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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04
Absecon Notes and Personals.

Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Hamilton
were the guests of Mrs. Edward
Adams Thursday.
Samuel Beckett, of Bridgeton,
was a visitor at the Alexandra
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Helfrich
and Master Joseph Helfrich were
guests of Mrs. George Frings
yesterday.
Thomas Dilks, of Evan, is Wis
iting his o and family, Rev. c.
K. Dilks, at the M. E. Parsonage.
Walter Lozer is spending the
week end with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Lozer.
Mrs. Clara McCully, of New
York Road, is slowly improving
since her recent illness.
Mrs. Alice Mitchell is spending
a few days at her home in Abb
secon. She has been in Philadel-
phia with her daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Shovel
entertained recently Mrs. Laura
Zimmerman and Mr.. and Mrs,
Paulsworth, of Paulsboro.
Plans are being made to reno
vate the interior of the Presby-
terrain Church, by placing new
pews, carpet and painting.
Wilbur Somers, of M%ontclair,
was a recent visitor at the home
of Wilbur Conover.
Mrs. Eugene Klein, of Philadel-
phia, visited friends in North Alb
secon Sunday.
Raymond Conover has taken up
his duties at White Marsh Coun-
try Club, Chestnut Hill. Mr.. Con
over spent the winter at Lucia
Golf Club, Florida.
Richard Cook, of Pittsburgh,
recently visited his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Cook, of New
York Road.
Mrs. Lelande Shovel and Mrs.
Oscar Dobbins visited their mo
ther, Mrs. Martha Lucas, at Flor
ence, N. J., Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Crawford,
Charles and Wilbur Crawford,
Mr.. Smith. DR.. and Mrs. Effron,
Gertrude Effron, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilbur Adams, Miss Violet Adj
ans, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mich
OILS, Mrs. Florence VanSant, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Moshead, George
Gaskill, Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Do
ney, Mr.. and Mrs, Dunlevy were
the recent guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lemuel G. Boice,
Faunce Landing Road.
Mrs. Hannah Jackson died in
Philadelphia Saturday morning.
She was the sister of John Boice,
Mrs. Sarah Lee and Mrs. I. G.
Adams. Mrs. Jackson once lived
where the Seaview Golf Course
is now located.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04

point and delivery to all points must
be completed within thirty days Of
the date of receipt of a formal order
that will be issued if and when a bid
is accepted, and a shipping program
will be furnished along with such an
order.
The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids.
By order of the Board of Chosen
Freeholders.
F. W. WILLETTS,
I
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04
Shower for Miss crammer

Miss Ryessa Crammer was ten
dered a miscellaneous shower on
Thursday evening by the men,
bers of the Happy Hour Bridge
Club at the home of Mrs. Roland
Boyer. Miss Crammer received
many beautiful gifts. Those at
tending were Mrs. Andrew Mus
tard, Miss Margaret Baldwin,
Miss Charlotte Bloom, Miss Lau-
ra Cramer, Miss Mabel Alkazin,
Miss Helen Eckstein, Mrs. Nor
rell Tomlin, Mrs. Essie Tomlin
and Mrs. Boyer.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04
Teacher Gets Prince

AS QUIZ
Having" become greatly attach
ed to Prince Albert Grinnage, g.
year-old colored boy, whose par
ents died when he was but a babe
in arms, Miss Evelyn Douglass,
colored, teacher in the Indiana
ave. school, Atlantic City, adopted
the lad by permission of the Or
pran's Court. Miss Douglass told
Judge Smathers that she had new
er married, but that she desired
to be a foster-mother to the little
orphan, who had been living with
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Prince Baltimore, in Atlantic
City, since the death of his par
ents.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04

Down in the Corn Belt the
news that J.. P. Morgan lost his
fight to bar the building of a bus
mess block across the street from
his home will occasion some sur
prise. The Corn Belters have as
sumed right along that J. P. own
ed New York.-Minneapolis Jour
nal.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04
Queen Esther Circle.

