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Show EFFORT MADE TO HINDER MART IAGE Washington, June 3. In efforts to forestall tho marriage of an American girl to an Italian of rank It became known today, the Washington clergy. man and the New York woman who last Tuesday appealed to the state department de-partment in the matter also consulted the police. A hypothetical case was cited to the police and they were asked if In such a case they would take action. The police declined to offer the assistance desired. Accorllng to the hypothetical case cited. It is understood Uie foreigner has been paying court to the American Ameri-can girl for some time. While he is personally objectionable to her family, nothing could be pro-ducel pro-ducel that would warrant the police in asking for his detention by tho police po-lice of England where the Italian is supposed to be sojourning. It developed that the young woman in the case Is a jjster of Miss Frances A. Garwood, of New" York and Washington, Wash-ington, who was accompanied to the state department by Rev. John B. Quinn. |