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The Washington times., 1920-07-09
W|FEASKSslOO,OOO
of "0THER WOMAN"
Asserts Alleged Affinity Laugh.
ed at Her fearful Plea to
Release Husband.

NEW YORK, July S-Demanding
500 900 for the alleged alienation OF
her husbands affections. Mrs. Effie
Elizabeth Jacobs Med a complaint in
the supreme court yesterday. She told
OF begging with tears that Miss Mary
NJ. croke give up her husband, Monte
+. Jacobs. Miss croke laughed and
refused. the wife says.
Mrs. Jacobs said when she threat
ened TO bring the present suit Miss
croke said she would transfer her
property at once, so the wife should
not recover a cent. on the strength
OF this allegation and the Ming OF "A
bond for $3.50, Justice Donnelly signed
warrant OF attachment. which wa-
given to the sheriff TO serve. Misc
Croke Is the owner OF a building on
West Eighty-eighth street and other
property, affidavits said.
SAYS his LOVE GREW COLD.
Mrs. Jacobs, who is the mother OF
a daughter Dorothy. thirteen. said
she lived happily with her husband
until two years ago, when he left her,
ostensibly to live with his mother.
She said OF her husband: He was al
ways inclined to have proclivity for
gambling" hut he treated her and
their child with affection until his
love grew cold.
IL was In May 10 last. Mrs. Jacobs
said, that, while visiting her hus-
bands mother she found Miss Croke's
address. She taxed her husband with
this at their next meeting and forced
him TO admit. she says. that he had
transferred his affections.
A week later. accompanied by a
friend, Miss Lille Byrnes Mrs. Jacob
called at the home OF Miss Croke and
met Miss Croke's mother. While they
were talking Miss Croke entered and.
remarking. 81 can take care of my
own affairs" asked her mother to
withdraw.
REFUSED TO GIVE HIM Up.
Mrs. Jacobs learned. she says, that
Miss Croke and Jacobs had seen much
of each other for Ave or six years.
The wife asked the other woman to
give up Jacobs. Miss Croke replied,
Mrs. Jacobs said, that she could as
easily part with one OF her limbs or
one of her eyes.
The wife says Miss Croke admitted
being engaged TO a former employer
OF hers, who had given her much jew
elry, cash, and the West Eighty
eighth street house. She said she had
given up many men who had more
money than Jacobs, and told the wife
If she would consent to divorce Ja-
cobs and Miss Croke would be mar
ried Immediately. The wife refused
She says in her complaint:
she admitted giving my husband
silk shirts, an expensive humidor, and
jewelry. | pleaded with and entreated
her to give him up. | begged her,
implored her with tears; but II was
all of no avail"
The Washington times., 1920-07-09
Judge and Prosecutor
Declare VoIstead Law
Perplexing to Them

BOSTON, July "a United States
commissioner and an assistant
United States attorney yesterday
declared they did not understand
the Volstead act.
Fred Read, OF Lawrence. at
hearing before CommlssioneT will
liam A. Hayes on charges OF selling
whiskey. Was asked by Assistant
United states Attorney Lewis Gold
berg II he had ever heard Of the
Volstead act.
The defendant replied. "Yes, but
I don't know what IL means" To
which the attorney responded that
he did not need to be ashamed. be-
cause 1--WE are all in the same
class" The commissioner, leaning
over from tho bench. added:
And I'm in that class, too"
The Washington times., 1920-07-09

