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The New York herald., 1921-10-03

power, with County Clerk Charles S.
Dewey as executive chairman.
Then in 1912 came the Bull Moose
explosion, and Woodruff quit the party
to support Roosevelt. At the Chicago
convention Dewey jumped to Roosevelt,
and upon his return to Brooklyn de-
clared he did not feel he should remain
at the head OF the regular county or
ganization. He quft. and on June
29, 1912, Livingston was unanimously
elected chairman of the Kings County
Republican executive committee for the
first time.
In the meantime Livingston had lost
TO time in inproving his financial posi-
ton and political prestige in public Of
flee. In July of 1911, 1t appeared that
he was about to lose his job as Deputy
Commissioner of Jurors through rip
per" legislation. and he cast about for
a soft place to land. Joseph Il. Smith
had just been renamed unanimously as
Commissioner of Elections. but the job
looked good to Livingston, apparently.
Besides. deputy commissionership Of
jurors paid only $500 a year, while a
post in the BoaUd of Elections carried q
salary of $4,000.
Accordingly Livingston started a drive
on Smith which stirred up such rum
pus that William Barnes, Jr., then State
Chairman. rushed down State to call
Livingston off. but without success.
Smith went and Livingston got his
place, which he has held continuously.
Since then there have been numerous
''revolt" flurries and occasionally Liv-
ingston has been ''divested'' of power,
but his position has remained secure
in the long run. Just as in the present
case, fusion. which Livingston never
has taken sincerely to his bosom. has
been the cause of the appearance OF a
new guiding hand. but always when
the campaign was over Livingston here
tofore has been found serenely riding
the swell 3u
The New York herald., 1921-10-03
Antipnrhy to Fusion.

When the fusion campaign for Mitchell
came along, in 1917. Livingston again
evfnced his antipathy to fusion---or, at
least, to a candidate in whose designa-
tion he was not a controlling factor--
and he made his first effort to gain
Mayorality nomination for Justice James
G. -Cropsey OF the Supreme Court.
Though Livingston lost much strength
by his tenacity he held out for Cropsey.
State Comptroller Eugene Travis. at the
behest OF Gov. Whitman. by whom Liv-
ingston had stuck through thick and
thin, deserted him and came out for
fusion. In July William Hamiin Childs
made overtures to Livingston to join the
fusion forces but he refused and thereby
won from Childs promise to ,''con-
slider" Cropsey. When. finally. Livings-
ton failed ito put Cropsey across he
stayed on the fence. just as in the
present coalition campaign, until Ben
nett won the primary and then he came
out for Bennett. though the Manhattan
organization threw its support to
Mitchell.
In view of predictions that have been
made concerning utterances Livingston
may make IL Henry III. Curran Is de-
feated for Mayor it may be interesting
to record here that after MitcheFs do
feat Livingston said under oath: II told
Mitchell he would lose by 10000
When the Gubernatorial campaign
came along in 1918 Livingston came out
against his former friend Whitman in
favor of Merton E. Lewis. which
brought for him another revolt that
went the course of all the others. That
campaign showed Livingston in another
last minute switch. having waited until
September before he gave Whitman his
support
Arizona republican., 1921-04-10
ALL BUT NINE IF STOLEN CARS HAVE
 BEEN IDENTIFIED

raca,rut put nine of the 6S stolen cars v.11 eieo recently in the Imperial tif;ny Tn California have been iden-
 o and returned to their owners. tsuing to a report received yes u,r,. oy local agent of an under ~, i,er theft bureau. At the close
 n tne investigation, which lasted six baa, all but 27 of the cars had neen Identified. Six of those first identified were Phoenix cars and were returned to their owners. of the IS cars identified in the past week, two were cars stolen here. one belonged to Sam Fields and the oener er to J. Moody. MT. Moody re- turned to Phoenix yesterday with his car, and mechanic will leave Phoe- hix early this week, it was said yes- ierday, to see if any of the nine un- Identified cars belong to MT. Fields sixteen of the cars identified were stolen in California.
 After six weeks of investigation two federal agents and three agents rom underwriters theft bureaus succeeded in arresting six members or the strongest band of automobile thieves in the Southwest. A total or 6S cars were recovered. which had been stolen by the gang, operating on both sides of the international line at Calexico. Members of the band in stealing cars frequently came to Phoenix, the officers said, and se- cured license plates for cars they did not own. After stealing a car they Frequently placed an Arizona license on it.
 The large number of Arizona li- cense plates on cars in sales lots for used cars in Calexico attracted the attention of officers and the investi- gation was started early in February.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-10
::$:=== : Choice Ot O21r Entire Stock Of Tdttet0 an STg Dresses nt O Reduction 0t 381 Per Cent!
DECIDE O|V CHANGE
 IN PAROLE RULES

