The Iola Register from Iola, Kansas • 1

oooocr STATE HISTORICAL COMf xorjKA THE. I REGI The. Weekly Register, EnUhliahed 186T The Iota Daily Register, Established 1897 VOLUME XXXIII. No. 236 Snmuor to The Iol Dily Register, The lola Daily Record and lola Daily Index, IGLA, KAN.THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 31, 1930.

EIGHT PAGES American Sailors Are Wounded byCommujiists But S. Gunboat Successfully Fights Off Attack of Chinese Reds Three-inch Rifles Fire Point Blank at Raiders Fifty Are Killed. BANK ROBBERS BEING BROUGHT BACK TO KANSAS Labette County Officers Secure Edna Bandits In Texas Town CAMPAIGN FIGHT RESUMED TODAY ALL OYER STATE Many Radio Addresses Announced Tonight By Foes ALLEN TAKES STUMP Hamilton Accuses Reed of Taking Money From Brick Trust FIRE KILLS WOMEN McPherson, July 31. (AP) Three women were burn-: ed to death early today in a. fire which destroyed the Kas-: parek home here.

The dead were Mrs. Mary Kasparek, her 15-year-old daughter, Anna Grace, and the girls aunt, whose name was not immediately learned. The origin of the fire was not known. It was discovered by Mrs. Kasparek, who called her son Lee and another son.

Ed, and his wife, who were slcep-; ing in the upper part of the house. The three escaped through an upper window in the story, and structure. Lee ran back into the house in an attempt to save his moth-'i er and sister and was burned severely. Ed rushed off to sound the fire alarm. The house was in the northwest outskirts of town.

MOST AMERICANS SAFE. Washington. July 31, (AP) The safety of all Americans at Changsha, China, except Allen Cameron of Lawrence, was reported to the state de-: partment today by Richard' P. Butrick, the American consul at Hankow. The consul, in forwarding a list of 14 Americans evacuated from Changsha, said only Cameron remained and that all American residents not mention-, ed in his report had left Changsha previously, some being aboard the U.

S. gunboat Palos and some going to Hankow. The navy department announced that another United States gunboat today was on her way to the area near Changsha, China, to protect the lives and property of foreigners from Communist troops. The Panay, which previously had been anchored at Ichang, was ordered to Chingllngfow, about 100 miles from Changsha, where the Palos yesterday engaged in a fight with tions behind shacks and in undergrowth along the bank. Heavy fire was necessary to clear the shore.

The five sailors received flesh wounds only. Their names were not immediately available. Commanded by Lieut. Commander R. D.

Tisdale of Baltimore, the Palos, which previously had helped to evkcuate foreigners from Changsha just before the Reds overran the city, sought to approach and survey the damage. An unexpected rise in the river, enabled her to get near the city. The attackers were believed to be a part of the communist rear guard patrolling the northern border of Changsha on the lookout for possible Chinese military opposition. After the battle the Palos withdrew down river to an installation of the Standard Oil Company of New York and was moored. The Palos Is one of the to twelve ships comprising the American Yangtse patrol headed by Rear Admiral Thomas Craven.

REGISTRATION SHOWS SIXTEEN MORE ELIGIBLE it in ii Women in Greater Voting Strength Than Men This Year THREE WARDS GAIN Total Figure Is Men 'More Numerous in Second and Fourth Registration for the primaries next Tuesday, announced today from the city clerks office, reveal that 10 more persons are eligible to vote in the election this year than were eligible before the primaries in August. 1928. They also show that three wards have grown and two lost. One. the sixth, broke even.

The ratio of men to women voters also has changed, in favor of the women. Two years ago there were 1,432 women and 1,617 men voters, the latter the more numerous by 185. This year, however, the women have Increased their strength while the men have lost. Todays figures show 1,550 women and 1,515 men voters, a total of 3,065. Three Show Gains.

