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The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-09-27
Woman Was Choked.

 marks and bruises on her body. The neck and chest were bruised, and discolored, showing unmistakable signs of choking A ragged, cres cent-shaped, deep cut, almost two inches long was inflicted on the chin. A gold bridge on the upper left jaw had been broken as by severe blow, and another blow re suited in a depressed fracture two inches above the canthus of the right eye.
 Powder burns aud marks of a bull let were found on the first finger and thumb of the left hand, looking as though it had been held in front of the face in vain effort to ward off the bullets. All of the bullet wounds on both bodies were inflict ed by a 3S caliber revolver.
 Rooms Are Shambles.
 The rooms in which the shootings
  most and the other int the second room from the street, were literally covered with blood. On the floor in both rooms were pools of it, the walls and ceiling and inner face Of the door in the rear room, the carpet and one wall in the middle room and stair case wall leading from it to the bedroom above were sprinkled and smeared with blood.
 Rooms Are Ransacked.
 The rooms bore signs of having been searched hurriedly. Clothing and >-other articles had been torn from bureau drawers, wardrobe trunk and other receptacles. In the wardrobe trunk in an upstairs bed room officers found about s450 in locked compartment which the mur derer had either overlooked or had been unable to force open before leaving The whole condition of the rooms support the police theory that robbery was the motive of the crime
 Six Are Detained
 AS soon as the crime was discoy- cred, City police and Federal off cials uncovered information which led to the detention of the crew c. the Superior, a fish buying boat from Port Walter. This vessel ar rived Saturday evening early and it's crew are said to have spent Sat urday night and most of Sunday in the rooms of the two women. Capt Jenkins testifying before the coro- nor's jury today, said they had spent approximately s450 there.
 Battling" Johnson was taken into custody few hours later. His arrest was based on information given to officers to the effect that he had been seen in the vicinity O. the Ketchikan Cigar Store abou the time of the shooting there La ter it was learned that Johnson early yesterday evening purchased from James Russell, Front stree; gunsmith, .3S caliber Smith ( Wesson revolver and a box of cart ridges, the same size weapon witt which the shooting was done and ammunition similar to a shell which was picked up on the floor near cne O, the dead b.iias.
 Johnson was picked up by Patrol man Tibbetts and Prohibition Di- rector A. G. Means at his room in the Bergman Hotel. On his person was found sS9 and s21 additional was found in his room. A pair of trousers was found in his room which had just been washed and
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-09-27
HUG STYLE BARRED

:. "The drive and hug" style :. of motoring-one hand on
 :. the wheel and the other
 Z about flapper's waist-is :. barred by new order being :. enforced by the Los Angeles :. traffic officers. From now :. on' drivers hand, if park : ed about a lady's waist, will :. draw the same kind of :. tag" as a car parked beside
 :. hydrant. :. One drive and hug" expo :. nent who was tagged, was :. told by the officer to use :. both hands.
 :. Cant do it." he replied,
 z T need one hand to drive :. with"
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-09-27
Double Murder
 At Juneau

JUNEAU, Sept. 24-Hilda Weiss, 31, and Billy Mason, 22, were shot to death in their rooms in the Ketehikan Cigar Store on lower Front street, early this morning, their bodies being found shortly ali ter l A. M. still warm, lying in pools of blood. By 5 A. NJ, officials had picked up Harry Battling Johnson, boxer and athletic instructor at the Parochial School, and Capt Ivor R. Jenkins, of the gasboat Superior, and four members of his crew, for detention pending investigation. Robbery is said to have been the mo- | tive.
 Capt Jenkins, who appeared this morning before coroners inquest, was released from custody and it was expected that the crew would also be set free after they had been examined.
 | The bodies were discovered by Bones Bennett, negro porter, who looked after the Ketchikan Cigar Store which was operated by the two women.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-09-27
Rooms Smeared With Blood

! 1tVOIlKS H211Ou1 NN VI 4I1K D2OVU The crime is described by City and Federal officials as being one of the most brutal in local criminal annals. The Weiss woman was given ter rife manhandling according to marks borne by her body. She was shot four times, choked and beaten about the face and head and other wise maltreated. The Mason wo mans body bore two wounds, one in the head, which caused instant death, and the other in the right hand
New Britain herald., 1923-02-17
City Items

