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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-11
Running blockade.

Running Blockade.
az was running down Benning
road Just this side of the speed
law last night about 7:30 when a
Ford sedan went past, me about
as though I was standing still.
He was fzigzaging something scan
dalous and I yell three or four
times for him to quit. He wob-
bled into Anacostia road and I
selected a favorable zigzag and
ran ahead of him to block the
road. 1t was a pretty light car
that I was driving, and backed
away in time to keep him
from running through me. Then
/ found / was stalled, but g. man
came along in another Ford and
/ hoped in: We got him fur
Their down the road. His breath
smelled like the cellar of a near
beer joint and he talked kind of
numb-like. He was pretty well
ginned up"
Boob: az only had two drinks,
your honor, and I didn't think
they'd treat me that way
Gin driving, $3.50.
The Man That Came Back.
ST was in the rear seat of our
sedan, with baby. your honor,
about 8 o'clock in the evening.
MY husband was driving, and
looked over his shoulder and saw
q big truck bearing down on us
on the wrong side of the street.
There were no lights on the
truck, and it was close to us be-
fore we saw it.
I grabbed baby and screamed,
and my husband turned as far to
tho right as he could, but there
was car parked at that point
and he didn't have room to get
by. It threw baby and me against
the windshield and bumped her
nose terribly. II was swollen for
nearly a week. If the windshield
had broken, she'd have been dis
figured for life. The left front
wheel and radiator were smashed,
and there was some other dam
age to the car, think"
Witness: cit was pretty dark,
your honor, and IIacould barely
zee the truck Zigzaging down n
street. just before it hit the sedan.
The truck backed away and
wobbled about a block. The driv-
er jumped out and ran away"
The cop: 1.-THE next we heard OF
him he was in Philadelphia, your
honor, but he has a sweetheart
over on Twenty-eighth street, and
we watched the house and got
him ten days later"
Boob: II have nothing to say,
your honor. / expected. to stay
in Philadelphia. but l. came back
for a look-in and the second per-
son that spoke to me was a
policeman"
Carelessly colliding. $40.
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-25

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ger.
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z-el nill continue thereafter auto
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from Any centrallzcr, rather than
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sc@l creamery.
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No. 7 In the state association, has
hired for its manager NJ. 7. MOI
tes4son " Austin, formerly mana
ger VI the state creamery at
Albert Lea and rated as one of
tie best butter makers in the
Northwest. w. r. Linville Of
Long Prairie and George Strass
ri Sank Center are chairman and
secretary, respectively, of the
1ew district.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-25
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-25
Read the Ads-it pays.
TURNING IT LOOSE

Heavens, woman. You've turned
Yourself into a yeritable talking ma
chine Why, all through our long
engagement YOU had hardly a word
10 say"
II know it, but all the time | was
thinking Of things to say after We
~eEe married. Judge.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-25
!. :. Government Warns Farmer r.
About Disease Caused by Rats.

They carry Bubonic plague. fatal
10 human beings. They carry foot
and mouth disease, which is fatal to
stock. They kill chickens, eat grain.
cause destruction to property. II you
have rats RAT-SNAP will kill them
Cremates rats after killing them
leaves no smell. Comes in cakes.
ready for use. Three sizes, 35c CSC.
1925. Sold and guaranteed BY
A>kov Drug 4 Variety Store, Exc,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-07-07
REAL BOOM FOR McADOO FOR LEADER
OF DEMOCRATS IN 1924 is REPORTED
CARD, MERGER TO 0RDAIN
new BRITAIN STUDENT
Belgian Prelate VIII Confer Holy Or
ders on John F. Kenney of
Grand Street.

John p Kenney of this city will
bS ordained in the Catholic priest
hood tomorrow at the American
college in Louvsin, Belgium. The
ceremony will be performed by Car
dinal Mercier, Belgium's heroic pre-
late, who will ordain the class of
students who have been sent to
Europe from several countries.
After his ordination. Mr.. Kenney
will make tour of Ireland and will
sail for the United States on July 1s,
Het is expected to arrive In New
Britain on July % and will say his
first mass at st. Joseph's church on
Sunday. July %.
The young priest is an aluminus
of St Joseph's school in this city
and was a member of the class of
1918. After his graduation he took
q course in st. Thomas seminary in
Hartford, later pursuing his studies
in st. Marys Seminary Baltimore
For the past four years he has been
in the American College in Belgium.
completing a five year course.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs,
James Kenney of Grand street.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-07-07
GIRL AGAIN DISAPPEARS
Indianapolis Police Seeking 18 Year
Old Who Was Kidnapped and Kept
by Father 10 Years

