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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-06
Bud BalIe1O' s Nemesis Had
NeUer Killed a Man Before
Man Who Beat Famous Southwestern Gunman to Draw
Was Novice in Killing Game; Buck Garret, Ballew's
Partner Charges He Was Murdered, and Doctor States
More Than One Gun Was Used to Kill Him.

point of his friends, he dropped with
his pistols in their holsters. Ballew
was brought back from Wichita Falls.
last night. feet first, in an airplane
to his wife and son and to his chief.
Buck Garrett, former sheriff of Carter
county.
Tears swelling in his eyes. Buck
Garrett after inspecting the body of
his lieutenant who several times saved
his life in gun fights, declared Bud
was murdered. He did not have a
chance said Garrett. Five shots
and all from the back the old chief
said shaking his head. Garrett said
course in the case and indicated no
feud would arise across the border as
the result of the Staying.
DR.. Walter Hardy, a local physical n
who examined the body of Ballew,
said there were indications that more
than one gun had figured in the shoot
ing. An X-ray photogra pf revealed
a bullet under the left arm which ap-
peared to be of large caliber. Doctor
Hardy said. Two other wonds. the
physician said he believed were made
by smaller bullets
BalIew always told his friends he
wanted ''to pass out with his boots
on" He declared he did not desire
to die a natural death.
Ballew's daring as a peace officer
was as noted in the southwest as were
his escapades.
Ballew feared no one. but Buck Gar
re.t whom he loved
Buds delight under stimuIant was
to shoot up a town, and many times
citizens of Ardmore and other south
ern Oklahoma towns have sought
shelter while Bud whooped up and
down the streets emptying his pistols
in the air.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-06
NEGROES IN NEE
Formation of State League Is
Being Considered.
Will Ask More Favorable Laws
for COlOred People.

league, Tex, May 6.-Two white
men were detained today for further
investigation of their actions preced-
ing the attack on and murder of Eula
Awsley. for which three negroes were
burned at Kirvin this morning. No
announcement of charges being filed
against the men have been made, ac-
cording to reports here. They We're
held pending investigation only.
Kansas negroes are planning the
formation of a state league in a con-
ference here today. The meeting
which opened in Metropolitan hall at
noon, drew an attendance of 100 negro
men of prominence in the state. No
move will be made toward organiza-
ton of a new political party and it is
likely that the plan outlined today Will
include a statement as to legislative
policies and national issues only.
! Plans for the calling of the meeting
were laid at a conference here some
time ago. A number of the counties
in which there is a large negro pop
uiation were asked to send delegates
More laws favorable to the advance
ment of the colored people will be
asked. State and national legislation
against all form of demonstrations
arousing race hatred and prejudice
will be asked. 1t is likely that the
program of the negro leaders will be
| defined in resolutions to be adopted
| late this afternoon.
Formation of a state league to pre-
sent the cause Of the negro before thu
established political organizations anC
| the legislature will doubtless result
from the days sessions Some of th'
policies of the league may be pre-
| sented for platform ratification by the
! Republicans and Democrats when they
| hold their party councils here in Au
J rT-f
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-06
osER BUILDING LOVE NEST"
Engagement With Mathilde McCor
mick Far From Broken Off.

Zurich. May 6.-Major Max Oser's
engagement TO 16-year-old Mathilde
Mccormick of Chicago. granddaughter
OF John D. Rockefeller. has not
broken off, but on the contrary, Oser
is busily preparing their future home
which will be a virtually isolated love
nest in the Alps. according to infor-
nation obtained from Oser's lawyer.
The engagement has not been
broken off" said Oser's lawyer when
shown a copy of cablegrams which
rad been published in the United
States. Quite the contrary is the
case. Oser has been very busy for two
weeks preparing for the nuptials..
expect him to return TO Zurich next
week. Just what word he has re-
ceived from Miss Mccormick, 1 do
not know OF course. that is the af-
fairs of his own heartH
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-06
GIRLS ADMIT A HOLDUP
Two OF the Four Arrested Here Con-
fess to Theft of Ford Car.

