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The Washington times., 1922-06-15
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SMASH PRISON
DRUG TRAFFIC
Atlanta Jail infested With Evil
Causes Action by Justice
Department.
ny Uniyersal service.


II. H. Votaw, superintendent Of
Federal prisons. left Washington last
night for Atlanta personally to take
charge Of an Investigation intU q
drug-smuggling ring that Federal Of
iiciais there have unearthed In the
Atlanta penitentiary. ..
superintendent Votaw was in con.
Terence for several hours Yesterday
arernoon with Attorney General
Daugherty, going over the Atlanta
situation. which Is said IL be without
q parallel In Federal prison annals.
Already an assistant prison physi.
clan, three guards and a number Of
prisoners have been enmeshed In the
PROBE that has been going on for a
fortnight under the direction Of Dis.
ti1ct Attorney Hager. OF Atlanta. As
ne went further into the case the
revelations became constantly more
startling, until 1t reached the point
where the district attorney felt II
had become too big for him TO handle
alone. Accordingly, he called on, the
Department Of Justice to send as.
sistance from Warrington.
The first arrest came ten days ago
when Or. II. c. Carrick. assistant
prison physician. was taken into Gus.
tody a. ringleader in the plot. This
arrest was followed by the arrest of
J. X. Doan. r. H. Massey and John
n. Owens, prison guards. who, in de.
fault OF bond. were Jailed pending
preliminary hearings before United
States Commissioner Carter.
All told, warrants against fifty six
persons have been issued and whole.
sale arrests are to follow. The war.
rants charge, violation of the Harri.
son narcotic law.
The district attorney 10 authority
for the statement that more than a
hundred prisoners have become drug
addicts since entering the peniten.
tiary a. the result of the opera atoms
Of the drug ring inside the walls One
man 10 said to have given a new $7b
suit Of clothes for two Shots" and
other similar cases have been brought
to light.
The accused physician. suaris and
others who had contact with persons
outside who supplied the drugs are
alleged to have smusgled the dope
into the prison and to have used o
number Of prisoners to distribute II
among the inmates These prisoners
are said TO have built UP very profit.
able businesses. with regular, custom
ers among their fellow-convtcts. Some
Of these on completing their terms
sold their business" to others for
handsome sums. a. grocery store OF
other business outside the prison
might be disposed Of.
Guards. earning salaries OF only
Sl20 . month, were found to be keep
| ting expensive automobiles and other
wise showing evidences Of prosperit,
| far beyond their salaries.
The Washington times., 1922-06-15
FOSTER SUED FOR IS. 700
BY D. c. TRUST COMPANY

The Washington Loan q Trust
Company has filed suit In the
District Supreme Court against DR..
Leopold II. Forster. for 5000
damages for alleged breach OF con-
tract.
The Trust Company charges that
under a lease made in 1905 the de.
fendant agreed to keep premises he
rented at l017 M street northwest
in proper repair and turn the store
back to the owner in the same good
condition as when he received II.
This was not done according to the
plaintiff.
The Washington times., 1922-06-15
Harmless Laxative to Clean Little Bowels and Sweete
Sour Collie Stomach-Babies Love 1t .

Hurry Mother! A half-teaspoonful
of genuine California Fig Syrup
will make your cross. fretfui baby
comfortable. II 1cleanses the little
bowels Of all the wind and gases.
the bile, souring food and stomach
poison which is causing baby's
distress.
Millions OF mothers depend upon
this gentle laxative to keep baby's
stomach and bowels clean. and thus
The Washington times., 1922-06-15

correct diarrohea. collie. biliousness,
coated tongue. sour stomach. fever
ish breath, and constipation. 1T
never cramps or overacts. Contains
no narcotics or soothing drugs.
Babies love the taste Of genuine
California Fig Syrup" which has
full directions for infants in arms
and children Of all ages plaiply
printed on bottle. Say "California" "
to the druggist and accept no uni.
alton fig syrup. r
The Washington times., 1922-06-15

