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The Washington times., 1923-01-28

Mars Hill, Me. a. small town near
the Canadian border, tried. as did
! DIR. Redman, to defy Fry He refused
! to pay the Industrious agent $500 to
, Elk" a clear case of smuggling from
the Canadian side. Fry prosecuted
him and convicted. It is small won
der that his fellow doctors cringed
and paid.
Money made Fry exceedingly hap
Ply. Side by side with the record Of
his Portland crimes is the record of
his Portland rejOicings. DIR. Ruth,
his superior officer. came up from
Boston with pretty Mae Cookson and
i registered her as his wife into room
in the West End Hotel. There was
some pretense that Miss Cookson
was acting the role of beautiful girl
| detective. But the mission was pleas
| ure. There were rare and noisy
h1larit1es on the third floor Of the
West End. A bit of bootlegging here
gets into the record. Trouble for
everyone concerned in the Fry expe-
ditlon to Portland was not far
United States District Attorney Fred
erick Dyer, of Portland, met Mrs.
Ives and agents of this news service
and learned the facts. An honest and
vigorous official had finally been
found and Fry was near his finish.
He finished in splendor, with wine,
women and song. The woman was
not little Anna Logue, sister Of muir
dered Grace, and the Sweetheart" Of
F'ry's daddy" letters. Fry had met
Mrs. Nellie Warren, a Portland wom-
an with a penchant for gayety, and
she had introduced him to charming
little Phyllis Montgomery, a Portland
fQIanhnna nnnrafnT
ren's flat there was one festivity
which was remembered as the gold
party"
DIR. Baker had made part of his
81 900 payment of hush money in
gold pieces-enough to fill a knot
ted handkerchief which Fry carried
around in his pocket. Fry Joined
the women in one drink too MANY,
pulled the kerchief from his pocket.
unknotted 1t, and tossed "the
works" into the air. All present
scrambled for the drippings of the
gold shower and Fry sobered an
preciably while recovering his horde
from the WeveraI finders.
On the witness stand Fry told of
a canoeing expedition enjoyed by
himself, another and the two
women. Fry was in one canoe
with Phyllis and made some gest-
ure which overturned the canoe.
WAS there liquor?" he was in
terrogated.
You .betcha," came the answer.
There's no picnic without booze"
Also. to round the record off.
Fry got the dozen Paris silk shirts.
which were his hearts desire and
a 5000 overcoat to boot. Ruth got
the $500 money order reproduced
herewith.
The Washington times., 1923-01-28
The Gold Party

DIR. Leland Miller-Miller, sum
moned to Fry's room in he West
End Hotel, borrowed 5000 from
Tozer to pay the black-tax to Fey.
Subsequently he was obliged to con-
TESS his disgrace to his son in
order to borrow money to pay his
debt to Tozer. He could raise only
$3.50, so ToZer is out $40 on the
pretty deal.
Druggist Pye-Pye was caught
in the net that shared Dyson, for
he Is the one who filled the NOR
phine prescriptions made out to
the gospel minister Who bribed
Dyson for his drugs. He paid two
hundred
DR.. Northumberland never paid
Fry used his Masonic order insignia
to snare Redman, also a Mason.
Sorry / have to do this" he de-
plored, because I'm a Mason my
self, but the higher-ups in Washing.
ton are on to you and want money"
The last half of Fry's remark is
probably untrue; the first half it is
said, has drawn the attention of dig.
nitaries Of the Masonic order. who
intend to take some occult action on
his case. Redman went to his son,
professor in Amherst College.
Young Redman knew exactly how to
handle Fry. He called his bluff
easily and DR.. Redman is now in an
institution in the West progressing
nicely toward a cure of his twenty.
year -old drug habit.
At Fry's recent trial in Portland
before Federal Judge John A. Peters
the testimony Of one other doctor
was taken. DR.. j. N. Kincaide, of
The Washington times., 1923-01-28
Fry Enters Story

