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The Washington times., 1922-04-09

SSvUHAT makes the Wild mai
~ from Borneo 30 'tAlkativs to
dayf-
He ate . couple Of BARRIERS an.
his wife this morning
Tr ID hard telling how much tn,
tat lady weighs. but 1t IL safe I,
say that she Is over fve hundret
pounds. Having seen her once 20,
win appreciate the following stor,
told about her:
When IN New York last year shs
decided 10 take q few lessons II
roller skating. During the nrs'
lesson she had the misfortune t<
fan. Several attendants rushed Il
her sics, but were unable to rails,
her at once. One ssid soothinsly;
Wen get you MP all right
madam. Do not be alarmed"
-oh, I'm mot alarmed at all, bu,
your nocr 10 % terribly iumpy."
And thsn from underneath came
q small voice. which said: Il an
not q hump, I am an attendant"
I Asst year. when the circus wa,
- In q mid-western city. q man
named Michael Ryan was arrested
for the Illegal sale OF liquor, but
the police had no evidence except
one pint OF hootch, which they
found in his alleged speak-sasy. {
rsfreshment booth.
In court the evidence was pro
ducsd and . somewhat vivid CLAIM
made Of prima facie evidence o,
guflt By the prosecuting attorney
During all this time Mike and his
attorney, one OF the legal star OF
the show, were silent When his
turn came for the defense. Mixes
lawyer said:
Michael Ryan. take the stand
And Miks. with q big. red nose,
unshayen face. bisarsd eyes and
. general appearance of dflspida
tion and detection. took the stand
Michael Ryan. look upon the
Jury. Gentlemen of the jury, looh
upon the defendant" said the law,
,ysr.
Thsn the lawyer himself silently
md steadily sassd at Mfks for {
moment Finally. with great DO
liberation and solsmnity. he turned
- the fury and addressed Il thus:
'Hentiemen Of the Jury. do you
mean TO say 10 this court and to
mo that you honestly and truly bs.
lisvs that Mike Ryan, II he had .
pint OF whisksy, would sen it7-
And Mike was acquitted.
WHBN one Of the midssts mar
w Yied last year he had q very
embarrassing experience.
The woman hs had picked to be-
come his wife, or. rather, who had
picked him to become her hus-
band, was Of normal stature. When
the pair entered the church the
minister, looking them ever care.
fully, said;
The font ID st the right side Of
mo church,
what do I want with the fentr'
said the wcuia1bs bride.
-oh, ] BEG your pardon" said the
cleric, Il thought you had brought
mis- child hare to be cilristened."
ssTHs Indian rubber man seems
= popular in society,"
Yes, he can yawn with his
mouth shut
DEARDEB LADY-whers did you
- go over the week end.
GIANT went to Atlantic, City
for . change and . rest.
Bearded Lady-Hov vax III
Giant--well. the walters got the
change and the hotel the rest.
sfNEvER compliment the fat
As lady"
why notf-
-shs gets ell swelled u2 so0uf
n
The Washington times., 1922-04-09

Danny Green said his Wits let
him have the last word In an arsu-
ment recently, the said last word
consistin' Of Yes" In reply to her
question whether she could have
a new hat for Easter.
The Washington times., 1922-04-09

CoMK onic.ous guy washed me
windows Of the Are engine
house one day last, week an
Spot the snsins-houss dog. was
licked three times IN one day.
When the windows were dirty he
couldn't see the dogs on the street
an he didn't get miry. In order
10 save Spot from destruction they
are thinkin' Of smssrin' the win
dows all mp again.
Hash has mot been served ss
Miss Pruns's boardin' house for
several weeks OWN TO the fact
that some snsakthisf stole the
msat-choppsr.
The Washington times., 1922-04-09

