davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1922-06-11

had as a guest in their apartment at
Chatham Courts, Mrs. sadie Clark
Lowry. of Ironton. Ohio. who returned
to her home a day or two ago. Miss
Dorothy Peterson of St. Paul Is
Evening star., 1922-06-11

Miss Dorothy Ladd will go to Boston
the middle of the week to attend the
marriage of Miss Helen F'ilene, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Lincoln Filene.
10 Mr.. George Edgar Ladd, jr., which
will take place Thursday, June 90.
Mrs. Katherine j. Fenton and her
daughter. Miss Florence Fenton. have
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n. TO CHICAGG SOON
Daily Flights Planned by Ships
Carrying 200 Passengers, Ac-
cording to Announcement of
Mrs. Mccormick, Backer.

Chicago, April 14.-Daily flights be-
tween New York and Chicago by air.
planes carrying 200 persons will be
inaugurated soon, according to an an
nouncement made by Mrs Edith
Rockefeller Mccormick. She. pre-
dicted that in a short time transcont-
mental passenger planes will be oper-
ated excelling those now in use in Eu-
rope in capacity, appointments and
comfort.
''It was almost two years ago." said
Mrs. Mccormick, that the plans
were first submitted to me and L
became very much interested. They
provide for two passenger planes
costing $4,000, 900 each with a capacity
of two hundred persons and $4,000
pounds of extra freight.
I'VE expect that they will negotiate
the distance between Chicago and
New York in ten hours, The rates
will be as reasonable as those of our
best transcontinental trains today and
the round trip can be made easily in a
single day"
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YORK CASE IS CONTINUED
Henry Ostrander and Mrs. Leota York
Must Live Apart

Upon. their promise to live apart for
six months and refrain from violating
any laws or ordinances, the case
against Mrs. Leota A. York and Henry
Ostrander, missionaries, was continued
to October 81 by Judge Paul Heinz in
the city court this morning. upon rec
ommendation of Tinkham Veale. coun-
ty attorney.
Both gave bond for their appear
ance October 81. Ostrander was then
released from the county Jail, but Mrs
York will have to serve the thirty
day sentence imposed upon her by
Judge James A. Mcclure for contempt
of court, it was said, when she, too
will be released.
Since Mrs. Yorks 15-year- old
daughter. Mary, whose abduction from
Overbrook school was the cause of
the woman's arrest, has been returned
to Topeka and placed in a good home
there appears to be no desire on the
part of anyone to prosecute Mrs York
and Ostra for their mistakes
IAN investigation" said County At
torney Veale. has convinced US that
Mrs. York and Ostrander were sincere
in their belief that they were doing the
right thing in getting married in Utah
two years ago. Therefore We could
not see that anything is to be gained
by prosecuting them. I am convinced
that neither party is really bad, but
that they took this step thru misin-
formation. They have agreed to live
apart and pursue their missionary
work until the six months after her
divorce has elapsed, when they will
bond for their appearance at that
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TOLTEC RITE REUNION
Annual Spring Meeting VIII BE Held
in Topeka Saturday.

Topeka Council Ma 1. Ancient Toll
tee Rite. will hold its annual spring
reunion tomorrow at the Masonic tenn
pie Registration will open at 10
o'clock in thu morning The first and
second degrees will be conferred in
the afternoon and the third degree
will be conferred at o'clock in the
evening following dinner for mem
bers and candidates.
A large class of candidates is ex-
TecJed. according to Mrs. Cora Welch.
secretary. Members who live in all
parts of the United States are ex-
pected 10 be IN attendance
The Topeka council is the only
council of the Rite in the United
states and has mem bership of 1896.
1t was chartered April IL. 1904.
Officers Of Topeka Council No I are
Asa It. Hoge Leavenworths commander: I:
Miss Emma NJ Eiets. Topeka. lady
perior; Mrs. Edna Dfbble. Topeka. lady
ciencia Mrs Edna A. Hursh. Topeka. lady
natural: Mrs. Cora w. Welch. Topeka. lady
secretary: Mrs. Helen r. Farnsworth. To
peka. lady treasurer; Mrs Della Bennet
Topeka. lady chaplain; Miss Lillian Malm-
strom. Topeka. lady mistress Of ceremou-
les; Miss Helen Malstrom. Topeka. lady
associate miss ress of ceremonies, Mrs
Lillian q Anderson. Topeka. lady orgsnist /:
Mrs Stella HoEe. IeavenwOrth. lady
guardian. Elisha II Anderson Topeka
knight order. and William J. Bond, To-
peku, knight sentinel
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FOR FLOOD RELIEF
Fund for Inhabitants of Bur-
IingtOn Almost to $4,000.
Need for Assistance Is Great,
Says Latest Report.

