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l. w. w. Had Bomb
for ROCkefeIIerS
Berkman Says Premature En-
plOsiOn Here Last July
Saved Their Lives.

bENvER. Feb 1.-THE premature ex-
ploslon of Il bomb in a Lexington avenue
rooming house last summer. killing
three men. probably saved John D.
Rockefeller and his son from assasslra-
;ion
Alexander Rerknan. anarchist In a
statement here to-day repeated that a
plo; was formulated to XIII the Rookie
fellers in revenge for the treatment ac-
corded the I. w. W. at Tarrytown. lie
said that twenty-five or thirty anarch-
lists followed John u. Rockefeller to
Tarrytown and after they were en-
PEELED from there. several badly beaten.
-four men plotted to kill both Rookie
felcrs
Arthur Caron. Matthew Kahn.
Charles Berg and a man named Murphy
rented an apartment at l03d street ami
Lexington avenue and commenced the
manufacture OF the bomb which they
planned later to hurl into Rockofeller's
carriage whenever he should attempt to
leave his estate" said Beckman They
mad II about finished according to Muir
ply. when 1t exploded and killei the
three who were nearest II
Murphy, who was At the back of the
room. having been asleep in another
APARTMENT. was hurled through the side
wall. virtually all Of which was carried
away. His fail was broken by Il num-
Der OF telegraph wires and lac lande 4
In the street unhu.t lie jumped up
and ran to a police station. Apparently
no one thought to detain him. for he
appeared IN Il short time az my ofiicr
He SIN woi, 4 policcman's clothes
After that he disappeared and nothing
has ever h.en hesrd of him since. though
the pole" tried TO locate him for several
weeks. He was a young Irishman.'
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WAsIfiNGTuN Feb lj.--When inquiry
was made at the GERMAN Embassy to-
night in regard 70 the report that AM
bassador Won Bernstorff has been re-
called TO Berlin. II was said that no
Information of that kind had been
received by the embassy.
There l. considerable speculation hero
a. to how. L.. case he has been ordered
20 return To- Berlin. the Ambassador will
he ahle to makc the trip IN safety II
Is assumed that the British would at
tempt 20 capture him on route
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announced. becauS' II would have
frightened every bourse |; has been
decided that each country should raise
the money u needs within rs own ter
I.tory So f3: Js can be done L. hs!D
is needed tur purchases abroad each
VIII help tho other The only Joint
loan TO hc mad" is to be applied to
the advances made to the smallest of
the Allied Powers.
As 70 tho Russian purchases abroad
{, has been decided that the first fJO.-
o00. 600 $3.50, 600. 0oOO for mis- purpose
shall DE- raised in equal amounts in
the Paris and London mirkets
Mr.. LLOYD George said tha, the
amount OF gold In England is satisfac-
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HILL TO START CATTLE BOOM.
college Predecessors VIII trrvh
Farmers stock Raising