and the conferring of the degree will
take place at 80 p. m. At : p. m.
the knights will attend vesper serv-
ice at St Mary's Church. On Mon
day the visiting knights and friends
will be taken on sightseeing trips
and in the evening the members of
Fitzgerald Assembly will tender the
newly elected members of the fourth
degree and the visiting knights
and friends ball at the Ly
ceum Hall. The committee in
charge of the affair is C. M. Horgan,
chairman master committee; NJ. j.
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Mcfarland, decorations: +. r. Quinn
reception; Thomas J. Mcfarland
hotel: William Desmond. transporta
ton.
Announcement has been made OF
the marriage of Calvin T. Ryan, for
merly teacher in the AleXendria
High School, and Miss Marie Bristow.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j ames T.
Bristow, OF Cambridge, Mass. The
ceremony was performed at Epworth
Methodist Church at Cambridge on
une 30 last.
Judge Robinson Moncure. of the
Corporation Court, has appointed
william ). Snow, a justice OF the
peace from the Third ward. and Ay-
lett II. Nicol, commissioner in chan
Gerry.
Word has been received in this city
OF the death at his home at Carlisle,
Pa, OF James II. Lob. who for many
years resided in this city.
In the United States Court, Judge
Edmund Waddill presiding. Conner
Hudson. indicted for the alleged lar
ceny ,of property from the Govern
ment, was adjudged not guilty by a
jury. The cases OF several men
charged with conspiracy to defraud
the Government was continued until
the next term of the United States
Court.
The fire department was called
about p. m. yesterday to eXtinguish
burning telegraph pole near George
Washington Park. A short circuit is
said to have been the cause of the
blaze. which put the lines of the
Postal Telegraph Company out of
commission for some time.
The big freighter Anna f. Morse.
which was launched at the shipyard
here on April %, left Alexandria this
morning on her trial trip. On the
vessel were a number of officials of
the Virginia Shipbuilding Corpora
ton.
The quarterly conference of the
Free Methodist Church will open this
evening. Bishop william Pearce will
preside and will deliver sermons
every evening until the conference
closes next Sunday evening.
The Sunday School of the Metho-
dist Protestant Church is holding its
annual picnic at Hume's Station,
Arlington County, today.
The Washington times., 1920-07-09
NEWS OF ALEXANDRIA
and NEARBY VIRGINIA
knights of Columbus to Confer
Fourth Degree on Large
Class July 18.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 9.-On
Sunday, July IS. the fourth, or high
est degree OF the Knights of Column
bus, will be exemplified for the frst
time in this city in the Lyceum Hall
before a class of fifty from AleIan-
dria, Portsmouth and other Virginia
cities.
The dgree will be in charge of
Master f. A. German, M. D., Of the
Virginias, and his team. The candi-
dates and the members of the fourth
degree of Fitzgerald Assembly will
attend mass in a body at St. Mary's
Church at 1880 a. m. This will be
followed by luncheon at 1880 p. m,
The Washington times., 1920-07-09
GOAT OR DOG IS HORSE"
UNDER TRAFFIC RULES

BOSTON, July '9.-Under the new
street regulations. the very latest
definition Of what horse is. or should
be. describes the species as: "hll
domestic animals used as draf. ami
mails or beasts of burden: also cattle"
So. If goat or dog is attached to a
cart he becomes beast OF burden.
andI therefore. horse. The same
with cattle being driven through the
streets
The Washington times., 1920-07-09
REBEL MEXICAN GENERAL
SOUGHT DEAD OR ALIVE

VERA CRUZ, Mexico, July 9-Gen.
Cesaro Castro. stationed near Torreon.
In the state of Coahuila. has revolted
against the Obregon- DE la Huerta ad
ministration, according to reports re.
ceived here. Gen. Eugenio Martinez
has been ordered to pursue General
Castro, and bring him back dead or
alive.
General Castro, according to reports.
took with him the entire Torreon gar
rison, including several pieces Of ar.
tillery.
The Washington times., 1920-07-09
PARSON TACKLES WOOD
ALCOHOL; SAVED BY PUMP

WAUKEGAN H.. July 9-Real
liquor isn't an antidote for the lum-
Der yard cocktail. and therefore
George Thomas, a travelling minister
with a thirst, found his way into the
Waukegan police station a very sick
man.
He said he drank a pint OF wood
alcohol. believing he had stored away
such large quantities OF the real
thing previously the wood brand
would not hurt him. He denied hav-
ing tried to commit suicide. A stom-
ach pump saved the touring parson.
The Washington times., 1920-07-09

carry "tear bombs as part Of their
equipment In nghtinE disorder In that
city These bombs are similar to
those used during the war and render
the most Yiolept persons helpless.
F1Fe patrol duty and the pursuit OF
auto bandits will also form part OF
their dutieA
The Washington times., 1920-07-09
BUMPER WHEAT CROPS.

