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BANK STATEMENTS

Washington Clearing House.
A,194,140.3O.
New York Clearing House bal
ance, $16O, ,0OO, 900.
New York Clearing House ex.
change, $l.S9S. .000. 900.
Treasury balance. &4l5,156, 6,l99. .eS.
Customs receipts, 81. .4S9, ,452.OS.
Putnam patriot., 1929-03-14
STOCK co. PLEASES
Playing to Good Houses on
Their Merits.-More Good
Offerings.

The Chicago Stock Company are
paving their first visit to Putnam out
have already scored big hit with
the local theatregoers and the gem
raj opinion is, ''the best stock COM
pany" that has ever appeared here.
The acting company is an excellent
one and the staging and costumlng
of the productions is on a par with
the original New York productions.
II is safe TO predict large houses will
rule for the balance of the week for
il is worth while entertainment and
merits patronage.
Tonight the company is presenting
"Jimmie's Women" a smart comedy
that ran all last season at the Bilt-
more Theatre in New York. Ii is a
new type Of bedroom farce comedy
and play that the very elite of New
forks theatre-going public pronounc-
ed great success.
Friday matinee and night the at
traction is ''How Women Ruin Men"
a three act comedy from the pen of
Avery Hopwood author of "The Best
People" Getting Gertie's Garter"
and up in Mable's Room" 1t is a
comedy of unusual situations, clever
dialogue, pretty clothes and all the
ingredients that go to make success
ful play.
Saturday, the closing day of the en-
gagement, two great hits are to be
produced. The matinee attraction is
the New York Klaw Theatre hit
That's Her Weakness, Now" a
clever, clean, wholesome comedy that
VIII provide a rare treat for the school
students and in fact all who attend.
Il IS laughter from start to finish and
a bargain price of twenty-five cents
Tor all school students is announced.
Saturday night "Why Girls Walk
Home from the pen of Edgar Sci.
wyn, author of Dancing Mothers
and Any Thing Might Happen,
farce that also had long run at the
Gaiety Theatre in New York The
entire east appear in this produe,,
ton, It is great entertainment and
our tip is"Get Seats at Once" and
avoid disappointment.
Putnam patriot., 1929-03-14
N. w. Kennedy Signs The
Message to Sec. Davis

N. W. Kennedy Of Eastford. who,
with Mrs. Kennedy. is spending the
winter in Florida, still continues his
interest in the affairs Of the Loyal Or
der of Moose. The Melbourne lodge,
where Mr.. Kennedy is now active. was
the first 70 send congratulations 70
Hon. James j. Davis, Secretary Of La
Dor under President Coolidge, recently
lsappointed by President Hoover TO the
same post in his cabinet. The message
was as follows:
Melbourne lodge No. i406, Loyal
Order of Moose. joins in rendering
hearty and sincere Fluctuations on
President Hoover's admirable iudg-
ment in his selection of you as Secre-
tary Of Labor in his cabinet. Here
are our hands. You have our hearts.
n. Waldo Kennedy"
Secretary Davis is Director General
of the LOYAL Order Of Moose.
Putnam patriot., 1929-03-14
Wardens Still After
the Deer Killing Ring

Twom ore arrests for the illegal kill
ing or possession of deer were follow
ed by the conviction Of Joseph Kovar-
witz and Charles Maduna in Justice
Clarence Barlow's court at Ashford,
Tuesday evening kovarwitz paid a
total Of S2427 for killing and Mad
una S3S.42 for possessing. The ward
ems concerned in these cases We're
Chief Warden Williamson. Special
Warden Healey and Deputy Warden
John Ethridge Of Eastford.
The conviction of these two men
brings the total convictions within a
week to IL and. according to an Off
eial, the end is not yet. It is claim
ed that the deer being killed find a
ready market in restaurants in larger
cities The deer killed By the two
Ashford men, wardens say, was sold
in New York for 500.
Putnam patriot., 1929-03-14
POULTRY MEETING IN
BROOKLYN TOMORROW

