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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1922-12-14
CRIMES WITHIN CRIMES.

It appeared on the hearing to obtain millions for the en-
forcement Of the prohibition law, that a large amount was
used by the agents last year to go out and buy liquor from the
bootleggers, or those suspected Of being such. This is most
reprehensibe. It is about as bad as the actions Of the enforce
ment agent in a western state a few years ago in using money
to inveigle wirls to enter disorderly houses with his minions,
and then arresting them for prostitution. Such practices GER
tainly cannot make for respect Of law. The law should GER
tain]y be above such low and d~espicable tactics. It is said by
some apologists that they cannot catch the offenders any other
way. Then they better let them go. It is a crime to induce
some one else to commit crime, and whenever such actions are
brought to light, the courts should take drastic actions. We
noted with pleasure that Judge Morris told the agents the
other day that they must obtain their proof honesty or he
would not consider it. If we had a better plan Of law enforce
ment, and better officials and employees there would be less
disrespect for some laws, and, more public support.
Clara Phillips, the ''hammer murderess,'' has escaped
Jail, and is at large. If it had been a boot-legger he would
have been secured by a ball and chain
The bank robbers are again displaying intense activity,
and seem to be getting away with it. But the boot-leggers
are not. All the forces of law are trained on them-and the
bank robbers can play their business unmolested.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1922-12-14
N ACQUITTED.

Harry Stiner, a former st. Cloud
policeman, who was in the employ Of
the police force at Havre, Montana,
and who shot a brakeman during the
Strike at Hayre, was declared not
guilty by a jury in his trial for mur-
der in that city last week. The jury
fond that the the killing was %justifi-
able.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1922-12-14

A worlds record for continuous
speed in a passenger steamship was
made recently by the White Star Liner
Olympic when she maintained for sew
eral hours a speed of 27.81 knots.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1922-12-14
FIRES IN STATE BUILDING.

Within the last six months the state has lost by fire the
Mankato and Winona Normal and the Discipline Cottage at
the Home School for Girls at Sank Centre. The latter was
found to be ~incendiary, and the culprits, who we're girls con.
fined at the institution, have already been apprehended and
punished.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1922-12-14

The Post Office Department spends
approximately 100000 every summer
delivering mail to resorts by lean
of the summer service
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-29
One Dead and One
Dying From Eating
a Poisoned Cake

Philadelphia, Oct. 28.-W. W.
Sterrett, an expert accountant of
Devon, who, with his wife, was poi
soned Thursday by a piece of cake
mailed to their home, died tonight in
the Bryn Mawr hospital Mrs. Ster-
rett was reported in a critical condi-
ton and attending physicians held
out little hope for her recovery.
Federal, state and local authorities
are engaged in a strenuous effort to
trace the sender of the package. 1t
was addressed to Mrs. Sterrett and
reached her home Thursday after
noon. 1t bore no return address and,
apart from the fact that it was mail
ed from a local railway station, au-
thorities working on the case have
no clue as to its origin.
The cake was in a tin box ad-
dressed in handwriting unknown to
Mrs. Sterrett, she said later. 1t was
the only contents and looked as if it
had been cut from an iced wedding
cake. Assuming that it was from
friends, Mrs. Sterrett gave part to
her husband and ate the remainder
herself. Both were stricken soon aft
erward.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-29
D. NJ. KIRBY DIES
AF TER ILLNESS
Of MANY Weeks
Pioneer Citizen of This
County Claimed by
Grim Reaper

