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HM BOM 1 Sttectt WEATHER air 2 4 3 PRICE MORSE PARDON 'POLAR SHOALS OERS IN PENTATHLON BY DAUGHERTY 0 a AUDREY Ml VS ON GIRL $100000 BALM GIRLCASHIER TAKES POISON SOUGHT BY GIRL EXONERATED CYCLIST CRASHES INTO AUTO KILLED LINK THUG SUSPECT 19 AT CHURCH ETE IN ILM MURDER ILL WITH TYPHOID had World Still Studies Blackmail Gang Chief War Gas Possibilities To ace Slayer Ward a I HARRINGTON DEAD UNERAL TO BE MONDAY prices Munich buying MUSICAL COMEDY STAR IS REPORTED ABOUT TO MARRY AIR ALL THIS WEEK SAYS WEATHER BUREAU LAST LIVING LINCOLN PALLBEARER DIES AT 83 schools for the by The 10 gold to girls Washington Muy 27 rank A Degroot of Michigan waa nominat ed to the senate Saturday by Presi dent Harding to be assistant regis trar of the treasury 7 ENGINEER ON WAY HERE TO CONSULT MAGNATE OUR DAY CONVENTION TO LAST TILL TUESDAY ADMITS MILORD BANK TO EDERAL RESERVE 2323 CarncrD automobile was playing he ran into Cotton waa a statement DRY LAW SEEN AS MENACE TO US CHURCHES REPORTS AMONG DATA GIVEN OUT Private Lensed Wire May The federalSaturday announced the armcre State Milford Mich to the AMOUS MODEL WHO TRIES TO END OWN LIE MAKILLY? MILLKK Special to The ree TewC RAUD DENIED VOL 8 7 NO Oneida May 27 Benonl Wood last surviving member of President Lincoln's pallhearers died Saturday aged 83 years 126 CONTESTANTS WIN REE PRESS AWARDS Ry ree Prensi' Washington reserve board admission of Savlnirs bank federal reserve system The hank has $30000 capital $7500 surplus and $280110 total resources following the supper Typhoid at a church by health night to be Had Nothing to Do With Cigar Company Shortage Prosecutor Advises Court 1000 IN RANKS CAPTURE CITY ALL REJECTED ORD BID BEST BULLETS LAY POLICEMAN LOW RICH CHICAGO GIRL TO WED ART RADICAL TEN CENTS Washington' May Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday Middle Atlantic states Ohio valley and Tennessee region of the Great latkes: Generally fair and moderate temperature Lorain Ohio May our per sona were hurt one seriously and 50 passengers escaped Injury Satur day morning when the Nickel Plante passenger train No 1 running 60 miles an hour hit an open switch near Vermillion We painting and decorating We are always ready at your service Call Northway '444 A Wall Decorating Co Adv Members of American Expe dition Into Russia Hold irst Reunion Herq Spr Jel to The ree PrM WarrenrO May double crossed me: I had to do it I just couldn't help It Wo were good said Evan Evans 29 years old a moment after he had walked Into a restaurant and shot and In stantly killed the proprietor I'atsy Jones aged 45 Saturday afternoon The killing was done with a id gauge shotgun which tore a big wound In breast Evans then surrendered to police and I in Jail persons An epidemic is 500 partook of the eup by the Grace Lutheran 14 Harrington cashier of the Detroit Community fund died In his home 939 Hazelwood avenue Saturday afternoon nt 4 o'clock Thn funeral will bo held Monday with services in Woodward Avenue Presbyterian church at 3:30 o'clock Grace George Robbed in Bavaria But $10000 Neck lace Proves Imitation BY GEORGE RELDES Special to The ree Press and Chicago Tribune Berlin May Some American tourists who fail to get robbed by the Bavarian so called republican government extorters are falling victims to Berlin's hotel thieves who are reaping millions of marks While Ira Westhelmer a New York and Cincinnati banker lost 500000 in a frame up a few days ago William A Brady his wife Grace George Nicholas Herbert a Now York Importer and Mrs Bacliarach of New York Saturday were the vleltlms of thd plain hotel thieves While Mr Brady and his wife were at thu theater thieves ran sacked their room in the hotel tak ing clothes and furs worth $3030 and a pearl necklace But Grace George while mourning her clothes has the laugh on the crooks be cause before leaving New York she placed her $10000 necklace in a safe and took along an Imitation Mr Herbert and Mrs Bacharucli lost articles and letters of credit valued at $6000 The Dresden municipality follow ing the action of the Munich oxtor Parents Incensed by Release Offer to Produce missing and that she the hearing of Inspector Berg and others: Scoby) had a hand a result Scoby avers ho Geneva May 27 Cardinal Ga parrl papal secretary of state ha addressed a note on behalf of the Vatican to the league of nations says the Exchange Telegrapn pro testing in strong terms against the British mandate in Palestine The protest says the