PORTLAND, Ore, July "a full
1920 wheat crop is due in the North
western states, according to grain
men here. The prospects in the en-
tire Pacific Northwest are 100 per
cent, grain men aver.
The Washington times., 1920-07-09
JAlLER JAILED; WILL RUN
CAMPAIGN FROM CELL

LEXINGTON, Ky, July s.-Fess
whitaker jailer and author. must
serve six months in the jail OF which
he Is the legally elected and qualified
Keeper, according TO n mandate Of the
Kentucky court Of appeals
whitaker Is now candidate for
county Judge OF Letcher county, and
has announced he will direct his cam
paign from his cell.
The Washington times., 1920-07-09

MICHAEL GfLHooLEY, the famous sixteen year old
wi Belgian StowAwAy, who must soon leave the United
States Five times he crossed the Atlantic take up
life in America and each time he apprehended and
sent back In his sixth attempt Mrs Marion c. Curry
became interested and has agreed to for the boy
She will now send him back to Belgium at her own
pense to complete his education.
The Washington times., 1920-07-09
news OF ROCKVILLE.
and REST OF COUNTY
School Superintendent Announces
Appointment Of Teachers for
the Ensuing Year.

ROCKVILLE, Md, July e.-PFof'
Edwin W. Broome, county superin-
tendent OF schools, has announced
the appointment Of the following
teachers for the next school year:
The Washington times., 1920-07-09

Mcfarland, decorations: F. T. Quinn,
reception: Thomas j. Mcfarland,
hotel: William Desmond. transporta-
ton.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-09-11

According TO the United States CEN
sus, seventy-one counties in Missouri
have lost in popuAation during the
last ten years. out Of forty-four
counties north Of the Missouri river
but four, Buchanan, Clay, Grundy
and Randolph, show any gains. With
the exceptions of Joplin and Webb
City. most of the cities of any con-
sequence show small gains and few
of them rather large gains. In South
east Missouri. eleven counties show
gains. jefferson City gained more
than IS per cent, and yet Cole county
lost. Young men and young women
from the rural counties Of the state
are focking into the cities, lured by
better wages and fewer hours of
work. Amusements in the larger cit
les also help to strip the farms of
young people. Not until working
conditions change will the overflow
into the cities cease. There never
was a time since Missouri was settled
by white men when farming paid as
big profits as it does now, but this is
not a sufficient motive to keep the
young people on the FARMS effer-
son City Democrat Tribune.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-09-11

that 1t not only stripped the corn and
other vegetation but killed chickens,
small birds and whole coveys of quail.
Louis Wilson reports finding birds
dead on his farm in various places
and their cat has frequently carried
them up to the house. He had thirty
five acres of corn badly damaged and
his brother, Jesse, had 40 acres that
was stripped. These two men were
in Mexico at the time It hailed and
did not get home for two hours after
but found the stones thick on the
ground and still about the size of
walnuts. l.. Nj. Goodnight had two
acres of watermelons that were filled
full of holes. Practically all the corn
in that neighborhood has nothing left
but the stalks. A good rain accom-
panied the hail, making the fileds
muddy and causing the creek to run
-Moberly Democrat.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-09-11

with a thin circle of red whiske ers
travelling from ear to car by the chin
route. The modest fiddler makes
these claims for himself: 81 won the
blue one at the fair i'm Sedalia, run
'em all out, band and all came out
when they heard 10Y fiddle. I got
fiddle. ! took ribbons off of fiddlers
all my life. Used to tame squirrels
back home" .-....,.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-09-11

least two cases of perfectly good eggs
were thrown away, While the eggs
were directed at Knight, many of
them missed their mark and struck
innocent bystanders. Dozens of ex-
cited women are said to have been
mixing in the crowd with eggs smear
ed over their handsome dresses. A
justice OF the peace who attempted
to quiet the crowd and talk for the ma
jesty Of law was also made a target
for the egg throwers. The town mar
shall is said TO have been also spat-
tered. The egging bee started about
nine o'clock Sunday night and lasted
until near o'clock Monday morning,
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-09-11

