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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18
HE MARRIEs "oTHER WOMAN"
Tulsa JeweIer and Divorced Wife of
Another Marry. Stopping Prosecution.

Tulsa, Okla, April 1S.-One of the
most sensational divorce cases ever
filed in Tulsa county has eliminated
in the marriage of two of the prin-
cipals and prosecution of the case I'M
der provisions of the Mann act will be
dropped, according to a statement last
night by W. L. Rampendahl, assistant
district attorney.
The marriage was that of Morris
Wasserman, formerly leading jeweler
of Tulsa, and Mrs. Vivian Stinson, for
merly wife of a Tulsa oil man.
The pair were arrested several
months ago when it was charged by
Stinson that WasSerman brought Mrs.
Stinson to Tulsa from Kansas City.
Shortly afterward the Stinsons were
divorced and Wasserman shortly aft
erward sold out his business, which
had suffered from publicity incident
to the case.
The case was to come to trial We'd
nesday in federal court, but the as
sistant district attorney says Stinson
is not disposed to prosecute further
and that so far as he, Rampendahl,
is concerned, the matter will be al
lowed to drop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18
GIVE LAND AWAY
Basis of Mexican Presidents
Decree Made Public.
All Family Heads and Persons
Over Is Years Old Benefit.

Mexico City April 1s.-The basis
under which the federal agrarian law
is to be administered is outlined in a
decree, signed yesterday by President
Obregon, which is expected to become
effective today upon publication in
the diario official.
The decree contains twenty-eight
articles which describe the methods
of land appropriation and distribution
with a preface pointing out why GER
tain peop.e have inherent rights to the
land which the federal government
plans to confiScate. Six classes of
towns ranging from considerable viii
lagos to the smallest communities, are
named as beneficiaries, and the prop
critics to be taken include cultivated as
we'll as uncultivated land.
Restitution of land towns is not per-
mitted under the decree when the
| actual possessor of the property can
prove that his title was obtained in
conformity with the law of June %,
1856, and when it can be shown that
the lands, asked for by the townsmen
do not exceed fifty hectares in 1913 u
acres and have been possessed by the
person named in the title for more
| than ten years. Properties of less
than fifty hectares are to be untouch-
ed in all cases.
Each head of a family or individual
| more than 8 years of age, shall re-
| ceive land, the amount varying ac-
cording to its value. In the case of
land under irrigation or where the
m DISTURB is sufficient the year round,
| the alIotments shall range from three
to five hectares; lands dependent
upon rains which are regular but not
| as abundant as in the foregoing al
| lotments, from four to six hectares.
and where rainfall is variable and
| often scant from six to eight hectares.
| The following classes are prohibited
| from acquiring allotments:
| Professional men, those who possess
/ To- efv, int n
persons having capital of more than
/ 1000 pesos, and federal or municipal
employees earning salaries of more
! than IS pesos month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18
Are Numerous and Bold Here,
Says Tom Powell.
He Urges a Campaign to Ex-
terminate Them.
IN ALL SECTIONS OF CITY
Suggests Reward Be Paid to
Boys for Killing EN-.
Forty Were Caught by One
Man, Says Report.

Is Topeka being overridden by a
plague Of rats2 1t would seem so
from the information which Tom
Powell. SOL Fillmore street. has been
gathering
Powell declared this morning that
there has never been a time when the
rat population of Topeka was so
great, so bold. and SO much Of a nui-
sance as II is at the present time.
Start War on Rats.
He urges that in connection with
the spring cleanup campaign which
is now under way a war of extermina-
ton be waged against the rats It's
no use Tor a few people to start n
war against them" he pointed out
today I've been poisoning them.
shooting them. trapping them and do
ing everything I can to get rid of
them and they seem just as thick as
ever. Only a concerted. city-wide war
viii help US out"
Powell says that business and resi-
dent districts alike are infested with
the rats He is unable 10 give any
reason for there being such an I'M
usually large number at the present
time
1T seems that about every so 5ften
there is a plague of rats. without any
particular reason for it the Rev L
". Harrison. pastor of the Third
Christian church. who lives at 1909
East Eighth avenue, declared this
morning. There are more rats than
usual on the East side. the Rev. Mr..
Harrison declared. and he told tales
of trappings and pOisonings which
are going on in that section of the
city.
Monday night the rodents climbed
a trellis. tore the bottom out of
cage. and ate a canary bird which
Mrs Powell had been cherishing for
some months. Powell declares that
they are growing holder and holder,
as their numbers increase.
"A rat, when he is five months old,
is a great grandfather. you know"
Powell said today. And there are
from twelve to seventeen little rats
in a litter. so you can ina gine how
fast they multiply if they are not
slaughtered"
Forty Caught i'm One Day.
It is said that forty rats were caught
by one man. when the First Methodist
church burned last summer.
1T would be a good idea IL a re-
ward OF so much per Pat were offered,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18
OPEN BIDS ON SEWER WORK
Five. Construction Companies Offer
Bids on City Improvements.

