Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 103, 1 May 1922 — Page 7

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., MONDAY, MAY 1, 1922.

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FAMOUS "LIP STICK"

;. CASE IS CONTINUED;

IS DEAD DAD'S WISH

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; KXOBEL, Ark., May 1. A father's dying wish that the "Hp stick" case of

his daughter, In which the "rights of

the girl to use cosmetics while attend- j

lng school are at stake," be carried out to the full extent of the law, is being fulfilled by virtue of the unusual case being appealed to the Arkansas

Supreme Court.

FATHER, FORMER CAMDEN MAN, WAS MURDERER CAMDEN, Ohio, May I. In an ef-! camo Into possession of newspapers fort to gain a fortune of $250,000, John i from Hastings, Neb., in which were

Klrkman, of Omaha, Neb., is seeking to prove his father, Matt Kirkman, a

former resident of Camden, a murderer. Positive proof that his father killed a man in Clinton county, Ind., more than 50 years ago, Klrkman believes, will complete the evidence which will establish his claim to the

i quarter of a million dollar estate left

Described by the trial Judge as "friv- ?'Jll

olous" and not warranted a place In

court annals, the case has attracted unusual attention. Miss Pearl Pugsley, 18 years old. was suspended from the Knobel school last September for refusing to attend clashes without powder on her face, after the school board had formulated a rule prohibiting girl students from using cosmetics of any kind or wearing short skirts. Father Starts Suit The father of the girl started suit in district court to have the rule set aside so that his daughter could reenter her classes. He died before a verdict was given in the case, but on his death bed said he wanted the case carried as far as possible so that his daughter's rights could be upheld, it is said. The rule was held to be unjust and

unreasonable by Judge W. W. Bandy,

last April 12. but he refused to Issue a writ of mandamus to have the school board abrogate the rules on a techni

cality. Teh board members were up

held in their contention that they had

not sanctioned the girl's expulsion, but

it was a personal act by Principal N. E. Hicks, who enforced the rule. An appeal to the State Supreme

Court was granted to Miss Pugsley ' lawyer, who said he expected the case to be decided within three months.

Suburban

"HOLLANSBURG, Ohio Mr. and "Mrs. C. B. F-gett and Clarence Chenoweth spent Friday afternoon at Richmond. .. .Mrs. Iven Richards and children is spending a few days with Mrs. Viola Richards. The seniors with the "aid of some of the Junior high school students gave their annual class play at the K. P. theatre Wednesday evening to an appreciative audience. The play was entitled YVhen Smith Stepped Out," and it was snappy from start to finish Ward Mikesell of Richmond, Alice and Verne Mikesell of near Whitewater, spent Sunday with' Riley Mikesell Mrs. David Beetley of Lynn spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Beetley Mr. and Mrs. Willie Jennings and daughter, Wilma of Saratoga spent Sunday with Ottas Jennings and family. .. .Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Rhodes of Newcastle spent Sunday with C. F. aker. They brought Master David Forest Baker home. He having been in their home for the past week ..Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Downing spent Sunday In Richmond ....Ralph Piatt spent a few days last week with his sister at Richmond, Mrs. Clem Nichols Mrs. Hyatt and daughter, Marie, of near Whitewater called on Mrs. L C. Thurston Sunday ....Frank Lucas and family of near Clark's Station spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Norman Morgan.

of years ago, at Hastings, Neb. O'Con

nell. Kirkman asserts, was his father, Matt Kirkman. Howard B. Cromer, Dayton attorney, is working with Nebraska lawyers in the preparation of Kirkman's case. The man who is attempting to prove his right the fortune left by O'Connell has Just returned to his home in Omaha, after a visit to Frankfort and Lebanon, Ind., where he searched the court records for information regarding the murder. Although he was un

