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The Washington times., 1926-01-04
NABS
SPEEDERS

Short shrift for speeders and reck-
less drivers on the Washington-Bal-
timore bourevard was promised to-
day by Capt. Charles Meyers. Of the
Maryland State police, following
yesterdays crusade in which six
motorists were arrested
After receiving reports that the
boulevard had become a veritable
speedway. Captain Meyers, assisted
by Policemen George Gerhardt and
c. e. Duckworth, determined to
break up the practice.
Walter H. Copperthite, Of 1929 L
ST., N. W., was arrested for driving
with a dead" tag and no Maryland
operators permit. He was fined
$40 and costs. He was carrying a
District of Columbia drivers permit
at the time of his arrest. G. N.
Hedgebeth, who gave his address as
Washington. was fined SIS and costs
for speeding.
James j. Burrell and Earle M.
Longbraker. OF Baltimore. were
charged with operating a car with
out a license. The former was fined
$40 and the latter SIS. Fines Of
80 and SIS each were imposed upon
John j. Sullivan, of Ridge, Nd, and
Nicholas A. Gossman. of Baltimore,
for speeding. The hearings were
conducted by Magistrate George r.
Philips, OF Berwyn.
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Girl Poet, Discouraged,
Seeks Death As
Fame Arrives

CHICAGO, Jan. 4.The spark
Of genius refused to burn into
flame and recognition, so Lily
Olsen, II, hopeless and hungry
poet, wanted to die. Her souls
artistic longings unsatisfied as
the old year was passing on,
last Thursday night, she swal-
lowed poison.
Physicians at the hospital
where the despairing girl was
taken were successfully combat
ting the poison, when word came
that three of Lily's poems prob
ably would be published in the
February number of the mag
azine, Poetry. Lily's despair
vanished. She wanted to live,
If only long enough to see the
elimination Of her efforts in
print.
Then pneumonia set In. Doc
tors hold little hope for the
girl. So now, it seems, Lily is
again to be cheated out Of sue
cess-by the death which she
sought too soon.
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PROBE BLAST IN
WHICH Is DIED


PENSACOLA, Fla, Jan. Al.
legged Irregularities In one depart.
ment OF the Newport Tar and
Turpentine Company, which may
have contributed to Saturdays
disastrous explosion In the retort
plant, which today found the death
list swelled to fifteen persons. will
be the base for a sweeping investl-
cation, Coroner Nee announced to-
day.
He said one report reaching him
was that one OF the workmen on
duty in the retort plant was In
toxicated shortly before the explo.
sion.
Officials of the company are said
to welcome fun probe.
The death of Pete Henderson,
negro, brought the number of
fatalities to fifteen. He had been
freed from the city prison only the
day before the explosion, his fore.
man paying a fine assessed against
the negro.
Today was to be the day of
funerals for two pair of brothers
who died from the explosion. The
bodies of Warren Eldridge, %. and
Edwin Eldridge, 1S, his brother,
were shipped to Bay Minnette, near
by, for burial, and Robert and
Charles Hammac, brothers, will be
buried this afternoon in a double
grave.
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]. S.RECREATIO ION
PARLE NEAR

Governors Of the 10 States were
invited today by Secretary OF War
Davis to send representatives to the
second national outdoor recreation
conference here January 2O-21 to
nationalize sports.
The conference viii consider the
respective responsibilities Of the
Federal Government and the States
in recreation and conservatism,
Davis said.
Davis hopes governors commit
tee on outdoor recreation may be
created by the conference.
The first national recreation con-
ference was held in May, 1924,
when at the instigation OF President
Coolidge and his Cabinet, 1913 ma
tional organizations associated them
selves and ATTEMPTED to form a ma
tional policy to coordinate the
activities OF several State, county,
municipal and unofficial agencies in
the field OF outdoor recreation and
conservatism.
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,NYE FIGHT UP
IN SENATE

With the question Of seating SEN
designate Gerald p. Nye, R)
Of North Dakota, called up for a
decision. the Senate today was to
plunge into a debate over the con-
stitutionality Of Nye's appointment
10 the exclusion of all legislative
matters.
Although friends of Nye planned
desperate fight to seat him, all
eigns pointed to final vote deny
ing the North Dakotan the right
70 enter the Senate.
A majority report from the Sem
ate Elections Committee, signed by
Doth Republicans and Democrats.
recommended that Nye be denied
his seat and indications were tt
would be adopted by a one-sided
minority report, submitted by
senators Smith, South Carolina:
Nicely. West Virginia, and Steph.
ens. mississippi, all Democrats. pro.
posed to seat Nye, but It was
opposed by such Democratic leaders
az Robinson. OF Arkansas; walsh.
O. Montana; King, of Utah. and
George. Of Georgia.
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GOAL Strike
CRISIS NEAR
~ JAMES Il. KIIGAILEN
InternationaI News service