fess to Theft of Ford Car.
The four young girls picked up here
Thursday by the police after they had
driven from Kansas City in a Ford
sedan actually lived in Kansas City
and two of them have admitted hold
ing up Cecil Holopeter. driver for the
Edison Auto Livery, and taking his
car, according to word received from
Kansas City this morning.
Verl Flahierty. 19, of 1926 Broad
way, and Mrs. Joe Connelley, 19. of
903 East Zenith street. confessed 10
the hold-up. it is said. Their two
companions. who are said not to have
been implicated. were Marie LaMont.
19. of 1921 Central street, and Rosa
Bass. %. of 1914 Central streer.
Officers here assumed that Joe had
been one of the girls implicated in the
hold-up but were rather surprised to
learn that Nerl also had pulled a gun
on the taXidriver- She was the
youngest and most innocent looking of
the quartet The girls were returned
to Kansas City Friday afternoon by
Kansas City officers who came to To-
peka after them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-06
SWEEPING CHANGE IN CHINA
Premier. Finance and CommunIca-
tions Ministers All Dismissed.
nv Tho Aasoci.tsd pras,,
(By the Associated

Peking. May 6.-Sweeping govern
mental changes followed today tho
success of General WI Pei Flu in
winning the military mastery at Pc
king.
President Hsu Chip Chang issued a
mandate dismissing Premier Liang
Shih vi and ordering his arrest If
nance Minister Chang Hu and Minister
of Communications Yeh Kung-Cho
also were dismissed and their arrest
was ordered. General Chang Tso Lin.
the Manchu leader defeated by Wu in
the campaign just ended, is dismissed
from his office of inspector general OF
Manchuria.
Premier Liang Shih vi, who Is now
in Tien Tsien where he has been on
leave for several months, Is charged
with conniving with Chang Tso Lin to
promote civil war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-06

DR.. and Mrs. Frank A Brewster, of
Beaver City. Nebr., are expected to
arrive in Topeka at O'Clock this even
ing, by airplane, to spend Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert S. Hendricks. S12
Buchanan street.
Doctor Brewster uses the plane both
for pleasure trips and in his regular
practice. The machine is driven by
pilot employed by the doctor.
TIL flying. DOCTOR" as he has been
called since he adopted the plane as
his mode of locomotion, will fly back
to Beaver City. Monday. /.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-06
GO AFTER CEMENT CONCERNS
Attorney General to Court for Records
to Prove Trust Charge.

Attorney General r. J. Hopkins this
afternoon filed a motion in the state
supreme court to compel the cement
companies against which he has
custer proceedings pending, to pro-
duce all their books and records of
expenditure for 1916 and 1917.
In his motion, the attorney general
declares that the companies have pre-
vented some of the records from be-
ing produced in the hearings before
Commissioner Z. T. Hazen, and that if
he can secure the records in question
he can show that the cement COM
panies are guilty of combination in
restraint of trade, and violation of the
state antitrust laws.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-06
TWO SLAIN IN UNIVERSITY.
Professor and Marshal of s. Carolina
L. Found Dead.

Columbia. s. C. May s.-Prof. NJ.
Goode Homes of the University OF
South Carolina. and Ben Hale, the
university marshal, were found shot
to death today in the office of the
university
The bodies of the two men were
found by w T. Holland. a law student
in the university. who. passing the De
Sassaure building. heard shots and
entered the treasurer's office He re-
ported that a pistol lay beside the
body of the marshal Professor
Homes was member or the school OF
engineering faculty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-06
PEGGY Is READY TO SAIL.
on Return 60 Paris ''NIilliOn-DoIIar
DoIls to Marry Lete1ier?

Paris. May e.-In and dispirited over
the notoriety brought on her name by
the recent suicide OF Billy" Errazuriz.
her South American lover. Peggy Hop
kina Joyce. former American chorus
girl and four times married. left Paris
today for Cherbourg to sail upon the
liner Mauretania-
A report was printed here that
Pierre Merillon. former suitor of
Peggy and one time her husband-to-
be, will accompany her to the United
States. but this could not be confirmed.
1t is reported Peggy will marry
Henri Letellier. the richest man in
Paris" on her return
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-06
III TWy1BA1fa1EEaRS EaS
WILL BE A PLEASANT SUNDAY
Good Day for Baseball, Golf and
Motoring, Says Flora.
rnnAv,S TEMPER ATITRES
FORFCAST FOR NEXT WEEK

