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The Washington herald., 1921-10-24

at from $50 to s45 an ounce-mak-
ing about 20 per cent profit-the
latter statement being disputed by
the police.
Bought of "NhOIesaIers!-
from a house on Elizabeth street.
New York. Duffy stated. and was
furnished him and his associates by
regular dope" wholesalers, who
were never out OF a big supply The
drugs were tied up in five-ounce
packages and taken in satchels to
Memphis.
All the money Duffy got out Of
these enormous drug deals. he
claimed, was S1S3, and this did not
pay for the risk, he figured. When
this money was received, he. de-
clared, ne became intoxicated and
was arrested again, but released on
S25 collateral Then. Disguised by
his failure at the drug business. he
determined to be a bootlegger. This
venture failed also, he stated, be-
cause after purchasing a formula
for whisky. revenue stamps and
druggists labels, the whisky looked
so queer" after it was made that
he and his associates were afraid
to put it on the market.
Meets Yegg Friend.
Then, Duffy admitted, he met a
"yegg" named Jim" who was a
member of the gang which engi-
neered the KeSn-Taylor robbery.
The "yegg" was determined to dis
pose of at least s65,o0o worth of
the Kean-Taylor bonds in Wash
ington, but wanted to experiment
first with $3.50 worth, which were
stolen from the PRINTING concern.
Consequently. Duffy admitted, he
came to Washington after a long
preliminary arrangement and
brought with him the $3.50 worth
of bonds. Because of his bungling
after he got here, he fell into the
hands of the police on March 1 and
was arrested, the bonds being later
recovered from the Treasury De-
partment by Secret Service agents.
The confession covers Dufy's
movements from November IS. 1920.
to March /, the date of his arrest,
and shows that Duffy spent more
in carfare and other expenses than
he got as his share of the profits.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-24
BOOTLECCERS FIRE
AT POLICE in RACE
THROUGH STREETS
Auto, Said to Be Hauling
Whisky, Escapes to
Virginia.
TRAILING MACHINE
Motorcycle Cops Return Shots
In Early Morning Pistol
Duel.
TRAILING MACHINE

Residents in the vicinity Of Du-
pont Circle were awakened from
their early morning slumbers yes
terdsy by the exchange Of shots In
a pistol duel between motorcycle
policemen and alleged bootleggers in
a high powered automobile said to
be hauling liquor. The alleged
whisky runners made their escape
by speeding into Virginia
The race continued through the
northwest section. AS the police
neared the speeding automobile at
the Dupont Circle turn, the oceu-
pants opened fire on the police
Nearly a dozen shots were ex-
changed.
Motorcycle Sergt. F. T Marks and
policeman Harry Fling. Of the fly
ing squadron" spied the bootleggers
car coming towards the Calvert
street bridge at Eighteenth street
AS the automobile approached the
bridge, the driver, seeing, the offic.
ers lying in wait, turned the auto
towards Twentieth street with the
police in pursuit ..
The race continued dowI
twentieth street to Connection
avenue. with the auto in the lead
Ater the shooting the automobn,
cut-out was opened and the polict
were outdistanced The auto spec
toward the Smithsonian grounds
and disappeared across the High.
way bridge into Virginia.
Lookouts were Immediately sen
to all surrounding towns, but up t
an early hour this morning no trace
of the car was found.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-24
HEIRESS MAY TAKE
VEIL, SAYS REPOR:

NEW YORK. Oct. 2S.-Miss KatE-
crime Mackay. who returned frurA
Europe last week may enter a 1Su-
man Catholic convent as a nun.
Such is the report gaining wid
circulation in high New York So
ciety. No direct announcement III 3
been made by Miss MRckay's ia
Their. Clarence Mackay, millionRir.
president of the Postal Telegraph
Company, but he has stated he will
not oppose his daughters wishes o.
she desires to enter a nunnery.
Miss Mackay is attractive and vi
vaCious and friends OF the family
declare her social success could
be unlimited &c she chose to enter
the field. She is convent educated
and has always been devoted TO re-
liEious observances. She was To-
have gone on into society this year
as a debutante.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-24
SWING OUT TODAY
ON MEMBER DRIVE
Citizens Associations Start
Fall Offensive Against
Civic Inertia Today.

