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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-03-20
FIRST PERISCOPE
WAS MADE HERE
Will of George Shilling Proves
Him Its Builder in
1902.

In q dimly lighted little shop in
this city, bemmed in by lsthes. pat,
terms of models, various machinery,
and tools Of all descriptions, George
Shilling, for more than a quarter cen
fury a resident of this city and who
died recently, made the first peris-
cope.
This was told today by Wilbur Shill-
ing. son of the instrument maker, in
explaining the peculiar wording of
his fathers will, recently filed for
probate. The will sets forth a brief
resume of George Shilling's. life and
says that he made the first periscope
shortly after its conception by Dr..
L. L. Hubbard, in 1902.
Following is the story told by MI.
Shilling:
For many years, George Shilling
had been established in business here
In a little shop at Ninth and @ streets,
since torn down that q better build
ing might be erected on the site.
His fame, as a skilled maker of In
struments and other objects reQuir-
ing delicate and precise mechanical
training, had spread throughout the
locality.
A Mechanical Genius.
A genius he was, II IL said by those
who knew him intimately, able 70
perform remarkable operations with
tools. When he first came to this
country from Norway, where he was
born, he worked at his chosen TRADE
for nine years In New York.
Inducements were offered him 70
come to this city, which he DID In
1874. For eleven years he worked TOT
a firm here, then went into business
for himself in the small shop at
Ninth and @ streets.
while there he became acquainted
with DR., L. l.. Hubbard, who was the
pastor of the McKendree Church from
1901 to 1907. DR.. Hubbard, who now
lives on the Eastern Shore OF Mary
land. is retired. Considerable OF his
time he devotes to inventions. This
Is DIR. Hubbard's hobby.
While working on the periscope
idea DIR. Hubbard heard of the skill
of Mr.. Shilling. They held confer
ence in the little office on the Sec
ond floor Of the old wooden building,
and discussed the periscope. Il can
make a periscope, according to your
plans which will be beautiful" George
Shilling told DR.. Hubbard.
A crude stove pipe OF battered
sheet iron but with prisms and re-
Electors which showed nearby OBJ
tects. was the model from which
George Shilling worked. Together.
the two men, eide by side, put In long
hours on the periscope.
U. s. Navy First Patron.
Toward the end of the year 1902,
the periscopes was completed. Made
of polished brass with divisions 20
carefully constructed as to be prac-
ticaIIy invisible, and with the nine
prisms necessary for the user to OBJ
serve In six different directions at
once, the first periscope was taken
to officials of the Government.
BY official sanction, after a test,
the periscopes were ordered placed on
all the submarines of the United
states Navy, then less than a dozen
in number.
Although George Shilling did not
invent the periscope and DR.. Hub
bard did not make II. the honor of
creating the FIRST periscope used by
submarines of the United States
Navy is given these Washingtonians
by officials OF the Government.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-03-20
GEN. ROBERTS BURIAL HERE
Body Of Officer Who Died In West to
Rest In Arlington.

The body OF Brig. Gen. Cyrus Swan
Roberts, U. s. A, retired, who died
yesterday at Long Branch, Cal, is ex-
pected to arrive here early next week
for burial in Arlington Cemetery.
Death was due to a cerebral
hemorrhage. General Roberts was
seyenty-five years old, and was born
In Lakeville, Conn. After his retire.
ment from active service in 1902, he
returned to that town, living there
until few months ago, when he went
to California.
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Mrs. Fitzpatrick Here.

