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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-05-26
PRISONER DECLARES
HE IS NOT WILL SORSBY
Man Arrested in Kansas Identi-
fed as Ex-COnvict Who
Killed Fitzgerald.

Wichita. Kan, May 23.--Authori-
ties from Jackson, Miss, left here
tonight with a. prisoner who gave his
name as W., +. ,VeSmillipn, lhpt who
theYc declared, ,;Was, viii Al SorsbH
who escaped from !, thea mississippi
-pepitentiary vlast fall while seEVjH "a
life, sentence, ,for. the; murdey Of ,Chas,
FttsgsEald, "a postal sinspAetoR dSt
VAaIpAnoo IsslaaI q I ,99s 90 sat yI!
SAID 10 have nbeeRira psaps fof aideRti7
The, prisoneF,,wag arrested Thurs
day at Yanera, Kan, where. he was
employed as station agent for the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
road. ~,
An inmate Of the Ellsworth coun-
ty jail recently made suggestion
that resulted in the arrest. While
looking over police bulletins the pri-
soner told Sheriff d. A. Thomas Of
Ellsworth county the description of
Sorsby fitted that of the station ag-
ent at Yanera. The sheriff went to
Vanera and with the assistance of
the postoffice inspector and Santa
Fe special agent. arrested the man.
Although authorities say they are
positive Of the mans identity he
states he is not Sorsby. Prior to his
employment three months ago as
station agent the man served as q
police officer at Augusta, Kan, ac-
cording. to authorities.
soRSBY WAS TRUSTY
jackson, Miss, May 2s.-The tid-
ings flashed from Wichita, KAN, Sat
urday might by John Rowan, the
young state penitentiary officer. to
Secretary Conan CONFIRMING the re-
ported capture.,in that Kansas town
Of Will Sorsby closesypD still hunt
which has been coniucted steadily
for the past Is months-ever since,
in fact. that gum-shoeing desperate
made his getaway In the shank OF the
year 1918. Mr.. Rowan, as book
keeper and general accountant of the
lpenitentiary department, has had
| frequent occasions to visit every farm
and section of the prison system, and
has been even assisted In certain
clerical detail work by Sorsby him
self. who is a skillful office man and
accountant.
When word reached jackson from
Inspector Finton of the postofflce de-
partment in Kansas that the authori-
tiles there we're positive that the man
captured was the slayer OF Charles
Fitzgerald Il was decided that the
most practical way Of confirming the
matter would be to send Mr.. Rowan.
At the time Sorsby made his es-
cape from the Parchman farm. In
December. 1918, he was trusty and
had exceptional privileges. being fre-
Quently sent from place to place BY
the officials in charge. When the
| fact of his escape became known Il
was stated BY his mother and other
relatives that he would return Of his
own volition, but this confidence
seems to have been misplaced. It Il
quite certain that his days Of trusty.
ship are st an end and that he will
once more be what ID known In tech.
nical prison pariance. es eun
man THAT Is to say. ii going I'd ano
fr0 ho will be under the Wakchfu|
| eye ol she afpsd guards,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07
League IS
DEAD, SAYS
C.O.P.CHIEF
Harding Declares That Pact
OF Paris Is Already
"Scrapped"
ny RAYMOND CI.APrER

DIES MONIES, Iowa. Oct Ike.
lection. not Interpretation. should be
the fate Of the obligations imposed
By the league OF nations covenant.
Senator Warren @. Harding declared
In n speech here today.
Harding met democratic queries
a. to his view about "scrapping the
league" with the retort that II Is
futile to talk about "scrarping'
something already "scrapped."
His speech here today was the
first OF a number OF addresses SEIZED
uled on this trip. Altho speaking m
. republican stronghold. Senator
Harding has been informed a hard
fight Is being made against the re
election OF Senator Cummins. co
author Of the Esch -cummins rail-
road act. and he included a warm
Endorsement OF Cummins In his
speech
Taking up the league. Harding ad'
!. vocAtcd an America wholly selfro'
lAnt and independent politically.
whether President Wilson Is 70
- blamed or thanked for tho 70.
suit the fact remains that the Paris
Hague has been 'scrapped by the
hand OF Its architect" Harding said
Tho issue as made by the demo
cratic president and the democratic
platform and the candidate does not
present the question whether they
ghaIi favor some form OF association
among the nations for preserving In.
ternafionai peace. but whether they
favor the particular league proposed
BY President WILSON,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07
He WAS AFRAID Of
GETTING DOWN AND OUT

