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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-03

MISS ELSA BASSETT, Miss Rose Mccarthy, Miss Margaret Barry, all of Park avenue; Miss Mary Pistey of Berkshire avenue, and Miss Rather inc Flynn of Orchard street, are the Of the district ordnance de- partrnent here who have recently been transferred to Springfield, Mass, to complete their work.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-03

MRS. E-W. FAIRCHILD of CIin- ton avenue opened her home this af- ternoon for the members of the United Congregational church, when a pleasing program of readings and selections were enjoyed. Tea was served by the hostess.
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Get HALF MILLION
Four Chicago Bandits Make
Haul in Minute and Half.
All Police Have to Show Is
Wrappers From Cash.
ONLY ONE SHOT is FIRED
Dashed Away in Car Just as
Cops Arrived.
Took Registered Mail Pouch
From Chicago Station.
ONLY ONE SHOT is FIRED

Chicago, April 7-Nearly three
quarters of a million dollars was car
ried away from the Dearborn station
here yesterday by group of bandits
who coolly played sand lot baseball
all afternoon in a lot adjoining the
station.
The sum contained in the registered
pouch swooped upon by the robbers in
their sudden dash upon the mail
clerks, was established today in the
discovery of the pouch, ripped open,
abandoned and eventually found by
the police. In it were money, wrap
pers and other evidence showing that
contained were valued at 100000 to
$4,000. The robbers made clean
getaway.
Took Minute and Half
One minute and a half was the esti-
mate of bystanders of the time the
robbers consumed in making off with
the loot. So sudden was the ASA ult
that witnesses were dazed and no two
told the same story. The story of the
actual robbery in the main ran thus:
Four men appeared with pointed
revolvers before a dozen mail clerks
and demanded that a registered mail
pouch be surrendered. This done, a
man of tremendous strength picked
up the pouch with one hand and
Companions gathered up two other
pouches, loaded them into the ma
chine and drove hastily away.
One shot was fired and that by one
of the robbers at the big man who
had handled the registered mail
pouch The big man had darted
around the rear of the machine and
probably was taken for a detective.
Whether the bullet took effect was not
ascertained.
The car dashed around the first cor
ner as a policeman hove into sight.
The number of the machine was OBJ
tanned and traced, showed the car to
have been stolen on March 80.
Early this morning the police found
the three mail pouches in a vacant lot.
The registered money wrappers indi-
Gated the cash loot to have been forty
thousand 81 bills, $4,000 in miscella-
neous currency. and a package con-
tanning 100 bills, each of $1,000 de-
nomination.
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PRIZE MONEY TO FREE FAIR
HoIstein- Friesian Association To Give
Twenty Per Cent.

The prize committee of the Hol-
stein Friesian association of America,
at a recent meeting in Chicago, al
lotted for the Kansas Free Fair, to be
held at Topeka during 1921, twenty
per cent of the total prize money paid
to livestock exhibitors.
The Holstein-Friesian association of
America is the largest of the pure
bred cattle associations. A recent CEN
sus showed over four hundred thou
sand purebred Holsteins in the United
States According to this census the
eastern states lead in the number OF
pure-bred Holstein-F riesian cows, New
York with over eighty thousand head,
Wisconsin with more than sixty thou
sand, Ohio with thirty thousand, be-
ing the highest three states in the
Union. The central states as a group
have 1929 pure-bred Holsteins.
Kansas is in this group and showed
6.4l5 pure-bred Holsteins-
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Chicago Grain Dealers Expect
Prices to Hold Level.
Bumper Yield in United States
Now Expected.
OVERESTIMATE FOREIGN YIELD
while American Acreage Big
ger, European Below Normal.
High Railroad Rates May Make
Oats Crop VaIueless.

Chicago, April Wheat prices are
expected to maintain their present
level by leading grain dealers here in
touch with the market conditions.
Acreage is slightly above normal. &C.
cording to reports from the great
wheat fields of the middle and north
west
Only Slight Drop Ahead.
Prices will probably not drop ap-
probably" James A. Patton, wheat
King" declared today. He added,
however, that farmers may have some
difficulty in getting 81 a busheI for
July wheat. Patti, n pointed out there
is heavy buying by foreign agents for
July and August shipments.
Estimates show 40,000,O00 acres of
winter wheat were planted, about five
acres above the pre-war normal" said
j. E. Carney, grain expert. THE
spring wheat acreage is Is per cent
below the pre-war normal of approx
imately 100000"
Dry weather conditions in the
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is FOURTH BIGGEST
1921 Wheat Crop s21,OOO,O0O
Bushels Predicted.
Acreage Million Less, But Con-
ditiOns Much Better.

