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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-13
MRS. HALL IS ILL TAKE BANK ROLL
Widow of Slain Minister Col
lapses Under Strain.
Youth, Who Retracted His Con-
fessiOn, Still Held.

New Brunswick, N. J., Oct. 13.-
Suffering from nervous strain, Mrs
Frances Hall, widow of the murdered
Protestant Episcopal clergyman, DR..
Edward w. Hall, collapsed in her
home today. She is under the care of
"a physician. T. NJ. Pfeiffer, counsel
for Mrs. Hail. said she had been griev-
ing deeply ever since the bodies of
her husband and the choir leader of
the ChurcNof St. John the Evangelist,
had been found lying side by side on
the old Phillips farm, two miles from
this city on September Is.
Schneider Still in Jail.
Schneider is still being held in the
Somerset county Jail at Somerville,
altho there is no formal charge against
him.
Walter C. Sedan, counsel for
Schneider, said he will serve notice
upon the prosecuting attorney that
Schneider must be released forthwith
unless a specific charge is lodged
against him.
The celebration which began last
night for the return home of Clifford
Hayes, formerly charged with the
murder, was continuing today. There
was a fireworks display in front of
the Hayes home last night.
Feeling is running high against
Raymond Schneider, who retracted a
confession he had originally made
charging Hayes with shooting DR.. Hall
and Mrs Mills,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-13
STEEL NO BARRIER To RADIO
With Only an Inside Loop. Messages
Are Received Aboard Train.

Chicago, Oct. 13.-Steel is not a.
barrier to radio waves, and the test
of receiving radio telephone communi-
cations within a moving all-steel rail-
road car on the Pennsylvania rail-
roads Broadway limited train was de-
clared q success in a message re-
ceived at the Northwestern regional
headquarters of the railroad today
from an official of its signal depart
ment in advance of the arrival of the
train.
Broadcastings from New York and
Philadelphia were received clearly,
the message stated and so successful
was the test considered that further
tests would be carried out in a week
or ten days.
One of the principal points of inter
est to the signSl department as re-
ported by E S. Stewart, who sent the
m essage, was that the reception of
wireless communications was not in
terfered with by the high tension
overhead wires. The test was held to
establish the success or failure of
wireless receiving without external
antennae in a moving all-steel railway
car The radio outfit was established
in a closed compartment Of the car.
with an inside loop in lieu of external
aerials. The experiments were made
after the train left North Philadelphia
late yesterday afternoon,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-13
MARGARET DAVIS IS FOUND
Ran Away From School and Disguised
as Boy, Got Job on Farm.

Chicago, Oct. 13.-'It was all won
derful-simply wonderful
This was the declaration today of
Miss Margaret Davis, 14-year-old high
school girl who was found last night
disguised as a boy on a farm near
Roselle, ILL.,, following her mysterious
disappearance four days ago Police
and relatives had been searching fran
tically for her.
Miss Davis said she started out on
her adventure because she did not
want to continue as a student at the
John Marshall high school and be-
cause her parents scolded her for re-
naming away from school on three
days last week.
Miss Davis went under the name of
Dick. Davis. She arrived in Roselle
Wednesday, went to a barber shop
and got a hair cut. Then she pur-
chased some masculine effects and
changed her clothes in a dark corner
of the place.
Soon thereafter she applied for
job on the farm of Fred Backhaus,
dairyman, and got it. The boy" how
ever, was so feminine in her actions
that her attempt at deception was
found out.
with a corn cob pipe and a package
of cigarets still in her overalls pocket,
Dick awaited the arrival of her par
ents, frantic four days with their
theory of murder, kidnapping and
romance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-13
Ovl Head Says Topeka
Girl Literally 7hre1u
Herself Into His Care
John Talbot in Appeal u. S. Court Following Indict-
for Violation Mann Act, Blames Pearl Bagley for
Complications-First Response Letter Was Pillow
Case

return to the organization from which
he had dropped out, Talbot made an
inquiry about Miss Bagley. The latter
addressed letter to Talbot, accord
ing to Shirley.
Talbot replied by sending her a pill
sigma of the Owls and an exchange
attorney said Talbot merely had in
vited her to visit South Bend and get
better acquainted with the personnel
of the Owls headquarters to influence
her father to return to a position with
the organization.
Charged He Assaulted Her.
When Miss Bagley went to South
Bend, she went directly to Talbots
office, the attorney said. On her sec
ond visit to his office. he continued
Illicit relations between the two began
and continued for some time, as Miss
Bagley testified at the trial. until one
night she went to the police matron
and said Talbot had assaulted her and
asked to be locked up.
After going to South Bend, prior to
the charge she made against Talbot
the lawyer declared, she had admitted
having accompanied a nurse from the
Owls hospital at South Bend to Chi
cago, and the two had intimate rela-
tions with two men while in this city
"She literally threw herself at Tai
bot" the lawyer declared.
Frederick Van Nuys of Indianapolis
special prosecutor in the case, was
present to argue for the governm ent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-13
AUTOMOBILE GOES into DITCH
j. c. Burnett of Santa Fe Injured I'm
Accident Near Independence.

