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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09

Editor The star:
Juat a word 10 those who are 80
p~tturbed over the removal OF
Mother Ryther. She has served well.
but would not keep up with prog
rcaa. The children were not given
proper medical or dental attention
and when suggestions were made
for Improvement they were no, very
well received. The old belief that
every child had TO so thru the cate.
cory Of ailments was one standby.
Remedies were those In vogue when
Mother Ryther was n giri. A nurse
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09

turai interests from the fate
which they met In the defiasion.
Whether he would have had the
wisdom and tho nerve 20 stop tho
deflation In the spring IL another
matter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09

stand the Spanish American and the
Oriental.
n we are able 20 develop these
men we will. In the future. occupy
the place that we should II we do
not. England and Germany will far
outdlstance US In the NEXT 80 years.
II IL up 10 uB.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09
LEARN A WORD
EVERY DAY

Today's word r. DIDAcTIc.
It's ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. with
accent on tho Focond syllable.
II means 49, Instructive, aiming 10
teach. conveying a moral lesson.
II comes frOm--Creek "didaskcin.-
10 teach.
Companion words--didacucism 81.
dactlcn.
It's used like this: Millions Para
disc Lost Ia a fidactic poem" Chat
lH. u II n poem that teaches a ieFeonl.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09

They that vdif vpor the Iors
shnH verrra fh,ir strength. they
shan vourt upon ,csrcs as eagles.
fhev shall run and not b weary;
and fhsv shall ,etik ard rot faisL
--fsusnh ri 81.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09

WIEN a ctrI rarrics a man ,rf,A
past tsst for his presents. abe
h1sn', mach Of future.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09

Midlothian brides hape fsco fro-t
teeth knocked out ~ must BE- hard
during -fh>-cob season
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09

CROOKS are stealing too ~ueh.-
soys an officsai. who for0efs 10
mention hoe much "a enough
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09

Heaifh Mat: When a GIRL pror-
tscs 70 Be sister she often means
she'u be her brothers keeper.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09

that life may take root In a higher
form. a form which fits the needs OF
an eyer.srowing present. But In the
first instance a single on~ Of the ma,
jori'y. single monkey" may he In
a position OF authority where he may
abrognts the works Of real man
a man who dwelIs In an invisible
empir~ nhe mind which the other
can hut weakly initiate.
One of the fruitful fields Of this
spurious imitation In found in
politics. A man Of rreat ability.
holding . position for which he has
sp~risi qualifications who has
served the best interests OF the r-o-
pie and saved the county thousands
OF dollars by strict economy and
sound bushes. mannremen'--is 70
moved by tho political ''mons~y" to
tho end that he may substitute one
who. while having no qualifications
for the position. In yet better asset
when II comes 20 building political
fences. And 30 n criur is committed
againrt the taxpayer who always
pays the bill.
In the removal OF Thomas Irving
a. chief custodian Of voting ma
chimes. County Auditor ID. =. Ferru'
son has made the rravert mistake OF
bis rather evrnffui. but not alto.
scther enyiabie career
w. II. SCOTT.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09

-Heatv snoo Fars- - caradsas
headline. whds cise did the Cana
dians e.rpecf heavy rnoto 10 dof
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09

me truth u that Ivrchsng has
b<coms a national habit and has
peyrseafed ercrB state IN the Union
nth the exception Of SIR. am
sorrv TO say that the names Of
the s&r states on the honor roll do
not include my otcr- The states
Nth a perfectly clean record IN
upholdfro the l1s1 are Maine. Eetc
Hampshire. Vermont, M1ssachns-
effs. Rhode Island and Ufah--Rep-
vescnfofirc Griffin ID. ". Y.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09

The man ,oho tried 10 marry on
a hantsnc license took her for a
dc1r.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09

Stefdnsson says IL is neuer colder than go bcioto
in the Arctic. Janitors must suffer from the heat.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09