Mrs. Frank w. Fitzpatrick, for
merly of Washington, is spending a
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Winston Cox at their residence, 1850
Monroe street. Mrs. Fitzpatrick will
be at home informally tomorrow af-
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ternoon. She is on her way to her
new home in Omaha, Neb.
Mrs. Louis Lombard will not re.
ceive Saturday afternoon. Her last
reception for this season was
March 10.
r. NJ. McCracken will exhibit q
number OF slides of Yellowstone Ma
tional Park this evening at o'clock
In the conference room of the House
Office building. An Invitation to at
tend Is extended to Senators anu
Congressman.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-03-20

Last evening Mrs. Blodgett enter
tanned a box party at the Belasco
Theater to see Nazimova in "'Ception
Shoals" Her guests were Miss Mabel
Perkins, Miss Rosalie Spang, Mrs. NJ.
Z. Hill, of Grand Rapids, Mich, who
is spending some weeks in Washing
ton; Miss Mona Blodgett, and DR..
Taylor Boyd Dixon.
Miss Perkins, who is visiting Mrs.
Blodgett, will return to her home In
Grand Rapids, Friday.
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MRS. DODGE TO BE BRIDE
George D. WIdener to Wed II. T
SIoane's Daughter Tomorrow.

The marriage of Mrs. Jessie Sloane
Dodge, daughter of Henry T. Sloane,
to George d. Widener, of Philadelphia,
will take place at noon tomorrow at
the brides home in New York. The
ceremony will be attended by a small
company of relatives and there will
be no reception. After their wed
ding trip Mr.. Widener and his bride
will divide their time between New
York and Philadelphia.
Mrs. Dodge's mother is now Mrs.
Perry Belmont. Mrs. Dodge was the
wife Of william Earl Dodge before
her divorce. Mr.. Widener is the son
of George d. widenef, a PhaildeIphia
traction magnate, who went down on
the Titanic. His brother, Harry, was
also a victim of that disaster,
Mr.. Widener's mother was married
again a year ago to Alexander Hamil-
ton Rice, of Boston, a noted explorer.
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The marriage of Miss Elizabeth
Davies Coke, daughter of Mr.. and
FRS. Macgrane Coke. to Chaplain
Truman Post Riddle, U. s. N. will take
place on Saturday. April 81. in st.
Georges Church. Stuyvesant square.
Kew York. The bride is a great
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-03-20
Heneys Arrive I'm Town.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frances J. Henev. Of
Los Angeles. arrived in Washington
yesterday and are stopping at the
Hotel Powhatan.
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AIcKenneys to Entertain.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic d. Mckinney
will be hosts at a theater party to
night in honor OF their guests, Mrs
Horace Bennett, Miss Gladys Bennett
and Miss Marguerite Bennett, of Den
yer, and Mrs. Frances Richie, who ar
rived in town last evening. Tomor-
row evening and Thursday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. McKenney will have
guests to meet them at dinner.
=
Mrs Lyman B. Swormstedt and her
mother, Mrs. Godfrey, who is spend
ing the month here, will be at home
Thursday afternoon after o'clock.
Under the auspices of the National
Special Aid Society, a lecture on "Our
Aerial Coast Defense" will be given
by Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary, u
S. N. (retired), on Thursday afternoon
at 4 o'clock in the lecture hall Of the
Automobile Club of America, New
York. The remarks will be illus
trated by lantern slides and motion
pictures showing the latest develop
ments in aviation.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Mrs. Will
lam H. Bliss, and Mrs. Charles S.
Whitman are among the prominent
women well known in Washington
who are serving on the general com
mittee OF the society.
=
Col and Mrs. Charles w. Fenton
gave a dinner last evening at their
quarters at Fort Myer in compliment
to Col. and Mrs. Mason Patrick.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-03-20

Mrs. Frederic Young, accompanied
by her son, is spending a few weeks
in Atlantic City.
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Mrs. MoquI mt Home.

