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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-03-26

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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-03-26
Are You Earning
$4,000 a Year?

The huge growth of business in
America has created thousands OF
high grade positions, paying $4,000
to $4,000 or more year.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-13
SMALLPOX HOLDS UP
LINER AT QUARANTINE
NieuIO Amsterdam Storage
Faces Long Wait.

The Holland-America liner. Nieuw
Amsterdam, IN yesterday from Rotter-
dam, Boulogne and Plymouth may be
held In Quarantine several days be-
cause OF case OF smallpox among
her 1873 Storage passengers. Hoffman
and Swinburne Islands are crowded
with detained immigrants from other
ships on which typhus and smallpox cases
were discovered. and II may be neces-
sary to keep the Nieuw Amsterdam s
steerage passengers down the bay until
room can be made for them on one OF
the islands or aboard transport, for
which Health Officer Leland Z. Cofer
has made application.
All the firsrt and second cabin pas
sengers, numbering 62l, were landed in
Hobolzen last night from steam barges.
All those not immunized among the
$50 passengers who landed were vac
cinated. Among them were Fritz
X -aisler. the violin!st. who arrived
here with Mrs. Kreisler for a concert
our.
DIR. Cofer applied several days age
20 the War Department for a transport
for emergencies. and the Lancaster was
assigned, but she will not be fit for
use for two weeks, and another vessel
may be impressed into service 10 meet
The present situation.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-13
CHICAGO SALOONISTS
CONFESS RUM PLOT.
Officials Hear How Large
Quantities Of Whiskey
Are Shipped.
$4,000 BRIBE is. GIVEN
Former Stock Broker of New
York Also Admits His Big
Operations in Liquor.
soccia, Despatch to THE HERALD.


CHICAGO, Oct. 12.-Startling revela-
lions OF the operations of a nation wide
liquor ring with headquarters in New
York were made to United States At
torney Clyne to-day when twelve saloon
Keepers signed written confessions OF
their implication in the recent shipment
from Louisvills of 1000 cases Of whis-
key on q forged permit. The confessions
mention a former member OF the Illinois
Legislature as one OF observation-disclosures
who arranged the deal Another man
mentioned is n revenue agent who has
been under suspension for two months.
H. A. Sadler. a former New York
stock broker. is declared to have con-
fessed that he paid $4,000 for help ex-
tended in obtaining federal permit
Sadler arrived in Chicago from New
York to arrange a shipment OF whfskey
into that city. II is said He Is said to
lave asserted that he had $4,000 cases
of liquor In warehouse in Louisville.
The whiskey which was seized at the
Taylor street terminal August 81. and
which started weeks of investigation by
Federal authorities. was shipped on q
forged permit
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-13
FATHER BURIES TWO
CHILDREN ALIVE
Michigan Farmer Explains He
Could Not Support Them.
Special Despatch 20 THE HrsAIp

cptcrut DcoputCh 70 he AtEhAIn.
LANSING, Mich. Oct. t2.--Earl Roop.
81. farmer living near here. walked
into Sheriff Silsbee's office yesterday
evening and announced that he had muir
dered his two daughters
Two hours later Coroner Floyd Estes
accompanied Roop TO his farm. where
the bodies Of the girls, Dorothy. 8, and
Bernice, 2, were found under two feet
of muck at the edge OF the marshy Red
Cedar River
Roop said ne had attempted to chloro-
form the children. Failing In that he
buried them alive. Coroner Estes said
death had been due to strangulation.
Roop's wife is 81. and with six day
old infant is in serious condition since
being informed OF the tragedy
Apparently unmoved. Roop told the
authorities he had worked hard all sum-
mer and failed to get ahead. His crop
was not a success. He said he believed
the children would be better off dead
than alive"
II took the girls with me to the field
he told the officers. and then chloro-
formed them with the drug / had OBJ.
tanned In Okemos. Immediately I go,
busy digging hole in the old abandoned
river bed. BY that time the fresh coun-
try air had partly restored consciousness
to them and the older girl walked to the
hole while I carried the younger. | put
them both In the hole and held theil
heads under water so they would moi
suffer. Then the muck and slime begar
to ooze in and soon they were botf
buried"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-13
MAN FOUND IN BROOK,
WEIGHTED WITH STONE
Absence of Water in Lungs
Mystifies Police.

