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The evening world., 1922-04-04
Woman Found TO Have 9 Babies,
Although She Never Was Mother;
Husband Believed Two Were His
Mrs. Libby, Under Arrest, Said by Alienists tc
Have Baby Complex Suspect
Unusual Case Has Criminal Aspect

LOGANSPORT, Ind, April 4,
Copyright 1922).-Arraigned to-day
on the technical charge OF transport
ing dependents from one State to an
other without the consent of the au-
thorities, Mrs. Helen Libby, who ad-
mits she has had as many as nine
children in her home at one time,
presents "a puzzle for the psyche
analysts as well as the State authori-
ties
Mrs. Libby unquestionably pos
sesses u baby complex in some
form or other. She has misled her
husband into the belief that two of
the children she has been nurturing
we're his own, although Mrs. Libby
has never become a mother. She
brought the children here from Chi
cago.
All OF the children were given"
TO her by their parents, following the
insertion of advertisements, she said.
The authorities believe some of the
children were stolen or kidnapped
from unmarried mothers and held for
purposes of extortion. Now Mrs.
Libby confesses that she stole two
infants less than three months Old.
A girl sixteen months old and 4 boy
of Ave years. also we're found Uitiy
the woman.
Mrs. Libby has spent two sleeplc."
nights in Jail.
"why should | suffer this huntli-
alton just because l love children
so:" she walled to-day. "T low" all
babies. Oh, 40 much. My husband
loves babies too. Last summer con-
fided to him that ! was about II be-
come mother. But, to my utter
surprise, 1 discovered had been mis-
taken. knew how disappointed he
would IL.
"I put an advertisement in a Chi
caEo paper. l received forty-s seven
replies, some fvOll mothers whose
babies were as yet unborn. I broug If,
the two babies here and told my hus-
band they were ours"
Wilbur F. Libby, the husband, 4
travelling salesman working out of
Chicago, said to-day that he believed
the babies to be his own. Libby is an
ex-service man. having entered the
war as a private and winning promo
tion TO the rank of captain.
Mrs. Libby is intelligent, has a
ready command OF language and ap-
pears well above the average in cul
ture and manners. She says she has
some Spanish blood in her veins.
When taken into custody she was
to move to the country near
here, where she has leased a small
chicken farm.
''Why should be prosecuted ?"
Mrs. Libby asked. 'T only took
babies whose mothers did not want
them, who did not think enough of
them to ask me my name. l love
them dearly. 1 have only done what
believed was my duty
The authorities claim many dis
crepancies in Mrs. Libby's stories. |
DR.. Charles Virden, State agent of
the Illinois Welfare Department, is |
an investigation. He says
he is convinced there is a criminal
aspect TO the case. Alienists who |
have visited her in the last twenty |
four hours say she is peculiar, but |
not of unsound mind.
The evening world., 1922-04-04
WEINBERG TO SERVE
2 YEARS AT ATLANTA
After Wife's Plea Judge Does
Not Impose Maximum
Penalty,

stephen S. Weinberg, charged with
impcrsonating an officer in the United
states Navy and with failure TO pay
for the uniform used IN the lmpersona-
tion, was sentenced 10 two years i'm
prisonment in the Federal Prison at
Atlanta. Ga. to-day by Federal Judge
Chatfield In Brooklyn. 4 fine OF 81 was
also imposed.
Weinberg told the court that he had
done wrong In the past. hut had been
punished and had gone straight since
the time he was found guilty Of wearing
a uniform. II want 20 laulI, ., cd and
I am sure II you will give me a chance
| can make good. 7 am skiing l'uioney
for the s,kc OF my wife and child" ne
added.
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THUGS GET $1,000
FROM GIRL ON BUSY
YORKWLLE CORNER
Robbery Staged Under az"
Station in Midst of Crowds
in Broad Daylight.
ESCAPE IN BIG AUTO.
Young Woman Confronted
With Revolvers and Grabbed
by the Throat.

