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The Topeka state journal., 1922-10-02
DAILY STATE JoURNAI-MoNDAY EVENING, OCTOBER g. 1922

was the first reported at this time of
the year in six years.
One fire resulted in San Francisco.
lightning striking near mattress fac
tory. Reports from Vallejo said the
lightning there short circuited the
power lines, leaving the city in dark
ness for several hours.
From Santa Rosa came word that
the heavy rain which fell in the
Sonoma valley had caused much dam,
age to the prune and grape crops.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-10-02
CHICAGO MASSES LIKE MUSIC
City Is Preparing Larger Program of
Symphony Concerts This Season.

0Aly IS 1<dr5CE OA
Symphony Concerts This Season.
Chicago, Oct. 2.-Proof that sym
phony concerts are appreciated by the
masses is indicated in the announce
ment of a local concern operating five
of Chicago's largest playhouses that a
second and larger program for the
season is being prepared. The pro-
gram will feature an award for SYM
phonic works from American COM
posers as a means of developing and
encouraging native composition.
Works of Herbert, Cadman, Car
penter, Chadwick, Mcdowell. Hadley
and other national composers will ap-
pear with those of Tschaikowsky,
Beethoven Liszt and Brahms.
Among those already registered are
Gen. Charles Dawes, former head of
the budget department; John Alden
Carpenter, business man and COM
poser, and many struggling students
and. musicians. At the twenty-nine
concerts given last year, 104,762 per-
sons attended, it is announced.
The expedition sent out to climb Mount
Everest, the highest peak in the world, for
the first time, have found precipices 10000
The Topeka state journal., 1922-10-02

Death of the. Rev. w. T. Campbell.
Ottawa, Kan. Oct. 2.-The Rev. w.
T. Campbell. 70, formerly secretary OF
the Missouri Baptist General associa-
ton and at one time pastor of the
westport Baptist church of Kansas
City, No.. died at his-home here TO-DAY.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-10-02

what they are asked to pay dues for
five can get this across to them, We
think there will be no further trouble
in getting the money.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-10-02

tism, neuritis, and for pain in general.
Accept only "Bayer" package which
contains proper directions. Handy
boxes of twelve tablets cost few cents.
Druggists also sell bottles of "a and
100. Aspirin is the trade mark OF
Bayer Manufacture of Monoaceticaci-
dester of Salicylicacid-
The Topeka state journal., 1922-10-02

Unless you see the name "Bayer'
on package or on tablets you are not
getting the genuine Bayer product
prescribed by physicians over twenty
two years and proved safe by millions
for colds. headache, toothache, ear
ache. neuralgia, lumbago, rheuma-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-08-18

Its all over college. She got up In
the class III Jurisprudence and made d
speech. It's big class. you know,
over two hundred. under Dean Burney.
He's a sreat lecturer, but hess paeifist
the only one on the facEity-and a
friend of Doras They say he eneour-
aged her to make this break and led
the subject around so she could do 1t,
and then called on her for an opinion,
as the highest-stand student Ia the
class. She got up and claimed there
wasn't any such thing as a legitimate
cause for war, either legally or moral-
", and said 1t was a sign Of weakness
in a nation for 1t to believe that il did
have cause for war.
''Well, It was too much for that lit
tie, cpunky Joe stansbury, and he
jumped up and argued with her. He
made her admit all the Germans have
done to us, the sea murders and the
land murders. the blowing up Of fac
tories, the propaganda, the strikes,
trying to turn the United States into a
German settlement, trying to get
Japan and Mexico to make war On us.
and all the rest. He even made her
admit there was proof they mean to
conquer us when they get through with
the others, and that they've set out to
rule the world for their own benefit,
and make whoever else they kindly
allow to live. work for them.
'She said 1t might be true, but since
nothing at ell could be right cause
for war, then all this couldn't be a
cause for war. OF course she had her
regular pacifist logic working she
said that since war Is the worst thing
there is, why. all other evils were
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-08-18
CHAPTER XIV.