The Queen Esther Circle of the
community met Friday night at
the home of Mrs. A. L. Hammell,
Shore Road. The girls decided
to take orders for cake and candy
to be made by them. The chair
man of the cake committee is
Dorothy Allen. The lesson, con-
Quoted by Miss Ethel Hammell,
was much enjoyed. The girls are
expecting to send two members
of the society to summer school
at Asbury Park.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04
CIements-Voudsde

Rev. c.. K. Dilks united in mar
riage Thursday afternoon Miss
Ada Mae Voudsden and George
H. C. Clements, of Absecon. Mr..
and Mrs. Pedrick Powers acted
as matron of honor and best man.
George Clements, Jr., also wit
messed the ceremony.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04
W.. C.. r. u.

The Absecon w. C. T. u. will
meet Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Charles Mason. 1t
is DESTROYS that each member
bring a friend. Mrs. Lillian Pen
nington will give a report of the
Law Enforcement Confercement.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04

"A maximum annuity of $1,000
would be given retired Govern
ment employees under a proposal
by the budget bureau. A plan to
make the maximum $1,000 is pen
ding in Congress, but President
Coolidge believes this figure too
high.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04
"cLEAN-UR WEEK"

Rubbish Must Be Placed at Curb
BY 7 P. M. Friday.
The annual Cleanup week."
which is carried on by the Abse-
con Women's Civic Club, will be
observed this week. All rubbish
must be at curb line by Z P. M.
Friday, collection day. Every
thing that can be burned will not
be carted away. Mrs. Emma De
Haven is chairman of the clean
up committee.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04
Civitan Club.

The weekly dinner of the Abb
secon Civitan Club will be held
tonight in the club house at 6.15
P. M. The members of the club
are identifying the grounds sur
rounding the club house.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04
WoMEN'S REPUBLICAN
CLUB MEETS.
City Officials Describe
Their Duties,

Mayor, counciImen and Other
City Officials Describe
Their Duties.
The Absecon Women's Republi-
can Club held a very interesting
meeting Thursday night at the
home of Mrs. Sarah Mattson.
The members of the Absecon City
Council attended. Mayor Matt
son gave a report of his duties
and Councilmen Harry Carton,
President NJ. A. Hoagland and A.
J.. Kurtz also spoke.
Thomas Draper, Jr., Mercantile
Tax Collector, and Marie Robin
street supervisor, gave a brief
outlines of their duties. William
Schoepfin, chief of police, gave
a short talk. A. j. Craven, JUS
tice of the peace, spoke in re-
gard to violation of laws by mo-
florists. Harry Mattson, Jr.,
street supervisor, gave a brief
talk.
Leon Conover, assessor for the
Second Ward, and Mrs. Marry v.
Miller were also among the spea-
kers.
DR.. Johnson, city clerk; George
Cook and John Reilly sent their
regrets for not being able to at
tend.
Mrs. Carrie Nicholas presented
a report of the State Club, which
will meet in the Vernon Room,
Haddon Hall, May 7 and s. Mrs.
Clark, president of the Club, read
a letter from Mrs. Athey about
the Junior work of the Republi-
can Club, and made a plea for
all young girls of the community
to attend the meeting Thursday
evening, May 6, in the Vernon
Room.
The election of officers for the
ensuing year will be held next
meeting. The nominating com
mittee, Mrs. Elsie Murphy, Mrs.
Carroll Hoagland and Mrs. Chas.
Frymire.
The Women's County Club will
meet at the home of Mrs. R. J.
Eccles May IS. This will be an
alIday meeting. A box lunch
will be enjoyed. Mrs. Carrie
Nicholas, who was a delegate
from the Federation of Atlantic
County Church Women, gave a
report of the meeting of the Law
Enforcement Conference recently
held in Washington, D. G.
Mrs. Audrey read a communica-
ton from the Helen Keller Foun-
dation thanking them for the
$500 given by the Club.
The next meeting of the Club
will be held at the home of Mrs.
Margaret Johnson, Shore Road
and Bolton avenue.
After the business meeting, a
social hour was enjoyed. Present
We're Mrs. Wyand, Mrs. Lewis
Clark, Mrs. Audrey, Mrs. Mac
Neal, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Gar
ton, Mayor Harry Mattson, Mrs.
Emma Hackett, Mrs. T. D. Show
ell Mrs. F. G. Turner, Mrs. Bart
lett, Mrs. Frymire, Mrs. Hans
Letsch, Mrs. Robert Price, Mrs.
Reed, Mrs. M. B. Miller, Mrs.
Murphy, Mrs. Tower. Mrs. Harry
Huffnagle, Mrs. A. j. Kurtz, Mrs.
Edward Mccarthy, Mrs. Edward
Nicholas, Mrs. Roger, Mrs. Aman-
da Johnson, Miss Florence Bah
cock, Mrs. Carroll Hoagland, Miss
Marie Robinson. Mrs. Fred Hen
ry, Mrs. A. J. Craven, Mrs. Harry
Carton, Mrs. Frank Babcock, Mrs.
Margaret Johnson, Mrs. Mattson,
Messrs. Frank Turner, A. J.. Cra-
ven, Harry Carton, M. A. Hoag-
land, William Schoeplin, Thomas
Draper, Jr., Leon Conover, Harry
Mattson, Jr., A. j. Kurtz, Carroll
Hoagland and Harry Huffnagle.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04
To Elect Trustees.

