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The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1925-07-25
Girls Build Fortune
in Oklahoma Desert

Cooley, Okla.-Packing their
dunnage and crossing the plains
Of Kansas in a covered wagon
to their new home In the wilds
Of Oklahoma, Miss Beatrice
Cooley and Emma Blampied,
both Of Hutchinson, Kan, 20
years ago took up what seemed
a worthless claim to conquer
their world Of dreams.
The two women, In a country
pillaged by outlaws, courageous
ly built store and post Office
in connection with their home
on little claim where the roads
crossed and named II Cooley,
Okla. One girl would care for
the trade while other sat behind
a curtain, rife on her knee, pre-
pared for invaders.
Through hard work and their
undying spirit the girls con-
verted portion Of that cattle
ranch into rich acres of orchard,
vineyard, chicken run and sweet
clover. -
Wearing overalls, doing all
their own work, Miss Cooley,
whom the town is named after.
and Miss Blampied have con-
quered their dreams.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1925-07-25
FILE CRIMINAL ACTION
AGAINST PA. BANKERS

adelphia.-Brown and Stevens.
bankers, are out on bail charged with
fraudulently issuing check for So
500 on the Wage Earners' Bank Of
Augusta, Ga.
Criminal action was filed by local
coIored bank which claims it loaned
Brown and Stevens this amount for
one day on a check which 1t after
ward found to be worthless.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1925-07-25
Whole Village Converted

New YOrk.-Salvation Army head.
quarters here received word from Com.
mandant Howard McGrath and Capt.
Samuel McGill Of Plainfield. N. j., that
the entire population Of Samptown,
N. j., mill community FIVE miles from
Plainfeld, had been captured" and en-.
rolled under the army flag.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1925-07-25

Twin City Rapid Transit Company
thinks people living on these two lines
all have automobiles.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1925-07-25
WILSON REAL ESTATE
Tel. Elkhurst 1895

$500 Down Payment and Up.
2SS N. Avon St., five-room bungalow,
modern.
S66 w. Central Ave., six-room house,
modern.
1912 Carroll Ave-, five-room house,
modern.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1925-07-25
CLASSIFIED

All classified ads must be paid for
In advance. Sc per word, with min.
imum of SOC per insertion.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-05
Fremont Society

Fremont, Neb., April Am out
standing event OF the weeks social
activities was marked by the surprise
announcement of the engagement of
Miss Ruth Cain, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ulysses S. Cain of Fremont, to
Robert G.. Eyerly OF Omaha.
A $50 dinner Wednesday evening,
given as a party for the Frega club.
of which, Miss Cain is member,
served as the announcement party.
The wedding will take place in June.
For the past two years Miss Cain
has been a teacher in the Minna Lusa
schools at Omaha. She was graduated
from Fremont high. attended Iowa
Wesleyan college, spent a year at
the University OF Nebraska and later
attended Midland college at Fremont.
She is a member of the Lincoln chap
ter Of the ri Phi sorority. Miss Cain
has been a prominent member of Ere.
monts younger social set and has
taken an active part in society circles.
Mr.. Eyerly came to Omaha recently
from New York city. He attended
Iowa university.
The dinner party was featured by
an exquisitely decorated table with a
color scheme of torquoise blue and
yellow. Shaded lights. radiating vel.
low streamers were held in place by
candles adorned with smilax. Little
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-05

The Junior Auction club met with
Mrs ] II. Lang1ahr Monday after
noon, Mrs. ]. ]. Metzinger was pres
ent as an extra guest. Mrs. Otto
Schlicker. the next hostesz captured
the onors at bridge,
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-05

Mrs. John Sonin was hostess to the
Charity club on Wednesday, Sweet
peas and pink rose buds made pref
~ floral table center. Mrs. Frank
lIollenbeck was present as a guest.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-05

The Maraslng club was entertained
by Mrs. Dale Milliken Monday eve.
ming. Mrs. James Sheppard won the
prize at bridge. Mrs. A. NJ. Talbot
was n guest OF the club.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-05

Elks Club Ladies day at the club
was featured with five tables OF bridge
on Tuesday. Mrs. Thad Quinn cap.
tured first honors with Mrs Herman
Beckman taking second.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-05

Daughters OF Veterans kensington
met Friday afternoon with Mrs. NJ. A.
Priestly. She WAS assisted by Mes
danes w. T. Meadow and W. A. G..
Cobb
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-05