news agency la on the ground that the mandate threatens religious equality The creation of a Jewish nation at home In Palestine It is argued gives the adherents of Zionism a provided position treaty against use of poison gas have inquired of this government about gas manufacture since the arms conference Officials of the chemical warfare service most of whom were opposed to the treaty any these outside nations show no sign of supporting the treaty as all nations were Invited to do Thia idea about tin attitude of the outside nations sjems to have strengthened the views of the gas mon In the American army Briga dier General Ainos A ries chief of the chemical warfare service has talked more strongly than Sec retary Weeks about going ahead with studies "All Information Indicates" Gen eral ries said na tions are working feverishly to make the most of chemical war fare No country can afford to give up such development and research work as will enable It to know fully what gases are capable of being used in warfare In what quantities and how economically they can ba developed and what protective masks and clothing can be utilized against them "At flio same time the nations should be ready to employ the same means effectively against any en emy which Is not a party to the agreement or which chooses In an emergency not to adhere to it" This war department attitude is not satisfactory to some advocates of elimination of gas from war They fear that so long as the na tions go ahead with studies and preparations on the ground that some other nations may use gas there will be a piling up of poten tial effectiveness In gas wnrfare that will be too great a tempta tion should another war come SKATING IN THE lIEMI AIR Try it A new sensation at Palace Gardens Pontiac Mich May 27 Tony Yarnlcki one nf the two prisoners who escaped while enroute to Jack son prison Is said to have stolon a motor car wrecked it near here shot Deputy Sheriff Leonard Schnell and stole his machine when he offered them a ride Saturday was brought back from Kingston Ont to be tried fnr attempted murder He was serving time in an Ontario prison delighted danceks no decide Pleasant Palais Pleases Adv Washington May 27 (By the Associated Press) Bidders com peting for development by private enterprise of the government's $100000000 war initiated projects at Muscle Shoals were given their answers Saturday by the house military committee in the form of a counter proposal framed by the committee None of the otters submitted by the bidders and forwarded to con gress by Secretary Weeks for final decision was found acceptable That made by Henry ord came closest to winning the award in that it was made the basis on which the com mittee built its reply ord Engineer Gets Plan The committee acted in a way it was explained which will leave Its decision subject to acceptance by any person or Interest willing to meet its terms and which will per mit it also' to support its counter proposal before the house when the subject of Muscle Shoals is acted upon 5V Mayo chief engineer for ord was the first to receive a eppy of the committee's plans The rep resentatives of the Alabama Power company rederick Engstrum and Charles arsons other bidders were asked to advise the committee early next week whether they would ac cept the proposal Mayo said he would confer with ord in De troit before giving an answer and left for that city Some committeemen were repre sented as being confident that the plan worked out by the committee would be accepted by ord despite the elimination of the Gorgas steam plant from the properties to be dis posed of with Muscle Shoals Others however called attention to the re pelled declaration of Mavo and other witnesses for ord that offer was to be accepted "as a whole and not in part" Care was exercised by the com mitteemen to keep details of their plan In secret until the bidders had received it It was understood how ever that the plan was in effect the ord modified offer and differed only In the language' added by the com mittee replacing in many para graphs that which was struck out in order to Insert committee amend ments Gorgas Plant Eliminated The committee alterations were represented as being chiefly import ant with respect to the ord offer in that they eliminated the Gorgas plant required a paid up capital of $10000000 or more for the operating company to be created for develop ing the shoals made compulsory the yearly production of finished com mercial fertilizers on the basis of 