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The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
KELLER FAILED To APPEAR
May Be Cited for Contempt for Beav-
ing Daugherty Hearing.

Washington, Dec 15.-Representa-
tive Keller, of Minnesota, failed to
appear today before the house judici-
ary committee in response to the
summons served on him late yester-
day after he had refused to partici-
pate further in the presentation of his
Impeachment charges against Attor-
ney General Daugherty
James A Nahey. an attorney of Bos-
ton, handed to Chairman Volstead a
letter from Attorney Jackson H. Rails
ton, announcing that Mr.. Ralston had
been retained as council by Mr.. Keller
and asking postponement of fur
ther proceedings until tomorrow.
Chairman Nolstead said the letter
gave no excuse for non-appearance
and directed the sergeant-at-arms to
call Mr.. Keller's name three times.
This was done, but without response
and there followed a discussion as to
what should be done.
Representative Graham, PennSyl
vania, ranking Republican of the COM
mittee, asked that it report to the
house with recommendation for action
against Mr.. Keller for contempt.
Other members, however, suggested
that the postponement asked for be
granted and Mr.. Graham said he
would not press his motion.
Attorney Vahey. replying to COM
mitteemen said he could not say
whether Mr.. Keller would appear to-
morrow; that this would depend upon
the advice given him by counsel.
Finally the committee voted to
grant Mr.. Keller's request for a delay
until 1890 a. M, tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
COAL PRICES INCREASE
Hike of so Cents Per Ton on Kansa.
Nut and Lump Announced.

Hike of so Cents Per Ton on Kansas
Nut and Lump Announced.
Topeka coal dealers are generally
falling in line with an increase of SO
cents per ton on southern Kansas nut
and lump coal, following an increase
at the mines of SO cents per ton.
which brings the price on nut coal
at the mines to SIS and the price on
lump coal to $3.50.
This makes the price in Topeka
$3.50 for nut coal and $1O.15 for, lump
coal. Not all the dealers have yet ad-
justed their scales of prices to the
new standard, but the raise at the
mines has been general. and it IS prob
able that the new quotation will be-
come effective by Saturday afternoon
in all Topeka yards.
The increase at the mines is due to
the cold snap. which has resulted in
an increase in a domestic demand for
coal, which has been lighter this win
ter than it has ever been during the
same season before.
Several of the Topeka dealers re-
ported that they now have coal in
their yards which was bought at the
old price, before the reduction of a
month ago, and on which they took
a loss, but will now recuperate to a
certain extent.
Reports of operators from KANSAS
City that Their mines in the southern
Kansas fields had been closed down
for lack of cars, were confirmed by
Santa Fe officials here. who Stated
that a renewed shortage of coal cars
had occurred in the southern Kansas
field, which is now being remedied as
rapidly as possible.
For some weeks in the fall, when
Instructions were issued to the rail-
roads to give coal shipments priority,
cars were concentrated in the field.
Then the demand for coal dropped
and the coal was left in the mine
yards, under load with uncOnsigned
coal. The roads, finding the mines
well supplied, diverted the cars to
other purposes, and when the cold
snap came and the demand for coal
doomed, there were not enough cars
on hand to meet the demand, and some
of the mines have been closed down
for one or two days of the last week
on that account
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
Favorable Report on Bill.
CAPPER TO TALK ON MARKETS
Senator Will Address General Session
of Conference Today.

Washington. Dec. 15.-Group meet
ingS for discussion of cooperative
marketing problems by representa-
tives of the various associations ham
ding the same commodities. follow ed
by another general session devoted to
the general subject of cooperative
marketing, finance and rural credits
legislation. formed today's program
for the meeting here Of the National
Council of Farmers. Cooperative
Marketing associations.
Speakers for the general session of
cooperative financing and farm cred
its included Eugene Meyer. director
of the War Finance Corporation: Sen
ator Arthur Capper of Kansas, and
Adolph Miller, member OF the federal
reserve board
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
into EUROPE'S FRONT DOOR
BY Joining League Turks Can Make
Themselves at Home.

Lausanne Dec. 15.-European Dip
lomats gathered here believe that the
admission of Turkey to the league of
nations, will impart new vigor and a
new meaning to that organization.
From the beginning of the near east
conference the Turkish leaders have
stressed their desire to westernize
their country, and European states
men who have faith in the league as
substantial machine contributing ef-
fectively to world peace are convinced
that whole hearted cooperation by
Turkey in the leagues affairs would
prove an important step in the MAIN
tenance of a general peace.
If she Joins the league, which step
Ismet Pasha, yesterday, said she
would seek to take if peace is signed
here, Turkey can walk into Europe by
the front door and make herself at
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
(By B. r. Laskowski. Meteorologist.)


