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Evening star., 1923-07-08
BAR FEDERAL PRISONERS
FROM OHIO WORKHOUSE
By the AssocIated Presa..

CLEVELAND. Ohio. July s.-No
more federal prisoners viii be re-
ceived at the city's warrenville
workhouse, Welfare Director Per
kins decided today when he was
ordered, with Superintendent Steph-
en- B. Walsh and Chief Guard John
Heisman Of the workhouse, to appear
before Federal Judge Westenhaver
next Friday to show cause why they
should not be cited for contempt OF
federal court.
The contempt action is the out
growth of the secret transfer of
thirteen government prisoners from
the workhouse to city hospital. After
a conference with Judge Weston
haver this morning District Attorney
A. z. Bernstein announced that the
hearing will begin Friday morning.
Informations against the three Of
ficers were prepared by the district
attorney upon orders from the Judge
after the latter had been told of the
wholesale removal OF prisoners from
prison environment without the
knowledge of the federal court
In a statement defending his po-
sition Perkins described tho entire
matter as a Misunderstanding be-
tween the city and the Federal Dis
trict Court as to the nature of penal
methods at the workhouse.
Evening star., 1923-07-08
HUNDREDS IN BOX .
CONTEST TOOSOON
Conditions Of $10O, 900 Prize
Award for Peace Plan
Not Yet Decided.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July THE policy
committee of the American peace
award, named by Edward Box to
conduct the 100000 prize contest for
the best practicable plan by which
the Unred States may cooperate
with other nations to achieve and
preserve world peace, announced to-
day that several hundred premature
entrants had submitted plans in the
competition.
The policy committee Of the award,
headed by John w. Davis, former
Evening star., 1923-07-08
TRAMP AND NEGRO
QU|zzED IN Staying
Murder of Mennonite Gov.
erneSS Still Remains
Mystery.
ny the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
SCARSDALE, n. Y, July 7.ASus-
picion today fastened. upon a ragged,
penniless tramp and a negro with a
bloody purse as authorities secured
the countryside for the murderer Of
Dorothy Kaufman, girl governes.
from the Mennonite colony in West
over. Md, who was hacked to death
in the Scarsdale home of Magruder
Craighead last Tuesday.
The tramp, riding a bus bets, eea
White Plains and Dobbs Ferry. boast
ed to the driver that he was a slash
er" and recently had cut up state
trooper in a knife battle.
Was Near Home.
The driver told the police about
IL and to them the wayfaver. giving
the name of Anthony ("Touy")
Amundsen. admitted he was home
der the stars within mile OF the
Craighead home the night of the
murder.
Led to the little room where the
governess was slain, Amundsen coolly
surveyed the place. handled the blood
stained butcher knife, and stoutly
denied all knowledge of the crime.
Later he broke down and wept. but
Ol0 not reveal anything. detectives
were not satisfied with the tramp's
story, saying he contradicted him.
self several times. He was taken to
Jail for further investigation as a
suspicious person.
The negro was Charlie" employed
as a handy man by Howard F. r..
Mulligan. a New York attorney. who
lives near the Craighead home.
BlOOdstnined Purse.
Charlie" was hired Wednesday
morning. Mr.. Mulligan told detectives.
He said the negro showed him a
bloodstained purse, explaining II had
belonged TO d brother killed In the
world war.
The negro was grilled for several
hours at the Mulligan home. but his
questioners did not reveal what they
had learned.
1t was disclosed by an autopsy he
fore the body was taken to the Slrls
former home for burial that shA had
not been assaulted. Nor had She been
robbed, for articles of value were
scattered about her body und;sturb"d.
The Jealous suitor" theory. which
has been advanced is losing plausI- =
bility, the police said, for Miss kauf-
man, here at least, had shown no
especial fondness for young men. Two
other theories remain to be worked
out: the first, that a Mennonite adj
mirer pursued her here from Mary
land; the second, that she was slain
by stranger who meant to rob the
Craighead home but weakened before
completing the job.
Evening star., 1923-07-08
Dissenting Judge
Calls Bloodhound
Testimony Weird
By the Associated Press