able to gain any facts of Importance from the records, he interviewed many of the older residents of Clinton and Boone counties. It is probable that he will soon come again to Indiana in the hope of learning from these aged residents the details of the story. Settled at Camden. About 55 years ago Matt Kirkman and his Indiana bride came to Ohio. They settled at Camden, where the son, John, was born. For some time the father . worked at his trade of shoemaker at Camden. Finally, however, probably In the summer of 1869, Matt Kirkman went to Indiana to seek employment, leaving behind him his wife and infant son. There he found work helping in the construction of

roads in Clinton county. About the time that Kirkman was working in Indiana, all Clinton county was startled by a sensational murder which occurred about eight miles north of Frankfort. A man passing along an unfinished road had begun an argument with a lone workman

building a culvert. The trouble itself was unimportant enough only the fact that the road was not open to travel. But heated words followed. The men came to blows. And finally the workman struck the other in the head with a spade, instantly killing him. The murderer, appalled by his crime, fled. Not long after leaving his home in Ohio, Matt Kirkman returned in haste. Excitedly he told his wife that he was implicated in serious trouble in Indiana, and that he must flee. Kiss

ing the little worman and his tiny son a tearful farewell, he departed. Never again did those three meet. The months passed. Matt Kirkman did not return. His broken-hearted wife, bowed down with sorrow, died during childbirth. The baby did not live, but John, then about two years old, was bound out to a widow living in Indiana. When he grew to manhood he left for the great west, there to seek his fortune. Finally he settled in Omaha. But ever did the memory of that father who had deserted him and his mother under such unusual circumstances linger in his mind. And he resolved that some day he should find Matt Kirkman. By chance, several years ago, he

6i!ver hat perched at a Jaunty slant ment of "Way Down East" for an en-

over her dark tresses and her feet in gagement of all week.

high heeled slippers Marie Prevost, in the nearest approach to a bathing suit that she has yet used in her career in drama.

i ayior ana J. A. Hart I V- M. Dear I ' and Mrs. E

HAGERSTOWN. Ind. Miss Anna Billing entertained at dinner Monday, Mrs. L. II. Bunyan and Mrs. A. B. Price, of Richmond, Mis3 Laura Bertch of Centerville, Rev. and Mrs. S. H. Caylor and Miss Ida Lawson Rev.

rtley, Cecil Deardovff, Mrs.

Deardorff, Mrs. George Parsons

Dorwin Durbin attended the

Christian church quarterly conference

at Losantville Thursday. Rev. Hartley delivered three addresses at the conference Mrs. William Graham, who hag been visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kidwell will return to Dayton, Ohio, today Mr. and Mrs. Harry Finley and daughters. Miss Dorothy and Margaret, of Richmond were guests Monday of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Smith and family Mrs. Elmer Crull and children went to Richmond Wednesday to

accounts of the death of John O'Con

neli. This man, referred to In the papers as "the man of mystery," had been apparently a poor shoemaker of whom littte was known. But when he died he left an estate of $350,000 to which there were no recognized heirs. There were, of course, the usual number of fraudulent claims presented by Imposters, but no one with a legal right to the fortune could be found. Prominently mentioned In the accounts of O'Connell's death was the fact that the little finger of one

hanl fell over the third finger is an unusually odd -(manner. This deformity, it happened, was a family characteristic of the Kirkmans which John Klrkman recognized. Accordingly he decided to make an Investigation. Among the dead man's effects were found photographs of a woman and

child. These were identified by relatives of the Kirkman family living in Ohio and Indiana as those of Matt Kirkman's wife and the son John. In addition duplicates of the pictures were found at the homes of some of these relatives. Photographs taken of the dead man while he was in the receiving vault awaiting identification were also declared to bear a marked resemblance to Matt Kirkman. Among many members of the Kirkman family was found the strange deformity of the little finger. Furthermore, there was a man In Hastings, a confident of O'Connell, who asserted that at one time the mysterious man had told him that he had fled from a murder in Indiana, that O'Connell was not his right name, and that h had left a wife and child in Ohio. Must Trace Life , To establish his relationship to O'Connell and prove that Matt Kirkman and John O'Connell were one and ,the same man, to the satisfaction of the state authorities, however, it was

necessary for John Kirkman to trace

the life of his father from the time of I

his marriage to the time of his death. To do this he came to Ohio and Indiana where he took up the trail. From the middle west to the east and thence to the far west, he followed the footsteps of his unknown father. Finally, after more than six years of labor, the evidence was completed with the exception of one link in the chain. That link, the hardest of all to find, and the one to which Kirkman is now devoting his time, was the account of his father's life from the tim9 of his leaving his home in Ohio to go to Indiana, to his return and his subsequent flight. This evidence is of vital importance.