The daily temperature atrTopeka for
the first half of December averag ged
over 8 degrees below normal. The
highest recorded was So degrees, on
December 2, and the loves degrees
above zero, on the 18th, which is also
the lowest since February 3D. Neither
of these extremes are unusual for this
season of the year. If the tempera-
lures remain about normal the last
half of the month, the daily tempera
ture for the year, 1922 will average
almost 2 Il degrees uove normal. Al
tho 1922 will be warm than usual,
the year before. 1921, averaged almost
degrees higher than this year.
The total precipitation, .06 of an
inch, occurred on the 9Th and 7th.
This is the lowest amount recorded for
that period since 1905. To date the
total for this year is 1916 inches,
which makes it the wettest year since
1915. when 44.41 inches was recorded.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
BOY MURDERER IS HANGED
Myron Corbridge Pays Extreme Pen
atty for killing Guard.

Pontiac, Ill, Dec. 15.-Myron Cor
Fridge was hanged at 9:07 O'Clock this
morning in a dingy auct.onecrs' tent
in the Jail yard.
The 22-yea--old boy paid the price
of the law for the murder of SOP
Jones, a guard over him at the Illinois
state re1Ormatory here, which oc-
Cured exactly six months ago.
On the scaffold, borrowed from
Cook county, Corbridge read a poem
and died denying his guilt.
He was what followers of the hang
mans profession call a good hanging
SIZE" tall and wei built, and he
dropped to the end of the rope with
out any slip in the arrangements. He
was pronounced dead a few minutes
later by DIR. o. p. Hamilton and DR..
z. c. BaWden.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15

Oklahoma reported a drop in the
mercury from winds blowing across
the Kansas border, which ended a Pc
riod of balny weather. Below freez-
ing temperatures were expected. A
rise in the temperature in the north
west to near zero promised a tempo
rary and slight relief from the below
zero temperatures prevalent several
days.
Traffic Is Delayed.
Oregon was covered with an almost
Iayed AND hindered railroad street car
cold was forecast.
Rain along the California coast was
predicted, streams thruout the state
were reported running bank full be-
cause of the heavy storms of the past
week. At Dallas, Texas, the temper
ature was reported coo.er after a rise
yesterday. More rain was forecast in
Georgia today with lower tempera-
lures, holding above the seasons aver
age for the northwest section. Local
rains, accompanied by a cold wave in
the north and central portions were
predicted for Mississippi. Prospects
of near freezing temperatures were
seen for portions of Tennessee today,
following showers of last night.
Snow in Mountains.
Snow flurries, with falling tempera-
lures, were predicted for New Mex
leo, Arizona, Utah, Colorado and west
ern Texas. Colder weather was an
nounced for the Rocky Mountain
states.
Breckenridge, Colo, reported a Is
inch snow, last night
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
Son-in-Law of Late Theodore RoOse-
welt To Be Here january 20.

Son-in-Law of Late Theodore RoOse-
welt To Be Here january 2e.
Congressman Nicholas Longworth
of Ohio, son-in-law of the late Theo-
dore Roosevelt, will be the guest of
honor of Kansas Repu biicans at their
annual dinner in Topeka January 90.
Congressman LongWorth has assured
Wilbur c. Hawk, chairman of the Re
publican state committee, and John
o. Evans, president of the Kansas Day
club. that ne VIII speak at the Repub-
lican dinner next month
Plans are beiIg made for one of the
biggest Kansas Day celebrations ever
If equipment can be installed in time.
it is planned to hold the big banquet
in the new million dollar Masonic
temple. The banquet room in the
mammoth temple will accommodate
1000 people. If kitchen facilities are
installed in time, Republican leaders
will try to stage the Longworth recep-
ton in the temple.
Congressman LOFgworth IS one OF
the outstanding characters ia congress
sioual life He has represented the
1908 with exception of one two yeal
term, That was when he was defeat
ed for Te-electon in 1912.
1t is not known whether Mrs. Long
worth, who was formerly Miss Alice
Roosevelt. viii accompany her hus-
band to Topeka for the big RepublI-
can dinner She has made numerous
political trips with her husband and
it is probable that she may come to
fighting grounds cf her distinguished
father
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
new BONUS PLANS
Joseph FOrdneX to See Ex-
ecutive Approval Soon.
Tax Free Bonds and Paid-Up
Insurance Proposed.
TAX ON FOREIGN WAR DEBTS
Either Security To Be Cashed al
Nearly Face Value.
Fifty Dollars to Each Only I'm
mediate Cash Needed.