The first, second and fourth wards show a gain, the 1930 figures comparing with those of 1923 as follows: First ward, 777-769. second ward, 433-411; fourth, 731-680. The fourth wards increase of 51 was the larg-cst The third and fifth wards lost as follows: Third ward 554-612; fifth, 331-338. The third ward lost 58, ap-, proximate ly the same number gained by the fourth. The sixth ward had 239 voters two years ago and 239 voters this year.

Registration By Wards. The registration by men and women, the former listed first, was as follows in the various wards for 1930: First, 3S8-409; second, 225-208; third, 270-284; 347-384; fifth, 180-151; sixth 125-114. The first, third, fourth and sixth wards have more women voters than men, the second and fifth being the only ones to maintain the masculine balance of power. BOARD TO VISIT MILFORD TO SEE BRINKLEY WORK Goat Gland Hearing Is Recessed Until September 16 INVITATIQN IS GIVEN Doctors to Watch Transplanting Operations Performed Topeka, July 31. (AP) The Kansas medical board will see for itself just how Dr.

John R. Brinkley, Milford, Kas goat gland; specialist and hospital owner, performs his controversial compound operations. After eleven days devoted to testimony and documentary exhibits, the board last night took a recess in its hearing on a complaint in which Dr, Brinkley is accused of gross Immorality and unprofessional conduct and asking revocation of his license to practice In Kansas. To Visit Hospital. Announcing the recess.

Dr. J. F. Hassig, president of the board, said the members would accept Dr. Brinkleys invitation to visit his hospital and to witness his surgical technique.

Conditional upon the physician promising to perform his "compound, "two-phase compound and "four-phase compound operations, the board members. Dr. Hassig said, would go to the hospital for this purpose on September 15. Dr. Hassig also asked that permission be granted Dr.

E. S. Edgerton. Wichita, president, and Dr. L.

F. Barney, Kansas City.Kas.. former president of the Kansas Medical Society, to accompany the board. The latter signed the complaint against Dr. Brinkley.

The invitation was extended to the two by Dr. Brinkleys attorneys. Hearing To Be Reopened. After the visit to the hospital, the board. Dr.

Hassig said, would re-open its hearing here September 16 for the purpose of receiving additional testimony and affidavits. The hearing was recessed after Dr. Brinkley had spent most of the day under cross-examination by William A. Smith, states attorney general, as ttf his' surgical technique, claims in behalf of his operations and his and private life. The physician was followed on the witness stand by four members of his hospital staff, including two physicians and as many nurses.

Sun Spots Are Cause of Heat Washington, July 31. ((AP) Henry Janvrin Browne, whose long range weather forecasts have brought him into conflict with the weather bureau from time to time, today said the present break in the heat wave was only temporary and there would be no definite end to the wave until after Labor day. Months ago, Browne said, he was convinced a sun spot cycle, coupled with a lunar cycle, had destined that the summer of 1930 be hot and dry. He said a perusal of weather records, dating back through the centuries, had convinced him un-unsually hot and dry summers came every 56 years. Similiar conditions to those of this summer prevailed in 1874 and 1818, Browne said.

The forecaster said the moon had traveled so far north it had pulled the waters of the Atlantic westward dragging with them the heat of the Gulf Sream under which the Mississippi has sweltered. Similiar conditions, he said, prevailed in 1874 and 1818 when records were kept ip the middle west showed the Great Lakes had receded greatly. Moon and sun conditions then were much the same as this summer. Shanghai, July 31. (AP) Five American sailors were wounded as the crew of the United "States gun-beat Palos successfully fought off an attack of Chinese communists near Changsha yesterday.

About 50 communists were killed and many wounded as the bluejackets returned the fire of the attackers who raked the vessel-with machine gun and rifle fire. The Reds attacked from the banks of the Siang river as the Palos was approaching the communist-ravished city to make a survey of the ruins. Opening fire with 100 rifles and 10 machine guns, the communists showered the Palos with bullets. Caught In close quarters and unable to turn back, the Palos brought her three inch rifles and machine guns into action, firing into the attackers at close range. The battle raged for an hour before the communists were silenced.