NEW ORLEANS, July 7-."Blood-
hound testimony" savors Of super
stition. according to Charles A.
O'Neill, chief justice of the Louisi-
ana supreme court, dissenting
from a majority opinion uphold
ing q conviction for murder, "and
ia as barbarous as witchcraft IT
self"
The court affirmed the conviction
of Mitchell Davis, Of Franklin
parish, found guilty because 1t
was testified a dog followed a
trail from the scene Of the murder
and brought up at Davis home. a
quarter mile away, but the dis
senting opinion of the chief jus
tice has won for the defendant a
rehearing Of his petition for a
new trial. Davis was sentenced
to life imprisonment.
Some men put more credence
In weird, uncanny, unexplainable
circumstances than they accord to
simple facts, and some have more
faith even in mediumistic mes
sages from planchettes and ouijar
boards. The so-called bloodhound
testimony being unexplalnable,
savors Of superstition, and Ia al
barbarous and dreadful a. WITCH
craft itself"
Evening star., 1923-07-08

ambassador to Great Britain, said Il
was not authorised To receive plans
until conditions under which the
award will b made have been de-
terminsd and announced. This will
be done within the next few weeks,
1t was said, after conferences with
more than q dozen national organixa-
tions which have agreed TO advise
and Cooperate In the contest. Among
those are the American Society OF
Mechanical Engineers, FOREIGN Policy
Association, Federal Council OF
Churches Of Christ in America, Amer
lean Scandinavian Federation, LsASue
for Industrial Rights. Sons Of the
Association OF FOREIGN Lanrva9e
NewSpapere
Evening star., 1923-07-08
cURLEY SAILS FOR VISIT
TO MOTHER IN IRELAND
Archbishop One of First Excursion
Party to Go to Emerald IsKe
Since War.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 7.--Sailing ON the
Franconia today, with the first ex-
cursion party Of American-IrJsh to
revisit the Emerald Isle since the
world war. were Archbishop Curiey
Of Baltimore. Mgr. Louis Stackney,
rector Of the Cathedral there and
priests from O. number Of cities.
Archbishop Curley will visit his
mother in Athlone and expects also
to see there John Mccormack the
singer. The Curleys and the McCor.
macks have been neighbors for gem
erations.
Evening star., 1923-07-08
uniform TRAFFIC
!. CODE,A.A. A. AIM
President Of Organization Is
In Favor. Of STANDARDIZED !,
. tlon Movement.
Special Dispatch to 1ns star.

NEW YORK. July. 7.-Standardiza-
tion OF, trafic rules throughout the
United States is ono Of the chief
things the American Automobile As
ISOLATION plans to work for. accord
Ing to- an announcement by Thomas
p. Henry Of Detroit, president Of the
American I" Automobile Association,
who 10 in New York to preside at a
meeting OF the advisory board Of the
Metropolitan, division executive board.
Evening star., 1923-07-08
vET0ES INTEREST BILL.

MADISON. Wis, July 7.-Declaring
that II was q measure to legalize
usury, Gov. Blaine has vetoed a bill
to permit loan agencies to charge in
terest at 81: per cent a. month.
Evening star., 1923-07-08
CHURCH LEADER DEAD.

A. LichtenStein, seventy-six years old
secretary of. the Jewish Christian AL
lance of America, Is dead at his home
here. He was an; ordained Baptist
maniSter. ife-.
Evening star., 1923-07-08
BApT1sTs TO MEET IN DENVER

BOSTON, July 7.-The next con-
vention OF the Baptist Young Peo-
pies Union will be held at Denver,
Il was announced at the convention
here today.
Evening star., 1923-07-08

The world is to the brave. 1t will
hurt you X you are afraid OF it;
stand up to it and It adjusts itself
maryelously to your wants.
Evening star., 1923-07-08
HALTS MOTH KILLER TRIP.
Motor Balloon on Spraying Tour Is
Forced Down,

GREENSFIELD, Masa. July o.
The motor balloon '0ypsy Moth,
bound from Hammondsport. N. T., for
Henniker, N. H., to carry on tests in
was forced to land here today because
of engine trouble. The balloon atart-
ed from Hammondsport At midnight
and was within eighty miles Of it's
destination when forced down. T. -
Evening star., 1923-07-08

Italy leads the world in the manu-
facture Of violin strings.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-26
EXPERT GYMNASTS
 ID APPEAR ATTY
Springfield College Team to Give
 Varied Program of Events

