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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-29
Was NOT A DUEL
Young Actress Says Actor Was
Shot in Cold Blood.
Did Not Have a Chance, Two
New Witnesses Declar.

- New York, Aug. 29.-Daniaging i'm
formation against George Cline,
charged. with the murder of John
Bergin. an actor. was in the hands of
| Prosecuting Attorney Hart of Bergen
fceanty today. for presentation to the
grand jury.
According Ito stories told to the
prosecutor by Hiss Alice Thornton, a
pretty f9-year-9ld actress and Joseph
IurlO; the latest figure to enter the
/ tragedy, Cline did not propose a duel
to avenge an alleged wrong to his wife
by BergfA, but shot the actor in cold
blood.
Both Miss Thornton and Iurilo were
! In Cline's home in Edgewater. N. J.,
when the shooting took place Friday
night ....
Bergin Had No Pistol. -.
Both Miss Thornton and Iurf1o de-
MED hearing anything indicating that
a duel was fought or was to be
fought. They said they believed that
Bergin did not have a pistol in his
hand and that he did not have a
chance for his life. They declared
they heard Cline accuse Bergiha of at
lacking his wife and that Bergin adj
mitted the truth of the CHARGE Then.
they said, Cline pointed a gun at Ber-
gin and ordered him to go upstairs.
The pair disappeared up the stairs,
Miss Thornton and Iurilo said, and a
moment later they heard shot. AL
most Immediately Bergin's body came
humping down the stairs. ~
Miss Thornton Told Tale.
1t was understood that it was Miss
Thornton who first told Cline that
Bergin had been intimate with his
wife at Saranac Lake, n. Y. Miss
Thornton. Mrs. Cline land Bergin were
all at Saranac Lake at the same time.
during the filming of a picture.
Miss Thornton lives WIN her grand
mother in this city. Iur1Io, who is also
engaged in the moving picture indus
try. but not, as an actor, lives. in
Grandwood, n. J. s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-29
HIRE gUT-OF-STATE TEACHERS
Kansas School Case Settled by Opin-
ion From Attorney General.

Kansas School Case Settled by Opin-
ion From Attorney General
Any misunderstanding on the part
of high school teachers from outside
of Kansas, or of Kansas school boards
employing such teachers as to their
eligibility TO teach in Kansas, has been
quite definitely settled by an opinion
of Attorney General r.. j. Hopkins. II
IS to the effect that Kansas school
boards are free to employ certified
teachers outside Kansas with the as
surance that they will be granted
Kansas certificate My the state board
OF education.
t Conformation has been circulated
that Kansas school buards can not en-
ploy high school teachers who come
from outside Kansas" said Frank L.
Pinet. secretary of the State Teachers
association. I'VE have been put to
considerable trouble trying to inform
teachers of other states who were con-
templating obtaining positions in Kan
sas schools and our school boards that
such teachers will be granted certifi-
Gates in Kansas provided they are
graduates of any accredited normal
school. college or university, and pro-
vided they have the required number
of hours in education. All that is nee
eSSary is that upon coming to Kansas
they establish their residence in what
ever city or town they have been en-
plOyed.
The meaning of the word resident"
in the law was the point on which a
difference of opinion hinged. A GER
tain state school authority announced
that this barred Instructors from all
other states from teaching in Kansas.
She is said to have notified teacher
agencies and school boards to that eff
feet. The law specifies that the state
may issue certificates to ANY resident
of the state, holding state certificate
issued by any other state, etc" An
opinion of the attorney general was
sough hit by Chancellor E. H. Lindley OF
Kansas university chairman of the
state board of education.
Attorney General Hopkins cites
number of Kansas supreme court de-
cisions specifying that the word resi-
dent. and ''domicile" are equivalent
words in Kansas, and that. in absence
of any statutory regulation on the SUBJ
ject. no definite period of residence or
specified length of time in particular
place is required,s
I'm view of the above principles of
law the opinion concludes. 81 am of
the opinion that when a citizen of an
other state comes to "a community of
the state of Kansas. with the inten-
ton OF. rena ming there for an indefi-
mite length of time, he Immediately be-
comes a resident of this state within
the meaning and intent of the statute
in question"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-29
CONGRESS MUST ACT FIRST.
Authority Necessary Before Foreign
Decorations MAY Be Accented.