Washington. April IA winter
wheat crop, fourth largest in the coun-
try's history, was forecast today by
the department of agriculture with a
total production of 621, 100000 bush
els. This is 100000 bushels more
than harvested last year.
The condition of the crop improved
81 per cent from last December 1. the
April 1 condition being 81 per cent OF
a normal. The crop of 1919 was the
largest of winter wheat ever grown
with 100000 bushels.
The area sown last fall was $685.
600 acres and it is believed the aban-
donment has been small. The 1926
crop was sown on Al. 757, 900 acres, OF
which 37,773,000 acres were harvest
ed while the record crop of 1919 was
harvested from 40, 100000 acres.
The production forecast is based
upon the average planted last fall with
the assumption of average abandon
ment and average influence on the
crop to harvest.
Production of rye was forecast as
Sc, $50, 900 bushels from a condition OF
90.3 per cent of a normal.
Winter wheat condition April las
year was 1856 per cent of a norma
and productior 577,T63,OO0 bushels
On April 1, 1919, it was 99.9 per cen'
and productions 72a, 100000 bushels
while the ten-year average condition
is S3.6 per cent.
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is LIKE HUB or WHEEL
C. of c.. Center of Community Life.
/ Says Sherwood.

C. of C. Center of Community Life.
Says Sherwood.
H F. Sherwood, publicity manager
for the American City bureau, which
is conducting the membership cam
paign for the Topeka Chamber of
Commerce, addressed the members of
the Lions club of Topeka at noon to-
day at the Elks' club. He talked on
the relationship of the chamber of
commerce to community welfare, and
compared the hub of a wheel to the
active. live chamber of commerce.
1.-The live chamber of commerce
takes the same place in a community
as does the hub in a wheel, in that re-
lationships revolve around the hub.
But, without spokes, the hub is use
less. The various interests of a COM
munity-socia1 and business-make
the spokes in the wheel and support
the hub. When one of the spokes is
missing, the hub is weakened just that
much. In this way, you see it is nee
essary for all community enterprises
to be functioning, in order to pro-
mote a live and hustling chamber Of
commerce." he said.
J. A Mcfarland, a member of the
Lions, is one of the six majors elected
yesterday to take charge of one of the
six campaign districts mapped out by
the directors of the campaign.
Mr. Sherwood addressed a meeting
of the Women's club of Topeka at 2
o'clock this afternoon~at the Y. W. C.
A. He made clear that women are
a vital part of every Chamber of Com
merce, and that they have a place in
civic business equal to that held by
men
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GUARD CAMP DATES OUT
Kansas Troops Go to Fort Riley
Artillery to Fort sill Aug. 14-2S.

Omaha. April Proposed summer
encampments of state national guard
organizations in the states which COM
prise the Seventh army corps of the
regular army were announced today
following a conference between state
adjutant generals and army officers.
Among the dates and places for the
proposed camps We're Missouri. field
artillery at Camp Knox, KY, in July
or August; Missouri First infantry and
Third engineers at some camp within
the state, August 7-21, Kansas infan-
try and cavalry at Fort Riley, and ar
tillery at Fort Sill. August 1928.
The citizen training camp for the
Seventh army corps, under the
auspices of the war department. will
be conducted July II to August at
Fort Smelling, near Minneapolis, and
Camp Pike near Little Rock, Ark
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VIEWS AND INTERVIEWS
Pertinent Question and Answers
Given and Gathered Today by
State journal Reporters.
ToDAYs QUESTION.
Do you think the parole sysl
ri,duf.t,S l.rima in kausslS2

