Show M MAN N f FACED GE WITH WITHA RARE A E BOOK THEfT Editions Valued at Allegedly Taken From Eastern Libraries REVERE Mass l June 9 Associated ed Press Harold Harold B. B Clarke 25 28 of or New York was S under arrest today charged with the theft of rare editions edi lions worth north from several New England libraries Inspectors took him into custody on a 0 warrant charging theft of books from the Lancaster public library They said aid that they found worth of stolen books in hi his possession possession posses sion and that valuable books booksIn In his room had been prepared for fol shipment to New York City The officers said they found a notebook containing names of customers customers cus cus- In Paris Paris- L London B Berlin and Buenos Aires in Clarkes Clarke's possession They seized a manuscript allegedly written by Clarke entitled StaggerIng Stagger Ing Revelations of Wholesale LootIng Looting Loot Loot- ing of Priceless Literature From Maine to California Clarke told them that a New York publisher ac accepted accepted accepted ac- ac the book for publication A diploma Issued by a a. Chicago school of chiropractic was found in Clarkes Clarke's room The prisoner said ho he formerly was president of a a. Canadian Canadian Ca Ca- nadian nathan association of radio engi engi- Many Man of the books were seventeenth seventeenth seven seven- and eighteenth century editions editions edi edi- and police said that he hc secured them after obtaining borrowers' borrowers cards and making the acquaintance at of library officials |