s8s
NEW YORK, Jan within ~
hours. this crisis ii negotiations to
settle the anthracite coal strike,
now IN its fifth month. win have
been reached II was predicted to.
day BY those IN the closest touch
with the situation.
Either the strike vii be settled
this week or It viii drag on al
winter, with its consequent heavy
losses to operators and miners and
discomfort to the public.
Tomorrow the operators ana nins
ers resume their joint conference
here In final. desperate effort TO
reach an agreement. They axe.
going Into the meeting as hopefully
as the rather oIninous circurns
stances viii permit. They are ct
issue: Arbitration. The operators
want arbitration; the miners wOn'e
have IT. Neither side will COM
promise, apparently.
If. as forecast by s0n1e observers
today. the conference tomorrow
breaks up, number OF things may
happen. among them being:
An attempt by the operators e
non-unionize the coal mines.
Possible Federal intervention.
Action by the State Of Pennsyas
variia to control the industry.
Any attempt to Cpea the mines
TO non-union labor would, It Is con-
coded. be fraught with grave dan.
ger and possibly result Ia blood.
shed
The Federal authorities, under
existing legislation. cannot inter-
fere in the anthracite dispute. This
House Of Representatives incident
III, is scheduled to begin this week
& thorough investigation Of the
anthracite industry through com
nittee headed by Representa-
Parker Of New York.
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Fascist Put Up Bars
To New Members
For Party
THEY LOOK LIIs 2 A BAD DREAM

ROME, Jan. 4.Resolutions
which practically close the Fas-
cisti to outsiders and those not
already members were adopted
BY the Fascist grand council
today.
The first provides that en-
trance into the party be made
increasingly difficult. The sec
ond lays down the rule that
after June, 1926, no new MEM
bers ever be permitted to reach
places Of authority.
It was also provided that
new members be asked to make
special financial contributions.
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YOU 7 H
Of 12F|RES
BY international New. Service

NEW YORK, Jan. Awhile one
policeman beat at the flames with
his raincoat, another made his way
through smoke-filled Railways,
aroused seventeen men, women and
children and led them to safety
from a four-story frame tenement
house in Brooklyn after it had
been set afire by a pyromaniac
early today.
The blaze alarmed the neighbor-
hood, coming on the heels of the
arrest Of a youth charged with
having set fire to eleven other
houses and reserves had to be
called out. No one was injured,
and the flames were checked be-
fore much damage was done.
An investigation revealed a
bundel of newspapers, soaked with
oil. that had been set afire at the
foot of the wooden stairs in the
lower hallway.
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FASCIST COUNCIL STUDIES
DEBT PAYMENT TO BRITAIN

ROME, Jan. THE Fascist grand
council, under The craftsmanship or
Premier Mussolini, met today and
discussed the italian policy in the
debt settlement negotiations with
Great Britain, which win open
shortly.
The council passed resolutions de-
claring that Italy must not only
seek an agreement with Great
Britain which win seal the friend
ship Of the two nations, but must
also point out that Italy has been
neglected in all treaties concerning
mandates over colonies, and there
fore desires the payment Of repara-
tions in raw materials in order that
she may rebuild her own industries
and contribute to world civilization.
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SIR BASIL ARRAIGNED
FOR INDEcENcY IN PARK

LONDON, Jan. Il Crowds TANNED
the Marlborough street police court
today to hear the arraignment Of
Sir Basil Thomson, former head of
he British spy catching organiza-
ton and one Of Britain's best-known
criminologists.
Sir Basil appeared in court to
answer q charge Of committing an
.offense against the public decencx
in Hyde Park. Sir Basil entered
a plea Of not guilty.
Thelna De Lava, who was arrest
ed with Sir Basil, previously had
entered q plea Of guilty and been
sentenced.
The prosecutor said that Sir
Basil, after being arrested. had re-
vealed his identity to the constable
and had pleaded for his release.
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BILL FAVORED FOR
MUSCLE SHOAL BODY

A bill setting up a commission Of
six members, three from the House
Military Affairs Committee and
three from the Senate Agriculture
Committee, to receive bids for the
leasing of Muscle Shoals, was re-
ported favorably today by the
Rules Committee.
The bill would authorize a lease
not to exceed fifty years, on terms
"as good or better" than offered by
Henry Ford two years ago.
The Washington times., 1926-01-04

