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Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-11-13
CAR STEALING is
ON The INCREASE
Anyone With Slight Me-
chanical Ability Can Start
Auto Without Key.

Automobile stealing is a business
that, despite the Dyer act, goes on at
an astonishingly fast gait throughout
the country, according to the legal de-
partment of the Chicago Motor club.
The unlocked car, of course, is the
greatest source of supply. Many car
owners think because the ignition is
turned off that the thief Is foiled,
whereas anyone with slight mechanical
ability can start a car without key.
The most common method is to run a
wire from the ammeter to the coil, but
there are numerous schemes equally
effective.
Habit Of Locking Car.
make a habit of locking your car,
and following psychological law, it
will be practically impossible to forget
to lock It," says the club bulletin.
Lock 1t at all times, even when you
are going to be in view of the car
while you leave it for a few minutes,
then you will never forget 1t when you
are going to be away from it for
hours.
Even cars that are locked are
stolen. Some thieves operate in this
fashion. They drive car of some
popular make, and In driving along
they see another car as like their own
as the proverbial two peas in the pod.
They stop behind 1t, or in a corner
directly opposite from the car they in
tend to steal. Then they go to a tele-
phone and call tow car, giving the
description of the car. Perhaps they
conveniently forget their own license
number, but at any rate they see to 1t
that their own car is left untouched,
while the other one is picked up.
They stroll up to the men on the tow
truck and tell them they will ride with
them to the garage. 1t is easy for
them to manufacture some reason for
towing the car, and once at the garage
the uIsuspecting proprietor gives the
supposed owner the eur whenever he
demands 1t. Should the irate owner
appear on the scene as his car is be-
ing towed, the thieves get themselves
out of their predlcament neatly and
quickly by passing the blame on to the
stupidity of the garage mechanics in
picking up the wrong car. This story
is generally accepted by the real
owner
Put Keys in Mall Box.
Automobile thieves have taken adj
vantage of conditions in towns where
garages make a practice of delivering
cars to boarders at their homes. Many
times the owner will instruct the ga
rage attendants to put his keys in
the mail box at a certain time. The
thieves make a survey of the situa7
ton, and are often able to step into
the vestibule minute or two before
the owner comes down to get his car.
They get the keys and are away from
the scene of the theft in a minute
Thousands of cars are recovered,
but in numerous instances the owner
does not get his property back because
the thieves have made such changes
in the car that it is impossible to
identify 1t. Every motorist should
have secret number placed some
where on the car. In case his car Is
stolen this number would serve as a
means Of Identification"
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-11-13
Spare Tubes Should Be
Wrapped to Avoid Sliding

"Box worn" means about the same
thing in inner tubes as "shop worn"
means in clothes. Both are damaged
goods.
When an inner tube leaves a rubber
factory 1t is ordinarily packed In
waxed paper and placed in a box 10
keep it In perfect condition from fac
tory to customer. But this waxed pa
per packing which is so essential to
insure Its resiliency and elasticity
in other words, It's live quality-is
not intended to be the packing which
will protect the tube carelessly thrown
in the tool box of a car.
Here the constant jolting and swerv-
ing of the car cause the loosely
packed tube to chafe against the sides
of the box, according to Miller. AS a
result, the tube chafes through at the
folds. If 1t is a repaired tube loosely
thrown in the tool box, 1t ordinarily
lacks even the protection of the box
against cutting on the sharp edges of
the tools.
A motoriSt will Always find In the
roadside emergency that his tubes are
In the same serviceable condition as
when he placed them in the car. If he
will carefully wrap them In soft cloth
or paper so that they cannot slide
around in the wrapping. Better even
than this, however, is the purchase OF
q tube bag-Motor Life
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-11-13

a new cure for auto speeders, who
cripple or kill pedestrians. The
speeder has to sit for one hour alone
in the morgue with the body of his
victim.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-11-13
Reckless Drivers Must
Face Most Unusual Cure

Herman E. Rikhoff, chief of police
of annapolis. Ind, who has started
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-11-13

ATS off !! Face to the East! 1t is the
recurring moment sacred beyond all
the power of the spoken and written
word-the eleventh hour of the
eleventh day of the eleventh month,
when silence fell upon the guns. So
has it been for six anniversaries of
"Armistice Day. So may it be in
1923 So may II he aS long as the
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-11-13