When Mrs. Ives record of DIR
Tozer's malpractices was complete
she went with 1t to the nearest
authorities empowered to act an6
was rebuffed. The county authori
ties side-stepped. It was known
that many prominent men of Port
! land and other New England com
munities came to the Neal Insti
tute to hide their alcoholic sins
1t would not advance the political
fortunes of the local officials to
stage a raid of the place and un
luckily find a bank president or q
wool-mill magnate soused in the
back parlor The officials were DO
lite but evasive.
Mrs. Ives heard that a Federal
narcotic agent named Fry was in
the West End Hotel and she went
TO him with her story. Fry had
never before played in such gor,
geous luck. He had come to black.
mail and here was the stuff OF
blackmail ready to hand.
II anything, Mr.. Fry was more
polite to Mrs. Ives than the county
officials had been. She departed
satisfied and left her affidavits IN
Fry's honest hands.
Within a week DIR. Tozer was his
tool and blackmail gold was flow.
ing into Fry's pockets from d
dozen rich sources. Mr.. Fry was
simple and direct and forceful. as
was Napoleon.
He could have DR. Tozer Jailed
for dispensing morphine illegally
but II DR.. Tozer creased his palm,
DIR. Tozer would not go Jail. DR.
Tozer resisted. Very well, there
was his sweetheart, Rilla Chapman
Let miserable DR.. Tozer relate this
thing about Fry and Rilla:
Regarding threats, the worst
thing he did was about Miss Chap
man. She had been sick all win.
ter. She made my place her home
for five years. He said ! was Civ
ing her more morphine than is al
lowed by the medical association
He said he would take her away.
Miss Chapman is the woman ]
mean to marry. He said I would
leave me alone regarding my rec
ords and Miss Chapman also"
DIR. ToZer creased.
Fry soon discovered a grave de
feet in Tozer. He could not grease
OIbCH AILcT the IlrGt $EUC
Tozer was through. But Tozer
knew every addict in the district
knew the names OF reputable doc
| tors and druggists who either used
or peddled morphine. When it be
comes known that a doctor is q
drug f1end his practice deserts; he
Is a horrible example on Main
Street, a skeleton in his own closet
After DR.. Tozer paid Fry once
| in cash he was forced to paw him
dozen times in treacheries. Fry
spent a night with Tozer over
whisky bottles in the unclean der
he called his office. When he came
out Of the house he had this list
Of prominent men, addicted to
| drugs or otherwise involved in
criminal violation of the narcotic
| laws:
DR.. Walter Baker, practicing in
| Hollis and Buschou, Maine.
DIR. Walter w. Dyson, of Port
land. Maine
| Dr. Leland H. Miller, Of Fairfield
Maine.
The Washington times., 1923-01-28
What Nurses SdlU

In the files of this office are
the affidavits made by these WON.
en-. Sometimes they are unuuota-
Die. These professional people can
not mince words when they talk
or the struggle with disease to
which they have dedicated their
lives.
We venture hesitatingly to quote
Mrs. Prevost's indignant summing
up OF the contents of each nurses
report:
Baths all over the house showed
neglect of long standing. The ref
use stood too long before being
emptied. The dish towels and table
linen were impossible to use.
DIR. Tozer's treatment Of one
woman patient showed a manner
that was repulsfve apd disgusting.
he gave her hypoderrnic injections
against her wish, did not sterilize
the skin area before inserting the
needle but spit on his finger and
rubbed over the spot
This manner of giving Miss RjIla
Chapman her shots of dope is al.
luded to by each of the nine nurses
sent by Mrs. Provost to keep their
eyes and ears OPEN and report
conditions to Mrs. Ives 1t seems
that all nine of them had the
same experience; they could stick
the dishes in the kitchen sink, the
grey linen of the beds, and the
soup-stained newspapers on the
dining table, but when it came to
witnessing DR.. Tozer's careless sub
stitution OF saliva for alcohol in the
operation of administering Miss
Chapman white medicine" they
successively packed their bags and
slammed the front door.
Adds one of the nine, in language
more OF righteous Indignation than
of legal document:
And TO think that the wona n
whom he treated in this manner
was the woman he loved"
Relations between this odd lover
pair were a study in sentimenfaI
abnormality. Miss Chapman was
the daughter of respectable Toledo
parents who were able to afford a
summer excursion in 1915 to Port.
lands famous Casco Bay cottage
district. Rilla fell in love with the
charming old town, got EMPLOYMENT
in the telephone exchange at the
end of the summer and was left
behind when the family returned to
Toledo.
When she became DR.. Tozer's seq.
rotary she was neither engag ed m
him nor addicted to morphine. The
hearts of these two cannot be read
The Washington times., 1923-01-28
Justice On His Trail

