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Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-10
$3 .ooo, 900 IN RUSSIAN
 GOLD HAS ARRIVED

New York May s.-Three million dol lars in Russian gold arrived here today on the steamships Oscar Il and Stavan- gerfjord. Two millions were consigned to the National Bank of Commerce and one million to the Guaranty Trust com pany.
 Bank officials said the gold was sent by Scandinavian correspondents to bal ance accounts. Its Russian origin was explained by the fact that Scandinavian countries carried on commerce with Rus sia during the war.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-10
CONSTANCE TALMADGE
 FILES SUIT FoR DIvoRcH

Los Angeles. May s.-Constarce Tas. mzege. motion picture actress filed is the superior court today a suit for d. vorce from John ]. Tiaiogiou. "a native of Turkey. a subject of Greece and a cfs garette manufacturer of New York; ac- cording to the complaint She chafres -cruel and inhuman treatment
 They were married September 11 1920. at Greenwich. Conn. and repzrzt-4 April 5, 1921, the complaint states.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-10
DIR. CHARLES D. sLATTERY
 ACCEPTS OFFICE OF BISHOP

Boston, May s.-Dr. Charles. D. slat- tery of New York has accepted the office of bishop co-adjutor of the Episcopal diocese of Massachusetts to which he was elected at the recent diocesan con- vention here, it was announced tonight in a pessage to The Associated Press from Bishop Lawrence, now in New York
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-10
SUIT FOR DIVORCE FILED
 BY GOUVERNEUR MORRIS

Los Angeles, May 9.-Gouverneur Nor ris, author, today filed suit for divorce from Elsie Norris. whom he charges with Assertion and abandonment" They were married May 22, 1905, In New York and separated February Is, 1918. accord ing to the complaint. They have two children. The complaint states Mrs Morris is now employed in g beauty parlor" in New York
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-10
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Samuel C. Babcock.

Boston. May s.-Mrs. Samuel G. Bab- cock. wife of Suffragan Bishop Babcock the Massachusetts diocese Of the Episco- pal church. died at a hospital here today. She was stricken with apoplexy yester- day.
 Mrs. Babcock was a native of West erly, R. I. Before her marriage in 1875 she was Miss Able c. Miller.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-10
POSTAL RECEIPTS SHOW
 IMPROVEMENT IN BUsINF

Washington, May s.-Postal receipts at fifty selected offices aggregated $22,- 0ss, 900 in April. the post office depart ment announced today, an increase of 7.S1 per cent over the same month las: year The department held this reflect ed the continued improvement in bust ness conditions.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-10
RUSSIANS TOREPLY ID THE
 ALUEDMEMORANDUM TODAY

There General Feeling of Confidence That the Kussans Will Modify Their Response as to Make It Impossible for the French and Begians to Bolt Without Further Neeotiations-Pr President Harding and His Advisers Find That the Allied Policy Toward Russia Accords With the Views of the United States.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-10
BRIEF TELECRAMS

Congressman walter B. stiness oi Rhode Island is in Boston TOT medical treatment.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-10

Mary Kalinkiwicz was taken to Q hos pital in Springfield, suffering from burns over large part of her body caused by the explosion of a still in her kitchen.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-10

Miss Helen Howe, aged 27, well known in the social life of Burlington, Vt, com mitted suicide at her home by inhalins gas.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-10

At an adjourned annual meeting oi the Chevrolet Motor company in1 Will mington, Del. the stockholders voted no to dissolve the corporation.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-10

Michael Walsh. 60. of Salem. an em- ploye of the TfTayer- -Foss tannery in Peabody, Mass, died at the Thomas hos pital of injuries sustained when he was caught in some shafting at the tannery and was whirled around until the ma chinery could be stopped
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-10

Hugh Reed Griffin, assistant American Red Cross commissioner in the Baltic states who died at Riga on Friday, was buried in Latvia's national cemetery.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-10

Charles ". Morse motored to Portland from Bath yesterday and conferred with his attorneys. Judge Nash Redwood and Charles T. Lark of New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-10

Devices to check up on both airpIanes and ayfators while in flight making pos sjole a detailed record of every move the pilot made in controlling his machine have been worked out by experts of the national advisory committee for aero nautics.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-10

Robert NJ. McRobcrts. wealthy hotel owner at Joliet, H., shot and killed Miss Mabel Kerwin. formerly his secretary and then killed rimself.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-10