Mrs. John Oliver Moqui, of 1641
Harvard Terrace, will be at home Fri
day afternoons, March % and 60, for
last time this season.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-03-20

A meeting has been called of the
District chapter OF the Danes of the
Loyal Legion to be held at the home
of Mrs. John A. Logan, 1928 Thir-
teenth street, tomorrow morning AT
IL o'clock The newly organized
chapter is greatly interested in pre-
paredness work and the wives,
widows, mothers, and daughters Of
Union officers of the civil war are
eligible for membership and are
especially invited to attend this meet
ing.
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Edwin Lefevre, the author, is visit
ing his family IN Washington. Mr.
Jefevre arrived yesterday and is stay
ing with his brother, J. E. Lefevrs,
of the Panama legation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-27
THROWN OFF A TRAIN
Roy Ogee Files a Suit for $1,000
Damages Against II. 1.

Personal damage suit for $4,000
was filed in the district court today
by Roy Ogee against the Rock IslanI
railway. Ogee says he was thrown
off a Rock Island freight train by
brakeman while the train was moving
and lost an arm as the result of it.
The affair, Ogee says. occurred Au-
gust 10, 1915, midnight, when he
boarded a Rock Island freight in
North Topeka to Tide to his home on
the south side of the river. He was
on top of Z car when a brakeman
came along. He alleges the brakeman
ordered him off and then kicked and
threw him off. He fell under the
train, he says, and his right arm was
severed from his shoulder.
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|SNAPSHOT5
WHOME hEWSelLA

Don't fail to visit the Life o. Wheat
booth at the Midwinter. We want to
meet you.-Kaw Milling Co.-Adv.
Grass burning near Sixth avenue
and Lime street occasioned cal Tor
the fire department shortly before
noon today.
Approximately, one-han million
dollars in 1916 taxes collected We're
turned over to Alberta Hale, city
treasurer, by E. A. Campbell, county
treasurer today. The money was IN
checks on the different banks of the
city.
Senator Charles Curtis will not be
able to come to Topeka for the Kan
sas day meeting, according TO Woro
received here from Washington. sen
ator Curtis physician has advised MN
against the trip on account ol
threatened attack of grip
Love which must have been the
kind that makes a girl give up $40
lob to help a man live on 500 over
came superstition so far as Sao!iei
Carrello. 80, Topeka. and Gamma
Gomez 80 Topeka, were concerned
and. despite the fact that today is Fri
day they obtained a marriage license
from Miss Anna Ballard, assistant
probate judge.
Mayor J. E. House will go to Chi
cago, tomorrow to address a meeting
of the Chicago Kansas club. He viii
return about Wednesday. Commits
sioner Tandy will act as mayor dur
ing his absence. Other speakers at
the aKnsas club meeting are Ed c.
Little, congressman from the Second
| Kansas district, and George H
/ Hodges, former governor.
The Emporia high school basket
| ball team went down to defeat Thurs
day afternoon before the warriors of
Coach Elmer Bearg, to a 29 to 21 mel
ody. The game was hard and bitterly
contested. Jones. Clark and Mclean
end of the first half the score stood
81 TOT in favor of the Topeka boys
The game was played at Emporia.
J. S. Dad" Weir, aged elevator
man in the city hall. is in a critical
condition at his home, 1914 Quincy
street. according to reports to the
