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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-17
Coming on Behind

Times have changed since we were young,
Indeed, they are not the same;
You have to hit rapid pace
To keep up with the game.
So wife and have given it up,
We bless the ties that bnd
And walking slowly side by side,
We are coming on behind
Our aim in life is only this:
To do the best we can,
10 have enough to pay our debts
And not owe any man.
IT'S true, not up to date
But this we do not mind;
We are travelling at steady gait,
And coming on behind.
The women now wear silken skirts
That barely reach their knees
And silken hose very thin
You'd think that they would freeze.
But wife and | wear wooden hose
And clothes that are feece-lined;
We do not care to be in style,
We coming on behind. 5000.
We see young couples starting out,
Each with the best intent;
The honeymoon is hardly DER
Before their cash is spent
Then it's separation and divorce,
They cannot stand the grind; H.. b
My wife and observe it all
While coming on behind.
Now if you're tired of the strain, ~%'
Of all the modern ways;
If there is longing in your heart
For those good old happy days;
If you would Peace and Happiness
And Joy and Comfort find
Just settle back with wife and
And march along behind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-17

Mrs. Lottie Blank, aged negro
woman living at 500 Center street, is
not only growing younger, but her
eyesight is growing better year by
year, according to her assertion on
the witness stand at the preliminary
hearing of Vermont Evans on a mlir-
der charge in Judge Paul Heinzs
court this morning.
Evans is charged with first degree
murder in connection with the killing
of Ray Logan on East Twelfth street
August IS. Mrs. Blank witnessed the
incident from her front yard. She as
serted that Logan was standing with
his thumb in his right hand trousers
pocket, with his fingers hanging out
when Evans struck him. j. J.
Schenck, attorney for Evans, ques-
toned the aged woman very closely
regarding Logan's hand.
How do you know his fingers were
hanging out?" asked Schenck.
"Cause 1 seen EN- declared Mrs.
Blank.
You mean you noticed his hands in
particular"
'I sho did Yessah."
DO you notice everybody's hands?"
"Yassuh. I sho do"
But you haven't noticed the county
attorneys hands here this morning"
Don't you think I amt, man. I
notices all OF 'em. I can hear awful
good and see awful good
DO you mean to say you can see
better now than you used tor
''Yassuh. can see better now than
I did twenty years ago. An I'm
CROWN younger every day"
How old are you"
We'll, sab. 1 don't know how old
I am"
'Can you see to thread a needle?''
81 sho can. 1 can thread a needle
in the dark 20
When she left the witness stand she
turned to County Attorney Veale with
the remark:
well, I don't spose you want me
to come back It'll kin see better"
States witnesses asserted that Evans
was the aggressor in the trouble be-
tween himself and Logan, and that
he cut Logan's throat with his own
razor without the latter making any
attempt to defend himself. The hear
ing was still in progress late this aft
ernOOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-17
The FIGHT is ON
Wet and Dry Forces Battle for
Liquor Ruling.
NEGOTIATIONS With British Take
Definite Form.
(By the Associated Press.)

New Youl, Oct. 17.-Wet and dry
forces face each other today before
Federal Judge Learned Hand in the
first pitched battle between federal
and foreign and American steamship
lines over the validity of Attorney
General Daugherty's liquor ruling.
The calendar of Judge Hands court
was cleared for the hearings of tenn
porary injunctions returnable today
tiles from putting into effect the rul-
ing forbidding American and foreign
ships leaving port after October FL
from carrying liquor under seal into or
out of American ports,
Millions of dollars in property trade
rights and kood will are said to be at
stake, while counsel for foreign lines
have claimed that infringement of
treaties between American and foreign
countries and violation of the foreign
laws. are points. involved
The main contention of the steam
ship companies will be that the
Daugherty ruling is unconstitutional.
No Reciprocal Authority.
(By The Associated Press.l
washington, Oct 17.-Negotiations
between the British embassy and the
state department looking to the re-
lease from custody of vessels of Brit
ish registry seized by prohibition
were expected to take more definite
form as a result of the definite refusal
of the British government to enter an
agreement which would permit of
reciprocal authority to make seizures.
A suggestion from the United States
that an agreement whereby the two
governments could exercise special
supervision over American and Brit
ish shipping in coastal waters outside
the internationally accepted limit of
jurisdiction would be of material as
sistance to American authorities in
enforcement of customs and liquor
statutes was opposed by the British
government in a note made public
last night, on the ground that an I'M
desirable precedent would be estab-
hshed. Great Britain, however, Of
fered to cooperate in every way con-
sistent with her fixed policies to as
sist in curbing the activities of SNUG
glers along the American coasts.
1t was understood Great Britain
has indicated her willingness to adj
here to the doctrine laid down by the
United States supreme court that the
sending of small boats into the "juris-
dictionary area" served to bring the
parent ship to all intents under the
same jurisdiction. In other cases,
however, the British view was de-
clared to be emphatic that American
enforcement agencies were without
authority.
The British note pointed out that
Great Britain already had taken steps
to prevent practices as to registry
issuance and clearance papers of
which the United States had CONF
planned in its note adding that Great
Britain had supplemented these steps
since the American note had been re-
ceived and it was hoped t'the meas
ure taken will prove successful in pre-
venting any breaches in the local
law"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-17
OAKLAND NEWS
Netes and personals By Era. n. ID.
Wsdlsigh. Cau Hue z221 - sSsa.