Sr. PAUL. Fob, 70 CUivrrsit> NO.
f"ssors under the direction Of James H.
i'm will conduct iIv" stock campo ign
TIN oughout the Northwest, n was an
bounced ;o-dJ" M tho I'rs; National
Bank, TO which Institution the professors
VIII he attached
Howard Il. Smith, professor OF animal
hushandiv Of tho University of Min
u"sota and author of "Proti;ible stock
Feeding" has resigned his chair 20 direct
N. Wo"',, beginning h!s duties Marc /.
Mr. liills canpliPn viii Last the twelve
mpnthf of the year and win he eN-
hlustlvc IN chura".." pnd t.rrtur,
Prof Smith viii Mglu by ralking to
groups of farmers and bankers lic viii
explain how 10 raise stock and now to
nnance the enterprise.
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"G dor't try 20 saaou.- for i. We
believe that Marshal tod tho truth +"
Philadelphia and that n" ljcd last May,
Any way you look At II Marshall per-
lures himself AID furnishes sufficient
reason co- a new trial There il to he
a conference tomorrow morning ~
which plans for the new tria appllca-
t!on will be made We viii drcd also
as 10 when the brief for the Court 90
Appeals is To be ready
The most Interesting CONNECT made
h, pistr4c. Attorney Perkins cooU"rI-
ing tire possible outcome OF the Ma
shtll epiSod" was
1T ie quite probable that Reckers
counsel will get hearing or a" app'-
o..'io4 FOR Cd new tria'. WArth az o.
Marshall ACTUALLY ropudiat'd IN rhiia-
dc.phia th. essential things il" ~wo'o
70 h. the tr9i. No did max" an atldv.'
which car be used as "A basis for appN-
cation. However, We ar" not worryl...
w. times OF peace prepare for war
That il why have atiidavits from
Marshall and from his pnrcuts support
ing tho trial testimony.
so rtv as this Office - concerned tho
Incident Is closed urtl hiring l.
held. OF course IL tho I|ccNc" LAWYERS
try 20 ehow tina; NJ. Groch. was guilt,
uf impropcr conduct We viii tiud means
90 dea, with them AZ ! uGlcrstJ i
it. there arc nothing nrt vaRu" hints
and lusinuatious that Mr Hroehl eS-
rccded ethical requirements W" krow
that he did not We know thai Mar
shah was a willing Wituess who testi-
fed only 20 what i" saw aud heard
on tho night Of the Harlem conference
Nothing was suggested 10 him or put
into his miud
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WOUNDED FOES SENT HOME.
100 inrnpncttnted Germans Fer
mtttcd ia Leave England.

INNUoN, Feb l5.--The ti7st baton 81
zoe !ncapacitated German wounded
prisoners started home to-day, and an
equal number OF British wounded sol
d'cra ar" leaving Germany
Tn" Hon NcA Primrose, Under Sec
.ciarv F"r the Foreign Oflcr. announced
u the House Of Commons to-dav thai
mutual release nf captured doctors
uAd been as rtu upon.
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MORE WOODEN LEGS FOR VETS.
BiiI In Congress. Ask. Uncle sam
to Re More Liberal.

WAsiiISGroN Feb. Reprcsenta-
Ashbrook of ohio believes tha; as the
white an; is destroying all kinds Of
wood products the Government should
be more liberal In dealing out artificial
legs to old soldiers.
NJ present veteran OF the civil
o. spanish war may make rcquisition
for one or two wooden legs Such a
rtdusitiou cannot be filed second
time. Mr. AshbrouS introduced hill
providing for the ,ssuanc. of artificial
limbs every two years
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ROB VAIL PALM BEACH VILLA,
Burglars get GcneVa Noman'S
.IcwcIry worth $1,000.

P,l.A BEACH, Fla, Feb, l5.-BurginrS
ctitrred he villa OF Mr.. and Mrs charles
u. Val last night when Mr.. and Mrs,
Vail and the lattcrs sister, Mrs,
C.ar,cs J. Frrron, Jr,, We're at dinner
aud stole iewc!ry sad to be valued n
81 900.
Tho Nau,' home is 1T Geneva, y. Y.
I'ntn Acr second marriags - few years
ago NJ Van was Mrs. Houghtou, She
o,,u4 "a larg, manufacturing business in
Gsurva Among her jewels worn here
was pearl reckldco worth about SJ0.-
ono
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BERNHARDT OPERATION SOON.
French Nctrc.s Faces Los. Of Leg
BrRvcIy.

NJ TT- TITTf VTSTJTTN 70 THE ~
PARIS. Fco i5-The r.por, tNa'
Nine. Sarah Bcinharits leg had been
amputated arose from her own actions
on saturday. which at the same time
testify TO her courage and calmness
After a medical cNarniuaticn she
te.graphed 30 sew, raj friends IN Paris
Tomorrow my leg Is to be cut OF.
Think of me
To on who has organized many Ice
ture tours sh. tciegraphcd
MY leg is going 10 be amputatsd.
Would you like to count on me for a
lecture tour soon ''
IS to take place n about a week.
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A ROMAN CATHOLIC DAILY.
Newspaper venture IN ,hicng" to
start In sixty Days.