A Chicago banker toho intended
putting 70 back IN time has been
given rs Year, time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09

sixty four out Of every 100000
OF tho worlds population arr blind
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09

~ can beat my oicn tcife,' crates prominent
divorce defendant; but he fails TO SAP at rhat.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09

Former Kaiser Wilhelm had "a
castles and other residences.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09
Ends Stubborn Coughs
IN q Hurry

Fec real eGersivS@a. tsts eae
kssas- Ws1e svspsdy les - ssssi.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09

Ycr can't keep on the safe sde
~ a mule.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09

The female toith the specie is more deadly than
the male.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09

t-phft~h~sf Daily
Nv the star
f.uhllshtnH 90
fhene ats
ssss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09

Also Canadian, Australian and Utah Coal,
but wc advocate keeping the Pacific.
Northwest dollar in the Pacific Norfhvcss.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-14
blessed Baby" Letters
Are Returned to Gunner
as MysteriousLyas Found
Mabel Normand However Declares Contents of Mssives
Found in Murdered Directors Rooms, AS Trivial
and Unimportant."

that could animate such terrible vim
dictive act.
TT is easy to say, oh, what fine
man he was-such a loss TO the pro-
fession-but that doesn't count in the
punishment of the man who did this
terrible deed. I believe that his as
sociates will be ready i'm a moment to
start such a fund and to make the
solution of the crime quick sure
matter
According to her interviewer, Miss
Normand visibIy shows the strain she
has been under for the past two weeks
and said that the screen star was
considering a trip to drier climate
in an effort to shake off a heavy
cough that has developed in connec-
ftion with her illness.
Denies jealous Admirers.
Miss Normand, according to the in
terview, denied she had any jealous
admirers.
"As for myself" she is quoted as
saying, 81 had no one who could pos
sibly have been interested in me to do
such a thing. 1 had no jealous lovers.
My acquaintance among the men and
women of Los~Angeles is large, but L
have never encouraged any one to be-
Iieve that he was first in my heart and
have only good friends, but no one
and beautiful friendship for Mr.. Tay-
lor as anything but a beneficial inter-
est in my life.''
Regarding the letters themselves.
the interview quoted Miss NorInand as
characterizing them as Childish and
innocent in tone"
''They are of such nonSensical ma
lure that they have absolutely no val
ue except as they exhibit and indi-
cate the good fellowship which existed
between Mr.. Taylor and myself" it
continued.
why, I shouldn't have dreamed of
writing anything to him except of q.
light hearted nature. Our whole
friendship was founded on that line.
He was a wonderful man and a gem
erous man and many or my notes to
him were requests for small contribu-
tons for my pet charities. 1 always
gave small checks to the Little Sisters
of the Poor and I frequently asked
him to make similar donations.
He Urged Economy.
He used to urge me to be less
eXtrayaga and wanted to jolly him
about his wisdom and at the same
time make my own purpose clear to
him. I could never refuse any one in
distress. I loved to help those about
me who were in hard luck and one of
the greatest pleasures that my success
has brought me was that it enabled
me to give freely to those who needed
money. The only value I could see
in large salary was to be able to help
those less fortunate than I.
My letters were all so childish and
so simple they would have meant
nothing but perhaps moments cheer
to so wonderful man as was Mr.
Taylor. He was a fine, clean, whole
some man and he spurred my am
billions and made re study. He wasn't
like younger men who always wanted
me to put on evening clothes and go
out somewhere to dance and dine. He
liked to sit at home and talk about
books. He helped me so much with
my reading and study and encouraged
me to think that some time I might
accomplish something along that
line"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-14
BASEBALL REINS TO COOLEY
Former Manager Will Try To Give To
peka Another League Team.