The drill team of the Oakland Rebekah
lodge will meet for practice Wednesday
evening in their hall.
The Helping Hand class Of the Oakland
Christian church will be entertained at an
aIl-day meeting Wednesday at the home
OF Mrs. Geo. Golden in Reno avenue.
MIS- j. t. Reaugh has returned to her
home in Winfield avenue from La Harpe,
Kan, where she spent several days the
guest of relatives.
Mr. c M. Reaugh, who has been Ill the
past two weeks at his home in Winfield
avenue, remains about the same.
The young peoples prayer meeting of
the Oakland Methodist church will be held
Wednesday evening in the church.
Mr.. Geo. z. Wassweiler of Green street
has gone to Ell Dorado. Kan, to attend the
grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias as
The Ladies' Aid society of the Oakland
Methodist church viii hold an alI-day
meeting Wednesday in the church. All
those attending are asked to bring their
lunch.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Mitchell of West Fourth
avenue are spending a few days in Oak
land the guests of relatives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-17
ANNUAL K. |. AND E. |. FAIR
Prominent Negro Agriculturists From
Over State Here,

The annual meeting and fair of the
Sunflower Agricultural association
will open at o'clock Wednesday
morning at the Kansas Industrial and
Educational institute. The program
Wednesday will consist of speaking
and discussions on agricultural topics.
Three hundred persons will attend,
The fair will contain agricultural,
culinary and Industrial exhibits dis
played by the students of the institute
and coIDred residents of Kansas. ~
There will be asparade at 10 o'clock
Thursday morning and a barbecue
luncheon at noon. At 2 o'clock in the
afternoon the new Nellie Johns Me-
mortal hospital will be dedicated
The Fisk university jubilee singers
Of Nashville, Tenn. will present a
concert Thursday evening.
Dairying will be discussed at the
opening session. Among the speak
ers will be-. Ralph Searle, David Lane,
William Biggers, F. W. Kirk and
Emery of Lawrence.
Robert Turner, NJ. Bolin and Foster
Child will be in charge of the We'd
nesday afternoon meeting at which
trucking will be discussed.
J. G. Grove of Edwardsville, potato
grower, and A. F. Ward of Memphis,
Tenn, negro banker, will speak, We'd
nesday evening.
The association will hold its annual
election officers Thursday. The Of
ficers are: J. r. Rodgers Of Ottawa,
president; Mrs. NJ. Bolin, Topeka, first
vice president; T. W. Ganaway, Pratt,
second vice president; G. R. Bridge
forth, director: William Foster, Car
bondale, chairman of the executive
committee; Arthur Emery of Law
renee, secretary, and ]. G. Grove, Ed
wardsville, treasurer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-17
FIRM may LEAVE TOPEKA A
Perfection Metal Products Company
Plans to Remove Plant.


