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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-04
And She's a Lady-Right There
in the Legislature.
Has Notes on SOlOns, Pretty
| StenOs N'eyerything.
KNOWS OF DINNER PARTIES
Also Committee Meetings When
Committees Didn't Work.
RumOr Says She Is on State
and Army Payroll.
ooooh, Girls., Horrors,u

Ooooh! Girls.. Horrors...
Listen. There's a female detective
in the legislature. Right around
among the girls every day. Been here
six weeks. Has whole book filled
with notes and names and dates and
places. It's simply awful-that's all.
The old cat! Six weeks of shopping
and shipping and spying around. And
just to think that no one knew it.
She has the record of all the legis-
their date making prociivities and
brass rail flirtations and-and-and-
n'everything.
Kansas house members learned to-
day-for the very first time, they de-
cIare-that a really, truly, honest to
goodness flesh and blood woman de-
tective has been on the job during
practically the entire session. 1t is
the real truth-true as preachin'.
Several house members know she is
on the job. They know she has been
on the job six weeks. In fact she Is
probably on the state pay roll.
And oh. the awful thrill that is in
store today for half hundred stenog-
rapher ladies and clerks. This detec-
tive lady not only has the notes and
names and dates of an awful lot OF
things. She has a whole bundle of
right down, away deep, never-to-b be
told secrets. For six weeks she has
kept cards and cases on female en-
ployes of the Kansas house of repre-
sc natives, it is asserted. Nor is that
all. She has a regular book of notes
on cooling proclivities of lady stenos
from the senate.
Solons Offered Her Oates"
Every day this female detective
party has sauntered around the ia
NOUS brass rail between the house Of
| Representatives and the senate cham
J Der. Sometimes she has saunteret
| frequently. Often she has edged hel
way into the confidence of the legis
lative employees and asked innocen
sounding, but deep prying questions
| about this man and that man. Some
\ times the detective party has met thu
| cooling, love-making legislators an(
the hand-holdipg third house mem
tbers. She has experienced the thrih
of the coy looks of masculine eyes ant
sometimes an offer of a dinner dat
went to the lady sleuth.
| In six weeks, SO the story of wis
house members goes, this femal'
Pinkerton has gathered enough in
formation to blast the confidence il
a dozen or more perfectly happ.
homes. Nor is that all. She know
| about the little dinner parties. th'
Continued on Page Two)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-04
REPUBLICANS IMPERIL FINANCIAL INTER-
ESTS OF NATION, SAYS WILSON


which would result while he is in Paris
President Wilson issued this
deliberately
O
making right choice 1t the
a
n
of
I'M o m
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-04
HEAR SENATORIAL SHORES
Little Dignity in Z. S. Senate Dur
ing Night Session.

Washington, March 4.-Scarcely a
dozen senators remained in the cham
Der during the early morning hours
and even the efforts of the few on
watch to hasten the moments with
raillery and dialogue did not prevent a
member here and there from dropping
his head on his desk for a brief period
of repose. There was little evidence
of senatorial dignity in-the scenes in
cloak and committee rooms where
members slept, some of them flat on
their backs on table tops and others
huddled together on assembled chairs.
Senatorial snores could be heard as
far as the doors of the senate cham
Der.
A small supply of army blankets
was soon exhausted and the fortunate
senators found them a comfort as the
chilliness preceding dawn crept thru
the capitol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-04
New York Takes PrecautlOn 10
Protect the President.
Monster Meeting With Taft in
Metropolis Tonight.
300, 900 ASK FOR 1900 SEATS
Wilson Will Leave on Liner for
France Tomorrow.
Women Pickets VIII Make
Their Last Public Appeal.