Washington, Aug. 29.-Incident to
the expiration of time fixed by con-
gress during which army officers and
ed by foreign governments for service
in the world war, theswar department
announced today that future awards
would require special congressional
authorization before they could be ac-
cepted.
A tabulation by the department
shows that it conferred 7,1O9 decor
atoms to officers and men in the
United States army who served dur
ing the war AMI 703 to the allied
forces and civilians Americans re-
.eeived .17,787 foreign decorations in
GLIDING those presented to American
welfare organizations and citizens
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-29
CONFESS TO PLOT
Four Admit Connection With
Michigan Central Wreck.
Twentieth Century Was Next,
the PlOtters Declare.

Gary. Aug. 29.-Confessions signed
and sworn 10 OF four men held by the
Gary police on charges of murder in
connection with the wreck of a AIichi-
gan Central express train August 30,
today were in the hands of Dwight
Kinder, county prosecutor. preparatory
to presentation to the Lake county
grand jury. according to the author
tiles Judge Martin Smith of the
criminal court at Crown Point, is eX-
pectcd to convene the grand jury with
in a few days for hearing of the wreck
evidence.
The police insist that only four men
are held here. altho other reports have
been that at least ten men were in
custody in connection with the case.
The affida Wits charging murder. based
on tho death of the engineer and fire
man of the express train. name the de-
PENDANTS as Albino AllesiO. Joe Popo-
witch. Charles Esiles and Joe Pc
trowski. all Of Chicago. and all of
whom claim union membership and
say they now are on strikes> Usiles
Says he is machinist and the others
claim membership in a carmen's union
lo~a1.
The fourth confession. that at
tributcd by the police to Ropowitch.
was obtained early today. For FOUR
teen hours he had denied any part in
the al ekNd DloE ~WIlCD ERe- pOtlEG
and ra Iroad agents assert the train,
known as Tho Million Dollar Ex-
press. was wrecked one mile east7of
Gary.
Included Limited. Too.
Chicago. Aug. 29-Five men were
charged with murder. accused of
wrockinE the million dollar express.
on the Michigan Central near Gary.
Ind. AUGUST 20, when two of the train
crew were killed
Confessions obtained from some of
the mr. SOneEs not only solved the
wreck OF the express. but barred a plot
10 the Twentieth Century Limited
crack New York-Chicago train. into
the ditch near Elkhart. Ind. police
said. 4-...
The plot to wreck the Twentieth
Century Limited was Matched accord
ing to one confession with the idea of
the disaster of that magnitude would
cause travellers to fear 10 ride trains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-29
DEATH OF MRS. ANNA d. WOOD.
Had Been a Resident of Topeka for
Thirteen Years.

Mrs. Anna d. W. ID. "a wears of
sse. who had been L resident of To-
pckh for thirteen. wears. died Monday
night in local hospital. She was
came to the United States when 4
years of age. settling in, Pennsylvania.
She rcvided in Iowa and Pennsylvania
previous to taking up her residence in
Topeka. . ..s-
They arei Chester Wood. Topeka;
Fred c. Wood. Sanger. Cal; Scion
Wood. Croker. SHo.: Ernest Wood.
Yale, Okla. Mrs. May Z. Wiles and
Mrs. c. w w. Rfccum, Topeka, and
Miss Myrtle C. SWood.% Kansas city,
Mo. - >. - s.
The funeral will be held at 10
o'clock Wednesday. morning at Con-
Wells funeral home. The body will
he taken to Carney. Okla. Nor burial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-29
VIOLATE OPEN PORT LAW

Sherman, Tex, Aug. 2s.-Indict-
ments were returned late yesterday
by the GraysoIr county grand jury
against eight Denison men for viola
ton of the open port law. Six of
them were indicted for alleged par
ticipat.on in the kidna ping and fog
Iing of eighteen men IN Den son
July IL. The charges against tho
five are kidnapinr VIC ion Of 80
open port law, false imprisonment
and assault and battery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-29
NO TIME TO TANGLE NOW.
Harding Thinks Attention to Europe
should Come Later.