FAMINE FOLLOWS GALE
IN SAMOAN ISLANDS

A big food shortage in the
Samoan Islands sis inevitable" and
the Navy will have to supply means
of subsistence to the natives
temporarily, Capt. H. L. Bryan.
governor general, informed the
Navy Department today.
The islands were struck by a.
terrific hurricane Saturday, which,
while causing terrific property
damage. apparently caused little or
no loss of life.
The hurricane destroyed nearly all
the fruit bearing trees
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THREE HELD IN KILLING;
BOOTLEG FEUD BLAMED

SARASOTA, Fla, Jan. 4.-Three
persons are held here today In COM
nection with the death Of William
stone, who died yesterday from five
shotgun and pistol shots received in
a brawl in local hotel room sew
eraI days ago.
Those held are Stephen Roberts,
Marie Duncan, said to be Roberts
daughter, and Ralph Garrick. all
in the room when Stone was shot.
All three deny the charges, but
police have a death-bed statement
from Stone charging Roberts shot
him.
Police believe the tragedy re-
suited from a feud among gam
bling and Bookkeeping rings.
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Russian Farms Destroyed
MYSTERY Wells DEATH
OF MAN IN SARASOTA

SARASOTA, Fla. Jan. 4.-Police
today are investigating the death
OF a man believed to be M. d.
Fitch, of Minneapolis, whose body
was found in shallow water near
the municipal pier last night.
The mans head was badly
bruised, and 1t is uncertain whether
he carae to his death by violence
or accident.
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TWO KILLED, I HURT
IN TUNNEL EXPL oSl0M

DENVER, Col. Jan. 4.Powder
fumes following a blast In the main
heading OF the Moffat tunnel caused
the death of two men. Al third is.
in a. critical condition.
A canvas bulkhead to protect
workers from gas WAS torn aside
by the explosion and could not be.
closed
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BosToN,s FIRST LADY"
HUGS DOLL AT INAUGURAL

BOSTON, Jan. 4.-Boston's First
lady" Marjorie Nichols, 8 years old,
dressed in her best bib and tucker,
was the center of attraction at the
inaugural today of Mayor Malcolm
r. Nichols.
The beautiful little brown-haired,
blue-eyed child, whose mother died
tour months ago, sat today in the
'front.' row OF SyLsahony Hall with
her two brothers, hugging her dolly
throughout the ceremony.
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WEST POINTER GETS
$4,000 POST INN. Y.

ALBANY, N. r, Jan. 4.-Maior
Thomas F. Farrell, an instructor of
engineering at West Point, TODAY
was appointed State commissioner
OF canals and waterways, at a
salary of $4,000 a year.
He will assume his new duties
February /.
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XII KLUX ENGINEER
LIQUOR RAID ON ELKS

PARIS, ILL.,, Jan. 4.-Bitter war
fare between the Ku Klux Khan
and opposing factions was foreseen
as the result Of a liquor raid on
the Elks Club.
The entire membership is strong.
ly anti-Kian while the city ad-
ministration is composed of the
hooded order.
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ORDER MEXICAN TROOPS
TO PUT DOWN UPRISING

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 4.-Federal
troops We're today given orders to
use drastic measures to suppress an
incipient rebellion, following attacks
MADE upon the barracks at Aguas
Calienties yesterday. Nt-'
number OF arrests are under
stood to have been ordered.
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By WILLIAM K. HUTCHINSON

By WILLIAM K. HUTCHINSON
Congress will be called upon
60 create vast air armada for
the United States, while ordering
drastic economies in the existing
army and navy establishments
under 3 drive inaugurated today
by q bloc comprising aerial en-
thusiastists and military econo-
mists.
The drive, gaining power from
the supprot of friends of Col.
william Mitchell, will be linked
closely to the pending disarm-
ament conference to be called by
the League of Nations and in
which President Coolidge favors
American participation.
Points in the Defense
The drive viii have 80 its goal
three steps in reorganizing the
American national defense. These
are:
/. Creating a new department OF
national defense, with the army.
navy and aviation having separate
bureaus.
.. Strengthening OF Americas air
forces until the nation ranks as
the equal of any other air power
In the world
8. Reduction OF land and naval
ornaments, postponen1ent Of, new
military projects until the dis
armament conference has material
ICED and elimination OF numerous
activities now carried on by the
army and navy.
In the first two proposals. the
drive win receive considerable sup
port from Administration ranks.
81 favor increased appropriations
Tor aviation" said Senator SmOot
effort ought to be naaic to place
America In the first rank among
the world air powers.
Favored By An Parties
Both Democrats ana the pro-
gressives favor further steps for
building up American aviation
- 4eAS W. C0oA4A6 Sc4AA dAlAA Sre@l
ornaments.
II intend to lead q fight for the
reduction Of both army and navy
expenditures" said Senator King
CD of Utah. taThe expenditure OF
between $500, 900 900 and 500, OO0,-
900 I'm peace time for military pur-
poses by q repurblici which is the
apostle Of disarmament and peace
- paradoxical IL not AEdekensible.
The overhead In the Army and
Navy is entirely too great. Naval
bases must be reduced, Army posts
abolished and the civilian army of
$4,000 employees materially reduced.
An appropriation of $500, 000, 900
should be sufficient"
King said he would propose the
abolition of the Boston, Brooklyn
and Portsmouth navy yards and
demand that President Coolidge
support this move as a part of his
national economy program.
Senator Norris fR.I of Nebraska,
leader OF the Progressive bloc. In.
dorsed the same program.
II think the Army and Navy
should be combined into a single
department. Of national defnse. This
would bring economy In peace as
well as war and greater efficiency"
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$4,000 storehouse Burns

