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The New York herald., 1921-02-20
FREE WOMAN JAILED
IN MOTOR CAR DEAL.
Judge and Lawyer Agree Mrs.
Alexander Was Not Guilty
of Larceny.

Mrs. Beatrice Alexander y years
old, OF go Riverside Drive. was released
yesterday from the Queens Jail in Long
Island City when Judge Burt ]. Humphrey
in the Queens County Court set aside
e verdict OF guilty OF grand larceny re
turned against her last Thursday by a
jury. She was permitted to leave the
court under $4,000 bail. The matter OF
bringing her TO trial again on the in
dictment is in the hands of Dana Wal
lace. District Attorney. who has not
made up his mind what he will do.
Mrs Alexander is OF attractive ap-
pearance and when arraigned for trial
ins- Thursday she was tastefully dressed.
After the jury returned its verdict she
was remanded to Jail to await further
action in her case. Yesterday her at
torney appeared before Judge Hum
phrey and argued for setting aside the
verdict on the ground that the proof
given at the trial did not conform to
the Indictment. Judge Humphrey
agreed.
The charge was that Mrs Alexander
had In June last sold for 5000 to Mar
tin G. Knorr, merchant, OF 1116 Wyck-
off avenue, Ridgewood, an automobile,
which she said cost $500 and was
1917 model, when II really was a 1914
model and was worth 5000. 1t was
charged that she committed larceny of
$1,000, the difference between the
The New York herald., 1921-02-20
AUTOMOBILE HITS GIRL;
FATHER DIED THAT WAY
Run DoUn on DoN After
Parent Was Buried.

isabelle Sheridan, years old. struck
BY an automobile at Sixth avenue ana
Sixtietn street Brooklyn, was taken to
Norwegian Hospital last night seriously
injured on Friday her father. Patrol
man John +. Sheridan OF the Bath Beach
station. victim OF an automobile acci~
dent, was buried.
The girl was struck by car driven
by Mrs. Julia Wilson of l6l Eighty-fifth
street in spite OF Mrs. Wilson's efforts
to avoid her. The child was playing in
the street. and when the car Bwerved to
pass she ran behind a lamp post The
car snapped off the lamp post and struck
her Mrs Wilson was not held. The
girls home Is at 635 Slxty-first street
Patrolman Sheridan was struck by an
automobile at Parkway avenue and
Striker street on Monday and left in
the roadway. He was dead before aid
arrived Paul Eckert, aged 49, Of 1oA
West Forty-fifth street. Brooklyn. II
under $500 bail on charge OF homi-
eide as driver Of the car.
The New York herald., 1921-02-20
DIRECTORS NAMED FOR
NEW WOMAN'S PARTY
Committee Selected in Reor-
ganization Plans.

wAsHlNGToN. Feb. 19.-The first step
toward the complete reorganization Of
the National Woman's Party was taken
here to-day when the national council
of the party met and appointed an
executive committee to direct the
affairs of the new party.
Miss Elsie Hill of Connecticut was
elected temporary chairman of the
executive committee, and other members
appointed are Mrs. o. II. z. Belmont,
New York Mrs John G. Battelle. Ohio !;
Mrs. Florence Boeckel. Washington (;
Mrs. W. @. Brown. West Virginia; Mrs.
r. @. Caldwell, New York Miss Fannie
Cochran. Pennsylvania Mrs. George H.
Day. Connecticut; Mrs. Donald Hooker.
Maryland Mrs. James Rector Ohio :
MISC Gail Laughlin. California Miss
Edna Pollitzer South Carolina; Mrs
Robert Walker. Maryland; Miss Maude
Younger. California, and Mrs. Richard
Wainwright, Washington.
The New York herald., 1921-02-20
CUSTODY OF CHILDREN
DENIED TO STOKES
Justice Ford Refuses to Issue
Ha6eas Corpus Writ.