Mrs. Roy Rogers will entertain the
Senior Auction club on Monday.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-05

Dir. and Mrs. Ira Richardson were
hosts to a birthday dinner Tuesday
In honor of the S5th birthday
If George +. Richardson. Covers
were laid for 10 guests.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-05

The Study club members were
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Han
lon on Tuesday evening. Other guests
OF the occasion were Mrs. Frank Felt
Of Superior and Mr.. and Mrs. G. j..
Abbott.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-05

The Priscilla Flower Mission met
today with Miss Madaline Marr for
a l O'Clock luncheon.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Helm were
hosts to the Afternoon Bridge club
Friday evening. Members of the club
and their husbands were entertained
at gao dinner
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-05

soils .ver,where at 81 oo--each box consists
cake OF Romeras skin cure soap. Glycel
soap. Wreath CASTLE soap Cutaneous soap,
rum shaving soap nr Royd'r witch Hazel -
aud cake OF snperfine toilet soap. All
ESQ Monday.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-05

Mrs. 10. Steinbach. Mrs. Lloyd c.
Blackman and Mrs. Frank Heekes
have issued invitations for bridge
luncheons to be given next Monday
and Tuesday at the Blackman home.
Thirty-six guests will be in attend.
ance at each affair. Next Thursday
Mesdames Heckes and Steinbach will
entertain 25 guests at a luncheon at
the Heckes home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-10

Cave City, Ky. Feb. 9.-(By A. P.)
AS preparations were made late to-
day for military investigation of the
situation at Sand Cave, where Floyd
Collins has been entombed since Fri
day, January so, miners digging new
entrance to the cave reached approx
imately the halfway point and tests
with sound amplifiers indicating that
Collins lives, despite his more than
10 days entombment, revived hopes
that the imprisoned man may yet be
rescued alive.
A military court called by Governor
w. J. Fields will meet tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock to make an in
quiry into rescue work done and cir
cumstances surrounding Collins i'm
prisonment. Brig. Gen. IL. III. Den
hardt, who is in command, will con-
duct the inquiry.
All witnesses available will be
heard in an .endeavor to get at the
bottom of the many rumors and
charges that have been current here
as the rescue work progressed.
AS night settled over the barren
county hills. the sappers were digging
at around 33 feet. The test drill had
reached a depth of 20 feet when the
testing was discontinued for the pres
ent. Hard rock had been struck at
that depth.
The probability that Collins is alive
was given credence late today when
Continued on Page 5-Col. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-10
Student Admits
Filled Prescription
Without Authority

Columbus, Ohio, Feb. - Louis
Fish, Canton, Ohio, tonight told au-
thorities investigating the death of
two Ohio State University students
and the serious illness Of many 9TH
ers from capsules of strychnine. that
he had filled the prescription of
David Puskin, Canton. Ohio. student,
at the university's laboratory. Pus-
kin died from strychhine poisoning.
Fish was arrested tonight.
Fish told that he had entered the
college dispensary without authority
and filled a prescription for Puskin
for six r and W. (six red or as
pirin capsules and six white or quin-
inc capsules) issued by DR.. Fl. Sch
indie Windgert. of the department of
University health service.
In addition to the strychnine cap
sule which caused PusFin's death,
another capsule was found in his
possession which when analysed was
found to contain nothing but stry-
chnine.
Fish. who had been questioned by
authorities at the opening of the in
vestigation, without divulging any
held back" because he did not wish
"notoriety" in connection with the
investigation.
Fish, friend Of Puskin's, said
that Puskin had come to him COM
planning of a cold and that he vol
unteered to go to the college dispen-
sary and get some medicine, and
when refused admission by attend
ants in charge. went in another door
and got the "quinine capsules and
gave them to PuSkin.
Questioned point blank II he was
the one who put poison in the cap
sules. Fish insisted that he was not
He was taken to City Prison where
he was to be held overnight for fur
ther questioning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-10
DR.. HERLUF ZAHLE Of Denmark,
President of the Imperial Joint
Opium Commission

Geneva. Feb. 8 (By A. P.)-Though
there seems little likelihood that the
United States would sign the anti
narcotic convention, leaders of the
international conference had decided
in private meeting not to climate
the United States from the list of
countries which will appoint men,
bers of the central control board.
This means that Great Britain,
France. Italy, Japan, the United
States and Germany, plus those
countries having non permanent
seats on the council of the league of
nations, will be represented on this
board which will govern traffic in
narcotic drugs and opium.
The first four countries named will
form the permanent members of the
council This unofficial decision must
be ratified by plenary session of
the conference, however. If approx
ed 1t virtually means that the coun-
Gil OF the league of nations will de-
eide whether the United States shall
be invited to participate in the sess-
ions, for as the United States Is not
a party to the convention, some spec
ial invita- ton to Washington would
be necessary.
The draft of the convention is now
In the hands of the delegates. A plen-
airy session of the conference win be
held tomorrow and q final adjourn
pent of the conference by Friday is
possible.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-10
Begin Probe of
Phone Rate Boost
Proposed in Mass.