Now that the whole incident is
officially closed by Fry's conviction
and temporary release on BAIL pros
ecutor Dyer, dissatisfied with the
meager punishments which result
from his long labors, fears that
Fry will cheat justice Of even these
results.
FRY is just the type to commit
suicide as he has threatened" he
writes to our Investigator. His
bail Of 81 500 is too low. But.
wherever he may go I shall follow,
If he flees | shall use every re-
source OF the Federal government
to bring him back to the place of
his punishment"
We are perhaps justified in draw.
The Washington times., 1923-01-28
COUPLE sentenced
To ATTEND THEATER
Judge Orders QuarreIing Pair
to See Comedy and Learn :,
Happiness =

CHICAGO, Jan. 27.-The oldest
sentence ever passed by a judge OF
the Court of Domestic Relations
was handed down by Judge VIII
liam l.. Morgan in the case of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Gedultig. -.
Harry Gedultig appeared before
Judge Morgan to straighten out a
domestic wrangle in which his wife
was the plaintiff.
Evidence developed the fact that
the cause of domestic discord vas
due to the couples, mode of life!
They lived with the husbands
grandparents, the young wife of
nineteen summers explained, and
she wanted a home Of her own. If
it were just one room-it must be-
her own.
"A couple Of stubborn kids"
Judge Morgan classed them: Nov,
listen to mel he admonished, while
the young couple sat as far apart
as possible.
The husband, twenty-three years
old, sat with nervous hands that
blue-eyed baby girl, whose exist
a year or less. =
You two are just suffering from
case of the matrimonial measles"
said Judge Morgan, land in later
years you are either going to laugh
or cry over this incident-if you let
it separate you-you're going to
cry-if you don't you're going to
laugh.
"Now. I'm going to sentence
you'll! he began, while the husband
stirred uneasily, Ito see Frank
Craven In The First Year." x
Judge Morgan looked about for
a bailiff to execute the sentence.
The only individual who greeted
the judges anxious eye was Assist.
ant States Attorney Olive Fl. Boz
vik, who executed the sentence by
escorting the couple to the box
office, where he obtained two
tickets. '.' -
The result? Well, Mr.. and Mrs:
Harry Gedultig left the theateT
arm in arm, and now they're loole
ing for a place of their own.
The Washington times., 1923-01-28
More 'Chumship''
Between Mother
| And Child Urged
average Home Nothing More
Than Boarding Place." AS
SertS Woman Preacher. j;

