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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-22
VIRGINIA Rape
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a second and the next saw was that
some of the ladies and Mr.. Fishback
had taken what was left of her cloth
ing off and were putting her in cold
tub which was directly in my line of
vision thru the door of Mr.. Arbucle's
room. I walked into the bath room to
see If could help any and it seemed
she was well cared for by the young
ladies.
Arbucle Said Nothing.
"Arbuckle did not at that time or
any other time express to me an opin-
ion as to what was the matter with
the girl. Arbuckle never told me
what occurred between himself and
the girl after they entered his bed
room and closed the door.
II had no opinion as to what oc-
CURED between Arbuckle and Miss
Rape, because knew he had know
the girl for four or five years. as he
had told me, and I did not know but
what he went into the room to talk
to her privately, or what. did not
suspect anything wrong. did not
see Arbuckle put his arms around the
girl before she went into the bedroom
or put his hands upon her.
"Arbuckle was sitting in the chair
next to the sofa upon which she sat.
He was sitting with a drink in his
hand. laughing and talking and did
not have his hands upon the girl in
any way. I sat down next to her my
self and talked to her and it was the
first time had ever seen her.
Suspected Nothing Wrong.
'T said, I guess the little girl will
be all right and the doctor was there
and I paid no more attention to her.
Mrs. belmont did not seem to be at
ell upset at the time about anything
that happened to Miss Rape left
next day.
IT went back to Los Angeles with
Arbuckle on board the Harvard the
next afternoon.
we had engaged our passage the
day we got to San Francisco (Satur-
day morning) for four people and the
car. We took the car back with US on
board the boat. I never saw Miss
Rape after that, and never inquired
about her because I did not take any
of it seriously.
Did Not Hear belmont Woman.
81 don't know whether Mr.. Arouckle
communicated with her or asked
about her. If he did. he did not do SO
in my presence. The next morning
Mr. Semnacher came up to the room
and I seemed to remember somebody
saying I wonder how the Rape girl
is?' or something like that
Mrs. belmont did not at that time
or any other time express in my pres
ence her opinion as to what had oc-
Cured in the room She never ex-
pressed an opinion in my presence or
hearing as to what was the matter
with the girl. She went around to
that room with US when they took the
young lady around, and sort of told
them to take care of her"
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WHY NOT BE FAIR?

The opinion of Judge Means of the
Douglas county district court, clear
ing the Security Benefit association n,
of Topeka, of all charges made by the
attorney general of the state, is &C
cepted with a spirit of "I-told-you-
so" by Kansas. What rights have in
dividuals and corporations when their
reputation is attacked unjustly by a
public officer? Without fear of action
a public officer may launch a charge
against a person or persons.
In most instances, despite a clear
ance in the court, the defense is dam
aged. sometimes beyond repair.
The attorney generals charge that
the Security Benefit association made
contribution of 5000 to the Repub-
lican state central committee when
vouchers and records showed the
money to have bean spent for surplus
after the campaign was most damag-
ing to the fraternal society-and yet
there are thousands who read of the
charges and never will know the true
facts.
Promiscuous custer suits and sensa-
tional accusations on the part of any
public officer should be guarded by
law.
If the charges against the Security
Benefit association are unfounded the
attorney general of Kansas should be
called upon to issue an official state
ment to that effect.
Corporations, fraterna1 societies,
etc, have as much right to conduct
honest business as the attorney gem
eraI to hold office. And this is no
time to encourage public mistrust If it
is not warranted.
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BLOOD STAIN CLUE
NeighbOr Arrested for Dowagiac
Triple Murder.
SuitOr for Hand of One Girl
Slain Also "Wanted."

