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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-06-10
by vrscoUNT NoRTHcL1FFE.


LONDON. June 9.-Some little time
ago | announced at a gathering of
Australasians in London my intention
of going to Germany.
had more than one reason for
making the announcement at that
time.
The chief reason was that. as my
remarks would be telegraphed to Ger
many, they would l realized. bring
me into touch with number of Ger
mans whom / knew before tlfe war.
and of whom had not heard since the
war.
The immediate results of the an.
nouncement were the usual abusive
letters and postcards which the Brit
ish postmaster permits to pass, and
violent diatribes in German news
papers, especially the formerly great
Koelnische Zeitung. This was the sort
OF thing written in the well known
Der Mittdg:
This man is not coming to Ger
many to establish the truth and after
ward proclaim it to England. but to
forge and collect new weapons against
us. In him we are not dealing with
an honorable man. If he came to us
we should shut the door in his face"
am well aware that the German
newspapers bark is often ferocious.
and the German himself. when prop
erly tackled, is quite different in tone.
Nevertheless. acting on the advice
Of former German acquaintances who
came to meet me at a Dutch town. I
was cautious about my movements
In Germany and, naturally, I didn't
use my own name.
On my way I paid a visit to Yprcs.
Vimy Ridge and the terrible regions
of Lens. Eventually came to I,rus-
sells
Condition of Belgium.
There is an inclination in the public
mind to exaggerate the amount Of
damage done in Belgium by the Ger
mans. Any student Of war knows
that the Germans did comparatively
little damage in Belgium compared
to the devastations in France. The
German army lived in Belgium for
years and spent money there, and +
say without hesitation tina. Belgium
is now the most prosperous country
j have seen since / left New Zealand.
The people work increasingly and de-
serve their prosperity.
At Louvain / said good-by to the
first list of my German acquaintance,
and with a solitary companion in a
rented motor car pushed on to Hol-
lant where. after more meetings with
former acquaintances. we made for
the German frontier.
My recollections were of the old
German customs house. of which the
British motorists. in the last years
before the war. were terrified What
did l find? An elegant young man in
very handsome green uniform loll-
ing about like a Fifth avenue police
man on a sunny morning when the
girls arc looking at him. He didn't take
the trouble TO look at the passport at
all. but simply saluted us in answer
to our salute.
The particular road by which I en-
tered Germany was lonely, but very
ever seen In a mass so many miles of
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-21