The fund raised in Topeka for the
relief of the flood stricken inhabitants
of Burlington. Kan, is approaching
the $4,000 mark.
c. E. Bascom, chairman of the
Shawnee county chapter of the Red
Cross, this morning announced that
his organization had received con-
tributions to the sum of$1.25s.15 from
from collections taken at
churches and including the 500 dona-
ton of the Topeka Rotary club.
In addition there was sent direct to
Burlington from the knights Templar
grand lodge a $500 donation; from
the Central Topeka Paper company, a
800 donation, and from the Item Bis
cult company. a 500 donation.
Total From Topeka to $1,95S.15.
This brings the total which Topeka
people and firms have given to ST.
95S.15. There are still being received
some contributions which will be for
warded to Burlington as rapidly as
possible.
In addition to the sums named, the
druggists of the State Pharmaceutical
association sent $1,000 to Burlington
to the assistance of the four Burling-
ton druggists who lost their store in
the flood.
There is still need for assistance at
Burlington, it is made evident in a
letter received by Bascom from S. p
Graham, chairman of the Coffey coun-
ty chapter of the American Red Cross
The letter is as follows:
Your letter with draft enclosed. duly
received. On behalf of our county chapter
and the people of Burlington, 1 want to
thank you for this most generous donation
and l can assure you that it will be used
where most needed
Il can tell you that we need it badly. as
the, more We look over this situation the
worse it gets Things come up every day.
that we had not looked at the first i'm
pulse.
Red Cross Doing Big Work
The Southwestern division have their
relief men on the ground along with
woman worker, and have taken hold of the
matter and We hope to get good results
within a short time.
The donations are coming in finely, and
it looks now that we are going to be able
to take care Of the flood sufferers. in the
residence district at least, in a very satis-
factory manner We cannot hope to be
able to help the merchants except in a very
small way.
again thanking you for the donation
and assuring you of our appreciation of
the good will you have shown, 1 am,
Yours Very Truly.
S. p. GRAHAM.
Chairman Coffey County Chapter, American
Red Cross
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BANK HEAD IS NOT GUILTY
Jury Vindicates :. ]. Pratt, Manhat-
tan. in One of Three Counts.

Manhattan. April 14-S. J. Pratt,
president of the defunct Citizens
State bank OF Manhattan. was found
not guilty by jury's verdict returned
today in the Riley county district
court.
The trial was on one of three
counts brought against Mr.. Pratt
charging manipulatiOns of the banks
funds and falsifying assets The jury
was out nearly forty-eight hours.
Trial under the other two counts has
been set to begin next Monday.
State Bank Examiners R. B. Graves
and c. W. Ebnother were principal
witnesses for the state. Their testi-
mony pertained to examinations of
the bank made prior to the closing
Of the bank by the state banking de
partment. a year ago. and in particu-
lar to certain note for $7.424, which
the witnesses maintained was a ''fic-
titious asset
The Citizens State bank had total
resources in excess of half a million
dollars. At the time of its failure it
had deposits of more than 100000.
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NAVY BILL IS UP
Lines Sharply Drawn as Debate
Starts on Measure.
Final Vote VIII Come Saturday,
Is Leaders Latest Plan.

Washington, April 14.-Changing
their plan at the last moment, house
members leading the move for an en-
listed navy personnel of 5000, made
no attempt at the opening of the
house today to force over until next
week a vote on the contested section
of the pending naval bill. Indications
were the vote would be taken tomor-
row.
President Harding is understood to
have sent letter to the capitol urg-
ing that the navy's enlisted personnel
be not reduced below $4,000. The
views of the president were transmit
ted, it was said to house members
standing for an amendment to in
crease the $1,000 personnel of the
navy bill.
Lines were drawn in the house to-
day for the battle over the personnel
providing for an enlisted force of
$1,000
Both sides were claiming victory in
the vote on the amendment to in
crease the force of $4,000 with six
thousand apprentice seamen as against
two thousand provided in the bill.
An extended debate on the bill took
place this afternoon. One of the par
ticipants was Miss Alice NJ. Robertson,
Republican, Oklahoma. only woman
member of the house. who declared
women as advisers to the arms con-
ference delegation had helped fix the
woman thought congress should not
go in fixing the enlisted strength of
the navy. This remark, taken by the
bloc favoring an $4,000 maximum as
of their stand, brought a
round Of cheers.
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Newark Woman Kills Baby and
Tries Suicide-TO Live.
Writes Husband She Can Direct
His Life Better Dead.
WRITES Il AM NOT INSANE"
Seance Attended Soon After
Marriage Was Convincing.
s'If I Get Well I'll Make Sure of
Death Next Time."