After 8 30 day voyage from Bravn, Cape De Verde Islands, the barkentine Amos Pegs, the largest sailing vessel ev- CT to come to Providence, docked with 35 passengers, all Bravas.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-10

Approval of the American Legion Aux iMarys plan for observance of Mothers Day, May 1914, has been received from General Pershing by Mrs. Lowell F. Ho- bart, national president.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-10

Two women convicted of distributl7g circulars calling for a May day revi- lution in 1921. were sentenced in Bronx county court to Auburn prison.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-10

A federal grand jury, drawn from all parts of the state. returned 214 indlct- ments in liquor cases in Boston. Only 21 no bills were returned.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-10

Damage of S2s. 900 was caused by fire which swept through a three-story brick building in Vernon square, Worcester, formerly. used as a motion picture thea tre for which two alarms were sounded.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-10

Building operations in the United States increased 32 per cent. in 1921 over the previous year, accor~ins to report ol the department of labor.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-10

It has become known through one of New Yorks leading in: itraTi:e brokers that Henry P. Dayison carried S2.00o.OGo in life insurance.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-10

The plaintiff closed and the defense opened in Boston in the case in which John V. D.ttemore seeks reinstatement as a director of the Christian Science church
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-10

tiny two year o.d girl, Rita Crowley, fell from the third story window of her home in Brooklyn a.Id escaped withou bruise. She fell into pile of dirt an was not even crying when picked up.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-10

Isaac Memsek died in 8 hospital in Springfield, Mass, of a broken neck the result, 1t is alleged Of a wrestling bout at a moonshine liquor party Saturday night
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-10

Colonel Clement Alexander Finley Flagler, 55, VITO commanded the ThirG Corps artillery in the ArSonne- -Meuss drive died at John Hopkins hospital in in Baltimore
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-10

The fishing schooner Puritan, prospec- tive international fshermens cup race contender, was unloading in Gloucester yesterday her first catch of fish. On her maiden voyage of three weeks she se- cured 5000 pounds Of halibut
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-10

Passenger service valued at over SI7,- 000,000 a year is rendered by. passeng- CT automobiles passing in and out of Connecticut where the state boundary lines are crossed by the New York-Boston turnpike.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-10

The Lawrence, Mass, city council voted it's explicit confidence in William M. Wood, president of the American Woolen company, for his humanitarian work among the toiling workers of Law renee"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-27
GOV. ALLEN TO SPEAK IN K. C.
His Address VIII Broadcast Thruout
the Country by Radio.

Kansas City, Mo, March 27.-Gov-
er1lCr Henry j. Allen OF Kansas will
speak at the Grand Avenue Temple
here on the evening of April z. on
The st. Lawrence Deep Waterways
Project it was announced today.
His audience, however. will not be
confined to Kansas City residents.
Because of the nature of the subject,
arrangements have been made to
broadcast the speech thruout the
country by the powerful broadcasting
station of the Kansas City Star and
the Western Radio company.
Governor Allen has issued an ap-
peal TO civic and trade organizations
in the middle west and southwest to
support the st. Lawrence waterways
project. He recently engaged in a
joint debate with Governor Miller of
New York regarding merits of the
canal plan when the two state execu-
tives spoke before the waterways con-
gress in Washington. The governor
will speak on the water project later
in April, when he occupies a place on
the program of the Mississippi Valley
association which meets in Kansas
City April 1926.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-27
NeU League Would Tilt
Dry Lid and Start Blue
LauU Holiday in Kansas
ncorporators of Citizens Liberty League Want Toe
Hold in Sunhower State-Want to Beat Back in Drive
for Purity and Reform Legisation-Light Wine and
Beer Part of Program

Eighteenth amendment and the Vol
stead act.
Members of the state charter board
indicated today that there might be
a tendency to discourage the organ
ization entering Kansas. This state
with her dry laws and prohibitory
amendment may refuse to give the
lea que a toe hold.
In regard to a corporation of this
kind being permitted to transact busi-
ness in Kansas L. ]. Pettijohn, secre-
tary of state, wrote to incorp porators,
will say 1 do not believe the state
charter board will approve the appli-
cation. However, I am sending. you
the necessary blanks that must be
filled out by foreign corporations
seeking Kansas charters
Purposes of the League.
Purposes of the Citizens Liberty
League as outlined by the proposed
charter applications are as follows:
ITO form n mutual association of
liberty-loving men and women for the
purpose of combating the wave of
Puritanism now crystallized in the
Eighteenth amendment; to carry on
a campaign with a view of correcting
the situation of disrespect for law
engendered by the prohibition amend
ments and to carry on a propa ganda
campaign TO protect the best interests
of the American people by petitioning
congress for an am ndment to the
Volstead act to permit the nanufac-
ture and sale of beer and light wines
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-27