By e. NJ. HULL.
~ HOSE other episodes to which
he had referred so lightly
had been a matter OF
days or weeks. not months, as
In her case. He might have cared
but for the coming OF this French
man. She hurled Saint Hubert's
book across the room In a fit of
girlish rage and buried her head in
her arms. He would be odious-a
smirking, conceited egotisti She
had met several French writer's
and she visualized him contemptu.
ously. His books were undoubtedly
clever. So much the worse: he
would be correspondingly inflated.
His novel revealed a passionate.
emotional temperament that prom
ised to complicate the situation If
he should be pleased to cast an eye
Of favor on her. She writhed at
the very thought. And that he
was to see her was evident; n,
Sheik had left no orders to the con
trary. 1t was not to be the cas-,
Of the Dutch traveller. when tIc
fact that she belonged to an Arah
had been brought home to he:
effectually by Ahmed Ben Has
sans peremptory commands. and
she had experienced for the firs,
time the sensation of q won al.
kept in seclusion.
The emotions of the morning an,
the disappointment OF the intende-,
ride, together with the dismay y %.
duced by the unexpected visitor
all combined to agitate her power
fully. and she worked herself Up
into fever OF self.torture and un.
happiness. She ended by falling
asleep and slept heavily for sonic
hours. Zilah walked her with a
shy hand on her arm and a soft
announcement Of lunch. and Di.
ana sat up, rubbing her eyes.
flushed and drowsy. She stal ed
uncomprehendingly for a moment
at the Arab girl. and then waved
her away imperiously and buried
her head in the pillows again.
Lunch. when her heart was break.
ing!
Mindful Of her lords deputy. who
was waiting IN the next room. and
whom she regarded with awe. Zilah
held her ground with a timid In.
sistence until Diana started up
wrathfully and bade her 90 In
tones that she had never used be-
fore to the little waiting-girl. Zilah
Ted precipitatsly. and, thoroughly
awakened, Diana swung her heels
20 the ground and with her elbows
on her knees rested her hot head
in her hands. She felt giddy, her
head ached and her mouth was
parched and dry. She got up Ian
guidly, and going to the table
studied her face in the mirror
intently. She frowned at the re.
Election. She had never been
proud Of her own beauty; she had
lived with II always and It had
seemed to her a thing Of no conse.
quence. and now that 1t had failed
to arouse the love she wanted in
Ahmed Ben Hassan she almost
hated It.
Are you going to havo fever or
are you merely bad tempered" she
asked out loud, and the sound OF
her own voice made her laugh in
spite Of her heavy heart She
The Washington times., 1922-06-15
BOY SCOUT TROOP WILL
GIVE CALVARY CONCERT

The first concert Of troop No. Gs.
Boy Scouts Of America, will be
given at the Calvary Baptist Church.
Eighth and H street northwest, at
s o'clock this evening.
william Raymond. Ralph W. Bis.
sonette, Bradford Abernethy. Fred
East, ]. W. Bucklin, Mrs. William
T. Reed, and Miss Margaret Mans
field, are among the soloists.
The Washington times., 1922-06-15
THE SFIEIK
This Years Most Thrill
ing Serial Con-
tinued
SYNOPSIS OF EARLY INsTALLMENTs

sdy Diane Msyo beautiful and daring shocks society Sg gong
sstefa Az ard his AZ s ast minute hsr brother SIR AsSr
jsars proraisss him IN odr
Diana Masafa Ali leads her into @ hands Of hs
Ahmed Ben After sgnds the Shek
time
s Diana fnds her ptted and rsoean
useless
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-26
Retailers Aroused on
New Clothing Prices
Declare That Manufacturers Are
to Blame If Costs
Go Up

o. A. Sterl, of Sterl Brothers, at
tended the Retail Clothing Mems
convention at Wichita and says that
some real pep was put into the meet
ing over clothing price tendencies.
Kansas retailers do not propose to
allow themselves to be made the
goats between the public and cloth
ing manufacturers during the pres
ent period of advancing prices, J.
Spines of Wichita, first vice presi-
dent of the Kansas association, de-
clared. Mr.. Spines is now engaged
in a campaign of getting informa-
ton to the public to the effect that
the local retail clothiers are not to
blame either for present or future
advances, especially in overalls and
their clothing for laborers. From all
available information the Kansas
clothiers will stand with him. Mr..
Spines says that the Kansas cloth
iers will fight the efforts of the
clothing manufacturers to advance
prices of late winter and spring
clothes. He claims that the Kansas
clothiers are strong enough to keep
the manufacturers from raising the
prices.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-26
PAID MURDER
DEBT AS POSSE
SHOT HIM DOWN
Jas. Marshall, Holton
Farmer, Killed by
Four Bullets
IAaaociAted Press ]

