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Evening star., 1923-06-01
SITS IN CHIEFS LAP,
THEN GOES TO CELL

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, June There
are over 1000 seats in popular local
theater, yet man giving the name
of 6. A. Fadely of Shenandoah county,
Va. had the i'll luck last evening to
pick out the very seat Chief of Po-
lice Doran was occupying during q
movie" show, and attempted to sit
in the chiefs lap.
The latter objected and promptly
led the man from the theater.
He was locked up on q charge Of be-
ing publicly drunk, against the peace
and dignity of the commonwealth of
Virginia"
Evening star., 1923-06-01
BOY DRAGGED TO DEATH
WHEN MULE RUNS AWAY
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bptcIdI OIspHtCh 10 INC StaT.
FREDERICKSBURG Va, June L.
George Groves, colored youth. was
thrown from a mule and dragged
to death in King George county. The
10y was working for J. b. Fitzhugh
on his place at Waterloo and was
returning from work when the mule
became frightened and threw him.
His feet became entangled in the
traces and he was dragged several
hundred yards. He survived only a
few minutes.
Evening star., 1923-06-01
BOX PLANT SOLD.
Special Dispatch to The Sta :

LYNCHBCRG, Va, June THE
American Box Compauy's plant here
has been sold TO the Lynchburg Lun-
her Manufacturing Company. and the
latter company will operate the box
plant along with its present business.
The American Box Company has II
plant in Memphis and shortly will
move its headquarters there.
Evening star., 1923-06-01
STADIUM TO BE BUILT.
Bowl at Parkersburg to Have 49,
900 Capacity.
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PARKERSBTRG, w. Va. June L.
A stadium designed to seat 1900 per-
sons will be constructed here, ]. H.
Echols, president Of the board of edu-
cation, announced. 1t will be T.
shaped and one side will be built this
year at a cost of $4,000.
Parkersburg High School has been
turning out some state champion foot
ball teams and the board decided 1t
was necessary to have Il stadium to
care for the crowds.
Evening star., 1923-06-01

sens the pains and burdens.
Send ten cents tn DIR. Pierce's In
valids' Hotel, Buffalo, n. ", for trial
package of FavOritc Prescription
Tablets,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-27
N-GOV. ALLEN DOOMED
FOR WHITE HOUSE JOE

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, July 81
Mrs. Sylvester Wells. president OF
the Twentieth Century Republican
Club has tossed Henry J. Aliens DO.
htical hat into the ring.
Three hundred attending the club
dinner at the Mission Hill Country
Club applauded Mrs. Wells effort.
made just before Mr.. Allen stepped
through a speech pralsinet the
Harding Administration and dis
cussing foreign and domestic is
sues with typical Allen candor.
In introducing the former gov
renor of Kansas, Mrs. Wells said
The time will come, we hope, whey
Henry j. Allen will receive his mail
through some other post office
than Wichita, and when that time
does come, his neighbors here in
Missouri will join the other States
IN bidding him godspeed to Wash.
ington."
Mr.. Allen made no reference IN
MS speech to Mrs. Wells good
wishes in his regard.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-27
MRS. N|TTIKEPT
UNAWARE Of
HERFATE
Convicted Slayer Deceived in
Order to Prevent Her From
Losing Reason.
By Recommendation News Service.

