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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-23

which Brady left him, and the actor,
explaining that this was diamond set
worth merely $4,000, seemed we'll able to
endure ghosts at the price After telling
Hitchy of the days when folks thought
he was funny as a farmer boy and adj
vlsed him he'd make bigger hit on the
stage, she drew from him the confession
that he once doled out shoes and dress
goods In store. and that part of Wanna
makers prosperity is due to the fact
that Hhchy once worked for him.
Picking out Mr.. Crowninshield because
his first name was Frank, she asked
him II there wasn't some one near him
who wore gold epaulettes and was a
colonel"
Gets CrowninshieId Right.
MY father was an admiral" correct
ed the editor Of Vanity Fair, who re-
fused three brothers that the medium
offered him gratis. However, he caught
and recognized several names she tossed
him. Then, informing him he'd be man.
aging something else soon. she advised
him not to be too surprised If he took
a railroad trip presently.
say, listen. isn't there a minister S
son in the house?" she demanded sud-
denly.
Il am" said Houdini, whose hands
We're free for once and who could there
fore talk. The handcuff king corrobo-
rated the spirituallst when she said that
his father. even though he knew Harry
would make more money than he, OPP
posed his taking up the profession of
pinching himself
you give two rings to people.
warned the medium. Take care you
don't give a third to somebody" Hou-
DIM promised fervently She turned
dramatically upon $. Jay Kaufman
You're very psychic" she exclaimed,
explaining thus why Kaufman sits so
often with finger on cheek. gazing into
the future. You're writing a book.
aren't you. but you're telling very few
about it,"
"'Sname O. the book?" inquired a
dignified Sunday editor But the me-
dunn declined to advertise for Kaufman.
After she mentioned that some one
close TO" the writer had inducements to
go TO Australia. but was held back by
the heart strings Miss Larrimore
purred that she had been restrained
from going TO the antipodes only by
the desire TO keep the home fires burn
ing.
Mrs Campbell then announced that
"Wilfred' w aid like to get in touch
with some {. e. but the audience would
have none 4 him. She PACED "Wil-
bert" but he was discarded too. and
then the spirits went home to roost
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-23
Robbed in Doorway.

Henry Fettel formerly superintendent
of the New York office of the Pruden-
tial Life Insurance Company. opened the
door OF his home at 1877 Linden avenue.
Flatbush. in response to ring yesterday
morning and found two men with revolt
vers facing him. They stripped him of a
watch, diamond ring and other jewelry
worth IS 1000. He and maid were both
struck when they attempted to resist.
Fettel's shouts caused Policeman Edward
Lawler to chase and catch a running
man. The prisoner said his name was
Walter Phincy former soldier. OF
Boston. He was held without bail on
charges of assault and robbery.
1t became known yesterday that bur-
glars entered the home Of DR. Il. Flor
ence Gair, daughter of Robert Gair, box
manufactures, at 1143 Bergen street.
Brooklyn, last Tuesday and took heir
looms and jewelry valued at $4,000. the
robbers gaining entrance through a
kitchen window.
Three men were arrested in Manhat-
tan during the day, one Michael Best, &c,
Of 442 East Eighty-flrst street, charged
with stealing $4,000 worth of clothes
from a store and William j. Nolan, 49,.
and Thomas Fitzgerald 20, charged with
stealing an automobile.
In Brooklyn Benjamin Bubly Of 172
Varet street and Herman Fokowsky of
442 Madison street were arrested for al
tempted robbery.
Samuel Smith. %. paying teller of the
Cosmopolitan Bank. Westchester and
Prospect avenues. The Bronx. and Sam
uel Levitt, %, proprietor of saloon
near the bank. pleaded guilty to burg
larry In the third degree yesterday before
Judge Gibbs in the Bronx County Court
Their confession cleared up the theft Of
S26,405 from the bank.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-23
can. s14 Reasonable Price.

After some further Interrogation uis-
trict Attorney Lewis asked the witness
what he thought reasonable price FOR
domestic anthracite coal az the mines
would be at present Mr. Feenoy re-
piled II think to-day the compan .oa
price--SS.10--is n reasonable one" An
analysis OF freight and other costs
showed that this should bring the New
York retailers price 20 the consumer 10
about s14 ton.
q. A. Mclaughlin. counsel for tho
Seller Company. explained that he bal
been bisquoted as having said that
Gustav Seller, president Of tho company.
lad gone to Maine on a shooting trip -"
Ills actual explanation TO District Att0r-
ncy Lewis was that Mr. Sellers tempo
nary absence was due to a law suit
pending IN Birghamton, n. Y
Or. Royal 8 Copeland, Health Com
missioner. after having conferred with
Mr.. Birmingham, chairman Of the emer-
gency relief committee, said last night
he had learned there we're in the yards
and on the way to this city very ma
terlal quantity Of coal" and that he be-
iieves tho present emergency will not
lag longer than ten days or two weeks.
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Medium Is Depleted.