The attackers had taken up posi DIRIGIBLE TO ARRIVE TODAY English Airship Makes Landfall After 48 Hours Flying St. Humberts Airport, July 31. (AP) Fabric trouble aboard the British airship R-100 has caused a reduction of speed and the ship may not arrive here until tomorrow morning, accc-ding to a wireless message received at the flying field late this afternoon. St. Hubert Field, July 31.

(AP) The R-100 wirelessed at 11 a. m. today It expected to arrive at seven oclock E. S. T.

tonight. Elaborate arrangements were made at the airport for the arrival. A tall mooring tower, with moveable arm cables and winches, was carefully tested by the crew of 12 men. A small army of soldiers and police were encamped within the airport enclosure to guard the R-100 and handle the crowds gathered to view the arrival. The R-100 left Car ding ton, Eng at 9:45 p.

m. E. S. T. Monday and at 9:39 p.

m. last night made its landfall at Belle Isle, an island off the coast of Labrador, having traveled 2,278 miles, most of It over the ocean in a few minutes less than 48 hours. The British dirigible R-34 which crossed from Scotland to Mineola, N. Yn in 1919 took 103 hours. The German Graf Zeppelin required 95 hours on her last west ward.

trans-Atlantic trip which was over a southerly route about 500 miles longer than the great circle course followed by the R-100. On its voyage across the Atlantic the dirigible was reported at intervals by ships in the steamer lane beneath her and by direct radio communication from the airship to shore stations on both sides of the ocean. Young Coffeyville Killers To Topeka Coffeyville, July 31. (AP) Carlysle and Isaac CuUison, brothers, 11 and 8 years old, who recently were adjudged guilty of stoning their cousin, Donald Fox, 8, and drowning him in the Verdigris river, today were taken to Topeka by probation officer Art Sanders for commitments in the Kansas boys Industrial school. An appeal from the decision of Juvenile Judge Grace pending in district court, is to be heard in November.

The brothers confessed but later, when represented by counsel, repudiated their confessions. Nuisance Charge Has 268 Separate Counts Chicago, July 31. (AP) The charge against Joseph Heinrich, preferred by neighbors, is that he maintained a big crop of nuisances. The neighbors charged that on a 75-foot lot he had quartered 200 guinea pigs (last count), 30 rabbits, 30 chicks, 4 goats and ditto dogs The total is 268 nuisances. The maximum fine for maintaining one nuisance is $200.

Mr. Heinrich knows as well as anybody else that $200 multiplied by 268 nuisances Is a lot of money. 1 WILL ROGERS- 1 Beverly Hills, July 31. To The Register: Oklahoma and Texas have an original primary system, They have so many seeking office that the first primary is only to find out how many are desirous of living off the state. The second primary is to eliminate 50 per cent of these.

The third is to get rid of half of what Is left. The fourth is to eliminate any good that might have crept in by mistake. Now you have just politicians so the fifth one is to leave in the two worst ones, and they run It off. Yours, WILL. SEARCH FOR LOOT Oklahoma Gang Member Guides Authorities In Quest Stinnett, July 31 (AP) Four Kansas officers left here last night with four men who allegedly confessed robbing the Edna, Kan, bank last Thursday of about $1,700 in money and about $1,200 In travelers cheques.

The group of officers included Sheriff M. O. Hamilton and deputy S. O. Barnett of Labette county.

Kansas, Chris Smith, marshall at Edna, and C. P. Tuttle, representing the American Railway Express company at Kansas City. Search for Cache They spent the afternoon with Hutchinson county officers searching for a possible cache of loot, They were guided by Park Mag-ness, 29, one of the quartet, whom the robers said admitted helping rob the Edna bank and also a bank at Alluwe, Ok, his home town. "I drove the car on that Job.

the officer quoted him as saying. Guess I was drunk. I don't remember who was with me. Edna, Kan, is about 40 miles from Alluewe. Ok.