Attorney General Galbraith and Miss Elsie Toles of the board of par dons and paroles have further amended the rules relating to recom- mendations for paroles. It had been decided that paroles would not be re- ported except where the convict had arranged for employment, so that he could go directly to 1t from the prison. It was believed that his idleness while awaiting employment would be worse for him than confinement.
 But it was realized that many men entitled to paroles are strangers and without means of securing employ ment except by hunting for it after their release. Under the foregoing rule they would be denied the privi- lege of parol. Accordingly an ar engagement is to be made by which when one applies for parole and ap- pears to be entitled to it, the state will take means to find him employ ment.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-10
WILL INVESTIGATE
 LAND CONTROVERSY

Governor Campbell and Land Com missioner Kuchler will leave this morning for the extreme southern part of Pima county to investigate certain state land involved in a con- troversy between the La Osa Ranch and Cattle company and other inter ests in that vicinity. This contro- versy has been in all the courts and has been fought for several years. All of the land involved is, of course, not state land and it Is the object of the governor and the commissioner to arrive at some plan of settlement so far as that land is concerned.
 The La Osa lies on the Mexican border opposite the Mexican town of Sasabe; at that point there is natu- ral division of water sheds, the be- ginning of Baboquiviri valley on the north and that depression on the south running southwest to Altar, Sonora.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-10
.RUM0R O|L STRIKE
 IN BUCKEYE VALLEY

The town yesterday morning was shaken by a rumor that the Palo Verde Oil and Refining company had brought in a gusher, a 400-barrel one. There were immediate visions of a drop in the price of gasoline and forest of derricks throughout the Buckeye country.
 Everybody appears to have heard of the strike and a telephone mes sage was sent to c. M. Zander for confirmation. MT. Zander had not heard of it and was inclined not to believe. But that was not convinc- ing that it was not so, for it was recalled that since the late primary, MT. Zander has been skeptical con- corning things in general.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-10

The officers estimate that more than 130 cars were stolen by the gang in six months. The six men under ar rest are held in Los Angeles for the federal authorities, who have filed charges against them of transport ing stolen cars across state lines in violation of the Dyer act.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-27
ASK FOR S., 900 DAMAGES
Standard Oil Company Files Answer in
Ejectment Suit.

Specific performance of contract,
together with $4,000 damages. was
asked by the Standard Oil Co. today
in the district court when it filed an
swer to the ejectment suit brought
tW months ago by W. e. Heatherly,
Ala West Sixth avenue. Heatherly in
his suit stated that he was the owner
of the lots at Sixth avenue and Topeka
boulevard upon which the Standard
Oil company's filling station is locat-
ed. ard entitled to the immediate pos
session thereof
The company's cross petition asserts
that the lots we're leased October /,
1915, for five years and that the COM
pany had the option of buying them
at thee expiration of that time for the
sum of $500. When the lease ex-
pired the company elected to buy the
lots, it is asserted, but Heatherly has
failed to produce an abstract showing
a good and sufficient title. His delay
in SO doing, the company alleges, has
damaged it in the sum of $1,000.
The company asks that Heatherly
be compelled to pay it $1,000 damages
and carry out the contract; if he can
not do the latter, an additional $4,000
is demanded
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-27
FARM-BANK MEET
Special Conference on Finance
and Agriculture.
Call Sent Out for Topeka Gath
ering January IL.
TALK WAR FINANCE MATTERS
Crop Growers Feel That Kansas
Went to Sleep.
Discrimination Against This
State, Farmers Feel.