Supreme Court Justice John Ford
handed down a decision yesterday de-
nying the writ OF habeas corpus asked
BY ". Z. u. Stokes against his wife.
Helen Elwood Stokes for possession
OF their children, James and Helen
Muriel Stokes, who are in Denver in the
custody OF the Denver Juvenile Court.
Stokes is suing for absolute divorce
and the case will be heard Wednesday
ia the Supreme Court Justice Ford
heard arguments in Stokes's application
for the writ last Wednesday.
Stokes in his application gave as his
reason for wanting the custody OF the
children the fact that il might be hard
20 get the Denver courts to recognize
this Yssht OF New York courts 10 award
the children in the event that Stokes
won his absolute divorce and the Gus
tody OF the children.
The New York herald., 1921-02-20
TWO SUSPECTS HELD IN
$780, 900 MAIL THEFT
WounIed in Resisting Posse
Near Minneapolis.

Special Despatch 10 THE NEW YosK HERALD
MINNEAPoLIs, Feb. 1.-Two Mime
apolis men, wounded when they resisted
a Sherif's posse, were arrested at 3
o'clock this morning at Little Falls when
speeding north in an automobile, said
by police to have been stolen here The
men are being questioned in connection
with the holdup last night of three mail
clerks on the Northern Pacific North
Coast Limited. by a lone bandit, who
escaped with currency and bonds to-
falling possibly 100000 The train rob-
berry occurred between st. Cloud and
Minneapolis, where the bandit stepped
off the train.
The men We're captured by Sheriff
Paul Felix and Deputy Hubert Friesin-
ger.
The men gave the names of Bob Ford
and Buck Alien. Ford was shot through
the arm and Alien was wounded in the
head Deputy Sheriff Friesinger was
wounded in the right hand.
z. Il. Strong. mail clerk, VINO resisted
the bandit. is in the Minneapolis Gen
eral Hospital with two bullet wounds.
Presenting a substitute mail clerks 8
pass. the bandit entered the car and
after engaging the clerks in conversa-
tion ordered them TO hold UP their
hands.
Believing the man joking, Strong
made a playful motion as II TO strike
him. The bandit quickly fired four
shots at Strong. Then he ordered Chris
tensen. also a clerk. to bind Brown, an
sther clerk. with wire and throw some
mail sacks over Strong's crumpled body.
Christensen was commanded TO step into
a clothes locker. Christensen darted in
to the express car. gave the alarm and
seized a rifle. Returning to the mail
car he found the bandit had fled.
The New York herald., 1921-02-20
SHIP BOARD POLICIES
CLOSE PACIFIC LINE
Cannot Compete With For
eign OlOned Vessels.

Los ANGELES, Feb. 19.-Operation of
United States Shipping Board vessels in
the Far Eastern trade by the Los An
geles Pacific Navigation Company will
be suspended after the sailing Monday
OF the steamship West Hika. il was an
nounced to-day by W. Fl. Wheaton, traf-
ac manager. He said il was impossible
to maintain a profitable service under
existing policies OF the Shipping Board.
'The failure of the Shipping Board
TO permit to go into effect provisions OF
the recently enacted Jones bill has made
1t impossible to compete with foreign
owned lines" added Wheaton.
Five Shipping Board vessels were al
located to the company more than
year ago. Two Of them, the West Mon
top and Vinita, have been lying in Los
Angeles Harbor for months because OF
lack of cargo.
Wheaton said the company had noti-
fed the Shipping Board 1t would turn
back all ships.
The New York herald., 1921-02-20
MAMARONECK GIRL MISSING.

Miss Lucille Mazinsky of io3 Barry
avenue. Mamaroneck, has been missing
since Wednesday and her parents are
prostrated. The girl, who is about nine
teen years old. left home for n business
school at 80 West 123d street. Manhat-
tan, on Wednesday morning. She has
not been seen since
No reason could be given at her home
for her disappearance. 1t was said that
she has taken part In several motion
picture productions. The young woman
Is about five feet seven inches tall,
blond well built, with bobbed hair. She
was dressed in a brown coat trimmed
with fur and a fur collar. She has a
slight scar on her forehead. George
Mazinsky, her father is a retired rug
merchant.
The New York herald., 1921-02-20
RIVER POLLUTION CHARGED.
westchester Manufactures Enjoins
Two Companies.