That a most serious crime could

have been the only thing that would j

have caused Aiatt ivirnman io leave his wife and child, never to return, is John Kirkman's confident belief. The only major crime of that time remembered in Clinton county, Ind., is the murder of 1869. It was committed by a man working on a road. This was the same employment in which Matt Kirkman was engaged. Shortly after that time Matt Kirkman returned to his home telling of his implication in serious trouble in Indiana. Thus, argues John Kirkman, Matt Kirkman was the slayer.

MURRETTE Mobilization of the biggest army ever organized for motion picture purposes took place in Hollywood, Calif.. for Metro's colossal Rex Ingram production of "The Horsemen of the Apocalypse", by Vicente Blasco Ibanez, now at the Murrette theatre. This army differed from others that have been used in mimic battles for the screen in that every officer and private enlisted in it saw service abroad..

"We were enable to put on a Ynore

authentic reproduction of the second Battle of the Marne than ever before

has been attempted in battle pictures"

said Director Ingram. "Some of the

men participated in the battle that proved the turning point of the war. "Incidentally, it was unnecessary to give these men the drilling that usually is required to prepare a raw recruit for the most unimportant part before the camera. They were able to take military orders and they were amenable to discipline. The satisfactory result of our Immense military

"Way Down . East" 13 not a mere expanding of the stage play of the same name. Rather, the "Way Down East" that Griffith has provided Is an idylic tale of plain and honest people and there is a distinct moral Impressed that of a Bingle standard for conduct of men and women. The poor

disconsolate girl who is turned out into a terrific storm is a pathetic fig-j ure, indeed, and when she Is seen) lying helpless on an ice floe, drifting'

toward a menacing fall, there is aj thrill that gets each onlooker in its j grip. In the nick of time she i3 saved

from death and then pent up feeling

comes rortn m overwneimmg ap-i plause, Lillian Gish, in the leading role, has achieved a success that at once places her in the foremost rank( of American actresses. Richard Barthelmess, Mrs. Moran Bslmont, a social leader; Creighton Hale, Katjj Bruce, Vivia Ogden, Mary Hay, Burr Mcintosh, George Neville, Edgar Strong, Florence Short and others are seen. As usual with a Griffith production there is a thematic score played by a large orchestra, and the music is a succession of delightful melodies and impressive compositions, accen

tuating each situation. Special light

latest addition to his already memora-f Wn Dinnrra RannrttJ .ITfJAW

ble list of successes released by Hod-; ' - " "1- 'JLiii4'!

jays l ney Love nives

kinson and now showing at the Mur

ray Theatre that Clyde DeVlnna, his Chief Cameraman, displayed some of his ingenuity in the manner which he tells thus: "With our cameras strapped to the machine, we left -Jor Hollywood to take some street scenes. As we passed the firehouse, we heard the sound of the gong. At first, through instinctive desire, I suppepe, we started to follow the big truck, but on second thought Mr. Willat remembered that the script called for several scenes of the fire department in action, so as I unstrapped and placed the camera on the back scat of the car,

Mr. Willaf took the wheel, and as we

ran alongside the truck, cranked until on the docket."

