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Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16

she went there. Often they would
ride out in Guests car, the girl
swore, and serious offenses would
occur. Guest, she said, frequently
gave her medicine.
During the past summer the girl
said she began keeping company
with Conrado Gallegos, 17-year-
old Western Union messenger boy,
and subsequently told him of her
relations with Guest. She denied
having improper relations with
| Gallegos, but said that her par
ents objected to her going with
| him.
The specific offense on which
the charge was brought is alleged
| to have occurred on the morning
Of December II, in Guests office
in the city hall. The girl said the
hour was o'clock. and she had
stopped there with Guest on the
way to his home. where her par
ents had arranged to have her stay
to break off her acquaintance with
Gallegos. She said she told her
mother on December IL all about
what had been going on because
she feared that she was in a seri-
Gus condition.
Tells Gallcgos Story
On cross examination Ethel ad-
mitted that Captain Guest had
been active In assisting her family
| but that she had never liked him
She said she told Gallegos of her
trouble because he was a sincere
friend and would not tell anybody
She admitted having asked Gale
COS for a book which she had been
| told would tell her how to get out
of trouble. but that the boy had
refused to do so, though he ad-
mitted having such a book. She
admitted that she loves Conrad
and that she would do anything In
her power to shield and protect
him. She told Gallegos Of her pre-
, dicament in October, she said.
On being pressed for an answer
the girl said that she was fond OF
Commandant and Mrs. Ogilvie
now in charge Of the Salvation
Army here. She stated that she
knew that some of the Salvation
Army people were hostile to Guest
by the way they talked of him.
"But 1t wasn't any frameup by
the Salvation Army" she said.
| "Why do you mention frame
up9" asked Mr.. Wood.
Because I read in the paper
that Captain Guest had stated he
was the victim of a frameup," the
girl replied.
She admitted that she hates
Captain Guest and said: 81 guess
I'll never get forgiveness for it,"
"You are more likely to get for
| givenness than some people in this
hall" said judge Roddy, who pre-
viously had called down number
of spectators who had applaudet
the testimony, .
On cross examination the gir
was specific in her description o.
the alleged happenings of Decem
ber II. She said she left home
with Captain Guest at S:55 O'CLOCK
and arrived at the city hall at
o'clock. There was nobody in thu
/ office, she said. and Guest called
her in and repeated his actions o
former times. She said he asked
- about her condition and offer
| ed tn get her some medicine.
After leaving Guests office, she
said, she went to his home, where
she spent the day. She arrived
late because she missed the street
car, she said. She admitted dis
\ icussing with a girl named Myrtle
at the Guest home her condition
ktnd blamed Captain Guest for it
THE girl admitted going with Gale
4 4 IS to a cave northeast of the city
| b denied going into it or having
do le anything improper.
i L he said that after becoming ac'
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16
DECISION HELD
FOR AMUSEMENT
IN PHONE CASE
State Corporation Commits
sion Completes Hearing
for Increased Rates; Cost
to Company, $4,000

Santa Fe, N. NJ, Dec. 15.-The
state corporation commission will
take the case under advisement
and render a decision as early as
possible, Chairman B. Montoya
announced late Friday afternoon,
at the conclusion of the hearing on
the petition of the Mountain states
Telephone and Telegraph company
to increase rates in the state.
Hearings on the petition were
commenced in September of last
year. Preparation and submission
of the evidence cost the company
approximately $4,000, Milton H..
Smith. vice president and general
counsel, said. Cost to the state
has been between $1,000 and
$4,000 it was said by Hugh II. Will
liams, commissioner.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16
GIRL DECLARES
GUEST ATTACKED
HER REPEATEDLY
Ethel Patterson TeStltieS
That Alleged Misconduct
BEGAN in 1921; Hearing
Continued Till Today