D. NJ. Kirby, one of Palatka's
best-known residents, died yesterday
morning at 8 o'clock at his residence
on Palatka Heights. He had been i'll
several months and the end was not
altogether unexpected.
Mr.. Kirby was born at Buffalo,
N. Y, March 8, 1851, coming to
Florida in 1877. He first located at
Drayton Island, where he engaged
in growing citrus fruits. He moved
from there to Palatka, where he be-
came postmaster, serving in that ca
pacity for eighteen years.
Mr.. Kirby had accumulated great
deal of property in the city, and dur
ing the latter years of his life gave
all of his time to the care of this
property.
He is survived by his widow; one
brother, General William NJ. Kirby,
Of Auburn, N. Y; and four children,
Mrs. George E. Gay, of Palatka; Mrs.
7. P. Howes, of Fort Myers; Mrs. H.
J. Schegel, of Los Angeles, Cal, and
William NJ. Kirby, of Springfield, S.
Oak. His father, William Austin
Kirby, was the inventor of the we'll
known "Kirby Reaper" one of the
first agricultural inventions pre-
fected.
Services will be held at St. Marks
Episcopal church Sunday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock and interment will be
It West View cemetery. The follow
ng will act as pallbearers: T. B.
Merrill, F. D. Wattles, ]. H. Haugh-
ton, S. G. Coburn, N. A. Stumpe and
7. A. CHM.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-29
GASOLINE TAX IS
NOW A STATE LAW
GUM QUITS FIGHT.
Time for Filing Amend
ed Answer Is Up on
Friday

Tallahassee, Oct. 28.-FIorida's
gasoline tax bill is now a law Of the
,+o.o and +,o h;n oil commands tba+
'ei"S'' ~ P"' ''- '"N u 0''~ '''''
per gallon "hlIe the cohStiJoVlonaIlCy
of the act was being attacked in the
courts will be required to continue
paving the tax. as well as paying up
all back taxes. Some Of them have
already settledg
Friday was the fifteenth day since
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-29
President Talks
Navy Financing
With Two Heads
1nr AssncInted Dress

Washington, Oct. 2S.-Financlal
requirements of the navy Tor the
coming fiscal year were discussed to-
dav with President Harding by Sec
retary DENLY and Director Lord OF
the budget bureau. Comment as to
conclusions reached at the confer
ence, however, were withheld.
On his return to the navy depart
mept Mr.. DENLY Immediately went
into conference with his department
al advisers and representatives OF the
BUDGET bureau who have been nan
ding navy estimates. Nothing DEF
mite could be learned sto the spe-
cific points of discussion, although II
is understood that estimates 1or GER
tain types of construction parVlcu-
IarIv for submarines and scout crulS-
ors in conformity with agreements
reached at the Washington arms
limitation conference were gone over
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-29
Centre Quarterback
Makes New Record
Kicking Field Goal
CBy Associated Pressl

Danville, KY, Oct. 28.-Herbert
Covington, quarterback on the Centre
college football team in a game here
today with the University of Louis
vile, made six successful drop kicks
for scores, one in the first period,
three in the second and two in the
third period. Figures on four of the
kicks showed one from the 40-yard
line, two from the 3O-yard line and
one from the 32-yard line.
Officials who presided at the game
said the feat constituted worlds
record and that five was the best
previous performance in Y a single
game.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-29
ST|LLMAN SCANDAL
GOES NOW TO THE
COURT
Motion to Vacate Order
Denied; Appeal Made
Possible
(By .Ass0eIated Pressl

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, Oct. 28.-Su-
preme Court Justice Seiger in deny
ing today a motion of James A. Still
man, New York banker, to vacate
the order of confirmation made by
Supreme Court Justice Morschauser
on the referees report in favor of
Mrs. Stillman and her son, Gay, of
fered to the bankers counsel the first
opportunity to take the case to the
division.
A motion entered by counsel for
Mr.. Stillman questioning the juris-
diction of Judge Morschauser was de-
MED, and the decision rendered was
on the merits Of the case alone,
which gives a specific basis for an
appeal which has heretofore been
lacking.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-29
DISMISS INDICTMENT
IN LIBERTY BOND THEFT

New York, Oct. 2S.-The indict.
ment charging Henry Hirsch, dia-
mond dealer, wit hparticipation in
the disposal of Liberty bonds, val
ued tnearly five hundred thousand
dollars, stolen from the Chase Ma
tional bank, was today dismissed by
the supreme court. The bonds were
stolen by Arthur Chase, bank guard,
and were later recovered in a safe
deposit box at bank at st. Angus
tine, Fla.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-29
tire Dame Uses
Ierial Attack and
Beats Georgians

