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essary' to spur research in mill
tary, medical and other fields.
These were among problems
requiring adjustment:
/. Shall control Of the propos-
ed National Science foundation
be lodged in the hands Of a sin
gle Federal official or in a board
of experts President Truman
and government officials say
one-man responsibility is best:
scientists ask for Board direc-
ton.
2. Who shall get the patent
benefits deriving from Federally
financed research? Mr.. Truman
favors royalty-free, non-exclu-
sive licensing Of such patents.
Directors say IL the government
helped equip q college labora-
tory II might order free use OF
everything the laboratory subse-
quently developed.
A National Research Founda-
tion was proposed July 10 by
DR.. Vannever Bush. director OF
the Office Of Scientific Research
and Development. Bush then es-
timated the cost at S33, 500, 900 a
year at the outset and $122..
100000 annually after five
years.
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MACOMB RECREATION

MACOMB RECREATION
L. F. A. (Blue Divisi0n) League
Andy's (2), 1895; Bern Bolle,
Jr., 512. Priehs %, 1928,
Henry Duckert, 538.
Schepers ~, 2317; Herm
Kermer, 479. King (2), 1855;
Merle Batkins, 532.
Harm Laboratory (D, 1889;
Erv Seifferlein. 500. Cooley (2),
2l97; Carl Pasel, 545,
Koppitz (3), 2203; Art Ehrke,
$40. Elpler's (0). 2l0S; Anth
PrinS, 524.
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At The Alleys
BOWL.O.DROME

MOnitOF.LOadeF Major League
Bill Murray Bar ~. 1850;
Mel Frederick, $40. Otto-Matic
Music (2), Henry Fritz, S36.
Dads Place (2), 2766; r. Mil
ler, 592. Altes Lager (l), 1880;
George Noteboom. 606.
Bob Eastman (2), 262l; Don
Campbell, $50. Zoelling Elec-
trio ~, ASIA; p. Dunkelbura.
631.
Oldbru (3). 2672; Harry Saun-
ders, 643; Standard Beef (0),
2570; r. Moore, 652.
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perance, %l4; King Kirm (2).
l749; Margaret Whipple, 492.
BOWL-O.DROME

BOWL-O-DROME
Daughters Of Isabella League
Normington (3), 1898; Cora
Mattingly, $50. Duprey's (D.
l848; Lavinia Kroon, 427.
v & D (2), 1885; j. Jankow-
ski. 443. Henk Studio (2). 1898;
F. Henk, 451.
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From where | sit - by Joe Marsh
Keeping 'em Down on
The farm

Rode out to the Jenkins farm
the other day-and there was
young Charlie Jenkins-two
months out Of uniform driving
a tractor as pretty as could be
with his one good arm.
II expect you And that pretty
dull after plotting . bomber" I
suggested.
Charlie gives me a wide, con.
tented grin. "Dull?" he says.
"All the time I was over Ger
many I dreamt of this-the smell
of hay, and the hot sun on my
back -. and comm home to
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Tremendous Of the
demand of
N25oOoOoo expansion program for the period
spending 100000 complete
and boiler Mysvue
which
for electricity supplied and
n the served dby Edison
100000
of Southeastern Michigan today pmorow
The DETROIT EDISON Co.
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The sweetest type Of orange
reached Europe about so years
b efore Columbus discovered
America. II was another CEN
tury before the Spanish started
to cultivate this citrus fruit in
St. Augustine.
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MT. CLEMENS RECREATION
Monitor-Leader B.l League


Phel lan's Upholstering (2),
2289; Bill Kepsel, 496. Covered
Wagon "a, 2288; Harold Red
loski, sos.
Case Mfg. Co. (1), 2482;
Chuck Darling, $40. Harper
Drain Comm. (2), 2420; Fred
Ehrke, 624.
Jock & Meldrum (D, 2317;
Clarence Monte, 400. Badger
Decorating (2), 2281; Walt Star
key. 494.
Cady g. Mccoy (D, 2238; Ed
die Meldrum, Sill. Hatch Auto
Parts (2), 2276; Eddie Charbon-
neau. SIS.
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BOWL.O-DROME
KjnSs n OueAn'S LeaRue