city hall today. Dad is nearly S3 years
of age and it is believed improbable
that he will recover from the attack
of pneumonia with which he is suffer
ing. Dads three children are with
him today. His son came here from
Kansas City, last night.
Rossville was well represented to-
day in Judge Whitcomb's division OF
the district court during the trial OF
Mrs. Lucy Rhods, charged with at
tempting to kill Mrs. William Miller.
Both principals in the case are, from
Rossville. The state says that while
| Mrs. Miller was. working over some
flower beds Mrs. Rhods came over and
hit her on the head with a. hammer
and otherwise beat her. The defense
asserts Mrs. Miller started the trouble
when she walked in on Mrs. Rhods
and accused the latter of making re-
marks about a friend of mine
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secret message message the re-
versa1 of his written message?
The governor knew this session was
coming. He knew or should have
known the needs of our institutions
and l leave it to you whether he is
prepared Instead of six months to
investigate, he has had two years. oh,
consistency,
And let me say my resolution is
! In good faith and that 1 here and now
pledge him my support to every item
in his bill so far as my conscience will
permit
Layton Led the Rescue.
Layton of Osborne led the admins
tration rescue party. He declared
Stone had unwarrantedly engaged in
personalities and that the statement
of the governor earlier in the week
had been made on a MISUNDERSTANDING
of the resolution, altho he had read
the document.
I'VE are not for the resolution be-
cause we do not believe it is just or
reasonable said Layton 1T calls
upon the governor to do that which
is an utter inlpossibility. The COVER
nor has advocated a budget system,
but never had he advocated a budget
for this session 1t would take six
months or a year to prepare this
budget. We are asking an impossi-
bility We are in possession of in
voted the other day"
Wilmoth of Cloud declared he was
against budget system generally. He
followed the lead of Layton by de-
claring that Stone had become too
personal in his remarks and that the
house was justified in voting down
the resolution. Then Gilman OF
| Leavenworth, administration floor
| leader, moved they lay the resolution
on the table. The motion carried by
a vote of 50 to 16.
Following was the vote on the mo-
| ton to table:
Barr, Bird, Blenkenbaker, Bray
Brooks, Brougher, Brown of Douglas
Bruner, Caudill, Carter, Chase
Chittenden, Coad, Collins Cummings
| Davis, Day, Donovan, Edwards, En-
dres, Estes, Evans, Foster, Geddes
Gibbons, Gillum, Gilman, Goodier
Gorham, Graves. Green, Harvey
Heath, Hughes, Ireland, Johnson OF
Brown, johnson of Franklin, johnson
of Norton, Johnson of Wallace, Keene
Keller, Kent, Koontz, Layton, Long
Lyons, Mack, Marshall, Martin, May
hew, McDougall. McIvor, McReynolds
Miller. Moser, Nelson, Ostlind, Paul
Pearl, Piper, Railsback, Samson, Sci
lards, Sharp, Short, D. H Stone, F. o
Stone, Taylor of Ford, Thompson
Thinker, Wells, White. Whitman, VIII
moth, Wilson, Woodhouse. Total 80
Nays: Brown of Greenwood, Camp
bell of Bourbon, Coffin, Golf, Jeffery
Jewell, Jewett, Johnson of Nemaha
Kline. Noble, Saxon, Shannon, Ston,
or Shawnee, Sullivan, Taylor of Wa
baunsee. Uplinger Total Is.
Absent or not voting, 27.
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A HIGH CLASS DRAMA
1.-THE Other Mans Wife, Opens at the
Majestic Tonight.

