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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-09
GAYETY.
.Peek-a-Bee.-

Jean Bedini's justly famous
"Peek-A-Boo" is back to Wash
ington this week on it's annual
visit and showing to Gayety
patrons. Practically the same good
too Probably no
one was more surprised than our
selves at the manner in which
Harry kelso handled the principal
comedy. Last season we saw Harry
dong odd bits to make "Peek-A-
Loo" success. but this year
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-23
ARREST ENSIGN FINANCIER
Charles E. Sturdevant Charged With
Embezzling $4,000.

Dodge City. Kan, Dec -23.-Charles
E Sturdevant, former cashier of the
Ensign, Kan, State bank and former
treasurer of the Ensign rural high
school board, charged with embezzle-
ment of $4,000 of school FUNDS and al
legged to have secured about $4,000
by forging district schools warrants,
was arrested last night at Lewis, Ed
wards county, by Sheriff Anderson of
Gray county, according to word
reaching here this afternoon.
Sturdevant, who is now in the Gray
county Jail. admits the charges placed
against him, Sheriff Anderson said to-
day. but says the shortages will be
made good.
The arrest was made on an embez-
element charge alleging that Sturde-
want had taken 5000 by selling bonds
voted by the Ensign district to pay
off outstanding warrants Four thou
sand dollars of that amount is alleged
to have been retained by Sturdevant,
Sheriff Anderson said. These war
rants had been previously sold to a
Wichita bank, it is charged.
Charges of forging other warrants
which Sturdevant is alleged to have
sold at different points in Kansas
have not yet been filed, so far as is
known here.
Sturdevant was ousted as cashier of
the Ensign State bank when a state
bank examiner found shortages there
during an examination. The bank
was reorganized and is now known as
the Peoples State bank
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-23

ures there without the slightest hesi-
fancy and go freely on their way.
blithely confident that there they Will
stay until a postman comes along and
collects them And one doesn't hear
of many stolen packages. We must
be lot honester than we give our
selves credit for being.
For to behold and for to see''-
kipling would have understood Ma
thew Fleming, jr., aged nine, who left
his home on West Fifteenth street the
other day and took a 1000 mile jour
ney all by himself. during the follow
ing three days Mathew didn't get so
very far from home, at that He spent
the entire time in L trains ON Man
haitian, all at the cost of one dollar
nance. His family was terribly
alarmed, of course, and it was thru
their search that his trip was ended.
Il seen lots of things was Mathews
explanation of the trip.
1t is most appropriate, of course.
that Tony Sarg's Marionettes should
be shown at the Punch and Judy
to create proper atmosphere. But at
mosphere or not, the Marionettes are
SO worth seeing that I would forego
many a play acted by human beings
for the sake of two hours at Don
Quixote," now being played by them
The play lends itself admirably TO the
peculiar artistry of the puppet show,
and it is an ideal holiday entertain
ment.
'Day by day in every way" more and
more surprising things are happening.
New York is about to adopt electric
cars in which a sign automatically
appears in electric lights on the front
of the car announcing car full, " when
the stated number of passengers are
packed within; and then the car will
make no more stops until some one
gets off. It is the first time anyone
has had the hardihood to suggest that
a trolley car might get full, and it's
going to be an awful blow to the con-
ductors whose favorite cry is, PLENTY
of room up front"
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-23
TRIAL AT HERRIN ADJOURNS
Holiday Recess Comes After Three
Testify for Defense

Marion. Ill, Dec. 25.-The trial of
with the Herrin riot of June p, ad-
journed at 1915 O'Clock today until
January 2. after three witnesses for
the defense had testified.
The chief factor in the testimony
this morning was that the armed
guards at the Lester strip mine had
invaded farmers property and made
threats against them. The defense
also brought out by two witnesses that
the union miner, Jordy Henderson.
first of the three union men killed at
the mine during the afternoon, was
CnarmedS This evidence was not con-
elusive as the witnesses admitted on
cross examination that they had not
searched the body.
Ed Crenshaw, whose cross Sxamina-
ton opened the case today. became
confused as to the killing OF Hender-
son, the union miner, under Senator
Glenn'S stiaVe cross exa nnination. He
led him to admit that people sur
rounded his house to the number of
500 or more on June % and were
there all day. that he heard a great
deal of firing. but Crenshaw wouldn't
admit seeing a, shot fired into the
mine.
None of the witnesses would admit
seeing any high powered rifles among
the armed mob, but only revolvers
and shotguns. Attorney Stone, for the
defense, brought out testimony that
the distance was so great that these
weapons would not carry that dis
tance.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-23
NO PLACE FOR SANTA CLAUS
Russians Plan Gay-Time But Say Kid
dies VIII Not Be Fooled.

