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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-01
BEER FOR BONUS?
New Plan To Get Compensation
Money Offered.
Maryland Republican in House
Wants Local Option.

Washington, Feb. Payment of a
soldier bonus by a tax on beer and
light wines, was advocated today be-
fore the house ways and means COM
mittee by Rep. Hill. Republican, Mary
land, who urged favorable action on
his bill to create federal local option
districts, for the purpose of affording
voters an opportunity of deciding
whether manufacture and sales on
beverage of low alcoholic content
should be legalized.
Under the Hill bill which provides
that all revenue collected IN taxes on
beer and light wines should go to war
veterans, each congressional district
would constitute a local option dis
trict.
Once a majority of voters in any
district favored amendment of the
Volstead act to legalize 4 per cent beer
and IL per cent wines the manufac-
ture and sale of such liquor within
the district would be permitted. The
measure proposes a tax of 20 cents
a gallon on beer and 40 cents a gallon
on wines, which would have to be
consumed in homes or places other
than the placesof sale.
Representative Hill contended that
congress had the right to decide what
constitutes Intoxicating bevera geS,"
and to permit their sale by amending
the Volstead act He also held that
there was wide demand thruout the
country for a less severe prohibition
law
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-01
LAND DEAL SUIT FILED HERE
Action for Recovery OF Money Filed in
Federal Court.

A suit for the collection of money,
growing out of a land deal in Sher-
man county, brought by F. w. Mahin,
of Smith Center, and Mrs Emory Ma
hin, of Hobart, Okla, against DR.. L.
A. Golden, of Denver, was today trans
ferred by attorneys for the defendant
from the district court of Smith coun-
ty, where it was originally filed, to the
United States district court at Topeka.
The plaintiffs allege that in 1919
they entered inc a contract with Doc
tor Golden, who was for many years
a resident of Kensington, small town
in Smith county, to purchase a large
tract of land in Sherman county for
investment purposes. The land was
purchased for $4,000, which was fur
nished by the defendant, the petition
states In 1920, the plaintiffs state
that they were offered $66,240 for the
land. but that Doctor Golden refused
to sell at that figure, land when pressed
to make a deal refused to take over
the land himself for that price. Charg-
ing that he failed to live up to both
written and oral agreements in refus-
ing to sell, the plaintiffs brought suit
to recover an amount equal to what
their share of the profits would have
been had the land been sold, or SILL
SABA.
Mrs. Emory Mahfn, one of the plain
tiffs in the action, is the widow of I.
NJ. Mahin, for many years prominent
in state and western Kansas politics.
He died in January, 1919.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-01
EAT MORE CORN
Delegates From Dozen States to
Form New Club.
Plan to Increase Demand for
Grain in United States.

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. delegates
from a dozen mfdd1ewestern states are
sexpected here February 10, when the
installation exercises of an organiza-
ton to be knownNas THE Corn Eaters
of America" will be solemnized. The
meeting has for its purpose the crea-
ton of a national association, each
member of which is pledged to par
take of a corn product menu once each
day in an endeavor to increase the
consumption of corn with a view Of
stimulating the price of the product
The foundation of the association
was laid here recently when the Me-
braska Crib" as the chapters will be
called, was organized at a banquet
attended by more than 500 Nehras-
kans, representing agricultural, COM
mercial and industrial organizations
thruout the state. A Corn Eaters
banquet featured, the menu of which
was composed of corn products solely
Attending the banquet vas a playlet
in which corn again was crowned king
and q marriage with Queen Minnie
Wheat" Performed with signal eere-
monies.
The lincoln chamber of commerce
has taken up the movement and sent
out invitations to chambers of com
merce, agricultural colleges, farm bu
reau declarations and farmer organ
izations generally turnout the corn
and wheat belt of the middle west,
urging representation at the meeting
February Is, with a view of making
it national organization. Nebraska,
Iowa, Illinois, Indiana Ohio Wiscon-
sin, North and South Dakota. Minne-
Sofa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and
Texas have been approached, accord
ing to the secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-01
BRUTAL CRIME IN KANSAS CITY
Body of Woman StrangIed and Head
CRUSHED Found Near Viaduct.