CuirA1o, Fen. IA Romar CatAo-
lie daily newspaper rs to make its first
appearance In ch' ago ~ siS y DAYS, ac.
cordirg to Daniel McNllisto", secretary
Of the Nuucio Publishing Company,
which is to publish the newspaper
It viii he printed every evening and
wll have sunday edition. The harlers
say that 5000, 0o0 has been pledged TO
1nance the undertaking,
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convoy. as ali measures suggested
by neutrals. for instance painting
~ tine ships in tho national colors.
may he promptly initiated by Brit
ish ships The attacks to be eN-
pcct'd hy masked British merchIn.
vessels may make search impossible,
as the examining party and the sub
marines themselves would thereby
he exposed TO destruction
Under these circumstances tn.
safety OF neutral shipping .a he
VAR zone arounl the Brlush Isles
j. serious'y threatened Tue.s
also an Increased danger resulting
from mines. a. these N.il %" laid Boz
ito Wa" zone to a great extent ~
co-dnsly neutral yhips are mos;
urgently warmed against entering
tnat area. Wh.'. ;uc course around
Scotland viii, be- safc.
Germany has been compelled %
resort - this kind o" warfare rs
the murderous ways of British ma
Val warfare. which aim, a. the
obstruction Of Legitimate neutral
trade and a, thc starvation o' the
German people. German. 81. be
or,.g"d 80 adhere 20 the announced
principles :iu England submits T.,
tho % oe1izrd rules of warfare. o.
S. ~ g.af
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According TO absolutely reliable
Information British merchant ships
intend to oppose armed resistance
20 German men-of-war in the area
declared as war zone by the Ger
man Admiralty. Some Of these ships
were already armed with British
naval guns. Now all the others are
being speedily equipped IN a simllr~
way. Merchant ships have been in
structed TO sail in groups and TO
ram German submarines white the
examination Is proceeding. OF. should
IN" submarines lie alongside. to
throw bombs upol them or else 10
attempt 70 ov' rpover the examining
party coming on board 4 yer,
high premium has been offered fo-
tho destruction OF the frs, Gor-
man submarine by British me-
chant vessel. Therefore British
merchant ships cannot any more be
considered az undrfcnded. 50 tha;
they may he attacked by German
var vessels without warning or
search.
Tie Br.tish admitted that !a.
struct!ous have been given To- ns.
use neutral Gags II is almost cor.
iain that British merchant vessels
will by al, means try to conceal
'hei' identity Thp-obv u has "a 's..
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BRITAINDEFIES
GERMANY; WILL
SHUT OFF FOOD
Has Plan To Prevent ImpOr-
tation From Neutrals.
Says Churchill.
WAR COST TO ALLIES
THIS YEAR. 10 BILLIONS

,D.coi ,dhic Dcspa'ci 10 Tar ST..
LoNpuN. Feb. lj.--Winston Churchill.
First Lord OF the Admiralty. In intro1uc-
ing the navy estimates In tho House of
Commons this evening. made speech
ringing with confidence In the power OF
the navy. which, he declared. was rs
sound as bell all through Ncverthe-
less, said Mr. Churchill he was not
blinded to the seriousness of the out
look
The most topical part of his speech
dealt with Germany's new threat of
the English Channel and the Irish Sea.
in regard to which he said in part,
The task before us is an anxious and
grave ono We are to he the object
Of kind of warfare never before prac-
t!sed by civilized state The scuttling
Of merchant ships without search or
parley 10y submarines is wholly novel
and unprecedented departure Il is a
state of things nobody contemplated
before the way and which would have
beer universally renrobat,d ana re-
pud!atcd before the war liut Il must
not now b" supposed that becauS" tn"
attack Is extraordinary "a good defence
and good reply cannot b. made.
LOSSES uo doubt VIII DE Incurred
of that give fuil wa-u.ng-but we be-
l.cvc that ro Vita injury can hc done X
our traders mt to SEA- regularly ana
act iu tho spirit OF tho gallant captain
OF ,hc Lacrtss Il they take proper
and i,g.timatc. precautions We expect
tn" lose viii %" confined within mar
ag.ah.e umi.s. even AZ tHe outset when
tho enemy may be expected 20 MAX"
his greatest eitor' TO produce au I'M
preston Al losses can. Of course, be
covered by a resort to Government IN
SurouDa
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WILL DEMAND,
AT ONCE THIRD
BECKER TRIAL
Lawyers for Condemned
Man to Act on Marshall
Affidavit.
GUARD SECRET or
STORY NEGRO TOLD