LAWRENCE, Mass. Jan. fire
ruined the three-story wooden store
house of Pill Brothers. hardware
dealers, in the heart of the business
district today, doing damage esti-
mated at $4,000.
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AoVEsTisEMEMT

ricss realized on Swift & COMPANY
e4Ies OF carcass beef In Washington. 81 q
Io ose week ending Saturday. January 3
- "a on snipments sold out, ranged from
averaged 1883 cents per pound. @"0
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FLOOD
BROWNS 10

BRUSSELS, Jan. Fifteen per-
sons died in the Belgian floods,
which were generally reported to
be receding today.
In the northern part OF the
country the floods still continue to
harrass Mons and Malines, where
a quarter of a million persons
have been thrown out of employ
ment. owing to damage wrought BY
the OVerflowing waters.
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth
have given two million francs, g
gift to them on the celebration OF
their twenty-fifth wedding ami
versary, as a donation for the relief
OF Belgian flood sufferers.
To this fund they have added
100000 francs from their personal
fortune.
Suffering I'm England
LONDON, Jan. 4. - Hundreds Of
families have been driven from
their homes and thousands Of others
are held prisoner by floods through
out England, according TO late adj
vices today
Ene rivers HnameS,s Severn avon
and Wye still continue TO rise, there
having been no let-up in the rain
Tor almost two weeks.
In the Thames valley there has
been fifteen consecutive days of
rainfall.
German Floods Recede
BERLIN, Jan. THE flooded
waters OF the Rhine and Moselle
are now receding, and the work Of
repairing the great damage done is
under way, according to reports re-
ceived here.
In Cologne and Coblenz the high
waters have not receded sufficiently
to permit the return to normal life,
but the dangers are believed to
have passed.
Russian Farms Destroyed
KHARKOV, Russia, Jan. A.
Floods, caused by prolonged rains
and thaws. have inundated Kharkov
and vicinity.
Seven hundred farms are under
water and a great deal OF livestock
has been lost.
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CAROL AMAZED
WHEN + RED'
~ InternationaI News Service

MILAN. Jan. Crown Prince
Carol was amazed and shocked when
his remuneration Of the throne or
Rumania was accepted by King
Ferdinand and the crown council.
1t was reported here today. The
former crown prince continued to-
keep himself hidden in his hotel
here.
The crown prince Is reported to
have written the remuneration letter
in q fit OF rage, after the king
and queen had sent an emissary
to Milan demanding that he break
off his romance with the titan
haired .'Magda Lupescu."
1t is reported that he had no
idea that the letter Of remuneration
would be accepted. He says the
tales published concerning the cause
81. his remuneration are 'damnable
lies.
Prince Carol gave q dinner late
last night III his apartment for
which he ordered huge bouquets Of
flowers for .Magdas who Is at the
same hotel.
Zizi Is AnOtI1erss Wife
PARIS, Jan. 4.-The remuneration
of Crown Prince Carol was not
caused by his desire to return 20
his former Morganatic wife. Zizi
Lambrino, according to a Runlanian
diplomat.
Zizi Is now happily married to a
Runanian army officer and living
In Paris, this diplomat stated.
It is reported here from Bucharest
that Prince Carol has written to
Princess Helen, his wife declaring
that he is ready to adopt any
course she may suggest with regard
to their separation.
misunderstanding Denied
LONDON Jan. 4.-The RumaLian
legation here today issued an off
ciaI denial OF reports that the re
nunciation OF his rights to the
throne by Crown Prince Caro- was
caused by a misunderstanding be-
tween the Rumanian government
and Prince Carol.
The statement declared that the
Prince was moved by personal rea-
sons only" in making his renuncia-
ton.
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The port of London can store
1 900 900 tons of goods in its ware
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JACK WILL
. COMEBACK,
81 US WIFE
Mrs. Dempsey Asserts Ex-
Champ Must Have Been
Given Something