The Eighteenth County Poultry
Meeting win be held tomorrow, March
10Th, at Brooklyn Grange hall. The
program will be as follows:
1890 a. m. High Points on Brood
ing Chicks" Roy f. Jones, Extension
Poultry Specialist; Ills a. m. "Meth-
DDS and Results of 1929, Charles A.
Brenn, Scotland; i130 a. m. movies.
"Brooding Chickens; 1900 noon.
basket lunch; LOO p. m. "The I'm
portance Of Proper Mineral Feed to
Poultry" Robert Quait, Limestone
Products Corp; Las p. m. Movies.
Rat Control" Accompanying talk.
Ernest NJ. Mills, United States Depart
ment of Agriculture; 2.30 D. m. Hop
per contest. Bring your favorite
type; 2.45 Movies, Cooperative Mar
keting of Eggs on the Pacific Coast. T"
Putnam patriot., 1929-03-14
IN NEW QUARTERS
Windham County Farmers As
ISOLATION to Remove to Saw
ings Bank Building

The Windham County Farmers As
ISOLATION has outgrown the quarters il
has occupied in Union Block ever since
it was organized in 1911. The asso-
citation staff has been enlarged by the
addition of home demonstration
agent and additional clerical help. At
a meeting Of the directors. early this
month, it was voted to remove 10 other
quarters the first of April. The asso-
citation has arranged for three offices.
Nos. 5. and z. in the Putnam Savings
Bank building. 1t is felt that this in
crease in space viii prove more salts
factory than the present quarters,
which have become cramped
Putnam patriot., 1929-03-14
Union

Mrs. H. NJ Lawson is at Putnam
hospital for treatment.
Mrs. II. A. Coolidge has left the
hospital and is with her niece until
she is able 60 come home.
Miss Evangeline Lawson was home
for few days and assisted in getting
her mother 10 the hospital.
Miss Evangeline Baldwin and little
nephew. Baldwin Bauer. returned
from New York last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur proulx and
daughter Shirley visited Mr., Proulx's
mother. Mrs. Eva A. Proulx, on Sun
day.
Putnam patriot., 1929-03-14
RECEPTION FOR MR.. AND MRS.
GRAY HELD AT THOMASTON

Following their return from a we'd
ding trip a reception was given for
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Byron Gray at their
home in Thomaston, Saturday eve
ming. Mrs. Gray before her mar
riage. February 2sth, was Miss Vic
let Colburn Of Eastford The recep-
ton was attended by relatives and
friends from Waterbury. Hartford
and Thomaston. approximately fifty
being present. 4 trio played the ae-
Gordon. violin and saxaphone. Sup
per was served followed by dancing.
Many pretty and useful gifts were
received by Mr. and Mrs. Gray.
Putnam patriot., 1929-03-14
ruO ANNIVERSARIES
pp1TNAM REMEMBERS
. III. If Monitor and Merrimac
March 9, 1s62.-Worst Biz
"a Within Memory Started
March IL, 1888.

- 9th and 18th are anniver-
hat have a significance in this
a. .nd never pass without notice
e1 nsrrb 9th, 1862 the Monitor, Eric
ssayention, manned by officers
~ - IN the Federal naval forces,
sna -, n Hampton Roads, Va. The
nl' .;ar was critical. Southern iron
al.esh aa been successful in naval en-
saus n, en- and several of the northern
susosts we're bottled up with little
sore Of escape. =.
a',s was to the yankee cheese box
sbingle.n that ingeniously con-
o. 's,ed craft with a single revolving
. snw that the government had rush
s = - completion in the hopes Of say
s = he day, that the north pinned its
faith. a. so,,har, iron.
az laughed 10 themselves as the
"a looking craft appeared at day.
W., and it was expected that she
.9.nla be sunk with little trouble
~ 80 the officers and men aboard
- Monitor were skeptical as TO her
tHt
seaworthiness.
put the engagement was enlighten-
= Tho solid shot of the Merrimae
.nAbonnded from the Monitor iron
.nrret ike peas. while the guns from
W Monitor played havoc with the
~. - lad and soon had her in distress
nj sinking. The situation was saw
n 10 the peculiar experimental craft.
The special significance Of the an.
.;yprsary in Putnam is the fact that
Tsomas Taylor, for many years a
.aidept Of Putnam, was aboard the
m.n;tor He had escaped from q
sanitation. attached himself to an Of
srer and went aboard the Monitor
ssfore the battle, remaining below
where he passed powder and shot
during the engagement. Mr.. Taylor
!. now in all probability, the only
snryiving member of the Monitors
crew.
The Big Blizzard
March 10Th, 1888 it began to snow
psfore the snowfall ceased traffic was
blocked. business Was AZ 90"
md Putnam. with the rest of New
England. spent days shovelling itself
ami from under the greatest fall OF
mow that is remembered by people
new living. 1t was days before traf-
A. was restored to normal. Communi-
estion was cut off. Trains were stall
lsa between stations and passengers
md crews were marooned for hours
4 man and woman on the River road
lost their lives. The husband went
10 The barn to feed the cattle. When
he did not return his wife went to see
what the trouble was. Their frozen
bodies we're discovered about week
later under the snow drifts. March
i2th never passes without those old
enough to remember recall the great
blizzard Of 'sS.
Putnam patriot., 1929-03-14
SCHOOL NOTES