Dowagiac, Mich, Sept 22.-Herbert
Smith, a neighbor. is under arrest to-
day as a suspect in the murder OF
William Monroe. his wife and 17-year-
old daughter. who were found dubbed
to death in their home here. William
Kenney. a former neighbor of Mon
roes, also is being sought.
Smith, according to evidence OBJ
tanned by Deputy Sheriff E. ]. Russy,
is known to have been on unfriendly
terms with Monroe. They are declared
to have quarreled several times and
two years ago Smith is said to have
fired shotgun in the direction of the
Monroe home. He claimed the shot
was fired at Monroe's chick ems who
were foraging in Smiths garden
Smith was arrested at the Baldwin
sanitarium here. where he was under
going treatment for asthma. He as
under heavy guard. to prevent lynch
ing. to the TAIL at CaSsopolis.
Kenney. it is claimed, Quarreled
with Monroe a year ago over his at
tentions to 17-year-old Neva Monroe,
one of the victims of the slayer. Ken
ney is declared to have paid a hurried
visit to Monroe last Saturday and to
have had conference with him.
= Inquest into the deaths was held
here today. Clothes bearing dark red
stains, believed to be blood. which
were found in the home of Smith, are
to be shown at the inquest and the
stains chemically analysed to deter
mine their nature.
Ardith Monroe IL, who was the
only surviving member of the family.
was still alive today, altho in a serious
condition
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POSSE SEARCHING FOR NEGRO
j. Willis, Who Used Dirl1s on Another
Surrounded in Cornffeld.


Members of the sheriffs office and
citizense in the vicinity of Kiro and
Silver Lake are searching this after
s o'clock this morning. cut and seri-
ously wounded ]. Harris another
negro, at the farm of Mort Enoch, six
miles east of Silver Lake, where the
pair was employed in potato patch.
Sheriff Miller and Deputies Perkins
and Pendelton hit the trail in search
of Willis about 9 o'clock this morn
ing. At noon Deputy Sheriff Perkins
returned to the court house to obtain
extra arms and at O'Clock it was re-
ported that the negro had been sur
rounded in a cornffled north of Kiro
and undoubtedly would be captured.
A large number of farmers have gath
cred and are assisting the officers
A demand from Willis that Harris
give him a sack of potatoes he had
picked up is said to have caused the
trouble. When Harris refused to give
up the sack, it is reported that Willis
snatched two dirks from his clothing
and proceeded to carve the other man.
Willis then fled from the scene and
Harris was brought to local hospital
According to DR.. c. R. Silverthorn.
because he understood one OF the
Enoch boys was hurt. the injured ne
gro probably will recover He has
several cuts across his chest, one
deep cut on the lower part OF the
neck which came close to the jugular
vein, and another bad cut on his left
arm.
Both of the negroes are said to be
from Oklahoma
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-22
Dorothy Dix Talks
By DOROTHY DIX
worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer,
Cheating Cheaters-1.

Cheating Cheaters-1.
Listen parents:
When you look at your daughter do
you see the kind of a girl you hope
your son will be fortunate enough to
marry?
When you look at your son do you
behold the type of a man that you
trust your daughter will be lucky
enough to get for husband?
Or when you look at your children
do you pray God to be merciful enough
to spare your own son and daughter
from the heart break and misery that
is bound to come to those who marry
such women and men as they are?
And, If you have reared up a man
and woman, that you would not be
willing to see your own children marry,
and whom you expect to palm off as
husband and wife on two guileless
and unsuspecting strangers, don't you
think you have done about the rotten
est thing on earth?
Look at our daughter. A painted
faced doll, dressed in the exaggeration
Of the style. Her brains cut on the
bias and frilled in the middle Her
ruling passion clothes. Her one ac-
complishment jazzing. Extravagant.
Selfish and self centered. High tenn
pered and utterly lacking in self con-
troll. She does not know how to cook,
or sew, or do any useful thing. She
has no idea of the value of money.
A fine helpmate, that sort of a girl
will be to a poor man who has his
own way to make in the world, won't
she? You can see the mountains OF
bills she will pile up for her husband
to pay because she has never learned
to deny herself anything she wanted.
You can picture the RACES she will fly
into when her husband tells her he
can't afford to give her a new i'm
ported hat or frock. Your very stom-
ach revolts at the thought of the kind
of meals she will set upon her table,
for she has never been taught how to
cook or make a comfortable home.
That isn't the sort of a wife you
want your son to marry. The girl
you would pick out for him dresses
modestly. She is sensible, and thrifty
and capable. She knows how to get
the value out of dollar. how to cook
and make her own frocks, and trim
her own hats. and feed a man. and
look after the ways of her household
She is the kind of q woman who stands
behind a man and pushes him on
sometimes. and holds him back other
times; and stiffens his spine when he
begins to weaken, and without any
body knowing just how. finally Jockeys
him into success.
Copyright, 1921. Dy the Wheeler Eyndicata
Incl
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FRENCH TROOPS
fceatinusd fror, P.re one,

