Joplin News Herald (Newspaper) - December 2, 1922, Joplin, Missouri 1 Report Is That Charlie Chaplin Will Wed Have You Noticed Movie Wedding Reports Always THE WEATHER Missouri and fair tonight and Sunday warmer Arkansas Tonight a n d Sunday partly cloudy mild warmer in north portion Sunday JO PL IN NEWS X Exclusive Day Dispatches of the Associated Press EDITION FIFTIETH DECEMBER PRICE THREE CENTS BANDITS GET SCARE DURING HOW FLEE Boy Figures in Foil ing Attempted Robbery Of Jitney Bus Driver Near 19th Street and Empire A of a small whose identity is who figured In frustrating an attempt of two bandits to hold up a jitney driver early last night is being recounted today by Tho boy was riding in the seat of jitney driven by HigA gins at oclock last As the car neared Empire avenue on Nineteenth the his intention of slowed At the same of two young men riding in the rear seat placed the muzzle of a revolver against the back of Higgins head and Dont stop turn to the Higgins killed his en Boy Ignored Command Disregarding tho bandits com to sit the small boy jumped of car and Simultaneously V Higgins alighted from the The two bandits evi dently by the turn of alighted and fled into the without obtaining any thing from their intended Higgins describes the two as be ing 10 and 22 years respective One was dressed in a The attempted holdup during the progress of the monthly meeting of the police Chief of Police Detective Len Vandeventer and Sergeant Charles Benton left the meeting and searched the district surrounding the scene of the attempted but could find no trace of the Higgins said the pair were strang Ban Flirting Says Girl as War On GooGoo Eying Begins NEW BLOCS PURPOSES ARE LEGISLATIVE Politics Placed Under Ban By Progressives Called Together by La Follette Hundred pur poses of the new Progressive bloc in congress are declared formally to DROP CHARGE AGAINST BILLON Walden Decides Not to Prosecute Webb City Priest Upon Hearing His Version of Automobile Joplin Girls Legs Perfect Insures Them for charges have been dis missed against the Father pastor of the Catholic be legislative and not in of Webb who resolutions adopted today at a gen Thousands Of By Hie of lined the streets today and gave Clemenceau an ovation as he passed In Following the Clemen ceau pleaded for the cause of his country before a large audience at the It was the fourth ad dress of his American Guarded by scores of city secret service operatives Jefferson the smiled and bowed to the throngs automobile moved slowly through stress decorated tricolors of France and Amer Frances former premier was pre sented with a medal by the French Society of the which started Jrom the home of Joseph publisher of in Louis A brief stop was made at Wash ington where Chancellor Frederick Hall wished Clemenceau success in his American Swinging eastward towards ness another brief made at Louis where the Tiger was given a rousing re ception by the student The parade then the business district and west to the v Jail Former Minister For Deserting Wife former was sen to sixty days imprisonment when he pleaded guilty today in dis court here to a charge of wife Trotter is to be tried on December 18 on a charge em from a charit able of which he was fi The Collier is to be tried dn the same day for the alleged theft of a diamond Rear Admiral Edwards Ad miral John re died at his home JAMESf HEAD AND EVELYN WHO MAINTAINS FLIRTING IS DESIRABLE AND NECESSARY UNDER MODERN New making googoo eyes become a Shan the delicate silken traditional instrument of be banned as a Shall the both male and reformed or driven from our midst shouts James who has initiated a nationwide He and his sympathizers at a recent meeting in a hotel here laid plans to clamp down a flirting lid from coast to 1 But opposition has Were to declares an adventurous band of young especially those in great cities to whom flirting offers the only means of making acquaintances among the opposite So the war is on And here are ultimatums from both sides BY EVELYN BOYD New York Business Many of the nicest fellows I know I met through Times have changed since cities were small and social events were purely home affairs a girl had plenty of to meet nice In New York today a single hous to a family is possible only for the And apartment house land lords object parties which annoy other girls young men must seek their amusement away from home hence modern value of Theres another factor in Flirting holds less for the modern girl because shes to take care of Her active participation in business and other phases of life outside the home have brought that though frowned on for has it will despite the present movement against BY JAMES MADISON and Tho aim of the Crusade is to show through the medium of propaganda the evil effect flirtation has on modern so We to establish an organiza tion that will have branches in every organization whose faf influence will make all city streets safe for our The sooner flirt is the we shall restore to our the better and of The present wave of flirtation is caused by giving our boys and girls too much We must educate them and their parents to the se of the shall collect no fees or dues although individual subscriptions al ready have been and are in actual use But what we do need and ask the full moral support of the whole American eral public La who with Representative democrat of called the conference under the auspices ot the Peoples Legislative presided over the gathering which was