Edisons at c. l.. Pierce & co.-advt The annual examination of the New Britain Musical club. for active members, will be held on Monday evening, April l6. at the Camp school hall on Prospect street.
 Radio sets and supplies at Morans' --advt. {
 John. the nine months old son of MT. and Mrs John J. Barry of 24 Trinity street. who has been ill with bronchial pneumonia, is reported as much improved.
 French Hat shoppe Professional Bldg. --advt.
 Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Johnson are staying at the Netherlands in Hart ford. Doctor Johnson will commute between this city and Hartford.
 The many friends of Miss Nellie McGrath, formerly of this city. will be pleased to hear she is reported recovering from injuries sustained last July in an accident at the home of Mrs. c. w. Upson of 274 Lincoln street, where she was employed at the time of the accident. Miss McGrath was taken to the New Britain Gen eral hospital and was patient there for five months. She is now at the home of MT. w. J. Callahan of 146 Barker street. Hartford.
 MT. and Mrs. John J. Kennedy of R. l.. are receiving con- on the birth of son. Robert Edward Mrs. Kennedy was formerly Katharyne Mccarthy of this city,
New Britain herald., 1923-02-17
REALTORS AND BUILDERS
 EXPERIENCE SLOW WEEK
Reports From City Clerk and Building Inspector Indicate Little Activity
 In Those Lines

The past week was one of little ac- tivity in building and in the real es- tate market, reports from the offices of Building Inspector J. c. Gilchreest and City Clerk A. l.. Thompson show Following are the building permits issued:
 Hart X Cooley Mfg. Co.,, alterations to Corbin place storage house, s3,00o. William M. Dover, alterations to home on Locust street, $15.
 Roseben Hat Shop, store front on Main street, $500.
 New Britain Gas Light company, repairs to Pine street building. $250. Central Block Co.,, new store front, $2,oOo.
 Warranty Deeds.
 Bodwell Realty company to Narn- gool Manstakian, Mansfield avenue. Johanna German to Mary c. Cor man. Black Rock avenue.
 Pietro Allegrezzo to Marzi Cameli, Queen street.
 Tony Maceika to John Mack, Kelsey street.
 Anton Moceika to Anna Lucas Kel- sey street.
 Union Realty Co.,, Inc, to Ellen Sund, ct all, kensington street. Ostap Ostapchuch to Jim Levitski, Beaver street.
 Bodwell Realty Co. to D. J. Man ming, East and Landers streets. Alex Buinickas to Joseph Lastaus- kas Kelsey street.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-17
FINES TOTAL $500
 IN LIQUOR CASES
"Walking Barr Assessed Si5O--
 Man With Signal Also Pays

Liquor fines totalling $500 were assessed in police court this morning by Judge B. w. filling. Alex Barkow- ski of 35 Oak street, being fined s50 for reputation, and s100 for manu- facture, while Peter Polonis of 79 Beaver street paid sl50 and costs on a merger of similar counts.
 Barkowski lives in basement tenement. When the police went to his home yesterday they found 300 gallons of mash, a large quantity of moonshine whiskey and a still, the coil of which was still wet with liquor. A copper container shaped to fit the body and carrying shoulder and waist straps was located and seized. The container had an inlet for whiskey and a small faucet through which the illicit liquors were drawn for sale, the police al legged.
 Alex admitted selling. He said he was in poor health and for that req son realized little profit on liquor, but he asserted that his sales were limited to two gallons a week which he sold for s1.50 a quart.
 Had Red Signal Light.
 In the Polonis case, the police told of an alleged system of informing customers that the dry squad was either on the premises or in the neighborhood, this being in the form of red electric light. Last night the light was out of order when the police came, about 6 o'clock, and they had no trouble getting into the store. They proceeded to search for liquor whereupon Peter volunteered to take them to where quart of moonshine was hidden. This. he said, was for his own personal use
New Britain herald., 1923-02-17
DR. HILL TO TELL
 Of APOSTLES CREED
South Church Pastor Plans Series
 of Lenten Addresses