The Edna bank was robbed about two and a half weeks ago, seven employes and two patrons being held up and locked in toe vault. Checks Found Parks led the officers to a point a few miles southeast of Borger, where In a heap of ashes they found pieces of what appeared to have been travelers cheques. According to Tuttle, they recovered $3,400 in notes elsewhere and $1,200 in checks. The officers accounted for a little more than $1,000 In notes and silver recovered, leaving about $500 missing. The four men were arrested Sunday in a house in a remote canyon north of Borger, Magness, asked whether he wished to be tried in Kansas or Oklahoma, said, it makes no difference." Board Will Handle 25 Per Cent of 1930 Crop Washington, July 31.

(AP) Chairman Legge of the farm board said today he expected toe farmers national grain corporation to handle 25 percent of the 1930 wheat crop. He added toe amount of cotton handled for the season by toe American coton cooperative associ-tion probably would far exceed that handled cooperatively in any other year. However he said, toe associ- tlon was getting started too late to handle as much of the staple as some of its more optimistic officers expected. The grain corporation and cotton association operate with farm board approval. Legge said questions bearing on toe immediate handling of wheat, cotton and livestock will be discussed In Chicago on Saturday and Monday with cooperative officials, including E.

F. Creekmore of New Orleans, general manager of the cotton association. Gores Lead Falling Off in Todays Count Oklahoma City, July 31. (AP) T. P.

Gore, blind former senator from Oklahoma, today saw his lead for toe Democratic nomination to the seat he held for 13 years cut to 1,245 votes when returns from 2,691 of 3,338 precincts Tuesdays first primary were tabulated by the Associated Press. Charles J. Wrightsman, Tulsa oil millionaire, picked up 775 votes in the morning returns. The count was Gore Wrightsman 59,199. Both are assured of entering toe August 12 runoff to decide opposition to Senator B.

Pine, Republican nominee, and an independent field led by J. C. Walton, ousted governor. Henry S. Johnston, ousted governor seeking toe senate post, was third from 2691 precincts with 45,555 votes; ex -governor Lee Cruce had 34,100 and toe wet former governor, J.

B. A. Robertson 11,271. WEATHER and ROADS FOR KANSAS Mostly fair tonight and Friday; warmer Friday and in extreme north portion tonight. For lola and Vicinity Mostly fair tonight and Friday; warmer Friday.

Temperature Highest yesterday. 94 at 2 lowest last night 68 at 2 a. normal for today 79; excess yesterday excess since January 1st, 226 degrees; this date last year highest 98; lowest 73. Precipitation for toe 24 hours ending at 7 a. m.

today, total for this year to date 17.16; deficiency since January 1st 5.74 inches. Relative humidity at 12 noon yesterday, 35 per cent; 7 a. m. today 85 per cent; barometer reduced sea level. 30.20 Inches.

Sun rises 5:24 a. sets' 7:33 p. m. Kansas Roads. Salina.

Ottawa, Coffeyville, light rains; roads good. Arkansas City, rain in night, roads fair. Wichita, Topeka, Emporia, Manhattan, Pittsburg, roads good. Topeka, July 31. (AP) From the stump, over the radio and through newspaper columns the Kansas primary contests today took on renewed impetus as the voters ultimate decisions at the polls August 5 drew near.

After a lull out of respect to Gov. Clyde M. Reed whose mother was buried yesterday at Parsons, a storm of political thunder was unleashed as the fairly large field of contestants for positions on the party ballots prepared to bring their campaigns to a close. With the governor who seeks a second term and Frank Haucke, his opponent for the Republican nomination, refraining from further speaking engagements due to the death of the formers mother, spokesmen for the two candidates for the position at the head of the partys state ticket prepared to carry appeals to the voters. Radio Addresses Many Numerous radio addresses were announced.