Washington, Dec. 1.-two plans
! for paying a federal bonus to Ameri-
cas- four million veterans of the great
war will be submitted to President
Harding within the next few days for
executive approval, Representative
Joseph Fordney, Republican, of Mich
igan. daddy of the bonus" said to-
day. These will be:
]. Issuance to each veteran of a tax
free bond, equal to his bonus, bearing
3 per cent interest, maturing within
twenty years and subject to retire
ment by the government within five
years.
.. A paid-up insurance policy hav-
ing the same conditions of maturity.
Both securities could be cashed at
practically face value with federal
banks
Bonus of $50 Cash.
Both plans probably would involve
the use of interest payments on Amer
ica'S foreign war debts to guarantee
the bonus obligations. For the pres
ent, however, the only appropriation
necessary under F'ordney's proposals
would be to meet cash payments on
$50 bonus. against which there has
been little opposition
The use of foreign debt interest
payments for this purpose has been
discussed between Fordney and Sec
retary of the Treasury Mellon. Ford
ney said Mellon would not oppose
utilizing debt money after we get it,
to meet maturing bonus obligations.
The secretary's approval did not ex-
tend to mortgag ging these payments
before we get them," FOrdney added.
Bonds To Be Tax Free.
Fordney declared tax free bonds
would be acceptable to the soldiers,
pointing out that 800 liberty loan
bonds of 1917-the first issued. are
now selling for $1OO.34, above par,
altho not due until 1947. The same
price, he added, is being paid for the
4 q IS due next summer which are not
tax exempt.
Fordney would not predict the fu-
ture of his proposed bill until after his
visit to the president.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15

Do some of your Christmas shop
ping next Wednesday.
That will be Christmas seal pack
age day, when all the merchants of To-
peka Will seal every package sent from
their stores with the little Christmas
seals which are being sold by the To-
peka tuberculosis association.
The more you buy the more Christ
mas seals will be used, and the more
money there Will be to help in the
fight against tuberculosis. Everybody
will be benefited all the way around.
You viii get some of your Christ
mas shopping done, the merchants will
sell more goods, and the lives of To-
pekans may be saved thru protecting
them from tuberculosis or curing
them of the disease.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
Entente COrdiaIe Will Not Be
Broken, POincare Says.
Premier Ready to Quit if Work
Is Unsatisfactory.
(By The ArEocIated Prese.l

Paris. Dec. 15.-Prem:er Poincare,
after sketching briefly and optimisti-
cally the progress of the reparations
and Turkish peace negotiations, told
the chamber of deputies today that he
was ready to withdraw gracefully" If
the chamber thought it had ready an
other ca binet better qualified than his
to work for France.
President Poincare told the cham
ber that the general situation had re-
Gently grown better instead OF worse.
and expressed surprise at the feeling
of fear and anxiety he had found
when he returned from the London
conference of premiers. He asserted
he had followed faithfully the pro-
gram he had laid down for the gov
ernment when he took office.
Not a Failure.
The London conference declared
that Poincare, INSTEAD of being a
failure, was successful because it was
called only to prepare the way for a
plenary conference whether that
should be held in Brussels or not, and
that has been DONE
I'VE cannot the month beforehand,
tell the German debtor what are the
specific intentions of the French gov
ernment," Premier Poincare said in
his reference to reparat:ons. But in
the event of the Franch being obliged
to send engineers and customs officers
into the occupied regions of Germany
and elsewhere, we shall always re
serve places for the engineers and
customs officers of our allies.
- we should be deeply concerned if
we were obliged to take these meas
ures alone, but no matter what hap
pens on January (the resumption of
assure you that the entente cordiale
will not be broken"
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
TURKS MUST GO TO WORK
Only Way to Save Tobacco Industry
Americans Say.

Samsun, Turkey, Dec. 15.-Turkey's
tobacco industry, which is largely sup
ported by Americans, faces ruin as a
result of the departure of the Greek
and Armenian workers.
One of the largest American con-
Germs already has discontinued opera
tions and another large warehouse
firm expects to close soon. The only
salvation for the industry, American
officials say, is the training of Turk
ish men and women in the art of sort
ing and packing the leaf.
Samsun's tobacco output has de-
clined from 100000 pounds in 1919
to 100000 pounds this winter.
American companies take nearly go
per cent of the Turkish crop.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
SELL CAMP GRANT At AUCTION
Cantonmcnt Which Once Housed
10000 Soldiers. Is Doomed.