The Mount Vernon police were con-
fronted with a mystery last night fol-
lowing the finding Of the body OF man
In a brook. A stone had been tied to his
neck and he was under water, but
despite the indications that he had been
drowned Coroner Engle of Westchester
county said there was no water In his
lungs a condition that would be present
il death had been caused by drowning.
The location OF the body was in woods,
some distance from the Pelham Manor
station.
Apparently the man had been dead q
week when two boys who were out
gathering mushrooms found the body.
Men employed on construction work on
the right of way of the Harlem River
branch of the New York. New Haven
and Hartford Railroad were called from
a shack short distance away. but they
could throw no light on the find. Moth
ing In the pockets Of the dead man bore
marks of Identification.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-13

tended robbing the slots on the tele-
phones In the stations OF the two rail-
road companies. II was said that cir
cumstances prevented him from pilfering
the coin boxes, and it was on his return
10 the city that he was first attracted to
the Coughlin homo by the cry OF the
baby.
Pasquale. il is said, did net know the
name of the parents OF the child he had
stolen until he read of the kidnapping in
the papers Then he Immediately sent
the letter demanding the ransom money
from Mr.. Coughlin.
Pasquale sent for Major Adams on
Sunday. saying that he had some inn
portant information TO impart to the
state police head
Major Adams, when admitted Go the
cell of the abductor. asked him to tell
OK the kidnapping and death of the child.
The Crank's story.
ut was on the 27th or 2Sth of May
ne began that l had been out 10 Nor
ristown and missed the last car back
to the city where l was boarding.
then started TO walk from Norristown
to the city line. where I could get a car
In walking back l passed the Coughlir
home and / saw a light In one OF the
windows. l heard a baby cry and saw
Mr.. and Mrs. Coughlin standing In the
room leaning over the baby's crib con-
tinued TO the city line.
IT came back "A couple of days later
however, having decided to kidnap the
baby. / walked around the Coughlir
house to see how / could get into the
window. | recalled that / had seen some
ladders in a new building near by.
Went there and got a ladder.
IT climbed up the ladder to the win
dow There was a flower box at the
foot OF the window and on IL | found a
coat l put the coat about my shout
ders and entered the child's room. While
was inside the room picking the bah!
up, he started to cry--not much---but
wrapped the coat around him and hur'
ried out / pressed HIM tightly TO my
breast as started down the ladder.
LAS soon as | got TO the foot of the
ladder l heard voices and could make
out somebody talking inside the house
l started to run across to some nearby
trees. I ran past several houses on my
way TO the city line. ] had only gone &
short distance when I opened up th'
coat and blanket and looked at the baby
II was gone---I mean dead"
Here the Crank" paused and crie(
out cringingly 81 did not intend to xii
the baby. L was going to take II Z
Swedeland. where I worked. and get {
room there, in which / planned TO hid
the baby, until ! collected the ransom
money. When saw the baby wa
dead. though, / decided to get rid o
the body
II went down 10 the Schuylkill Rive
and threw it in at II spot about tw
miles from the Coughlln home. ] shout
| Judge. l first found a piece of railroa
! track there. 1t was about three fee
| long I had piece of string In m
| pocket; strong. brown. string, such
| you tie heavy bag with. 1t was abou
| twice as thick as q shoe string. and
( tied the rail TO the baby's legs wit
! this string and then dropped 1t into tn
1 waters"
! Pasquale willingly assented to takin
| the State police to the spot where
| said he had thrown the body into tn
water.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-13
NO INDICTMENTS FOUND
IN DANSEY BOYS CASE
Two Persons Under Bonds,
but Grand Jury Fails to Act.

