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ffiNG rAZEl WEATHER FORECAST. MORNING EDITION MONTANA Fair Tuesday and Wed-nesday; (lowly riling temperature. WYOMING Fair In north; mow. in south portion Tuesday; Wednesday fair and' not to cold. THE ACE OF MONTANA NEWSPAPERS VOL.

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S. and N. Y. World Service BILLINGS, MONTANA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1922. PRICE FIVE CENTS Full Associated Press Service 1 All 1MOT) I WaRTME HENRY FOUND NOT GUILTY OF MURDER OF HIGHSMI 77 CHARLES HORSE UPREME COURT PRINCIPALS AND SCENES IN ROYAL BRITISH WEDDING IN LONDON TODAY IRISH RAIDERS GET MUNITIONS FROM POLICE it i.L a 'Vi-J tt 1 1 Lord Henry George Charles Lascelles and Princess Marv, center Belotr th officiate at the wedding, and Goidborough Hall Harrogate thY.Tt I glimpse of sanctuary, feene of ceremony.

At right King Georg 4 wedding march for the royal couple. George and Dr. nn i irr ntr in ii i n-nr- I ml 'Thomas Davidson, archbishop of Canterbury, chosen to LT'l Queen Mary' of the bride' fln Sidney Nichelson, chief organist of Westminster Abbey, selected to render the SidetrackFord WAIT, III LOriOOFI STREETS FOR Offer Hear (By The Associated Press.) LONDON, Feb. 28. Vast crowds have been pouring into London to add their numbers to the thousands who will make a holiday of Princess Mary's wedding day.

Until late at night the workmen were putting the last touches on the decorations and completing the reviewing accommodations in the neighborhood of Westminster Abbey and many people were wandering about watching, notwithstanding a blustery wind, with occasional showers In front of Buckingham Palace those who were determined to miss nothing Af.t6r midnight the mbers Bteadlly. increase? at an points of vantage, evidently prepared to spend the night in waiting for the morrow's ceremony. A majority of them were womeiT. and a largf proper! tion obviously were provincials. Some carried stools on which, when they had 23 irJ2r th6y the -aPPed'cfosely JURY RETURNS ERDiCT AFTER HUT CAUCUS Absent From Court Hour and Half; Dramatic Scene as Family Hears Decision.

Thomas N. Henry, elderly Billings farmer, who has been on trial in district court since last Thursday, charged withflrst degree murder in connection with first degree murder in connection Highsmith, his neighbor, on January was acquitted by the jury which deliberated the case only about an hour and a half last evening. Taking of evidence in the case was completed Saturday night, and the court recessed until yesterday morning before instructing the jury and opening the tribunal to the arguments of counsel. Assistant County Attorney i J. H.

McKinney opened the arguments for the state, and County Attorney E. K. Collins closed. Judge Charles A. Taylor and H.

C. counsel for the defense, occupied four hours between them. Judge Taylor opened for the defense, and spoke for an hour and a quarter. Mr. Crippen spoke from 11:15 in the morning until 1:50 in the afternoon.

The court then recessed until 3 o'clock, when Mr. Collins took vp the closing argument and spoke until 4 o'clock. The jury then retired under convoy of the bailiffs. They returned their verdict of acquittal at 6 o'clock, having agreed about 5:30. Tears of Happlnesi.

Reaction from the tension of the long trial took the form of tumultuous happiness among the members of the Henry family when the verdict handed up by Jury Foreman Reese Price of Laurel was read by Deputy Clerk of Court Johnson. Mrs. Henry flung her arms about her husband's neck, and they both wept with joy. Happiness expressed itself in tears also in the eyes of the two small Henry chlldrenr th little" igirf and' tier smaller brother. Many friends of the acquitted man, farmers and neighbors, filed into the bar and wrung the hand that trembled from emotion.

But Mr. Henry turned quickly to wring in his turn the hands of his attorneys and of each of the 12 jurors who heard the case. The jurors themselves appeared to feel deep pleasure in having been able to agree so readily on a verdict freeing the accused man. Six members of the sheriff's force filed in and congratulated the man who had been their prisoner since January 8. Jury Is Discharged.

Judge A. C. Spencer promptly discharged the jury, and the prisoner and members of his family were allowed to walk reunited out of the court room. The following men constituted the jury: E. P.

Wright. Mossmain; Boyd McGee, Billings; William W. Smith, Acton; Beese Price, Laurel; T. B. Hensley, Worden; C.