Alngo q QueouS League
King De Ma (2), 1888; e. Mat
tingly, 663. King William a.,
1928; william Baldwin, 488.
King Peter (0), 1900; Clar-
ence Breitmeyer, 437. King
Thorn (3), 1887; Mary Thornley,,
5O4.
King Ben Ray (3). 1900; Ray
Champagne. $40. King Cole
co., 1915; Ken Mcclellan, 442.
King Thai (2). 1908; Bugs"
Lindsey, 494. King CO Jay (D,
1898; Charles Pearson. ass.
King Frog (2), 1851; Omar
Desrosiers, $50. King Ed Jack
(D, 1888; Jack Normington, Ed
Hatch, 407.
King Mac ~, 1909; Peg Les
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MACOMB RECREATION

MACOMB RECREATION
l.. F. A. (Gold Divisi0n) League
Beier & Schultz (2), 2l97; Art
Hebel, 528. Froh Trucking CD,
228O; Arm Redlawsk, 5ll.
Krause Mobile (3), 1872; Geo.
Alwardt, SIC. Macomb CO.,,
2l62; Paul Bliemeister, 534.
Eckert (2), 2170; Bernie
School, 497. Cooley (D, 2072;
Herb School, 476.
Carling's (0), 2082; Hugo Ma
daus, A97. Sinclair (3), 216S;
Herm Harm, sos.
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Springfield
Continued From Page C-4.)

Rosedale." In that year he erected the
Ordway street house which is still stand
ing, and here he was living when he
received the appointment as clerk A
short time before, he sold to his brother
in-law, Philip Barton Key, $50 acres OF
the Rosedale tract, which Mr Key named
Woodley. Mr.. Key, who practiced law
in the District up to the year 1906, when
he transferred his business in the Dis
trict to his nephew, Francis Scott Key,
built house on the south side of Wood
ley road, between Thirtieth and Thirty
first streets, and which is still standing.
Gen. Forrest, like NUMBER of others,
invested heavily in Washington real
estate at time when everybody thought
it to be the one and only way to get rich
quick, and. like the rest too, he suffered
heavily. When the Circuit Court of tbs
District was formed in 1901, he felt COM
plimented at being made the clerk for
Washington County, George Deneale
being appointed to serve in like capac-
ity for Alexandria County. This was in
the days when the District was divided
into two counties, Washington County
being to the north of the Potomac River
and Alexandria County lying to the
south.
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Evening Star on February /, 1907. He
has remained there since and has be-
come national institution.
He has known every President since
Grover Cleveland and has letters Of
appreciation from Theodore Roosevelt
and every Chief Executive since his time.
Several of these letters are in the Con-
gressional Library exhibit, as are two
autograph books worth a large amount
as a collectors item if Mr.. Bergman
wanted to sell them-which he Doesn't
containing the signatures of all the
major statesmen, generals and admirals
of the Spanish American War period,
each accompanied by Bergman
sketch of the signer. Included among
many others are the signatures of
President Mckinley and President
Cleveland, Mark Hanna, political boss
of the Mckinley administration; Capt
c. D. Sigsbee of the battleship Maine,
Queen Liluekalani of Hawaii and Mr..
Bryan, then the hoy orator of the
Platte"
Some other of Mr.. Berryman's older
and most interesting drawings, aside
from the bear" cartoon, center around
the dynamic Teddy" Roosevelt, who
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has given the institution as a perma-
nent gift.
One peculiar" characteristic of Cliff"
as his many friends call him-is that
he has never been willing to CONNER
clalize his art. CAT least, the CONNER
cially-minded would call it "peculiar.")
His salary as chief cartonist of The
Evening Star and his profits from illus
trating some 81 books and publishing
one ("Cartoons of the 58th House") have
been his only sources of profit. So
there are in existence today a large
number of public and private Berry
man collections resulting from his gifts
of original cartoons.
Library Collection Is Unique
Scores of political figures have any,
where from one to SO of his cartoons
of which they are the subject. John
N. Garner, vice president during the
first Franklin D. Roosevelt administra-
ton, has given to the University of
Texas collection of $50 in which he is
depicted. The College of Idaho has 100
originals dealing with the long political
career of the late Senator William E.
Borah of that State Senator Harry
Byrd of Virginia has So
The late William Jennings Bryan had
a "Berryman room in his Florida home
But the Congressional Library collec-
ton is unique both in its scope and in
Evening star., 1945-06-03
BY Joseph H. Baird.

