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The Washington times., 1922-05-22
SIMPSON, OE.A.P.
BUREAU, WINS
PULITZER PRIZE
Local Stories on unknown
Soldier" Best Of Year,
Award Cites.

Kirke L. Simpson, member Of the
Washington staff OF The Associated
Press since 1918, has won the $1,000
Pulitzer prize. through his stories
on the Unknown Soldier" for the
best example of a reporters work
during the year" II was announced
today.
Simpson has been connected with
the "A. P" since 1908, and until he
came here, was in the San Francisco
office OF the organization. He served
IN the Philippines during the Span
ish-American war for eighteen
months. with the California Volun
.eers. At present, he is assigned to
he State, War and Navy Depart.
ments.
Simpsons stories were ranked by
no Pulitzer judges as equal in i'm.
portance, in their particular field,
to the work Of the following authors
and artists. who also won prizes:
Booth Tarkington's alice Adams. "
as the American novel best present.
ing American life, manners ard man.
hood, 81 900; James Truslow Adams
. The Founding of New England" 1"
as the best book on American his.
''rv. $1,000; Eugene O'Neill's Anna
Christie," as the play best repre-
senting the educational vHlu" of the
stage. 1000: Hamlin Glrlend'S "A
Daughter OF the Middle Rcrder." as
the most excellent native biography,
81 900; Edwin Arlington RobInson's s
Collected Poems" as the best vol
ume Of verse. $1,000; Frank NJ
O'Brien's editorial, IN the New York
Herald. The Unknown Soldier" as
the best article of its kind. $500;
Rollin Kirby's ION the Road to Mos
cow as the best cartoon In the
New York World. $500 the New
York Worlds expose Of the ku
Klux Khan, as the most disin,
terested and meritorious public serv.
ice given by a newspaper. the Pulit.
zer gold medal.
Three travelling scholarships cf
81 800 each were awarded TO honor
Graduates Of the Columbia School Of
Journalism. and a similar prize was
given Edith Bell, OF Des Moines,
Iowa, as the most deserving Ameri.
can art student.
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forest. Suffer wore a gray oVercoat
and that was all.
I'm game to the last" were Mrs.
Suffers last words. Sutter merely
grinned. They went away laughing
and happy.
My first thought will be 10 pro.
vide shelter and Wedding for the
night" said Sutter in explaining to
the reporter how he hoped to get
along He added:
AS soon az we enter the forest
we will construct a leap-to from
fallen trees. In this rude shelter
we will pile spruce houghs to make
soft bed
Then must hunt for food.
Next | will strip the bark from
birch trees with a sharp stone and
construct some sort Of clothing. |
will lash this clothing together with
vines in place OF safety pins or
needle or thread. All OF these
things must be done the first day"
Sutter made no attempt to ex-
plain how he hopes TO manufacture
fire. He declared the method he has
devised is a new one and is not
even known to old guides or trap
pers
Obstacles Face Couple.
Many openly declare the Suffers
will never complete their adventure
They declare the obstacles are too
great for any two humans to over
come without aid
The Suffers are absolutely un-
known here. They could not have
picked out a spot where they would
be less known.
1t is certainty they have no
friends or aCCOmplices hiding in
the woods to give them aid. Their
mission was unknown when the par
ty stepped from the train here. On
their own individual efforts depends
the success or failure of this vii.
dernPss venture. They are facing a
seemingly impossible task with high
courage.
Sutter Is twenty-seven, his wife
twenty-three. He was born in the
heart of the Berkshire mountains
and knows the ways Of the forest
better than he knows the ways OF
civilizati ton. His wife is from New
Brunswick. and ever since their
marriage six years ago has trsmped
forest trails with her husband.
Last winter the Suffers created
somewhat of a sensation when they
settled in little one.room shack
four miles out in the woods from
The Washington times., 1922-05-22

North Taunton. They lived in luxury
there, shooting. fishing and trap.
ping and amazed residents Of the
nearby city by their ability to wrest
a living from the woods.
The Washington times., 1922-05-22