A meeting to elect five trustees
for one year for the M. E. Church
will be held Wednesday evening
at 8 o'clock in the M. E. Chapel.
All members are urged to attend.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04
ADVERTISER N

Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Chosen Freeholders of At
lantic County. N. j., at IL o'clock
noon, Daylight Saving Time. on May
~. 1926. at the Boards Assembly
Room in the Guarantee Trust Bldg,
Atlantic City. N. j.. during a regular
meeting of the Board at that place,
for furnishing Il" crushed trap rock
at the following named shipping
points and in the approximate num-
Der of tons given for each shipping
point:
Hammonton, n. J. ..........425 tons
Somers Point, n. J..........S15 tons
Mays Landing, N. J.........770 tons
Absecon, N. J................425 tons
Pleasantville, N. J........... 30 tons
Elwood, N. ............... W tons
Atlantic City, N. j.,
Chelsea Yards ..........160 tons
Margate City, N: J;...:...... So tons
The quality of the trap rock. the
conditions covering the approval of
same and the permissible sizes are
given in the 1926 Standard Specifca-
tons for County Highways, as issued
by the New Jersey State Highway
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04
Art Club 'o Meet.

The Absecon Art Club will be
entertained Wednesday at 8 P.
M, at the home of Mrs. William
B. Smith, Ohio avenue.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04
ABSECON NEWS LETTER
AS cHRoNIcLED by LENA ROBINSON.

afternoon, May g., at 8 P. NJ, in
the school house. All parents
are urged to attend.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04
Baby clinic.

The "Baby Keep Well clinic
will be held Thursday afternoon
from 2 to 4 o'clock. in the Abse-
con Fire House, Station avenue.
This will be the temporary quar-
tiers.
Miss Godfrey, the school nurse,
will be in charge. This clinic
will be held each week on Thurs
day and all mothers are invited
to attend who have children I'M
der the school age.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-04

Parent-Teachers Association
The regular monthly meeting of
the Absecon Parent-Teachers As
sociation viii be held Thursday
, 1926-07-01
VALUABLE PAINTINGS REPLACED
BY COPIES.

Paris. June Invaluable old masters
for eventual American collectors of rare
paintings found their way into the Paris
antiquity market by a trick which has
placed the dealer behind the bars.
The French merchant, who is a high
ly specialized antiquity faker and an
artist Of some ability, made copies Of
the paintings in private galleries
After carefully ''antiQuiting" the copy
he calmly carried away the original
work # art and left his substitute hang
irg in its place. He never worked
around Paris, and was careful to select
distant castles in the country where eX-
perts would not be likely to pass.
Art collectors were usually fattpred
when the merchant requested authori-
zat;on TO make copies of their ant trea-
sures. The dealer believed he was safe
VIXEN he carried away several valuable
paintings from a castle in the Pyrenees
mountains.
But a smart young nephew from Paris
visited the owner Of the castle a few
weeks after the merchant had gone on
and discovered a forgel picture. The
merchants arrest followed. Boston,
American, June nth.
, 1926-07-01
FRANCE HAS MOVIE FOR
EACH Is, 5000 PEOPLE.

