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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-30
sTILLNfAN BATTLE SHIFTS.
Hearing in Bankers Divorce Suit Now
Moved to Montreal.

Montreal. Dec. 30.-The Stillman
divorce battle shifted today to Mon
treal- Mrs. Anne L .Stillman. defend
ant in the suit brought by James A.
Stillman. New York banker, passed
thru the city today on her way to
Grand Anse. where Il located the
lodge in which the banker charges
Mrs. StiIlman and Sired Beauvais,
Indian guide, were seen under COM
promising circumstances.
Mrs. StilITnan has come to Canada
to line up her witnesses for hearings
to open here January II. It is ex-
pected that twenty witnesses, includ-
ing Beauvais. will be called.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-30
KWANIS SECRETARY RESIGNS
william I. Horley TO Devote Time to
Personal Business.

The resignation of William u Hos-
ley as secretary of the Kiwanis club
was presented to the board of diree-
tors of the club at the regular meet
ing at noon today. The resignation
was accepted. Changes in the per-
sonal business of Horley made neces-
sary the resignation.
A new secretary is to be elected by
the directors, probably at the next
meeting
The directors agreed to recomlHend
to the club the plan of providing for
unemployment in Topeka during the
coming winter. They will suggest 10
the members of the Kiwanis club thas
each member try to give employment
to at least one man every month. The
action in combating the unemploy-
ment evil was taken in response TO 2
request from Mayor Corwines ad-
dressed to the members and Officers
of all the civic organizations in The
city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-30
Papes Cold compound" Breaks any Cold in Few tlOurs

Instant Relief! Don't stay stuffed
upi Quit blowing and snufflingi A
dose of "Pape's Cold Compound" taken
every two hours until three doses are
taken usually breaks any cold right up.
The first dose opens clogged-up nos
trils and air passages of head; stops
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-30
SIGN PACT FOR room.
Russian Soviet to Pay American Relief
Administration $4,000, 900 in Gold.

London, Dec. so (by the A P.-The
agreement negotiated here last week
whereby Soviet Russia will turn over
to the American relief administration
$40, 000,0 600 worth of gold for the pur-
chase Of grain in the United States for
famine relief in the Volga region, was
signed here today by Walter Lyman
Brown on behalf of the relief admin
istration and by Leonid Krassin on be-
half of the Russian soviet government.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-30
Leader Accused Rowen.
BOOZE Plane seized in Texas,

San Antonio, Dec. 30.-An alleged
liquor running airplane said by Gus
toms officers to have been plying be-
tween San Antonio and the Mexican
border for the last six month. was
seized at the landing field at Del Rio
on the Rio Grande Thursday after
noon, it was announced from custom
house here today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-30

French Population on Decrease.

Paris, Dec 30.-The official result
OF the general census of 1921 gives the
population of France, including AL
sace-Lorraine. as 39,4O2,739, of which
1.55O.449 are foreigners. The popula-
ton in 1911 was 39,6O4,9992, including
1896 foreigners
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-30
TRAIN HITS FORD SEDAN.
Two Killed and Two Are in St
Joseph Hospital.

st. Joe, Dec. 3O.-When a north
bound Chicago Great Western pas
senger train hit a Ford sedan at a
grade crossing as the train was en-
tering st. Joe today, Mrs. J. F. Smith
wife of Burlington engineer, and
her granddaughter, year old, were
killed. Mrs. Charles G. Smith, of
Kansas City, mother of the child, was
injured and is in a hospital
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-30

nose running; relieves headache. dull
ness, feverishness, sneezing.>
"Pape's Cold Compound" iSzhe
quickest, surest relief known and costs
only a few cents at drug stores. It acts
without assistance. Tastes nice. Con-
tains no quinine. Insist upon Pape's.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-30
WILL TALK TO FARMERS.
Harding Plans Conference Will
Heads of Agricultural Organizations

Washington. Dec. 80. = President
Harding is going to invite the heads
of a number of farmers organiza-
tions to come to Washington for a
conference on the general agricultural
situation it was learned today.
1t is planned to have the farmers
representatives discuss agricultural
needs with government officials here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-30
KANSAS men HELD
Calvin RowelI Charged With
Murder at Los Angeles.
Ralph POntius, Also Under
Federal Indictment, Witness.

