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The New York herald., 1922-04-20
CONTEMPLATING BAND
IN KENTUCKY BROKEN UP

Special Dispatch to THE Nrw YoRK HkzALp
ASHLAND, KY. April 1s.-The break
ing up Of band OF counterfeitcrs which
operated from the mountains OF Pike
county and which officers say appar-
entity had countrywide connections with
other makers of bogus money. was an
nounced here to-day.
Harry G. Sheppard. United States
Secret Service operative, brought before
Commissioner Harris the last OF the
alleged gang of four, who gave his name
as Victor valsuli Sheppard previously
had brought in the other three, whose
names were given as Joe FSish. Joe Egry
and Joe Boil, alias Little Joe.
The charge entered against them was
counterfeiting, and each was placed
under $1,000 bond, which they could not
give. SO they were committed to jail.
The New York herald., 1922-04-20

'FeOpfe INN FhsS Jhok
II said when the act was pending
In the Leglsla ture that the companies
had had no hand in the framing Of
the statute end that they would have
no hand In the selection Of the COM
mission. / think the people themselves
are quite able now to pass judgment
on the charge that was made that the
commission had been delivered over in
advance 10 the interests who II is said
as part of the conspiracy TO mulct
the people and to discredit the city ad-
ministration are now staging the hold
ups and the robberies which the Police
Department has suddenly realized are
being committed In this town.
I'VE did do one thing. We restored
the situation as II existed under the
old Rapid Transit Commission. we did
limit the power indefinitely TO obstruct
action. Anybody can obstruct. II re-
quires brains 10 construct. and W Il
had not been demonstrated n year ago
that II was necessary 70 curb the power
10 obstruct then that demonstration
has been made within the past year.
do you know at this very hour the
city administration IN holding I'D work
necessary 10 complete contracts TO
which the city Is already committed to
put into public use facilities in which
the city money IL already interested?
cone Delay Costs $3.50. .o0e..
Those contracts were not made by
the Transit Commission. They were
made by 1t predecessors and approved
by the city. ] will refer to only one.
and there are a number. tho Fourteenth
street subway. the completion OF which
VIII probably relieve the mort congcsted
The New York herald., 1922-04-20

peratlvely needed, IL would take years
before they could be put into operation.
and meanwhile your necessities are CO.
ing TO continue TO grow.
THE city now has three hundred mil
lions OF its credit either invested or
pledged. frozen IL you please. in the In
vestment already made in rapti transit
facilities, and while It is asserted that
the city has still a margin OF borrowing
capacity sufficient to inaugurate new
lines. the fact is that even on the face
of the figures there is a totally insult
fcien margin for sthe other great public
necessities Of the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-09
HAS PLAN TO MAKE MEN.
Convicts To BE Treated HumaneIy in
New Joliet Prison


Joliet, IIIs May 9.-An iron hand
and mere confinement make convicts
and no more; a progressive scale of
privileges and freedom within a prison
nae kes men, according to John L.
Whitman, superintendent of Illinois
prisons. under whose supervision the
new state penitentiary at Statewide,
near here. is being. constructed. The
architecture of the building is de-
signed to facilitate application of the
illinois idea" or progressive merit
system Prisoners will be grouped
according to their grade of advance
Inent under the system, and each
group will be assigned to one of the
eight cellhouses, the second of which
viii be completed and in use within a
few days. Prisoners will move from
dollhouse to dollhouse with their ad-
.vancement in grade
The plan provides that prisoners
may pass thru the following stages;
confinement under strict prison disci-
pline; increasing opportunity to merit
more confidence on the part of prison
authorities: positions of trust within
prison walls; life in cottages outside
the prison. but under the supervision
of prison authorities: parole; freedom.
The system IS an outgrowth of psy-
Geological study Of convicts which
was conducted by superintendent
Whitman, the late Warden Everett J.
Murphy, and a staff or experts during
the last twenty wears.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-09
CANCEL CALL FOR RANGERS
State Won't Have To Quiet Frecstone
Co. rnrisine-Isn'f ANY

