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sen by the White House or by any
one else, for it is not the fact"
continued the official, "but we are in
position to block the nomination
of any candidate who does not con-
form to such progressive specifca-
tions as we prescribe, and no COM
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-27

Foreign capital invested in Ger
many since the peace treaty was
signed is estimated at fifty million
marks, of which nearly one half is
American.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-27

the dark horses the Democratic National Convention win
by hair possibly the efforts of either Mrs
Gibson who's roofing Attorney Palmer
John Weir Troy national ommteewoman from Alaska who's for
that's the land of ourdough.
Gibson Mrs matching woman browning
in bidding for the attention of delegates.
fetching said Gibson displaying
svery white hair "Its just like mother used to have.
will the convention retorted Mrs Troy
revealing stunning coffure Of red.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-27
By H. N. RIcKEY

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, June 26.
'"Tnis convention is going to adopt a
progressive platform and nominate a
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
Shopper From Detroit Stripped
Of Struggled Finery at Border

stockings and more intimate apparel
the two telephones in the customs
Office were swamped with calls 10 hus.
bands and fathers to bail out THEN
women folk.
Under the Canadian law. there are
no exemptions except on hymn books
and prayer books and a few other arti-
cles. and duty may be collected on goods
seven years old. No hymn books or
prayer books were found. One woman
who paid the largest amount collected
during the day. was wearing a suit
bought in Detroit last spring. 1t cost
her Sl3O to get away clothed
Most of the stuff was worn over.
though some was carried back in baby
cab, and there were some thrilling
scenes as babies were unwrapped from
piece goods. In these cases the women
became indignant.
The inquts will continue until
after Christmas. While Niagara and
other points see heavy smuggling
Windsor is easily the leader, accord.
ing to Mrs. Orilvie.
"When | went into the customs serv-
ice seventeen years ago she said, 81
used to think ! could look woman
in the eye and ask her. Have YOU any
dutiable goods? and tell by the look
in her eye ii she were telling the truth
Now know you never can tell about
womeN.'
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
From a Special CORRESPONDENT

DETROIT. Dec. 4.-Domestic life in
Windsor. Ontario, to-day was nearly
disrupted by the arrival of Mrs. Mar
tina Ogilvie from Toronto. 1t is Mrs
Cgilvies duty TO prevent smuggling
into Windsor by women. She did so by
herding almost all the women shop
pers that came on the ferries into the
customs office and instituting search.
On some boats the whole boarload
was taken. On others Mrs. Ogilvie
stood by and watched the streams
pass, calling in suspected women. IL
the bia storerocm used for the search
as r,any as $50 women, some with
children were first lined up, asked to
swear that they had no dutiable goods
and then searched
II the search revealed dutable goods
the women we're, in the case of first
offenders, either reqyired to pay the
price of the goods plus the duty or
leave the goods Ninoty-tive per cent
of the goods smuggled into Windsor
is made up OF clothing, on which there
is a duty of 80 per cent The method
usually is to wear old clothes to De
troit, throw them away and wear the
new clothes back
AS few of the fair smugglers had
money enough to pay the imposts, and
it would have been embarrassing to
depart minus new suits, shoes, hats
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
Girl AbandOns
Lyceurn
Held as Forgser
Miss Sabria P. Dyer, OH Path
to Brilliant Future. Had
Appeared With Taft and
Other Chautauqua Stars
Blamed for 20 Checks
Turned TO Cay Companions
for Good Time: Repeats
5000 Paper Till Caught
Special Dispatch to Tho Tribune

NDcCiul DiSpUtCh TO inc Tribune
BOSTON, Dec. 4.-Unable to obtain
bail, Miss Sabria P. Dyer, brilliant
lecturer and teacher, is in a New
Hampshire Jail as q result of associa-
tion with companions who longed for
gayety, money and "a good time"
Miss Dyer who, though only twenty
five years old. was on the road to a
notable career, is charged with forging
at least twenty-nine checks and indica-
tions are that this number may be
substantially increased
Detectives report three offences in
Providence, four in Springfield, four in
Concord, n -; nine in Boston, four in
Lynn, four in Nashua. n. H., and one
in Cambridge.
A visit to the apartment she former
ly occupied in Colon Street, Allston
resulted in the discovery to-day of
check books on the Phoenix Chatham
National Bank Of New York City the
National Shawmut Bank Of Boston, the
Massachusetts Trust Company and sew
eral others.
There are numerous forgeries on the
New York institution. it is said, but as
yet nothing definite is forthcoming to
connect her with them. The New York
phase is being investigated Her
career of idloncss and easy living
dates from last January or February,
when she ceased to be employed by the
American Educational Association in
Boston.
Managed Lyceum Bureau
Previously she had been affiliated
with the CoitAlber Lyceum Bureau as
q manager and Chautauqua lecturer. In
both organizations she was regarded as
most talented.
Her movements in each community
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05


