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The Washington times., 1919-01-25
Defective Chief Urges
All Residents of City
TOAid in Mailman Hunt

in getting a line on the assailant Of the
three women. Any man suspected By
citizens will be investigated Every
possible clue will be run down
up to noon today We have only one
clue to the identity OF the assailant Of
the women, and that is the hat found
in the yard OF Miss Hoods home.
Because Of the numerous eScapes OF
sailors and soldiers from the Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane, the mill
tary authorities were asked to assist
US. The hospital cares for many de-
mented soldiers and sailors, and records
OF those who have escaped recently are
being looked into to see IL they showed
tendencies OF degeneracy.
THE only case to have occurred in
Washington which in any way paral-
lels the one with which we are now
confronted occurred many years ago,
when we were in search Of a man dub
bed Jack the Gutter" This individ-
uaI was arrested after he for weeks
slashed the gowns OF women in the
shoppinG, district. We finally caught
him. He admitted the charge. and
gave an explanation which showed he
was of degenerate mind.
"While 1 am inclined to feel the as
sailantS of the three women nigh.
have gotten out Of Washington, feel
more certain he still is in Washing
ton. do not think him to be the
"JaOk the Ripper" who stirred New
York recently.
"But again wish to say that hope
every man, woman and child in Wash
ington who, should get any informa-
ton which might lead to the capture
of the assailant OF the woman imme-
diately telephone police headquarters
and detectives will promptly investi-
gate it,"
The Washington times., 1919-01-25

Just how much more terrible was
Miss Lillian Hoods early morning
struggle with the maniac who invad-
ed the Northwest Friday morning
than first reports would indicate IS
now revealed by the first detailed
story the girl has been able to tell.
This complete account was given
today to The Times as Miss Hood. al
most mOrtaIly wounded and just re-
covering from the shock of the major
operation which saved her life, lay
in a ward at the Emergency Hos
pitaL Telling her story simply and
unaffectedly, the girl ,unconsciously
gives a picture OF extraordinary
heroism and pluck.
She told how she fought with the
mailman for more than ten minutes
before she even screamed for help.
and how she struggled with all the
desperation of her plight and all the
cunning Of her sex either to wrest
the revolver from the madman's
hands or knock 1t out OF his grasp.
Here is her story:
By LILLIAN HOOD.
I don't know how the man got into
my room. 1 only know he did.
knew nothing, heard nothing, until
opened my eyes and found him bend
ing over me. The moment he saw
ne-open my. eyes and stir uneasilY in
the bed, he said huskily:.
Don't make any noise or I'll
shoot"
I remember one awful moment or
terror-then I instinctively collectsd
my wits and figured out what would
be the best course. Something in the
way the man spoke made me certain
that he would shoot. l never thought
he was bluffing for moment.
Something told me that the lee -
outcry from me would cause him to
pull the trigger.
All that passed through my mind
in flash.
Then I made a dive for his revolt
to knocEe>it out of his hand. He was
too quick for me and in an instant
had bounced on me, pinning me TO
the bed.
Afraid To Scream.
We struggled there for fully ten
minutes. or course, ii seemed much
longer, but know Il was all of fen
minutes, I not daring to scream, he
trying to overpower me. and all the
while trying to get the gun out Of
his hand.
All I was afraid Of was the gun.
knew I had a chance against him
with his bare hands. The gun wac a
different proposition.
Everyone has seemed TO get the
impression that was trying 20 hold
the man for the police, but that
wasn't Il at all. didn't dare 70 let
go OF him Rnd give him a chance TO
pull the trigger. / was lighting for
my very life and heaven only knows
what else. No one Will ever know
how horrible II was
ct makes me shuddor as live Il
The Washington times., 1919-01-25
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The Washington times., 1919-01-25
YANKS OVERSEAS
MUST WRITE HOME