Andrew Phelps, 55 years old, COM
mitted suicide at Poplar Bluff Satur-
day night when he jumped beneath
the cars of Frisco passenger train
as it was leaving the station. BY
ISLANDERS who saw Phelps crawling
across the rails attempted TO drag
him out, but were too late. Dcspon-
dency over the loss of practically all
of his eyesight, II is believed, was the
cause of the suicide. Phelps is sur
viyed by a wife and five children.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-09-11

Fifty years in the game and still
playing a strong hand" is the line on
the card OF Samuel Whitley Davis,
editor and owner Of the Butler Re
pubHcan-Press, which announces the
golden anniversary" of Mr.. Davis in
his career of newspaper man. He
entered August 29, 1870, at Rockville,
Ind, and 'is still going at Butler, No,
August 30, 1920"
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-09-11

When the case Of Joseph II. Van
vactor was called in the Shelby coun-
ty circuit court at Macon Thursday
morning the attorneys for the de-
fense asked for a continuance. This
was denied by Judge V. L. Drain and
then the accused pleaded guilty 10
the charge of killing Miss Laura
Manuel on the public highway near
Leonard the afternoon of November
u, 1919, and threw himself on the
mercy Of the court After few
words, Judge Drain sentenced Van
vactor to Imprisonment in the peni-
tentiary for life.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-09-11

Votes cast Tuesday by 100 women
of Howard and Lone Walnut school
districts, in the belief that the Ten
nessee ratification of the suffrage
amendment gave them the ballot
We're declared illegal today by the
county court here, The court order
ed the ballots of the women thrown
out, declaring they had anticipated
the proclamation of Secretary of
ems votes caused the defeat OF a
school bond issue, which had been
carried before the recount.-Johnson
County Star.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-09-11

Would anyone believe that a spider
could get the best OF a live mouse?
Only those who believe the truthful
ness of Col. Nick Kielu.an will say
so. Col. Nick saw it done last Satur-
day Mr.. Kielman was sitting in his
office on the South Side when he
heard a mouse squeal He looked
about the floor and in one corner he
saw a small mouse making frantic
efforts to get away from something
that was holding it. Looking closer
he saw that a spider web was hold
ing the mouse by the tail while a little
grey house spider was busily engaged
in running back and forth from the
tail of the mouse to the middle OF the
web Mr.. Kielmau declares that the
mouses struggles We're in vain and
that slowly but surely the mouse was
being entangled in the mesh of the
formance for some time and next
morning he looked again. This time
the mouse was lifted at least two
inches off the floor and was enmesh-
ed thoroughly in the web. "It was a
dead mouse" remarked Mr.. Kielman.
II have heard Of a mouse splitting in
bull dogs face, but that is the first
time ever heard Of a spider captur-
ing and killing a mouse. Cole Coun-
ty Democrat.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-09-11

Passengers on a Missouri, Kansas
& Texas train, which arrived in ST.
Louis more than four hours late
Tuesday afternoon, causing them to
miss Northern and Eastern connec-
tions. complained that they were
compelled to spend nearly two hours
at Mokane, Ok, waiting for another
engine when the trains regular loco
motive was used to pull away the pri-
vate car of Charles Schwab, the steel
magnate. who was in a hurry to get
to his Eastern destination.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-09-11