Two armed thugs, aided by q chauf-
feur and fve-passenger touring car,
grabbed $3.50 in cash and checks for
S19S from Miss Anna Riddell,
cashier for J. Baumann & Bros.
furniture dealers, Nos. 1898 Third
Avenue, at the northeast corner of
Third Avenue and s4th Street, at IO
o'clock to-day and escaped in thcir
automobile. The scene of the crime
Is under station Of the elevated and
next to the seth Street intersection.
the busiest Third Aveh &C corner in
Yorkville.
1t has been Miss Riddell's custom
to carry twice a day for deposit to
the Yorkville Bank at s5th Street AMI
Third Avenue receipts Of the store
The morning trip was made at 10
o'clock. the afternoon trip shortly be-
fore O'Clock.
Shortly before 10 o'clock this morn
ing touring car parked at the south
east corner Of saith Street and Third
Avenue, headed east in saith Street
The chauffeur. remaining in his seat,
choked down but did not stop his en-
giuc. Two men left the car and
strolled over to the northeast corner, ,
where they stood alongside a new )
stand under tho l. stairs.
The Baumann store is in the middle
Of the block between Sad and S4th
Streets. Miss Riddell left the store
at 10 O'Clock. In her left hand she
carried a handbook with the money
inclosed. In her right hand she car
ried an umbrella.
AS she approached the two men in
the shadow of the "L" structure they
drew revolvers. One Of them, order
ing her to hold up her hands, grabbed
at her throat. Miss Riddell does not
know what happened after that, but
bystanders say she dropped her um-
brella and the handbook containing
the money.
With yell OF "I've got It," the
second bandit grabbed the handbook
and bankroll. Both, displaying their
reVolverS, ran to the car and Jumped
in. They stood up in the tonneau,
pointing their weapons until the car
was almost to Second Avenue. Then
they sat down and the pursuit was
taken up by q couple Of cars, butt
the car of the thieves had dsap-
pcared to the southwark in First Ave
nue. when the chasing automobiles
that thoroug ghfare.
Detectives of the East 67th Street
Station say that description of the
man who caught Miss Riddcll by the
throat taIlies with that of the lone
thug who snatched 81, 900 from the
hands OF the girl cashier OF Dcutsch
Bros. on the sidewalk in front of their
store at 1881 Street and Third Ave
nue. a few weeks ago.
Herman LiIlienthal, one Of the nu-
morous persons who saw the hold
up, gave to the police as the license |
number of the car used by the ban
tits, 635-S26 n. Y. This proved to |
be the number issued to benjamin |
ireenspan Of No. l4l West 123d
Street, and inquiry developed that |
Mr.. Greenspan's car was stolen from
n front of his residence last Saturday |
night.
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CARNEGIE FOUNDATION
TO BUILD CITY IN FRANCE

PARIS, April 4.-The Carnegie Foun-
dation has donated S15O.0OO toward the
reconstruction, as a model city, of the
town of Fargniers, Department of the
Aisne. eighty miles from Paris, de-
stroyed during the war. The announce
ment was made to-day by Baron
d 'Estournelles de Constant.
The first stone will be laid by the
American Ambassador early In July.
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$4,000 JOB FOR c. F. MURPHYS FRIEND DONOHU
PRISONER ATTACKS
JUDGE IN COURT
AFTER SENTENCE
About to Throw InkweIl at
Haskell, Maloney Is Punched
on Nose.

When William Maloney, twenty
four. al powerfully built man, was
sentenced by County Judge Haskell
in Brooklyn to-day to serve four
years in Sing Sing. he seized an ink
well from the table and cried:
"You dirty -
At this point he was interrupted by
a blow directly on the nose, struck by
County Clerk George McCloskey.
The blow staggered Maloney and
silenced him, hut Court Attendants
Hayes, Jacquilliard and Hannah
pounced on the man and overpowered
him. while Chief Clerk John j. Gray
kept the large crowd of spectators
quiet. Maloney was then led down to
the cells.
The evening world., 1922-04-04
TWO ARE KILLED
IN AUTO ACCIDENTS
Rear End Smash Causes One Death
Child Run Over.

Two persons were killed in automo-
bile accients to-day. Martin Russig.
twenty, of No. 1Sl Barrett Street,
Brooklyn, was thrown from a machine
driven by l.. II. Kain of No. 4SS
Kosciusko Street at Brooklyn Ave-
nue. and Bergen Street, The car in
which he was riding was struck by
another driven 10y Peter Prope of No.
72 LorimCr Street. Russig died from
a fracture of the skull at st. John s
Hospital.
Paul Weiss, four, OF No. 437 East
10th Street. was run over by a COM
merCial automobile operated by Henry
SakowsN of No, 2Sj Evergreen Street
Brooklyn, in front Of No. tlO East
10th Street. Sakowski rushed the
child to u hospital, but he was dead
when he reached there. SalloNski
was arrested.
The evening world., 1922-04-04
HIDDEN BANQUET BOMB
KILLS }, INJURIES 30