/ vas easy enough for him to evade
Mitchell's railyings these days,
spFigs mood was truc,ilent, not
w ms roommate but toward con-
which was less In hery haste
Rnany. : Wa WIN
H.. through the university the
y mad come: athletics, in other
spotlighted at the center Of the
hnEuished suddenly, threatened
4 abandonment; students working
H. ' . aoofiiors forgot them; every
1 sA, vas forgotten except that grow
nlhder in the soil.
n, ia sa weeks elapsed after Dora's
n ns s.s1llSsal Of Ramsey before she
H. lIioned between the comrades.
Is.s, .e evening. Fred asked. as he
a. paced their study floor,
80 soa seen your paclfst frsend
W. Not exactly. whyr
81 .,. sof my part, think she ought
~ ,SAed Up" Fred said. anqrily.
49, ~ beard what she dld this
80
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-08-18

Compass on Crossing the Equator.
The compass needle does nVt turn
around In passing from one henri
sphere into the other. The north-seek-
ing end OF the compass needle has no
greater significance or meaning In tie
southern hemisphere than the south
seeking end Of the needle has in the
northern hemisphere. The ccmpsss
needle is a piece Of magnetized steel.
II has its own positive and negative
poles, or north and south poles, Just
like the earth. The needle and LIS
lines OF force align themselves with
the earth's lines Of force In the north
ern hemisphere the north magnetic
POLE exerts the dominating innnSSea q
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-08-18

Hold your tongue" said the shoe.
lead Others" said the chain.
"Be self-supporting,' said the sus-
penders.
Always keep cool" says the refrig-
orator.
keep your secrets" said the
phone.
Never get heated up" said the test
tube.
'Learn to see through people," said
the gray.
Never give a blowout" said fuse.
Don't give out said tks battery.
"Well, III be dinged," said the bell.
SIN on the blink" said the light.
'Tm on the right tick" said the
watch.
"weill I'll be swamped." said the
canoe.
"Let me reflect" said the mirror.
science and Invention.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-08-18

lesser, and lesser evil can't be just
cause for greater. She got terribly
excited, they say, but kept right on,
anyway. She said war was murder
and there couldn't be any other way to
look at 1t: and she'd heard there was
already talk In the university Of stu
dents thinking about enlisting, and
whoever did such a thing was virtual
~ enlisting to return murder for muir
der. Then Joe Stansbury asked her II
she. meant that she'd feel toward any
student that enlisted the way she
would toward a murderer. and she
said, yes. she'd have horror Of any
student that enlisted.
well, that broke up the class; Joe
turned from her to the platform and
told old Burney that he was RESPONSE
BILE for allowing such talk In his lecture
room. and Joe said so far as he was
concerned, he resigned from Burney's
classes right there. That started 1t,
and practically the whole class got up
and walked out with JCa. They said
Burney streaked off home, and Dora
was left alone In there. with her head
down on her desk--Rnd / guess she
certainly deserves 1t. A good many
have already stopped speaking to her."
Ramsey fidgeted with pen on the
table by which he sat. swell, I don't
Know" he said, slowly: Il don't know
If they ought to do that exactly"
"Why cughtn't theyr Fred demand
ed, sharply.
'WeIl, 1t looks to me as II she was
only hghtin' for her principles. She
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-08-18

the needle, so 1t points to that pole.
The south end Of the needle is disre-
garded In the southern hemisphere
the south magnetic pole exerts the
dominating influence on the needle and
1t points TO that pole, the north end Of
the needle In this case being disregard
ed. The needle does not reverse in
going from one hemisphere TO another.
The south end Of Il becomes the guide
In the southern hemisphere. as tke
north end is the guide In the northern
hemisphere,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-08-18
cuApreR xIII.-contInued.

