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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-15
KILLS AUTO RIDE
| HOST To SAVE
HUSBAND
Bayonne Wife Yields PEN
Knlfe on MotorIst il
Row With Mate

NEW YORK, Oct. 15.- Mrs. Marie
Zellio, nineteen years old, reached
her home in Bayonne, N. j.. with
an automobile party and found ner
husband, Dominick. pacing tho side
walk IN his anxiety.
She and three other young women
had been to q theater and on their
way home had encountered John
Ronne, Of No. 1876 Brunswick street,
Jersey City, and some of his friends,
who invited them to ride home in an
automobile. Mr.. Zeliio's anxiety
turned to evaporation at sight OF
the merry party.
called TO my husband TO come
and meet Mr.. Renne," said Mrs.
zeilio later, but my husband re-
fused to speak 10 him. Then one Of
the other men Ia the car jumped
and he had hammer IN his hand. =
MIRA. Zelllo said there was gem
eral rush on the part OF her recent
hosts toward her sullky husband and
n her fear lest harm come to DON'T.
nick she had drawn pentnife she
mad IN her bag, opened one OF It's
blades and slashed at the back Or
man who was between her and her
husband.
The man was Renne. He fell be-
meath the young Won1An's blows and
died . few hours later IN the City
Hospital. Mrs. Zellio was arrested
on q charge Of homicide and the
other members OF the automobile
party were held az witnesses.
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Keller said, that rIsming ordered
his wife to leave him, encouraged
the separation ana later falsely
swore NJ ala not know % her
whereabouts.
Mrs. Fleming aid not discover her
husband had divorced her until he
married Miss Mary Coax. al school
teacher. shortly after the divorce.
Mrs. Fleming then took steps to
have the divorce get aside, blit
Judge BrooKnall, Of Delaware county
denied the request because Of Flenl.
ing's remarriage.
"Thiy IL not a sufficient or legal
reason for refusing to vacate q de.
creb obtained BY fraud and irnposi-
ton on the court" Judge Keller
said in reversing the lower court.
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MAN HELD
IN $4,000
THEFT
Bethlehem Factory Manager,
Benjamin Tauss, Tells Po-
lice Conflicting Stories

BETHLEHEM. Oct. 16.--Benjamin
Tauss, who created q sensation some
weeks ago by telling Of having been
held up by two highwaymen and
robbed Of a $4,000 payroll belong
ing to the General Cigar Company,
bf which he had been manager, was
arrested here in the office Of his
cigar factory at $50 East Fourth
street. and committed to the county
jail In Easton in default Of $40, 900
bail.
The warrant was sworn by County
Detective Ryan Of Easton, on three
charges, larceny Of payroll by en-
ploye, larceny Of Christmas fund
belonging TO employees Of the Gen
efal Cigar Company, and padding q
payroll.
Convenient Lie.
Tauss, at the time Of the hold.up,
first told the authorities that Charles
SchoI, also an employee Of the Gen.
eral Cigar Company, had been in
the automobile where he was held.up
while crossing the tracks Of the
Reading Railway IN the rear Of the
South Side police headquarters.
Later Tauss admitted Scholl was not
with him, but said this lie was told
to make II easier for the cigar com.
pany to collect hold-up insurance.
Some days later private detectives
reported they had found almost
$4,000 OF the stolen payroll under q
stone along q road between this city
and Hellerton. Although they said
they saw Tauss near the stone q
short time before they found the
money, Tauss was not arrested then.
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Horse Is Caught On
Track
Tagged

BETHLEHEM, Oct. 1b Pres
ence Of mind and quick action
BY Jacob Bachman, 81 Heller
town, probably saved the life Of
q horse owned By Edward
Schaller, Of that place, and pre-
vented b wreck.
The hoof Of the horse lodged
between planks on The Walnut
street crossing Of the Philadel-
phia and Reading Railway and
hurried efforts to extricate the
animal proved futile. Knowing
an express on the Philadelphia
and Reading Railway was due,
Bachman, who was aiding
Schaller in his attempt to free
the horse, speeded down. the
roadbed of the railway for q
mile and tagged the train.
Members 81 the train crew
aided Bachman and Schaller in
freeing the horse.
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LADY DEclEs GOES HUNGRY
IN HER SHOE. SAYS PAPER