Incorporators of the Citizens Lib
erty league want a. toehold in Kansas
in their campaign to tilt the dry lid a
wee bit and to declare a holiday in
the writing of blue laws. The organ
ization-with a program that would
bring joy to the heart of Miss Helen
Pettigrew, probable governorship
candidate; or J. B. Billiard. former To-
peka mayor-wants a charter to do
business in this state. The league
wants the country to beat back in its
drive for rigid purity and reform leg
islatiOn and is in the field with light
wine and beer program
Five women-three of them Mrs
are among incorporators of the Citi-
zens' Liberty league. The league
states in its plan that it is not organ
lied for profit and is not stock or
share owning institution. Its princi-
pal offices are in Milwaukee, WIS.
Possibly that explains a bit of the beer
program
Too Many Purity Laws, They Say.
Too many purity-laws are creating a
spirit of lawlessnesS and general dis
respect for law, the incorporators as
sert- They want to extend a bit OF
freedom and personal liberty that is
assumed under the theory of repre-
sentative government and they want
to start by using the ak on the blue
laws which have been passed by con-
gress and the state legislatures. They
plan to start with amendments to the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-27
No Alliance Reservation in Pa
cific Pact Favored.
Government Approves AdOp-
tion of Resolution by Congress.
NON RATIFICATION DEBATE ON
Still Worry Over Whether U. S.
Really Passed Treaty.
Senate Carries Debate Further
in TOday's Session.

Paris, March 27.-The French gov
ernment will approve of adoption by
the French parliament of the no al
lance, resolution for the four power
Pacific treaty adopted by the United
States senate it was stated today in
official circles.
Washington, March PA new way
out of the four-power treaty tangle
was suggested in the senate today by
administration leaders and criticised
as inadequate and Ineffective by the
treaty's opponents.
Senator Lodge. the Republican lead
er. proposed to the senate today that
when it ratifies the supplemental
agreement taking the Japanese home
land out of the four-power Pacific
treaty that it ratify at the same time
the declaration respecting domestic
issues and mandatory rights which
accompanied the pact.
Senator Lodge suggested that joint
ratification of the two supplements to
the treaty offered a solution of the
tangle involving the declaration. oc-
casioned by the senate's failure to act
upon it when the treaty itself was
ratified Friday.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska.
ranking Democratic member of the
senate foreign relations committee,
at once raised the point that the
declaration was no longer in the pos
session in the senate because it was
returned to the White House when
the official engrossed copy OF the
four-power pact was sent back after
its ratification.
Lodge and Hitchcock i5ot into an
other hot verbal exchange as the
wrangle over the status of the declar-
alton was resumed Hitchcock as
serted that it was the evident inten-
ton of the administration forces to
use strong arm methods to force over
the four-power treaty, no matter what
doubts, incon gruities or inconsis-
tencies might be attached to its re- til
fication
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-27

Los Angeles, March 27.-Sheriff g
deputies today were searching for
five men and woIaan. yesterday re-
ported to have tortured with red hot
rods Mike Kapalinich. a storekeeper
at Compton, near here. forcing him
to reveal the hiding place of his saw
ings and escaping with S110 in cash
and SIPS in stock.
Kapalinclliis condition was serious
today tho physicians said he would re-
cover The storekeeper staged into
d. friends house bruised, bleeding and
with great welt burned on his body.
Deputies later searched the store and
found a note advising Kapaliu3ch to
leave $500 at a designated place next
Sunday or suffer the consequences -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-27