Any relation which Topeka has>or is
going to acquire with the Southwest
ern Baseball league is now in the
hands of Dick Cooley. The veteran
Topeka manager took over the reins
this morning from John ]. McCloskey,
who before the week is over, hopes to
link Salina with Topeka and Hutchin-
son is forming a convenient loop for
the leagues northwest sector
In transferring Topeka's league
rights to Cooley, however. McCloskey
is making it plain that it is the Miami
Okla, franchise that will remain here.
If he IS successful in planting a team
at Salina McCloskey says it will be
necessary for him to buy a franchise
from one of the southern Kansas
towns. And with Joplin getting out
of the Western league andflooking for
a. berth in the Southwestern league cir
cult franchises may be bit scarce.
According to Cooley, the only thing
that is worrying him in the least is a
park. Like McCloskey he thinks the
figure asked for the use of Western
League park for one season is too high
and besides he is in favor of getting
new location which will offer more
advantage, especially when it comes to
space for parking automobiles.
Cooley is going to look over the fair
grounds this afternoon and is also
holding an open ear in the direction
of North Topeka, where considerable
agitation has been started to give the
team a home on that side of the river.
But Cooley is confident that a park
can be obtained without serious <trou-
BILE and with that settled he believes
the rest should be comparatively easy.
He knows the ms and outs of the
baseball situation in Topeka as we'll
or better than any one else and should
be able to put the proposition over if
any one can. Anyway, he is SO thoro-
Iy convinced over the success of the
undertaking that he says he will wind
up his business in Kansas City within
the next two or three days and move
his family back to Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-14
ENDORSE new AUTO ASSN.
Topeka Merchants Pass Resolution
Approving Work of Organization.

Topeka Merchants Pass Resolution
Approving Work of Organization.
The board of directors of the To-
peka Merchants association, today
passed a resolution approving the Or
ganization of the Automobile Associa-
ton of Kansas, which took place in
Topeka last week, endorsing the pro-
ject. and promising their cooperation
in its furtherance.
The resolution was similar to that
passed Monday by the directors of the
Chamber of Commerce, which was as
follows:
Whereas, The Automobile Association of
Kansas has been organized to advocate,
instruct and promote the construction and
maintenance of better roads; to advocate
wise, equitable and practical highway leg
islation: to secure just and economical
expenditure of highway funds and to ac-
cumulate and disseminate reliable road in
Whereas, The board of directors appre-
ciate the need of such an organization in
this state: therefore, be it
Resolved By the board of directors of
the Topeka Chamber of Commerce, that we
heartily endorse the objects and purposes
of the Automobile Association of Kansas,
and favor the promotion of said association
in the state and offer our cooperation in
the organization and advancement of the
new association.
TOPEKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
(SiCned) O. B. CUTLER,
Vice President
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-14
MEET
viii Have Free Use of Audi
torium on Feb. %.
Delegates To Be Selected for
County Tax Meeting.

The city commission this morning.
by unanimous vote, graated4the free
use of the city auditorium for the
holding of a Topeka taxpayers meet
ing on the evening of Monday. Febru-
airy 27, on the assurance of w. H.
Kemper that the meeting will be nom
political, and that taxes and nothing
but taxes will be talked.
Kemper and J. B. Billiard consti-
tute committee appointed at a meet
ing of members of three farmers or
CARNATIONS, to organize the taxpayers
of the city of Topeka. Similar COM
mittees were appointed to organize
the taxpayers of the townships of the
county.
To Select Delegates.
One of the objects of the meeting
at the city auditorium will be the Sc
meeting of the Shawnee county
taxpayers, to be held in the court
house on the evening of March 5,
which will in turn select delegates 10
the state meeting March 9, at the
state house.
Kemper's request for the auditor
ium was not acted upon by Commits
sioner Robert D. McGiffert, in charge
of the auditorium.
THE city ordinance provides that
of charge for a political meeting. 1
wanted the judgment of the entire
commission on whether this is to be a
political meeting" McGiffert said.
Will Be Non-PoliticaI.
Kemper asserted that the meeting
will be non-politicaI. When asked
whether any candidates for governor
would be present and speak, he said.
we have not invited any candidates
to be present If there is a Topekan
who is candidate for governor there,
and he wants to speak about taxes,
I don't see how we can shut him off.
But I don't know of any candidates
for governor in Topeka. The meeting
is purely for the taxpayers of the city,
and we haven't invited anybody else.
Well be very glad to have you gentle
men there, and hear you talk about
taxes, and nothing else"
Following Kemper's presentation of
the request, the commission voted in
favor of allowing the free use of the
auditorium for the meeting on the
night in question.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-14
WILL SAVE BANK
Attorney General Short Helps
Oklahoma Institution.
Judge Under Fire Fails to Re-
turn as Promised.
tBy the Associated Press.l