Thon the medium. Mrs Margaret
Campbell was introduced by Or Here
ward Thcreward Darlington, and said
fhnt as she had given a seance earlier
In The evening she was "depleted"-
thotigh this on the surface Of Il. looked
like an exagEcration. The start took hcr
unataIra. where are vowed she heard a
iadv uook Weeping on top Of mantel-
plerc. After she borrowed a gold pencil
fsam Htchv and every one--including
reporters hummcd q hymn while she
called up headquarters the music. room
was stricken with n hush as the CON
iroir opened up on tho spirit world.
Don't lef this visitation worry you"
the toid Hitchcock while his overhang-
ing forelock auivercd like a dropping
ms "ft win pass after few months
md tho party seeking you viii do you
good ia the epring Of 1921 YOU viii
~ into = linc different from that you
arc in now. though YOU may not think
e1 But just walt
"gav listen 2" she continued, lingering
the nonciI wasn't this given 20 you by
big rorld faced man with n lot OF
Iovc behind him."
yes Diamond Jim Brady" doomed
Raymond Amt nature wonderful -
The medium saw n pair Of broken cuff
links somewhere in the air and the star
acln0wiedEcd that borrowing these from
nia fuund Jim and then breaking them
wna nart ~ his dark past She told him
be would presently receive slight token
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-23
Chicago Crooks Expected.


Deputy Police Commissioner John A.
Leach who is taking Commissioner En-
rights place while the latter is away on
his vacation. said yesterday that crooks
frightened away from Chicago because
of the crime raids being made by the
police there would be met here and put
in Jail if they ventured into the city He
sad there were enough police ade-
quately to cope with any situation aris-
ing from the raids.
Forty detectives familiar with pick
pockets and other criminals went on
duty yesterday in the shopping district
to- protect Christmas shoppers. A new
dead line" from Twenty-third to Fifty
ninth street and from Madison to Sew
enth avenue has been drawn by Deputy
Commissioner Lahey Crooks found
within this line will be taken to police
stations and questioned. Stores, hotels
and other buildings will be visited by
the detectives in connection with the
campaign. Last year 200 crooks were
arrested by a special force in the shop
ping district
After chase of several blocks, Wanio
Anderson. %, laborer living in Third
avcnue lodging house, was arrested last
night by Traffic Policeman Walter Nor
ris. ,Seidio Caracciolo, proprietor Of the
Sayer Drug Company store at Madison
avenue and l25th street, accused the
man of having snatched $50 from the
cashiers desk.
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SAFE NEAR BATTERY
ROBBED OF $4,000
Whitehall Building Is Scene
of Latest Haul Below the
Dead Line.
BURGLARS VISIT DRIVE
Flatbush Man Is Relieved of
$4,000 in Jewelry in His
Doorway.
BURGLARS VISIT DRIVE

Thieves who apparently had not heard
that Fulton street was the police dead
line" for burglars Friday night rifled
the safe of the Union Sulphur Company.
on the twenty-eighth floor of the White
hall Building, at II Battery place. The
police were successful until yesterday
in suppressiDg news of the robbery. but
the thieves are still at liberty with loot
variously estimated at from $4,000 to
$4,000
News of this robbery was by no means
the only event in the underworld which
occurred during the day. but 1t was the
by private watchmen as well as by the
ordinary police patrol of the district, but
this apparently did not trouble the
thieves. Somehow or other, possibly
to have been written on scrap of
paper and left in a desk in the office,
the thieves opened the big safe with
out damaging It, The loot is said to
have consisted largely of Liberty bonds
and New York city bonds.
Another robbery, news of which came
out yesterday was staged in the Hen
drick Hudson, a large apartment house,
occupying the block between 10th and
111th streets in Riverside Drive Thieves
entered the ground floor apartment Of
John A. Williams, vice-president and
general manager of Crouch Fitz-
gerald. leather manufacturers, on Sup
day night, while the apartment was VA
cant, and walked off with $1,000 worth
of clothes. The burglars jimmied a
window on 18th street.
The border vidette., 1920-09-11
IS YOUR HEALTH
 GRADUALLY SLIPPING?
Interesting Experience oe Texas Lady Who Declares That More Women Knew About Cardui They Would Be Spared
 Much Sickness and Worry.

