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The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
Jewel RObber Captured at Wag-
ner Home in Burlingame.
to Theft of $4,000 in
Front of National Hotel.
ROBBERY ONLY AN ACCIDENT"
He Just Happened to See Trunk
Lying on the Sidewalk.
Spent Hours Melting Valuables
Into an Old Tobacco Can.

Charles Patten, jewel robber. was
arrested at 7:15 O'clock this morning
at the home of Frank Wagner at
Burlingame, according to announce
ment at police headquarters today.
Patten Immediately was brought to
Topeka and this afternoon was at po-
lice headquarters.
Patten. the police say. has confessed
to the robbery of trunk containing
SIC, 900 in Jewels from in front of the
Seventh street entrance to the Ma
tional hotel. November 2S. His con-
fession, the police say. exonerates all
other persons. as Patten takes all
Credit for the robbery and was
helped by no one. the police say. His
story dovetails in every particular and
the police believe that he had no ac-
completes.
Patten was sitting in the parlor of
the Wagner home when a detective
walked into the house. He told Pat
ten he was under arrest. Patten at
first attempted to prove an alibi by
claiming he was a brother of Charlie
Patten. The officer. however. soon
wrung a confession from Patten.
Picked Lightest Trunk.
The Topeka expressman told off
GERS that he had no idea at the time of
the robbery that there were jewels in
the trunk. He was delivering a trunk
that night. he stated, and as he passed
the National hotel saw seven trunks on
the street. He decided to take one and
stopped his horse. He picked up the
! lightest trunk, carried it to the wagon
and drove away. he told officers.
And guess how I felt that night
when I lit the lamp and broke open
was thousands of dollars worth of
snarkers"
He Melted the Gold.
Patten told of hiding the jewels in
tin cans and in the big, wooden box.
He described nights spent over the fire
| in his squalid hovel at GA North To-
peka avenue in melting the gold in
rings. bracelets and lavaHers by hold,
/, ing the Jewels over the flames and
catching the precious gold in tobacco
can as it fell. The police today found
$500 in jewelry melted in the tobacco
can. Just as Patten stated in his con-
fession-
Detective "Bonehead."
The mysterious tip which sent Pat
the jewels were recovered came from
a city detective, according to the story
( told officer. At 4 o'clock on Thurs
| day afternoon Patten in his delivery
| A city detective stopped him and
! jumped on the wagon, he told Off
GERS today.
What's your name?" Patten said
| he was asked.
| II was suspicious right way" said
/ Patten, ''and told him my name was
! Charlie West"
.'Oh. that's all right" said the de-
i tective. We're wanting Charlie
Patten. He got away with those
/ jewels from the National
THAT was enough for me-" said Pat
! ten "I left that neighborhood and
never returned. 1 didn't go to the
home of my brother as they claim.
didn't look up a soul I knew. I sold
my horse and wagon that evening
/ for $29.
Walked to Wakarusa.
1.-THE railway stations were al
| Continued on page Three(
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
FALL Will INSISTTO BAIL 'EAa OUT
President Expected to Oppose
Mexican Break Now.
Senator Claims American Hon
or Has Been AssaiIed.

Washington, Dec. 6.-Senator Fall
and his supporters today declared they
will insist on passage of the resolution
directing the president to sever diplo-
matte relations with Mexico. despite
the release of ". o. jenkins, Ameri-
can consular agent, imprisoned at
Puebla.
Fall emphasized that this resolu-
ton is based on a series of alleged in
dignitieS to American honor, the lat
est of which. he asserts; is the spread
ing of Bolshevik propaganda in this
country by Mexican agents
The foreign relations committee will
not act on Falls severance of relations
resolution until President Wilson has
sent to the capital a memorandum ex-
pressing his views on the matter. He
told Fall and Hitchcock at the White
House conference yesterday he would
have this before the committee by
Monday.
May Advise Against
It was generally expected that Will
son will advise against adoption of the
Fall resolution at this time. Admin
istration senator's headed by Senator
president to tell the committee that
the state department will not abandon
it's vigorous efforts to bring about a
complete and satisfactory settlement
of the whole Mexican question and
that too drastic action by congress
might defeat the governments plans.
The president today'had before him
Falls memorandum on conditions
along the border and on the alleged
Mexican-backed propaganda
Mexico City Dec. 6.-William o.
Jenkins, American consular agent
freed from the Puebla Jail Thursday
night. after payment of his $500 bail
AZ pou
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
Strikers of Five States Suffer-
ing More Than Public.
Operators See End of Fuel Bat
tie by Next Saturday.
PRODUCTION GETTING BIGGER
State Operation of Mines Begins
to Make Showing.
Moderating Weather Helps Cen.
tral States Conserve Supply.