Fifteen years old Ethel Patter-
son. slight, pale blonde girl
wearing glasses-the sort of a
youngster one sees going to school
and associates with maidenly in
nocence-told yesterday afternoon.
in Justice George Roddys court
a story of alleged repeated immor-
al relations with Captain Richard
Guest. secretary of the bureau OF
charities and juvenile court OH
Ger, covering a period beginning
in late July 1921, and continuing
until December IL, 1922. when her
father Joseph b. Patterson, sWore
out a complaint against the man
charging q statutory otfense. She
said she submitted through fear.
Under a grilling cross eXamlna-
ton by Francis e. Wood attorney
for the defense, she refused TO de-
yiate from her story or to be shaK-
en- in the slightest detail,
Because of the large crowd Oh
morbid curiosity seekers who WISH
ed to hear the testimony, the hear
ing was held in the hall of the
Chamber Of Commerce. The state
concluded its presentation OF evil
dence at $3.50 o'clock, and the
hearing was continued until s'5o
o'clock this morning.
The girl testified that Guest
committed serious offense
against her in Roswell in late July
or early August 1921, when he was
captain of the Salvation Army ana
she was a member of the organlza-
+ion learning to play the snare
drum. This occurred, she SAID,
in the upper room of the Saliva
tion Army headquarters, where he
had her practice on the drum IN
order not to disturb other persons
about the place. She said TINS was
repeated almost nightly for q long
period, and that Mrs. Guest, in her
quarters in the lower part OF the
building did not know of 1t, put
inquired several times why the
girl was kept in the upper room
in the, dark The captain replied.
the girl said, that he wished her
to practice in the dark so that she
could not watch her fingers.
She Feared Guest
She testified that she knew these
relations were wrong, but that she
did not realize how wrong until a
later time. She declared that her
family was brought here last
February by Captain Guest, who
wished to help her father obtain
work, and that the relations were
resumed and were almost daily oc-
-, currences. She feared to tell, she
said, because Guest told her he
would "do something to her. If
she did. She feared he would have
her put in Jail, she testified. but
he never made any specific threat
of that sort.
She said that she met Guest fire.
ouently in the Salvation Army hall
here at about $40 o'clock each
evening, and that when he cstah-
lished his office at the city hall,
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16
WATCHMAN KILLED;
THEATER BURNED AT
MEXICALI, MEXICO

Mexicali, Lower California, Dec.
t5.-Fire which destroyed the
Mexico theater and swept half a
block Of adjoining structures in
the business district here today
causing property loss estimated at
100000 was kindled by bandits
after they had murdered Juan
Gonzales, watchman Mt the thea
ter, according to evidence in the
hands of the authorities today.
The charred body of Gonzales
was found in the ruins Of the or
chestra pit.
Three persons were slightly
burned in escaping from the sec
ond floor of the Germania hotel
adjacent to the theater.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16
F RANCE UPHOLDS
PO|NCARE: VIE "
ON PREPARATIONS
Chamber of Deputies, by
OVerWh Ginning Vote,
Voices Confidence in Pre-
mier and Ministry

Paris Dec. Is (by the Associated
Press. THE chamber Of deputies,
early this morning, after a long
debate, gave the Poincare govern
ment a vote of confidence. The
vote was 512 to rs.
The chamber had been in session
since Friday afternoon until 1:25
o'clock this morning except for a
supper recess. During the early
part of the session. NJ. Poincarc
gave an exposition of the repara-
tions situation, during which he
told the deputies that if they We're
mot satisfied with the government,
he and his ministry were ready
gracefully to withdraw.
After the premiers address, the
chamber, without taking up the
question of confidence in the gov
ernment, proceeded to the order
of the day and was engaged in this
when an adjournment was taken
until 10 o'clock Friday evening.
At the resumption of the sitting
the debate continued on the gener-
al policy of the government as pro-
Vided under the agenda. The dep
Iuties forgot that they had decid-
ed to join the interpretations re-
garding home policies to those
concerning foreign affairs, and
consequently they had to listen to
a long discourse by the commun-
| list deputy, Georges Levy on the
Implication of the eight-hOur day,
and the echoes of the Malvay case
from Deputy Herriot.
Deputy Pierre Forgeot, however,
brought up reparations. He de-
manded that all possibilities of
making an agreement should be
exhausted before the government
committed itself to any irrevoca-
! BILE course. He caused n stir in
the chamber by declaring that
France should return to her own
finances before she sought to re-
form those of Germany.
M. Heriot, after having ridiculed
1.-THE governments criticisms of all
sundry subjects, declared that the
radicals would vote for the gov
ernment because in foreign poll
tics the government represented
no party or combination but
France. The deputies, who were
getting more and more restless as
the time wore on, took their first
opportunity to vote cloture by a
show of hands.
Then the president Of the cham
Der put the order Of the day pure
and simple, implying confidence
in the government and the cham
her voted such confidence 512 to
70.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16
suAnE REArs s1,HnErr.