W. Fowler, Billings; J. R. Scarborough, Billings; George Blank, Laurel; Walter Strick-ler, Acton; Frank S. Born, Billings; C.

T. Thompson, Billings; S. E. Feyler, Billings. A flurry of excitement was caused in the packed court room during arguments to the jury in the morning when Highsmith, widow of the slain man, fainted and fell from ber chair into the arms of another woman, and had to be taken to her home.

Assistant County Attorney J. H. McKinney had delivered the first argument of the state, consuming the better part of an hour, and Judge Charles A. Taylor of the defense was speaking when Mrs. Highsmith collapsed.

Proceedings were interrupted and Judge A. C. Spencer gave directions from the bench for Mrs. Highsmith's care. Bailiffs carried her to an ante room, and called a physician.

She was then removed to her home. The great crowd in the court room and the consequent stuffiness of the air, the emotional reactions aroused by the vigorous oratory of the attorneys as they reviewed the case, all this com- (Contlnued on Page Column BUTTESLAYER ip nnnnr 10 UUiWOf TO BE HANGED William Harris Found Guilty of Killing Cyril Schilling; Jury Out 20 Minutes. BUTTE. Feb. 27.

William was found guilty today of first degree murder and his punishment fixed at death by hanging, by the jury which heard his trial as the first of five de-fondants charged with the killing of Cyril Schilling during the robbery of the Harrison Hotel, November 26, 1921, lant. The jury was out 20 minutes. Earl McCoy, the second to be tried will face the jury tomorrow morning. Counsel for McCoy has caused the county attorney and officials of a Butte newspaper to be cited for contempt for the publication of an alleged confession of Jack Graham, one of the five defendants, which had not meen introduced in evidence, Harris' sentence In Deer Lodge penitentiary for robbery was commuted by Gov. Joseph M.

Dixon a week prior to 1he. slaying of Schilling. Three others of ih defendants were released from (the penitentiary before their full term: uiad expired, by executive clemency. nirn miu THREESONSAND EIGHT OTHERS BY JURY Counts Charge They Conspired to De- fraud" Government of Millions. AVER BIS SUMTdIVERTEO Contracts With Two Works Said to Have Involved 40 Millions; Morse Ex-convict.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 27. Charles W. Morse.

New York shipbuilder, his three sons, tirvm, and Harry-Morse, and eight others alleged to have been associated. witn him connection with war-time shipping contracts, todav were indicted bv the federal grand j'ury on charges oi conspiracy to defraud the United States and th Emergency Fleet corporation. OTHERS INDICTED. Those indicted in addition to and his sons were: Colin H. Livingstone, former president Vireinia Shinbuildincr enrnnro tin and president of the Boy Scouts of America.

George SI. Burditt, attorney, for ths Morse interests, especially the United States Transportation company inc. Nehemia JI. Campbell, New York, as--sistant treasurer United States Transportation company, Inc. Rupert 31.

Much, Augusta, Maine, assistant treasurer Virginia Shipbuilding corporation. W. W. Scott, Washington, T. attorney for Virginia Shipbuilding- corporation.

Philip Reinhardt, auditor for United States Fleet corporation, at Alexandria, Va. Leonard D. Christie, treasurer Virginia Shipbuilding corporation. Robert O. White, assistant treasurer Groton Iron works, president United States Transport company.

Inc. Two Documents. Two indictments were returned, both covering identical transactions and accusing the same persons. One charges a conspiracy to defraud the United, States and the other a conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States bv defraudim thn ITnitorl Srnfaa shipping board. Bond was fixed at $10,000 in each case.

In a statement Mr. Morse charged that the indictment, which tarriMir, "jul, win oe proven later, I be- lieve. was secured because of personal unjust, as. will be proven later, I be- feeling against me upon the part of Attorney General Daugherty and certain present officials of the L'nited States shipping board." Mr. Morse's attorney, Wilton J.

Lambert, said that the indictments against Mr. Morse and his associates "would never have been returned had they been permitted to appear before the grand jury," and that the defendants all will be promptly acquitted as soon as the "real and actual evidence" is presented. The contracts between the Emergency-Fleet corporation and the Groton I rain Works and the Virginia Shipbuilding corporation, on which the charges contained in the indictments were based, involved an amount said to approximate $40,000,000. Fletcher Dobyns of Chicago, special assistant to the attorney general who prosecuted the investigations for the government, declined to estimate the amount of moiier out of which, it is alleged, tho United, States was defrauded hut ft xi-n unria. stood the sums which the government alleged were misappropriated amounted to several million dollars.