J. G. Burnett, assistant general
freight agent of the Santa Fe at To-
peka. was slightly injured in an auto
mobile accident near Independence.
Kan, late Thursday afternoon. Bur
nett, in company with his wife and
daughter, Mrs. Clayton Cline. also of
Topeka, was driving from Tulsa,
Okla, to Topeka, when his steering
gear became disconnected near Inde-
pendence, and the car ran into the
ditch and overturned.
Burnett suffered a broken rib and
bruises, and both Mrs. Burnett and
Mrs. Cline were slightly bruised.
None of their injuries were serious.
Passing motorists assisted the party
into Independence. and the verdict of
physicians is that after a couple of
days spent resting there. Mr.. Burnett
will be able to return to Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-13

Chicago, Oct. 13.-Hearing of the
appeal of John Talbot, of South Bend.
Ind, head of the Order of Owls, from
conviction under the Mann act, was
begun today in the United States cir
cult court of appeals Talbot was in
dicted in November, 1921. by the fed
eral grand jury at Indianapolis on a
charge of having transported Miss
Pearl Bagley, from Topeka, Kan, to
South Bend, for immoral purposes in
violation of the Mann act and was
fined $4,000 and sentenced by Federal
Judge Anderson to Leavenworth
prison for five years.
Talbot's counsel, c. c. Shirley, of
Indianapolis, based his plea today for
a reversal on the letters exchanged by
Talbot and Miss Bagley prior to her
departure from. Topeka. There was
nothing in these letters to indicate any
immoral intent, the lawyer asserted.
and the prosecution had failed to
prove Talbot sent the young woman
railroad fare.
Met in Topeka.
The acquaintanceship of Talbot and
Miss BagIey started thirteen years
prior to her trip to South Bend, in
October 1920. Her father had been a
subordinate official in the Owls organ
ization and upon visit to his home in
Topeka, Talbot met the young woman.
On that visit he dictated a letter to
her.
After the lapse of thirteen years, in
a letter to her father urging him to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-13
REVIVE CIVIL WAR DAYS
Effort on Part of Women's Re-
lief Corps to Place Framed
Copies of IincoIn's Gettysburg
Speech in School Opposed by
Daughters of Confederacy.

San Antonio. Tex. Oct. 13.-Per-
mission granted by the board of edu-
walton to the women's relief corps of
the Grand Army of the Republic, to
hanged framed copies of Abraham
L.ncoln's Gettysburg speech in the
school rooms of the city has revived
all of the old hatred and animosity of
Civil war days here.
When the Women-s Relief corps
was granted permission. the Bernard
E. Bee chapter of the United Daugh-
ters Of the Confederacy countered
with a resolution to the board of ed
ucation requesting them to rescind
their previous action.
The board of education sat tight
and now the battle is on. Both sides
are lining up their forces and several
skirmishes have already been reported
from school headquarters. The real
struggle will take place at the next
meeting of the board, when both the
blue and the gray will be present en-
masse. In the meantime, the city is
taking sides with the majority, the
Women'S Relief CORPS,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-13
Topeka IN THIRD PLACE
Infant Mortality Rates Being Lowered
in Kansas Towns.

Infant mortality rates are being
lowered in most of the Kansas towns,
according to a report issued by the
bureau of census of the federal de-
partment of commerce. Increases in
infant death rates are shown in only
two of the seventeen reporting cities
in Kansas. The increases occurred in
Lawrence and Leavenworth.
Topeka ranked third in number of
births reported for 1921. Her total
was 1927 as against 2,392 for Kansas
City and 1,761 for Wichita. Hutchin-
son was fourth with a total of 5S5.
In the record of deaths of infants
under one year old Lawrence has the
high record with an average of 80
for each 1000 births. The record is
an increase of Al. Leavenworth with
an average of "a shows an increase
of four. Fort Scott with 83 made a
gain of 81 for the year. Topeka with
SO gained ten. Wichita with "A
gained 22, while Eldorado with 56
gained 81. Hutchinson registered 62
deaths for each 1000 and gained SO,
while Kansas City with II reduced her
former average 81. Parsons with 81
dropped 19 and Salina with So re-
duced her former average y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-13
PRATT MUST Be GOOD
State VIII Act IL Officials Don't Com
troll Strikers.