meeting of all the public school
teachers of Putnam will be held at
The Putnam High school today. Mr..
ffarrin will give an account of the ma
tlohal superintendent convention at
Cleveland.
Superintendent Of northeastern
Connecticut will hold a meeting at the
7.8O.
Superintendent Leon NJ. Farrin has
neen invited to be one Of the judges OF
the debate at Bartlett High school IN
webster on Friday evening, March 10.
a meeting Of the playground com
mlttee Of the Parent Teacher Associa-
tioon viii be held at the Israel Putnam
sehool Monday, March 1S. at 4 p. m.
4, ne school department is indebted to
she Putnam Music Shop and Chandler
Morse for installing radios in the
schools at the time of the Inauguration.
Putnam patriot., 1929-03-14
THOSE TELL-TALE MARKS

You may not be bad" said Silly
Sally to the tattooed man in the cir.
Gus, but you have evil designs. -
The Pathfinder.
Putnam patriot., 1929-03-14

Urey-Why do you call your cas-
Random?
Fugua-Beeause people are always
throwing things nj 1.-THE Pathfind-
Putnam patriot., 1929-03-14

Cnstomer-Look here, isn't that a
Aair in the butter?
M "aiter-Yes, sir, a cows hair.
always serve one with the but
ger TO show that it isn't oleomarga-
nne.-The Pathfinder.
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
William J. Grigss. 80. and Eva T. Gwynn
Lambeth.
James Jones, 49, and Bertha Dorsey. 81;
Rev. j. Maurice King.
william H. Brown. 81. and Gertrude Jor-
don, 21; Rev. John l., s. Holloman.
Pennock C. Baker, SO. and Nellie 8. Coch-
ran: 81, both of West Chester, Pa; Rev. H.
w. Tolson.
Jack r. Brown, a.. and Helen NJ. Ken
drick 19; Rev. Howard F. Downs.
Francis j.: Paroni, 49, and Regina C.
o'Lone, 20: Rev: Edward J. A. Nestor
"a. Arthur e. Wiley; "a; and Clara A. Beatty.
Lawrence H. Suit. %, and Hida High
lander, q: both of College Park, Md. Rev.
Edward A.; Craig. 80. and Elizabeth NJ.
Rayford Pervis, 49, this city. and Dorothy
Walker, 20, Cleveland, Ohio; Rev. Charles p.
Willard E. Fosle, %. this city. and Re
hecca e. Breeder, 10. Seat Pleasant, Md;
Francis W. Moran, %, and Marion T.
O'Connor, 23; Rev. M. w. Kyle.
Charles Jones, Jr., 81, ard Bcrnice Butler,
ID; Rev. Solman Jackson.
William Mayo, %, and Matilda Moten, %;
Rev. John Richardson
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MRS. EMMA v. WEBSTER
is CLAIMED BY DEATH
Widow of Union officer of Civil
War to Be Buried Today in
Arlington Cemetery.

