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The New York herald., 1922-01-22
SEIZED FOR THREAT,
TELLS TALE OF WOE
Chauffeur Accused of Trying
to Blackmail Wealthy Widow
Out of S5, 900.

A tale of family troubles that cul-
minated Wednesday with the death of
his father was told yesterday By Her
man Vogel, "a years, chauffeur, OF 979
Sixth avenue, after he had been arrested
on a blackmail charge and is alleged to
have confessed he sent threatening let
ters to Mrs. John Charles League, who
lives in the La Sale Hotel, 80 East Six
tieth street. vogel is said to have de-
clared he sent the letters to Mrs.
League, mother of his former employer.
because he was In dire need. but the
police declare that the missives We're
dispatched many weeks before Vogel
says he was beset by family difficulties.
Mrs. League, who is wealthy widow
and formerly lived in Galveston, Tex,
said last night that although she would
appear in court to-day against Vogel she
felt sorry for him and indicated that
possibly she might not press the charges
against him too strongly. She did not
see Vogel who formerly was chauffeur
for her daughter Mrs. Walter S. Davis.
The first of the letters, demanding
$4,000, passed through the mails on De-
cember 4 and the second on Decem-
Der 2S.
Detectives employed by Mrs. League
called in Detectives Barth and Ccrrel
of the Police Bomb Squad and they
jointly traced Vogel to the Sixth avenue
address Samples of his writing were
compared with the letters, it is alleged,
and were found to be almost Identical.
1t was when Vogel was confronted with
this fact, il is said, that he made the
confession acknowledging he was the
author of the missives. but saying he
had no intention of carrying out the
threat of bodily harm which the notes
| contained.
! Vogel said that his fathers body was
buried Friday and brother. who lives
| In this city but whose identity is being
guarded by the police is dangerously
| i'll. A sister. who lives out of town, also
! is suffering. from an attack of pneu-
monia. 1t was these complications,
vogel said, which caused him to write
the letters to Mrs. League.
The New York herald., 1922-01-22
BABIES ARE FEWEST
IN AMERICAN HOMES
Drop z to 1000 of Population
in Typical District in
This City.

New York city Is becoming more for
oign and less American. according to
report on vital statistics made public
yesterday by DIR. Royal S. Copeland,
Health Commissioner. The outstanding
feature OF the report Is that in certain
uptown district, described as typical OF
the well to do native American colony,
there have been only seven births to the
900 of population. In giving out these
figures DIR. Copeland expressed fear that
American "first families" soon will be
wiped out if the birth rate continues at
this ratio.
For the entire city statistics show that
f6.73 per cent. of the children born In
1921 were of foreign parentage with
1927 per cent. born of native American
stock. The showing for American fam
lies is slight improvement over that
CT 1920, when the American birth rate
was 42.S6 per cent. against foreign
rate OF STA per cent.
Statistics for 1910 show 6s.7 per cent. Of
the city's births were children of for
eign parents. From then until 1914, the
beginning OF the world war. figures
continued at about the same ratio in
favor Of foreign parents. but after that
the division between American and for
eign births gradually narrowed. The
year 1920, however, recorded only Is
births per thousand of native American
population. against 3S for foreign born.
In a neighborhooi regarded as typi-
cally German there were IS births to
the thousand during 1921, while records
of an Irish settlement, equally typica.
showed % births to the thousand of in
habitants. A negro district showed %
births to the thousand in 1921. The
negro population has been materially
increased in the last five years.
The entrance of women into business
and professional life, higher standards
OF living and deliberate effort on the
part of many to limit the size OF their
families are cited by DIR. Copeland as
factors tending to keep down the native
American birth rate.
The death rate for children of Ameri-
can parents Is given as 80 per thousand,
while that for the infants of Swedish
mothers is 4S; French, 79; Russian, g.;
Scotch. i3: Hungarian. GO, and for Bo-
hemian mothers. rs per thousand.
The American mother, the Commits
soner said, is less inclined to make use
Of baby health stations and the public
health education provided by the Health
Department.
The New York herald., 1922-01-22
INDICTED FOR PERJURY
IN NATURALIZATION
Assistant Federal Attorney
Investigates Cases.

