Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-25
Odd And
Interesting

DENVER. Jan. 24.-Two Denver
school teachers face police probe
today ms the result OF charges OF al
legged ''cruclty to a turkey"
According TO the report made TO
the police the two women bought
live turkey for n turkey dinner and
knowing no better method decided
TO chlofOform 1t. When tho bird was
unconscious they pIuckcd It's feathers
and pat 1t in the ice box.
Two hours later they opened tho
ice box and out hoped the turkey.
The women screamed and the janitor
and the hotc, engineer came to their
aid-and fled.
Police refused 10 divulgc tho
names OF the women pending a probe
but the state humane society Is cx-
pccted to take up tho matter today.
CROSBY, Wyo.. Jan. 24.-Mrr.
Alex Schajda. wife OF n miner. Is in
a critical condition AZ a result OF ner-
yOus shock she suffered thru tho
ordeal OF witnessing her son. Frank.
six years old, slowly ground to death
beneath the wheels OF n barely NOV.
ing freight train.
The child crawSed under ono Of tho
cars while ut play. The train began
to move slowly and wheel caught
the boys foot against the rail-. His
htTNuIuB HIS ~
scene but failed To attract any ono
elsc. Five minutes elapsed. II was es-
timat ted before the wheel reached th0
child's chest and crushed him.
The mothers condition Is grave. A
coruncr's jury cxoncrated tho rail-
road OF responsibility for the acct.
dent.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 24.- Elsie
Hill. ono OF tho leaders OF tho nat
tonAl woman's party, confirmed to-
day reports OF her marriage to Albert
Levitt. professor in the University
of North Dakota and in doing SO
announced she would not change her
name.
why should I change my name
shc asked. There Is no law TO insist
on IL, and II In only custom that hna
been leading people to do 1t all this
time. L think It would be inconvcn-
II people call me MIS- will not
make nh issue OF II. but I intend to
keep my nansc for all legal matters,
visiting cards and 40 forth"
The siffraGc lender said shc and
Prof Levitt werc married Christmas
Gro in Chicago.
NEW YORK. Jan. 2A-Health de-
partmcnt inspectors were watching
tnliay all incoming ships for CASEY of
influenza. Dr. Royal y. Copeland, city
lsealth commissioner. believes that
New York's increasing cases Of in.
nucnEA n,ay bc due in part, to i'm.
portAtions from Europe. AN-<ages II
influenIa found on ahips will be iso.
Iaaed.
..sixty-four cases Of innuenza have
been reported In the last two days
Aid DIR. copeland. bronchitis has
h>cn unusually prevalent. and other
- in
Guiding pneumonia. THIS cold wea.
ti,cr probably will he Of great benefit
10 the city. II II continues for = few.
days the present prevalence OF grippe
and cold probably Will end
HoILind. 30 years old. who fought for
both north and south in the Civil war.
Is dead at his home here from heart
trouble.
Holland. who served two terma as
mayor OF Marion, resided In West
Virginia ut the outbreak OF tho war.
and was drn ftc,l Into the Confederate
army. he wns wounded In the battle
Of shiloh. capt urcd by the Union for
ccs and escaped. He then enlisted in
thu Union navy and fought In several
battles. ...--. -.'-t
CHARLESTON. W. Va. jan. "a
zinc ItV"
made IN n zinc still. coroner W. y.
Black believes. caused tho sudden
death in school OF Clarence Paulcy.
II years old.
A chemists report to tho coroner
today stated evidences Of zinc poison.
ing h,L been found In tho stomach.
The hoy died at the Tuppcrs Cfeck
school last week.
SPRINGFIELD. Ohio. Jan. a.
Sale OF any apparatus or vessel which
may he used as still part OF n
stilI. tr the seller has knowledge that
IL j. TO be used In tho manufacture
Of liquor constitutes violation of
d,c prohibition laws. Judge Frank
". GciGer. In common pleas court.
ruled yesterday.
NIW YORK. Jan. 24.-Mr~. Sarah
Wright McDannoid. founder and vice
president Of the womcns press club
Of this city nnd her son-iu-iaw.
George Uthc. widowcr. planned TO-
day to ro before city magistrate
and he married.
DENVER. Jan. c4.-WillInm Clark.
Al wears old. n Iaborcr. dropped
dead In the lobby OF n hotel here to-
day The coroner announced death
was due to alcoholic poisoning.
Cincinnati. Ohio. Jan. 9t.-Snmucs
Gpbci. IS wears old. switchnnn con-
yi,.tcd OF rracturing tho arm OF his
five months old baby In nm effort 10
correct it for sucking its thumb. was
sentenced to dx months in jail to-
Any.
SANTA BARBARA. Cal. Jan. a.
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