davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1921-10-31
ERRANT SPOUSE
IS FOUND WITH
MISSING GEMS
Male Companion Of New York
Woman Arrested With Her
in Baltimore.

After spending the entire day In
Washington yesterday seeking his
wife and ten-year-old daughter. who
disappeared from their New York
home last week with $4,000 worth Of
jewelry and 81 900 in cash. Frederick
Alterio. accompanied by Lieut.. Leo
Gisselbrecht, Of the New York bureau
Of missing persons. received word last
night that the wife and daughter had
been located in Baltimore.
with the mother and daughter, the
Maryland police also arrested Harry
A. Prucha,, thirty-one years old, who
lived in the same apartment house
with the Alterio family in New York.
According to Alterio, Prucha has ex-
erted a controlling influence over his
wife. AS a result, Prucha Is held for
Federal action under the Mann white
slave act.
Mrs. Alterio is alleged to have ad-
mitted "she came under Prucha's s
domination when her husband went to
Italy, and that she did as he COM
manded her" She is alleged to have
told agents of the Department of
Justice that Prucha threatened her
life and her family II she did not do
what he told her.
Alterio and the New York detec.
tive called on Inspector Grant yester.
day, aid Detective Thomas Walsh
was assigned to aid in the search.
The Washington times., 1921-10-31
BODY
IDENTIFIED AS
THEODORE COOK
Remains Found by Tugboat.
Tragedy Occurred as Result
Of Party, Police Say.

The body OF a man. identified as
that OF Theodore Cook, thirty-six
years old. OF Sl2 Twenty-third
street northwest. was found floating
in the Potomac river opposite the
foot OF Sixth street southwest. by
the crew of the tugboat Garter"
shortly after o'clock this morning.
Cook was drowned October 10,
when he fell from a launch belong.
ing to William j. Carter. OF s22 N
street southwest, at the foot OF the
M street wharf. With him at the
time was Thomas Barry. OF Four"and'
a-Half and o streets southwest, who
reported the accident to the police.
According to the police, both men
had been drinking.
The body was removed to the
District morgue. An inquest VIII
be held this afternoon at o'clock,
The Washington times., 1921-10-31
DRY CHIEF OF ILLINOIS
TENDERS RESIGNATION

John Kjellanger. State prohibition
director for Illinois, today rendered
his resignation to Prohibition Com
missioner Haynes.
Kjellanger gave no reasons for his
action and the prohibition commits
sioner's office would make no state
ment further than to say that the
resignation was being considered.
1t is believed here that the resig-
nation NAV be due to the fact that
KiellanRer has resented interference
with the operation of his office by
the prohibition commissioner office
in Washington.
The Washington times., 1921-10-31
D|SARM GROUP !
TOBERECE|VED5
BYPRES|DENT
Delegation From National Re-
form Association Goes to
White House at 1 O'Clock.

President Harding will receive. at
l %. m. today. the officers OF the
National Reform Association and
prominent speakers and out-of-town
delegates attending the four-day con-
vocation In behalf OF the limitation
OF ornaments. which opened here yes
terday afternoon.
DIR. Thomas ID. Edgar. president
of the association, will lead the del
egation to the White House. In the
delegation will be DIR. James s. Mar
tin, who delivered the opening ad-
dress at the convocation yesterday;
the well-known evangelist, sam W.
Small, whose address at yesterdays
meeting reused the audience to IN
tense enthusiasm; DIR. l.. c. Denise,
James s. McGaw, Miss Laura
Church, the Rev. r. C. Reed. and
r. M. Downie and Mrs. Downie.
Mrs. Thomas G.. Winter, president
of the General Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs, will be one Of the chief
speakers at the meeting this after
noon, which will open at 2:30 o'clock
in the Masonic Temple.
Senator Frank b. Willis. Of Ohio,
will speak at the evening meeting
to be held I'm the Central High School
at o'clock.
The invocation at today's meeting
will be delivered by Rev. ]. Alvin
Campbell and the Rev. Henry Allen
Tupper.
The Washington times., 1921-10-31
POULTRY PRICES SHOW
SHARP DROP IN WEEK

One does not have to be in the in
come tax paying class any longer to
sit down to a chicken dinner. Chicken
has reached a level probably lower
than II has ever been since the begin
ming OF the war. Twenty-Five to 35
cents a pound will buy all kinds Of
chicken, young and old. and all Of
excellent quality. The price was AZ
cents a week ago.
Corn is cheap and a great deal Of It
Is not marketable. so the chickens
are getting the benefit.
The same applies to turkeys. Fine.
tender, plump birds range in price
from so to 55 cents, and they may go
even lower. local dealers say. 1t
looks as II the blue-sky prices which
turkey has reached around Thanks
giving for the last few years will not
materialize this year.
The Washington times., 1921-10-31
AND CUFFED,
SUSPECT MAKES ESCAPE