Bankers and farmers will talk fl
nance and agricultural prospects at a
conference which probably will be
held in Topeka Wednesday, January
II. J. c. MohIer, secretary of the
state board of agriculture, announced
today that q call for the conference
probably would be issued by officers
of the bankers associations and Ralph
Snyder, president of the Kansas Farm
Bureau.
The banker-farmer conference will
follow a cooperative marketing con-
ference here January. 10. It will pre-
cede the general farm meetings and
sessions of the state board of agricul-
ture to be held January HIP.
Problems before the farmers and
bankers during farm week will make
the sessions Of vital Importance to
agricultural interests in every section
of the state. Some of the nations
most prominent authorities on farm
ing and marketing conditions will at
tend the meetings. experimenting Of
the already heavy program with a call
for a meeting with the bankers will
give new color and interest to the
weeks proceedings
War Corporation Program.
Provisions of the war finance cor
poration's program will be under dis
cussion during the meeting to be call
ed by President Snyder. The question
will have d specific state interest.
Recently Kansas crop growers pro-
tested bitterly when it was announced
that the apportionment of war finance
funds gave to this state but $3.50, 900.
Much of the criticism was directed
against bankers. 1t was claimed that
in many communities heads of finan-
cial institutions had slept on their
rights and opportunities and that final
allotmsnt of funds worked a decided
discrimination against this state.
Open to General Discussions.
Representatives of farmer organ
izations in almost every county in the
state are expected to attend the meet
ings during the farm week. Several
of the meetings viii be open to general
discussions. In consequence many
farmers and stockmen who do not
appear as official representative of
local organizations will come to To
peka.
President Snyder discussed farmer
banker conference plans in Topeka
several days ago. He is now working
thru officers of the Kansas Bankers
association and the Kansas State
Bankers association with a view of
calling a meeting which will bring
several hundred bankers to Topeka for
the meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-27
ILLEGAL ALCOHOL is FLOWING
Two and a Half Millions Of Gallons
Released Without Permit.

Philadelphia, Dec. 27-Over two
and one-half million gallons of a1co-
hol have been illegally released here
within the last four months, according
to Harvey L. Duncan, supervising pro-
hibition enforcement agent here.
Seven hundred thousand gallons
were released thru the Vaccinations
OF small bootleggers, Duncan said,
while 100000 gallons were put on the
market by Sam" Singer.
other persons and firms RESPONSE
BILE, according to- Duncan, are:
Fleischman company, New York, 20O,-
600 gallons; Grain Alcohol company,
100000 gallons; A. F. Slater and H.
W. Benner, discharged prohibition Of
ficials, 100000 gallons; Burlington
Grain Alcohol company; Burlington,
n. J., $4,000 gallons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-27
MORE ATTEND SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Kansas Christian Missionary Society
Makes Plans for 1922.

The state board of the Kansas
Christian Missionary society met to-
day at the state office of the society,
118 West Seventh street, to discuss
plans for the work of the society for
the ensuing year. Plans were made
for a series of district conventions
which will be held in the spring
A gain of 5.425 persons was made in
the average attendance of the Sunday
schools of the Christian churches of
Kansas during the last year. This
brings the total average attendance up
to 6,60S. The Christian Endeavor
societies of the denomination have a
membership of 5000 persons. The
membership in the Women's Mission
airy society is $3.50. Theer are now
2S4 churches of the denomination in
the state holding regular preaching
services.
A meeting Of the employed staff of
the denomination in Kansas, incIud-
ing district superintendent and evan
gelists, will be held Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-27
MRS. FRENCH Held
Wife of 'sMaster Mind" in
WOrthingtOn SwindIe Arrested.
Received Securities From Hus-
band Thru the Mails.