To meet the problems involved in the
mail situation abroad, every soldier
overseas has been ordered to mail home
a card showing his organization, loca-
ton. and state Of health, General March
announced today.
March also announced that nation: I
army and national guard soldiers can
retain their division insignia upon re-
turning to this country. but that offi-
GERS returning to regular outfits will not
wear them.
Wa. time punishments for military Of
'crsS have been suspended. This means
that only the maximum peace time SEN
fences can be imposed, but the order
- bearing on men now serving
sentence. For instance, a man absent
without leave in war time would be
mhTe severely punished than a man who
now is absent without leave.
The Washington times., 1919-01-25
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The Washington times., 1919-01-25

pose in entering the houses was sim
ply to rob. We should not form hasty
Conclusions, but think we safely can
assume that the man is suffering
from some sort OF mental derange-
ment.'
DR.. John E. Lind, member OF the
STAFF at the Government Hospital for
the Insane, says: THE man at large
seems to have been suffering from
the sort of mental disease which
stamps him as a degenerate who finds
it necessary to be violent to women.
The fiend appears to be Of the type
who gets pleasure in mutilating a
woman. Some call this type a lust
murderer or a sufferer from sadism.
This disease takes several forms. but
the most common is to derive salts
faction from the sight OF witnessing
suffering by his victims"
The Washington times., 1919-01-25

ct want every resident Of washington
to constitute himself and herself mem
Der Of the Police Department and help
to capture the madman," declared In
spector Clifford L. Grant, Chief OF De-
tectives, to The Times this morning.
Every bit Of information from every
source will be thoroughly threshed out
The Washington times., 1919-01-25
SAYS league WILL .
'FORGEU. TO WAR

CHICAGO. Jan 25.-That the league
OF nations would not prevent wars.
but that its formation Would.force the
United States TO war on Mexico, was
the position taken today BY Prof.
Theodore Soares. OF the University Of
Chicago. He said:
The league viii lessen the proba-
bility Of war, but NOT prevent Il. In
disciplining unruly nations and On
enforcing an international police poll
icy, Il viii be necessary aoW and thea
to 20 to war. America wiz be told
to intervene IN Mexico, and that win
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The Washington times., 1919-01-25
Girl Describes Struggle
SheMade For HerLfeand
Honor WihArn1edManiac

lover again. All the while he kept
growing warnings into my ear.
I "NO noise now" he kept saying.
I'll kill you the minute you let ont
a cry. I've just shot a woman up
on Connecticut avenue and I'll shoot
you, too, If you don't keep quiet
81 knew he meant what he said. 1
knew I was in the hands of some
horrible creature who would stop at
nothing. 1t was so dark in the room
and we struggled at such close range
that 1 do not think I could recognize
him even il / saw. him again
1 never made a sound, not a single
cry, not even after he had shot twice.
1t was only when he knocked me
over the forehead with the end of the
revolver that 1 yelled.
Afraid TO shoot Again.
He was evidently afraid to shoot
again for fear of rousing the house.
But when he began pounding me with
the revolver l knew he could knock
me out.
1 saw that keeping quiet wasn't go
ing to do any good. My screams then
were enough to waken the dead. Still
not a single person, man or woman,
came to me. I began TO think I was
ia 6OilC HOlIlDlc hlB hAHldTC ana lndl
everyone else in the house was dead
l knew a man had the next room
to mine, and / couldn't understand
why he didn't hear me and come
was lighting against time-wonder-
ing how much longer l could hold
out, and If some one would come be-
fore he finished me,
The first shot he fired went wild
The next shot seemed TO hit me, but
l really didn't feel any pain, just
singing sensation. II was only
when ! felt the blood trickling from
the wound that | knew he had got
me. Even then ] didn't scream, but
as he tried to wrench away from me
and / hung on. he drew back and hit
me twice on the head.
Hurt Worse Than Shot.
The bruises aren't very bad, but
they hurt worse than the shot.
AS we went out the window I tore
his clothes. They tel me he fired
three times out in the yard, but I
didn't know IL. II he did. The only
shots knew about were the two in
the house. No one will ever know
the agony OF struggling there, not
daring to call for help and not get
ting any when / did scream.
There are some things I can't talk
very plainly about, but did not want
to lose consciousness. He. kept tell
ing me he would give me $50 IL I
would keep quiet and not struggle
with him.
1 fought him more than ten min
utes before was able even to get
of the bed. Then he tried to get to
the window. That makes me think
he must have come in by the window.
The Washington times., 1919-01-25
MRS. LUDENDORFF .
BACK IN GERMANY