y LONDON, Oct. I5.---II adv 6arie
Gertrude Decies, widow of fhe
fourth Baron Decies, ana 3 sister.
in-Iaw of the present baron. who
married Helen VIVIAN Gould. IL said
by the Daily Mirror to be living m
poverty, making 81 inguffIcient
livelihood BY keeping d small village
store near East Grinstead.
She IL quoted as saying she has
not penny except what she makes
In her shop, and that she Is some
times hungry. She declares she lost
all her money helping another and
that she would be grateful to any.
one providing her with retnunera-
tive employment.
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COURT ORDERS DIVORCE
Or DEAD MAN SET ASIDE

pfiIIA DKLPHTA. oct. IS. A
divorce granted three years agp Is
John Fl. Fleming, b former Media
druggist, who has since died leaving
an estate Of $40, 900 has been set
aside by order oe the Superior
Court.
Judge KeiIer's opinion In the case
points our that Fleming obtained
the divorce from his wife. Ida
Booth Fleming, s'by fraud ana ina.
position practlced on the court
The ground OF the divorce was az.
aertiOn. but d letter written rs Nrs.
Fleming by her husband before thew
separated IN 1902 revealed, Judge
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MARRIAGE DISPUTED
IN AUTO THEFT CASE

HAGERSTOWN, Nd, Oct. 49,
Charged with larceny Of an auto.
mobile at Williamsport, Pa, Leslie
Rockwell, eighteen, was arrested In
telegraph office while waiting for
money expected to be sent here BY
the mother OF Miss Mildred Bair,
fifteen, also Of Williamsport, who
was with Rockwell.
Miss BAR denied that the pair
were married. but Rockwell claimed
they We're. They came here Octo,
Der . and were lodging In q room:
ing house.
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and Morell drew the pistol. Hi
wife, with the weapon leyOled III
her, grasped q board and knocked
II from hia hand.
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Owens, J. O.. $40 g Sc.
Bass. NJ. coo Eye 81.
EIkon. H., SO5 18th ST.
Lipman. AL L st.
SinOne, D.. 914 sth st.
MilObsIky, N, ,12Se X St.
Janoff, g., 725 B Sc.
Malts, 1901 C So.
Enrich, 14eO G st.
Deaner's Bakery, 12< lsth Rs.
DecIxlebauln, 53S LIST st.
Austin's.G oody.Shop, l52S Good
Hope Rid.
The Winslow mail., 1924-02-15
Bazell Motor Company
To Build Camp Ground

The Bazell Motor company is max
ing preparations to construct a mod
ern camp ground with accommoda-
tions for 800 automobiles and a
grocery store with complete line of
groceries on West Second avenue
just beyond the bridge on the north
side of the street. Work on the camp
ground will start Immediately and
will be completed by March Is.
A frame store building 25x40 #
will be constructed as well as other
buildings for shelter. Two air driven
visible gasoline pumps will be install
LED together with a free air plant
Numerous comforts for tourists will
also be provided including four
shower baths and camping equipment
(The Bazell Motor company plans to
provide sleeping accommodations at
a later date.
The Winslow mail., 1924-02-15
Negroes Transported
From South to Cooley

A train load of Louisiana Negroes
who were transported from that
state by the Cady Lumber company,
passed through Holbrook Tuesday en-
route to Cooley, where they will work
in the lumber camps. The train
which consisted of eleven cars left
Louisiana Sunday morning and was
handled the entire distance via the
Santa Fe. The colored population
in the vicinity of Cooley was in
creased to the extent of five hundred
people with the arrival of this train.
The transportation of the Southern
Negro to this part of the country
to work is new venture, although
it has been general in the east for
the past year or so.
The Cady Lumber company, a
Louisiana concern, recently bought
the lumber camps at Cooley as we'll
as those at Flagstaff.
The Winslow mail., 1924-02-15
JOHN POWELL SR.
DIES AT.HOSP|TAL

John Powell Sr, a director of the
Bank of Winslow and one of the
best known residents of this city
having lived here for more than
thirty years, died Sunday after a
Santa Fe hospital, where he was a
patient for the past seven months.
His remains were brought to
Winslow Tuesday on train No. %
for interment in the local cemetery.
The burial took place Wednesday
afternoon from the home of his son,
Robert Powell, 315 West Fourth ave-,
Rev. T. E. Elgin, pastor of the Bap-
tist church, officiating at the funeral
services.
The deceased, who was 65 years
of age, was born on January 16,
1859, at Evansville, Kentucky, living
most of his boyhood days, however,
at Owensville, Indiana. In the early
nineties he came west staying at
Las Vegas and Albuquerque, New
Mexico, about two years and then
coming to Winslow, which has been
his permanent home since that time.
Mr.. Powell, who was a bridge and
building foreman on the Santa Fe,
has been connected with that com
pany during the years that he has
lived in this city.
Robert Powell was called to Los
Angeles a week ago yesterday and
was at the bedside Of his father
when he died, accompanying the
remains to Winslow. The deceased
was a man of great integrity and
of fine principles, having a quiet,
unassuming, but friendly disposition.
He was honored and very much re-
spected by the people of this city.
Mr.. Powell is survived by three
children, Mrs. T. E. Herman, Robert
Powell, John Powell Jr., of Las
Vegas, New Mexico, who attended
the funeral, and four grand children.
The following prominent men OF
this city acted as pail bearers: Will
liam H. Dagg, R. c. Kaufman, B. B.
Neel, W. j. Grocer, V. c. Proctor and
O. L. Gray.
The Winslow mail., 1924-02-15
ROBBERS WHO STOLE
CAR CAUGHT IN n. N.