Considerable interest is being mani Tested in the coming of the Spring field college gymnast team to the New Britain Y. M. c. A. tomorrow evening. The team is the same or- ganization that has toured New Eng land, New Jersey and New York, Comment following the work of the team in every place 1t has shown has been of the highest order.
 The Program.
 A unique and varied program will be put on by the visitors including Morris dance. parallel bars. silver wands horse and rings, sword dance, tumbling. Russian dance. horizontal bar. Indian club swinging. Tiger leap ing and pyramids.
 Makeup of Team.
 The personnel Of the team is as follows: Leslie J. Judd. coach; r. R.. clumpha. manager; l.. B. Ashbrook. captain; Seymour S. Todd. pianist; Lawrence Ludwig. John Rau. George Scouten. A. l.. Lorenz. Harry John son. O. J. Adams and Frederick Davis.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-26
MISS BANCROFT TO
 PLAY IN ENGLAND
Boston Giri, second in Natiahai Tennis Hank, Mn Participate in Tourney
 Al Wimbledon sekt summer

Boston, Jan, s6,-Fhe United States will not be without high class repre- seRtaiian in the wamen's tennis cham pi0nshin play at Wimbledon, England, iR June, notwithstanding the anT Rouneement by Mrs, Molla Biurstedt Mallory. Americas champion, that she would not play iheFa this year, II became known today that Miss Leslie Bancroft ef this city, ranked second to Mrs, Mallory among the women players of the country and the lead- ing American born woman player had decided 10 campaign abroad this spring, following the circuit Of ev- ents that led up to the worlds turf court championships at Wimbledon.
 Miss Bancroft, youthful left hand player whose rise in the play of last season was remarkable. will have as playing companion Miss Eleonora Sears, a star of other years. They will sail from New York on March 20 and will play first in a tournament at Cannes, starting April 2, The worlds hard court championship at St. Cloud will have both the American women as contestants. Miss Baneroft's final appearance in this coun- try before she starts abroad will be at the Brooklyn Heights Casino. be- next Monday.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-26
Yale May Take Over
 Westminster Management

New Haven. Jan. s6. - Efforts to have the Westminster hockey team Of this city reinstated as a member Of the United States Amateur Hockey association are now under way. liar old F. Woodcock. general manager of the Yale university athletic associa- ton. said yesterday. Yale has n half interest in the Westminsters under an agreement for leasing the Arena here. where hockey matches are played.
 Manager Woodcock said that if the hockey association officials declined to allow the Westminsters to remain in the league under their present management there was a possibility that an attempt would be made to have the team placed under the direct management of the Yale athletic as- scciation. The Westminsters' con- tract for us of the Arena has not been cancelled.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-26
PATERSON ARMORY ENGAGED
l'assaic High Five Will Play St.
 Mary's On Saturday

Passaic, N. J., Jan. 26.-To accom- modate the many who will want to see the game and to show critics that it does not have to be home court battle.' E. A. Blood, coach of Passaic High basketball team, arranged for the Paterson Armory at Paterson for the game Saturday afternoon, when the team will try to register it's one hundredth consecutive victory with St. Mary's academy of Ogdensburg, N. Y., as its opponent. Plans are under way now for Passaic to play the teams representing Naugatuck, Conn.,, and Butler, N. J., high schools in doubleheader on the armory court next Wednesday afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-26
WED 4 DAYS AFTER MEETING.

Philadelphia, Jan. 26. - Love laughed at convention after Miss El- eanor Sage, 21 years old, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Ralph V. Sage of Ger mantown, and Lieutenant Melvin Hughes Bassett, U. S. N.. met little more than a week ago. Until Tues day of last week neither had ever heard of the other. Four days later they were married in Elkton and to- day the bride tearfully bade adieu to her husband of five days, who sailed for southern waters from the Phila- delphia Navy Yard.
 Mrs. Bassett was introduced to her husband by a friend at luncheon. Later they went to moving picture show and then to a roof garden, where they danced. There the bride and bridegroom confess they fell in love. Friday Lieutenant Bassett re- ceived orders to depart today for the south and a "farewell'' party was held. Mrs. Bassett expects to join her husband in Cuba soon.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-26
Golf Clubs to Use 2,O0O,0OO
 Pounds of Seed During 1923

Chicago, Jan. 26.-Golf clubs will use 2,000,000 pounds of grass seed this year for reseeding the 2,500 links cxtant and for planting approximately 200 new courses, according to an es- older courses, comprising some 900, 900 acres, use an average of 400 pounds year, while the new links require 5000 pounds for the first sowing. Most of the seed used for fairways is bluegrass and redtop. while on the velvety putting greens rarer grasses of the best variety find favor.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-26
Butler and SchOlz Are
 Suspended by A. A. U.

