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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-29
Georgia Woman Behind Bars
for Husband Murder.
EShumed Body Shows He Met
Death by, Poison.
HIS LAST WILL WAS HIDDEN
Had Cut Spouse OH From His
Big Fortune.
Relatives Get Document AnOny-
mOusly Thru the Mails.

Macon, Ca. Nov. 2s.-Detectives
were working today on a web of cir
cumstancial evidence in an effort to
Ilrrnly enmesh Mrs. F. Eugene Elmer
IN the alleged murder of her former
husband. &red p. Shepard. millionaire
Georgia peach King.
Mrs. Elmer already has been
charged with the killing. Ernest
Hopeson, her son by a former mar
rage. and Mrs. lone Henry. a sister,
We're also held on the same charge.
Concealed the VIII.
It is alleged that Mrs Elmer, with the
conniVance of the others arrested in
the case, killed Shepard-when he was
her husband-by giving him bichloride
OF mercury, and that she concealed his
viii under which the bulk of his $3,-
100000 estate went to his relatives.
She took charge of the estate herself
and later married Doctor Elmer.
Sometime later Miss Alice Crandall.
sister of the dead man. received anony-
mously- thru the mails, a will made
out by Shepard some time before his
death This will cut his~wife off with
$4,000 and income of 800 a month
and left the bulk of his millions to his
Body Shows Poison.
This aroused suspicion and Shep-
ards body was exhumed and examined
for evidence of murder. The exami-
nations Of the body revealed unmis-
taxable traces of mercury poisoning,
in the opinion of State Chemist Ever
hart. Doctor Funk. a pathologist, is
sued supplementary statement assert
ing large quantities of bichloride of
mercury had been administered to
Shepard thru the mouth. Arrests of
the widow, her son and her sister fol-
Z lowed
Z Upon being placed in a, cell here,
Mrs. Elmer declared she was being
z prosecuted. Hundreds of visitors
called at the Jail in an effort to see
her. the building being surrounded by
a crowd part of the time. Many gifts
of fruit and flowers were sent by
sympathizers.
Says Relatives jealous.
Mrs. Elmer will be held without
bail Jail officials frankly pitied her
IS she wept protestations of her inno-
cense and reiterated that her relatives
never had liked her" and they plot
ted to send her to the gallows. At
first she refused food and there was a
hint of a hunger strike, but she capt.
ulated
In another cell sat Mrs. lone Henry,
sister, also held for the alleged muir
der. She is q strikingly beautiful
woman. and remained absolutely COM
posed. talking freely about the case.
She said as far as she was concerned
there was no mystery about the WIFI
which Mrs. Elmer is supposed to have
hidden. She also, without betraying
emotion, described the dying days OF
Fred Shepard.
Mrs. Henry declared Shepard was
"a day and night dinker" She was
theory. Mrs. Henry declared this was
E 'absurd"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-29
BOLD HOLD-UP CAPTURED
Took Taxicab Away From Driver
Taken Once He Made Escape.


Clay Center. Kan, Nov. &C. w.
Bisbee, who is charged with holding up
a taxicab driver of Manhattan at the
point of a revolver and stealing his car
November IL. has been captured.
Sheriff U. E. Need brought him back
Friday night. Bsbee was captured
the afternoon of November IL at Mill
ford, but escaped en- route to Clay
Center that night.
Bloodhounds from Concordia were
sent for and general calls sent over, the
different phone lines giving a descrip-
ton of the hold-up man, but without
success. Need, however, got a clew
and his man Bisbee was arraigned be-
fore Justice of the Peace Samuel Max
well , Saturday, waived preliminary
hearing and was bound over to the
March term of the district court. His
bond was fixed at $4,000, which was
furnished and approved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-29
SNAP SHOTS
1T HOME NEWS


Maybe You Know Him.
The Kansas millers say
They have, to earn their pay,
And excessive profits packers all deny;
The butcher. the grocer
And baker say, mo, sir,
If you're looking for the profiteer, not I!''
But high bread and low wheat
And low hogs and high meat
Seem to indicate the '.cuss" must live close
by. Walt Drummond.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-29
AMERICA OF EAST
China Has Great Hopes, Says
Chinese Y Man.
Americans Are Welcome in
That Country, He Says.