fCentinuad from Page oDe1
beams We're reduced to toothpicks
Enormous steel tanks were crushed
together and blew up like a line of
exploding soap bubbles. Faxners in
their fields two miles from the plant
were killed by the shock.
Worse Than War Time.
The wartime bombardments of
Oppau, Mannheim and Ludwigshafen
by allied aviators were nothing COM
pared to the explosion of yesterday.
There were no newspapers in Mann
helm today. The plants have been
damaged by the blast.
Late dispatches place the total
damage at 200, 900, 600 marks (nor
mally $4S,000,000 in American
money! of which 13s,000,0 900 marks
is covered by insurance.
At the Mannheim offices of the
Badische Anilinfabrik company it was
learned that 1000 tons of salt petre
that was was stored in the plant had
exploded. The salt petre had pre-
viously been examined and pronounced
safe and "unexplodable."
Red Cross to Scene.
The Red Cross has started relief
expeditions for the scene. Scores of
families are camping in the open.
Many are cooking their meals on the
smoking debris. Ammonia fumes per
meates the atmosphere many miles
around.
Many French soldiers were injured.
They were on ten French Rhine boats
which patrolled the river near Mann
helm. The French troops. both black
and white, now are on duty at Oppau.
Three HUNDRED of the dead have
been identified, according to a mes
sage from Mannheim todoy.
The crater dug out of the earth
by the terrific blast was ITO yards
long and $50 yards wide. Soon after
the blast water began seeping into
the great hole from underground
springs. opened up by the force Of the
explosion.
Debris was piled thirty feet upon
scores of bodies. Relief workers
saved the lives Of many injured work
men who were buried eighteen feet
under the debris.
Some children were killed by the
explosion force while they lay in their
beds. At Mannheim. many jumped
from windows in panic.
The force of the blast can be
gagged by the fact that nine gas
reservoirs at Oppau, each containing
so, 900 cubic meters of explosive com
tent, have entirely disappeared.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-22
HOLD UNEMPL OYMENT SUNDAY
All England to Join in Effort to Re-
Iieve the JobleSs.

London, Sept. 22.-Plans for the OBJ
servance of unemployment Sunday"
on October 9 are being perfected, and
public meetings will be held in every
locality turnout England to urge a ma
tional policy for-the relief of people
out OF work
Populations of the unemployed con-
tinue to harass relief authorities but
these bodies have -ecently taken a
more stern view of the demands made
upon them. There was some disorder
outside a London police court yes
terday when several leaders Of the
unemployed were arraigned on a
charge of unruliness.
Considerable rioting occurred in
Aberdeen during the day and the
police charged upon a crowd follc wing
the appearance of the unemployed be-
fore the town council, which was
asked to afford relief.
John MacLean Tie Glasgow COM
munist. was yesterday sent to trial
on a charge of sedition. 1t was al
legged he told the unemployed IF you
cannot get food in a constitutional
way then take it"
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BY s. D. FLORA.