Chicago, Dec 6.-Confidence that
the coal strike will end before next
Saturday. was expressed here today by
men in close touch with the big oper-
ators of the central competitive field.
Negotiations between miners and
operators-if any are being conducted
are strictly subrosa. Operators and
officials of the operators associations
here refused today to comment on ru-
mors that an attempt had been made
to feel out the miners.
''Altho I decline to be quoted on
this subject" one operators official
said, IL should be willing to wager
that the strike will be over within a
week The situation at present is SO
truth about it for publication"
The same official stated he had
been in touch today with mine owners
in five different states of the middle
west. They reported. he said. that the
miners themselves are suffering more
severely than people in the cities from
the shortage.
He stated that in a number of min
ing communities the miners have sent
committees to the owners requesting
permission to mine enough coal to
take care of their home needs. This
permission was refused.
Production Is Increased.
Production of coal at the Kansas
strip pits by volunteer workers in
creased, however. and plans were ad-
vanced for similar work in Missouri,
Oklahoma and Arkansas.
In the reduction of approximately
one-third in trai. miles ordered in
passenger traffic some of the coun-
trys most famous and palatial trains
were affected. They included the
Twentieth Century and Broadway
limited between New York and Chi
cago and the North Coast limited be-
tween Chicago and Pacific coast
points.
The reduction in the central, north
and southw estern regions is effective
Monday: in the southern Tuesday, and
in the eastern region Wednesday. In
the first three regions Chicago rail-
/ road officials estimated IL 900 tons of
coal would be saved daily.
With moderation of the low temper
atures that prevailed over most of the
country west of the Mississippi river
for several~day urgency of pleas for
fuel apparently had diminished today.
Many small cities and towns in Ne
braska. Montana and western Kansas
/. were virtually without coal. however,
and subtitutes were at a premium.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
MAY SETTLE STRIKE
Steel Workers Chiefs Call Meeting fol
December IS.

Youngstown, o.. Dec. 6.-The fate
of the steel strike will be decided at a
meeting of the national strike COM
nlittee at Washington. December IS,
when the presidents of the twenty-four
international unions involved will vote
directly on the proposition of ending
the strike. II was stated here today,
by an organizer of one of these unions,
who said he had been sent to check
up on reports made by the national
strike committee.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
Mother and Brother Of Murdered Girl
Arc Found in California,

Paw aw. Mich, Dec. 6.-Walter
Tabor and Mrs. Sarah Tabor. brother
and mother of Maud Tabor. whose
body was found in trunk in the
basement of the family home at Law
ton. Mich, were held in California to-
day. according to information received
here.
Tabor was arrested at Weed. a min-
ing town ?50 miles north of San Fran
cisco and MIS-. Tabor. who is So yea -
old. was taken to Bray. SO miles from
Weed.
Announcement was made by Prose-
cutting Attorney Adams thai Joseph
Virgo. embaImer. said to have been
the sweetheart of the trunk victim.
had married few days before her
death. s-sr
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06

scizc s.aoo. .Ooo POUNDS of SUGAR

Spokane, Wash, Dec. 6.-Orders for
seizure by the government of $500. 600
pounds of sugar held at North Yakima
and Toppenish. Wash, by the Utah
Idaho Sugar company. were issued
here today by United States District
Judge Z. E. Cushman of Tacoma, sit
ting here.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
TO BE COLDER TONIGHT
NO Nice Weather in Sight Is Gloomy
Prediction by Flora.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS !:
Unsettled aud colder tonight; Sunday part
ly cloudy.
The shippers forecast warns to protect
36 hour shipments north and west against
a temperature of 20 degrees; east and south
against 30 degrees
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
SING is POSTPONED

Annual Affair at Auditorium Goes
Over on Account of Fuel Shortage.
The annual community sing of many
of the choirs of the Topeka churches
TO have been held at the city audi
toriun December II has been post
poned until January 30. according to
an announcement Of the directors to-
day.
Colored persons from all over the
state had planned to attend this an
nual affair fostered by the Industrial
institute
The postponement was brought
about by the fuel shortage.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
roDAY's TEMPERATUREs.