Moscow. Dec. 2S-Santa Claus is
apt to find Christmas little to his lik-
ing in the principal cities and towns
of Soviet Russia this year; in fact to
the young communists he will be per-
soma non grata.
Members of that organization con-
tending that Christmas and st. Mich
olaS both are worn out myths, have
announced that the celebration of the
Russian Christmas, beginning January
8, will be marked by a series of elab-
crate carnivalS in which Santa Claus
will be assigned no part. They have
further decided that the singing of
Christmas carols shall be dispensed
with and the figure of an angel may
not be displayed on a Christmas tree
appearing in public.
Instead, the program cal1sfor torch
light professions, masked balls, dinner
parties and gay theater performances
day and night, together, with various
other forms of amusement designed to
suppress and offset any religious cere-
monies. The young Communists con-
tend that Christmas legends have
fooled children and their elders long,
enough and that every one should
know better.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-23
Return to Christ Chief
Ren1edyForthe Present
World EOiLs, Says Pope
In the Papa Encyclica Just Issued the Pont Praises
Efforts Universal Peace, But Condemns Divorce,
Modern Dances and Immodest Fashion.

found in a return to Christ, which
means peace, Justice and love among
all peoples, respect for-Qrder and au-
thority and combating materialism as
well as teaching true democracy and
brotherhood. The pontiff praises ef-
forts at universal pacification- He
condemns divorce, modern dances and
irnmodest fashion.
The encyclical expresses the hope
that all those who are still outside
the church of Christ may enter it..
The pope says he is encouraged in this
hope by the fact that nearly all the
states of the world have entered into
relations with the apostolic see. He
regrets that Italy. his country, and
that seat of the papacy is not among
these, and he protests against the sit
uation of the Holy See in this coun-
try, which, he says, has nothing to
fear from it.
The encyclicaI ends with an exhor-
tation to prayer and with the be-
stowaI of the apostolic benediction.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-23
PLAN CHICAGO IMPROVEMENTS
SANTA Fe May Build on East Side oi
State Street.

| Santa Fe May Build on East Side OF
State Street.
The burning of the Dearborn street
passenger station in Chicago this
week is likely to hasten plans which
the Santa Fe already had under con-
sideration for>the improvement of its
terminal facilities in Chicago.
According to an interview with
President W. B. Storey of the Santa
Fe in the Chicago Journal of Com
merce, the day before the Dearborn
street fire, the Santa Fe already had
under consideration three courses in
tn new arrangement or its Chicago
the I>ew arrangement of its Chicago
One is to make arrangements for
space in the new union station now
! under construction at Chicago, to
the Western Indiana, which will front
on Rolk street, or to adopt the new
Illinois Central station as its head
quarters
President Storey was also uuoted as
saying that the Santa Fe is consider
ing threefold plan ror providing for
its office quarters in Chicago.
The Santa Fe may puild a big new
office building on ground which it
now owns on the east sIde of State
street and south of Roosevelt road !;
it may continue its leases of three
ing or it may arrange for office space
in the new union station which is
under way at the present time.
President Storey did not commit the
road definitely to any one of the
plans for arranging for new office
space or new passenger Facilities. No
negotiations on any of the projects
said, but they are air receiving tenta-
tive consideration.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-23
TO BUILD STATE
Senator RidgWay Urges Cheap=
er Money for Kansas.
is Opposed to Repeal of Indus
trial Court Law.