Word was received here the first
Of the week that the two men who
stole the Mccormick automobile and
entered the home of S. S. Lawhead
taking some clothing on the evening
of February 5, were captured at
Vaughn, New Mexico, by a special
officer of the Santa Fe, while the
pair were attempting to hold up the
station agent at that place.
A duplicate Babbitt Bros. Trading
company bill with Mr.. Lawhead's
name on it was found by the special
officer in an overcoat which one of
the gunmen was wearing, and this
led to an Investigation, which re-
suited in connecting the robbers with
the thefts committed here. The over
coat proved to be the one that was
taken from Mr.. Lawhead's home.
One of the gunner, whose names
were not obtained in Winslow, is
said to be an ex-convict. According
to word received here they were
found guilty and sentenced to the
penitentiary of New Mexico, one re-
ceiving one and half years and the
other two years and half.
The Winslow mail., 1924-02-15
AM. LEGION POST GIVES
Big BALL AND RATTLE
A roval BALI

A royal balE
Frank Perkins post of the Ameri-
can Legion gave royal ball last
Saturday night at the Pastime hall.
Those who attended it-and they
were many-had such wonderful
time that it is doubtful that single
one of them will forget it before
George M. Westover, the man who
won the $1,000 cash rattle.
The ball could not have been a
more enjoyable affair. Everything
was so arranged that the dancers
could not help enjoying themselves
to the greatest extent. The music
which was furnished by Mathews
six-piece orchestra was said by many
to be the best that they had heard
in Winslow. And it must have been
all that and more, that syncopation,
those scintillating melodies and those
dreamy dreams.
From the time that the orchestra
first struck up until the last melod-
ious tone was waited across the hall,
the American Legion ball was a
royal ball, grand ball. The hall
was, charmingly decorated with
DT1gnLly cOlofed SGfeamefS anu lest
oons and the National as well as
the Legion colors, all of which en-
HANGED the enjoyment of the occasion.
At eleven o'clock a Thor washing
machine generously provided by the
Arizona Electric company was wheel
ed to the center of the floor, the
rattle tickets placed in it and the
tub whirled for some little time,
thoroughly mixing the tickets. The
honor of drawing the lucky ticket
was accorded to little Merriam
Ames, who drew the fortunate num-
Der, 314, as if she had been handing
out thousand dollar bills all her life.
Several rumors are afloat as to
what Mr.. Westover, who is brake
man on the Santa Fe, is going to
do with his one thousand dollars.
One is that he has ordered a huge
solitaire. Another is that he is going
to turn philanthropist and buy arches
for all flat-footed brakemen on the
third district Firemen, however,
say that is impossible, that he may
buy arches for some of them, but
not all of them
Watch for future announcements
on Legion activities.
The Winslow mail., 1924-02-15
TO ORGANIZE ASSOCIATION
FOR PROTECTION OF GAME

A meeting to which all interested
people are requested to attend will
be held in the City Hall Monday
evening at 8 o'clock for the purpose
of organizing local chapter of the
Arizona Game Protective Associ-
alton.
According to statutory regulation
the state game warden cannot send
any game and fish to this district
for stocking purposes until he is
given assurance that adequate pro-
tecton will be provided. Joe Roth
and DR.. E. C. Gilpin as we'll as other
interested people have been working
for some time in an attempt to pro-
vide suitable protection so that the
district can be stocked with game
and fish. If a local chapter of the
Arizona Game Protective association
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Maccabees Entertainment