I couldn't rest well at night and was :. just lifeless.
 'FI heard of Cardui and after reading decided had some female trouble that was pulling me down. sent for Cardui and began it. =.
 ''In very short while after began inc Cardui Home Treatment saw an i'm provement and it wasn't long until was all rigllt-good appetite, splendid rest, and much stronger so that easily did my house work.
 "Later took a bottle of Cardui as a tonic. can recommend Cardui ard glad ly do so, for if more women knew, it would save a great deal of worry and sickness"
 The enthusiastic praise of thousands of other women wi1o have found Cardui helpful should convince you that it is worth trying. All druggists sell it.
 ]. 78
The border vidette., 1920-09-11
NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORK.

Bids will be received by the Board of School Trustees of Dis trict No. l, for the construction of a stone wall upon the High School grounds in accordance with the plans and specifications prepared by J. c. Larimore, en- gineer. and now in his office where they may be inspected by any one interested. All bids should be submitted in a sealed envelope on or before six D. m., Monday evening, Septembe 9th, 1920, and should be accompanied by bond or certified check for five per cent of the amount of the bid to guarantee the execu- tion of contract by the success full bidder.
 The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
 B. R. PURDUM, 9-43t Clerk.
The border vidette., 1920-09-11
Navy Blacksmith Shop.

The village blacksmith shop under the spreading chestnut tree Is for rent- The smithy has gone to sea to learn some new tricks of the trade in the U. S. Navy schools.
 Blacksmithing is now highly specialized trade in iron working. Once a man masters 1t he Is sure of a good living for life, either in or out of the service.
 A real interest in ones work Is as necessary in the Navy schools as In others, but Jack is paid to learn and is sure of his job as long as he wants it, providing he is in earnest
 The above photo shows a couple of anvils doing big business at Navy Artificer School.
The border vidette., 1920-09-11

Navasota, Texas.-Mrs. w. M. Peden, ofthis place, relates fine following interest ing account of how she recovered her strength, having realized that sine was actually losing her health:
 ''Eealth is inc greatest thing in the world, and when you feel that gradually slipping away from you, you certainly sit up and take notice. That is what did some ti,!tc ago when found myself in a very nervous, run-down condition of health. I was so tired and felt so lifeless could hardly go at all.
 'I was just no account for work. l woiiid get bucket of water and would feel so weak would have to set it down before I felt like could lift it 10 the shelf In this condition. of course, 10 do even my houseworh was a task almost i'm possible 10 accomplish.
 'T was .. nervous and easily upset
The border vidette., 1920-09-11

Taxing machines apart to see what makes them tick is just as inte sting as making them go after they're put together.
 In the Navy gas engine school shown above, some of our future avia' tors are Investigating the ignition devices on an airplane engine
 The sailors get a thorough training in the gas engine and have lots of op- portunities to perfect themselves in this speciality during a four years en- Hstment. They are paid during the entire course, and when they finish their enlistment period they can either continue In the service or go back to civil life. well qualified to do high class garage work.
The border vidette., 1920-09-11
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local appica tiong. they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only way to cure catarrhal deafness, and that is by a constitutional remedy Catarrhal Deafness is caused by an in famed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is In1aIned you have rumbling sound imperfect hearing, and when 1t is entirely closed. Deafness is the result. Unless the inflammation can be reduced and this tube restored to it3 normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever. Many cases of deafness caused by catarrh. which is an innamed condition of the mucous faces. Halls Catarrh Cure acts thru the tenn.
 We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot be cured by Halls Catorrh Cure. Circulars free All Druggists. 75c.
 F. J. CHENEY 6 CO, Toledo. O.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-05
MRo:tirtYi
\ qR@' bg&raneesJone

