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The Wichita Eagle from Wichita, Kansas • 8

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The Wichita Eaglei
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Wichita, Kansas
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Eight THE WICHITA EAGLE, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 22, 1933 MRS. WALKER SOBS DIVORCE PLEA FROM PLAY BOY HUSBAND Charges Former Mayor DeHer Cause certed2s petitiont Unopposed in Hearing MIAMI, March as she testified; Mrs. Janet Allen Walker today said in divorce testimony that her husband, James Walker, mayor of New York, deserted her without cause in 1928, and that he has since refused to live with her. She asked dissolution of the marriage on the grounds of appears that she has proved her said Benjamin Cohen, Walker's attorney, when testimonybefore Master in Chancery J. Dewell was completed.

"He just left," Mrs. Walker's, description their separation. "I don't know that there is anything else I can say. Mr. Walker has left me--and that's all." Master Dowell was appointed by Circuit Judge W.

W. Trammell to hear evidence in the case and recommend final disposition of the suit for divorce which Mrs. Walker filed here last week. Dowell said he would make his recommendation tomorrow. Walker will not file an exception, Cohen said.

Walker, who resigned as mayor New York while proceedings for his removal were being heard by Franklin D. Roosevelt, then governor of New York state, now is in Cannes, France. Through his Miami counsel, he entered a general denial of Mrs. Walker's charges that he deserted her, but beyond that he made no contest of the divorce action. He offered no testimony rebutting Mrs.

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Walker appeared for the hearing accompanied by her attorneys. Tears welled in her eyes first when she was asked the date of her marriage to Walker. Composing herself, she replied: "We were married April 11, 1912. in St. Joseph's church in New York." attorney asked: "How old is your husband?" and she wept again before replying: think he's 53.

I know his birthday is the 19th of June." "When did you and Mr. Walker separate?" "About four vears ago in the the dream of any of provisions, is economics expert, of The Wichita women who att model kitchen, housewife, equipped with every modern convenience the background from which Mrs. Dorothy Ayers is giving her lectures this week in the Arcadia Eagle. Mrs. Loudon, whose first lecture Tuesday ended, will continue her course for the housewives setting for her interesting talks.

Staff photo. summer-in October, I think, ot 1928." "What happened?" "I don't know. He just left." She wept again, and continuing, she said: "He promised to come to visit me but -he never has. Even this winter, when I begged to come down here, he refused." chim Her testimony was concluded the statement she did not desire. alimony from her husband.

Mrs. Cornelius Fellowes, who lives with Mrs. Walker at Miami Beach, described her as "a perfectly marvelous woman and wife." Florida courts, the recommendation of a chancery master in divorce proceedings usually is followed by the court in final disposition of the case. SHOULD SUSPECT BREWERS SEATTLE, March though legal beer may be only couple of weeks away, R. C.

Burquist told police today he didn't like to have his two six-gallon crocks stolen from the basement of his home last night. He said he had one consolation--they were empty. 7 You are Invited to Attend The Wichita Eagle's COOKING SCHOOL BE SURE AND NOTICE 49 Mrs. Dorothy Ayers Loudon Demonstrations Using the Economical and Efficient KC POWDER 25 Ounces for 25c SAME PRICE TODAY as 42 years ago this The double demonstrator tested will show double -action GET A free COPY of baking powder will produce Fine Book Texture and Large Volume in your The illustrated colors bakings-also, why is economical Beautifully bread, muffins. excellent and efficient in use.

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Enclosed find four copy Please MILLIONS OF POUNDS USED Name BY OUR GOVERNMENT Address a taxicab company and of the local street car company announced that employes would be prohibited from drinking the 3.2 per cent beer while on Roy C. Farrell, field manager of the municipal airport said "There has been no rule yet on the 3.2 beer but the lines will not want pilots to have any per cent of alcohol while piloting planes." DAVIS THUGS' BROTHER INTO TOILS OF JUSTICE AMARILLO, March -A tip given by a Sunday school boy to his teacher, who had lectured a class on temperance, led officers today to a 200-gallon still. The teacher told officers the lad peered through the window of a small house and saw the still in operation. Officers a got 35 gallons of whisky and 500 gallons of mash in the specially constructed plant and arrested two men. One of those arrested was Robert Davis, "baby" brother of and Colquitt Davis, whose escapades terrorized Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas during December, 1930.

D. I. was killed by officers in Wichita, and Colquitt is serving a life sentence in the Oklahoma penitentiary for the slaying of an Ardmore deputy sheriff. WILL PROBE JEWS' STATUS IN GERMANY Embassy in Berlin Asked to Scan Situation at Behest of Leaders in U. S.

WASHINGTON, March In response to complaints by American Jews of mistreatment of members of their race by the Hitlerites in Germany, the state department tonight asked embassy in Berlin to make a complete report on the situation. The action was taken shortly a after a delegation from the American Jewish congress headed by Rabbi Stephen S. Wise of New York, had called upon Undersecretary Phillips with the request that the American government investigate the reports of mistreatment of Jews in Germany and take the requisite diplomatic action if they are borne out. The department issued the following statement: "Following the visit of Rabbi Wise the department has informed the American embassy in Berlin of the press reports of mistreatment of Jews in Germany. "The department also informed the embassy of the deep concern The Geo.