Lady Commander Alta Turner of
the Woman's Benefit association of
the Maccabees entertained the follow
ing at the home of Mrs. B. W.
Steinert on West Third avenue: An
ME Fenton, past commander; Nellie
Robinson, junior commander; Anna
Shanks, Lieutenant commander, Ada
Gates, record keeper; Gilla Hosler,
collector; Helen Hargis, chaplain;
Madeline Hink, sergeant; Gladys
Bennett, sentinel, Carrie Morris,
picket; Nellie Eastman, captain of
the guards; Bertha Hughes, color
bearer No l; Winifred Rhoades,
color bearer No. 2, Bonnie Brennan,
lady at arms; Mary Hungerford, in
stalling officer, Nina Vauhn, musici-
an and Anna Dye, publicity reporter.
A most delightful evening was
spent at bridge. Mrs. Mary Hunger
ford holding high score was awarded
first prize and Mrs. Helen Hargis,
consolation, after which a delicious
two course luncheon was served.
The Winslow mail., 1924-02-15
NORMAL FACULTY MEMBERS
GIVE MENTAL TESTS IN CITY

Miss Mary 7. Lutz and Miss Au-
gusta Pragst of the Flagstaff Nor
NAL Faculty, both of whom are
conducting an intelligence survey in
Navajo county, were in Winslow the
first of the week giving experimental
intelligence tests in the various
schools of the city, the results of
which will be used with those OBJ
tanned in the county as we'll as the
results of all the other counties of
Arizona in ascertaining the mental
rating of the schools in this state.
This statewide survey is under
the direction of C. R. Tupper, super
intendent of the city schools in Mi
ami. Miss Elizabeth Byerly, sta
tistician, who is employed by the
state with headquarters at Phoenix,
will analyze the results of the mental
tests obtained in the various coun-
ties and will determine their rating.
Both Miss Lutz and Miss Pragst
said that they were very much
pleased with the cordial spirit eX-
tended to them by the schools here.
They also conducted intelligence
tests at Cooley.
The Winslow mail., 1924-02-15
Cupid Has Peculiar Ways

Cupid has divers and Sundry
as we'll as peculiar ways. Some
times the contriving little archer
unites them at the altar. Other
times he binds them at the side
of a death bed or in the air or
at the bottom of the deep blue
sea. On this particular occasion
he tied the Gordian knot on a
Santa Fe fast train as it raced
eastward across the continent.
The couple, Nicolai Gallegos
and Inez Mcbride, both of whom
live at Grants, New Mexico, sud-
denly decided while riding home
on the train from Blue Water a
few days ago that they must
marry right then and surprise
their parents. They were to
marry when they arrived home.
why not before they got there? ?
Aside from the surprise, marrying
on the fast train as it flew
through space would be highly
romantic and would be akin to the
tales Of love when knighthood was
in flower. The whim might be
considered a foolish one by the
unsympathetic, but not so with
Cupid. He had his designs and
who knows whether the marriage
would have ever taken place if
the ceremony had not been per-
formed on the train.
Everything was propitious. The
night was an amorous one. The
couple had brought their marriage
license with them. And Rev. j..
M. Moyi, who accompanied the
happy pair, generously agreed to
perform the ceremony. They
were married in their swaying
coach as the fast train thundered
along the track to their destina-
tion.
After procuring marriage
license at Grants, the couple to-
gether with Rev. Moyi motored
to Gallup to do some shopping in
preparation for the wedding. While
they were returning home their
car broke down, making it neces-
sary for them to take the train.
The Winslow mail., 1924-02-15
ASSOCIATION TO GIVE
TRUE ROAD CONDITION

A movement is on foot among the
business men in the cities along the
Old Trails highway to organize a
protective association for the purpose
of counteracting the practice prevail
ing in New Mexico of misrepresent-
ing the Old Trails highway and
thereby causing tourists to take the
southern route to the coast.
1t is an open secret that certain
cities along the southern route in
New Mexico and Arizona provide
paid representatives at the junction
of the two highways for the purpose
of routing tourists over the southern
road In order to do this the mere
enary road Guides" misrepresent
the condition of the Old Trails high
way with the result that both the
tourists and the business men along
the northern route lose by it. In
travelling the southern road the tour
ist not only takes the longer route by
about three hundred miles but he
is also deprived of the many superior
scenic advantages for which the Old
Trails highway is noted. The fin
ancial loss to the business men is a
CoIlSlueIdDle one DIS Is eVlueIlceu ny
comparison of profits between the
summer and the winter season.
During the winter months the
guides, giving a friendly tip to
an earnest inquiry, generously tell
the tourists as a favor that the Old
Trails highway is several feet under
snow. that the road is always inn
passable after October that the
people living along the Old Trail
practically have to hibernate during
the long winters, and whatnot. AS
matter of fact however, there are
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The Winslow mail., 1924-02-15
Not a Joke But a Meeting
Occurring Only in Stories