Holton, Kan, oct. 25.-FOur bul
let's from rifles in the hands of mem
bers Of a posse that had been search
ing for Jas. Marshall, 45, a farmer
all night, killed him instantly thi.
forenoon when he was found and re-
fused to surrender. About O'Clock
yesterday afternoon Marshall shot
and killed two neighbors, Bert Grif-
fifth 80, and Floyd Ireland, 90. The
two men were driving cattle from
Marshall's farm, eleven miles west
of Fayetta, to Hoyt. The cattle had
been sold at sheriff's sale Monday
as the result of a foreclosure suit
brought by the Hoyt State bank. Of
ficers believe that Mafshalls anger
at having his cattle taken away from
him was responsible fvr the shoot
ing.
The shooting occurred on the road
Apparently Marshall is the only wit
ness.
Marshall was in Holton when the
cattle were taken from his place, but
as soon as he returned in pursuit in
Il buggy. After the murders Marshall
fled and search for him continued all
night.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-26
EMPORIA SUPERINTENDENT
ENDORSES MISS ROSS

To the voters and patrons Of Dick
inson county, interested in the bes
there is in education for their boys
and girls, am pleased to speak q
word for Miss Flora Ross, who is so.
Letting your support in the coming
primary and also the general election
in November. Having had an oppor-
ttlnity to instruct Miss Ross while at
Kansas State Normal I fea some
what able to know her fitness for the
office to which she aspires.
She is conscientious worker and
has the welfare of the children at
heart and l believe the teachers will
find her a sympathetic friend and
helper in time of need.
If the voters will make an investi-
CATION regarding the ability and fit
ness of Miss Ross their approval will
be manifested by their vote in the
coming election.
(Signed) F. J. WHITAKER,
Supt. Barkley Rural School
d&w1t
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-26
NEW LEADER FOR BAND
Lane Latimer Is Head of Second
Boys Band

Lane Latimer has been appointed
by the Rotary club to succeed Harold
Roger as leader of the second Boys
band. Under the new leadership the
band will meet two nights week,
Wednesday and Friday.
Mr.. Latimer Is well qualified for
the place, having played a cornet in
the Abilene band for several years.
At the present time there are about
twenty boys in the band and Mr..
Latimer hopes to build it up to a
fifty or sixty piece band.
Mr.. Royer deserves much credit
for the work he has done to build up
the band. The reason for his resig-
nation was that besides being leader
of the second boys band he also had
charge of the Abilene band and the
Abilene Boys band
1t will be fine opportunity for
the younger boys who want to play
In the band. They will be under a
good leader and will have practice
twice a week. The band will In a
few years replace the boys in the
first band who are too old to be in
1t. The expense will be small,
to only 25 cents week.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-26
By A. L. ShuItz

Topeka, Oct. 25-State headquar-
tiers have opened up their biennial
bombardment of prediction claims
In the wild claims of victory during
the next ten days II may be difficult
for the ordinary voter to keep his
feet on the ground and know how
the fighting is going in the stiHe
This is the dizzy stage of the cam
paign and in the rather frenzied en-
thusiasm of the moment it isn't at
all improbable that some of the man.
ayers may themselves become con
verts to their own figures. Based on
| figures already presented it is proba-
Bile that both headquarters may be
quite a bit wrong
Looking at the closing days of the
present campaign from the stand
point of Kansas political battles of
the last 20 years, there doesn't seem
to be very good gambling chance
for the Democrats to win. On the
other hand it is an off year. There
will probably be lighter vote than
in 1920 and the person who doesn't
concede bunch Of gains for the
Democrats should take a course at
night school.
In the first place, though, the
Democrats have not been making
the sort Of fight that has the win
ming snap in it. Their headquarters
claim Davis to win by enough votes
to carry part of the state ticket
with him. The Democrat managers
themselves don't know just where
the votes are coming from. Their
state organization is the weakest
since 1908. Their headquarters is
without funds. They have neither
speakers nor a compact
that will get their
voters to the polls.
Republican managers claim the
state for Morgan by $4,000 to SO,-
900. Probably 10000 to 10000 is
more nearly correct. The Republi-
cans have enough funds to continue
an aggressive fight-if the ravens
continue their visits. They have the
press and the speakers.
The state fight is centered on Nor
,an. He has inherited all the oppo-
ition accumulated by the Allen ad-
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-26