their messengers TO tho warehouse and
thence 10 the CustomerB-a never so
much as touch O corkscrew themselves.
Washington INSIDERS" give an interest.
ing picture Of the methods Of these boot.
leFgers Dc luxe. BY n preaTrangcd code,
callers never mention whiskey by name.
j. d. always I've called about a little
matter or 1.-TWO little matters" or "a
case | want 10 talk TO you about" Thus
Is the clue given In respect TO quantity.
The gentlemen IN tho easy chair
punches IA button. From another office
appears a trim young girl with a notebook
and pencil She takes down name and
address. An hour or 50 later she appears
at the front door OF tho customer. Per
haps she bears brief case. Perhaps she
swings a hat box from her ann. She may
even bend under the burden OF travel
ing bag. But never, 10 the uniformed
eye. does she look suspicious.
I'VE know that women are proving in.
valuable allies TO the men In violating
the prohibition law" says Commissioner
X. A. Haynes. But We find ourselves
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the bootlegcing Berthas. After looking
down gun-barrcls held in dainty but deadly
fingers, Washington dry agents have
learned not TO trust women motorists any
more than TO ignore them.
One motorcycle officer sped his ma.
chine even with highpOwcred car on the
Baltimore road and yelled TO tho driver
10 stop. She was woman, Another
woman sat In the back OF tho car. where
che had spread the lnprobo over a bulky
heap that first attracted the officers at.
tention.
As the officer swung from his machine,
the woman in the back Of the car Jerked
out an automatic and fired. At the same
instant, the driver stepped hard onto
the accelerator. The car leaped away
and the policeman was left moaning on
the ground with bullet hole through his
collar bone.
Besides women rum.runneTs and women
distillcrs, Washington has delivery girls"
hired by prosperous gentlemen who occu.
py easy chairs in luxurious offices, book
orders Wholesale and retail, dispatch
leo Inc
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superseding men as rum-runners Flap
pers with quarts concealed in hat boxes
are making home deliveries. Some are
"on their own" others are hired by booze
syndicates which prefer them to men,
So numerous and bold are the bootleg
glng Berthas that treat 'em rough" or
ders. applying to women suspects. have
been issued by prohibition enforcement
officials.
The principal hot.bcd OF the lady liquor
dealers, according TO records of the De
partment OF Justice. is Washington. In
the nations cosmopolitan capital, where
backwoods and aristocraCy mix and fire.
ouently blend. the "honey bees" as tho
police call them. do a rushing trade.
1t was in Washington that prohibition
agents tried to arrest Miss Ann Dwyer,
who, they had been tipped" was con-
ducting a speak easy" specializing in
corn whiskey.
When two agents crashed in the door OF
Miss Dryers apartment, they assert they
found a copper pot bubbling merrily Into
the next room they rushed-and stopped
suddenly. Miss Dwyer stood before them
IN very scant attire. She had seen them
from the window, darted into the bed
room and stripped off nearly all her
clothes
"There" she defied them spitefully,
"You can't take me TO the station house
this way and I'm not going TO put on
stitch!"
The officers were nonpussed. Outside
II was bright noon. Their wagon" was
an open car. They seemed deadlncked
between forcing a Lady Godiva ride on
Miss Dwyer or leaving her at home with
the copper pot and its fragrant contents
They decided on n blanket rush. They
pulled off their coats. Kicking ana
squealing, Miss Dwyer was bundled into
these coverings and thus dragged away
to court. Even there she still refused 10
put on more rament The officers pro-
posed TO take her before the United States
Commissioner in an overcoat The Com.
missioner didn't like the idea, He wanted
s6i-s Dwyer to wear something that NJ
Just little biz closer. Finally she was
prevailed upon to don a bathing suit. In
this she was given preliminary hearlng
The case OF Miss Dwyer was diihcult'
admittedly, for the Washington agents TO
handle. But even more difficult, they say,
are the instances OF n number OF society
women Of limited purse but unquestoned
prestige who, wink the wise boys, have
taken to moonshining--and prosperity. ,
Ars. Alice w. Hodgkins, beautiful ana
popular matron in Washington society
was arrested by three dry sleuths VINO
charged that she bought whiskey by the
parrel, bottled 1t herself and kept It storeu
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woefully handicapped in dealing with
them. The trouble Is that It is Just as
difficult 10 secure a conviction OF a woman
for the violation Of the prohibition law
as II Is for the violation of any other law.
Again, the large percentage Of officers
arc naturally cautious about arresting a
woman when 10 an visual evidence she
Is In no way violating the law"
Commissioner Haynes declares the in.
crease Of women hootlegSers has made a
situation which VIII have to be handled
by the supcrintendents OF the various dis
tricts, working in harmony with the local
authorities wherever possible.
In Washington. for example, Chief In
spector CliffCrd j., Grant has issued or.
ders 10 his mcn guarding Incoming roads
10 stop every automobile, regardless Of
the appearance Of respectabiity OF the
passengers Insist upon search before
passing the car, he charged them.
Treat the women bootleggers with no
more consideration than you do the
men," Is his edict.
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in n fashionable apartment which she
called her warehouse"
For years Mrs. lIodgkins has moved in
exclusive Washington circles Her hotel
suite is hanked by the apartments of con.
gressmen and high government officials.
Her gowns her jewels and her smart town
car are the envy of many a senator's wife.
She had the entree everywhere until Off
GERS Davis, Rose and Hines suddenly ac-
Cused her Of bootlegging on a large scale.
Hines was introduced to her one eve
ming rs an out-of-town business man with
a large thirst. He asked her to sell him
a case Of scotch, he stated in his sworn
charge, and she drove him to the ware
house" and let him pick his brand. A few
nights later he visited her again, accom-
panied by Rose and Davis. This time they
carried marked money, which, they have
sworn. she accepted in payment for pur.
chased liquor They arrested hor.
I'VE have an artight case against her."
they asserted, "it we can just get It TO
trial"
'Ridicuous!" laughed Mrs. HodgkIns,
after she had promptly given bond. ITS
Just rrame.up by some jealous busybody
of a woman am not agitated about 1t
even little bit"
Getting women to trial is ono matter;
getting convictions is quite another. They
"yamp" the iurics, say the officers. or
else a male confederate Will shoulder the
blame and the woman viii 20 scot free,
They are even harder to catch than they
nre 10 convict. Officers patroling the
national runway" between Washington
and Baltimore hesitate to stop expensive
limousines driven by mOdish beauties, or
with liyeried chauffeur at the wheel,
while mlady lounges on the cushioned
seats within.
Yet these are the very cars which fre-
ouenrIy are loaded with case on case OF
aged whiskey and fine wines. One tour
ing car stopped on the outskirts Of Wash
ineton was driven by a pretty girl and
swarmcd with children. When the pro-
bibition sleuth finally pried half a dozen
Youngsters ont OF the back he found they
had been sitting on sixteen cases OF
Scotch whiskey.
Children are a favorite camoufage for
the women rumIunners. II they have
none OF their own, they borrow the
neighbors. Mothers gladly lend their
klddies for ride in tho country" never
4I..N
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dreaming that the
kindly frie n d
wants them only
as a means 10
beat the block
ade.
Nothing so mild
as child dren is
used by some OF
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-16

