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The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
ASSAULTS HACKER
AND STEALS AUTO
Driver Tells Police Fare Left
Him Lying on Road
side.

Paul Tyson. 10 years old. 3O5 B
street northwest, employed as a
hacker. reported to his employers
via telephone from Philadelphia
last night he had been held up and
thrown from his car eighteen miles
north of Philadelphia by a stranger
who hired the car at the public
stand Saturday night.
The mans employers claimed the
fare driven by Tyson was registered
as c. B. Hayes. of Norfolk, Va.
They described him as being 2s
years old, five feet nine, inches tall,
weighing 40 pounds, light COM
plexioned, wearing a dark gray
overcoat with dark fedora hat.
The fare, according to Tyson.
odrered him to drive to Kenilworth.
d. c., but once outside the city
drew a pistol and ordered him to
continue to Philadelphia. At Phila-
delphia, Tyson claimed, he was in
structed to continue north. He said
he was thrown from the car eight
cen miles from the city, the fare
driving on in the dark blue, five
passenger Buick
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
FAMED BOY CHORUS
COMES THURSDAY
FOR One CONCERT
Paulist Choir with Father
Finn Wins High
Honors.

The Paulist Choristers, whose
only appearance In Washington this
year win be at the gala concert
which they will give in the gym
nasium of Catholic University
Thursday evening. April "A, COM
pose what is probably the most
popular vocal organization of size
that comes to the National Capital.
Thousands of persons were turned
away, unable to gain admission
when the chorus appeared here in
1920 and in 1919.
The choristers. consisting of about
seventy voices, men and boys, are
known as the choir Incompatible"
About sixty of the members are
boys.
The concert Thursday night will
be under direction of Rev. William
Joseph Finn, c. s. p, the conductor,
who is well known in Washington
and formerly was a resident. of this
city. Father. Finn organized the
boys and mems choir at st. Paurs
Church. Fifteenth and v streets
northwest, some years ago and also
served as organist at st. Paurs and
Divinity Hall here.
The tenor soloits OF the evening is
John Ffnnegan, who was tenor So
loist at St. Aloysius Church in
this city until selected by the New
York cathedral to be leading tenor
of the cathedrars famed double
quartet. q
parts, including medieval and mod
ern sacred and secular music. Anne
Wolcott will be at the piano, and
Stanley Van. Wart at the organ.
The numbers are:
"Et in Terra Pax Hominibus, E"
Giovanni Da PaIestrina; "Panis An
gelicus," Alma Redemptoris" and
20 Bone Jesu." Giovanni De Pales-
trina: We're Languores." Tomasso
Vittoria: "Panis Angelicus." Gui-
seppe Baini; ALA Trinita Beata,
Autore Incognito:: Fac, ut ardeat
Cor Meum." "Quae Morebat ct Dole
bat" Giovanni Pergolesi; "Salve
Regina" Samuel p. waddington:
"Hades." Fedor Koenemann: 'Nunc
Dimitis," GLORY Be to God" Ser
Gius Rachmaninoff: "Cherubic
Hymn" Alexis Gretchaninoff; +;
"Minnetonka," Theodore Lieurance;
aria from "Jeptha," G F. Handel:
"where'er 1 Co." Johannes Brahms:
Home to Our Mountains" Giuseppe
Verdi; THE Sun worshipers,"
Harve W. Loomis, and "Sanctus.
Sanctus, Sanctus."
The singers are coming under the
auspices of the Catholic women's
Service Club and management of
Mrs. Wilson-Greene
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
DECISION DEFINES
PRINTING QUESTION

Chief Justice Mccoy of the Dis
trict Supreme Court, acting as
chairman OF the arbitration board
for the local Typographical Union
and the Washington Publishers As
sociation. has announced a decision
which extends the time within
which publishers may reset matter
from fourteen days to thirty. The
decision, in addition.I characterized
resetting as waste.
The publishers contention that
resetting of foreign advertising
should not be required because of
the insertion of a local merchants
or agents address was also upheld
by Justice Mccoy.
The request of the printers for
Increased pay was rejected by the
arbitrator, except on work for Sun
day afternoon newspapers. The
counter proposal OF the publishers
for an increase in hours was also
rejected.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
SENATORS TO SPEAK
TO LEAGUE MEETING