North Taunton. They lived in luxury
there, shooting. fishing and trap.
ping. and amazed residents Of the
nearby city by their ability to wrest
a living from the woods.
adam" Is Crack Shot.
Here Sutter earned the title OF
the modern William Tell" by his
ability to shoot an apple from his
wife's head or flick the ashes from
cigarette in her mouth. His
blonde bobhed hair, also demon
herself without the aid of civiliza.
ton.
But during this adventure the
Suffers wore clothing. They had
firearms and traps and fishing
tackle. They had shelter and fire
and they we're within a few miles
of a large city.
Today they are without any of
these things. It is difficult to realize
what an adventure faces them. A
couple unskilIed in woodcraft would
be dead within u week is the gen
eral belief.
Sutter has three different trades
at his command. He is a shoe cut.
ter. a moccasin maker and ma
chinist. He has q college education.
The location which the Suffers
have picked for their great adven.
ture is in vast region teeming
with game. Rapid streams and
deep ponds and lakes are filled with
trout, salmon and bass. Moose and
bear are to be found in he forests.
Sutter and his wife will trap small
animals and birds. They will catch
fish, frogs and turtles, and they
will search the nests Of wild birds
for their eggs. Sutter said:
Il expect to find plenIy Of vege.
tables. There are many varieties of
the North American artichnke grow.
ing wild in the woods. There are
edible lilies and other roots and
bulbs.
We will kill animals o. the use
the bow and arrow, the slune shot.
the spear or the stone hatchet. All
OF these things we will make.
They have made no provisions for
relief In case anything goes wrong
with their plans. So sure are they
that nothing can go wrong that they
have cut themselves off from all
communication with the world.
The Washington times., 1922-05-22
Odd Fellows Meeting.

Mount Nebo Encampment No. 6,
Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
will confer the patriarchal degree at
it's next meeting, tonight The
Grand Encampment Staff Will
exemplify the degree.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
Find new PHILLIPS CLUE
Discovery of Car Starts Search for
Woman in Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, Dec. 15.-Search for
Mrs. Clara Phillips, Los Angeles ''ham-
mer murderess'' recently escaped from
Jail in the California city, was begun
here today following the discovery
early this morning of an abandoned
automobile in which was found a GER
tificate of registration issued to
walter Phillips, 1855 Wall street, Los
Angeles, Cal"
Los Angeles. Dec. 15--Walter Phil
lips, bricklayer, left here several
months ago with his wife. Planning to
travel by automobile to New York,
working his way atlh.s trade en- route
He was the owner of the automobile
found in Cincinnati last night, accord
ing to records here, and neighbors to
the Wall street bungalow where the
Phillips formerly lived.
Beneath the rear seat of the ma
chine the police found a troweI,
hatchet and a hammer, on which were
drops of blood. A vehicle license GER
tificate, bearing the number 726, 6,033
issued September 81, 1921, to Walter
Phillips, 64S South kohler street, Los
Angeles, also was found in a door
pocket of the machine. There was no
license plate on the car. which bore
every evidence OF having travelled far
and hard.
The machine, mud-splattered, and
with a. pool of blood in the rear COM
partment, was found near Lincoln
park by police officers early this
morning and a city-wide search for
the occupants Immediately put under
way.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
LITTLE SYMPHONY CONCERTS

Last evening, as well as yesterday
afternoon, the Little Symphony Or
chestra of Kansas City gave two more
successful concerts at the city audi
torium. This organization is growing
better very rapidly The behavior of
Topeka's children during the after
noon concert was again exemplary.
There were thousands of children
there, all of whose parents ought to
be, and no doubt are, proud of them
for their iood behavior. 1t is splendid
training for young people to have to
congregate by thousands for any good
purpose. 1t teaches them self re-
straint and gives them poise.
The program was both instructive
and artistic. At the evening concert
L saw what think is a representative
walks Of life and as nearly as can
judge, they ranged in age from the
cradle to the last lap.
I enjoyed last nights concert more
than I did the previous one, from an
artistic point of view, but it was too
long. Artists who make programs for
Topeka audiences may as well under
stand now as ever that in point of
plenty they can overdo the thing. We
don't particularly care to turn con-
certs into slumber parties
Mr.. DeRubertis, the conductor, re
vealed some very clever readings last
night Some of the outstanding num-
bers were the German Dances, "a and
VI ~ soOAiS VA anu lAAS
Rhapsody by Ferroni.
The string quartet gave a very good
Interpretation of Dvorak's American
Quartet, and gracefully gave Old
Black Joe as an encore
The flute, clarinet. horn, basSoon
and piano ensemble was well balanced
and the audience enjoyed their play
ing
Mr.. Blackman. concert master and
soloist, played VieuxtempS' Ballade ct
Polonaise. and his own, In the Cot
ton Fields. Mr.. B'ackman won spon-
taneous and laundering applause. and
he won this strictly on the merits of
his artistic violin playing. He is
sparkling tonaI witticisms and 1 have
seldom seen an artist so completely
absorbed by the idea and purpose of
a number he plays as is he He gets
a beautifully sonorouS tone that throbs
with temperame entail warmth
Mr.. Score, who accompanied Mr..
Blackman, is a young man who as an
accompanist is going to be somebody
to reckon with in the future. He pos
seSses the rare gift OF absolute accur-
acy, together with the ability of blend
ing his playing with that of his SOLO
ist without ever becoming obtrusive.
Thus he does not suffer with a fault
which makes many an accompanist
nuisance.
Mrs. Allen Taylor. of Kansas City.
who has a fine soprano voice, sang IN
bOth afternoon ana evening concerts
Mrs. Taylor is a Ekeable artist who is
free from affectation and her stage
is admirable. She sings
well. The personnel of the Little
Symphony call her their mother, and
I'll bet on the fact that they are moth
cred pretty well.
Mr.. W. A Biby made a talk in ad-
dition to Mr.. Haberstro leading a
Community Sing. both of which are
matters that should be taken up by
news writers rather than myself.
DANIEL MULLER.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15

