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The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-05-07
Think Sampson Confesses to Shield
White Man

D&ELAS, TEXAS. May 7-Au.
thorities here believe that Virgil
Sampson. sentenced 20 die for alleged
assault. has confessed to the double
murder OF a white woman and her
daughter in order to shield the dead
,yemsn's husband, John Wadford, who
has seen indicted Tor the double mur-
der No motive can be assigned
SIMPSONS confession unless it is that
lie. knowing he is to be executed on
the assault charge, is willing to accept
responsibility for the double murder
and thus shield Wadford.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-05-07
Woman Protects
Son; Is Chased
Into SUan1p

FORT DEPOSIT, ALA, May I
Following her maternal instinct, Mrs.
Maria Ray few to the aid of her Il
year-old son, who was being mauled
i -rtally by T. T. Hall, white. Mrs.
Ray attacked Hall with a piece of
iron pipe. and was successful in rescu-
ing her boy. A mob Immediately
formed and chased both mother and
son into a nearby swamp. whence they
were subsequently captured.
Hall is expected TO die
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-05-07
Attempt To Incite
Rioting Charged

MILWAUKEE, WIS, May 7.-I1is
activity in the national membership
drive now being carried on by the Ma
tional Association of Colored People
caused the arrest here Friday of Ed
wae1 Thomas, head of the local branch
OF the association.
Stimulating Race Riot"
A warrant was sworn out charging
Mr.. Thomas with possessing and eN
hibiting pictures intended to stimulate
a race riot
A feature of the n. A. A. c. p.
drive in Milwaukee was the exhibition
of pictures depicting outrages in the
South
A policeman attracted by crowd
gathered in front of the organization 5
headquarters. found the crowd gazing
upon two pictures, one depicting the
lynching of man, and the other the
burning of young girl.
Pictures Seized
The policeman dispersed the crowd,
seized the pictures, and carried them
to the city attorneys office, followed
by the boots and jeers of the crowd.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-05-07
EDITOR WARREN DIES

NEW YORK CITY. May 7.-Edi-
tor Edward Warren of the Amster-
dam News dropped dead here Thurs
day night OF last week Mr. Warren
was boarding a surface car at 145th
St. and LenoX Ave, when stricken.
His death came as complete shock
to his many acquaintances, as he was
supposed to be in good health. Heart
trouble was ascrihcd as the cause. Fn-
neral services were conducted Sunday
afternoon from Mother of Zion
Church.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-05-07
Dead Hero's Wife
And Child Get
Carnegie Medal

PITTsBURG. PA. May Among
the twenty three recipients OF cash
awards ard Carnegie medals, which
were awarded here. va, Samuel Davis,
oi Alex. Kentucky. who died in an at
tempt to save the LIE OF young white
girl from drowning in the Big Sandy
River. July l., 1920 A bronze medal
wa, given to his widow and death
benefits TO the amount of $50 a month,
with s. a month additional on account
OF her daughter.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-05-07
Pistol Wound May Prove Fatal to
BROOKLYN Woman

BROOKLYN, y. Y. May Mrs.
Sadie Smith, 81, 226 Fay St. is dan
gerously near death as the result OF a
pistol wound inflicted by robbcr
who entered her house Tuesday and
fired point blank at her when she
screamed aloud in response to his de-
mands for money. Her assalant IS at
large.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-05-07
GEORGIA LYNCHING
TRIALS EXPLODE

CAMILLA, GA May 1.-The much
heralded and far flung trial OF the al
legged lynchers OF James Roland began
blowing up here last week when M, K.
Boutwell,, white. the first man TO be
tried, was acquitted after the jury had
been out ten minutes. Immediately
after the trial of Boutwell,, Woll
Reeves, white, was to be put on trial
for the same offense.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-05-07
AGED WOMAN
- is BURNED
TO DEATH

Mrs. Elizabeth Collins, aged eigh-
ty, residing at $500 Rhodes Ave,
burned to death Wednesday after
noon about A o'clock. Mrs. Collins
was formerly of st. Louis and lived
with her daughter, Mrs. Cornelia
Collins. 1t is not yet known how she
became gnited. The remains were
carried to the undertaking establish
ment of Charles S. jackson.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-05-07
File Bill of Executions

MEMPHIS, TENN, May "A
bill OF exceptions has been filed in the
case of Matthew Houston, condemned
to die for the killing of Frank Daily,
6 s-year-old white boy, here. The case
will go to the Supreme Court.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-05-07
Condemned Woman Too Heavy; Elec-
trio Chair Moved to Ter Cell