Kansas City. Kan. Dec. 2S.-The
most important piece of legislation the
1928 Kansas legislature could enact
would be mortgage law which would
enable our citizens to obtain cheaper
money and build up the state" ac-
cording to Charles II. Ridgway of
kansas city. state senator from the
Fourth senatorial district. Mr. Ridg-
way took a leading part in the last
session of the legislature lie was
chairman OF the committee on insur-
ance and member of the committees
on cities of the first class. public
buildings. enSrossed bills, and several
others.
As to the industrial court issue, Mr..
Isidgway opposed either its repeal or
consolidation with the utilities com
IF changed at all. make it stronger
TO protect the public" said Mr.. Ridg-
way 4 am in favor, of retaining the
anti-piclseting provisions of the law
and would favor a change in the ac-
20 have the industrial court judges ap-
pointed by the supreme court"
As 10 taxation legislation, Mr.. Ridg-
way points out that solution may be
found largely in the respective county
and city budgets.
Urges Cut in Expenses.
~ would be in favor of reduction
OF state expenditures provided it does
not cripple institutions and cripple the
because have a high idea that cheap
peop1e employed are no good at any
price / have always have been in
favor of paying good money to my en-
pioyes for competent and efficient
work aad 1 certainly would be the
last person on earth TO cripple any
institution of the great state by being
parsirf1cliOus- The state taxes are
nominal There is great room for
Improvement in the way of reduction
in taxes in each county and city in the
state and there is where the money is
spent"
Senator Ridgway believes the re-
turns from automobile licenses are
adequate to pay the interest on an in
debtedness on funds used for construc-
tfon Of permanent highways, and to
pay off part of the principle each year,
and that the money received from
the license fees on cars should go into
the state highway funds to build
roads"
The Kansas City senator hopes the
legislature may devise some method
of bringing relief to the farmer, but
has no plans personally to offer
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-23
NEED TWELVE HOUR DAY
No Other Plan VIII Do for Steel In
dustry, Says Gary.

Chicagos Dec. 23. = ''The twelve
hour day is absolutely necessary to
the steel industry at the present time"
This was the statement today of
Bfbert H. Gary chairman of the
United States Steel corporation, who is
|. here to spend Christmas with his
daughter.
''Busin ness-especi the steel bust
ness-could not completely adopt the
eight-hour day. Gary said. Ethically
and socially, the eight-hour day is
right; economically it is not feasible
in the steel industry, now he declared.
IF we arbitrarily adopted the eight
hour day." Gary said, I'VE would in
crease our production costs immensely,
as we would be forced to pay the men
almost as much for eight hours as
they now get for twelve.
Even then we would be unable to
get sufficient workmen. 1t would
mean higher prices for steel. This
would be a bad thing for the steel
business and the country"
Germany and France are going back
to the twelve-hour day because they
must produce and compete with the
United States Gary asserted.
Gary said he was for increased i'm
migration but with stricter regard to
quality than to quantity He de-
Tended the Pittsburgh plus system of
selling steel, declaring it did-not handi-
cap development of business in the
middlewest On the contrary. he as
serted, it helped the west. as it is a
StabiliZer of business.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-23
FREE FAIR REPORT
Receipts From 1922 Exposition
Amounted to $11O,119.63.
Secretary Eastman Outlines
Plan for New Grandstand.

The receipts for the 1922 Kansas
Free F'a1r in Topeka amounted to
$11O,11s.63 and the expenditures for
all departments totaTed $107s599-12,
leaving an unexpended balance of
$2,520.51, according to the annual re-
port of the association, made public
today by Secretary Phil Eastman. A
total of $2s,369.33 was paid out in
premiums.
p Secretary Eastman's report is de-
voted largely to an outline of the
plans for the new steel and concrete
grandstand which is to be constructed
in time for the 1928 free fair. This
grandstand will not only be a tremen-
dous improvement in appearance, but
will have a much larger seating ca
pacity. Under the incline of seats.
booths will BE arranged for exhibits.
thus filling another long felt want.
The grandstand will seat 1000 per-
sons, according to the plans now being
drawn by It. w. Williamson & Com
pany, the architects.
The present structure was erected
when the attendance at the fair was
only one-fifth what it is at the pres
ent time. At that time II was con-
sidered an excellent example of
grandstand construction but since
then the policy thruouc the country
for stands for all open air attractions
changed to steel and concrete.
Plans Being Drawn Now.
Mr. Williamson, the architect, Wis
tied several western cities where mod
ern stands have been built and studied
their construction and arrangement
before starting the plans for the
grandstand at Topeka. In this he had
the benefit of the advice of L. Earl
Foglesong of Des Moines, Iowa, en-
gineer and landscape architect of the
Iowa State fair and many, other fairs
in the west. Mr.. Foglesong has made
several trips to Topeka, studied the
free fair grounds and then worked
out what is considered an ideal ar
rangement for the future development
of the entire grounds
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-23
State journals New York Letter
By LUCY JEANNE PRICE