Federation of Citizens Associa,-
tions officers will begin an in
tensive campaign this morning for
new members. The drive officially
opened Saturday but registration
actually gets under way this MORN
ing.
With the support of District Off
Gals and leaders in business life
those in charge ! last night ex-
pressed optimism over the cam
paign.
Members of the clergy yesterday
extolled good citizenship from the
pulpit and advised that all citizens
align themselves with civic bodies
such as the associations. a-.-..
Auto booths will be Established
this morning in front of virtually
all government buildings for con.
venience of Federal and District
employees DESTROYS of joining.
Seventy thousand copies of the
official leaflet will be distributed
this morning.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-24
HOW LONG WILL
YOUR TEETH LAST?

The teeth are meant to. last as
long as one needs teeth. The
enamel which covers them is by
far the hardest substance in the
body. With reasonable care. any
ones teeth should last lifetime.
But most people neglect their
teeth. A hurried brushing once
a day-and . trip to the dentist
when an ache begins-is about
what they get No wonder de-
cay begins early.
The first necessity is the right
dentifrice. Simple cleansing is
no longer considered sufficient
you must keep your mouth free
from acid. for acid-mouth in
eyitably leads to decay. such a
dentifrice is Mag LAC, the milk
of magnesia tooth paste. 1t in
stantly corrects acid mouth Dust
rs milk OF magnesia corrects sour
stomach) and thus prevents the
chief cause of decay.
Brush the teeth thoroughly all
hover, with Mag Lac twice a day
once just before going to bed)
Ind you will see them become
brilliantly white in a short time.
bur mouth will be free from
Unpleasant taste. and you will
ave guarded them against their
pief enemy-acid mouth. Then
visit to your dentist every six
Pnths for such slight, but i'm
Etant, additional attention as
By need. Thus you are giving
ar teeth the kind of care they
serve.
5tart using Mag Lac today. Get
tube at any Of these Penslar
res-All Of Peoples Drug
res in Washington are PENS
Stores-Adv
The Washington herald., 1921-10-24
Tells of Famous Women
In Catholic History

The Rev. Ignatius Smith, b. p,
Ph. D., gave the second. lecture last
night in series at the Catholic
Community Center at COL E street
northwest under the auspices of the
X. of c. Evening School, speaking
on the famous Catholic women in
history who have played prominent
parts in politics and government.
r Father Ignatius dweIt mainly on
the lives and works of Catherine of
Sienna; Isabella Of Spain; Elizabeth
OF Hungary. and Joan of Arc The
ability to rule is Unborn in women, I"
he said. 'as' is shown by the sue
cess they have always made Of what
ever opportunities were given them"
The Washington herald., 1921-10-24
NINED.C. HOSPITALS
IN APPROVED LIST,
REPORT OFEXPERTS
Marked Advance in Past
Year'in Scientific Care
Of Patients.
CAPITAL is PRAISED
American College of Surgeons
Gives Results of Wide
~ Investigation.
CAPITAL is PRAISED

