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I EDITION FIFTY CENTO PER YEAR PRINTED EVERY THURSDAY, The VOL. LI HUTCHINSON, KANSAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1923 NO. 40. Hutchinson News. WANTS TO SEE SOME TESTIMONIALS A PANACEA FOR WARS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, KINDRED ILL AND CAN YOU GIVE ME THE NAMES OF ANY PARTIES YOU HAVE CURED LEAGUE NATIONS SIR ROBERT I LONDON DOPE Abort T.Reid (Copyright, 1999, by The Bell Syudicate, Inc.) RAILROADS ARE LOOKING FOR BOOM Believe That This Year Will Break all Records Since Year 1920.

New York, April Executives of several hundred railroads here to tackle the emergency created by an unprecedented burden of spring traffic and a probable boom year, today were considering the possibilities of a program of extensive cooperation prepared yesterday by directors of the American Railway Association. The program was not to be made public until all members of the assocation had opportunity to vote on it tomorrow. It was understood to include several of the more drastic provisions of the program voluntarily undertaken by the roads in 1920, when they were threatened with paralysis under a record breaking burden of freight. One Big System? One of the chief recommendations, it was believed would be cooperation through freer interchange of cars and possibly locomotives and other equipment. A "one big system" arrangement virtually would be the result, with many of the barriers lowered which heretofore: marked joining lines.

The desired result- the increase of capacity and efficiency of the nation's railroads without a corresponding increase in new equip-would thus be attained. Asked Shippers to Help. The shipper would be asked to join the cooperative effort by concentrating his shipments, by loading carefully to conserve space, by eliminating unnecessary part car shipments, by loading cars to capacity, whenever possible, and by demurrage. The efficiency of railway shop workers since the strike of last fall, "has increased amazingly," as evidenced by reports of unprecedented number of cars and locomotives repaired in the last three months, rail chief asserted today. Part of their will be the retention of the program good will of the shop forces of their labor organizations.

CLASH OCCURRED AT A BURLESQUE OF PASSOVER Jews Attacked the Communists in Russia and a Free-for-All Fight Followed, (Jewish Telegraph Agency.) Moscow, April clash occurred at the anti-passover carnival of the Jewish communists at Krementshug when a number of more pious Jews attacked the communists burlesque of the passover festival. A free for all fight followed. The anti-religious demonstrations were held throughout white Russia and the Ukraine. In all of the carnivals the figure of -Moses is caricatured extensively. Lady Northcliffe Weds.

(By The Associated Press) London, April 4. Lady Northcliffe, widow of Viscount Northeliffe, was married today to Sir Robert Arundell Hudson, The wedding took place at Hartelbury, fo Worcestershire. THE WEEKLY NEWS GIVES YOU MORE FOR YOUR MONEY THAN ANY OTHER WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN KANSAS. JONES WINS THE MAYORALITY RACE Mayor Gano Defeated for Reelection by 859 Majority, TURN DOWN THE PARK Commissioner Ferguson is Reelected--Lyman, Haskard and Major Brown Also Win. THE NEW OFFICIALS.

F. Jones, attor- ney. Commissioner of Finance--Chet E. Lyman, restaurant owner, Commissioner of UtilitiesLoren D. Ferguson, transfer company.

Commissioner of Streets--H. J. Haskard, automobile dealer. Commissioner of Parks--Major W. L.

Brown, nurseryman. Members of Board of Education. -Dr. John J. Brownlee, physiclan; Chas.

Fulton, attorney; and (. D. Jennings, grain man. Walter F. Jones, who two years ago was defeated by Geo.

Gano for mayor, turned the tables yesterday and this time beat Mayor Gano for re-election by 859 majority. The estimate that at. least 6,000 votes would be polled was nearly correct, for a total of 5,966 votes was polled. Commissioner of Utilities Loren D. Ferguson was re-elected, the only member of the commission to remain on the present, coming twoyear term.

He won by 361 over I. F. Bailer. Major Brown Wins. Major W.

L. Brown was chosen park "Jim" Farley. "Raich" Haskard was commissioner by, 271 majority over elected commissioner of streets over W. E. Hawley by 665 majority.

"Chet" Lyman had the biggest majority of anybody, being elected commissioner by 1,732 votes over Geo. Hernance Wiley Is Defeated. On the school board, Dr. J. J.

Brownlee, who recently was appointed to succeed the late A. E. Asher, was re-elected. Chas. Fulton and C.

D. Jennings were chosen by the voters, the one to succeed Mrs. Juliet Shep- CITY ELECTIONS OVER THE DISTRICT Quiet at Nickerson. Nickerson, April The city election here yesterday was a quiet affair. There was only one ticket on the ballot, and but a light vote.

