The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 2, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST Partly cloudy tonight and Thurs, Warmer tonight. ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY APRIL 2, 1924 [FINALEDITION | PRICE FIVE CEN COOLIDGE WOULD SPEED CONGRESS LAFOLLETTE IS LEADING WITH GOV. AL SMITH Republican Senator Has Lead in Delegate Race, But Does Not Get Solid Bunch “WETS” VERY ACTIVE Their Candidates Out-Distance Those of William G. Me- Adoo in Delegate Contest Milwaukee, April 2.--(By the A. P.)—With one-fifth of the precincts in the state reported {on the Republican race for deje- gates to the Cleveland conven- tion Senator LaFollette's forces were leading those of President Coolidge by slightly less than a two to one majority. The count stood: 506 precincts out of 2,574 in the state give LaFollette delegates 57,108; Coolidge dele- gates 31,508. The only race for presidential preference in Wis- consin elections of yesterday was between Wm. G, McAdoo and Senator James A. Reed of Miss- ouri. Although Senator Reed had no delegates listed his name «was entered as a candidate for President. The real race in the Democratic camp is for delegates both at large and in district in the state between McAdoo ‘and Smith, in which Smith is leading by 3,000 majority with not quite a fifth of the precincts reported. The Smith campaigners put on a fast finish up to election day and present indications are that Smith will carry the state. Milwaukee, Wis, April 2 States Senator Robe:t M. La of Wisconsin and Governor Al Smith of New York were the leaders.in the contest for delegates to the two ma- jor political party conventions when returns from about one-seventh of the state's precincts had been heard rom yesterday. Senator LaFollette’s carididates for \ delegates-at-large to the Republican ‘onvention had assumed a_ rather ‘ommanding ‘lead last evening and his held at a ratio of two to one lelegates pledged for President Cool- dge throughout the night. The majority of the nith dele- sates pledged for President Cool- ige throughout the night. The majority of the Smith dele- sates oyer McAdoo was not as large ~United follette ‘at it increased rapidly. from the ime first returns were received up 9 the time crippled wires put a ion of returns early this morning. President Coolidge, however, prob- ibly will have several district del ates pledged to him. for the f riet showed a majority for his andidates early last evening and ater returns only added to his trength in the Sixth district and iad overcome an early lead taken by e LaFollette candidates there. Di t returns, however, were entire- r y too meager to indicate a definite + esult. LaFollette’s Lead Returns from 359 out of the 2,574 precincts early today gave LaFol- cette delegates-at-large, 34,134; Cool- dge delegates-at-large, 16,752. In the. Democratic contest, 264 precincts out of 2,574 gave Smith, 1,417; McAdoo, 3,741. In the dis returns received Smith delegates were leading in a majority of the dis- cricts but insufficient returns had yeen received to even venture a suess as to the ultimate result in any one district.’ The former Secretary of the Treas- ury was leading in the presidential preference primary where Senator James A. Reed of Missouri was his only opponent, Little interest was shown in this race and the vote was light. In one hundred andefifty-four precincts heard from early today Mc- Adoo had 2,082 to Reed’s 925. Wets Active The vote in,the Republican dele- gave-at-large race was indicated to a certain extent as these returns were gathered from 50 to 71 coun in the state. Only two precincts from Milwaukee had been heard from and all sides appeared to contend that LaFollette would run well in this city. Wet organizations in both Mil- waukee and out-state counties have been active in the past few days in \working for Governor Smith dele- gates and it is also thought that his candidates will run well in © Mil- waukee. Probably never before in history of Wisconsin elections have trans- transportation facilities been hamp- ered so much as yesterday. The storm struck across the middle of the state, traveling from east to west, and there were many counties where telephone and telegraph ser- tice was not to be had. The long and numerous ballot in Milwaukee showed. up retutns tre- mendously and at an early hour ¢ day only ®five precincts out of 242 in this city had reported on the dele- gates-at-large and the district dele- gate races. ne Many Hear Halpin large audience heard Major fam Halpin of the Safvation- Army speak ‘at the citadel last night. Major Halpin, who is national prison see- retary of the Army, will be in Man- dan today. a “NOT. A DROP TO DRINK! Beer, beer, beer! But not a dro) of ita good Illinois-Michigan Canal, foaming a present-day prices. Yet Uncle Sam United States marsh ment in this brewery at Joliet, sledge hammers. The viokitions of the p going