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DAYTON DAILY NEW THIRD SECTION WOMAN'S PAGES BEST COMICS FINANCIAL NEWS DAYTON, OHIO. FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1925. IODINE USE IS JACOB KIUCK KITES MONDAY INSTRUCTOR OF PRINTING JHTCHELL'S SUCCESSOR KNOWN HERE SCULPTOR AND STATUTE GROUP HELD AT ODDS ONE YEAR FOR EACH SHOT, IS SENTENCE GIVEN TO GUN USER VETERANS HELD TO GRAND JURY FOR AUTOTHEFT Former Army Captain, Private Arrested in Van-dalia, III. Dcsin rr Patterson Memorial. Auto Warning Signs Are To Be Replaced Lieut.

Col. James E. Fechct, appointed Friday to succeed Brig. Gen. William Mitchell as assistant chief of the air service, it known toe number of of ficers at th Dayton ail fields.

He is a per sonal friend a j. Curry commandant McCook field and Maj. Rob-bins, i g.h i -i tM'-- i $-' 7 I jr. JK i A Plans are now under way by the Dayton Automobile club for the erection and replacement of more than 200 "school zone" and "hospital-quiet" 6igns throughout the county. A survey of the "sign" condition Montgomery co just completed by Herman A.

Acker-man, acting secretary of the club revealed that a large number the warning signals have been destroyed during the last year. It is reported, Ackerman said, that a number of the warning signals have been used as targets for stone-throwing school children. In considering the erection of. signs through the country, the club will act on the recommendation of club members reporting dangerous corners and sections for motorists. VENIRE DRAWN FOR GIN HUNG TRIAL OFFICER FATHER OF SIX CHILDREN Pair Apprehended When Stolen Car Claimed by Them.

Everett King, 27, of Louis, who says that lio ia an ex-army captain and Robert Martin. 22, of Elkhart, charged jointly with stealing an auto belonging to Walter Delscamp of 2205 N. Main were held to the grand jury, each from Vandalia, III- by Officers Gugel and McElhaney, following the recovery of the auto. King told the officers that he "rved three and a half years overseas as captain during the World War and Martin claims to have served two years abroad as a private. King asserted that he is the father of two pairs of twins and two other children, and says they took the auto in order to reach home; that Martin and himself were stranded in Dayton without funds.

The auto was stolen while parked downtown Feb. 26. The men were apprehended in Vandalia under singular circumstances. They left ths stolen auto on the outskirts of the city, and having no money to pay for night's lodging, slept in the jail of the village. In the meantime the auto was found and communication with Dayton police revealed the fact that it had been stolen.

Martin and King claimed the car and were arrested. BREIDENBAGH POOR CONDITION Dayton Union Head Suffers With Serious Auto Crash Injuries. The condition of John Breiden-bach. SO. of 120 Joe president the Central Labor Union and Chinese Charged With Murder to Face Jury March 2450 Prospects Called.

Target of Jamea Scott's Bullets Ask Court to Show Mercy, FORGIVENESS IS SHOWN IN PLEA Court Action Is Sequel to Pistol 4 Battle Near Valley Pike, James Scott. 24-year-old gun man, was sentenced by Common Pleas Judge Alfred McCray, Friday, to serve a minimum sentence of eight years in the Ohio State penitentiary one year for each shot he fired at Deputy Sheriff Ford Long in a oatue on ine alley pike Jan. 19. Scott's attorney pleaded that he be sent to the penitentiary rather than the reformatory because his family lives at Columbus, where the penitentiary Js smiatea. Lone told Albert H.

Scharrer, Frosecuting attorney, that Scott ired from 12 to 15 shots at Deputy Sheriff Fred Wolf, Con stable VV. J. Ridweii ana nirnseu. One of the shots hit the ground so near to him it threw dirt in his face, he said, and the gunman aimed directly at Wolf less than 15 feet distant, but when he pulled the trigger the weapon failed to function. Eight of the shots were fired at him, Long said.