The Becker lawyers announced yes
terday that they would apply within
few days for new trial for the man
twice convicted Of the murder of Her
man Roeenthal The basis for the APP
plcaton will he the affidavit made IN
Philadelphia last Saturday by James
Marshall the Young negro who testi-
fed in the second trial that he saw
Becker talking to Jack Rose at Seventh
avenue and i2ith street on the nigh
that Rose says tho final arrangements
for the murder were made.
Marshall continued his erratic course
in the Becker case yesterday. lie went
20 Philadelphia. failed to keep an APP
pintment to see Assistant District At
torney Grochl and Martin 7. MAnton.
and then told reporters that his Phila-
dolphin affidavit was true and that he
was made crazy 10y the way he WAS
treated in New York,
John H. Johnston. associated with
Martin r Manton IN Eccker's defence.
spoke for his senior yesterday because
Mr. Man;on WAS confined by Illness 20
his rooms In the Hotei Vanderbilt NJ
Johnston asserted that the Philadelphia
affidavit contained a positive repudia-
ton of testimony that Rose was with
Becker on the night in question. 1t did
not concern tho Becker defence, said
MIR Johnston, that Marshall cam" to
New York on sunday and rccanted he
Philadelphia rccantation. The fact 'e'
maincd that ne made oath IN rhildic,-
phia before a United States Comm =
sunor to statements vitality contradict
ing HIS testimony in the second trial
"Wu! YOU give tho newspapers copy
of the Philadelphia affidavit in ,-.cr
that the public may determine whether
or no, Marshall lied 20 District Attorney
~ -lS'us at the Bar Association on sun
day night when he said that the fh.-
ad,lphia affidavit contained no repnd.a-
. ton Of his trial testimony or any ac-
cusat!on AGAINST Assistant District At
tnru.y Frederick j. Groehl:' Mr..
Johnston was asked.
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Calls Contradictions ~ ttni.'

That is mposs bic said Mr.. John
stur I'VE cannot make the AFFIDAVIT
public for the present
hut we have the word ~ Dsr'c'
Attorney Perkins that Mar-hahs var
Association afhdav,t Is u Compl"i" de
nal OF vour assertions wouldn't s.
bc we'll to clear the a.r Wien surn q
sharp conflict Is apparent"
The conflict will have to Keep con
Acting" rcplel Mr.. Johnston. To" e
have what wc want from MARSHAL ar.
Il ought 10 he sufiic!cn; 10 warrant
rcw trial
VIII You make public digest "i TIC
affidavit, giving the main points o.
repudiationH'
40. that ia also impossible. ' can
toll you that tho contradictions no
tween the Philadelphia affidavit and the
trial testimony are not merely tcchn''a"
They are vital"
Nj. Johnston went %" 20 say that la
Philadelphia Marshall talked with evc'f
appearance Of Caudor thai h. wasn't
paid cent for ahjn~.nS his testimony
and that h. cam TO New Norl, on sun
dav NOR Ing on Dds owr suggestion
that i, would be wei % i1'k to Mr.
Marton
"IIow do YOU account fol tie fac;
thai Marshall went straight 20 Dis
t-ict Attorncv Perkins ard denied that
lie had cleared Becker
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GERMANY WON'T YIELD TO
u s. ON WAR ZONE DECREE:
UP TO GREAT BRITAIN NOW
GERMANY WILL NOT YIELD ON
BLOCKADE ORDER, SAYS ENVOY