without thei Mt laws. ihition hops. Ree BISMARCK IS IN CONTEST City Awarded 16th Place in) National Fire Prevention Activities Contest ‘ Et ation of Commerce of Bisn , North Dakota, was award- ed sixteenth place among all cities in the fourth cl: in the Intercham- ber Fire Waste Contest for 1923, the results of which were announced to- day by Julius P. Baraes, President of the Chamber of Commerce of the of Judges, eccording to word receiv: ed here today by A. I’. Bradley, scere- tary. Me grand prize was awarded to the Chamber of Commerce of Hobo- ken, New Jersey, which showed a re- duction of per cent compared with the average preceding five ye The first prize for cities first class went to the Chamber Commerce of Indi ‘The honor cities for this class in the of the of the of order named are:' Wilmington, Del- aware; Oklahoma ‘City, Oklahema, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 6 The first prize for s of the second class Went to Hoboken, The honor cities are Long Beach, Califor- New nia; Br Connecticut, and St. Joseph, M ‘The first prize for cities of the third class was Towa Chamber Is, Montana, rginia and Bur- were named us awarded to Dubuque of Commerce, Clarksburg, lington, Vermont honor cities. The fir .e for fourth class awarded to Blytheville Billings, Montana, El oma and Tuscaloosa Ala- amed as honor citi Ok bama were Two hundred and two chambers of Reno, nerce in forty three states par- ated in the contest conducted by itional Fire Council. of fire ie and act the prevention of fire waste, by a board of judges consisting of Julius H. Barnes, and H, A, Smith, chair- man of the: Insurance Committee of the National Chamber, and George W. Booth of New Yo Eugene Arms of Chicago aad Franklin H. Wentworth of Boston, members for the National Counci Members of the Bismarck Associa- tion of Commerce fire prevention committee are P. E. Byrne, Thos. Galvin, S. D. Dietz, Theo, Quanrud, Price Owens, ESTATE TAX 1S DENOUNCED Mellon Says it Is Capital ‘Levy Is Carried On Washington, April 2.—The in- crease in .the-estate tax bill made in the revenue: ‘bill by the housa was denounced today by Secretary Mellon before the senate finance committee as “economic suicide.” “The estate tax is a levy on cap- itaT primarily and carried to an ex- cess differs in no way from the revolutionists of Russia,” Mr. Mel- Jon said, He argued this form of taxation should be left principally ‘to the states. TEACHERS’ SALARIES CUT Hallock, Minn., April 2—A large number of citizens and taxpayers were present at the last meeting of the local board of education and re- quested strict economy in the admin; istration of school affairs. The board complied with the wishes of those pregent by voting a “reduction of $10 tin the salaries of the grade teachers and ‘a proportionate reduction for the high school. teachers. hare brewed in pre-Volsteadian di government se! PRIZE WINNER | United States, chairman of the Board] in fire los Three thousand barrels floating down the Worth all of $140,000 at Deputy p to drink. toot high. decreed it must be dumped. from Chicago proceeded to wreck all the equip- kettles were destroyed with je plant because of fr pamene Now, a lot of Chiedgo folks are Coppe COURT CASES BEING TRIED Judge Janson has listed num- erous court ca) for trial in the district court here in the next three weeks, and will attempt to dispose of many of them as __ possible, which were continued over from the last term of Judge Coffey here. Divorees were granted in the cases of Henry Wiemer vs, Ruth P. Wiem- er, the parties living in Kidder coun ty close to Driscoll; Elizabeth M. Cooper vs. Orlie Cooper, Bism PWm. H. Cawley vs. Elizabeth ¢ les Josephine Blunt vs. Willis Blunt, the parties living in MeLean county. MANY DIB IN PICTURE SHOW Stampede Follows Short-Cir- cuiting of Wire ck; Mexico City, April 2—-(By the P.)—The short circuiting of an ele ire in trie 1 motion picture theater at Tacubaya City, a suburb of the apital, last night caused a fire and subsequent panic in’ which 26 per- sons are known to have been killed and at | t 56 injured. The wires, ¢ ying high voltage, dropped from above and hung neck high in the main aisle, bringing | death to those touching it in the mad scramble for the exists, Many were seriously injuged or trampled death under the feet of the stamped- ing crowd. FORKS VOTES FOR OWN PLANT Measure Carries For | Elec- tric Plant—Loses at Fer- “gus Falls Grand Forks, N. D., April an overwhelming majori yesterday favored bondihg the city for $110,000 for the installation of a city owned electric plant. The bond ue carried in every precinct, the total vote being 3,246 for and 1,416 against. Diesel engines will be used 2— By vo! in the plant. \ AGAINST CITY PLANT Fergus Falls, Minn, April 2— Fergus Falls voters in city election overwhelmingly defeated a proposal to issue $650,000 worth of bonds for a municipal power plant and the city will continue to buy