l.
ID
~. ssemed to wish to sYsak. TO
=. ,rith speech that dec,ened to be
.ssn and would not rouse up from
awards. Finally he uttered words.
J-I-weiI, II"
.on I know" she said. "A man
boyl-always hates to be intrud-
I'D own convictions upon other
especially In a case like this,
80 he might be afraid Of some
~ thinking him unmannSe I'Gt
Insev-" Suddenly she bro e or
! looked at him attentiyely; his dis
Mort had become so obvious that
S.oirlon struck her. She spoke sharp
ramsey, you aren't dreaming Of
ug such a thing, are your"
what such thingf'
FIRED hasn't influenced you. has her
aren't planning to go with him,
you"
Where?"
ITO Ioln the Canadian aviation
mo / hadn't thought of doing it,"
Sbe sighed again, relieved. Il had a
bel feeling about you just then
you were thinking of doing some
a thing. You looked so odd-and
IRE always SO quiet. anybody might
really know what to think. But
not wrong about you. am /. RAM
!"
fbey had come TO the foot Of the
ps that led up to the entrance &c
dormitory, and their walk was at
end. AS they stopped and faced
b other, she looked at him earnest
but he did not meet the scrutiny,
eyelids fell.
I'm not wrong, am /. Ramsey7''
About whatT he murmured, I'M
ufOrtably.
You are my friend, aren't your"
sa."
ThOn it's all right" she said. ''That
syes me and makes me happier
. ! WAS just now, for of course If
n my friend you wouldn't let me
hlny mistake about you. / be-
sou, md now, just before / go
Ind we won. see much Of each
er for week-if you still want me
go with you again next Sunday"
81 Yes-won't you, please? n
Yes. If you like. But / want to tell
now that I count on you in all this,
~ though you don't talk much,' as
"a say; I count on you more than
n on anybody else, and / trust you
Ren you say you're my friend, and it
kes me happy.
And think perhaps you're right
put Fred Mitchell. Talk isn't sv-
thing, nobody knows that better
an !, who talk so muchl and /
pix that, instead of talking to Fred,
ateady, quiet influence like yours
uld do more good than any amount
arguing So / trust you, you see
Z I'm sorry had that queer doubt
you" She held out her hand. aUn-
happeN to see you on the carapus
minute, In the meantime, it's
pd.oye until week from today. SO
Rell, so, goodbye until then -
Wait said Ramsey.
What Is itf"
10 made a great struggle. 'Tm not
Rueneing Fred not to go" he said.
don't want you to trust me to do
thing like that"
Whatf"
e ! think It's all right for him 10 70.
bly.
lou doi For him to go to flghtY'
Y swallowed, Yes
VlF she cried, turned even reddor
\ he, and ran up the stone steps.
osfore the storm doors closed
n ner she looked down to where he
y with his eye still lowered, a
seeming figure, upon the pave
= below. Her voice caught upon q
rs she spoke.
y you feel Ike that, you might as
60 and enlist, yourself" she said,
efiE Il can't couldn't--speak
'0u again after this /"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-08-18
a hard Lot.

Madam said the suaye agent,
have Lere a book that will tell YOU
how to live twenty-four hours a day.
Il haven't any use for IT," said the
hard-faced matron. with no-ac-
count husband and six children to sup
port by running boarding house. I'm
already living twenty-four hours
day. What I need Is season pass to
a movie house and a chance to use
It,"
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Maxine 4 Mo.ie

"What IS to be the maize Of this
firmT'
Inside the Law And. bear that
in mind while you are doing your
beach scenes. - Louisville Courier
Journal
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-08-18
subsequsney.

"I'll contribute million dollars to
your campaign funde' said the en-.
thusiastic friend.
No. reJoined Senator. Sorghum In
tcaes Of gentle regret. you mean
well, but you are one OF those chapc
who Inadvertently make an election
an insignificant matter compared to
the subsequent Investigation.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-08-18

'sMan IL the only animal that bushes
and the only one that has occasion
70 blush, Marx TwaiA.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-08-18
,As 10 Ald for shlppIna.

The commission makes no recon-
mendation with respect to government
aid to American shipping, but If gov
eminent aid Is given to American ship
ping, 1t ought 10 be given in such a
way that the amount Of such aid may
BE definitely known, and should be
limited to such aid as viii fairly rep
resent the difference in capital and
operating cost required by higher
American standards, and more burden
some navigation regulations, compared
with foreign capital. and operating
costs and foreign navigation regula-
TONS
The Joint commission on congressIon-
al inquiry bias been at work for about
a year ard half and has from time
to time submitted reports that go to
the heart of the agricultural interest.
It Is too much to expect, however, that
any considerable number Of the COM
missions recommendation will be en-.
acted into law or VIII be carried out
by governmental tribunals that have
authority To proceed under existing
law. The Interstate Commerce COM
mission, for Instance, Is not likely to
grant any further reduction on farm
products In the Immediate future.
, 1922-07-12