al night that Loaf sleep right along
My back was weak and lame and
hurt lik. forty all the time. Then
rheumatism set In and my arms and
shoulders pained me NO bad ! could
hardly get my hand up 20 my head.
Things looked bad for mo and was
afraid I was going to get down and
out
But I'm glad to say that got
hold Of Taniac IN time and ! will
always feel thankful to the friend
who advised mo 10 try IL. I felt bet.
ter after each bottle. and now have
finished my fourth. and call myself
In the beat Of health once more.
Fat. why. eat like n school boy.
and my stomach never bothern me
In any way at all. My kidneys and
back don't cause mo any NOR. trou.
bic, either, and tho rheumatism has
Just about all gone. am not consti.
2atrd now. and haven't had a dizzy
spell In I don't know when. I feel
hale and hearty. sleep fine and am
in better general health than I've
been In ycara have told all my
friends about rsnlac and take pleas.
urc In recommending II TO others"
Taniac ~ sold In SEATTLE by Barteil
Drug stores under the personal d..
rection Of special Tanlac reprcsen.
tafiva
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07
STATES GAINING
IN POPULATION
New List OF Census Figures
Announced

WASHINGTON. oct. THE con.
sus bureau today announced the
following 1880 figures; State Of
Iowa. a.tos.sso: state Of Virginia.
Assoc. sci: state OF Pennsylvania.
s.Tso.ibe: state of Ohio. $3.50, ass;
state Of Michigan. s.e67,ss2; state
OF Florida. ese. zoe: state of Arkan-
saz. i.Tbo.se6.
Increases since 1910; Iowa. iTs.sss.
or per cent. Virginia. si4.7te. or
ii.s: Pennsylvania. i,osS.o CAS-. or 1873;
Ohio. eo..ssT. or eos. Michigan.
$4,000. or sos: Florida. sis.s77. or
2ss: Arkansas. iTd.b<e. or ia.
po7uiationsl Philadelphia TIA.
corrected figures i.sss.T7e. increase
sTs.TTi. or III. Detroit. Mich. re
vised figures. ees.s7s; increase. sat-.
9i.. or iis,s per cent.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07
CHRISTENSEN
HEADS DEMOS

Al q meeting Of the democratic
state central committee at the Frye
hotel Wednesday. George r. Chris
tensen. OF Stevenson. Skamania
county. was reelected chairman. and
left Thursday for Spokane for a con-
ference with Eastern Washington
democrats IA.
Martin Maloney. upon his own re-
quest. was not voted a member OF
the committee II. L. Smith was
elected in his place. Maioney. who
has been on the committee for many
pears. however. will be placed on the
executive committee. so that the
party win not lose his influence and
advice
Finances were discussed at the
"wednesday meeting. and an express
o1on made that Cox sfill had an op-
portunity to carry the state
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07

After a days outing Mt Fortuna
park. where a barbecue OF native
foods was featured today, more than
800 Northwest laundrymen Will
board special train tonight for
San Francisco where the 37th nnnu.
al convention OF the Jaundryown.
erH' National Association will meet
October II 20 10. Twcnty-sevcn
Seattle laundrymcn are included In
the body.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07
Now Portland Man Says
He Il Telling All His
Friends How Tanlac
Has Put Him Back in
Finest Health - Eats
Like Schoolboy

Il arm seventy years old and am
a great believer In Taniae. for !, has
put me back In as fine health ms !
used to enjoy years ago." recently
declared A. Eitxroth. OF 1901 Dana
Street. Portland. Oregon
For the past two years have
been aiiins a good deal. as my stosn
ach and kidneys have been MI out
Of order. Nothing ate set right
with me and as result had about
lost my appetite. I was all run dowr
and 80 weak never fei, tit for q
thing. was often consupatcd for
as long an three days nj q time and
would get ~ staggering dizzy
couldn't stand up without support
ing myself
My kidneys worried me - much
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07
COTTON WAR IS
ON IN GEORGIA
Armed Guards Watch Sew
eral Buildings

ATLANTA. oct. 7.--Destruction Of
several cotton gins and business
houses In this cotton belt. because
they would not cease activities while
cotton was selling at what farmers
thought was below the cost OF pro-
duction. has resulted in the placing
OF armed guards around several 80.
adjustments here and the closing OF
business In at least one community.
Warnings posted conspicuousiy In
various centers Of the South threaten
destruction TO those establishments
who sell cotton before November.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07
Fall Advertising
Term at Y. Opens

vertising. beginning Oct 10. has
been announced by the educational
department OF the Y, N. c. A. The
course win be conducted by a com
mitteo made up OF local ADVERTISING
and business men and will be open
10 men who are looking forward 10
advertising ms profession. mer'
chants and others
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07
Freed From Charge
of Taking Cordwood