An action has been started by Aiexaa-
der Smith & Sons Carpet Company
against the Barb Wire Company. Inc,
and Habershaw Electric Gable Company
to restrain the defendants from polluting
the waters Of the Nepperhan or Saw
Mill River in Yonlers. The cases came
up yesterday in White Plains before Su-
preme Court Justice Arthur S. Tomp-
kins. who granted a temporary injunc-
ton.
1t is alleged that the defendants con-
taminate the waters OF the river by
causing to be emptied therein piSl6ling
fluid used in the manufacture of electric
wires and cables at their Yonkers fac
tory. It also Is asserted that this pollu-
tion renders the water unfit for the use
in the plaintiffs boilers, pumps and con-
nections in its carpet mills and factories.
The New York herald., 1921-02-20
INDIANA STILLS SEIZED.

TERRE HAUTE, Feb. 19.-Federal pro-
hbition director Charles J.. Orbison,
with detachment of fifty agents. this
morning conducted one of the biggest
moonshine raids ever made In Western
Indiana. The men captured two fifty
gallon stills and fifty barrels raisin
mash at Jacksonville, a mining camp
rear Terre Haute.
The raid also resulted in the seizure
of ten barrels of grape wine and about
twenty-five gallons of whiskey ready for
market. No arrests were made and tho
ownership Of the confiscated property
was not established.
The New York herald., 1921-02-20

claimed value or the automobile and
what Knorr paid. some testimony was
introduced at the trial that the automo-
bile actually was worth more than
ss.c0o, notwithstanding the assertion OF
Knorr that its value was only s2.Wo
According to the testimony. knorl was
led into the transaction through an al
yertisement in 4 morning newspaper
He met Mrs Alexander in her hand-
some apartments on Riverside Drive
and lie testified that she told him she
was going abroad TO meet her husband,
and for that reason was selling the
automobile.
The New York herald., 1921-02-20
TROLLEY CAR kills. WOMAN.
Unidentified Victim Is Struck iy
BROOKLYN.

An unidentified woman was killed at
New Utrecht avenue and Forty-fifth
street. Brooklyn. last night when she
was struck by one man West End
trolley car. The car was operated by
Timothy Harrington OF 460S Fifth ave-
nue.. Brooklyn. He told the police he
saw the woman start TO cross the tracks,
hesitate and then start forward again.
She was struck on the head and fell
under the fender.
The woman was about fifty years old,
five feet six inches in height, weighed
about $50 pounds, wore dark clothes. a
blue felt hat and had rosary beads in
her pocketbook.
The New York herald., 1921-02-20

Spec.ol Despatch to THE NEW NoRK HERALD.
TRENTON Feb l9-When Assembly
man John Y. Dater OF Bergen introduced
a bin in the Legislature last week abol-
ishlng 'Trats' in the public schools he
aroused the antagonism OF thousands OF
pupils who are members or prospective
members OF such societies, An organ
lied movement is now on foot TO defeat
the Dater bill. pupils OF the State having
pooled their resources and employed
counsel to represent them at hearing
set for next Monday afternoon.
The Dater bill is based upon the
theory that fraternity. society, or Sc
cret society in the public schools is
inimicable to the good or the school
system and public interests. The socie-
ties sought to be placed under the ban
The New York herald., 1921-02-20
Y. M. C. A. BARS VOTE TO JEW.
Privilege Denied Also 20 Jersey
Catholic Members.

