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I DAILY NEWS, MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1922. BRANDS VALET AS TAYLOR'S SLAYER Police Fear Sands Has Fled From U. S. (Special to DAILY NEWS) Los Angeles, March Captain of Detectives David L. Adams is fooling himself and the public badly, the mystery of the murder of William Desmond Taylor is about to be solved and the first suspect in the case, Edward F.

Sands, Taylor's absconding valet, will have solved it by a voluntary confession. Capt. Adams today declared he was confident the writer of the "confession" letter mailed here from Connecticut a few days ago is none other than Sands himself. He has compared the signature, which does not profess to be that of Sands, with known specimens of the vaelt's handwriting and is convinced the one hand wrote both. Notepaper Is Clew.

Also he has examined the notepaper on which the letter, was written and has found it cal, he says, with paper used by Sands in writing a letter to Taylor from Fresno, a few days before the murder, which occurred the night of February 1 in Taylor's bungalow at Hollywood. The Fresno letter from Sands was found by the police among Taylor's effects. If Sands wrote the Connecticut letter, Adams has small hope of capturing him there. Whoever wrote it said he was about to leave the country and wanted to make his "confession" SO that other innocent people might not be annoved further. But the Detective Captain has taken the precaution to request the Connecticut authorities to use every effort to locate and afrest the writer of the extraordinary letter.

Sands, students of the Taylor case will recall, was dismissed from Taylor's service because he had been caught forging Taylor's name to checks. Taylor Planned Prosecution. He left vowing vengeance, according to people who knew him, and wrote several letters to Taylor afterward from various points. Taylor was in constant doubt whether or not to prosecute Sands, and it is believed the discovery of further larcenies by the valet had about decided him to let the law take its course when he was shot down under circumstances which have cast a pall over Hollywood and almost disrupted the entire screen profession. Sands knew Taylor years ago, it is believed, when the movie director was still going under his real name.

William Desmond Tanner, art and antique connoisseur in New York. Sands is said to be an Englishman and to have had an intimate acquaintanceship with Taylor, or Tanner, through various adventures which they shared. Fortune finally cast them in the roles of employer and servant, but Sands pre- sumed on his old friendship to help himself freely to Taylor's cash and other belongings. Ships Watched for Sands. Capt.

Adams has notified the police of all New England seaports to be on the lookout for Sands, of whom he has sent a detailed description and photograph. He has also requested that all ships which sailed recently from Eastern ports be asked by wireless to search their cabins for a man corresponding to Sands's description. The valet's personal appearance is said to be such that he can be easily identified unless he has taken extraordinary precautions to disguise himself. The utmost reticence is being observed by Adams and his subordinates concerning the actual tents of the mysterious letter and where it came from. They fear, they say, that publicity now will defeat the work they are engaged in and allow Sands to escape from the dragnet they say they are spreading for him.

Old Grudge Motive. The motive for the murder, according to the letter, was an event MRS. HAMMERSTEIN FINDS HELP IN WAR FOR ESTATE An attorney has been found by Mrs. Oscar Hammerstein to assist her in her fight to obtain a share of the rapidly disintegrating Hammerstein estate and in her attempt to carry out the ambitions of her husband. Franklin Bien, 280 Broadway, has taken charge of the numerous litigations in which Mrs.

Hammerstein is involved. Whether or not any of these suits will impede the sale of the Manhattan Opera House to the Scottish Rite Masons could not be foretold yesterday by either Mrs. Hammerstein or her attorney. The Manhattan is scheduled to pass into the hands of the Masons tomorrow. The price paid is said to be $1,000,000.

Title at Last Clear. Lawyers who have been negotiating the transfer have said that the title is clear for the first time since the impresario's death Since her eviction from the apartment in the opera house, where she had lived since her husband died, Mrs. Hammerstein has been living in a two-room apartment at 158 West Seventy-second Street. Her constant misfortune has threatened her health and Mrs. Hammerstein said she had been ordered by a physician to leave New York and retire to a quiet place to avoid a nervous breakdown.

have been ill and SO has Teddy," she said. Teddy is the collie who has been her only companion. Widow Not Surprised. "The sale of the Manhattan is not a surprise to she tinued, "but I had not heard of transaction. "I don't know what our procedure will be.

