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The Washington herald., 1921-05-14
Mishap Kills Daughter
of William Allen White

EMPoRIA- Kans- May is-Mary
white. ls-year-old daughter Of
william Allen white. noted writer
and publicist. died here today OF
fractured skull.
Miss White was raked from
horse she was riding By the Low
limb Of q tree,
The Washington herald., 1921-05-14
PARIS and LONDON
SPLIT OVER TEUTON
In SILESIA
Lloyd George Statement
Falls as BOmbShen
In Paris.

LONDON, May 1a-Lloyd Georges
declaration to the house Of commons
that the Polish invasion of Upper
Silesia is a complete defiance of the
treaty Of Verssiiies marks the def.
mite and open break between Great
Britain and France regarding Middle
European policies.
The premier's denunciation Of Po-
land: his frank. almost brutal hand
Ling Of facts in the situation, has
wonderfully clarified the atmos-
phere. although 1t was in the nature
OF a bombsheu for Western Europe.
The problem of Silesia," he said.
is the problem of peace in Eu-
rope. which. is the problem of IN
dustrial unrest in the world
VIII Uphold Treaty.
He insisted that IL was essential
that the Versailles treaty be observed
by all parties to il, in order TO
insure the restoration of peace in
Europe.
Lloyd George outlined the results
Of the plebiscite.i in Silesia. which, he
held, showed a majority of six TO
four throughout the territory for
adhesion to Germany.
Poland is the last country on
earth which should endeavor to tear
up the Versailles treaty" he de-
clared. Her freedom was won by
Great Britain, France. and Italy
The Polish government has dis
claimed responsibility for the insur-
rection. but these disclaimers have
come once too often. II is diricult
to believe that they are anythine
more than verbal
Germans Honor Treaty.
The Premier insisted that Ger
many was honoring the treaty. and
continued that "if Poland were al
lowed TO overrun a German province
il would end in calamity"
Germany he said, -ts entitled to
everything the treaty gives her. we
cannot accept the breaking Of tina,
compact. which might lead to con-
sequences of a most disastrous char
acter"
The British premier. declarins
that the peace OF Europe was
threatened in the Polish insurrec-
tion, further argued that Germany
srould be permitted by the entente
10 send troops into Upper Silesia-
her own provinces a matter OF
fair play.
Anglo-French differences Of opin-
ion are thus widened into an almost
irreparable breach.
1t has been recently hinted that
Great Britain, viewing the activities
of Poland as those of a nation which
has stepped beyond the limits Of
allied Indulgence, promised" Ger
many that she would be taken care
Of regarding Upper Silesia, IL she
would sign the reparations terms
The break between France and Eng
land was then an accomplished fact.
The Polish government has white
washed itself and promises to dc
everything in its power to aid In
the restoration Of peace.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-14
Irish Bombs Wound Fifteen.

DUBLIN, May Is. Irish bombs
wounded ten men and five women
here last night when they were
tossed at military lorries passing
Through Grafton street The bombs
fell short OF the mark.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-14

CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-31

them drove. Arriving in town that
night, they routed a pastor out of bed.
were married and took the first train
out of town which happened TO be
one going to Denver. Now they are
back and are making their home here.
Isn't that an exciting romance? And
just the other day we were complain
ing that the weddings we wrote up
nowadays had no elopement clauses in
them. FRANCES.
Mrs. W. W. Strickland's division of
the Woman's club will give a dance
Friday night, January 6, at Kellam
hall.
1t will be an unusually pretty party,
the first Woman's club affair of the
year. There will be special decorations
and special refreshments.
!. y y
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. 7. Kelsey will give
their home for:
Edr. and Mrs. F. W. Watson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph C. Wilson and
children, William Watson and Althea
Drusilla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Kelsey and son.
Mr. Chester J! e *
Mr.. and Mrs n. s. Fox of Cherokee.
Okla, announce the marriage of their
daughter, Bessie Fox Payne, to Mr.
James G.. Allison, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. r. Allison. 1924 Clay street. The
wedding took place December 20 in
Denver, Colo.
Mr.. Allison is a former Washburn
student, where he was a member OF
been in Denver for the past two years
Mr.. and Mrs. Allison will make their
future home in Denver
Miss AIyrtIa V. Pidar. who is one of
the faculty of Union Christian college
at Toxic, Japan. will be the chief
speaker at the meeting of the Mission
airy society and the Ladies' Aid society
of the First Methodist church to be
held Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. P J. Clevenger, 300
West Tenth avenue.
Miss Pidar is a former Kansas girl.
leaving Mankato in d911 for the
Orient.
Mrs. Harry Gavitt will give a din
ner at her home on New Years day in
honor of Mr.. Gavitts birthday ami
versary.
The guests will include:
Mr. and Mrs. John Brunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Snyder.
Mrs. Cora Gavitt.
Miss Marie Gavitt-
j: y =
The Odessa FIVE Hundred club viii
be entertained Monday night with q
New Years buffet supper and party
by Mrs. Ralph Farrar and Mrs ]. c
Patton of 719 Morris avenue. The
guests will be the members of the clut
and husbands.
Announcement is made of the mar
rage of Miss Cora Wingett of Jen-
nings. Kan, and Mr.. Howard L. Com
fort of Topeka. which took place De
cember 20 at the brides home in Jen-
nings-
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Comfort are
graduates of the 1921 class at K. S
A c. The bride is a member of tbs
Delta Zeta sorority. After January
they will be at home to friends II
/ Lawrence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-31