COPENHAGEN, Jan. &-Ths wife Of
General Ludendorff has left for Ger
many. It was stated today that General
Ludendorff win remain in Sweden for
another fortnight. working upon his var
book
The Washington times., 1919-01-25
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The Washington times., 1919-01-25
hich the Mailman of the Northwest Visited
SEEK bigger FORCE
AS CRIME REMEDY

Investigation Of the eondIdonS
which have resulted in shortage Of
? $50 men in the police force u the
National Capital was promised today
] by CONGRESSMAN F'inis J. Garrett Of
{ Tennessee
stirred By the attacks upon three
! washington women. Congressman
s Garrett said the Capital should Be
/ Polieed BY = larss and eape6le police
I department, and he VIII "investisa
/ to find whether the force IL inads-
( quate and the reasons why"
( Miss Lillian Hood, the pretty war
worker from Browsvilie, Team. who
was one Of the victims o. the mad
man, Is from Congressman CARROTS
home district.
Nay Need Mere Men-
Il am going to fnvestigale TIE
police conditions Of Washinrton.s
( Said the Congressman. IF this man
lac who shot two women and choked
another remains at large because o.
the inadequats police force. efforts
should be made At once 70 augment
the roster Of the Police Department.
Il realize that large. able force of
policemen acts as q deterrent 20
rime. Whether a larger force would
have prevented the maniac from at
lacking the women Is a question am
notable to answer. However, wash
ington should be policed By a large.
capableS force OF policemen, and 'wiIIs
investigate to ind whether the forcs
Il inadequate and the reasons why
WOuId Raise Salaries.
Congressman Heating OF CoIorado.
one OF the strongest advocates in
Congress Of higheF-paid GOVernmeuf
employees. came out today with q
statement In favor OF increasing TIA
pay Of washington policemen.
the city should have adequate,
protection" said Congressman Keat-
ing, sand Il certainly ought not Be-
prevented from getting L By Nv
salaries for the police. 4 do not per
sonally know the facts in this nlat-
ter. for I have not investigated
whether the lack OF enough offcers
is-due TO low pay or something else
Il Is certain the police should Be-
properly paid. just as other Govern
ment employees ought 20 be properly
paid
IF Il % fond impossible to get an
adequate number Of police here on the
salaries which are paid, ic'seems o.
me II goes without saying that they
should be paid enough 20 make Il pos
sibls 20 obtain and retain an adequate
number"
The District bill IL stin pending Ia
the Senate Appropriation COMMITTEES.
and friends OF higher salaries win use.
the recent crime here as an argument.
for giving the Washington police
more pay.
The Washington times., 1919-01-25
EXPERTSDISCUSS
MANAGES DISEASE