The following
bassy
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IN, Vay, NJ. Lloyd George said. is
the most expensive In men. material and
lnonrN that the world has eve known
lIo assorted tllt Grcl' RW'liO could
uraNcN the WIG for tive years ont Of the
p.ccr-ls Of hor Investments abroad and
tnat France could do the Same 70, =.
least two or an g" years Russia Is ~
a different position because. alth, ugh
ll,h IN na'uriI r"solrCcs. her financial
arrangements are not 80 productive as
loyc OF her lilies.
The Chnuroilor announced that the
conference of Ministers had decided
not to issue = Joint loan. lie added
'lai Russia has Increased her pruduC-
uN'y hy r.om 80 to 40 per cent. by
aho.ishlnE the sale of vudhd he said
iNai Russia had especial litil'ulty IN
financing her purchases abroad. France
is in the same situation
81 AN not sure tnat We realize tho
strain upon this gallant country" said
the chancellor. referring TO franco
"Shc has a larg"r proportion OF h,r men
in thu neld and th" enemy - IN occu-
patton OF toe richest part of he ter
Iitory Nevertheless IN" cOnndrucr of
the FroGcn nation strikes every visitor
to Paris rh"l" - tp DE seen a calm
and sincere courage supposed to he
Incompatible with the temperament OF
the t,lt and one hears the general as
SurauCo that the German army has ~
muyr ChaNc" of Gushing Franco as %
pv"r.unniug Mars
Mr. tl0"d ticorG' said thar each ally
must nripE it, resources into the COM
mon fund, since war cannot uc made
on the principle OF limited liability. The
idea of Joint loan was given up. inc
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V.piy Not Intellectual.

ron the other hand the reply We sha,,
make w.il not perhaps be wholly irci-
fcc'ut. Germany cannot hc allowed
to adopt a system OF open piracy ard
murder on TIE high seas while remain
ing herself protected 10y 4 bu.N.Irk az an
international instrument which she has
utterly rcpudat.d and drfed. but which
we. much to our detrincnt. have re-
speCt.d. I
We shall or course redouble ou-
efforts TO make increasingly incoDve-
uient the economic pressure which the
British navy has apparently already
made felt IN Germany. Hitherto We
hav" not attempted t. stop tho i'm
ports o. food ard have not pre-
vented neutral ships from trading
direct with German port. We have
allowed German exports in neu-
,rA' ships 90 pass un"hallcuEed. Tn"
time has come whsu the enjoyment o.
those IUmuu.tics by "a state which has
10 a matter of deliberate policy placed
herself outside all iu'"rnational obliga-
tioIs must Ice rcaou~id,r.d
"a further declaration on the part
o' tine allied Governments VIII q.
promptly made. II viii have the effect
'or the first time Of applying the full
fore, Of naval pressure ON tho enemy"
Referring T. tic general situation. Mr.
Churchill claimed that Great britain had
established hitherto a command OF the sea
which had never been expected o. never
known ~ British history. Losses, ho said.
W,u. necessarily u,iyr"d and risks
mus be run daily, but. IN vicw of the
great scale oi the operations and the
number of ships involved. the fown.ss
uf IN" losses yer" marvellous
In regard to he losses Of Ire rner-
cal.'lr maru ne Ti,s, Lord Of tho
|fg.H
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Bir Feature Defeated.

