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The New York herald., 1921-01-19
CHILLICOTHE DENIES
IT'S ANYBODY'S TOWN
Claimants Bob Up for Ground
Upon Which IL Stands.

CHiLLTcorHE. Jan. 1s.--Residents OF
this town OF $4,000 founded more than
a hundred years ago, have been called
upon nj least once every decade 10 deny
rumors. assertions and even actual
claims by alleged heirs that the ground
upon which II stands is q part of tho
estate Of Jacob Baker"
Search after search of county and
municipal records. which date back 10
the time when Chillcothe was a wilder
ness, has failed to reveal any Jacob
Baker" as owner or lessee Of any land
hereabouts, but still claimants make
themselves known.
Frequency of the inquiries and claims
has led TO much surprise on the part
OF old-tmers as 10 what Is back OF II
all. Many theories have been advanced.
but none has furnished an official or
satisfactory solution.
The New York herald., 1921-01-19
MALINDA, $50, BEATS
STAR COP WRESTLER
Attempt to Pinch Her Single
handed Fails.

RICHMOND. Va. Jan. 1S.-Malinda
Ogden. weight $50 pounds scored a clean
beat over Lieut.. Archie Holt. amateur
wrestling star of the Richmond police
force. when the officer tried to arrest
her single handed for alleged traffic in
drugs.
A hurry call brought reinforcements
and the prisoner was walked to the city
jail. only to cause further embarrass-
ment.
She wouldn't fit the cell doors. so SHE
sat outside until released on bail.
The New York herald., 1921-01-19
DRIVERS PUNISHED.
Three Fined for Failing to Bian-
Iet Their Horses.

Drivers who left their horses un-
blanketed in the freezing wind yesterday
were dealt with severely by Magistrate
William 8. Sweetser in Essex Market
court. The agents OF the S. p. C. A.
were active and number of arrests
were made. Morris Kenner OF sos
Fifth street. charged with leaving his
horse for forty-flvo minutes unprotected.
was fined SIS. Sam Weisbart of 2231s
Bowery and David Bernstein. III Can
non street. who went in to get warm.
while their horses stood nearly thirty
minutes in the cold. were fined $40 each.
The New York herald., 1921-01-19
BOOZE FOR SENATORS
IN MAIL POUCHES
Bootlegger Says They Are His
Regular Customers.

United States Senators have their
booze delivered in mall pouches to avoid
detection, according to George Winters
OF Washington. held at Elizabeth for
violation of the motor vehicle act.
Winters. who told the police he is an
ex-policenan. had a pouch in an auto
mobile he was driving. When con-
fronted by post Office inspectors he told
his story. He is being held pending
further investigation with four others
arrested at the same time
Winters says he made regular trips to
the offices and residences of Senators
with booze concealed in mail pouches.
The New York herald., 1921-01-19
HUSBANDS LIABLE FOR
DAMAGES TO WIVES
Ciassed as Employers by
Woman Legislator.

TOPEKA Jan. 1S.--Husbands would be
placed in the status of employers, with
their wives as employees in their homes
and permitted to recover damages for
injuries received while performing house
hold duties, under the terms of a bill
introduced in the Kansas House of Rep
resentatives to-day by Mrs. Minnie j.
Grinstead. Representative from Seward
county.
The measure was the first to be Of
fercd by one of KANSAS two women
Representatives
The New York herald., 1921-01-19
BURNING NEWSPAPER
AWAkENS WATCHMAN
Warning Comes in Time to
Let Him Escape.

RALEIGH. n. c.. Jan. lS.--The i'll wind
that blows somebody good sometimes
even blows up an ELEVATOR shaft.
Frank French, Waterman, fell into a
comfortable snooze while reading a
newspaper. Unlike John d. Rockefeller
Frank didn't relax when he fell asleep
and drop the newspaper. He stil
clutched IL.
Fire started at the bottom of the ele-
vator shaft beside which Frank slept and
licked upward until II ignited the news
paper The burning newspaper singed
Franks fingers. woke him up and he was
just able to escape before his exit was
cut off by the fire.
Frank now believes tfat a newspaper
Is always a useful commodity.
The New York herald., 1921-01-19
pIUNGEs UNDER TRAIN.