cspsrisAs sss2. sy ssar Co
The Washington times., 1922-04-09

THE bearded lady gives q new h,
lu2-lation of that fine saying OF
an ancient philosopher. MAN was
born for mutual assistance"
While on the road last wear she
enter, small Oarbershop
y .D.. ..... - trimmed.
Tow soon can you fix me up."
no asked of the proprietor. who
was seated In an easy chair. perus
ing the pages Of dime novel.
bill" said the barber, address
ing bis errand boy. run over and
tell the editor that I'd like my scis
sors. II he's got done editin' the
paper. ! got a customer waiting
for a,hair cut"
SSWHAT makes the wild man
~ from Borneo 90 stalkativs to-
dayf-
'He ate couple Of BARRIERS and
his wife this morning
The Washington times., 1922-04-09

srsss 1xasssa Rkghls Reserved.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-18

be one" Hos lazy but he says he'd
rather wcr!. fng llylnG.
VOL, and wonder whpt he thinks
this is2 work. An these wives have
worked fur o. l.yingN both before
thcN Eot It aud attor saying "untii
Death do us pnrt'
From birth tovho grave. the color
.of th'm eyes. M curlincss of their
hair, tho curve OF their arm, tho per
fcctlon OF their features are oil as
scta 10 be mndc the most OF when
the time comes to acquire 4. nus
band. They must he pretty thcy
must be fascinatinF, they must not
bo fat, they must NOT bc thin, thoy
must not bc independent: they siiup-
ly must do everything In their power
TO attract, be very uncomfortable,
lace, pinch, squeeze, paint, powder
pcncil-do anything hut be allurIng.
We have been told II ls instinct
that makes ~ do all these absurd
things 10 be fascinating TO men. |
think not. II is training. And OBJ
servation. We see that 1t brings re-
suits
We SEQ n man attracted to n
madc-up woman, ana the rSst of W.
Immediately 20 and mako up. II
only noswoman had ever started bo-
Ing unnatural In order to attract :
believe the husbands would have
come Just the same. Think of tho
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-18

wife. You don't have 10 use your
Imagination 20 see thousands OF
women do n. hoping to attract 10
thcfnsclyeF husband.
And II that we're the end, all well
and good i3ui imagine husband
having acquired q wife and been 'fcd
up until he fDlt himself tightening
taking his belt up q few nbtches In
stead OF letting II out this. In order
TO mold his wife's affections u
lakes no imagination to know that
wives tighten and tahten ana roll
and roll and DO everything else any
body suggcss 20 keep one kind of
4c1lcg from going mp and another
Idnd from coming down ufG their
huaband's eyes All 10 hold his ar
q ctlUus.
Docs that sound absolutely tnea ne7
"a ,Iocg and vet we know Il is true.
I'h.uk Of the hours YOU reguar
IcsN .Uiug woman. have stood before
your mirror prlmping and curling
md wondering, tor no other reason
IN 90 rth except to look more az.
ractIvt than nature nade YOU when
.uu npbrarcd before some man
Your face md your fgurc, youZ
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-18

fortune. Isn't II enough to make a
woman wish she were n mann
DO we let the fact that q man is
fat, actually fat, make VA. like him
any the less1 DO we let The fact
that man Is bold.headed make him
utterly impossible?
] should say not. Wed just as
sson he be fat as n perfect 80. and
II he hasn't got n hair or his head
we say he's distinguished looking
such things have mighty little to do
with being man. It's pretty happy.
being u man. Just go he's a real
man. he can get most anything and
anybody he wants.
But what chance has a bald.
headed woman got? None on earth
There are bald beaded women, hut
they freeze to their wigs as they do
to their life.
You've Just got TO acknowledge It's
lots castor to be n man. and II We
were looking for the easy life we'd
an wish We were one. Men do have
10 work. men do have 10 support
thor familias. and they do have to
knock up against the world. but all
that time they can knock as plain.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-18
DiUOrced Man Works in
Jail to Earn AlimORy

DETROIT, Mlch.--Alfred J. Hig
gins will remain In the Detroit house
OF correction until he has earned
$3.50. And at St2 a week. the
amount inmates receive. he will
probably stay a long time.
The money is alimony due his
former wife, Helen. for the support
OF his S-year-old son Alfred, 1r Mrs.
Higgins told Judge Goff her nus
band had paid her nothing, Higgins
was sentenced for contempt pf Ol!t
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-18
Wholc rnmlIy IN TronhIc.