Two of several men who are being
held at Los Angeles, Cal, in con-
nection with the murder of two police
officers. which occurred there a few
DAYS ago, are wanted in Kansas and
Oklahoma to answer to indictments
charging them with violation of the
federal motor vehicle theft act, ac-
'cording to information which has de-
veloped in the office of Al F. Will
'liams. United States district attorney.
at this place.
Calvin Rowell, who was indicted
by a federal grand jury at Fort Scott
last November, has formally been
charged with murder in the California
case, and Ralph Pontius, who claims
Dodge City as his home, and who was
indicted in the eastern Oklahoma ois-
trict recently, is being held as ma
terial witness to the murder, tele-
gram received by Williams this morn
ing stated. =
turned against Rowell and Pontius
about the same time, but separately.
Rowell was indicted for stealing a
motor car at Coffeyville and driving
it to Tulsa, Okla; while Pontius was
indicted by a Oklahoma jury for OPP
Grating with stolen = cars between
Dodge City and Tulsa, some twenty
cars having been involved in his case.
Pontius at one time was a baseball
umpire in the Western League, ac-
cording to reports.
Traced To California
AS neither of the pair .sEas under
arrest at the time the Indictments
were returned, federal authorities
started a search and about two weeks
ago learned that Pontius was living in
a Los Angeles suburb. where he had
Just purchased a new Ford motor car.
Thru the Ford agency the authorities
were advised that appearing with
PontiuS was a man by the name of
Richards who had also purchased
car, and that the latter was also
known as AL Wells. When Pontius
was picked up to answer the Okla
homa Indictment. the federal officers
asked that Wells also be taken into
custody as they suspected he was Cal
RoWell, under which name he was in
dicted at Fort Scott.
Today the district attorneys office
here was advised by Oscar Schmitz
Of the bureau Of investigation at Kan
saS City, that the man was Rowell
and that Richards and Wells were
alias names which the motor car ban
dts had taken up since leaving this
state. At the same time it was learned
that RoweH was being held at Los An
geles on a charge of having murdered
the two policemen and that Pontius
was being held as a material witness
to the affair.
Leader Accused RoweH
Telegraphic advices from Los An
geles state that four men are being
held in conn with the murder
and that Jesse Wendell, alleged leader
of the bandit gang, who was killed in
the battle in which the two policemen
met their death, made a. dying state
ment to the effect that the shots which
killed the officers were fired by Row
ell and one Willard Thompson.
At the office of the district attorney
| this afternoon it was stated that q
| certified copy of the indictment
| against Rowell would be sent to Los
| Angeles so that he would be held for
| the federal authorities in Kansas in the
| event he is cleared of the murder
| charge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-30

Funeral services for Leroy Squires, the
infant son of Mr.. and Mrs Charles Squires,
1T12 East Sixth avenue. were held Thurs
day afternoon at Shellabargers chapel
Burial in Mount Auburn cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-30

Word has been received in Topeka of the
death of DIR. c. S. McClintock, age sc, of
Kansas City, Mo, who died Thursday. He
resided in North Topeka for ten years and
was n graduate of Washburn college and
the Kansas Medical school, After being
graduated from the medical school, he
and later moved to Kansas city, where
he had resided for about twenty years.
He is survived by his widow. and one
daughter. DR.. McClintock was cousin of
Dr. J. C. McClintock. 1913 Fillmore street,
and of Carey johnson, DIG Quincy street.
Lords Flowers satisfy. Tel. 22s1.-
Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-30
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

Funeral services for Otto Mueller. aged
so. who was killed Thursday at Auburn,
will be held at . o'clock Saturday after
noon at PenweIl's chapel. Burial in Mount
Hope cemetery
WILLIAM MOORE, aged so, 1907 North
Jefferson street, died Thursday at his
home. Funeral announcements will be
made later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-30
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Percy Level, negro, was bound over
to the district court today on a charge
of stealing chickens.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-06-10
URGES CITIZENS TO
DOWN B00TLEGGING