New York, March 4.-During Pres
ident wilson's visit of less than four
hours in New York tonight he will
sreak on the league of nations to five
thousand nersons at the Metropolitan
orera house: hold a short private con-
ference with former President WIZ.
liam H Taft; receive delegatlon ol
twenty Irishmen who Will requesI nliil
to nresent the subject of sef-detef-
Inination for Ireland at the peace con-
ference and then will board the steam
er George Washington which sails
early tomorrow for France.
According to the revised plans the
Dresident will arrive in this city from
Philadelphia at SIS o'clock and Will
nroceed direct to the opera house un-
der a strong police guard. he VIII
meet Mr.. Taft in private room ana
soon thereafter will commence ms ad-
dress. Mr.. Taft who was enroute to
mis- citv today from Springfield, Ohio.
where he spoke last night, Will speak
in favor of the league of nations be-
fore the presidents arrival Inc only
other fixtures on the program at the
opera house are snort ADDRESS py
Gov. Alfred z. Smith and the SINGING
Of "The Star Spangled Banner" by En-
rico Caruso.
300. 1000 Ask for Seats.
AItho there are but 1926 seats at
the opera house, demands for seats
continued to pour in today and the
committee in charge estimated that
more than 100000 applications had
been received with two TONS OIL hlali
| still to be opened.
The police arrangements for guard
| ing the president are more elaborate
| than usual. In addition to the usual
secret service force. a special body
| guard of detectives, assisted by plain
| clothes men and motorcycle police VIII
escort the presidential party thru
solid lines of police from the Pennsyl-
| Vania railroad Statlon 10 lhe opei a
| house.
| Alice Paul. leader of the National
fWoman's party, has announced that
she will lead delegation of suffrage
pickets to the vicinity of the opera
! house and call the presidents atten-
| ton to their demands for an extra
| session of congress to pass the Woman
| Suffrage amendment. The women will
carry purple, gold and white banners
| It was announced.
| The General Mooney committee OF
/ the Central federated union, also plans
| to have women workers near the
| building with banners demanding ac-
| ton by the president to bring aboui
| the release from prison of Thomas }
| Mooney. the western labor leader.
| Washington, March 4.-The presi
dents train pulled out of the station
promptly at o'clock. H had been
| given enthusiastic ovations by crowds
as he and Mrs. Wilson left the White
House and as they passed thru the
station. =
Leave for France Tomorrow.
| New York, March 4.-The time ap-
pointed for the departure tomorrow
of the transport George washington
with President Wilson aboard is S:1s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-04
REIGN OF Terror
Plot To Blow Up Big Buildings
in Chicago. 80
Federal Officers Disclose Real
"Red" Scheme.

Chicago, March Federal authori-
ties today disclosed what they claimed
was a plot of Chicago radicals to ter
rorize the city by blowing up impor-
tant buildings. Among buildings un-
der heavy guard were said to be the
county and city buildings, the army
building occupied by officers of the
central department, the Chicago and
Union League clubs.
The plot was uncovered, officers
said, thru the death of James Patter-
son, shot in a red hangout. Patter-
son, it was claimed, was one of the
bombers selected by lot to begin the
terrorism campaign by blowing up the
participate, officers said. led his mates
to charge he had "squealed," where
upon they marked him for death.
Alleged plans of American reds" to
organize a soviet system at a meeting g
here May l were said to have been
shattered. Inspectors said no invita-
tions to the gathering went thru the
mails yesterday.
Arrest Leader Soon.
The leader of gang of bomb
throwers, himself maker of the bombs,
which. federal authorities declared
were to have been used in blowing
up public buildings in Chicago, will
be arrested here shortly. according to
Philip J. Barry, superintendent of the
bureau of investigation of the depart
ment of justice.
vulged, made the bombs while work
ing in a powder plant at Gary, Ind,
Barry said. The explosive elements
of nitroglycerine and others were car
ried in his glove fingers as he left
the plant every evening, Barry as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-04
Lloyd I'll. Tew in Sensational
Petition Against His Wife.
Charges She Hurled Jelly Glass
and Hot Oil.
ALSO CALLED HIM "SHRIMP"
Becomes Enraged, He Says,
and Uses Fightin' Phrase.
Defendant Beauty Shop Oper-
atOr at 700 Kansas Ave.