HpU0IHl 10 Th0 WOTTI, :" =
ELDOHADO, Kan juno IL
The Dupger family Ia initrouhlo. u.
G, Duggor Is I'm jail, charged with
violation of the Mann act; Ellis
Dugger, son. hus bocn found guilty
in district court on "A charge OF
criminal assault aud senteucod to
the Hutchinson rcformptory, whue
William Duggcr, seGtnd son, has
been jailed on n charge OF inducing
a witness In his fathers case 10
leave the country.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-18
West Virginia Chicken
Lays SeUen.IRch En-,

FAIRMouNT. W Va. June =,
An egg measuring inches In .a,e,.
and s liz inches in rcur,s-sno,
has been laid by a hen belorgr,, :.
ID c. Baker, of Wih.ivid. The 40,
has two separate yoiks In il r.,
hen laid nm crs some time a.. h,,
had double yolls and was uryop,,
ly large. Neighbers from ~, ovo.
the Winfield district have e.. "A =,
the Baker home TO view thI. iron,
egg YAK
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-18

straightforward. natural men, and dc
the things the world expects them
to do. But where are the plain.
straightforward natural women TO
be found?
Right In front OF their mirrors,
trying TO make themselves look un-
natural otherwise they'd not be
found az all. otherwise they'd not
be rewarded with husband, honors
or position.
The man who solloquized on
whether or not he'd like to be n
woman knew this only too well, and
after tearing the question 10 pieces.
he finally looked into his own mirror
and said:
ara hate like Tho devil tosbe q
woman"
And when he said It you ran just
know he was thinking OF the work
he'd have to DO to catch husband
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-18

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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-18

lze state survey to determine nh.
part mentality plays in crime ppnI
oners In Institutions througho,i % ~,
state will be classified and ass',I We
worn according to their p.,,ss,ul,sNl susl
The commissions activity ls ,hs '"y. ,i.yy..
OF its kind ever undertaken In NjnSN
igan. 'i'ch'
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-18
Michigan Has Mental
Test for Prisoners

LANSING Mich. h.--Bclief that de-
fective mentality Is largely response
bic for the presence OF many inmates
IN state Institutions has caused the
sinte ndminislrntlve bCard 70 author.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-18
An Oklahoma Corporation

There is, part very sincere pleasure in announcing
that Earl s. Voorhis and Walter w. Smith have formed
the Southwest Nash Motor Company, corporation
organized under the laws of Oklahoma and assumed
Nash representation the Southwest territory taking
the franchise formerly controlled by the Southwest Nash
Motor Company, Missouri corporation.
Mr. Voorhis record of sound and practical achievement
during the past five years Branch Manager of the South
west Nash Motor Company operating in this territory has
earned for him the Nash franchise.
And today the largely increased value of this is
due in small degree his untirng effort Mash
owners efficiently and faithfully.
Associated with him in the management and direction of
the organization Walter W. Smith, whose automobile
perence lends even further strength to the company.
Almost from the inception of The Nash Motors Company
Mr. Smith has held the post of Assistant Sales Manager
His experience in the automobile business dates back
the early days of the industry that he this
connection with high qualifications.
The Southwest Nash Motor Company will also include in
it's activities the sale of Nash cars at retail in Oklahoma City,
The Satw" Mss Motor Company (ohsnms errAAar) has taken
tle uennt address, aeomin5
charge Tulsa Which
M"tr Company (Ai1oaT opradnJ BY the Oklahoma corporation
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-18