the conventional dress suits of years
ago and with them high silk hats. The
evening was spent in dancing.
The guests included:
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Snyder
Mr. and Mrs. f. A. Herbst
Mr. and Mrs. George Snyder
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gavitt
Mr. and Mrs. George Thompson
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Brunt
Mr. and Mrs. jay Close
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Southwick
Miss Edna Herbst
Miss Susan SOuthwick
Mr.. Bert Thompson
Mr.. Harry Southwick
Mr.. BILLY" Snyder
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-31
Mai. Joseph c. wilson.

Joe Wilson, who has been agency
manager of the Burroughs Adding Ma
chine company for the last ten years,
has resigned effective January 1. He
has organized the Joseph c. Wilson &
Company. The room at 525 Kansas
avenue has been occupied by the Pos
tai Telegraph company and the To-
peka Typewriter exchange. The To-
peka Typewriter exchange was oper-
ated by H. c. Parker until recently
when it was purchased by Joe Wilson
and has been under the management
of W. T. Stinson for the last few
months. Stinson has been associated
with Wilson for a number of years in
the adding machine business, and II
is understood that Stinson will be
member of the new firm of Joseph Z:
Wilson & Company. The business OF
the Topeka Typewriter exchange VIII
be continued under the new company.
New Agency Here.
Mr.. Wilson has been appointed state
representative of the Diebold Safe *
Lock Co, of Canton. o. A complete
line of filing safes, commercial safes,
bank safes and vault doors, etc, viii
be handled-the first agency of this
kind ever operated in Topeka In ad-
dition to these lines, various office ap-
pliances and specialties will be added.
The store room at SIS Kansas ave
nue. will be remodeled and redecorated
Immediately.
For the past ten years Mr.. Wilson
has been local manager of the Bur-
roughs Adding Machine company
For several years previous to this ne
was the active head of the Wilson Of
flee Supply company
Joe Wilson is a Topeka product,
having lived here all his life. His ia
Their, also Joseph c. Wilson, was re-
ceiver for the A. T. & S. F. ~aiiway,
and was mayor of Topeka at the time
Joe Jr. was born.
He Was Major in War.
Mr.. Wilson was in the army for two
years and served nearly year over
seas. He was commissioned captain
at the First Officers Training camp
at Fort Riley in the summer of 1911,
was assigned to the Sind division. and
went to France in June, 1873, with
! that division. was promoted to rank
of major in September, 1918. Imme-
diately after return from France con-
| tinued with the Burroughs Adding
Machine company. He was married
| April 1918, to Altha Watson They
| live at 800 Woodlawn avenue and
have two children.
| Associated with Mr.. Wilson in the
new business Will be w. T. Stinson. J.
| r. Hartigan and J. H. Carswell. all of
whom were formerly with the Bur-
roughs Adding Machine company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-31
CLUB NOTES.