FORECAST FON VEAL W LEN
Considerable cIoudineSs and Occa-
sionaI showers. Temperature near
normal
Sunday will be a pleasant day with
plenty of sunshine, says Meteorolog.st
Flora No more rainfall IS likely, says
the weather man, and tomorrow Will
be enjoyed by motorists, baseball fans
and other persons outdoors. The
roads were muddy today but the sun
shine is drying them out and will be
in fair condition for motorists sunday
Topeka received a rain of IA of an
inch last night. 1t was confined al
most entirely to the Kaw valley. The
heaviest rains were received at the
following cities: -anhattan, AZ of
an inch; Lawrence, .54 Of an inch and
Hanover. So of an inch.
Topekans will enjoy cool breezes
from the north tonight.
The highest temperature in Topeka
during the last twenty-four hours was
81 degrees at 2:3O o'clock Friday aft
ernoon. This was the highest tenn
(Coptinued oD Page TnreeJ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-06
TO SPEAK At C. OF C. MONDAY |
Representative of F'arman Aeroplane
Visits Longren Plant.

sentative of the largest commercial
aircraft corporation in the world, and
one of the oldest. the H. & NJ. Farman
company. of Billancourt, France, is in
Topeka, visiting the plant of the Lon
gren Aircraft corporation.
Kellet will address the members of
the Chamber of Commerce at noon,
Monday of next week, on comm ercial
aeronautics and transportation.
The American headquarters of the
Farman concern are in Philadelphia,
Pa. The factories are not far from
Paris. The company operates Goliath
airp1anes on no less than eight pas
senger lines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-06
DIES AS DAUGHTER GRADUATES.
Principal of Whit, Tex. School Was
About to Give Diplomas.

Whit, Tex. May s.-While about
to deliver diplomas TO the graduating
class at Whit high school. Prof. S. l.
Erwin. 81. principal of the school.
was seized with a heS-t attack He
staggered and feil into the olstretched
arms Of students. and died within a
few minutes.
Stella Erwin. Il. his daughter. had
just finished delivering the valedic-
torian address for her class.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-06
May Music FESTIVAL Over.

Emporia. Kan. May 6--The eighth
annual May music festival at the Col
IeRe of Emporia. closed last night with
a recital by a harpists' ensemble.
William Greene. bariotne; the ZOell-
ner quartet, Dicie Howell soprano.
and the Salzedo harp ensembl were
the numbers on the weeks program
Daniel A Hirschler. dean of the school
of music, directed the festival.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-06
YOUNG DODGE ON PROBATION.
Millionaire and Friend Dealt Easily
With by Circuit Judge
lBy the Associated PressJ

Kalamazoo. May 6-John Duval
Dodge. young Detroit millionaire and
Rex Earl, of Kalamazoo, were placed
on probation for ore year when they
appeared before Circuit Judge Weimer
today for sentence following their con-
viction on a charge of illegal posses
sion of and transportation of LIQUOR.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-06
J. H. BUTTS is DEAD
Pioneer Kansan Died in Hospital at
Wichita Today.

Wichita. May 6.-J. H. Butts. SO,
pioneer Kansan and widely known
business man. died at a hospital here
today as the result of pneumonia.
The widow. one son and five daugh-
ters survive.
Mr.. Butts constructed one OF the
large office buildings here. He moved
to Wichita from Augusta. Kan. where
he had lived for many years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-06

Parsons. Kan, May s.-With the
grandchildren. children and a few
them. Mr.. and Mrs. =. Loether. In
dependence. celebrated their sixty
eighth wedding Anniversary this week.
Both we're born IN Germany and we're
married in Brooklyn. Immediately
upon arriving in this country. Mr..
Loether is 30 years old and M=s.
Ioefher Is IS. They have lived In
Kansas since 1879.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-06
<. U. to Get q Greenhouee.

Lawrence, Kan, May 6.-PIans
have been completed for the construc-
ton Of a greenhouse at the University
Of Kansas as a unit of the landscape
architecture that is under way. The
plant will also be used as a part of
the botany department or the univer-
sity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-06
ODDS HIGH FAvoRING CARP.
Ted Lewis Expected to Last About
-Four Rounds With Frenchman,

Paris. May 6.-Georges Carpenter
is an overwhelming favorite In the
betting as his match with Ted Lewis
approaches, odds of or to / being
offered on the straight result. with no
takers.
Lewis hackers are desirous of bet
ting even money that their man stays
longer than the Australian, Cook,
whom Georges knocked out in the
fourth round. but Carpenters follow
ers are unwilling to take this ehanea.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-06
BUSCH CONCERT IN CHICAGO.
Kansas City Man Leading the As
sociated Danish SINGERS of America.