Omaha, Dec. 15.-Dave Shade,
California lightweight, won a ref
erees decision over frankie
Schoell of Buffalo, N. Y, in ten
rounds here tonight. 1t was un-
derstood that the fight would de-
eide which Of the two men will
meet Mickey Waller welterweight
champion. Morrie Schlaifer, Oha-
ha welterweight, knocked out
Frank MCGOWAN Of Kansas City in
the fourth round of a scheduled
ten-round semi-final.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16

quainted with Gallegos she kept
away from Guest as much as pos
sible, but could not avoid meeting
him frequently, Previously she
had stated that up to the time she
met Gallegos@ she had been in
Guests company almost every day.
on re-cross examination, the girl
said that she did not stay away
from school. mo teacher ever
liked me-" she continued, my
parents would not believe me. The
only one to stand by me is the
Lord Jesus Christ"
Amen" shouted somebody in
the Salvation Army contingent.
Galusha Saw Girl
Chief OF Police Galusha testified
to seeing the girl about the city
hall several times. He said he
thought she was a member of
Guests family. The chief said he
saw her come into the city hall on
the morning of December IL. He
did not see Guest come in on that
occasion, and paid no particular
attention to the incident.
DR., Evelyn Frisbie testified to
having made an examination of the
girl which disclosed that relations
had taken place. She was unable
to state if the girl is to become u
mother, but said there were some
indications that would lead a phys
ician to believe such a condition
exists.
Joseph Patterson. the girls
father, testified that Guest had
been kind to the family in Ros-
we'll and in Albuquerque, and said
he believed the captain to be an
honorable gentleman up to the
time he had been informed of the
girls confession to her mother.
lie said that he objected to the
girl going with Gallegos and had
taxed to the school teacher about
Ethel meeting Gallegos instead of
going to school on time. Patterson
said he had appealed to Guest to
help him break off the friendship
between the girl and Gallegos. He
testified that Cues. had suggested
that the girl stay at the Guest
home for a time and help with the
work of the city colony, where
charity cases are cared for. Pat
terson denied l.aving told the
teacher or anybody that the girls
word could not be believed but
said that he had said something
about her telling stories" He
said he believes Gallegos to be a
good boy, but did not wish his
daughter going with anybody and
especially Spanish-Americans.
Gallegos said he is II years old
and a former student of the Men
aul school. He said he had known
Ethel since February, having met
her through her brother. Gallegos
said they often went to picture
shows together in the afternoons
and took walks into the country
on Sundays, but that he had oeen
with Ethel only twice at night,
when he took her home from the
Salvation Army. He said that
their relations had always been
pure. Gallegos testified that the
girl had told him about her rela-
tions with Guest sometime in Sep
tember.
Girl Asked for Book
Gallegos said that the girl had
asked him about a book which
would enable girls to get out of
trouble, but that he had refused
to give it to her, though he had
it in his possession. The book be-
longed to some other messenger
boys, he said, and he gave it back
= to them without reading it. He
annfnGGinT IN
him had come on his repeated
questioning her as to her continued
presence with Guest at the Saliva
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16
DOWNEY GETS DRAW

New Orleans, Dec. 15.-Bryan
Downey of Cleveland and Happy"
Littleton of New Orleans fought 10
fast rounds to a draw here tonight.
Downey weighed 154A pounds and
Littleton 100.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-02-27

Howard Baxter today announces in
the t'rcenln-J ournal that he is Il candi.
date for the nomination of county audi
tor. subject to the will of the Rcpubli.
can voters. as expressed ut the pri-
marics June ).
Mr.. Baxter is too well known to the
people of Hamilton county to need any
introduction. He is just finishing his
first term as county auditor and he well
deserves the courtesy of Il second term.
which probably will be given him with
cut opposition. Prior to taking the
authorship. Mr.. Baxter was for several
years deputy auditor. He has made an
excellent official, both as deputy and
auditor The authorship is Il real man
sized job. one which calls for special
training and executive ability.
Mr.. Baxter has lived almost all his
life in Webster City and hence is widely
known over the county. He expects to
make Il canvass of the county. even
though the courtesy of Il second term
without Il fight will probably be ac-
corded hlm.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-02-27
Save FORESTS;
BURN GARBAGE
Chamber of Commerce Votes
on Conservation ReSOl-
utiOn as to
Forests.
ACTS ON GARBAGE
Engineers Club Will Invest
igate Webster City and
Report.
ACTS ON GARBAGE