40000 tons of fixed nitrogen and specified the manner of appointment of the directing board of seven mem bers whose duty would be to ex amine the company's books and pre vent the sale of fertilizers at profits exceeding 8 per cent of the cost of production The provision of the ord proposal fixing 100 years as the lease period for the Wilson dam and other pro jects not purchased cd unchanged jt was understood as well as the provisions relating to the financial phases of the proposed transaction In this connection it was recalled that Secretary Weeks's one recommendation to congress made when he transmitted the ord offer there was in opposition to the 109 year lease House Committee Making Substitute Proposal Bases It on Plan Miss Anna Johnson 24 year old church worker was completely ex onerated Saturday in municipal court of the charge of embezzling $28900 from her former employers the Greek American Cigar com pany Judge William Heston dismissed the complaint against her on motion of John Brennan issistant prosecuting attorney Brennan stated there was no evi dence to show that Mlsa Johnson who was employed as bookkeeper by the firm had anything to do with the alleged shortage He said this view was shared by the detec tives working on the case after they had made a thorough investi gation It became known at the same time that an official of the cigar company had called last week on Zifimund Lewandowski assistant prosecuting attorney and asked him to recommend a warrant for the girl After hearing the cigar story Lewandowski flatly re fused to authorize Miss Johnson's arrest "Her employer later went to municipal court and related alleged facts upon which a warrant was issued Miss Johnson who lives at 234 Alfred street spent several1 nights in custody rom the beginning she stoutly maintained her inno cence She declared that the vari ous partners in the concern had ac cess as well as she to the books and that they frequently made en tiles In them Miss Johnson camo tc Detroit about a year ago from Reed City Mich where she taught school Woman Shop Keeper Defend ant in Action for Damages Lemuel Scoby 1325 street former Detroit patrolman filed suit In circuit court Saturday for $2591'0 damages against Mac Russell 5426 Grand River avenue Scoby alleges that on the night of ebruary 3 last he was Datrol Ing his post on Grand Ittver ave nue when he found the door of the defendant's shop open Ho entered discovered the place had been ran sacked was unable to locate the proprietor made a report to his sta tion and locked the door he de clares He sets forth that the next morn ing the defendant asserted $18 tn casn was stated In Louis (meaning Aa lost his position In the department Lawyer Is Indicted In Bond Loot Case confederate named Sam Dreyvus was charged with the blackmailing of a prominent New York banker and head of an industrial organiza tion "Ross" is at the disposition of tho court which imposed that sentence and be called back Into the pres ence of the Judge without legal procedure or technicality Drey vus is now serving an indetermin ate sentence the maximum of Which is three years in Sing Sing Cases Seem Similar It Is believed that the history of the blackmailing case which led to this earlier arrest of 'Hoss" and Dreyvus parallels the circumstances which led Ward to the shooting of Peters It was established during the trial of Dreyvus that he and with other confederates made a practice of Involving in their tolls rich men given to strange practices and that they had escaped criminal prosecution to six months ago only because their vic tims usually refused to prosecute The liberty which "Ross" gained through a suspended "Sentence was used by him to set up a blackmail ing ring which took the place of tho one broken up by the jailing of Dryvus It was said was drawn into that ring chang ed his role from that of subaltern which he had played under Drey vus to that of leader Teters never did more than follow Impllclty the directions given by "Ross" The application made Saturday Continued on Page Three Column Tire BY JAMEM WHITTAKER Special to Tho ree Press and Chicago Tribune New York May Goaded to action by the news from White Plains that Walter Ward self confessed slayer of Clarence Peters is out of jail again on bail increas ed to $50000 lawyers for the par ents of Peters hurried preparations for producing "Charlie for arrest it the authorities desire it "Ross" is the man identified by Ward In his first confession to the killing of Peters as the leader