The new officers are: Mayor, O. J. Windlate; Councilmen, Geo. R. Gantz, H.

Hungerford and H. O. Bruce; City treasurer, H. Fleming; School treasurer, I. Dunn; School board, F.

W. Koons, Sam Hamilton and E. 0. Moorman. Police Judge, J.

F. Henson. Mild Election at Pratt. Pratt, April city election only be elected was here mild affair. The commissioner of finance.

Two Rock Island men made the race. 0. E. Bonecutter, Rock Island freight agent was elected by about 480 votes over Perry Williamson, a Rock Island dispatcher. S.

P. Gephart, R. I. Kindler and T. J.

Woolwine were elected members of the school board. Medicine Lodge Medicine Lodge, April the most exciting election here in years, A. L. Orr- was yesterday, elected mayor. More votes than in the November election.

Four of the five councilmen supported by Orr, Roy Hoovier, L. L. Osborn, C. C. Benediel and Levi Strickland, were elected.

The "Peoples'" ticket elected one councilman, John Monroe. Hot Contest, at Cheney. Cheney, McHenry, Democratic county committeeman and political war-horse for forty years, was elected mayor of Cheney yesterday, after one of the hottest nonpartisan campaigns in the little city of 300 voters in years. McHenry, leading the "old-timers," Republicans Democrats alike, against the "youths," defeated J. E.

Cheatum, seeking re-election, by 57 votes, and swept his entire ticket to victory. The feud between the "Olds" and "Youths" started with incorporation of the city more than forty years ago. MeHenry's council will be George Armstrong, Roy Dewey, George Branin, Harvey Ausherman and Ruhl Wallace. W. W.

Walter will be police judge. Election at Sterling. Sterling, April J. Wilkin was elected -mayor of Sterling yesterday. There was not much of a contest.

Dr. Marion Trueheart, who had been nominated for mayor did not make a campaign for it, declaring he did not want the office. S. M. Allender and J.

D. Fisher were elected councilmen, J. C. Antrobus, police judge: 9. H.

Chesky, city treasurer, R. A. Newman, school treasurer, and the following were STATE ELECTIONS WERE OF INTEREST Earl Akers Elected Mayor of Topeka, Over Corwine. IN THE OTHER CITIES No Great Surprises But a Show of Local Feeling in Most of the Cities. Topeka, April city officials were re-elected at yesterday's election, except Mayor H.

J. Corwine, who was running for a third term. Ho was defeated by Earl Akers, forrer state treasurer, 6,382 to 5,426, a majority of. 956, according to the count compiled at the city hall this morning. These final figures show Mrs.

D. L. McEachron was the only one of tour members of the Board of Education to be reelected, and she led all candidates. Rev. D.

W. Harrison, pastor of the Third Christian church, ran second, and William A. Biby, third, for the three long term positions, and Frank P. Edson was elected for the short term. The three incumbents defeated were J.

H. Mills, Frank G. Drenning and J. H. Lee.

For the long term Biby won by only nine votes over Dr T. Millard. At Kansas City. Kansas City, April 4. -W.

W. Gordon, former chief of police, was elected, mayor over Harry B. Burton, incumbent, in yesterday's municipal election here, according, to returns available today. leaders attributed defeat of Burton to the fight alleged to have been waged him by the Ku Klux Klan. Attention, was called to the fact, however, that others, who were opposed by the klan, were elected to several city offices.

The four commissioners, Lou H. Chapman, water and light commissioner; Arthur H. Strickland, finance commissioner; Henry F. Schaible, street commissioner, and Harry J. Kaelin, park commissioner, were reelected.

Complete returns follow: For mayor-W. W. Gordon, Harry B. Burton, 11,213. For commissioner of finance and RESULT OF THE CITY ELECTION YESTERDAY Com.

Mayor Finance Gano Jones Hern Lyman 187 93 174 211 108 187 319 140 295 252 147 312 271 164 306 292 222 455 266 187 283 282 189 275 156 111 220 281 119 238 203 70 -194 189 134 302 297 163 287 122 66 78 55 9 48 First 100 Second 97 Third 143 Fourth 230 Fifth 229 Sixth 405 Seventh 238 Eighth 215 Ninth 189 Tenth 94 Eleventh 83 Twelfth 268 Thirteenth 193 35 Fifteenth 5 Totals 12524 3383 (1922 3654 Majority 859 1732 herd, who declined to be a candidate again, and the other to succeed V. M. Wiley, at present the president of the school board, who was defeated by 866 votes. Turn Down the Park. The park proposition was turned down.

the voters deciding by 158 majority against, not to accept Koon Beck's offer to sell Riverside park to the city for $30,000. The new city commission- for it will be a new board with the exception of Commissioner Ferguson--will probably be installed Friday, April 13. The new members of the school board will take their seats later. The official canvass of the vote will be made by the city commission next Friday after2000, TO HELP HUTCHINSON MAYOR-ELECT'S AMBITION. Mayor- elect Walter F.