ATLANTIC CITY. Oct. 12.-The Atlantic
county Grand Jury has failed to find an
indictment against any one for the dis
appearance of Billy Dansey, II was
learned authoritatlvely here to-day.
Charles s. White and his housekeeper.
Mrs. Edith L. Jones' may now sue TO
have their bonds vacated White Is held
under $500 bond accused of the muir
der Of the lad and Mrs. Jones is under
$4,000 bond as accessory after the fact.
Neither would comment on the news
from the Grand Jury.
The fact that Edward G. GasISill,
County Prosecutor did not have four of
his principal investigators in the Dam
sey case called before the jury. however,
leaves It within his power TO reopen the
case before another Grand Jury on the
ground OF additional evidence.
J. Ellsworth Jones a relative of the
Dansey family, said to-day that the
Danseys are planning to leave New Jer-
sey after they receive official notice OF
the action OF the Grand Jury.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-13
shot Misses Fugitives.

Three OF them found Boittano and he
dropped dead, shot once through the
groin and twice through a shoulder
Stern started in pursuit OF second
man who could be seen running toward
Sixth avenue. He fired one shot ct
him and the bullet passed through the
tails of his coat.
The second man was taken to the
West Thirtleth street station and de-
tanned for examination. He said he was
not near Stern when the firing began
but was drinking al ice cream soda In
a confectioner's down the block His
story was verified by the soda dis
Denser. He identified himsef as Pas
auale Mile, 30. OF Farmingdale. L.
Ills record was looked UP, and il was
found he bore singular resemblance {,
a Pasduale Mile who was sent TO Sins
Sing In 1911 for homicide.
Mile was held at a material wit
ness
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-13
PRESIDENT CALLS HARD
COAL WAGE CONFERENCE
Reopens Controversy and
Asks Meeting on Oct. Is.
speclal pespatoh 70 rnn uraAIp

WARRINGTON. Oct. 1.-THE anthracite
wage controversy Is to be reopened and
reconsidered at the behest of President
Wilson. The President to-day notified
representatives OF the anthracite miners
that he would require the holding Of a
joint session in Scranton on October is
TO adjust any inequalities in the recent
wage award.
A conference several weeks ago by the
anthracite operators and miners fixed
the wage scale on the basis OF that ar
rived at by the Presidents coal commits
sion for the bituminous fiels. Many
miners took exception to the award and
went out on strike They returned when
the President appealed o'them to keep
their agreement. promising Justice The
President has been notified by officers OF
the union that the men were back, and in
acknowledging the message he announced
that he would request the new confer
ence FOR the purpose of making such adj
justnents as equity seemed TO demand.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-13
WHAT'S A sTRTKEg PENNA. ASKS
Official Committee AdjOurns ia
study subject and Report.

HARRISBURG. Oct. IA representa-
time committee OF three employers and
three employees. with officials of the
State Department of Labor and Industry
acting in an advisory capacity. was
asked to-day by the State Industrial
Board TO settle the question of what
constitutes a strike. The board received
a report on definitions OF other States,
and the Attorney opinion
that the State Employment Bureau
should determine when strike is In
progress and be guided by the ruling
Of the Industrial Board. The committee
will be asked to meet in Pittsburg Octo-
Ter 90
Inspectors of the Department OF Labor
and Industry were directed to enforce
to the letter the laws relative TO seats
for women In industry and seats will be
ordered placed In elevators for women
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-13
SLAIN In SIGHT OF
MATINEE THRONGS
Police Scent Gang Feud in
Killing just Off Broadway
in 39th Street.
VICTIM CALLED ROBBER
Slayer Says Three Men Tried
to Hold Him Up and He
Began Shooting.