THE Other Mans Wife," problem
play with a new slant on the oldest
problem theme in the world opens at
the Majestic tonight for a two-day
stand. Topeka has had long respite
from problem plays or serious drama
of any sort, and THE Other Mans
Wife" is a good play to break the
long lapse.
The play has probably aroused as
much discussion and praise in the
eastern reviews as any play since.
THE Easiest Way" E. A. Lambert,
the author. has written a sincere
dramatic document on the marriage
problem, which is worth seeing.
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EAT UP PROFITS
Trading Stamps Drive Many
Merchants to Brink of Ruin.
E. Montgomery Tells of the
Evil in Grocery Stores.

II know of nearly a dozen grocers
who have stood either on the brink of
failure or whose margins of profit have
been reduced almost to the vanishing
point. thru the use of premiums or
trading stamps" L. Montgomery, sec
rotary of the Retail Grocers' associa-
ton, told fifty-two Topeka business
men who assembled at the Chamber
of Commerce this noon for further
discussion of the trading stamp evil.
Il went over their books with them
upon request, and in each case it was
the premiums or trading stamps
which had almost swallowed their
business"
Montgomery's testimony was re-
ceived with applause as was also the
announcement of A. ]. Olliger, of the
Kansas legislative league who told OF
letters received from merchants from
over the state expressing appreciation
and desire to help in the fight against
the evil.
Old-Time Troubles.
H. A. Auerbach told of the situa-
ton in 1903 when the premium and
stamp companies had obtained such a
foothold in Topeka, that all the lead
ing merchants had been obliged to
drop them completely for self-preser-
walton.
A committee on Ways and means To
secure the cooperation of other mer-
chants over the state in the effort to
get legislative action against the pre-
MUM and stamp concerns was APP
pointed by Chairman Fred Voiland
who presided over today's meeting. II
consists of F. NJ. Pelletier, H. A. Auer-
bach and A ]. Olliger of Emporia.
1t was announced by Olliger thai
Wichita merchants proffered their as
sistance and that Henry ]. Allen stood
ready to appear before the committees
rie-l1 in hnE a of O
to abolish the evil.
A bill modelled upon the one passed
last year by the legislature of the
state of Washington will be introduced
early next week. The Washington law
imposes a tax of $4,000 upon any mer-
chant giving premiums or trading
stamps. A similar provision will be IL
the Kansas bill.
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HOUSE AFFORDS
CAPPER BRIDGE
over BAD HOLE
Turns FlipflOps to Save Cover
nor on Budget.
Sixty-FOur Members Hear Voice
in Dark and Back Up.
STONE CHARGES INSINCERITY
Bitterly Flags Governor for Re-
fusing His Own Medicine.
Afraid to Adopt His Own Pro-
gram, Stone Charges.
THOSE WHO "GIGGED BACK"
ON STONE RESOLUTION.

Adams, Barnes, Barr, Bird, Bray,
Brown OF Douglas, Drummer, Cald-
well, Campbell CT Sedgwick, Carl
ton. Carter, Caudill. Chittenden,
Coad, Collins. Cummings, Davis,
Day, Edwards, Endres, Foster,
Gettes, Gibbons, Gillum, Gilman,
Goodier, Gorham, Graves, Harvey.
Heath, Hughes, Ireland, johnson
of Brown, Johnson of franklin,
Johnson of Wallace, Jones, Keller,
Keene. Koonsz, Layton, Long,
Lyons. Martin, Mayhem, McDoug-
all, McIvor. McReynolds, Moser,
Nelson, Ostlind, Paul. Pearl, Piper,
Railsback, Samson, Sellards, Short,
D H. Stone, Taylor of Ford. Tim
ken, Wells. White, Wilson, Wood
house. Total, GA.
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NO ROOM FOR BULLET
"Goldie" Couldn't Shoot Woman Under
His Foot, Atchison Claims.

There was something of stir in the
court of Topeka this morning when
W. E. Atchison, lawyer defending
"Goldie" Hawker, negro with per-
pendicular dimensions of something
like six feet and four inches, on a
charge of assaulting Julia De Moss
with intent to kill, cited the size of the
defendants feet as an argument Tor
his innocence.
Testimony introduced was to the
effect that Hawker, with a gun in one
hand, struggled with the woman and
put his foot on her while attempting
to use the gun.
call the courts attention to the size
of the defendants feet" said the at
torney, the story being told about At
Gibson around the court house today
alleges. How could he shoot her with
his foot on her?" Court adjourned to
permit attorneys to take testimony of
the complaining witness, who is ill.
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New York. Jan. Acknowledgement
paper, 81 @31e per cent. Sterling co day
bills. 4.12A commercial 60 day bills on
banks, 4.12A; commercial 60 day bills,
472; demand. 4-75N; cables. 4.7G 1-16'
Francs demand, 5.siss; cables, 5.s3ss.
Marks, demand, 6S7s; cables. 60. Kronen,
mand 401s: cables. Al. Lires, demand, 7.12 :
cables, 10. Rubles, demand 2S GIG :
cables, % 11-16. Bar silver, TIC: Mexican
dollars. 591ac. Government bonds, steady
railroad bonds. irregular Time loans
easy; 60 and 80 days, 21a@2% months
3@3A.
Call money. steady; high, .: low, 1sl
ruling rate, IA last loan, 2; closing bid
IA; offered at 2.
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PUBLISHERS CONFER
Session Offers Manufacturers Chance
to Explain High Cost of Paper.