United States of America endures.
For when the clamor of conflict died that
fateful day the cheers of the vctors were more
than cheers of victory. Thanksgiving thrilled every
heart Hope sprang eternal in the
human breast. Joy came upon the earth once
more. Each good American will interpret the
ment of silence of Armistee Day according to his
experience and understanding And may each say
70 himself Il will remember while the light lasts
and in the darkness will not forget
War
/ abhor:
And yet sweet
The sound along the marching street
OF drum fife, and 1 forget
Broken old mothers, and the whole
Dark butchering without a soul
without a soul-save this bright treat
OF heavy music, sweet HE'LL
And even my peace-abiding feet
Go marching with the marching street.
For yonder the fife,
And what care-I for human Life;
The filled my astonished eyes.
And my full heart is like to break.
And yet 1t is embannered lies
dream those drummers make.
oh, it is wickedness to clothe
Yon hdeous grinning thing that stalks
Hidden in music like queen
That in a garden of glory walks,
Till good love the things they loathe;
Art thou hast many infamies
But infamy like this
O. snap the fife and still the drum,
And show the monster she is.
Yes; "War is hell" as Sherman said And no
small part of the prayer and resolve of Armstice
Day is for peace, earth good will toward
men"
But
Hats off!
Along the street there
A blare of bugles, a ru1e of drums,
A flash of color beneath the sky;
The Flag is passing by.
But more than the Flag is passing by.
Sea fights and land fights, grim and great.
Fought to make and to the State;
Weary marches and sinking shtps
Cheers of victory dying lips;
Days of plenty and years of peace
March of strong lands swift increased
Equal justice, right and law;
and reverent awe;
Sign of nation great and strong,
TO ward her people from foreign wrong;
Pride glory and honor-aH
Live in the Colors to stand or fall
And this. too is no less a part of Armistice
Ooy For Old Glory-the oldest Flag of earth and
tbe bandsomest Flag and the Flag that has never
known defeat--will be much in evidence at the
somb of the unknown Dead" In Arlington the
national shrine where the nationwide observance
of Armistice Day viii have its focus. And Ola
Glory and the Unknown Soldier stand for one
and the same thng-the old old American ideal:
Ieace with honor and patriotic devotion TO country.
"Oid lronsdes" and Mayfiower.
Constitution and Mayfower side by side-a Mt
ting picture (No. ~ for Armistice Day ana
suggestive one: Glorious "0ld lronsldes built at
the instance of the first President of the United
Suites George Washington, and the Presidential
Evening star., 1925-05-13
:sT,UO-Gun" Braves
From, Vest Meet
Waterloo Here

Out of the wild and woolly West
where men are men and the great
open spaces are widely advertised
by travel bureaus, came two of the
widest and woolliest .sun-kissed
sons Of the plains, with all the
carmarks of far-fabled two-gun
men. So hardy and fearless
pair were they, one Jess Perkins
and one Gene Van Noy, that bron-
cos that needed busting or wild
steers that need roping, or what
ever they do to wild steers in the 101
Wild West Show. quaked at the
very approach of these men from
the great aRHtrammeled West.
Came these two, then, to the
heart of civilization where men are
tenderfeet and there are no great
open spaces. And as they were
, walking in%their high heeled boots
up the ultra-civilized Florida ave-
nue., Monday night came very
small and meek and timid colored
man, not from the great open
spaces, who took from his pocket
a very small ivory-handled pistol
and tremblingly pointed it at the
two bronco busters!i Being tenn
porarily overcome by the con-
straints of civilization, they stuck
'em up" and the small colored man
took from them their all, $1O.35,
and meekly walked away.
Evening star., 1925-05-13
MUT|LAT|ON MOB
MAY GET 60 YEARS
Men Who Attacked Sales.
man Will Be Sentenced
Tomorrow.
By the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press. F-
WILLIAMSON. n. c., May 13.-
The final chapter in the Martin
County mob cases will be written
here tomorrow when Judge N. A. Sin
clair will pass sentence on Henry
Dennis Griffin, Julian Bullock and F.
w. Sparrow, ST. convicted last eve
ming of performing an operation on
Joseph A, Needleman, tobacco sales
man, on sunday morning, March 20.
At the same time l other defendants,
who have previously pleaded guilty
to being accessories to the fact, will
be sentenced.
Tom Lilly, one of the alleged ac-
cessories, Lies at the point of death
as the result of a self-inflicted gun
shot wound in the forehead, and j.
T. Smithwick. another alleged acces-
sorry, is i'll with pneumonia.
Those pleading guilty to the ac-
cessory charge and who will be SEN
fenced tomorrow are: Edgar Johnson,
Lester Edmonston, Tom Harrell, l..
A. Groom, Louis Johnson, James II.
Gray, Grady Smith, John Gray Corey,
Jim Horton Coltrain, Alfred p. Grif-
fin, Albert Gurkin, Clarence Gurkin,
Allen Griffin, Ben Lilly, Sherwood
Robertson, John A. Griffin. a. w.
Griffin, Hubert Griffin, E. c. Stone,
John Gurkin and Roy Gray.
Solicitor Don Gillian announced
last night that the State will move
dismissal of the indictment charging
Needleman with attacking a young
Martin County girl, upon which he
was to have been brought to trial
when the present cases were con-
cluded. 1t was on this charge that
he was being held in the county Jail
here when he was seized by the mob.
The jury in its verdict recon-
mended mercy for Claro Heath, the
term guilty. but without malice"
being used by the jury. Guilty, with
malice aforethought," was the ver-
dict returned as to Griffin, Bullock
and f. w. Sparrow, ST. The crime
for which Heath was convicted car
res maximum punishment of 10
years imprisonment in the State
prison, while the maximum in the
other three cases is 60 years inn
priSonment.
Evening star., 1925-05-13
HOLD SMUGGLED ALIENS.
Detroit Officials Block Alleged
"Underground Railroad"