Senators Borah. La Toilette and
Ladd will be speakers at the first
national conference of the Peoples
Reconstruction League which opens
at the Lafayette Hotel THURSDAY
with the avowed purpose of work
ing for a program of public welfare
legislation looking to the adjust
ment of economic issues of the day.
This conference, the FIRST of its
kind, has been called during the
opening week of one of the most
vitality important sessions of Con-
gress ever held" said George p.
Hampton. general manager Of the
league, because we believe that
Congress is honestly eager to know
just what action the public wants
taken on "uch outstanding issues as
the railroads. the coal mines, the
packers and the desperate situation
of the farmers"
The conference will continue two
days. with three daily sessions.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
Dartmouth Arranges
Fine Lecture Course

HANOVER, N. H.. April 1O.-The
Dartmouth Alumni Lectureships
founded on the gift to Dartmouth
College of 100000 by Henry l..
Moore, of Minneapolis. a member of
the board of trustees, will be opened
this year by Ralph Adams Cram,
architect, and authority on social
problems, and Roscoe C. Pound,
dean of the Harvard law school,
each of whom will deliver a series
Of eight addresses during the week
Immediately following commence
rnent, June 81. Mr.. Cram in his
lectures on The Great Peace" will
follow the path he mapped out in
his books Walled Towns" and
The Nemesis Of Mediocrity," and
Dean Pounds subject will be "The
Spirit of the Common Law" The
course will mark the beginning of
a new educational experiment at
Dartmouth.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
THIEVES GET CLOCK.
VICTROLA AND CASH

An ambitious thief and one with
an ear for music" are operating in
washington, according to reports
received at police headquarters yes
terday.
The ambitious one desires to be
more punctual in keeping his sec
ond story engagements. at least he
indicated this yesterday when he
stole an alarm clock from Apart
ment 3, 707 Twenty-second street
northwest occupied by Louis Red
mond.
The musical one lifted" a graf
onola valued at $50 from the home
OF Louis Pelham, 1928 Crate street
northwest.
Other thefts repSrted yesterday
included cash to the amount of $17o
stolen from a cash register in the
star Lunch Room. 1919 @ street
northwest, according to r. E. BOYD,
the proprietor.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
POLICE SEIZE MEN
and RUM IN RAID
Seven Negroes and Quantity
Of Liquor Taken in
Four Places.

Seven prisoners, all colored, ana
upward of 100 gallons OF liquor
were taken in four raids on sus-
pected rendezvous of illegal traf-
fckers early yesterday morning by
revenue agents and members of the
police force.
Armed with search warrants fof
each of the suspected places, the
raiding party, including Revenue
Agents Stephenson and Rose, Lieut..
Holmes, Detectives Barbee, Burke,
Sullivan, and Patrolmen Cole and
Ford, OF the Eighth precinct, and
Acting Lieut.. Ryan, of the Eleventh
precinct, swooped down upon 400
Richardson street northwest, 40S
Richardson street northwest, 30l Q
street northwest. and the home of
Raymond Forrest, on Stanton road
near Alabama avenue northeast.
At the house at 406 Richardson
street northwest James Allen and
Lawrence Bell along with eight
quarts of liquor, were taken into
custody. Bell was later released on
bond, while Allen was released aft
er an investigation.
Haywood Allen, Mary Banks
William Banks, and Edward Pink
ney, and 10 quarts of liquor were
taken at the 40S Richardson street
northwest address. After an inyes-
tigation. Allen was released.
when the police arrived at the
home nf q
ton road, near Alabama avenue
southeast. they confiscated 70 gal
Ions Of what is believed to be grain
alcohol. Forrest, however, could not
be found.
More than 400 bottles of Jamaica
ginger and peach extract were .ta-
ken at the near-beer saloon con-
Quoted by Samuel Smolevitz, at 3ol
. street northwest. Smolevitz was
released on bond.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
TlOo Get Medical Aid
As Result of DOg Bites

Mrs. Jane Allen, of Wilson Park,
Congress Heights, while walking
through a small woods near her
home yesterday morning, was bitten
on the left leg by a stray dog. She
was treated by DIR. r. N. Meloy, of
S21 Alabama avenue, who reported
the injury not serious.
George Colbert, Of 1918 Third
street southeast, was bitten on the
left leg by a dog said to be owned
BY Berlin NJ. Mitchell, of 534 Third
street southeast, yesterday after
noon, DR.. A. Wiler, of 21s I street
northwest, treated the injury which
is reported not serious.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
CHARGES THEATERS
TARGET OFCHICACO
TRADES CRAFTERS
Man Says Houses Closed
By Stencil Bombs When
Refused Demands.

