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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-20
NEM YORK sTocK MARKET.

Wall St, New York. May 20.-STOCkS-
Rails. oils and steels featured the further
advance of prices in the stock market at the
opening of tOday's brief session. new high
record being established by United States
Steel and New Haven. The one consplc-
uous exception to the upward trend was
Republic Iron and Steel, which fell Az
points Other Independent Steels were not
adversely affected by the withdrawal of
Youngstowns Sheet and Tube from the
proposede Six-company merger Among
rails, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
soon added three points to yesterdays adj
vance and &. L. gained 12s. Mexican Pc
troleum rose 212 points and the leading mo
tors and their accessories IS well as Sugars,
Chemicals and Metals continued to
strenss then.
Rails led today's brief but active stock
market 10 higher levels. Coalers, Trans
continentals, Changers and New Haven
were / to 3 points higher Oils also were
favored Some of the foreign group as we'll
as Sinclair Producers and Refiners. stan
dard Oil of California and Texas Gulf and
Sulphur rising L to 2Ia point. Sugars en-
HANGED recent gains by 1 to points and
Automobile issues were prominent. with
further heavy accumulation of General Mo
tors. Independent SteeIs were irregular on
latest developments in connection with
merger plans Midvale falling points. Tex
tiles and Metals improved but Tobaccos
were reactionary. The closing was strong.
Sales approXimated 100000 shares.
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TOPEKA POULTRY AND EGGS.

MARKET quotations by rremlum[ Poultry
Products Co, 21Q North Kansas avenue,
Topeka. kap)
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Topeka, Kan. May 20.
lie; broilers 15@2 lbs, 35c: stays and old
ROSTERS Ice.
Eggs-$6.25 case delivered. including new
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Hutchinson Cos Nurses. organizatlon.

Kansas City. May 20.-Hutchinson
was selected as the next meeting place
for the annual convention of the KAN
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The sum of $120 was made Thurs
day evening at the country fair held
by the Amora class of the North
Topeka Baptist church.
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NLW IVhA % NUEN7 aHlA n Fl.
. New York. May 2O-coTToN-Spot
quiet; middling, 21-45
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kIIASRklIETS

additional late markets Will BE-
found on another page of this paper-)
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New York MAY 20.-STGAR-Rav IN
changed: spot Cubas. 407: centrifugal
June, All; fine graduated, $500 80.
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KANSAS ROAD REPORT.

BY u 8 department of agriculture,
Weather Bureau, Topeka, Kan. for the "a
hours ending at a m, May 20, 1872
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET
New Orleans. May 20.-COTTON-SpOt
steady and unchanged; middHng, 2O.OO-
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Kansas City, May 20.
FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co.. 201
New England Building)
May 20, 1922

LIVERPOOL & BUENOS AIRES GRAIN.
FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co., POI
New England Bldg, Topeka
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of the grain in general domestic and for
eign trade had apparently considerable to
do with discouraging bulIish sentiment
and with promoting wheat shipments to all
markets but especially to Chicago from
Iowa, Illinois and Indiana, result
the Nav delivery here relatively much
weaker as a rule than was the case with
the new crop months. Reports of slowing
down of foreign demand acted also
bearish factor and so, too, did prevailing
wet weather Besides there were enlarged
estimates current regarding the Argentine
exportable supply and the probable yield
in Kansas.
in the main for the relative strength OF
the July and September deliveries of wheat
September on one occasion touching new
high price record for the season UnfaNor-
able conditions for the planting and germ
nation of corn gave comparative steadl-
ness to the market for corn and oats
Provision prices went up with hogs
despite accommodating stocks of lard here
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FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Co,
corner Laurent and Madison sts- Topeka.
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
New York, May 20.

FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co.,
POI New England Bldg1
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DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

Furnished by the weather bureau office,
Topeka Kan. for the twenty -four hours
ending at a an. Saturday.
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FURNISHED by Wolff Packing Co, foo
OF Quincy street. Toneka. kansas)
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Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Phillips of Kan
sas City. No, are week end guests of Mr..
and Mrs. George Dister of 1914 Polk
street.
Mrs J. z. TrueIove and little daugh-
ter Frances. of 1429 Kansas avenue will
leave tomorrow for a short STAY in Chicago.
Mr.. Steele of North Carolina, who has
been visiting his relatives. Thomas and
Mrs John Harries and daughter Mar
garet, of 1414 Kansas avenue, will leave
next week for California where they will
be the guests of Mrs. George, formerly of
North Topeka
The pupils of Mrs F. A Mccoy will give
an expression recital Thursday evening of
church Ihe program VIII begin at 5
o'clock and will consist of playlets. read
ings and musical numbers.
Miss Mabel Stump of BurliDgame has
returned home after spending the week
with Miss Margaret Davis, 1910 Quincy
Claude waychoff will lead the Christian
Endeavor meeting at the Second Presby-
terian church Sunday evening at Z O'Clock
The subject will be Christian Endeavor.p
Mr.. and Mrs b. F. Stephenson of 141G
Monroe street, left for a visit to their
daughter, Mrs. Il. S. Mahan and family Of
Liberty. No
Miss Dorthda Walton was pleasantly sur
prised by a number of friends on her
Thursday May Is. The guests were :
Lille May Prosser. Juanita Brier, Inah
Herbs. Emma Bell Ward, Louise Hall
Geo. Meyers. Harold Whaiton, Elsie W hal
ton. Leo Fountain Arthur Prosser and
Tommy JuBier Meyers
The Silver Lake high school will put
on the play. Dust of the Earth" Monday
evening at o'clock at the North Topeka
church building fund The play will be in
four acts with cast of sixteen.
S. r. Dexter. undertaken. S23 Kan
Sas avenue--Adv-
New Britain herald., 1922-11-08
"Smih for President Boom Under Way by Mew York State Democrats
Governor Elect of Empire State Carries Metropolis and
 Every Large City Up-State-Silent On White House Aspirations

New York, Nov. s.-None of 33 women who ran for places on the New York state Aicket or seats in congress and the legislature was elected. All but one, Mrs. s. Merritt of Kingston, N. Y. democratic candidate for the as- sembly in Ulster county were on the tickets of the minority parties.
 Governor Smiths smashing victory immediately started his friends boom ing him for the democratic nomina- tion for the presidency in 1924.
 Tn 1920 he was given a splendid ovation at the democratic national convention. in San Francisco as New York's "favorite .son,.'a. receiving the complimentary vote of the, state dele gation on the Mat ballot. He only smiled however wfiSS he was hailed last night as ''the next president of the United States" at a widely enthus- iastic reception given him in his head quarters at the Hotel Biltmore where hundreds of admirers serenaded him with the Tammany Campaign song: East side, west side. all around the
New Britain herald., 1922-11-08
LEGION. MEN ARE NOT
 TO LOSE THEIR JOBS
Kelly and Benson, New Rep resentatives, Still Hold
 Office

E. l.. Kelly, Of Colchester, state commander of the American Legion and Arthur Benson, commander of Bolton Kasica spost, American Legion of Berlin,f will not be asked to resign their positions even though both have been elected as representatives from their respective towns and now hold political offices Adjutant Guinan, of the New Haven office of the legion headquarters, told a Herald repre- sentative this morning.
 There is a clause in the constitution of the American Legion which forbids a legion officer from holding a polit- cal office, but Adjutant Guinan ex- plained this morning that the office of representative Is only a part time position and the men will not receive money enough to remurerate them for their services.
 The matter of 8 legion officer hold ing such a political office was discus sed at the state convention held in Waterbury recently and it was decid- ed that member would not be asked to. resign his Ngion office if his poli- tical office wa onlya a part time posi- ton.
 MT. BensoN rendered his resignation as commandefs of the Berlin post sew oral months ago but was persuaded by the legion itembefs to retain his position until the annual meeting in the spring, y% y%1Fhe agreed to do and 1t Is not expected that he will accept a renomination.
 Clarence W. Seymour, when elected of the American Legion. his state senatorial position after the session of 1921. Seymour, by doing this, interpreted the constitution ,f the Legion in its strictest sense.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-08
KU KLUX KHAN TO ORGANIZE HERE;
 CITY OFFICIALS INVITED TO JOIN II;
 JEWS, CATHOLICS, NEGROES BARRED
AN7ZREPUBLLCAN LANDSLLDE HAS NOT WIPED OUT, PARTY MAJORI7Y
 ACCORDING TO NATIONAL LEADERS