Passengers waiting yesterday on the
island platform OF the West 155th street
station Of the Ninth avenue elevated
line saw Louis Oshin. a woollen mer-
chant OF 1i2 Bleecker street. plunge to
death in front OF a southbound train
The body was carried along seventy
five feet. Oshin was 36 years old and
lived with his wife and two children at
53t West t52d street
The New York herald., 1921-01-19
MURPHY TO QUIT WHEN
WHISPERS REACH KNEES
Tammany Boss Says He's Too
Healthy to Retire NoW.

Charles Francis Murphy told score
OF leaders yesterday afternoon that he
had no intention Of going TO Europe as
an easy way Of getting rid of the leader
ship of Tammany Hall. lie had just re-
turned from French Lick Springs. where
he had been on long vacation.
what Is there to these reports that
you are preparing 10 retire from poll
tics7" he was asked.
Nothing 10 them at ALL" he replied.
ANY basis for tho speculation"
None at all. I'm too healthy"
"But you are going to retire some
day."
"Oh. yes. when my beard gets way
down here Cpointing TO his knoes). II
hasn't started TO grow yet"
The New York herald., 1921-01-19
CRIME EVEN TO OWN
ANY HIGH HEELED SHOES
Utah Law Being Drafted
With Aid of Women's Clubs.

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 1s.--The text
OF the bill to prohibit high heeled shoes
in Utah was made public to-day at a
meeting OF representatives of women's
clubs in conference with Legislators at
the Capitol
person found with a pair Of such
shoes is subject 90 fine OF from s25 TO
$500 for the first conviction and from
$500 to 81 900 for every additional Of
fence. and imprisonment OF from thirty
days TO one year IL is drawn TO take
effect on and after January 1, 1925.
The height OF heels permitted Is one
and half inches.
The New York herald., 1921-01-19
WOMAN BANDIT ASKS
A KISS OF VICTIM
He Clues Up Valuables, but
Seals His Lips.

Special Despatch TO THE NEW York HEnNp.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1s.--And now Chicago
has the kissing woman bandit. Stanley f.
LaslSy, a salesman. reported TO the po-
lice that woman bandit held him up al
Thirty first and State streets early to-
day Prodding him in the ribs with a
long knife, she made Lasky give UP his
purse, sal and his watch
After robbing Lasky the woman ban
dit said: '"I always demand a kiss from,
each victim. Now kiss me- dear boy"
This was too much for Lasky, who
fed
The New York herald., 1921-01-19
BURNS KILL TWO,
ONE MAN FROZEN,
ON COLDEST DAY
Three Children in Hospitals
With Burns From Crowd
ing About Stoves.
MISSIONS THRONGED
Homeless Flock to Lodging
Houses for Shelter
and Food.
TEN DEGREES FORECAST
Hudson Frozen as Far South
as Tarrytown-Ferrys
Suspend.
Seven Above Coldest
Temperature Yesterday

THE following temperatures
and wind veiocities were re-
corded yesterday at the United
States Weather Bureau station,
atop the Whitehall Building:
The New York herald., 1921-01-19
EDsEL rom opEnATED on.

DETROIT, Jan. fS.-Edsel Il. Ford.
president OF the Ford Motor Company,
underwent an operation for appendicitis
late yesterday. II became known to-day.
~ the hospital II was announced his
wond,tion was favorable.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-11-17
A FOR CREIGHTON

With the championship of NO1lh
and South Dakota tucked safely away
under her belt, State college will meet
the undefeated Creighton university
team at Omaha Saturday, November
10. In meeting Creighton, State ex-
poets to meet the heaviest and best
team she has met this season with the
single exception of the University of
Wisconsin. 1t will be a grim battle
Saturday at Omaha and the dope is
about even as to the probable win
ner Of the scrap. The chances are
that both teams will score and it will
be a question of which team can go
the strongest and which can get the
jump,
Creighton has made an impressive
record so far this season. 1t downed
the Haskell Indians 38 to 3, Kansas
State IA to 0, Oklahoma Aggies 26 to
10, and sem Marquette, one of the
strongest teams in Wisconsin, to de-
feat.
For the first time this year States
coaches have a rather heavy list of
cripples. George Thompson, crack
left end, has a badly sprained Shout
der and Adolph Bachman has a
sprained wrist. Frank WEIGH, whose
toe scored the field goal against the
U, has a boil on the ankle of his kick
ing toe. Thune, the man who did
States punting, has a pulled tendon,
but it is hoped that these men will
all be ready to start again next Sat
urday. If so, State will start the same
lineup as in the last two games. How
ever, the showing of Bob Coffey in the
university game will probably get him
a bigger share of the playing time
than. he got at the Vermillion gam
and Frank Coffey will also be given
a chance to play again at center. Ross
Owens, crack half back, is again able
to hit the ball and will be ready TO
go in against the Creighton bunch.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-11-17
STATE PRoPosALMEN SELECTED