For a time I must give up these business cares until I recover my health. I intend to sublease my little apartment and take Teddy to the country, where both of us can rest and recuperate. "But I haven't given up the fight and don't intend to give it up until every hope is (Picture on page 1) Police Hunting Slayer of Tarrytown Victim, Run Into Stone Wall All efforts to find the slayer of the young woman whose body was found Friday on a lonely road near North Tarrytown failed despite the fact that police departyesterday, ment officials in every metropolitan district spent the day examining photographs and fingerprints. Mrs. Marie Messania, 32 First Street, examined the body yesterday and positively identified the girl as her daughter, Mrs.

Carlo Venza, twenty-one, whom up until a few days ago lived with her at the First Street address. She was unable to account for the girl's death and grew when she viewed the body at the hysterical Morgue. Evangeline Booth ill in West, Army Hears Slayer Cremated Evangeline Booth, commander of the Salvation Army in the United States, is seriously ill at Long Beach, according to information received at army headquarters here yesterday. Slayer Cremated Chicago, March body of Harvey W. Church, double murderer, who was hanged here Friday evening, was cremated today.

WOMAN LEAPS FROM WINDOW AFTER CUTTING OFF HER HAND After cutting off her left hand with a pair of small sewing seissors and throwing it under her bed, Mrs. Etelka Graf, thirty-eight, jumped from the fifth floor window of her apartment at the Hotel Chelsea yesterday and landed on the third floor balcony. Her two ankles and left arm were fractured and her head and face severely lacerated. Physicians at Bellevue Hospital were surprised that Mrs. Graf LORENZ'S MAGIC MEETS TEST AS 2 CRIPPLES WALK Touched with the magic of the miracle man from Vienna, Dr.

Adolf Lorenz, two patients dwelt in rising hopeof health yesterday. Miss Mary Moore, with her beauty unmarred, spoke in her natural voice which helped to win her fame upon the stage, and planned a weekend trip to Long Island. A slight paralysis of her left arm is all that remains to remind her of her accident when her automobile overMary Moore turned, breaking her skull and neck and fracturing two vertebrae. Difficult Task Performed. With a plaster cast, Dr.

Lorenz held the broken parts in place, cooperating with other physicians in what was considered a most diAicult task before the arrival of the "bloodless surgeon" in America. Ralph Gibbons, twelve years old, played tennis and baseball in the streets without his braces yesterday for the first time since the operation which started his paralyzed legs to growing again last November. Paralysis Cured. Young Gibbons is called "The DAILY NEWS boy" by Dr. Lorenz, who, with the aid of the DAILY NEWS, selected him as the child most deserving of receiving his new treatment for the after -effects of infantile paralysis.

Ralph once used his strong arms to help his withered legs scamper after baseballs and was known throughout the neighborhood of his home, 12 West 128th Street, as the boy who played ball with his arms. He walks without his braces in the house much now and hopes to join a baseball team in June. (Other picture on page 1) "God Help the Women," if MacMonnies Statue Stands, Critic Prays The proposed statue of Civic Virtue by Frederic MacMonnies, to be erected in City Hall Park, will degrade New York's women in the eyes of her men for many generations, according to a letter received by the DAILY NEWS from E. W. Heaney, draftsman and designer.

"This statue," Mr. Heaney wrote, "will show a large male figure standing triumphantly erect with a sword in his hand, while two female figures lie grovelling at his feet. The combination, according to the sculptor, is supposed to represent young manhood conquering female temptations, thereby preserving his virtue. "The responsible city officials who approve of this statue are virtually telling the young womanhood of our great city that they are disreputable adventuresses and unvirtuous sirens. "This statue will be a public educator, and if succeeding generations of young men are taught the lesson of this statue- God help the women!" (Picture on page 13) Ex-Congressman Loft Restful After Operation Former Congressman George W.

Loft was reported resting comfortably yesterday at New York Hospital, 8 West Sixteenth Street, following an operation for appendicitis. It is expected he will be able to leave the hospital in a couple of weeks. Melting Snows Menace Duluth With Flood Duluth, March medium temperature of 40 degrees forecast by the United States Weather Bureau threatens Duluth by a flood due to the collapse of the remaining snowdrifts. FOREIGN NEWS Co-eds Dance Themselves Sick, He States. Too much dancing with each other indoors and not enough recreational sports in the open is the cause of the higher rate of illness among Columbia University co-eds, than among the men, is the belief of Dr.