Ever since Clifford K. Bergman, the
Nations prime long-term depicter Of
our recent political history, became a
professional cartoonist, nearly so years
ago, he has worked solely in pen and
Ink. His 200-odd cartoons currently on
display at the Library of Congress all
are in that medium And behind that
fact lies humorous tale.
The anecdote is Mr.. Berryman's own
and is recounted as he told it to this
writer recently.
When l was boy down in Ken
lucky" he relates, my father always
kept large can of shoe blacking Just
outside the back door, and attached
was a dauber.
"One year, when I was a little lad,
our house had just been repainted-a
fresh, glistening white. Somehow that
snowy paint fascinated me, and I de-
c1ded to investigate the artistic effects
that might be produced on it with
blacking brush.
When my father saw the result,
received good sound spanking. AS a
result, I never had any use for brushes
after that I've always worked
with pen"
His Success Is Outstanding
This story, as pattern of cause and
effect, may be only Mr. Berryman's idea
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sent him with his COM

the cartoonist sent him with his COM
pliments.
Shortly aftcrward, Mr. Carnegie met
some of Mr.. Berryman's political friends
from Washington and inquired:
This man Berryman-is he quite
normal?"
The Washingtonians laughingly as
sured the steelmaker that he was, and
asked what prompted his question.
We'll" he said, Il asked him for
cartoon and he sent it with his COM
pliments. That's the first time ever
got something for nothing"
A Cherished Possession
Another friend and admirer of the
cartoonists was the late James Bryce,
one-time British Ambassador to Wash
ington and author of the most defnitive
study of this country's political system,
The American Commonwealth"
Today, Mr.. Bergman cherishes pic
torial political history of the United
States sent to him by Ambassador Bryce
and inscribed: TO Bergman, the re-
sourceful pictorial commentator on cur
rent events. James Bryce
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That boy has talent. He ought to
come to Washington"
So, as result of the Senator's aid,
Cliff" Bergman came to the Capital
in 1886 as a s30-per-month drafts
man in the United States Patent Office.
Not particularly auspicious start for
national cartoonist.
Today Mr.. Bergman looks back on
his earliest years in Washington with
combination of amusement and nos
talgia. In order to pay his railroad
fare here and buy new suit he had
borrowed sl00 from his brother. From
his $30a month salary he paid $40
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acter was contained in a letter written
to him by the late President Franklin D.
Roosevelt on April 2, 1914, the cartoon
lists 18th birthday. 1t read:
There is report out-incredible to
me-that you will be IS on Sunday. My
on to that perennially youthful touch
and never mind what the calendar
says. Hearty congra tulations and every
good wish"
Once, years ago, Mr.. Bergman drew
a cartoon of Andrew Carnegie, the
multimillionaire steelmaker and philan-
thropist which intrigued the old Scots
fancy He asked for the original, which
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n Sykes OF the Euening Public Ledger of Philadelphia