Clyde W. Coffman, Overbrook, will speak at 6:10 p. m. tonight over radio station WIBW in behalf of Governor Reeds candidacy while John D. M.

Hamiltons address at a Haucke rally in Olathe will be broadcast by the state station at 9 p. m. Harry Woodring, who Is opposing Noah Bowman for the Democratic nomination for governor, had a place on WRENS noon program and was to speak again at 8 p. m. over WIBW.

Senator Henry J. Allen chose Wakefield for his first political address of the campaign in which he is opposed by Ralph Snyder, Rep. W. H. SDroul and James F.

Getty for the Republican nomination for the remainder of vice president Curtis unexpired term in the Reed Accused Sweeping accusations against Governor Reed were made in statement issued by Hamilton, one of his unsuccessful opponents two vears ago, preliminary to his address tonight. Hamilton said that the governor, shortly after retiring as a member of the public service commission six years ago received $15,000 as a fee for representing the Empire Oil and Refining company, a Doherty subsidiary. Healso accused the governor of permitting J. B. Glover, Mr.

Reed's partner in a commerce counsel firm, to practice before the state public service commission, a body of men appointed by Governor Reed Hamilton also said the governor practices personally before the interstate commerce commission in Washington, while drawing a salary from the state." Money From Brick Trust Replying to the govenors attacks upon John Breyfogle in which the latter has been accused of having been in the employ of the brick trust, Hamilton said he had in his possession cancelled checks which were Issued to Governor Reed and Glover "for services rendered J5y them to certain brick industries. All of these payments have been made to Mr. Reed since he has been governor of the state of Kansas, one of them being as late as May 21. 1930. These checks were issued by the Buffalo Brick company, and are not only a part of the checks issued to these men, but I am Informed that each company belonging to the same brick organization has made similiar payments to Governor Reed.

War Chest Cited Hamilton said the present administration had caused an assessment ranging from ten per cent of a month's salary to ten per cent of a years salary to be levied against state employes in an effort to fill a campaign war chest which he estimated "probably will be less than $40,000. Other accusations in the statements included a charge that the state highway commission had constructed a concrete road past property owned by Commissioner Claude Cave at Sublette, and that a contract for resurfacing of a highway in Jefferson county was let to a company of which W. D. Pratt, a close friend and backer of the governor was interested and at a price $1,500 higher than the low bid." Drowned Girls Body Recovered in River Independence, July 31. (AP) The body of Miss Marie Enres, 28, who drowned last night when a motor boat sank with a picnic party of eight, was recovered today by police and firemen from the Verdigris river.

Miss Endres was the only member of the party unable to swim. victim was the daughter of Pete Endres, park superintendent. She attended the Emporia Teachers college and taught several years in Montgomery county. Her two brothers, Jake and Leo Endres, were members of the party. Others were Dan Mangen, Dorothy Watson.

Mrs. Leo Endres and Dorothy Goodloe. Funeral arrangements had not been completed. CREDIT BUREAU CHANGES HANDS i Former Pittsburg Man To Take Control August 1 Effective August 1. a deal -has been made by which I.

W. Anderson, of Independence, formerly of Pittsburg, will become the proprietor of the Allen County Credit Bureau, now operated by Edwin Edgerton. Mr. Edgerton announced today the sale of his interests to Mr. Anderson.

Mr. Andersoh formerly was a business man in Pittsburg where he took an active part in the Crawford County Retail Mens Association, serving as president orfts board of directors. He was one of the organizers of the Kansas Association of Credit Bureaus. Has Collection Bureau During the past two years he has been engaged in retail sales and collections activity. He now is operating a collection bureau in Independence.

The Allen county bureau was organized November 1, 1929, by Mr. Edgerton. In that time, according to Mr. Anderson, who today reported on its condition, a wonderfully complete set of files has been established. Mr.

Anderson said Mr. Edgerton had organized the bureau to a point far in advance of the organization of most bureaus as young as the Allen' county institution is. He said that his talks with lola business men disclosed that they were highly pleased with the service which has been given here by Mr. Edgerton. The new bureau manager will make his headquarters in lola after August 1.