Washington, June 4.-The Anti
Saloon League is calling upon the
American citizenry to volunteer es-
pionage of boot Logging and other
violations of the prohibition enforce
ment law during the lull in official
activities due to a shortage of gov
ernment funds.
The 100000 appropriation for
law enforcement adopted by the Sen
ate," said Wayne B. Wheeler, coun-
sellor for the league, will give relief
as soon as it is available. Many of
the enforcement men, however, have
had to find new positions, and they
will probably not be available. 9th
ers have been waiting to see IL Con-
gress would act. Until the men are
back on the job the people should use
all Of the power available to check
the law1essness of the liquor inter-
ests. The temporary let-down was
followed by marked increase In law
lessness.
1T is not only the duty but the OBJ
legation of every good citizen to re-
port to the regular officers any viola
tion of the liquor laws which comes
within their knowledge"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-06-10
DRAINING THE LAKE
FISHERMEN PROTEST
Waters Receding at the Rate of Two
Inches a Day.

1t is claimed that the bitches be-
low Black Bottom, made for the pur-
pose of draining the lands below the
spillway near Black Bayou, are now
dug up to the spillway and that the
lake is being drained thru Black
Bayou into the ditch and that the
waters are being carried on to
Forked Deer River. Whether or not
these reports are correct, one thing
is certain: The lake is being drained,
according to those who have been
down there the past few days, and
these men have seen with their own
eyes the waters of the lake going
down as they have never gone before.
Some of our people seem to think
that the purpose of those concerned
is to drain the lake completely while
others think that al certain riparian
acreage is being drained for farm
purposes and that the main bodies of
water will not be materially effected
as far as fishing and ducking is con-
cerned.
Anyhow number of people we'll
acquainted with the lake are sure
that the lake is being drained, and
efforts are now being made to get the
State Game Warden and authority
from the State to stop this drainage.
The lake belongs to the State and
the State is holding 1t as a public
preserve for hunting and fishing,
with certain specifications and priv
'ileges to hunters and fishermen.
To drain the lake is unauthorized
and against the statutes of Tennes-
see. So ii property owners below the
lake have been quietly at work ditch
ing up to the waters of the lake for
the purpose of draining this body of
water they will have to answer to
the State and be held responsible for
violation of these statutes.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-06-10
union CITY HAS
TWO GOOD DAYS
Crowd Not So Large But Good Time
for Business.

The merchants report a fine bust
ness on the two trade days, June
and 8. The people did not crowd
us, but those who came were here for
business and reports are very salts
factory indeed.
The baseball games and the down
town stunts were enough to break
the ordinary routine of the week day
The band was extra fine. Mr.. Hun
skier has an organization that is
creditable. The music was feature
of the occasion.
The first game of ball between Dy-
ersburg and Hickman resulted in a
score of IA to IL in favor of Dyers-
burg. The second game on Friday
between Martin and Dresden re-
suited in score of to IL in favor
of Martin.
There was spirited contest in-the
spelling match. There were ten
prizes of five dollars in gold each for
the first ten correct answers to the
misspelled words in the trade-days
circulars. The ballots were deposited
in the box in front of the Farmers
Exchange Bank and on Friday morn
ing they were examined by the
judges. The spelling, or correcting
of the misspelled words, ranged all
the way from 35 to 65. The correct
number, according to the judges, was
43. The trade-days two-page bill
was the copy used, and the propo-
sition was confined strictly to mis-
spelled words, no grammatical errors
or transpositions being considered.
AS usual there were two or three
catch words which seemed to confuse
the contestants. For instance there
was the word gray, spelled grey,
which also means color. This was
spelled right. But there was the
word here, which was used in the
sense OF hear. In that case Of course
it was a misspelled word.
, The winners in the contest were as
follows: j. E. White, Mrs. A. L.
Stanfill, Mrs. Melvin Watson, Lottie
Noah, Valeria Holder, Lurline Dem
ham, Elise Long, Mrs. Clarence
Yates, Marion Hood Mathis, Mrs.
John Fl. Joyner.
No entries were made in the con-
tests for the largest number persons
in one load brought to town and the
load brought the longest distance.
The managers of the contests were
Messrg. John George, Wallace Riley
and Hugh Harris.
The prizes offered by r. H. Rust
two eighteen-dollar casings--one for
the oldest Ford car and the other for
the newest Ford car, were awarded
as follows: The oldest car, J. w.
Miller, Obion; the newest car, Kirk
Wells, Glass, Tenn.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-06-10