VIENNA. April 1 (Associated Press
A concealed bomb exploded at a bu-I-
ness mems banquet In Budapest last
night, killing three and injuring thirty
prominent persons. 1t was learned here
to-day.
The explosion occurred just after coo
invited guests had been seated but h,-
fore the members OF the Opposition
Party had arrived
The evening world., 1922-04-04
COLLEGE TO EXPEL
DRINKERS IN FIGHT
TO STOP INCREASE
William and Mary Finds More in
Last Month Than in Entire
Previous Year.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, April 4.
: The Student Council at William
and Mary College has banned
drinking. voting to expel any man
found under the influence Of
liquor after he has once been
Varped The decision was made
public to-day in the Flat Hat,
oficiai college publication, In an
article saying that during the
last month there has been more
drinking than in the entire year
previous to that time"
"The Council" the article adds,
mas decided to take stringent
action. Ignorance of this ruling
II no excuse"
The evening world., 1922-04-04
TAX RATE FINED BY TOSS OF
COIN.

DARTMOUTH, y. s.. April "A
toss OF a coin to-day decided the 1922
tax rate for Dartmouth. The Town
Council split 3--3 on a S2.9j rate after
defeating a proposal for S2,9 by Mayor
Mosher, who refused to break the tie.
It was agreed to toss a coin. His wor-
ship lost and voted for S2.95.
The evening world., 1922-04-04
FAST FLORIDA TRAIN DERAILED,

SAVANNAH. Ga, April -Four cars
of Seaboard Air Line train No 10
THE Florida Limited" Jacksonville to
New York, was deroilcd to-day at Ford
Ga. midway between Savannah and
Jacksonville. A numh'r OF passengers
were slightly bruised,
The evening world., 1922-04-04
DOROTHY ARNOIDS FATHER
BURIED.

Funeral services for Francis X.
Arnold. father Of Dorothy Arnold, who
disappeared twelve years ago, were held
to-day in -. Stephens Church In seth
street. The services were conducted
by IN" Rev, Nathan A. Seagle The In
t"rm,nt was in Greenwood
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scratches on PAGE 81
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climate and such affiliations as they
had to bear In all OF the affairs OF
their life, with fair prospect OF
reasonably longevity as race. To-
day they represent people num-
bered by LOCO pure Hawaiian and
10000 mixed. This Is due to the fact
that they became the subjects OF tu-
herculosis. venereal disease. drug
habits, imperfect and unfavorable
sanitation, and a total lack of ply
sical upkeep. Believing that tho mis-
sionary was capable Of caring for
them they became indifferent to the
natural actions and practices OF
their people. They were spoiled by
the extension to them of rights and
privileges which they had never had
before, and BECAUSE they had no
precaution In the maintenance OF
their physical manhood. they have
succumbed to the inroads OF dis
ease and today are almost an eXter-
minated race.
America today is big and strong
and may we'll assume to itself the
leadership and protectorate of the
affairs of the world. But unless we
are able to maintain n continued re-
sistance, unless we develop some ma
tional system Of physical mainte-
nance by which we. can improve our
longevity and decrease our mortal
ity. we will net be able to continue
the commandership to which we are
justly entitled. In fact we may sub
ject ourselves to the, same disastrous
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Repeal Of Nuisance Tax
Results in a Deiuge of
Useless Copper Money
spoclai to Tho world

Special to Tho world
RARTLESV1LLE. Feb 2.--Bar-
ucsville Is sufferig deluge Of
pennies. This condition has oc-
come noticeable since the first Of
the year when man. OF the sos
called nuisance taxes we've re-
pcalcd, these taxes calling for the
afflSing OF or 2-cent stamp On
smalf articles purchased ut the
drug stores and for extra peniies
at the soda fountains
The pennies sprang into proml-
nence during the war and this IL
the first dime IN several years that
the little copper piece has as
sumcd the role OF wall flowce.
Though 1t still tinkles In the box
at the movies II II realizing mat
N is now a nobody" Bsrtleavillo
bankers have commented upon
the chagc that is coming over tho
coppers and are expressing won
der as to what will become OF the
huge surplus when their use IN
restored to the normally OF pre-
war days.
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PLAN EAST AND WEST LINE
NiuIta-Ccntrnlia Hallway to Extend
Through Bar,lcsylilc.