of the blackmail gang whose demands drove him to the use of a pistol Traced to East side is also the man traced riday by reporters through a maze of tjndergrorld activities and crim inal court records to his present haunts in New York's upper east side And strangely enough le furthermore tho man whom At torney William allon retained by parents to aid the pros ecution cf Ward extricated from an extortion charge about six months ago allon announced Saturday after he had conferred with Michael Sullivan of Salem Mass who is directing tho legal interests In the Ward case of Peters' parents that he had offered to produce "Ross" In White Plains on Monday Ross" Pasadena High Life Another of Kort KRrhsn's Toast chmmhI'p" bt Ch llrrlon of rich Magazine Section Davison Alger Each Score 23 Points in Record Meet of Girl Athletes This afternoon and to 30c Attorney General Issues or mal Statement Defending Actions in Case ARCADIA Cl OSES SEASON WITH 1I1G ATTRACTION TUESDAY NIGHT irst Public Ap pearaijca nf ORIOLE TERRACE OR CURStRA make of Brunswick Lance Roenrdw Now wrnt st dance orrhnslTH Adm 100 Spec tutors 50c No charge for Counter Proposition Is Said to Mean Only Slight Modi fications 1 nive riuwB un Mimuar iwm If Yow Want Kent LnfT Go refriwut under the shadow of a Palace Gardeng park rttusp sentence Imposed on him Advk 1 J1XS wbea ho with 3 Year Old Boy Badly Hurt as He Runs Before Car Albert Yuhas 23 years old 7724 Mt Elliott avenu? died in the High land Park General hospital Satur day afternoon following a colli sion in which his motorcycle struck an automobile at John ft street and Winona avenue Ills skull was fractured in the acci dent Ray Kelly 89 1 2 North Sagi naw street Pontiac was driving west on Winona avcrue when Yu has driving his motorcycle south on John street collided with the automobile Kelly narrowly escaped Injury when lie drove his car on the curb in an effort to avoid the collision He took Yuhas to the hospital where he died be fore regaining consciousness Kelly was released after making a statement to the police Alfred Tomka 3 1 2 years old was Internally Injured when he ran In the path of an automobile In front of his home at 8536 South street Saturday afternoon Uu was taken to the Delray Industrial hos pital cotton avenue driver of the told the police tho boy behind a wagon when the path of the car released after making to the police SUED OR $25000 BY EX POLICEMAN Propaganda Not the Gospel Now Dominates Pulpits Baltimore Club Is Told New York Slny Soon after the grand' jury today returned an Indictment charging Robert Leighton a disbarred lawyer with criminally receiving stolen proper ty Judge Nott in general mmHioiu released him pending trial in $2000 hail Tho indictment alleged that lie had criminally received three bonds issued by the town of Port land Conn valued at $3000 which worn stolen from the National Bank of Portland two years ago Assistant District Attorney Rich ard Murphy said that Leighton aided tho Portland authorities in their investigation of tho robbery find also furnished information to the authorities of Wyomissing Pa which aided them in Die arrest of several men in connection with the hnld up of tho Wyomissing Bank a year ago Mr Murphy said that no charge had been made against the dis barred lawyer that he had any con nection with 'either robbery llowas alleged to have given the three bonds to a friend who offered them as collateral for a loan of $2000 Capital Doctors ear Epidemic Will Touch Other Guests Special to Tbs roo Prtes Washington May germs in food served supper were believed officials here Saturday responsible for the critical Illness of 10 feared as per given church Th dav several who attended were stricken with typhoid fever The number of cases gradually grew Seven additional ones were reported to day jjvery possible clue to the cause of the Infection being Investi gated by health authorities One theory is that one of the women who served tho supper was ty phold germ carrier Hamtramck Officer Reported Dying After Battle With Gunmen Patrolman Edward Dluzynski of tho Hamtramck police force tell with two revolver bullets In his chest late Saturday night after wounding two of four gunmen who launched a concerted attack on him at Harper avenue and Chene street He was taken to Receiving hos pital where his life was reported all but despaired of The two wounded gunmen were lifted Into an automobile and carried away by their companions Dluzynskl was not on duty He was flrlvint an automobile on Hendrle