There is no nice weather in sight"
said S. D. Flora. state meteorologist,
this morning. Cloudy. unsettled
weather will prevail tonight and to-
morrow. The chance of rain or snow
will always be present. Temperatures
will decline slightly.
Slight rain or snow was reported
this morning from all parts of Kansas.
il,nnfinna1 on Ince two !
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
To Hold Annual Convention
Few Days Before Election.
Support Candidates Who Favor
Educational Reforms.
1920 MEETING IN Topeka
Lewis of Hays Elected Presi-
dent by Directors Today.
Neese Reelected Treasurer;
Pinet Secretary Again.

NEW X. S. T. a. OFFICERS
President: W. A. Lewis, president Hay,
Normal.
Treasurer: S. NJ. Neese. Independence Gre
eiected.)
Secretary: F. L. Pinet, Topeka, Ore
elected.)
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-01
WEDDINGS. Davis-Hieks.

The marriage of Miss Laura ". Hicks of Marshaliton, Del. daughter Of SIf, and Mrs. Ellis P. Hicks of that place, and Charles E. Davis, son of MT and Mrs. Charles B. Davis of Franklin, Conn. was s9iemnized on the evening of Nsy. 26 at the home of the brides parents. Rev. H. Framer Smith per formed the ceremony in the presence Of about forty guests. It was just after o'clock that Miss Helen NJ. Eornbropks sat at the piano and played the bridal chorus from Lohen- grin and the bridal party entered the
 room where the bay window banked with potted plants and draped with crepe paper formed the settinr for the ceremony. Little Miss Amy Hicks the brides niece, was flower girl. and the ring bearer was Bennie Hicks. the l brides nephew, The bride wore a beautiful gown of white chiffon taffeta | trimmed with pearls Her veil was
 caught with lilies of the valIe.r. She carried an arm bouquet of white 1 cllrysanthemums.
 At the Feceptian following the cere- I Hnony refreshments were served in the dining room. which was beautifully 1 decorated with crepe paper and a large bouquet of chrYsanthemuns The bridal pair left on the evening train | after which they will reside at Mar
 shallton, Del. where MT. Davis is en- gasen in farming.
 The presents were beautiful and va, ried and evidenced the hiPh regard il which the bridal pair is held by theil many friends.
 MT. and Mrs. Davis are spendirs several days of their iloneFmaon witt the groom's parents in Franklin. Brayman-Bessette
 l Last Thursday noon at St. Mary! ! rectefy in Baltic Jesse l.. Brayman 0 Norwich and Miss Leona Bessette wer
 united in marriage by the pastor, Rev
 ". T. O'Brien. They were attended b. the brides sister. Miss Virginia Bes
 sette, and by Wallace F. Larkin o Norwich.
 T A reception followed at the home 0 , the brides parents. MT. and Mrs. Jo
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-01
PERSONALS

 H. G. Hart and family. r. ". Whit ney and Miss. Eyon M. Broadhurst motored to New Haven on Sunday. Mir. and Mrs. Fred Bentley of La fayette street have returned heTae af- ter spending g few days in Pawtueket, R. I.
 Freeman W. Whitney of Saehen street has accepted position with The Marlin Rockwell Co. in New Ha- ven.
 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shea returned to their home in Stamford Sunday after spending the Thanksgiving hol- idays with Mrs. Shea's parents, MT and, Mrs. Peter Yer Steeg of Lafay- cite street
 MT. and Mrs. George A. Brand oi South Griswold; MT. and Mrs. Rus sel Brand and family of Preston City and Miss Louise Uterdeastad of Nor wieh, spent Thanksgiving, with Mir. and Mrs. Theodore Brand. of III Talmar Street.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-01

thought of what some one will say, the fear of the hoarse laugh from the creWd of men wiae do not care for Christ, and you are catering to thai crowd and skipping God in the face to please them, and you have moi enough backbone and enough manhood to take yeuf public stand for Jesus Christ, for that is just what it amounts ta.' You believe in Him and you ought to yield your life to Him. but you are afraid of a few Cog for .sallen men, and you would rather go with the swim than have enough strength to stand alone
 You remember the story closes up beautiful fof Zaccheus took Christ home with him, and that is just the way it works. Christ for the father and for the mother and fer the ehil : dTen. What q great thing it would be if you would stand LID in this au- I have by my life and by my actions, been testifying to the circles in which live and move that I have no use for God or Jesus Christ, but I have been wrong, and from this night on, God helping me, I am going to open my heart to Jesus Christ and make an open n-heaFted honest attempt to fol- low Jesus Christ My, what joy there would be in homes in this city if fathers and daughters go home answering the prayers that have gone up for them from their cradle days And I pray as result of this service, that scores in this church will decide this night to live for. Jesus Christ
 It was announced at the evening meeting that Wednesday in the cam paign is to be special day of prayer with special prayer services at tl1e church from 10 8. m. to , D, m. witt a different leader for each of the sever hours.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-01
HAVOC IN ELECTRIC LIGHT SYSTEM