Following the address of lilo |. Boak
Of Denver, at the Chamber OF Com
merce last evening. Mrs. Ella Burlcsol
introduced a resolution intended as 4
measure of national forest conserve
ton. 1t asked that the government
keep the administration of the nation.
al forests under the supervision of tle
department Of agriculture and deploring
the effort to put this administration
elsewhere. The resolution was unani.
mously passed. a motion was also un'
animously passed asking for an investi'
CATION of garbage and its disposal in
Webster City.
In speaking in support of Mrs. Bur-
leson's resolution. Mr.. Boak told what
the state of Colorado and the ci,y of
Denver is doing. \ music week is cele
brated in Denver. Part of the program
is given over to Il pageant Which is a
plea for the saving of forests. viii
flowers, etc. The music is all by home
talent. Much community singing is III.
dulged in. Singing people, said ;he
speaker. 'are always happy. You can
make a crouch sing"
Following the disposal of the rcso-
luton ON conservation, the matter Of
ga rbage disposal was discussed City
Manager Long told Of the various ways
used in different cities. He favored
some method of incineratiOn. The queS-
tiOn in Webster City, however. is one
of finance. Such plant would cost
from $4,000 to $4,000. in addition to
which would be the expense of opera
tion. of collecting the garbage, stcr-
ilizing the cans. etc. The expense can
be met. either by taxation or through
some method of charging individuals
for the collection of garbage
f. ID. Schcnk and +. G. Austin. both
engineers. also discussed the question
and gave some illuminating facts. both
as to local conditions and as to meth
otls of disposal used elsewhere. TIE
net result was motion by Mr.. Austin
directing the Webster City Engineers
club ITO investigate the question of
garbage and its disposal in Webster
City and make Il report to the Chamber
of Commerce. The motion was lnan-
imOusly passed. following which the
meeting adjourned.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-02-27
FETE PROVES TO Be
CARNIVAL OF FUN
Given in the Methodist
Church by the Epworth
League.

The "Fete de FOu" in the basement
of the Methodist church Friday night
proved to be carnival Of fun from
the moment the crowd gathered until
the curtain fell OIL the last act of tho
program prepared by the young people
The baby show proved to be the most
popular attraction, owing largely nc
doubt, to the interesting noises con
|stantly floating out from that booth
Wave Richards was judged by the visi
tors to be the finest baby in the contest
and was awarded the prize, a toy bal
loon. The art gallery, the "Whoopee
Lady" and the fish pond all received
their share of patronage. candy
booth conducted by the Lewa campfire
girls netted good sum. In the voting
contest for the most attractive girl
present. Pauline Hirt was awarded first
place and received the prize. a large
box of candy.
Refreshments were served at a long
table in cafeteria style. Later i'll the
evening the program was given.
The first number was play entitled
The Boob" in which the parts were
taken by Earl Armstrong, Mack Kan-
tor. Everett Clifton, Gerald Pringlc and
Pearl Haines. The bashful, awkward
n,onO,,verS Of the ''ROObS" rcOrcSpntell
by Mack kantor, created continual
laugh. All the parts were very well
taken.
MA" was sung next by Esther Nell
son. Pauline Hunter. Miriam Clipper.
field and Pauline Hirt, in costume. This
number. too, proved most attractive.
and the quartette responded to an en-.
core.
The last number was a movie. en-
titled. wild Nell" put on by the
Wee Fou u Limited Stock Company
The stars were Elma Webb, as wild
Ncll": Alma TOlstrup. as Lady We're
d.. We're: Alice Crawford Hull.
Nulu,' a medicine woman: Everett
Clifton took the part Of Handsome
Harry" Donald Fear Chief We Get
En-" and Earl Armstrong, his accom-
plicc, Bull Durham. This capped the
climax Of Il very a4tioyahle,- humorous
program. About s25 was taken in.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-02-27
Trading at Home.