avenue when another auto mobile darted out to Grandy ave nue so closely in front of him that he was forced to swing his machine around to ffvold collision After the other machine had passed he gave chase The chase continued about seven blocks At Harper avenue and Chene street the policeman passed the automobile ahead and crowded it to the curb He saw its four occupants draw revolvers and de scend from the car Hu drew his own rcVS7Wrand opened fire His first two bullets dropped two of the approaching gunmen The other two fired in unison and both the bullets hit the policeman He fell and immediately became uncon scious According to residents of the vicinity eight or ton shots were fired before the thugs fled After they hud disappeared neighbors found blood stains on the pavement other than where the policeman had fallen and also found a 45 callbre revolver with two cartridges ex ploded Aurelia Hughey 14 Years Old With Tally of 4505 New City Champion Unofficial results of the pentathlon competition on Codd athletic field Saturday morning for medals special prizes and a hand some trophy given by The De troit ree indicated that 126 girls qualified fop the coveted ath letic emblem This tabulation made by tint de partment of health education clerks Immediately after the meet also snows uavison ana Alger tied with 23 points each pentathlon trophy offered ree and gives tho wftfchf4 ng jsnprlRl nrize't who scored from 3991 to 4 60S points Meet Is Record Breuker The new city girl athletic cham pion of the public schools created by this competition is Aurelia Hughey" Negro 14 years old Majestic school daughter of Mr and Mrs Archie Hughey 2370 Newton avenue She earned a total of 4505 points for the five official events according to the scoring Saturday Hundreds of school girl stars from every part of tho city participated In the pentathlon which this year was the greatest ever held under thq auspices of the health educa tion department drawing entries exceeding 900 and bringing 730 youngsters Into actual competition against tho record Ideal weather favored the pen tathlon contestants who began to arrive on Codd athletic field at 8 eager to smash existing rec ords and win a share of tho awards given by The ree Press a "ield resent Gny Scene The meet got under way directed by Miss Esther Sherman assistant supervisor promptly at 9 with a fast turf for the running events by the firing of three shots by a policeman Contestants previ ously had been assigned to groups and large signs erected In various parts of the field indicated where an group was competing The field presented a pretty pic ture' with hundreds of youngsters dressed in running bloomers and shoes and fluttering from their waists were gay colors indicative of the school they attended Every where enthusiasm abounded and evory girl strived to accomplish her best zIf tho official tabulation of the records shows 126 girls win the medals given by The ree this will be an increase of 46 over the number awarded in the 1921 pentathlon Tho records established this year while only a few were remarkable accomplishments were than those of 1921 Hurdles Vndoing of Many It was In the hurdle events that the youngsters found difficulty Ap Continucd on Page 12 Column 3 Caraway Resuming Attack Says Taft Was Into Releasing Banker Special to The rwe tirs ttniihlngton Majr eral District Attorney HnrrU nt lIcMton had orders Saturday nlsht from the department nf justice take prompt und Ef fective measure to present harlc Momc' under indict ment for conaplracy to defraud the Kovernnient from leaning lhe country It bad been report rd here that Mure cuntemplaled Railing from Uoaton to Halifax Detroit roe Pro Buretd: 202 NetroixAlMn Bank Bids WuNngtcm Washington May 27 Attorney General Daugherty Saturday night issued a statement in which he de fended himself against charges made In the senate that he perpe tratod a fraud upon ex Pr sURnt Taft while engaged as an attorney to secure a pardon for Charles Morse New York bunker who was then serving sentence In Atlanta federal prison Senator Caraway Democrat Ar knnaag earlier In the day In a bit ter attack upon Daugherty In thoenate charged that he had fuolea 7 President Tatt In presenting evl dence that Morso was in a grave physical condition Pardoned JO Yeara Ago It was 10 year ago that Presi dent Taft released from prison Daugherty's statement was a complete report on the Morse case by government physicians who ex amined him It also presented the names of hundreds of prominent