Matinee crowds leaving theatres in
West Thirty ninth street, between Broad
way and Sixth avenue, at o'clock yes
terday stopped calling taxicabs and be-
gan a frantic rush to safety when re-
volver firing began TO echo through the
narrow thoroughfare. Women screamed
and tainted or threw themselves into
doorways and restaurant Hobbies and
men lodged and ran In every direction.
and as the firing continued policemen
at either corner regulating traffic quit
their posts and rushed through the block
10 point in front OF the Pre-Catalsn
restaurant, where the shooting was being
done.
Presently The smoke cleared. and any
with nerve enough left to look could see
walk in front OF the restaurant. Over
him stood a policeman holding fast to a
man who had dropped a smoking revol-
yer. Up the block was coming another
cop holding a second man.
Self-Defence, Stern Insists.
According to story told Capt.
Thomas Walsh of the West Thirtieth
street station by william Stern of PIE
West t11th street. the man found hold
| ing the revolver. the dramatic killing
was the result of an attempted hold
up. Stern, the police said has been
known at Police Headquarters since
! 1911, when he was arrested for petty
! larceny. His story was taken down and
! he was detained.
| The body Of the man found at Stern's
! feet was identified as that of Paul
Poittano. thirty-four years old OF 1877
| West Sxty-seventh street. The police
sey he, too, Is known to them as having
| been convicted of robbery in 1914. They
said he spent from then until 1917 In
Sing Sing Prison.
There were stories or gang feud
circulated through Thirty-ninth street
following the shooting, but Stern
stoutly maintained that he fred only
| when an attempt was made to rob him.
To Capt Walsh Stern said he was
walking east In Thirty-ninth street when
ne was attacked. He was carrying
$500 worth OF jewelry owned by firm
for which he works as a salesman. $40
IN cash and checks amounting to $3.50.
| AS he passed the Pre-Catalan and APP
preached the entrance to the Princess
Theatre he noticed in the crowd three
men.
As he passed the building at 10s. he
! said, he noticed the extremely narrow
hallway and was wondering how any one
could pass through II when he suddenly
was pushed from behind. He knew ne
was being propelled toward the narrow
hallway SO that he could be robbed.
''As was pushed" he told the police
| ~ NJ ha In
there and put up your hands"
/! Stern said ne fought back He wrig-
gled from the grasp " one Of his assail-
ants and drew his CUR. The men jumped
back and he began to fire. he said.
The theatre crowds were passing or
every side and Stern's shots, six In all
sung over the heads of women who
dropped with fright. Some 81 the bull
let's spent themselves against the front
of Maxine E,lliott's Theatre across the
street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-13
WOoLLEN MILLS ON FULL TIME.
$500 Workers Resume as Ordera
start Coming In.

ONEco. Conn Oct. 12.-Word was is
sued TO $500 woollen mill employees to-
day TINT the mills viii go on full tim
schedule. beginning tomorrow. The
mills have been operating on reduce
time since July. when there was q sluml
In the buying market. Orders for good.
are now said TO be coniNg In slowly.
The workers are employed at the As
savage Company Mills of Killingly
and in mills at Plainfield. Centre Villag
and other parts Of the country.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-13
PLAN BIG COON OFFENSIVE.
Connecticut and Rhode Island
woods Reported Full.

PLAINrrELD, Conn. Oct. 12.--Coon
hunters from oil the large cities in Con-
necticut and Providence, Woonsocket
and Pawtucket. II. L.. are arranging Ia
make a grand raid on the woods OF this
section october 10. when the coon law
gees or.
Never in recent years were coons 81
numerous, and they have become very
bold and troublesome OF late.
AS many az six have been seen al one
time in the hedges north OF here.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-27
State Inclusion
To Be Observed

Honoring the anniversary OF the
signing of the document that placed
Oregon in the United States instead Of
Canada. the annual Founders Day
observances will be held at Cham
poeg. May 1. Owing to the fact that
ne boats viii be running that day.
the trip, which is Usually made by
water viii have TO be made by train
or automobile
p. H. Darcy. of this city, past pre-
sident Of the Oregon Pioneer associa-
tinn. will preside. W. t. Rigdon. also
Of Salem. will read an original poem.
and the veteran quartette. composed
of W. NJ. Morse. DR. J. E. Hall. A. w.
Mills and Prof, 2. NJ. Parvin viii
sing.
Mr.. Darcy will call upon a num-
Der Of pioneers for five-minute talks
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-27
rourt House Netps


...,.,,.u H. Ide vs. Eva H. Ide. Com
paint ,..ou vs Louis L. Leadbet-
ist, SUI Cornell VS. Louis L. Leadbet,
W. ,ssdsvit :; for Replevin Order OF
delivery. 1onis 7. Ieadbet-
isI. c,ses s~s' Mumford vs. Hale H. Mum
ford Complaint r,.,o Nr,n,fora
Melton. uaia II Mum
ford. Order ,,s Mortha
odsnthal Glover and George Glover
ssr husband, Complaint.
y Coral Jennings VS. David Francis
jennings Demurrer.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-27
Phone Company
Asks Higher Rate

