, 1922-11-02

Factory buildings which housed an
incubator company, a refrigerator CON
Germ, and the Fremont (Neb.) Manu-
featuring Company. were destroyed by
fire of unknown origin. with an esti-
mated loss of S2O0.OOO.
Lovers of C%hicago's bright lights
that burn most brilliantly in its caba-
rets need not go home until morn
ing" by virtue of the fact that city Of
ficials have lost Il court fight to en-
force "A l o'clock closing ordinance
Henry Ford is planning to establish
400 radio stations throughout the
United States, including New York,
Philadelphia, Boston and other lead
ing cities and towns. His object Is to
communicate with people without re-
course to the newspapers. He is en-
%deavoring TO keep his plans secret. but
they are known in radio circles. He
is manufacturing some of the parts of
the equipment at his wv factories.
Ford expects to use the stations for
political and business purposes.
Sanford S. Murphey, Denver, Colo,
formerly ii resident of Dover, Del,
who months ago made a gift of $4,000
for u new Presbyterian Church, has
now created a 100000 fund for estab-
lishment of n school for dependent or
phan children ut Dover. The name of
the school will be the Elizabeth w.
Murphey School, Inc in memory OF
his mother, who died here several
years ago. a new hospital will be built
in memory of his deceased father, who
many years ago was pastor of the
local Presbyterian Church. Sanford s.
Murphey is president of the Huerfano
Coal Company, with offices in Denver,
and makes his residence ut the Brown
Palace hotel when in the city.
John Spencer of Pope county and
Harry Spencer of Conway county,
| Ark, ~half-brothers met for the first
time in forty years when they were
both placed In the same cell in the
county Jail ut Little Rock. Both we're
under arrest on liquor charges.
Criminals can be forced to tell the
truth regarding their offenses while
under the influence Uf scOplamine an
esthesla. or as II is better known, dur
ing twilight sleep" according to Dr..
Il. Il. House. Ferris, Texas, physician,
who has asked the endorsement Of the
Medical Association of the Southwest
for n proposed experiment on a thou.
sand prisoners In the L.eavenworth,
Kan, penltentiary, to demonstrate his
theory.
Fifty years ago the prison doors at
Waupun (Wis) state penitentiary
closed behind Bill Maxwell. Peshtigo
farmer. Sentence was for life, for the
] charge had been the murder of II friend
In a quarrel over "A woman. In a few
days he will have been imprisoned for
an eve fifty years. Warden Il. NJ.
Cole does not intend to let the day go
without some observance OF "a special
occasion. He has ordered the prison
bakery to produce the best cake IL
knows how.
Mime. Sarah Bernhard. the Divine
Sarah, quietly observed the EVENT.
seventh anniversary of her BIRTH a few
days ago with the optimistic hope that
she lives to be 100. Despite her ad.
vanced age and the accident which
made amputatiOn Of one OF her legs
necessary, MADAME Bernhardt Ii In ex-
cellent health and is still the master
of her dramatic art.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed an
ice house in the Northern Pacific rail-
way yards at Helena, Mont. and dam
aged ten boxcars, with total loss esti-
mated at $4,000.