Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-18

CHIC AGO. ILL.,, Feb. 1s.-tMwnrd
Cdclson. IA grocer, today bit a hOldUp
pistol away from him and fired three
shots Mt him as he fled. UdeisOn lost
three artificial teeth as result OF, the
encounter.
DETROIT. Mich. Feb. IA man
in crippled motorboat spent today
padding about the Detroit river
toms officers maintained a vigil TO
prevent his landing twenty cases of
beer piled In II boat.
The boat cleared from the Canadian
side last night. Midway in the river
the engine stopped In the heavy Ice
customs Officers ON both sides OF the
river were watching him. AItho he
Ind n permit TO take the beer from
CnnadG. he Ind none to take il back
Into that country. During th, carly
hours today he refused assistance
from two river ferries.
Customs Officers were Specializing
whether nc would attempt n landing
tonight or jettison his cargo.
SYRACUSE. n. ". Feb. 17.-Mcm-
hers will bc admitted to the Fayette-
,iT'c baptist church hereafter with
out immersion. This was decided up
on by n two thirds vote OF the mem
bcrship OF tho church Mt its annual
meeting. THIS is the first time that
n baptist church in this section has
modified the rule insisting upon Inn
mcr>ion rs the sole rncthod OF bnp-
fism. The church j. located IN Il sub
urb of Syracuse.
LOUISVILLE. ky., Ecb. tt
TumbIing prices for moonshinc whisky
have resulted In war between b'g
busincss and the ordinary booiIcgEcr
here. according to Edward Notz. pro-
hibttiop agent.
The business man" has entered the
field. MIR. Vo,x said. with quantity pro-
duction and low prices. He Is being
fought by the small operator whose
chief weapon is tho law. and who is
seeking to n,aintsin hip pockets by
furnishing. tips about large stills 20
ousy. Mr.. yotx declared. "cnuscs more
raids than tic detective ability q the
Officers"
Nlooss.s,i,.r IL rcailng here ss aboss.
- n gallon. the agent said.
wNUkEGAN. Ills. Feb. Is.-Whcn
the hungry ghost TINT ha> been heard
about the hou,c OF Mrs. Catherine
MilaLowich here. fooled n shotgun
looking for il. Lieut.. Arnold Nolnn. nm
overseas veteran. offered his services
In running down the di>turbrr. win
his army pistol he entered tho base
ncpt last night and seated himself
near II table where he placed the
pistol.
According. to Lieut.. Nolan. Inc heard
the ghost all right. The stairs crcRk-
cd. There WIS moan. The door
oJ-rncd. \ voice snid: "Ah. now
have ,ou,' and hand seized his
throat. Tho Lieutenant reached for
The pistol but Il was GONG. The grip ON
his throat relaxed. He turned ON the
lights. The ghost had disappeared.
And tho mystery rcnna med uDsolvcd.
DENVER. Icb. t1.-Nr.. Bessie
Mct orinick. n waitress employed mt
tho union station. routed highway
man carly this morning when Inc at
tempted To bold her up ns she was
leaving her home for work. sticking
n gun nt her. the robhcr ordered Mrs.
Nict ormick To hold up her hands. In
stead. she cra>pcd the revolver. wrc~i-
cd u frpr, him Il ruck him In tho face
with II aud thrn pulled the trigger hut
the gun failed To discharge. because
II was unioadcd. The highway man
then scratched aud kicked her aud
ran away.
Mrs. Mccormick turned tho empty
gun over To the police.
ASTORIA. ore. Feb. ts.-Joln II.
He'll. noted locally rs u hunter Of wild
fowl. and who for period OF ycnr~
past has eaten his Kills regularly. was
taken seriously ~ n week ago with
n mysterious msIady. Examination
by N-riy finally disclosed that his
intc,tinc- were ful, OF shot and that
lead poisoning had resulted. Physi-
clans removed more than 200 Of the
shot. but a new N-rny examination 10.
dcy showed moro than 100 shot still
In the digestive canal.
Preparations were made for n Sec
oud operation for removal OF the shot
which tho doctors said Bc:i undoubt-
cdIy swallowed in eating wild fowl
who's, corca>scS lac had sprinklcd with
them.
SYRACUSE. y. ", Feb. fl
Twenty -unc young men and women.
member, of tho syracuse University
pibIIcni club. who Hrc either studying
for the ministry or TO become mis-
-iuuarir-. have answered the question
..why il love blind" Here are some
of the answers from tic women:
.Bccausc hc respects other peoples
feelings"
$50 that lovers viii not bc cnb"r-
rRsSTus
"Hc l. too much taken mn with tho
matter in hand To notice other poo.
pics feelings"
He must he blind because he docs
not profit b. his past. PcdaEoEicaNy
speaking. he has merely rccapituiat-
cd
..Its luck, he Is blind or he'd work
himself TO death
From one OF the men came:
Take look around the campus nj
the specimens. IT he weren't blind
would he have made any such COM
binations."
EMpORIA. kas.. Feb. 1s.-GNcitC-
mcnt during n basket ball game Tues
day night caused II. u. ArWitaUe.
con,h OF the I.mporta high school to
lose his memory. II became known to-
da,. Immediately after tho game
ArnitnEr became afflicted with ncr-