Scott maintained he had not reloaded the revolver, which was equipped with a chamber earning six bullets, but Long insisted he did reload the weapon. Despite the fact Scott fired most of the shots at him, Long be-seached the court to make his sentence light. Scott formerly served a term in the 6tate reformatory and escaped from jail at Urbana, where he was held in connection with the theft of an automobile. Long, Sidwell and Wolf had arrested two men on charges of intoxication near the Preasant Valley and Little Rhorer farms off Valley pike on Jan. 19, when Scott, who had escaped after his companions were placed under arrest, returned with a revolver.

He is alleged to have threatened Wolf with the gun and Silwellj onened fire on him. Scott then fled and was pursued by the officers. The running battle was staged over about five miles of territory and from 40 to 60 shots were fired. Scott finally was cap tured after exhausting his ammuni tion when wolf felled him with a club. LIQUOR "BOMB" CAUSES FINE Conrad Buckholz Assessed $750 For Having Still in Home.

Conrad Buckholz, of 142 Edison charged with possessing whisky and a still, was fined $750 and costs by Judge W. G. Powell in police court Friday. Buckholz pleaded guilty and in parsing sentence, Judge Powell said: "You might just as well have a dynamite bomb in your home as a still." Ora Dale, colored, of 154 Edison was fined $750. Folice testified that 16 pints of booze were found concealed in a phonograph cabinet in his home.

Felix Garrett, 855 Springfield pleaded not guilty to a charge of violating the Crabbe act, was placed under $1000 bond and his case was continued. Officers say they found whisky hidden In player piano music rolls and In a baby carriage in his home. FATHER IS FREED Eighteen Children Not Denied Support by Court Action. Joe Lander, E5, colored, of 1070 Springfield who says that he is the father of 18 children, was arraigned in police court Friday on a charge of petit larceny for the Blleged theft of coal from the Big Four railroad. Evidence against Lander was not sufficient to convict him and the case was dismissed.

field commandant. was one of the officers who Col. Fechet aided in map ping the plans for the world flight last year. BEGGAR IN COURT Justice Thurman, 29, of St Louis, charged with begging, was fined $50 and costs by Judge W. Powell in police court Friday.

Policeman Reicelsperger testi fied that Thurman was passing his hat for alms in front of a down town theater Thursday night. Charles Brennan, assistant prosecuting attorney; former Judge U. S. Martin, and Howard Williamson, attorneys for the defense; Sheriff Howard E. Webster, Mr.

Hoffman and Common Pleas Judge Alfred McCray, in whose court Hung will be tried. Hung ia charged with the slaying on Oct. 11, 1924, of Fong Youh, proprietor of the O. K. laundry at 723 E.

TJiird st. RELIGIOUS DUTY TOLD GROUP J. M. Switzer Is Speaker at First of Weekly Discussions in Institution. "The duty of the Christian business man is to put his religion into his business," said J.

M. Switzer, general manager of the Joyce-Cridland Co. at the first of a Reries of weekly group discussions held in the Y. M. C.

A. lobby Thursday night. "The considera tion the executive of business should not be: "Will this plan be successful? but is it right? The general subject for the discussion is "Money and Its Power." Mr. Switzer subject was, "To What Purpose Should Money Be Directed?" General Secretary H. D.

Dickson spoke on the Christian attitude toward the resources of individual wealth and J. N. Garwood, of the N. C. K.

and F. W. Drake, real estate dealer, discussed other phases of the subject FLAG IS GIVEN HIGH SCHOOL Van Buren Welfare Club Holds Ceremony for Fairmount Institution An American flag was presented to the Fairmount high school Thursday night by the Van Buren Welfare club. H. A.

Probst, pres ident of the club, delivered the presentation speech and the principal of the school responded. lax problems ana annexation sentiment were discussed by Fred who made the mam ad dress of the program. NOW, HE HAS HOME Kendell W. Kelly, 21. home at large, charged with loitering, was fined $oO and costs ana sentenced to serve 10 days in the workhouse when he was arraigned before Judge W.

G. Towell in police court i nday. BURIAL IN MEMPHIS Funeral services of John W. Dickson, well known lumber dealer, who died Tuesday nicht at his resi dence, 1646 Harbert Memphis, were conducted there Thurs day and burial was made in '(usineas agent of the Electrical j-wVorkers' union, who was injured ADVOCATED TO CHECKG01TRE Michigan Surgeon Details Preventative Measures Necessary on Visit SPECIAL SALT IS ALSO RECOMMENDED Spread of Affliction Cited Physicians to Hear Dr. Coller, Preventative measures Bhould be adopted by every city to combat the goitre epidemic is the belief of Dr.