Mr. Edgerton did not announce today what his pfans for the future are, but said he would do so later. No Fig Leaves, So Poison Ivy Winona Lake. July 31. (AP) The fire department has come to the rescue of the Venue de Milo, and a scheme to clothe the goddess statue in poison ivy has been thwarted.

Mrs. Mary Schell Starr of Chicago, summering here, holds the opinion that the statue, which has been a figure of pride for 20 years, should wear somethings. Yesterday the statue was moved to a location near the fire department and the circumstance gave Mrs. Starr an opportunity to put her idea into action. Poison ivy was planted, around the base of the statue.

Mrs. Starr expressed the hope, according to the firemen, that the ivy grow and grow until finally that figure shall all be covered up. The firemen, who are really art lovers at heart, decided to foil the scheme. They did not want to touch the Ivy with their hands, so they turned the hose on it, rooting it up. Police chief Frank Edington, upholding the firemen, said Winona Lake is the home town of Billy Sunday, the evangelist, and that Sunday never had become publicly exercised about the statue.

"If its o. k. with Billy, its o. k. with me," the chief concluded.

Pilot Fights Rattler While Flying Airplane I. Hays, July 31. (AP) Pilot Happy Wiggins of Oakley, today was regaling his friends with his story of a battle with a rattlesnake while flying his plane 4500 feet abovve the badlands of southern Logan county yesterday. Wiggins said the snake coiled in readiness to strike twice but each time it missed its mark when he maneuvered the plane to throw it off balance. Finally, Wiggins said, the unwelcome passenger climbed upon the seat with him and as it looked over the rim of the cockpit he sent it hurtling out into space with his gasoline measuring stick.

At one stage, he said, he would have jumped had he had a parachute. Th pilot is a salesman for an Oakkley produce house and covers his western Kansas territory in the plane. NOTICE To avoid a repetition of confusion arising last week, the Register again announces that during the remainder of the summer the paper- will -go to press at noon each The Register asks the cooperation of advertisers in getting copy in early if it is to be printed Saturday. FALSE WITNESS OFFERS EXCUSE Man Ayho Identified Mooney Victim of Unseen Power San Fransisco, July 31. (AP) John MacDonalds plea that "an unseen power caused him to identify Warren K.

Billings and Thomas J. Mooney falsely as the preparedness parade bombers, and former police captain Duncan Mathesons recomend ation the two prisoners be pardoned were the highlights of testimony as the state supreme court hearing on Billings application for pardon wes resumed today. The aging Baltimore waiter yesterday testified toe unseen power was exalted over him by Charles M. Fickert, district attorney during the bombing trials. Cross examined by Fickert, MacDonald stuck stubbornly to statements that the former prosecutor had promised a "large slice of reward money if he would testify as Fickert directed.

4 The witness said he' was "coached to identify Mooney and Billings as toe men he had seen place the suitcase bomb which killed ten persons and injured many others. Associate justice Preston, in an effort to. clear up previous, inconsistencies in MacDonalds testimony questioned the witness as to the "power he said Fickert held over him. "Do you still feel In Fickerts clutches? asked the Justice. "I do, MacDonald replied.

I am in a daze right now Justice Emmett Seawall then asked toe witness when toe "unseen power first made its influnece felt. "Since I first met Fickert," MacDonald answered, I have never been able to free myself from it since. Counties Get More For Roads Than They Give Topeka, July 31. (AP) Kansas counties sent toe state $15,789,978 for road purposes and received in refunds or work $19,119,568 during the first year of the state highway law, which went into effect April 1, 1929, it was revealed today by figures released today by toe state highway department. The total spent in toe counties for construction and maintenance the figures was $13,939,721 and the amount returned to toe counties and townships; to cities for maintenance on state highways and to benefit funds was $5,179,847.