,'what I Shall Believes" or Max ing a Creed" will he the subject of a series of sermons to be preached during Lent by Rev nr, George W, ., Hill, of the South Congregational church, nr. Hillswill take his ser. mons from the Apostles Creed and will discuss it's various phases as fol- lows
 February is-"I Believe in God the Father Almighty" How can We know there is q Gods Why need We he- lisge in God How does God en- rich our human liVess
 February ?s,-"And in Jesus Christ. His Only Son. Our Lord" Was Jesus God If so. hew7 How shall We think Of the Virgin Birth, or Of His miracles How is He our Saviour
 March 4-"suffered Under Pontius pilate." Why should Jesus have sui. fereds What do His sufterings real- ly mean for usG
 March li-"He Shall Come 10 Judge tho Quick and the Dead" What is judgment? How does Christ judge mem
 March is-I Believe in the Holy Spirit" What is the Holy Spirit? How docs the Spirit work in human ity? Can VIC be sure Of its aid?
 March 25-"I Believe in the Holy Catholic Church" What is the fune- ton Of tho church? Is the church indispensable to society? What claims has 1t upon man?
 April i--'I Believe in the Rcsurrcc- ton Of the Dead and the Life Ever lasting" Have we any intimations Of another world What place should the Resurrection hold in Christians faith?
 Dr. Hill will give a series of spe- cial addresses to Juniors, during the Lenten season on the general topic. Some Children in tho Book"
 February 1s--"A Boy Who Trusted His Father: Fehuary 25-'A Girl Who Told a Noble to Be Wise"; March IA Boy Who Fulfilled His Mothers Prayer; March 11-"A Girl Who Was Cured; March 1s-"A Boy With a Basket of Food; March 25- "A Girl Whom Jesus Took: April l "A Boy Who Had His Wits About Him."
 Dr. Hill will begin tomorrow the Lenten class for young people in which he will give instruction on What It Means to Be a Christian" and What Church Membership h. The class will be continued | for five successive Sundays and sim | pie instruction will be given on Chris | tion life and the Christian church.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-17
DIES AT AGE OF 92
A. W. Winans Is Survived by Sister. Mrs. NJ. A. Trayer. Aged S9, Last of Family of t3 Children.

A. W. Winans died at his home in Worcester, Thursday morning, at the age of 92 years. MT. Winans had several relatives and friends in this city and was brother of Mrs. M. A. 'rraver, who makes her home with her son, H. A. Traver of Maple street. Mrs. Traver is tho last sur viving member of a family of IS children and will be 90 years old next July The funeral was held in Rock vile today.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-17
WILL ORGANIZE ORCHESTRA
Members of Business and Profession al Womcn's Club to Form New Musical Body.

Plans are being made by the mem- bers of the Business and Professional Women's club to organize an orches- tra. Many social events are held at the club house when it has been necessary to hire orchestras to furnish music. The club members believe that an orchestra Of their own could do as well. Those interested in the proposition are asked to communicate with Miss Marion White.
 Miss Grace Gerard has been ap- pointed chairman of the new general entertainment committee Of the club with power to appoint her aides. The purpose of the committee is to ar range any kind of special entertain ment This committee will not junction until after March 5.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-17
CATHOLIC CHURCH BURNED

Montreal. Feb. 1.-The second Catholic church to burn down in Canada within a week was destroyed yesterday at Ponteix, small town in Saskatchewan, with loss estimated at $40,000. The only thing saved was statue of the Virgin. A defective furnace pipe is blamed for this fire.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-29
DRAGNET IS OUT
FOR MAN GONE
WITH $4,000
Meantime Lautman's Family
Say He Is Victim of Thugs
or Ainnesia.