Paris, June IA France has but one
movie theatre for each IS, 600 inbabi-
tants, according to statistics published
by the movie industry.
Paris is worse off than the provinces,
having but one picture theatre for each
16, 600 Of its population.
There are 175 moving picture palaces
in Paris. The first ward has none, but
the twentieth possesses nineteen. accord
ing to the statistics.
The figures published show France to
boast Of but3 900 theatres showing motion
pictures and more than $50 cities of 2,
500 inhabitants that have 20 movies at
all.
In contrast to this the figures show
that Talence, with 10, 224 Inhabitants,
has no movies.
Some Of the cities with no movie houses
are given below, with their populations:
Sanvic, 10, 295; Monitor. 10. 165; Ploe-
incur, 10, 739; 8ouscat. II, 347.- Boston
American. June II, 1926.
Priest-"Why. Pat. coming again from
the iLn?"
Pat-"Of course. your reverence, l
cannot always stay there"
, 1926-07-01

and valued by ptrfumers at from $40 to
$50 an ounce. BY hat 'ime the lump had
been reduced to eighty pounds.
way for analysis, and.if hopes are realiz.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-18
CAREY REPORTS
INSPECTION OF
n 2,241 PLACES
Fire Prevention Chief Finds
455 Hazards in jan
uary.

inspectors under Fire Prevention
Chief Horace w. Carey made 2,241
inspections during January, accord
ing to q report made public today.
OF this number 1875 places re-
ceived a clean bill of fire while
orders to correct flame hazards
were issued in ASS cases.
Rubbish, paper and debris were
found responsible for most hazards,
according to Carey's report, while
noncombustible containers, inside
flues, furnaces, and stoves also
ranked high.
One of the inspectors visited 1,05S
storerooms, $50 factories and LA
rooming houses.
Bonfires Extinguished
Other places inspected are clubs
and hall, ID; dry cleaning establish
ments, q; dwellings,, SO, filling sta
tons. s. film exchanges, Sc. flats and
apartments, 151; private garages,
10; public garages, 40; hotels, A; out
buildings, IL; picture shows, bS;
schools and churches, 20; theaters,
IL; warehouses and storage, 141;
yards and vacant lots, 20.
Carey found it necessary to ex-
tinguish six bonfires.
m Stealing of lights at theater exists
h hid fire escapes is a practice the fire
prevention forces are fighting and
inspectors have had troubles keep
ing actors from smoking in dressing
rooms, the report reveals.
Spelling School Held
Meanwhile Carey has turned
author and is preparing a fire pre-
yention manual for use in industrial
plants, schools and public in
stitutions.
Fire drills for these places also
have occupied the time Of the fire
fighters.
Finding number of the boys a
bit weak in their photography, Carey
started spelling school for the in
spectors, who also heard lectures
on Industrial plants and public in
situations.
my ambition is to hold Indian.
apolis to the national first place
achieved by previous efforts, but it
will require the cooperation of all
citizens" Carey declared
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-18
OPINION ON AUTO LISTS
GilTiom Says Copies Must Not Be
Sold at Less Than Cost.