who are resisting the American mill
Of l116 would not have called them
bandits but patriots.'
I'VE are not in llayti for benevolent
PURPOSES said Mr.. Johnson. 1--WE are
there purely for economic exploita-
ton"
Mr.. Johnson was followed by DR.. En-
riQuez y Carvajal, the last President of
Santo Domingo before the American
forces took charge of the country. Pro
feSSor Shepherd introduced him as "the
man regarded by the people Of the
Domlnlcan Republic as their rightful
Presid ident"
DR.. Carvajal said that the people of
Santo Domingo have always modelled
their political system on the principles
OF the French and American revolutions
and therefore resent the intervention
OF the United States in their internal
affairs. He said that, because Santo Do
mlngo would not accept q treaty which
the United States sought to force
upon it, the American government sent
a military and naval force into the
country, under the direction of Admiral
Knapp, IN 1916, and that since then the
country has been under military rule.
Rely on Justice of Americans
"Santo Domingo has suffered much
said DR.. Carvajal, "but despite that the
people of Santo Domingo rely in conf
dence upon the spirit of justice and fair
play of the American people. and look
to them to bring about the reputation
of the narrow and imperialistic policy
of the American officials" DR.. Car
va ja spoke in French
Mr.. Franck expressed the opinion
that if the abuses of American occupa-
ton are eliminated the policy of the
American government in Hayti ulti-
mately will prove of benefit to the
country. He said that there has been
political chaos and disorder in Ha ii
for the last 1l6 years, and that only
one of her twenty-five Prcsi idents com
pleted his term of Office
"My general impression of the work
of the Marines" he said, as that they
are doing pretty good work" He as
serted that while some OF the Haytians
resisting the American authorities
might be called patriots. most Of them
are illiterate bandits, msled by leaders
seeking selfish ends.
Franck Hits Men Higher Up
"But don't Think said Mr.. Franck
that as favorable report can be Civ
en- of the American authorities higher
up. both in Hayti and in Washington
as can be given Of the Narines Sew
eral of the deserving Democrats who
have been sent down 20 Hayti are gen
orally agreed to be not the very best
type of men we could have sent to dc
this sort of thing"
MIR. Franck said that radical change
in the civil administration of Hayti
ought to be made
Judge Schoenrich said that the
achievements of the United States in
Hayti and Santo Domingo for the last
FIVE years compare very unfavorably y
with those in Cuba, Porto Rico anc
the Philippines
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05

checks in Providence in less than half
an hour. In Nashua it took her hardly
more than an hour to cash four. Lynn
was passed through like a gale.
She admits she worked so fast in
Springfield that she cannot accurately
say how many checks she passed.
In January or February the local
head of the American Educational AS
sociation noticed that Miss Dyer ap-
peared more frivolous than usual. As
a result she was dropped
Since that time the girl has lived in
idleness Always bountifuiy supplied
with funds, she appeared on the street
clad only in the best Of raiment. She
is known to have been friendly with p
young man who owns an automobile
and in this the pair are said to have
fitted from place to place, passing the
spurious checks. Some OF the nine
checks which were passed in Boston
We're placed in September The Old
Colony Trust Company. Temple Place
branch. the Beacon Trust and the Com
monwealth Trust Company were a few
OF the Boston banks visited bv her.
Tellers from most of these have identi
fed her or her picture.
Wrote Check for 5000
In almost every instance the checks
were for 5000 each. When reports
were received from Lynn Thursday
that woman had passed four such
checks IN that city Assistant Super-
lntendcnt Harry Murray dispatched an
operative to Manchester, figuring the
trail would lead to that city.
She was found at the Amoskeag Ma
tional Bank. while the young man was
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
Kills Wife and Self
As He Walks it, Sleep