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Jan. a.
1.-THE average American, girl will
marry anything" says the Rev. Eva
Ryerson Ludgate. TOO many girls
are cheap; have lost the look of in.
nocence from their eyes before they
are fourteen years old. And why?
Because there is no mother-daughter
'chumship' in their homes. Mothers
have forgotten to be young.
""The average American boy re-
CARDS his home as nothing more than
boarding place. Why? Because
his entire family regards him as a
general nuisance, to- be dispensed
with when supper is over"
This estimate of the American do
nestle situation was made by Miss
Ludgate, a Congregational minister
Of Wheaton, Ill.
when your daughter was five
years old" she said. you mothers
picked her up. You told her she was
the prettiest little girl in the world
and kissed her. Now she's grown
up. You don't bother to tell her how
much you love her, and she needs 1t
more"
Miss Ludgate's principal objection
to the twentieth century mother was
that she has forgotten that she was
ever young. Tell this daughter of
yours some Of the silly, giddy things
you did yourself" she said to them.
Have tact. Lots of good women
haven't any tact. They don't even
know the meaning Of the word"
In her mother-daughter message to
the girls, Miss Ludgate demanded
much of them. 1.-THE modern girl
feels her mother is old-fashioned,
does not understand her." she said.
But, girls, she loves you with love
that you can always rely upon. The
modern girl comes down the church
aisles dressed like a gorgeous pea
cock. Behind her comes a little
mot her In faded old clnf hes -
The Washington times., 1923-01-28
Man, 1O6, Accuses Son
Of IS of NOn-SuppOrt

CHICAGO, Jan. ga man, 106
years old-probably the Oldest man
that has ever testified in a court
suit.
Sam Fine, venerable patriach,
took the stand In proceedings brought
by Mrs. Joseph Lawrence, a social
service worker, against Sam Fine.
jr., fifty-five years old, to compel the
son to help support his aged parent.
The Washington times., 1923-01-28
MgS E6 IZAR2EN
Ralph A. Fry Con-
victed of Taking
Brides From Users
of Morphine and
Other dope" as
the Price of Silence.
Continued from First Page,

CONTINUED from First PageJ
hecame addicted to the morphine
which was administered to alleviate
his sufferings. He confessed this
addiction to Mrs. Ives. She sent
him to the local Neal Institute,
trusting the favorable reputation
which the Neal Institutes have
built up by national advertising.
From the young surgeons ex-
periences in DR.. Tozer's asylum she
drew, her. first suspicious of the
honesty OF the Portland institute.
DR.. Tozer not only failed TO cure
the surgeon. but administered free
ly to his addiction and often took
morphine himself in the patients
presence. @.z.
The young surgeon left DR..
Tozer's dope dispensary a complete
wreck. A few months later he APP
piled for an assignment to join a
scientific mission /, in the FArctics.
Now he has placed a thousand
and his personal devil. You must
appreciate that this is magnificent
pluck. Our money is on Mrs. Ives's
young friend.
Mrs. Ives felt a personal respon-
sibility for his disastrous expe-
rience. She determined that it
would not be the experience Of
others.
She formed an alliance with Mrs.
Jane Provost, registrar of the only
Nurses Exchange in Portland It
was from Mrs. Provost that DIR.
Tozer obtained nurses for the pa
TENTS who came to his establish
ment for treatment. After Mrs.
Ives's appeal to Mrs Provost was
made, every nurse assigned to the
Neal Institute was an amateur
detective.
The Washington times., 1923-01-28

ing the attention of Washington to
the fact that Mr.. Fry, having
danced, considers means of lodging
his due to the piper. He must pay
the price Of Anna Logues disgrace,
of Miss Tarzan's" disease, of Port
lands shame and Of all the other
miseries which went to the pur-
chase of his dozen silk shirts from
Paris-or the country may expect
his example to encourage such an
outbreak of corruption in the Fed
eral Narcotic Service as will make
even his rudy records pale.
The Washington times., 1923-01-28
Advertises for Pretty
Girls and Gets Arrested

OAKLAND, Cal, Jan. 27.-While
scores of beautiful Oakland girls
were waiting to interview him req
garding attractive advertisements
he inserted in local newspapers.
Brown l.. Thornton, alias Frank
Hall, was arrested on complaint
Of the Y. w. c. A. authorities, who
charge he intended to operate dis
orderly houses in the city.
The Washington times., 1923-01-28