The possibility of the removal of the
plant of the Perfection Metal Products
company from Topeka is included in
plans which have been decided upon
by the company for the enlargement
of the concern to three times its pres
ent size.
The enlargement will occur at any
rate, whether the plant is kept at To-
peka or moved to some other city.
Charles P. Buck. vice president and
general manager stated today. The
decision on the future location of the
plant will be in the hands of an or
ganiZation of men, most of whom are
residents of Oklahoma, Buck said, and
the decision will be made in the near
future. St. Louis and Kansas City,
Mo, are possibilities as the new loca-
ton of the plant, Buck said.
The plant at Tenth avenue and JEFF
ferson street, Topeka, employs some
100 men. After the addition of some
$4,000 worth of labor saving equip
ment. the new plant will employ $50
to It's men. Some of the new equip
ment has already been purchased.
The new plant will have a capacity
of 10000 tons of steel tanks per year.
The Perfection Metal Products COM
pany was brought to Topeka in 1912,
and was then known as the Perfection
Metal Silo company In 1919 it was
sold to Black, Sivalls & BEyson, Inc,
of Bartlesville, Okla, and has since
been operated as a subsidiary of that
concern,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-17
OURTIIOusENcTEs
ARD
POllcE(IosslP.


Bonnie Mcdonald, negro, was sentenced
to serve an indeterminate term in the state
penitentiary after a jury in Judge James
A McClure's division of the district court
returned a verdict Monday afternoon find
ing him guilty of larceny from a dwelling
house. He is alleged to have entered the
home of Fred East, 800 Kendall avenue,
last June.
Mrs Alice r.. Lewis was granted a d.
voree by Judge Mcclure In the district
court Monday afternoon from Charles l..
Lewis, 1922 West street. She charged him
with failure to provide her with a home.
clothes or food. They were married August
S, 1920.
Charles Palmer, arrested by the police
Sunday on forgery charge, is to face a
The warrant was issued today by County
Attorney Veale- He is charged with forg-
ing the name of W. II. Brooks, 400 Frank
lin avenue to a check for S24 drawn on the
Merchants National bank. and presented
to the Palace Clothing company.
first degree murder in connection with the
killing of Rafael Garcia, Mexican, In the
Union Pacific tie yards September IL,
waived his preliminary hearing before
Judge Paul Heinz in the city court today
and was bound over to the district court.
1t is rumored that Parker will plead to a
charge of mansiaughter in the third degee.
Pablo Medina, Mexican, was arrested
late Monday afternoon on an order Issued
by Chief Morris Leonard and is being held
for investigation concerning fight mt III
Adams street Sunday evening. in which
Medina is said to have stabbed Sipriano
Martinez in the jaw. When officers ar
rived on the scene just after the fight
Martinez requested them not to arrest Me-
dina, asserting that he was going to settle
with him lin Chinese style. When Chief
Leonard heard about it he decided to per-
petuate the American fashions and ordered
Medina arrested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-17
SAGE TEA DARkENS
HAIR TO ANY SHADE
Don't stay gray! Here's a simple
recipe that anybody can ap-
ply with a hair brush.

The use of Sage and Sulphur for re-
storing faded, gray hair to its natural
color dates back to grandmother's
time. She used, it to keep her hair
beautifully dark, glossy and attrac-
tive. Whenever her HAIR took on that
dull, faded or streaked appearance.
this simple mixture was applied with
wonderful effect.
But brewing at home Is mussy and
out-of-date. Nowadays, by asking at
any drug store for bottle of
f'Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound" you will get this famous old
preparation, improved by the addition
of other ingredients, which can be de-
pended upon to restore natural co.or
and beauty to the hair.
A weu-known downtown druggist
says it darkens the hair SO naturally
and evenly that nobody can tell 1t i-as
been applied. You simply dampen q
sponge or soft brush with It and draw
this through your hair. taking one
strand at a time. BY morning the
gray hair disappears. and after an
other application or two. it becomes
beautifully dark and glossy--Ady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-17
GETS VERDICT FOR S22, 122
Jury in Judge Whitcomb's Court De-
cilies Against E. F. Wolfe.

