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AMERICAN WOMANJAILEDPARISFOR BAD CHECKPARiS, September 10—Mrs HaroldHancock Taintor, alias KatherineGray Chapin Burlingame, of San Francisco, has been arrested on fiftycharge of beating hotel bills, passing worthless checks and obtaining mer-ehandi i- upon false pretenses. Her husband was arrested a week ago.Tlie ci'uple are awaiting trial, but lack funds to Employ a lawyer.Mrs. Taintor — beautiful, statuesque and elegantly, attired—hqs spent hree days in a cell withouteven tr handbag, as the hotel isholding her baggage as security forher unpaid bill. When arrested shewas eU-d in an expensive, low. neck, sleeveless afternoon bl^ck taffeta gown, * 5000-franc hat trimmed with aigrettes, filmy stockings of the latest model, cut-away sandals with . gh heels, and long whitegloves on her bare arm.-*.Mrs. Taintor presents the pictureof utmost miser without even herpowdw puff or a lip stick: Herstcckinps now are cobweblyr, her gown ft torn and greasy from the filthy cell, a heel has snapped off her slipper and her gloves are dirty.S!)e has eaten practically nothing of the 'oarse prison fare and is unable to purchase any food from theoutside. Ii^. the other side of theprison her husband, unshaven, in a : dirty c liar and shirt, disheveled sleeping clothes, present a pitiful ap-peai*9nce.The authorities stale that the two^ -r : .have been in France three months and have been living in the mostexpen ive suites of the leading hotels, ordering jewelry, clofhing etc.,.sent to the hotel c. o. d., and offeringbad cnecks, which, they • say, total nearly 200,000 francs. *FL;AJZanmvL.piLwCHRISTMAS IN THEGOLtr COUNTRYftMine s from the remotest corners of the Klondike are in Gold City,celebrating Christmas. Tim Meadowshas g\\en up his dance hall to the miners A huge Christmas tree adorneo with tinsel, candy sticks,'candles and popcorn which came fromthe Strtes occupies the centre of the i hall. Underneath and around the tree alt;e pa'ckages of various sizes and d scriptions to be presented to .til present at the appointed time. Allt;Ipin01•lt;clt;T| real S uta Claus is promised and
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Nogales Daily Morning Oasis
Nogales, Arizona, US
Sat, Sep 11, 1920
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