Mrs. Emma v. Webster, So years old,
widow of Capt. Edward Webster, Union
Army veteran, died at her home, 5000
Porter street. Sunday after a long ILL.,
ness.
Mrs. Webster was a member of Co
lumbia Chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star; the Woman's Relief Corps, G. A.
r., and of Calvary Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Funeral services were conducted at
her late residence this morning at 1920
o'clock. Rev. DR.. Mark Depp, pastor
of Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church,
of1iciated. Interrhent was in Arlington
Cemetery. Special committees from the
Eastern Star and the Woman's Relief
Corps represented those organizations at
the services.
Mrs. Webster is survived by a son,
Lieut.. Edward M. Webster, United
States Coast Guard, stationed in this
city, but at present delegate to the
Safety at Sea Conference in London,
England.
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yesterday, will be conducted at the
residence tomorrow afternoon at 2
O'Clock. Interment will be private.
Mr.. Bakers civic work included serv-
ices as secretary of the Committee of
One Hundred through which resulted the
present form of government OF the Dis
trict in 1874. He also served as chair
man of a special committee to select
Jurors. He always maintained an &C
tive interest in all matters pertaining
to the welfare Of the District.
Mr.. Baker was an organizer and one
of the oldest members of the Metropoli-
tan Club, and served as chairman OF It's
executive committee and member OF its
board of governors for a number OF
years. in addition to serving as chair
man of the committee which selected
the site for and had charge Of erecting
the present Metropolitan Club at Sew
enteenth and H streets. He also was one
of the Oldest members Of the Chevy
Chase Club and belonged to the Grass
lands Association.
In addition, Mr.. Baker was a de-
scendant of founders OF Garfeld Hos
nital and served as chairman Of its
executive committee and member OF its
board of directors for number OF
years.
Engaged IN the cnefnlcal 1eEtulzer
the water front in Georgetown and had
business here many years ago, Mr.. Ba-
ker maintained his principal plant on
subsidiary plant buildings at German
town, Md; Seneca, Md, and on Louis
lana avenue. He retired from active
business As years ago.
In more recent years he had engaged
in literary pursuits. He maintained a
large library. A native of this city, he
was the son of the late Thomas and
Mary Baker.
He is survived by his daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Mary G. Baker. and a grand
daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Baker Kemp
Beach, of this city.
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CHORAL FESTIVAL
SET FOR TOMORROW
800 Washington Singers Form
Massed Chorus-Mrs. Hoover
Expected to Attend.

Three hundred local singers form the
masSed chorus which, with 100 boys
from the public schools, will give con-
cert tomorrow evening which Mrs. Hoo
yer Is expected to attend with a small
number of guests. The concert, which
is the one-day choral festival of WASH
ington, will be given in the Central
Community Center at Central High
School. Sylvia Lent, violinist, will be
the soloist, accompanied by George H.
Wilson, accompanist. Frederick Alex
ander of YpSilanti, Mich, will conduct
the chorus, with Charlotte Klein, local
organist, accompanying. Miss Klein
also will play the organ prelude preced-
ing the program.
The opening number on the program
is the chorus Of 100 boys who have been
trained by junior high school instruc-
tors under the leadership of Mrs Evelina
N. Burgess. They will sing "Zion Hears
Her Watchmen's Voices" from Bachs
"Sleepers Wake" and will be accom-
panied by 20 violinists from the studio
of Josef Kaspar. The chorus will be
followed by the singing of the chorale
from the same composition by all the
voices. The boys will sing through the
courtesy of DR.. E. N. C.. Barnes, direc-
tor of music in the public schools.
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MRS. CLARK HEADS
PRESBYTERY BODY
27 Churches Represented at
Annual Meeting of Poto-
mac Auxiliary.