AS the result of an investigation by
Joseph Crooks, Assistant United States
Attorney, the Federal Grand Jury in
Brooklyn yesterday returned indict-
ments against nine persons for perjury
and subornation of perjury in court pro-
ceedings for the naturalization of aliens.
Three of the indicted men were arrested
and arraigned in the United States Dis
trict Court before Judge Thomas i.
Chatfield.
David Smith of 73 Evergreen avenue,
an applicant for citizenship. and Julius
Simon OF 2s4 Fourteenth street, one of
his witnesses. pleaded guilty and were
sentenced by Judge Chatfield to three
days in Raymond street jail. Myer Bor-
kowsl<y of 557 Bushwick avenue, an ap-
plicant, pleaded not guilty and was held
in $500 bail for trial. Marshal James
NJ. Power has warrants for the arrest of
the other six
The New York herald., 1922-01-22
sAL' SMITH IN OIL
REACHES CAPITOL
No Place Yet Found to Hang
Portrait.
Special Dispatch to TIE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.

Albany, Jan. 81.
"AT' Smith, onetime Governor of New
York State. and known officially in the
records as Alfred E. Smith of New York.
came back to the executive offices in the
State Capitol to-day and attendants
did not know just how to handle him.
1t was his first return since he was boss
in the front office.
looks as natural as life" remarked
"WilIiey Lamborn. the sergeant-at-arIns.
who has stood for a dozen years between
ten million taxpayers and their Gov
errors. Looks more dressy than usual" "
observed Owen Potter. pardon clerk.
The favorite son of Tammany (and
some others) made this visit in oils and
canvas. He is to hang officially on the
walls of the chamber. and the State
paid for the painting and the frame.
The trouble about finding place Tor
"Ar' in the Capitol. is that the walls
are so cluttered up with pictures OF
Governors, all paid for by the State,
and with big gilt frames, there is no
space left for late arrivals. Some old
timer will have to come down and go
into less conspicuous place or else
"Al" will have to be crowded In between
Charles S. Whitman and Charles T..
Hughes.
Doesn't look ike JUST tne rignt spos
for AL" the sergeant-at-arms OBJ
served.
Ought to have a good place. not
many Democrats here" said Potter
evidently referring to the fact that
there is nothing but vacant space on
the official walls for William Sulzer
democrat and friend of the peepul.
Ward Smith. secretary to Gov. Miller
came out of the inner sanctum while
Ought to have a good place; not
the ncmentous discussion was going on
II wonder II they make two pictures
OF Governor IL he -" but the rest
OF the remark was lost And "Ars'
picture is still unhung.
The New York herald., 1922-01-22
WOULD DIVIDE ALASKA
INTO TWO TERRITORIES
Southeastern Salmon Section
and Northern Pulp.

KETcHrKAN, Alaska. Jan. 21.-Ketchi-
kan's commercial club has revived an
old move TO split Alaska into two Terri
make the division. 1t is proposed that
the southeastern. or panhandle" section
be made one Territory. leasing the north
ern section to remain another Territory.
Advocates of the move say that the
interests OF the two sections are diff
ferent. From southeastern Alaska come
most of the salmon, and In this section
there are prospects that great pulp and
paper mills some day will be erected.
The New York herald., 1922-01-22
SKELETON $50 YEARS
OLD FOUND IN HAWAII
May Solue Origin of Poly
nesion Race.