There is only the record of their
gestures. DIR. Tozer seems to live
in fear of Rilla.
From the bed in which she
spends her life she harries and bull
lies him. Then there are intervals
in which he is tender, she respon-
sfve. They end too soon with a
return. of her drug mania. One of
the nurses records.
When DIR. Tozer gave Miss
Chapman hypodermic she would
scream:. 49, a..S =,
Il hate you. ] hate you"
"a "And then she would bite him."
Expect the illogical, the insane,
IN the conduct of two dope fiends.
The power of love is not a match
for the power of drug.
The Washington times., 1923-01-28
5 GENERATIONS IN FAMILY.

VAUDEVILLE. Me-, Jan. 81
Mrs. Julia Cling Vigue Gronin. on
her eighty-sixth birthday held in
her arms the fifth generation of
her family. Mrs. Qronin Is the
mother of twelve children and the
grandmother of 100 grandchildren
and great-grandchildre
The Washington times., 1923-01-28
DESTROY UNFIT LIQUOR.

HOLLIDAYSBURG. Pa, Jan. 27.
More than 100 quarts of supposed
whisky, which had been taken In
raids by constables and used as evil
dence in court, were poured into the
sewer by District Attorney Patter-
son and staff.
The Washington times., 1923-01-28

DIR. F. L. Redman, of Corrinpas
Maine.
Druggist T. Richard Pye, of West
brook, Maine.
One by one we shall record the
Matchmaking of each.
The Washington times., 1923-01-28
ECONOMY ENDS CHOIR.

LONDON, Jan. 27.-The famous
school for choir boys of the Chapel
Royal, founded by Queen Elizabeth,
has been closed for the sake of
economy 81.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-14
LIQUOR PIRATES
BOARD VESSEL
Paria, Scene Of a Fight Over
Booze When in Harbor