At a late hour this morning, no
trace had been found of Norman ID.
Garrett, thirty-one years old, who
escaped from the police while being
brought to Washington in an auto
mobile near Muirkirk. Nd. early
yesterday. He was wanted here In
connection with the theft OF seven
automobiles.
Although he was handcuffed and
manacled he jumped from the car
and disappeared in a rayine. Several
shots were fired at him. but none Is
believed to have taken effect. II
is thought that he may have been
picked up by friends who followed
the police car In another automobile.
Garrett was arrested In New 10TH
on October IS, after an exciting
chase. and It was decided to turn
him over to the Washington authori-
ties.
The Washington times., 1921-10-31
TWO ALLEGED BooTLEGGERS
TAKEN IN 7TH PRECINCT

Police Of the Seventh precinct yes-
teriay arrested two men giving their
names as George Joseph Young, Of
1855 Park road northwest. and Harry
Johnson, OF 800 " street northeast
charged with violation Of the prohibi-
ton law.
The police say that the men were
driving a high-powered touring car
which contained a large amount OF
whiskey. The men were released on
bond Of $4,000 for a hearing before
United States Commissioner 1san-
Hit today.
The Washington times., 1921-10-31
HEADS TO ASK CONGRESS FOR 0 900 SAVED IN PAST YEAE
Evelyn Nesbit Can
Have Job In D. {.
Says budding

Evelyn Nesbit, who is recover
ing from poison taken Intentionally
when threatened with financial
ruin, today received an offer Of
help and a position in Washington
from the Prisoners Relief Society
through f. +. budding, president.
Mr.. Dudding's letter follows:
81 have been reading in the
paper this morning that you are
sick and all about the things that
produced the conditions which sur
round you. / feel that you have
been the victim of a cold, un-
charitable world. and if there is
anything that can do to help you
it will be done. If you will come
to Washington this society will
furnish you room and board and q
job, at a moderate salary-some-
thing that you can do, and We will
not do it in the shape of charity,
but as q duty"
The Washington times., 1921-10-31
GOULD USE.
MONEY FOR.
SCHOOL AID.
Commissioners Insist Unspent
Surplus Has Not Reverted
To u. S. Government.

The District Commissioners in their
annual report to Congress will ask
that legislation be enacted to enable
them to obtain more than $5,00O,00O.
which they have piled up in the
4 needed for schools and for beautify-
ing the wharves, 1t will be pointed
out, and the money rightfully belongs
to the District.
On June 80. last. the ending Of the
fiscal year, there was total OF
S6,160.838.65 piled up In the Treas
ury which was a surplus left over
from the expenses Of running the
District during the last few years. OF
this amount. $512.171.S6 was the sur
plus left over last year.
Many members Of Congress are of
the opinion that the surplus left
over belongs to the United States
and that the District cannot touch
e. Others believe that 1t rightfully
belongs to the District as 1t was
lplled up as a result Of the payment
Of taxes by the residents Of the
District.
Argument Refuted.
The fact that the United States
helps defray the expenses of the Dis
xrict Is no excuse for keeping back
the money which rightfully belongs
to It., District officials contend. be-
cause the United States has entered
into an agreement to pay certain
per cent Of the expenses OF running
the District.
This is now 40 per cent, but, when
figured out on the basis Of appro-
pria,hns and taxes collected, records
eho.' that the Government does not
pay more than 33 1-3 per cent of
the expenses.
The Commissioners will not at.
tempt to have the old fiscal relations
OF $3.50 restored, in their annual re-
port. It Ia believed that this phase of
the District government has been suf-
ficiently threshed out with Congress.
and that. II that body believes that the
present 60-40 ratio is fair basis, that
It will do no good to reopen the
case again.
The Borland act, which assesses SO
per cent Of the street improvements
against abutting property owners, will
be left to special legislation, and while
the majority of the Board of Commits
sioners favor it's repeal, they will not
ask 1t in their annual report.
Some time ago representative citi
xens met in the District building
and, after a thorough discussion, de
] cided to ask the Commissioners to
request it's repeal. The Commission
! ers. after giving the matter consid
Grafton, decided that the proper
thing to do was to have a special
bill framed repeating it.
u. 1t was suggested to the Commits
isioners that they ask that its re
peal be made in a rider to the Dis
trict appropriation bill, because II
was saddled on the District in this
manner, but the Commissioners ad
vised against 1t.
Increased appropriations for the
Police Department will also be asked
in annual report, 30 that the force
may be enlarged. The report will
also ask for an additional police
station, in addition to the combina
ton police and fire station along the
river front.
The Washington times., 1921-10-31
SEE DRUG GCRAzE
IF LIQUOR LID IS
CLAMP ED TIGHT
Doctor Says Only Ease in OBJ
tanning Whiskey Prevents In
crease in Dope" Use.