Boston, Feb. 9-lnqulry INTO lHe
approximate % percent increase IN
telephone rates in Massachusetts
proposed by the New England Tele-
phone and Telegraph Co, and tenn
porarily suspended by the state de-
partment of public utilities was
started at the state house today.
Protests against the increase, Whlch
company figures indicate yield $ll,
900, 900 additional gross revenue in
the first full year, have been regis
tered by officials of nearly every
town and city in the state.
Ralph A. Stewart, speaking Tor
the telephone company, asserted that
needed expansion coupled with high
replacement costs for outworn equip
ment had made necessary the pro-
posed rate increase. The company,
he said, faced a situation in which,
as an alternative to reducing Its
eight percent dividend, it would have
to wipe out its entire surplus. New
installations have cost $93,000,000 in
the past five years, he asserted.
Special counsel representing the
public was presented in addition to
Il. Mark Sullivan, corporation coun-
sci for the city of Boston, represent
ing Boston and other municipalities.
President Matt 3. Jones went on the
stand as the first witness.
President Jones declared 'in the
last 81 months we have raised and
spent on new construction to meet
service demands, slightly over sos
100000. A new plant will call for
an annual expenditure of an even
larger sum-
I'M
the company, he reviewed the tinan-
cial history of the company since its
beginning in 1883, it being empha-
sized that the company had not
asked for help utnil it was hurt. y
He said that the company's in
debtedness amounts to S16O,OOO,VOO,
of which $S30OO,O0O is for outstand-
ing stock. $46.00O,O0O for mortgage
bonds and long term notes and SOL
220,220 for demand notes.
The S31 ,22C 800 for demand notes
represents money borrowed from the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company, which controls IS per cent
of the New England Telephone and
Telegraph Company's stock, he ex-
planned. This money was borrowed
ut six per cent interest. 1T repre-
sents" Mr.. Jones said, "a floating in
CeDt eQneSS WHICH. SHoulu oe l"liucu
as soon as possible but which can
not be funded IL view of the present
earnings of the company" He de-
clarao the money could net have
been borrowed from banks which
charge four per cent interest because
hanks do not regard it as their
function to furnish money for PER
maflent investment. Since May. 49,
the American Telephone and Tolo-
grain Company has advanced sums
total!ing $63,OC0G0O all at six per
cent" Mr.. Jones testified.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-10
Hold Captain Rum
Boat in $4,000 for
Federal Officers

New York. Feb. 9-Mark l.. Gilbert,
skipper of the 5000-ton rum ship
Homestead and former president of
the Globe Steamship Co., was held in
$4,000 bail today as a fugitive from
justice.
He and his crew Of "a were cap
tured last Friday night after a &C.
hour battle with revenue cutters 25
miles off Montauk Point. which ended
when the Homestead's masts were shot
away. her hull shattered and her en-
gines crippled. She is said to have
been carrying $500 cases of alcohol.
Federal Judge Augustus Hand set
the bail high upon the representation
of prosecutors that Gilbert had fled a
federal indictment returned two years
ago for conspiracy to violate the IL
Quor laws through international rum
smuggling operations. and that he also
was wanted by authorities in Massa-
chusetts.
Prosecutors said they understood,
further, that Gilbert also was indicted
with Charles w. Morse and others for
padding the payroll of the U. S. Ship
ping Board"
Gilberts previous Indictment was
said to have been based upon his ac-
tlSitleS as pieSiueHl u tho 'iopc
steamship Co., which purchased the
craft korona.
1t was related in court that the
Korona several years ago cleared New
York with a cargo Of alcohol billed
for Greece. Off Newport, r. l.. the
cargo was transferred to a barge and
secretly returned to New York. Then,
according to the prosecutors, the Ko-
roma went to the Bahamas. took on Ii
quor and returned to Newport. where
the process of relaying the illicit car
go to New York by barge was repeat
ed. Seizure of the ship and her crew
eventually was accomplished in terri
torial waters of Spain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-10
Eastern Area Blanketed
By Thick Fog, Two Killed
60 Hurt in Series Crashes
TELLS OF BRIBERY IN
SALE OF SOFT JOBS
AT ATLANTA PRISON