The following is a list of the can
didates of the Democratic and Re
publican parties for state senator, Sc
lected in the various districts at the
state primary:
First-Marshall Z. Ford of Mary
villo Democrat; James +. Lafavor Of
Parncll, Republican.
Third-Bayliss r. Gordon Of Lib
| erty, Democrat; no Republican nomi-
nee.
Fitth-NIichael e. Casey Of Kansas
City Democrat; Eugene Bowers OF
Kansas City, Republican.
Seventh--Wallace Green of Kansas
City, Democrat; David NJ. Proctor Of
Kansas City, Republican.
Ninth--Elmcr o. Jones of La Plat
ia, Democrat; w. 4. Robinson of La
Plata, Republican.
Eleventh-Jcfferson ID. Iostctter of
Bowling Green, Democrat; no Repub-
! lican nominee.
Thrteenth-James H. Whitecotton
of Paris, Democrat; no Republican
nominee.
Fiftecnth--Mclville r. Henderson
Of sedalia, Democrat; A. L. Short
ridge of Sedalia, Republican.
Sixteenth -(Vacancy occasioned by
death of Clark WIKI; Louis e. Brown
ing of Lowrcy City, Democrat; Albert
Chambers of Eldorado Springs, Re
publican.
Sevcntconth--J. +. Hereford of
Odessa, Democrat; Dr. B. b. Tout of
Archie, Republican.
Nineteenth-Charles f. Reid Of
ozark, Democrat; julius NJ. Loavitt
of Bolivar, Republican.
Twenty F. FullbriGht
of Doniphan, Democrat; Phil A. Ben
nett Of Buffalo, Republican.
Twenty ty-third-Tillman Anderson Of
Commerce. Democrat; no Republican
nominee.
Twenty Democratic nom
inec; Richard +. Ralph of Valley
Park, Republican.
Twenty ty-seventh-Louis S. Rephlo
of jefferson City, Democrat; William
c. Irwin Of jefferson City, Republican.
Twenty Democratic nom
inee; Frank B. Warner of ST. Louis.
Republican.
Thirty y-first-Michael Kinney Of St.
Louis, Democrat; no Republican
nominee reported.
Thirty y-third-Joseph II. Brogan OF
st. Louis, Democrat; Joseph NJ. Eb-
ling of st. Louis, Republican.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-09-11

A mining company near Joplin has
on exhibit Mrs. Mallard Duck, who is
busy right now Matching young duck
lings for the company. The Joplin
Globe tells the story: There are sew
eral young mallard ducks that make
their home at the mine, and they are
so tame they will come up to eat out
of ones hand. After demonstrating
this to your satisfaction, Manager r.
J. Grant will take you out to the
other side of the mill (you can figure
out which side that means as best
you may, because it might not be safe
TO tell exactly where this duck in
cubating spot is) and will lift up a
sheet of galvanized zinc, and, Eureka!
there sits the big, healthy mallard
hen. She doesn't get up when you
are introduced, either, taking it for
granted that Grant Cnot bad, thaD
will not ask her to meat any Bolshe-
vks, did you? (You didn't overlook
that meat any Bolsheyiks.' did you p
| The sight convinces q man that the
wild ducks probably would all be
tame il people would let them"
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-09-11

One of the most modern and COM
plete country churches in northern
Missouri will be dedicated Sunday,
August 20, when the doors OF the new
Littleby Methodist church are opened
for the initial service there. The new
church building has been described as
a city church on the prairie" The
church house is a frame building, set
on a foundation of hollow tile and
concrete, and has a large basement.
The basement will contain a furnace
and a modern lighting plant. On the
main floor is an auditorium and the
Sunday school rooms. Sunday school
rooms are something Of an innovation
in a country church. The Littleby
church will have five of them, and
each will be outfitted comfortably
and attractivoly. The main auditor
ium will seat two hundred persons.
1t is a spacious room, INTELLECTUALLY
beautiful, The decorations will add
still more to the beauty of the room,
and make It one of the most inviting
places of worship in Audrain county.
Mexico Ledger
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-09-11