The Alta Vista club will meet dur
ing the month of January at the home
of Mrs. H. L. Alkire, 424 Monroe
street.
The E. N. C. club will meet Tues
day afternoon with Mrs. Ray Kiene,
1149 Garfield avenue.
The Junior Atlantean club will be
entertained Tuesday afternoon with
Mrs. Lee Forbes, 1924 Tyler street, as
hostess.
There will be no meeting Monday
of the Topeka Central W. c. T. Z.
The Child Conservation league will
be entertained Tuesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. H. w. Bomgardner,
AS West Sixth avenue.
The next meeting of the Amaranth
club will be held Tuesday afternoon
with Mrs. NJ T. Kelsey as hostess.
Mrs G. w. Warner will have a pa
per ''Curiosities of Light" at the
January meeting OF the Nautilus
club to be held at the home of Mrs
r. B. Steele.
The Ladies Music club will meet
January at Pelletiers Tea ROOM
Mrs. ARA ]. Clark is in charge of the
program which will be miscellaneous.
The Priscilla club will meet Friday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Reese
Van SAINT in Oakland.
The Argonauts will be entertained
January with Mr.. and Mrs. C. c,
Nicholson as host and hostess. Mrs
H. r. Thompson will give a magazine
review and Miss Margaret Prout will
/ give a talk on Folks by Victor Muir
dock.
The Ladies Aid society of the Firs;
| Methodist church will meet with Mrs
/ P. ]. CIevenger, 3O3 West Tenth ave-
nue.. Wednesday, January 4, at 2:3t
! osclooL- The assisting hostesses will
] include: Mrs w A. Elstun, Mrs. W
/ D. Gossett, Mrs. E w. Grindle. Miss
( Martha Bennett and Mrs. Chrales
OEermyer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-31
A new FIRM HERE
Joseph C. Wilson 6 Co. to
Handle Office Appliances.
Remodel and RedecOrate Room
at 525 Kansas Avenue.

A new Kansas avenue speciality
shop, handling office appliances and
supplies, will open Immediately after
the remodeIing and redecorating, it
was announced today by Joseph c.
Wilson Associated with Wilson will
be w. T. Stinson. With the firm also
will be ]. R. Hartigan and ]. H. Cars
well.
In other words. Topeka's rapidly
growing colony of young business men
is given additional population thru
what will be known as Joseph C. Will
son & Company, located at 525 Kansas
avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-31
Looking Backward in State
Journal Society Column
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
December 81. 1901.


Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cole will entertain
family party this evening at their home on
Topeka avenue. Cards will be the amuse
ment Of the evening and there will be
about five tables.
Miss Anna Marie Walsh went to Kan
sas City today to attend a house party.
Mr. Adrian Sherman has returned from
a several weeks visit in Brooklyn.
Mr and Mrs. S. r. Ritchie left Monday
for their home in Denver after a mouth 5
visit with DIT. and Mrs. C. Il. Reed.
Mr. and Mrs w. R. Faulkner will enter
tain with n New Years party at the
Blower house
Mr. and Mrs. George Stansfield will en-
terrain half a dozen guests at dinner on
New Years day at the Blower house.
Miss Josephine Shellabarger issued invi-
tations for party to be given Saturday
evening at her home on Harrison street.
Miss Katherine Fleishman is entertain
ing the Progressive Grand club this after
noon at her home on Van Buren, street
Miss Margaret Jones, who is home for the
holidays is the guest of honor.
Dr. Morton Snow of Chicago went to
Lawrence Monday after a short visit to
the family of De Witte Nellis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-31

Mrs. Bennett r. Wheeler and Mrs.
Robert Stone have been asked to pour
The receiving friends will include
Mrs. c. A Wolf, president of the
Woman's club: Mrs. F. L. Campbell
and Mrs R. G. Merrick of the club
house committee; Mrs. w. E. McVey,
chairman of organizat ton, and the cap
tains of the teams of the club.
Tho bOStassaS include
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-31
Another British Booze Ship SEIZED.

Washington, Dec 31.-The British
schooner Messenger of Peace. with a
cargo of liquor. was seized by coast
guard authorities. after the vessel
stranded on Ocracoke bar. North
Carolina, according to a report to the
customs division of the treasury de-
partment today. from the coast guard
station at Elizabeth City, n. c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-31
MASONIC NOTICE.

A special Communication of Golden
Rule Lodge No. so. will be held Mon
day. Jan. 2nd at l P. NJ for the pur-
pose of attending the funeral Of our
late Bro. Clarence s McC1intoek-
All Master Masons urged to be pres
emf.
DAN J. BAIR, Master.
JAMES H MURRELL, Sec'y.
Adj.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-27
SILVER TEA IN
AID OF CHILDREN
VIII BE Held at Home for Aged Satur-
day and Proceeds Sent to Miss
Minnie BrasOr at scissors.