Every expert on mental diseases In
Washington today is making long
distance examination of the man being
hunted for nighttime attacks on
women asleep in their beds.
All Of these students of mental dis
eases say they can form no definite
opinion Of the state or mind OF the
fugitive until he Is caught ana can
be observed.
But every fact in connection with
the case that comes to light is fur
nishing interesting material for the
men who make lifetime work OF
learning the brain secrets OF human
beings.
The facts so far shown do not give
scientific basis for the assumption
that the desperate is a maniac, the
mental experts say. And the theory
that two men may have been In
volved is further confusing. There
Is little doubt that one man attacked
the three women sleeping in three
houses, but the proof that only ono
man Is involved is only circumstan-
Ial.
Mentally Unbalanced.
Nearly all of the mental experts
agree that it is safe to assume the
desperate is a victim of some sort
of mental trouble, however, as no
sane man would have shot two women
and chOked a third without cause.
One of the experts has found a SINH
larity between the work OF the man
now being sought by all Washington
and tie notorious. "Jack the Ripper.
who terrorized til East Side of New
York by slashing the abdomens q
children with n knife.
DR.. ID. Percy HickIing, noted as
mental expert. says: "In the absence
of definite facts which may be tb-
tanned only by an examination OF the
criminal, ! would say that the case
presents no feature entirely unknown
tC science. The man undoubtedly Is
Of the type that finds pleasure in in
fiictinG pain on his victims Probably
this pleasure was greatest when tho
pain was inflicted on women. Both
OF the women shot were wounded In
the abdomen, but, Of course, the pla;-
ing Of the shots may have been acct
dent instead Of design"
DR.. william A. White, superintend-
ent Of the Government Hospital for
the Insane. says: 1.-THE criminal seems
10 have been engaged in a debauch.
He very probably IS a pervert and
falls readily into a classification OF
perversion not In any way extraor-
binary despite the fact that the acts
resulting from his perverslon are very
unusual"
Called GI.uGt Murderer"
DR.. Benjamin Logic. superintendent
OF the Chevy Chase Sanitarium, says
The facts In the case leave much
doubt In trying to fix definitely the
state OF mind OF this criminal There
are no facts to show that the man
knew there were women In the rooms
he entered There are no facts TO
show that the man was not an ordi-
nary rObber, and that his initial pur-
The Washington times., 1919-01-25
NEW WORKERS. HOME SOON.

The Twenty-seventh division New
York; will embark about February
Is and the Seventy-seventh about
March 3, according % War Depart
ment advices todav. The Booth infaa-
try formerly Fifteenth n. ", is
slated to embark about February 1.
The Washington times., 1919-01-25

It was recently reported that Laden
dorff was helping direct the Bolshevik
army.
The Washington times., 1919-01-25
NOTIFY or DRY VOTE.

wyoming and Idaho notified the
State Department today Of the ratE
fcation of the prohibition. amend
ment, making thirty-two states that
have reported here.
The Washington times., 1919-01-25
TODAY

CONTINUED from First Page)
en- what they ought to have, be-
ginning with one suit and one coat,
ending with sixteen dollars for mis-
cellaneous articles, belts, rubbers,
neckwear, etc. The board allows
three hats a year, to cost not
more than $3.50 for the three.
The Washington times., 1919-01-25

eSecretAry Baker has heard nothing Of
the plan for General Pershlng to return
10 the United States with President VII
son.
The Washington times., 1919-01-25

The business of dressing women
is a big business. According to
this estimate it would cost the
country about two thousand mil
lion dollars a year. Much money,
but it is all a part Of woman's
evolution, and it would be a mis-
take to check it, even to save a
billion and a half. The happiness
that new hat gives a woman is
reflected in the next generation.
In China, woman working for
a living probably spends less
than hundred dollars for clothing
to last twenty years. But there
isn't much progress in China, her
silk worms work for our women
and China is sad nation, because
women there have never known
the excitement of shopping and
trying on.
The Washington times., 1919-01-25
Mother on Way Hero.

Reading in The Times yesterday OF
the rampage OF the maniac, Mrs. FINS
J. Garrett, wife of Congressman Gar
rett, of Tennessee. telphond DIR.
Mankin at the Emergency Hospital 20
give Miss Hood every attention. Miss
Hood attnded a reception given last
month by Congressman and Mrs. Gar
rett TO Tennessee women here in
Washington doing war work. Miss
Hood is on her way here to see her
daughter.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-04
CITY IN BRIEF