electric current from the Ottertail Power company. A proposal to issue bonds for water works extension carried. STREET CAR FARE RAISED Increase in iiscne car Wahpeton-Breckenridge line from five to seven cents as temporary measure effective April 10 has been granted jointly by North Dakota and Minnesota railroad commissions, Chairman Frank Milhollan of North Dakota commission said today. Most of stockholders of company, which operates two cars between cities, live in Wahpéton, he added. fare on MRS, COOLIDGE TO GIVE PRIZE Washington, April ‘National p -| trophies willbe given by Mrs. Cal- vin Coélidge at the White House on June 14, Flag day, to girl and young women essayists who best describe the reasons why young men _ they know should attend the citizens’ mili- tary training camps conducted each summer by the war department. The contest is sponsored by the Women’s Overseas Service League, has been approved by the secretary of war, and today was given formal appro- | bation by the first lady of the land, to! OFFICIALS OF STATE OPEN UP BANK RECORDS Inform Williams County Of- ficials and Burdick How to Proceed in Case UNUSUAL POSITION No Records to Conceal They Say—Semingson on Way For His Hearing State officials have brought inte the unusual position of informing U. L. Burdick nd the states attorney of Williams county how th get ce n records whigg may be used against them or friends in court or politically in the bank prosecutions in Williston. here been m After being unable to find the proper method to get records, the of Williams county -General Shafer's of- fice and was informed by wire that the proper method to get records to be used in the hearing agains bert Semingson, state examin for Friday, was to subpoena his chief deputy to bring the records. This will be done Governor Nestos and other officials declared that no stones would be put in the way of the Williams county officials in getting any information they are entitled to, tions of at three off to aid the Williams county offic’ |before they arrived at a satisfactory | plan. j Semington on Way Gilbert Semingson, state examiner, was en route to Williston to Jappear before a justice of the peace on Friday to answer a charge,of fai ing to perform his duty in conneciion ‘with the failed Williams County 2 State Bank, a charge preferred by U. L. Burdick after the grand jury had voted not to return an indictment on the charge. Mr, Semingson was. to meet Attorney J. F, Sullivan. of Mandan in Fargo and go to Williston from there. Whether Burdick would have the records at Williston that he desires was a matter of question, A subpoena reached Secretary of State Themas Hall to produce the following re Mr, Hall is a member. Bank reports of the banking board dating back complete to September 1, 1919. Bank examiners’ reports to bank- ing board dating buck to September 1, 1919, Official bonds’ of officers dating back to Dec. 1, 1920, Voting t agréement entered into by and between stockholders of the Williams County Bank and Gil- bert Semingson for the Bank of North Dakota, ete. December, 1920. Subpoena Issued The subpoena was issued by J. F. Ansim, justice of the pence. Mr. Hall notified Burdick by long-dis tance telephone that although he was on the banking board he was not custodian of the records and that if he came to Williston he would come empty-handed. Burdick then by telephone askéd Governor Nestos to order the records. The Governor, in reply, informed Burdick that he was not on the banking board,—not having been elected to office—during the period’ in which Burdick was most interested, and suggested, the usual procedure was to take such matters up with the Attorney-Gen- eral. What further steps Burdick will take were not learned. C, R. Green, manager of the Bank of North Dakota, and declared he knew little about the matters reter- red to. Most of the matters com- plained of, officials said, dated back to the time 0. E, Lofthus ‘was state examiner, Mr. Semingson his deputy, Lynn J. Frazier Governor and F. W. Cathro. manager of the Bank of North Dakota. C. R. Green, manager of the Bank of North Dakota, has been informed by the states attorney of Williams county that he need not come there at this time to bring records desired in the Semingson case. Mr. Green had informed him he did not posses the records desired. Burdick Not Named Williston, N. D., April 2--Further scheduled developments in cases growing out of grand jury indict- ments and the swearing out of a warrant for the arrest of Gilbert Semingson, state bank examiner, who is charged with failure to per- form his duty in the case of the W liams County State bank, now closed, failed to matérialize due to the ill- ness of District Judge George H. Moellring of the district court. Judge Moellring has been confined to his bed for the last day and a half but expects,to be in his offices late today. Judge Moellring said today that he has not appointed Burdick as a spe- cial assistant state's attorney. Several pleas remain to be received by Judge Moellring from defendants who were indicted by the grand jury, including Simon Westby, former president of the Williston State bank now closed, who is charged under nine counts with embezzlement. re- ceiving deposits in an insolvent bank and making an’ unlawful loan to him- self. Pleas are also scheduled to he made by L. C. Wingate, B. J. Schor- (Continued on page 3) HARLAN STONE OF NEW YORK IS APPOINTED ATTORNEY-GENERAL TO SUCCEED H. M. DAUGHERTY Washington, April 2.