NEW YORK CITY. May On
account OF the TACT that Mrs Hattie
Dixon of Manhattan, weighs 200
pounds or more. and is too large to be
led down the narrow winding stars
to the death room, arrangements are
being made TO move the electric char
to her cell for her execution, which has
been set for June Is.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-05-07
Asks White Scaffold

LAKE CHARLES, La, May I
Joe Berry, who was to hang here yes
terday for murder requested that the
se9ffold in the Jail yard he painted
white in keeping with the white suit,
SHOES. tie and sox he wanted to wear
for the execution
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-05-07
Girls Rob Horse Trainer

LEXINGTON. KY, May Eva
Johnson, Helen Winchester and Mary
Saunders, all under l8, are held under
$500 bond each on charges of rifing
the pockets of Kenny Pitt, white, of
Louisville, a horse trainer, OF $500.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-05-07
Youth browns

PINE BLUFF Ark. May =
Thelma Harris, age T. drowned Fri
day morning in back water from the
Arkansas River His body was re-
covered
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-05-07
SOCIETY IS
SHOCKED BY
DIVORCE PLEA

othello W. Collins, prominent ap-
pomotox clubman, startled Chicago
society this week by fling a bill for
divorce in the Circuit Court against
his wife, Mrs. Margaret Collins, 4272
45th Place.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-05-07
Charges lnhdelity

fbAH lia(IF
Charges Infdelity
In the bill Mr.. Collins declared that
hy wife's clandestine association
with other men violated her marriage
vow. He names Larry Foster and
Julius Mayhem as correspondents.
Mrs. Collins is also charged with neg
lecting her. husbands comfort in the
matter OF cooking. So strained be-
+esute tsycsr fciatfvcs sHIf Ne Gla.fls ne
! as forced to abandon her about
J',ly IS, 1920.
Both Well Known
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Collins are well
known here. They were married
July 2, 1909 Mr.. Collins is employ
ed by the r. W. Hunt Co, engineers.
Mrs. Collins is well known for her
activities in Quinn Chapel A. NJ. 2
[ Church.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
TO HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICE
Lincoln Post VIII Put on Program
Sunday Afternoon.


At 2:30 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon
at Memorial hall brave deeds of brave
men will be memorialized under the
auspices of Lincoln post.
Fourteen members of the post have
died during the current year and but
for the heroic services of them and
their comrades-in-arms, this nation
could not have helped to overthrow
superb ermanism.
Memorial hall will be heated and
lighted and the elevator will be at the
service of the visitors.
The musical features will be espe-
ciaIly pleasing under the direction of
Prof. Harlowe T. Dean with the First
Congregational church choir and Miss
Florence P. Campbell. pianist.
The Rev John W. Rahill. pastor of
the Central Congregational church.
will deliver the address.
All mem bers of the Grand Army of
the Republic, all ex-soldiers of all wars
in which tho United states has been
engaged. and all affiliated associations
of the above mentioned, all relatives
and friends of deceased soldiers, and
the public generally are cordially in
vited to participate in these exercises.
The deceased members of Lincoln
post are; Samuel Radges, David
Sypes Henry H. Louthan. Ed Sipes,
Andrew Losh. William Geitz. John S.
Todd, c. S. Limbrey, Thomas Bushby.
r. 3. Wallace H. A. Buck. Cyrus
Dwiggins, the Rev. A. S. Embree and
Benjamin Bolton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
English as 1t Sounds.

Here is a singular incident show
ing how easy it is to mistranslate an
overheard remark.
said Mrs. A., one of the overheard
ers: They must have been to the
zoo. because 1 heard her mention a
trained deer.
Said Mrs. B.: mo. no. They were
talking about going away and she said
to him, Find out about the train,
dear"
Said Mrs G.: 81 think Seu are both
wrong. 1t seemed to me they were
discussing music, for she said. A
trained ear very distinctly
A few minutes later the lady her
self appeared and they told her OF
their agreement.
Well she laughed, that's GER
tainly funny. You are poor guessers.
all of you. The fact Is. I'd been out to
the country overnight and I was ask
ing my husband if it rained here last
evening. Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
BIRTHS REPORTED