Iowa Falls Citizen: Along through
the course of the years the writer has
0cca sonallv written an article on trad
ing at home. Conditions do not ma
tcrially change and an article written
twenty years ago applies fairly we'll to
this day and time. The arguments are
about the same and the results of Il dis
Cussion about the same. People will 60
OH doing as they please.
OF course we all feel that ii is best
tc trade at home or any way we talk
tl:at way in public The people ut
hcme pay the taxes, build the school
houses, support the churches. make
the public improvements, build the
roads, bury the dead. sing at the fu-
nrrals. preach the sermons. etc. etc.
\ man can easily write column of
good argument along this line, still
people trade away from home. The
reason is always the same. They think
they are getting something better or
cheaper.
In the course of years it is inter
esting to sit in a printing office and
listen to the various arguments Of all
classes of people a business man
comes ill., He is ugly at the cataog
houses and is provoked at the farm
crs for sending to Chicago. Sometimes
he touches on most of the arguments in
favor of trading ut home and some
times he just gets :, hold ON the tail of
the animal.
However, the business man is not
the only complainant. In comes Il
farmer He is ugly. Some business
man has sent away for potatoes and
the farmer has potatoes to sell. The
business man. like the farmer that
buys in Chicago. sustains his position
with the same argument that he could
huy cheaper or better in Minnesota.
So goes it.
Now here comes an intcrlopcr. He
has been in Des Moines and is rolling
:, choice morscl under his tongue. lie
has seen. actually seen, a bunch Of
women coming home with bundles
bought in the city, costing no doubt.
hundred of dollars. They are. 50 he
saws. the wives of the main advocates
of trading at home. The argument is
always the same. something better or
cheaper.
4 printer from "A neiGhborins town
comes in. He is disguised. Enough
,.yiuiing is being sent out of his town
10 keep five or six families. He says
that the banks are the worst o:fen-
orly such printing at home rs they
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-02-27
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MARKET REVIEW.
- - - H. l. IL IL IL

Chicago. Feb. %. Especial. 1.-The
United States bureau of markets today
furnished the following market review
Of the week:
Hay: Market dull and generally
slightly lower. OF grade hay con.
tinues in excess Of demand. Quoted
February 24-NO. / Timothy New York
S27. Philadelphia S24. Pittsburgh So,
Chicago sd, Atlanta $27, Cincinnati
$40. No. l alfalfa, Atlanta $322, Chi.
cago $$.22.5O.
Grain: Wheat market unsettled but
closed higher for the week. Principal
market factors were: Strength in
Liverpool and BuenOs Aires; Good
export sales and bullish crop reports,
and breaking Of drouth in southwest.
Export demand for corn continued
good; Country offerings to arrive
light. Closing prices in Chicago cash
market No. > rcd winter wheat $1.4 !;
No. . hard winter wheat $1.39; No. .
mixed corn GO cents: No. = yellow corn
co cents; No. 3 white oats 3Gh !;
average farm prices: No. > mixed
corn in central Iowa 4Gl4: No hard
winter wheat in central Kansas $1.23.
For the week Chicago May wheat up )
cents closing at $1.447s; Chicago May
corn up cents closing at 66h cents
May wheat up 3:il cents
al S1.46H. Kansas City May wheat
up pa cents at s1.3l1s: Winnipeg May
" heat up Csc, at $1.42h.
Dairy Products: Butter markets
barely steady. Supplies of all grades
liberal and buyers operating cautiously.
Prices on all markets practically the
same and there is very little intermar-
ket trading. Closing prices 81 score:
New York, Philadelphia and Boston
3G cents: Chicago 3G1@ cents.
Live Stock and Meats: Chicago hog
lrices advanced 80 to G5 cents per 100
pounds. Beef steers practically un-
changed, butcher cows and heifers up
10 to % cents. Feeder steers UP 10
TO % cents. Veal calves up oO cents
to 81. Fat lambs advanced % to 4O
cents. Yearlings and fat ewes % to 10
cents. Feeding lambs practically I'LL
February "a prices Chicago
hogs top 5000: bulk Of sales S10.W'
s1O.S5: medium and good beef steers
n 35-sNlj: butcher COWS and heifers
sI.$7.S5: feeder steers SJO-$'.'D'
Light and medium weight veal calves
s7.N$12; fat lambs $l3.O-$1G.20;
feeding lambs $ll.5O-$13.5o: ycarlinss
fat ewes So.1o-S9,2';
,tocker and feeder shipments from Il
important markets during the week
,rding Feb. II we're: Cattle and calves
5l,577: hogs 1o,7O3: sheep .2,644.
The general trend of eastern who'esale
fresh prices was upward. Lamb al
yance.l $l-$2. Pork loins and mutton
Il SO veal practically unchanged; i'eel
ranged from 80 cents higher on medium
GRADES to 80 cents lower on good. Feb.
a prices grade meat. Beef $l2.oo'
1850: veal $l6-$2O; lamb $2'-S'O;
mutton Sl4-1S; light pork loins Sl9-S2";
heavy loins $3.50.