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STUDENTS BALK ATTEMPT OF POLICE TO REMOVE MOTOR CAR

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Several hundred Harvard students, gathered on the corner of Plympton and Mt. Auburn Streets yesterday afternoon, were interested parties in the removal of an automobile belonging to one of their number. A constable, egged on by his audience, attempted to drive it away, but quick-witted Harvardians placed their cars in front and back of the vehicle in question, and effectively foiled his plans.

When the excitement was at its height, a police lieutenant, backed up by two patrolmen, arrived on the scene. By the simple means of threatening arrests, the autos were finally moved, and the attached car, followed by a chorus of onlookers disappeared.

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