Mr.. and Mrs J. c. Burnett have is
sued invitations to the wedding of
their daughter. Mary. to Mr.. Clayton
Kline, which will take place Wednes-
DAY evening. June %, $3.50 o'clock, at
the First Congregational church.
The Western Sorosis club honored
DR.. Sara Ellen Greenfield. who will
become the bride of Mr.. William c.
stephenson on the twelfth Of June,
with prettily appointed luncheon
this noon at Pelletier's tea room.
Covers were placed for: Doctor
Greenfield Mrs. W. W. Kitchell, Mrs.
w. +. Atchison. Mrs C. J. Evans, Mrs
Mary Huron Hale. Mrs. F. w. Wat
son. Mrs. John CLANCY. Mrs. o. L.
Moore. Mrs Mary L. Chamberlain.
Mrs. II. w. Roby, Mrs. Frank Mont
gomery, Mrs. J. r. Madison. Mrs. P.
). Lyon, Mrs. Bernard Dewey Of Kan
sas City. Mo. DR.. Dorothy Nicon, Miss
Effie Graham, Miss Ethel Aldrich, Miss
Lola Graham. Miss Orpha and Miss
Effle Humphrey of Fort Worth, Tex.
Miss Betty Edison entertained in
formally this afternoon at her home
in Tyler street for a number Of the
Of town Thetas who are visiting here
were the honor guests:
y y y
Mr.. p r. Wolfe gave a dinner at
Pelletier's Thursday evening Tor his
daughter. Miss Carmie Wolfe. it being
her birthday anniversary. The table
was centered with carnations.
The guests included: Miss Wolfe,
Mrs. Rachel Short, Mrs. Mabel Potter.
Miss Laura Ewing Miss Maude Bishop,
Miss Bertha Senft. Miss Ruth
Schnacke, Miss Ruth Hunt Miss Alma
Calvert, Miss Nellie AnseL Miss Irene
Troxeu and Miss Rozella Kerr.
y X \
The board OF trustees and the staff
Of Christ's hospital will give a dinner
this evening at o'clock at the Elks'
club for the graduates and the pupil
nurses Of the hospital. There will be
about sixty guests.
Following the dinner there VIII be
n musicale with Mrs. George Allen Civ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-05
RED CROSS ROLL CALL
Topeka Chapter Notified of Drive
Armistice Day to Thanksgiving.


The annual Red Cross drive for
members will begin Armistice day,
November IL and close Thanksgiving
day, November rs, Red Cross workers
in Topeka were today notified by Off
Gals at southwestern divisional head
quarters of the Red Cross at st. Louis.
The campaign will be known as the
Fourth Red Cross Roll Call"
Red Cross officers at national head
quarters of the organization in wash
ington made known that as the result
OF the roll call last fall the American
Red Cross now has 10, 000,0 600 mem
bers, with returns still coming in
This is more than 20 times the pre-war
membership of the society and, of
course, does not take into account the
$4,000, 900 school children members of
the Junior Red Cross.
In fixing the date of the annual
enrolment of members, explanation
was made on the decision of the Red
Cross to make each "Armistice Day"
the occasion for renewing popular al
legiance to the Red Cross thru dollar
annual memberships. Thus the
fourth roll call will have for its pri-
mary purpose maintenance of as
nearly universal membership as pos
sible to carry on the peace-time re-
sponsibilites of the Red Cross.
These obligations include continue
ton of measures in behalf of Amer
ica's veterans of the war. particularly
the disa bled; service for the peace
time army and navy; development of
stouter national resistance to disease
thru health centerS. increase of the
country's nursing resources and Red
Cross cooperation with official health
agencies; continued preparedness for
disaster relief; home service and COM
munity work: and completion of relief
work among the war-exhausted and
diSea se-ridden peoples overseas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-05
WAS A KANSAS PIONEER.
James h. p. Wilson, Who Died Here
Thursday, High in Masonry.

James K. P. Wilson, who died
Thursday at his residence. 1852 Gar
field avenue, was one of the pioneers
of the state. He came to Kansas in
1868. Wilson was county clerk of
jefferson county for two years. after
which he entered the pension service
Of the United States where he re-
manned for twenty-five years.
Wilson was born October 1, 1914,
in Green county, Ohio. He was
veteran of the Civil war. and was
member of the Grand Army of the
Republic. He had been a member of
the Presbyterian church for fifty-one
years. He was a member of Golden
Rule lodge No. 90, A. F. & A. M, and
a thirty-second degree Mason
He was married to Miss Harriet
Vincent in 1857. Besides his widow,
he is survived by three children,
Ralph Wilson, Topeka; Mrs. c. r.
Marlett, of Los Angeles, Cal, and Eu-
gene A Wilson, of New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-05