The indictments charsred tho ants specifically with falsely pretend ing to tne snipping board and the fleet, corporation that the shipbuilding corporations thev renresented wni 1 able to erect and equip from their own. iunus shipbuilding plants to sufficient size to enable them to carry out con tracts given them by the fleet corporation, and to proceed without delay to the construction of vessels. Says Funds Converted. The intention of tho i it. was alleged, was to obtain large sums of money from the fleet corporation by falsely representing that the sums would be used for consructlon of ves sels, and to divert large sums from ship construction for the erection and enuiDment of nlants nnd hnnain.r faMii ties, and thus convert the funds to the use or me shipbuilding corporations and (Continued on Page 8, Column 3.) BANDITS GET $70,000 LOOT LOS ANGELES, Feb.

27. An amount-, estimated as high as $70,009 in cash and checks was obtailned by bandits tn a spectacular daylight robbery of threw employes of the Standard Oil company here today. RANKIN TO RUN FOR U. S. SENATE LIVINGSTON, Feb.

27. Wellington D. Itaukln, attorney geinrnl of Mou-tana, announced here tonlnht Mint lr would bo a Kepultln-uii CHndldiil for tho United Slates senate, i'rirmiri'- for the election will bel'l in Aiikhii. Mr. Rankin in biotlirp of Minn netta ilanUiM nf A1lM4mlil.

1u- winm tUm. mm UPHOLDS RATE IR0FLC.C. Decision Calls Commerce a Unit Without Regard to State Lines; Tariffs Upheld WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. Declaring that "commerce is a unit and does not regard state lines," the supreme court today, through Chief Justice Taft and without dissent, handed down a decision upholding the authority of the interstate commerce commission under the transportation act of 1920, to fix state railroad passenger rates when necessary to remove "undue, unreasonable and unjust discrimination against interstate commerce." Two cases were presented to the court.

One was brought by the railroad commisison of Wisconsin and others against the Chicago, Burlington Quincy railroad, seeking an injunction to prevent the roads of the state from putting into effect on state passenger traffic the rate of 3.6 cents per mile allowed by the government in interstate travel. Suit- By New York. The other was brought by the 6tate of New York against the federal gov ernment, the interstate commerce com- mision and certain railroads of that state, on the ground that the 3 cent fare fixed by the public utility commission produced reasonable returns to the railroads upon their state traffic. In both cases freight rates had been advanced to the interstate level without objection from the states. "Congress in its control of Its interstate commerce system is seeking in.

the transportation act to make the system adequate to the needs of the country by securing for it a. reasonable compensatory return for all the work it does," the chief justice stated in the opinion. "The states are seeking to use that same system, tor interstate traffic. That entails large duties and expenditures on the interstate commerce system which may burden it unless compensation is received for the interstate business reasonably proportionate to that for the interstate busiT ness. Congress, as the dominant controller of interstate "commerce, may therefore, restrain undue limitation of the earning power of the interstate commerce system, in doing state work.

"It can impose any reasonable condition on a state's use of interstate carriers for interstate commerce it deems necessary or desirable. This is because of the supremacy of the national power in this field. Unified Control. Referring to the question that the conclusion of the court would give the interstate commerce commission "unified control of interstate and intrastate commerce," the court declared that such control was unified only to the "extent of maintaining efficient regulation of interstate commerce under the paramount power of congress." The decision of the court "does not involve general regulation of intrastate commerce," it added. It suggested that "the action of the interstate commerce commission in this regard should be directed to substantial disparity which operates as a real discrimination against, and obstruction to, interstate commerce, and must leave appropriate discretion to the state authorities to deal with interstate rates as between themselves on the general level which the interstate commerce commis- (Contlnued on Page 8, Column 20 MINERftfAGE MEET HALTED Operators Refusal to Hold Conference Is Termed "Bad Faith" by President Lewis.

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 27. President John L. Lewis, of the United Mine Workers of America, announced tonight that he had called off the pro-, posed Joint conference with coal operators set for March 2, at Cleveland because of failure to get a representative meeting of operators from the central competitive field, comprising Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and western Pennsylvania. The conference had been proposed by Mr.