New York, Dec. 23.-And this is
New York; The old virtues would
seem TO be coming back into public
demand. The Duchess County so
ciety of New York City IS planning a
big dinner at the Astor In January
and will give 800 to the best looking
young woman who will fry doughnuts
for the diners.
The return of the Speejacks. the
smallest power yacht to have circum-
navigated the globe. calls attention to
the great decline in ocean yachting
during the past ten years. The 1arg-
est yacht built this year was $50 feet
and the building of any at all has
fallen far below that of former years.
The well-known h. C. l. and high taxes
partially account for this, and the de-
velopment of 'super-yachting' has
been a factor. Great SHIPS are being
chartered by corporations and are
sent on cruises of a luxury that the
could not equal. The cruise of the
private yacht is limited to a small
group besides the owners family and
there is almost too much responsible
ity upon the hosts for their complete
enjoyment. The passenger list on a
"superyachting'' cruise reads like the
Social Register, and other shoulders
carry the burdens. Sucn cruise will
start from here in February on the
big Mauretania, sailing TO the Med
iterranean, under the auspices of the
American Express company in which
all responsibility of the yachtman is
eliminated. Specialists aid him at
every point. He cruises in a floating
palace filled with peopse like himself;
without responsibility, and with every
want foreseen. That's wnat modern
days demand.
People are honest, after all. More
than that, other people know they are.
This in spite of our occasional cynical
expressions of doubt about our fell
1ow-beings. 1 realize it every time I
pass a package mail box here in New
York around Christmas time. The
tops of the boxes are packed high
with parcels which could not be
squeezed into the overflowing recep-
tacle. People just leave their treas
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-23
WILL NOT FORGET ASTORIA
OodIes of Goodies From Outside to
Cheer Fire Stricken City.

Cheer Fire Stricken City.
Astoria, Ore, Dec. 23.-Queer are
the exigencies of fate Ages ago the
Savior was born in a humble manger
because there no room in the inn.
Now fate has left Astoria in ruins
leVeled by fire. Christmas is nigh
and there is no place from whence
cheer can be radiated to the homeless
and destitute.
Only Astor street-"lane of in
eQuity''-in the devastated business
area. And from the Louvre-the ac-
cursed Louvre of bygone days-on
Astor street, the spirit of Christmas
will reign. Where naughty Courtesan
once rolled her eyes; where men in
gaming won and lost, sacrificed honor,
sometimes ife. A dive-a hell hole
spared by fire as were all the dens of
inequity.
Her brother Elks from Portland will
play Santa Claus to hundreds whose
homes are temporary sheds and shell
,Tons of food, oodIes of toys and
pretty things will cheer little and
grown up Astorians. Three great
trees, brilliant with lights, will shed
kindly glow along AStor street.
C,himneys fell with business houses
and homes and perchance. little chill
dren, told of Santa Claus way of
coming, will wonder how the old gem
tleman will reach their makeshift shell
tiers. But mothers have reassured
them and 1.-The dear little dimpled
darlings' are awaiting Saint Nick in
all his glory
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-23
ARE 100000 CARS SHORT
Transportation Handicap Is Chief Re
tarding Factor TO Industry

washington. Dec. 23-The railroads
Of the country are 100000 cars short
of the number required by business.
the commerce department announced
today Transportation handlcaps'
thru inadequate equipment. according
to the department. furnishes the chief
retardinE factor to industry
Increases regarded in prices in farm
products provide the most significant
sleveIoprnent in the business situation
and il is reflecting corresponding de-
gree of larger buying power in the
country at large. the department. said
The records of the past month. re
Tatfrles 10 domestic business move
nents. showed further increase both
in production and distribution Con-
sumption Of cotton by mills totaling
5TT561 bales last month, was the
largest since 1917.
Exports of cotton increased to S5S.-
900 bales or per cent Of the entire
crop.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-23
WOMAN AVERTS FIRE PANIC
Inmates Are Saved When County
Home Is Threatened.