There was a balance in the state
treasury at the close of business Aug.
81 Of $12,441,7s7, This Is the heav-
lest balance that has ever been in the
treasury of Missouri by moro than Y
million dollars and it is known that
more than pa million dollars of the
state income taxes and corporation
franchise taxes are being withheld be-
cause Of litigation pending In the fed
eral court and the state courts.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-09-11

Representatives from both towns
have been out working like beavers
the past week and The fight promises
to be one Of the hardest ever put up
in Holt county. Craig and Union
township win give a majority to ore
gon. Anyone who does not believe
this statement can find a hundred
bones lying in this poverty stricken
printing office that says we are right.
Do not be surprised to see a bunch
of Mound City fans roofing for the
Craig baseball team next Sunday at
Big Lake. Everyone knows how well
that town loves this one. And if we
should have a chautauqua or ce!e-
bration all three Of the friends of
Craig who live in Mound City will
probably be here. Let's get up a cele-
bration of some kind in Craig and see
if we do not have a fun house. The
fight will wax warmer as the election
draws nearer and if the country had
not gone insane on July l, 1919, the
editor of this paper might take off
his shirt and get to work or take the
stump. As it is it LOOKS like Oregon
has three men on bases and no one
out and that the pitcher is as wild as
a March hare.-Craig Leader.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-09-11

A thief with a fine sense OF care re-
moved pane of glass from the rear
door of a Boonville store and set it
away carefully where it would not be
broken. lie did take three revulvers
and empty the money drawer. Now
restored the pane of glass as he left
he might have had the neatest job of
pilfering in the state to his credit.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-09-11

Surely it was Editor Green's loyalty
to Old Missouri that led him to re-
mark in the Brookfield Argus, $50
many people are springing into life
who were friends of Cox and Harding
in former days that one is led TO sus-
pect that the entire population of the
United States has lived in Ohio at
some time or another"
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-09-11

f. L. Pleasner a Howard county
farmer, had HIS Ford car stolen at
the Fayette fair few weeks ago. He
could get no trace of it and gave Z
up as gone. A few days ago he
motored to the sedalia fair and near
the Arrow Rock ferry he passed an
abandoned car by the road side. 1t
looked familiar to him and on a close
examination he found it to be his car.
The thief had run out Of oil and gas
and abandoned the car.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-09-11

Just seven minutes was required for
a jury Of six women, the first worn-
ems jury summoned in Jasper coun-
ty, to find the accused man guilty and
assess his fine at $50. The man was
charged with stealing bottle Of milk
after the health commissioner had
testified that the water had been add
ed to the milk. The trial lasted two
hours, the extreme penalty for the
offense was $500, which shows the
women were lenient. The case was
appealed to the circuit court.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-09-11

saving wood until all the coal short
ages this side Of hell would not bother
the people of this good little town.
I'd begin saving now and keep at it
Till snow flies-and ia not ask poor
people $l2 load for it, either. That's
what I'd do-now tell us what you'd
do?-Maitland Herald.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-09-11

a marriage license was obtained in
Wyandotte county, Kas., Tuesday by
Cord NJ. Gregory of Wallace and
Moreno Hackett of Dearborn, giving
their ages as II and IS respectively.
1t later developed that Miss Hackett
is only 1G and that Gregory was al
ready married-it being variously re-
ported that he has all the way from
one to three wives from whom he has
not been divorced in legal manner.
The result is that the law authorities
are seeking the couple and if the re-
port be true as to his matrimonial
activities Gregory will have a serious
charge to face when found.-Platte
County Landmark.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-09-11

Destroying all unharvested crops
ana wrecking buildings in its path, a
ndstorm-virtually a tornado-ac-
companicd by eight inches of rain,
swept a strip seven miles wide across
Bates county Tuesday night. The
dollars, though no estimate OF losses
has been made. The storm travelled
from west TO cast.