George chattcrs. who was arrested
Tuesday when two patrolmen said
they found him carrying off some
cordwood. was released for lack Of
sufficient evidence OF wrongdoing.
he told The Star Wednesday,.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07
JENKINS QUITS
MEXICO REGION
viii File Claim Against the
Government

WASHINGTON. Oct. 7.-wiiliam
o. Jenkins. former American consul
az Puebla. Mexico. In quitting that
country for good. II was said nj the
state department today. A year ago
Jenkins WIS kidnapped by Mexican
bandits. and released upon payment
OF $4,000 ransom.
Jenkins In said 10 have prepared n
claim against the Mexican govern.
inent for his mistrcatment by federal
authorities after his release by tho
bandits. when he was charged with
conspiracy In paying the ransom.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07

For fire years before becom-
ing a member Of President
Wilson's cabinet as secretary
Of labor, William b. Wilson
represented the 18th Congress
sional district Of Pennsyira-
MIA at Was hinoton. His
daughter, Miss Agnes Hart
Wilson, has Just announced
her candidacy for congress
from that district. Miss VIII
SON has been prominent IN
Washington social circles
since her fathers appoint
ment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07
Produce Records,
Tumulty Demands

WASHINGTON. Oct III. r.
Tumuity. secretary to President VII
son. today said Senator Spencer. OF
Missouri. Is invited TO produce off
ciai records Of the peace conferences
70 support his charge that the presi-
dent promised military aid to Ruma-
mans and Serbs In case they were
again attacked.
We have no sssnographlc reports
Of the proceedings Tumuity sad.
adding that the only official steno'
graphic report Ii in PariS
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07
ANSWER
TODAY'S QUESTION
DO you save any part Of your In
como, and whyy

ANSWERS
GEORGE II. MARIE, electrician,
80 First ave. s.--Yes. To care for
later years.
WESLEY BUTT. manufacturer
smith building know the old
story about n rainy dayi
ID. II. ASHLEY. grocer. di2
Broadway-Try TO. why shouldn't u
JOHN l.. BREEDEN. insumnce
agent, Hoge building Voice over
wire) Out OF the city.
X. J. DoRYER, lawyer. Pioneer
buIldlng-Nol guess It's my own
fault that I don't
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07
All G. O. p. Governor
Aspirants for Hart

\. Defeated candidates for governor
- the republican ticket have al
y bsndered their services TO the state
ropublican central committee in be-
half Of Gov. Hart and the rest Of the
eici<es-
Chairman Hebberd plans . thoro-
going speaking campaign thruout
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07
In S Accidents, She
Lives; in 9th, Dies

LONDON. Oct Tho aho had
been In ave street accidents In seven
years. Mrs. Joan Campbell. 72. war
not cured OF her contempt OF street
traffic. Her sixth accident was fatal
She died Of injuries after beins
knocked down by cycllst She wac
very rash In crossing the street and
would never look In either direction
expecting every vehicle 10 move out
OF her way.
The hottest thing on earth u the
electric furnace. with temperature
OF ALSO degrees.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07
Premier of Canada
Coming to Seattle

Arthur Meighan. premier Of Can
ada. a representative Of President
Wilson. and all OF the senators and
congressman from this state VIII at.
tend the dinner to be given here on
December I to celebrate tho ssth
anniversary Of the founding Of the
Yukon order OF Pioneers
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07