ATLANTIC CITY. Feb. 1e.--voting privi,
leges for Catholic and Jewish members
was denied to-day by the committee in
charge of policies at the annual State
convention of the Y. NJ. c. A. In a re-
port submitted to the convention II was
shown that the State now has a total
of 3S,543 members, with 1ss organiza-
tio1s in twenty-six cities.
Judge Harold B. Wells Of Burlington
was elected president. w. Spencer Rob
ertson Of Madison ami Walter J. Busby
OF Atlantic city were chosen viee-presi-
dents. G. II. Nuttle Of Morristown sec.
retary, and A C. Morrison OF somer-
vile and A. l.. Coff OF Princeton as
sistant secretaries.
The New York herald., 1921-02-20
JERSEY sFRATS' FIGHT BILL
AGAINST SCHOOL SOCIETIES
Assemblyman Dater Arouses Sweeping Protest From
Pupils All Over State and They Will Have
Lawyer to Tell Their Views at Hearing

are defined in the bill as organizations
composed OF pupils which seek to per
petuate themselves upon basis OF decis-
ion or the membership rather than
from the free choice OF any pupils who
are otherwise qualified TO MI the spe-
cial aims OF such organizations"
The Dater measure would make il the
duty OF local school boards TO disband
all such societies and organizations
after the end OF the present year and
to expel from school any pupils who
may remain members or who shall So
,icit other pupils 10 become members
OF such organizations.
The bill Is sponsored by a number OF
local boards OF education. Some Of its
advocates have expressed a willingness
to have II amended by making 1t per-
mssive rather than mandatory for local
boards of education to Danish 'frats.'
The New York herald., 1921-02-20
BOILING EXONERATED
ON SANDS'S CHARGES
Shipping Board Inquiry Clears
Presidents Brother-in-LaU.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1a.---The House
committee investigating Shipping Board
operations issued formal statement to-
day generating r. w. Boiling. brother
in-law of President Wilson. from any
wrong doing as treasurer OF the Ship
ping Board.
The statement was issued by Chair
man Walsh. who announced 1t had been
agreed to by members of the committee
In executive session. 1t follows:
1.-THE members OF the Select Commit
tee on United States Shipping Board
operations are of the opinion that r. w.
Boiling is not guilty OF soliciting or ac-
cepting any bribe. gift or gratuity as
charged by T. *. Sands in relation TO
tho Downey Shipbuilding Corporation
contract"
The New York herald., 1921-02-20
$4,000 REWARD FOR SLAYERS
Two Men Held In Connection with
Murder OF Two Women Teachers.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Feb. i9.--Cuy yaroga
county commissioners to-day voted
reward of $4,000 for information lead
ing TO the arrest of the slayer or slayers
Of Louise Wolf and Mabel Foote, Parma
Heights High School teachers who were
beaten to death on the village roadside
late last Wednesday.
The reward was voted by the county
commissioners after hearing representa-
tlves OF six separate civic organizations
urging the necessity for taking such
action.
Two men are being held by the police
to-day In connection with the crime,
Police say the men visited a farmer in
Parma about the hour the murder was
committed. The men say, IL is alleged,
that their visit was on Tuesday, the day
before the murder.
The New York herald., 1921-02-20
STARVATION KILLS SLAYER.

DALLAS, Ore. Feb. 19.-Cieorge IT.
West, VINO shot and killed his wife De-
cember 20, died to-day at n hospital
here after an involuntary fast OF sixty.
days. West drank poison after the
shooting. and physicians said it burned
his throat preventing him swallowing
even water.
The New York herald., 1921-02-20
a BIBLE. WILSON'S GIFT.

WAsHiNGToS, Feb. 49, - President
Wilson to-day sent 70 the historic
t.hurch Of Bruton Parish. WILLIAMSBURG
VA. a costly bound Bible autographed
with his signature A letter from the
President to Il. RufIin Jones. rector. ac-
companied the gift
The New York herald., 1921-02-20
Colonial
Reproductions
and Adaptations

Since the earliest days OF the
Hathaway showrooms, Ameri-
can Colonial pieces have been
prominent on our floors. No
previous collection has out.
rivalled the pracnt one
The Four-Post Beds in ma.
hossny are noteworthy for their
variety and for the faithful
ness with which the Colonial
characteristics have been re-
produced or adapted.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-09-21
Bandits Break
For Liberty
Halted by Life Termer's Aim