New York. Jan. 26.-Two of the leading sprinters of the Metropolitan district, Sol Butler of the N. Y. A. C., joint holder of the worlds 60-yard record. and Jackson Scholz. former western conference star, were under indefinite suspension today by the amateur athletic union for failure to appear in recent athletic meets which they had entered.
 The pair, with Bob McAllister. New York's flying cop," were summoned to appear last night before the unions local registration committee, and when neither answered the call the suspension was ordered. It was said both were out of the city and were unaware of the request for an expla- nation.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-26
Colgate to Play Navy
 At Annapolis, Nov. 3

Annapolis, Md. Jan. 25.--The three-cornered misunderstanding over the football game between Colgate and the Naval Academy, arranged to be played at Annapolis on Nov. has been settled and the game will be played as scheduled. It will be the big home game of the year for the midshipmen. Lehigh protested against the playing of the game, claiming that Colgate had agreed to play at Bethlehem on that date. The Navy stated it would not play without Le- highs consent. Lehigh has filled the date with Carnegie Tech. The Naval Academy will play Pennsylvania State, Princeton and Colgate on con- secutive Saturdays, giving it as big a job as any Colgate team will have during the coming football season.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-26
FIRP0 BOOKS PASSAGE
 TO SAIL ON FEB.
Argentine Heavyweight Win Come Rack to American for Rouls in
 First Glass Style.

New York. Jan, se.-cable adyiees received yesterday by the Munson Steamship Line from Duenos Aires stated that Luis Angel Firpa, Afgen- tine heavyweight, who aspires to the worlds title. has booked passage on the s, s. Southern Cross, sailing from Duenos Aires on Feb. l, The liner is scheduled to reach New York on Feb, ie. which will give Firpo ample time to train for his bout with Bill Bren- nan in Madison Square Garden on March i2. On his previous American trip Firpo was third class passen- ger on the Munson Line, arriving in this country with little money. but what proved to be considerable fight ing ability. His bouts here were so successful that he returned 10 Bnenos Aires last summer as first class pas senger and considerably more affluent than when he left there.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-26

about the dusky shadow which has clung so consistently to Dempsey's trail. Kearns mentioned him once or twice; said that he hoped that Wills would be one of the two men named by Rickard. The promoter was silent. For man who was reported to have been actually matched with Dempsey, Wills got scant attention. That may mean much or nothing, but the feel ing persists that when the other con- tenders have been disposed of, Wills will still be camping there in the background. This was felt, if not expressed, when Rickard and Kearns met yesterday and it will have to be considered again when Rickard and Kearns meet after Feb. 1.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-26
CHANTS ID HAVE
 TWENTY HURLERS
McGraW Will Look Over Big
 Crop This Spring

New York. Jan. a6.--After nearly losing the National league champion. ship last year through a partial breakdown of his pitching stan. John J, Mcdraw. manager of the New York Giants. will take a stitch in time. For the first time in years the Giants will have 20 pitchers at their spring training camp.
 With the regulars who will report at Marlin Springs. Tex. on February s2. in charge of Coach cosey Doian. will be a number of recruit pitchers. including Jack Bentley. the Baltimore star. purchased this winter. "Long John" Scott. the man who came back and won fame in the last world ser- ies. will be with the regulars,
 MeGraw already has in mind is Of the 20 hurlers whose expense he will pay south. The goth he has not yet acquired. but it is understood that negotiations are pending for him.
 The Giants today announced tho purchase Of Fred Hamman. giant youngster from the Brooklyn sand lots.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-26
PITTS TO BOX TENDLER.

Philadelphia, Jan. 20.-officials Of the Arena announced last night that Charley Pitts Of Australia has been selected as Lew Tenders opponent in next Monday nights windup. Pitts takes the place Of Johnny Mendelsohn of Milwaukee. who wired that he cam not box on account of an injured hand.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-26
CHILL GETS TWO OFFERS

Cleveland, Jan. 26.-Ollie Chill, vet eran baseball umpire, formerly of the American league. declared today he had received two offers to umpire in other circuits, but he has not decided whether he will remain in baseball. Although President Ban Johnson re- gently announced Chill would not be reappointed, Chill said he had heard nothing official from the head of the American league.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-26
TOURING MAJOR LEAGUERs WIN.