Fred Coller, of Ann Arbor, professor of surgery at the University of Michigan, who came to Dayton Friday for a day's visit. According to Dr. Coller, the disease is increasing rapidly in the goitre belt, which includes those cities removed from the seashore. Little hope of relief can be enter tained. the physician asserts, un less immediate steps are taken to eradicate it Two of tho methods indorsed by the surgeon as preventatives are the injection of iodine into city water and the distribution of iodine to school children.

In towns were city physicians administered iodine to students, excellent results have been obtained also, according to the surgeon and much valuable information on the disease has been collected by observation of the children. Dr. Coller favors especially the plan adopted in Michigan, to combat the goitre. Recent legislation in that state prohibited the sale of any other than iodine salt for table use. 'This is known to contain all the elements needed to prevent goitre, the doctor says.

JJr. Coller will be the guest of honor and speaker at a dinner Friday night by the Montgomery-County Medical society at the Mi ami hotel. While in Dayton, lie is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. E.

R. Arn, of Manhattan av. SEEKS PADLOCK FOR BROADWAY Fourteen White Way Restaurants Under Fire in Prohibition Drive. NEW YORK, March 6. The shadow of the padlock, nemesis of liquor violators, has eclipsed New York's great White Way.

Prohibition by padlock is the watchword of United States District Attorney Emory R. Buckner, who launched a sensational prohibition law enforcement drive last night, just four days after he took office. Complaints charging violations of the dry laws were made against the proprietors of 14 fashionable restaurants, on evidence gathered by young men who spent fl500 of the district attorney's own money in their investigations. Heretofore, Mr. Buckner declared, the hirelings of the men "high up" have been arrested and fined, the fines being paid by their employers, who immediately resumed the sale of liquors.

Sueh methods have failed, he asserted. Mr. Buckner said he plans to make 500 complaints against establishments investigated by his predeceo-soi in office. The establishments named in the first batch of complaints were: The Beaux Arts restaurant; Club Mcritz; Club Borgo; Club Mira-dor; Club Deauville; Colony restaurant; El Fey club; Club Meadowbrook restaurant; Monte Carlo; Mouquin's restaurant; Piping Rock restaurant; Restaurant Crillon, and the Restaurant L'Aiglon. TWO INTRUDERS HELD FOR TRIAL John Colbert, 20, of 552 W.

Second ond Edward Byrd, 21, of 60 E. McPherson charged with malicious destruction of property, were arraigned in police court Friday. J. V. Hirsh, custodian of Memorial hall, testified that th youths were arrested by merchant police officers Thursday night, when they attempted to break iiito the food ehow, now being held in the hall.

Hirsh stated that the prisoner tried to break through tho larg donrs of the building. They pleaded not guilty, each was placed under $50 bond and the cases were set for hearing RETURN OF COLD WAVE POSSIBLE A cold wave made its appearance in the northweftern part of Canada Friday morning and roar replace the mild weather here by Sunday, Weather Forecaster W. W. Neifert said Friday. TO ORGANIZE WILSON BIRTHPLACE MEMORIAL STAUNTON, March 6.

Initial steps hare been taken to organize a national Wood-row Wilson birthplace memorial committer. President L'd-wiu A. Alderman, of the University of Virginia, a life-Ion? friend of ths late pr-ident, hai accepted cbsirmannhip of the committee and will direct drive to establish as a rational shrine and permanent memorial the birthplace here of tht World War president. 1 Dissension Reported Over PRICE rOK WORK. CONTENTION BASIS Efforts to Effect Agree ment Are Being Continued.

It was reported Friday that dissension has arisen between the Patterson Memorial commis sion and Signor Moretti, over the design of the. memorial to honor John IT. Patterson. While details of the alleeed dis pute are lacking, the statement has been made that when the commission indicated it was favorable to the design submitted by Moretti, he raised the price for executing it. Dr.