Kansas City, Feb. 1.-The body of
a woman. found beneath a viaduct at
Twentieth and Charlotte street here
early today, was identified shortly af
terward as that of Mrs. Effie Rocker,
"A, of this city
The Identification was made by her
son, Clarence NJ. Rocker The body
was discovered by workman who
called the police. DR.. H. E. Moss,
deputy coroner. stated that the wo-
man probably had been attacked as
her clothing was badly torn. She had
been strangIed to death, he said, with
her own stockings which were. knotted
so tightly about the neck that they
had to be cut away. The police hold
the theory that after pushing the
woman over the embankment, her
murderer went below and crushed the
head with a rock.
Evidences of a fierce struggle and
the woman's slipper and hat were
found above where the body lay, ac-
cording to her son. Mrs. Rocker left
home yesterday afternoon to visit her
mother and he was told by his grand
mother when he telephoned this
morning that she had started home at
10 O'Clock last night. Mrs. Rocker
was divorced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-01
men TAKING TRAINING
U. s. Veterans Bureau Here Takes
Care of 594 Students.

U. S. Veterans Bureau Here Takes
Care of SEA Students.
Five hundred and ninety-four men
are receiving vocational training at
universities and colleges and indus
trial plants thru the. local office of the
United States Veterans bureau. ac-
cordfng to Frank Darling. sub-district
manager. These men are enrolled in
all kinds of courses according to their
qualifications. Some are taking reg
ular collegiate work and others are
not. The. number of men receiving
training at nearby schools are: K. S.
A. c., $40; Kansas Industrial and Ed
vocational institute, 20; Stricklers'
Business college, 10; Washburn coll
lege, 2 College of Emporia, 4. One
hundred and twenty-six men are re-
ceiving training on placement Jobs
with industrial plants.
The work of the bureau is divided
into four distinct divisions. They are:
disqualification, reinstatement of in
surance. adjustment of compensation
claims and vocational training
DR.. ]. G. Stewart has been appoint
ed sub-district medical officer of the
bureau. He will devote his full time
TO the work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-01
WOMAN. BLAMED BY HER FAMILY

Restless irritable. nervous, excitable
and exacting is the charge against her
by those nearest and dearest. How
little they realize the struggle the
oveTworked wife and mother is maxi
ing to keep about and perform the hun
dred and one duties that devolve upon
her! Every hour her headaches.
baekaches and pains drag her down
until she can stand 1t no longer. Lydia
z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
has restored more women in this
condition to health and happiness
than any other medisfne.~ The CRATE
full letters we are continually publish
ing in this paper from women who
have found health by its use prove 1t.
ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-01

INA CHASTITY TALE
Starving Russians Now Resort
ing to CannibaIism.
American Relief Workers Try
to Prevent Horrors.
MILLIONS NOW FACE DEATH
Bitter Winter Hampers Efforts
of Quaker Societies.
Grain District of Russia Soon
TO Be DepOpulated.

Moscow. Jan. Silvia Berlin, Feb,
1.)-Ghastly stories of cannibalism,
savagery and madness arising from
starvation and desolation in the Volga
famine zone, We're today officially
confirmed for the first time by the
soviet organ Pravda Hitherto these
tales of horror had been denied
An official correspondent Of the
Pravda, who made tour of the Nolga
valley and the Samara district, both
of which have been scourged by
plague and starvation, writes as fol-
lows:
Nightmare of Cannibalism-
"A nightmare of cannibalism is the
newest specter in the famine zone.
Brought to utter despair and insanity
by their sufferings, the people in some
instances have been reduced to eating
corpses, even devouring their children
in secret
The English and American Quaker
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-01