II the prohibition law was more
strictly enforced, there would be more
drug addicts, according to some Of the
prominent physicians in Washington.
DIR. d. Percy Hickling, one Of the
foremost nervous disease specialists in
the country and head Of the staff at
Washington Asylum Hospital, said
recently that when the prohibition law
was passed most Of the physicians
throughout the country expected an
increase in the number Of drug ad-
diets, reasoning that many persons,
unable to obtain liquor, would resort
to drugs. This has not been the case
so Tar at least, DR.. Hickling says. be-
cause 1t is so easy to obtain liquor.
Washington Asylum Hospital still
has it's share Of drink cases, DIR. Hick.
ling says, but they are OF different
nature from the pre-prohibition drunk
cases. The cases they now get are
those where the alcoholic beverage
consumed has gone to the brains OF
the drinkers and produced sort OF
temporary insanity.
Advocates Institutions.
DIR. Hickling is also an advocate OF
the institutional treatment of drug ad-
diets, because he believes that the only
proper way to treat drug addicts Is
to confine them to some place where
they cannot obtain more drugs than
is prescribed for them.
When the new Gallinger Hospital Is
completed there will be special pro-
vision for drug addicts, and the medi-
cal society of the District plans to get
the maximum amount Of use out OF
them.
Several physicians said they We're
alarmed at the increase In the use OF
dope" among the younger people OF
Washington. In several cases they
said they have come across confirmed
addicts who were in their teens. In
no case have they observed patient
who formed the habit as the result OF
the treatment of some physician.
1t was not unusual in years past
for a young physician to build up
practice by administering drugs to a
patient. In this manner he achieved
a reputation for relieving pain for the
patient while he used his medical skill
in curing the disease.
Physicians Give Drugs.
At the present time many physi-
clans use drugs in relieving pain, but
they gradually reduce the doses so
that by the time the patient recovers
they do not know. in the majority of
cases, that the physician has given
them drugs.
According to the officials Of the
narcotic division of the Prohibition
Bureau and the local police officials,
the physicians and druggists In wash
ington are above the average In OBJ
los fC
rarely that one is caught violating 1t.
When they do violate the law. 1t Ia
said, II Is more the result Of careless
ness than any desire to make money
by catering to drug addicts.
The majority of drug addicts In
Washington are supplied by dope
peddlers."
The Washington times., 1921-10-31
FOUR PERSONS INJURED
IN MOTOR CAR CRASH

Four persons were injured and
two automobiles were badly damaged
in a collision near the Highway
bridge entrance to Potomac Park late
last night.
The injured are Mrs. John Mat
thias, Mrs. Charles Mundie, Edwin
Mundie and Mary Mundie, all OF slb
Sixth street southeast. Their in
juries were treated by DR.. A. Bray.
of Emergency Hospital. The ma
chine was operated by John Mundie
and collided with an automobile op-
Grated by Charles Moore, colored. Of
1909 First street northwest. ri
Moore was arrested and held fos
investigation.
The Washington times., 1921-10-31
DYAR NAMED ORGANIZER
BY MARIETTA ALUMNI

Appointment Of w. Wade Dyar, 2l9
Holly street, Takoma Park, as direc-
tor of one Of the sixteen new divisions
Of the United States created by the
alumni council of Marietta College,
Ohio, was announced today.
The division of which Mr.. Dyar is
chief is composed Of the District Of Co
lumbia, Maryland, Delaware and New
Jersey. He Is appointed for one year
and will be in charge of organizing the
Marietta College alumni in his district.
The Washington times., 1921-10-31
Dance Is Postponed.

The Halloween dance scheduled to
be given tonight under the auspices
of the Catholic Women's Service Club
has been postponed until tomorrow
evening at 8 o'clock at the Catholic
Community House, COL z street
northwest
The Washington times., 1921-10-31
Beaten by Five in Saloon.