Honolulu, Jan. 26.-(By Associated Press 1.-The American major league baseball players visiting here on their return home from a tour of the Orient yesterday won the fourth and final exhibition game against the Wander CTS, to 1. The visiting players will sail for the mainland tomorrow on the Koreau Maru.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-26
.LANDERS LANEMEN ITO ROLL BRISTOLITES
Cutters Are Matched Against Sc
 lected Quintet of Pin Topplers

The Landers, Frary < Clark bowl- ing team, one of the eontenders for first honors in the New Britain in- dustrial league, will be pitted to. night against the All-Bristol quintet al Rogers Recreation alleys, The scores Of the games rolled last night on Rogers and the Casino alleys, are as follow;
New Britain herald., 1923-01-26

Tentative arrangements have been completed for T2-hole golf match between Gene sarazen. Ameriean open and professional champion. and wal- ter Hagen. holder Of the British open title. The first SC holes will be played at San Francisco on February (. and the second a6 holes at Los Angeles on the day following.
 Everett McGowan of St. Paul, Minn.. last night skated to a new worlds record for one mile at Edmonton, Alta. covering the distance in 2:24h. The previous record for the distance was 2:35.
 The Insiieo basketball team of Mer- iden. defeated the Y. NJ. H. A. team of Hartford. 29 to e7, at Meriden last night.
 Red" Gennert, freshmen coach at Princeton, is mentioned as the pos- sible selection as football mentor at Columbia, to succeed Buck" O'Neil. 
 When the Eastern league opens next April, only one new first base man will be found performing. The Worcester club has secured George Stevagen from a Southern league club.
 The Passaic High school quintet will strive to win it's tooth consecutive victory tomorrow, meeting a team from Ogdensburg. N. Y.
 The Commercial bowling league will roll tonight at Rogers Recreation al- leys.
 Money comes pretty soft to some people. Yesterday Tex Rickard paid Jack kearns, manager of Jack Demp- sey, s1,000 to agree that Black Jack will not sign any fight contracts for bouts between now and February 1.
 Because the stairs were slippery, Johnny Wilson, middleweight cham pion. postponed his climbing stunt in an effort to win a $500 wager.
 Coach Billy Queal of Yale track team has selected Campbell, Ven 1erpyl and Douglas as sure starters in .he relay race at Boston on Feb. 3.
 The Princeton swimming team will meet the Wesleyan natators at tonight.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-26

There are glaciers and an ice cap 200 feet thick on Mount Kilimanjare, in equatorial Africa.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-26
 AT
Speaking g of Sports
Bg cLERKIs

The next opponent for Louis "Kid' kaplan will probably be Tommy No ble, the English featherweight. George Dwyer plans to conduct the show al Meriden on February s.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-26
KEARNS SIGNS PACT
 WITH TEX RICHARD
No Bouts for Champion Will Be
 Arranged Before Feb. 1

New York. Jan, 26,-AfteF a thFee' hour conference yesterday, Tex Rick ard and Jack keaFns reached an agreement relative 10 a title bout for Jack Dempsey, II was negative understanding, but definite one and bound with coin Of the realm, II of- feFs concrete proof that RiekaEd and kearns mean business, and eanse- aueHtly that Dempsey is almost sure 10 defend his worlds heavyweight boxing championship in the near fu' tuFe
 The agreement follows
 This agreement entered into this .5th day of January. by and between George l.. Riekard Of New York city party Of the first part and Jack Keafns, manager of Jack Dempsey party Of the second part wltnesseth'
 For and in consideration of the sum Of one thousand ti,o0o) dollars paid to the party Of the second part by the party of the first part, the party Of the second part agrees that for q period of six lsl days from date he will enter into no contracts for engagements Of Jack Dempsey in n boxing match with any other pro- moter or club.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-26

Hhe schedule committee of khe Ma, tional league will meet at New York on February IS, President John A Heydler has announced.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-26

New York's elevators transport {, ,000. 1000 passengers daily.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-26
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Evening star., 1923-01-11
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