democrats had progressed much fur ther toward control ot the house. The vote at that hour stood: Re publicans 1855, democrats tS7, so- cialist 1. A majority to control Is 218.
 Iowa was the only state which has returned solid republican delega- tor.
 The Associated Press tabu!at!oa of the vote for the house of representa- tives showed at s;30 this morning.: Democrats ITS, republicans I'll, so- clal!st 1. Only 20 states were then complete. Two hundred and IS members are required Tor a majority.
 The reelection of Representative Scott, republican, Michigan, tied the democrats and republicans in their race for control of the house of representatives. It gave each party 178 votes toward the majority Of 213 for which they were straining. Only 21 states had reported complete vote, however, and 1t was plain that the deciding figures were to come from the west and middle west.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-08
MODIFIED DRY LAW IS GIVEN HEAVY BACKING At Least Four States Score in Favor of Less Strir-
 gent Prohibition

Chicago, Nov. 8.-Proponents of less stringent prohibition laws scored heavily in at least four states yester- day, according to compilations today from the nationwide election. In H. linois an expression of sentiment on the volstead act favored modification by approximately 600,o00 votes to a negative 100000 with one-half the state reported.
 California defeated the statS en- forcement act by an indicated go to 1 vote; Missouri reelected Senator Reed, an avowed opponent Of prohi. bition and New Jersey. 1t was indi. cated sent Governor Edwardg, also avowedly against prohibition, to the U. s. senate over Senator Freltnghuy- gc.is esN VI The vote Tor the beer and wine amendment went back into the isad this morning when m error cS-~k3s pr6ximatssy 30.600 uGtes wAs dis6&A cred to have been madeain tabulating the vote of Cuyahoga county. The corrected result showed the affirma- tive and negative vote almost equal. The vote in 4565 precincts wass
 For the amendment 427 ,162, against the amendment, 426,30S.
 The majority given the beer and wine amendment by discovery of an error in the Cuyohoga county vote was short lived. Additional returns from mostly rural counties not only wiped out the majority for the pro- posal but placed a majority of al- most 11,oOO against. The vote on 4,s50 precincts out of S,167 in the state was;
 For the amendment 442,S7o, against 453,22e.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-08
BRANDEGEE PLEASED
U. S. Senator From This State Grati- fled at Republican Victory in His Nation Commonwealth.

New London, Nov. 8. = Senator Frank B. Brandegee, commenting up- on the results of the election in New London county, made the following statement today:
 T am exceedingly gratified at the result of the election in the city Of New London and New London county generally. Considering the mu!t!pl!- city of issues and under currents and cross currents 1t was great victory for the republicans. 1T have felt from the beginning that iffthe republicans carried the state of Connecticut by anything like 10000 under all the circumstariees they would have achieved a great victory"
New Britain herald., 1922-11-08
DEMOCRATS GAIN IN N. HAMPSHIRE AND VT.
New Hampshire Elects Democratic Gov, Second Since 1s75-G. o.P.
 Lead In Vermont Gut Down.

r Manchester, Nov. S.--New Hamp- shire, which returned a republican majority of 31,OoO for governor in 1920, went democratic by 10000 yes terday. With IS small towns missing the vote for governor was:
 Fred H. Brown, d., 67,2O1; Windsor H. Goodnow, r., 57,574. This is the second time since 1875 that demo- cratic governor has been elected.
 The democrats captured one of the states two congressional seats, elect ing Wm. N. Rogers in the first dis trict. Congressman Edward H. Wa son, r., was reelected in the second district.
 The democrats won control of the lower branch of the legislature while the republicans retained 8 reduced lead in the senate.
 Montpelier, Nov. s.-A close race in the first congressional district marked the election yesterday in. Vermont which went republican but by smaller margins than two years ago.
 James E. Kennedy, d., who made his campaign chiefly on advocacy of 8 modification of the Volstead act ran t,476 behind Frederick J. Fleet wood in this district. with one town Congressman Porter H.. Dale, r., was reelected In the second district
 Congressman Frank l.. Greene, r., was elected senator to succeed Sena- tor Carroll s. Page and Redfield Procter. r., became the third of his family to be elected governor of Yer mont.
 The democrats gained a few seats in the legislature.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-08
DISABLED VETERANS
 PLANNING TAG DAY
Will Be Held Arnaistice Day With Mrs. Fife c. Ktn,ball Directing
 Won,en's Committee. s