'By Associated Press)
''anla' Oct. 2S.-Notre Danes
Fl warriors for the first time
invaded the southland and
an aerial attack too perfect
Or Georgia Techs Yellow Jack
solve, won, 13 to 8, before a
OF fans of $4,000.
4 fought hard to stave off de-
ripping through their oppo-
-lne many times during the
palI only to tumble when with
'l!hlng distance of a touch
Inc Tornado's field goal came
second quarter after Brew
nunt and McDonough had
'ne ball to Notre Danes 80
me Brewster dropped back
a'os and drop-kicked the goal.
Dame's second string back
au been in action up to this
Ou' after this play Castner
Il at full. Miller and Crawley
PES and Sthuldreher at quar-
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-29
Is In French Law That
Seamen Must Have
Their Wine a
APPROVE OF It
America Only Has Right
Make Her Own Ships
Bone Dry -
CBy Associated Pressl

New York, Oct. 28.-M. Jules JUS
serand, French ambassador to the
Unitde States, on his arrival today
on the Paris from France, asserted
that in the face of the recent "bone
dry ruling of Attorney General
Daugherty which prohibits the use or
carriage of any liquors on vessels en-
tering American ports France can
only abide by the laws of France.
He added, however, that no imme-
diate action would be taken by the
French embassy in Washington until
the supreme court had passed on the
ruling
"French ships are part of the
territory of France" said the ambas-
sador, "and l believe you properly
claim your carriers are a part of the
United States, wherever they may
be. The laws of France, passed sew
eral years ago in our parliament,
state htat one-half a bottle of wine
must be served to the sailors on
French vessels and full bottle to
the stokers. AS such wine contains
probably 80 per cent of water,
can't hardly see that it is dangerous
for men on ships to drink.
Further, our imminent doctors
maintain that wines of such alcoholic
content are beneficial rather than
harmful; that is their right of opin-
ion and we shall uphold it. If your
physicians say otherwise, that is the
business Of your country"
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-29

Frdnce Hints at Not AcceptinQ D1u Ship RuLinQs
Rumors of Screams.
Suggests New Line
to investigators
tRy Associated Pressl

Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 28.-Prose-
cutor Ostrander and the deputy sher-
If of Lake county tonight announced
they were going to question a young
woman living near the woods where
the mutilated body of Mrs. Hazel
Burns was found late Wednesday
buried in a shallow grave, regarding
report that the woman had heard
screams from the direction of the
woods early Wednesday morning. A
neighbor who gave the information
to the sheriff said the girl had told
of having been awakened by shrieks
of terror
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-29
.u Klux Settles a
100000 Damage
Suit Out of Court

Houston, Texas, Oct. 28.-The
100000 suit of Media Meyer against
the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
was settled out of court here Satur-
day. Miss Meyer said after the set
tlement that she could not make pub
lie the names of the men who made
the settlement or the amount of
money which was paid to her in cash
because she had pledged her silence
and was perfectly satisfied with
what she obtained.
The suit claimed a warning had
been sent by the Richmond khan
which is alleged to have DETAINED
her character. The case was to have
been heard in federal court here Mon
day morning.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-29
has Never Been at War
with Turkeys, Allies
H Are Told
|LL OBSERVE ACTIONS
Much Interested in
Several Matters to Be
Decided
by Associated Press)

my hssN%HatSu
Washington, Oct. 2S.-Anoth-
b request that the United States
actively participate with tn eal-
fed governments in the settle
hent Of European difficulties,
bis time involving the estab-
fshing of peace between Turkey
and the allies, was received to-
dy by the Washington govern
nent.
Is formal presentation by Sir
Akland Geddes, the British ambas-
pr, Count de Chambron, acting
& France in the absence of Ambas-
br Jusserand and Charge Rossi,
D appeared for Senator Ricci, the
pan ambassador, was followed By
|&utnorltatlve statement from the
Ate department. that this govern
'at yesterday had instructed it's
Hbassadors in London, Paris and
PC to inform those governments
z it could not officially participate
#he Near East conference at Lau-
A1e, Switzerland.
u the same time it was pointed
that there were important in
1eStS in the Near East in which
y government was kenely interest
ahd treatment of these by the
same conferees would be observ-
" American representatives. Re-
ing the decision not to be repre-
~ through appointed delegates,
Rs said, the United States had
u been at war with Turkey, and
sHI lore, did not believe it could
RPpnately take part in framing a
9 OF peace with that nation in
'@latlon with the allied conferees.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-29
MANAGER CHINESE BRANCH
BANK is UNDER ARREST
by Associated Press