CHICAGO. April 10. - Theaters
seem to have been the especial tar
get of the super government" in
the great building graft conspiracy
in Chicago. according to testimony
secured by ->thes joint legislative
A former theater owner. who was
bounded out OF business by the con-
stantly Increasing demands Of the
grafters, told how men supposedly
employed by the electrical workers
union to throw stencil bombs into
the theaters for the purpose OF
forcing the owners to sign the
electrical maintenance" shake
down, returned later to steal the,
only effectual deodorizer, for which
the owners were paying s22.5o
quart.
The witness, whose name is with
held lest he be made the target for
labor sluggers before the trials be-
gin. said he had been forced out
of business by the demands Of labor
agents.
I'VE tried everything to eradicate
the fearful odor after these attacks
by stencil bombs" he told the Iegis-
lative committee. we tried per-
fume. disinfectants and deodorizers
but none seemed to work. Some
theaters had to shut down two or
more nights, the carpets ripped off.
the floors, and the place thoroughly
renovated. In some Instances we
were unable to get rid of the odors
for three or four weeks"
The witness also testified that
the tax Of five cents q seat per
month for the alleged "mainten
ance" service was raised in the
cases of some theaters to fifteen
cents a seat.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
Autopsy on Victim.

Fracture of seven ribs was dis
closed in an autopsy performed yes.
terday on the body of Stephen NC
Carthy,7 st. Elizabeth's Hospital pa
tient who died Saturday night fol-
lowing a blow on the head during
a scuffle with Oscar FIaherty, an
attendant. A coroner's inquest will
be held at the morgue at IL o'clock
this morning, under the direction
Of DR.. j. Ramsay hewitt, when tes-
timony of Flaherty and other at,
will be heard.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
Keith Benefit GiUes
$500 to Actor Fund

Theatergoers of Washington con-
tributed about $500 to the Ma
tional Vaudeville Artists benefit,
which was put ON last Friday at
Keith's Theater. nj.
Practically every vaudeville thea
ter in the country turned over its
days receipts to the fund. The To-
cal managers who were active here
were S. Robbins. of Keith's, and
Julian and G. Brylawski, of the
Cosmos.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
Probe Nauck's Death.

Investigation of the actions OF
Oscar Nauck, 2o-year-old youth who
suicide by poisoning Sat-
urday night will be continued al
the Bureau of Standards today. The
probe into Nauck's activities while
he was employed at the bureau will
include an effort to ascertain
whether the code message found on
the young mans person has as z
any connection with op-
eratives of a foreign country
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
Polish Club Tenders
Musical at Meetino

In connection with the regula,
meeting held Sunday night by the
Polish Club of Washington, a must.
Gale was rendered at the knight.
OF Pythias home The principal so.
loist was DR.. H. LEROY Lewis, as.
sisted by Peter Rydzinski.
Arrangements are being made fol-
a celebration and dance to be held
May s. at the Knights of Pythia,
hall. in honor of the granting of the
constitution to the Polish people In
the Eighteenth century.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
Wilson Book to Appear ,
In SLdUic Lan0ua0e

Woodrow Wilson's History of
the American People" is being
translated into the Jugo-Slav lam
guage by NJ. N. Consulich, manager
OF the Central California Vineyard
Association, who has been in wash
ington for the past ten days.
The history will appear serialIy
in Sokol, a Jugo-Slav magazine pub.
lished monthly at Chicago, accord
ing to Consulich. Plans are under
way to market the translation in
Jugo-Slavia and to nationals OF
that country in America.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
Play to Aid Irish Relief.