(By Associated rxves,i i

HARRISBURG, Kebl; iSatf U. Insistent appeal on rthes Part "flMis3 May'Hyland; chiet 6f the sfitf t$rau of vital statistics, for a report on divorces in Banner county for the year 1921. finally elicited the following short - and laconic reply from E. D.:. Wilson, county clerk: .. - "We love our wives out here- There . were no divorces in Banner county in 1921. I have written you this fact -several times in answer to your per--slstent call. We cannot promise as much for the current year, howverv

as we have one solitary divorce case

I had obtained tjie required footage.

organization work was due to the aid j ing and mechanical effects, devised

given us by the corps of experts we

used in this connection June Mathis, who prepared the picture version of Ibanez's sensational book, made repeated visits to the Metro ranch outside of Los Angeles, where a French village was reproduced as a background for the battle scenes. RICHMOND The wonder attraction of the contemporary stage is playing at the Richmond theatre, where 'D. W. Grif-

and invented by Griffith, add to ef

fectiveness. MURRAY It is seldom that the .picture-going public even let a passing thought rest on the man. who takes, each scene. The average picture fan Is too absorbed in the action of the play to change his trend of thought what's more, stop to consider that a camerman was even present at the time. It' w:as during the filming of "Tho Face of the World," Irvin V. Willat'3

asonic

Calend

, Monday, May 1 Richmond Commandery No. 8, K. T., stated conclave, Tuesday, May 2 Richmond lodge No. 196, F. and A. M.r stated meeting. Wednesday, May 3 Webb lodge No.

24, F. and A. M., called meeting; work

in Master Mason degree.

Thursday, May 4 Wayne Council

No. 10, R. and S. M., stated assembly and work.

Friday, May 5 King Solomon's! Chapter No. 4, R. A. M., rehearsal In. Most Excellent Master degree. I Saturday, . May 6 Loyal Chapter; No. 49, O. E. S., stated meeting and initiation of candidates. 1

Statistical records discloce that Bander county did not have a singledivorce in 1919 or 1920. ; - ; . : : The' county is- located in the far" corner of Western Nebraska, bordering the Colorado line. ' . '

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PALACE "The Girl From Porcupine," the latest of James Oliver Curwood's stories to reach the screen, was presented at the Palace theatre last night and, Judging from all indications, is bound to be one of the most popular pictures this theatre has shown in many a day. The picture was produced by the

spend a week with Mr. and Mrs. Wal-jtne Arrow Film Corporation, and di-

ter Hotsenpiller on North Fourteenth

street. BLOOMINGPORT, Ind. Mrs. Perry Cox of Winchester is spending a few days here as the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hockett, and her ton, Virgil. .. .Mr. and Mrs. Jame3 L.

Newman and daughter, Ruth, called on

rected by Dell Henderson. The principal characters are taken by Miss Fair Binney, sister of the popular Constance, and by William Collier, Jr., or, as he is better known to his friendj as Buster. Others in the strong supporting cast are Jack Drumier, James

Milady, Adolph Milar, Marcia Harris,

most remarkable work ever performed i by an animal. I

j Mr. and Mrs. Forest Newman of Rich-i Jack Hopkins, Gus Pixley. Marie Male-

niond Thursday and attended the Wil

liam Sunday revival meeting. .. .Mrs. Eve Glover and son, Ervin, called on Mrs. Hannah Hinshaw of Snowhill, Friday morning. Mrs. Hinshaw is very ill.

testa, Tom Wallace and Ben Lewis

While a feature of the production is the remarkably intelligent display of a canine actress, who is listed on the program as Lassie, it is safe to say that this little dog does some of the

WASHINGTON What Los Angeles newspaper critics called the most beautiful ball room set ever staged, was erected at Universal City for the comedy-drama starring Marie Prevost, "The Danger ous Little Demon," which comes to the Washington theatre next Thursday. This is a Universal Special Attraction directed by Clarence Badger from the story by Mildred Considine. On the biggest stage at Universal City a hardwood floor was laid and over its surface women in gowns of the latest cut and colors passed to and fro with men immaculately attired in evening dress. After two or three scenes of ballroom dancing, a curtain parted at one end and down the floor with a partner whirled a vision of lovliness, a beautiful girl in black silk tights, with an inconsplcious skirt of shimmering