Fords are almost human. They have
moods and idiOSyncrasies, and meth
DDS all their own. Thus far there
can be no dispute. Besides. they have
a lot of human characteristics. They
are stubborn, guileful. and some- of
them extremely proud and touehy-
what they're proud about, goodness
know
At any rate two of them disputed
all across Jackson street this morn
ing, about the right of way. and like
human beings. they lost their tempers
and resorted to force. before the ar
gument was settled
One of them was carrying w. H.
Stanley, of the Peoples Investment
company south on Jackson street at
a good clip, with its mind on its task
and its heart in its work. Another
one had just breakfasted on five gal
Ions of gas at the automobile lunch
counter between Seventh street and
Eighth avenue, on Jackson street. It
was carrying B. Z Parks, plumber.
The Ford which smacked it's cast iron
lips over its meal was a truck of the
1SOS vintage, but thirteen years of
toll and tribulation left it with a high
courage and unquenched ardor.
The two Fords met.
Then commenced such a struggle as
Homer would have delighted to smite
his bloomin' Tyre and recount. The
silly squabbles of the Greek and Ro-
man gods would have seemed puerile,
futile, infantile, in comparison.
Growing. snarling, splitting fire like
the dragons of chivalry; shed ding
gasoline like blood; tenders locked in
1ndissoluble death grappIe; radiator
pressed fiercely against radiator;
reared upright upon hind wheels. the
two pseudo-sentient jitneys ragged
across Jackson street.
Neither would give an inch to the
other Henry expects every iitney
to do its best" the two cOrnbatants
seemed to shout IN silence. They seen
their duty and they done it-Roble-
Helpless, the drivers clung to their
wheels and watched the battle. Gone
was all their guiding power. They
had no more influence over the en-
battled flivvers than Alex Howat ex-
erts on the fifth floor OF the state
house.
The bout was a draw.
Gasping for gas, empty OF water
lmpotent to do more than glare
uercely and crookedly from battered
headlights. the two Fords fell apart.
With simultaneous snorts OF rage and
contempt, they died where they stood.
after knocking a third vehicle of the
same denomination up on the park
ing OF the street. This IN fealty to the
tradition about the innocent by
standerr.
Both cars were somewhat damaged.
but not irreparably so. The accident
occurred shortly before 3 o'clock this
morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-27
HIS DAD KNEW BETTER WAY.
Hootch Making and Evils Had No
Terrors for P1ttsburg Boy.

Pittsburg, Kan, March 27.-The
dangers that lurk in home manufac-
tured whisky and beer were being ex-
planned to the pupils in the room in a
Pittsburg school last week. The
teacher sought to impress the pupils
with the menace of such liquor by a
somewhat minute description of the
method of manufa cturing and of the
ingredients used
When she was thru a small boy in
the room, his face aglow. held up his
hand and received recognition by the
teacher.
MY dad knows a better way than
that to make it, he said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-27
DOES 2 BRIDES ON ONE HOLE
Can't Be Done? Oh Yes-But One
..Birdie' Is a Sparrow.

Fresno, Cal, March 27.-Two
brides on one hole was the phenome-
nal record made on the Sunnyside
Country club golf links here yesterday
by Gerald Thomas
Teeing off from number five,
Thomas made a beautiful drive which
sailed straight for the pin. One hun
dred and fifty yards down the fairway
a flock of sparrows suddenly swooped
into the course of the ball Thomas
first birdie" was registered when his
ball decapitated one Of the sparrows.
After pausing to mourn over the death
OF the sparrow Thomas played a full
mashie approach to the green.
His ball rolled into the cup giving
him birdie number 2. The hole is a
par three
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-27
THREE DIE IN TRAIN CRASH
Freight Near Roysc City, Texas, Was
Wrecked Early Monday Morning.

Royse City, Tex. March 27.-Three
men were killed and one man serious
ly injured this morning in a freight
wreck which occurred about $3.50
o'clock.
Those killed We're:
Elvin S. Hill, 712 West Shepard
street. Denison, Texas
Roy Cul1ett, 2o3 Lincoln street,
Peoria, Ill
Bruce Frazier, 113 Brotherson
street, Peoria, Ill.
The man who was injured, but
whose name was not learned. was
taken to Dallas on the early passen-
ger train from Greenville
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-27
HIS WATCH sac YEARS OLD.
John Perkins of London Constructed
Time Piecc Owned by Kansan.