Short sink nbros heretofore thought
almost useless are woven into n
durable textile for clothing by new
English pr0ccss
, 1922-12-07
Billings Fire
Damage to Run
Into Thousands

BILLINGS. Mont, Dec. 7.-Damage
which will amount TO several thou.
sands OF dollars was done by an early
morning fire. the origin OF which has
not yet been determined. and in which
the Superior cafe and the callff
jewelry store were virtually ruined.
Smoke burst suddenly into the cafe
from two sides and the rear about
$3.50 O'Clock this morning and before
patrons and employees OF the place
could get out the lights went out and
the cafe was filled with smoke.
Considerable difficulty was expert
enced by firemen in locating the
blaze n the, entire building was
DOR filled with smoke which is be-
neved TO have virtually ruined .he
handsomely equipped cafe and jewenrY
store besides doing considerable dam
age in the store and stock room q
the Chapple Drug company. One man
narrowly escaped suffocation before
being rescued from tho building and
three flremen had to be taken from
the basement of the building where
they had hunted and fought the fire
until they were standing waist deep
in icy water. sub-zero weather inter
ferred with the work OF the firemcn
by freezing their hose lines whenever
the water was shut off.
, 1922-12-07
GENERAL WOOD
Rejects POST
With COLLEGE

WASHINGTON. Dec. 7.-Mator
General Leonard Wood. governor
general Of the Philippine islands. has
decided to remain at his present post
and 20 ACCEPT tre offer made by
the University OF Pennsylvania to be
the provost OF hat institution. ac-
cordlng to information received here
today by administration officials.
War department officials declined
to MAKE formal announcement OF
General Woods decision but II was
said in Secretary Weeks office that
an announcement probably would be
made tomorrow.
, 1922-12-07

WoOdhouse. The case 4 consufned
five weeks in hearing.
The plaintiff. daughter Of a family
in modest circumstances who yer
neighbors of the wealthy woodhouses
here. ccntended that her parents at
law had inspired and supported her
husband in a separation from her
that led TO his going to Reno. Nevada.
to establish a residence as the basis
for a divorce. She had e snubbed
by them. she submitted and never had
been siven adequate recognition as
wife OF their son.
, 1922-12-07
Senator BOrah
Is AssaiIed On
Boston Visit

BOSTON. Mass, Dec 7.-As an
echo of the visit to Boston last Sal
urday of Senator Borah of Idaho.
Mayor Curiey today instructed City
Censor John NJ. Case to see saat the
American flag is Displayed whenever
a public meeting is held.
AT the close of Senator Borah's ad-
dress in which he advocated immedi-
ate recognition Of the Russian Soviet
government. John l.. Macdonald. who
said he was chairman OF the Boston
city committee for Americanization
asked the speaker why the Amezcan
flag VISA not displayed. A near riot
followed and Macdonald was given
police protection. Senator BoraE ex-
planned that wherever he SPOKE Amer
lean principles were represented"
, 1922-12-07
CHRISTMAS SEAL CAMPAIGN is
SLOW, SUCCESS Is IMPORTANT
Casper Dripe VIII
Continue Until
End of Week

Progress of the sale of
Christmas seals and health
bonds to raise Natrona coun-
tvs quota for the campaign
against tuberculosis in Wyo-
ming was declared unsatis-
factory today BY workers who have
been soliciting funds since the first
OF The week but efforts are to be
doubled during the remaining days of
the week In an effort to reach the
goal. Definite figures on the amount
already raised r unavailable and
unless the Casper public is more
generous the total Saturday night
may fall short OF the mark.
Those who have been campaigning
for the cause this week include
the Mesdames Rankin. Blackmore.
Beckett. Foley. Jarvis. 4Astin. Young.
Lidderdale. Myers. Purcell. WEIGH.
Merrin and Brooks and Miss Bick.
nell. Many OF these will continue to
work until the close OF the campaign.
The Importance Of the success OF
the campaign In Natrona county IL
emphasized by the report OF Mar
garet H. Robinson. county tubercular
nurse. for November. The records
show 100 cases on file in this county
n new one being reported during
the month These occasioned some
SIS visits. Is hours of bedside care,
numerous home talks and office con
situations and total calls numbering
243.
AT the present time there Is no pub
lie sanitarium in the state where
aggravated csses may receive treat
ment. but the location OF such an In
stisution was voted TO Big Horn
county in the recent election and
money VIII be appropriated by h
next legislature for the first unit of
construction. This will further the
treatment of the plague to, a material
extent as soon as the institution is
operating.
, 1922-12-07