and the best Abilene has ever ha(
and will be worth coming miles tt
see-and the game will be one of the
hardest fought that has ever been
played on the Abilene gridiron.
The main float will be the athletic
float. 1t will be second behind the
Abilene Boys band. This float will
represent the advantages of athletics
and athletic training. The team In
some mysterious way has procured a
goat that will be used for the team
mascot.
Before the game the cheer leader
and his assistants will entertain the
spectators and between halves a
grand surprise is planned and an air
meet will be held. Some Of the lat
est model balloons and the best bal
loonists will be obtained in order to
make the meet success.
There will be about twenty floats
from the high school besides the in
dividual cars that will be decorated.
Some of the business men will also
enter decorated cars.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-26
Dizzy Claims Come Pouring from Camps of Republicans
and sas the Draws Its Close

ed over Davis, the present Demo
crat nominee, by 100000. In other
words Davis lost every county in the
state by an average of 900 votes.
Then Davis had stronger state
organization than at the present
time. Davis ran ut the head of his
ticket-nearly $4,000 ahead of Cox
for president, This year Davis might
pick up an average of 500 or 600
votes to the county without getting
very close to the money. Inciden-
tally gain of that sort is n mighty
big jump in an off year campaign.
Top Noch Speakers Absent
Neither political party has land
tional committees have sent them
into states where senatorial fights
are being Waged Incidentally the
national campaign funds followed
the speakers. Both parties suffered
in Kansas. Neither Democrats nor
Republicans have big war chest
Both wanted outside help.
Down in the Third district the
Republicans have given demonstra-
ion of party loyalty that is somewhat
new in these days. At their meet
ing in Parsons they invited w. H.
Sproul, the congressional nominee to
sit at their banquet and put him on
the speaking program. That fact
didn't mean so much. But it was
rather significant when they unani-
mously pledged him their 100 per
cent support in November.
The situation was doubly impress
sive In view of the fact that Sproul
waded into the Third district news
paper fraternity In mighty rough
way last summer Most of the news
men-Tom Thompson, Seth Wells.
Doc Moore, Billy Blair, Wilfrid Cav !
mess, Hugh POWELL and score of I
red hot for Phil Camp
)ell. At their Parsons meeting the
publishers showed Sproul and the
district at large that they are just
IS game losers as winners. If Sproul
meets up with old man trouble In the
,eneral election he will never be able
o put the responsibility on either
or the old fighting Camp
ell organization in the district
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-26
Homecoming Day
to be a Hummer
High School Will Own the Town
Friday-Big Parade and
Football Game

Abilene high school will celebrate
her first annual Homecoming day,
Friday, October 27, by big parade
and a football game with Emporia
high school. Special arrangements
have been made to make this the
biggest game Of the year. The team
is in good condition and the students
have much more pep than they have
had for any other game this year.
Each of the four classes, some Of
the various departments and the or
ganizations will have floats. These
floats will represent in various ways
the work Of the departments and or
ganizations.
The parade will be the biggest
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-26
Methodist Church News

The teacher training department,
has begun it's work for the season
There are two classes in the worker
and his Bible. The class on Sunday
morning is taught by Mrs. Taylor
and the class meeting on Monday
night has Rev. G. L. Hovgard for its
teacher at present.
Mrs. McAdams' class had their
business meeting Tuesday evening
and after the business had been
transacted, the members formed q
line party for the revival services.
The revival meetings started last
Sunday with large attendance in
the evening. The pastor has been
praching every night so far and will
continue during the week. Next week
some of the neighbOring pastors will
come in to help.
The Mothers club is an active or
ganization in this church. They
meet the fourth Thursday each
month and discuss things that moth
ers ought to know in the rearing Of
their children. While the mothers
are having their meetings, the babies
are being cared for by experts in
some other part Of the church. Mrs.
Geo. Berger is the president.
Most of the Methodist churches
are now having their revival meet
ings. Talmage closed successful
campaign last Sunday in which the
pastor did most Of the preaching and
Rev. Chappell Of Woodbine conduct
ed the singing. The church Of Sol
omon is having meetings now and
the one at Woodbine will begin in a
few weeks.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-26
Every Enploye Saving
10 Per Cent of Income
Fine Record Is Made By Associated
Companies Under Its
Thrift Plan