Attacked by five negroes in a near
beer saloon at Third and b streets
southwest, shortly before 8 o'clock last
night, Moses Rosenstein, forty-four
years old, of Ala Sixteenth street
northeast, was severely beaten about
the head and face. He was treated at
the Emergency Hospital. His assail-
ants escaped.
The Washington times., 1921-10-31
Loses $4,000 Pin.

A platinum bar pin. set with dia-
monds. and valued at $4,000. was lost
by Mrs. j. w. Wainwright, wife of the
Assistant Secretary Of War, yesterday
The pin. according to the report made
to police, was lost between her home.
Fort Myer, the French embassy, and
Washington barracks.
The Washington times., 1921-10-31
1 rakoma Civic Club to Meet.

The Takoma Park Civic Study Club
will meet at 2 o'clock tomorrow after.
noon in the Takoma Public Library,
Fifth and Cedar streets northwest.
Mrs. Edith Houghten Hecker, of Bal
timore, will be the speaker.
The Washington times., 1921-10-31
10000 Sign Disarm Petition.

Petition for disarmament, signed by
10000 members of the Central Labor
Union of Pennsylvania, will be pre-.
scented to President Harding by Bishop
and Mrs. James Henry Darlington. OF
Harrisburg, Pa, at noon today.
The Washington times., 1921-10-31
To Give Halloween Dance.

The Royal Country Club will give a
Halloween dance at o'clock tonight
in the ballroom of the Franklin Square
Hotel, Fourteenth and X streets north.
west.
The Washington times., 1921-10-31
THE FINAL GREEN EDITION

contains last minute news. complete
racing entries and results and other
sport world happenings. Get your
news a day ahead.
The Washington times., 1921-10-31
THE PINK OF PERFECTION

Tke steck MARKET close, racing en-
tries, complete financial reports and
al new, In the Pink Edition of The
Times every day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-23
Lexington Sport Model
a Motor Car Thorobred

Lexington Thorobrcd h the lineal
doScendent of a line OF vehicles
widely known even In tho days be.
fore the horse yielded supremacy
on the highway. IL ia the product
Of n family OF 10 great factories
at connersviIie. Ind. Back OF this
CIR In the way OF pedigree are
years OF experience and skiii In the
industry.
The disposition 10 DO may be
found under the hood u the Thoro-
bred sport model. The best proof
OF what IL under the hood h con
tilinci In the fact that u was a
Lexington Thorobred special which
Numbered across the line last Labor
day a winner In the annual Pixies
Pvak hill climb. followed less than
six seconds later by another fex.
ington Thorobrcd special. which fin
iShcd In second paca-
This ncc. run In pcar-biir-
ssaru. accompanied by Intense cold.
diseioscd what tho export horsemen
would pronounce as endurance.
with surplus Of power for the final
plunge over the finishing Tine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-23
Motorists Find
Real Country
Off Highway

Balmy spring weather is bringing
motor cnthuSdaAtir out into the coun'
try.
The main roads out OF the cities
again arr ciogged with automobile
traffic. Mor~ than ever. this year,
as automobile manufacturers Will tea'
tify by their sales.
Rather than join the show pro
ccssion. the nature loving motorist
turns off the popular highway into
the narrower country roads. Doing
this, all that he has To worry about
is dodging the chickens that persist
In crossing the road.
For the country road makes good
riding--on a bainy day. A properly
dragged dirt road causes tho least
tir~ wear. That's what one tire
maker says. II generates icss heat
In the tire than any typo of road. be
adds.
Besides THIS the motorbst stands a
b-ttcr chance of meeting more real
uncomm-rciaiircd country this way
than n he followed tho procession.
And n he socks bargains In farm
products. hcr stfri ind them Off the
main roads
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-23
Sands Motor Company
Inaugurates New Plan

y. ". Sands. president sands
Motors company. who has had long
experience In marketing automobiles.
has very definite ideas AS Ia the
manner In which the motor ear buHi.
ness should be conducted. especially
at this time.
He states that firms ability To
soil new cars In the future will de-
pond To "a great extent ON its ability
In marketing second hand used cars.
His experience has taught him that
the business OF those dealers who are
the most nincero in the conduct Of
their used car naies have been handi-
capped by the questionable methods
ured by INSCRIPTIONS second hand
car dealers In such a manner that
the public have looked upon used
cars with suspicion. and many buy.
ers who would really be better sat.
irficd To buy a good used car. n they
knew II was "A good used car. arc
afraid to do NO.
Mr.. Sands says that without qu~e
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-23
UNITED MOrOIrs 90. CHANGES