Troubles that have had the Nor, wieh city electric light plant up a tree, figuratively, for 8 day or two, and up any number of poles literally, landed in a heap on 1t Sunday morn ing between 1.30 ad o'clock, when a sudden storm of swirling wind and rain bit the city with vicious force. For. about half an hour between 1.45 and 2,15 the city was in total darkness with the electric street lines and the electric service completely out of commission.
 The heavy wind brought limbs of trees down in all parts of the city and many of these seemed to select the electric light and power wires as their special targets to hit before landing on the ground. A partial list of what happened is the following electric arc lamp and pole blown over at the corner of Talman street and Laurel Hill avenue; pair of pri- maries broken at the city line on West Thames street; pair of pri- maries ripped down at the Norwich Belt Co. on North Main street; the J B. Martin Co, electric line burned out on Schofield hill; an electric art lamp smashed on pole on Church street; another smashed on 9 pole at the cor ner of Lafayette and Sachem streets pole blown down on Maple street another pole blown down on Oallridge street.
 The trouble seemed to be progress sive. People awake and using electric light at 1.30 Sunday morning found ii suddenly tiickering and dying out. In minute or two it flashed on again A few minutes later there was another fleel1er, the bulbs died down te a dull red thread and then went black. Again the light came back, prlyf to repeat once more few minutes later as new
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-01

and mighty gust of wind and rain swept over the city. Then came Egyptian darkness all over the city, for about half an hour while every available employe of the electric plant, summoned in haste from comfortable beds turned out into the wind and rain and worked with feverish energy 10 restore the system te service once more. The house and business service lines and the street light lines for the een- l ter of the city were first restored to working conditions. this being accom- plished in short order. Lines in the outlying districts were given attention later.
 Sunday was day of all-day- work I for the force of the city plant and it i was not till about $ o'clock that the work was done so that all the street lights could be turned on. The ser- vice lines fer residences and stores 1 were in working order However 1 long before this time so that tie streets were partially illuminated by the lights from houses and stores be- fore the street lights were turned on, ! Saturday night made record for 1 the city electric plant in general crip- bling of the system by storm, but ] the plant force responded with some 1 record work in getting the service back again. Superintendent s. J. Ke- hoe and his assistants will have no 1 trouble in remembering the night of ] Nov. 2s-30, 1919.
 During Saturday the trouble was located that had put put the Wash ington street, Laurel Hill, Church l street and Shetucket street circuit for 1 two nights before, and the system
 was rendering full service when the l lights were called for at the beginning
 of Saturday evening, but the worst ] was yet to come.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-01
GYPSY SMITH, SENIOR,
 COMING NEXT WEEK

Gypsy Smith the worldwide known
 evangelist, father of Gypsy :Smit:l, Jr.,
 who is conducting the present series
 of evangelistic meetings in this city, |; to be here on Tuesday, Dec. }, his son announced on Sunday.
 Ee is to speak in the af.erno )n al tsA Central Baptist church upon The Lost Christ. In the evening he VII give lis exper. aces for three anl g 1 ha'f years with ..ae British soldiers T tha t. ienches. -
 II is anticipat4d that the cnurei i vii. laLve far. 100 small to hold tht iowd that will want to hea-' him ir | tfr etering for those who have im ar i hi: s.ery say thl: il is a wonderful ret l.,l of his WI: exl erienees.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-01
FATHER WALSH'S FUNERAL
 AT BRIDGEPORT TODAY