A report from the savings and in
vestment committee of the Associat-
ed Companies today states that every
one of the 1900 employees is saw
ing 10 per cent of his or her income.
This means that one of the fore
most savings plans ever instituted In
this country is complete success.
1t means that the management has
secured the whole hearted o-opera-
tion Of each individual worker In its
compulsory thrift plan.
When IL was announced on July
l, 1922, that every member of the
United Telephone Company and the
United Light & Power System would
be required to save 10 per cent Of
his income or seek another job,
everyone lauded the plan but many
insisted that 1t was impossible-that
II man can't be compelled to save.
Even some employees themselves
were dubious about their ability to
put aside tenth of their income
each month. But the report of the
Investment committee for the Asso-
ciated Companies proves that thrift
can be stimulated through compul-
sorry saving in an organization.
Many interesting facts are con-
tanned in the report of the commit
tee. For instance, so per cent of the
employees are purchasing the secur-
tiles of the Associated Companies
and are receiving per cent inter-
est on their investment. These in
vestments are non assessable and |
the taxes are paid by the company
There is certain ntercompany riv
airy too, with the telephone work
ers leading; the employees are buy
ing about go per cent telephone stock
and 40 per cent light and power
securities.
approximately 30 per cent of the
workers are placing their savings in
and loan stock and are re-
ceiving g per cent interest on their
The remaining 20 per
cent is, as u rule, putting the money
In bank savings and receiving an
earning Of per cent.
Eastern concerns, especially saw
ings and investment companies,
have been watching the Central
Kansas experiment. with keen in
terst and its successful operation will
cause the plans adop-
ton In many organizations. The
Comp Clubs of America, dealing
mostly with bankers, have expressed
their favor of the plan; the United
Industries Of America, including
hundreds Of concerns such as cotton
producers, manufacturers, etc, have
taken n detailed resume Of the plan
md will probably use part Of 1t In
he near future.
With the savings plan working
100 per cent, 1t Is found that the
otal savings each month amounts to 1
bout Is per cent OF the total in !
ONES of all workers.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-26
Dickinson County
School System
Needs Miss Ross
(From Hope Dispatchl

/ The Republicans of Dickinson
county believe that the educationa
interests are of prime Importance, ir
fact paramount to all other interests
We are all agreed that nothing is Of
greater moment or more vitally con-
Germs us than the education Of oul
children. No matter what else we
may do in this life, If our children
and the children of the community
are not properly educated, and thus
fitted to cope with the problems Of
the world, we will feel that we have
not done our best, that we have not
given them the heritage that they
/ deserve.
1t was with this thought in view
that prominent men and women In
the Republican party insisted on
Miss Flora A. Ross becoming their
party candidate for county superin-
tendent of schools, knowing as they
did Miss Ross peculiar fitness for
the position through careful study
and application, a preparation which
leaves her admirably equipped for
the position she is seeking at the
hands Of the voters of Dickinson
county.
Miss Ross has devoted practically
her whole life to educational work.
After graduating from Huntley (Il.)
high school she was instructor at
Belvidere Business College, later
specializing in dramatic art at Val
paraiso (Ind.) University, where she
studied under Edith Arnold Hogan,
head of the dramatic department. as
well as under the tutelage of Mrs.
Lester Trego, both nationally known.
For more than five years Miss
Ross taught elocution in Illinois and
has had world Of experience direct
ing dramatic work and coaching
school plays. Her school experience
covers four states-Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa and Kansas, giving her a
broader vision and understanding Of
present day problems than is pos
sessed by the ordinary teacher or
school graduate.
Miss Ross since coming to Kansas
las continued her preparation, by
aking three terms at Emp0ria Nor
nal and has taught four years. She
lolds life certificate issued in
lyon county. She devotes every en-
'rgy to her profession and is ambi-
ious to reach the top rungs Of her .
'rofession.
Miss Ross was raised on a farm
nd is cOgnizant of the present day l.
leeds of the rural schools and al
eady she is planning to put her
yell defined ideas into practical ex- :
cution.
( This is, the history and these are
he qualifications of Miss Ross whom !,
he Republicans ask you to support =.
Or county superintendent Of schools !.
)r this county.