Kansas City, Kan, Dec. ga panic
among the ninety-nine aged persons
at the Wyandotte county home, at
Horaniff, nine miles west of Kansas
City, Kan, was averted today by Mrs.
Ruby Porter, wife of the superinten-
dent, when a fire on the roof threat
ened to destroy the building.
The fire was checked before great
damage was done@ All the persons in
the home, many of them invalfds,
were taken from the building without
injury. Mrs. Margaret Martin, nurse
and Mrs. Alice Lewis, cook, followed
Mrs. Porter to the third floor, where
fourteen negro men and seven negro
women were quartered.
Mrs. Porter started downstairs at
the head of aged men and women, who
followed in single file. 4 Mrs. Lewis
and Mrs. Martin carried down Mrs
Amanda Hicks, rs, blind negro woman
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-23
FIND BODY OF LOST WOMAN
Wife of Tire Dealer May Have Com
mitted Suicide.

Joplin, No, Dec. 23.-The body of
Mrs. w. B. Hunt, SO years old. wife of
an automobile tire dealer here, who
disappeared mysteriously before day
light today was found shortly before
noon floating in water in a cave-in
one-fourth of a mile fromthe home of
relatives. where she had been staying.
The body was discovered after a
six-hour search in which several mine
shafts were explored by city firemen,
her husband and others. Mrs. Hunt
had been i'll and preparations were
being made for her early removal to
a Sanitarium.
Her husband said she had made re-
peated attempts to kill herself
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-23
FIREMAN MEETS TRAGIC DEATH
Cooked to Death in Railroad Yard
Collision.

Amboy, Ill, Dec. 23.-Richard SAL
mon, of Columbus, Kan. Illinois Cen
trail fireman, met a tragic death in a
wreck in the railroad yards here this
morning, and A. NJ. Glenn, engine er,
and E. M. Armstrong, and Fred
Chandler. brakeman, received injuries
which will keep them in the local hos
pital for several weeks.
misunderstanding of signals is said
TO have caused two big freight engines
to collide, and Salmon was pinned
against the fire box of his engine by
the coal thrown from the tender,
where he was literally cooked to death
by the heat from the fire box and
eSca ping steam.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-23
CBy The Associated PressJ

! Rome, Dec. 23.-The probability
that the pope will call a meeting of
the entire Catholic episcopacy in Rome
during the next jubilee year was an
nounced in the papal encyclical issued
today.
Such a meeting would be contin-
uation of the ecumenic council, which
was held in Rome in 1870
Pope Plus encyclical reveals the re-
cent conflicts in Italy and the efforts
of the church to quiet them Among
the events of recent years it calls at
tention to the twenty-six International
eucharistic. congress and the great re-
ligious manifestation attendant upon
the transportation of image of the
Virgin from Rome to Loreto-
Means Peace and Justice.
The letter. enumerating present
world evils, which it says are caused
by a greediness for material things,
says that the remedy is chiefly to be
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-23
A new POSTAGE MACHINE
seals Envelopes and Prints Postage
Paid Mark.

An. electrically operated machine
which automatically prints the post
age PAID mark on an envelope, and
seals the envelopes. at the rate of 2O,-
600 an hour. has been installed in the
Topeka offices of the Southwestern
Bell Telephone company.
The machine obviates the necessity
Of purchasing and affixing postage
stamps. It is so constructed that after
il prints 99,99S envelopes, it auto
matically locks itself Then the com
uany buys S999.9S worth more OF
postage" the postal department sends
n man to reset the machine, and 1t Is
ready to go again.
The machine Will be used in prepar-
sng for the mail. telephone bills for
90. 1000 telephone users in the state,
which pass thru the office of the dis
rrict auditor in Topeka
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-23
KILLS HUSBAND WHO BEAT HER
Chicago Woman Confesses Deed After
Fleeing to Brothers. Home

Chicago. Dec. 23.-Mary FiIinow,
-, and pretty, shot and killed her
husband, Peter F1linow. %. in the
kitchen of their South side home
here, today. according to police who
arrested her. After the shooting, Mrs.
Filinow picked up her two children,
aged 5 years and Is months. respec-
lively, and ran to the home of a
brother nearby. She was taken in Gus
tody there, with the smoking As cali
Der revolver still in her hand
She confessed, according to police,
and told a story of beatings and abuse
at the hands of her husband to whom
she had been married for eight years.