Belleville, Kan. March Ell E.
Griffin has a watch made in 1873, 349
years ago, that is still in good running
order The inscription shows that it
was made in England by John Per-
kins, London"
Griffin was IN the jewelry and
matchmaking business for thirty-five
years and the watch came into his
possession some years ago and he re-
tanned it as a relic. 1t is a key wind
with an old style chain movement.
The watch is an odd looking one,
much thicker and heavier than those
of today. Each movement is set with
diamonds; the case is of.sterling silver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-27

Chicago. March 27.-Louis F. Swift
Jr., son of the millionaire packer
must appear in court Friday to
answer charges of driving an automo-
bile while intoxicated.
Young Swift spent several hours in
a cell at the Evanston police station
until he could arrange release on bail
of $500. He was arrested after his
automobile had coIlided with another
car containing four young men, two
of whom were cut by flying glass
Swift denied he was intoxicated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-27
Twenty-Five Indictments Against
Convicted Wizard All To Be Heard

Washington, March 27.-Charles
Ponzi. whose financial exploits in
Boston resulted in his plea of guilty
in Noven ber. 1920. in the federal
court to one of two indictments and
his sentence to Imprisonment for five
years must stand trial in the Massa-
chusetts courts at this time on twen-
ty-twO indictments charging him with
certain crimes under the state laws,
il was held today by the supreme
court in an opinion delivered by Chief
Justice Taft
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-27
Every Worker viii Put in En-
tire Day Tomorrow.
RAISE $13,506 TODAY NOON
Largest Gift of Day Was $500
From Book Store.
Crosby Brothers Company
Raises Total Gift to S4,25O.
100 Per Cent List TO Date

Central Y. NJ. c. A. employees.
Prudential Trust Co.
City Water Department.
City Police force.
Earl shell Clothing Co.
Davis-Welcome Mortgage Co.
POtwin Sunday school, A. ID. Bolton,
superintendent.
College Hill Hardware Co.
Mutual Laundry Co.
Shawnee Investment Co.
Il. a. Thrills Agency.
Chamber of Commerce Dining Room
and Kitchen Force.
BerksOn Brothers.
Harris-GOar
Rabe Brothers.
Emahizer- Sptelman Furniture Co.
Topeka Electric Co.
W. I. Miller Lumber Co.
Southwick Auto Supply Co.
Capitol Building and Loan Association
Gibbs Clothing Co.
C. A. VanciI, wall paper.
David j. August Clothing Co.
Famous Clothing Co.
Liberty Life Insurance Co.
Palace Clothing Co.
Chamber of Commerce office force.
Farmers National Bank
Central National Bank.
Machinists Electric Co.
Pioneer Mortgage CO.
Kansas Reserve state Bank.
Kansas Reserve Building and Loan
association.
Kansas Reserve Investment Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-27
WESTERN ASSN PLAN READY.
Schedule of 40 Games Finally An
nounced by Manager

Tulsa, March 27.-With a schedule
of 140 games finally agreed upon
club owners of the Western associa-
ton today set about making plans for
the formal opening of the league sea-
son on April 20.
The schedule adopted at meeting
OF the owners here yesterday will be
a continuous one instead of split as
has been the case in the past and the
season will end Labor day.
a formal welcome was extended at
the meeting to Joplin, the newest
member who comes into the organi-
cation from the Western league.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-27
Will HOLD FASHION SHOW
Display Men Engage Auditorium for
April SO.

April 5 and 6 have been selected
as the dates for a spring style prom
enade, by the Display Mems associa-
tion of Topeka The association has
engaged the city auditorium for those
dates.
The display men will decorate the
interior of the auditorium, and will
arrange the stage and runways out
over the main floor, on which models
showing both mems and women s
clothing styles, will promenade.
In connection with the fashion show,
there will be an entertainment ar
ranged by the display men.
The majority of the leading cloth
ing and dry goods firms of the city
are to cooperate in the plans for the
event.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-27
TEXTILE STRIKE IN LAWRENCE
WaIkout Extends to Massachusetts
Town With Thousands More Out.

Lawrence. Mass. March 27-The
New England textile strike was OK
tended today to this city Several
thousand operatives refused to go to
work il; protest against a 20 per cent
wage cut
The Pacific mills were the most
seriously affected of the seven plants
which opened under reduced pay
schedules. Almost from dawn the
streets were thronged with idle mill
workers, who walked aimlessly about
Picketing was unorganized
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-27
Anthracite Miners and Oper-
atOrs to Confer Again.
Miners Determined to Keep Up
High Wage Demand.
HARRINGTON TO CONFER ALSO
Illinois Head States No POssi-
biIity Separate Peace.
Little Hope Held Out for Com
tinued Union Work.

Springfield, Ill, March 27.-Acting
upon his promise 10 coal operators,
President Frank Harrington of the IL
hnois union miners this morning
wired presidents of three coal oper-
ators' associations of Illinois that ne
would meet them Wednesday in Chi
cago. Asked if the conference might
result in a separate wage scale for IL
Hnois miners. Mr.. Harrington said
mot at this time