Chicago. May 6@Carl Busch of
Kansas City, tonight will conduct the
second concert of the Associated Dan
ish singers of America
A feature of the first concert held
last night. was a solo on the "Lur, -
which Danes of 500 B. c used.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-06

wichita Falls, May sc. NJ. Bud"
Ballew, former deputy sheriff at Ard
more, Okla, who was killed here yes
terday by Police Chief J. w McCor-
mick was the first man to die at Nc
Cormick's hands Reports that Bal
number of men were denied today by
the chief and by those here who knew
his personal history.
About two years ago, while serving
on the ranger force in this county.
Mccormick shot a man during a raid
on the oil fields, but did not inflict a
serious wound, and that, he said, is
the only shooting previous TO that of
yesterday, that he ever participated in
Witnesses agree that Ballew faced
his slayer thruout the shooting.
Il fired twice at his body" said
Chief Mccormick this morning, "and
when he did not fall the thought
have breast plate, so 1 fired at his
head"
Mccormick came to Texas several
years ago from Fort Smith. Ark He
was appointed chief of police here
April. resigning as sergeant of the
local company of state rangers
(By the Associated Press)
Ardmore, May 6.-Bud Ballew. one
of the last of the famous southwestern
gunner and peace officers of his gen
Grafton, died with his boots on as
he always wished to end his career.
Buds body bearing five bullet holes
was back home today from across the
Texas border. where he mixed yeSter-
day with a former Texas ranger.
For once tn killers guns did not
get into action. He died as at least
eight others have died at his hands.
And the irony of it is, from the stand
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-06
IS A "FLYING DOCTOR"

DIR. and Mrs. Frank A. Brew
ster to Make Trip From Beaver
City, Neb., to Topeka, by Air
plane
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-03-24
New York
NEW YORK, March 9. 1922,

Tobacco Leaf, editorially: The show
ing of cigar production. in the United
States is not nearly as bad as might
have been expected. The total loss
under January, 1921, was less than Al
per cent, which comes very close to
what is called, in the vernacular, an
even break. The only individual class
which increased in production was Glass
A, Of which, however, there were pro-
duced nearly 27 per cent more cigars
than in the same month of the previous
year. The production of Class C cigars
was almost exactly the same as year
ago. The remaining three classe4 fell
off considerably and account for the AZ
per cent, the total shortage, Glass B
declining "a per cent, Glass D over 20
per cent and Class E over II per cent.
Small cigars very nearly held their
own, the decline being only AZ perc ent.
The figures show that the cigarette
business is now getting taste of hard
times as we'll as other divisions of the
industry. The total production, large
and small, was about BLOT, 600, 900, a
decrease under January last year of
1876, O49, 867, or about per cent.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-03-24
Pennsylvania
LANCASTER, Pa, March 8, 1922

LANCASTER, Pa, March 8, 1922.
The past week has proved conclu-
sively that the farmers and tobacco
growers of Lancaster county are in
real earnest in the matter of pooling
their tobacco for sales purposes. On
Saturday evening last the Litltz Farm
Products association met in the town
ball, when the charter of the associa-
tlon was presented and approved. The
United States Department of Agricul-
ture sent instruction to the tobacco
growers identified with the body rela-
tive to the inspection of the ware
houses, giving the time when the fed
eral inspectors will be in Letitz to in
spect the buildings. The government
further stated that the preliminary
laws had been complied with and Letitz
was empowered to go ahead with it's
work of pooling. At the present time
the association has 400 acres of tobacco
ready for packing. Last week they re-
ceived 10000 pounds and packed rs
cases, and they now have Is tons in
bulk ready for packing this week. They
now have three warehouses and within
the next few weeks will have 1000
acres of leaf for packing. journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-03-24
Wisconsin Tobacco Market
EDGERToN. Wis. March "a, 1922