New York, Aug. 14.-Bootlegger
pirates. whose raids off Rum Row
are comparable to exploits of earlier
freebooters, have extended their out
lawry to the Hudson river, it became
known yesterday, when the Captain
of an American steamship was ques-
toned, at the Custom House follow
ing fight aboard his vessel in which
river pirates attacked a gang of boot
leggers and escaped with 20 cases of
liquor after two hour battle.
The Paria, shipping board steam
ship operated by the Columbian
Steamship company, was the scene
of the fight, as result of which Gus
toms officials obtained clues which
led to seizure of 100 cases of liquor
hidden in the mailing room of the
Paria.
Whether there were any casualties
could not be learned by Customs Of
ficials. The boatswain of the Paria
has disappeared, they said, but there
is no proof he was killed. The fight
occurred early Saturday morning, a
few hours after the Paria locked at
Pier 80 with a cargo from the West
Indies.
The bootleggers, apparently having
confederates in the crew of the ship,
had removed 80 cases of liquor and
were loading it into their boat along
side when the pirates arrived in their
motor boat, Some leaped into the
bootleggers' boat while others clam
bered up the side of the ,Paria.
The bootleggers fought stubbornIy
with whatever weapons came to hand.
No shots were fired, apparently be-
cause the adversaries feared they
would attract the customs guards on
the piers.
The victorious pirates transferred
the liquor to their boat and headed
for the open river. Then, probably
fearing attack by other hijackers they
put the liquor aboard a lighter close
to the Paria. After = waiting some
time without being attacked they re-
loaded 20 cases of the liquor and got
away. N -. .
The thirtieth case had been con-
cealed by the captain of the lighter.
1t furnished the clue on which, Gus
toms men raided the ship few hours
later. Whiskey and Benedictine con-
stituted most of the seizure. The lot
was estimated to be worth 100000.
Capt. L. L. Haywood of the Paria
told customs officials yesterday he
spent Friday night ashore. The YES
sci, he said, was in charge of the
second mate. The boatswain disap-
peared the night of the fight, customs
officials ! asserted. Capt. Haywood
said he searched his ship before ar
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-14
FRENCH BOOK ASKS
WHAT DO WEEXPECT
Series Of Manuscripts Regarding
War Debt Payments
by The Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
Paris. Aug. IA Yellow Book of
diplomatic documents issued yester-
day by the French government brings
out clearly that the United States I'LL
timately will be asked by the Allies
how much Of the interallied debts she
expects to be paid.
The book contains thirty-seven tel
egrams and letters, most OF them be-
tween, Premier Poincare and French
Ambassadors. They are dated from
May 2 to Aug. and deal with the
Ruhr situation, reparations, debts
and the British QUESTIONABLE.
Premier Poincare puts his position
plainly in June ~ message to the
French Ambassador in London. He
instructs the Ambassador, among
other things, to tell Lord Curzon, the
British Foreign Secretary, that sit is
the problem of interallied debts
which prevents us from telling GerA
many now the exact amount she
owes u.s."
England First, U. S. Next.
The message adds: THE solution
of this problem is in the hands of
England, first of all, and the United
States afterward. The latter can be
approached in a common accord by
the Allies when they have agreed
upon formula and it has become
evident everything depends only
upon the attitude of the government
at Washington"
The Yellow Book was issued as a
reply to the British action in an
nouncing that the world would be
called upon to Judge the present
situation with regard to Germany.
The documents which hitherto had
not been published, consist mostly of
instructions to the Ambassadors on
how to present the French viewpoint
on the situation.
Set Out in Detail.
They set out in great detail, and
often in the exact language, declara-
tons already made by the Premier
publicly and emphasize M. Poincaire,s
absolute conviction that Germany
can pay must pay and will pay be-
cause France will follow a policy of
making it easier to pay than to
stand the pressure in the Ruhr.
I Premier Poincare explains his idea
OF guarantees, suggesting that Ger
many deliver the Rhineland railways
to the Allies, give them certain Ruhr
coal mines, collect customs in gold
for the Allies and otherwise actively
cooperate in the payment.
The Premier is firm throughout
however, in his announced policy of
compelling Germany to cease resist
ance. and he refuses to compromise
on the occupation of the Ruhr or the
amount of, PREPARATIONS, except as
compensated by cancellation of inter-
allied debts. -
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-14
ATTACKS
GERMAN POLICY
French Speaker at Williams Col
lege Appeared in New Britain

Williamstown, Mass, Aug 14.-No
good is done by Germany's insisting
that the French are mere imperialists
Canon Ernest Dimnet of Paris said in
a lecture this morning at the insti-
tute of politics at Williams college.
Canon Dimnet replied to an attack
on the French policy recently made
by Count Harry Kessler of Germany
in an institute lecture last night. De-
claring that France was on the brink
of an agreement with Germany, the
lecturer said:
ANY Frenchman, one of whom I
am, detests the idea of an inch of
German ground being added to
French territory. The Ruhr occupa-
ton was the result of two increasing
visions in the French mind--security
and justice. All French people but
especially those living in northern
France live in dread of a German re-
vival made more dangerous by the
treaty of Rapallo, and openly avowed
by Nitti. The idea of justice is GER
tainly endangered by the gradual
evaporation of German responsibilities
and by the accompanying evaporation
of German indebtedness. The reali-
cation of this gradually brought the
French to count only upon them
selves. Hence the occupation of the
Ruhr."
Canon Dimnet asserted that the
high hope of rapprochement with
Germany lay in the economic domain.
1T seems extraordinary to me-" he
said emphatically, that people do not
see it as it is. an irresistible current
which drives France toward Germany,
as the current which slowly but surely
drives America toward Europe. Even
now we are on the brink of an
agreement with Germany. The sum
which M. Poincare mentions as his
final Demands, 900. 100000 marks
is far inferior to that which Germany
herself used originally to mention.
The only thing that is needed is the
collaboration of England and Amer
ica.'