A portion of the amount spent on toe roads was federal aid money. From the gasoline tax the state received from the counties $8,510, 356 and the motor vehicle tag fees added $6,407,419, the figures revealed. King George Signs London Naval Pact London, July 31. (AP) King George has signed the instrument of ratification Of the London naval treaty which now has seen ratified and signed by both Great Britain and toe United States. The announcement of the kings signature was made by Philip Snowden, chancellor of toe exchequer, and was greeted by cheers In the house of commons.

Chancellor Snowden said the ratification will be deposited simultaneously with the ratifications of toe dominions and India and toe ratifications of the United States and Japan when all three parties to part three of toe treaty are in a position to bring toe treaty into force in accordance with article 24. Extortion Attempt Results in Warrant Winfield, Kan, July 31. (AP) County Attorney E. T. Bloomer today announced a charge of attempted extortion would be filed against C.

H. Norton, held in jail here after an alleged attempt to extort $750 from Roy Ranney, prominent wholesale merchant of Arkansas City, Norton has told officers he went to Arkansas City from Newkirk, after spending some time In toe Seminole oil field. Norton was arrested near toe place where a dummy package was planted by officers in Paris park at Arkansas City, the spot designated in a threatening telephone call and a letter. WHEAT TO CHINA IS ALLENS HOPE Senator Sees Outlet For Surplus; Disagrees With Legge Wakefield, July 31. (AP) Hope that some of countrys wheat surplus would be distributed In 'the famine-stricken areas of China was held out today by Sen.

Henry J. Allen of Kansas. Addressing Wakefields eoth anniversary celebration, the junior senator from Kansas in -his first prepared address of the campaign in which he seeks the Republican nomination for a short term said President Hoover and Chairman Legge of the federal farm board now are studying the possibilities of distributing wheat to the areas through the cooperation of the Chinese government. As to the controversy which arose after the visit to Kansas of Chair man Legge and Secretary Hyde In the interest of wheat acreage reduction, Senator Allen said: Two Phases. The agricultural marketing, act is rather definitely divided into two phases of activity.

One embraces education, research, organization for cooperative action, and the definite study of a program for the improvement of the economic condition of agriculture. This is a constructive phase which must be undertaken with deliberation, patience and hopeful wisdom. The other phase of the marketing act has to do with emergency measures for the staailization of marketing conditions. It is backed by a great emergency fund. It was thought when the appropriation of $500,000,000 was made that one of the important uses of this fund could be expressed in the purchase of commodities where a surplus had driven down the prices.

Disagrees With Legge. It has seemed to me that when Chairman Legge came to Kansas at a moment which demanded emergency treatment, he chose his remedy from the first phase of the marketing act rather than from the emergency phase. His remarks touching the wisdom of shortening crops belong to the educational program. I had hoped that he would deal directly with the emergency in prices by adding to the boards purchases of wheat, and in conjunction with Senator Capper I urged this program upon him both before he came to Kansas and after he returned. Seaking in support of the Hoover administration, the senator said the president has "a great array of accomplishments, concluding with the ratification of the London naval treaty.

He prophesied the new tariff law would be an improvement over the Fordney-McCumber act and said 68 per cent of the increases in tariff rates apply to products of direct agricultural origin. Steaming Pavements Resemble Gridirons A brief shower which fell here at 4:30 p. m. yesterday transformed the heated pavements around the square into steaming gridirons, but accomplished little else. For a few minutes after the shower there was a distinctly visible mist in the air arising from the streets which soon were as dry as before.

In all .03 of an inch rain fell during the past 24 hours. 1 The maximum temperature yesterday was 94 at 2 p. toe minimum 68 at 2 a. m. today, still under toe figures for a year ago, which were 98 find 73.