for room and board and $40 on his debt.
To put it mildly, he was hardly aff1uent.
Yet, as he recalls them today, these
years of poverty were not unhappy. At
night he studied cartooning, copying
and recopying the work of "big-time'
artists in such magazines as Punch
and Puck to improve his style. The
liquidation of his debt to his brother and
his first $40 a month raise at the
Patent Office he celebrated in two ways.
He started a savings account and began
to court Miss Kate G. Durfee,
Washington girl who has been Mrs.
Bergman since July 5. 1893.
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skillful In technique. Some others may
have been as penetrating in their ideas
But no other cartoonist of our era has
approached Mr.. Bergman in the length
of time during which he has pungently
recorded political history or in the in
timacy of his association with national
political leaders.
Apex of His Long Career
The exhibit of Bergman cartoons
which opened last week in the Con-
gressional Library is sort of apex to
his long career. There have been many
previous exhibits of his work at the
Corcoran and other galleries. But here
for the first time is gathered a COM
prehcnsive political history of the United
States from the turn of the century"
to 1945.
1t has been arranged by the exhibits
division of the Library, which is under
the direction of DR.. Robert Smith. The
details of selection and presentation
were handled by Philip Bell of the di-
Visions staff.
Here, through the Bergman cartoons,
one may follow the outstanding events
in American history for nearly half a
century There is Theodore Roosevelt,
the "trust-buster' and exponent of the
vigorous life"-both personally and po-
litically; the refund and jovial Taft,
Wilson and the World War and the
national leaders of the postwar period
The series runs through to a cartoon of
President Truman.
Library of Congress Show
, The selection on exhibit in the gallery
at the north end of the second floor of
the Library was made from 1,165 sep
arate drawings which Mr.. Bergman
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ed receipt Tor The registered letter
covered with executions of his original
bear.
Somewhat later the Cleveland attor-
ney came to Washington personally and
threatened Mr.. Bergman with prosecu-
ton. Having received no satisfaction
from the cartoonist, the lawyer said he
wanted to see high official of The Star.
"All right" the artist told him, "but
close the door quietly when you go out
of his office. He has an awful temper
when he is annoyed"
A National Institution
That was the end of the threatened
suit.
Mr.. Bergman Joined the staff of The
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Mr.. Berryman's first professional
"break" came in 1889 when he offered
a series of drawings to the Washington
Post and-to his surprise-received S25
for them. Almost as much as his origi-
nal monthly salary at the Patent Office
After that he developed an increasing
reputation as an illustrator, but it was
not until 1896 that he made his first
full-time connection as a cartoonist: he
then joined the staff of the Post.
This Was Really Big Game
1t was during his service with that
newspaper that Mr.. Berryamn, as re-
suit of sudden and happy inspiration,
made drawing that became his ma
tlonal hallmark. President Teddy"
Roosevelt, always lover of outdoor
life, had gone to the Mississippi cane
brakes on a bear hunt For nine days
his party sought game futilely. He was
ready to come home when, on the tenth
day, the shout of "bear" rang through
his hunting camp.
Grabbing rifle, the President rushed
w 0A'S >N6S Va VIZ SaiiiP. 4llCiC, w Il1o
surprlse-and annoyance-he saw cum
ming, bristly little bruin held on leash
by stout man, ready to release it
when Teddy wanted to shoot.
The pig-game hunter turned away in
disgust.
Il draw the line" he said. "If shot
that little fellow I couldn't look my own
boys in the face again"
The story was played up" in news
papers throughout the country. Mr..
Bergman, apparently having in mind
the race riots which had occurred shortly
before in Brownsville, Tex, penned a
cartoon showing Teddy turning away
to spare the small bears life and en-
titled it: Drawing the Line in Missis-
sippi."
1t Immediately caught the public's
imagination. He received a flood of let
tiers praising the cartoon and asking for
repeats of the little bear. So, there
after, whenever he pictured President
Roosevelt, Mr.. Bergman placed the bear
somewhere In the picture. After Teddy"
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the legislative body over nearly half
century.
Today Mr.. Berryman's home at 2114
Bancroft place NV, where he lives with
Mrs. Bergman and their daughter, Miss
Florence Bergman, assistant art critic
of The Star, is veritable art gallery
and museum. He is surrounded by paint
ings, photographs and books presented
to him by the statesmen, soldiers and
artists of the last four decades.
But his mental orientation is not
toward the past. Every day suggests to
him a new idea.
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had left the White House, the bear be-
came constant companion OF Uncle
Sam.
The bear was reproduced all over the
country, and soon novelty makers saw
The opportunity to reproduce it as a toy
The teddy bear" vogue swept the Ma
ton. replacing woolly lambs and other
inanimate animal pets. Yet Mr.. Berry
man refused to seek any commercial
profit from his creation
IF it has given pleasure to children"
he has often said, that's reward
enough"
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said to him shortly before leaving the
White House to make way for President
Taft:
Bill Taft is a fine fellow-but how
YOU boys are going to miss me as a
copy-maker!"
One of the finest tributes to Mr..
Berryman's youthful and gracious char
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e ras REAs-