relief workers, who have established
food and medical stations turnout the
ravaged areas report that the local
authorities are trying hard to- check
the spread of cannibalism. When a
man or woman is found to have eaten
human flesh, he or she is detained for
examination. If the prisoner is found
insane, he or she is confined 10 an
institution. II a male prisoner is
found rational, he is shot
The writer in the Pravda adds:
Instances are Cited.
IN the village of AndreyAfka, a
woman named Natalia Semefina was
discovered eating the flesh of a dead
neighbor
man took from a grave the corpse of a
I1-year-old girl which he cut up into
pieces and placed In cooking pots.
When discovered, the girls head was
partly cooked.
"Cannibalism is quite general in
some villages, the inhabitants indulg-
ing in their hideous meals of human
flesh. especially after nightfall.
I'm the military storehouse in the
village of Andreyefka, a. human head
and a few ribs were found. The sol
diers arrested man named Audrey
Pirogoff. who confessed that in his
dreadful madness of hunger he had
old woman. He attempted to prevent
the soldiers from taking away the
head for proper burial
With millions of people in the CEN
trail part of Russia facing death from
starvation, pestiIence and exposure,
there is every indication that this ma
tional tragedy will be the most appalI-
ing in centuries. Thousands are dy-
ing daily in the icebound valley of the
Volga, in the heart of the Samara dis
trict.
American and European relief
workers are doing all in their power
to alleviate the distress but their eff
forts are hampered by the bitter
weather and deep snow. In many
places even s1eds cannot pass thru the
drifts. Doctor hansen, head of the
relief organization, de-
clared the whole of the Samara dis
trict, known as the granary of Eu-
rope. will be completely depopulated
unless Europe at once concentrates in
further assistance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-01
ASKS TO Be DEPORTED
F'r0gener Wants to r. turn to
Former Home in Sweden.

The success which Leopold Garcia,
English preacher. is having in getting
himself deported back to England has
evidently reached the ears of ]. Frog
ener, of Liberal, Kan, an inmate of
the state hospital at Topeka.
Anyway Frogener wrote a letter
Tuesday to Al +. williams, United
States district attorney, asking that
steps be taken for his deportation in
order that he might Tive on the soil
of Sweden"
Frogener took the pains to place q
special delivery stamp on the letter
which was delivered to the district at
torney at his apartments Tuesday
night, but forgot the usual postage
which Williams had to dig up. Fur
Their than that the letter hasn't re-
ceived much of his attention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-01
PACKER STRIKE IN Il. C. OFF.
Packers Declare Union Men viii Get
= No Bayors at Plants

Kansas City, Feb. Hundreds of
men and women packing house work
ers, who have been on strike since De-
cember 5, were reported seeking their
old places at the local plants today,
following receipt of orders from head
quarters of the Meat Cutters and
Butcher Workmen's union last night
calling off the strike.
superintendent of the local houses
declared those hired when the strike
went into effect will not be discharged
to make places for the returning strik-
ers. but that they will be given their
old jobs as vacancies occur.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-01
FLU EPIDEMIC IN NEW YORK.
Thousand New Cases Are Reported in
Twenty-Four Hours.

New York. Feb. Influenza
reached the epidemic stage in New
York today when more than 1000
new cases were reported in the city
for the previous twenty-four hours,
an increase of more than rs per cent
over yesterdays report. Pneumonia
cases also increased from. 1856 to 240
Influenza cases numbered 1868
against 812 yesterday. There were
twenty deaths from influenza and
sixty-six deaths from pneumonia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-01
Ellsworth Man Killed.

Salina, Kan, Feb. with his auto
mobile jammed against a bank and
badly wrecked. close to Ellsworth. Ed
Walker. of that city. long a prominent
cattle raiser, was found dead last even
ing. His neck was broken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-01
HILL CITY sToCKNAN DIES.
GIN. Legere Was Son-in-Law of e. e.
MuiIaney of Topeka.

Word has been received in Topeka
of the death at Hill City, Kan, last
Sunday, of C. NJ. Legere, a son-in-1aw
of E.<E. Mullaney, widely known Kan
sas banker and president of the Guar
anty State bank of Topeka.
Legere was one of the most widely
known breeders of Hereford cattle in
northwestern Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-01

Battle Greek. Feb. Secretary of
Labor Davis is a patient at a local
sanitarium. He arrived yesterday from
Washington suffering from what is
described as nearly a physical Break
down.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-02

WASHINGTON. Feb. e.-lt has been
decided here that Carlstrom field avia-
ton ground. at Arcadia. must soon be
abandoned. which viii probably mean
that this step viii be taken when the
present class there has finished its
work. in a few months
There is nc discrimination against
Carissrom field, but this action is sim.
ply in line with the position OF the
eoderlment authorities to reduce ex.
penscs in all lines wherever possible
CT all the aviation fields only three
Kelly. Texas: Ellington. Texas. and
one in Oklahoma, will be retained
Congressman Draae. who was large.
ly instrumental in having the Arcadia
field located ut that place. which is
in his district, has worked hard ON
the matter from the beginning when
it became evident some time ago that
many such places would be closed he
kept behind the matter vigorously
From information today it is said that
the. government is We'll pleased with
what has been accomplished at the
Florida field. and that it is only be
cause ef the Necessity for reducing
expenses that Carlstron will be aban
doned in the near future.
When Carlstrom field WAS laid GU,
by the war department during the
world war. 4 companion field. Dorr
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-02
Sport Cnrnival On
Water, Land and Ii
the Air Is Manned