HONOLULU, T. H., Dec. 10 (Mail).-
Half OF human skeleton believed to
be $50 years old discovered on this
island by a bather is being examined
by DR.. Edward Handy of the staff of
the Bishop Museum in the hope that 1t
may help solve the problem of the ORR
gin of the Polynesian race. The skele-
ton includes the major portion of a
mans torso and is in an excellent state
OF preservation, especially the teeth.
These are of unusual size and strength
and give rise to the belief that the skele-
ton may be older than $50 years, DR..
Handy said. The spinal column also is
preserved partially.
The New York herald., 1922-01-22
I1dII j 0dTIy OdIC VI -
Brings More Beauty to H0mes---and LOlUer

IN two directions the Half Yearly Furniture Sale
l which begins on Monday goes further than ever.
Cd Towards Beauty: We have taken an active
hand in, the designing of much of the Furniture
which appears in this sale, and which has been
made especially for Abraham & Straus Inc, ac-
cordng to these designs. The result is enhanced
beauty of line, to very great degree, joined with
common-sense appreciation of the purposes which
the furniture is intended to serve The combina-
ton is happy-and unusual-one.
(2) Towards Economy: Large early purchases
The New York herald., 1922-01-22
STARTS COURTESY DRIVE.

LoUrsvILIB. Jan. 21.--A campaign OF
courtesy for the year 1922 has been in
suguratcd by the Louisville Railway
Company. Instead OF the "step livel. .
or all aboard" order of the conductor
he will politely invite his passengers to
move as rapidly as possible. IL the plans
OF James p. Barnes. president OF the
company. arc carried out.
Treat every one coming into your
office or meeting you In the course of
your work. Mr.. Barnes said I'm q letter
20 all subordinates, with courtesy and
always more courtesy"
The New York herald., 1922-01-22
FAMILY OF SEVEN BROKEN.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Jan. 21.--A family of
seven children. the oldest 94 and the
youngest 72 years old, was broken by
the first death of a member when Aunt
Jennie Holbrook, the oldest one, died at
her mountain home in Letcher county
recently. She was a member of the
Webb family, and was said to be a de-
scendant of Daniel Boone, the Kentucky
pioneer.
The New York herald., 1922-01-22
FRENCH SAVINGS HEAVY,

PARIS, Jan. 21. - The French people
have not lost their habit of thrift and
taken to spending their cents rather than
putting them away in the proverbial
'wooien stocking" as reported abroad.
The French National Savings Bank had
in 1913 15.Oee.o0o depositors with $685.
100000 francs savings. It's latest re-
port shows 15.73s.0o0 depositors with
s,14e. 600, 900 francs to their credit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-26
COUNTY, FAIR DATES