Friday, September 20, is the day of
the fall equinox, and marks the Of
fic al beginning of autumn, but equi-
nocturnal storms are a superstition to
be classed with the ground hog and
the wish bone of the goose. according
to weather bureau officials who cite
records extending back many years in
all parts of the country to show that
the day is no more likely to be stormy
than any other during the month. The
effect of the equinox seems to have
been generally overrated in the popu-
lar mind. and even the commonly
understood fact that the sun rises at
6 a. m. and sets at p. m, or that the
day is exactly twelve hours long, then
gets a severe jolt from astronomers.
Each fall and spring there is always
an adjustment in weather conditions as
summer gives way to winter or vice
versa, and these give rise to stormy
conditions, but there is nothing in
weather records to show that these
cester around the equinoxes, neither
does the thermometer take a tumble
when the fall equinox occurs and
herald the approach of overcoat
weather.
Days Longer Than Nights.
Instead of the days and nights be-
ing OF equal length on the equinox
the days are actually about 8 minutes
longer than the nights. Refraction
DoIluS the rays OF the sun as IneV pass
thru the atmosphere so that we actually
see it a couple of minutes before it is
up and for as long after it sets, which
lengthens the day at least four min
utes. also the upper edge of the sun
comes into view two to three minutes
before the lower e~ge so that at this
latitude it is twelve hours and nine
minutes from sunrise to sunset on the
day of the equinox and the equal days
and nights do not come until nearly a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-22

DR.. Edmund J. Kulp of Topeka, in r.
sermon to his congregation Sunday
blamed high salaries for such crimes
as the alleged Arbuckle party. DR..
Kulp is right. Salaries should cover
the necessities, the comforts and pos
sibIy a sprinkle of the luxuries OF life
but when they reach point where
their expenditure is a wild, wastef1l
orgy the public has right to frown
and condemn. There is a lot Of fool
ish, silly glamor about the movies
and a tremendous waste of wealth.
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With the country facing the un-
employment problem, the statement
of w. L. Higgins. judge of the Kan
sas industrial cou-t, to the effect that
involuntary idleness is an evil al
most, If not quite as vicious, as was
involuntary servitude," hits a tender
spot in the tactics of John L. Lewis,
president OF the Unit 1 Mine Workers
union. The laws prohibiting compu!
sorry service should be called upon to
prohibit compulsory idleness - es-
pecially when the families of the en-
ployes and the general service of the
public is at stake. The stand taken
by Judge Higgins renews Kansas con-
fidence in the industrial court law
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and the pity of it, But wouldn't
have destroyed your dream for all the
world. And then, dear, when you
came back from the city, it was so
plain that you had seen her. and your
dream was dead. I was sorry, sorry.
John. Now I'm glad-oh, so glad!"
Her eyes were shining. Because 1
know the heart that can love like that,
John, can make heaven on earth"
Thank God, then" ssaid John fer
vently, for the night that has made
the dawn so beautiful
Copyright, 1921, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
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Senator Harrison (Dem) scores
President Harding for his recent trips
on the Mayflower and says: What
the American people want is more re-
suits and fewer recommendation,
more meal tickets and fewer bread
lines, more prosperity and fewer poor
houses" The senator is unjust in his
charges. He is right about his list
Of the wants of the American people,
but he should recall that most of the
conditions today were brought about
by the previous administration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-22

Several clergymen in Kansas in the
last few weeks have refused salary
increases voted by their church con-
gregations. They assert that this is
no time to accept wage boosts and
prefer that the needy be given the as
sistance. The preacher is the poorest
paid member of any profession. Yet
he is rallying to the spirit of the
times. The action of the Kansas pas
tors might sink into the souls of some
of the states strike voters.
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Local Mention