CHICAGO, Dec. John sle-
picka, tailor, living in Berkyn,
a Chicago suburb, stabbed his
wife to death and then killed him.
self while s!eep-walking early to-
day according to Mrs. Marie
Wagner, mother of Mrs. Slepicka,
who found the bodies.
slepicka, she said, had been a
sleep-walker for months. and had
frequently expressed fear that his
habit might lead to tragedy.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05

located in a lobby of hotel. He gave
the name of John T Wells. He was
held on suspicion and released, only
TO be Immediately rearrested. CHARGED
with having forged and uttered a
check in Concord.
estigation in Boston revealed
that while with the Lyceum Bureau
she lectuged with John Kendrick
hangs, irwin S. Cobb. Vice President
Marshall, Clifford pinchot, Princess
Iatherne Radzewill, Chief Strong
heart and William II. Taft.
st the Education Association great
regret was expressed over the case,
ana 1t was with reluctance that any
body could be induced to discuss If.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
|. {. E.. Asked to Fix Amount TO
Keplacs Damaged Euuipnent

WASHINGTON, Dec IA. ?. Thom.
general counsel OF the Association Of
Railroad Executives, appeared before
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
to-day to ask that engineering tests 20
made to determine what fair amount
for maintenance would be to replace
trackage and cars. The commission IS
asked TO settle the amount TO be paid
under the act of Congress, which pro-
vides that the government must return
the railroads in as good condition as
when taken over
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
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New Britain herald., 1920-01-30
PADDOCK WHISTLES
 STECHER TONIGHT
Heavyweight Title to Be Decided
 at Madison Square Garden

N"w York. Jan. 30.-The last word in scientific wrestling will be spoken tonight in Madison Square Garden when Earl Caddock, champion catch as catch can grappler of the world, and Joe Stechcr, challenger for the title. meet in q match that will terni- nate only when one of the contestants forces the shoulders of his opponent to the mat. Caddock and Stecher un,!uesticuably are the ablest expo nents Of wrestling science since the days of Frank (fotch and Ioussouf, the T"r"ihle Turk. CGddock rtVeted his; claims to the championship by defeIrinss all his rivals, including Stecner, and unless his military duties have tended to decrease his vitality there is reason for the expectation that he will repeat his victory over Stecher.
 As q wrestler Caddock is exceed ingiy versatile. He does not depend on any one system of attack de fense. He is known as. the "man> of d thousand holds," which is d pleas ing cxaggeratiou. Yet he doubtless is the most resourccful grappler of the times.
 Stecher. on the other hand, de ponds almost entirely on the body scissors in attack. and when menaced by an opponent loses his aggressive ness.
 Stecher has twenty pounds ;tdvan tage in weight and is considerably taller than Caddocl, but the cham pion is more compactly built and is a bit specder in action. The physical measurements of the contestants are as follows:
New Britain herald., 1920-01-30

Washington. Alexander Hume Ford, secretary of the Pan-Pacitic Union, made q special trip to Wash ingtoH. from Hawaii, to offer PreSi- dent Wilson q job. He wants Wilson to become president of the Pan-Pa- clflc Union and take up his residence in Hawaii descr'bed by Ford as the land where there is no race preju- dice and where for 12 years the rep resentatives of the nations about the big oceans have been meeting to plan c9-operative work that will bring league Of nations comprising all of those about the great Pacific Ocean"
New Britain herald., 1920-01-30
EXPERIMENTS MAY CRIPPLE WHITE SOX
|ndil and RiSberg, Regular h. fielderS, May Quit Baseball