Fred Stevens has purchased new
Ford coupe.
Only few weeks before Christmas
as there is to be a Christmas tree at
the church the committee would De
glad to have all the children VINO can
take part in the Christmas program.
Old Santa Claus is expected 10 De
there of course. We shall see he gets
an invitation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Bickford were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Clement
Sidney Bigelow and Mildred Hart
ford were Sunday guests OF MI ana
Mrs. Clarence Boone at Norridgewoek.
The Fernwood Club met with Mrs.
Daniel Groves at her nome on MT.
Tom Tuesday. Thirteen in all were
present and delicious dinner was
served consisting of a New England
boiled dinner, also all kinds OF pastry
with tea and coffee All had very
enjoyable time and all rode home with
Raymond Groves in his auto truck
The following pupils of the village
School. district No. receives 100
per cent in spelling last week; Thos.
Andrews, John Perkins. Madeline
Bickford, Bertha Warren, Myrtelle
Warren, Eleanor Clement and Dur
ward Clement.
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KFNvFBEC AVENUE MBDEN

Mrs. Warren Getchell and infant
son CHalverl spent Friday night with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. G. ". Monl-
ton.
Lode Casey and Coburn Waugh OF
Hawthorn schbol each received 100 in
spelling last week. Malcolm Waugh
received 100 in spelling the week end
ing Nov. 3.
Harlon Royington is cutting Grating.
Fred Adams of Scion is working for
him.
Christie Moulton who is teaching
the Grammar school at East New
Portland. spent the week end with her
parents.
Beechnuts are very plenty this fall.
Mrs. Reuben Case carried one bnshel
to Skowhegay and sold them one day
last week
Mrs. Grant Witham and Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Thompson took an auto
trip to Augusta last Monday.
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NEW PORTLAND