CHICAGO, July q. - If In the
gray dawn of October IL, next Sa-
belle Nitti-Crudelle is awakened to
hear her death warrant read before
the march to the gallows begins
she will learn then that for more
than two months she has been liv.
ing in a fools paradise. For Mrs.
Nitti- Crudelle already has been told
that her life has been spared, that
the verdict of the jury which or
dered her hanged with her husband,
Peter Crudelle, has been set aside.
The merciful lie was inspired by
6 desire to save her reason, to bring
her out of the coma of terror into
which she was sinking as her
thoughts dwelt upon the dangling
rope Of the scaffold upon which
many men have died in the Cook
county Jail, but never a. woman.
Mrs. Nitti Happy.
Today in her cell Mrs. Nitti-
Crudelle, the middle aged and far
from beautiful woman who held
her first husbands head while he
was beaten to death with a ham,
mer by the man she later married
sings loudly and laughs and chat
tiers in her native Italian.
And visitors, warned beforehand,
keep up in pity the deception that
she has been spared the gallows.
IT knew that it was a mistake"
she tells them brightly. II knew
they wouldn't hang me. If I had
been young and pretty I would have
been turned loose altogether. But
prison, that's not so bad-much bet.
ter than the rope. You see, neither
Crudelle nor l killed Nitti. It was
my son, Mike, who was mad be-
cause his father wouldn't give him
money to get married on"
Thus calmly, in the face of con-
elusive evidence against her, she
accuses her own flesh and blood
of the crime Of which she was con-
victed.
mike would keep still and let
me die, so now I'll tell on him."
she says.
Sentence May Be COMMITTED.
Already, with the appellate court
and the supreme court still to pass
upon the wOman's case, a wave of
remonstrance against hanging her is
making itself felt. If the woman's
fate finally rests in the hands of
Governor Small and he will be in
undated with petitions Of clemency,
already being circulated. And if
the governor yields and commutes
her sentence, ISABELLE Nitti-Crudelle
may never know how very, very
close she came to the rope she
breads so much.
Meanwhile in other cells of the
county Jail other women. charged
with murder, are frantically urging
relatives to provide them with new
and stylish clothes and services of
beauty specialists. They thought
that no woman would be sentenced
to hang in Cook county, where
juries have set a record for &C.
quitting feminine slayers. The fate
Of Mrs. Nitti-Crudelle told them
otherwise and they blame the fact
that she has neither youth, nor
beauty, nor charm, nor style-not
the evidence that could not be
denied.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-27
ATTORNEY 60 7
SLAIN MAN :
WATCH
Counsel for Mrs. Oesterreich
Admits Accused Woman
Gave 1t to Him.
Nv CosmopOlitan News Service.

LOS ANGELES, July q. - New
light was sought today on how a
valuable watch, owned by Fred Oes-
terreich, wealthy Los Angeles and
Milwaukee manufacturer, came into
the possession of Herman S. Sha'
piro, an attorney, who is one of
the principal witnesses in the pre-
liminary hearing of Mrs. Oester-
reich on a charge of having con-
spired to murder her husband.
When the preliminary hearing
was resumed by Judge William S.
Baird today Lieutenant of Police
Cline of the homicide squad related
how Mrs. Oesterreich told him the
night Of the murder that Oester-
reich's watch and other valuables
were missing from his person fol-
lowing the shooting, supposedly by
burglars.
Shapiro admitted on the stand
that Mrs. Oesterreich told him she
found the watch several months
after the murder.
'She wanted to turn it over to
dAAC pOAASCp UuI l. (O1u lCI IIAdl IL
she insisted on giving it away, why
not give it to me that I would have
Q birthday" he testified.
Shapiro, who was at the Holly
wood Beechwood drive, home Of
Mrs. Oesterreich, when she was
taken into custody. recently. said
he had his initials engraved on the
back of the watch after Mrs. Oes-
terreich gave it to him.
When she appeared in court Mrs.
Oesterreich made a deep impression
because of her funeral appearance
and her manner, which was that
of a bewildered person asked to
perform a difficult task on the stage
and suffering from stage fright.
Her attire was black, with the ex-
ception Of a white jabot which
merely served to accentuate her
pallor. She called continually for
water and apparently found great
difficulty in maintaining her COM
posure
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-27
"ToRTURING" OF CHICKEN
CASE S YEARS IN cOup7

CHICAGO, July 27.-william
watts today was freed of a. charge
OF having slain a chicken in 1918 in
Oak Park, a suburb. -
How does one go about killing a
Gnlcken legally" Supreme Courr
Juoge David inquired, when in.
formed that Watts had appealed
rrom the decision of justice of the
peace VINO had fined him SO for
Ieating and torturing" a chicken
th n.cn ne seized on his domain and
threw over the fence. '
Tell and broke it's neck. eii
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-27
1000 EAST SIDE OILERS
ATTEND SIDEWALK COURT

NEW YORK. July 27.-East Side
idlers, 1000 strong, gathered on
Second avenue at an open-air court
session called by City Magistrate
Oberwager, in the case of Jacob
Neidisch, alleged jostler OF trolley
car passengers, and lumbago victim,
who arrived on a stretcher in an
automobile.
Police had difficulty holding back
the crowds when, on the statement
of counsel that the man could not
be moved. court was adjourned to
the sidewalk.
The invalid, up for denomination
after reversal of his conviction, was
released in $3.50 bail pending further
action.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-27