Newark, April 14.-Mrs Maud Fan
cher. who swallowed poison yesterday
after Staying her baby son, Cecil Ray
mond, hoped to guide her husband to
happiness as an emancipated spirit.
She is at deaths door in the city hos
pital.
The story of her belief in spiritual
ism was told in the three letters-one
of twenty pages, written before she
took the poison, one after the baby's
death and the third as she was half
conscious herself. MY Fancher said
today that soon after they married in
Detroit three years ago he and his
wife attended a seance at a private
home in that city and both talked to
their dead parents. Since that time,
he said, Mrs. Fancher had taken a
great interest in spiritualism.
That seance," he said, put the
Thought she could do better for me if
she were dead and would guide me
from heaven"
Dear, my heart is breaking at leav-
ing you and you love the baby So,
too she wrote, but remember you
are to get yourself another son and a
sweet one, too, for am going to guide
you until you do Darling Beloved
Husband" another letter started. Il
am writing you a line on this queer
suicide and l know what every one
will say-'Oh, she has lost her mind
but I have not by long ways. 1
know just what I am doing. I want
you to get married again if you wish.
You know about spiritualism and I
want you to go where you can talk
with me-
She directed that she and the baby
be buried in the same casket and said
she did not want the bodies sent TO
Detroit She suggested that the hus-
Eu - -
and return to Dero;t to live
While physicians say there is little
chance for the woman's recovery she
stated today that if she did get well
she would try suicide again and next
time. she said, 'Tll make a good job
Of it. you may be sure"
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COOLEYITES LEAVE SATURDAY
From Kansas City They viii Go South
to Open Mt Muskogee.

When Topeka's entry in the South
western League leaves Saturday morn
ing for Kansas City to play pair or
games with the Kansas City Monarchs,
the club will be starting on its first
road jaunt of the season. Manager
Dick Cooley announced this morning
that the team would move south from
Kansas City Sunday night and be on
hand for the opening at Muskogee
Thursday afternoon. If possible, how
ever, exhibition games will be played
at Fort Scott and Pittsburg, en- route,
but Cooley would like to have his
bunch on Oklahoma soil for work
out or two before going into the sea-
sons combat
Cooley will WELD the axe again to-
night and reduce his squad to about
eighteen men. Most of the excess will
be carried in the pitching line. II
Chief Buffalo. the third Indian to sign
contract, reports at Kansas City
as has been agreed, Cooley Will have
seven men whom he can call upon for
slab duty. Luchens, obtained from
the Minneapolis team in the Ameri-
can Association, heads the list and
Cooley. the boss namesake, is also in
good condition. The other hurlers
are Griffith, Yendes, Songer. Chief
Buffalo, who is to join the gang at
Kansas City, and Pierce, left handler.
Practically all of the pitchers are
youngsters and Cooley is expecting
much of them once the season gets
under way
For the infield Cooley will use
Bockskopf. who is due to report to-
day at first base; Strohm at second;
Wfskino. the dimiRutive redskin, at
short; Ryan, a wicked actor with the
stick. at third, and will probably take
Hall along for utility purposes. With
the appearance of Bockskopf. Cooley
will send Bross to left field. Hahn to
center and Rose. a wichita recruit,
to right. Chief Hardy. a pitcher with
a world of speed, will also be taken
along for use in the box if needed
there but the big Indian probably will
be called on more for Outfield duty on
account of his hitting ability.
Cooley has four catchers on his
squad today but the number probably
Will be cut to a pair tonight. Clarke
and Ben. who have shown excellent
all around work, probably will draw
the regular assignment.
Cooley is hoping that the weather
will permit a final work out at South
western league park this afternoon.
1t will be the last chance for the bugs
to see the gang in action until May ,,
when the club will be back to start
the home part of the season with
MuskOgee as the visiting attraction.
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EASTER VIOLENCE ON WAY
Dublin breads q bming sunday-BcI-
fast Riots Already Take Toll