Okmulgee, Feb. 14.-AttorneV Gen
eral George F. Short with his as
sistant, Judge William H. Zwick, ar
rived here today with a plan which he
says is a practical and feasible method
of reorganizing the defunct Bank of
Commerce here, the failure of which
was made the subject of superior
court grand jury investigation which
was terminated abruptly before 1t was
completed, when Superior Judge H. r.
Christopher dismissed the grand jury
last Thursday morning because, he
said, il had not been selected accord
ing to law
The plan, which the attorney gen
eraI said had been approved by the
state bank commissioner and the
banking board, was to be preseateo ~
representative bankers and business
men of Okmulgee. together with stock
holders and depositors of the defunct
bank at a meeting this morning.
Later in the day Short was to CON
fer with County Attorney James hep
burn in the bank matter.
II wish it made plain, ne SAID
that my work in the reorganization
of the bank ia no way supersedes the
investigation by a grand jury OF GRIM
inaI activities in this county. My &C
ton should not be construed as in
Ier1erlHS III any way WIN d PAoDeAH@S
inquiry into the banks affairs"
Judge Christopher, who announced
late yesterday in a telegram to a mem
Der of a committee of the local bar
association that his resignation, re-
quested by resolutions drafted at a
citizens mass meeting following his
dismissal of the grand jury, was being
forwarded, had not returned to Ok
mulgee this morning from Coyle.
Okla, where he has been spending
several days with his family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-14

Los Angeles, Feb. 1.-THE "blessed
baby letters have been returned to
their author.
Mabel Normand. famous screen ar
list last person to see William Des-
mond Taylor alive, admitted in an
interview today that the letters she
had written the slain screen director,
which have been in the possession of
the district attorney, have been re-
turned to her.
No comment was Forthcoming from
the district attorneys office concern
ing the return of the letters, but it is
known the missives were closely ex-
amined before theyJ left WooIwine' S
office and announcement was made
that nothing that appeared to shed
any light on the Taylor mystery had
been found.
She Says They're Unimportant.
In admitting the return of the let
tiers, according to the interview, Miss
Normand again declared the contents
uninportant.
The return of the letters was almost
as mysterious as their sensational dis
covery. The letters were missing from
the Taylor bungalow the day after the
murder and three days later were
found in an old hunting boot of the
slain man along with many other let
tiers and kilograms.
1t was in discussing the return of
the letters and their contents that Miss
Normand made her demand that the
slayer of Taylor be brought to justice.
The amurderer must be found and
punished" she is quoted as saying,
and 1 should be very glad to head a
list of subscribers to such fund if
others in the industry believe it is the
right thing to do.
How can people say such terrible
things about him?" she asked regard
ing Taylor to the interviewer. How
can those very folks with whom he
was associated, the men and women
he helped either with advice or
frfendliness, think that any of the I'M
kind things are true? 1t is impossi-
BILE for me to consider it and 1 think
instead of passing resolutions, his
friends, every one of them, should
raise a tremendous fund and offer a
reward for the capture of the man
that killed him.
She Praises Taylor.
Every one could subscribe, even If
it els only five dollars or one dollar
and many of his associates could
easily give a thousand dollars and
would, 1 believe, be glad to do so to
have this terrible mystery explained.
Mr.. Taylor had no enemies of whom
he was aware. -
''He was a man of such open habits
such a sincere and honest man, that
he could never have wrought injustice
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-14
DON'T FAVOR new AUTO LAW
Merchants Assn. Will Confer With
City Commissioners Soon.


