting unit
he read Of It In the newspapers this
morning.
The young man had been staying al
the Hubbard home for few days, having
/ become acquainted with the lamily
l NnfO18u HIS lAtcHuSHlp Hitu Ohe Ol 11uD
bard's sons when both were in the ser
ivce during the, war.
| Mrs. Hubbard, the police said, tolt
them she attempted to dissuade her hus
band from his attack on Pitlock anS
Hubbard suddenly released the youni
/ man and rushed at his wife. The woman
escaped his clutches and ran according
70 her story. In her bedroom she OBJ
tanned revolver and as her husbani
closed in on her she shot him. :