Little Rock. Ark. Sept. 1S.-
Tom Slaughter, notorious Okla
homa bandit, today added another
chapter TO his long list OF crimes.
when in q sensational attempt to
escape from the Arkansas penal
farm, he killed one man and per-
haps fatally wounded two others,
all trusty guards, with rifle SNUG
sled to him by some one on the
outside.
Bliss Atkinson, was killed. James
Morris and Dwitt Taylor. were shot
through the body and arc not eX-
pected to live. Lilburn Taylor. q
convict was wounded in the right
leg by guard but is not danger
ously injured.
Slaughter was brought from
Tucker, where the farm is located.
TO the pcnitentiary here aud to-
night is being held IN solitary con-
Enement.
Slaughter. who With Fulton
Green. was convicted of the mur-
der of Deputy Sheriff Ro" Brown.
OF Hot Springs, about Il year ago.
was wanted in Okla hona. Texas.
Missouri. kentucky and Pennsyl-
vauia. according TO officers. for
bank robbcries and murder. He
bad escaped from the Texas peni-
t.ntiary lust prior 20 the Hot
Springs shooting. after striking a
fellow convict over the head With
a shovel and seriously injurinS
him. Slaughter and Green were
captured at Independence. Kansas.
According TO the reports from
Tucker farm. Slaughter early thG
morning obtained the rifle snug
sled in 20 him, from It's hiding
place in one Of til" laiG" hati
houses. whore there We're moro
than 100 conlicts at the time. ~
ordered the convicts to lie doWi
and through window began pick
ing Of the guards. Morris was sho
first and then Garrett. Crossing to
another winuow. he fred on Ad
kinson. killing him with the FIRST
shot. Slaughter fired at several of
ficials and then started to make :
break for the open AS he reach
cd the door, Sam Payne, life term
er, opened fire on him with a, pis-
tol. His aim was so accurate that
Slaughter threw away his gun
raised a handkerchief and sur.
rendered.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-09-21
Farm Loan Agency
Goverhs hsment VIII Advance
Money For Agricultural and
Live Stock Purposes

Columbia. Sept. IA new era
in the financing OF agricultural pro-
ducts in the south is predicted by
nembe:s of the Agricultural Loan
Agency cf War Finance Corpora
ton for South Carolina. which has
just opened an office il Columbia.
through which will be handled,
with the tanks of the state. loans
for agi' ",Iltrral or live stock pur-
poses. This new system state
members of the corporation's s
agency committee here. will mean
that farmers will obtain better
prices for their products. and at
the same time the banks will be
relieved from tying UP their re-
sources for long terms. Improve
ment il the south's business will
result
Tho members of the South Caro-
lima committee for the war finance
corporation are J. Pope Matthews,
of Columbia. chairman: William
Harnwon. Columbia vice chair
man: L. Cobb. Rock Hill. II.
L. McCoN. Benne:tsville: !. c.
Self. Greenwood: w Latta Law,
Jr.. of Columbia. IS secretary Of
the committee. which has opened
Offices IN the Palmetto National
f;ank. Application blanks for
loans can be received from the CO.
Iurai,ia Office.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-09-21
100000 Fire in
Columbia
Destructive Fire in Business
District Sunday Morning

Columbia, Sept. 1S.-Fire origi-
mating in the Quality Auto and Vul-
canizing company shortly before
midnight completely destroyed the
three story DesPortes building.
corner of Main and Hampton
streets early this morning. entail
ing a loss estimated to be 5000 900,
including Haltiwanger' the Wing
field Drug company and the Elks'
home.
Shortly before 3 O'Clock this
morning the fire was under control
after destroying the two stores and
the Elks' home. the stores ad-
joining these being saved any Sc
rious damage.
The fire at first appeared to be
nothing but a slight blaze between
the metal ceiling and tin roof over
the rear end Of WinSfeld's drug
store and the Quality Auto Tire
and Vuicaniing company. but
spread rapid y to cover Haltiwan-
gers and then ensulfed the Elk5
home located above these stores.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-09-21
Jail Delivery
in 0rangeburg'
Seven Prisoners Escape Sun
day Night by Saving
Through Door