Indianapolis, July Mary Eloise
Montgomery, 16, whose father T. viii.
bur Montgomery. served part of a
prison sentence for Kidnapping his
daughter in violation of a divorce de-
cree and kept her for more than ten
years, is being sought by police of
this city today, Mary Eloise disap-
peared Wednesday night,
Mrs. Ethel T. Crum. the girls
mother was granted divorce from
Montgomery and custody of the child
shortly before the girl vas stolen.
The child was traced through Cuba
and Mexico. Montgomery was ar
rested in Florida and returned TO In
dianapolis. While he was at Prince
ton, Ind, attending the funeral of his
grandmother he escaped, In 1918 he
wrote to James P. Goodrich. then
governor. from Cuba. offering to re-
turn the child If he were granted a
pardon He returned and received
the pardon, but again disappeared
with the girl, The mother gained
possession of the child in 1921
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-07-07
Agent Tries to Bribe Member Of
Council Committee Considering
Chill Plant at Slaughter House
Offers to Split Commission With Lawrence NJ Stanley and
isQuickly Shown to the Door

Councilman Lawrence NJ. Stanley OF
the fourth ward was approached yes
terday and an attempt made to in
duce him to throw his support on
city contracts to a certain contractor
for a money consideration.
The councilman was visited at his
place of employment by a representa-
tive of a concern that installs re-
frigerating plants and chill appara-
tus in slaughter houses. He Is a
member of the common council COM
mittee investigating the cost of MAX
ing such improvements at the city
slaughter house and has been active
in that work. 1t was apparently felt
that because of his leadership in this
movement his recommendations
would be likely to carry greater
weight
Mayor A. NJ. Paonessa when in
formed of the attempt to bribe Coun-
Gilman Stanley and of the council
mans action in ejecting the would
be briber. spoke in praise of Ae
work of Councilman Stanley. The
mayor, although of a political connee-
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-07-07

of the Wimbledon tournament today,
60, 6-3, 6-1.
Johnston outdrove and outserved
Hunter in the first set in which he
did not allow him single game.
Hunter was more effective in the
second set but Johnston recovered
many of his opponents intended
placements while putting his own
entirely out of reach. Little Bill was
playing with sureness and speed and
keeping Hunter on the defensive at
all times.
Randolph Lycett and Miss Eliz-
abeth Ryan. both of England, won
the worlds title in the mixed doubles
by defeating l.. s. Deane, Indian
Davis cup star and Mrs. Shepherd
Barron of England, ga, 7-5.~
Randolph Lycett and l.. A. Godfree
of England, captured the worlds title
in the mems doubles. defeating the
Spaniards, Count de Golnar and Edu-
ardo F'laquer e--s, s--4, s--s, s-s.
Suzanne Lenglen of France and
Miss Elizabeth Ryan formerly Of Call
fornia retained the women's doubles
title by defeating the less experienced
English team Miss Joan w. Austin
and Evelyn Colyer, 6-3. 81.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-07-07
FACTORIES Open War
ON BASEBALL LOTTERY
Determined to Drive 1t Out,
Manufacturer Tells
Herald"

New Britain manufacturers have
been investigating the activity of
baseball pool" agents in this city and
as result of the revelations of ac-
tivities in Bridgeport will redouble
their efforts to Suppress this form of
gambling. The investigation has been
in progress for month, A factory
official made the statement to the
Herald" that certain persons known
to be connected with the pool" would
be discharged and hinted that ar
rests might be made.
At a recent meeting of the Civic
Safety league the operation of punch
boards was denounced by well
known business man and complaints
were made to the police. At that
time the extent of the business" was
not guessed. When asked a few days
ago whether the league was still in
vestigatng lotteries and punch boards
in this city, Attorney A. w. Upson re-
piled that the league at this time is
devoting Its attention to liquor viola
tions almost exclusively,
The Bridgeport arrests will not
stop our local investigations" said the
head of manufacturing plant, one of
the largest in the city. you can
safely say that all the factories are
rtermined to weed it out, root and
branch. once and for all, and will not
stop until 1t is cleaned out" ,..
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-07-07
M0RAN'S DEATH STILL
UNSOLVED MYSTERY
Cause Left Open in Certifi-
cate Filed by Medical
Examiner