For a revival OF "Ye Olde Dayes
one should attend the drama and
dance AT this village Thanksgiving
night. The older people will enjoy
seeing how they looked in days agone
and the younger people. well-com-
PARSONS are good. Every body come
and bring your children. Other no
tices will appear later in regard to
the songs and singing that go with
the costumes. Remember, nothing
modern.
Radio concert Wednesday, last night
at New Portland, given by VIM. Scott
Of North Arson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Moody, Earle
Moody and Walter GaVett Of Portland
arrived here Friday for a hunting "trip.
Ralph Jordan who has been very
)sick with dyptheria is reported TO be
much better.
Several members OF Fernwood
Grange met Saturday, and repairs and
improvements were made on their hall.
A fine dinner was served by the la
dies.
Those who have had their houses
recently wired for electricity are WIN.
Smith, Ernest Luce and the Stowell
Spool factory. George Jordan re
turned To Pennington Monday.
viii jackson and family of North
Arson were Sunday guests at Clar-
ence Bangs.
Miss Alice Davis was able TO begin
her school again Monday
n. s. Stowell Of Dixfield was d bust
ness caller here the first of the week.
Mrs. Abe Stevens remains in poor
health at the home Of Charles Hoyt.
Mrs. Laura Strickland is visiting
her daughter. Mrs. Cassie Fish of Bel
fast and Mrs. Nellie Mlllay Is acting
as housekeeper.
Mrs. Margaret King who is i'll al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred King
is reported TO be gaining. Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Taylor are preparing to
move into the new house built by the
n S. Stowell Co
]. A. Hoyt was business caller in
Skowhegan Tuesday.
Mrs. Vaughn Davis and daughter
Hllda spent the week end in King
field.
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Holt and showed faithful work in al
departments. with an increased Sun
Iday school attendance and member
ship of the Ladies Aid Society, which
now numbers eighty-nine. Dr. Holt
left town Sunday morning for Show
hogan, where he conducted the ser
vices of the day in the NJ. +. Church
there
The annual bazaar of the Ladies'
Aid Society, held in the Community
Room, last Wednesday was largely
attended in spite of the rainy day
chicken dinner called out a large
crowd. Various booths, prettily de-
corated. were arranged about the
sides OF the dining room. A brisk
business was done at the apron table
attractive in colors of blue and white
with Mrs. Mabel Bailey and Mrs. Ma
bel Hooper in charge. Home made
candies and dry goods and groceries
kept Mrs. Elsie Walker busy at her
booth while Mrs. Hortense Felker
and Mrs. Jennie Hodgkins sold many
dainty articles from their attractive
fancy work booth. The Japanese
booth presided over by Mrs. Helen
lsbell showed a great deal of artistic
ability and held many quaint articles
made in Japan. An enthusiastic
crowd of children kept Mrs Belle
Perkins busy at her place beside an
immense flower bed apparently
where for five cents one might pick
a flower having a gift at its root
Vegetables in great variety were sold
from table in charge of Mrs. Vesia
Caswell.
Mrs. Ethel Deane was in charge of
the dinner and supper. with large
number of willing helpers The sum
of $40 was Melted for the church
funds
Last Sunday evening Principal Guy
Williams held his audience Interested
upon the subject Human Nature in
Secondary Schools Next Sunday
evening. Hon. Frank Holley will speak
upon Human Nature in Politics. Al
the morning service Rev f.. w. Rob
inson Will speak upon why Reason
Among Yourselves" A cordial in
VitatiOn is given TO all who have no
church home 10 attend these services.
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NORTH ANS0N

Miss Minnie Davis will conduct a
ten day special sale at reduced prices
on millinery at her parlors on Hall
street.
Williams Bros. Motor Co., Authorize
ed Ford Sales and Service, Cars,
Trucks and Tractors, North AnsOn.
Maine. tf37
Born Nov. II TO Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Hamilton a daughter.
Golf NJ. French went to Bald Noun
Tain Saturday, where he has employ
ment.
Born, Nov. IL, to Mr.. and Mrs. Nal
colin Hefferin a daughter, 9la pounds.
Perley Greene has employment with
a lumber company at South Gardiner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Clifford of Wilton
spent the week end with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Clifford of Ken
nebec Ave.
Hon. f. w. Bunker is confined to
the house because of an injury sus-
tanned on the left leg about two
weeks ago.
Word has been received from Mr.
and Mrs. Linwood Clifford from Chi
cago, en- route for Arizona. reporting
good progress and the expectation of
reaching their destination last Satnr-
day.
FOR SALE--Fred Young farm in
Embden. Inquire of F.. w. Sawyer.
2w45
HARRY EDGAR TOBEY
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Tobey have The
sympathy OF the community in the
death of their son Harry Edgar, early
Tuesday. Nov T. Mrs. Tobey and the
child were spending. few days with
her parents In Freedom. While
there Harry had what seemed but Il
slight cold. Sunday he became much
worse and membraneous Group devel-
oped and all remedies failed, he died
as stated His age was a year and
six months.
Mrs Charles Gllley of Bar Harbor
and Mrs. Mamie Bunker Of Franklin
have been guests of their parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Warren Blaisdell in Arson
Valley and of their sister Mrs. A. l..
Hedgkins of this village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Holbrook were
recent week end guests OF their son
Alfred at the University of Maine.
Mrs Columbus Marshall started for
South Dakota, Tuesday morning and
expects to spend the winter with her
son.
Grover c. Bickford is Ill with scar
let fever.
Miss Madge Tibbetts has gone To il
Lewiston hospital for appendicitis
Miss Ruth Donahue has gone to her
home In Flagstaff because of illness
Good progress Is being made in the
preparation for the Senior play
which is to be produced Nov. 80.
Miss Ebba Hedberg of Providence
n. |. who has been spending the sum
mer at F.. W. Scott's, returned Mon
day with her brothers who came by
motor TO accompany her on the return
trip.
The Emerson school in Arson Val
ley Is enjoying an unusual degree o.
prosperity this fall The teacher
Halvah williamson of North New
Portland Is graduate of NJ C. l., and
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SOI,ON