Five. Construction Companies Offer
Bids on City Improvements
Bids from five construction com
panies on the construction of sewers
in Districts Nos So, So and 81, were
opened this morning by the city COM
mission.
The bids were from the following
firms: Kaw. Paving company, of To-
peka; Amerman and Snyder, of WITCH
tia; John S. Harrington, Of Topeka;
Reed and Wheelock, of Clay Center,
and the O'Nein Construction company
of Leavenworth.
The bids were submitted item by
item, and after hearing them read the
commission adjourned until this af-
ternoon that they might be tabulated
and totaled by the city engineer.
At noon w. S. Hancock, city COM
missioner of street and public improve
ments, said that it is indicated that
Harrington is the low bidder on one
district and that the O'NeilI Construc-
ton company is the low bidder on the
other two districts. Since neither of
the bidders wants a part of the lob,
but insists on having the whole thing,
there will have to be an adjustment
between them. which will probably be
arrived at this afternoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18

and the boys set to catching them. as
well as the adults.
only a city-wide campaign will do
anything to relieve the plague, and
now. when the spring cleanup is on,
is the logical time to stage it," Powell
declared
The city health officials have not
received reports of any unusually large
numbers of rats, DR.. Earle c. Brown,
city health officer, said this morning.
but it is hardly a matter that would
be reported to the department.
There Is no doubt that rats do
carry disease and vermin with them,
as well as do huge amounts of dam
age" DR.. Brown said. Anything
done toward their determination will
be good for the health of the city,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18
WE'RE HOSTS AT A TAR PARTY.
Three Men Who ''Entertained' Oak
land Editor Sought by Police.

Oakland, Cal, April 1S.-PoIice to-
day sought three unmasked men who
early today seized Philip Reilly, edi-
tor and publisher of The Free Press"
a weekly paper, near his home, forced
him into an automobile and after
carrying him to the Berkeley hills. re-
moved his clothing and applied a.
thick coat of tar and feathers.
Reilly was bound and blindfosded
but managed to work loose the ropes
and then painfully plodded his way
back to Berkeley, appearing at the
police station to seek aid. He said
he believed he could identity one of
the three men.
Reilly's career in Oakland for a
mum Der of years has been spectacular.
Numerous fistic encounters have re-
suited from articles appearing in his
paper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18
Operation Not Successful

rs years ago I was operated for
appendicitis and later operated again
for gall stones Neither did me any
good and I suffered all kinds of tor
ture since. Five years ago I took
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy and have
felt no symptoms or pain since All
stomach sufferers should take it" It
is simple. harmless preparation that
removes the catarrhal mucus from
the intestinal tract and allays the in
fammation which causes practically
ali stomach. liver and intestinal all
ments. including appendicitis. One
dose will convince or money refund
ed. At all druggists.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18
TWO COMPANIES FILE BONDS
Taxfmeter Ordinance Will Be En-
forced, Says Mayor Corwine.