New York, Oct. 2S.-Henry Ber-
blow, acting manager of the Peking,
China, branch of the Asia Banking
corporation, was arrested upon his
return from China today oa a charge
of grand larceny nj connection with
an alleged. attempt to defraud banks
out of $4,000 by means of forged
cab!egrams, His brother Robert, un-
til recently an employe of the Chase
National bank, was arrested on a
similar charge.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-29
AUTO RACER KILLED
By Associated Pressl

Bisbee, Ariz., Oct. 2S.-Howard
Dillman, of Phoenix, was Instantly
killed near Benson, Ariz., late today
when the racing car he was plotting
over the Douglas-Phoenix race
course, in preparation for a race
Monday, crashed into touring car
and turned over.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-29
Name
Not to Go on for
Present Claimed
(By Associated PressD

Corsicana, Texas, Oct. 28.LA tenn
porary injunction restraining Secre-
tary of State Staples from certifying
the name of Earle B. Mayfield as
democratci candidate for senator and
restraining all election boards from
receiving such certification was
granted by Judge A. M. Blackman, of
the 77th judicial district court at
Fairfield this afternoon, according to
information received here.
The injunction also restraints coun-
ty election boards and officials from
sending out election supplies and
tickets with the name of Earl B.
Mayfield printed on them.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-29
MAYFIELD'S NAME GOES
ON DEMOCRATIC TICKET

Austin, Texas, Oct. 26.-Upon adj
vice of the attorney general, Secre-
tary of State Staples today certified
by telegraph to all county clerks. in
Texas the name of Earl B. Mayfield
as democratic candidate for United
States senator.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-29
FLORIDA UTILITY PLANTS.
BOUGHT BY TIDEWATER
tBy AssOcia4ed PrenI

Wilmington, N. c., Oct. 2S.-Pur-
chase by the Tidewater Power COM
pany of the st. Petersburg Lighting
company, of St. Petersburg, Fla,
and of the Clearwater Lighting COM
pany, of Clearwater, Fla, was an
nounced here today by A. E. Fitkin,
president of the Tidewater.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-29
Seven States Claimed by
Committed of Forty
Eight \
CLAIM PENNSYLVANIA
Say Progressive Element
Now Is In the Lead !
There -~~,
tBy Associated Press J

New York, Oct 28.-The Commit
tee of Forty Eight, functioning as a
liberal partq, announced tonight
through j. A. Hopkins, chairman of
its national executive committee,
that in seven states contests have al
ready narrowed down to a two-party
fight with the chances in favor of
the progressives. The states, he
said, are Pennsylvania, South Dako-
ia, North Dakota, Idaho, Wisconsin,
Nebraska, and Delaware.
Mr.. Hopkins has just returned
from tour of Pennsylvania and
Delaware and previously had visited
all Of the states where the party had
candidates in the field under various
titles.
Analyzing the contest, Mr.. Hop
kirS said that in Idaho, where two
congressman and a state ticket have
been named, it is a neck and neck
race between the democrats and the
progrssives, In Pennsylvania, where
the progressives have nominated two
candidates for United States senator
and a secretary for internal affairs,
and in South Dakota, where a state
ticket and three candidates for con-
gress have been nominated, the race
is between the republicans and pro-
gressives.
WalkOver in Wisconsin.
"In Wisconsin, where a full ticket
has been presented" he said, at is a
walkover for the progressive asso-
citation ticket, the democrats having
lost their standing as a legal party.
"In Nebraska, the composite ticket
consists of a progressive for congress
and lieutenant governor, a progress
sive democrat for governor and a |
republican for the SEN
ate,' he said.
"In Delaware" he continued, "both
the republicans and democrats are
thoroughly disorganized by reason
of the obnoxious tax Legislation re-
Gently passed. The negro vote,
which has heretofore carried in the
has shifted by reason of
the fact that the republican senate
rial candidate voted against the anti
lynching law and the democratic
candidate has refused to state his po-
sition, so that the new party candi-
dates are the only ones pledged to
vote for the anti-lynching law. |
"The party is known in Delaware
is the forward party"
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-29
TO DRIVE
KHAN OUT OF KANSAS
INV AssOcinteS fre =