The forecast by Meteorologist M. Wright was not exaely reassuring, being 'Mostly fair tonight and Friday; wanner Topeka Voters Fewer. Topeka, July 31. (AP AKotal of 30,819 Topeka voters have made themselves eligible to receive ballots at the August 5 primary, 1,664 1ms than qualified for the general election two years ago when one of the citys "favorite sons, Vice President Curtis, was a candidate, but 1,912 more than were registered1 for toe 1928 primary when another "favorite son, John Hamilton, was up for the Republican nomination for governor. Dope Addict Waives Preliminary Hearing Clyde Thompson, itinerant dope addict, today was slatea to be tried In district court here on charges of burglary and grand larceny; filed against him yesterday, unless he decides to plead guilty berore Judge Frank R.

Forrest, which officers believe he will do. Thompson was arraigned late yesterday in Justice J. M. Lamers court, waived preliminary hearing and was remanded to Jail unable to make $1,000 bond. A district court trial Is indicated unless ae pleads guilty.

Thompson is accused of stealing watches and money amounting to about $25 from the office of Dr. A. R. Chambers, July 21. Ii is also accused of stealing about three dollars worth of drugs from a case in the automobile of Dr.

C. B. Stephens on the same day. His arrest yesterday was the result of Thompsons visit to the office of a doctor who recognized him as the man seen before the crime of a week ago. Wheat Prices Show Gains in Chicago Chicago, July 31.

(API Alarming estimates of losses to corn growers and heavy buying of wheat by foreigners helped grain prices to recover today. Gains ranging from.l to 1 cents a bushel were scored in the wheat pit at midsession, bringing July wheat to 84 and September to 87c. Yesterday wheat had sold at the lowest level since before the world war. Private reports indicated that us much as 5,000,000 bushels of wheat had been purchased in America for export yesterday. Corn, the speculative leader at the moment, and selling abnormally higher than wheat, mounted, around two cents a bushel' as unofficial estimates were circulated that the domestic crop would be the lowest since 1911 and 307,000,000 bushels smaller than the govern mnt forecast of July 1.

Genral relief from drouth was still lacking, and corn prices remained at a premium of 2c over wheat for immediate delivery. Moslem Women Are Demanding Freedom London, July 31 (AP) The Daily Herald says that women delegates from every moslem country have just concluded a congress at Damascus which represents the first concerted move by women of the Islamic faith to escape its restrictions. The correspondent says the women adopted a resolution calling for abolition of the veil; for permiting brides and bridegrooms to see each other before marriage; for making divorce possible to women equally with men; for making 18 years the legal minimum age for marriage, and for compulsory education of children of both sexes. Railroad Deal Soon. New York, July 31.

(AP) George M. Shriver, senior vice president of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, said todav i negotiations for asquisi-tion of the Chicago Ss Alton railroad were being carried but no definite conclusions bad been I Kansas City Girl Is Sued for Alienation Kansas City. July 31. (AP) Attorneys for Mrs. Hams Jensen, from whom Dr.

Hans Jensei seeks a divorce at Reno, filed suit here today against Miss Hazel Kern, an employe of toe Jensen Salsbery laboratories, asking $50,000 for Mrs. Jensen for alienation of her husbands affections. Dr. Jensen figured prominently in toe news when his fight against Bishop Anton Bast of Copenhagen, Denmark, led to toe latters conviction on three counts by the International Methodist-Episcopal conference In 1928. Reno advices said Mrs.

Jensen had established residence in Nevada also with the intention of filing a divorce complaint of her own. Mrs. Jensen charges in toe petition Miss Kern, who is described as about 30 years old, cooked meals for Dr. Jensen at toe laboratories, manicured his nails, took him from his home many Sundays and continuously insisted upon his presence and company. Emporia Boy Dies Emporia, Kan July 31.

(AP) Charles Dickey, top youth shot Tuesday by Tom Murphy, a policeman, died here late last night, A coroners inquest into toe wild ride through toe city on which Dickey was shot when a police squad tried to halt him and another youth was scheduled for today. Dickeys companion told officers they drank home brew and started driving rapidly up and down toe main street and that he had cautioned Dickey against speeding. I I i i i I- i.