Washington, Aug. 29.-President
Harding does not believe the time has
come for the United States to take part
in Europe's tangled financial and
economic affairs. it was stated off,
cially at the White House this after
noon.
The policy of the administration, IL
was said. is to wait until this govern
ment canStake a more formal and ef-
fective part in efforts at European re-
adjustment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-29
PIECE OF MOUNTAIN TO POPE.
Members of Expedition Take Rock
Prom Highest Point

Rome, Aug. 2s.-The members of
the Mount Everest expedition have
sent to Pope Plus a fragment of rock
from the highest point reached. The
fragment is mounted on an ebony
stand decorated with silver, with an
engraved inscription
The pope, himself an Alpinist.
greatly appreciated the gift, and has
sent to Brigadier General Bruce, lead
er of the expedition. the gold medal
of his pontifieat with an autograph
letter of thanks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-29
IN SYMPATHY WITH FORD
Steel Plant VIII Also Close in Protest
to High Coal Prices.

Toledo, O.. Aug. 29.-George B.
Storer,- manager of the Standard Steel
Tube company here, announced this
afternoon he will close down the
plant on September 10, in sympathy
with Henry Ford's protest against
high coal prices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-29
Beats a World Record.

Abo, Finland, Aug. 29.-In the sin<
ternatfonal athletic meet here, Paayo
NufTni of Finland, ran 5000 meters
in S-minutes, % 2-5 seconds. This
beats the worlds record of minutes,
81 ITO seconds, made by A. lander
in 1917 at Stockholm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-29
Recent Shawnee results:

Championship consolatfon-L. NJ.
Hull defeated C. A. Anderson, up 20
holes; w. ". Crow beat o. H. Van
Malta, up and to go; ]. r. Stewart
beat E. Barnum, up and to co.
19 holes.
Presidents cup. second sixteen sec
ond round-A. I. Doing beat o. p
Price, up; w. II, Bird beat q. %.
Middleton, 3 up and to go; B. Wolfe
beat A. L. Bell. / up.
Eastman cup, second sixteen, con-
solation-O. w. Bowling beat George
Gross. up 20 holes; J. w. Ripley
beat Earl Ives, up; DIR. s. T Millard
beat o. z. Hungate by default; T. C
whitaker beat W. E. Goodnow. !. up.
wardin cup. z. Triton beat i
H. McKibben, 1 UP Is holes; H. NJ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-29
LATE MARKETS

NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET.
New Orleans Aug. 29.-COTTON-Spo
quiet; middling, ECO.
NEW YORK sTOCk MARKET
FURNISHED by Il. c. Christopher IL Co, DOG
- New England Bldg.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-29


There is added interest in the Class
3 and c Championships at the Coun-
try club as the brackets. near the
finals. "
In Glass B Cole and Wilson are
matched in the semi-finals.- The win
ner plays either Chopper or the win
ner of the Stanley Copeland Nation
second bracket. Cole has won from
r. S. Pierce and J. c. Fink Wilson
has won from Koontz and Frank
Campbell. In the opposing bracket
Chopper has won from -Conlin and
Rrelsford. Stanley Copeland and Ma
ton must complete their match to
furnish an opponent for Cropper.
Copeland has won from Clifton ana
Nation from Strickland
In Glass c. the senior Copeland is
rarin' to meet some one in the semi
finals. He has defeated Sleeper and
WATSON and will play the winner of
| the Currey and the DuMars-S. T.
! Nichols bracket. Currey is waiting
for some one to emerge from the Du-
Mars-Nichols affair. In the next
bracket of the semi-finais Arthur
Guettel has waded thru and anxious
" marks time while Council and Cur
tbs and Clithero and Porter complete
l\their first rounds for an opposing
bracket. Guettel has defeated Flem-
ing and McFadden.
In Class b the CoPeland-Nation
bracket needs completion and in Class
c the rDuNGars-Nichols. the Connefl-
Curtis and the Clithero-Porter
matches need a hypo.
Their" the way will be cleared for
the finals
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-29

Dia mond Engagement Rings. $50 to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-29

1t will be noted that he was par on
is holes. below par on holes and
above par on one hole.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-29
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage licenses were issued in the pro-
hate court during the last twenty -four
hours to the following:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-29