A jury in Judge George Whitcomb's
division of the district court this
morning returned verdict for S22,122
against Edwin +. Wolfe, 1872 Polk
street, and in favor of Thomas Rein
hardt, trustee for about seventy-five
persons who invested in Texas oil
leases. Most of these investors live in
Shawnee county.
Reinhardt, as trustee, sued for the
recovery of the money on the ground
that Wolfe had misrepresented the
facts and was guilty of fraud in the
sale of six oil leases in Brewster
county, Texas. The plaintiff con-
tended that Wolfe represented to his
prospective customers that he had
been all over the ground in question
and that none of the leases were
farther than six miles from Wilson
No. 1, a good producing well, located
in valley famous for its oil produc-
ton.
After the transaction was closed, It
was averred, it was discovered that
none of the leases were closer than
thirty-four miles to Wilson No. 1, and
that as a matter of fact a mountain
$3.50 high separated them from the
rich oil valley.
Wolfe was formerly a dentist, with
offices upstairs over SIS Kansas ave-
nue.. Reinhardt is manager of the
second floor at the Palace Clothing
COMPANY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-17
Find new WAYS
Still a Chance for Roads to
Progress, Says Hines.
Closer Relationship With Em-
plOyes Is Fertile Field.

Boston. Oct. 17.-Walker D. Hines,
former director general of railroads,
pointed out today new opportunities
for ingenuity and initiative in railroad
operation in an address at the annual
meeting of the Associated Industries
OF Massachusetts.
The present difficulties in railroad
service, he said, constitute only tenn
porary emergency condition. he said
while standardization of wages, agree
n1ent on working conditions and the
decisions of the labor board had re-
stricted the initiatiVs of the railroads
there still was opportunity to find new
ways to make progress.
He expressed the belief that rail-
road arrangements while concentrate
ing their attention very largely upon
efficiency in the movement of trains
had not given sufficient attention To
the efficiency of labor employed in
the terminals and in tho maintenance
OF trackage and equipment.
Must Be in Future.
but there remains an even greater
field for effort and initiative, which,
in my opinion, has never been worked
by railroad Arrangements as it ought
to, have been, and as it must be in
the. future, and that is the field of
the relationship between the manage
ment and the employees" he said.
,'Unless the present trend of I'M
scientific economic reasoning is ar
rested and sane and logical analysis
substituted. it is inevitable the indus
trial life of this nation will be threat
ened with extinction" Charles R.
Cow, president of the Associated In
dustries, said in his annual address.
A Moral Breakdown.
There can be little wonder" he
saids .'at the present social unrest of
the masses when they are being con-
tinually encouraged by individuals of
prominence in all walks of life to be-
lieve that the standards of living to
which they aspire are being denied
them by unjust, selfish and dishonest
employers who seek to profit at their
expense. AS a consequence of this
widespread belief among employees in
industry, there has resulted a moral
breakdown on the part of labor which
In turn has aggravated a serious
situation thru further reduction in
the production of wealth, which must
always be the basis of all prosperity
and the final measure of our attain
able living standards"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-17
WILL ENTERTAIN TEACHERS
Members of Square Circle Club Will
Provide Automobiles.

Entertainment of the teachers who
will come to Topeka to attend the
fifty-ninth annual session of the Kan
sas State Teachers Association con-
vention, and the discussion of plans
for increasing the membership of the
club were the main points of consid-
Grafton of the Square Circle club men,
bers at their meeting at Pelletier's
tea room Monday night.
Twelve members of the club agreed
to furnish cars to haul the teachers
from the stations to their rooms and
to the state house, where registra ton
will be made. Those furnishing cars
are: Joe fDuBrueill, Irwin Vincent,
W. H. Shields, Arlo Hubbard, Joe
Hoover, DR.. T. A. O'Connor. DR.. Galen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-17
TO ENTERTAIN 200 GUESTS
K. S. A. G. Alumni to Have Dinner
for Kansas Teachers.

Shawnee county alumni of the Kan
sas State Agricultural college are
planning for 200 guests at the annual
dinner for the Kansas State Teachers
association, to be given Thursday
night at the Chamber of Commerce.
Mike Ahearn, physical director at the
college and personally known to every
Aggie graduate of the past fifteen
years, will be the principal speaker at
the dinner this year.
Prof. Ira Pratt CT the Aggie musical
department, will bring some of his
best students down to furnish the ND
steal program.
The dinner is being given by the
Shawnee County Alumni association.
of which Frank o. Blecha is presi-
dent, Floyd Nichols secretary, and Con
Buck. of the Santa Fe, treasurer.
Obey Weaver of Manhattan, secretary
of the Aggie Alumni association, is
expected to speak at the dinner ais ,.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-17

j. Crook. L. c. Rain. Charles Blakely,
James Armstrong, L. N. Maffat, and
Russell c. Grimes.
Plans of the club for Increased
membership were discussed at length.
1t was agreed by vote to observe Octo-
Der 80 as guest night, each member
to bring some one to the dinner and
entertainment to be provided, who
wishes to become a member of the
club.
An entertainment committee, and
a membership committee are to be ap-
pointed to take care of special forms
OF entertainment for the club. Mem
bership of the club at present is fifty
one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-17
Removes the Roots
Of Superhuous Hair