Women's Committee. s,
 7. Mrs. Effie c. Kimball a member of the school committee, has con scented to act as chairman of the ladies' committee on "Forget-me-not Day' to be observed under the au., spices of New Britain Post, Disabled American Netaraas. of the World War, Saturday. Y X The mayor named committee to arrange for the tag day on November |, the day that it was observed else where. Because there was no local post at that time, the committee, Through it's chairman, Robert C.. Vance, recommended to the mayor that no tag day be held this year. The chairman's letter to the mayor explained that merchants and others were being called upon to contribute for the observance of Armistice Day and that the city's attention should be concentrated upon that matter since there was no local post of dis abled veterans. It was suggested and the mayor concurred in the belief. that a tag day for the veterans could be held to better advantage at later date.
 Informed today of the new posts intention of holding a tag day Sat- urday, Chairman Vance expressed himself as in favor of the proposition. 10 be handled by the disabled vet erans themselves. With the estab- lishment of local post, he felt that inc public would be assured that the funds would be used where 1t was most desired that they be expended. Mrs. Kiriball will make announce ment shortly of her committee and young women who will sell tags.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-08

New York, Nov. 8 (By Associated P-ess).---Swept before 8 rising tide of democratic victories h many states, the tremendous republican majorities piled up. in the Harding landslide Of two years ago were knocked right and le.t != yesterdays elections.
 Tie republican .:aJoEt!es !n the U. s. senate and n the house os rep resentatives were sharply reduced but republican managers declared they would not be wiped out
 Until belated returns from the west and middle west began trickl!ng in today the democrats actually were leading in the poll of votes for the house. The 11th Michigan district for the republicans tied the two par ties at IFS each in the race toward the necessary 21S majority and it be- came plain that the deciding votes were yet to come iron, the west and middle west.
 At noon today 25 states had com pleted their congressional election returns but neither republicans nor
New Britain herald., 1922-11-08

town"
 Governor Elect Smith who left his job as push cart peddler in the Full ton fish market to enter the political arena nearly 30 years ago, not only carried New York city by 8 plurality of 47S,670 as compared with his plur- ality of 31s,S97 two years ago. and the previous record plurality of 417,- 900 received by Mayor Hylan in the last municipal election but also car ried virtually every large city upstate, including Governor Miller's home city of Syracuse.
 The state campaign was based largely on the comparatibe guber- material records of Governor Miller and Governor-elect Smith. The demo- cratic candidates also announced he stood squarely on the state platform which declared in favor of modifica- ton of the Volstead Act to permit the sale of light wines and beer. Governor Miller argued during the campaign that Smiths election could do nothing to change the act
New Britain herald., 1922-11-08
Yale and Towne Co. Asks
 To Cut Down Its Par

New York, Nov. S.-Directors of the Yale and Towne Mfg. Go. lockmakers of Stamford, Conn, today announced that meeting of the companys stockholders had been called for No vember 17 for the purpose of asking their approval of reduction of the par value of the company's shares from s1O0 to s25 and in increase of from s5,0OO,0O0 to s10,0o0,oo0 in the outstanding capital permitting the declaration of a 100 per cent stock dividend.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-08
ANOTHER MINE TRAGEDY.

Harrisburg. Pa, Nov. s.-Tbe state department of mines was today in formed of a mine accident at the olyphant mine of the Hudson Coal Go. in which five men were killed and two injured. The accident is said to have been due to blown out shot" The mines department has de- spatched inspectors to the scene.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-08
GAINS { INLATER RETURNS Important (. Q. P. Administra- tion Figures Go Down to Defeat REPUBLICANS LOSE IN N. Y. Speaker G:l!ett Is Re-e!ectsc-s,ook-
 hart Wins in Iowa-Hitchcock Loses
 in Nebraska-California Returns
 Jol,nson-Berger Reelected.