China has great hope Of being
the America Of the East" said Il. S.
Chang. student secretary Of the Chi
nese Y. NJ. C. A. in Tokyo. Japan.
Chang is one Of the speakers In To-
peka for the Central z. NJ. C. A. BAN
quet tonight Of men interested in the
Chinese Y. NJ. c. A. work.
"A three-year-old boy In China will
tell you that Americans are welcome
in our country" Chang said. I'VE are
looking to American friendship and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-29
Railway Shops Reduce Hours.

Houston, Nov. 29.-The Southern
Pacific Railway company shops an
nounced today that the working hours
had been reduced to eight hours. AL
tho no men have been laid off. the
shortening of hours has materially cut
the payroll, it is stated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-29
o. S. FIeet Rcpels Mock Foe,

San Francisco, Nov. 29.-Headed by
the battleship New Mexico, flagship
Of the Pacific fleet and the New York,
flagship of the battleship force, two
divisions of the fleet weighed anchor
here today to go thru the movements
of meeting a foe bent on attacking the
California coast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-29
SNOW BREAKS WIRES.
Rock Island Reports Trouble I'm West
ern Part of Kansas,

Snow was reported as havinl
brought down some of the Rock Is
land wires in the western part of tn
state today. Traffic has not been in
terfered with yet, however.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-29

Every Suit and Overcoat carries our full guar
antee. Alterations will be made without charge.
All transactions must be for cash. Mail orders
filed in the order if which they are received.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-29

There Thousand Mems and Young Mems Suits and
this We have determined to sell OF
before the close of business December 31s Our loss
by price will be taken the 1920 1t takes
age the stores in America that sided
with public the demand for lower prices and early
began campaign for level of values based actual
eondtions-not speculative figures.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-17
VOCATIONAL AeRIcUl-
TURE TRAINING

Il o-5sr TO 1ee1 the requirements
f9r tsaehlay vocational agriculture
Il the hlgn schools OF Kentucky,
1Esz1y-sly11 Eea matrieulated in
me s1z-@r school, University of
Ksar1eky, and received special
training Il fruit growing, farm man
zgs2su1, vegetable gardening. feed
and feeding, breeds and types of
farm animals.
TIE State plans FOR vocational
agriculture 10 set up certain stand
ards for vocational teachers. Some
Of the men required to teach agn-
culture In high schools do not meet
al the requirements as yet and the
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-17
WEAK. NERVOUS,
ALL RUNDOWN


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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-17
KILL The APHIS AND SAVE
The COIN

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yres@1ee q tie eo-ro0s zp15s D
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State Esds By Z. Il ye~stg q fhs
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are unzszsllE r1-sro-s this rssr-
TIE sP1is depe18s UpOa The
brown fed AIT for erisfsnee 20 the
farmer should get I'd q TIE an By
sfriet rotation and BY not planting
corn In tie ss-e fed two straight
years. TIE sulIunny processes also
vii kin the insect II In the sprag
the sol i plO~si deep lsso1t SIX OF
seven inehesl and tkis Is followed
by several diskinys Of three Or fozr
inches deep. Trezt old corn fields
the sane way IN the fall TIE aphis
feeds On the smart weed, erzbyTsss-
fortzil and other weeds the early
par1 Of the spring. Nothing can
stop Il vhen il starts bat frequent
cultivation vii make It's work less
successful and after the plant Is Is
inches high II Is safe.
Farmers Bulletin SCI covers the
question Of the eOrnroOt sphis. Send
for il at the Kentucky Experiment
Station.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-17
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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-17

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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-17

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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-17
The Advocate, twice a week