Winfield. Kans. OCT. zo'-DV0''''
ing that he would drive every mem, .l,.
ber of the Ku Klux Klan from IS .iS
stato within six months if he could
ret the laws of Kansas behind num-
Governor Henry Allen announced the
organization at political gathering
here last night.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-29
MINERS BAR KU KLUX

Pittsburg, Kans., Oct, 28.-The
constitutional convention of the Kan.
sas Coal Miners union today adopt.
ed a, section of the new constitutes
which bars members of the UaH
Mine Workers of America, Al,
Ia, from joining the Ku E
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-29
Girl Is
Again Reported
as Among Missing
CBy Associated Press)

Chicago, Oct. 2S.-For the second
time within month Margaret Da-
Wis, IA years old, high school girl,
was reported to the police today as
missing from her home since yester-
day afternoon. The first time she
was discovered disguised as a boy
and working on a farm near here.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-29
POSTMASTER:
EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGED

Miami, Fla. Oct. 28.-Fred w.
Moore, assistant postmaster at Arch
Creek, was arrested yesterday on
charge Of embezzling $44O of the
postal funds at that place. The
charges were preferred by postal in
spectors.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-29
|ALlAN TOWN CUT OFF

svo AssoeIared Press)
- oet' 2S.-Lugano, near the
, OOrder, reported late today
pnonic communication from
/ 'hat point had been inter-
''nee y o'clock this morning.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-29
Mrs. Christler Relates
Graphic Story After
Church Supper
HER LIFE IN DANGER
Said Mrs. Carleton Also
Pointed Fatal Weapon
at Her

| Havre, Mont, Oct. 28.-A demand
for thorough investigation of the
TRACED y resulting in the death of the
Rev. Leonard ]. Christler, known as
! the "Bishop Of All Outdoors" and
Mrs. Margaret Carleton, wife of a
former Montana district Judge, and
the statement that Mrs. Carleton
threatened to kill Mrs. Christler, the
clergymans wife, before taking her
own life, were today's developments
in the startling murder and suicide
(which occurred early yesterday at
the home Of the Rev. Christler.
Mrs. J. H. Pyle, mother of Mrs.
Carleton, announced this afternoon
.she would demand that the tragedy
which caused her daughters death be
fully Investigated, Mrs. Pyles de-
clarcd that United States Senator
Walsh, q lifelong friend of the fam
lily, would have charge of the investi-
cation for her. Senator Walsh is
registered at a Havre hotel.
That Mrs. Carleton threatened
her life after having shot her hus-
band was the statement credited to
Mrs. Christler today by The Great
Falls Leader.
Told Her Story in Church..
Mrs. Christler told her story in
the church her husband had built.
After telling what had happened the
early part of the evening, when serv-
ices were held in her husbands
church, Followed by church supper,
Mrs. Christler said:
"Rev. Christler had gone to ac-
company Rev. Chapman, of Butte, to
the sleeping car at the depot about
1880. l walked home slowly and
saw the house lighted. | called At
torney o. c. Hauge, a neighbor, who
was passing, to stand on the porch
while l went in. l found Mrs. Carle-
ton tearing photographs of Mr..
Christler up, and also papers, and
burning them on the floor. l per-
suaded her to go out and we went ,
out together, meeting Mr.. Christler
returning home, and we three walk
ed back together and went into the
Darlcr and sat down. There are two
doors to the parlor and Mr.. Christler
stepped through one of them, closing
the door behind him. Mrs. Carleton
rushed to the other and passed |
and Immediately l heard a |
shot and sprang to the door my hus-
band had passed through. Mrs. Carle-
ton stood with a gun in her hand
and seemed crazed.
"She raised the gun and pointed it
at me, but either did not pull the
trigger or the cartridge failed to ex-
plode, as the gun wavered second
in her hand and she turned it against
her left breast and fired without a
word" I
Official investigation by a coro-
ner's jury into the death of Rev.
Leonard Jacob Tristler and Mrs.
Margaret Carleton lasted until late
.onight, no witnesses being examined
until the night session. The public
was excluded from the inquest.
According to authorities there
we're no developments tending to dis
prove the story of Mrs Christler.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-29
NEW BANH

Plant City, Oc&
& Merchants I
opened today
ed especially -
stitution, the
italized at $10