Do you think the parole system
reduces crime in Kansas?
THE ANSWERS.
Judge C.. W. Smith, executive clerk
who is free from criminal tendencies
and that includes a large per cent
of people who commit crimes but are
not criminal minded-the parole sys-
tenn is a great thing. 1t enables their
return to early citizenship and affords
an opportunity to make good in the
world without having been confined
in prison surroundings and environ
mentS for long terms. On the other
hand the system has its abuses among
the persons of criminal tendencies and
with money and influence"
L. 7. Hussey, state fire marshal: Il
don't believe the parole system helps
to make better citizens except in rare
cases. It stands out as an assurance
of early relief from punishment fol-
crime and lessons the fear of persons
with real criminal intent. Its abuses
benefits. I don't believe it tends to
better citizenship. In the scores OF
arson cases which we have prosecuted,
I have never joined in applications for
paroles, altho in a few instances
have declined to protest against
paroles"
Tinkham Eea1e county attorney
mo, 1 don't. I do not think parole
should be allowed in the case of a sec
ond offense."
C. F. Real, rate clerk, Topeka Traf-
fic association-"No,I don't think it
has The fellow who contemplates
committing a crime, is more apt to go
ahead if he thinks that he can get
away with it and be paroled after
ward"
A. L. Oliger, secretary Automobile
Trades Association of Kansas - BY
making it impossible to parole per-
son convicted of stealing an automo-
bile, we have gone long way toward
the elimination of the crime OF steal
ing cars in this state"
Frank Campbell, clerk of the fed
eral district court-'"There is no such
thing as q parole in the district court,
but Judge Pollock has system OF
continuing trials and giving the Gull
prits a chance, if he thinks they are
worth it. I think it's safe to say that
95 per cent of the men who have been
given this chance have made good
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TO OPEN BUCHANAN SCHOOL
Program Arranged for Official House
warming Friday.

warming Friday.
The official opening of the Bu-
chanan school will take place Friday
afternoon. Tho the building has been
used for class purposes since the open
ing of the school term, it has just been
finally completed.
The school will beNopen to the pub
lie from 3 o'clock Friday afternoon
until o'clock. and there will be a
program of addresses and other at
fractions in connection with the
understanding"
A. J. Stout, superintendent of
schools; F. G. Dreaming, a member
of the board of education; Mrs. D. l..
MEGA chron, and others, will be
speakers. The Parent-Teachers' asso-
citation of the school will have large
part in the program.
The school is one of the finest in
the city, in point of equipment, de-
/ sign and completeness. The heating
plant is a point of which the faculty
and the community alike are especial
| " proud. It's cost was $4,000.
Plans are being made to make the
| building and its Fairgrounds COM
munity center for the nieghborhood-
There are 222 children enrolled in
| the school, including the kindergarten
| department.
r. H. Wade is superintendent of the
/ school and has staff of seven as
| SistantS
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Wall St, New York, April 7.-STOCKS-
Shorts availed themselves of unfavorabie
foreign and domestic industrial conditions
to depress values in the stock market, to-
day losses among leaders ranged from 1 TO
points. Sales approximated 100000 shares.
Further declines attended the light deal
ing of the final hour, Harvester losing two
points and Twin City Rapid Transit show
ing an extreme reaction of eight points.
Coa1ers and Changers also lost one to two
points. The closing was heavy.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET.
New Orleans, April 7.-COTTON-Spot
unchanged; middling, HOO.
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northwest were relieved yesterday and
today by rains.
Grain men said Argentina's present
shipping makes it appear the crop
there was estimated high. Unless Ar
genuine shipments increase, Carney
said, American producers may look for
an excellent demand for wheat.
The European acreage is below pre-
war normal, he said, and advices show
French and Rumanian growers are
apprehensive as the result of dry
weather.
The selling price of grain today, as
well as that of other basic commodi-
ties. does not represent the intrinsic
limited to absolute requirements
After readjustment of conditions
prices of all basic commodities will
seek above a pre-war level"
Some Argentine and Australian
wheat is expected on the American
market soon.
Bumper Crop Expected.
8. W. Snow. a leading wheat au-
thority, after a tour of the middle and
northwest, predicted today a bumper
winter wheat crop. He said it is toe
early to talk about spring wheat.
1.-THE crop will be over $4,000, O0d
bushels, compared with a normal OF
100000 bushels" Snow said.
The total crop last year was 1877.
100000 bushels. Grain dealers say
the corn crop will fall slightly below
normal.
The planting season for oats IS
under way. High freight rates will
probably render the crop in some sec
lions ValueleSS. experts said
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READY FOR BUSINESS
j. C. WoIcott Says Bring in Your
Work.