II 54A COQlCC~22 f7 #@ HE7b e. FE4I g 80
III bl56 s14BHH n4 @EHHRgRR
Ell AS far back remember 1F~~q.4
Fiji HBM1N August Furniture Sales have lAJ
Sill lin 1W1 Some authorities lain " EMTM
Ill @WI BYll S with Wanamakers of Phla- 4f4AF
SI - ~11 delphia But regardless of who stared
Eli them where, the fo
aN Furniture Sales obvious and the
III are most
Eli appealing to thrifty people
sN June brides settle "at home" and,o
N be feathered Then,
annual markets.
sometimes needed for the merchandise
SU we have the August Furniture Sales.
iii Next month the daily and Sunday
Eli Washington Herald and Washington
Eli Times will tell of many furniture
III sales. Opportunities for buying
iii good furniture at attractive dis
:N will be offered readers
iii There when August yonly
Hi this day that does
Hi their annual August Sale
iii Next month"; the
Hi Cha the draperle,
Hi room e bedroom sueamost housewife has plans
iii 1t won't be all money
hi purchase the things These offer dgned
IN
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-02-09
HEAD IS CRUSHED BY CRANK
SHAFT ON GASOLINE ENGINE
It Nickerson, Aged Twenty-Seven, Found
Dead In Feed Mill, Farm Home; Near
Garden City

Bert Nckerson, age twenty eldest OF Mr.. and
Mrs F. Nickerson was accidenty killed Saturday the
his parents, half miles southeast
City, when struck by the of
old gasoline furnished the
feed grinding machine which he operating
The body of the young found laying
the machine in of blood during
members Of family anxious regarding
failure at the house after the machine had quit
ming He had been operating the machine grinding feed
morning members family
machinery of the small mill gr adualy slow down
WAS DlSCOVERE D BY BROTHER.
After waiting for tim thinking would
finishing brother Merton
An
disclosed the
betting the machine
presumed members family authorities
City Nickerson pied replace belt
slipped off and in doing struck the
shaft.
HIS JAWBoNE WAS BROKEN
The jawbone of the broken
scul crushed and there several ncons in his
Coroner Dahl called after viewing
cided that inquest n ecsssary.
Gertrude y Funeral services will be
this O the
Richard D. Olson church Of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-02-09
FOR STUNT
NIGHT ARE SHAPED
People Generally Invited
To. Have Part In
Festivities

The butcher, baker, candlestick
maker, doctor, lawyer ana police
chief will be among those present"
when the second annual Advertising
Forum Stunt Night" graces the
calendar on next Tuesday, February
13, at the Loyola club. A meeting of
the committee IN charge Of the ar
rangements for the affair was held
yesterday afternoon at which time
all final arrangements to hold the
big affair were made.
Contrary to the general belief OF
a few people of the city, Stunt
Night" is not private affair of the
AID men. The committee on arrange
ments want it strictly understood
that a most cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all good law abiding citi-
zens' of Mankato. The demand for
tickets according to reports yester-
day is coming from all lines of bust
ness, trade and professions in the
city.
Those who attended last years
Stunt Night" need no encourage
ment to re- appear this year. If the
ticket selling committee may miss
you, don't feel down hearted as you
may receive an admission card by
calling the Civic and Commerce as
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-02-09
SHOW FOR Band
WORTH YOUR HELP
Great Attraction Will Be
AT Orpheum Thursday,
Friday Nights

Did you see the Yama Yama girls
at the Grand theatre last night?
They were fine. And that is only a
small sample of the many groups
comprising the chorus of Leave 1t
TO Gloria" show at the Orpheum
theatre Thursday and Friday nights
Of this week. 1t is hoped that every
DOdy in Mankato to see the show so
that everyone can do his or her bit
- help the Elks-Legion band.
Suppose your Legion band was not
represented at the state meeting at
Faribault this summer. What would
the, balance of the state think OF
Mankato? This city prides itself on
being progressive, up to date and In
the fore front of the cities of Min
nesota. II is going TO let the other
cities of Minnesota like Albert Lea,
Owatonna, Rochester, Fairmont, New
Ulm, Springfield, Redwing and the
cities in the north part of the state
send their Legion hands to repre-
sent them and not band from Man
kato.. 1t takes money to buy hand
instruments and uniforms.
You have now, in the Elks- Legion
band, the best band in the state.
Mankato can keep it in the front
rank if the citizens generally have
pride in their own institutions. The
band is big institution and s rec
ogniZed as wonderful advertising
medium. If You are proud of your
city, if you want to see her pointed
out as a city of progress go to
leave 1t To Gloria" Show your
loyalty to your city and the Elk
Legion band
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-02-09