The Rev. c. L. RyaIs, of Caney, Kan.
will be recommended to the congregation
pastor, to succeed the Rev. o. L. Weir,
who resigned recently to take the position
Work in Kentncky. At joint nesting
this week of the trustees and deacons OF
the church they unanimously endorsed the
The Rev Mr.. Ryals is a graduate of the
Pittsburg Normal with the A. b. degree,
and of the Kansas City Baptist seminary.
He also took a two-year course at the
Moody Bible Institute at Chicago. Mrs
Ryals is also graduate of Pittsburg
Normal.
J. A. Lukens, 919 Jackson street, had
ing to his daughter, Mrs. Joseph Easley,
pianist, when she played in the Kansas
be remembered as Miss Zella Lukens. As
a young girl she showed unusual musical
ability and after, her marriage she con-
Mrs. Easiey's playing bellies her placid
dash and can keep the emotional content
technical side. Last night Rachmaninoff's
G minor prelude gave her a fine oppor-
tunity, Of which she took advantage in a
very satisfying style"
principal of Seaman high school, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lukens attended the concert. heard
only was the music clearly audible, Mr..
Lukens said, but also the words. 'I thank
SOHs nAANu EdS4ty SdlQ IN reply TO
an encore.
A few days ago Mr. Lukens received a
letter from his elder daughter, Mrs. O: L.
Mr.; Porter had installed a radio set at
their home and they expected to hear Mrs.
Easley at the next Kansas City concert
Among those at Seaman high school
Wednesday evening were Mr.. and Mrs
F. A Seaman, Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Crooks,
Mrs. Nicholas, Mrs Logan. Mr.. and Mrs.
]. A Lukens and Kenneth Kroft.
Charles Stewart, president Of the Kaw
Valley National bank, has one strange
characteristic. He believes the prognostf-
cations Of the weather bureau. Reading IN
last nights Journal that zero or below
weather was due before morning, he pre-
pared for it. He drained the water from
the radiator of his car, substituting alco-
hOl and turned off the water supply in the
house and drained the pipes.
This morning, finding his preparations
had been unnecessary, he told the joke
on himself But he is inclined to believe
that he was only little premature.
Notes and Personals
Mrs William Baker has returned from
visit to relatives in Auburn, Neb.
+. Gerber OF Rochester district, spoke
at the meeting of the Farmers union at
Rock Greek today
Mrs George Province Of Kansas City.
is the guest Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
d. f. Nunley, 120S Kansas avenue.
A meeting Of the Joy class of the Second
Presbyterian church will be held this eve
ming at Z 80 O'Clock at the church.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
Local Mention

Inroy, who served as a Radio Expert
in France. during the late war. has
information very valuable 10 users
and prospective users of wireless
equipment Telephone 5354.-Adv.
Liberty Bonds for sale. K1einhans
Adv.
Three new cases of diphtheria were
reported to the office OF DR.. Earle @.
Brown, city health officer, today and
one case was released from quarantine.
This makes forty active cases in the
city at present
1928 Christmas Savings Club start
ing. Pays per cent interest Join
and be sure OF a fat check next De-
cember. State Savings Bank.-Advs
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
SANTA FE NOTES
Notes and personals by Mrs. H. ID.
Wadleigh. Call 2-2O65 or 1881.

Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Bender entertained
at O'Clock dinner Monday evening at
their home in Wilson avenue in honor of
Mrs. Geo. Weber, who left today for Albu-
querque, New Mex, to make her home.
Covers were placed for: Mrs. Weber, Mrs.
J: A. Richardson, Miss Sadie Richardson,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. n. Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. +. Goodrich, Miss Mildred Kearney,
Mr.. Leslie Goodrich and Mr.. and~drs. Ed
gar Bender.
The Topeka Music company will have
charge of the entertainment to be given
Friday evening at the r.. r. Y. NJ. c. A.
Mr. Robert Servi@e will give several violin
numbers. One of his numbers will be ac-
companied by an Edison phonograph.
Mrs. Geo. Weber left today for Albu-
Querque, New Mex. where she viii join
her husband in a permanent home there.
Friends of Mr.. Weber will be interested
in knowing that since going to Albuquer
que his health has been much improved.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
OuRThOusENoTEs
POLlcEGOsSlP:

Mrs. Maude Conley today filed a
petition in the district court asking a
| divorce from Schuyler Conley, farmer
living south of Rossville, and the Gus
tody of their three children. She
charges him with failure to provide
for her and falsely accusing her OF
misconduct. They were married at
St. Marys in September. 1901.
C. F. Gustafson, 11s West Sixth
avenue, filed suit in the district court
today against the general board OF
foreign missions, Church of the Naza-
rene, to compel the sale to him of
three lots on Horn street. He charges
that the board contracted with him
for the sale of the lots and now -e-
fuses to carry out the contract.
An elbow for a furnace pipe was
found by the police Thursday on Clay
street, and is being held at police
headquarters awaiting Identification
by the owner.
Noah Chiles, negro, who was arrest
ed by county and government officers
a few weeks ago when they found him
IN possession of a still in a cave near
city, was paroled today by Judge
James Mcclure on condition that he
1efrain from the use of Intoxicating
liquors, pay his $500 fine in monthly
1nstallmentS and go to work for his
father, Iverson Chi1es.
George -Durkin, Nineteenth and
Washington streets, was arrested
Thursday on q warrant charging him
with contributing to the delinquency
OF his children and was taken to the
county Jail, following investigations by
Kate and Kilmaurs King, of the Fos-
ter Humane society. The Kings said
they found the mother and five small,
hungry children in the house. The
only article of food in the place was
small sack of corn meal, with which
Mrs Durkin said she had been making
mush, which was all they had had to
eat Durlzin has had many opportuni-
ties to work but has refused to do so,
and has earned only $2.43 in the last
two months, Miss King said.
Raymond D. McCombs, negro, en-
ployed at the Scott Ice Cream factory
for the last thirteen years, was ar
rested Thursday by Robert Pendleton,
deputy sheriff, on a warrant charging
him with embeZzling money from his
employer 1t was estimated that Nc
Combs had obtained possession of
more than SO 900 during the course
of his employment by selling the prod
ucts of the company and turning in
duplicate sales slips for smaller
A state warrant is to be
issued for him, according to Tinkham
Veale, county attorney.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
FAVOR CENTRALIZED MUSIC
Public Co-operates With Biby's Plan
for Community Organization

l.
for Community Organization
w. A Biby, president of the Com
munity Music Association of Topeka,
its cooperation in making a success
of the Little SYMPHONY orchestral s
programs, at the second appearance
of the orchestra in Topeka at the city
auditorium, Thursday night He asked
the audience if it was in favor of a
centralized music association as out
lined in an interview in Thursdays
issue of The State Journal and the
audience responded with great ap-
pause
Biby stated today that the confer
ence for arranging plans Tor the or
ganization of the centralized associa-
ton would be called about January L
He has interviewed many of the music
leaders in Topeka and declares they
ing musician told him today that ar
rangements have been completed for
the organization of a girls juvenile
band. Every musical unit in Topeka
is expected to send a representative to
the conference. January 1. The sue
cess of the organization is already
practically assured on account or the
support of the press, he said
Only one factor is lacking for the
success of the organization and that is
community spirit, Biby said. He stated
however, that it had not had an op-
portunity to display itself
Another difficulty in the way of the
new organization is a place to present
programs with seating capacity large
pointed out that two programs were
necessary for the audience or the
Little symphony" orchestra and that
many persons were turned away.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
LORIH SIEBER IS CAPTURED
Escaped From Shawnee County Jan
December 7-DeHart Is Discharged.