"seeing is believingr' When your own
eyes see the roots come out, you
know the entire hair is gone, not merely
the surface hair.
Yes, it is really true that the new phe-
lactine method removes superfluous hair
compIetely-roots and aII-without the
least injury, leaving the skin soft, smooth.
hairless. You do the work in jiffy. in
your own home, without assistance. 1t
does away with numerous and expensive
visits to the electrolysis expert. Does away
with depilatories or shaving at frequent
intervals. Nothing like it ever known be-
fore Perfectly harmless. odor1ess, non-irri-
tating Get a stick of phelactine today
from your druggist, follow the easy in
structions, and have the surprise of your
Acknowledgement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-17
A Word to the Wise

''In March I was called, to the bed
side of my sister in Brewton, Ala
bama. She was given up to die and
was almost dead. Talked in a whis-
per. Doctors said nothing but an
operation would save her and she was
too weak for that. Her color was yell
low as a pumpkin and she was filled
with gas. That day heard of Mayr's
Wonderful Remedy and went and got
q bottle for her. In three weeks she
was able to be about and walked a
mile to church I am praising your
medicine to everyone" It is a sim
pie. harmless preparation that re-
moves the catarrhal mucous from the
intestinal tract and allays the inflam-
nation which causes practically all
stomach. liver and intestinal ailments
including appendicitis. One dose will
convince or money refunded. At all
druggists.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-17
APPROVE HASKINS CONTRACT
Engineer VIII Make Drainage Survey
for the City.

| IOE tic Olty.
| The city commission today ap-
proved the contract between the city
| and c. A. Haskins under which Mr..
| Haskins is to act as counselor for the
| city in the survey of the drainage
problem to be taken up by the city.
A petition was presented to the
commission this morning for the ex-
tension of Division street from the
alley east of Scotland avenue to the
east line of Larch street, and also the
/, extension of Wilson and Scotland ave-
nues into Division street. The matter
was referred to the commissioner of
streets. The application also asked
| for an extension of the sewers in this
part of town. Signers of the petition
are: John Schmidt, Adam Macht, AL
bert Keller. Pit Gerling, Alexander
Burghart H. E. Knuson, Robert
Council and William A. County.
I The commission refused to reopen
streets from East Third to East
Fourth street which was asked for in
a petition from residents of that part
of the city The petition asked that
the alley be reopened at the same
width it was before it was closed by
the city some time ago, ten feet. w. S.
Hancock, commissioner of streets.
recommended that it be not reopened
at that width. If it is to be reopened
at all he asked that it be made six
teen feet wide in order that it may be
of more service. 1t was pointed out
that at ten feet wide it was of little
service. E-
1t was decided by the commission
to sell tract 442 on Central avenue, in
North Topeka, to J. W. Schwartz, for
$500. The property lies at the corner
Of Garfield avenue and Central ave-
nue.. A bid of $25 lot was made by
John CardwelL. for lots 142, 143. 144.
las, on Central avenue, in Firey's ad-
dition. This matter. was referred to
the committee on streets and finance.
A protest was filed with the COM
mission by L. Z. Stone, 202 Branner
street, in the matter of the proposed
viaduct on Branner street. 1t was
decided by the commission to send Mr.
Stone a note of sympathy. He alleges
it destroys the value of his property.
The Charles Little Scales company
was recognized as the official scales
for weighing for the city in the South
Topeka district.
The regular pay roll budget was ap-
proved. 1t calls for $22,951.S8.
An application to the city commits
sion for the extension of the water
main on Huntoon street from Jewell
avenue to Plass avenue, was approved.
provided, however. that SO per cent
Of the residents there ask for it,
Fees for building permits issued
during the first part of October
amounted to s194.45, according to a
statement filed with the city auditor
and approved by Joseph Hanlon, city
fire marshal. The statement was
ordered filed.