EDGERTON. Wis, March "a, 1922
The northern market showed contin-
ued activity during the week. A num-
Der OF firms had men in the field riding
hard in tue bad roads TO find desirable
leaf. Counted in number of acres the
buying of attractive leaf is not footing
up in numbers of many figures. The
type sought by the packers of cigar
leaf is not abundant any longer even
around Viroqua and in other parts of
Vernon county where considerable leaf
is yet unsold. However, taking the
stemming purchases, the sorting to-
bacco, and the leaf withdrawn by the
growers themselves for handling in
their cooperative warehouse altogeth-
er, and there is thinning out which
eventually will mean cleanup of the
1921 acreage. Prices have run true to
style of goods, stemming prices at the
bottom, and near the IL cent mark for
the top.
In the southern counties matters are
rather quiet just now. Some stemming
tobacco is bought, but the rush is over
for the time being, and the firms look
ing for sorting goods are moving cir
cumspectly and buying cautiously. The
stemmers. are not pushing matters now
beyond the Z cent figure, and the pack
ers are not trying to boost prices be-
yond the 81 to 10 cent mark for the
best.
The work in the warehouses is NOV
ing quietly and steadily Everybody is
glad to have work and to be able to
earn fair wages.
The movement in old goods continues
slow Small lots direct to the manu-
facturer is current, but sales of large
holdings Dy private packers have not
been reported With the setback ex-
perienced in the cigar trade during the
two first months of the year, no one
has looked for any squirt in demand for
old leaf during the weeks passed. AS
soon as pickup in the cigar business
is recorded, it will be reflected in the
demand for material to go into new
stocks.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-03-24
New England
HARTFORD, CT., March 8. 1922

OAsA~t
Warehouse operations will terminate
now within short time unless the 1921
Broadleaf crop moves more rapidly
than it has lately. There are many
growers who have their crops on their
hands and are reluctant to make plans
for another crop until they have dis
posed of the last one Some of the
more thrifty growers can case their
crop and hold it until such time as thew
can dispose of it to advantage and at a
fair profit There are others the small
fellows who cannot do this and are se-
riously hampered in the planning of an
other crop. The situation as to the
market for Broadleaf does not appear
to improve as the season. advances.
There has been no buying during the
past ten days. Warehouses are run
ming with depleted forces and all of the
Shade and most of the primed Havana
have now been worked and ready for
the trade. Meanwhile, many individual
growers of Broadleaf are planning to
case or have their crop cased at some
local packing house. IS. A. B. in Leaf.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-09
INQUIRY HAS !
BEEN OBTAINED"
Questioned Wed.
nesday Offer Excuses In
Herrin Case.

Marion, III, Nov, s---tBy The AS
MISUNDERSTANDING OF the
'veniremen fromsMhom will.be chosen
the Jury to decidesthe fate OF the first
five men ON trial here in circuit court
on charges of murder, brought in con-
nectioh with the Is Herrin mine kill
ings OF last June was to, continue to-
day when court was convened at 10
o'clock. $# s&t !.
Every one Of the 81. jurors ques-
toned yesterday offered an excuse for
otbetng abe to- serve. ibut few of the
excuses were accepted by the court. Il
Witnesses or'the state Were inform
cd by, States Attorney Duty yesterday
that they would not have to return
till. the selection OF the jury had been
completed, which it. is expected may
require several. weeks "a
Angus. w, Kerr, chief counsel OF the
-minen' organization tof Illin ois. has
charge Of the defense and is assisted
by six other attorneys,
The Ave defendants to be tried in
connection with the death OF Howard
IN ffmln, an employe of the Southern
Illinois Coal company, e the mine
on which the killings\ occurred June
81 and 22llast. are: Otis Clark, Bert
Grace, Peter Hitler, Joseph Carnagi
and Iowa Mann, a | being held in Jail
without bond except Carnagi. These
five remained*seo q list 'of 48 after
States Attorney Duty had nolle pros
equied the indictments issued against
the others charged with the killing Of
"-. SO -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-09
Hamlets On Gauges
River Washed Away;
Villagers Homeless

Cawnpore. India.-The great rise Of
the Ganges river, which has broken
all records of the past thirty years.
has led to the flooding Of vast districts
on the Unao side. Many villages on
both sides of the railway fine to Unao
are under water, and hundreds Of
yhamlets have been washed away.
Y The floods are on the decline now.
but the rains continue ihtermlttently,
making the lot OF those rendefed
homeless still harder. People whose
houses Have been washed away have
taken shelter in neighboring villages.
and some hayc been accommodated in
railway cars. Virtually all the vii.
lagos situated along the banks. Of the
~Iamganga river have been inundated,
Houses and cattle have been washed
away, and standing crops ruined.
In some places the rise Of the river
was SO sudden that people who were
in the fields tending their cattle ,o1