Renewed courage and greater effort
was the unanimous spirit shown by the
directors OF the Florida Auto Racing
Association ut the regular weekly
meeting held Wednesday evening in
the Daytona Beach Hotel.
A staunch confidence in the future
of the associations work TO promote
big racing events ON the beach
throughout the year and total disre.
gard OF the unfavorable weather
which SO FAR has attended the al.
tempts to hold successful races were
expressed Ny the various officials and
directors present
The most important business trans.
filling of the Offices made vacant by
the death of |. A. Silvie. Jr. H. r.
Gardner as director. Chas. Il. Bost-
wick az treasurer. and A. Milligan AZ
second vice-mesident Of the associa-
ton We're unanimously elected.
1t was decided to take official action
at the next meeting regarding q gala
week of combined air, racing and
water sports. toward the latter part
of the season. X. l.. Selden reported
the sale Of two shares of stock to the
Nolusia County Bridge Co. BY II. r.
Thompson and presented the sec.e-
tary a check in payment. Bill OF E.
a. Wellington for labor and use OF
truck amounting to $63.70. was alp
proved and Mr.. Yelvington agreed to
take a share Of stock in part payment
1t was voted to pay the attorney,
H. l.. Selden. $50 out of appreciation
for the legal services rendered the
association in the matter of organ liza.
ton. at the meetings. and in other
ways Mr. Selden explained that he
had been waiting for data. records,
etc. 10 carry out his previous instruc.
tons To open a sc, Of books for the
association and to keep the financi ia
affairs of the corporation as required
by the state
The secretary was instructed to
turn over to the attorney the records
of the former treasurer and necessary
papers To 60 the work and prepare
a financial statement to date to be
presented at the next meeting.
Bin Endicott spoke of his full con
iidence in the successful future Of the
local racing association and told oi
his trips through the various southern
cities to arouse interest in racing IN
the beach and to bring in outside fast
ears to enter in the events.
President Bailey added that on
Wednesday there were II or 10 racing
ears all ready for the races and every
one of them in fine working order ant
that number of other speed ears
We're held up by the rains on the way
from Jacksonville to the beach.
A discussion in which all partiei pat
ed took place regarding the things
most needed to make each racing
event a larger and more successful
affairs than the previous one ant
which would draw many entries ant
large crowds.
Among those present We're Guy G
Bailey. president. J. a. Seals. secre
tarS. Il L. Selden. attorney. Chas. +
Bostwick c. B. Wingate. DR.. +. B
Groesbeck. H. f. Gardner. II. F
Thompson. J. r. Miller. Bin Indie,
and Bill Endicott.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-02

for lost. in fact most of the world had
ceased to think about him at all. The
world refused to believe that he was
alive. when five years after he disar
Feared into the far North. 10 announ
ced that he had returned aad had been
exploring unknown and hitherto un
explored areas far north Of the Arc
nc circle. The newspapers remem
ser the Or. Cook story, We're loath tt
publish the news and had to be
shown"
Ii is not playful fancy that led Stef
insson to name his latest book, just
off the press THE Friendly Arctic
During these years, 19i3-lS. lost t.
The knowledge of the civilized world
he jcsrneyed COO miles over the ice OF
IN UNEMPLOYED Arctic Ocean; chartcd
and crossed ana recrcssed great is
fands. added 100000 square miles Of
territory to the Canadian flag. and de
nonstrated by every conceivable test
hat not only can man live on the Are
tic. but that it is by far the best me
thod for genius exploration ana use
ful study Of those regions
In his lecture he tells many unpub
iishad facts and incidents: his plat
form manner is pleasing and his aud
.ences are always entertained i'm
mensely.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-02

Stefdnsson, Noted Explorer,
to Lecture Friday Night on
My Fiue Years II the Arctic .