New York, Jan. 3O.--W hne most
 na gers are having their share of
 uble this winter, Kid Gleason, the src ssive leader of the Chicago bite Sox, is having more than his hre of it. Half of the inticld with Iich Gleason won the 1919 Ameri- ] League cham piOnship has retired.
 st. Swede Risberg. Shortstop of last ITS club, announced his retirement Iconduct a restaurant in San Fran co. Now Chick Gandil. the White first haSeman, also has Stilted that
 has had his fill of big league ball.
 Baseball players pull the old "Wolf! XAif,'' cry so often with their retire
 1tS that not many persons take bch stock in them. Occasionally
 NeYcr. a player goes through With
 Frank Baker remained out ole &son when under contract with the $hletics, as did Johnny kling when t!1 the Cuts Baron knetZer also ! away from Brooklyn for q year Zen only S500 separated him and
 oncl Ebbets.
 IIleason still has the two best play on his indeld in Eddie Collins ID Buck Weaver. and q utility man Fred McMullin, who many base fl men regard as a far stronger |ycr than Risberg. John Collins can placed on first base in an emerg- by. Ec broke into the league as |kirst baseman, but in the last six Ars he has played almost entirely in
 outheld. Gleason. therefore, can up some kind of q team.
 Slv.yrHy> i'm, NEI,ifs. Snx
 No one is giving the White Sox
 ious consideration this winter, and nc baseball men say the club will Ve to tight hard to finish in the Bt division. A further slump in bite Sox pitching is expected next
 son. -
 cicotte' will be 36 years old next
 ling. Though he pitched brilliant
 I in the Amerfcan League season
 showed signs of the strain he had fn under in the worlds series. The Fee worlds series defeats sustained Claudio Williams will lessen the &pect Am erican League packers had the White Sox southpaw. Once Ete-s are convinced that a pitcher i f so terrible they start hitting him. tile Dickie Kerr unquestionabl will bw a lot of Improvement next sea "a. but the White Sox will need sev- Fl new pitchers before they again l, be figured as Strong pennant con- hders.
 From all indications t1.c Yankees. Saveland and Detroit will be the \ 8>ee most dangerous clubs in the |1erican League next season. !
New Britain herald., 1920-01-30
CONNECTS PROFIT
Prohibition Causes Fewer Arrests and Florida Decides to Discontinue Ono Of Its Places of Detention.

St. Petersburg, Fla, Jan. 3o.-At the suggestion of County Judge Le- roy Brandon, who declared "booze has gone and there will probably be no more convicts," the board of com missioners of Pinellas county. one of the most populous counties in Florida, has closed the county convict camp aiiu has under consideration a pro- posa1 10 lease it for farming purposes. This action was prompted when it was discovered not a convict was in the camp January 1. The prisoners in the past have been employed in re- pairing county highways.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-30
WILDE SCORES K. O.
Mike ErtIc Sent to Mat i'll Third
 Round By Little Briton.

Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. 30.-Jimmy Wilde, hyweight champion boxer of England, knocked out Mike Ertle, St. Paul, early in the third round of ten round bout last night.
 While Mike Ertle is not in the first flight of American bantams, the speedy victory by the little Briton will go far to rehabilitate him in the es- teem of American devotees of boxing After his defeat by Jack Sharkey, Wilde seriously considered abandon ing his American tour.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-30
BIG GAME TONIGHT
New Britain High and Hartford High
 Quintet, to Clash in League Contest in Hopkins Street Gym, Hartford.

The basketball quintets of New Britain and Hartford High schools will, clash tonight on the Hopkins street court in Hartford in the first league game between these teams this season. Preceding the game the first and second teams of the school will battle. The locals will be accom- panied by s large delegation of rooters and all are confident of victory.
 The big game is scheduled to start at S:30 o'clock and the contest be- tween the second teams at 7:3O o'clock. Those going from this city may leave on trains at 6:17 or 7:13 o'clock.
 George H. -Aylesworth, of the Springfield Y. NJ. C. 4. college, has been agreed upon referee. He handled tho football games in this city during the past season and his work was ot | high standard. He is also d capable basketball official
New Britain herald., 1920-01-30
HOr,NsBY SIGNS WITH ST. LOUIS

St. Louis. Mo: Jan. e30.-Roger Hornsby, second bascman and leading batsman in the league, signed con- tract to remain with the St. Louis Nationals for 1920. it was announced last night Tn announcing the Horns by contract, Manager Branch Hickey asserted he had refused an offer of money and players for the second baseman aggregating approximat tely S10O,OO0. He did not say whence the offer came.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-30
INTER-CLASS GAMES
 PROVING POPULAR
High School Athletes Displaying
 Skill at Basketball

xThe interclass basketball league is afousiny much enthusiasm atFthe New Britain High school this year. Un like former years, q schedule ot lS games will be played The makeup of the league consists of one team from each class, viz, senior, junior, sophomore. and freshmen classes. At present, the junior team is leading the league, having won two games and lost none. Peplau. the football star. is showing up well with the juniors, and il is likely that he will make the first team next season.
 In the opening game of the season. the juniors won from the seniors, and the seniors in their second contest, defeated the sophomores, by q one point margin. Mcclure is proving to be q tower of strength for the seniors.
 NIidgcts Going Strong.
 Although the players are small, the sophom ores and freshmen lives are rendering a fine account of them selves. Long and McArthur. are doing fine work for the sophomores while Zehrer and Linton, are turning in a fine brand of basketball for the first year class.
 Schedule and Standing.
 Although they have had but little opportunity to practice. the various teams are showing to advantage. The scores of the games played so far nave been small. Most of the points scored have been from the foul line, the lads finding the bskets hard to locate from the field. The schedule is so arranged that each team meets the other three times. By the end of next week, the first round of the schedule will be completed. The schedule next week is as follows: Juniors vs. Sophomores; Seniors vs. Freshmen. Physical Director Will liam c. Moorehead is handling the games referee in a capable man. ner.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-30