Washington hospital service has
shown a marked advance in the
last year, according to the American
College Of Surgeons, Philadelphia,
which placed nine District hospitals
on its approved" list in its third
annual report issued yesterday =
Local hospitals placed in the
charmed circle" of the annual re-
port, which was based upon a per-
sonaI Investigation Of every hos
pitfalls in the District as we'll as in
other States and Canada, are:
Central Dispensary and Emerg-
ency Hospital. Children's Hospital,
Columbia Hospital for Women,
Freedmen's Hospital, Garfield Me-
mortal Hospital, George Washing
ton University Hospital, George
town University Hospital, Provi-
dence Hospital and Washington.
Sanitarium. p,
These institutions proved that
they are giving the best of scientific
medical care to their patients" de-
clared DR., franklin H. Martin, Sec
retary-general of the American Col
lege of Surgeons. Aided by one of
tie great educational foundations
we have carried on actual visits to
hospitals, made by trained medical
men, who see working conditions as
they are. Our report for 1921 shows
marked. improvement in hospital
service the country over. and
places District of Columbia in the
forefront of States who are active
in medical progress. District OF
Columbia is to be congratulated on
its splendid showing and on the
forward looking medical men, hos
pital superintendents. and trustees
who have made this advance pos
zihIa3
The Washington herald., 1921-10-24
MARINE SERGEANT
COMMITS SUICIDE
Body of George La Page Is
Found With Bullet in
- Brain.

With a bullet wound in the head,
the body of Sergt. George LaPage.
So years old. apartment 4. 1929 Bel
mont street northwest, chief mechanic
at the Marine Corps garage, Thir-
teenth and E streets northwest. was
found shortly before . o'clock yes
terday afternoon. lying in a clump
Of bushes about thirty feet of Min
nesota avenue near Burns street
southeast.
The sergeant was in civilian
clothes. A 45-caliber automatic army
revolver was clutched in his hand.
The bullet entered between the teeth
and lodged in the rear Of the brain.
The copper jacket surrounding the
bullet was damned between his
teeth. On issuing a certificate OF
suicidal death, Coroner hewitt said
the man had been dead at least
twenty-four hours.
Alfred Rollins. 1877 L street
southeast, made the discovery when
he stumbled over the body while
passing through the woods. Head
quarters Detective Kelley and PO-
liceman Wolfe Investigated, but could
learn of no cause for the act. The
body was removed to the morgue.
Identification was made by Walter
,B. cIevenstein. SOFT Third street
southeast.
Sergt LaPage was last seen when
he. left the Marine Corps garage
Thursday evening The previous
Monday he obtained the gun from
his wife, telling her. police say, that
he intended selling it. The wife said
LaPage had been in apparently good
spirits when last seen. BY her. He
had lived here twelve years.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-24
SAVED FROM RIVER:
JAILED AS DRUNK

TRENTON, n. J., Oct. 23.-Th 2
shouts for help Of John Lovcl"ss.
farm hand, when he fell int
the Delaware River from a l7-foot
wall in South Trenton late last
night. were so loud that thev
brought help from the adjoining
State Of Pennsylvania.
When he was fished out with TIL
assistance OF half a dozen police
men, a fire truck crew, and two am
bulance surgeons with ropes and
ladders, he was arrested on a
charge Of intoXiCation.
Loveless was sitting on a wall
when he fell backward into the
water.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-24
STOVE EXPLOSION
FATAL TO WOMAN
Daughter Is Severely Burned
Trying to Save Mothers
Life.

Bnveloped in flames by the ex-
plosicn Of an oil stove In the kitchen
of her home shortly before 10
o'clock yesterday morning. Mrs
Mary Lucas, y years old. of 1907
r street northwest, was fatally
burned while her daughter, Martha
Lucas, Is years old. sustained burns
to the hands and face in trying to
save her mothers life.
The woman was filling the stove
when it exploded. Her clothing be-
came saturated with oil and started
burning. The daughter tried to
extinguish the flames by wrapping
carpets around the living torch.
Both were rushed to the Freed
mans Hospital. The mother died
about 10 o'clock last night. The
girl was able to return to her home
Damage to the woodwork and fur.
niture at the house was estimated
at $40.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-24
Baptists Urge Prayer
To Open Arms Farley