cent of our boys were rejected a:
physically unfit for military service
means that the health of the Amer,
ican youth has been neglected. Boys
from the country showed bad health
in nearly as great measure as those
from the cities; only per cent
more country boys were healthy than
city boys, and from this fact we
learned the acute need for improv-
ing the health of our people.
For five years before the war the
Red Cross had established nursing
service for small towns and rural
communities; this service is now be-
ing extended into every part of the
country where nurses are not al
ready serving in needed numbers.
We must have such a nurse here; she
is general leading an army to life
and health by the force of her own
knowledge and the value of her own
experience.
!. Useless loss of life is one of the
saddest phases of civilization; we are
taught to conserve our crops and our
cattle but often we neglect our chill
dren. The proof of this is that every
year 100000 babies die who might
have lived if parents had understood
how to care for them.
Epidemics visit us from time to
time /. accidents, emergencies,
and carelessness cause countless
deaths; many of these may be pre-
vented and WILL be prevented If a
good Public Health Nurse is heard
and needed.
This is meant only to make people
think on this subject; next week an
other article will tell in detail of the
work of Public Health Nurse. In
the mean time let us look around our
own neighborhood, glance at our own
friends and acquaintances and de-
termine in our own mind how many
need health hints. 1t is just one of
the duties of Public Health Nurse
to give these hints; it is our part to
regard them If we would reap the re-
ward of Health. Contributed by De-
partment of Nursing, Southern Di-
vision, Red Cross.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-06-10
ANNUAL CHAUTAUQUA
OPENING NUMBERS

Mr.. III. III. Bowen, advance man
for the Redpath Chautauqua, has ar
rived in Union City and is busy get
ting out the advertising for the pro-
gram. Every town in which the pro-
gram has appeared this year has an
nounced it as good as any program
ever seen on the Redpath Circuit. A
feature that has not been witnessed
in many years on Redpath Chautau-
qua comes to Union City this year.
The Ben Greet Players in the Shake
sperian play, "As You Like It." are
being heartily received over the en-
tire circuit. DR.. Frederick Monson,
who has travelled extensively thru
out Mexico, and is personally ac-
quainted with the leading men in
Mexican affairs, will give an illus
trated lecture on Mexico. The pic
lures shown by DR.. Monson were TAX
en- by him while travelling thru Mex
leo. They give vivid idea of the
Mexico of to-day and the conditions
existing In the country to the south
of us.
Mr.. Louis A. Convis has travelled
extensively thruout Russia with the
American Expeditionary Forces, and
later in private capacity During
this time he was able to collect
store of valuable information on con-
ditions in Russia, which he is CIV
ing to American audiences for the
first time.
At a meeting of the committee
Monday afternoon it was decided to
have the Chautauqua located this
year where 1T was last year. This
will be good news to the citizens of
Union City.
Mr.. e. B. Persons will be the su-
perintendent this year. Mr.. Persons
has been with the Chautauqua since
its inception, and comes to Union
City highly recommended by the
Redpath Bureau
The tent in Union City this year
will be new one The tent which
came here last year was exchanged
at the first of the year for new one,
made of heavier canvas.
Tickets are now on sale in the bus
mess district and should be secured
early. Pledges can be redeemed this
year at Dietzels Jewe1ry Store.
The story hour work will begin at
ten o'clock on Wednesday morning,
June 15. The afternoon program
will start at three pm, the evening
program at eight o'clock.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-06-10
THE PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE;
WHYAWE NEED HER

without health our community
can hope for no progress either in
duatrially or commercially, and ex-
perience shows us that when illness
is present among our people our So
cial life also seems to be lost. Our
schools are closed from epidemics;
our stores fail to keep up their reg
ular amount of business and our peo-
pie are hopeless and discouraged.
Fortunately we are learning that
illness is not visited on us by the
hand of Providence; much of 1t can
be prevented altogether and much
of it can be converted into health If
we just know how to do it. We have
many excellent health laws in our
State and we have also health
boards and health officers who
do their duty as they see 1t
and do it we'll But to attain COM
munity health we must have some
thing always present in our midst
which will keep us constantly re-
minded of the necessary precautions
which we should take to secure
health and to keep it once it is se-
cured.
The spoken word, the personal
message is the most powerful infiu-
ence in the world; this has been
proven throughout the ages, and at
last we are arriving at time when
we may, if we will, have the per-
sonal message on health spoken to
our families, our children and our
selves daily or even hourly as the
need arises. The medium by which
this message is carried is the Public
Health Nurse. The war has shown
us, by the condition of our young
men, that tho time has come when
VIC must do something to improve the
health of our eople. That 3S per
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-06-10
ELLER GETS ROAD JOB.
Awarded Contract for Section Jeffer.
son Davis Highway.