The funeral of Rev. Edward T. Walsh, pastor at Noluntown and Glasgo. who died suddenly Thursday at his home in Bridgeport, will take place today (Monday) from the family home on Myrtle avenue. The body was removed Sunday afternoon at I o'clock to Sacred Heart church, to
 lie in state until the funeral Monday 1 morning at 10 o'clock. Priests of 1 Bridgeport and surrounding cities and towns as well as the various Catholic organizations and societies of the church acted as an escort during the
 removal services.
 Sunday night at 73e o'clock the of- fee of the dead was chanted by about 50 clergymen from about the state. A special choir sang the responses Guards of honor from the different
 societies of the parish remained yir- gil throughout Sunday night and
 until after the funeral services. Rev. John A Dooley of Hartford formerly of Norwich, native of
 Bridgeport will be the celebrant of the solemn high requiem mass. Rev. Rich
 ard P. Morrissey of Plainfield will be deason and Rev. William O'Brien of ThompsoHville sub-deason. Rev. Will jam O'Shea of St. Joseph's Cathedral Hartford, will act as master of cere- monies. Rev. John Cassidy of Hart ford has been selected as thurifer | The acolytes will be Rev. John Me | Grath of Stamford and Rev. Corne- | lius Teulings of Waterbury.
 The eulogy will be pronounced | by Rev. John A. Sullivan of Sacred Heart church, Bridgeport, a lifelong | friend of the. dead clergyman. Rev i Richard r. Moore. IL. D., pastor oi Sacred Heart church, who has charge | of the funeral arrangements an- nounced that Bishop Milan will at tend and pronounce the final absolu- ! ton.
 A double quartette will render the music of the requiem mass. Buria | will be in the priests plot in St Mi.
 chaels cemetery, Bridgeport
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-01
OCCUPIES NEW-oLD OFFICE
 ON f4TH ANNIVERSARY

James L. Case. the well known real estate and insurance agent, is ob- serving the 14th anniversary of en- tering business by reno II to the of fee at 40 Shetucket street in the so- called Slater building where he be- gan business fourteen years ago on the first of December.
 MT. Case recently bought this bus mess property from the Slater es- tate and has completed removing from his former office across the street so that he will be doing busi- ness in the Slater building today tMondayl. He will occupy the main floor and will have large room in the basement part of the building over looking the Shetucket river for his in- surance department.
 The second floor of the building Is occupied by the offices of George W Carroll and the third floor by WE.iam H. Aliens offices.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-01
K. OF c. BAZAAR HAS
 LAST MIGHT THRONG

The Knights of Columbus had over 1900 people Saturday night at Olym- pie hall the closing night of theiF big three-day bazaar.
 Every booth did a rushing business the bankers kept the hall resouRding with their cries and the proceeds ot the evening were probably more filar the other two nights of the bazaar rUgether.-
 The big attraction was the award ing of the various prize articles an6 the ether prizes which was ,lone a1 midnight. Edward Connolly was an. houacer, Jap1es P. Sheridan, Je4ln 3 Tarian and Louis M. Crardail off ciG ted at the awards and Miss Mar: garet Sheridan drew the lucky auin- herS
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-01
How N. f. City Children :, s, Care for Their Teeth


 The principals of New Yorks public scheois enly allow the children to fe- .ceive such dental preparations as con- tain no grit to scratch the tender en- amel, no drugs te sn5ame the delicate gums. Mothers should be equally care ful at lleme::
 Mrs. k. K. Jackson of Public School 7s, and .Adr, Romeo J. PerFetH of No. s., both; of New York are glad to have their pupils use Aibedoa Dental Cream. They have investigated and kReW it is both effective and safe. Al bedon is calcium cafbahate. sap9nified and mixed with the wel,-knewn anti septic eils of cleves, cinnamon and eu- ealyptus, making a composition one third cleansing, ene-third polishing Isone- thirdta antiseptic. Authorities agree this is best for women and chil- dFeH,
 4 tube of this cream containing suf- feient for sp brush.Hgs eaE be bought guaranteed at any drug store.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-01
FARM LABoRER SAYS
 HE WAS HELD UP

Tony Dalkie 52. a farm laborer, was found on Franklin square early Sunday evening by Policeman Daniel J. ONeil with his face battered and bloody. Dalkie said he had been held up beaten and robbed of s10 by three men in the road near the Relle Harris place on the Stonington road. The man has been working for Tom Cornell at Preston City and was paid s10 Saturday night by Mr Cornell. Officers O'Neii and Patrick Murphy in the auto patrol wagon went over the ground of the alleged assault, but could find no trace of the men, who Dall1:e said were in a buggy. -
 Dallxie stayed in the lodgers' quar- ters at police headquarters over Sun day night.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-01

 seph Bessette. at 205 High street. Bal tic, Guests were present from Hart ford. Norwich, Wiilimantic and Ba1- tic. The bride received many hand some gifts of cut glass silver. linen and money.
 The newly married couple left by automobile for a trip which will in clude Hartford. Worcester and Sche- nectady, N. Y.
 The groom is a native of Norwich and is employed by the Central Yer mont railway. He is q veteran of the world war and spent 13 mpn,hs over seas. The bride is native of Baltic.
 Mir. and Mrs. Bessette have an- noupced the engagemento their oldest daughter. Miss Virginia Bessctte. to Wallace E. Larkin of Norwich. Whiskey is said to have caused aI- most as many deaths as doctors.