to hide 10 Kemmerer to report fer her
preliminary hearing on the cattle rust
ling charge The hour for the hearing
was at hand when a ghasuy. blood
drenched. reeling horscwoman rode in
10 town She was Annie Richey: her
left arm had been shattered by a hui
let. The preliminary hearing Goes
sa-ily was postponed She had been
shot. b said. by a stranger. who
rode close to her as she 5ourneyed to
town IND without a word fired with a
RHO. then. as she reeied from the bull
let's impact. set spurs to his horse and
gaiiopcd away. She had been abl be
fore the shooting TO look at him close
ly. and she described him rather min
uteiy. Her description. never heard by
Palscnberger before her death, tailed
in striking and vital particulars with
that given by P~alsenberEer OF the man
In corduroy who was last. save him.
self. TO - her before her death.
At tho time OF the woundlng OF Mrs.
Richey scepticism was rampant. She
herself. It was charged. with the
hope Of arousing sympathy. The
remarkable similarity of her descrip-
ton OF her alleged attackcr with Pal
~senberger's description OF the man in
corduroy. has eliminated the sceptic-
ism OF two years ago. however. and
strengthened the conviction that the
man in corduroy was connected with.
II not directly responsible for, her as
s~asEination- II she were killed by a
, 1922-07-12
CRIMINAL CHARGE ERASED FROM
RECORDS BY RICHEY MURDER

WAS n failure. ~ a divoro, soon sepa-
rated her from her husband.
Culture had not tempered her love
Of tho pen country and. to forget the
unhappiness OF her matrimonial ad-
venture. she urned TO tho hart. IN.
r~elenting labor OF ranching "on her
own She established herself twelve
miles north OF Kemmerer. But wAis.
pering went through the community
that It ~prospered unnaturally-thzt
Annie Richey had shipped more stock
to market Than normal fecundity OF a
herd such Is she owned would make
possible.
May thefts OF cattle were reported
by stockmen OF the Kemmerer district.
Local authorities investigated. empo-
tently. Then special detectives secret
~ were empioyed-men familiar with
every trick and ~subterfuge of the
rustlcr.
Annie Hdchey made an unusually
hrst shipment Of cattle TO market.
They were not moIestod at the point
OF loading. Opal. but were permitted
TO proceed TO the South Omaha stock
yards and there to- take the routine
course until Il was established beyond
peradventure that Annie Riohey in
tended to market them as her own.
Then they were seized. Among them
were many thai had been .abjected to
tho brand blotter's- handiwork.
Annie Richey was arrested. charged
with rusting. simultaneously war
rants were issued for others. Some
ned, others were arrested. but only
IN tho case OF Annie Richey was a con
viction secured. There was fear and
trembling. It Is certain. at several
ranches where nc arrests were. made
because OF lae OF evidence-fear and
trembling begot OF apprehension that
Annie Richey, herself enmeshed, would
tell the truth. the whole truth
But Annie Richey was game"
From her lips came no intimation Of
the Identity of her associates in cattle
who would have
profited as much. IL not more, tina
would have she from the ssJe of the
stock of the theft of which she was
and tried. The jury found
, 1922-07-12

In n moment she was in conNulsions.
PAisenberger attempted { relieve her.
Suddenly he was seized with aEoniz.ng
champs Realizing that they had been
poisoned. he staggered toward a near
by horse. intending to summon aid.
A. he reached hi horse he COLLAPSED.
Just then a neighbor arrived at the
ranch ard observed Palsenberger's
writing form and the stin form of
Mrs Richey. The latter. he realized
Immediately was dead. but there might
be a chance for the man He placed
PalscnberEer in his vsgon and ra,ed
TO town. Medical attention saved the
ranch-hand's life. but two days elapsed
before he was able to relate what had
happened-to tell Of the visit Of the
stranger in corduroy.
There arc strange things about that
stranger. Ono is that no person Other
than Palsenberger has been found
who viii admit, having seen him. Yet
mounted men in corduroy are sufff.
Icientiy rare in Wyoming to make a
horseman so clad conspicuous. to
him to attract the curious
scrutiny OF any whom he might an.
counter. Who was tho Stranger WHY
did he visit the Richoy ranch7 What
did he say to Annie Richey7 Did he
steal into the house and place the
fatal poison in the food Quien -abe7
Another strange thing associated
with tho stranger; Two a AGO
Annie Riehey Sc. Il from her ranch
, 1922-07-12
NEGRO SHOOTS
IN TAKING UP
WIFE'SDISPUTE
Authorities Investigating Dis
turbance Brought to Head
When Woman Is
Slapped.

