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The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-17
TO RETRY BURCH MARCH 27
Los Angc les Prosecutor Declares He's
on Trail of Kennedy Slayer

Los Angeles, Jan. 17.-Upon stipu-
lation of the attorneys in the case,
Superior Judge Reeve today set Mon
day. March 81, as the date for the re-
trial of Arthur c. Burch, charged with
the murder of J. Bolton Kennedy.
Yesterday a jury of ten women and
two men reported a disa agreement and
were dis ,harged after a first trial last
ing eight weeks.
According to members of the jury
who gave interviews to newspaper re-
porters their vote on the final ballot
was ten to two for conviction 1t was
expected the second trial would be set
to follow that of Mrs MadaIynne
Obenchain, indicted with Burch.
which is Sc to begin February s.
Il am going to keep after Burch
until I get him." declared Thomas Lee
Woolwine, district attorney
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-17
SHINES TO SOUTH AMERICA.
German Financier Plans Extension OF
His Gigantic Interests.

Buenos Aires, Jan 17-Hugo
SHINES, German Industrial magnate is
believed to be planning to combine
and extend his multiple interests in
Argentina. Articles for the incorpora-
ton OF "sociedad anonmia Hugo
SHINES have been submitted to the
government authorities it is learned.
The SHINES interests include the de-
yelopment of petroleum and agricul-
tural lands, lumber enterprises and
importing organization cooperating
with the SHINES steamship lines and
factories in Germany. There are re-
ports that SHINES agents are planning
local steamship lines which will oper-
ate along the Parana river to develop
the Chaco region, a rich but almost
virgin territory.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-17
MEX BANDITs FREE AMERICAN.
Wanted $4,000 Ransom. But Battle
Changed Their Minds.

Washington. Jan. 17.-Al Stiles, an
American mining man. who was cap
tured by Mexican bandits at Chihua-
hua on January II and held for S10.-
900 ransom, was released by his ao-
ductors. January 13 without the
money having been paid. according to
a dispatch TO the state department to-
day from Consul Stewart at Chi
huahua.
The bandits were traced TO Dolores
canyon. near Eulalia. where they were
surprised by constabulary in camp.
In the fight that followed. one of the
bandits was seriously wounded and
Stiles release was effected.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-17
TARIFF ALA ALGEBRAE
Unknown Quantity "X" Bobs Up
Frequently in Computing Sched-
uIes by F'ormulae Learned by
American High School Boys.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, Jan. 17.-When you
were a youngster in the mesh of a high
school curriculum, you often wonder
ed what earthly use algebra would or
could be to you in after life. The SEN
ate finance committee will furnish one
answer when it turns out the so-called
permanent tariff bill.
With this measure in operation,
customs appraisers, importers, manu-
facturers and many others frequently
will stumble across the ancient and al
most forgotten enemy, the unknown
quantity of 'rX.' This bobs up in prac-
tieally all of the several plans for as
sessing import duties.
Under the plan tentatively agreed
upon to base these duties on the SELL
ing price in this country of the i'm
ported article, it would be met where
the imported goods had not been
freely sold in the United States A
value on which to base a duty would
have to be found by algebraic formula.
This has led to a suggestion that op-
portunity might be given for under
paid 'Math,'' teachers and college pro-
fessors to improve their incomes by in
creasing their activities to the various
customs houses. Customs appraisers
do not anticipate any rush in this di-
rection however. They hold that they
can dust off the old relic of high
school or acquire a new one and brush
up on the devious ways of finding an
enemy which at least SO far as they
were concerned they had thought had
been laid away for ever.
There has been a suggestion also that
iftworld conditions become much more
complicated the committee in handling
future tariff bills might have to resort
to trigonometry or even the succeeding
grade of calculus.
Members of the committee are hav-
ing enough difficulty. however, in
crossing the present bridge without
figuring on the crossing of one they
have yet to reach
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-17
TROUBLE BREWING IN ULSTER
Sinn Fein Liaison Officer Resents Ar
rsst of Irish Chiefs.
(By the Associated Press. }