The birth reports to the city clerk
for the week ending today show that
there were fifteen boy babies born
during the week and but nine girl
babies. Last week the girl babies
were in the majority. The total for
tins week is twenty-four.
The complete list of births reported
is:
Oscar weisser Bolton and wife, $50
Lane, Dec. 10, boy. Charley Dewey.
rison. Dee. II. girl, Florence Jane.
Morris Barbosa and wife, 1920 L. Third,
Dec. 10. boy. Thomas
Lester Harry Edmist1n and wife. 1l01
Van Buren,, Dec. II, boy. Sibley Marvin.
Thomas Patrick Flynn and wife, III
W. 10th, Dec 8, boy, John Francis.
391 Green St. Nov. "A, boy, Benjamin
Frank Homer Frye and wife. 1853 Tyler,
Dec. II. boy. Frank Homer. Jr.
John Thomas Higgins and wife. Il. F. D.
G. girl. Dec. Ii, Marie Antoinette.
George Il. Lawson and wife, Clay Cen
Leandro Montreal and wife. so n. To-
peka ave. Dec. 10. boy. Nemesio.
Leonard Merriweather and wife 1915
Jefferson, Doc IS. girl, Ernistine.
Chester Arthur Maus and wife, 14cG E.
Sixth. Dec 10, BOY /, chester Arthur; u
roe. Dec. H. girl, jean Elaine.
William T. Pierce and wife. los E. 18th,
Dec. 20 girl. Margaret Ann.
Jesse Phillips and wife. 235 n. Chand-
Ter. Dec. p, boy. Thayer Brown.
Joseph BENJAMIN Palmer and wife. 1015
n Monroe. Dec. T. boy, Gerald stratton.
Walter Leslie Rippetoe and wife All
Roosevelt Dec. IL. girl, Olga Tee.
Raymond Martin Sawyer and wife, 10e
Lake, Dec. 10. boy, Ivan Wayne.
Il G. WooIpert and wife, 1874 North
Tyler, Dec. 8. girl, Barbara Elizabeth
Thomas William Walker and wife, 522
Horne. Dec. 4, girl, Eileen
Jacob Applehanz and wife, 400 Van
Buren,. Dee. Is, girl
Walter Clark and wife, POS Holman,
John P. Hafner and wife. 12T n. Lake,
Dec. 10. boy.
Alexander Youngblood and wife, 14O1
Crane. Dee. Is boy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24

not know anything about Polly" the
spirit that mastered her mind, and of
her adventuring dreams she has ~
recollection.
If Berenice knows nothing of
Polly" it is equally certain that
Polly knows nothing of Berenic,.
for when the child self is in the girl ;
brain there is no Berenice. The dis
tinction between the two personalities
is clean-cut, distinctive to a degree
and startlingIy vivid. There is no
merging of mind. no twilight perio !,
no moment of divided domination.
Sometimes the girl is Berenice, nine
teen and normal. and sometimes Polly,
four and willful.
It is because of this deeply divided
duality that DR.. Henry H. Goddard,
of the Ohio bureau of juvenile re-
search. essayed the task of restoring
the true nature of the girl perma-
nently.
Killing Second Self.
Polly was the personality that must
be cxtinguished, driven out, evicted,
suppressed-or to phrase it bluntly.
killed. And DR.. Goddard is Killing
the evil influence with the cold re-
lentlessness of science He began by
using hypnotism, tust as the physi-
clan in Belasco's play tried this meth
cd. and in a similar laboratory
The whirling discs. rejecting in
tense light, the silence of the room,
the gentle soothing of nerves and
Miss Redick was under the spell. IN
that state the specialist addressed her.
confidently.
Hypnotic Effects.
He called Berenice and Berenics
responded quickly in the girls nor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
PRESENT TO A. P. EMPL DYES
Gift Is in Form OF Increased Life
Insurance.

Associated Press employees thruout
the world today received a Christmas
gift from the mana cement in the form
of increased life insurance. Hereto
fore all employees have been allotted a
$1,000 life insurance policy after six
months service. Under the new plan,
announced today. ehe amount is in
creased in accordance with the num-
Der of years service to a maximum of
$4,000.
The following Geographic COM
munication was received at the To-
peka bureau of the Associated Press
from Frederick Roy Martin of New
York, general manager:
All Associated Press Employees: At
Christmas as always. we are one Of the
most widely scattered families on earth.
Tho never under one roOftree, We arr
bound together with common purpose and
mutual cooperation To you all ! extend
wishes for Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year.
In appreciation Of your loyalty and eff
cheney. 1 am authorized by the board Of di-
rectors TO announce amplified insur-
ance plan. New policies will soon be dis
tributed, death benefits hereunder being
increased with years of service Starting
with $500 for those whose employmnt
rangs from six months to one year. fnsur-
ance will increase by 800 for each year of
service to a maximum of 5000 after TWEEN
ty-five years.
FREDERICK ROY MARTIN. General
Manager.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
To Use Whole Day
To Ask One Query