Mayor Peacock and the Pratt city
administration will receive a-little at
tention at the hands of the state be-
cause of activities OF the Rock Island
shop strikers in the town. Col. Chas.
II. Browne of Horton was today dele
gated by Governor Allen and Adju-
tant General Martin to carry the mes
sage to the Pratt city administrations
Recently strikers in the town are
declared to have advised property
owners that they must not rent houses
to strike breakers. Apparently Mayor
Peacock and other city officials did
not make a strenuous effort to pre-
vent activities of the strikers. Con-
sequently Pratt did not become a
wholesome community in which the
strike breakers might live.
Governor Allen today instructed
Colonel Browne to advise Mayor Pea
cock that intimidatons by strikers
would not be permitted. If the mayor
continues to display lack of interest
state officials indicate that prelimi-
nary steps will be taken to relieve the
mayor of some Of his responsibilities
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-13
Bandits Rob Messenger OF
$500 in Kansas City.
Took SatcheI on Street Car and
Escaped in Auto.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 13.-Two
automobile bandits here this after
noon robbed a negro messenger of the
containing $1,000 in bills on Twelfth
street car.
Ordering passengers ABOARD the car
to hold up their hands, the bandits,
two white men, grabbed the satchel
from the messenger and, leaping from
the car, escaped in a waiting automo-
bile.
The robbery occurred as the street
car on which the messenger was rid
ing reached Twelfth street and Ker-
sey Coates Drive.
Used Stolen Auto.
The automobile in which the rob-
bers escaped, containing two other
street. The license number police
said, was 287.296. and proved to be
stolen from another automobile which
had been stolen.
The messenger was returning on the
street car with the money from the
bank, which was to be used for meet
ing payrolls of the institution. All of
the bills were of small denomination.
The two bandits entered the car some
distance from the scenc or the hold
up and seated themselves directly be-
hind the m messenger.
When the car reached Twelfth
street and Kersey Coates Drive they
suddenly whipped out revoIvers and
ordered everybody on the car to hold
up their hands. They then grabbed
the satchel from the messenger and
drive the street car over the Twelfth
street Viaduct
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-13
DOCTOR DEGREE TO HUGGINS
Four Other Kansans Are Honored by
College of Emporia.

Emporia, Kan. Oct. 13.-The de-
gree of doctor of laws was conferred
on Judge w. L. Higgins, of the KAN
sas industrial court today by the Col
lege of Emporia, at its Founders day
services, celebrating the fortieth
birthday of the school
Four other honorary degrees were
granted to prominent Kansans and the
degree of doctor of divinity was con-
ferred on Harry NJ. Gage, president
of Coe college, at Cedar Rapids, Ia.
Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter, writer
of Topeka, was made doctor of literd-
ture: President Thomas W. Butcher,
of the Kansas State Normal of En-
poria. received the degree of doctor
of laws; the Rev. w. P. Wharton.
pastor of the First Methodist church
of Emporia. received the degree of
doctor of divinity, and the same de
gree was conferred on the Rev. P. r.
Anderson. pastor of the First Presby-
terian church of Wichita
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-13
GOLF FINALS SATURDAY
Mrs. Carruth Plays Winner of Felix
Frost Match for Championship.

The finals of the 1922 champion
ship among the women golfers of the
Country club will be played Saturday
morning. Mrs. Arthur J. Carruth, Jr.,
who won from Mrs. E. D. Clithero in
the semi-finals this morning, will meet
the winner of the Felix-Frost match
this afternoon for the championship.
Mrs. I. w. Felix and Miss Betty
Frost were playing their match Of the
semi-finals late this AFTERNOON. The
winner goes into the finals against
Mrs. Carruth Saturday morning.
Mrs. Carruth and Mrs. Clithero had
hard tussle this morning. Playing
on a wind swept course they never
were sure of a hole until the last putt
dropped. First one. then the other,
was in the lead until NO. II. when
Mrs. Carruth had her opponent one
down. If Mrs. Clithero had won No.
1s it would have been necessary to
play an extra hole. Mrs. Carruth was
on the green in her third shot and
Mrs. Clithero in her fourth. Mrs. Car
ruth took three puts and Mrs. Clith-
ero two. This halved the hole and
won the match for Mrs Carruth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-13
LOOK To ARMOUR
Federal Trade Commission
Quizzes Widely known Packer.
Await Answer Concerning His
Transactions in Grain.
(Bv the Associated Press.l