Dublin. April 14.-FollowinE the
failure of the Irish truce conference
to reach an agreement, the mutinous
faction of the Irish Republican army
began to reinforce its troops in Dub
lin today
1t is feared that even II Eamonn
de Valera does conclude a truce with
the Irish provisional government he
will be unable to enforce it. The CITY
looks forward TO Easter Sunday with
dread. The situation is tense.
Belfast, April 1.-THE expected
wave of Easter violence broke upon
this city today.
Two Protestants were shot to death
while on their way home from a bak
cry. A Roman Catholic, who accom-
panied them. was shot down also. He
was removed to the hospital in a dy-
ing condition. A bullet had passed
thru his abdomen.
Four special consta bles were shot
while patroling the streets Two OF
them are in a critical condition and Il
is feared they will die.
Two hundred and fifty men of the
insurgent section of the Irish Repub-
Hcan army seized at midnight the
four courts building in Dublin. The
men who seized the building intend
TO utilize it as a permanent headquar-
ters, it is stated.
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FIivver King Invited to Help
Independent Political Party.
David r. COughlin Seeks Sup-
port of Auto Manufactures.
TO HOLD CONVENTION MAY a.
Call Is Issued for State Meet
in Topeka.
New Party Has No Agreement
With Nonpartisan League

Henry Ford-with possible aspfra-
tions for the presidency some day
is to be invited to make a contribution
for the proposed new Independent po-
liticaI party in Kansas. David r
Coughlin of Concordia, who issued the
call for an independent convention in
Topeka, May 4. stated today that he
proposed to ask the flivver manufac-
turer to ante in behalf of the cause,
Coughlin's new party is off with
nothing except convention call and
a half dozen earnest subscribers to the
faith. He is earnestly in need of two.
things. He wants a hall in which to
hold the meeting. He needs some
funds for missionary work. Coughliu
believed he would be able to find a
hall before the end of the day If
Henry Ford will play angel. the Con
cordia man believes he can gather
enough loose subscriptions to keep the
cause afloat.
Not Nonpartisan League Order.
Out in the state there is a more or
less general impression that the new
Independent party has a sort of work
ing agreement with the Nonpartisan
league Coughlin fatty denies this
statement. He says independent par
ties are now being organized in four
teen states and asserts that the Non
partisan leaguers have nothing to do
Ford and the presidency-some day
may be ore of the real possible ter
minals which the new party managers
contemplate. Coughlin's new party is
likely to declare for presidential pri-
maries-
Expect Big Contribution.
There isn't much prospect, 1t seems
that any OF the old line parties will
nominate the benzine buggy builder
in the next few years Ford is simply
offn the regular politicians. He ia
vors the forward looking policy of let
ting everyone have a hand in doing
things, on that theory there Is at
least a slight connection in the
thought that maybe some day some
party might nominate Ford for presi-
dent-assuming most of his car own
ers would support him.
Consequently Coughlin is out to lift
the flivver maker for a healthy con-
tribution. Successful politics is usual
ly run on a more or less cash basis.
Coughlin and his associates are willing
to furnish the ideas and may even
make some of the speeches. Ford will
be asked to help pay for the ice
water, the hall rent and the handbills.
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SHE MORE INSANE THAN HE.
Judge Grants Divorce TO Husband
Whom Wife Had Judged Insane.

Wichita, Kan, April 14.-DecIaring
that Mrs Sarah Blum did her hus-
hand, Adolph Blum, a gross injustice
by swearing to an insanity complaint
against him and that she committed
indiscretion constituting extreme
cruelty" Judge Thornton W. Sargent
today denied Mrs. Blum a divorce and
granted it to her husband instead.
The court found Blum should not
have been sent to the insane asylum
at Topeka a year ago and indicated
the insanity charges had been brought
to get rid of him.
The Blum divorce case. one of the
longest ever tried in the Sedgwick
county district court, lasted five days
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-14
PLEASANT DAY IS PROMISED
Spring Temperatures Scheduled for
Saturday, Says MeteOrolOgist Flora.
TODAY,S TEMPER RATIrRES

Saturday will be another pleasant
spring day. says Meteorologist Flora
The rain is practically over and the
clear weather, which was general in
western Kansas today is working this
way. Saturday will be at least partly
sunshiny and the south wind will
cause the temperature to rise consid-
erably. Another frost is scheduled to
occur in Topeka tonight. 1t will dam
age nothing but the garden truck and
there is very little of that. The rainy
weather has held back the planting
of gardens this spring.
Topeka received a rain of .02 of an
inch during the last twenty-four
hours There was no damage done
to the roads as only a few scattered
showers were reported in the vicinity.
other Kansas cities reporting rain
were: Eureka. SIS of an inch; Fort
Scottf.5O OF an inch; lola. 80 of an
inch Scott CITY. so of an inch: Wich-
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FIVE DIE AS SCHOONER SINKS.
One Woman. Her Daughter and Three
Sons Die in Potomac River.