tive to chronicle the outlines of his
career But for the benefit of a new
generation of readers, few facts must
be set down
His Washington Venture
He was born in Versailles. KY, on
April 2 1869, the son of James T. and
Sallie c. Bergman. He is probably one
of the very few cartoonists for large
metropolitan newspaper who was en-
tirely self-taught and never spent day
in art school. His natural talent was
inherited from his father, planter and
merchant, who merely as a pastime
used to draw sketches Of his neighbors.
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I amusing complication did arise.

h ow ev er, some
years later. After
the Bergman bear
attained its pop
ularity. Robert w.
Satterfeld, car
oonis t of the
Cleveland Leader,
started drawing a
somewhat similar
animal and sought
to patent it.
One day in 1913,
I o h i S surprise,
Mr.. Bergman re-
ceived a registered
letter from Mr..
Satterheld's attor-
ney ordering him
to stop drawing
his b ar as it
would infringe the
CT ev e land car
toonist's impend-
ing patent. Be-
cause OF MS years
in the Pat e n t
Office, the car
toon st, W h o,
meanwhile, h a d
joined The Star,
k ne W that the
drawing of a bear
could not be pat
ented He RETURN
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other days his space is occupied by his
son, James T. Bergman, who is carry
ing on in his fathers tradition
Cliff Bergman is such a Washing
ton institution and so much has been
written about him that it may be repeti-
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His Washington Venture

L4c " SAA43 ~
small = town b Y,
made his way to
Washington a n d
fame is one of
t h S e romantic
stories which fill
American history.
When a lad in
~chool he deVel-
0ped a tron g
hero-worship for
the late Senator
J Jose phi C. S.
Blackburn of Ken
lucky and went
one day to hear
him speak.
w h e n he re-
turned home he
drew a sketch of
the Senator, spent
a hard-e a r n e d
dollar on a jig
saw, mounted the
PIC t u r e on the
thin wood of a
cigar-box top and
carved it out to
stand upri g h t.
Somewhat | a t er
the Senator saw
the drawing in the
Office of Mr.. Ber-
ryman's uncle and
ohcervoS.
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1t is doubtful that any one in active
professional life today has known in
timately as many members of the
American Congress as has the cartoonist.
On his 18th birthday last year Mr..
Bergman was guest at Senate
luncheon honoring him for his piquant
but friendly cartooning of members Of
Evening star., 1945-06-03

of good humor. But one fact is Jn-
debatable-with the pen which he made
his professional instrument he has
achieved a success outstanding in the
field of cartooning
Others may have attracted as much
national attention during certain pc
riods. Others may have been equally
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the Importance of the subjects pre-
Sented. -
The author of the Library's collection,
now rs, silver-haired and ruddy checked.
is as vigorous and active as the average
young man. Week in and week out he
draws a front-page political cartoon
four days out of the seven. On the
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-18