Dyersburg, Tenn, June 4.-H. E
Eller was awarded the contract this
morning by the State Highway Com.
mission for the Dyersburg- -Newbern
section of the Jefferson Davis High
way. The contract calls for asphalt
construction with concrete base, IS
feet wide. Mr.. Eller has just COM
pleted contract for asphalt streets
in Albany, Ala, and is going to start
on the Dyer County job at once.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-06-10
AREA OF 1876 SQUARE MILES
SWEPT BY RAGING TORRENTS

Denver, COL, June Am area OF 12s
square miles Of territory in Eastern Colo
RADIO is Swept tonight by the raging tor
rents Of oyerflowing streams and broker
dams. The district, As miles long, be-
tween Denver and Boulder, is inundated
to width OF several miles.
Property damage outside Pueblo,
which lies in the Iheart OF the flooded
territory, is estimated at more than
81, 900, 900. Seven lives have been
reported lost outside Pueblo.
Growing crops have been destroyed
throughout the flooded area with rich
farm lands completely covered by the
floods. Hundreds of the cattle we're swept
to death with particularly heavy dam
age in Logan and Weld countries.
All railroads service in eastern. north
ern, and southern Colorado is paralyzed
with trains stalled in many places.
Thousands of automobiles are maroon
ed on the highways.
The greatest property damage pro-
badly has been done to the coal and
copper mines of northern Colorado.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-06-10
It's ALI Your Point of View.

What is the secret of Success?'
asked the Sphinx. PUSH said the
Button "Take palms," said the Win
dow. Always keep COOL" said the
Ice. "Be up to date" said the Cal
endar. Never lose your head said
the Hammer. Aspire to greater
things" said the Nutmeg. BE sharp
in all your dealings" said the Knife.
Find a good thing and stick to it,
said the Glue. do the work you are
suited for" said the Chimney.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-06-10
Cooking Her Own Goose.

Mrs. Leah M. Butler, president of
the Lima Federation of Women's
Clubs, has returned from Michigan,
where she was taking a course in
dietetics, and is now at st. Rita's
Hospital recuperating.-L (Ohio)
Republican, Gazette.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-06-10

When food gives you distress
you need dose of Prickly Ash Bit
ters to relieve the stomach and help
digestion. It is a mans remedy for
the liver and bowels. Price $1.25
per bottle. Sold by all dealers.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-06-10

The lure of the hose in the city
drives men from the hoes in the
country. (Tex.) Mirror.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-30

are all members of the same COM
monwealth. They are pioneering
up there now, and our heart goes
out to the brave men and women
who are hewing and hacking homes
out of the forest, and making fer
tile places out of spots laid waste
by forest fires.
ut takes courage to do these
things-the same sort of courage
that sent our forefathers out into
the wilderness of the west to build
up the country, battling against
heavy odds, and fighting beasts and
still more savage men. It is from
the people with the pioneer spirit
and instincts that our greatest
Americans have come. Reared in
poverty, struggling against privs-
tions, attending the district school
in winter, working long hours un-
der all sorts of conditions, these
people are undaunted and unafraid.
spirit that our country is what it
is today-the foremost nation of
the earth.
"And you will see the same sort
of verile courage in many portions
of Northern Minnesota today.
Many have been burned out Of
house and home by red volcano
of the forest fire, losing all their
worldly possessions in the flames,
but after the smoke had cleared
away they renewed the battle-and
today they are winning. It is a
lesson for those of us whose lot is
cast in softer places, and after see
ing what we have seen we believe
we would be false to the best in
terests of the state if we did not
do all we can to aid these heroes
in their struggle for the making of
better Minnesota"