Chicago, Dec. 27.-Mrs. Charles A.
French, wife of the alleged cocoon
spirator of John w. Worthington in
the swindles which are said to total
$50, 200, was under arrest today in
San Diego, Cal.
Mrs. French, who was arrested at
her ranch, eighteen miles from San
Deigo. was held in connection with
charges with her husband, according
to reports received here. She is al
legged to have received certain papers
ami stock in San Diego, which were
inv olved in her husbands transa ctions
The direct charge against Mrs. French
was using the mails to defraud and she
was held in lieu of $4,000 bonds.
French, the so-called wizard of
finance, was arrested here several
weeks ago in connection with an al
legged s25,0OO,0OO conspiracy.
With Worthington, French was
called the master mind of the ring
of confidence men alleged to have
negotiated deals running into millions
in spurious stocks and stolen bonds,
and whose operations came close to
causing a nationwide collapse of
banks and business houses.
French is alleged to have operated
a clearing house for bogus securities
at a loop" hotel. His operations are
alleged to have covered the entire
country and included some well known
financiers. Among those who elaine
they were swindled by the WorthinS-
ton-French combination was z. w.
Davis, a Cleveland banwer. He said
he was mulcted of $55O,OoO thru bogus
notes.
Federal authorities IN Chicago have
been searching for Mrs. French since
last August when her arrest was or
dered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-27
SOVIET HOLDS ENGuSHMAN
Grandson of Lord Wimborne Arrested
as secret Agent at Batum.

Grandson of Lord Wimborne Arrested
as Secret Agent at Batum.
London, Dec. 81 Cby the A. P9-
Lieut. John Bigelow Dodge, stepson
of Lionel George Guest fourth son of
Lord Wimborne, was arrested by Boil
shevik AUTHORITIES as an alleged secret
British. agent as he was about to- en-
bark on an Italian steamship at Ba-
tum on December 9, according to a
Times dispatch from Constantinople.
Lieutenant Dodge, a grandson of
the late John Bigelow, onetime
American ambassador to France, was
born in the United States but is a nat
uraIized British subject. He served
in the British army during the world
war and was awarded the distin-
guished service order for gaIlantry in
the Gallipoli campaign.
His mother, now Mrs. Gue3. was
formerly Mrs. Flora Bigelow Dodge of
New York City. She married Mr..
Guest at Sioux Falls. S. D.. July 6,
1905.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-27

pany must pay to the, state for the
year ending May 1, 1921. The tax
is based upon the gross receipts of the
company's business in Kansas for that
year, after transportation charges
have been paid the railroad COM
panies, and calls for per cent of that
amount The check will be turned
over to Auditor Turner the first of the
year that being the date due.
In addition to the excise tax the ex-
press company must pay tax as a for
eign corporation. car mileage tax and
the usual county and state taxes. One
reason for the excise tax, however, is
that compared with the volume of
business transacted the amount of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-27

of agriculture. The report shows light
SHOWS in northwestern counties las.
week, but only slight improvement IN
soil conditions. There is a decided
shortage of moisture in almost every
county in the state.
Alfalfa is going into the winter in
good condition altho the report indi-
Gates that the young crop IS needing
rain or snow. The ground is frozen
thruout the state as a result OF the
cold snap of last week. In conse-
quence there has been little blowing
Livestock shipments continue slow,
Movement of stock to market will not
revive until the reduced freight rates
are effective.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-27
MANY PROTESTS FILED
Special Meeting of City Commission
Being Held This Afternoon.

Protests against the report of the
appraisers appointed to determine the
damages and benefits. due to the
changing of the grade of the alley be-
tween Kansas avenue and Quincy
street, running from Tenth avenue to
Eleventh street, are being heard at a
special meeting of the city commission
this afternoon.
The appraisers reported that the
benefits and damages appear to them
to be of a local nature, and that in
their opinion the city should not be
required to pay anything to anyone as
a result of the change of grade.
Several property holders in the
block in question are on hand to pro-
test against the finding of the ap-
praisers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-27
TEAR UP WEST 9TH
City Ordinance Requiring Re-
moval Railway Tracks.
Street Car Company Also Must
Pave With Concrete.
FROM JACKSON TO BUCHANAN
Block TO Remain for Wye and
Switching Purposes.
Intention of Utilities Commits
sion To Be Carried Out.