Japan's feelings toward America
are friendly and sincere, DIR. =. N.
walne, a resident of Japan for thirty
years, told the First Baptist Church
CONGREGATION last night.
DIR. Upper, pastor OF the church.
expressed the hope that the arms
conference would be opened with
prayer, that the Bible would hold
a conspicuous position on the con-
ference table and that there would
be a demonstration for peace in
GLIDING a parade and mass meet
ing. as the. date for the conferences
approached.
A motion made at the conclusion
of DR.. walne's address by Representa-
tive B. G. Lowrey, Of Mississippi
that the arms conference be opened
by prayer each session, was adopted
by rising vote.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-24
AUTO COLLISION
INJURIES WOMAN

Mrs Mary B. McMiIlen. 423 Mas
sachusetts avenue northwest. was Sc
riousIy injured about the body and
limbs when the automobile in which
she was riding, operated by her hus-
band. collided near FletcheTs boat
house late yesterday afternoon with
the automobile of Everett c. Scott.
OF Massachusetts. visiting at $3.50
Conduit road northwest. The injured
woman was taken to her home.
Miss Elsie Seitz. II years old, 634
Massachusetts, avenue northwest.
was found overcome by gas in room
on the second floor of her nome.
She was removed to the Emergency
Hospital The discovery was name
BY s. P. Connolly. a roomer. The
AFFAIR. according to police, was ac-
cfdental.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-24
DISTRICT SCHOOLS
AND W. R &c. co.
ONcARPET TODAY
Hearings on Both Sub
jects Will Start This.
Morning.
FORMER AT CAPITOL
1. C. c. Will Hear Citizens
Committee as to Trolley
-.y" Jurisdiction.

Two hearings Of interest 70 Dis
trict citizens are scheduled for this
morning. while others pertaining TO
business life in the District are on
the slate for later in the week.
The Congressional inquiry into
schools will get under way at 1890
o'clock at the Capitol. and at the
same hour the Interstate Commerce
Commission will hold a public hear
ing TO determine whether or not the
local pnblic utilities commission has
jurisdiction over the fixing of rules
of depreciation for Tire Washington
Railway and Electric Company.
VIII Discuss schools
DR.. Abram Simon, president or the
board of education, and Superin-
tendent of Schools Bsllou will APP
pear before the joint Congressional
committee this morning. II is I'M
derstood their testimony will not be
taken down by stenographers and
the investigation will be informal
Points relative to the school build
ing program and the alleged delay
in this work and the courses OF
study pursued in the schools will
be brought up for discussion.
An active fight is anticipated in
the hearing before the Interstate
Commerce Commission when the
Federation of Citizens' Associations
committee on public utilities aP-
pears before II to oppose the ac-
! tiCn asked by the w. r. a. +. CO.
The association instructed the con-
nittee Saturday night to fight -thr
measure, as leading to confusion snd
making the local Public Utiln:.s
Commission a shadowy pretense o.
| self-control." The association ssie-
clares the change would result ~
| depreciation rates being taken ga
Of by the company in fares. shol,i"
the control pass into the hands Of
| the Interstate Commerce Cou1r- i5-
sion.
Ham Prefers I. c. &.
| However. william r. Ham. presi-
dent Of the W II. & r Co., sEys
that in his opinion the power ~
the local commission over his com
many will not be curtailed by tUrU-
ing over to the Interstate CgI
merce Commission the power %
| fixing depreciation rates.
on Thursday business men an
! citizens will be given a hcar.r
before the board OF District cen
missioners on the new traHic Is..,'l-
lations designed to go into elte
! October 30. business men
many citizens have already mao ?
known their opposition 20 the ~
ulations which forbid parking 90
automobiles in downtown sections
commissioner oyster said -
| night he favored some ChaugasT
the regulations and INDICATED It,.
clause forbiddinE parkinE in f."--
| Of business houses would O.
| stricken from the regulations.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-24
Likens Korea's Fight
To- That of Ireland