attended by more than 100 members of gov and other Rep was elected Movement The adopted de clared that the was non and would devote itself to consideration ot devising meth ods and means for cooperation and of the general legislative program yesterday by the new progressive congressional At the suggestion President Gom pers of the American of the been amended to declare the movement Instead of In opening the Sena tor La Follette said the time ap opportune for the progres sive as there seemed to be a mandate In the election for a movement to advance the Interests of the He declared organi yesterday of the new bloc was the greatest and most aging thing in Senator Sheppard of Texas was elected to the committee on resolu Weekly Weather Outlook Weather outlook week beginning Mon day Upper Mississippi and Lower Mis souri Valleys Generally fair and normal Evils Are Blamed On Party Loyalty Court Spurred To Quick Action By Sheik Pants tep back and lets see those Judge Henry Martin interrupt ed the trial of Charles as he spied a pair of Valentino charged with violation of liquor law and being ex a of dark split at the bottom of each leg and laced Whered you get those pants tho judge Jag Costs all we boys wear em In At young Davis they dont wear em In snorted the Five dollars for being drunk and for violation of the liquor Drake was the center ot attrac tion at The pants were com panions to a vest and one jf those and he wore patent leather I was just so worried in the Jail last he told tho I was afraid my wife would find It you know weve only been married since You was out hunting rooms they were so hard to and I got so discouraged and disgusted that I took a few Ill neyer do It Judge Martin was paying heed to his when he glanced at the and it was all Congressman 10 Years Leaves Estate San will of the late Congressman John Nolan of the fifth California dis which has been filed in the superior court for probate by his Mae leaves an estate of and consists of real estate worth and per sonal property Nolan had been in congress ten In an auto near following which a warrant was Is sued for his arrest by Justice Barton of Carthage on complaint of Frank whd was the other party to tha 3 After investigating the Prosecuting Attorney Walden of Joplin instructed his George at to take such steps as were necessary to clear According to ho was driv ing toward Webb City on the con crete road near Lakeside Thursday Ho approached an auto driven by who was going In the same Dillon said Bowman was driving along the left side of the road in such a manner as to hinder Dillon No attention was given when Dil lon cling ing to the left Veered to drove straight en to pass Bowman from the right and was almost by when Bowman suddenly veered to the right and struck Dillons Dil being in a proceeded to his home and next morning went to Waldens office and reported the explaining it in When he returned to his home in Webb ho was served with a warrant and notified to appear in Justice Bartons court at Bow man had gone to the justice court and filed Dil lon appeared In court yesterday and while Barton was Informed by Crowder that charges wore to be Bowman complained that Dillon failed to stop and give his name To the un MARGARET BLAZE SWEEPS Flames Cut Way Through 20 Blocks and Defy Ef forts of Firemen of Five Towns Troops Patrol Devastated questioning allegiance to party by which that obligation is placed above and above is to be attributed of the po evil of nations past and present Samuel presi dent of the American Federation of declared in address today before the conference of progres from all parts of the meeting here to discuss a program of liberal Iho time has Gompers when we are entitled to that this blind adherence to is being for in he liea the only hope of re storing control of our government to the and abrogating those assumptions of power that have cost them BO Largely because this unthink ing to the courts have been able to steal away powers which It was nev er intended they should and he was one of the important causes of the loss of government control by the No matter what may be the peoples after wheel the of One front the Bowman cap was smashed and other damaged done to the Dillons auto was only slightly What Is the value of a spent four months there Continued on page 2 HOLDUP MEN FLEE WHEN GIRL HITS ONE ON NOSE WITH EGG TIERNAN AND WIFE 1 DISAPPEAR Tler divorced a week ago and mar ried to another woman within forty eight only to return to his first wife when divorce decree was today was being sought In Chicago on a writ ordering a san ity and his first Augusta who left South were believed hiding in lancers legs a difficult question to of noted Insure readily accepted icy of ou the legs of Marot young dancer and of Lloyds never r Miss but they acted the advice of Julian a inch dancing master of South who declared tho lih girls logs to bo perfect in kliss McConnoll met Pirre at ith Haven tho past summer her study of Russian ballet dancing under and Russian Pirre witnessed Mies dancing and was when ho learned that she carried no insurance on her At his advice she applied for She plans to ask for an additional policy Miss McConnell also posed artist model for students at a Chicago art Institute declared her bo Two dances are to b3 Riven by Miss McConnell at tho Elks performances nt the Joplin theater Monday and Tuesday than a thousand most of them were homeless here today and property valued at nearly Including a number of