Proposalmen from all the voting
precincts Of the county, who were
elected last Tuesday, met at the u
ty court house Tuesday Of this week
at 11:00 a. m, and selected three
state proposalmen to represent each
party at the state proposal meeting
at Pierre. Robert Henry Of Volga, C.
o. Trygstad of Brookings, and Geo.
G. Miller Of Aurora, were named as
the republican state proposalmen from
Brookings county. Others nominated
but not elected were: Aug. Doescher,
James Wright, w. A. Farrell, Roy
Skarloken and VIM. Rumple. The
democrats and the nonpartisans have
70 yet reported their selections to
the county auditor.
On the first Tuesday in December
these three men will attend the state
proposal meeting at Pierre to propose
the paramount issue and candidates
for the various state Offices. On the
fourth Tuesday in December, the coun-
ty proposalmen will meet at the court
house and propose the candidates for
the county Offices.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-11-17
FEDERATED CLUBS
HOLD BIG MEETING
OVER TWO HUNDRED WOMEN AT
SECOND ANNUAL GET.
TOGETHER
THIRTEEN ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED
Each Club Gave a Clever Stunt at
the Program Following the
S%umptuous Dinner.

The second annual meeting Of the
City Federation of Womans' organiza-
tons was held in Wecota hall, Monday
evening, November IA, when about two
hundred and twenty-five ladies repre-
sentative Of the thirteen different or.
CARNATIONS sat down to a most sumptu.
Gus dinner served cafeteria style in
the spacious dining hall, which was
attractively decorated with yellow and
white chrysanthemums. Mrs. Hutton,
federation president. announced the
program, each club giving it's own par.
ticular stunt. The flag drill given by
the w. r. C. was very impressive.
Special mention should be made of
the excellent work of the Civic League
in its efforts of a cleaner Brookings,
the determination of rats, garbage to
be collected three times a day, and
the community chicken coop. The
Sorosis Club had on exhibition a very
intelligent pedigreed dog imported
from France, which answered all Ques.
lions put to him.
The w. c. T. U. after their song,
told in verse the excellent qualities of
each member. The Episcopal guild
had packed a barrel of clothing to
send to a missionary, but first wished
to hold a fashion show to display the
articles. They were rich In color and
style. The Business Girls Club dem
onstrated how the too fat lady could
become slim, and how the slender
lady could take on flesh. 1t was de-
cidedly clever. The stunts put on by
other clubs present were all especially
good. At the close of the program
the president gave a very fine talk
commencing all organizations for their
splendid cooperation along all lines,
The committee wishes to thank all
those who helped in any way to make
this meeting the ucces that it was
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-11-17
DISABLED VETS
NOW IN SESSION
STATE CONVENTION OF WOUNDED
SOLDIERS OPENS IN
BROOklNGS
PARADE THROUGH STREET THIS NOON
Governor MeMaster, President John.
son, Col. Ray and Capt. Neal
Are Speakers.

The Disabled Veterans Of the World
War of South Dakota opened their first
annual convention this morning at the
city hall with a large representation
of delegates from the posts at Sioux
Falls, Aberdeen and Brookings. Harry
N. Schooler of Bookings, state COM
mander, is presiding yer the meetings
which are being held today and to-
morrow in the Commercial Club rooms
at the city hall. This noon a parade
marched through Main street led by
State college band followed by these
heroes who were incapacitated during
the recent
This afternoon the delegates will as
semble in the convention hall where
Mayor T. /. Flittie will deliver the
address Of welcome. President Willis
E. johnson of State college, and Alfred
S. Thompson of the Veterans Bureau
Of Washington, d. c., will deliver the
two principal addresses. This even
ing the Fad and State motion picture
theaters will be hosts to the delegates
following which an invitation dance
will be given at the college armory.
Tomorrow morning Gov. w. H. Nc
Master is scheduled to deliver the main
address. Chaplain Guy p. Squire, the
popular mentor of the vocational men
at State college, will speak. In the
afternoon Col. Fred B. Ray, state COM
mander Of the American Legion, and
Capt. E. P. Neal, commander of the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars, will deliver
addresses. In the evening the annual
banquet will be served to the conven-
ton.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-11-17
STATE OF TRADE