Attorney for Burch I'm Kennedy MUIR
der Case to Check Hypothesis Up
to Court wednesday.
Los Angeles. Dec. PA question
that will take an entire court day to
ask will be propounded by Defense At
torney Schenck to the alienists called
by both sides in the tr'fs1 of Arthur
c. Burch, charged with the murder
of J. Bolton Kennedy. it became
known today.
It will be the Hypothetical question
on which the experts will base their
opinions as to Burch's sanity o< in
sanity 1t will be all one sentence.
punctuated only with commas and
semicolons and ended with question
mark.
In the hypothetical question
Schenck will state all the events in
Burch's life brought out in the tesl-
mony given by witnesses. The law re-
quires that the question state a hypo-
thetical case instead of a statement
purporting to be facts.
The Hypothetical question will prob
ably be reaS next Wednesday when
Schenck calls his first alienist to the
stand. The trial will be resumed Tues
day when with esses to clear up the
scattered ends of the defense's case
will testify
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24

NAL voice, full of understanding.
Then he summoned from the inner
most recesses of the patients mi2d
the spirit personality of Polly and
there was no response. But with his
will urging mistakenly. he slowly. de-
lfberately dragged the cringing Polly
forward in the mind of the entranced
girl until Polly responded as strong
ly as Berenice had done.
nice was essentially the stronger,
pitted that personality against the
self-invader. He introduced Polly
to Berenice, described her infinitely
then, calling on Berenice to aid. he
drove the evil influence back into the
furthermost cells of the patients
brain and brought Berenice from the
hypnotic spell.
But it is with infinite tenderness
and patience that he works to re-
habilitate the divided mind of the
pretty patient. Before she came to
him from Cleveland, Polly would
often control Berenice's mind fifteen
times day for irregular intervals.
Making Braip Normal.
Now under the specialists treat
ment, 'Polly's'' invasions are fewer
and for briefer intervals. The tor
rent of babbling. childish talk, tho
uncontrolled gestures and sickening
grimaces are far less frequent.
Polly is dying a bitter, unnatural
death, as BELTS a bitter unnatural
personality.
Miss Redick's brain cells, respond
ing to the treatment of DR.. Goddard,
are defending the girl against the evil
invasion, and with greater success
dailr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24

Columbus O., Dec. 24.-Science is
slowly but surely killing the soul of
Polly" the evil influence which mas
been fighting for control in the mind
of Berenice Redick. Cleveland. O..
girl. The girls case bears a startling
resemblance to the drama which
David Belasco produced ten years ago
in New York under the title THE Case
of Becky" with Frances Starr in the
title role.
Amazing Dual Roles.
Miss Redicks brain is partly pos
sessed by an alien, who at frequeu-
intervals obliterates entirely person.
aIity of Berenice, and converts her
mind into that of a willful uncon-
trollable child of four years, who an
swers to the name of Polly" and
knows nothing of Berenice.
Miss Redick is a charming, cul
tured girl. who was completing her
education in Cleveland when the usur-
patton Of her "other SELF confused
her studies hopefessly and threatened
her mind. Miss Redick is an orphan.
Two odd Phases.
Two facts in her life history are
recalled to account for the amazing
exhibition of dual personality. She
was one of twins and her sister died
very young. Whether the Polly"
that obsesses Berenice's brain is the
spirit of that sister is a matter for
scientific authorities to consider.
The other important fact is that
when Berenice was a child she was
somnamb ulist, walking as she
dreamed. Is Polly the girls dream
self?
Berenice cannot tell. for she does
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
GETTING DOWN TO ROOTS
Sim Fem Parliamentary Members
Check Peaco Treaty to People.


Dublin. Dec. 24.-Members of Dali
Eireann are canvassing the electorate
in their home districts to get the
opinion of the people at first hand
upon the Irish peace treaty.
If a majority return to Dublin con-
WINGED that the pact is satisfactory
it may be ratified the same day Dali
Eireann convenes-January g.
Michael Collins, commander-in-
chief of the Irish Republican army
and the chief leader of the faction
supporting the treaty, is working for
Irish peacs\ with all the vigorous in
tensity he showed while fighting the
English
Collins is comforting with Sim Fein
chieftains turnout southern Ireland
and Is confident that the treaty will
be ratified when Dali meets.
EsEnonn de Valera has not given
any ground, altho his friends said that
if he is convinced that the treaty
suits the people, he will withdraw his
opposition next month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
NEW SCHOOL SUPPLY COMPANY.
n. w. Firm VIII Open Headquarters
in Topeka.