The dates for county fairs in forty
six Kansas counties have been decided
upon, while fifty fair associations
have decided definitely to stage fairs
this fall, according to reports received
by Secretary J. c. Mohler Of the state
board of agriculture, and announced
here In addition to the county fairs.
the dates for the Hutchinson and To-
peka state fairs have been arranged.
The 1nterna tional Wheat show will be
staged at Wichita again this year
A list of the Kansas fairs to be held
this Year, and the dates of those ar
ranged. follow:
KANSAS FREE FAIR. TOPEKA. Sep
Kansas state Fair Hutchinson, septem-
International Wheat Show. wichita.
Allen County Agricultural Society, lola
A Barber coun aSP'f FaiF. Medicine LODGE
Barton County Fair. Great Bend. October
s Bourbon 80 County Fair, Fort Scott,
Brown County Fair. Hiawatha. August
% to September L
September to o.
Cherokee County Fair, Columbus. August
clay County Fair. Clay Center.
Clark County-Clark County Fair associ-
alton: T. r; Cauthers, secretary, Ashland,
Coffeyville County Agricultural Fair.
burlington, september u to y.
Eastern Cowley County Fair, Burden,
Comanche County Agricultural Fair.
Coldwater, September 3 to o.
Crawford County Fair. Girard. Septem-
Der IL to 10.
Doniphan County Fair. Troy.
Douglas County Fair and Agricultural
Society. Lawrence, September 10 to %.
ton, Hays September 1920.
Ellsworth County-Wilson Cooperative
Fair association: C. "A. Kyner secretary,
Wilson, September 26-29.
Ford cOunty-Great Southwest Fair,
Dodge City.
franklin County Agricultural Fair. Otta-
wa, September . to o.
Lane Agricultural Fair (Franklin coun-
ty), Lane, September / and
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Gray County Fair. Cimarron. September
20 to %. -h
Greenwood County Fair. Eureka. August
Anthony fair CHarper county,. Anthony,
Harper County Breeders Association,
Anthony, October % to IS.
Jackson County Stock Show and Fair,
Valley Falls Fair and Stock Show (Jef.
ferson county,. September &c to 90
Labette County Fair, Oswego, August 90
to September 1.
Lincoln County-Lincoln County Agricul-
tural & Fair association: L. A. Mcfarland,
secretary, Lincoln. September 26-29.s ~
Sylvan Grove Fair and Agricultural Show
(LincOln cOunty.)
Linn County Fair, Mound City.
Central Kansas Fair and Sales Associa-
ton (Lyon county,
Marshall County STOCK Show and EAR,
Blue Rapids, August 20.
Meade County Fair. Meade. August 20
Mitchell County Fair. Beloit. September
Montgomery County Fair. Coffeyville,
Nemaha County Fair. Seneca. September
Neosho County Agricultural Society,
Chanute. September &c to 80.
Norton County Agricultural Association,
Norton, August 20 to September 1.
Overlook Free Fair. Overlook. Septem-
Der IS to 80
Pawnee County Agricultural Fair, Larn-
-Four county fair association, phillips
county,, Logan, September l. to 10 T..
TENDER 20 to %
Mcdonald Community Fair (Rawlins
county,. September 81 to 30.
Northcentral Kansas Free Fair (Repub
lie county,, Belleville. So
Rocks County Fair. Stockton, first week
in September
Russell County Fair. Russell. October 3
to 6.
Rush County Agricultural and Fair As
ISOLATION. Rush Center, September 6 TO s.
Republic County. North Central Kansas
Free Gate Fair, BelIeville, Kan, August
nard. Secretary.
20, 80. 81, September 1, 1922, W. r. Bar
Saline County Agricultural, Horticul-
tural and Mechanical Fair, Salina. ~
Smith County Fair. Smith Center, August
20 to September l.
Stafford County Stock Show. Stafford,
October II to 20.
Trego County Fair, Wakeeney.
Washington County Stock Show. Wash
in ton, first week in October.
Wichita County Agricultural and Fair
Association, Leoti
Wilson County Fair August Is to IS.
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fort to devise some method by which a
rescue could be effected.
The boy fell into the hole at $50
o'clock The last faint cries from
him were heard at II o'clock last
night. Water had encroached, and
already faint from his long Judgment.
the lad was forced to watch the slow
ly creeping waters engulf him and
exterminate his life.
Graphing hooks could not be used
in the rescue because of the fear they
would nangle the body. Several
young men volunteered to be lowered
head first into the hole, but none were
small enough to reach the boy. The
hole at the top was ten inches.
At midnight. when it beca me def
nitely known the boy was dead, eff
forts to reclaim the body were aban-
doned until this morning when the
work was resumed.
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DR.. Cook, Dentist, 713 Kansas.-Adv.
The large wooden sign board on top
of the City Hand laundry, corner
Fourth and Jackson streets, was torn
from its moorings by the high wind
Sunday night, and today is resting on
a chimney. The sign is one OF the
largest of its kind in Topeka.
Cash for Liberty Bonds. Kleinhans
Adv.
In n game played at Silver Lake
Sunday afternoon, the Silver Lake
team defeated Maple Hill by a score
of to g. 1t was hard fought con-
test, the feature of which was home
run by Manfins with two men on
bases.
You get them at wo1cott's now.
other places later-glossy prints
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Utility for the wholesale slaughter Of
lives last Thursday and having de-
termined that its own people are
blameless and shall not be punished,
grim little Herrin is becoming more
and more convinced that the world
sents 1t.
Herrin. which. according to its
mayor. A. T. Pace. courts an open
and fair investigation" blames Les
ter"
On all sides Lester-William J. Les
ter. president of the Southern Illinois
Coal company-is referred to most
generally in terms of hatred. The cor
oner's jury, rendering its report in the
deaths of the twenty-one known dead,
expressed the community sentiment
in the following verdict;
1--WE, the jury. find from the evil
dence that the deaths of the dece-
dents were due to the actions, direct
Southern Illinois Coal company. We
recommend that an investigation be
conducted for the purpose of fixing
the blame personally on the individ-
uals responsible"
You Don't Know, Do You?"
The inquest was itself an i1luminat-
ing illustration of Herrin's position to-
ward Furnishing the guilty. OF the
dozen witnesses called, none of them
knew any one who took part in the
The aged and weather beaten cor
oner. William McGown, constantly re-
ferred to the slaughter on lives as
the circumstance"
On one occasion he said to a wit
ness. "Of course, you don't know who
fired the shots" The witness prompt
" said he did not.
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3aby, DolO11 Oil Well Shaft,
Fights Death 3 Hours, Dies
Water Filling Ten Inch Hole, $50 Feet Deep Finally
Closed Over 4-Year-OId Fort Worth Boy, After All
Attempts at Rescue Proved Unavailing