WICK. Miss Holtwick has accepted the
position as head of the mathematics
department of Virginia Intermont col
lege at Bristol. Va, for next year.
Mr.. Asa Crawford has returned
from Fort Dodge, Iowa, and will spend
the summer here.
Mrs. George Wimmart is spending
the weekend in Kansas City.
MIR. and Mrs. A. ]. Carruth and chill
dren left today for Harrington to visit
relatives Mrs. Carruth will remain
for several weeks, but Mr.. Carruth
will return Monday.
DR.. Harriet Adams will return soon
from trip west. Doctor Adams has
been out with one of the health dem
onstration cars.
Miss Lillian Martin has returned
from Abilene where she has been
teaching the past year and will spend
the summer with her parents, Gen.
and Mrs. c. 1. Martin
Mrs. Herbert Bea1s of Cedar Rapids,
Ia. will arrive next week to visit her
parents. Judge and Mrs. A. E. Helm,
Of College avenue.
lie daughter and their sons wife, Mrs.
Warren Briggs. will arrive this eve
ming from Portsmouth, Ohio, to spend
a few days with Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Kemper. Mrs. Briggs and Mrs kem-
per are sisters. Mr.. and Mrs. Briggs
Will SpSHQ WEN d. Inc AhOOeAAAS
of the wholesale grocers to be held at
Denver Mrs. Warren Briggs is en-
route to Oregon to visit her parents.
Mr.. W. NJ. Briggs is president of the
Gilbert Wholesale Grocery company OF
Portsmouth.
Mr.. W. C. Ralston has returned
from Parkville, Mo. where he attend
ed the commencement meeting of the
board of trustees of Park college.
Miss Leota Harley is spending her
vacation with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. B. Harley, of Fort Scott, Kan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kline and Mr..
Edward Kline have arrived from An
napolis. Mr.. and Mrs. Kline went east
to attend the commencement exer-
cises at the academy. Mr.. Kline will
spend June in Topeka and will leave
the last of the month for duty on the
battleship Mississippi, to which post he
has been assigned.
Mrs. T. B. Willard and her daugh-
ter. Alice Marcelle. of Chicago, are
visiting Mr.. Wizards parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Willard.
Mr.. Paul B. Sweet and his sister.
Miss Anna Sweet, have rented the
house at 1881 Clay street, and will be
there for several months.
Summer classes in expression and
dramatic art, commencing June 15 to
July 81. Special summer rates. Mrs.
F. A Mccoy, 210 Knox avenue. Phone
Black 2008.-AdV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-05

Mrs. George Troudner entertained
at her home in West street Frida,
noon with a luncheon honoring Mrs
George Ford of Kansas City, Mo, WIN
is visiting her sister. Mrs. J. L. Wood
There were places for eight guests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-05
TO LOCATE 1920 CONVENTION.
National Real Estate Assn. Scene of
Big Fight Today.

Kansas City. Mo-, June 5.-Nationai
real estate men, in convention here
today, will choose the location of the
1921 convention.
Baltimore was the first city to be-
gin the fight for next years honors
Chicago and Denver have since be-
come actively determined to capture
the big gathering. Atlanta also is
DESTROYS of entertaining the realtors
in 1921
Birmingham and Memphis are plan
ming on getting in their bids for the
1922 meet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-05
TO HELP WEAK CHURCHES.
Second District Christians Vote to
EmnIOY Circuit Rider

Ottawa, Kan, June 5.-Following a
meeting here of the second district
Christian churches of Shawnee. Doug
las. Johnson. Usage, Franklin, Miami.
Coffey, Anderson and Linn counties
this week, it was voted to employ a
district evangelist to look after weak
and pastorless churches.
There are several such churches in
this county. W. H. Scrivner, of Olathe
was reelected president, and NJ. Lee
Sorey, Lawrence, secretary The next
convention will be held at Lawrence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-05

The Business and Professional wo-
mems club will have n picnic on Flag
day. June Il, at Ripley park The
committee has changed the place of
the picnic from Gage to Ripley park
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-05

Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Howard enter
tanned a picnic party at their home.
Rose Acres" last evening. Those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. F. L.
Evarts Mrs. Ada Butler. Mrs. jose
phine Carpenter. Mrs. F. w. Here,
Mrs. Cynthia White, Miss Belle Evarts
and Mr.. Hubert Howard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-05

The Women's Home Missionary So
ciety of the First Methodist Episcopal
church will give a birthday party
Tuesday afternoon. June s. in honor
of the new members of the society.
The affair will be held at the home
of Mrs. A E. Van Petten, 1901 Lane
street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-05
PROMISES BIG WHEAT CROP.


Paris. June 5.-Winter wheat pros
poets on May 1 thruout France were
very good, according to reports to the
ministry of agriculture. Fifty-seven
departments made reports showing the
crop was in good condition. Only ten
were able to make this report last
year.
Forty-six departments showed that
spring wheat is doing well and it is
said that a good grade of wheat COW
ers approximately 100000 acres.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-05

Miss Maude Dutton was the guest
of honor Thursday afternoon at a
shower given for her by Mrs. Roy K.
Raster of Washington, D. C. The af-
fair was held at the home of Mrs. S.
G.. Phillips of 1917 Lincoln street
Miss buttons marriage to Mr.. H. Yer
day. June s.
The guests included: Mrs. Glen