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-While de-
tectives all over the United States
are seeking Mortimer e. Lautman.
Pittsburgh department store official
who disappeared Thursday with
$4,000, and against whom a charge
Of grand larceny has been preferred
by Sol Michaels, New York lace
manufacturer, his brother, DR.. Louis
J. Lautman, of Brooklyn, today
secuted the idea that he had alb
seconded with funds belonging to
others.
knowing my brother as do, ]
cannot believe such a thing posi-
ble," he said. But If that is not
enough, will say that and the
members of our family personally
will make good whatever amounts
are Involved"
DIR. Lautman asserted that at the
moment of his disappearance, his
brother had assets in. a Brooklyn
bank more than sufficient to cover
the amount charged against him.
A hastily constructed dragnet IL
in operation along the Canadian bor-
der and at all West coast port cities
in an effort to halt Lautman, who
Is reported to have been seen board
lIlB a "GSLDOuIIO II Gill Of LAO vi dIIO
Central station here Thursday eve
ming.
Detectives are watching steam
ships departing to the Orient, as
Lautman's business often took him
there in the past.
Michaels, in the information he
furnished to police, claims he gave
Lautman $4,000 for the purchase
~ atOck In the business and that ha
had neither received the stock nor
got his money back.
Mrs. Lautman, who arrived here
from Pittsburgh yesterday, is pros
trated.
II fear something awful has hap
pened to my husband" she is cred
tied with saying. II believe he Is
the victim Of a. gang of thieves who
knew he had much money"
Relatives of the missing man still
stick to the belief they expressed
when he disappeared that he has be-
come q sufferer from amnesia or had
been attacked by thugs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-29
THIRD VICTIM OF
AUTO DIES IN
HOSPITAL
Three Inquests Ordered As Re-
suit OF Deaths In
Traffic.

The third death resulting from
traffic mishaps In the District
since Saturday evening occurred
last night.
Calsoro Campagnon, fifty years
old, 204 G street northeast, died at
Casualty Hospital as the result OF
a fractured skull which he suffered
when he was struck by an auto.
mobile Saturday night at Florida
avenue, near North Capitol street.
Raymond J. Ferry, Tie Euclid
street northwest, who, the police
say, was operating the automo-
bile, Is being held at the Eighth
precinct pending the verdict Of the
coroner's jury. It IL alleged that
he failed to stop his mahine after
the accident. The inquest will be
held tomorrow afternoon at the
District morgue. Louis Campagnoli,
son. living in Baltimore. has been
notified,
Two tnouests will be held this
afternoon to inquire into the CIR
cumstancea of the deaths of Mrs,
Emily ], Keith, aister-in-law of
CongresSnan Charles D, Fuller.
who was visiting at 1875 Park
place northeast. and Frank Capers,
fifty.five years old, l2a6 Girard
street northwest, Both were killed
by automobiles Saturday evening.
Capera was killed outright and Mrs,
Keith died five minutes after she
was removed to Casualty Hospital,
Mrs, Keiths home is in Chioa go
and she had been visiting a relative
here since Christmas,
Raymond Wood, 63a Allison
street northwest, who was operating
the machine that struck Capers,
was taken to tho Tenth precinct,
but was later released in $4,000
bond, Samuel King, eolored, y48
street southeast,
who was operating the car that
struck Mrs, Keith, is being held
at the Eighth precinct.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-29
TEACHER SLAIN
BY JEALOUS
SU|TOR
Girl Shot Six Times by Man,
Who Quickly Ends
Own Life.
DURHAM. N. c. Jan. 2s.-Funer

DURHAM. N. c.. Jan. 2s.-Funeral
services will be held today for Miss
Blanche Bullock. young school
teacher, who was killed Saturday
night by J. B. Hursey. a Tilted sutton.
who afterward committed suicide.
Concluding that life without the
girl he loved and wooed for three
years wasn't worth living, and tenn.
porarily crazed by repeated refusal
OF marriage, in a fit Of jealousy Hur.
sey shot and killed the young girl
and almost Immediately committed
suicide.
Borrowed Pistol.
That the act was premeditated Is
believed to have been shown in the
presence Of the pistol borrowed from
a friend.
Hursey borrowed his brothers au.
tornobile and went to the girls home,
Learning that Miss Bullock and her
mother were 1T church, he, accom-.
panied by the girls brother, met the
mother and girl returning in a buggy.
Hursey asked Miss Bullock to ride
with him. She refused. but it is said
finally consented upon the advice of
her mother.
After they had gone some distances
the machine was run into a ditch.
This was thought to be an accident.
Unable to extricate the machine,
young Bullock went for help.
Finds His Sister Dead.
As he came back with assistance
he noticed HurSey walking AWAY
from the machine. He called to him.
but he broke into a run. When Bull
lock reached the machine he found
his sister dead. She had been shot
six times. Hearing two shots he in.
vestigated and found Hursey lying
unconscious near q sawmill. Hursey
died two hours later.
Hursey, 1t IL said, learned that
Miss Bullock was engaged to an.
other, and in a fit of jealousy killed
her and ended his own life,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-29
Chewing Gum Sales
Show Big Drop
In Year