William H. McCastline, university physician, in his report yesterday. The report indicates that compulsory physical education during the first two years at the university has improved the general health of the girls. in Taylor's life some vears ago when he was still known as Tanner. What this occurrence was either the letter does not reveal or the police will not disclose.

But the killing of Taylor, the letter states, according to information reaching the DAILY NEWS correspondent, wiped out a grudge of long standing between the murderer and his victim. Asked point blank if the letter did not come from Hartford and if he had not telegraphed a copy of it to the police there, with a request to look for and detain the author of the epistle, Capt. Adams retired into his clamshell and refused to answer. New Delay Sought in Trial of. Westling, Jeweler's Murderer Another adjournment in the trial of Alrie J.

Westling, charged with the murder of Carl Mollar, wealthy jeweler of 1668 Nelson Avenue, the Bronx, on December 23, will be asked by his counsel, Assemblyman Joseph V. McKee, today. The trial, which has been twice postponed, was to have been started before Supreme Court Justice Mitchell today. Assemblyman McKee will endeavor to have Ulrich Westling the case set down for March 20. Today's adjournment will be requested because Mr.

McKee has to go to Albany to attend a legislative session. The Assemblyman said yester-1 day that he has received documents from Sweden showing that the defendant's uncle had been confined in an insane asylum. Insanity will be the basis of the defense. Rookie Policeman Robbed and Beaten by Thugs. Probationary Policeman Thomas Ryan, twenty-seven, 411 West 146th Street, was knocked scious and robbed of $35 by three highwaymen in West 139th Street early yesterday morning.

The policeman sounded his whistle as he attempted to fight off the three thugs. Patrolmen Robinson and Collins of the West 135th Street station arrested John Gallagher, 79 Perry Street; Thomas Crawford, 196 West Tenth Street, and Edward Clark, 44 Renwick Street, who denied knowledge of the crime. They were arraigned on charges of assault and robbery. British Troops Kill Chinese. Princess Olga to Wed.

Chile Cedes Tacna to Peru. Prices in Germany Rising. HONGHONG. Great excitement resigns in Hongkong following the firing on 3 number of escaping Chinese by British troops. Three Chinese are dead and eight are dying.

Following the shooting the troops raided the Chinese quarter and seized a quantity of arms and ammunition. An attack by the Chinese is feared. British machine guns have been placed in commanding positions. royal marital alliance between Denmark and Greece will be effected when Crown Prince Frederick marries Princess Olga. The engagement has just been announced.

Princess Olga is the daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and a niece of King Constantine. The alliance was arranged during Frederick's recent visit to Cannes. BUENOS Chile has agreed to return Tacna to Peru and to make cash payment in consideration of retaining Arica, according to announcement made in the newspaper "Larazon," which bases its information upon a high official source. BERLIN. of everything Germany are reaching world standards.

The export taxes imposed for the purpose of meeting the reparations payments are making prices on certain productions higher than those of similar articles made abroad. Foreign buyers are forsaking Germany, making the business situation worse, and this is partly responsible for the fall in the German mark. Gordon Hewart, Attorney General, has been appointed Lord Chief Justice. -An electric bath, which kills instantaneously and painlessly. has been suggested by Prof, August Zimmern of the French Academy of Medicine as the most suitable means of executing criminals.

LUCKY STRIKE When the ticker tape tells you that your favorite stock has gone up ten points -you know what lucky strike is. LUCKY STRIKE! The discovery of toasted tobacco was a lucky strike for us. If you will buy a package of Lucky Strike cigarettes yourself you will see why millions now prefer the toasted It's Toasted this today and notice the delicious toasted Burley when you try Lucky Striks. ay The American Jo could have stood the pain of putating her own hand. She had been suffering from a nervous ease.

It is thought she was dedis- mented at the time of the amputation. Mrs. Graf, an Italian, arrived at the Hotel Chelsea a week ago to visit her aged parents. She came from Paducah, where her husband is in business. She brought her eleven-year-old daughter, Cora, with her,.