business was laid waste as the result of a fire which through twenty blocks of tha city yesterday and the efforts of fire fighters from four other cities for eleven before it was brought under control last The entire fire force of the city was fighting another big blaze on tho opposite side of town and the flames under a high wind spread rapidly before efforts to check It had Despite the arrival in the next few of fire apparatus from Greenville and the fire contin ued to rage through the residence section where more than 300 homes were and then spread down the river destroying other Only open space of a cemetery prevented tho flames from advancing into the central business the and scores of residences were offered as shelter last night the but hundreds were compelled to spend the night in the State troops were pa trolling tho devastated area today and the local chapter of the Red Cross aiding in the cara of the fire No fatalities or in juries beyond minor burns resulted from the N Spokane uncooked egg routed two hard ones when a holdup was attempted in small grogery in an outlying Two men en tered the store at cloning and one of placing a dol lar on the asked Miss Esther aged for half a dozen When she turned toward the men an egg in each one of the men dis played a Miss Oleson let fly one egg and Tho egg struck tho holdup man on the nose and splashed over his Startled by the onslaught and by the call for help the men leaving the dollar on the gro cery Tier former law at Notre had not keen committed to the Cook county psychopathic hospital early today on a writ of commitment issued by County Judge laHt and tho whereabouts of him and his first Augusta and three children of the family was un telephoned hit wife at tho homo of her as soon as lie learned tho commitment had been signed at the behest of who asserted her belief the former tutor was unbalanced Tiernan gathered her chil dren about her and hurriedly the homo in a to join her Since then trace of them has been Warm Weather Prevails Over Joplin District Warm this morning and an atmospheric gave Joplin and residents today a feeling that spring has come It appears that with December and HH alleged bleakness the reg ular order of has been re A heavy so character istic of hung ovor tho dis early this and when people began moving about on the every appearance of a light rain was With the lifting of the tem began to at a fast The thermometer registered 46 greco at According to Young Man Drown un der their automobile which had plunged down an Nicholas publisher of the Dally American the only Catholic daily newspaper in tho Un his 20yearold and JohAi ot drowned in three and onehalf feet water near South this records in tha weather office of the Empire District Electric tho temperature wan 50 degrees at C 55 degrees at 7 58 degrees at 0 and 02 de grees at 10 I If the mercury continues to at this a record of December high temperature will be broken this Tho highest mark to which the mercury arose last December was 70 It was not exceeded in December pf 1919 or tho two preceding The weather seems to have had a spirited effect upon for some of them have been seen with buds V Chinas Former Ruler Wed in Old Time Pomp By tl wedding of tho 17 year old de posed emperor cjC was cele early this morning with al tho pomp and ceremonial of Imperla The former emperors bride I was the Princess Ko Mayor Make Four Police Appointments Four appointments were made to ho police department by Mayor napp this Three of the appointments are of patrolmen for the night shift and the other is the day patrol Tho patrolmen urn Clarence Earl Clark and Grover Tha patrol driver is Hobbins and Benton wvo been serving as extra men In tho positions named for tho last few a brother of Sergeant Jaggers is a cousin of Motorcycle officer Louin and Is nephew of Desk Sergeant Robert Clurk is a former service having eighteen months inFranco All are The according to Chief fill all present vacancies on tho two of which were caused this week by suspension of one officer and resignation of an SHOT SAVES BUT THIEF ESCAPES A reception which he tendered a chicken thief early this morning ty aid of a sav ed a prize rooster for Frank residing at F street and Connor ave Burns today informed Burns said that a number of thefts of chickens have been committed among his neighbors during the last few weeks and that last night he heard sounds of confusion issuing from his hen He procured his gun and stepped out the door In time to see the man At report of the he the man jumped and dropped the but Burglar Who Divides With Victims Sought Police are mystified by an un usual thief who evidently believes In sharing with the person from whom he 307 West C reports that her home was burglarized Thursday night and a part of her canned fruit and vege canned goods should be left by the but the peculiar part of the burglary is thut the thief also divided with on the contents of her The contained two Tho thief took one and left the other numbering forty It is not unusual that soma In tho MARRIAGE LICENSES ON SALE AT 9 CENTS Dos cents will be tho special weekend price of a marriage license in Kings according to reports received and Mayor Worm ley will unite all old maids and bachelors who will admit their elig ibility in this Yesterday marriage licenses were sold for 30 cents and three couples took advantage of mayors spec In view of the bargain all of the merchants in town are offering a general bargain VOU BUT MAKE TUB twa