Belfast Jan. 1T-Owen ODuffy.
Sim Fein liaison officer for Ulster.
said in an interview today he had
taken up with the British authorities
the arrest Sunday by members of the
Royal Irish constabulary of ten occu-
pants of automobiles on their way
from Monaghan to Londonderry who
were reported by the constables to
have represented themselves as Gaelic
football players but who wore Irish
Republican army uniforms
O'Duffy declared that one of the
men arrested was Divisional Com
mandant Hagan of the Northern di-
vision Of the Republican army and
the others members of his staff. I'm
less the men were Immediately re-
leased. o'Duffy announced he would
take action.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-17
HOWAT CASE TO U. S. COURT
Attorney Wires State Suprcme Court
for Writ of Error

Redmond S. Brennan of Kansas
City, attorney for Alexander Howat.
today wired to the state supreme court
for a writ of error in the third Howat
appeal The writ of error is asked in
order to take the case before the
United States supreme court
Recently the supreme court denied
a rehearing in the case. Now the
Howat attorney will go to the highest
tribunal with the action. The third
Howat appeal came as a result of an
order by Judge Curran of the Craw-
ford county district court who cited
Howat for contempt for violating an
injunction against calling a strike in
the mining district
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-17
HINES TO TELL THE /. C. C.
Former Railways Director Plans to
Throw Light on r. r. Situation.

washington, Jan. 17.-Walker d.
Hines, director general of railroads
during the period of government con-
troll, announced today he would appear
before the senate interstate commerce
committee in an. effort to throw addi-
tional light on past activities of the
railroad administration.
He will testify before the commit
tee in connection with it's investigation
of the general transportation situation
and is expected to make recommends
tions with regard to certain proposed
amendments of the Esch-Cummins
act.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-17
HOWAT CALLS new STRIKE
This Time "OutIaw'' Board Wants
Missouri Miners to Walk Out.

Pittsburg, Kan, Jan. 1.-THE
Howat board today called strike of
miners employed by the L. S. Coal
company, at Alstrom. No. which is in
District IA, L. NJ. W. A. The Howat
board officials allege the operators
have violated the contract
One hundred and fifty-four new
miners reported for work at the Kan
sas coal mines today. a report by the
operators association this morning
said
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-17
Bandits Work by Daylight.

St Louis, Jan. 17.-Another daring
daylight holdup was staged early to-
day when two automobile bandits
knocked down William Smith. mes
senger of the Bank of Maplewood, a
suburb, robbed him of s4.400 and es-
caped
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-17
INVENTOR OF AUTO DIES

Rochester, Jan 17.-George
Baldwin Selden, inventor of the
first gasoline propelled vehicle and
a pioneer in the present automo-
bile industry. died at his home here
today. He was president of the Sell
den Motor company of this city.
and was II years old.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-17
Deny Black and Tans for Egypt.

London, Jan. IA report that the
British government is recruiting black
and tan police for service in Egypt.
was denied at Premier Lloyd Georges
office today.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-17
NTust Onit Two RniIroads.

Washington, Jan. 17.-Charles z.
IngersolI was authorized by the inter
state commerce commission today to
retain his place as a director of the
Pennsylvania railroad. but was re-
quired to resign within thirty days
either as director of the Missouri Pa
cific or as president of the Midland
Valley railroad.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-17
SNOW OR Rain DUE TONIGHT
Weather Outlook Anything But Pleas
ant Says Meteoroiogist Flora.
rOnAY.S TEMPER ATITRES
shippers Forecast.

Protect all thirty six hour shipments
north and west against a temperature
of Is degrees. East and south %.
The weather outlook is anything but
pleasant, according to Meteorologist
Flora. There was an area of low pres
sure in western Kansas this morning
which will probably cause snow to fall
here tonight. Altho no real cold
weather is scheduled, the temperatures
will be held in check tomorrow.
Snow was reported today in Mon
tana, I6aho, wyoming and the Da-
kotas The temperatures were gen.
orally close to zero in Minnesota,
North Dakota and Montana today.
The highest temperature IN Topeka
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The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-17
REPEAL "BONE DRY" law
Typographical Error City Com
missioner to Pass New Ordinance.

missioner to Pass New Ordinance.
The "bone-dry dope ordinance"
passed two weeks ago by the city
commission, was this morning re-
pealed, and a new one passed, an
emergency being declared
The fault in the old ordinance was
typographical. and would have re-
suited in the Imprisonment of offend
srs arrested by the city officers in the
county Jail instead of in the city Jail.
There was some demur in the COM
mission this morning against the re-
peal and new passage of the ordinance,
some of the commissioners maintain
Ing that the county Jail was better
place for the prisoners anyhow.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-17
Germanr Accents Inritafion-

Berlin, Jan. 1.-THE German gov
ernment today decided to accept the
allies invitation to the international
economic conference which is sched-
uled to open at Genoa on March s.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-17
MooDshIne Fumes Cause Fatal Fire.