DR.. Philip Jaihson. Korean states
man, compared the Koreans tight
against Japan with that of the Irish
fight against England. before Padraic
Pearse branch of the American AS
ISOLATION for the Recognition Of the
Irish Republic. in Gonzaga Hall last
might.
The executive committee of the
I'VE branches Of the. association In
Washington will meet tonight to
make plans for mass meeting FRI
day night in honor Of the first an
niversary Of the death of Terrence
MacSwfney. former lord mayor Of
Cork. who died from a famine strike
in an English prison October rs. 1880
The Washington herald., 1921-10-24
MISS LANIGAN WINS
FIRST PRIZE OF SIOC

Miss Agatha NJ. Laniean won firsa
prize Of 800 in gold ii last weeks
carnival held by the Columbus Coun
try Club. She had 5,01O votes, and
won from a field OF thirteen young
women. F..
Miss Sophie Considine' won second
prize of $50. with 4 $50 votes. Miss
Louise J. Kirsch won third prize of
S25 with $3.50 votes. Fourth prize
or S2O was won by Miss Emma Jane
bewis with 3,1O1 votes. Francis P.
]. Cleary was chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee; Mrs. J. Rozier
Biggs. chairman of the ladies' COM
mittee, and Henry ]. Zilliox, chair
man Of the popularity contest.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-24
POLICE
Red Cross Funds
Will Be Handled
By Philadelphian

The appoint
ment of Charles
Scott, jr., of Phil
adelphia as vice
chairman Of the
central committee
Of the American
Red CT os s. has
b e e n announced
at national head
quarters. T. hi &
Ofhce was created
in the readjust-
ment Of the Or
ganization to a
peace-time basis.
Mr.. Scott will
serve without sal .
airy. He was man.
ager Of the Penn
sylvania d e ! d
.,.z AE,,g-g
The Washington herald., 1921-10-24

ware uiNislon oICharies Scott, Jr.
the Red Cross from October, 1917,
10 April, 1921. He is vice president
Of the Giant Portland Cement Com
pany. a director of the Railway
Steel Spring Co., and a trustee Of
Wesleyan University and of the
Graduate School of Medicine Of the
University of Pennsylvania. He re-
Gently returned from Europe. where
he aided in closing the Red Cross
general relief operations.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-24

The second woman to be seated in
the British house of commons is
Mrs. Margaret Wintringham, she
having recently been elected to
succeed her husband.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-24

Exsminatien for 80 Of HEAD,
LUNGS, heart. stomaoh. nv
ar. kidnsys, bones. jotnts.
cancer, tumers, bladder. bow.
is Or appendix a. seen viii
yeur own eyes. Our sxpsr
operator d . physician and
surxeon. win show You en-
sctiy what d wrong. Consul.
tation free. DIR. WRIoHTf
x-RkY PLANT. tsJ IA
strsst NV.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-24

Women are forbidden entrance to
the Asiatic town of Maiwatchi, on
the borders of Russia
The Washington herald., 1921-10-24

short-haired women are banned In
- go
The Washington herald., 1921-10-24
GIGANTIC DOPE RING EXPOSED
BY CONVICTS CONFESSION
Duffy, Sentenced Here Friday, Tells of Deals
Running Into Thousands.

Operations Of a gigantic dope
ring" with headquarters in New
York and activities in various
cities, are partially revealed in an
interesting and lengthy confession
of Peter T. Duffy. "a years old, of
New York, now on his way to the
penitentiary in Atlanta, Ga, for a
five-year term imposed Friday for
grand larceny
The confession, which was OBJ
tanned by Inspector James Mccoy
of the New York police. and Post
office Inspector C. H. Safell, tells
sof the activities of Duffy and his
associates in handling thousands Of
dollars worth of stolen bonds and
thousands of dollars worth Of mar
cotics and his failure I'M the whisky
business-all of which center in
New York.
Got Tip in Prison.
Duffy. in his confession, states
that he first knew of the immense
profits in the drug business after
being locked up in New York on
charge of stealing an automobile
His celImate, he claims, showed him
a clipping from a newspaper about
a raid by DR.. Simon, of the mar
cote squad, in New York in which
100000 worth of narcotics were
.confiscated.
This cellmate, who used an alias,
Duffy states, told him how to go
about securing these drugs ana
customers for them, and he put TINS
information to use after his re-
ease in December, 1920
The result of this unlawful &C.
tivity, Duffy admitted. was that he
and his associates handled NOR
phine, cocaine and heroin valued at
more than $4,000 in a few months,
selling it mostly in Memphis, Tenn.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-24