The Rev. H. ]. Fazel has announced
that he will be unable to accept the
position of truancy officer on account
of business interests. T. D. Williams,
who has held this position, has re-
signed.
The board of directors of the Cham
Der of Commerce will meet at noon
Friday. Routine business will be con-
sidered.
Wanted, plain sewing. Phone 1892 NJ,
ADV.
According to Roscoe C. Ellis, who is
in charge of the clothing campaign
for the Near East relief, the method
OF gathering the contributions has
been changed. Last year an auto COM
mittee canva ssed the houses. This
year to save time and trouble the fire
department is cooperating and the
people are asked to take their con-
tributions to the fire stations. There
have been a large number of contrib
utions today but not what the number
out to be, according to Ellis. Anyone
unable to take the clothing to the
stations should call Ellis at 5528-J or
1923 and when a sufficient number OF
calls have been listed an auto COM
mittee will be organized to gather the
clothing.
A J. Stout, superintendent of
schools, has recently issued a bulletin
stating that all teachers certificates
not now recorded in the office must
be recorded by October 1. Several
teachers certificates have expired and
according to law must be renewed be-
fore the board can legally pay such
teachers.
Cash for Liberty Bonds. Kleinhans---Adv.
Claiming that his net income from
$500 invested in certain oil interests
in Butler county. last May. has been
only $44.5O, and that the interests are
absolutely worthless, Michael L. Zeller,
a Paxico farmer, has brought suit in
the Shawnee county district court
against J. S. Majors. of Glendale, Cali
fornia. seeking to recover the amount
invested, alleging that Majors sold him
the interests by false promises and
other nisrepresntations. cellar says
he purchased a total of 1900 interests.
500 a. So each and 1000 at 81. with
the understanding that he would re-
ceive a monthly dividend Of one per
cent from each interest. Later he
charges he learned the interests had
been sold broadcast over the country
at the rate of seventy-five cents each.
that they paid no dividends. and that
the stuff has no value whatever.
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FRUSH CLAIMS THE TITLE.
Baltimore Fighter Declares Kilbanc
EouIed Him Two Times.

Cleveland, Sept. 22.-Declaring that
he had been deliberately fouled several
times, Danny Frush of Baltimore, who
was knocked out by Johnny Kilbane
last Saturday in the contest for the
featherweight championship, issued a
signed statement today in which he
claims the title.
He said he was not only fouled in
the first round when Kilbane hit him
in the groin with his knee, but later
on when the champion continued
fighting after the bell had rung and
Frush had dropped his arms.
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government $50. 900. 900 and the valu-
atoms have changed to such an ex-
tent since the investigation that the
figures are good only for filing pur-
poses. Taxpayers are willing that the
government, the state and the COM
munity let up on historical record !
for a few years until indebtedness is
reduced
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fCOnc1nuen from rage One.b
A detective was assigned today to
search for him.
AT the same time. careful inquiry
was being made into the identity of the
mysterious Edna Grant" Two let
tiers have been received from Miss
Grant promising an important story
in the Arbuckle case. The latest, re-
ceived last night, said she would APP
pear Monday and bring with her
another nurse who could corroborate
her story. In the letter she said she
had been threatened with death after
writing her first letter.
Altho District Attorney Brady wGtild
not make public his first witness to
be examined this afternoon, it was
understood DIR. Shelby Strange. official
autopsy surgeon, would be heard first.
Other witnesses summoned for the
initial hearing are: DIR. William
OphuIs. who performed an unofficial
autopsy; Mrs. Bambina belmont,
prosecuting witness; Miss Blake, show
girl, who attended the party; Miss
Ell Prevon, former bathing girl Of the
movies and attendant at the party;
Miss Halston, nurse, who attended
Miss Rape at Wakefield sanitarium.
Government sells Railroad Securities.
Washington, Sept. 22.-Sale of rail-
road car trust certificates held by the
government amounted to $30,298, 500,
was announced today by the war
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TO DISCUSS FREIGHT RATES
Kansas Salt Men Claim Market Is
Being Destroyed.

hdHSdS SftIC MICH OIuIul DIHEKUL Is
Being Destroyed.
The state public utilities commission
has asked railroad officials for a con-
ference to be held in Topeka in the
next few weeks to discuss frate rates
on salt Complaints, filed with the
commission by Kansas salt men de-
clare that markets are being destroyed
because of Determinations in rates
favorable to other producing fields.
1t is declared that rates from Louis
lana fields to the Chicago markets are
81 cents hundred while from Kansas
to Chicago, a shorter distance, the rate
is IS cents. The Kansas salt produc-
ton is given at 1855 tons a year,
valued at $3,839,4o9
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Marshal Foch is getting himself in
physical condition for his run of ban
quets and receptions when he visits
America. The war hero also should
put himself on a diet that he will not
so sadly miss a certain banquet &C.
cessory that has been abandoned by
law in the United States.