The case win be remembered AZ
one o. the most sensational murders
OF the many that have cropped w in
Casper In the last few years. The
victim was Jack Delury. an oil field
worker. and the shooting took place
June 16. 1921, at n street carnival
held on the sand Bar. The defend
ants attorneys. ,Iohn NJ. Hench and
Roy H. Bullack. Jr.. fought the case
s~trenuously on the plea OF self de-
Tense but the woman was convicted
and sentenced to from FL to ~ years
in the penitentiary.
Tho evidence showed that the
woman was mere or less notorious in
the oil fields OF Texas previous to her
coming TO Caspe-. She became en-
Enged TO Deiury in h hummer OF
1920 in B~urkburnett. Texas. and later
went with him to on CITY. Texas.
The couple were engaged in constant
quarrels. which II is alleged took
place over Delury's heavy drinking
and m~'streaunent Of the roman May
Is. 1921. Delury is said to have cut
up the Durham's clothing and per
sonal property on the street of Oil
city,
Immediately after this alteration
Deiury left on City and came TO Cas-
per where ~ secured employment as
an oil Held worker. The woman
found where he had gone and made
attempts to have the Texas author
tiles bring iiim back for trial for the
property which he had destroyed
Failing In this. she came to Casper
June 15 and the following evening
shot and killed him at he afore-
mentioned carnival. She made nc at
tempt to escape and her defense was
based on the fact that she believed
Deiury WAS going to kill her and that
she shot in self defense.
The prosecution was based on the
fact that the woman had deliberately
followed Delury from Texas to Casper
and had shot him the FIRST time b
two met.
Justice Biume of the supreme court
wrote the decision which Is ~concurred
in by Justie Kimball and Judge
Burgess OF Sheridan, the Inter sit
ting in the place Of Chief Justice
Potter. who was ILL The decision
finds no reversible error in the record
and affirms the judgment in the case.
, 1922-12-07
BURCH HEARING
IS POSTPONED

LOS ANGELES. Dec. IAN in
sanity hearing on a complaint hied
against Arthur C. Burch. set for to-
DAY, WA postponed until Saturday
when it appeared that attorneys were
engaged with other matters.
Burch was tried three times for
the murder of j. Bolton Kennedy. all
the juries ~disagreeing and the indict-
ment was then dismissed by the dis
trlct attorney. After the dismissal
insanity charges were preferred by
Burch's attorney. who had made in
sanity an element of the defense
, 1922-12-07
esbyteri
BeneDOIences
Are Financed

KANSAS CITY. Dec. About 81
per cent of the budget OF 81, 600. 900
fixed for the fiscal year ending March
81, 1899, for b-enevoieuces of the
northern Presbyterian church has
been obtained. Herman c.. Weber of
New York reported to the Presbyte
rian iaymen's conferen,e here yester-
day.
Mr. Weber Is director of the
church's new era increment" TO in
crease church activities. lie stated
that a total of 81. OIo.743 had been
reported.
Lynn t. White OF San Ansel,no.
Cal. urged that reiatlcaa between en-
ployers and employees in industry be
conducted according to ethical
standards and with human under
standing.
, 1922-12-07
Militia Draft
Is Proposed

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Represen-
tative johnson. Republican. South
Dakota. has introduced a bill giving
the president authority in war time
TO draft the unorganized militia, with
out exemption Of men from 81 to 30
on ccoun OF Industrial occupation.
The bin also would authorize the de.
termination and proclamation OF ma
teriai resources necessary to carry on
a war and the stabllizins Of prices OF
things necessary Tor the nm or the
Civilian population.
, 1922-12-07
NEWSPAPER PAID
FOR EXCLUSIVE
SCANDAL Story
WITNESS ADMITS
Girl Who Charged Execu.
tive Of Mississippi with
Seduction Placed on
Stand Today.