Fairfield, Tex May 9.-Orders to
two attachments of state rangers TO
proceed to Freestone county to assist
in restoring normal conditions fellow
ing the excitement and confusi n in
cident to the burning OF three negroes
and the hanging of a fourth in cen
nectfon with the assault and murder
of Eula Ausley, 17-year-old school
girl, have been cancelled.
The situation has so far improved
that local peace officers believe they
can cope with any developments.
Relatives of Miss Ausley and repre-
sentatives of the sheriff's office have
Joined forces in 81 effort to suppress
further lawlessness ana it is thought
the community viii now settle down
into its regular routine.
Reports that an uprising of negroes
was threatened to avenge the death
of the four members of the race are
branded as ridiculous by those most
familiar with local conditions
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MISS LAKIN WINS 500 PRIZE.
Takes First Place in Kansas Authors
Club Poetry Contest

The 800 cash prize offered by the
Kansas authors club for the best poem
written by a Kansas author, has been
awarded to Miss Margaret Larkin, of
Lawrence, a Junior student at the
state university. Her poem was en-
titled Goodbye to My Mother" and
consisted -of but twelve lines.
Three poets tied for second place.
They were: Miss Annabel GarveS.f of
Topeka; Miss Ella May Arneal, of
Kansas City, Kan; and Professor Sell
don L. Whitcomb. of Lawrence
The judges of the contest were: DR..
Clarke Fisher Ansley, dean of the
school of fine arts of Iowa university;
DR.. Hartley Burr Alexander, professor
of philosophy, Nebraska university
Professor Nelson Antrim Crawford
head of the department of journalism
and printing at the Kansas State Agri-
cultural college
The prize for the best short story.
in the same contest. was awarded to
Mrs. Muriel Culp Berry, also of Law
renee
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ASK own RULE
Mesopotamia Countries in Pro-
test to Larger Powers.
France and England Are OPP
pressiTe, They State.
ten the Associated Press,

Genoa, May 9.-Representatives OF
King Feisal, king of the Irak region
(Mesopotamia) presented to the con-
ference today a memorandum claim
ing the independence of Syria and
Lebanon and protesting against the
.frerch occupation.
The Syrians maintain that France,
under the pretext of a mandate, is
trying to colonize Syria as she has
done with Algeria and Tunis, and that
the same thing is being done by Eng
land in Mesopotamia and Palestine.
The memorandum declares the Syri-
ans are quite capable of governing
themselves as they have proved in the
past
Bagdad, May 9.-King F'eisal has
refused to sign terms presented to him
by the British commissioner, intended
to prohibit demonstrations in favor of
abolishing the British mandate of
MesopOtamia In addition he has de-
creed the organization of a consti-
tutional assem- bly,, which is intend ed
to have final say in the management
of the countrys affairs both internal
and external.
''Mesopotamia's relations with other
countries said a proclamation by the
king, will from now on be based on
such principles as those upon which
all independent states are established.
We Arabs hate to submit to any for
eign authority. We formerly hated
the Turks and we are mot going to
accept another bondage NOW
All this is indicative of the great
unrest which prevails thruout the
country. Last year the British gov
eminent officially recognized Feisal as
king, and agreed the relations of the
country with England should be only
treaty relations. The British. how
ever, still retain their mandate. aboli-
ton of which they contend. is con-
tingent upon the consent of all the
allied powers.
Another disturbing factor has been
the refusal of the high commissioner
to replace Indian officials with
natives, in addition with agreem ent.
The differences between the king
and the commissioner are regarded as
serious, and rumors re heard that
England is sending a large military
force to assure controlsof the country
Agitation is at a high pitch. and fire.
quent meetings are held at which the
cry is heard;
Down with the mandate, Tong
live independent MesopotaIhia"
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WEATHER.