Fort Worth. Tex. June 26.-RandaH
Candy, age four. met death $50 feet
below the surface of the earth in the
Mckenzie oil well two miles east of
Electra last night while 5000 frantic
people vainly tried to rescue him.
The little boy who lived in the
neighborhood, was playing in the VII
cinity of the well. A friend had
fleeing glimpse of him as he fell feet
first into the hole. a moment later
his voice could be heard. from the
bottom pleading with Daddy and
Mother to come and get him.
The mother lies in a Burkburnett
hospital with an infant a few days old.
She does not know of the lads ira gic
death. The father, Lee Candy for
hours directed the citizenship in its eff
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DIG POTATOES THIS WEEK
Yield Is Only Fair But Quality Is
Best in Several Years.

OSt III NO'NIRIH Il OttIS.
The rain Sunday night hindered
operations today, but thousands of
bushels of Kaw valley potatoes will
be coming out of the ground by the
last of the week. Many growers will
start digging Tuesday and Wednesday.
provided weather conditions are
favorable. it was said this afternoon.
There seems to be no way to esti-
mate how much the early crop is go
ing to yield, but the quality is said
to be the best in several years. Re
ports on the yield vary all the way
from rs bushels to 200 bushels per
acre, while from 1875 to $50 is de-
clared to be a conservative estimate.
This is not as heavy as has been
raised in the past nor as much as the
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prospect earlier in the season indi-
Gated, but seldom has the quality
been better, it is said. This is due
to the fact that the spuds matured in
dry ground and are even and clean
According to reports the growers
are going to receive about 50 per hun
bred weight for the early crop. This
is from fifty to seventy-five cents
more than the first on the market
demanded last year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-26
WANTS A REAL UNION.
South China Leader Says "a Second
L. s." or No Peace.

Picking. June 26.-The formation of
a United States of China" modelled
after the American federation, and a
national conference at Shanghai to
discuss rehabilitation of superfluous
troops, and abolition of the Tuchun,
or military governorship system, are
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would close Immigration Further,

Washington, June 26.-Reduction
of immigration quotas to be admitted
to the United States from per cent
is provided for in a bill introduced to-
day by Chairman Johnson of the house
immigration committee.
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valentino wasn't Nearly Alone