Lists of Indiana automobile own
crs, now being prepared by F. e.
Schorteraeier, secretary Of State,
must not be sold at less than their
actual cost, Attorney General Arthur
l.. Gilliom held today. Because of
the high cost of preparing the lists
last year. only twenty copies were
sold, and Schortemeier was hoping to
educe their selling price to do away
with the extra copies on hand.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-09
C. o. P. LEADERS
IN CLASH OV Err
RELIE F

WASHINGTON, May S.-(AP.)-Re-
publican leaders clasehesl today dur
ing debate in the house on farm relief
legfsIatiOn. Chairman Madden, of the
appropriations committee, and HauSen
of the agriculture committee engaged
in a heated controversy while Rep
resentative Tincher, republican, Kans
sas author of the bill TO carry out
Secretary JaTdineas Recommendation.
assaiIed certain advocates Of the corn
belt plan.
When Madden announced his oppose
tiOn to any bill TINT would "take a
dollar out of the treasury Haugen
asked if congress had GOMEZ to the
stage where ZONE man could hold up
it's mandates.". In reply Mr.. Madden
denied amy intention of holding ,up the
will of congress, explaining that he
had expressed personal opinion as
one of the 35 members of the appro-
priations committee.
Representative Tincher directed his
attack against Ezank w. Murphy, of
WheatOn3 NIiAAA, who. representing
several farm organizations, had been "a
leading advocate of the Haugen-Sta-
with practices which "were he a mem-
her of congress would Justify his inn
parchment -. adding that. "Murphy
wrote the Haugen bill and now hOvers
over us day and might, and writes
half the seeches for house members
supporting the MEASURE
Tincher also attacked the prairie
farmer, an Illinois publicatiO for as
serting that biM Smells badly, and
charged it had printed "a danAnabIe lie
about him and senator Capper, Repub-
lican, Kansas.
So general were the demands for
time to spenI1 that the house agreed
TO extend GhrOugh Monday probably
bringing it to a close at "a night Ses-
SilIO. Termination of the session had
been fixed for today and the extension
probably will delay uMftI late next
week a final vote on the three bills
the Haugen and Tincher measures and
the Curt1s-SewelI commodity market
ing proposal.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-09
GRAMMAR GRAD
PUPILS TO HEAR
T AK

DR.. N. c. ,Bledsoe of Bisbee, high in
Masonic circles in this state and an
active worker among the Boy Scouts
of the county, will deliver the COM
mencement address to the Douglas
Grammar school graduates on Friday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the High
school auditorium.
The Grammar School Giee club is
to sing and the school orchestra will
offer two selections
The complete program for the grad
uation exercises is as follows:
1. Grammar school orchestra.
Triesgian-Losey.
g Invocation-Rev c. A. Foreman
8. Grammar School Glee club
The Call-Andrews.
4. Commencement Address.
DR.. n. c. Bledsoe.
g. Grammar School Orchestra
Mosaic-Seredy
6. Reading of Honor Rolls.
Awarding of faculty cup.
Presentation of Diplomas, by
r. e, Souers, supt. of schools
7. Grammar School Glee club.
School Days-Parks.
8. Benediction-Rev ]. F. Weaver
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-09
ENGLAND'S
FOREST FIRES
CAUSING WORST
Loss IN YEARS
Massachusetts, Rhode, ISL
and, New Hampshire and
Maine Report Fires.
FARM HOMES BURNED
Hundreds Join in Task Of
Sweeping Back Flames;
Yet Uncontrolled.
(By Dispatch A, p. Wire, !,


BOSTON, May 8.--Tinder dry woods
brisk winds and sparks from locomo-
tives and other sources, combined to-
day to give New England it's first
and worst experience in years. From
many points in Massachusetts,, Rhode
Island, New Hampshire and Maine
came reports of fires that .swelled
the totals of damage in the last few
days.
In no case was there loss of life,
but the property loss both in farm
buildings and cut and standing tim
ber, threatened to run to hundreds OF
thousands of dollars. The most seri-
Gus conflagration was in the region
around Hudson, N. H., not far from
Nashua.
Farm buildings and timber went be-
fore it in spite of the efforts of many
hundreds of men and tonight it was
still uncontrolled. At last reports it
had burned for ten miles on two
mile front.
In Cumberland, r. l., township, sew
eral fires came together and the
burned area covered score square
miles. They also were burning fierce
ly tonight Mystery Island, off Sa-
lem, and the towns of Peabody and
Lynnfield suffered from forest fires,
many summer cottages on the island
being burned to the ground.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-09
SOLDIER DIES
AFTER F. AL L INC
UNDER A TRAIN