Continued from Page onel
was only four above freezing in Mon
tana this morning. While the cool
spell will move this way, there will be
no freeze in Kansas 1t will be felt
quite keenly. however. in western
Kansas, but the temperature here will
not go much If any below normal.
The highest temperature in Topeka
during the past twenty-four hours was
20. which occurred this afternoon at
. o'clock. and the lowest was 81 at s
o'clock this morning.
The highest temperature in Kansas
Monday was S4 at Goodland, Garden
City and Liberal. and the lowest last
night was So at Goodland. The high
est in the United States during the
past twenty-four hours was 90 at
Tampa. Fla, and the lowest was 26 at
Winnemucca, New
The highest temperature ever re-
corded at Topeka on this date was "a
in 1885, and the lowest was 81 in 1887.
At o'clock today the wind was
blowing from the southwest at the
rate of % miles an hour.
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cally every direction, only three roads
being able to keep their lines open
Two baseball teams of the Texas
League. Houston and Fort Worth. are
marooned here. Panther ball park is
under six feet of water.
Dallas, Tex. May e.-one life has
been lost as a result of torrential rains
in Dallas and Fort Worth and sur
rounding districts during the last
twenty-fodr hours.
Ralph McClenndon of Cleburne, was
drowned when he attempted to ford
West Buffalo creek. HIS body had
been recovered at a. late hour Monday
night.
Hundreds of people living in low
lying districts have left their homes
fearing a repetition of the April %
flood.
Weather conditions continue threat
ening but only a light precipitation
has fallen in the several hours pre-
ceding Z o'clock this morning
Fort worth. Texas. May 9.-Flood
conditions of two weeks ago. with the
exception OF the loss of life, prevailed
here this morning as a result of the
sudden overflow of the Trinity river
river stage was eight feet: today it is
IS feet and is rising. a cloudburst
forty miles west of here caused the
fresh flood.
The seventeen breaks IN the Ievees.
as the result of the April flood, had
not been repaired and the high water
swept thru all night and is gaining in
height and strength this morning.
Louisiana Is Hard Hit Still.
New Orleans. May 9.-Flooding of
the entire town of Jonesville, La. with
a population of about I ,500 by a break
in the levee in Catahoula parish today,
had sweAed the total of Louisiana and
Mississippi residents rendered home
less and added to the tremendous
property damage in the Inundated sec
tons. The water today was reported
to be from two to four feet deep in
the streets at Jonesville
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KANSAS CITY GRAIN MARKET.

Kansas City May 9-WHEAT-Cash
Receipts 50 cars. Market 1c to Sc higher.
No. 4 dark hard, $1.46dL60: No. dark
hard. $1.:s@ go: No. hard. 81 .29G l 30
No. 2 hard, $1.2I91.5 so; No. L red, $131Q
81; No. red. $1.29@ 13l
C0RN-Market 1sc lower to &c higher
No. white. 56i5c1 56a4 c; No. white,
5sc No mixed, 5Stze: No. mixed, SIC
OATS-Market unchanged. No 2 white
391ae: No. . mixed, 3sG3S1sc; No red, IS
d3S15c
RYE-96T91c
BRAN-s1 0561 4. 07.
SHORTS-$1 121s a 22l5.
wHEAT-Clese May, $124x : July
s1.151k: Sept. $1-Oos4.
-coRN-May, 5514c; July. 5sAc; Sept,
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RUSSIAN STOCK IS GOOD
Weathered Famine Much Better Than
Many Peasants.
(By the Associated Press.l


(By the Associated Press.l
Samara. Russia, May e.-There is
ample live stock in Samara province
to work the fields and harvest the
crop of 1929 despite the fact that it
suffered most severely from the
famine. The rugged, shaggy, little
horses, great. groaning camels, and
slow moving oxen of the famine re-
gions have withstood the winters hun
ger as well or even better than the
sturdy peasants.
In isolated spots totally lacking in
food, the livestock as well as the peo-
pie has suffered tremendous mortality.
Thousa nds of draft animals have fallen
dead in the road while hauling pre-
cious food over the SHOWS to the vii,
lagos. Others have been slaughtered
for food but by far the greater pro-
portion have gone thru the winter and
now, with green pasture only a month
or so off, are in fair shape for work.
M. Ryazonoff, commissar for agri-
culture of Sanara province. says there
are still more than 100000 head of
workable live stock left or 80 per
cent of those available in 1921.
Peasants who have seen members
of their own families and neighbors
die of hunger, have saved their camels,
horses and oxen. Except in villa ges
where starvation knew no bounds, they
have not killed their beasts, even when
they knew that rev POUNDS OF morse
flesh might mean a weeks life to
themselves.
Horses were more precious than
humans. without livestock nd food
could be brought from the railways
and the seed for next years crop
would lie useless in the box cars far
from the fields
Ragweed and other vegetation or
dinari1y considered of no food value
has been used for forage. The animals
have been able to do only about half
the work that a well fed beast would
do. Most of them, particularly the
camels, present a woebegone appear
ance. These dromedaries groan con-
tinuously as they lumber along the
snow roads at a rate of three to four
miles an hour, protesting over every
bump or snow drift in the road.
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Wall st New York. May 9.-STOCKS-
The recent liquidation movement in the
stock market made further substantial
progress today. rails alone showing sup
port Sales Appropriated 1.100O00 shares.
Buying Of rails. especially New Haven.
Southern Pacific Lehigh Valley and Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western lifted the
sTustriafs and epecialties again lost ground
The closing was heavy.
Trading during the first two hours was
smaller than in any similar period since
last March. Commission houses reported
a general sIackenine Of public interest. Of
ferings Of oils and motors extended to ship
ping tobarcos and numerous unclassified
specialties. where reactions ran from one 10
two points. The decline was temporaril '
halted on buying Of Crucible. Baldwin and
Nanadfn1n. together with a sharp rally in
Mexican etroieHn Associated Oils As
sociated Dry Goods, second preferred, L S.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-09
GOLF PLAY INTO FINALS.
Twelve Trophies Are Ready for State
Players at Junction City.