Washington, April 14.-One woman,
her daughter and three sons were
drowned today when the schooner s.
S. c. Kendele capsized in a storm and
sank in the Potomoc river, mile
below Alexandria, Va, this morning.
The dead are: Mrs. Gertrude Law
renee, As, wife of Capt. william Law
r-nce. of New Alexandria, Va, the
captain of the vessel; Lillian Law
renee, Is, a daughter. The sons are:
Archie. IA; Alvin, 10. and Merle. Z.
All were in the cabin of the schoon-
er when it sunk.
Captain Lawrence and his 19-year
old son, Carroll, were rescued from
the rigging of the schooner by the
crew of the Northland. They were
taken to a hospital.
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TO COAL
Only $4,1OO Remains To Be
Pledged for Washburn.
Total of $4,000 Added to Cam
paign Fund Today.

Only s41OO remains to be pledged
to the Washburn fund to relieve the
teams of all their obligation regard
ing the SIS 1000 deficit which they un-
paign in Topeka. They assumed that
amount in order to complete the
$3.50, 900 which was the campaign OBJ
jective. The gift of $4,000 from Joab
Mulvane was in addition to the $780,
Majors of the campaign organiza-
ton met today noon at the Chamber
Of Commerce and turned in cards
bringing the total pledged since the
close of the campaign up to $1O,90O.
brought in $2,70O today. His assist
ant, Asa r. Crawford, brought in $3.50.
Among the larger contributions were
$500 from w A. L Thompson, $3.50
Woolworth's, and $50 from Howell
Jones in addition to 5000 which he
had already pledged
To Raise Entire Amount.
President Womer will not stop his
ctivity until the remaining S4.1OO is
obtained by subscription so that the
teams, which contributed literally of
their money as well as their time will
not have to carry 1T as an additional
burden. A large number of Wash
burn supporters have been out of
town, and some others who expect to
vented by illness. They will still have
an opportunity to participate in the
prestige of the successful campaign.
The majors sat about the table for
an hour after luncheon compliment
ing each other on their success and
re-telling the history of the campaign.
Then they started talking about the
possibilities. of the future. If half
their ambitions are realized. Topeka
will soon possess one of the great col
leges of the country. 1t was note
worthy that these business men,
whether graduates or not, whether
Trustees or not. said we" whenever
they were speaking of the Washburn
crowd.
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WOULDN'T HANG YOUNG MAN.
Arthur Burch Laughs as Woman Is
Dismissed From Jury Panel.

Los Angeles, April 14.-Arthur G.
Burch, on trial for the murder of J.
Bolton Kennedy, laughed heartily
when Mrs. Frederick S. Lyon, on the
venire from which it was hoped a
jury would be obtained, frankly de-
clared in court she would never vote
to hang a young man"
She was not accepted-even tempo
rarily-but three other women were
temporarily passed and in the jury
box for the opening of court today
when counsel were to resume the task
of examining talesmen. Nine men
were in the box, too, but one was un-
der examination
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ONE KILLED IN OIL BURST.
Ten Oil Stills of Standard Company at
Whiting Catch Fire From One.

Whiting. Ind. April 14.-One man
was killed, three were injured and a
battery of ten oil stills of the Standard
Oil company burned up when an ex-
pIosion in a single still started a fire
early today which for several hours
was beyond control. The intense heat
from the fire made a thoro investiga-
ton impossible for some time, with
the result that there were rumors that
the casualty lists was much larger.
These proved to be unfounded. how
ever.
Damage was placed at over $4,000
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BALDY OF NOME is NO MORE.
Three Times Winner of Alaskan
Sweepstakes-Death Claims Dog.

Berkeley, Cal. April 14.-Baldy of
Nome has run his last race and lost
to death
At the ripe old age of fifteen years,
probably the most famous dog in the
world, is dead. Badly ran seven of
the grueIling alI-Alaskan sweepstakes
as lead dog, won three, was second
twice and third once.
A A. "Scotty" Allen, who "mushed"
behind Baldy. owes his life in one of
the races to the great dog. Allen was
knocked unconscious but Badly missed
his driver and turned the team back
to find him.
Scions of Badly did heroic work in
the world war on many fronts.