The bonds of the Yellow Cab COM
pany and the Black and White Taxi
cab company were received and ap-
proved today by the city commission,
and instructions issued for the meters
on their cabs to be tested and licenses
issued in recognition of the city ordi-
nance requiring all taXicabs to be
equipped with taXimeters.
No other bonds were presented for
approval this morning, City Attorney
Ralph T O'NeiI said.
we will start the enforcement of
the ordinance by the arrest of the
drivers who do not comply with it as
soon as practicable" Mayor Herbert
J. Corwine said this morning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18
READY FOR 3 TITLE BOUTS.
Leonard, Britton and Dempsey VIII
Show in Fits Arena

Chicago, April 1S.-Floyde F'itzsim-
mons. Benton Harbor. Mich, boxing
promoter, has signed three champions
for contests at his Michigan arena
during the coming summer, he said
here yesterday.
Benny Leonard, lightweight cham
pion, Will meet a suitable opponent in
the first bout July Fourth, the pro-
moter said. On August 5, Jack Brit
ton. welterweight king. will trade
punches with an opponent still to be
selected, and Jack Dempsey, chief of
the heavyweights, will be back from
Europe in time to show on Labor day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18
INSURE AGAINST MORE FLOOD.
Colorado Legislature Ready to Pass
Laws Aiding Pueblo District.

Denver, April 1S.-The Colorado leg
islature convened in special session to-
day to consider legislation providing
for flood protection in the Pueblo dis
trict and TO designate a bonding dis
-trict that viii raise funds to construct
the Moffat tunnel
The proposed tunnel will be built on
the Denver * Salt Lake railroad, thru
James Peak at an attitude of 5000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18

Notes ana PeTSOnaiS.
Miss Bessie Sheetz was the hostess
this afternoon of the Tsueno Taxa
Hashi Embroidery club at her home,
1892 Quincy street.
The Big Brothers class of the Sec
ond Presbyterian church will hold a
business meeting at the church this
evening at 1880 o'clock.
J. Z. Ward, Motor Car shop, PA
West Gordon St. Phone 262S.EAdv.
Miss Lillian Lewis of Kansas City,
who has been visiting her parents at
716 Topeka avenue, for a few days,
will leave this week to visit her aunt,
Mrs. Joseph Grady of San Antonio,
Tex.
Mrs. John Buechner was hostess
for the Amoma class of the North To-
peka Baptist church Monday evening
at her home, 1131 Van Buren, street.
Prayer meeting service of the East
Indianola church will be held this
evening at the home of S. Butler
route 6.
sas avenue.-Adv-
S J. Britain, SIS Quincy street. has
been called to Alton by the serious
illness of his father, E. Britain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Kingman, 1914
Van Buren, street, have given the name
of Warren to their son, born April Il.
Miss Leila Anderson of Oneida, is
the guest of Mrs. M o. johnson of
225 West Gordon street
lon Wall paper Il and loo single roll.
o. A. Mcclure. Wall Paper and Paints,
$40 North Kansas ave.-Adv.
Mrs. Z. V. CARRIER, of 124 West Cor
don street. left today for st. Joseph
and Atchison where she will visit
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Seward McInteer. 921
Jackson street. have gone to visit rela-
tives in Mineola. They will later go
to Eldorado. where Mr. McInteer will
engage in the furniture business Mr..
McInteer was formerly in the employ
of the Emahizer-S pielnan company at
their North side store.
For rent, unfurnished rooms with
bath References required. Phone
5595W.-Adv.
c. NJ. Waters has taken n position
at the neutrality-suspicious. furniture
store. Mr.. Waters will live at 40 West
Gordon street.
Buy your ice cream at the Roller Cream
cry, 700 North Kansas.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18

Dame Rumor has it that Com
mander and Lady Ramsay, whose
marriage in 1919 was hailed as a
real love match, have failed to
finc the happiness together they
hoped to find. King George and
Queen Mary have ordered the
pair TO resume housekeeping" %
give lie TO reports that they have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18
Bar to All ArbuckIe F4lms.

Sheboygan. Wis, April 1s.-As a re-
suit of an editorial campaign by a To-
cal newspaper, the common council
last night, went on record asking that
a ban be placed on all pictures star
ring Roscoe c. Arbuckle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18
MARTIN FILES AS CANDIDATE.
Wabaunsee County Attorney In Race
for Attorney General.