D. Frank Garland, who has been active in the work selecting a memorial as well as hastening the work, is in Miami, Fla. Four other members of the body are out of the city. It was said authoritatively that there is at present a serious difference between the designer and the commission, but efforts are being made to untangle the situa tion. LABOR HEADS ARE EXPECTED Arrangements Being Com' pleted For Mass Meeting Car Strike.

While officials of the Central Labor union had received no defi nite information Friday of the eominar of William Green, presi dent of the American Federation of Labor, nlans for his appearance t. -mi t-II 1IJ Lnere at memorial nan next neu mesday are being rapidly com nlpted. The labor head Is being brought to Dayton to discuss particularly the strike. on the Dayton Street Car line. The plans include a mass meeting at Memorial hall at which Green will be the principal sepaker.

Other national and state figures who will participate in the meet ing are William Mahon, president ot ine Amaigamatea Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes; Jamea Wilson, president of the Patternmakers' league; Thomas J. Donnelly, secretary of the Ohio State Federation of Labor, and John Frey, president of the Ohio State Federation, wno will preside. Labor heads at Dayton say a plan of. court action in connection with the strike, which will be of national importance, will be decided at the meeting by the labor officials. Following oral argument In common pleas court inursaay.

Judge E. T. Snediker ordered that bnefs of both sides be filed by Sat urday in the Dayton Street Rail way Co. action for preliminary in junction against the operation of a free bus line by striking cm nlrwra. The company alleged the free bus line is seriously affecting its finances and if continued may ne cessitate suspension of car service.

SETTLEMENT NOT MADE BY ALLEN settlment had been made by K. B. Allen, county sanitary engineer, for over $8000 in county funds alleged to have been withheld by him, at noon Friday, it was reported in the office of Joseph A. Lutz, county auditor. Reports Thursday were to ine effect Allen was about to' hand over the money to Lutz.

The money is alleged to have been collected bv Allen as water and sewer main tapping foes in the sanitary fccwer districts under his jurisdiction during the last several years. MOTORIST IS FINED Elbert Campbell. 32, of 621 Lorain av charged with disturbing the peace, wa3 fined $10 und costs in police court nday. Lumpbeii is alleged to have enguged in a fist fight over a parking space. I nis presence in Uayton.

And while police have been seeking her, Miss Baker contends that she has beon innocently confined in the hospital, too sick to "put 'Tex' right" and assure him that she meant well tiy him. She was so weak that it was necessary to assist her into police headquarters, and then he collapsed. She Intimated, however, that when she tees her western lover, sho will be able to clear herself with him. Miss Kerns Is said to have acted as Miss Baker's secretary in the allcged marriage swindle, fihe sent the telegrams and other messages relating that Miss Baker had died. And in the meantime, "Tex Win- JACOB KRICK.

Funeral services of Jacob Krick, 87, native of Germany but a resi dent of Dayton more than 65 years, will be held at 2:30 Monday after noon at the residence of his daugh ter, Mrs. Charles Gaul, 45 S. Sperling av. Burial will be in Woodland cemetery. Mr.

Krick's death occurred Thursday morning after an illness of bronchial pneumonia lasting only four days. He was born in Hessen Darmstadt, coming to this city when a young man. He leaves his two children, Mrs. Charles Gaul and William F. Krick, and five grandchildren, Edna Hubcr, Ralph, Alma and Mildred Krick of Dayton and William Gaul of Indianapolis.

WIFE NEGLECTED HOME, IS CHARGE Joel Phillips, Asking Divorce, Says He Cared For Children. Charging Mrs. Vivian Phillips, care Union Station cafeteria, did not prepare his meals and obliged him to take care of the children, Joel Phillips, 41. Pulaski filed suit in common pleas court Friday for divorce and custody of three children. Accusing his wife of extreme cruelty because she attended public dances and associated with other men, Jeremiah H.

Stebelton, 419 W. Second st, filed petition for divorce and care of their child. Instead of contributing toward the support of herself and their adopted child, Otis J. Walker, Cincinnati, squanders his money in gambling, complains Mrs. Susan M.