Private Roy Thomas. %, Troop A,
Tenth cavalry, stationed at Fort
Huachuca, died early this morning
from injuries received when the
wheels of a freight train heading
into Douglas from Tucson on the
main line of the Southern Pacific,
passed over his legs between the
ankle and the knee. mangling and
crushing them.
The accident took place about two
and one-half miles west of this city
and it is believed that Thomas, prob
ably bound for Douglas and riding
the freight, either fell off or jumped
off, his legs striking on the rails,
He was rushed to the county hos,
pital where DIR. E. w, Adamson and
Major G. B. Jones, surgeon of Camp
Harry ]. Jones. found it necessary TO
amputate both mis- legs.
A Yaqui Indian, working on one
of the ore trains. saw the freight
pass over the soldiers legs from
distance and did what he could for
the injured man until help arrived.
The local freight continued on its
caurse, the trainmene in charge being
ignorant of the accident.
In the soldiers pocket, Constable
Ash Investigating, found furlough
sheet, stating that Thomas had been
granted a furlough from the fort
starting May and lasting one month
so that might visit his mother at
Mart, Texas. A tickets which he had
on his person indicated that he had
paid his fare from the fort to Lewis
Springs, but it is believed he was
bumming his way on the freight
from the latter place to Douglas.
He was nearly unconscious when To-
cal officers arrived on the scene
but asked that his mother he sent
no word of the accident unless it
proved fatal
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-09
COOLIDGE DAM
PLAN APPROVED
CAMERON WIRES

PHOENIX, May 8.-Plans for the
Coolidge dam at San Carlos on the
ella river have been approved by
Secretary of the Interior Hubert
Work, according to a telegraphlc
dispatch received from Senator Ralph
H. Cameron.
The secretarys approval practically
removes the last obstacle for actual
construction work on the dam, SEN
ator Cameron advises. The approval
of President Coolidge and Director OF
the Bureau of the Budget Lord, of
items to be included in the deficiency
bill now being drafted by congress,
assure funds being available within
60 days for work on the dam.
The news of the secretary's ap~
proval closely follows the approval
on May 1 of General William e.
Langfitt of Washington, and A. ].
Wiley of Boise, Idaho, engineers con-
stituting a board chosen by the gov
ernment to pass on the design for the
dam. Senator Cameron at that time
gave assurances that the secretary
of the interior would pass judgment
on the plans within 10 days. Ac-
cording to officials of the Indian
Continued on Page TwelYel
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-09
CHICAGO Aep'..
PAROLE
MILL CHARGE
CBy Dispatch A. P. wire)

CHICAGO, May 8.-The
investigation Of crime con-
ditions in Chicago follow
ing the Staying Of an as
sistant states attorney and
Of conditions at the State
vile penitentiary n e ar
Joliet where seven prison
ers escaped this week, con-
verged tonight on tn G
parole MILL" through h
which, it has been charged
scores Of prisoners obtain
ed their freedom.
The separate Investigations followed
similar lines with the finding of let
ters discussing obtaining paroles for
prisoners among the effects of Peter
M Klein, deputy warden of States
Vile prison, who was slain by tho
seven escaping conVlctS VINO also
wounded another guard and trustees
and kidnapped a guard and trusty.
Earlier in the week, Oscar Carlstron
attorney general directing the in
vestigation of the special crime gran6
jury here, had charged that whole
sale parole mill" to obtain the re-
lease of Chicago gangsters was in
operation and he questioned Major NJ
A. Messlein, official of an engineering
company and welfare worker among
thei paroled convicts, regarding its
operation of which Messlein denied
knowledge. The letters found among
Klein's effects including a petition
p1edging the support of the convict
body to Klein probably will be Pre-
sented to the Will County grand jury
Investigating the prison break next
Confined on Page Twelve)