The state of trade over the country
as reported by Bradstreet's for last
week was irregular. Trade about fair.
Two holidays in week curtail volume
Of buying. Cooler weather helps re.
tail buying north and west. Lower
cotton and warm weather retard south.
ern purchasing. Collections slower.
Shifting of activity from house sales
to road purchases noted by jobbers.
Wearing apparel and foodstuffs lead in
activity. Cheerful feeling caused by
increased railroad buying Of cars and
rails. Tinplates sell better at lower
prices. October figures reveal build
ing boom late in season. Year to date
exceeds all previous records. Brad.
streets price index makes gain in Octo-
Der. Dry weather retards wheat In
southwest. Second largest corn crop.
with record supply. Weekly food in
dex slightly lower; other prices fairly
steady.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-11-17
FAMILY OF EIGHT BURNED

Mr.. and Mrs. Osmund Wallem and
their six children were burned to death
last Saturday morning at their home
about thirteen miles southwest of
Brookings, just yer the line in Lake
county. John Engebratten, who lives
in Oslo township, saw a bright flare in
the sky about 200 o'clock Saturday
morning and fastened over to the
Wallem home. When he arrived the
house was a mass of smoldering ruins.
He saw the lifeless body Of Mrs. Wal
lem, badly charred and burned, on the
doorstep. Other neighbors arrived and
after the flames had been checked, the
| skeleton OF Mr.. Wallem was found
near a hard coal stove. The skeletons
of the six children, the oldest of whom
was a boy, IA years old, was found in
another part of the ruins Of the house.
There were no other persons in the
house at the time of the fire and the
details OF the tragedy that wiped out
an entire family will probably never
be known.
A neighbor, however, said that Mrs.
Wallem had told her yesterday that
she intended to use the hard coal stove
that night for the first time this year.
AS the skeleton of MI. Wallem al
near the stove where he slept and the
skeletons of the six children near to-
gether, it is believed that escaping
coal gas asphyxiated them all, with
the exception of Mrs. Wallem before
the house was burned.
Since Mrs. Wallemfs body was found
on the doorstep it is presumed that
she, having awakened, smelled the gas,
and got out of bed to investigate. Prob
ably she lit a match to find her way
about the house, which caused the gas,
which by this time had spread into
all the rooms, to fare up, starting the
fire which ruined the home. She then
tried to reach the outdoors but fell,
overcome by the flames, on the door
step where she was found by MI. Egge-
bratten, it is believed.
1t is understood that the children
oICpL LII tWo pCuS LII OhC TWILL WHY
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallem slept in separate
rooms.
The version Of the tragedy was sub
~stantiated by a coroner's jury. Their
verdict was that the mother, father
and six children met their deaths
through asphyxiation. The house was
the only building touched by the fire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallem have lived in
this territory for more than 16 years.
They were between SO and so years
old and were the owners of the farm
on which they lived.
The whole community is shocked by
the tragedy and many persons went
out to the place today to look over
the ruins.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-11-17
HOSPITAL BAZAAR A SUCCESS

The hospital benefit held in the G..
A. R. hall last Saturday was a great
success socially and financially. The
booths we're artistically constructed
and the display of fancy work was
beautiful. The ladies Of Brookings
are to be highly complimented on their
ability and cooperation in such a
worthy enterprise. The tea room and
country store were centers of attrac-
ton. The tables were beautifully dec
Grated with chrysanthemums donated
by the college greenhouse, and an
elaborate supper was served. Those
having the sale and supper in charge
wish to thank everyone who so gra-
ciously helped with the work or fur.
nisbed for the supper. They also ap-
preciate the kindness of the Register
and Press and Mr.. Burris for the pub
,licity given. The net proceeds were
a little better than $3.50. which with
the $3.50 given by Mrs. Swift Of Chi
cago and other donations will cover
the expense Of the refinite water soft
ener. which was installed at the hos
pital last May.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-11-17
PRESIDENT BIRGE WILL SPEAK