For the purpose of raising funds
to aid Irish relief. an entertainment
and vaudeville show will be held
by the students of Clifton COLLEGE
at Gonzaga Hall Tuesday evening
April IL. The affair VIII be under
the direction of Miss Isabelle Ste
phens and Miss Enema. Tortorella.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
Bail for Raid Suspects.

Ball was hxed at various amounts
from 500 up in the cases of the
sixty or more men who were ar
the police early Sunday snorninE on
the Washington Social club, 7Is
Ninth street, and also at ao7 Eiev-
enth street. All OF tpe prisoners
were released.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
Struck by Ball Bat.

While playing baseball on a lot
at Thirty-fifth street and wiscon.
sin avenue northwest yesterday af.
,ternoon, George Keer, aged Il
years. Of 3241 Prospect avenue
northwest. was accidentally STRUCK
on the head with a baseball bat by
Oscar r. Hilton, aged 23 years. OF
Rockville, Md. Keer was taken t.
the Georgetown hospital. where h,
was treated for "a laceration OF the
scalp.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11

II the strike COMES
Constitutional sightsseerr will
be unconstitutional begfnning
IL a. N. tomorrow. The rule
will be less talking and aore
walking. Sandals will be In
style and out Of shape.
Meadow Iarkers called con-
stituents will feel at home MP
the creek. Landmarks will miss
pockmarks from the public
stare.
Sidewalk. will be crushed
with fresh straws from berry
land. The Capitol will be taken
for the White House. The
Monument will be taken for
nothing.
After that she rocky ride
hack 10 the tanks. History will
break training and the faps
will strike terror with errors-
But the lecturers will rest
their squeaks and 'rearrange the
embassies. Word carbureters
will be restrung with new gut.
The view snatchera Will gran
wrong whether taken from the
high sents or cultivated with
words and music.
And as usual Will forget
whether its Capitol OF Capital.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
Won't Know Capitol
From White House
If Spielers Quit

CNews Item - Rubber-neck
wagon lecturers and stsndnen
may strike Tomorrow unless
union is reeegnixed.)
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11

II the strike comes
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11

And as usual will forget
whether Its Capitol OF Capital.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11

The view snatchers will grab
wrong whether taken from the
high sents or cultivated with
words and music.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-20
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERvIcEI

CHICAGO. July 20.-Police today
were linking the hnding 81 two skull
crushed murder victims with a ~venS-
eance plot" Of bootlegsers. one Or
the victims. a tbiue-ey giant" was
found with his head battered in ana
four bullet wounds in his body. beside
q secluded roadway near Libertyville.
The second. identified as Rasmus An
derson. was tossed from an automobile
in Franklin Park lie aied later in a
hospital from a crushed skull
Anderson in a deathbed statement.
said he had been beaten BY men u no
took him for a ride from a picnic but
detectives declared he had withheld
valuable information. They are work
ing on a clue furnished by an anony-
nous letter which suggested the
vengeance plot
The letter declared that the blue
eyed giant a man weighing more
than zoo pounds and s feet . inches
tall, was Big steve" notorious
Dootlegger. 1t is also said he was
the victim OF bootlegers.
The similarity in the methods OF the
slayers gave detectives the theory that
the victims were slain By the same
band Both victims carried jewelry
and money but neither was robbed.
Both men were beaten about the head
and their bodies tossed from speed
ing automobile. Detectives learned
that darkened car. travelling at high
speed. had tossed the body OF the
"hlue-eyed giant" out on the Liberty
vile road Death however had been
caused by bullet wound fred from
the rear. which shattered the victims
heart.
Detectives also learned that mo-
torist, who halted another car on 4
Chicago suburban road. saw two
bodies in the topneau Of the other car.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-20

Mr.. Reeder IS leaving this week for
petoskey where ne goes to escape the
ravages OF hay fever.
Miss Nellie Meyer OF this city was
rendered a delightful surprise at the
home Of Mrs. win Whitaker by the
mem ers Of the D. w G. club Of which
She is a member. on Tuesday Thu
party was given complimentary to her
marriage to Cecil Jackson OF Knox.
Ind. which viii take place the early
part Of August. Mrs. Peter De HAN.
OF Gary. viii entertain for her on Fri
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-20