At the seventeenth annual meeting
of the Woman's Auxiliary of Potomac
Presbytery. Synod of Virginia, held at
the Church of the Pilgrims, Twenty
second and P streets, DR.. Andrew r.
Bird, pastor, Mrs. Henry c. Briscoe
was the presiding officer.
The churches represented at the
meeting numbered 81. Wednesday, DR.
Bird led the devotional exercises and
Mrs. Felden Furlow Of Washington, D.
c.. made the address of welcome. to
which Mrs H. N. Price responded. Re
ports of White Cross work were made.
Mrs. C. r. Vaughan spoke of the
auxiliaryS birthday offering, which will
be made this month, and will be used
this year for equipping two mission
schools in Mexico.
DR.. William Buchanan, retired mis-
sionary from Japan, made the address
Wednesday evening.
Thursday morning Miss Anne Welty
conducted the morning watch period.
Mrs. A. j. Pennington conducted the
devotional exercises. Mrs. Margaret T.
Russell conducted the Bible study
classes held twice daily. Miss Nancy
of the organization, read the history
of the Church of the Pilgrims, ground
for which was broken in October, 1928,
and in which first services were held
last Easter Sunday.
Miss c: l.. Campbell described the
work being done by the Southern Pres
byterians among the Negroes.
Mrs. c. r. Vaughan conducted the
question box, after which Mrs. H. L.
Cockerham told of the missions in the
mountains Of Kentucky and made a
plea for the Guerrant School there.
Officers elected were: Mrs. p. B.
nell, corresponding secretary; Mrs. j.
A. johnson, secretary of spiritual life;
Mrs. o. q. Davis, secretary of Synodical
and presbyterian home missions: Mrs.
G. E. Yarnell, secretary Of Christian
education and ministerial relief. and
Mrs. M. B. Lipscomb, secretary of reli-
gious education.
Rev. E. M. Delaney installed the
officers at the evening session Thurs
day.
The young people of Central Presby-
terrain Church put on an attractive
pageant, given in picture and song.
from the Gospel of Luke. Mrs. Oscar
Wilkinson conducted the memorial
hour.
Friday morning the watch was con-
Quoted by Miss Anne Welty, with Mrs
A. j. Remington in charge of the devo-
tional hour.
Mrs. M. B. Porter gave the history of
the work of the assembly's training
school and Mrs. r. G.. GoetchinS an
account of the Jewish work.
The retiring president, Mrs. Henry c.
Briscoe, made her closing address.
The program committee follows: Mrs.
r. P. Clark, Mrs. Fielder Furlow, Mrs.
Charles P. Light, Miss Harriet Ward
law. Mrs. w. H. Twigg, Miss Margaret
Bailey, Mrs. Chase Boston, Miss Re-
becca Crawford, Mrs. G. B. Calvert,
Miss Josephine White, Mrs. Leon Drake
and Rev. e. M. Delaney.
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THE WEATHER

District Of Columbia-Fair tonight
and tomorrow; cooler tonight; lowest
temperature tonight about as degrees
diminishing northwest winds.
Maryland and Virginia-Fair tonight
and tomorrow; cooler tonight, probably
light frost in exposed places in west
portion tonight; fresh northwest winds,
diminishing
West Virginia-Fair and continued
cool, with frost in exposed places, most
ly light tonight; tomorrow fair with
slowly rising temperature.
Record for Twenty-four Hours.
Thermometers pm, ST; 8 pm, So;
IL midnight, 60; am, go; 8 am, 81;
noon, CO.
Barometer pm. 1888; 8 pm,
1898; IL midnight, 1890; 4 am, 1880;
am, 5000; noon, 1910.
Highest temperature, SO, occurred at
2:15 pm. yesterday. Lowest tempera-
ture. 81, occurred at 7:35 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, 81; lowest, 48.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey.
Today-Low tide, 1884 am. and
I:l6 PM; high tide, 6:22 am. and
$50 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1:19 am. and
EOS pm; high tide, 1908 am. and 7:38
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 5:o4 am; sun sets,
7:06 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises sos am: sun
sets TOT pm.
Moon rises 4:12 am; sets 5:26 pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Condition of the Water.
Great Falls-Slightly muddy.
Weather in Various Cities.
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SOUTHERN RATE CLERK
DEAD IN CAPITAL AT 48
William r. Clarkson, Railroader
Is Years, Passes at Home;
Known as Mason.