y. rhs aeoe iesssss 81 shs Chinese
language have been replaced By 10
to make up the alphabet
~~~>~~~~~~~~~~~-~
the state Besides the gubernatortai
candidates. a score OF other leading
republicans win tour the state.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07

In keeping with the pol
icy Of this great store to do
a vast volume OF business
on a small margin Of profit
and to give the customer
the benefit Of savings that
quantity and timely pur-
chascs make possible. we
feel that we are a factor In
the rcadjustment Of prices
and conditions
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07

This assortment includes giycer-
ined and uncurlcd ostrich. novelty
wings, hackle bands; feathe
breast: silk. velvet and metallic
flowers and wreaths Your choice
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07

This Is decidedly = season for
trimmings and here you will find .
vast Wholesale assortment Ostrich
pompons. ostrich bands, wings.
pastel novelties, and velvet and
silk flowers Your choice
The Washington times., 1920-09-28
Employers SchoO!
WIN Not?

There are schools for employees
in operation ALL over the country.
why not a school for employers?
To teach them spelling and the
English language. and about proper
lighting and ventilation, and the
meaning OF lost notion to teach
them the value of se1f-control and
sweet reasonableness,' the 1mpor-
tance OF being just to those under
them?"
These are some OF the questions
asked in System for September by
the secretary to a big cotton dealer.
She goes on to say:
have often felt genuinely sorry
for my employer-sorry for him
because he has only money with
which to fight life's battle and try
to purchase happiness, sorry for
his smallness OF viewpoint, his in
constituencies, his lack of self-con-
troll, his rudeness and lack of con-
sideration for others. 1 would not
change places with him IL could.
But I am sure he has never felt
any way about me at lall, even to
wonder how l can make ends meet
or cope with the rising cost of liv-
ing. am sure the only emotion he
has ever felt for me Is an occa-
sional irritation at a typographical
error in a letter, or that l should
have misunderstood something he
dictated. while there was a stock
ticker, a telegraph instrument and
a typewriter going just twelve feet
behind my ears"
The Washington times., 1920-09-28
B o o X S

IN THE MOUNTAINS BY an Anony-
nous Author. New York: Doubleday.
Page & Co.
Just why the author of this book
should keep her identity a secret
(for it's style clearly indicates that
it is the work OF no masculine
hand) remains a mystery, but it was
probably done so in the same
whimsical spirit that pervades the
entire book.
1t is written in diary form and
it's action is indicated as taking
place in a little chalet in Switzer-
land and is full of the beauty Of
mountains and the more subtle de-
velopments of feminine human
nature. So graceful is 1T in form.
so delightfully."- whimsical. so full
of quaint and playful humor, that
while one looks forward to the fol-
lowing page with curiosity, SO far
as the course of it's narrative 10 con-
cerned, he wishes also to linger in
order to enjoy to the utmost the
pleasant sparkle and flavor of each
paragraph.
The Washington times., 1920-09-28
Warning To
Housewives

The United States Department
OF Agriculture warns housewives
against the use of any preservative
powder or canning compound in
home canning. Their use encour-
ages careless and uncleanly work.
. and in large amounts they may have
serious effects upon digestion and
health. 1t is entirely practicable to
put up fruits and vegetables so that
they will keep indefinitely by pro
Cessing the products with heat.
There is no reason for risk by the
use of canning powders.
Boric or salicylic acid is the basis
of most canning compounds on the
market today. The directions on
the packages usually call for one
teaspoon of the compound to each
quart of fruit or vegetable. The
use of boric and salicylic acid, since
they may be harmful to health, 10
Regarded by the Department of As-
riculture as a violation of the Fed
eral food and drugs act. The laws
of many States also prohibit the
sale OF foods containing boric or
salicylic acid.
The Washington times., 1920-09-28
The Restless Sex
A Romantic Film Drama With
MARION DA VIES
By Robert w. Chambers.

and shelter here. The stone forts
defended 1t and it was never
burned"
You inherited it,"
Yes. 1t belonged to a Captain
Cleland in those remote days"
There was a long silence. The
delicately fresh odor of gray iris
became more apparent-a perfume
that, somehow, Cleland associated
with Stephanie.
Grismer said in a pleasant, list
less voice:
You are a happy man. Cleland."
Yves"
Here, under the foliage Of your
forefathers," unused GrisnRr aloud,
you should rest contented that the
cure in your keeping"
Cleland laughed.
~ don't know how honorable they
were, but I've never heard of any
actual criminals among them"
That's great deal" He drop
ped one lean. well-shaped hand on
the arm of his chair. The cigarette
burned between his pendant fingers.
spicing the air with its aromatic
scent.
TITS a great deal to have a clean
family record he said again. 1T
is the greatest thing in the world
the most desirable. The
other makes existence superfluous."
You mean dishonor?"
yes. The stain spreads You
can't stop IL. 1t taints the genera
tions that follow. They can't es-
cape"
That's nonsense said Cleland.
Because a man had crook for
forebear he isn't a crook himself"
mo. But the stain Is in his heart
and brain"
That's morbid-'
Maybe. But, Cleland,
there are people whose
people whose most intense desire Ia to