A new angle in the death of Law
renee Moran, whose body was found
in vacant lot at the foot of Grove
to light today when it was found
that Medical Examiner Waterman
Lyon, in filing the death, certificate
at the Office of the town clerk had
reported the cause OF death as
Chronic alcoholism, and directly
following had placed the following
information in parenthesis:
WAS found in open lot, foot of
Grove street. Subject to change II
more evidence is obtained"
Frank, Duffy, an undertaken EN-
ployed by NJ. J, kenney g. Co em-
balmed the body after Dr. Lyon had
turned 1t over to that concern and
today Mr.. Duffy recalled that there
was a considerable amount of blood
on the side of Moran's face. The
indication was that he had bled from
the nose and apparently after an
hem orrhage, Mr., Duffy said.
On the morning that the body was
found, DIR. Lyon went to Grove street
and conducted an investigation. He
told representatives of the press
afterward that the man might have
been beaten prior to his death as
his face bore marks of i'll treatment
There was one scar on the side of
the face, but this apparently was one
Of long standing.
The body was found about Z o'clock
on the morning of July 4, by Patrick
F. Leahy of 22S Lawlor street, and
Fred McGlainchey of $50 Main street.
A call was sent to police headquar-
ters. Desk Sergeant Matthias Rival de-
patched Patrolmen Herbert c. Lyon
and Michael Massey to Grove street
and the medical examiner was noti-
fed
Chief of Police W. c. Hart found
that Moran had a wife and family
living on Willow street, New Haven,
md they were communicated with.
The body was taken to New Haven
md mas been buried,
Moran was 35 years of age. He
lad been in New Britain only two
\ eeks prior to his death and was EN-
,loyed as a construction worker on
he new State Normal school job in
stanley Quarter.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-07-07
SEEDS OF HATE Being
PLANTED FOR new WAR
So Declares Speaker Ad-
dressing Warning at
c. E. Meeting

Des Moines, July Seeds of hate
being sown throughout the world gre
causing 1t to drift into another world
war, according to Frederick j. Libby,
of Washington, executive secretary of
the National Council for the Preven-
ton of War, in addressing the Inter
national Christian Endeavor Conven-
ton here today.
1.-THE world drifts toward war Of
gas and airplanes and neither the
government nor the churches nor
organized women have taken one eff
fective step to prevent it," said Mr.,
Libby. THE seeds OF hate are the
seeds of war and they are being
sown again in the French seizure of
the Ruhr. No fondness that we may
feel for France can blind our eyes to
the awful consequences of the policy
she Is pursuing. Many of you pres
ent at this convention will be drafted
to be killed IL the present drift to-
ward war cannot speedily be stopped
and law be established in the place
of war as the accepted method of set
Ting international differences.
"And it will be war of gas and
airplanes. Recently in Dayton. the
home of the Wright brothers. a young
man asked me if l knew about their
little Bug / said No and he went
on to tell me that it is an airplane
which they have sent from Dayton to
Xenia, turned around there and
brought back safely to Dayton with
no one in it, guiding 1t by wireless.
And 1t might have been spraying gas
all the way to Xenia and back?' l
asked. He nodded and said Yes
Airplanes, poison gas and hate make
a trio of destructiveness so deadly
that no one of us can contemplate the
present drift toward war without hor-
ror.
Our military men say: Prepare
for war. | am frank to admit that
they are justified in their demand If
we are not going to work far more
effectively for peace In the next four
years than we have up to now. 1t is
their task to make the nation ready
for wfr vhea war comes. They know
.tfas 2 4 xc.ass war splits Europe.
whatever politicians may say. Amer
lea cannot remain aloof. The world
is too small for us to be unaffected
by anything that affects Europe"
Mr., Libby urged the adoption OF
the world court as one step toward
the prevention of war and also the
of armaments and educa-
ton for peace.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-07-07
MYSTERY STILL UNSOLVED
scarsdale Police Now Look for Sup
posed Religious Lover as Slayer Of
Dorothy Kaufman.