The alleged attempted application of
hot grease to her husband, and the al
legged bestowal of such titles as
shrimp" and id liar" upon him
by Mrs. Nora v Tew, proprietor of
the Antiseptic Beauty parlor at 700
Kansas avenue, may lead the Tews.
who are now one, to become two again
if the court acts favorable On the di-
vorce petition filed this morning by
Lloyd H. Tew, a painter and paper
hanger.
The allegations in the petition give
the impression that the domestic af-
fairs of the couple did not always run
smoothly at their home, 1915 Laurel
avenue; at any rate, Tew has been liv-
ing at ia East Sixth street since last
Saturday, according to attorneys.
Tew says his wife has quarrelsome
nature and violent temper which she
makes no effort to control. Without
provocation or excuse, he says, she
will become enraged and call him a
shrimp a liar and another name
commonly known as "the fightin'
phrase" besides assuring him that he
was unfit to be around the home"
In November, 1918, he charges, she
threw a jelly glas sat him and again
in January, 1919. she threw a skillet
of hot grease at him. On many occa-
sions, he alleges, she has threatened
his life and told him that if he did not
do as she desired she would hit him
over the head with a club. Tew
charges that his wife has threatened
to kill him and his mother if he ap-
piled for a divorce, and says he verify
believes she will carry out her threats
unless restrained by the court.
He says they are the owners of theil
home at 1915 Laurel. as well as the
household goods, and asks that the
court determine his property rights
and make an equitable division wher
the case comes to trial. Hungate ant
Heinz are his attorneys.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-04

The temperature for the day aver
ages Is degrees below normal.
Between o'clock Monday after
noon and 10 o'clock this morning the
temperature dropped "A degrees. To-
day and tonight it will continue to get
colder, says S. D. Flora, state meteor
cIogist.
However, says Flora, the worst will
be over by tomorrow morning. The
tempera ature will continue to drop to-
day until it registers about degrees
above zero, which will occur tonight.
Flora predicts a shift of the wind to
the south tomorrow afternoon. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-04
STRIKE IN N. Y. HARB0R
Sixteen Thousand Boatmen Quit
Shipping at Standstill.

New York, March 4.-The strike of
$4,000 boatmen in New York harbor
halted last January at the cabled re-
quest of President Wilson was re-
sumed at 6 a. m. today, and at that
hour shipping virtually was at a
standstill, according to statements
made by union officials. Only ore
ferry line was operating on the Norsh
river.
The strikers demand wage increases
averaging 80 per cont and the eight
, hour day.
President Wilson has been appealed
10 to use his influence in settling the
New York harbor strike. The matter
was considered by the president this
morning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-04
18TH GIVEN PRIORITY?
Topeka Officer Says Kansans VIII Sail
Before 26th Division.

The wife of Topeka officer of the
35th division has received a letter
from her husband to the effect that
the 35th. which was scheduled to
leave France after the 25th division.
is to be given the latter units priority
because the 26th was in quarantine
for typhoid fever.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-04
FIGHTING IN RUSSIA
Bolsheyikf Still Push Offensive Against
Allies in a.cEangeI.

Archangel, March 3.-The Bolshe-
Wiki continue to push their offensive
against the American and allied troops
on the front 80 miles south of Ar
changel According to reports re-
-ceived at headquarters here this morn
ing, the allies have evacuated the viii
Ilage of VeysievskaWa-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-04

SduoS my at
his h o m e
h e r e la ST
night. His
death W a :
caused b Y
heart fail
ure. Witty
comb e was
b o n in
Tavis took
Eng. Mar
l. Is . f. He
c a m e to
the United
S t a t e s in
l 8 Z /. He
w a S edu
c a t e d a t
the Orego.
a gricultur-
al collie g e
and took a
very prom
inent p a r I
in the aSri-
C u | t u r a i
mn g II if <
a n d stock
raising in
IurfrInS of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-04
MERCURY In A DROP
Cold Weather viii Not Last Long.
Tho. Says Flora.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS
Fair and cold tonight: cold wave extreme
southeast portion: Wednesday fair. rising
temperature Wednesday afternoon and
Thursday. The shippers forecast warns
to protect 36-hour shipments north and
west against a temperature of zero: east
and south against temperature of 10 de-
grees above zero
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-04

the state, Withycombe farmed him
self and was a prominent breeder of
improved live stock. cattle, horses and
sheep. In 1889 he was state veter-
marian A few years later he served
the state as the director of an expert
mental station. In 1915 he was made
Governor of the state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-04
Give UP HUN SHIPS
Marshal FOch Demands Imme-
diate Delivery Today.
Insists Upon Mercantile Fleet
f Despite Food Supply.

Copenhagen. March 4.-Marshal
Foch has demanded the immediate
delivery of the German mercantile
fleet without regard to the question
of food supply, according to a dis
patch from Weimar. where the Ger
man national assembly is in session
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-04
WHEAT S2.26 A BU.
President Wilson Signs the
Guarantee Bill Today.
Appropriation of One Billion
To Maintain Price.