The Woman's Club will meet with
Mrs. Nellie |. NJ Paul. Wednesday.
Nov. 90. Subject "Old China" each
member is expected to bring a piece
of china and tell about ii.
ID. s. York is quite i'll at this writ
Ing.
Little Walter Knowles Jr. is recov-
ering from a severe attack OF bron-
chltis.
Charles French was in Skowhegan
Tuesday after a purebred Jersey cow
and calf which he bought there.
Palmer French left here Wednesday
morning for Portland from there he
will go to Virginia with car of pure
bred stock.
There will be a radio concert In
town Friday evening.
f. l.. Paul and daughter were in
Waterville Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George feavitt of
Richmond were the week end guests
OF Mrs. Leavitt's brother NJ. p. Pollard
Mrs. Moses French recently return
ed from ten days stay with her
daughter in Princeton.
williams Bros. Motor Co., Auth0riz-
ed Ford Sales and Service, Cars,
Trucks and Tractors, North Arson,
Maine. tf37
At the next regular meeting of
Northern Light Rebekab Lodge the
nomination of officers will be In order
and good attendance is desired. Re-
freshments will be served during the
evening.
MIR. and Mrs. A. C. Head and son
Almon were in Skowhegan Tuesday
Charles Joyce who has been away
the past year and a half has returned
home to his old position in the pulp
mill we understand that two lines OF
grinders are running and the rest will
soon be repaired.
Mrs. Lucille French Savage, who has
been East the past year and the
greater part OF the time in her native
town, Scion. started on her return last
week to Portland, Oregon. where hei
daughter IL located,
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WEST ATHENS

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Dysart Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur PooIer and two children
of Skowhegan were recent guests OF
Ida NJ. Butler
Guss Boullette spent the week end
with his family in this place.
Miss Florence Jones was in Show
hogan Saturday and Miss Beatrice
Jones was a guest of friends in Mad
ison over Sunday.
VIM. HUH and son Harold are work
ing in st. Adams.
Miss Edna Dysart, formerly of
Athens, now of Haverhill, Mass. was
married last week to Henry Deschcn-
eau. of that city.
2. T. Kincaid has bought Ford
car.
Mrs. Edith Corson with her family
expects to move to Skowhegan this
week for the winter.
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Fred Rancourt. who purchased the
old Grange Hall building last summer
repaired the lower part for a barber
shop and pool and lunch room, has
now repaired the second story and
moved his family in Tuesday.
Fred Magoon is in Lewiston this
week attending the Maine State Seed
and Dairy Show.
A number from here were in East
Madison Tuesday to attend the POmo-
ma Grange.
Walter Cross is conva1escing.
One of the pair of horses owned by
Fred Parsons and driven by Isaac
Davis was taken sick Monday and died
some time during the night. DR..
White of Skowhegan was in town 10
see II
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SMITHFIELD

Mr.. and Mrs Eugene Charles have
gone to Hallowell where they have
employment for the winter.
Mrs. Julia Charles has gone to Nor
ridgewock where she will care for
Mrs. Grace Smith.
Buick Motor Co. October output ex-
ceeded 10000 cars. breaking all prev
Ious records. Retail value nearly
$40. 900, 900.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hartford and
son Leroy were Sunday guests of Mr.
Hartfo-ds mother, Mrs. Esther Hart
ford.
Tuesday evening some of the mem
bers of the Village Book Club and
Fernwood Club met with Mrs. Hattie
Getcheil at her home, gave her sur
prise and newell party. Mrs.
Mrs. Getchev kith her father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Stillman
moved to New Sharon Thursday,
where they will live for the present.
All neighbors and friends were very
sorry to have them 60
Services were held at the Baptist
Church Sunday forenoon and evening
Will dS many do PiSoNA.
The Old Folks dance that was held
at Grange Hall last Wednesday even
Ing we are sorry to say was failure
There was some misunderstanding
about the music and the music did
not arrive until nearly midnight
There was quite a large crowd pres
ent especially the older set and they
enioyed playing cards If they could
not dance. II is hoped they Will mol
get faint hearted but will try again
for another Old Folks dance.
A card party was given at Grange
Hall, Saturday evening with good
crowd present and all declared they
had the best time yet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bean visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Groves, Mrs
Beans parents recently.
Mrs. Robert Corson visited with hei
parents at Smithfield recently, Mr.
and Mrs Fred Stevens.