Mrs. Oscar Epstein and children left
Wednesday for Chicago where they
will visit relatives for month.
Fred Sorg, pioneer Surrey farmer,
will hold farm sale at his home BIZ
miles east of Surrey, on Sept. IL. Mr..
Sorg expects to spend the winter in
Seattle and Tacoma.
The John Verzatt sale near Tasker
! amounted to about $500, the cattle
selling especially well. Steers from
ten to thirteen months old brot $56
and cows from $50 to sos.
Fl. E. Paris of Burlington and his
father, E. B. Paris, returned Monday
from Big Lake, Minnesota, where they
were called by the death of s. A.
Jones, brother in law of E. BIS.
Mrs. Bertha Havlicheck recently re-
turned from Binghamton, N. Y, where
she accompanied her husband, who is
! employed in restaurant. Her hus-
band will be back in about month.
Jos. Weber of Nauvoo, ILL.,, spent
George, south of Berthold. The senior
west where he is making three
months visit
VIM. H. Schoelleman of Foxholm
has moved into the Blaisdell residence
on South Main street. Mr.. Schoele-
man is carpenter and comes to this
city that his children may attend our
excellent schools.
George Weber, a prosperous ranch
er from south of Berthoid, was in the
city Friday. George couples 10 quar-.
tiers of land, mostly fenced, and has
700 sheep and 35 cattle. He quit the
grain farming in 1916 and considers
himself lucky that he did,
DR.. j. Semple was called to Regina,
Sask., Friday, by telegram informing
him of the serious illenss of sister
who resides there. Upon leaving the
Doctor was unable to state definitely
when he would be able to return, his
stay depending upon his sisters condi-
ton.
Julius Hanson, prominent farmer in
the hills district, recently sold his
ranch Of 480 acres to South Dakota
parties and will hold an auction sale
Of his personal property Wednesday,
Sept. 10. Mr.. Hanson has an excep-
tionally fine bunch of stock and no
uOUDC CIlo ocalc w dICIdCG llldIy Duy-
ers.
A. Baker of the Minot Hide & Fur
Co., left Sunday for New York city.
He will go via Petoskey, Mich, where
he will be joined by Mrs. Baker, who
is visiting relatives there. From Pc
toskey the Bakers will go to Mt. Glenn
ems and from there to New York. On
their return they will visit points in
West Virginia.
Chas. Miller, we'll known farmer
living north of Carpio, is advertising
closing out farm sale for Tuesday,
Sept. 16. Mr.. Miller never farmed
until he went onto this farm sixteen
years ago, and he has made success
Of the undertaking, but feels that it is
time to give up the hard work on &C
count of Mrs. Miller's health.
F. c. Upton and daughter, Aneita,
and A. Upton are spending the week
in Minneapolis at the state fair The
Messrs. Upton are transacting bust.
ness for the Minot Motor Sales Co., of
which they are the managers. The
business of this concern has been
growing very rapidly, force Of eleven
people now being employed at the
Minot house.
A few years ago John w. David,
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The other two games were walk
away for Minot. The Minot team had
been strengthened with several foreign
players and outmatched the lads from
the sheep country.
@ Wolf Point remained for two games
Monday, winning both 6 to l and to
2, by reason of Minot's releasing sew
eral Of her best players.
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farmer living near Calvin, N. D., pur-
chased a box of eating cherries and
threw the stones out onto his field
The field happened to be we'll shelter
ed, and the following year the trees
came up. Mr.. David took interest in
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them and today he has an orchard
of IS cherry trees which this year bore
more fruit than the family could use.
j. A. McGregor has returned from
Montana points where he marketed 20
carloads of hay secured in this ter
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-04
Minot Won the Wolf Point Series.

Minot won the series of three games
from Wolf Point played in this city
Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Fridays game was one of the best
ever played on the local diamond, go.
ing ten innings, the score being 8 to
2 and was won by one Of the Minot
players stealing home.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-04
500 Grafonola
Columbia
Grafonola

That's what you should
have for your home, ?
genuine olu m ) j a
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prefer at prices rang
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We sell them on the
easy payment plan, $40
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motor. Drop in at our
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-14
MISCELLANY OUS.

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Owen. Wis.,, and at Ortonville and
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So. so: Boone to Ortonville. MIMI
s25: Boone to Mahnomen, Mimi, $780,
This includes sleeping car fare De-
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will afford a visit to st. Paul or 1Minn-
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the Twin Cities. We have a good list
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