Word: aken
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Dates: during 1935-1935
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There was, however, no restraint on Noble Puffer. Rounding up his wife, his lawyers and a party of burly friends, he returned to the office. Picking up what records they could lug, the Aken forces retreated to an inner office, barricaded the door...
...outer office, Noble Puffer entrenched himself. He cut off Mr. Aken's telephone. When Mr. Aken's secretary left her desk, he popped his own secretary into her seat. Finally he took out what records had not been carried into the inner office, shortly announced that in eight months Mr. Aken had used up all but $69.50 of the year's appropriation for extra office help...
...inner office, equipped with bath, Mr. Aken made the best of his isolation. Leaning out the window, he shouted down eleven floors to newshawks on the street: "I'm in the real office with all the records. I'm carrying on the job of County Superintendent. See, I'm working on my annual report...
...night Otto Aken and Noble Puffer napped on couches. In the morning Mr, Aken unlocked a side door, leading from his office to a corridor, to admit his wife with a razor, waiters with food. Newshawks lounged in the outer office, taking periodic statements from Mr. Puffer. Pending a court decision, it-was beginning to look like a two-week siege when, shortly after 5 p. m., nine men strode into the office. One of them unwrapped a sledge hammer, battered down the door...
...come out," squealed Otto Aken. "I have been ejected by force and by force alone. This gives me the protection of the law." Mr. Aken walked out. His henchmen were dragged out. Then the nine men wrapped up the sledge hammer, strode away...