"Chick" Trout Il in fine form for
the Wichita tourney. His drives are
long and straight, is--irons are ac-
curate and his putting dependable.
The 69 card Monday follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-29

Pro Trout of the Country club shot
a So Monday-and it was undoubted-
ly the cleanest. steadiest golf ever
/ shot on the new course. There were
no 2's or hold out approaches to cut
freakish slices from the score. Every
hole was par or under or one above.
There was only one on the eighteen
Notes.-The rest OF the shots were as
and AS Trout'sy So is one above his
course record Of IS but it was a much
better round than the 6S-more con-
sistent and better shot. ,.-,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-29

"There is this difference between
male and female golf."AJ. A. Cole OF
the Country club figures it out.
when the men go home at night they
talk of their good shots. The women
tell only of their bad shots"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-29

There is added interest in the Class
B and G Championships at the Coun-
try club as the brackets. near the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-29

The women's tee on No. IL was used
for the first time today. AS result
many strokes were cut from the totals
due to the ability of the fair players
to clear the 1S0-yard trap from the
drive. The hazard now is not more
than 100 yards from the bunker.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-29

Ten women shot in the fifties this
morning. This indicates the improve
ment that has been made in the game
this season. The Ladies' day events
have been attended by not less than
forty women each Tuesday At the
beginning of the season not more than
a half dozen players could break the
sixties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-29

This was Mrs. ]. A. Coles day at
the Country club
In the weekly Ladies' day tourney
she tied for low score and won blind
hole honors- Her net medal was 43
and she made the low gross medal of
an even SO. On the three blind holes.
10. Il and Is she captured the prize
with total of IS.
b Mrs Cole has a powerful stroke and
her follow thru gives her distance and
accuracy. She has improved her
game wonderfully this season.
Mrs. w. D. Updegraff also had a
big day. She tied with Mrs. Cole for
low net medal with a 4S and she was
second with gross medal So.
In the approaching and putting
contest Mrs. James Hayes and Mrs.
Harry Southwick were low with an
for three balls. On the play out
Mrs. Hayes won.
In the blind hole event Mrs. Arthur
Carruth and Miss Clyde Bonebrake
were second with a brace of 2O's.
In gross medal scoring Mrs. Cole
was followed by Mrs. w. d. Upde-
graft and Miss Bonebrake who shot
53's for the nine holes.
In net medal Mrs Don Pierce was
second with a Al. Mrs. Griffith Bon
ner and Miss Georgia Neese tied for
third place with 46's.
Evening star., 1922-12-15
1917 and Now.

In an address in Boston yesterday
before the Women's Republican Club
Of Massachusetts, Gen. Pershing. tax
ing preparedness for his subject, de-
scribed the unsettled conditions in the
world today, and said that "a war
more terrible than the last is openly
predicted"
Proceeding then, the general de-
clared:
1t is surprising that any of our reo-
pie should be so simple-minded as to
think that complete disarmament on
our part would induce other nations
to follow. AS a matter of fact. we
were practically disarmed in 1917
and we were quite alone.
And yet there are'men and women
some of them eminent In public affairs
advising that very thing. They seem
to have convinced themselves. and are
trying to convince others. that the
world really desires disarmament, and
would gladly follow leader in that
direction.
Hence their advice. Let America
lead. Let us scrap our Navy. and re
duce our Army to the size OF city
police force, and earn the credit for
inaugurating at this time and for all
time peace on earth and good will to
men,"
The notion-it ought not to be digni
fed with the name Of idea-is an
obsession. Such a step. instead Of in
spring other nations to similar &C
ton. would set US apart as the crank
among the nations. and injure US in
the opinions Of all practical peoples.
Disarmament by America is. OF
course. out Of the question. The ques
ton is as to the adequacy Of our pro
visions for defense: and on that point
we should be guided by the opinions OF
our trained soldiers and sailors.
Evening star., 1922-12-15
Making the City Plant Safe.