BIZ United Press
ALLIANCE, Ohio, Sept. "a
There will be no peace in the Demp-
sey family until Jack Dempsey is
again heavyweight champion Of the
world. Mrs. Jack Dempsey is not
beaten.
Jack will regain the champion,
ship within few months" Mrs.
Dempsey (Estelle Taylor assured
interviewers in her compartment on
the Pennsylvania limited bound for
Philadelphia as it stopped here early
today.
Dempsey was beaten Thursday
night because he was given some
thing" before the fight, Mrs. Demp-
sey said, and because she was not
there to take care of him.
"Given Something"
IT don't know what it was. but !
would stake my life on it that some
thing was given him before he went
into the ring. If he fights Tunney
again, you can bet u will be with him
right up to the time he goes into
the ring"
Mrs. Dempsey was tucked in the
corner Of her compartment, dressed
lii nightgown, kimono and slipper s.
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.LENIENCY SHOWN
FIFTEEN PERSONS
1856 CIemency Pleas Heard
by Board.

Out of a total OF 1856 pleas heard
~ the State pardon board during its
September session, only fifteen per
sons received favorable consider
alton, it was announced today. For
~ . second successive time the board
gsve no pardons, limiting its action
to one fifteen-day parole and four
teen combinations Of sentence.
The report of the board shows 118
applications refused. 1t is under
stood a recommendation was trans
mitted to Governor Jackson that sew
eral current paroles be revoked
through failure of prisoners to pay
regularly on fine installments. No
Marion County persons received
clemency. Action was deferred in
the case of Nicholas Harakas of In
dianapolis, who was granted a sec
ond thirty-day parole Sept 10. Six
TEN cases were continued to the
November session, six were stricken
from the docket and one was wi h
drawn.
Interest in action of the board
centered in communication of the life
sentence Of Samuel Hull of Gibson
County, who has served in the State
Prison continuously since Dec. I,
1897. BY committing Hulls SEN
tonce to twenty eight and one-half
years to life his immediate freedom
was made possible.
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EStelle Hears
AbOntDefeat

f, FT. WAYNE, Ind. Sept. pa
Word that her husband had fallen
in defeat reached Estelle Taylor,
movie actress and wife Of Jack
Dempsey, DIS she passed through
here Thursday night on a Pennsyl.
vdpia train to join the vanquished
heavyweight champion in Philadel
phia.
The train stopped at the FIT.
Wayne station a few minutes after
the fight was over. Crowds thronged
the station, anxious to catch a
glimpse of the famous fighters wife.
Her friands were anxious to keep
the results Of the championship
match from her until she should hear
the story from the lips Of her hus
band.
But reporters shouted the word
through the screen windows of the
train and copies of newspaper
extra were tossed into her COM
partment, despite the vigilance of
trainmen.
Mrs. Dempsey, accompanied by
MRS. Floyd Fitzsimmons, wife Of the
Michigan City fight promoter. and
woman reporter, was due to reach
Philadelphia this morning.
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better in the next six months, it was
said today at a meeting of the di-
rectors of the National Association
of Credit Men.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

not VITA him, bat it was impossible.
am SIRE he would have won had
ueen with him to cheer him on"
Mrs. Dempsey will arrive at Phila-
delphia this afternoon. At that time
she indicated, there will be family
conference, a hearing Of explana
tons from her husbands friends ard
a campaign started for restoration
of the heavyweight crown to it's for.
.ner oW ner.
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Her eyes were sleepless, but not tear
stained. First news of the fight WIS
given her at Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Can't Imagine
1.-THE greatest shock TO me was
TIE statement that Jack staggel ed
10 his corner after the fight" said
the disnlayed Mrs. Dempsey, chew
ing the corner of a lacy handker-
chief II can't imagine Jack stag
gering from any blow delivered by
Gene Tunney. Jack could whip Tun-
ney and Harry Wills at the same
time.
my heart is breaking that / was
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ARRESTED Avn FAIR

BIZ United Press
WARSAW, Ind, Sept. "a
Swank Mckay, of Kalamazoo, Mich,
was arrested today on a charge of
operating a gambling machine at
the ,Kosciusko County fair. Willard
Winebrenr, chief of police, warned
players az well as operators that
further violations would bring ar
rests.