Atlanta, Ca, (By A. PA story
charging bribery in connection with
the sale CT soft jobs at the At
lanta Federal penitentiary today was
told from the witness stand in Unit
ed States District court by Father
Thomas P. Hayden former Catholic
chaplain at the prison in the trial of
a. E. Scrtain and l.. ]. Fletcher, de-
posed warden and deputy, respec-
lively, Of the prison, and Lawrence
"Heinie" Rhiel. Columbus. Ohio.
The indictments against Sartain
Fletcher and EhieI charge co1spir-
acy and bribery.
Freely admitting his participation
in the alleged conspiracy with Sar-
tain, Fletcher and Rhiel, the priest
gave his testimony through a long
examination.
After the rum ring" exposure in
Savannah, in 1924, the priest said
Fletcher told him that some of the
convicted men had offered to pay for
special privileges.
The next development was a con.
ference in an Atlanta hotel between
Graham Baughn, Willie Haar, c. G.
Tuten and Richard Bailey. and him.
self. the witness related, adding that
at this time it was agreed $1O,5Ol
would be paid for the easy" assign.
ments when the persons entered the
prison.
Fletcher then Instructed Hayden
to go to Savannah to get the money
the witness testified. Rhiel, who
previously had been a guest in the
warden's home, accompanied him
the witness continued.
At the home of Willie Haar. In
Savannah, Hayden testified, Rhie
was given S1O,5OO and as the two
were returning on the train to AT.
lanta the Ohio man handed the
priest $500 as his part of the sale
money. the witness asserted, relat.
ing that he first deposited the fund
in an Atlanta bank. but later re-
moved It to New York.
Willie Haar, Fred Haar, Karl
Haar, Baughn, Sam Goldberg, Tuter
and Bailey, convicted in Savannah
all received soft Jobs and other
special privileges after being admit
ted to the prison, Hayden stated.
Defense Attorney James w. Lin.
wood, Columbus, Ohio, asked Hay
cen how he know Rhiel had been
given SlO.5OO while in Savannah.
Because he gave me $780," was
the reply.
Did you see any money transac-
ton in Savannah"
No"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-10
Series of Accidents

The fog was charged with respon@
sibility for three collisions on elevat~
ed railroads in the city's outskirts.
and interruption of the ferry service
between Manhattan and New Jersey.
Brooklyn and Staten Island points:
a collision of two ocean going
steamers in the lower Harbor: "a
general delay of train service bound
to and from New York, a surface
car collision and a train Of minor
mishaps. Harbor traffic slowed
down to half time and less, a dozen
big ocean, liners. bearing. thousands
of passengers from foreign ports. be-
ing imprisoned at quarantine or de-
layed in getting to port.
Although not the densest fog in
the most disastrous. The most SER
ious of the train accidents occurred
at a Bronx station. Here two trains
waiting for a clear signal were
crashed into by a third train, con-
sisting of five wooden cars. ..
Just what caused the collision may
never be known, as the third train
| motorman, Frank Ackerstrom, was
killed outright as was one passenger.
The. first car of his train in which
he was stationed, ploughed half OF
its length into the train ahead.
sending that trains first car a quar-
ter of the way through the rear car
of the leading train.
Forty persons We're hurt.
A second elevated collision occurred
when two Brooklyn Manhattan Com
pany wooden car trains came together
iE Brooklyn. Here 80 persons were
injured.
A woman was seriously hurt and a
half dozen other passengers received
lesser injuries when the first car Of an
interurban train telescoped the rear
car Of a Brooklyn Manhattan Elevat-
ed train and panic swape the passen-
gers.
A subway fire, in the Manhattan end
of the marlborough tunnel under the
East River, caused another panic
which caused injuries to about a score.
The train, Manhattan-bound from
Brooklyn, ran over creosoted ties
which had been fired by motor spark.
Dense clouds of choking black smoke
filled the six cars and the two guards
had difficulty in restraining the fran
tic passengers. who imagined the
train to be still under the river and
plunged wildly for exits. One man
tainted and n dozen women. pertially
overcome, were carried up emergency
exits by the police.
The Canadian Pacific liner Empress
of Scotland with AGO passengers
aboard from Mediterranean ports was
headed for sea when she collied with
the freighted Scottsburg. The Scots
burg had anchored to await listing
of the fog. The Empress of Scotland
was damaged on her starboard bow
but not seriously enough 10 halt her.
The Scottsburg's superstructure was
badly torn.
Office forces worked under electric
lights all day.
Several inbound Long Island Sound
boats from New England points were
anchored off the Bronx their shippers
afraid to ty to negotiate the East
River in the fog. A dozen barges add
ed to the confusion of East River
shipping when they broke away from
their mornings and went swirling with
the current, menacing everything NOV
ing. They were loose three hours be-
fore pursuing firemen caught them.
Several liners reaching port from
abroad had to remain i'll quarantine
for the night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-10