—Ha DAUGHERTY AND WEEKS HIT BY INVESTIGATOR Si dicted in Connection with War Fraud Cases ords of the banking board of which | BEFORE COMMITTEE Charges Made in Bosch Mag- neto Case are Renewed in the Wright-Martin Case Washington, April P.)—Continuing his comp failure of the justice dep prosecute war fraud cases H Scaife, once a departnient investi tor, told the Daugherty investigating committee today that in his opinign the tment to L. Weeks and othe: ed s ought to be indict- in the Wright-Martin aircraft The witness came to the Wrght- Martin case after he had renewed his charges regarding sale of the Bosch und had decis uy the arm troyed at had tried to start « e inquiry into t been blocked by Wil- Magneto Company, that on the very ship Roma was d in 1921, he judgment, Scaife said, that the Wright-Martin ease ling for indictment.” Pressed by Senator Moses, Repub- licun, new) Hampshire, he named Secretary Weeks, former Attorney- General Daugherty, Charles Hayden, chairman of the — Wright-Martin | Board, and Guy D. Goff, forme sistant. Attorney-General, as one ti States government SEEKS STATE TICKET PLACE Fred W. Friis of Kenmare Announces Candidacy Kenmare, N. D., April 2-—Fred W. Friis of Kenmare has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomin- ation for Commissioner of Insuranc:, and his supporters will go to the Jamestown convention on April 23 to ask that he be nominated. Mr, Friis, who is engaged in the insurance, farm loan and farm land business, came to Kenmare, Ward county, from Blue Earth, Fairbault county, Minnesota, in 1901, and up to 1919 was connected with the First 1 Bank ,of Kenmare as Vic ident. He had charge of the in- surance and farm loan department and continued in the same line of business. DERRICK IS. BACK ON JOB Much Activity Reported Along The Soo Line S. W. Derrick, superintendent of the Missouri River division of the Soo lines, has returned from a ten weeks’ sojourn in California in fine spirits and immediately went out in his private car for an inspection of the lines, He, was on the North Soo today. W. H. Corbett, who was acting su- perintendent during Mr. Derrick’s absence, has gone to California for a few weeks visit before returning to his post at Gladstone, Michigan, Much activity is reported along the North and South Soo. Fifty per- cent of the wheat has been seeded from Oakes east to Hankinson, it is reported, though little seeding has been done this side of Hankinson, Daugherty To Join Law Firm? New York, April 2.—Rumors that former attorney genera] Daugherty would join the law firm of Baldwin, Hutchins and Todd, of 120 Broad- way, would neither be confirmed nor denied by Hiram C. Todd, who was the only member of the firm wio was reached, Mr. Todd denied emphatically that Mr. Daugherty was a member of the firm. He was non-committal when asked whether negotiations to that end were in progress. While still a member of this cab- inet, Mr. Daugherty appointed M~. Todd federal attorney for the nothern districts of New York. VARSITY BAND TOUR SOO Grand Forks, N. D., April 2—Five North Dakota towns are to be visited by the University of North Dakota band on its annual tour which wil! be held April 21 to 26. These are Larimoure, Hatton, Portland, Hunter. and Valley City. Plans for the tour are in the hands of George F. Strick- ling, director. ys They Ought to be In-! Ay about) has been elected by President man to serve in a- $12, The name of Mr. Stone of the Massachusetts suprem time of retirement of Harry Mr. Stone was made becaus chusetts has more than her iand his resignation as dean o June. HATTIE MERRITT ~ | Dickinson, N. D., April 2. — The ‘| final chapter in the case of Hattie Merritt, Palmouth, Kentuck girl who leaped from a Pullma window of the Northern Pacific train No hursday morning, at a point of Dickinson, was: written yesterday when she was} taken to the home of BE. F. Lacey of Covington, Kentucky, her brot- n-kuw, who had come to the city to get her. Physicians in attendance. sa |they believed the girl was a “dope ctim from observation of her while ata local hospital. who should be indicted, The s mental condition was The indictment, the witness si little improved when she left the should be drawn up on “char of | hospital and she was very irration- conspiracy to defraud the United! al at times. Lacey said the girl had wired him to meet her in her immediate family did not know of her condition until informed of her rash venture. WOULD LET U.S. Bryan Says This Would Obvi- ate Campaign Expense Scandals Washington, ‘April 2.