The July horse sale on Tuesday was
one Of the poorest markets for the
year. hardly dozen horses changing
hands. The monthly horse sales are
fast becoming ~absolete the automo-
bile having made such great cnroads
that horses are almost a curiosity on
the streets and arc hardly used except
By the farmers
George Recder ana family OF Ham
mond. spent Sunday with his father
Adam Reedtr. on Goldsgorough street.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-20
State Food Inspector
Hutchens Arrests Three

Three Gary restaurant owners. the
American restaurant al West Seventh
avenue. the Commercial Cafe. at 424
Broadway and the Lucille restaurant
on Washington street, were arrested
yesterday on warrants sworn our by
state food inspector c. r. Hutchens
charged with selling milk containing
3. rs per cent butter fat. al required
BY law The cases will be heard be-
fore Justice Of the Peace B. Laube or
Gary today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-20

Tuesday for motor trip to jamestown
n y MI. Ainsworth who is custodian
Of the voting machines in Lake county
has been instructed to take the trip by
the county Commissioners and perfect
himself il Tine mechanism Of the ma
chimes. The Automatic REGISTERING
Co, jamestown furnished the voting
machines in Lake county.
Alleys. Charles r. Dyer Of East
Chicago and Ernest Force of cary tran
sacted legal business in Crown Point
on Tuesday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-20
Crown Point

Miss Hannah Black left on wednes-
day for Denver. Colorado, where she
goes to attend the wedding OF her
niece Miss Marjorie Sheppard 10 Jos
eph Muller Of Denver The wedding
viii take place in the mountains. Miss
Sheppard + well known in crown
Point. having visited here on many oc-
casions.
Mrs. Kate Kellman/ OF Hammond
Miss Kate Norman or Chicago and Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Hacker of Hammond.
attended the Heinrich Rettig wedding
festivities here on Tuesday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-20
VENGEANCE PLOT IN
BOOTLEGG|NG CASE:

ed while the second that OF, big
man, was covered with blood De-
tectives are linking this clue with the
two murder mysteries.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-20

NEW MARRIAGE LICENSES
Frank Kwiczinski. Hammond Helen
Zurawicz. Hammond; otto A. Schultz
Chicago Eleanor Edmond crown
Point
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-20

mrs. Il. I. Wheaton has charge Of
the Camp Fire Girls camp which was
established on the Meyer property at
the north end Of the lake on Monday
morning. About twenty girls from
Crown Point compose The party
Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-19
COMMISSIONERS SALE

Notice is hereby given that in pur- suance of the authority an directions contained in the decretal, order of the Cleveland Chancery Court made on the 16th day of March, 1921, in a certain cause (No. 1654) then pend- ing therein between the Bank of Ri son, complainant, and George w. To- land and Sarah Poland, defendants, the undersigned as commissioner of said court, will offer for sale at pub lie outcry to the highest bidder, at the front door of the Cleveland Coun ty courthouse, in the town of Rison within the hours prescribed by law for judicial sales, on Saturday the 30th day of April, 1921, the follow ing described real estate, to-wit: Be ginning at point chains and 57 links west of right of way of St. Louis s. w. railway where same crosses the north boundary line of S1 of SW4 of Section One CD, Township 9 South, Range Il West, thence East 5 chains and 25 links, thence North with the line of the Ma than Smith land 6 chains and 90 links to road, thence West chains and 92 links to point ? chains north of the point of beginning, thence South chains to point of beginning, containing three acres more or less, in Cleveland County, Arkansas.
 Terms of Sale: On credit of three months, the purchaser being re- qaired to execute note with approved security, bearing interest at the rate of ten per cent per annum from date of sale until paid, and lien being re- tained on the premises sold to secure the payment of the purchase money.
 Given under my hand this 5th day of April, 1921.
 E. L. McLENDON,
 Commissioner in Chancery.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-19
Bargain of a Lifetime

We have near this town fine, Aimball organ condition good as new, To save shipping expenses will sac rifice for balance of mortgage. Write W. ". Kinball Co.,, Collection Pept., Chicago, Il. 4-27-2tp
Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-19
Delinquent Tax List


 
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