Manufacture of bells and
chewing gum showed a big de-
cline in 1921, while the value
Of products from bookbinding
plants was likewise materially
less, the Department Of Com
merce announced today.
Total value Of bells manufac-
tured in 1924 was $645, 900
against $951, 900 in 1919.
Nine plants engaged in bell
making in which 24O employees
were paid q total Of $275 900.
Production of chewing gum
in 1921 amounted to $685..
900, compared with $51,24O,-
900 in 1919. Persons engaged
in making chewing gum num-
bered 2,5T8 and were paid
So. 343,O00.
Bookbinding products and
blankbooks were valued at
$63, 1884, 900, nearly a $4,000
900 decrease from 1919.
Wages of 20,966 persons in
this work were $26,209,000 for
1921.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-29
SMALLER CLASSES FOR
D. O, SCHOOLS ADVOCATED

Glasses in public schools should
he limited to twenty students, Mrs
Marietta L. Johnson, founder Of the
Progressive Schools at Fairhope,
Ala, and at Greenwich. Conn, de-
clared yesterday afternoon In ad'
dressing a E.eeting held at the Ma
tional Woman's Parry headquarters.
In Washington the classes are
forty, and sometimes mora:
Mrs. Johnson also urged that the
salaries of washington teachers be
doubled. She said the energy now
devoted to anxiety over making
both ends meet should be put into
constructive study Of the child and
its needs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-29
COP IS KILLED
IN HUNT FOR
BURGLAR
Knitted In Flght-AssaiIant,
Dying, Says He Thought
1t Was Hold-up.

DAYTON. Okla, Jan, ss.-Pa.
trolman George p, Clark died early
today and Daniel McDermott, ne
gro. is dying as the result Of a
Sunday morning gun fight which
followed when Clark ordered Mo.
Dermott to. throw up his hands.
Clark and a companion officer were
hunting burglar at the time. Nc
Dermott responded by drawing a
knife. Then shooting began. Pat
rick J, Roach, Clark's comrade,
Joined in the shooting from the OPP
posite side of the street,
McDermott made his getaway
and boarded a street car but top
pied over.
No gun was found on McDer-
mott, who explained his resistance
by saying he thought the officer
was a hold-up man.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-29
WINNER OF TIMES AWARD
HONOR GUEST At DINNER

Captain Allison r, n. Scott,
who will be remembered In
Washington as the man who sup
piled the last chapter in The
Washington Times serial story
"Camouflage," and won an award
Of $3.50, paid flying visit hero
yesterday from Philadelphia, where
he lives,
Captain Scott was entertained
by his wife's parents. Mr., and Mrs.
Forrest r. VrooInan, in the Cum
berland Apartment, who held a din
ner In his honor,
Since winning the Times award
Captain Scott has received a num-
Der OF tempting offers from maya
zine publishers. He was a former
adtutant OF the Langley Aviation
Field, and later was an executive
officer at the post here In Wash
ington,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-29
S SHOTS FIRED At HIM,
HE DODOES EVERY ONE

Not one Of the five bullets fired
at him yesterday hit William r.
Capps, colored, who conducts the
shoe-shining establishment at 1871 r
street northwest,
The police are seeking Charles
Bombrey, colored, 184s It street
northwest, who is said to have had
a quarrel with Capps over money
matters.
Bombrey escaped in an autome-
bile,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-29
NEWSPRINT OUTPUT BIO
As CIRCULATION GAINS

MONTREAL, Canada, Jan BE-
With the United States manufao-
turing 1,44S,06 tons and Canada
1 $4,000 tons Of news print paper,
all records for q years paper, max.
ing in North America were broken
in 1929: The previous high mark
was a,40o, 900 tons, In 1890.
Advertising, enlarged Sunday and
daily newspapers and wider circula.
tons were the influential factors in
the record output,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-29

Prices realized an Swift 8 Company
sales of carcass beef in Washington, D. c.,
for week ending Saturday, January "a.
1923, on shipments sold cut. ranged from
$50 cents to 1900 cents per pound and
averaged 13,49 cents per pound.-Advt.