A. orIuel, this morning an amend
nc offered 10y Representative tagc
-'- InE from tho compromise hill the
feature embodied I'm the so-ctl'ed Weeks
'U providing for the use Of war vessels
o. commercial purposes was defeated.
IS to 3>. THIS was acknowledged to be
d. f.atu., Of th" hin o. which the
.uusst fight would hc made and after
his vote II WAS expected toat tho caucus
would approve the entire measure.
IN, effect OF tho rt;-- amendment (
ad been adopted. would have been -
M, the Government ownership scheme
O. life OF two wears
A. the oNcUing # the caucus ;hcre
s.-r many -.gus OF trouble IN the Demo
r-s.., runEs. 50 many IN fact tina: Nd-
uu.stration leaders we're discouI aged
o'e. 40 situation II rcm1in'd 70"
champ Cidrk to jump into tae breach
.ad deliver a speech 20 assist the prcsi-
icu- IN hi, fight t. obtain caucus in
llr~cmon' frr the measure.
speaker Clark told hi Democ atil
easur- that the call ne Of . specI3l
..--t,u of Congress would mrID the end
. tHr democratic party. That II would
..7 and that Il was the duty of every
l.mu--at {, put his shoulder TO the
~hee boz .rlcr to avoid this
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">EW YORK FLORIDA SPECIAL"
finest Train 80 t.orlda Hcrtt. At'ant!c
throughout. tLtd Trains DaiiS. l?ls r. va
-IdL.
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HOUSE CAUCUS
lNDORSES SHIP
PURCHASE BILL
Measure Provides Pcrma-
ncnt Government Owner
ship of Vessels.
SENATE WILL SIFT
RUMORS OF LOBBY

NAshfNGroN, Feb. 16 ,TuesdaN. >
Ml.-The caucus OF the House
Democrats. called to consider the Ad-
m.nistration ship bill. adjourned at an
.arly hour this morning after the adop-
tor OF the resolution indorsing the
measure proposed by Presidcn, Wilson.
TIE President was sustained by n
vote of ia to 20
The shin bill will be reported to the
House under a gag rule AZ II o'clock
this morning. II VIII be passed before
adjournmen, tonight.
The bill. which will be presented TO
the House with the approval of the
party organization, provides for perma-
nert Government ownership of mer-
chant vessels Amendments offered
providing for temporary ownership OF
merchant vessels were defeated.
tn. bill ~ II will go to the House
creates a shipping board which is em-
powered to purchase and operate ships
IN trade At the end of two years the
- PIPING board will go out OF business
ami all Of It's powers and property will
he absorbed Ivy the Secretary OF the
Navy That official may thereafter use
the ships as uavnl auNiliaries or
operate them in the merchant service.
N his discretion. subject only to the
srrroval of the President.
The bill as approved 10y the caucus
m.ts the expenditures under the law
10 Si0.O00.ooo.
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RUDYARD KIPLINC.

In next Sundays SUN is the third of
the series of stories told "Abaft
the Funnel" by the famous
writer.
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Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-03-06

the powerful limousine. On uptown
they went, the only thing preventing
the limousine from escaping being the
fear of pursuit by traffic police if the
driver let out speed, They were con-
tent to manage to keep just far enough
ahead to be out of danger of having
Kennedy overhaul them. AS for US,
we followed as best we could, on up
town, past the city line, and out into
the country.
There Kennedy lost sight alto
gether of the car he was trailing.
Worse than that, we lost sight of
Kennedy Still we kept on blindly,
trusting to luck and common sense in
picking the road.
l was peering ahead over the
drivers shoulder, the window down.
trying to direct him, when we APP
preached a fork in the road. Here
was dilemma which must be decided
at once, rightly or wrongly.
AS we neared the crossroad l gave
an involuntary exclamation. Beside
the road, almost on it, lay the figure
of man. Our driver pulled up with a
jerk and was out of the car in an in
slant.
There lay Kennedy! Someone had
blackiacked him He was groaning
and just beginning to show signs Of
consciousness as bent over
whats the matter, old MANI"
asked, helping him to his feet
He looked about dazed a moment,
then seeing me and comprehending, he
pointed eXcitedly, but vaguely.
"Elaine!" he cried They've kid.
naped Elaine!"
What had really happened, as we
learned later from Elaine and others
was that when the crossroads was
reached the three crooks in the limou-
sine had stopped long enough to speak
to an accomplice stationed there, ac-
cording to their plan for a getaway.
He was a tough-looking individual who
might have been hoboing it to the city.
When a, few minutes later Ken
nedy and Elaine had approached the
fork, their driver had slowed up, as II