-A plan to let the government p campaign expenses of candidates for public Recalling that President velt once suggested some such ar rangement, Mr. Bryan said the senate disclosures had prepared the public mind for acceptance of the practical details of the plan, and advocated quick action so it could be employed in the 1924 cam- paign. t The forma! announcements of candidates would be placed before the people under the plan in a bulletin issued by the government. additional federai and there would be an appropri tion from the pportioned, among parties, trom “obligating themselves to the predatory interests.” LANGDON BANK Langdon, N. D. April 2 The First National Bank of Langdon which was closed last fall, and then re-opened under a contract by which the ‘first 10 per cent of its deposits would not be payable until December 11, 1 has staged its come back so rapidly that it will not be necessary for to withhold this payment for the fuil time allowed by the contract but an make it at once, it was announc- ed today. The officers of the hank are much gratified over the improvement of its condition which makes it possible to make this payment more than ® months earlier than had been anti cipated. It was gentle March in the land of sunshine, the monthly meteorologi- cal summary issued by the weather bureau showed today. For March in Bismarck was milder than usual, went on the same way, and April has opened with a promise of con- tinuance of balmy the time. The temperature during March average 2.6 degrees above normal in Bismarck. Although the highest rtemperatute ever recorded in March -+8i—-was not equalled, the mer- cury, did rise to 51 on March 24, and ‘while the lowest temperature ever recorded in Mar sie 36 be- came in like a lamb and weather most of . In selecting Mr. Stone White House officials said the President believed he had been able to accomplish the pur- pose he announced yesterday of finding a $75,000 or $ 000 job. and Chief two most prominently considered by the President from the the Pre: Mr. Stone has been on leav The resignation now Will be made effective immedi- |ately upon his confirmation by the Senate, however, APRIL USHERED IN ALONG EAST COAST WITH TERRIFIC STORMS IS TAKEN HOME Chicago and} “\ the PAY EXPENSES! office was brought forward ‘here | today by Wm. Jennings Bryan. “Roose- | y amounting to 10 cents per | according to their 1 recorded strength.’ Thus, said Mr. Bryan, parties and candidates would be save.) IN COME-BACK, GENTLE MARCH KEEPS UP RECORD OF BISMARCK FOR WINTER WEATHER rlan Fiske Stone of New York Coolidge as Attorney-Generai. 100,000 | e judicial court have been the M. Daugherty and selection of ident feels that Massa- hare of high federal offices. from Columbia the last year f the law school is effective in Baltimore, New York, Other Cities Are Hit by Storm; Senate Adjourns Session in City of Washington Be- cause of Gale and Snow New York, April Mild April,t tongue in her cheeks and tragedy in her wake all day y y, crashed spat forked lightning, Northeast at 45 knots deep thundor, blew from the and whipped to mad flurrying snowstorm which made slush {snowdrifts from the Virginia C. ito Eastport, Maine, all in striking | contrast to the arrival in New York of the first Louisiana strawberries and new green peas from Califorti | Snow, clouding the visions of a motorman brought on a collision of elevated trains in which one man killed and 1 j with broken bones iken to .hospitals and other injur- Piling up on the tracks the ed and held up trains,,in! ised the postponment of races the Bowie tracks, in Washington paralyzed traffic and caused adjournment of Senate two hours earlier than usual, Wind and snow carried away tele- Justice Arthur Rugg} iphone and telegraph wires through- out the east, harried harbor traffic |in New York and Boston and impell- fed the display of storm ls at | Cape Hatteras, } The storm came from the south venting its fury in Maryland early esterday morning, creeping north | to burst on the metropolis yesters | afternoon speeding on spr 11 far into Canada, j timore reported nine inches of snow, the Cumberland valley six and New York shortly after midnight three. ‘TWO KILLED IN SUBURB Election Brings Tragedy Cicero, Illinois in Chicago, April 2.—A second killing in Cicero, in 24 hours broke the ear- ly morning quiet following the tur- bulent election yesterday when one | man was killed and numerous others wounded, beaten or kidnaped, some of the victims being women, | The dead: Joseph Smith, a chauf- feur, shot and killed in a brawl. | Frank Caponi, alleged emissary a beer running gang, shot by Chicago police, How far village polities may have been involved in the Smith slaying the police are uncertain <LAN WINS Tulsa, Okla., April 2.