Junction City. Kan. May s.-The
statewide invitation golf tournament
being held here by the Junction City
Golf CLUB goes into the semi-finals
and finals today. Twelve trophies and
many valuable prizes rendered by the
Junction City business men will be
awarded at the conclusion of the
match this evening.
The tournament includes six flights.
Tonight the formal opening of the
club house will be attended by social
festivities-"eats. dancing and a big
time" according to the program The
tourney began with IS holes qualify
ing round Sunday
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LIVESTOCK RECEIPTS.
FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co.. 2U1
New England Building.l
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARIE

Chicago. May 0.-CATTLELReceip H.
600. Market active Beef steers. steady 70
strong: top beef steers. 1920; bulk of quail
ity to sell at $7-S5 to Ss.6J; she stock.
steady; bulls. weak: veal calves. slow I;
stockers and feeders. strong to higher.
HOGS-Receipts 22.o00 Market fairly ac-
tive Light and light butchers. practically
steady with Mondays best time; others
about steady WHO the azerage; toy. $l09J !;
steady: bulk good 100 to 800 FOUNDERS,
$40 ESQ 10 90
strong. Few choice handy shorn lambs PIC
higher at S14 %: ten loads good and choice
California spring lambs $3.50. with 600 out
at $3.50; fat skorn ewes, mostly $500 $50.
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cHICAGo pRoDUcE MARKEr.

Chicago, MAY 9-BUTTER-Market high
err Creamery extras, Soc; firsts, 31u3ic
seconds. Z1629c; standards, 34Ac.
E6fGS-Market higher. Firsts. 2f1aI
24%c: ordinary firsts. 22G 221sc; miseel-
laneous. 235a d24c: storage packed extras.
26I2d26zc; storage packed firsts. S0S4 q
26c
POULTRY-Alive. lower: fowls. 24c
brpilers .;S0f45c: roosters, 15c.
POTATO ES--Market steady. Receipts 80
cars Wisconsin sacked-round whites, 81 80
alto cpt; Michigan sacked round whites.
81 Goa 10: Idaho-C dorado sacked Rurals.
mostly 81 20 cwt New stocks steady. Ala
bama sacked Triumphs No. 1. 81 7561 ( 90
cwt: Florida Spauiding Rose double
headed barrels No. 1. $3.50
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ONE DIES At GLEBURNE, TEX.
All Of Fort Worth at Mercy of
Fire as Water Is Cut on.
Seventeen Breaks I'm LeVee
Have Not Yet Been Fixed.

: Fort North Tex. May 9.-Fire,
breaking out IN the heart of the bust
ness district at 10:45 a. m, threatened
a wids area TIE city watervvorks is
crippled by floods. However. at II
a. m. some water became available.
BY calling out all available ap-
paratus and the use of chemicals and
water standing in the mains, the
flames were brought under control at
11;15 a. m, at the same time. the big
pumps in the municipal water plant
stopped since midnight last night by
the flood. were gotten into action and
the mains are now being filled again
Fort Worth. May 9.-No life loss
is reported in the renewed flood today
but just as much territory is mum
dated. just as much damage done as in
the disaster of two weeks ago
The Trinity river was still rising at
T:45 m. and no cessation was in
sight. according to the government
weather bureau. The entire city-is at
the mercy of fire as all municipal
water has been cut off
The number of homeless has been
reduced this morning to 500. Rail-
road service is paralyzed in practi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-09
FORD FOR PRESIDENT" CLUB
Delegate TO Conference Says Dinds-
Eorg Is Forming One.

A delegate to the farmer-labor con-
ference being held here announced
Monday that a Henry Ford for
President" club is to be organized IN
Mcpherson county (Lindsborg) in the
near future He said he did not
want his name used in connection
with the announcement at this time
The date has not Yet been set.
Included in the resolutions drafted
to go before the meeting was one
recommending that a QUESTIONABLE be
sent to all candidates for governor
and a number of state offices, and
for the legislature, to obtain the can
didates' views on adjustment of the
industrial court and board of admin
istration and the fixing of a maximum
on funds to be appropriated by the
next session of the legislature.
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MzRklgEITs
Traditional late markets Will Be
found on another page OF this paper.)