President E. A. Birge of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, the principal
speaker of the program of the annual
meeting of the South Dakota Academy
CT Science which is to be held in this
city Friday and Saturday, will deliver
a public lecture at the college audi
forum Friday evening at 500 o'clock
to which the public is invited. The
title of the lecture Is "The Lake As
a Going Concern" Doctor Birge has
been for many years a student Of
photography and biology Of lakes and
his address will be of especial inter-
est to the people Of South Dakota. A
large attendance is hoped for.
Doane Robinson Of Pierre, president
Of the Academy of Science. and other
members and speaisars are expected
to arrive tonight and tomorrow morn
ing to take part in the annual meeting
which Is the most important scientific
gathering to be held in the state this
year. The membership includes an
of the most prominent mepH Of the
state.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-11-17
THANKSGIVING SERVICE

The Bookings community will join
in a union Thanksgiving service next
Thursday morning, November "a
Thanksgiving day, to be held in &C.
cordance with the announcement OF
the Ministers Association which reads:
"The Thanksgiving day service will
be held this year in the Methodist
church from 1000 to HOO a. m, and
the sermon will be preached by Rev.
James A. G. Waits. The service is put
in the morning as being true to the
call Of the president and to the ideals
Of the day. The call is to worship
rather than to feasting, and this is the
ideal Of the day. The plea for an
evening service, that we can get more
people out, is not valid, for it is the
number Of people that we get to wor-
ship and to give thanks, not the num-
Der of people that we get to a service,
that counts. By having the service
from 1000 to 11:00 o'clock in the morn
ing, everyone who wishes to honor God
by going to His house and offering
praise, can do so. Well-planning
housewives can get work under way,
come to the service, and then have
dinner as early as any one needs to
eat, and certainly the meal will taste
better If gratitude is manifested first.
rs it not in order, with the world
in such desperate straits as it is, and
with America as the only nation that
can even seem to lead to better things,
that this year we should remember
God in a genuine way, and arrange to
go to His house for a great occasion
of worship, gratitude and prayer?
That Our condition Is not as the other
nations is due to the great extent to
which God has been in our national
life. We pastors Of your churches and
Gods servants are confident that you
will respond to the call to give thanks
this year o than eve before. that
you will fll His house to overflowing,
and that He will fill your hearts to
overlooking with His grace.
"As in other years there will be
thanks giving, as well as the giving
Of thanks. Our Offering will go to
the further saving of life in America,
the land Of Paul and of thes first Chris
tian work. Sixty dollars will In for
and educate an Armenian orphan for
a year. Shall Bookings not adopt on
this day Of rejoicing one more of those
orphans that are crying for admission
to the splendid orphanages of the Near
East Relief. and that will die If not
admitted? We believe 1t will. Let
not a little c~hild-ghost stand at your
dinner table having plead In vain. Let
1t eat with you and bless you."-Min-
isterdal Association.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-11-17
LEGION HAS FINE PROGRAM

The Orr Hoffman post Of the Ameri-
can Legion added another laurel to
its splendid record last Friday in stag
ing the most impressive Armistice day
observance that has taken place in
Bookings. In spite of the snow and
inclement weather the parade was car
ried out just as planned. All of the
patriotic orders of the city, the State
college cadet battalion and the school
children turned out in full force and
marched. The opera house could not
hold the crowd that gathered TO hear
the program which began at 1920. Col.
Fred B.. Ray, state commander of the
American Legion, and Rev. J. A. G.
Waits, pastor Of the First Presbyterian
church, were the principal speakers.
Colonel Ray in his interesting talk told
some Of the things the American
Legion stands for and the purposes
of the organization. In the short time
allotted to him, Rev. Waits delieverd
an inspiring and impressive address.
Several musical numbers added variety
to the program.
Colonel Ray stated that it was one
Of the finest Armistice day o~bservances
he had attended and spoke highly of
the patriotic spirit of Brookings. He
paid many compliments to the local
post Of the American Legion and the
other patriotic orders who co-operated
in making the day a success.