over, and took their turn in enter7
ing the machine, each emerging as
she desired when expressing her wish
upon going in. When the old maids
went through Professor Makerneux'
machine they came out beautiful
young ladies'.
Mrs. Ell was represented by Ruth
Gingles; Mrs. Croswell by Aileen
Madison, Mrs. Adams by Evelyn Cud-
dy; Mrs. Kersey by Miss Jenson;
Mrs. Swayne by Edna Jones: Mrs.
case by Miss Schippel; Mrs. Math-
ews by Miss Monsoon; Mrs. Jones by
Grace Jones; Mrs. Otto by Pearl
O'Brien; Mrs. Humiston by twins;
Mrs. Baker by Mrs. Baker: Mrs.
Haggard by Lloyd Kersey; Mrs.
Walker by a bird; Mrs. Cook by
Norma Mathews; Mrs. Clements!
Much praise is due those who
took part in the play for the clever
acting and earnestness with which
they entered into the spirit of the
occasion. Also those who had the
training Of the players and who put
on the comedy. Especial credit
should be given, Mrs. r. o. Eber-
hardt for her untiring efforts drill
ing each one for their part.
By special request the play will
be repeated Saturday night and it is
safe to say it will be given to a
full house.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-02-09
BLAST AT AUSTIN
FIRE IN ITS WAKE
Three Persons Were In
jured; Corpse Made
Food For Flames

Austin, Mimi, February Fire
followed by a gas explosion threat
ened the business section here Sat
urday night. Three persons were
injured. Citizens were pressed into
service as firemen and fought in
sub zero temperature 10 get the
flames under control.
Damage was estimated at $4,000
at midnight, and several buildings
were in eminent danger.
Buildings Quilted by flames include
the Austin Furniture company store,
the Erdman garage and the Hirsch
Clothing store.
Every piece of fire fighting equip
ment was brought into play to keep
the flames from spreading 70 the
Grand hotel and, the new $4,000
Park theater nearby.
Fire was first discovered, shortly
after 10: 80 p. m, in the basement of
the furniture store. Flames spread
rapidly and soon were out OF control.
Two firemen climbed ladder in
an attempt to rescue the body OF
Peter Peterson, aged forty two
killed in caveiI a week ago,
AS they lifted the coffin to win
dow, terrific explosion blew them
ITOHl the lduueT anu the COlllu lSll
back into the burning building.
Stanley Ward. one of the firemen,
suffered broken leg, the other man
was badly bruised.
Matt Ousley, owner Of the store,
was seriously cut and bruised when
the explosion blew section Of the
store front down upon him.
i From the furniture store the
flames spread to the Erdman garage
and the Hirsch clothing store, owned
by George Hirsch, mayor of Austin.
Throngs of citizens helped remove
more than 100 automobiles from the
Erdman garage as the flames ate
their way through the walls.
Firemen were unable to save the
three buildings. but confined their
efforts to stopping the flames before
they reached the Grand hotel, a
large frame structure adjoining in
the rear. from which building it was
feared the fire might spread to other
large structures in the business Sec
| ton.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-02-09
TABBOTT IS PRESIDENT
Willow Creek Telephone Company
Elected Its Officers: VILLAGE LEWIS

Willow Creek Telephone Company
Elected Its Officers; Village News
Amboy, February 8.-The Willow
Creek Telephone company neld its
annual meeting on Tuesday, Febru
airy 6, at the opera house in Amboy
and the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year. Leon
ard Talbot, president; Fred Owens,
vice president; ]. w. Heritage, sec
rotary; Fred Bosch, treasurer G.
G. Cornish, Gus Urban, Gus VOL
schlager, directors.
The juniors of the high school
give fine program entitled Hearts
Desire" on February II.
The W. G. T. u. will hold its
Francis E. Willard memorial on
February 8, at the home of Mrs. j.
e. Goehring at the Presbyterian
parsonage. Lunch will be served
and all are urged to attend.
The Community club was fully or
ganized Tuesday night and the fol-
lowing officers were elected. Dr.. j.
e. Merrill, president; G. Wenne-
mark, secretary and treasurer; ex-
ecutive committee, Edward Stevens,
Rev. G6ehring. Ray Salisbury. Menu
month for the right to play games
and all children under tw Give years
are entitled to play free. The meet
ings are held in the opera house
which privilege was granted by the
town council.
The Literary society of the high
school had a fine program on Wed
nesday night in the assembly room
of the high school.
J. E. Void spent q few days in
town and will open a general store
In about two weeks.
The teacher and pupils of the
Hanna school district No. 123 will
give a basket social on Thursday
evening, January s. All are cordially
invited. $50
Mrs. Boughton has been visiting
relatives in this vicinity for several
days.
The Shelby Farmers club will
give box social FEBRUARY 9, in the
school house.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-02-09
CLAIM OF $4,000;
INJURY IS ALLEGED
Mrs. Mary Erickson Wants
Damages; Council Given
Notice Last Night