Jones declared today that his ambition is to make his administration a beneficial and helpful one to all, "I appreciate the vote of confidence given me," he said, "and will endeavor in every way to be worthy of that trust. Mr. Jones pointed out biat there are many out of work in Hutchinson, that business men are having a hard time, and that conditions generally are bad. every way possible," he added, "the administration will seek to be of help, improving conditions, helping get industries open, giving employment to those needing it, and improving the situation here generally." WEATHER AND ROADS. Pittaburg- -Cloudy, roads good.

ia-Cloudy, muddy, Arkansas City--Cloudy, roads good. roads slippery. Salina-Rain, and snow, roads slippery. Wichita- Light rain, roads slippery. Topeka -Unsettled, roads fair.

Ottawa- -Cloudy, roads rough. Kansas City Cloudy, roads soft. Manhattan -Wet snow, roads muddy. Concordia Cloudy, snow, roads muddy. Hutchinson- Snowy, roads slippery.

THE FOSTER CASE IS WITH THE JURY That Body Has Been Considering Verdict Since Early Today. DID FOSTER PREACH FORCE If He Did, the Judge Told Jury, He Should be Convicted for the Crime. (By The Associated Press) St. Joseph, April case of William Z. Foster, charged with violating the Michigan law against criminal syndicalism, went to the jury at 9:40 a.

m. today, when Judge Charles White finished his instructions. At noon Judge White adjourned court until 1:30 p. m. and ordered the jury taken to lunch.

Is He Guilty? Foster is guilty of violation of Michigan's law against criminal syndicalism, Judge Charles S. White instructed the pury today, If "1-The communist party of. America, at the time he attended its convention last August in lonely dunes on the shore Lake Michigan, was a society formed to advocate and teach criminal syndicalism, and, assembled with the convention delegates voluntarily, or in the words of the court, "with conscious design and purpose to further and promote the teachings and advocacy by the communist party of the doctrines of criminal syndicalism." Not Disputed. It is not disputed, the court said, that the meeting was a convention of the communist party, or that Foster was present at some of the sessions, so, he co Inued, only those two questions are leit for the Jury's consideration. The court's instructions, a six.

thousand word document, were read to the jury at 9 o'clock this morning and eleven men and one woman in the box then retired to consider a verdict. DESTROYER FOX IN A COLLISION American Ship Struck British Ship at Entrance to the Bosphorus. London, April American destroyer Fox collided with the British light cruiser Ceres at the entrance to the Bosphorus yesterday, according to advices from Constantinople received today by Lloyds. Both vessels, the re. port said, were badly damaged.

The strong current was held responsible for the accident. The British admiralty this afternoon confirmed Lloyd's advices that the Fox and Ceres had been in collision, but said it understood that the damage to the Ceres was comporatively slight, and that no lives were; lost. NOTHING TO IT. The Ship Maryland is Not to Have Guns Elevated. New York, April -A statement by navy pubiteity, officers that the U.

S. S. would put into the Brooklyn Navy Yard today on her arrival from Panama to have her guns elevated was promptly denied at the commandant's office, where it was said she would sent to the yard- -merely for installation of fire control apparatus. WEATHER REPORT. Temperature for Past 24 Hours--From the First National Bank Bullding.

P. 42 A.M.... 88 44 6 P. 44 8 1.. 34 M.

10 10 A.M.. 12 Midnight. 41 12 Noon. 2 A.M. 40 2 P.

Mei. Maximum, 44; Minimum, 32. RAIN OR SNOW WARMER WEATHER Kansas -Light rain or snow probable tonight; Thursday generally fair and somewhat warmer. A DOCTOR SAYS WE'LL ALL BE INSANE TWO HUNDRED YEARS IN THE FUTURE, ZIMMIE NOW KNOW WHY THEY CALL IT FUTURIST ART, LIZZIE. "Zimmie" A CASE AGAINST HOUSE OF DAVID Formal Charges May Oust the Cult From the State Up in Michigan.