Valentino Wasn't Nearly Alone
Los Angeles, June 26.-Seven indict-
ments. naming fourteen men ana
women. will be asked of the county
grand jury when it begins this week
its INVESTIGATION of bigamous mar
rio ges contracted in Mexico. it was
revealed today.
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KANSAS CITY HAY MARKE,

Kansas City, June 2G.-HAY-Market IN
changed.
Alfalfa, choice. SI5JOd1GOO: No. l.
S14. Goa 1900; standard. $12OOd13 so; No. =
10.OOd11.5O; No. 3. ST.5OG9.5O
Prairie hay No. l. $500; No >, SO. GOA
11-JO; No. 3, S6.0OGS 50; packing, $4,000
800.
Timothy No. 1. S15OOG165O: standard.
S13; 1900; No >, S11-5oG12-5O No. },
IS O611-OO.
Clover, mixed light. s1+5O615.5O; No. !.
s120OGl14.00s No. 2. SS-S041150.
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Voigt Continues His F,iIibustcr

Washington, June 26.-Representa-
tive Voigt, Republican, Wisconsin, be-
gan the fourth day of his one-man
filibuster in the house today as soon
as 1t convened. He demanded a roll
call and indicated his firm intention
of pursuing indefinitely the tactics
that have kept the house in a turmoil
for the last four days.
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the two principal conditions on which
chen Chung Ming, south China lead
err, will negotiate for the reunion %
China, it was announced today
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Mollie came home after a visit for
the afternoon with five-year-old
Nellie.
"Oh, motherl" she cried, Nellie
was rude and cross all afternoon. She
just quarreled and quarreledi"
''Weu,'' said the mother, IF a little
girl had treated me that way when I
was a little girl, I should have come
home"
well. didn't" said Mollie. 81 JUST
slapped her face and stayed
Houston Post
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DEAD MAN IS CHARGED, ALONE
Superintendent of Mine Only
One Who Killed a Man.
Remainder Met Their Death at
GLANDS of Some UnknOWns."

Herrin, June 26-Inyestigators
seeking to fix the responsibility for
the rioting which cost at least -wenty-
one lives at the Lester strip mir last
week. learned today from Sheriff
Melvin Thaxton that neither he nor
his deputies took any steps to prevent
the massacre.
Washington. June 26.-John L.
Lewis. president of the U. NJ. W. A.
who arrived here yesterday to confer
with government officials. wilP meet
with Secretary Of Labor Davis at II
O'Clock and later. accompanied by Mr..
Davis. will go to the White House to
discuss strike matters with President
Harding.
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WORLD DOESN'T UNDERSTAND
Herrln Is Resentful at Comment of
Others on Her Little Party

Herrin. Ill. June 26.-Bitter resent
ment against the outside world
smouldered in bloodstained Herrin to-
day.
Having fittingly buried its dead.
fixed 70 its own satisfaction respons-
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led Lewis, left; Jack Dempsey,
center, and Georges Carpenter
doing a here's how, with rea.
champagne, and Dempsey as he
appears at his best with a
monocle.
All the boys who have lately
learned to stand without leaning
on a rail may well look at the
upper photo and weep. The stuff
in those dainty little glasses Ted
Lewis, British champ; Jack
Dempsey. and Georges Carpen-
tier are holding is the real goods.
Mumm's the word The three
gladiators had one on "the dry
U. s." before Dempsey iailed for
home. The other photo. taken OF
Dempsey's recent arrival in New
York. shows the dapper champ
trying to appear at ease and in
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CHICAGO GRAIN AID PROVIsIONs.

Chicago, June 6-WHEAT-Close: July,
S1.11Ts; Sept. S1.117s; Dec, S1.1614.
CORN-July, 615sc; Sept, 65Ac; Dec,
65I4c.
OATs-July, 3614c; Sept, ss7Sc; Dec.
41%c.
RYE-July. sJ1sc; Sept. s514c; Dec,
LARD-July. S11,s5: Sept. s11.62
RIBS-July, 81 90; Sept, $3.50.