DETROIT, Mich, May 13.-With
the arrest yesterday of Charles Nc
Carthey of Windsor by United States
agents, the operation of an under
ground railroad" for aliens wishing
to enter this country illegally is be-
lieved to have, been stopped.
Fifteen aliens who, agents said.
were brought across the Detroit River
also were arrested. The party in
cluded three Chinese said to have paid
5000 each for being put ashore on the
United States side.
Walter F. Brooks, chief of the inn
migration border patrol, said that the
department had evidence against Nc
Carthey which indicated he had been
bringing in approximately 100 aliens
a week at an average rate of $50 a
person.
Evening star., 1925-05-13
CINCINNATI TRADE BODY
WILL HOLD OUTING HERE
Chief Justice Taft to Be Guest of
Ohioans at Congressional
Country Club.
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 13-
Members of the Cincinnati CONNER
cial Club will hold their annual out
ing at the Congressional Country
cub. in Washington, ID. c., May 2S
% and 80, it was announced yester-
day. Chief Justice William Howard
Taft will be the guest of honor at a
dinner May 80.
The Chief Justice is an honorary
member of the club, and when he
was President of the United States
was host to the Cincinnati men at
Washington.
Commercial Club members will be
received by President Coolidge.
Evening star., 1925-05-13
Gives 100000 to Chicago U.

CHICAGO. May ia gift of $780,
600 toward the endowment fund of the
University of Chicago has been made
by Aaron T.. Norman of New York,
Harold II. Swift, president of the uni
versity board of trustees, announced
last night. The gift will go toward
total endowment fund of s17,500.000
which officials of the institution are
endeavoring to raise this year.
Evening star., 1925-05-13
"MarceHa" Drazvers,
Special, $780,.

Special lot. of Salesmens
samples. Made 70 fine nainsook
with dainty lace and medallion
trimming. Regular values $l.5O
and $l.75.
PaIais RoyaI-Third Floor.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-29
MAY SEYMOUR |F00IIO)SE bY REAIplCE RllDTON 9

an old maid, while homely girl with "come hither" look fin her eyes marches up to the altar with the town catch!
 "Let me See you tomorrow" '" pleaded Ulysses, as they walked up the path 10 the Gregorys front porch, The light from the hall streamed out into the darkness, and in its orange glow May raised her face to his.
 Tomorrow, she echoed, And tomorrow Jill be the last time, I'm leavilS for California day after tomorrow"
 She sensed. rather than saw, the look of disappointment in his face.
 50 soon?" he asked dismaly "I didn't know you expected to go so soon."
 "No," was all May said.
 Ulysses shook himself.
 "Ncll them" His voice was sud denly brisk and cheerful, q may as well make the best of the time be- fore you do go! Will you have dinner with me, now, tonight?"
 May didn't know why she eager ly accepted his invitation. She was tired and her head ached. More over she had eaten too many little cakes and sandwiches at Sally's party, and she did not want dinner. But she found herself saying "Yrs, I'd love to-" and running up the steps of the Grcgorys' house, to tell them that she was dining out.
 NOW. what do you know about that" Gloria cried 10 Dick when the front door had slammed behind May, and the sound of Ulysses de- parting motor had died away in the distance. She's been with that Forgan man all afternoon and now she's going to spend the evening with him. And she hardly knows him, Dick"
 Dick Gregory laughed, May always was a fast worker. 1 he commented dryly. "She knows this Torgan has iot of money, and she's probably picked him for her
New Britain herald., 1925-08-29
biadee and Lee Chow Have Thrill
 Ing Encounter with "SteVc"