There Is more Catarrh IN this section
OF the country than all other diseases
put together. and for years il was sup
posed TO BE ineurable. Doctors prescribed
local remedies. and by constantly falling
TO cure with local treatment. pronounced
II incurable. Catarrh is a local disease.
greatly influenced by constitutional con
ditions and therefore requires constitu-
tionai treatment. Halls Catarrh Ned
cine, manufactured by F. J. Cheney &
Co.. Toledo Ohio. is a constitutional
remedy, is taken internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
OF the System One Hundred Dollars re-
ward Is offered for any case that Halrsf
Catarrh Medicine fails TO cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials.
z. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Onio.
Sold by Druggists. T5c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-17

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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-17

Eg-i,sr SUI 6gur FrpI 1f1E= VI
-5l1.s II armed iIz Ca-izsns nEsI
1lc-
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-17

value of the six weeks training for
,hese men is such that each year
the enrolment for these special
classes is increased.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-17

I've never known a dog to wag
His tail in glee he didn't feel,
Nor quit his old-nme friend TO tag
At some more influential heel,
The yellowest cur We ever knew
Was to the boy Who loved him true.
But man Is different.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-17
4 Lost Ny Best Customers Thru
Rats Writes ]. Adams.

"Ussd 70 have the busiest Rsstau-
rant in town until news spread that
the kitchen vas infested With rats;
lost a lot Of my best customers IN
til / tired RAT-SSAP. Haven't a
pest in the place nov. Restaurants
should use RAT-SSAP." Three
sizes, 35c, Csc SIPS. Sold and
guaranteed By Chensult & Orear.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-17


Buick VIII Build Them
THIS big seven passenger Buick Model k-49
i is the ideal family car of the Buick series Its
large roomy tonneau and luxurious seats are filled
with comfort
Its finish and design combine both beauty and
refinement readily attracting the attention of those
who take pride IN ownership.
The Buick Valvein-Head motor furnishes surplus
power, assuring the usual Buick economical service
and endurance.
These qualities of construction have increased this
cars popularity to such degree that purchasers
who delay in placing their orders experience diff
Guilty in securing desired delivery.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-12
BY CHARLES w. O'CONNOR
Forrnsv Sergeant, Co. ID, 10Th Infantry

ToMEWHERE IN FRANCE -
0sy Maiil--At noon We started from
tho Arcunpc csrnc<cry nj Romagp~,
60 ~s-k distant hillside 90 which I
hopr 10 Ind a LITTLE cleft stake. n
sunaii pile OF stones.
This was the misgrion that had TAX
en- me back. after 10 months To the
baiucf,cida in Northern France. over
which my company had advanced tn
the last great drive 81 the war
At midnight. October 4. 1918. VIZ
had placed IN. stglke-~the only mark
We could ind In the darkness at the
grave OF Lbcut Thomas -. Amory. OF
Wilmington. Dsl.
Now I waa returning. fsw the first
time. 10 try 90 find that modest mon
urncnt. for which many had searched
vainly.
Chose by tho ruins 81 the church In
tho village OF Gcgnes We found a
post. marked with tn. nd insignia Of
the American Fifth division. a
bronze tablet told how the 562d infap-
TRY regiment had take The town Sep
cmbcr %. 1918.
~ We stood there. silent. pictu.
Ing 10 ourselves that September day.
thoughts OF my own comrades came
Down tho road there somewhere they
had fought and died. too.
remembered the serricnce In the
First division order which sent Lieut..
Amory on his patriotic f1nd the en-
emyl-that gray morning OF octo-
bcr 2.
This patrol viii be commanded Ivy
particularly faithful and courage
Gus officer
Then the memory Of how this
young officer. just returned To the
fighting after being seriously wound
cd at Montdidier, looked back as he
started. and grinncd, and said:
This IL all in the game. old boyr'
OF that patrol OF rs men. about 80
came back tn the next two days to
tell how they advanced until ma
chine guns opened fire all about, KIN
ing Lieut. Amory. and Sheppard. and
Clater. and Zak. and the rest. In
stantly.
Man. there WINS as fine an officer
a. God ever made" big Scrgt Var
boro had told me, tears in his eyes.
He had come back with one arm
swinging loose. He had tried to
carry his lieutenant out of the fire.
But half way along the road from
Gegnes to Exermont caught sight
of n ridge that seemed familiar.
Jumped from the car. looked about
Then. once more for me. | was
back In it--back without the cfnsh of
shells, and the whistle OF machine
gun bullets. and the sight OF running
men
There was the wrecked stable mt
the crossroads. the redroofed farm
house from which that murderous
fire had come, tho little strcam-the
very planks--wo had dashed aross.
And there on the ridge. were the
shelter holes where my company had
dug in that night, the tree that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-12
TO
KEEP HOLD
In SIBERIA
Oriental Forces viii Remain
Until Russian Menace
Is Removed
by HENRY w. KINNEY