\ silver tea will be held at the Home
for the Aged Saturday afternoon from
to t. to which the public is cordially ln-
vited The proceeds win be sent to Miss
Minnie Brasor for work among the chill
dren at Scissors France.
Miss BrasoF is spending the winter IN
Paris and has become greatly interested
in relief work at SoiSSOnS. The group OF
American and English women in charge
of the work there consists of nurses, doc
tors and teachers. - in all. They have
established in the barracks day nurseries,
libraries. manual training and domestic
science classes. Clinics are held every day
aud both rich and poor come to have their
babies cared for Hundreds Of babies are
looked out for and the milk Is pure and
the bottles clean The children still show
the lack of proper food during the war
and although they often look healthy can
play for only a few minutes. when they
are covered with cold perspiration. The
group at scissors cares for 5000 children
in 20 villages.
The hostesSes at the Home will be Mrs.
Eddy Miss Cunningham. Miss SimondS.
Mrs. Mcneil. Mrs. Dunton. Mrs. Crown,
Mrs. Howe. Miss Ormsbee Mrs. Darling,
Mrs Rice. Mrs. Smiley. Mrs. Couillard.
Mrs. Alvord, Mrs. Beckwith. Miss
Thwing. Miss Willis. Mrs. Burroughs.
Mrs. Smith. Miss Gaines. Mrs. Arey, Mrs.
Nash. Mrs. Dennison, Miss Ward, Miss
Kellogg.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-27
WANTS COURT TO
REMOVE ASHLEY
-hfs. casey Says He Is Unsuitable to
BE Guardian of Her Children
Case Before Probate Court

One of the cases to come before the pro-
nate court at its January session Saturday
OF TINS Week, but which may be continued
70 20 some hXed date, IS petition by Mrs.
Narah ). Casey of Spring street to have
her father, Joseph Z. Ashley of Fstev
street, removed as guardian of two OF her
MINOR children. Emma Thibodeau. :. and
1t. Elmer Thibodeau, ), and to have the
custody of the children decreed to her.
The petition is brought by Attorney W.
H. Daley; Attorney H. G.. Barber 5 coun-
sci for Mr. Ashley
Mrs. Casey says the children lived with
her and were supported by her until
March /. 1920. when their father. Henry
Ihlbodeau, took them and placed them
IN the hands of her father, Mr. Ashley.
She brought a petition for divorce from
lmbodeau March "a of that year and the
divorce was granted June Is aud she was
given the custody of the children. Four
days later she married Casey
On March 5, shortly after the children
were taken from their mother. Ashley
brought a petition in the probate. court,
saying that he had supported the children
since Oct y. 1915, and that the mother
by reason of her character and tempera-
ment, was an unsuitable person to have
charge of them and had not the means to
support them, and asking that he be APP
pointed their guardian He was appointed
guardian March =.
Mrs Casey says Thibodeau deserted her
Oct |, 1915, and soon afterwards she was
informed that he was dead, and belev-
ing the information to be true she was
married TO Casey and lived with him un-
til March l, 1920 when she says she
learned that Thibodeau was alive. Then
followed the divorce proceedings and her
marriage to Casey She denies that she Is
unsuitable or that she has no means and
denies that Ashley supported the children
as he claims She further declares that
Ashley. by reason of his character and
temperament is not suitable or compe-
tent to care for the children or have con-
troll over them. and asks that his appoint
ment as guardian be revoked.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-27
MORE INSURANCE
ON TOWN BUILDING
Selectmen Increase Amount from SO,
600 to $4,000 Because of 50 Per
Cent IaW-NeW Valuation.

The Brattleboro selectmen this weak
have increased the insurance on the tow Il
hall building from S25OO0 to S4S,0D, di-
viding it between the four local insurance
agencies, g. NJ Clay, :. A. Daniels, i. +.
Britain, and II. f. Taylor 4 Son. The
cost OF the insurance Is 81 200 a year.
I'm order to recover the entire loss in
case of fire not wholly destroying the
building it is necessary to have the prop
erty insured To 50 per cent OF its value,
and In view of the increased danger be
cause of the present continuous use OF
Festival hall for basketball. dances and
other things the selectmen have felt that
they should increase the insurance.
TO this end they asked Mr.. Beckwlth OF
CIaremont. y. H., and G. 4. Pellet Of
Brattleboro to estimate the value of the
building The two men worked independ-
entity Of each other and arrived at nearly
the same figures.
Mr. Beckwith figured that it would cost
Sl05.GG0 to replace the building and that
the building was at present worth 10 per
cent less than the reDlacement cost. MI.
Pelett figured that the replacement cost
would be SlG3,O00 and that the denrecia-
ton was 40 per cent. On the basis of these
figures the sclectmen decided to increase
the insurance to $4,000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-27
DE VALERA NOW
HIDING IN FRANCE
Head of Irish Republic" Tells COrre-
SoOndent Peace Offers from Lloyd
George Amount TO Nothing.