Chicago. Jan. 17.-Moonsh.ne fumes
exploded setting fire to a house ana
Henry Boyd. a negro, was burned to
death Monday night. Boyd was sitting
next to a stove drinking the liquor
from a bottle.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-01-17

State Director Biby spent last week
in Pratt and Harvey counties. where
unusually liberal support is being ex-
tended to Near East Relief work by
citizens of those counties. In connec-
ton with his work in Newton last
week Biby reports the largest contri-
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-07

any adjournment fer the coDstitutiSneI'
election next Tuesday" N
On Tuesday the State will vote on
its new Constitution. which is u mai -
ter of interest TO the lawyers nnd the'
people.
Certainly there was much time wasted
in the examination yesterday. Robert
Cook questioned vcnircmcu for the de-
fensc. It took him the entire morning
10 question five farmer vcnircmen and
TO excuse them at last because they
had ''prcjudicos.
And IL took him all afternoon to
question three farmer vcnircmen and 10
excuse two.
Most of the afternoon bc spent on
Robert Greer, n farmer who Is ac-
dunintcd with Otis Clark, one Of the
defendants. Cook fashioned many aues-
,ious and then passed Greer 10 'hc
state. Greer told the stat" he 'couid
be- n fair juror
The defense conferred and rendered
panel OF four for final acceptance.
In this panel snt Robert Ritcbi",
union miner. who has declared he is
50 prciudiced "it will take more than
evidence To remove his opinion.
.Tudgc ITnrtwell interposed: II don't
tnnw why YOU kept Ritchie on the panel
this long. Hes clearly an unronstitu-
tional Juror The State can challeng"
him for cnusc. and the burden Of III"
examination will still remain with the
defense.
'Cwclvo men are left in the, latesi
ycnirc 10 he uurred today. Two Of
the thrcc tentative jurors have opinions
bu, "cnn brush them aside The
other says he has mo opinion at ALL
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-07
TIGER CALLS AGAIN
At WHITE HOUSE
cIemenceau Prepares for For
NAL Address in Washing
ton Tomorrow
ON WAY TO PHILADELPHIA
M Associated Press

Wasl,inpfou. Dec. T,--Uisinp ,ittlc
later than usual because Of Inc siren.
uous dny of yesterday and n night adj.
dress which kent him up late. Georges
Clemenceau today faced comparative
lull in the program which has kept the
veteran statesman on the whirl since
he brought his campaign for France to
the American capital last Monday.
Luncheon with President Harding at
the White House at ! 80 o'clock was
the only scheduled event OH his program,
for the day.
The guests at the Presidents lunch
con. In honor OF Nj. Ciemenceau IN.
cllldcd Vice PRESIDENT Coolidge. 'hlcf
Justice TAFT, secretaries hughcs'
Mellon. Weeks, Denby. ran ana DAVIS,
attorney HGncrni ,,auShertS, Spe"kcr
Gillett. senator Lodge ana representa-
tive Porter; cnairnen ,, o, tne e,';.tnss Senns'
ana House forclgn Anairs Comm,ttees.
White and iiugh =. Mallncc, potn tor-
mcr Ambassadors 10 france.
Thls morning he received Ihecdore
Roosevelt; ASsistnnt secretary oI in'
Navy; Jehn rays Hahmohd una So'''
ne, y. NJ. rouse. .,...
Wnctnsr ms capac'is Iov s'gn.. Miss see .
ING wouid continue 10 Keep Lne iiset on
tne move on inc next 70 the ,as. usS
or mis- VISIT mere or whether ne would
take advantage OF the easier program
to rest ana point for tne conciud :
ing and important occasion OF MS speech
tomorrow before tho conference OF PUB
lie Opinion on World Peace he was
apparently letting tho day decide.
Announced as the only formal ad.
dress on his program here. Clemcnceau
was understood to be rcscrving the high
syots of his argument for American CO.
operation in French affairs for that
hour. IIc plans 70 leave the capital
almost Immediately after concluding his
address for Philadelphia, delivering an .
other there Saturday and then going
10 Chicago for his final address Mon
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-07
100000 TO PUSH
WAR FRAUD CASES
Supply Bill Adds $5oo,ooo to
Fund Already Allotted
for Prosecution
CUT U. S. COURT EXPENSES
BY Associated Press