A man sat down beside another
one in the Harvey house lunch
room the other evening. The man
who was eating said good even
ing" to the newcomer, and a con-
versation sprang up between them
During their talk one of them,
desiring to know to whom he was
speaking, said, "My name is Nc
Cormick" The other looked at
him a peculiar questioning way
and then replied, $50 is mine." "
The first. with twinkle in his
eye, volunteered, "My initials are
Charles S.. what are yours 2" The
second answered, "Mine are also
Charles s." Not to be outdone,
the first continued, "My native
state is Pennsylvania" The sec
ond said, pennsylvania is my
native state.
Comparing notes the two men
learned that the situation was not
a joke and that their meeting
was a genuine coincidence-some-
what like the highly imaginative
creation of a romance. One of
them Charles S. Mccormick, gene
raj yard master of the Santa Fe
Coast lines with headquarters in
Los Angeles, and the other is
Charles S. Mccormick, Scout exc
cutive of the Grand Canyon coun-
Gil of the Boy Scouts of America.
If the names had been Smith,
the meeting would have been
somewhat commonplace. AS it
was their meeting borders on the
spectacular plots of a Dumas or
a Cervantes.
The Winslow mail., 1924-02-15
TWO YOUTHS ARRESTED
ON CHARGE OF ROBBERY

Two young chaps, who gave their
names as John Bradley and Bill Cole,
were arrested Wednesday afternoon
while walking along Second street
between Kinsley and Williamson on
the charge Of holding up Bill Ford
on Monday evening about nine
o'clock in front of the Opera House.
They will have their hearing in
the Justice court today at 2 o'clock.
Mr.. Ford recognized the pair on
the street as the ones who held him
up, and he had them arrested. Both
boys refuse to talk. It is thought
they may know something about
the Gillard and the Parlor Cafe
robberies.
Bill Ford was held up Monday
night by two unmasked robbers as
he stepped out on the walk in front
Of the Opera House to enter John
Bancords apartment to put the re-
ceipts of the show in the safe.
The robbers told him to give them
the cash box, which he did; and they
disappeared around the corner cd the
Opera House block. The thugs OBJ
tanned about $35. Since the front or
the theatre is brightly lighted Mr..
Ford was able to get a good view
of the holdup pair. One had a gun
and the other club.
The Winslow mail., 1924-02-15
BUSINESS MEMS BOY SCOUT
COUNCIL PLANS MEASURES

Representatives of the Boy Scouts
business mems council of this district
held a meeting at the high school
Wednesday evening for the purpose
of discussing certain contemplated
measures of the Scout organization.
Among the plans discussed were
camp program for the year, a
tentative budget to carry on the act
ivities of the organization and means
of raising this budget. The plans
which are to be adopted will be an
nounced at a later date. Each re-
preventative pledged himself to see
that the Scout district organizations
are effected.
A bountiful luncheon, prepared by
the freshman domestic science class
under the direction of Miss Madalyn
Myers, was served the representa-
tives and their guests by Misses
Jane Day, Elsie Jones, Ina Bender,
Pauline Sprankle, Mayme Mcbride,
Helen Thayer and Margaret Hayes.
Those who attended the business
mems council meeting were: Edward
L. Curtis, deputy regional executive
of. Los Angeles; M. G. Fronske, pre-
sident of the Grand Canyon council;
c. S. Mccormick Jr., executive of
this council; Marion Rogers, Jessie
M. Smith, John T. Flake and D. E.
Haywood of Snowflake; George
Hatch, Taylor; Pratt Overson, St.
Johns; Virgil Bushman and Hiram
Sutcliffe, Joseph City; and r. NJ
Bruchman, Sam w. Proctor, Dale
Smith, Theo. Laveson, Charles Daze,
Grady Gammage, Rev. w. L. Martin,
Joe Lieberman and A. R. Hipkoe of
this city
The Winslow mail., 1924-02-15
annual SENIOR PLAY
CREOITABLE OFFERING

'The House Next Door, J. Hartley
Manners comedy, presented by the
senior class of the high school last
Friday night at the Washington
auditorium, was a meritorious pro-
duction, one that proved very anus
ing with it's humor, sarcasm and
complicating circumstances.
All the characters of the cast were
we'll selected and each sustained his
part in a creditable manner. Chester
Smith as Sir John Cotswold, who
had an intense hatred for everything
that pertained to the Jewish people,
took the leading part, receiving rip
pies of laughter with his querulous,
caustic and biting remarks. His role
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