Washington's safety council, just
organized on q permanent basis. will
proceed to consider this community in
the matter Of security from accidents
Just as q large industrial establish
ment 10 regarded. When some years
ago the managers Of great manufac-
turing plants. realizing the tremen-
dous waste Of energy and loss Of
money through accidents. undertook
to establish safety measures they
found it necessary first to correct
faults Of plant, to safeguard exposed
dangerous items Of the mechanism
and to make everything as far as pos
sible accident proof. Then they set to
work to educate the operatives, to
teach them how to use their ma
ciinery safely. how to avoid risks,
how to coordinate themselves and
their machines. This was the more
difficult Of the two tasks, for mechani-
cal faults are: more easily corrected
than human faults. Habits Of care
lessness had to be overcome. and
habits Of care had to be instilled.
In every case where this work was
undertaken-and practically every
largo establishment In the United
States has now undergone safety
Evening star., 1922-12-15
Trains and Postal Congestion.

Postal officials are doing their best
to handle the tremendous jam Of
Christmas mail matter, but the rail.
roads are not cooperating. This is not
due to any lack Of wish or spirit Of
service. but by reason Of the condi-
tion Of equipment and the state Of the
weather. Mail trains are missing con-
nections so frequently that the care
fully arranged schedules Of the post
office are thrown out Of gear and con.
gestion is occurring despite the her
culean efforts OF the mail handlers.
This Is an unfortunate condition,
but the situation is not so had as 1t
would be il the public and the postal
executives were not working in the
closest harmony in the matter Of early
mailing and mail expedition. The mail
users have very generally acquired
the habit of promptness in putting
Christmas packages into the post. II
the former degree of delay in mailing
prevailed now q congestion would re-
suit that would take weeks to resolve.
The fact that the mail trains are not
making their schedules and that the
carefully expedited mail handling is
thereby in large degree set at naught
does not justify any slackening on the
part of the mail users in their own
promptness OF posting. Every package
that is delayed a day adds to the final
rush. In all likelihood the train sched-
ules will be adjusted in time to permit
a full clearance of all accumulated
matter in season.
However the transportation has
failed at this peak Of the postal load
for the year. 1t is in order to compli-
ment the postal authorities for their
provision and skill in handling the
enormous volume Of Christmas mail
matter.
Evening star., 1922-12-15

the day when his children will be old
enough to appraise his performances.
Such q work as IL desired Of Villa
would necessarily be Of the blood and
thunder variety. AZ a bandit he was
strictly Of the blood and thunder
breed. He probably cut, or directed.
many bloody capers. He was a rough
rider in the toughest sense Of the
term. and kept the saddle for a sur
prisinsly long time.
All Of this put into the hands Of a
blood and thunder writerSVilla him
self could not hold the pen-would
make highly exciting reading for peo-
pie who like that sort Of thing. A best
seller could easily be produced, and in
this country 1t would duplicate the
success and the money returns
achieved some years ago by the his
tory story Of our own Jesse James,
who. In his way and day. with more
limited opportunities than those en-.
joyed by Villa, made things hum in
these United States.
Evening star., 1922-12-15

first" reorganization-grea savings
were effected. One large corporation.
it Is Of record. saved more than 81,
100000 a year in the curtailment OF
plant casualties. So definite has been
the economy. to say nothing Of the
humanity. of the safety procedure in
the industrial world. that now no we'll
organized mechanical establishment is
without It's safety supervision.
In the service of the Washington
safety council is a man who has had
an extensive experience in this sort
Of work. having conducted the safety
administration Of one OF the largest
employers Of labor in the United
States. AS executive adviser to the
council he is in q position to know
how to apply the principles Of indus
trial safety to the community.
In considering Washington as big
plant. for safety purposes. there are
certain dangerous conditions to be COR
rected, just as exposed saws and
knives and other menaces to life and
limb must be safeguarded in the mills.
But the users OF the plant. the people
Of the city. must be educated. trained,
drilled in safety just as the workmen
Of q shop or mine have been drilled
in the avoidance Of dangers.
The users Of a city plant are Of
all ages. all occupations. They are
walkers and drivers and riders. They
are parents and children, motormen
and passengers. The educational
process for the teaching of safety. as
it is taught In the industrial plants,
must be spread out over all. Thus the
most important and perhaps the most
difficult task Of the safety council is
to reach everybody with the lesson OF
care. The organization that has been
effected promises to achieve this re.
suit.