Escaped From Shawnee County Jau
December 7-DeHart Is Discharged.
The capture Of Lorin Sieber, who
escaped a week ago Thursday morn
ing; the discharge OF Frank De Hart
negro night Jailer and the discovery
OF another plan for a Jail break mark
ed the events of the last twenty-four
hours in conditions at the Shawnee
county Jail
Sieber, who is wanted on a charge
Of completely with Russell Wassweiler,
445 Green street. in the theft of =
Buick car here l few weeks ago, was
recaptured this morning by Robert
Pendleton and Oscar Perkins. deputy
sneriffs on the Charles Reynolds
farm five miles southwest of Topeka,
where he had been working since his
escape Siebsr ran out Of the front
door when the officers drove up TO
the house, leaped a hedge fence and
ran up the road. PendIeton chased
him a quarter of a mile. firing seven
shots after him before the youth de-
cided the safest plan would be to sur
render.
The last plans for a Jail break were
discovered Thursday evening when
Sheriff Robert Miller searched the big
cage on the second floor and found
a rachel drill and four bits All the
men were taken out of the cage and
each one was thoroly searched before
he was returned
Burl Miller, brother of the sheriff,
was appointed to So cceed De Hart. at
least temporarily. he served for some
time in the sheriffs office and has
been a deputy for several years
Miller made no accusations against
De Hart except that he thought the
man was not as careful as he should
be. There was Jail delivery last
August, another a few days ago Two
Bottles OF acid were intercepted
Wednesday when an attempt was
made to smuggle them to Tex Card
well in a loaf of bread The discov-
cry of the rachel drill and bits re-
vealed the latest plan for an escape
There are about fifty prisoners in
the JAIL said the sheriff. with Moth
ing to think about except how they
are going to get away. There are fifty
shrewd minds pitteS aga st one-that
of the jailer- Therefore it takes the
utmost care and efficiency to cope
with them. I feel that il is necessary
10 make a change, that is ALL
Fl. j. williams, S6-year-old govern
ment prisoner being held to await
trial on a forgery charge, is believed
to have been planning an escape from
the Jail also He wore a beard which
reached almost to his waist A week
ago Friday he shaved off his beard
which changed his appearance i'm
mensely. 1t is believed ne planned to
get out the day after Sieber, Dick
Terry and Thomas j. FallOn made
their escape by picking the lock, as
1hev claim with a wire.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
GEORGE LOVETT A WONDER
Mind Reader and Company
Brings Stunts Right to Desks OF
SkepticaI I'm Topeka.
Everyone is skeptical Of mind read

Everyone is skeptical of mind read
ing acts on the stage.
law, there's a confederate in the
house." is the usual comment
George Lovett and his company
have been startling Topeka at the
Novelty.
This morning Mr.. Lovett brought
two of his assistants to the State Jour
nal news room
I'VE understand you are an unbe-
lever" he told a member of the staff.
Try us out on anything you want to-.
The two young women were sta
toned in the rooms of the society re-
porters in the south corridor of the
State Journal building. Mr.. Lovett
was in the office of the managing
editor in the north corridor. Doors in
both rooms were shut
write down some songs you wish
played on a violin in the other ROOM"
Mr.. Lovett asked of the assembled
crowd. ]. T. FARRELL, editor of the Santa
Fe's Earth" was in the room. He
wrote down a song he hadn't heard
since he was in a mems chorus in
Holton twenty years ago. w. G. Clugs-
ton, Kansas correspondent of the Kan
sas City Journal-PoSt, wrote down an
old plantation song he used TO hear in
Kentucky. Kurtz H Kellam, Topeka
representative of Stern Brothers &
Company of Kansas City. wrote down
a song he sang with a quartet in Kan
sas City years ago when singing was
the State Journal staff wrote down
titles also.
Now We'll start with the first song"
said Mr.. Lovett. Think of your song,
he said to Mr.. FARRELL. Mr.. FARRELL
nodded. A member of the news staff
telephoned to the society reporters
room. One of the young women with
a violin was connected. The receiver
was placed against Frank Jarrell's ear.
He listened closely, then smiled and
threw up his hands in abandon. 81
give up" he exclaimed. 81 didn't know
that song ever was known outside of
Holton." Down the line went the list
of songs-each one played as the per-
sons asked for it. The doors of both
rooms were closed during the process.
Then another member of the Lovett
company read addresses on envelopes,
named articles on desks and in pockets
of persons IN the news room
If it was a trick it was marvelously
clever. If it was mind reading or con-
it was astounding
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-15
GUARD OFFICER Is SUSPENDED.
Accused of Saying Protection for State
Officers Was Ridiculous.

Oklahoma City, Dec. 15.-Capt.
Fred Mclean, of the Oklahoma ma
tionaI guard unit, stationed at Ard
more, was suspended today by Adj.
Gen. f. Barrett on charge of having
made the remark that the demand for
the presence of guardSmen at Ard
more to protect state officers there
investigating the alleged recovery of
stolen automobiles in Marshall county,
was ridiculous. Captain Mclean was
in charge of guardsmen at Ardmore,
whose presence had been requested by
District Judge George Merch and
representatives of the state highway
and attorney generals departm ents
The adjutant general said the suspen-
sion was made to give Mclean an op-
portunity to present his side of the