PARIS, Jan. 27.-Eammon De Val
era, Irish Republican leader has been
found somewhere in France" by cor
respondent of a Paris newspaper In
a conversation with the correspondent
De Valera iS quoted as saying, L left
America because at a time when the
English seek by an implacable policy of
terrorism to frighten our people and
weaken our moral force it is the mani
fest duty of the chief of the Irish nation
to be among his compa-
triots Really it was greatly to the adj
vantage of Ireland that | remain in
America
Asked what he considered to be a so
luton of the Irish problem De Valera
said: The Irish people claim the right
of self-determination. If England should
concede that right there would be no
further difficulties either with her or
with the Ulster minority. If Ulster
should claim autonomy we would be will
ing TO grant it.
Peace offers by Premier Lloyd George
which have been reported by the press
were said by DE Valera to be of little
value What Mr.. Lloyd George says
today he will not say tomorrow. if it
suits his policy he is quoted as declar-
ing
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-27
ICE BOAT WITH
AIRPLANE MOTOR
Owned and Operated by John l.. Smith
of Brattleboro Garage and Attracts
Much Attention.

An ice boat with airplane motor and
propeller. owned and driven by John Smith
of the Brattleb0ro garage, attracted con-
siderable attention yesterday while in
operation on the Connecticut river.
The boat is equipped with runners on
ice. the runners being attached by means
of axles of the same size as are used for
automobile wheels, so that when it is
desirable to drive the car on a roadway
the runners are replaced with wheels. A
used for the body of the boat.
/ Behind the body and raised on an iron
standard is the G0-horse-power Hall
Scott airplane motor, pusher type. which
was used in the airplane driven about
Brattleboro several years ago by Irah
Spaulding and owned jointly by Mr..
Spaulding and Ralph Peltier. Under this
is 2gallon gasoline tank.
The ice boat was built by II. X. Jones,
G.. L. Henry, Harry Barnes and Guy Tu-
dor. The design of the machine was made
by III. X. Jones and John f. Smith
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-27
MRS. VANDERBILT
AND COLFORD WE'D
New York Society Couple Have Had
Bungalow in Putney Past Two
Summers and Are Known Here

Mrs. Cathleen Nelson Vanderbilt. who
obtained a divorce from Reginald G..
Vanderbilt in 1919. and Sidney Jones
Colford. ir., of Park avenue. New York.
obtained a marriage license at the mu-
nicipal building in that city yesterday
and were married in the afternoon.
Mrs. Vanderbilt and Colford have
been in Putney the past two summers,
Mrs Vanderbilt having taken long
time lease of a parcel of land on West
hill. owned by Miss s. T. White. and
erected bungalow thereon. and they
are known to many in that town and
Brattleboro.
The wedding was very simple and
only members of the two families were
present at the ceremony. which was per-
formed by Judge Henry L. HotchkisS of
the supreme court of the state of New
York. The bride wore simple after
noon gown of dark blue chiffon and a
small turban of blue straw and chiffon.
Her only attendant was her daughter,
Miss Cathleen Vanderbilt Mr. Colford
had no best man, and there were no
uSherS.
NIrS. Vanderbilt. the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Frederic Nelson. gave her age
as 81. Mr.. Colford gave the same age.
Mr.. Colford. also prominent in the So
ciety of New York. Newport and other
centers. was divorced last month in the
superior court of Rhode Island by Clara
w X. Colford, who charged neglect to
provide. II was in Rhode Island that
Mrs Vanderbilt also obtained her de
cree. on the ground of deSertion.
Mrs. Vanderbilt, who was married in
April. 1903. began divorce proceedings in
Newport in August. 1919. An intcrlocu-
tory decree of divorce was granted her
the following October, on the ground of
deSertion. and became final six months
later. She was given custody of their
daughter Cathlecn. then l. years old.
Mrs. Colford also obtained custody of
her two minor daughters. Dorothy
Knight and Clara Dwight Colford
Mn. Colford is the son Of Sidney Jones
Colford, ST., of Newport and Paris Dur
ing the early stages of the war young
Colford drove an ambulance for the
French army and was decorated for
valor three times by the French govern
ment He later served overseas as a
second lieutenant with the American ma
rineS and was awarded the distinguished
service cross.
AIr. Colford'S recently divorced wife
was the only daughter Of Edward G.
Knight jr., of Philadelphia.