at from $50 to s45 an ounce-mak-
ing about 20 per cent proft-the
latter statement being disputed by
the police.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1921-06-30
GRAIN GRADE FIGHT TO BE
SUBMITTED TO CONGRESS
Minnesota, Blocked by Federal Law,
Seeks New Standards by
LEGISLATION

St. Paul, June Minnesota farm
ers and other spring wheat produc-
ers have carried their fight for grain
grade changes straight to. congress.
Provisions of federal transporta-
tion laws coupled with Threatened
railroad congestion if state grades
should be- adopted, caused the state
board of grain appeals to ignore the
legislatures resolution instrucbing it.
to restore old Minnesota grades. In
stead, it adopted federal standards.
Officers of the Minnesota Farm
Bureau fedora ton at once took the
fight to congress. Representatives
of the state federation, together
with Minnesota legislators and rail-
road and warehouse commission ex-
perts, are in Washington this week.
They are testifying before the house
committee on agriculture in an eff
fort to obtain passage of the Steen-
erson grain grading bill. This bill
would give the spring wheat: .prosl
ducers the changes they want, while
doing away with dual standards.
and leaving grades for other parts
Of the country unchanged.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1921-06-30
THAT MUSICAL COMEDY

Last week we overlooked some i'm
rortant news. It was the musical
comedy at the Princess. We hadn't
for gotten it because the boys about
town wouldn't let us do that We
were reminded on every hand that
the girls from Fort William had
come and gone by bits of conversa-
tion which would reach our ears !
Settlers came from near and
far within the borders of this coun-
ty, to look and listen. The little thea
ter was filled to- it's seating capacity
quite little while before the curtain
rose. They started late because
they had to wait for some of the per-
formers, one car 'beig delayed EN-
route. And during the interim coquet-
ry as practiced across the border
was enjoyed by the audience, es-
pecially by those seated in the front
rows.
The curtain finally rose upon thirty
beautiful girls and ten men. They
were five deep the men being
in the background. The performance
proved that they had been we'll
trained.
The entertainment consisted of
solos, duets, trios, quartets and
choruses, the voices being good
throughout. The tall slim man who
took a lesson on the stage was
good in all Of his parts. Then there
was the little girl with a slight lisp
who sang in the duet "If you were
the only boy and I was the only grip
and her singing partner, who were
especially good. In fact the show
was all good and every act was heart
lily applauded. The audience enjoyed
the entertainment from start to fin
ish. The pianist was a whirlwind
and the prodigy of a boy who played
a duet with him is a conner.
After the performance the "Vag-
ahonds' went to- the Happy Hour
Hall and met large number of peo-
pie Of the town and they danced till
midnight, when the y president of
their young peoples society took
charge of them and they left for
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1921-06-30

Duluth Pioneer and Friend ST Many
Cook County Settlers, az
Died June q. !, ~ If 3

Word reached Grand Marais last
Friday of the death Of John G. How:
ard. He died suddenly, after spend
ing the day in his office. T. !. Car
ter received three letters from him,
all written the day before his death.
He had been in poor health, however,
for some time, this fact being
known to his friends, but his sudden
Glemise came as a shock.
Mr.. Howard has made many trips
to Grand Marais, and spent several
years exploring in the northern part
of the county. 5
He had planned to leave Duluth
with Mrs. Howard Saturday for an
outing of couples of months, to- be
guests of MRS. Yawkey, at her sum-
mer home in Wisconsin.
He leaves besides his wife, a
daughter, two brothers. and a sister.