Orangcburg, Sept. 1S.-Seven ne
gro prisoners escaped from the
Orangeburg Jail here early tonight.
One of the negroes had been pre-
viously tried on the charge Of arson
and sentenced to life imprisonment
but his case was Appealed and q
new trial ordered Another was
being held on the charge Of nlur-
der, while a third was awaiting
trial on the chase Of placing ties
on the railroad track in, effort to
wreck train. The other four
were being held for minor ofenseS
The escape was discovered about
1870 o'clock tonight by Sheriff r.
Fulton Dukes when he arrived here
from Columbia with Abraham
Mays, who has been in the state
penitentiary awaiting trial on the
charge Of criminal assault.
The prisoners sawed through a
door and then climbed down the
scai.old which surrounds a new
section which is being built to the
Jail.
Those escaping were: HowsT1
Dannily. awaiting a new trial on
the charge of arson; Arthur Moore.
charged with murder; Spencer OH
yer, held on the charge Of placing
railroad ties on the railroad track;
Walter Buyck. Ben Green, Alon-o
Cannon and Emanuel Bradley.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-09-21
An Outrage i'm
Berkeley County
Two Negroes Tortured to Elk
tort Confession

Orangeburg, Sept. 1S.-C1aimlnG
to have been hanged by a rope 10
tree limb until nearly dead in an
effort by white men to get certain
inform alton, two negroes Of the st.
Stephens section of Berkeley coun-
ty found their way to OrangeburS
yesterday to prevail upon Solicitor
y. j. Hydrick to take action
against the guilty parties. The ne
groes, cousins, one about IS years
and the other about Is years, said
about ten days ago they were
caught up by a party of white men.
known to them, and carried TO q
wooded place, blindfolded and pull
ed up by rope around their necks
as if they were going to be banged,
the white men demanding that they
tell who it was that shot into the
road camp shortly bfeore this oc-
casion. The negroes claimed they
knew nothing OF it and when
nearly dead, they were let down.
Both negroes had signs Of the rope
about their necks yesterday.
!! In telling what they could of the
incident, they said some trouble
must have come about among
hands on the road work that is be
ing done by some company in
Berkeley county in building a high
way near ST. Stephens ard that
some one. according to the white
men. shot at random into the wor(;
camp and the white men, were en-
! deavoring to find out who did the
shooting
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-09-21
&C ssoc;ation Of
ounty Officers
sS4a4k
Auditt md TreasIrers 70
Hold h eeting in Columbia

Columbia, Sept. IA state as
sociation Of county auditors and
treasurers is to he organized at
q meeting in Columbia "Wednesday
and THURSDAY Of this week, and a
large attendance of these county
officials is expected.
The meeting viii be held in the
state library in the capitol. Waiter
f. Duncan, comptroller general,
Will call the meeting TO order. Gov.
Cooper VIII deliver an address Of
welcome. 10 whica q response will
be delivered by ]. r. Watson, Of
Dillon. II. E. Neil, Of York, will
tell Of g. similar organization which
was launched in South Carolina a
number c years ago, but which did
not continue in operation. The
Wednesday afternoon session will
close with a round-table discussion
Of the problems oi these county Of
ficials.
At the Wednesday night session
there VIII be an address by Rut-
lSUSc l.. CSOOIH VI ~ elAiSC' Ni %
former comptroller general, on
The Tax Penalty, It's Assessment
and Collection discussion of
Executions. led by County Treas
ursr w. A Ellison, Of Greenwood;
and discussion Of the work of the
state tai commission by W, G..
Query. member Of that COM
mission Following this there will
be the election Of officers and
permanent organization Of the as
Socia.!on.
There Will also be a Thursday
morning session. with an address
by L. a Searson. ACCOUNTANT, on
".iudit # County Offices" Plans
are being made to give the visiting
county officers an automobile ride
Owe: the city while they are in Co.
lumbia.
Alrea'y Y about seventy-five of the
auditors and treasr:ers have eX-
pressed their intention Of attending
the meeting in Columbia, and more
than this number are expected to
attend There are 80 OF these Of
ficers in the state.