Aurcred that another man should
urosume TO slap his vito, Robert Ma
user. "a negro. shot and seriously
wounded Jesse J. Mitchell. another
reEro. In a dark alley ncar 2l3 ". A
Stree last evning.
The bullet lodged In the leg Of Nit
choll crd he was rushed 10 the Casper
Puvatc hospital FOR emergency treat
rnert. attest reports from that instt-
triton this morning indicated that he
vas resting quietly. and that barring
i~rfecucn. will be able to leave within
a f5w days.
Mitchell and Napicr's wife are said
10 have had a slight difference Of opin-
,on last evening. In h heat OF the ar
rIment Mitchell is alleged to have
struck Mrs. Napier. Hex husband who
was nsorby heard her cry, and shot
without warning or forethought.
Immediately after Mitchell had been
removed 10 IA hospital. Napier gave
himself up to authorities from the
sherifCs office. where he will he held
pending n thorough Investigation OF
the evuts leadinE up 10 the shooting
When Mitchell was hrst taken to the
hospital 1t was believed by physicians
that only an amptitttion OF the leg
could save the patient. However. de
ve,npments this morning Indicate that
this step is unnecessary
, 1922-07-12

NolLAnu8d TTum EAEN Onos
thieves. may Inspire some one OF thoss
associated with her in crime to re
veal the truth The truth. it is sur
uiscd. is that Annie RIchey was muir
dered TO prevent her from c~onfeszanE
the identity OF persons who were her
partners In cattle stealing
Even the poison with which she was
slain has not becn Identified. The syn.
toms IN her case. m in that Of Otto
P~alsenberger. her ranch hand employe,
who also was poisoned but survived.
were those customauly produced by
.strychnine. But the wyoming state
chemist, who made exhaustive analyses
OF Mrs. Richey s digestive organs. and
OF their ccntents. reported that he
could obtain no reaction suggesting
.strychnine. He did seEregate an in
nnitcsima quantity OF some unident-
ihnble Substance with which he still
is experimenting He expressed the
opinion that death had been caused by
ptomaine poisoning. but this was
secuted by ths physicians who attend
Cd Patsenberger and who performed an
autopsy on Mrs. Richey's corpse. Pto-
maine poisoning. tho physician pointed
out. never had been known TO pro
duce death in less han one and one
half hours. very rarly in so brit "A
period, whereas Mrs. Richey. accord
ing to P-alsenberEer. had fallen pccch
less n dying within twenty minutes
after eating tho food in which poison
had been placed, and had died within
ton minutes after her collapse.
Poor Annie Richeyi Unhappiness
The part of his attractive, wilful.
Courageous The
Rangeland public that once so strong.
" denounced her and applaudes her
condemnation to prison sympathises
with her now-was sympathetic with
her before the eliminating raxedy OF
her wrecked life. When she died there
were in circulation among her neigh.
petitions for an executive pardon
that had been signed by members of
the jury that convicted her, by witness
ses on whose testimony she was con.
victed and by cores Of other who
were familiar with her case and who
a became convinced that she was
tho loyalty silent scapegoat Of accom-.
plioes far glIiltier than was she.
Annie Richey was the daughter of
John Richey. pioneer railroad builder
and veteran ranchman, than whom no
moro upright citizen lived in wyo-
ming. He is dead now-it is said
from a broken heart. He was spared
grief over the closing tragedy of his
daughters career; his death
proceeded hers thirty days. 1t occur.
rod when the supreme court affirmed
me nnding OF the district court that
his daughter must go to prison. The
strong. loyal heart hat has sustained
him during the long. costly fight 10
save her from that fate. gave up then
But his aged wife still lives, bowed bv
a double tragedy.
annie Richey.s parents were able to
provide her many advantages denied
the average ranch girl. She msda
her friends regarded a brilliant
match when she became the bride ~
me principal Of the Kemmerer pub1ic
schools. Her married life. hovro,,a-
, 1922-07-12
BEN MEYERS GARAGE IS
LARGEST IN WYOMING,
OPENED FOR SERVICE

The new Ben Meyers garage is said
TO be the largest in the state of Wyo-
ming. II covers 1O0x125 feet OF floor
space with a basement so feet square.
The garage covers five full lots and
faces First street with a hundred-foot
front.
Convenience TO the railroad. a spur
Of which runs within a few feet of the
building. is one of the strong points
OF she new garage There are two
unloading racks for cars. These will
be put TO good use tomorrow. mas
much rs Meyers has two carloads of
Cole "s'' and Rickenbacker cars
An expert mechanic. who has had
eight years experience with the Cole
make of cars, will arrive this evening
to take care of repair work.
Complete and guaranteed repairing
Ell be done in the garage. Already
there are Rickenbacker and Cole IS"
parts ready for customers requiring
them.
Many persons have brought general
repair work to the new garage since
its opening.
Ben Meyers sold his twenty.ninth
car today