Waller, 22 Peuse st, in w-strit for divorce and custody of the child. 1 Judge Roland W. Baggott dis posed of the following cases: Mrs. Alice Ream vs. Wilbur C.

Ream, divorce, alimony and custody of child to plaintiff; Mrs. Lillie Fallis vs. Howard Fallis, dismissed iWVJrs Elizabeth Armes vs. Clarence E. Arme3.

dismissed: Mrs, Opal Hef flefinger vs. Carl Hefflefinger, dismissed; James W. Carpenter vs. Mrs. Virginia Carpenter, divorce to plaintiff; Oral Courtney vs.

Mrs. Edith Courtney, divorce to plaintiff; Mrs. Maude Blue vs. Roy Blue, divorce and maiden name to plaintiff; Daniel S. Kremblebine fvs.

Mrs. Edith E. Kremblebine, di vorce and custody of child to plain tiff. U. B.

CONFERENCE TO BE PLANNED Publishing House Agent Will Go to Buffalo to Help Arrange lor Sessions. Rev. W. R. Funk, agent of the Otterlein Press, will leave for Buffalo, N.

Friday night on business relating to the coming general conference of the United Brpfhren church. The general conference opens in Buffalo the second Thursday in May and continues about two week. One of the most import ant matters to come up In the merging of the various missionary boards under a single head and the merging of tho various departments of young people. The Miami conference will have 12 delegates at the conference, six ministerial and ix lay. The ministers are Kev.

J. Harmon Rev. F. L. Dennis, Rev.

W. T. Frank. Rev. 1).

G. Batdorf. Rev. J. P.

Lundis, of Dayton, and Rev. W. I. Underwood, of Germantown. FURNITURE CO.

RECEIVER NAMED Common Pleas Judge William W. White appointed C. L. Tinner-' man Friday uh receiver for the Goetz Furniture 19 E. Second found by tho court to bo in imminent danger of Insolvency.

The receiver is ordered to continue the business ns a going concern. Bond of $20,00) was given. The suit wa fiW by C. C. Hue, who avi in hi petition ho owns $21,000 of preferred stock in the company and has in-dorpd compuny notes amounting to $8300.

Creditors are threatening suits agnin.t the company, which Is unable to meet its otligic Uons, he says. ON VISITING TOUR Harold E. Webster, manager of, the local offices of the Old Colony club, (jibbons hotel, started Friday on a visiting tour of all life and honorary members of the organization in Drvton and sur- rounding territory, EDUCATORS TO MEET A number of Dayton teacher planning to attend the fifth irsnmmi unio Mate educational con ferenco in Columbus, April 2, 3 and 4. Tho keynote of the pr0 grams will be "ijciuocrscy of EJu-i cation." i GEORGE W. MrTHALER.

George W. Mithaler, formerly connected with the O'Brien Ink left Dayton for Indianapolis, where he will become associated with John Chambers as an instructor in the International Typographical Union school. Chambers, director of the school, formerly taught at Steele high, from which institution Mithaler was graduated. HOLDUPS' AIDE ADMITS PART IN THEIR ESCAPE Paul Huntzberger, Middle-town, Tells Sheriff of Bandits' Movements. Paul Huiftzberger, Middletown, confessed to Sheriff Howard E.

Webster Friday that he aided in the escape of the Gawker gang of five bandits which held up and robbed a card party of 118 at the Miami hotel, Miamisburg, on Feb. Huntzberger said he loaned his auto to one of the bandits after the car in which the robbers escaped from Miamisburg was wrecked near Middletown. The gang then took Gawker, who was fatally wounded, to his home at Milton-ville and came back to Middletown, according to the story told by Huntzberger. Huntzberger admitted he accompanied the remainder of the band to Newport, in the car. Denver Wells, who also was wounded, was left at his wife's home in the Kentucky town and the others went back to Middle- town.

Arraignment of Huntzberger Is to take place before Mayor E. T. Munea at Miamisburg Friday afternoon. Byron Abbott and Robert McCue, confessed members of the gang, have been subpoenaed to appear at the hearing, and Albert H. Scharrer, prosecuting attorney, and Sheriff Webster also will be present.