by HENRY w. KINNEY
TOKYO, April 8.--Deiayedb-
japanese troops will not be with
drawn from Vla<fivostok uSzlQ
the menace 10 lives and prupHty
has bern removed. according -
war office statesnert issued
today.
The Bolshevik attack on EikolaepAk
was planned and executed when tn
Russians found the Japanese wefsB
cut off from communications and
reinforcemenis by frozen land and
water. according 60 the statement.
The Russians had also been sup-
plying Koreans with arms and am
munition. according to an announces
ment by War Minister Tanaka-
Latest reports from vlad1vozfojs
indicate that steps have been taken
to compel compliance with the nix
demands contained in the Japanese
ultimatum to the provisional govern
ment OF Siberia which the RusudAns
consider tantamount TO handing over
their sovereign rights
The ulumatum. which expired
April 4, was to have been signed by
the Bolsheviki. but on Saturday
night the Russians began attacks in
various parts OF the city Of vlad-
vosiok.
Japanese troops Immediately en-
tered the city and disarmed the RuH
slams.
A state Of war has been existing
In the Nikolaesk and Habarobsk
regions since April 5. according To r.
ports here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-12
Wire Briefs

SPOKANE. 1870 pafr1ck McEneancy
Spokane pioneer. Is. dies Sunday N
pneumonia
AGEN.-Exploaon nj tho
army supply station near Koenirs
berg causes heavy loss OF NE.
DEADwOOD. s. Oak MIR. and
Mrs. George H. ScarIe, charged with
murder OF Mrs. IIilda Ncamy. &c
quilted
SAN F'RANCfSCO-Ne Coast al.
titude record of 2i.S00 feet SGT by
Walter r. Varney. local aviator. sat.
urday.
LEWISTON Mrs. +. ". Delaney
Charleston. burned 10 death when oil
stove sets her home afire.
EVERETT.-Aftcr fall from motor
cycle. A. w. Weber Of Lake Stevens
dies.
CHEHALIS.-E. u. Lynch. Cen.
traiia, fined 5000 for possession Of
moonahine.
KANSAS CTTY.--Ffrc nj City Ice
company causes 100000 loss; ITO
horses burned to death.
WASHINGTON. --- The gcophono,
with which telephone conversa tons
may he conducted thru one half mile
OF solid rock, 10 bo used in mine ros-
cue work
ANNAPOLLS-U. s. naval cadets
on their summer cruise will be in Sc.
attic from July 20 to &c.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-12
HANDKERCHIEF
USED AS MASKS

Both msn. Il In said. were fairly
VIII dr~zscd. but over their street
clothes eac4a wore a pair OF "cov-r.
afls- and army ov-rruafs buttun~i
uEht up around tt~sr. neckH Zach
n said 10 have Ind a large blue
handkerchief tied loosely about the
neck. as IL for u-~ al nasnu The
older mans revolver was - cafb-r
Both had cartridges In their pockets
when searched.
Both u,~n after being separated In
Jail during the night verr grffiesi by
Capt. H D-;ectiv.s Charles Tenant
Monday morning. The stortss Of
both tailed cioscfy. according TO
fvrunrf
The older brother toad th~ dssrc-
tives tina, ny werv both employed
on the night shift Of a downtown
garage and that they were just go.
ting to work The ovrrnfls w~rr
worn tn protect their clothing from
the greasy Earage WORK. II was ex.
ptain~d. while the white hapfker
cht-vcr wsrv worn about their nectS
to keep out the cold wind while nd
ing the motorcycle.
Both deny the statement OF Lieut.
Hassr-rbtsd that gun was drawn.
A continued investigation r. being
made regarding their employment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-12