Rockford, Ill. Dec. 15.-Camp
Grant, another of the wartime scenes
of bustling military activity. soon is
to go upon the auction block-one of
the final steps in its ultimate wrecking g
as a cantonment.
Between 1900 and 1,400 buildings
and utilities are to be sold, part of a
camp that at the height of its opera
tions covered 1856 acres o. land and
housed approximately $4,000 men.
Three army officers now are making
a survey of the salvage value of the
buildings. all located in the area of
the old base hospital site.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
find MOTHER AND SON SLAIN
Discovery Made by Firemen When
Slayer Sets Fire to Home.

New York, Dec. 15.-The bodies of
Mrs. Mary Kapelo. Sc, and her son.
Fred. 8. who had been shot to death
and then brutally knitted. were dis
covered early today by firemen who
found their Coney Island home in
flames.
Indications were that the slayer had
set the fire to cloak his crime.
A search of the neighborhod failed
to disclose any one who had heard
cries or seen signs that would lead to
the murder.
Neighbors knew nothing of the
mother and her son excepting their
names
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
REFUGEE FLEET is STRANDED
Remnants of White Guard Forces
Unable to Proceed Further South.

Shanghai, Dec. 15.-The Russian
refugee fleet of fourteen ships, loaded
with the destitute remnants of the
White Guard forces of Vladivostok
which arrived here a few days ago,
out of fuel and provisions still is lying
a anchor in the river. unable to pro-
ceed further and barred from landing
its human freight by the Chinese au-
thorities.
In the meantime different local or
ganizations have contributed funds for
the relief for the more immediate
needs of the homeless wanderers who
are hoping something will turn up"
so that they may continue their voy
age to Hongkong, Manila or some
other warmer and more hospitable
mort
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
LADY ASTOR CREATES STORM
Delegate at UDionist Meet Invites Her
To Go Back TO America.
tBv the Associated PressD

London, Dec. 15.-Lady Astor was
the center of a stormy scene at the
of the National Jnionist
association this afternoon before the
arrival of Prime Minister Bonar Law,
when she made a speech arousing so
much ire that she was several times
howled down. one delegate shouted
Go back to America
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
FAVORABLE TO THE PRODUCER
Conditions Abroad Indicate Increase I'm
Wheat Demand.

Washington. Dec. 1.-THE world
wheat situation would indicate a con-
dition slightly favoring the producer,
according to departm of commerce
officials who base their observations
on reports from all parts of the globe.
The world balance sheet on wheat
stocks does not bear out the belief
but IL was said that there will be a
larger carry-over of stocks of wheat
next July than there was in July of
this year, while improving conditions
abroad would seem to mean that pur-
chases Of wheat would increase.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
MARTIAL LAW is LIFTED
Capt. Winfield Jones Ordered to Re
move Men From Parsons.

Parsons. kan. Dec. 15.-The last
vestige of martial law which was in
voked here shortly after the beginning
of the railroad shopmen's strike last
July. was lifted today when orders to
that effect were received by Capt
Winfield Jones, provost marshal
Captain Jones and the twenty men
who have been on duty since the Par-
tial lifting Of martial law sometime
ago, will return to civilian life within
the next few davs
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15

lContinned on Page TNo.I
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
ZERO WEATHER sIDETRACKED
Twenty Degrees and Possible Snow Is
COnnor Forecast.

Kansas City. Dec. 15-The lowest
temperature in Kansas City and vi
cinity tonight will be 20 degrees, p
Connor, federal weather observer
forecast today. A light snow is pos
sible, he said The coldest last night
was IS degrees. The zero weather
forecast for last night was delayed by
the unexpected falling of the wind.
according to Connor.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
HOPE FOR AVIATORS FADING
Two Army Officers Missing for More
Than a Week.

Nogales. Dec. 10. - Virtually all
hope of finding Col Francis c. Mar
shall and Lieut. c. J.. Weber, missing
aviators, or their bodies, has been
abandoned, it was stated today by of
ficers at Camp Stephen d. Little from
which place the search for more than
a week has been conducted
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
MOONSHINE LEADER KILLED
sam Ballard Was Wanted for Staying
of Two Federal Agents

Lexington. Ky. Dec. 15.-Prohibi-
ton Agent Sam Collins received word
today that Bob Ballard, leader of the
Manifee county moonshine gang,
sought for the Staying of two fecerat
officials last week. was Killed in an
early morning battle with twenty pro
hib-tion agents today Guy Co.e, pro-
hibition agent. was slain in the clash,
the report said Charles Ballard. also
sought, was wounded
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
BACK TO PRl-wAR TRADE.
Commercial Treaty Signed Between
France and Canada.
(BT the Associs ted Press.