Chicago. Jsn. 26.-Paper manufact-
urers and newspaper publishers met
here today for an informal confer
ence. An invitation to the members
of the federal trade commission was
extended and it was expected that the
various problems of the manufact-
urer and the newspaper publishers
over the print paper supply would be
discussed.
Moines, Ia, Capital one of the news
paper publishers present, said that the
publishers desired to give the manu-
facturers an opportunity to explain
the reason for the high price of print
naDer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-27
FAINTS IN AN ALLEY
Fight With Taxi Driver Said to Have
Made Farmer Ill.

Verge Day, a young farmer under
stood to live west of town created
quite a commotion by fainting in the
alley between Kansas avenue and
Quincy street in the Seven Hundred
block this afternoon.
A friend with Day at the time vol
unteered the information to bystand-
ers that he had attended a sale on
the Burlingame road where he got
into a fight with a taxi-cab driver,
who proceeded to strangle him, &C
cording to the story. A doctor in the
crowd pronounced him without injury
and he was driven home by his friend.
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NEW POLICE HEADS
Murphy and Lumpl<in Step Out for
Successors Halpin and Ransom.

Kansas City, Jan. 27.-The new po-
lice commissioners for Kansas City
announced today at Jefferson City,
by Governor Major. succeed David A
Murphy, who has continued to hold
office since his name failed of con-
firmation and Col. John F. Lumpkin
who resigned last Saturday following
the confirmation failure. John Hal
pin. one of the new commissioners
is a contractor and formerly was in
spector of detectives. John r. Ransom,
the other new commissioner is vice
president off the PIONEER Life Insur-
ance company of America.
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Attempt to Assassinate Judge.

Williamson, w. Va, Jan. 27.-Judge
James Damron of the circuit court
here was shot and seriously wounded
late last night by an unidentified man
as he walked with Mrs Damron thru
the subway at the Norfolk & Western
railroad station. Judge Damron has
been active in the prosecution of boot
1eggers and recently took part in a
number of important election fraud
"a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-27
New AppoIhtees at St. DOC. roc

jefferson City Jan. 27.-The gov
ernor today announced the appoint
ment of William E Stringfellow. r.
E. Townsend and Rice NJ. MACEDONIA Id
as police commissioners of st. Joe.
Recess appointments of commissioner
for both cities made by former Gov
ernor Major, recently failed of con-
firInation in the state legislature.
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Negro Kills an Alabama sheriff.

Montgomery, Ala, Jan. 27.-Judge
Saser. negro. is in the county Jail
here today under heavy guard to IRE
vent lynching- The prisoner last
night killed Acting Sheriff Marvin
Mulder of Gilmore county, when the
officer attempted to arrest him The
negro barricaded himself and opened
fire. The sheriff fell at the first shot
Sager escaped but was traced with
bloodhounds and caught.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-27
FOR THE EDITORS
Truthful TulIiver'' Is Printers Pic.
ture Told by ''Bill Hart"

The William S. Hart picture which
is on at the Orpheum today and to-
morrow, Truthful Tulliver," was
scheduled to be shown in Topeka es-
pecially for the editors who meet here
today and tomorrow in their state as
ISOLATION.
There is a wide step from the prim-
tive methods used back in the
''forties" when a man had to back
his statements with a pair of six
shooters.
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Veteran Kansas preacber Dies

Wichita, Kan, Jan. 27-The Rev
Reubent Francis Riggs, aged 67 years,
died from pneumonia here last night.
He had served as pastor of Friends
churches in Kansas and Oklahoma
the past thirty-five years.