New York.-Mrs. Mlla D. Shonts asks s1,000,000 damages in suit filed against Mrs. Amanda C. Thomas, chief beneficiary under the will of the late Theodore P. ShOnts. alleging that Mrs, Thomas alienated the af- factions of Shonts.
 This is said to be the first time in history suit has been filed charging the alienation Of a dead mans affec- tions.
 'Che complaint alleges that Mrs Thomas from the year 1906 until Shont's death last September did prey ruthlessly upon the said Shonts and by her wiles and artifices en- ticed him from the society of the plaintiff and alenated his love and affection from her"
New Britain herald., 1920-01-30
GOOD BOXING AT ELKS'.
By Briggs

Two excellent boxing bouts and ! side-splitting battle between anna teurs were staged last night at New Britain lodge of Ell1s. The star at traction was between Bobby Reimer and Gene IIagearty, of this city. Tho boys stepped five rounds at a paca that surpassed many of the bouts held here in the past. The crowd was greatly pleased with their work. BtiI Sweeney and Young Scarlet put up a clever exhibition for five rounds. But 1t remained for the Berlin Bearcat' and '-Sambo the Smoke to bring down the house with their bout. There were d number of sore sides from laughing when the affair ended
 Several hundred members of the. order witnessed the affair. Luncheon. was served. John F. Willis was in- strumental in providing the entertain-= ment and he refereed the bouts.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-30
SILENT MIKE" HERE
|anington, Vt. Battlcr l. Open to Meet Any 145 Poundcr-Palitz Is Preferred.

|.Sileut Mike" Doran. of Benning- k, Vt, is in the city and through his I-nager, Leonard C. May, is desir- E of hearing from the best 145 |lnders the Nutmeg state can offer. |chael is particularly anxious to
 IS with K. O. Dave Palitz, of Hart 3d.
 LSe," the dumb welter has complet- a tour of Vermont, taking on all |ners and meeting with success. A
 K years ago, under the manage Int of May. he travelled New York [te and stopped some of the best that vicinity. He is reported to be the pink of condition and ready start at once for Connecticut hrels.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-30
JACK DEMPSEY IN LEGION.
He Is Made Honorary Commander Of
 Gordon Barber Post

Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. 30.-Cham- pion Jack Dempsey is q member of the American Legion and also an honorary commander in the organiza- ton. These honors were voted 70 Dempsey by the Gordon Barber post here following the passage of resolu- tions vindicating him of charges of being q stacker.
 The action of the post was wired to Dempsey at Los Angeles.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-30
LEWIS DEFEATS LRAAK.

Boston, Jan. 30.-Ed "Strangler" Lewis won his wrestling match with Tom Lraak here last night in two straight falls. The first fall came in l hour and 40 seconds. and the sec ond in s minutes and 45 seconds
New Britain herald., 1920-01-30

Who the Players Arc
 The players on tho teams, are as follows:
 Seniors-McGuire O'Brien, Sparks, Dacey, Doyle and Sullivan.
 Juniors-Pcplou. Taylor, Delaney, Anearn and Griffen.
 Sophomores McArthur, Long. La liar, Whitehall, Beloin, Gorden, Stevens and Cinci.
 Presume men-Linton, McCabe, Zehr- CT. Hart, Iallett and Kennedy.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-30
Rowe Calk

Score, New Britain 31. Rowe Calll 9; goals from floor, Restelli ', keat- ing 3, Lofgren 4, Jones, Hartford ?. CoyIe; goals from fouls, Hartford. Restelli: referee. Kane; time of halves, 20 minutes.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-30
DAILY COUNCIL ORGANIZES.

Daily Council, Knights of Colum bus
 has organized a basketball team and Harold CInpbell has been appointed manager. The squad includes Steve DudaCk, Kestelli, Teddy kilduff, Jimmy Murphy and Brennan. and tho first game of the season will be played at the State armory Friday evening ot next week, with Company M, C.
 S. c. Dancing will follow the game.