After being torn up for over a week
We are ready for all the Kodak work
you can put in the box at the foot of
the stairs and we will give an enlarge
ment FREE with every roll of films
put in the box or brought to the store
during April.
Now is the time to get your pictures
enlarged, bring US your next roll and
get one enlarged FREE.
We still have a large line of nice
hand carved frames and mouldings
and are going to put the prices lower
than ever. If you have pictures to
frame, now's your time.
We are still at S25 Kansas Avenue
and expect to be for several months to
come.-Adv.
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BERGDoLL ASKS REHEARING
Refusal of Writ by Judge Pollock
Fails to Daunt Rich Stacker.

Kansas City. kan, April Erwin
Bergdoll, draft dodger and brother of
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, will file an
appeal for a new hearing on writ of
habeas corpus for release from the
federal penitentiary at Fort Leaven-
worth. according to notice filed by his
attorneys with the United States dis
trict attorneys office here today.
The hearing will be before Federal
Judge Pollock, who Tuesday refused
to allow his release under a habeas
writ
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NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

New York, April T-MONEY-Primem er-
camille paper, 71a@TA per cent Exchange
irregular. Sterling 60 day bills and com
mercial, GO day bills on banks. 3.s7. COM
mereial. go day bills. 1864 demand, 3.911s
cables, 1921. Francs, demand, T.09; cables
I'll. Belgian francs, demand, 7.39; cables
IA. Marks, demand, 161; cables, 1.62
81. p, Brazilian, demand, 1875. Montreal
10 9-16 per cent discount. Government and
railroad bonds, firm. Time loans, steady
cent. Call money, easier; high, 615 low,
ia ruling rate. So closing bid 81 Of
fered at G1s last loan, 612 per cent. Bank
aeceptances, 51a per cent.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

MRS. CARRIE DRURY. of Manhattan
died this morning at local hospital. She
was a sister of Mrs. s. H. Tobias, 1927
Quincy street, and is survived by four chill
dren, three sisters and four brothers. The
body will be taken to Manhattan Friday
for burial.
The funeral Of William Harding Petit,
age one year, son of Mr. and Mrs. William
E. Petit, was held at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing from the residence, BAT Shawnee street.
Burial in Mount Hope cemetery.
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ONLY HIS BOOT FOUND.
One Hundred Quarts Nitroglyccrin Go
Jp-Truck Driver Vanished,

Hominy, Okla, April IA. w.
Weed, nitroglycerin truck driver. and
his truck were blown to pieces five
miles west of this place at IL O'Clock
last night when 100 quarts of nitro
glycerin exploded.
Weed was employed by the Usage
Torpedo company of Pawhuska and
had been hauling high explosives for
three years. He was alone last night
and the cause of the explosion prob
ably will never be known. Only a
fragment OF a boot worn by Weed has
been found.
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VISITING RoTAR1ANs
st. Joe. Lawrence and Atchison Clubs
Gather Here for Wichita Trip.

GATHER HefO TOT w ICIIIta IT8p'
Topeka Rotarians entertained the
visiting clubs from Lawrence and st.
Joseph Wednesday night prior to en-
barking on a special train for the sew
enteenth district conference at Wich-
tia, The Atchison club was to- have
been present, but arrived only in time
to catch the special train.
Dinner was served at the Chamber
of Commerce and after dinner some
of the Rotarians remained to dance,
while others attended the theaters.
Singers from St. Joseph furnished mu-
sic during the dinner and after the
theater.
The special left shortly after mid
night with 107 Topekans on board.
The Rotarians will return from Wich-
tia Saturday
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Her Pet Parrot
Buried With Her

Concordia, Kan, April Just be-
fore Mrs. Victoria. Grill died here, she
asked that her parrot be chioroformed
and buried with her. That was done.
She left a will multiplying the will of
her husband, which left a bequest of
$1,000 to the Elks lodge. Mrs Grill
substituted bequest of $1,000 to the
Christian Science church.
Heirs under Cribs Vill. will contest
the widows will.
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NAMES WOMEN TRUSTEES.