Notice OF claim for personal in
juries in the sum of $z,O00 was Iiied
with the city council last night by
Mrs. Mary Erickson Of this city,
who claims that she slipped and
fell at the intersection OF Main ana
Front streets on the afternoon of
January 5, owing to the Icy condi-
tion of the cross walk leading from
the American Beauty corner to the
Salet corner across Main street.
Mrs. Erickson claims that she
broke her left arm, and was other
wise injured. ..I
The notices Of claim was placed
on file and referred to City Attor-
ney c. E. Gilmore
On motion of Councilman Alex
Anderson, the matter OF the vaca-
ton Of triangular piece Of lana
lots five and six, block fourteen,
Randalls addition, was set for
March Is at the regular council
meeting Of that date.
Councilman A. G. Lack an
nounced that one of the deer at the
park died this week.
All bids for motor driven street
flusher received at the last meet
ing of the city council, were reject
ed on motion of Councilman And
erson, and City Clerk F. w. Bates
was instructed to advertise for new
bids to be opened at the next meet
ing of the city council next Tues
DAY night.
At the close of the meeting the
following bills were audited and al
LOWED: Standard Oil COMPANY,
S2411 Citizens Telephone Co. $500
Mrs. c. A. Anderson SO; H Rachel
myeT, $40; A. A. Zimmerman, Csc;
Standard Oil company, S195; vii
liam Engle, SIP; E. M. Zuel, $32.5O;
w. A. Beach, trip with Councilman
Steiner to st. Paul to attend the
legislative committee of the league
of Minnesota municipalities, $3.50;
Zimmerman & Bangerter. $10.70;
Barnum Supply company, $50; o.
w. Schmidt Saddlery company 81
80; Byrnes e Nachbar, $12S.52:
Free Press, s36.6S; Carl Dethlohf,
S10.65; Bottsford Lumber company,
$3.50: J. J. Lamm. IS cents; Man
kato Clean Towel company, S28.5O;
Lindholm Laundry, SO; e. Cch 81
%; Western Union Telegraph
company, 70 cents . Central Meat
Market, $2.40; Northern States
Power company, $1,S87.05.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-02-09
AND AIDS
WILL BE IN FIGHT.
ILat One Question Has Been
Fully Determined
BATTLE FOR JUDGE
William Stradtmann Has Filed;
Others Are Seeking Places
On Council

Mayor W. A. Beach and all of the
members of the present city council
will be candidates for reelection.
This includes Councilman Chris
Steiner, Alex Anderson, Gust Klein
schmidt and A. G. Lack. This was
the statement of that body to The
Free Press last night.
Acting as spokesman for the 9th
er members of the city council,
Mayor w. "A. Beach said, when ask
ed by a representative of The Free
Press what his political intentions
were: Because of the fact that there
are a great many public improve
ments and problems, which the
members of this city coGacil have
started and wish to see put through
in the city of Mankato, you may
state If you WISH that all of the
members of the present city council
will be candidates for denomination
at the coming city primaries on
March &C."
When the city's chief executive
council whether such a statement
would meet with their approval,
Christ Steiner, INDUCED in one of
his winning smiles and said: That
according 10 Hoyle with me-" Coun-
Gilman Gust KleiGschmidt/ said:
That meets with my approval" Il
am OF the same opinion as the
mayor" said Councilman Lack, and
Council Alex Anderson smiled and
said: Il will follow suit"
Stradtmann Has Filed.
Yesterday afternoon Special Judge
William Stradtmann, filed a petition
with City Clerk Bates as a candl-
date for nomination at the city pri-j
maries on March &c, for judge OF
the municipal court. This makes
two men in the race for that office.
Some time ago Judge Hiram S. Goff,
the present incumbent announced
that he would be candidate for re-
election. William Casper, a barber
In the employ Of Charles Mayer on
North Front street, is expected to
file his petition today as a candf-
date for nomination as city coun-
Gilman. Frank J. Mahowald, for
mer city councilman, has already an
nounced himself as a candidate for
nomination at the city primaries.
William Quimby recently announced
to The Free Press that he will be a
candidate for animation at the prl-
maries for city councilman.
Judge Hiram Golf of the municlpai
court filed today for denominations