Just as Triple Cities residents and
tourists are fieurittvelv recovering
their breaths today from the exquisite
singing Of Frieda Hempel at the Audi
forum last night. come plans for an
other exceptional treat tomorrow
night, when vilh1almur Stefansson
the noted Canadian American explor-
er will deliver his world famed lee
ture. My Five Years in the Arctic.
az number of the assembly course
at the huge civic center at the beach.
There IS perhaps no white man to-
day who has spent as much time in
the Arctic as has Stefansson Others
nave gone further north, but the Cana
dian has lived for years among the
Eskimos, with no white man within
thousands OF miles. The data which
he has collected for various univer-
stiles and colleges. as we'll as for geo-
logical societies has been Invaluable.
For the greater part of she past IL
years StesInsson has been devating
MS expert knowledge and his explor
alton traits to study Of tie great
northiand, largely for the Canadian
government which has added thou
sands o. miles OF territory through his
discovery.
The lecture Friday evening is OK,
pected to be one Of the most inter
esting ever delivered locally The adj
dress W II be accompanied by motion
pictures taken by The explorer. in the
frozen nnrthlaah. which will add
greatly to an understanding of the
subject
-; y, I.
las 3dvanced the past few weeks
through his lectures. gained by his
latest trip TO the Arctic have been her
aided abroad in the national press.
One interesting fact is that he says
The notion that the Esk;mos live in
snow huts IL erroneous, that snow
nuts are used in winter by Eskimos
about as nnch rs tents are used in
summer by Ohioans.
1.-THE Old viewpoint Of travellers en-
Dhasized and exaggerated the differ
ances between people in different
parts II the world. says Stefansson
AS the world becomes better known
t is Increasingly evident that var.
;uus people are more alike than they
are different. 1t seems to us that the
best hope OF real world peace rests
on more widespread realization OF
that important fact
Northward the course of empire
takes its way says Stefansson. Some
ten years ago when he first announc-
ed his belief that an expedition coulti
go into the lar North and live off the
land as it went. the world was amused
For centuries mankind believed that
the Arctic is frightful permanently
frozen, lifcless solituse. TO prove his
theory. Stefansson set out on his ex-
petition in 1913.
News reached the outside world
that scarcely had his ship. the Karluk
entered the Arctic ice when Stefans.
son. venti,rins away from the vessel,
had been cut eli by Il terrible gale and
probably had persisted Then, later
came the news OF the total loss OF the
karls,k the suffering Of the crew.
and the journey of her commander
across the Arctic ice 10 Siberia fol
aid The World War was dragging na
;icn after nation into its whirl and
everybody had given Stefans son "
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-02
Gorgeous Street
Pageant Preccdes
Legion Kirmess

No "follies or musical ccmd ly on
Broadway will have anything On the
American Legion k,rmess which is
TO be presented at the Auditorium
February 16 matinee and night
There will he every feature of the
musical comedy and then some. All
through the kirmess there will be
catchy music. the s-whistiing' kind.
The sixteen young girls and boys from
the high schooi. chapefoned by Mrs.
F. \. Conrad. VIII present a singing
and dancing act that is a take-ofi on
the modern musical SHOW All the
world loves youth and beauty. and
this scene is full to Overlooking with
both, for here Will ne seen eight of
the prettiest girls in llaytona OF
course there are boys taking part
also. but who wants To look at mere
men when eight lovely girls are sway
ing smiling and dancing on the stage.
Costumes of rainbow nue. and flower
| laden picture hats VIII add to the eli
festiyeness of this scene.
| The Misses Della Perry. Vivian
! Titus. Ruth Butterfield. Emma Barnes.
Marcelle Smalbeiu, Norma Braeey
margaret Waldron. Violet sutherland
rand Fred Cherry HARLOW Merrislay.
! Roland F;ero, Erling isspedahl, Floyd
klotsk., Paul Garrison. Nicn Young.
| Eugene Trader are rehearsing every
night to help the American Legion
make their carnival Of grace the big
| gest thing that has csar come 10 the
Triple Cities.
The night before the kirmess viii
ne given over to goi ecous street
Il pageant This para..e viii exec ID
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-02

Mr.. and Mrs. n. r. Nelson are
among the recent arrivals coming
Prom MuskegOn. Mich. and are iOcat-
ed for the season It x25 Coates street,
Dayton& Beach.
Miss helen Mitchell of l3i Grand
view avenue. Seabreexe, left Wednes-
day afternoon for short visit to
Miami.