Washington. Dec. five million
dollars, as the second treaty payment
10 the Government of Colombia. and
halt million dollars for the further
prosecution of war fraud cases are
omong the moro important items In the
lV25 supply bill for the Departments
0f state and Justice. including the ju-
dietary. reported TO the House today
oy chairman Madden, Of the Appropri-
atoms Committee.
The total carried in the bill is $33,-
1sS,151, an increase of SASH .oo}O
ovcr. Inst year. but $515, 142 below
thc Budg"t Bureau estimate.
For III" Department of state proper
tho committee recommended S14,S2l.-
ooo. which is $3,006,3O4 more than an-
propriated last Nanr. and $1"O,642
less than the estimates. The COM
mittce explained. however. that the last
OIL did not include tho Colombia pay
mcnt. 10 bc made in installments un-
I'll the total obligation Of $2J, ,OOO. 900
Is cleared. Leaving Colombia ont OF the
calculations, the State Departments
actual ac., a. fund under the bill is cut ST..
For the Department OF Justice and
the judiciary the bill proposed appro.
priotions of SIS. .3G8, ,5t8, or ,S5l4, ,S35
more than last year, and 1884, 800 be-
low the estimate. For tho Depart
ment Of Justic" proper tho total is So
DID, 42O. an increase of $131 ,795, and
SAs,OOO less than the estimate.
The amount recommended fO: tho De-
partmcDt Of Justice in war fraud prose-
cntion would bring the total appropri-
atcd for that purpose up to 81 900 900,
as S5OO.OOO was provided recently by
Congress in n special act.
Budget estimates for Federal Court
expenses we're slashed by the commit
toe. Some of these reductions included {:
Marshuls and deputies, $50, 900: dis
trict attorneys, $50, 600; regular assist
ants to district attorneys. $50 900; sal
aries of clerks, $4,000; bailiffs and
criers, $4,000; miscellaneous expenses,
$50, 900.
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Firebugs Destroy
$4,000 Spencer Barn
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ephone wires had been cut about three
feet from the point where they entered
the houses.
The garage door was also found open,
leading him to believe gasoline had been
used to start the fire. He discovered
that gasoline had been used on each
side Of the barn.
DR.. Spcncers barn was but half a
mile distant from that of Hurry
Thomas. which was burned to the
ground n week ago, supposedly by the
same gang.
The Spencer barn was considered
one Of the finest and best equipped in
Chester County. DR.. Spencer said thia
morning the building was covered BY
insurance, but that only small amount
was carried on its contents, which in
cluded large quantities of alfalfa. hay,
wheat. corn. potatoes. feed, harness,
wagons and farming Implements. Some
valuable furniture had also been stored
in 1t.
DR.. Spencer. fearing the frebugs,
had made n thorough inspection OF the
barn just before retiring Mt II o'clock
last night and found everything IN per.
feet order. lie said he is unable to
assign any reason for the visit to his
place by the iNcendiari"s or to give any
clues which might lead to an arrest.
Norman Byrd, Negro, arrested yes
terday in EastOn at the request Of
Major {. NJ. wilhelm, Of he Bureau Of
Fire Protection, who is in charge OF
the investigation being conducted in the
three counties where hreburgs have been
active, was returned to West Chester
late last night and Il chrck-up on his
statements made which revealed dis
crcpancies. Major Wilhclm's invcsti-
gators are also holding an escaped in.
mate of an insane asylum on suspicion.
Hc was arrested yesterday.
Byrd was seen carly Tuesday morn.
ing in his automobile near the farm Of
Mrs. II, j.. Seeds, in Chester County,
after an attempt had been made to fire
the barn.
Frank and Lewis Seeds, maintaining
a night watch IN the barn. had driven
away Negro who had attempted to
enter it and were searching for him
when they came upon Byrd and white
man in an automobile standing in n
dark spot without lights. When they
demanded to know what the strangers
were doing, they got no answer and tho
car sped away. Byrd He'd from his
home in Spring City, Chester trnnty,
a few hours later.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-07
WILLS PROBATED
Wills probated today were {:

Lena Abramson, 3032 Kensington
avenue. $4,000; Mary Baxter, 1732
Monument avenue, $4,000; Evalina
Il. Calmorc. who died in Presbyterian
Hospital. $6300; Annie DeE.ass. 224O
South Twenty second street, 5000 !;
Edward Hanson, 1920 North Thirteenth
street, Sll ,8Gl; Henry $. Jacobs. who
died in st. Agnes Hospital. $50, 900 !:
sally J. Bailey, 524l Webster street,
$1,000. and Evan u. Hains, 542J Mer-
ion avenue. $4,000.
Inventories of personal estates filed
with the Register Of Wills We're: Helen
Beyllc, 1881 ,0O6; Cora Fcllus, ST.
G85, and Elizabeth iocum, Sl1 80.
Letters to administer the estate of
William Poulson 1878 North Judson
street, $4,000, were issued.
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AIDS STARVING RUSSIANS
Papai Relief Mission EstabIishes
Four Feeding Stations

Washington, Dec. I.---( (By 4. %
Four central public feeding stations
have been established in Russia by the
papal relief mission, which, it was
announced here today by the National
Catholic Welfare Council, has pur.
chased foodstuffs sufficient to feed 4O,.
600 children for two months.
Reports from representatives of the
mission indicate that 7,0OO,OOO Rus
slams face death from starvation during
the winter
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-07
GERMAN SHIP IN DISTRESS
Heinrich kayser. 500 Miles East OF
Cane MAY. Asks Assistance

Boston, Dec. lily \. rl-Radio
messages picked NJ here today indicated
that the British steamer Tyrrhenin,
bound from Now York for Genoa, was
proceeding to the assietanr" of tho Ger
man steamer Heinrich kays"r. bound
from Savannah and Norfolk for Bremen
and Hamburg. reported in need of AS
sistancr last night 800 miles east Of
Cape May.
The Tyrrhcuiu sent word hy wireless
today to the coast guard cutter Acush-
net, whict also was proceeding 10 th"
aid of the Kay>"r, tina, she had not
heard from the liuyscr since : o'clock
last night.
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Woman Held Tor Observation

Miss Isidorr Ihic. thirty -thrr" years
old. 425 South Eighth street. rhila.
drlphn. was arrested IN 'Hmnl"n last
night after Il p"h""mnn had ro'iccd her
in the vicinity OF tn" ka!Slm aNrMn"
ferry every day. She t"d police she
was waiting for docror who was COM
ing TO marry her. 81" j. being held
tor observation as to her mentality.
Evening journal., 1922-07-11
.ELKS READY TO
FLIT To Shore
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pieces. The marchers viii be at
tired in white trousers. white shoes
and stockings. white shirt. purple
necktie and blue coat. A purple
band containing the words In gold
letters, Wilmington. Delaware" will
be worn on the straw hat. provided
by the committee.
Many of the local Elks will be ac-
companied by their families who
will go direct to the Pennsylvania
Railroad station from their homes.
The marchers will assemble at
the Elks Home. 111s Market street,
at 7.3O A. NJ. ard leave at $40
O'Clock. parading to the railroad sta
tion.
The wilmington Elks' headquar-
ters will be at the Hotel Beaumont
182-1s4 Tennessee avenue. and the
Headquarters of the Maryland State
Association, with which body the
Wilmington lodge is affiliated, will
be at the Ambassador. The Grand
Lodge headquarters are at the Hotel
Traymore.
The officers of the committee in
charge Of the trip are: John J.
Powell chairman; William NJ. Mask,
secretary, and Zadoc Pool. treasurer.
The men, while in parade, will be
in charge Of the Esquire, Harry
Blythe
Evening journal., 1922-07-11
R. R. SIGNALMEN
WON'T STRIKE
California Railroad Asks
Court Injunctions, Charg-
ing Sabotage
TROOPS READY TO
STOP VIOLENCE
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water tanks were dynamited at New
Castle, and William Westlake, a
guard. was shot during disorders at
Roseville.
Seventeen shots were fired at
Westlake and other employees who
were standing on a Southern Pacific
platform at Rosevllle. The assail-
ants fred from behind a fence and
then escaped. Thomas A. Horn,
division superintendent, Immediately
telephoned the governors office for
troops.
The Northwestern Pacific Railroad
reported today that air hose had
been cut and other property dam
age done. The carrier planned to
join with the Southern Pacific in
asking for an injunction against
picketing by strikers.
WILKES BARRE. Pa, July II.
Omitted Press police reserves
quelled a riot here last night when
100 men stormed the Lehigh Valley
Railroad roundhouse with stones
and bricks. No one was injured.