 Ing Encounter with "SteVc'
 1 knew that Lee Chow's physical appearance was deceptive, but 1 had not dreamed of the real strength and agility hidden be- hind his ordinary exterior. The brawny Steve" taken by surprise, appeared helpless in his grip, but for fear that he might be toigning more weakness than was hls in order to take the Chinese by surprise, l slipped the tiny silencer pistol from my gown and leveled it at him.
 Don't underestimate this be- cause 1t is small and because l am h woman" l told him evenly. "l am a fairly good shot, my nerves arc steady and this is a most effective little weapon"
 He gave short, ugly, little laugh.
 Don't worry" he said, T know when I'm up against it, Sister-in- Law, dear"
 He drawled the cognomen pro- vokingly. T sec the distaff side of the family Is also represented in banditry. Perhaps l might offer you an inducement 10 join me in some little enterprise of profit"
 minded his gibe not at all, but his use of words not in the ordinary vocabulary of tramps disturbed me exceedingly. It furnished disquiet- ing proof that he had possessed cultural advantages far superior to those of the class to which he now belonged. Every such proof, added to the apparently ample evidence Of his identity, brought the convic- ton home to mo against my in- stincts that the man before me was, indeed. Dickys haIf-brother.
 But 1t was against my intuition, I clung to that thought desperately and gained strength from it 10 an swer him coolly.
 Lee Chow Disarnls Steve
 T have no time for testing" l said. Then I accosted the Chinese, who was pinioning the desperado's s arms.
 Gan you disarm him, Lee Chow" I asked.
 Better say 'frisk,' Steve" ad- vised as nonchaanty as if he were an onlooker at the scene. He'll un- derstand you better" But l noticed that his eyes were watching me in- tantly and I guessed that he was tensely waiting for an opportunity to distract my attention, If only for a second.
 If Mjssee Graham not look away for single sccond,' Lee Chow said
New Britain herald., 1925-08-29
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cott. think if it were she, she would be glad to have you know that 4he is on the jcb. You remember she told you that she would get even with both of LIS for spelling her lit tie game.
 If you think anything of my theory, will you please give this let ter to the commissioner Tell him I've got hunch that the Carter woman is just vain enough and Nln- dictiyc enough 10 come back into this city for the sake of getting even with you and me. If you do nothing about 1t until l return, l have an idea which perhaps could not he worked; but possibly the commlS- sioncr might arrange for carrying 1t through.
 Wha,rvcr you do. would suggest that the moment you receive my let ter you take it 10 Jimmie, let him read if, and ask him what he thinks about thc whole matter. He may
  ideas, but if hc will stop to think a moment, he will realize that some of SaIly's widest ideas proved them selves to he very sane theories, that worked out 10 perfection. Will you plcago say to Leslie that have much 10 t')l her. It seems strange 10 me that good woman can kick up such 4 mess at Beatrice has donc hy trying 10 arrange the lives of Dick and Paula Perrier. ] am afraid Dick Is very fond of Miss Terrier. hut for some reason the moving picture actress shrinks from marrying any man.
 Sincerely yours. SALLY ATHERTON Copyright, 1925. NIIA Service, 1ncD
 TONORROW-INttcr from James l tondon 10 sally Atherton.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-29