The directors of the Topeka Mer-
chants association are not unani-
mousIy in favor of the ordinance
which provides for the licensing of
all motor car drivers on the streets
of Topeka.
The question was raised at the
meeting of the directors at noon today
at the Chamber of Commerce, of the
effect which the ordinance would
have on farmers driving into town
to trade, who are not equipped with
licenses
customers ''pinched" brought the mer-
chants directors to the point of ap-
pointing a committee consisting of w.
H. lines, Charles L. Mitchell, and A.
A. Guettel. to confer with the city
commissioners regarding the effect of
the ordinance on the rural customers
The merchants are not. at all sure
that the ordinance will have the effect
which it is desired to secure. anyway
Milton Tabor, secretary of the associa-
ton, said after the meeting. "All the
accidents which have happened in the
past six months have happened to
people who could have passed the
drivers test which the city will apply.
The committee is not going to the
city commission in a spirit of oppOsi-
ton to the measure, until they know
more definitely the effect it will have, -
Tabor said.
The ordinance in question was given
first reading in the regular meeting
of the city commission this morning,
but IS subject to change and revision
before 1t comes up for second reading
and final passage.
Mayor Corwine stated this after
noon that the personnel of the Iicens-
ing board to be created by the ordi-
nance, and the minimum age limit of
the drivers to be licensed, had not
been definitely decided as yet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-14
COUNTY TEACHERS TO MEET
| Conference VIII Be Held at High
School Saturday


The Shawnee County Teachers as
ISOLATION will meet Saturday at the
Topeka high-school auditoriunL The
general session will be held at IL
o'clock in the morning and will be
preceded at 10 o'clock by sectional
meetings of interest to the various
departments.
Conditions in the Near East will
be depicted in a short talk by Bling
Bang Bill" Biby at the opening of
the general session. The principal
address will be made by Dean e. l..
Holton, of the department of educa-
ton of the Kansas State Agricultural
college.
Prior to the general session the high
school section will hold a round ia
BILE discussion concerning the great
rural communities. The discussion
will be opened by Josiah Jordan,
county superintendent.
At the meeting of the rural and in
termediate section Miss Ora Harlan
will discuss primary reading; Miss
Clarice Zirkle will speak on reading in
the intermediate grades and Lawrence
Sims will give a talk on reading in ad-
vanced grades. E. A. Dunlap will be
the leader of this section.
The grade principals section, de-
signed for all principals or supervisors
of schools of two rooms or more, will
discuss the topic, Adapting Our Pro-
gram to the Course of Study" Glen
Ward will be leader of this section
Miss Mary Patterson will be leader
of the primary teachers section. Miss
Augusta Waite will discuss spelling;
Miss Elizabeth Schenck> will give a
talk on penmanship. 1.-The Noon
Hour will be the subject for a gem
eral discussion.
The officers of the ASSOCIATE are:
Fred A. Seaman, president; Miss Fora
Reed. secretary, and Miss Mary Pat
terson, treasurer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-14
HE ASKS PROBE OF HIMSELF


Chicago, Feb. 14.-Col. ]. V. Clin-
min, assistant United States district at
torney, today caused a sensation III
the court of Federal Judge K. NJ. Ian
dis when he filed a petition asking for
investigation by a special grand jury
not only of his own conduct in the
Walter Flower graft case. but of the
conduct of the entire office in liquor
enforcement
Colonel Clinnin was recently sum-
moned before Judge Lands and ques-
toned regarding the case of Flower.
a Pullman porter, who alleged he had
paid $1,000 to a ward political toss
to escape prosecution for violation of
the prohibition act
The petition filed today by Clinnin
caused a brush between the district
attorney and Judge Lands. who de-
manded specific facts. The judge
finally announcer that ne would take
the matter under advisement