per sous in and out of official life who wrote letters to Taft asking clem ency for Morse Representatives Johnson South Da kota and: Woodruff of Michigan authors of tho res lu tlon to Investigate alleged war frauds frankly admitted today that they were powerless to bring the Woodruff resolution before the house for a' vote or this reason they are supplying Information to Sen ntor Caraway speech in the Senate Saturday contained the charge that iha hitAeDPvtAnflrnl wm havlnir secret service man investigate his record in Arkansas file aleo named a number "of 'secret service opera tlves alleged to be shadowing Woodruff and Johnson 1 Itrpente Alleged Conversation Ho repeated nn alleged converse tlon between Daugherty and Charles Morse by whom Daugherty was engaged to secure Morse's pardon from Atlanta prison He said Daugherty cursed Morse because the latter would not pay him money Caraway Said in part: 'When two Republican members Continued on 1'nge Three Column Six 4 Hurt as Train Hits Open Switch Boston May Marlllvn Miller musical comedy star shortly will become the wife of Jack Pickford movie actor it wa re Sorted here Saturday riends of Mias filler Mid It was ree Press Private Irserl Wire Baltimore May 27 One of the greatest dangers of prohibition does not affect the state but the church Arthur Machen at torney told members of the City club at their luncheon Saturday The danger to which he referred said Mr Machen is the "Impairment of the authority of Christ the di version of the church from her rightful mission with a consequent 1 loss of her influence and power" The pulpit is used not to preach the gospel said Mr Machen but to propagate prohibition and the Idea has been inculcatml that a man who opposes prohibition cannot be a sincere Christian When the church undertakes to interfere in civil government even on the plea that tho issues involved are moral issues said Mr Machen th" church is rendering unto Caesar the things that are God's Mr Machen quoted former Vice president Thomas Marshall as saying that tho "kingdom of God ought to be within us not In Wash ington" and addressing that the church should "let those without tho fold bo taught to entertain what views they will as to civil law un der which they live that the ehurch Is an empire within an "One of the saddest features of the whole prohibition movement" said Mr Machen "is the cowardice of some Christians who are afraid to protest against tho filching nway of their Christian liberty whose Ancestors did not quail before tho thumb serow and the stake cringe like whipped curs be neath the lash of the Anti Saloon league" CONVICT EXTRACTED ON SHOOTING CHARGE Is Plea Vatican Protests British Mandate kfttlnff In the reah Air Try It A new acndiRlon at Palaeo Gardens Vaw It GRACE GEORGE tlonists Is raising theater six times for Americans now requires that anyone tickets present a passport Bolo Chasing Buddies Are Guests of Navin at Detroit Cleveland Game More than 1000 members of the Polar Bear division the contin gent oj American troops that took part in the invasion of northern Russia assembled in petroit Sat urday to renew acquaintances be gun while they fought the rigors of Arctic winter and the Bolshe vik! The occasion that brings the Polar Bears to Detroit is th first reunion that tho outfit has held since their return from Russia and demobilization To Have our Dny Program A four day program was begun Saturday when tho veterans of the Russian campaign after registering al tho Hotel Tuller convention headquarters wero the guests of President Navin of the Detroit ball club at the game between the Ti gers and tho Cleveland Indians Tho Polar Bears 1900 strong occupied a reserved section of tho stand and cheered tho contending teams impartially The Polar Bears include the 339 Infantry a strict ly Michigan outfit the SlOth Engi neers tho 337th ield Hospital and Ambulance corps At the Tuller where the mon met to register tho scene all Sat urday forenoon was a continual bedlam of greetings when men who had bunked and messed together on Russian soil four years ago met for tho first time slnco returning to the United States Swap Their Experiences Little groups gathered in quiet corners for the exchange of experi ences since their return and to ask for members of tho outfit who had not put in their appearance at the reunion Saturday evening will be given over to get together meets for the individual detachments located on various sectors of the Russian front These Include the outfits stationed