James Ilassett of Miamisburg was fined $100 and costs Friday by Mayor Munea on a charge of operating the gambling game which was raided by the Gawker band. Half of the fine was suspended, the mayor said. Abbott, McCue and Huntzberger are in the county jail here. Wells is under arrest at Newport and Gawker is dead. The other member of the gang still is at large.

James Hassett, who It Is charged was operating the game when the holdup was staged was fined $50 and costs when arraigned before Mayor Munea, Friday. WATERWORKS TO BE SUBJECT Plant Superintendent to Explain Proposed Electrification At Vote League Meeting. "Why the City Government Believes the Water Works Should Be Electrified" will be the subject of the after-luncheon session of the League of Women Voters meeting Tuesday at the Central Reformed church. W. W.

Morehouse, superintendent of the water works, will be the speaker. The morning membership session will be in charge of members of: the board of directors ox the League of Women Voters, who will present the proposed program of; l.f I ni inn nuwunai orHiuinuim for 1925-26. 2000 EXPECTED AT TESTIMONIAL Committees who fcave been assigned to work on the testimonial dinner to be given by the Lions club honoring retired school teachers on June 5, will be notified of a general meeting on Marcn z.i, it was announced Friday by Leon Berg, chairman. The dinner will be served In the exposition hall at the county fair- grnunai, Plans are being formulated to accommodato 2000 persons, he stated. FRANZ IS WINNER Robert Frani has been declared the winner of the Y.

M. C. A. senior hexathlon, which closed Feb. 2H.

He made 815 points in the six events. Events Included the 160-yard potato race, the 60-yard potato rare, the running high Jump, the fence vault, the 12-pound shot put und the standing broad jump. A venire of 50 men and from which a jury will be selected for the trial on March 24 of Gin Hung, Chinese accused of first de gree murder, was drawn Friday in the office of C. D. Hoffman, clerk of courts.

Among persons present when the names were drawn were Albert H. Scharrer, prosecuting attorney; TWO ARE HELD IN FOWL THEFT Indianapolis Pair Found With Truck and Stolen Poultry. Edward Phillips, 24, and Carl Minor, 22, both of Indianapolis, were arrested by Detective Wenzel and Toliceman O'Connor Friday and are being held on suspicion of stealing chickens wholesale lots Police are investigating in an effort to link the prisoners with the theft of 20 chickens from coops in the yard of Paul Moritz' home, It 1 I Li tiZi I inuiay su i nursuay iiiguu Phillips and Minor were apprehended after they tried to sell a truck load of poultry to the Joe O. Frank Xenia pike early Friday morning. APARTMENT BLAZE Fire in Rubbish Causes Damage of $1500.

Fire damaged an apartment at 746-48 Superior occupied by J. F. Seehon and Baldwin, to the extent of $1500, Thursday. The blaze started from a rubbish pile in the cellar, rubbish having been ignited by sparks from a furnace. TRAFFIC CHANGE Commission Considers New City Ordinance.

Meetine in special session at 4:30 o'clock Friday afternoon, the city commission will give consideration to the new traffic ordin ance as now drafted. It was said to be doubtful Friday whether the ordinance could yet be presented to the commis sion for passage. MRS. PONTIUS DIES Mrs. Mary Pontius, 43, died at 10:60 Thursday night at her resi dence, 122 Campbell after a prolonged illness.

She leaves her husband, Jesse Pontius, two daugh ters, Mrs. Ima Mox and Miss Mary Pontius: her brother. Hal Lucas; two sisters, Mrs. Esther Curlis and Mrs. Jennie Maters, and her lather, William Lucas.

the unusual case, the tria Is not being held for extracting money from the cowboy. The two women and Larsen were apprehended on complaint of Grover E. Johnson of 694 W. Third who accuses them of carrying away most of the contents of the Epworth av. house, which he rented, furnished, to Dorothy Baker.

Part of the plunder, Including a canary bird end cage, has been recovered, but wearing apparel and other articles valued at about $500 are still missing. Larsen and Miss Baker are charged with grand larceny and Miss Kerns is being held on suspicion of implication in the plot to strip the house of its furnishings and to extract money from Winchester. Miss Baker was found In Et. Elizabeth hospital, where she was recuperating from an operation at the end of a search which began with the arrival of Winchester in Dayton. in an auto acciaent Thursday, was reported as being critical Friday.