Paris, Dec. ia Commercial treaty
between France and Canada was
signed here today. The treaty re-
places the pre-war arrangement be
tween France and Canada. II gives
Canadian commerce new advantages
in several hundred articles and places
France on the most favored nation
basis with Canada
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15


1t still SHOWS in Topeka, says Mete
oroIogist Flora. Altho all scheduled
snow flurries in Topeka this winter
have failed to materialize and it is
the first time in the history of the
weather bureau that flakes have not
fallen in Topeka by the middle of De-
cember. there is a good chance of
snow or rain in Topeka tonight and
Saturday. says the weather man The
precipitation is probable but not GER
tain. Whether il is snow or rain de-
pends on the temperatures, the
weather prophet says.
The extreme cold weather has been
temporarily sidetracked again and will
not appear in Topeka again before
Saturday night. The stiff north winds
have also changed their course How
ever. no let up in the freezing weather
is scheduled. Temperatures have been
below the freezing mark in Topeka
since Monday afternoon.
Extreme cold weather was reported
in Wyoming today and it will proPa-
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The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
AMERICAN CONSUL RECEIVERS
Assailant of Mason Mitchell Com
mitted to Insane Asylum
IBH the Associated Pressl

Naletta Malta, Dec. 15.-Mason
Mitchell of New York, American Son-
sui on this island. who was shot near
Baracca last Tuesday, has recovered
from the effects of the slight flesh
wound in his left side. and is resum-
ing his duties. His ASA liant has been
Committed to an insane asylum
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
FEEDING RUSSIAN CHILDREN
American Association Caring for Mil
lion and a Half. Hoover SAYS.

Waehington. Dec i5.-The -Ameri-
can Relief ASSOCIATION is now feeding
a million and a half Russia n children,
Secretary Hoover, head OF the organ
ization. said today Mr.. Hoover sX-
pressed the opinion that there would
be a large increase in the number for
which the association will have TO
provide food before next June.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
a NEW CRISIS IN POLAND
Fascist Has Threatened an Attempt
to Seize Government

Copenhagen. Dec. 15.-The Polish
political crisis, which has been grow
ing since former Foreign Minister Ga
briele Narutowicz was elected presi-
dent last Saturday, has forced the
cabinet out of office, said dispatch
from Warsaw today. The Polish Fas-
cisti threatened an attempt to seize
the goYernrnenf
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
TWO KILLED AT CROSSING
Auto Is Hit by Wichita and North
western Train Near kinsIey.

Kinsley. Kan, Dec. 15-Ed Lock
wood and a man named Wells, a ten
ant on the Lockwood farm, were in
stantly killed today when their motor
car was hit by~a Wichita & Northwest
ern train on crossing one mile south
of Kinsley.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
AMUNDsEN is HEARD FROM.
Explorer Expects to Fly Over North
Pole Next Spring.
CBy The Associated Press.)

Nome. Dec 15--Capt. RaoId
Amundsan. head OF a Polar expedition
that left Seattle in June. arrived here
late yesterday by dog team from
Wainwright. near Point Barrow
where he is wintering with the plane
in which he hopes IN the spring TO fly
ever the north pole.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
SHOP A LITTLE WEDNESDAY
On That Day Topeka Merchants
VIII Use Christmas Seals on All
Packages in Their Stores.

Do some of your Christmas shop
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
A WARM AND WET YEAR

Temperatures for First Half OF
December Averaged 3 Degrees
Below NormaI-TotaI Precipita-
ton This Year Is 3S.16 Inches.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
shippers Forecast.

Protect all thirty-six hour shipments
north and west against a temperature
Of l. degrees. East, 20 South, %
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
SNOW OR RAIN PROBABLE
Extreme Cold Weather Has Been Side
tracked, Says Flora.

TODAY's TEMPERATUREs.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
LONGWORTH WILL Be GUEST

tContinued on Page Twol
The L'Anse sentinel., 1922-12-15
Tho Mall, eao.

Are you good correspondent, and
how do you compare with the average
person In the number of letters you
write? Last year the average corre-
spondence for every man, woman and
child In the United Kingdom was 70
letters and ten postcards. In the year
before the war. there were 3,487. 900 900
letters and 926,500, 900 postcards. This
means an average of rs letters and 10
postcards per head Of the population
Montreal Family Herald.