be respectable. 1t is a ruling passion,
inherent. unreasonine, vital to their
happiness and peace OF mind. Did
you know that?"
Il suppose / can imagine such
person"
YES. ! suppose such Q person Is
not normal. In them, hurt pride il
more serious than a wound OF the
flesh. And pride, mortsIly wound
ed, means to them mental and final-
Iy physical DEATH
such a person Is abnormal and
predestined to unhappiness," said
Cleland impatiertly.
"Predcstined," repeated Grismer
in his pleasant, even voice. Yes,
there's something wrong with them.
But they are born so. Nobody
knows what a mental hell they en-
dure. Things that others would
scarcely notice they shrink from
Their souls are raw, auivertns
things within them that asoniyo
over a careless slight, that wither
under disapproval. that become par
alyzed under an affront.
Their fcrcest. deepest, most
vital desire IL to be welcomed. sp-
proved. respected. without kind
ness they Wcsmo deformed, and
crippled pride does strange, per-
verse thinGs TO their brain and
tongue.
1T" set"~ur"ea Tomorrow,
copyrisht.1,T, isis, bv ths Intern. tion.i
.N- a. A
The Washington times., 1920-09-28
2 :!
Is Marriage a. Success?

He liked to give me things. This
made him ambitious and he has
worked himself up.
But even IL my marriage bad
turned out badly. j would have been
better on than IL | had neglected
the opportunity TO become married.
j met new friends through my hus-
band. II ! had divorced him at any
time, 1 know many OF his men
friends would have courted me.
There is something about the magic
letters Mrs" that gives woman
an added attraction in the eyes OF
men. There is a middle-aged widow
In our apartment house that has
more men taking her to theaters
and dances than all the fappers and
unmarried young women.
My children are no hindrance TO
my free life. His mother and my
mother take care of them in the
evenings when we want to go out.
i get more fresh air. expend less
nervous energy and look younger
than any unmarried woman OF my
age. l have taught the children to
respect me from their babyhood,
and they give me no trouble now.
My unmarried sisters, who have set
ambitious standards for the kind
OF men they would consider marry
ing-and who affect to despise my
husbands income-look older than
] do and get less attention from
other men than !.
j often wonder what men get mai
ried for. They take heavy financial
responsibilities. They mortgage their
free time to one woman. What
a wife's clothes cost them would
enable them to enjoy expensive
amusements, extensive travel, and
better surroundings generally. Then,
too, q bachelor, no matter what his
age or social position. gets more
attention socially than a married
man. Children. too, give less pleas
ure and service to a father than a
mother.
But for women. marriage is un-
doubtedly q success. 1t raises
their position in the community. In
most cases, it releases them from
the danger of daily necessary work
and responsibility. 1t brings them
more attention from other men.
Even when incompatibility inter-
venes, alimony provides separate
support without work. In such
cases, il also provides a more stra-
tegic position for a new and better
marriage.
For what kind of women is mar
riage not a SUGGEST All the neg
lected wives know are neat wom-
en-, excessively neat. The kind OF
temperament which expresses itself
in neatness is concerned with little
things. Nothing irritates man
more than to have a wife bother
about little things.
A wife who is satisfied IL her
husband is generous in money mat
ters and who is considerate about
little things, does not get on his
nerves. She becomes an agreeable
habit with him. Man is creature
OF habit I'm marriage as in other
things. Don't try to change his
habits. interfere with his smoking.
his occasionaa cocktail, his desire to
be comfortable and at ease in the
house, and you will succeed at the
easiest and most natural profess
sion for woman-Marriage.
M r. s.
The Washington times., 1920-09-28
juvenile Courts
Abroad

The example set by the United
States in establishing juvenile courts
has now been followed by all the
principal countries Of Europe.
Spain, the last to fall in line, has
now adopted the modern viewpoint
that delinquent children should not
be treated as criminals, but rather
as victims Of adverse conditions and
surroundings. In working out the
details of the law Spanish author
tiles have followed Americas ex-
perience, according to information
received by the Childgen's Bureau
Of the United States Department Of
Labor.
Under the Spanish law the chill
dren's Judge is not necessarily a
member OF the bench. He is assist
ed - two advisory members ap-
pointed by the Commission for the
Proection of Children. Privacy is
guarded very closely in the Spanish
Juvenile courts. no one except pro-
baton officers is allowed in the
court except by special permission.
and the press is forbidden to pub
lish any information about cases OF
Juvenile delinauents.
Since Chicago established the frst
juvenile court in 1899 similar courts
have been established in England,
France, Belgium. Holland, Denmark,
Switzerland. Italy, Germany, Rus
sia, Austria and Hungary.
The Washington times., 1920-09-28
Well Acquainted.

The prisoner had a red nose and
a watery eve, and the watery eye
watered even more sadly than usual
as II sent a silent appeal to the wit
ness who had just stepped into the
box.
Judge, addressing the witness, do
you know the prisoner at the bari"
Yes, sir" replied tho witness
promptly.
how long have you known the
prisoner at the barr
How lonGw exclaimed the wit
nesa. why, bless you, sir, I've
known him to go In at opening
ing timer