If the enthusiasm of the 80 men
and women, citizens of Augusta and
the nearby towns of this section of
kennebec county, assembled at the
Boost Maine" dinner at the Pen
ney Memorial church Monday noon
is any guage, then a real progressive
step in the develop Maine movement
was accomplished, because each and
every one of those present was sold
on the possibilities of their State,
and having been given belief and
confidence in their goods" went
forth as boosters, prepared to sell
Names attractions to the world.
Governor Ralph o. Brewster
we'll he merits the appelation,
Brewster, the booster,"-was the
main speaker at the big luncheon
session, which was organized by
Representative Charles p. Kinsman.
local chairman of the Maine Devel-
opment Association. The States
chief executive in an eloquent man.
ner, which carried conviction in its
sincerity. outlined the possibilities in
growth and progress which are ours
If we will but capitalize those talents
which are peculiarly Names.
Mayor Ernest l.. Mclean intro
duced the speaker and in brief re-
marks of his own, called attention
to the real asset which the Maine
corporation laws had been to the
State in bringing within our borders
for organization purposes, corpora
lions of sound and conservative char
acter. These organizers are poten-
tial boosters for Maine, and the
mayor warned against the efforts be-
ing made by other states. particular
ly Florida and Massachusetts, to
frame corporation laws which will
draw to them the lucrative corpora
ton business.
In prefacing his remarks, Cover
nor Brewster declared that for a gen.
Grafton, Maine has lead the nation
in moral and educational matters.
but that the State had remained sta
tionary in the matter of economic
development for close to half a GEN.
tury. Continuing. the speaker de-
clared that our greatest possibility
| of achieving the position in the sis
terhood of the states whici is right
f>lly ours, lies in the cultivation of
our talents, which are principally
three-fold. First: Our agriculture;
second. industries: and third, recre-
ational attractions.
In the matter Of the agricultural
Continued on Page 5, Col. p
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-10
REDMOND TURNS
OVER 100000
MORE IN ASSETS

Boston, Feb. 9.--Additional assets
|aggregating almost 100000 in value
have been turned over by George f.
Redmond to the trustees of G. +. Red
mond & Co., it was made known today
by the trustees of the brokerage firm.
now in bankruptcy.
Redmond. former treasurer of the
company, has been in Jail since last
June when he was adjudged in con-
tempt of court by Federal Judge Nor
ton for failure to deliver to the trus-
tees about 100000 which the court
believes he still has under control.
The additional assets turned over by
Redmond consist of $500 shares in a
Congress street building and his house
in West Newton. Mass, and form an
increase by approximately 100 per
cent. in the assets available to the
trustees. 1t is now estimated that the
total amount soon to be available for
distribution to the creditors will be
5000. 900.
Property turned over, 1t was said,
was not that which Redmond was al
legged to have concealed from the
court and which resulted in contempt
proceedings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-10
WOman's Unusual
Plea Fails to Win
Her AcOuittal

Portland, Feb. 9.-Pleading earnest
in her touring car by deputy sheriffs
last October had been placed there by
Frank Ferranti, who committed sui
eide in Everett, Mass, a month ago
after Staying his wife and another
man, Mrs. Emma La Conte of Port
land, "a years old, failed to convince
a superior court jury today.
She was found guilty of charges of
possession and transportation of il
quor after 20 minutes deliberation and
was sentenced by Judge Lauren NJ.
Sanborn to pay fine of $500 and costs
and serve three months in Jail on one
charge, and to pay a fine of $500 and
costs and serve four months on the
other.