Application FOR an Increase in rates
was filed with the public service COM
mission BY the McAfinnville Local s
Long Distance Telephone company,
Monday. The application asks fer an
increase in the rate on one party bust
ness phone from ss-25 to IS per
month and one one party residence
phones from sl.I5 to 81 per month
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-27

Perfect hearing for the deaf. the
Little Gem Ear Phone received the
gold medal, highest award for ear
phones in competition with all hear
ing instruments at Panama Pacific
exposition. Look at it and you see the
simplest and smallest device in the
world; use it and you feel that you
have the most wonderful piece OF me-
chanism yet devised for suffering
mankind. Let us prove we have con-
quered your affliction. Free demon
stration at our store, South CONNER
cial, Wednesday and Thursday April
2S and 29. The Little Gem Ear Phone
the latest patented perfect hearing de-
vice, enables you to hear under all
conditions, in the church, theater and
general conversation. The Auto Ear
Massage stops head noises. and Makes
the cure of deafness possible. Remem-
ber, we would not allow demonstra-
ton i'm our store unless we had in
vestigated the. instrument thoroughly
An expert from New York city will
be with us on above days We most
earnestly request you to call, make a
test privately and receive expert adj
vice without charge. Every instru-
ment guaranteed. Ask. or write for
booklet. cause Thine Ear to Hear"
Tell your deaf friends. Periy's Drug
Store
RexaQQ
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-27

the Shriners convention in Portland
during the last week in June.
If the growers are successful in
their efforts. Salem viii be on the
route Of inspection, as they viii visit
the giadioi farm Of Franklin and
Dibele on the Wallace road. one Of
the most beautiful in the state.
Sentiment in favor of the visit is
very strong throughout the state,
and as it is considered splendid ad-
vertisement for the flower industry
of Oregon.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-27

The body OF a nan found in a ann
pond at Spokane was identified as
that Of Hjalmer Johnson. AGED 2s. a
miner Il is thought he zen from
bridge
Caught in the bottom of an SIS foot
well which he was digging wnen tne
walls eaved in, Robert Schneider Of
Richmond Beach was buried upder
As feet Of earth.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-27

A phoned warning from Portland
police Headquarters Tuesday morning
gave Sheriff w. I. Needham notifica-
tion that three boys and a Ford car
were headed Salemward The mes
sage stated that the youngsters had
acted strangely and that the car was
minus license tags Deputy Sheriff
Bert Smith patroled the northern APP
proach of the Pacific highway in an
ticipation Of the arrival of the "mys-
terry car in Salem, but the vehicle
failed evidently to make the circuit to
this city as no further trace of it has
been reported.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-27
Gladioli Here
May Be Inspected

movement is on foot among the
giadioli growers of the state, to in
duee the officers of the national So
eiety to visit Oregon at the time of
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-27
Prnhnte Court.

oliver Thibaudau, estate. Final
oliver Thibaudau, estate. Order
sving time for hearing final account
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-27

The sustenance to be found in oul
bread will give you vim and build Ut
your bodily vigo Didn't you ever
try our bread? If not it is about time
you started. Order loaf of it today
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-27

Mrs N. T. Robinson and daughter
Of this city, are at Newport enjoy
ing visit They left here Monday.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-27

Nv. Parrish, returned home Mon
day after spending the week end in
Lebanon.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-27

Eugene Dupuis, administrative In
the estate of Oliver Thibaudau, has
filed final account of the estates af-
fairs. County Judge w. M. Bushey has
set May 3, 1920, as date for hearing of
final report.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-27

A divorce suit was filed Tuesday by
Truman H. Ide against Eva H. Ide.
They were married at Salem, August
%, 1913, and the complaint alleges
that Mrs. Ide left their home April H.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-27

Arthur Foster. the anti-Non-Par-
tisan league speaker, left Salem at l
p m. today for Dallas. with Senator
Walter Pierce. where they viii talk
tonight Wednesday night they viii
address an audience at Corvallis. con-
unuing their campaign against the
spread Of the doctrines Of the North
Dakota insurgents