An important cnanke ON Auto row
L. announced by w. J, McCaiium.
temporary manager Of tho United
Motors CO. Mr.. J. A. Rock. for
many PEARS local manager for tho
company. has resigned 20 take up
personal interests
Mr.. McCaiium WIN act In hts place
untfi some time next week when Mr..
c. O. kcnworthy Of Portland will
arrive to take ur tho permanent
management OF the concern.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-23

This Is Thorohrcd week. II Is n
period SIT aside by the Lexington
Motor company OF Connorsvillc.
Ind. for a nationwide drive to
place its snappy Thorohrcd sport
model in the hands OF as many
buyers as possible" says Shields
livcngccd Motor Co. dealer In Lex.
ington Minute Man Six cars In
Seattle and vicinity.
A thorchred. according 70 the
dictionary. Is the rich heritage OF
the finest stock or blood and ~
marked by high spirit. courage.
and elegant form" Attic the
word has always been used In con.
nection with animate things. why
o.n II no, be applied to motor
carr
what Is a motor car thoruhrrdT
In selecting thorobrcd horse.
the expert considers first pedigree.
then head. eyes disposition. and
finally the proportions Of the ami
NAL.
why cannot the san,c rules and
the SsIpe skin be applied In select.
inE q motor car thorobrcds The
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-23

ton II In tho sensible and businsus-
like thing for many people TO do n
they can buy n good used cnr really
worth what they pay for IL. but the
element OF doubt that exists in the
minds OF many prospective buyers
prevents them from even considering
a us-d car. no matter how reliable
the DEALER may be- and no matter
how good the car may BE-.
The Sands Motors company has
been working on plan for n long
time. and have used tho plan In their
busipas~ for the past year, that of
taking the buyer into their conf.
dence. They have already announced
thru the press their new meshod OF
selling used cars. which they call
The Sands Plan" Tho plan In sim.
pie and consists OF a large s,nveiope
attached to every used car they take
In trnde on new StDd~baker nales.
This envelope bears the caption The
Env~iop, Tells thc Truth" On the
envelope. I'm Mr. Sands own hand
writing appears the following
y believe anyone who Ia consider.
ing q Sands tssed car In entitled 10
know all tho facts concerning H. The
past history Of this car In IN this
envelope. also q record of Tn Inn.
provcmeuts ve have put on IL I
am personally responsible for tho
CORRECTNESS Of these statements.
-P. r. SANDS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-23
/; so.159lg|
DallE:77N

krssa-De~ Motses--Gocd
1A~s Moin~s- ss~sna uigssllne-sSo<sd
itrstea- sss~ntea Jan~tis-s Coed.
h~nsen- Magic tsiry Rough nsgrAains
AZ Cedar Mountain To reach Maple
w
u.na. x.,s- s.,h
-. 49,
49,, 80 80.
~mas 49,
v.-.s..s, o..
D,,.I,- III, sr..n,''s
1 N"y
,-.~~,1-.'
w-.- -
-,
&c., -" ""'"% W."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-23

Daddy. bring hosne some Of Bo.dt's
French pastry.--Advcrtisement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-23

Ruhbcr trr~ on moon trAlless are
required In Michigan and wisconsin.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-11

pagn committees These committees work with and voluntarily
of their time assistance of our solicitors and field de-
pament representatives Such organization for real
we are now IN campaign reorganize Association
new contract to become effective with the crop 1922 the
last of such campaign get committees working everywhere
IN an intensive In the large producing districts we have
gnp days and occasions have closed business houses OF
the community for instance on the 18th Of last January when
we were completing drive for membership closed every
ness establishment IN San Jose for the day and the business
volunteered their sent them ont among the growers
III the different districts of the valley grower
committees IN the securing of necessary membership"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-11
California Prune and Apricot
Growers Supported By Business Men
SIGN UP DAY is DECLARED AND BUSINESS HOUSES
CLOSE WHILE PRoPRIEToRs co WITH COMMITTEE

or considerable interest it throws light attitude
only of the growers themselves but the interests genr
ally toward the cooperative selling organizations of California
letter recently received by Secretary Steay from H. Dunlap
secretary OF the California Pne and Apricot Growers with
headquarters i'll San Jose
We quote in part from Mr.. Dunlaps letter.
In the matter of organizing have found greatest
dependent securing first the corporation growers and the
endorsement OF business prominent different districts
codgyas we have secured such good supporters
them to take active part campaign different points
our success insured We organize during the campaign