Chicago, May 9.-wHEAT-Wheat took
moderate upward swing in value today
soon after the opening, which was of hest
tating, irregular sort. The advance was
ascribed chiefly to absence Of any NOTABLE
pressure to sell. Besides, few deliveries on
Nav contracts were only moderate, 11,OoO
bushels Today s. receipts here, however.
were estimated at $50 carloads The open
ing. which varied from &c decline to Ac
advance with May $780, to 81 3TA and
july 81. 23l4 TO S1.24 was followed by an up
turn all around to well above yesterday
finish.
The close was unsettled, lac net lower
to nc advance with May $1.3Th to S1.3S
and July 81 .23sk to 81 .233z-
CORN-Corn showed comparative weak
ness, owing more or less to liberal re-
ceipts here, $50 cars. After opening un
changed to sc lower, July 643sc to 64ssc,
the market underwent a slight general de-
cline
The close was heavy. 1sc to &c net lower,
with July 635ke to 64c.
OATS-Oats started 1se to NC lower with
corn. July 391ac, but later rallied a trifle.
PROVISIONS-Firmnes of the hog mar
ket tended to give strength to provisions.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Orange Of prices on grain futures on
the Chicago Board of Trade, as reported
by The Empire Commission Co.. POI New
England BIdg.)
1oas
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MANY CoNVICTs ARE SHOT.
Prison Uprising at Columbia. S C..
Put Down by Guards.

Columbia, S. C, May S-Several
convicts in the South Carolina state
penitentiaTy were shot today by prison
guards in putting down a mutiny ac-
cording to Chief May of the city fire
department, who was called upon to
aid prison authorities. Chief Nav said
that between ten and twelve prisoners
were shot.
The fire chief said the disorder
started when a group of prisoners re-
turning from lunch attacked guards
escorting them.
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WAS A COMIC OPERA WAR
Blizzard Aided in Disarming Yves
Virginia Miners. Is Plea.
(By the Associated Press.

Charlesto1-n. w. Va, May s-A
comic opera war with the miners
going up after breakfast for an hour
or two, coming down for a confab or
some little errand, going up again
and wasting thousands of rounds of
Captain j. w. Wilson's description on
the witness stand on the fighting he
found around Sharp1es, September 3.
Captain Wilson said he saw Blizzard
standing on a. hill directing about 250
men to turn in their arms.
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TOPEKA POULTRY AND EGGS.

lmarket quotatlOns Dy Premium Poultry
Products Co., 30 North Kansas avenue.
Topeka. kan.)
Topeka, Kan, May Q.
The market on fowl is weaker, owing to
increased receipts. Market on broilers
steady at present prices.
The egg market is firm in the face of very
heavy receipts arriving and in prospect
Reference to prices which were paid for
eggs at this date last year indicates that
the price this year is $1.0O per case higher
than last. This condition is we believe due
to the fact that there is very heavy specula-
tive buying thru the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange. With the situation in control
of spectators it is difficult to forecast the
trend Of prices for the remainder of the
month.
Prices as follows: Hens. lbs. and over,
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o2c per In hens. under lhs.,.1ec per ID. /.
roosters lie per h.. broilers, &c per II
Buff and white Except LeShornst fowl
1e hroilers DC premium over above prices
ISeehorn and black fowl lie. brotlers e dis
count from above prices.
Eggs-on graded pass! pass s sr'T Ts- ne1
seconds and checks, 1sc per dez., case IN
GUIDED: without case, lie per doz- less
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TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING.
Undertakes Display Coffins-CoIored
Janitors Go On Strike.

Kansas City. Mo-. May s.-Negro
janitors of Convention hall went on
strike today when the National Flu
neral Directors association conven-
ton opened.
The undertakers brought 400 as
sorted casketS into the hall and put
them on exhibition.
The janitors took one look at the
wooden kimonas,' and quit
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McCor1nick,s Trip Aids Him.

London. May 9--Jofn Mccormack,
famouns Irish tenor, who arrived here
today from New York. said that the
ocean voyag &c had benefited his health
but that il would be three months
before he could sing gain. The singer
found his apartments filled with
beautiful red roses sent by English
and Irish admirers.