at Vologda Dvina Vaga Kodlsh and Onega During the evening messages of greeting to the Polar Hears wero broadcast from WCX The Detroit ree Press radio To Hold Memorial Service The outstanding feature of Sun program will be tho open air memorial service for the comrades of the Polar Bears who lost ttfeilr Ilves on the Russian front The principal speaker in tribute to the dead Polar Bears will bo Senator Charles Townsend while Continued on Psge Two oininn Three Wealthy amily Receives Polish Sculptor and Startles Society Special to The ree Pres from Chicago Tribune Chicago May 27 Stanislaus Szukalski long haired radical Polish sculptor son ot a black smith arrived Saturday and an nounced his intention of marrying Miss Helen Walker daughter of Samuel Walker prominent resi dent of the "gold Tho sculptor's long hair bobbed like that of a flapper escaped from a grey tam adorned with a black ribbon band His flowing tic added another artistic touch to his habili ments which Included a blue serge suit very much in need of press ing Dr Walker former president of tho Yale club received Szukalski warmly at th" moment his daugh ter was announcing to society folk that the wedding "would be within a week" The announcement caused unusual excitement in society cir cles Miss Walker declined to dis cuss the romance which began in studios both being Interested In art Tho sculptor formerly operated a tinv studio hero and Miss Walker went to him as a pupil His work reflecting tho sorrows of his own tortured country has been exhibit ed in tho Art Institute at various times for nine years A few years ago his father was killed in an accident and the son asked for the 'body for dissection purposes He explained he wanted io study anatomy and had no funds to buy a body A body was given him and he dissected it slowly studying tho muscular development tr avel east the water way Steamers leave daily 5:30 for Buffalo 11 for Cleve land Adv SPECIAL PATRIOTIC NIGHT Tuesday eve May 30 avors and noise makers galore at the beautiful new Temple Ballroom Cope Harvcv's wonderful Chicago Orchestra Danc ing nightly except MondaH No charge for tlanclpg op chccklngjkAdv Dunbar MacMechan Wealthy Youth Charged in Suit With Breach of Promse Dunbar MacMechan 70 East Palmer avenue 27 years old it was disclosed Saturday is defendant in a suit for $100000 filed in circuit court by Emily Wirth pretty 19 year old girl of 5540 Vinewood avenue who alleges breach of promise and betrayal The prae cipe in the action was filed April 19 but was suppressed by Edward Kennedy Sr Miss Wirth's at torney Miss Wirth sets forth that she first met MacMechan early in 1921 and that in May of that year she accepted his proposal ot marriage Up to that time she says she was chaste and respected by her friends Been 5 When they became engaged however she avers she yielded to MacMechan's proposals and as a re sult has been disgraced and wilt for all time to Miss Wirth an Ohio girl was em ployed In the office of the Ameri can Agricultural Chemical com pany when she hays she made Mac Mechan's acquaintance Last January the plaintiff al leges she discovered she was to be come a mother and pleaded with MacMechan to wed her immediate) Instead of complying she says he had her send lor a physician The declaration In the suit goes on to state: "He urged her to submit to an operation He later told her he had made arrangements with a physician for an operation and requested her to call and consult a physician which at his request she did but after several interviews ahe re fused to submit to an operation Refused to Marry "Tho defendant about this time turned over to her certain pills re questing her to partake of toe same He Informed her it would not be advisable to have the marriage cere mony performed at once She finally absolutely refused to sub mit to an operation and informed him that he should keep bls promise to marry per without delay time to time since Jan uary she entreated him to marry her reminding him of his obliga tion to her and hl duty as if man to carry out his promise that their child should have a name But in March he absolutely refused to marry April I last the declaration sets forth Miss Wirth tried to kill her self by taking poison but recov ered MacMechan Is heir to a third of the estate left by hs rather Pro bate court records show the estate to amount to $76819 sub ject to notes and other obligations against it Police Believe Alleged Robber Can Clear Mystery Poughkeepsie N1 May 27 County authorities here