Specihl 10 lhe Notlu
BARTLEsNGLLE. Foh. Mem
bers " the Bartlcsvillo chamber OF
commerce will 20 to Nowata next
Tuesday night whore they will con
fer with members of the pawhuska
chamber OF commerce and the Ro-
thry and Lions clubs OF Nowata for
the purpose OF encouraging the pro-
posal Of the Frisco railway company
to build limo from Ninita into tho
Centralia coal fields northwest NJ
that place when this project IL
completed Il is proposed to have the
road extended to Nowata, Rartles.
vile. pawhuska and possibly "a
| Enid This would give the north
ern part OF oklahoma the east and
west communication which has been
the dream of business men for many
| years.
II II proposed that the Nowata
meeting shall appoint u committee
| to confer with officials of the Frisco
railroad The extension ot the In
| terurban line that now connects No
watn and CoffcyNillc is another
| project
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consequences that came to Hawaiis
population.
Cause of 4. ~.
Men and women resist disease hy
the strength OF their own physical
capacity. without physical strength
they Yield much more readily to
disease afflictions. That is why to-
day we are showing such a large
percentage Of cases OF tuberculosis.
With all OF our experience and the
observations we have taken, with all
the rules and regulations of protec-
tlon SO far as instituted. the pcrcen-
tagc OF tubercular subjects In the
United states OF America continues
about the same. This would be
very different were we more power
full physically. For these reasons
and many others which might he
enumerated wish to ein phasize the
fact that II America is to remain In
the vanguard Of nations, then u is
very important that we establish a
broadcast, universal plan OF physical
Improvement
Comparatively America holds fifth
place among the nations OF the
earth In physical vigur. and since bj
per cent OF our children do not go
beond the fifth grade In our public
schools, II Is self-evident that II we
are to be in'the vanguard Of ma
tions, we must adopt some general
syste matized plan Of physical devei-
opment. and at the same time bring
about u system OF education that
will interest and attract our young
people uNiil We have elevated the
standard of mental and productive
competence far beyond its present
status.
To Build Leadership.
The Department OF Welfare now
being arranged for by the present
! administration has in mind the Gre
atjon OF a system that will provide
the ways and means to overcome
our present deficiencies. for IL con-
/ templates In it's divisions OF educa-
| tion. health and social service n
combination OF influences which viii
/ bring the American citizen to "A dit
I fcrent understanding, also to more
/ effective action in behalf of such ad
/ vanced measures as viii guarantee
| TO Americans the continued leader
ship OF the world.
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THE NEW GENERATION
By Jane Phelps

with fellow like Dedn Tennant
was ridiculous
II suppose II you care for his sort
Malcolm aud boys OF his type are
pigeon -holed for all time?"
Naturally! I cant endure to be
bored Joan declared with all the
self assurance of middle age her
i7-year-old forehead puckered into
q frown. I'm perfectly impartial
IN my likes and dislikcs unless | am
bored. That In unless the man in %
trigues me because Of being differ
emit xnow one man, Mother" she
went on after "A slight hesitation. III
he wasn't married I'd fall for him.
Hes got the most gorgeous eyes
and he's unhappy at home, his wife
doent understand him"
They all say that when they try
TO impress a young girl" Margaret
successfully hid her amazeinent
and her anxiety.
That's what | told him when he
said ] filled the aching void In his
life. I read somewhere that mar.
ried men said that sort OF thing and
quoted Il TO him. lie seemed to feel
awfully bad: almost insulted. lie
Faid IL was so unkind In me, because
he was not to blame that other men
said foolish. untrue things. He's
married, too. sort of commands you
Instead OF asking
Il shouldn'D think that would
intrigue you, Joan. You never to my
knowledge cared about being com
manded to do things"
but no does II differently, as n
| he couldn't help il becs Lse II Is you
! guess I don't explain II very we'll
But once, about two months ago,
almost fell In love with him. Then
he said something I've forEotter
what ii was. that made me sorry
| for his wife and told him
shouldn't see him any more"
What did he say to that" Mar.
garet was curious over this anna ginI
daughter OF hers
That | had spoiled his life. that
| he loved he as he never had oi
would love anyone again. But
saw him about a week afteryRrd n
the Ritz with girl making bOve I,
her to beat the band. He didn't SCI
me, and~when I went out passe,
his table purposely. and told him
sotto voce: that didn't see he haC
decayed IL I had spoiled his life.
Margaret screamed with laugh
ter. while she said to herser.
Shell come out all righu"
always knew she would"
omorrow-Margarct Is Disturbcs
Bcc1uec of Dean Tcnnant.
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thenic exercises in our schools. We
have had limited amount of ply
sical development under voluntary
military instruction: we play some
golf and a very limited number play
baseball and basketball, but on the
whole America has paid little heed
and given but little attention to tho
proper development of the indl.
vidual as a class.
We are at last thinking in the
language of how to be big and
strong, powerful. potential and COM
potent, and with this thought pos
sessing many of the leading minds
of America are today giving specific
attention to the creation of some
general system of physical develop
ment which will be broad enough in
Its scope of application to reach
both male and female. young, mid
die aged and those latnr in fife.
Pride I'm Strength.
America has pride in being COM
petent In industrial capacity. In
financial strength and in CONNER
cial relations She has pride In
progress in the development of all
of the affairs In which any nation
should be interested. strch as it's
manufactures, its mines and mining,
Its quarries and quarrying, its
waterways and transportation facili-
ties: in fact she has been expert and
capable in assembling all the things
| and materials from which we have
grown to our present position as u
splendid nation OF ingenious people.
We can reasonably claim right TO
the title of leader in many of the
national and international affairs
and from the progressive disposition
OF the past we nights reasonably
contemplate perpetuity as a people
l but without some extra precautlon,
/ some special effort. instead of con-
/ tlnuing a strong and accomplishing
race. we will become so weakened
/ in our physical forces as to bring to
ourselves the liability OF early de-
generation and decay
Need OF Resistance.
To perpetuate the American ma
| tion we must have special resist
ance against the inroads of disease
/ and the Liabilities OF increasing lim-
| itations in our living accommoda-
tions. OVr combat with influenza
showed tbw incapable we are OF
positive resistance. Were this not
true we would not have sacrificed
nearly 10000 OF our citizens
through the mortality list OF influ-
enZa.
Ninety years ago the Hawaiian
| islands had a population of 1872, 900
natives The race seemed capable
OF meeting all Of the exegencies OF
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CHAPTER LXXI.
Joan Relates an Experience with m
Married Man