OXFORD, Miss. Dec. -
(By The Associated Press.)-
Miss Frances Birkhead, plain
Tiff in a damage suitfor $780,
600 against Gov. Lee NJ. Rus
sell, of Mississippi. on trial in
federal district court here admitted on
cross examination today that she gave
"A New Orleans newspaper infornia-
Lon for n monetary consideration thai
enabled the paper 20 obtain n scoop
In connection with tho filing OF the
suit.
Miss Blrkhead denied that h
sold" her story TO a New OrIean.
newspaper but admitted that she gave
II to the New Orleans Item which on
abied It to have 'the story first. For
this. h said. she received "compen-
satjon."
The opening queEtioning today re-
lated to a visit made by Miss Birk.
head to Memphis in December. 1919.
and in regard TO an operation alleged
TO hive been performed there.
James Cassidy. ounse for Gov
ernor Russell. had the young woman
tell of the early years Of her life. She
gave Leflore county, Mississippi. MS
her birthplace. She said she went TO
visit n brother In Texas and went to
San Antonio. where she attended a
school for telephone operators.
She denied that she was guilty Of
any improperly while In Texas. She
was questioned as to several alleged
escapades. but declared h all such
charges we've, untrue.
Were you not drinking while at a
dance in Texas?" she was asked.
NO. I do not drink" she replied.
Did you smoke cigarettes7'
The question was objected to by the
defense and h objection sustained. :
, 1922-12-07
HUMAN LIFE
is EXTENDED

CHICAGO. Dec. Twelve to IL
years have been added to the average
human life in the last half century
~ the progress in medical science,
Dean John NJ. Dodson, of the Rush
Medical school declared here today IN
m address before the University OF
Chiago forum.
Infant mortality. he said. has been
cut In half. Tuberculosis largely
robbed of its terrors and fevers and
epidemics brought under control but
SOC. 900 still die in the United States
annually from p~reventable diseases.
, 1922-12-07

gene the explosion occurred. and
Hazel Church. one of the severely in.
jured children. de early today. max.
Ing the total number OF dead seven.
The dead: William Church. aged 6.
orviile Church. 5. Hazel Church. q;
Ida Church. 8; Marvel johnson, 4.
Leloy johnson. 2; Mrs. liver johnson.
MI. n Mrs. James Church.
visitors from Radvliie, Sask.. at the
johnson home. were severely injured.
They. with liver johnson and his son
Clifford. aged one, were taken to the
hosp tai. although W are not nerl-
ously burned.
, 1922-12-07
ROBBER
is CAPTURED

DURANT. Okla. Dec. IA man
registered at a local hotel under the
name of C. p. Allen. OF Houston,
Texas. was arrested last night by
Sheriff Ruel Taylor. in the Lobby of
the hotel and is being held for
Arizona authorities on a charge of
murder and bank robbery at Nogaies.
According to Sheriff Taylor, the bank
was ROBBED and the cashier killed
aout a year ago. The man has de-
manded requisition papers.
, 1922-12-07
NET INCOME or
FAR NJ LOW

culture. Nearly 30 per cent Of the
food consumed by farmers ard
their families generally IS not
grown by them or IN their immedi-
ate vicinity. It was shown, whereas
It was estimated that 70 instead of
20 per cent of their needs could be
produced locally.
High freight rates. It was ex-
planned. tend to reduce the prices
farmers receive for their products
and increase the cost to them for
the things they buy from outside
localities.