announced that developments in the case of rank Doran being held here for holding up a taxi driver lead them to believe that Doran was either a party to the murder of William Des rnond Taylor the Los Angeles movie director or has important information concerning it Doran maintained silence in his cell in the county jail refusing to make any statement It was definitely learned that Doran is not one ot the men sought in Chicago for tho murder of two policemen The suspects are said by the authorities to be entirely dif ferent of men TWO SCHOOLS TIE OR HONORS Audrey Munson Near Death in New York Despondent Over Telegram Special to Th rw iml CMcaro Tribiin Syracuse NY' May 27 Miss Audrey Merle Munson 28 years old famous artists model and said to be the possessor ot the perfect female form attempted to commit suicide at her home 7 Ames street In Mexico a northern New York Till age Saturday night Miss Munson swallowed a power ful solution of bichloride ot mercury alter receiving a telegram Her condition was extremely critical Saturday night Miss Munson has been despondent tor several days She had intended to marry Joseph Stevenson of Ann Arbor Mich this summer and her friend in the village thinks the messags ya from him Tell of Plan Saturday night Miss Munson told her mother with whom she lives on a little farm that sho had deter mined to take her life Unable to deter hers daughter from the im pending catastrophe Mrs Munson run to tho home pt neighbors for assistance When she returned she found her daughter writhing in agony on the floor Emetics were administered and physicians summoned but thd quant ty of poison takeh makes her con ditlon precarious and physclans late Saturday night said her chances fur recovery were (slight Miss Munson llrst attracted pub lic attention when she posed for a statue at the Panama Pacific Ex position She was the model for the statue of Evangeline adorning the home of Longfellow at Cam bridge and her form also appears on the Maine Memorial and the Municipal Building both at New York city Reduced to Poverty In recent years Miss Munson had come upon misfortune She had been unable tu obtain employment and from a star at 16999 a picture which she claimed to have re ceived for playing In she was reduced to dire poverty Her mother was compelled to sell kit chen utensils from house to house in thia city to eke out an existence for her daughter and herself Mias Munson always claimed her misfor tunes were caused by the desire of a "syndicate" of New York business men to "get her" Miss Muuson attracted world wide notoriety a t' months ago when sllq announced she would wed the man who possessed a masculine form as near perfection as her own Until a few weeks ago Miss Mun son had been touring through the west posing in the flesh in theaters where one of her 111mA was dis played Recently she and her moth er returned to a little farm at 5Iex tco Miss childhood home MICHIGAN MAN NAMED OR TREASURY POST DETROIT MICHIGAN SUNDAY MAY 28 1922 116 PAGES US Stage Star oils Hotel Thieves Abroad US and Europe Going Ahead With Experiment! in Spite of Washington Treaty Detroit ree Troes Bureau 302 Metropolitan Brtnk Bldtr WtHhlnaton 1 By ree rrea Prlvnt Leaded Wire Washington May The treaty against thr usB of poison gas In war signed by tho United Slates Great Britain rance Italy and Japan in the Arms conference has not stopped continued study of the possibilities of gas In warfare either by those nations or by others It was learned Saturday This government Is going ahead with its Btudlea at the Edgewood Mil arsenal that it may know all thero Is to know even if It docs not Intend to use gas in the event of another war and tho under standing hare la that Groat Britain and rance are following similar policies while smaller nations ot Europe are reported to be making experiments Secretary ot War Weeks recently said: "Wo should "know everything there is "to know about poison gases There never can be com pletif elimination of gases in war fare until all nations agree It shall not bi used This country la not manufacturing gases In quantity but the chemical warfare service la going ahead with experimental work" Tim experiments arc under au thority of congress ollowing the aims conference a I (iiihMO an propi'hilion for experimental work In gas was reduced one half Six natlona not party tn ths ex IXwrtf JQU'jSl I CT SRCWra Ajsjgg OvTSK A A A At i i i' raM ls Wp sT ''4 a I 1 I 1 I II' I I I gg a 1 in.

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