Lansing, April -Fornial charges that the Israelite House of David colony: at Benton Harbor is bas. ed upon "a foundation of deceit, immorality and fraud," were filed in the Ingham county (Lansing) circuit court today by Andrew B. Dougherty, attorney general for Michigan. Must Show Cause. The charges were filed in the support of quo warranto proceedings begun in the court yesterday to compel the leaders of the cult to show cause why the organization should not be disbanded.

Today's charges alleged that the colony has set itself up as a "king. dom" with Benjamin Purnell, head of the order, as "king." The allegation also is made that the association, which filed articles of incorporation in 1903, as a religious and ecclesiastic corporation, has usurped its privilege of an organization of this character, by fraud. Would Try "Kingdom." The attorney general alleges the colony "Is not and never has been a corporation for religious and eccleslastical purposes, but on the contrary, has for its true object, the enrichment of Benjamin Purnell and his elevation to the rank of temporal king and the establishment within the state of a kingdom whose king and his subjects are, or eventually shall be, free and independent of the civil power of the state." John J. Sterling, of Benton Harbor, attorney for the cult, arrived here last night. He said the House of David is ready for any investigation the state may make.

A NEW WICHITA SANTA FE TALE Wichita, April Unconfirmed reports here today announced the purchase by the Santa Fe Railroad of a large tract of land north of the city and an option on property adjoining that purchased. A large roundhouse, new shops and yards are being planned, it was said, with the possibility that main line trains to the Pacific coast would be routed through Wichita instead of Newton, when the improvements have been completed. Fox Denies it. Topeka, April C. Fox, general manager of the Santa Fe's eastern lines, stated that the Santa Fe has not yet purchased property north of Wichita.

Asked if the Santa Fe has plans under consideration for extensions at Wichita he said: "That's another matter; we don't like to discuss plans until they are completed. You may say if the Santa Fe were making purchases of property near Wichita, I would know about and I have heard nothing of such purchase." If you want to abuse people, and pay you for it, become an evangelist. ON AGAIN; OF AGAIN WITH THE KU KLUX KLAN "Imperial Palace" First in One Side's Hands Then in Another. Com. Com.

Com. Utilities Streets Parks Ferguson Hawley Brown Farley 180 84 173 114 236 198 262 189 280. 188 418 252 248 211 219 236 171 148 196 163 152 115 234 183 210 240 65 81 40 17 126 161 171 159 134 176 222 221 272 287 176 312 266 213 335 404 276 424 261 222 323 236 237 301 167 157 211 161 202 199 101 170 173 239 209 269 243 219 310 71 72 82 23 36 45 2584 2945 3084 2419 2966 2695 3603 361 665 271 11230 elected to the school board: G. W. Fitzpatrick, I.

0. Calderwood, S. T. Porter and C. A.

Vogel. A Surprise at Lyons. Lyons, April election yesterday sprung a surprise in Lyons. There was only one ticket on the ballot, G. C.

Schumacher, a miller, the only nominee for mayor. But the voters wrote in the name of H. G. Doddridge, a bank cashier, and elected him, by a vote of 491 to 164, over the regular nominee. It was the only contest.

Geo. Lantz, A. C. Seuberli, J. MoClintock and E.

Tobias were elected councilmen. Beipre Editor Elected. Belpre, Apr. W. Busenbark, editor of the Belpre Bulletin, was elected mayor at the municipal election here.

There were two tickets in the field. J. F. Voran was elected police judge. The councilmen elected are C.

A. Boyd, Wm. Phillips, C. A. Mitchell, Geo.

Davidson and Frank Ward. Won By One Vote. Montezuma, April -J. W. McReynolds, former member of the state legislature from Gray county, Was elected mayor of Montezuma over R.

L. Rabourn, the present Incumbent, by one vote. Two members of the old council were re-elected. The council elected is F. L.

Stanley, J. Warkentire, T. E. Rexford, R. 0.

Parks and H. H. Nite. Leoti's Election Quiet. Leoti, April very light vote.

turned out at the city election here, only one ticket made its ap: pearance. The following are the new officers. John Keller, mayor; L. E. Gorsuch, L0.

A. Holmes, Lloyd Mathes, J. A. Bryan and M. W.

Starling, councilmen; R. E. Hollister, police judge. CONSPIRACY ALLEGED BY AN AIRPLANE MAKER Washington, April conspiracy to destroy his business James I V. Martin, of the Martin Acoroplane factory, Long Island, filed suit under the Clayton act here today to recover $51,510,000 from the Manufacturers Aircraft Association, twenty seven other corporations and thirty I eight individuals.