Chicago, Oct. ID. Ogden Armour
again today refused to give the fed
eral trade commission, which is in
vestigating trading in wheat futures
the figures showing the extent of his
grain trading in 1920, 1921, and the
early months of 1922. Mr.. Armour
on the stand Wednesday had refused
to give details of his grain transac-
tions and was excused until today
Chicago, Oct. 13.-The federal trade
commission. in its investigation of the
spectacular break in the wheat mar
ket last May, looked to J. Ogden Ar
mour today for his answer to questions
concerning his transactions in grain
since the war time ban on trading in
wheat futures, was lifted in July, 1920
When Mr.. Armour, characterizing
himself as only a casual trader in
grain, declined Wednesday to furnish
details of his board of trade operations
he told the federal inquiry board he
would decide today whether he would
disclose the required information.
Witnesses yesterday among them Ar
thur W.-Gutten, one of Chfca COS
heaviest traders on the grain market,
testified that a large elevator interests
including the Armour Grain company
AMI the Rosenbaum Grain company
were short" of the market last May
and were principal benefitters of the
wheat break $1.46 to s1.16 and were
responsible for emergency car delivery
rule which compelled traders on the
'long" end to sell at a loss. George
E.. Marcy, president Of the Armour
Grain company, who was expected to
appear. before the commission again
today had testified that the rule per-
mitting the delivery of grain in cars
on track instead of in elevators, was
invoked because all elevators were
filled to overflowing and there was
no Stora ga room left
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-13
NEW CHURCH AT SCRANTON
Monsignor McInerney VIII Take Part
in Dc1icaton Program Sunday.

Monsignor Patrick McInerney. pas
tor of the Church of the Assumption.
will deliver the sermon at the dedfca-
ton of the new $4,000 Cathoiie
church at Scranton. at 10 o'clock Sum
day morning. The Rt Rev. John
Ward Of Leavenworth will dedicate
the new church.
The Rev. NJ. G. O'Leary and James
Malone OF Topeka will give the prin-
cipal addresses at the banquet fol-
lowing the dedication ceremony. Mrs.
leonard McInroy and Hiss Irene Nofl
will be in charge of the musical pro-
gram. The Rev Thomas K O'Con-
nor. formerly of the church of the
Assumption. is now pastor OF st. Pat
rick's church at Scranton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-13
EARLY CALL seen
Congress May Meet in Special
Session November 90.
President and Legislative Lead
ers in Agreement.

Washington, Oct. ia tentative
agreement has been reached between
President Harding and legislative
leaders to summon congress back to
Washington in extra session on No
vember 20, thirteen days after the
country decides on the political COM
pleXion of the new congress at the
polls, it was learned today.
The decision resulted from a series
of conferences the president had held
with Republican leaders at the White
House this week, at which a fairly
comprehensive program for the ex-
piring Sixty-seventh congress was
agreed upon. The call probably will
be issued november 10.
1t is the present plan of the White
House to drive the SiXty-seventh con-
gress full tilt right up to March 8. the
date of its legal expectation, and then
not call the new Sixty eighth into ses-
sion until the regular winter session
beginning in December.
Few Months Long Enough.
Mr.. Harding desires to get congress
back on a basis of "normalcy." 1t is
the presidents opinion that congress
should spend five or six months here
and then go home.
1t is Mr.. Harding's idea that the
| Sixty-seventh congress should pass the
eleven major appropriation bills, pass
IHe snip SUBSIDY IeBlSldtiOn ana per
haps few other pieces of legislation
deemed necessary and then pack up
and go home.
At the presidents decision, Senator
Warren, Republican, of Wyoming. and
Representative Madden. Republican.
of Illinois, chairman of the senate and
house appropriation committees, are
remaining over in Washington and
working continuously to get the APP
preparation measures in shape for i'm
mediate presentation to congress in
lnncnpa1aY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-13
MATERIAL DELAYS HOTEL WORK
"kansan" Contractors Will Use Night
Shifts to Make Up Time.