The y. W. School Supply company,
firm prepared to supply all classes
of equipment to schools. has located
its headquarters in Topeka. The ter
ritory served by the company includes
Kansas, Oklahoma and the western
half of ouri. offices will be
opened on second floor of the New
England building. Warehouse space
is arranged for i'll the additional plant
under construction by the Topeka
Transfer company
Both c. g Brown and D. d. Grin
dell, who head the company, are men
of wide experience in school admins
tration and in the distribution Of
school equipment. Both of them
served, during the war, in the United
States army. Brown has been en-
pIoyed since his return from the army
with the Peabody School Furniture
company of Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
: XMAS AT COUNTY FARM
Girls Friendly Society to Distribute
Presents to Poor

9TcSenIS 10 HOOF.g
The average person gives little
thought at this time of the year, when
they are so busily getting ready for
the biggest event OF the year for
their own immediate friends and rela-
tives, to those who are less fortunate
and happen to be inmates of the Shaw
nee county home for the poor. How
ever this year the persons at the farm
are going to have a wonderful Christ
mas, given by the Girls Friendly So
ciety at Grace cathedral.
On Sunday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
about forty girls from the society will
go by automobile to the farm where
they will have a Christmas tree for
the inmates. They will receive ice
cream, cake and candy and besides
that every person there. sixty-three in
all. will receive six presents each. The
girls obtained the names of all of the
inmates and also their Christmas de-
sires. One of the six presents will be
something which each person has re-
quested. Besides this the girls will
sing a number of Christmas carols
during the festivities and do all in
their power to try and make the after
noon one of the happiest days in the
lives of those who are at the institu-
ton.
Tonight the members of the society
and the nurses of Christ hospital will
sing Christmas carols at the hospital
and afterwards Will go to a number
of houses where there are sick persons
and cheer them by the singing of the
Christmas songs.
These young ladies are doing all
they can to lessen the burdens of those
who are unable to get about and enjoy
this season of the year like those of
US who are blessed with good health,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24

dent for the Omaha Bee at Lincoln.
Neb.
Powell was with The State Journal
when war was declared and as vol
unteer went to France with machina
gun company with which he saw serv-
ice. After his discharge from the
army he returned to Omaha TO the
Bee. A short time after going with
the Bee he was sent to the Nebraska
state capital as staff man and has re-
manned there ever since.
While in Topeka Powell covered
the court house. state house and local
politics.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24

The history and PERSONAL expert
ences of these two men before and
after thier conversion suggest the new
romance, of the twentieth century
the romance of reawakened manhood
and a consecrated service to God.
Ted" Mercer has been described
as "a college graduate. southern gen
tleman. drunkard and outcast," re-
called to life and deceney at the Jerry
McAauley mission in New York City
in 1904. Hadley went down to the
lowest depths of life as Mercer did,
before his conversion. After they had
passed thru this great turning point
in their lives, both men turned to
evangelistic work. in which they have
been engaged for several years.
First Trip to west.
Practically all their time has been
spent in the eastern states. This is
their first trip into the west. Most
flattering press notices have been re-
ceived in Topeka of the work of the
two evangelists in the east, especially
in New York.
Mercer spent seven years with John
r. Mott, international secretary of the
y. NJ. c. A., chiefly in preparatory
schools and colleges.
Both are members of families prom
inent in the history of the country.
The Mercer family dates back to the
Revolutionary war, when Hugh Mer-
Ger was a member of the staff of Gen.
George Washington. Mercer county,
New Jersey is named for the family.
The father of Tied" Mercer was a dis
tinguished lawyer. Mr.. Rad1ey is a
son of a famous New York City mis-
sion worker.
Program of Meetings.
The complete program of the meet
ings at which Mercer and Hadley will
speak in Topeka is as follows:
Sunday. January S, II a. m.-"Out of the
Depth-my personal experiences" Mercer.
Sunday January s. p. m.-"Present day
conditions and urresponsibilitfes," Mercer.
Monday. January o. p. m.%"The only
class of people beyond Gods reach. Mercer.
Tuesday. January 10, p. m.-"Drifting-
where 2" Hadley.
Wednesday, January II. s p. m.-''What
Christ viii do for the tempted and defeat
ed Mercer
Thursday, January y. p. /m.-"Five
demands God makes of every Christian,
Mercer.
Friday. January 49, p. m-(For women
and girls over 10 years of age)-"The most
insidious temptation our young women face
today Mercer
Saturday. January "A. S p. m.-"The
Power of Prayer" Hadley.
Sunday. January 10. IL a. m.-"Ascrooked
mfn made straight" Hadley.
Sunday January u, p. m.-"Christian
Service" H1diPy