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This rule is based on the wellknown fact that the drug element in coffee and tea whips up the nerves, and that serious ills often follow. If it's a good rule for children to keep away from the harm of nerve-stimulation, isn't it a good rule for everybody? Think it over. Granted that your body may stand more, can your judgment afford to risk more? Any doctor

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FREE! CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LECTURE by PAUL S. SEELEY, C. S. B. in the High School Auditorium 8 p. May 5 All are Invited

CONDEMN WAGON BRIDGE BRAZIL, May 1. The boarff of county commissioners has condemned the long wagon bridge across Eel river two miles weet of Portland. The north side of the east abutment was found to be sinking. The recent high water caused the damage, it was said. The, bridge was erected In 1872. '

RICHMONTY XV THEATRE For All Week

D. W. Griff isV Greatest

Success

PAL AGE TODAY James Oliver Curwood's great . story "THE GIRL FROM PORCUPINE" And Harold LLOYD in "BACK TO THE WOODS." Also "THE ADVENTURES OF TARZAN."

Way

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A picture full of heart-: throbs and thrills. See the great snowstorm; the rescue from the ice jam.. The beautiful scenery that

makes this picture so real- Jj

lSliC. ...

M.D.

(Political Advertisement)

A STATEMENT TO ALL VOTERS

Russell L Hiatt,

I take this means of telling you folks, whom I have been unable to meet personally, that I will appreciate your vote for me. CORONER of Wayne County I came to Richmond last September because I felt it was a splendid place to live. I am competent and qualified to serve as Coroner. I have had experience in the City Hospital of Indianapolis and was a member of the Honor Roll of the State Board. I was connected with the Indiana State Board of Health and U. S. Public Health Service as director of a clinic at South Bend. I mention these facts and experiences so that those of you whom I did not meet will know of my qualifications for this office. I Will Sincerely Appreciate Your Vote and Support Russell L. Hiatt, Md. My Number is 38 on Republican Ballot

They said it could not be done-

SO SHE DIDlif

They Said ' ' i-ir-Nothing New Could Be Done In the Movies No New, Great, Startling

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Thrill Picturized

SO SHE DID IT Now We Can t Find Words ' : :'; Strong Enough to Convey . The Soul-Stirring, Breath-Stopping, Heart-1 Chilling, Awe-Inspiring Thrill, Thrill, VThrill' Li

I his Mighty Film Contains

PRISCILLA DEAN

In her greatest picture

"CONFLICT'

Now Playing

Now Playin

Pipe Organ

"Better Come Early"

Concert Orchestra

Vaudeville Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Greenwald and Anderson present "OUR FUTURE HOME" With Densmore Sisters and Lou Howland A musical" playlet offered by two winsome girls and a clever young comedian. An artistic offering with music and comedy.

Sid Lewis "The Original Nut" in person. . The squirrels chase him. Dorothy Bard and Co. Two classy young girls in "BITS FROM THE GARDEN OF MELODY." Special stage setting.

Carlos and Dufries Clever man and woman team in ''THINGS MIXED" BARBARA BEDFORD 'The Face of the World" Five Reel Photoplay Feature

Coming Thursday Shaf et Wymer and Carr, Smiletta Bros, and Adair, Willis and Robbins, and Melroy Sisters. -

"Where The Stars Twinkle Flrct"

SHOWING ALL THIS WEEK

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PAPOCALYlBliLH

Featuring

RODOLF VALENTINO

All the virile force and dramatic intensity of the noted story Is preserved and heightened in the colossal screen version,' while the vat magnitude of the gigantic events recounted are pictured by the cam- , era with a power beyond the description of meTe. words. . ; - The most faithfully depicted, enchanting, ever-changing, locale 'and ; lavish scenic investiture ever accorded any spectacle photodrama. . . ."'

Special Reduced Admission , V Evenings Adults, 50c ; Children, 25c ? "

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