William r. Clarkson, 4S years old,
rate clerk of the, Southern Railway,
died at his home, 1850 Kennedy street,
yesterday after long illness.
Mr.. Clarkson was widely known In
the Masonic Fraternity. He was past
master of Dawson Lodge, No. 16, F. A.
A. NJ. and past patron of Areme Chap
ter, o. E. s.. besides being member
of Washington Chapter, R. A. M, and
Columbia Commandery, No. 2, K. T.
He was a native of Washington, and
in the employ here Of the Southern
Railway for 10 years.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. E.
Nancy Mcconnell Clarkson; his father,
w. G. H. ClarkSon: his brother, Russell
w. Clarkson, and his sister, Miss Grace
Clarkson.
Funeral services will be conducted
under the auspices Of the First Church
of Christ Scientist and Dawson Lodge,
No. 16, at Gawler's chapel, 1870
Pennsylvania avenue, tomorrow after
noon at 2 o'clock.
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DEBT AGREEMENT
SEEN BY EXPERTS
Knotty Points Remain, How
ever, and Paris Farley May
Last Fortnight Longer.
BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.

Special Gable Dispatch to The Star and the
Chicago Daily News.
PARIS, May Although various
knotty points remain to be solved and
the reparations conference may last a
fortnight longer, none of the experts
now doubts that complete agreement
will be reached.
Germany, in accepting Owen D.
Young's figures, is making certain
reservations. She asks cancellation of
the Dawes plan railway and industrial
bonds and an issue of new bonds of
which the only guarantee will be the
pledge OF the German government. She
asks suppression of the recovery act,
by which France and Great Britain
place a tax Of IS per cent on the
German goods they import.
In case of transfer difficulties, Ger
many asks q years moratorium before
paying to the International Bank the
sums due, in addition to a two-year
moratorium after the payments to the
bank. If the unconditional part Of the
annuity should ever be increased, Ger
many asks new dirninution of the
total annuity.
She asks the benefit of any reduction
the United States may in the future
make on war debts. She asks to be
credlted with any war debt payments
that Rumania, Jugoslavia, Poland,
CzechoSlovakia and Greece hereafter
make to France or Great Britain.
Meanwhile the allies are having diff
culties over the exact division among
themselves of Chairman Young'S totals.
Whereas the allies memorandum of
three weeks ago demanded total repara-
tons Of $4,000, 100000 marks, against
100000 100000 estimated by the Dawes
plan, the Young plans total is $780,
100000 or, including the estimated
profits of the International Bank, &c.
100000, 900 marks.
(Capyright. 1929, by the Chicago Daily News,
1nc.)
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UarnH nf Thanka.

BRENT, LILLIAN F. We wish to thank the
ministers, organizations and our many
friends for their kind expressions of SYM
pathy and beautiful floral tributes a. The
funeral OF our relative and dear friend,
LILLIAN F. BRENT, who died April "a,
MRS; ANNIE KELLEY AND OTHER
FRIENDS
KROLL. WILLIAM ADAM. We are grateful
to our many friends and relatives for
their kindness and sympathy and for the
many floral tributes. and We also express
our sincere appreciation to Rev Paul
Schearrer and DR.. Thomas C. Clark for
their services at the funeral of our be-
MRS. w. A. knoll AND FAMILY.
MARTIN. MARY A. We wish to express
our gratitude to our friends and relatives
for all ktEdnesses shown US during the
illness and at the death of our sister and
aunt, MARY A. MARTIN.
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MUSIC STORE OWNER
SLAIN IN OWN DOOR
Detroit Business Man Shot When
He Resists Attempt to "Take
Him for a Ride"
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT. May because he re-
sisted an attempt to take him for a
ride" William M. Gum, 51-year-old
music store owner, was shot fatally last
night at the door of his home. His
wife, Carrie, narrowly escaped being
struck by shot which lodged in the
side Of the doorway in which she was
standing.
Gum was summoned to the door Of
his home by his wife, in response to a
request by two men. AS he appeared
both men drew weapons and ordered
Gum to accompany them. Gum seized
the nearest and obtained his gun, but
the other opened fire, bullet striking
the music store proprietor in the
stomach.
The two men then fed in an automo-
bile.
No reason for the attack has been
established.