Pouring of concrete for retaining
walls for the new Hotel Kansan at
Ninth and Kansas avenue is being
slightly delayed thru inability of con-
tractors to secure needed supplies. A
limited supply of clamps for holding
the frame work in place compe1s the
pouring of cement in sectional forms
only. AS result of the situation the
big concrete mixer was idle most of
Thursday afternoon and this morning.
1t is the plan of contractors to run
concrete for the five-inch basement
floor before piers for the main floor
are built. A considerable amount of
underground plumbing must be laid
before the concrete floors are put in.
Barring unexpected delays in securing
plumbing material and equipment con-
tractors will begin using night shifts
next week in order to speed up the
pouring of concrete.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-13
FIGHT IN THRACE
IrreguIars Put Panic Stricken
Greeks to Flight.
Attack Greek OutpOsts Near the
Bulgarian Front.
TURKS INVADE NEUTRAL ZONE
Breaking of Armistice Would
Bring About a Crisis.
Turk Retirement From Chanak
Vicinity in Progress.
TURKS INVADE NEUTRAL ZONE

Constantinople, Oct. 13.-Officers of
the Turkish troops that crossed into
the neutral zone near Chebze claim
their men are outside the neutral
boundary. according to the markings
upon their military maps. Neutral
officers began a conference today to
clear up the trouble caused by the
Turkish violations of neutral zone.
London, Oct. 13.-Bands of irregu-
lars are attacking Greek outposts in
eastern Thrace near the Bulgarian
frontier, according to advices from
Athens today. Greeks in Thrace are
becoming panic stricken as a result
of increasing activity on the part of
Turkish guerrillas and are fleeing to
Constantinople.
The Turkish incurSionS into the neu-
trail zone on the Turkish straits are
regarded as serious by the foreign Of
flee. Hope is expected that the in
vasion of the Airan sector by Turks
was due to a misunderstanding and
that Kemal will order the Turks to
withdraw. If the armistice pact is
broken at this time, it will precipitate
a most serious crisis.
NJ. Simopoluos, Greek high commits
sioner at Constantinople, will sign the
Mudania armistice protocol, it is re-
ported from the Turkish capital.
The Russian soviet government was
reported to be sending many COM
munist agents to Berlin and the Baltic
states. Apprehension is being aroused
that the Reds plan a coup in Germany.
Refugees Gather on Coast.
Athens, Oct. 13.-American naval
authorities in the Near East today re-
ported that there are $4,000 Greek
and Arm enian refugees on the Ana
tolian coast awaiting evacuation i'll
Greece
Kema1 Pasha has given five more
days for the transportation of the ref
ugees from Turkish soil.
Altho General Mazarakis had not
! yet signed the Mudania armistice pro-
tocol, it was reported tnat the Greek
government has notified the allies
that Greece will accept it.
Turks Quit Chanak
By the Associated Press.)
Chanak, Oct. 13.-A general retire
ment of the Turkish troops from the
immediate vicinity of Chanak is in
progress.
A Chanak dispatch Thursday an
nounced an advance of the Turkish
force toward the British line, against
which the British commander pro-
tested, as a violation of the armistice
The Turkish commander replying de-
clared he had not yet received notifi-
cation of the armistice, but would give
orders for retirement as soon as such
notice came.
(By the Associated Press.)
Angora, Oct. 13.-Soviet Russia will
be given most favored nation treat
| ment in eastern Anutolia under a
| commercial treaty soon to De conclud-
ed between the Turkish nationalists
and the Moscow government, it is Of
| ficially announced here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-13
FIRE At DR.. M'GILL'S HOME
Following Blaze Which Did Much
Damage, Thief Enters House.

Apparently thinking that the fire
which almost destroyed the residence
of J. c. McGin. 1904 Western avenue,
about $3.50 O'Clock this morning, had
not set the family back enough, a thief
took a money bag containing paper
and silver money amounting to s14
from the upstairs.
The property was considerably dam
aged, the roof being destroyed, the
plastering upstairs and down ruined,
and the furniture DANA ged- Doctor
McGill said he could not estimate the
damage, but he said the entire up
stairs would have TO be rebuilt.
1t is not known how the fire started.
but Doctor McGiIl said he believed it
was caused from a defective wire
The fire department answered a call
at 511 Fairehild street, where sparks
from a chimney did damage amount
ing to about $40
The fire department was called to
put out flames in a trash box at Fifth
and Jackson streets Thursday night
This is only one of number of trash
fires that have been. reported lately.
Joseph Hanlon. city fire marshal, be-
lieves these trash boxes are set on fire.