Board of Education Park Fulton Jennings Tharp Wiley Young For Against 147 116 154 134 249 184 202 248 196 282 263 420 214 252 231 230 132 188 177 168 125 134 152 284 221 222 79 67 42 16 165 119 172 145 230 231 280 258 295 249 411 411 279 269 289 256 215 184- 231 167 175 138 313 236 264 282 78 93 38 48 73 81 130 117 158 70 99 123 136 159 90 121 257 176 259 100 186 168 243 224 86 219 164 243 239 -110 327 212 394 276 78 204 251 259 222 84 199 216 227 243 60 151 102 181 141 91 98 176 178 188 49 94 103 98 178 55 225 120 230 201 82 163 249 195 284 31 43 78 53 99 4 10 24 19 36 3436 3086 1063 2220 2373 2749 2907 1062 713 158 revenue Arthur H. Strickland, W. J. Beets, 4,754. For commissioner of water and light -L.

H. Chapman, James A. Cable, 11,757. F. Schaible, commissioner of streets--Henry 5,126.

For commissioner of parks and public property--Henry J. Kaelin, E. E. Stockdale, 9,621. The following were elected as members of the board of education for the four-year term- Mrs.

Mary Elizabeth Helmreich, John E. Carlson and Frank Rushton. These were elected to the education for a twoyear term- -Lee Judy, I. R. McAdams and the Rev.

George W. Durham, (Continued on Page 9.) SHOWERS STOPPED PRESIDENT'S TRIP Augusta, April -Because of early morning showers President Harding postponed his trip from here to Aiken, 8. C. All arrangements for the visit to South Carolina had been completed and it was only decided at the last minute to defer the trip until tomorrow. IT WAS CONFIRMED.

Vicar General Butchkavitch Executed In Russia. (By The Associated Press) London, April 4. -Confirmation of the execution by the soviet authorities of Constantine Butchkavitch, vicar general of the Roman Catholic Church, in Russia, 19 contained in a despitch received today from the Rosta Agency, the official bolshevik news organization. Layton Leads Former Champ. Chicago, April 4-At the end of their fourth sixty point block last night, John Layton of St.

Louis, national champion at three-cushion I billiards, had a lead of 240 to 196 over Augle Kieckhefer of Chicago, former champion. High school conversation: "If 32 is freezing point, what 1s squeezing I Globe, point?" "Two in the shade," -Atchison (By The Associated Press) Atlanta April 4. Sheriff J. I. Lowry, of Fulton county, with a force of deputies, early today took charge imperial palace, headquarters of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, under an order signed by Judge E.

D. Thomas, dispossessing W. J. Simmons, imperial emperor, who took charge of the headquarters of the klan yesterday under a temporary injunction secured by him against Imperial Wizard H. W.

Evans, Signed Early Today. The order, signed about 2:30 o'clock this morning by Judge Thomas, directed peror Simmons and the other plaintiffs in the action to appear for a hearing before him this afternoon at 2 o'clock to show cause why the temporary injunction against Imperial Wizard Evans and the other officials of the klan should not be dismissed. Sheriff in Charge. Sheri Lowry at once proceeded to the imperial palace and placed Deputy Sheriff Milan in charge, all of -the Simmons faction leaving after having taken charge yesterday when they secured a temporary injunction against Imperial Wizard (Evans, following a break when the emperor undertook to organize a woman's order on the lines of the Ku Klux Klan. A Statement Made.

Ben H. Sullivan, attorney for Emperor Simmons, declared this morning that the modification made by Judge Thomas' order this morning "does not change the status of the temporary injunction granted to Col. Simmons yesterday, in which he was virtually recognized as imperial wizard and head of the klan." He said It merely placed the property and records at imperial headquarters in the custody of the court pending the outcome of the hearing this afternoon. THE DEMOCRATS WON THE CHICAGO ELECTION Chicago, April -On the top of a Democratic landslide, William E. Dever, judge of the superior court, was carried into the office of mayor, succeeding William Hale Thompson, retiring after servng eight years for.

the Republican party. Unofficial returns of yesterday's election, compiled by a news gathering agency, gave Judge Dever a total vote of 387,961, and Arthur C. Lueder, Republican mayoralty candidate and former postmaster, 284,213. At Dallas. Dallas, April -The Democandidates for city offices all elected yesterday, practically complete, but unofficial returns showed today.

The democratic candidates were alleged by opponents to be in reality candidates of the Ku Klux Klan. K. C. K. Wins First.

Chicago, April the national basketball tournament here Kansas City, overwhelmed Fargo, N. 47 to 28, this afternoon. The teams are champions of their respective states. T. A.

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