Breidenbacb is in St. Elizabeth hospital suffering with a fractured skull and other injuries sustained after his auto did a loop-the-loop and landed on top of another machine at Riverview av. and Broad- W. Miller, 1121 W. Third st.

upon whose auto Breidenbach's car fell, escaped injury as did Mrs. Jessie Puis, 761 Faulkner avH the third driver who figured in the triple collision. Edna Smith, 6. of 725 Wayne av. and Catherine Welch, 8, of 2310 W.

Third who are In the same hospital suffering with injuries sustained in auto accidents were reported to be out of danger Friday. LIFE IS TERMED GAME OF FOKER Evangelist at Third Street Baptist Church TelLs Proper Card to Hold. "Life in a game of poker with death. Death holds the card of justice and will one day call your hand," declared Rev. Carl Bassett, evangelist, in services Thursday night at the Third Street Baptist church.

"Some of the cards men hold are church profession, greed for money, destructive pleasures and yardice. What are ths cards in L3jr hand!" he asked. The fellow who depends on church membership or baptism to save him ought to stick a load of dynamite under that lie. If some men saw a dollar rolling down the street they would slide to hell to get it," he asserted. "There it just one winning card, and that ii Jesus Christ on your Rev.

Baiwtt, known as "The Whirlwind Evangelist," illustrates his sermons with chalk sketches, lie came here from California. His topic at o'clock Friday night will bo "The Missing Link." The picture he will draw will be "The Rugged Cross." CONCERT WILL MARK SERVICE 'ew York Tenor Will Give Program st West Side Church of Christ. A special feature of the evangelistic service Friday night at West Side Church of Christ will be a concert by Francis L. Crow, lyric tenor, of New York. Mr.

Crow ia musical director and tenor soloist of the campaign. will be the subject of thn sermon to be given by Rev. vv. J. oster, which will end the week's campaign.

A GARAGE IS ROBBED "DEAD" FIANCEE LIVES-IN POLICE CARE Alleged Marriage Hoax, Involving Cowboy Lover, Leads to Uncovering of Larceny Charge Against Dayton Girl Arrested While in Hospital. At the time of the Bpprehenslonfsaid the cowpuneher in explaining The romance of "Tex Winchester," western cowpuneher and actor may yet end happily if "Tex" of the plains, rescues his fiancee from the plight in -which she Is Involved with Dayton police. Dorothy Baker, 25, of 1326 Ep-worth the girl who corresponded with Winchester, promised to marry him and then "threw him over" after she is alleged to have extracted more thnn 1200 from him, was arrested by Policemen Hudson and Covert Fridav mominir in Elizabeth hospital. The arrest of the girl, whose name Winchester obtained from a matrimonial journal, was sequel to tho arrests Thursday night by the same officers of Maurice Lar-sen, 21, and Renda Kerns, 21, in a house at 18 Fairgrounds av. Larsen and Miss Kerns are said to be accomplices of MIbs Baker in the marriage hoax.

But due to a singular turn in of his erstwhilo fiancee, whom the unsuspecting cowboy has never seen, "Ttx" was on a sight seeing tour, giving Dayton the "once over." Winchester had been writing to Miss Baker at the Epworth av. address for eight months, and their correspondence was lust about to ond in matrimony when Winchester received a fake notice of her sudden death. But before the tad news reached him in the forms of telegrams and newspaper clippings, telling of the fair correspondent's demise and subsequent burial, the man of the plains, had parted with money in various amounts. He had sent ths money to the girl who wrote him such appealing letters. She told him that she must undergo an operation for appendicitis and "wouldn't he please send her the money?" "But that story about the sudden death didn't ring true to at," Chester," who in real life is How-iare vl" uto belonging to P.

J. Sheri- Tun, valued at $2000, was stolen .1 from the Sheridan garage In rear 1 fit 952 Ferndale some time Thursday night, polks vers told i Friday. uru si. xvnuison 01 noinr, iaann. picturesque figure In a massive sombrero hat, is "looking over" ths home town ot ths girl who might have ben Ma brat.

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