Washington, March 4.-President
Wilson today signed the wheat guar
antee bill carrying an appropriation
of one billion dollars to maintain the
guarantee in the price of S2.26 a
bushel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-04
MRS. THOMAS FUNERAL
Ceremony To Be He'll Wednesday
Afternoon From Residence.

The funeral of Mrs. Jonathan
Thomas will be h.ld Wednesday after
noon at 8 o'clock at the residence. 5f5
Harrison street.
Burial Will be in Topeka Cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-04
GOV. OF OREGON DIES
James Withycombe Was a Victim of
Heart Failure.

Salem, Ore, M-rch flames
Withycombe. governor of Oregon. died
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-04

THE senate's League of Nations atti-
tude must be pleasing to Germany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-04

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Fair and cold tonight. Warmer
Wednesday and Thursday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-09-25

who have no conception of American
ideals and institutions"
Cooper said Foster had previously
been active in Europe as an American
agent for the /. w. w. and added that
Fosters writings in a pamphlet enti-
tied, "Syndicalism," "show his unfitness
as a labor leader and disqualify him
from the name Of an American citizen
for protection of the American flag"
"Can it be possible in this critical time
in our nations history such men as
w. H. Foster are spokesmen of the
working classes of the country? l APP
peal to the working men to wake up
and not be led astray by such agitators
as this man is. And / am wondering
why the American Federation of Labor,
most of whose members are honest, law
abiding citizens, permit such a man as
Foster to take such a prominent part in
organizing the steel workers when the
federation itself has officially condemn
I'd him for the revolutionary agitatol
that he is"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-09-25
Pauls alley
PINK WADE HODGE
Correspondent; Office at Chamber
of Commerce.
7. SPOHN, Circulator
Headquarters at Baker Drug Co.

The ladies of the First Baptist church
are observing this week in prayer, pre-
paratory to the $4,000 900 campaign
which soon starts in all Baptist
churches throughout the southland.
Mrs. viii Townsend of Durant is Wis
iting her sisters, Mrs. Y. ID. Felts and
Mrs. w. H. Tullos.
Mrs. Crumbaugh and little son of
Kentucky are the guests of her sister,
Mrs, Marion Henderson.
II. G. Truitt came in Saturday from
Mineral Wells, Texas, where he has
interests, to spend a few days with his
family here.
Mrs: y. p. Bullock entertained the
Senior b. Y. P. L. Friday evening at
her home on South Heights. Music
and games were the diversion of the
evening, after which refreshments were
served to the following members: Miss
Haynes, Miss Leona Sheriff. Miss Mae
Keith, Miss Wanda Grimmtt, Miss Eu-
lah McCarty, Lazele Spangler, Miss
Hazel Anderson, Miss Mary Wallace,
Miss Lavina Midllif, Misses Ada Barrick,
/ INlltL L tlNS' +lbiillN pdl llNhs lNupS NtAA'
Robinson Eugenia Davis, Jesse Turner,
Mae Daniels, IneZ Burch. Don Wig
nal and Messrs. Herbert Oakes, Hicks
Randol, Edgar Smothers. Claude Bar
rett Alex Spohn, Edward Bradley, Ce-
ell Oakes, Pierre Brimmit, Fred Wignal,
Chester Barrett, Jack Sparks, Earl
Burch. Fred Snyder and Rhelford
Reaves.
Miss Lazele Spangler was hostess to
the Merry Maids" at her home on
North Ash street Thursday afternoon.
\ number of vocal pieces were render
ed, with Miss Hazel Henderson accom-
panist. Readings were given by Miss
Thena Felts and Lorrain Spangler. Re
freshments of ice cream and cake were
served to the following members pres
ent: Misses Ruby Kate Robinson,
lnez Burch, Ada Barrett Jesse Turner,
Wanda Grimmit, Mildred Butler, Hazel
Henderson, Thena F'elts and La2elle
Spangler Miss Mamie Barrick was
voted into the club. The next meeting
of the club will be with Miss Ruby Kate
Robinson on North Chickasaw street,
Thursday afternoon.
Chairman Parks of the commissioners
court of Katie is in the city attending
the meeting of the excise board of Gar.
vim county, which will continue in ses.
| sion for several days
L. c. Andrews is in Oklahoma City
on legal business.
Attorney II. NJ. Carr is business
visitor to Oklahoma City.
+. w. Low, cashier of the First Ma
tional Bank went up to Oklahoma City
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-09-25