John E. Martin, county attorney
of Wabaunsee county, has filed his
declaration as a candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for attorney gen.
eral. He announced his candidacy
last winter.
Martin has been practicing law in
Wabaunsee county a number of years.
He directed prosecution of the Rufe
King case and is well known among
lawyers of the state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18

come to the parting of the ways
Lady Ramsay, the former Prin-
cess Patricia. is expected to join
her husband at his Paris station
shortly. Because of the fondness
all Great Britain felt toward the
princess. her engagement and
marriage to the commoner were
of universal interest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18
CHILDRENs AUTHOR is DEAD.

Mary Lydia Bodies Branch. 50, Dies
at Her New London Home.
New London, April 1S.-Mrs. Mary
Lydia Bolles Branch, writer of stories.
mostly for children, died at her home
here yesterday in her SIND year.
She lived in the Hampstead house
built in 1910 and which was one of
the few houses not burned by Bene-
dict Arnold in his raid in the Revo-
lutionary war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18
Parsons Plans New White Way.

Parsons, Kan, April 1S-Parsons
VIII have a new white way th--t viii
cost Approximately $4,000 and Will
include - blocks. If plans OF c14l-
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce
are carried out Petitions for the
white way are being circulated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18
orfers 5000 for JOB as Sheriff.

Mankato, Kan, April 1S.-S. B.
Georgia is running for sheriff in Jew
ell county under promise that he will
personally pay his deputy's salary of
$500 n year. If he is elected to office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18

A banquet was held Monday eve
ming at the Community house by
stockholders of the Midwest Building
& Loan association. A contest be-
tween two teams of the organization
ended April 10, and the losing team
banoueted the winners. r. r. Baer,
captain of the losing team, did the
honors with 4 good grace. F. o.
Morns was captain of the winning
team.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18
Join Our Battery Life $40 90
Extension Institute for ~

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their backbone of famous
Prest-O-Plates that makes
them live to a ripe old age.
The plates that do not
forgo porosity, to obtain
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combined with great, nom
buckIine, heat-resisting
strength in summer.
That's why 81 leading
manufacturers specify
Prest-O-Lite Batteries as
original equipment, and
'.the list is growing"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18

The Christian Endeavor society of
the Second Presbyterian church will
have charge of the evening church
service April %. Dean P. S. Zampiere
of Washburn college will speak at this
service. A special collection for
Christion Endeavor work will be
taken up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18
North Topeka

Items for this column may be left
at Petros drug store or telephone
Eleanor Kimball, 1881, before 10 O'Clock
or after .. Other hours $780,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18

That's our trade-in price
for a 6-volt Prest-O-Lite
Battery for popular makes
of light cars. We have types
for heavier cars priced cor
responding1y low.
When you get a Prest-
O-Lite Battery, you have
joined our Life Extension
Institute for Batteries. You
have started right with a
Prest-O-Lite, and Presto
Lite Service will prolong
the life of your battery.
Prest o. Lite Batteries
live longer, and die slower
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18

Committee chairmen of the North
Topeka Civic club will meet with the
board of directors OF the Civic club
Friday evening at Peeb1er's undertake
ing parIors, instead of Thursday eve
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18

How is your battery
pulse? If it is low and
weak, let our experts di-
agnose its trouble, no mat
ter what make of battery.
Our friendly advice and at
tention will put it in shape
if it can be done, and we
never tell you that you
need a new battery until
you do.
Come around and enroll
your battery in the Life
Extension Institute of the
Oldest organized service to
motorists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18

We find that the majority of prop
erty owners are under insured. Place
your insurance with the Shawnee In
surance CO. Phone 505O-534 Kansas
avenue.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18
FIRE AT M'LEoD HOME.
Sparks From Chimney Cause Small
Blaze at 1852 Fillmore Street.

Fire originating from sparks falling
from the chimney damaged the roof
of the house at 1852 Fillmore street
Monday evening at sos o'clock. The
house is owned by Tinkham VeaIe,
county attorney, and occupied by ]. H
Mcleod. The damage will probably
not exceed $40
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18

Amity temple No. 1OS, Pythian Sis
tiers, will hold the regular meeting
Friday evening at the hall, 900 Kansas
avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18