In his usual monotone, keep little gun aimed at head all time, then Lee Chow get mans revolver"
 T shall not look away" I an- swercd quietly. and the Chinese, with quick movement, brought "Steye's" arms high above his head,
 Keep there" he commanded, Move one finger, Missee Graham shoot"
 "My God! The Little Boy!"
 Ills sinewy, flexible hands went quickly over the mans torso In the search for hidden weapons. Then, suddenly, l saw a look of surprised horror in "Steve's" eyes as they focused upon something behind me and he called out raucously:
 My God! The little boy!"
 Lillian's training was the only thing that saved me from whirling and giving Steve" the opportunity to get at his revolver. But during our war work shc had rehearsed variations of this Identical time worn trick with mo so many times that l was enabled to hold my tiny pistol unwaveringly pointed at him. And kept my voice steady--I even forced an amused note into it-for the query l could not help making:
 Lee Chow, do you see my little boy behind me? This gentleman's eycsight appears 10 be alfected.'
 The Oriental swept not only the shack, but the horizon, with his eyes.
 No boy, nobody" he said as he took powerful automatic from q hiding place in "Steves" coat. With practiced hand he unloaded 1t, then tossed 1t into a rubbish heap in the corner. From a box near him he took q light but strong piece of rope and moved nearer "Steve.'
 Put hand behind back. I tie," he said laconically.
 From what came the instinct to protest, ] do not know. Perhaps it was q subconscious warning that if he did prove 10 be q member of the family 1t was not fitting that he should be tied up like a beast, Pef- haps the knowledge that when "Stcyo" realized the trump card ] held, there would be no fight left in him. At any rate, l spoke quick ly. inclsively:
 Do not fife his hands, Lee Chow. There isn't time, and when he hears what ] have to say he won't wish To 1 do anything except what we want i him to do"
 Copyright, 1925, by Newspaper Feature Service, Inc.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-29
LETTER FROM SALLY ATHIN' TON TO JOHN ALDEN PRES
 COTT-CONTINUE

Dear Mir. PreSCotG
 am starting for Pittsburgh one week from today. Ky q happy chance when 1 went downtown today l found comparatively late copy Of the Pittsburgh Sun and read that your house had been broken into again.
 Did it by any possibility strike you that that orchid Handkerchief and niece of orchid chiffon might have belonged to that little tis'r eat Mabel Carter" don't know that you know 1t, but shH always wore or chid when possible. Jimmie Condon will tell you this. She even carried the idea so far as to have the fur nlshings of her tiny apartment in the same color.
 NC. as you know. arc tho initials ot her namr, Now don't tell me tha+ no one would hr such q fool as to leave all these clues behind. Yon know the Srcatost criminoloEists In the country say that there never vas and never will he a perfect crimo, The tmartest criminal always leaves some reminder, if one is clever enough 10 detect it.
 Nf course Nahel Carter mover dreamed sho would tear her gown on 4 piece of bronze slaluary in that room. and fl she thought Of dropping her handkerchief sho probably said 10 herself; "Wnat difference will it make? There arc a hundred wom- eu, perhaps thousands. who ha'e those initials"
 Between you and me, Mir Pres
New Britain herald., 1925-08-29
THE STORY so FAR.

May Seymour, whose husband killed himself because of her love affair with another man, returns to her home town after a years ab- sence, She sells her property, and with her tiny fortune fin cash, sets out to find and marry a man with money.
 At Atlantic City she meets Her bert Waterbury and Dan Sprague, through a diyorcee, Mrs, Carlotta Trolking, Both men pay suit to May, greatly 10 the distress of Car lotta who has been in love with Dan for years,
 May finds Dan very attractive; i; but she sets her cap for Waterbury, having made up her mind that he Is the rich husband she is looking for. Finally he proposes and May plans to marry him within a week. She gives him all of her money To invest for her.
 But almost at once she regrets this, when Carotta, leaving for her home in California, warns May not to put too much trust in him. Wor- ried, May goes 10 Waterbury and demands the return Of her money, and an hour later he disappears
 Penniless, May sells her jewelry and fur coat to buy railroad ticket to California, intending to spend the winter with Carlotta who had previously invited her to do so. On the way west she stops off in her home town 10 visit her own friends Dick and Gloria Gregory. One day while she is lunching downtown with Gloria, she meets Ulysses For gan, a UidoWer who is mildly in love with her. He takes her to his house to aid In Chapcroning q party given by his young daughter. Sally, On the drive h ome May tells him how , she has lost all her money and she cries on his shoulder. Ulysses puts hi arm around her protectingly, but | fail to make love to May.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 Ulysses slowed down his car aS they re3ched the outskirts of New Britain, and the wet road became [