The car shortage which is beginning
to be seriously felt in many parts of
the country has already had its effect
upon the sales Of motor trucks. In
August the sales Of Mack Trucks alone
increased Ga per cent over those for
July and the sales for September con
tinue at the same high rate.
The large proportion of sales of
heavy duty trucks indicates that the
buyers purchased trucks to enable them
to haul large quantities of material that
they evidently feel they cannot count
on the railroads to handle.
Commenting on the situation. r. r.
Fulton, vice president of the Interna.
tional Motor Company, said: There
is just one solution to our present in
dustrial troubles. and that is the pro
duction of necessary supplies on the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-09-25
WHEN TO GATHER ROOTS AND
HER BS

For medicinal purposes, roots and
herbs should be gathered when their
medicinal properties are at their best.
Tor instance, roots Of annual plants
should be dug just before their flower
ing season. and roots Of biennial or
perennial plants after the tops have
dried. All these things are taken into
consideration in gathering the roots
and herbs, many tons of which are
used annually in preparing that most
successful of all remedies for Woman's
ills, Lydia f. Pmkham's Vegetable
CompOund.-Adv.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-09-25

yesterday to accompany the Thompson
funeral party to Paus Valley
r. G.. Mays and Froman Grant went
up to Oklahoma City to accompany the
remains of the late Congressman Joe Il.
Thompson to Pauls Valley.
Mrs. h. +. Bowling and little daugh-
ter left yesterday for Ardmore.
Attorney h. l.. Bowling was a bust
ness visitor to oklahoma City yester-
day.
j. T. Blanton had legal business in
Oklahoma City yesterday.
Rev. Owensby presiding elder of the
Chickasha district, is in the city to
conduct the funeral of Joe. +. Thomp-
son, they having been close friends for
many years.
w. II. Tullos arrived Saturday from
Mineral Wells, Texas, for short visit
with his family here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-09-25

largest scale possible. and their prompt.
thorough ANA efficient distribution.
Through its transportation efficiency
and economy, the motor truck is giving
material aid in advancing both produc-
ton and distribution. Reliance on mo-
tor trucks will become more imperative
with the coming Of cold and unfavor-
able weather"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-09-25
Mosquito Bites.

Just as soon as you feel the effect of the
Malarial Germs after being bitten by
Malaria Mosquitoes, it is advisable 10
take GROVES TASTELESS chill
TONIC to destroy the Germs and remove
the Impurities. Pleasant TO take. 6Oc
per bottle.-AdV.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-09-25
CONGRESSMAN COOPER
CALLS STEEL WORKER
SECRETARY EXTREMIST

Washington, Sept. 24-In the house
Representative Cooper, republican, of
Ohio, yesterday referred to William u.
Foster, secretary of the committee or
ganizing steel workers, as IAN eXtrem-
st, appealing to men of foreign birth
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-09-25
Davis. S.MCClaird

William McClard and Miss zea May
Davis surprised their many friends
Tuesday afternoon, when they quiet
ly went to the county court house and
We're married by County Judge Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. McClaird left ON an af-
ternoon train for Nashville, Ark,
where they will visit relatives for Il
short time. They will return to Ma
rietta to make their home The bride
is the eldest daughter of AIr. and Mrs.
j. A. Davis. and is very popular
among the young folks of the town.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-09-25
MARIE TT A
MRS. NATIVE N. ROSE
Correspondent
Bell Telephone Office
I. J. JONES, Agent
At Smiths Drug Store)
Painful Accident

Joseph Bassett was dangerously cut
on the left arm Tuesday afternoon at
the Marietta ice factory. He was en-
pioyed in the bottling works when in
some unknown way one of the bot
ties broke cutting his wrist severely.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-09-25
ANNOUNCEMENT

Miss Ruby Randol will reopen her
music studio at 1O5 C street, south
west. Phone 50. 2l.6
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-09-25

Wanted clean cotton rags at Ard
moreite. 14-6
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-09-25

Soft camels hair cloth is the ma
torial used for this very attractive
Top coat from a Fifth avenue shop,
1t is built on the trench model which
was popular two seasons ago. The
large pockets and collar make it
comfortable style for the extreme
weather.