TO URGE LOOPS
Tindall and Moore W1l
Make Report

Construction OF a loop at the cast
ern terminus OF both the Madison
and Madrona car lines to permit the
use OF one-man cars on those lines,
win be recommended to the city
council by Councilman Phil Tindall
and W. II. Moore.
Acting as a subcommittee Of he
utilities committee. Tindall and
Moore also decided to recommend
the leasing OF the Nickerson street
car barn, part OF the old Division
A line which has not been used
since the city took over the railway
system. 1t Is expected that the
barn may be leased at a rental bet
ter than $3.50 month
Contracts with the postofficc au-
thorfties under which the city will
accept $2,o50 for transportation OF
mail carriers during the thrvs
months period beginning April I.
win also be recommended by the
sub committee.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-12
BURGLAR SLUCS
WOMAN AGED so
Throw Oriental Rugs Out Of
Window

After smuggling Mrs. X Holiday.
50. burglars rAnsackcd the home Of
G. IL. IArne, oil p. Boston 81. and
threw $500 worth ~ Oriental rugs
out of a window. but did not carry
them away. early Sunday morning
No one was with Miss Holiday at
the time. but 2-ycar-old son Of the
Ialrnrs. She said she remembers
hearing someone walking downstairs
and. thinking the L4lrDes had return
ed home. went To call them Sh"
raped AT their door and recalls a
mans fist striking her In the face.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-12
RESPONSIBILITY ~
PLACED On HASkE.R

Thr eotnnitfer audited fhr con
trA~ts 81 tbc 10 national army carprsn.
and ckairnr that the ioseu To thu gov
srnm~nt ~na SIS. 900 900 out Of a total
II S.0s. 900. 600 Skilled contra~tn~r
havo rrxpc ov~r TIN arnouuts and Do
'erruip-d tbrr figures. which should
to rcrovsrri for IN. treasury. thr
report says
Responsibility fu thu t<-N n
ptac-i on Secretary ~ War Baker.
~to In aid by tn majority II tho
subcommittee To have approved the
contrsrts. 10th ms trad Of thc war
department and tho council Of ma
tional dcfcnSsA
Ths majority rvfort gsS~r ss-orvu of
fnsfnDcrz ~ alleged waste IN Tho
cost -pinr system. and specifically
charEr- A. Bcnticy a Sons Company.
Who b~d thu contract for Camp
Sherman. cfirfoo,is. q with 70
cs4ving iD~snI payments 20 the ex-
scut of tiss..T.Ta
-saofp. Of tho rpost gtartnr CT
aSnp's-s Of waste Of pubic funds arr
found at Camp Sherman and Camp
Grant. M the report claims
A table h. given showing thu
arpouut the wnr department paid for
the fs national army camps. and the
proper cost. as determined by thu
committee. II shown the following
alleged losvu~n.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-12
CHAUFFEUR IS
ALSO A BANDIT
Stages HoId-up While Sit
ting in Fine Car

After furnishing an automobile
bandit with a match. II. Foien. 1891
Ninth ave. contributed an additional
gift Of s43 early Sunday morning at
Ninth ave. and Pine St
The bandit. clad in a ehauffeur's
1outfit, was sitting in a high-priced
Automobile by the curb. when Foieh
passed
Give me a match. buddle." asked
+ the chauffeur. Foisn complied and
then looked into the nuzzle OF re.
vciver.
s'S0w, your money" He com
piled second time and the tony
bigbvsyrnan drove rapidly down
Pine Vt.