—The demo- cratic city administration of Tuls. backed by the Ku Klux Klan, was reelected in entirety over the r publican and anti-klan’ ticket in election. { e YOUNG MEN ELEC burn, W April carl Ungrodt, wo only 23 years ols, of Was Bryan, burn. 525 to was elected mayor He defeated Mayor 289, Peer low, the lowest the last March was two above on March 10. The weather lords now have a deficiency in normal temperature of 48 degrees: per day since the first lof January to make up with a cool summer or a cold fall to bring the year 1924 up to normal, but the pre- cipitation, despite the little snowfall during the winter, is but one and one-fifth inehes below normal. The only place where the weather lords made inroads on the record of North Dakota was in the percent- age of possible sunshine. It was 47 nercent, which ws nine nercent be- low normal, and the meteorological stmmary records only five days during the month when no clouds appeared on the crystal skies. SENATORS AT WHITE HOUSE DISCUSS PLAN President Entertains Repub- lican Leaders at Breakfast Today on Subject APPOINTMENT NEARING President Expected To Name Stone of New York To Be Attorney-General april Washington, 2.—Means of speeding up legislation in the Sen- ate were considered at gy White House breakfast conference today attended by a dozen Republican Sen- ators President Coolidge went over with his guests the entire situation and an endeavor made to map out a program for the remainder of the ssion similar to that agreed on last week by the executive and Re- publican leaders of the House. Senators attending the conference Lodge of Massachusetts, the Curtis of Kan: nt Republican leade: Borah of Idaho; Moses of New Ham} shi Wadsworth of New Yor! Brandegee of Connecticut; Willis of Ohio, and Watson of Indiana. First Of Kind The conference today was the first of its kind held by the President al though from time to time he has in- vited Senators to confer with him on measures before the Senate, ade During the general discu the legislative session tors expressed the opinion t gress would be able to clean up i work before the convening of the Re- publican national convention at Cleveland but others thought this view too optimist Taxes, farm relief and immigra- tion were the chief topics touched on. The executive was told that the X measure would be reported to the Senate next weck and in view of assurances given in the debate in the ate yestorday fairly prompt action was predicted. Would Press Immigration The President informed that there is a disposition to press the immigration restriction “mensure in the near futu Some Senators fav- r bringing it up immediately but Senator Hiram Johnson has request- ed that action be deferred until his return to Washington. Further farm relief legislation was gone in- rather fully but there was no ision as to the character such le} tion should take. Several bills are pending. AS. to de BOBBED-HAIR BANDITS KILLS IN BROOKLYN Confronted with Arrest, She Shoots Her Way to Free- dom After Holdup New York, April blonde bobbed hair bandit, who has smiled through a score of daring holdups in the past ten weeks, shot to when capture seemed immin- ent after a frustrated attempt to hold up 17 employes of the Brook- lyn Plant of the National Biscuit Company late yesterday. Her victim, Nathan Mazzio, lies dangerously wounded in # hospital, attending —physidi declaring he had but a slim chance to recover. He has two bullets in the chest, and a third in the thigh. This attempt by far the most daring and danger defying in the girl's meteoric career of bandi- try—a career which she has pursued in spite of the effects of 250 ci tectives who have sought her and her male companion for three weeks, 2—Brooklyn’s was with orders to. “shoot to kill, if necessary. Accompanied by the inevitable male, she sauntered into the retail department of the plant, shortly be- fore noon, and asked for a dime's worth of confections. The clerk turned from the shelves to face a small automatic pitsol in her hand and one in each hand of tHe man. He backed into a rear room at their orders. There they were confronted by 15 girl employes and the cashier, Maz- zio, who had just come in with a payroll sack. The girl did the boss- ing; her companion worked under her direction. They started herding the 17 into a smaller room, that they might work at the office safe unin- terrupted. Grabs Wrist Mazzio suddenly seized her wrist in one hand and tore her heavy, im- penetrable veil with the other. She threw him off, sent him stumbling into the prison-room and slammed the door. Then she fired three shots through the door, all of them hitting Mazzio, who had fallen to the floor from the force of her push. The two fled to a waiting taxigah and the woman, still leading, t the wheel. They abandoned the seven blocks away, and the police tater found a chauffeur in it, neatly trussed” up ‘with strong picture wire, and gagged.