They invariably ended with lots OF
love" or my best to a good kid" she
testified
In 1912, Miss Green recalled, she
had a nervous breakdown and Big
Bill financed a vacation in Florida
for her. At the same time, accord
ing TO her suit he told her again he
would give her one half Of his eS-
tate because of her loyalty"
Later Thompson and Miss Green
moved TO separate suites in the Black
stone. That was where he died. At
his bedside at the time were brother
and a siSter-not his wife nor his
secretary, housekeeper, etc
Five days after Thompsons death,
Breen informed the Chicago Probate
Court that the ex-mayOr's estate prob
ably would be around Sl50OO0. He
Had 10 change his tHfte- -wttctt-tfft tie
posit boxes began yielding gold GER
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-18

tificateS, Liberty Bonds bought dur
ing the last war, and valuable sccurl-
ties with coupons unclipped for years.
The final count was 81, 2,103,024.
Breen accounted FOR the hoard by
saying Thompson had inherited large
blocks OF real estate from his father.
Others recalled that he once collected
S139, TO, mostly from school children,
for Mississippi flood relief-and was
forced by court order TO turn over
So, ,794 to the Red Cross. And there
was an accusation that Al Capone,
the gangster, once contributed $780,
900 10 his campaign fund.
Whatever the source.of his wealth,
Miss Green shares it. She won't net
much more than 100000 after pay
ment of taxes and lawyers fees. But
she won't have TO be looking for an
other job As secretary hoUsekeeper,
etc"-nOt soon, anyway.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-18

keeper, etc. But
Breen was con-
vinccd Thompson
destroyed the
document.
Thompson who
I'm his more vigor-
Gus prime had is
sued elcctionccr-
ing threats 10
punch King
George Y OF Eng
land in the snoot,
turned 10 Miss
Green when his
namboyance lost
its appeal FOR the
voters and he was
retired as mayor
in 1881.
From then until
mid-1933, Miss
Green set forth,
she received S35 a
week. But mean
while she fell in
love and slipped
way to n g "
York 10 marry a
physician. When
Thompson learned
she was a bride,
she said, he was
infuriated. so, at
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1t well may be that Thompson so
intended-but after his death no will
could be found. James w. Breen,
ThompSons attorney, said he had
drawn up a will ten years before.
In it, he added, Big Bill left every
thing 10 Mrs. Thompson-and that
was at a time when Miss Green was
installed as his Secretary. house
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-18

his insistence - and at his expense -
she obtained an annulment.
After June, 1888, as Miss Green
told it, she devoted herself 10 look
ing after him. She received no pay
whatever although he was i'll and mel
ancholy. He provided her meals,
lodging and her clothing, however,
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-18

feel confident it will pay dividends
for both of us"
Big Bill was specific, according to
Miss Green. She represented him as
saying:
Il want you to treat me as a
daughter might and l will see that
you get half Of my estate"
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she declared.
In 1887 he
went TO Mount
Clemens, Mich.
She went with
him "as kindly
and affectionate-
Is as a daughter"
" hile he was
under treatment
for rheumatism.
In appreciation,
Big Bill put her
on a salaTy-S20
a week.
r h o III pso n
stayed quite q
w hile. Mis- s
Green returned
10 Chicago for
short visits. Dur
ing the inter
ludeS. she testi-
fie d, Thompson
wrote 70 her, call
in G her M y
Dear kiddy" and
signing off as
~ o Il r y a d "
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lease has just been
| settled out Of court
for S2JO,O0O
/ Widowed AIrs.
wv y s g Walk er
Thompson called
Miss Green's con-
|tcntion silly. But
the secretary,
|houSekccper, etc.
| had a quotation
from Big Bill
ready 10 cite.
When, she said,
Thompson lnvitcd
her in 1881 to
|move into a suite
|near his in Chi
|Cago'S Congress
Hotel he told her.
you are just a
kid and I'm get
|tlng on in years.
II haven't lived at
home for many
Years and I am
Separated from
|rny wife. I am
lonely and 1 am
| sick. I feel you
lean give me the
happiness which
H. never been
M and 1 also