am bit worried about YOU.
Joan, Margaret said one day when
she had gone Unexpectedly to The
studio, and encountered a medley
OF young people, nondescript artists.
writers and others.
Joan planted a kiss on the end of
hcr mothers nose, and said:
As for example" she demanded
dence.
oh, | cant feel Il Is so very seri-
Gus, Margaret was a bit flustered
az the lmpudent tone and manner.
put uQ wish you knew more young
people lire Hortense Thompson. and
dear little Gloria Freeman. They
al such wholesome youngsters
They don't grow In New York.
It's too hectic for their sort" calmly
replied Joan
And boys like Malcolm Frost
ana Lonnie Carpente- purposely
MARGARET omitted Ted Walters.
Ihey would he so awfully young
IN New York that one would need
to buy cradle for them"
Joan"
I'm a Methasalah compared with
the boys and girls up home" loan
never failed to call Wolfcutt home
when he talked to her mother. "The
ionnie sick TO smoke am sure
And all Yf them would he shocked
At the dissipations or New York
boys.
Aren't you ever shocked. Joan p
Me! mercy no. | delight In dissi.
pated people, they are -ure to bc
Interesting.
lnwardly Margaret shank. Thi,
was worse than the gambling OF
Joan's childhood? the love-makinl
OF her young girlhood. That Joan
should so frankly express her delight
In dlssipated persons was almost be.
yond belief.
us Dean Tennant dissipated -
Margaret asded when she recovered
from her surprise.
OF coursel All the flrls ! know
are just crazy over him. He's $,
interesting
Margaret regarded Moan CRITICALLY
She was the very pink of girls,
neatness and perfection. Her clea,
| well cared for skin. sparkling eyes
the spotlessness of her white cola.
and cuffs she affected on her sim
pie afternoon gowns, all gave tn,
idea OF well groomed healthy girl
hood. That she could he intrigued
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ORDERS or THE NIGHT"
Banl- Robbcss and Such VIII Now
Have ~ Watch Their Step.

Special to Tho World.
L TAHLEQUAH, Feb. Cherokee
countp is well supplied 80 far AK Sc
cret organizations are concerned,
the latest to announce themselves
as operating In this section being
the Riders of the Night.
whether tho Riders will ride after
the bold bank robbers who have
been active OF late has not as yet
been announced but II Is presumed
that they will do so. as their or
ganization is in the interest OF law
and order.
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Griggs, valued at $50. The picture
was taken from show case In
front Of Griggs' place of business.
Several valuable portraits have
Also been stolen within tho last few
weeks. should tho thieves ho caught
they will be charged with burglary
and with grand larceny
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VALUABLE PICTURE STOLEN.
High School Photograph IL Taken
From Ills show Case.

Spttlal 10 lNC world.
BARrLESVILLE, Fob. 2.--"They
must be pretty good pictures. II
they, steal them" was the comment
of Frank Griggs. a local pho.
tographcf. who was made The vic-
tim OF a robbery Tor the third time
In the last siN weeks Tuesday night.
The latest theft was OF group pic
ture of high school class which