Innes Co. Wednesday, March 22 Only at This Store in Wichita The Famous "'MIXMASTER" And the Brand New 11 "Kontanerettes' As Demonstrated and Recommended by Mrs. Loudon in The Wichita Eagle Cooking School Second Floor these reports are causing in this country. "The department has instructed the embassy to make, in collaboration with consuls, a complete report on the situation." Several days ago the department made two distinct protests against mistreatment of American Jews in Berlin and later said that no further reports involving citizens of this country had been received. In response to the protests, the German government agreed to prevent further such occurrences.

GOING TO GERMANY LOS ANGELES, March Dietrich plans to return to Germany for a visit with her mother and friends immediately upon completion of "'The Song of Songs." New PLYMOUTH SIX America's Next Number One. Car E. C. TEAM 399 N. MARKET Healthwise is to Steffenize milk 1S DIFFERENT PLANT CONTROL The Safeness of the of modern fresh the raw Steffen's, is brought to a high latest, most sanitary sible to assemble.

temperature from 40 grees in seconds. teurizers where milk degrees. Sanitary convey the milk to matic fillers and cappers ready for your use. filled with milk, passes machine. Each one brushed inside and out, milk you use is the keynote complete plant.

Cool, as it comes to Steffen's degree of safety by the' types of machinery posPreheaters that flash the degrees up to 110 deAutomatic recording pasis never heated over 145 nickel plated pipes that bottling Autothat bottle Every bottle, before it is through a sterilizing is individually soaked, rinsed and dried. Good Milk to Start With. Modern Machinery to It Safe. Steffens Milk is Sale milk Second Session Today of Wichita's Most Authoritative Modernized Cooking School The Eagle's 1933 BETTER HOUSEKEEPING INSTITUTE AND SPRING FASHION REVUE A full house greeted Dorothy Ayers Loudon Tuesday and proved Wichita's Unquestioned Acceptance of The Eagle's Cooking Schools! Dorothy Ayers Loudon, Nationally Known Home Economics Authority Come to the Arcadia Theater Today Thursday and Friday Afternoons Program Starts Promptly at 1 P. M.

Spring Fashion Community Singing Modeling Correct Revue Conducted by Galen Graham Men's and Boys' 1:45 p. m. Daily Musical Program Ensembles 1 P. M. Daily by by Music by Power-Myers Conservatory of Walker Bros.

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General Motors and R. F. C. Match Funds to Raise $25,000,000 Capital' WASHINGTON, March With the government matching dollar for dollar with the General Motors corporation to raise 000 as capital, there was created today the National bank of Detroit, a new institution to provide adequate banking facilities for the Michigan city. The new bank, the first formed under President Roosevelt's emergency bank law.

over part of the assets of the First National bank of Detroit and the Guardian National Bank of Commerce of the automobile city, assuming also part of the deposits of both. The remaining assets of the old banks will be liquidated to the depositors by the comptroller of the currency. Announcement of the formation of the bank was made in a joint statement by Jesse H. Jones, a director Reconstruction Finance corporation, and Alfred P. Sloan, president of the General Motors corporation.

They said the corporation had underwritten $12,500,000 of common stock of the bank and had paid for it in cash while the Reconstruction corporation had subscribed for 500,000 of the institution's preferred stock. Jones said the action of the government in stepping into the Detroit situation was in direct line with President Roosevelt's determination to have banks that are sound and in which the people will have confidence. GEN. HARBORD QUITS ECONOMY LEAGUE Counter Attack of Veterans on Policies Said to Have Caused Resignation NEW YORK, March New York Times says James G. Harbord, retired major general and former commander of the army's service of supply in France, severed his connection more than a month ago with the campaign of the National Economy league for the reduction of veteran expenditures.

The newspaper says his resignation from the league resulted from a counter-attack of veterans' organizations for the reduction the retired pay of army and Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd. chairman of the league. was quoted as expressing the belief that General Harbord's letter of resignation should not be made public without the general's authorization. General Harbord is traveling in the west, where he stopped during the last two weeks to visit Gen.

John J. Pershing in Tucson, and where he is understood to have explained he thought the National Economy league was to campaign for the reduction of government expenditures of all kinds instead of concentrating on veteran expenditures. KANSAS CITY SALOON BATTLE UNDER WAY House Owners and Parents of School Children Lodge Beer Sale Protests KANSAS CITY, March Confronted with protests by home owners and parents of school children, city officials today began consideration of ways of preventing the sale of 3.2 per cent schools and in residential George Kingsley, city counsel, expressed belief that the city would have to adopt regulatory practices entirely different from methods in effect in pre-prohibition days due to the fact that the new beer is being legalized as a non-intoxicating drink. In considering the protests Mayor Bryce B. Smith said, "Those communities which want beer selling places should be protected adequately." Meanwhile orders for beer continued to grow at Kansas City brewery sales offices.

One company reported an order for 4,800 cases. Officials of an interstate bus line,.

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