Scarsdale, N. Y. July An in
duiry was begun today by the police
to discover whether Miss Dorothy
Kaufman 22-year-old governess who
was killed in the home of Magruder
Craighead on Tuesday, left suitor or
fiance behind her in the Mennonite
colony in Westover, Md, when she
came north last September.
Police Captain McQuillan declared
he had instructed a White Plains un-
dertaker who left last night for West
over with the girls body to make in
auiries about her friends there.
He expressed the opinion that some
man might have followed her from
the south and killed her when she
refused to return with him. It was
pointed out that Miss Kaufman fire.
quently received letters couched in
devout religious terms from men in
the Mennonite colony.
Meanwhile police cought q burly
negro who was seen near the Craig
head home on Tuesday.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-07-07

ton other than that of the fourth
warder. regards Stanley as one of the
most valuable committee workers in
the common council. 2.
Councilman Stanley was uncom.
municative today when asked for de.
tails of the attempt to bribe him.
Not until he was pressed. did he tell
Of the incident. Then he said: The
agent of certain refrigerating ma
chine company came to me and said
the company was anxious to get the
contract He offered to split his
commission with me IL would use
my influence in his behalf. 1 rejected
his offer. showed him out and told
the girl at the telephone switchboard
to tell him that | was out if. he
came looking for me again. took
the matter up with member of the
committee and the company's bid
was thrown out despite the fact that
1t was the lowest submitted.
There's nothing about the affair
that deserves publicity. in my opinion
1t is simply a case of a member of
the city government doing his duty"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-07-07
TOPSTONE FARM HAND
HELD, POLICE silent
Admit However, He May Be
Implicated in Murder of
Aged Recluse

Danbury. Conn, July John Dan
done. Topstone farm hand, arrested
by the state police yesterday in con,
nection with the investigation of the
murder of George Hultz at Topstone,
May 4, Is still held in the police sta
ton in this city. The state police de-
olined today to say anything about
the arrest of Dandone beyond the
statement that he Is being held on
suspicion and that further investiga.
ton as to his possible connection with
the crime is in progress. The pris-
oner has made no effort to procure
counsel.
The arrest of Dandone was made by
State Policeman John Kelley, of the
Ridgefield Barracks, who has been in
vestigating the Hnltz death for two
months
Dandone has been employed on the
farm of Mark Dewsnap near Top
stone. Hultz had worked periodically
at this farm. Early in the morning
of May 5 Hultz's shack was burned
to the ground and no trace of the man
could be found. Blood stains indicat,
ed that a body had been dragged to
Umpawaug Pond nearby. State no
lice and other officers dragged the
pond and searched the surrounding
country for several days and f1nally
the body of Hultz was found in the
pond. The body bore wounds inflicted
with an axe and 1t was believed Hultz
rad been killed by robber.
After the finding of the body Dan
done was the subject of investigation.
The state police took him to view
the body and questioned him in re-
gard to his whereabouts on the night
of May 4. He was not detained at
that time.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-07-07
SLAIN WITH AN AXE
Chicopee Woman Killed and Husband,
Recently Released From Insane
Asylum, is Held as Killer.

Chicopee, Mass, July Mrs. Sal
omea Zygarowski died early today. of
wounds said to have been inflicted by
her husband, Joseph zygarowski. with
the blunt end of an axe. The woman
died before any statement could be
obtained from her. The husband was
arrested. He recently was released
from the state hospital for the insane
at Northampton where he had been
eonfind several months following a
criminal attack upon his daughter.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-07-07
New York Paper Prints
Story of Get-Together
Meeting of His Friends
Discount Other Probable
Candidates.

New York, July detailed plans
for launching a William G. McAdoo-
for president boom were worked out
at a dinner of dozen of his most
intimate friends here. the New York
Evening Post said today. Although
Mr.. McAdoo has not formally an
nounced his candidacy his supporters
were declared to be confident his hat
would be in the ring.
The diners. meeting recently osten-
sibly to honor Samuel P. Amidon,
national democratic committeeman
from Kansas. picked Mr.. Amidon to
handle the McAdoo campaign the
Evening Post said.
The diners discussed the relative
strength of former Governor Cox of
Ohio: Governor Smith of New York;
Senator Underwood: former Ambassa.
dor to Great Britain John w. Davis,
and Henry Ford concluding that Nc
Adoo could enter the convention with
four hundred delegates and with
many others ready to switch to him
as soon as they had registered "fav-
orite son" choices
Mr.. Amidon, now on his way to
Europe, is expected to return in Sep
tember, by which time it was said,
McAdoo clubs would have been form
ed in many states and the campaign
ready to be brought out into the open.
Discussion OF Henry Ford's chances
was said to have occupied a good deal
of the diners time.
Smith and Underwood, they decid-
ed, were not especially dangerous, it
being held that their wet" trend was
particularly unpopular.
Cox, the democratic standard bear
er in the 1920 race, was believed TO
be McAdoo's most powerful opponent,
while Davis. the diners decided. prob |
ably would enter the convention with
a good showing of strength led by his |
native West Virginia contingent, but |
most of his strength, il was declared, |
could be swung to MeAdoo.