The warehouse at the rear of the
H. Breitenstein hardware store, S25
Kansas avenue, has been completed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18

uFIN NHu-Ht IN UHc DaINs
II is said that forty rats were caught
By one man. when the First Methodist
church burned last summer.
1T would be a good idea il a re-
ward of so much per Pat were offered,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-05-19

outcome of these paintings was that
last week the Nunemaker company
reseeded this $50 acres last plant
ed, whereas the $50 acres planted
just previous to it shows the most
satisfactory stand and condition that
could be asked for. The earliest
planting-the acreage of dipped seed
first planted, while not deemed ad
visable to replant, fails to approach
the stand and condition of the dust
ed seed area
The formaldehyde seed area
simply couldn't make it against the
conditions that prevailed. " says j. n.
Nunemaker What came UP an
peared yellow and weak, and has
failed to stool and show thrift /
have had to reseed that $50 acres
and it has cost us over $1,000 to do
it, But the seed treated with COP
per carbonate dust has come through
wonderfully. 1t was from the same
lot of seed too, as that used on the
other pieces When that snow went
Off a week or so after It fell the
dry seed field looked as ir II were
lined with chalk marks. These were
the drill-rows of sprouts that had
come up under the snow. That field
now is as pretty a wheat field as
ever | saw at the present stage Then
asked Mr.. Nunemaker how much
dipped seed his company would plant
this fall, Never again" he replied
will our concern dip seed if we
find this dust controls smut. and we
are able to get it to use. Why. last
year we spent only $50 for the dust
all we could get hold of-and it
has saved US reseeding at least 500
acres more. That's $1,000, and add
ed to it is the bigger yield that this
area so treated will undoubtedly give
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-05-19
COPPER CARBONATE DUST
GIVES GOOD RESULTS

The Connell Globe publishes the
following article regarding results
obtained in that section from treat
ing seed wheat with copper carbon
ate dust. 1t was written by Harold
Simons, county agent.
We submit to the jury a weighty
piece of evidence in the case of For
maldehyde VS.. Copper Carbonate
Dust Though the jury's sympathies
may have been with Formaldehyde.
the evidence is beginning to tell in
favor OF Copper Carbonate Dust.
This time the damages run into four
figures of money, which is no small
sum to give up if it can be avoided.
And the fact that the evidence is i'm
Franklin county should command the
earnest attention of our wheat grow
ers, for they can verify the facts set
forth.
Last year. at the instance of J. c.
Scott, then our county agent, the
Nunemaker company. near McAdams,
got all the powdered copper carbon
ate it could lay hands on, so as to
put on "A big trial of the dry treat
ment. At the rate of chemical per
bushel then advised, enough was Sc
cured to plant $50 acres An even
greater acreage was put out with
seed treated with formaldehyde. 1t
was all planted consecutively within
10 or . days in November, the last
seed being drilled in just before the
big snow which came on the 18th,
l believe. The first planting was an
acreage of dipped seed, then followed
$50 acres with busted seed; and the
last TO be planted was $40 acres
more with dipped seed The final
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-05-19

us. 1t ought to be 1000 bushels adj
ditional at a low estimate"
Heretofore. copper carbonate
treatment has been urged against
dipping for various reasons. It has
been shown to be as cheap and eff
cient, while greatly superior in con-
venience and in producing quick
sprouting and full stand. But this
experience of the Nunemaker COM
pany brings out a phase of vital SUI
periorlty of busted seed that enabled
1t to come through complex of soil
and weather, and moisture condi-
lions successfully, while dipped seed
has failed. No one knows what fall
and spring planting conditions will
be. Occasionally they are ideal,
oftener, far from it, Under adverse
conditions seed grain needs it's
whole vitality to start strong and
enduring plant. In formaldehyde we
have a chemical treatment that adj
mittedly kills much seed outright,
and it is reasonable to suppose that
much more is materially affected for
the worse. In copper carbonate we
have a chemical treatment that
neither kills nor devitalizes seed.
viii reasonable man adopt the lat
ter treatment, if he can be shown
other conditions equal? win duck
swim.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-05-19

Did you ever stop to think that
whatever income a husband may
bring into the family already has
been earned in part by the wife?
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-05-19

We want you to make this store your store.
We like to have you drop in and see what is
new in the furniture line. Find out what
others are doing to beautify their homes.
Will you come in this week?
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-05-19

Honey is natural sweet and not
substitute or manufactured pro-
duet.