New York, Nov. g. (By Associated Press) )-Returns today supp!ementing those of last nlsht showed that re- publican senate seats from Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Michigan and West Virginia apparent- !y had been captured by the demo- c-ats ard that the republicans had captured seats held by democrats from Nebrask and Ohio.
 In Delaware, Montana and Minne- sota the results still were too close to be counted in either column.
 These returns so far, would reduce the, republican majority In the senate from 24 to IS with prospect of a further reduction. ~
 Gains Pile Up.
 Democratic gains in the national elections continued to pile up steadily zs belated returns came n from all! parts Of the country early today. Throughout the night the democratic gains in the house of representatives accumulated without counter gain for the republicans in a single congress sional district. The great majority rolled up for the republicans in the Harding landslide two years ago was wided out by the democrats in dis tricts in all debatable states until there seemed a chance that 1t might be wiped out or at least reduced to a slender working force for the admin istration.
 Some important figures In the re- publican administration, went down to defeat and some members of the sen- ate and house personally close to President Harding will return to private life.
 Democrats Gain In South.
 The republican forces failed to break the democratic ranks in the south and lost one Congressional dis trict which they have held there for
 /Co~ttr,,ad or, Eioyauth PaVe
New Britain herald., 1922-11-08
Gets l,945 Plurality Over Democratic 0pponent-Co Cox,.r, Reelected Gov.
Democrats Gain Seat in Congress and Increase Number in State Legis- lature

Boston, Nov. S.-Senator Henr, Cabot Lodge was reelected over Wm A. Gaston. democrat, yesterday by 2 plurality of 1,945. The vote of thu state complete was:
 Gaston, 414,73o; Lodge, 416,e75. A recount of the vote for senator undoubtedly will be asked by Gaston some of his associates said.
 Won By 32,939 In 1916. When Senator Lodge was last elected in 1916 in the days before women had the vote, he won by 8 margin of 32,939 votes over John F Fitzgerald who yesterday was defeat ed as the democratic candidate for governor.
 Tn order to obtain his narrow mar gin of victory Senator Lodge was forced to overcome an adverse plu- rality of 47,SOs in the city of Boston where Gaston received 103,003 votes to 55,194 for Lodge. In the state outside of Boston Lodge led Gaston 49,754 in vote of 361,4S1 to 311,727.
 Fitzgerald led Governor Cox in AS0cCOi Oy fC,Vlf. Outoi0S VI DOSLOIl Cox rolled up plurality of 1o5,05S. Cox Reelected.
 Governor Cox, Republican, was re- elected by a margin of more than 53,000 votes over John F. Fitzgerald Democrat.
 ss,The democrats gained one congress sional seat. through the victory of William P. Connery. Jr., over Fred erick Butler. republican. in the seventh district This gives them three of the 1e congressmen from this state. .-,g5 .srsa Gains also were made by the demo- trats fin the legislature, where they will have two additional senators and 37 more seats in the house. This will give the next senate 33 republi- cans and z democrats and the house 163 republicans and 77 democrats.
 For the first time women were elected to the house, the winners being Miss M. Sylvia Donaldson of republican, and Mrs. Susan w. Fitzgerald, democrat.
 O'Brien Defeats Pelletier. Joseph Pelletier, democratic nomi- nee, was defeated for the office of dis trtct attorney of Suffolk county, in- cluding Boston, from which he was by the supreme court for His successful oppon- ent, Thomas c. O'Brien, is demo- crat who was candidate on both tickets in the primaries and won the nomination. He, was ap- pointed district attorney by Governor Cox to succeed Pelletier.
 Referendum Votes.
 The voters acted on referendum questions on the ballot by accepting legislative acts providing that dis trict attorneys must be members .Qf the bar and that voluntary associa- tions may sue or be sued. They re- ected acts providing for a state pro- ,ibition enforcement acts to conform 70 the volstead act and providing for ] state censorship of motion pictures.
 Governor Cox, republican, won re- election over John P. Fitzgerald by margin of 56,045, the vote of the state being: Cox .46S,277; Fitzgerald L12,232.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-08
Reserved Seats on Sale
 For High School Contest

The arrangements of the New Britt ain and Hartford High schools hays adopted an innovation in interscho- lastic games which they will put into effect at the New Britain Hartford game at Trinity field on Saturday. This Is selling reserved seats. A block of 200 seats has been received for New Britain fans and these tickets may be secured either at the High school. Dickinson's or the Y. M. c. A. at premium of . quarter over the general admission rate of 7b cents. The new stands at Trinity field have been marked of Into aislen and every seat is numbered.
 The game will be called at o'clook sharp.