There was presented for first read
ing at the city commission meeting
this morning an ordinance providing
for the removal of the tracks of the
street car company on West Eighth
avenue, from jackson street to Blu
chanan street.
The ordinance is based upon the or
der OF the public utilities commission.
issued last summer, relieving the
street car company from the obliga-
ton of running cars on the West
Eighth avenue line. In a communica-
ton addressed to the city commission
several weeks ago. Albert Patten, gem
eraI manager of the company, took
the stand that the order of the public
utilities commission did not mean that
the line is to be permanently discon-
tinued. =
It has been stated, however, that
permanence was the intention of the
commission when issuing the order,
and for that reason the time granted
for the removal of the tracks is due.
The ordinances. which received first
reading today provides that the COM
pany is authorized and directed to
remove the tracks and to pave the
right of way and the space from which
the tracks are removed with concrete.
The remainder of the street is paved
with brick. with asphalt strips" along
the side of the street car tracks.
No time limit for the removal Of
the track is stated in the ordinance.
The company, however, is directed to
signify its acceptance within twenty
days after the publication of the ordi-
nance.
The track on West Eighth avenue
from Kansas avenue to Jackson street
is to remain, since it is used daily in
the switching operations of the street
car company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-27
GUARD RECORD SILK CARGO.
Six Million Dollars Worth of Valuable
Fiber en- Route Across Q. S.

San Francisco Dec. 27.-Heavtly
guarded, one of the largest shipments
of silk from the Orient ever received
on the Pacific coast was transferred
today from the steamer Tenyo Maru
to a special train which will beat
passenger train time to New York.
There are 5,734 bales of silk in the
shipment weighing 400 tons and ap-
proximating S6.00O,00 in value. Tho
heaviest armed guard ever sent out
by the Southern Pacific railway COM
pany will accompany the silk to its
destination. The silk train will reach
New York by New Years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-27
EXCISE TAX OF S35,631

American Express Company Has
Check Ready for State Auditor.
There is in the local office of the
American Express company, 7S0 kan
sas avenue, a check for S35, 631.50.
The check is properly signed by Of
ficials of that company and is made
payable to the auditor of the state of
Kansas who can collect that much
money on it provided he gets busy and
cashes it within sixty days.
The amount of the check represents
the excise tax which the express COM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-27
MARTYR TO CAUSE OF HEALTH.
Rockefeller Institute Research Worker
/ Dies of yellow Fever.

Vera Cruz, Dec. 81 Cby the A. P.)--
DR.. Howard B. Cross of the Rockefei-
Ter institute died here this morning a
victim of yellow fever.
Doctor Cross came here early this
month to open laboratory for study
of the yellow fever, and the marsh
fever for the Rockefeller institute.
Twelve days ago he went to Tux
tepec, center of the yellow fever dis
trict, and after spending two days
there inspecting sanitary conditions,
contracted the disease. He was i'm
mediate1y brought here and futile eff
forts were made to save his life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-27
TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT.
Chamber of Commerce Takes Action
at Meeting Today.

The cooperation of every member
of the Chamber of Commerce in re-
lieving the unemployment situation
which may arise in Topeka this winter
is to be sought by the directors of that
organization, it was determined at the
regular meeting of the board today
at noon.
G. c. Sickler, secretary, and Marco
Morrow. director, were chosen as a
committee to send a letter to each
member OF the Chamber, urging him
to give as much employment as pos
sible to the men "out of q job" in the
city, during the winter
Mayor Corwine has written letters
to each civic organization in the city,
asking for its cooperation in supply
ing jobs during the winter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-27
MURDER MYSTERY FOUND.
Bodies of Two Men Located Hidden
in Patch of Weesls.

st. Louis. Dec. 27.-Bodies' of two
unidentified men were found in a
clump of weeds in University City, q
suburb today. Both were shot thru
the head and apparently had been
dead several days. They appeared
about "a years old.
A draft card in one of the mems
pockets bore the name of Everett E.
Summers. 1918 Diamond street, To-
ledo. Ohio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-27
rhink SAD. 000 zinc was Sci.

Fall River, Mass, Dec. 27.=Police
and fire departments announced today
that the fire which this morning de-
stroyed the Henry Lord school was of
incendiary origin. Loss is estimated
at 100000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-27
WHEAT CROP NEEDS MOISTURE

Dry Weather Reported From Every
Section of Kansas.
Kansas wheat counties are stiil
looking for moisture. according to the
weekly crop report issued today by J.
C. Mohler, secretary of the state board
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-27

county and state tax an express COM
pany pays is small This is due to
the fact that most of the facilities
used belong to the railroad companies
which pay the tax.