Concordia Presbyterian Church Set
New Precedent.
Concordia, Kan, April 1.-THE FRS,
Presbyterian church here last night
set precedent by electing two women
as trustees, Mrs. George Rigby and
Mrs. b. Van Landingham.
Male members of the congregation
said that women members were need
ed on the board to keep the church
decorated up to the proper standard.
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X. C. Movie Men Bar Clara smith.

Kansas City, Mo, April 7.-Opposi-
ton to exploitation of criminal sensa-
tionalism, such as in the proposed
Clara Hamon Smith film, was de-
clared in a resolution adopted by the
Kansas City Motion Picture Ex-
hibitors' association.
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KANSAS CITY HAY MARKET.

Kansas City, April T.-HAY-Prairie 80
@s1 higher; others unchanged; receipts IS
cars.
AIfalfa-Choice. SCI OoG22oo: Nor. 5000
620.50; No. 2, $11.00Q15.0O; No. 5, COG
1000.
Prairie-No. 1. $13O0614.5O: No. q So Jo0
$3.50: No. 5, S5.00d 1900. -
Timothy-No. 1. s1s.J0G2o. 90; No. 2, s13 80
@1600; No. 3, S1o.00G13.o0.
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Diamond Engagement Rings, $50 to
$500. Easy terms. Harris-Goar Co.
Adv.
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New York. April Liberty bonds close /.
31s's, 1920; first As. $40; second A., 81. 80
first As. $50: second 45x's. $40: third
As, eo-sS; fourth 4Ass s7.s4; victory
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Local Mention

Safety razor blades sharpened bet
ter than new, 35c-45c dozen. Culver.
Hardware Co.-Ady.
Mr. H H. Martin, formerly of the
Santa Fe barber shop, is now at the De
Luxe, sos Kansas ave, where he will
be pleased to see his many friends.
ADV.
DR.. Lyngar. Dentist. 500 Kansas Ave.
ADV.
The Phi Delta Theta baseball nine
the Alpha Delts in loosely played
game by a score of Is to 6. This was
the first game of the inter-fraternity
series.
List your properly with the Shaw
nee Investment Company. Phone
5050.-Adv.
Raymond. Chiropodist. orpheum Bldg
| Adv.
Art Lamp Shop. 92s Kansas Ave,
upstairs.-Ady.
The Topeka high school baseball
squad was defeated Wednesday after
noon by the team from the Boys In
dustrial school by a score of 8 to 6.
| This is the first defeat of the season
| for the Topeka nine. The team will
pldy IlOSSVl1G Oil Ol NdSuUuIA llClO
Friday. in the fourth game of the
season.
Cash paid for liberty bonds. John
K1einhans. S27 Quincy. Phone 2761-J
ADV.
A. J. Owens, dairyman, was fined
| SO in police court Wednesday for
| having dirt and sediment in the milk
he has been distributing. Complaint
was made against Owens by DR.. G. w
! Hill, chief city food inspector.
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Art Lamp Shop. 923 Kansas Ave
upstairS.-Ady.

Cash paid for liberty bonds. John
Kleinhans. S27 Quincy. Phone 2761-J.
Adv
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MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage licenses were issued in the pro-
bate court during the last twenty four
hours to the following:
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I Safety razor blades sIarpened bet
ter than new, 35c-45c dozen. Culver
Hardware Co.-Ady.
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AIR PATROL IS
ESTABLISHED IN
ARIZONA FOREST

Air Patrols have been estab-
lished by the forest service on the
Coronado national forest in Arr
IONA as a result of the heavy dam
age caused a few weeks ago by
the forest fire which burned over
5000 acres of land. The two
planes of the new patrol are pilot
ed by army aviators who carry
forest service experts to observe
the country The planes were
reduisitioned from the army a few
days ago and Immediately put into
operation.
The Coronado forest fire was
one of the most destructive in the
southwest for several years. IL
burned uncontrolled for week in
spite of the efforts of more than
200 fire fighters. The cost to the
Government exceeded $4,000. EX-
merits from the forest service are
now computing the actual damage
cost.
Airplancs have been used as pa
trolls in the California forests Tor
some time, but the new patrol,
which will fly from Nogales TO
Tucson and back each day, is the
first to be established in the 10
cal forest district.