Lewis to fix dates for negotiating new wage agreements, effective April 1. the date of the threatened miners' strike unless new contracts are made in the meantime. In messages to union officials in the four states. Mr. Lewis advised that a majority of the operators had declined the invitation for the conference, adding that it would not be held.

"The action of the operators in face of the present contract obligations is an act of bad faith and is a complete repudiation of their written pledges," declared Mr. Lewis, referring to a provision of the present wage agreement for a meeting of union officials and operators to arrange for the wage conference. In January a similar invitation to the operators for a meeting at Pittsburg was rejected by most of the operators of the central co-operative field, result. Ing in a withdrawal of the Invitation, while that for the Cleveland conference was Issued at the direction of the recent convention of a minors' union, BY UNION HEAD (By The Associated Press?) LONDON, Feb. 27.

Armed men raided the police barracks at Clon-mel, County Tipperary, says a Central News dispatch tonight, and seized seven motor cars, about 300 rifles, three machine guns, 300.000 rounds of ammunition for small arms and 100 revolvers. The press association says the raid was made by members of the Irish republican army Sunday night. The barracks had not yet been evacuated. After the raid, the republican army men held the barracks. It is declared that elaborate preparations had been made for the raid.

UFFRAGE LA! HELD VALID BY HIGH TR Women's Right to Vote Through Nineteenth Amendment Constitu tional, Court Says. WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. The constitutionality of the woman's suffrage or nineteenth amendment, was sustained today by the supreme court in an unanimous decision rendered by Justice Brandeis. The' challenge came from the state of Maryland, where Osea- Leser and others sought to prevent, the registration of two women as qualified voters in Baltimore.

Leser and his associates contended that the constitution of Maryland limited suffrage to men; that the legislature of Maryland had refused to ratify the woman's suffrage amendment and that the amendment had not become, a part of. the federal, constitution. The Maryland state courts sustained the amendment. Cite Fifteenth Amendment. The contention that an amendment to the federal constitution relating to additions to the electorate cannot be made without the consent of the state, the court disposed of it by reference to the fifteenth or equal suffrage amendment, declaring that "one cannot be valid and the other invalid." It pointed out that the validity of the fifteenth amendment had been recognized for half a century.

The suggestion that several of the 36 states which ratified the nineteenth amendment had provisions in their state constitutions which prohibited the legislatures from ratifying, could not be entertained, the court stated, because the state legislatures derived their power in such matters from the federal constitution which "transcends any limitations sought to be imposed by the people of a state." The remaining objection that the ratifying resolutions of Tennessee and West Virginia were inoperative, because adopted in violation of legislative procedure in those states, may have been rendered "immaterial," the court declared, by the subsequent ratification of the amendment by Connecticut and Vermont. The contention was disposed of, however, on a broader ground, the court stated, adding that the secretary of state, having issued a proclamation of the ratification of the amendment by the legislatures of 36 states, the amendment to all intents and purposes had become a part of the constitution. As Tennessee and West Virginia had power to ratify, and had officially notified the secretary of state that they had done so, their action would be binding upon the secretary, and upon being certified by that official, had become conclusive upon the courts. The court announced in disposing of the case, which had been brought on appeal on a writ of error, that it granted the petition of the parties for a writ of certiorari, but the decision today so thoroughly disposed of the objections urged, there seemed in the opinion of court officials, no probability that any argument could be presented which would cause the court to change its views. Only a Starter.

Another attack upon women's suffrage was disposed of by the court to day, in an opinion handed down by Justice Brandeis. It came irom the courts of the District of and was brought by Charles S. Fairchild of New York, who sought to compel the withdrawal of thtf ratification proclama tion. Justice Brandeis stated that the case must be dismissed because Fair-child had no standing which warranted him in bringing such a suit. Declaring the decision a "final and complete official recognition of the victory of a 72-year campaign by the women of the United States," Alice Paul, vice president of the national woman's party, issued a statement in which she said "women are now free to devote their energies to completing the equal lights "program." She asserted that suffrage was only one plank and that women asked "an.

equal share in all political offices, honors and emoluments; complete equity in marriage; equality in regard to personal freedom, property, wanes and children; and equal rights In the courts, schools, trades and professions." CALL WITNESSES IN SMALL CASE SPRINGFIELD, 111., Feb. 27. Sub. poenas were served on a number of capitol employes tonight as the first witnesses for the prosecution in the trial of Gov. Len Small on charges of conspiracy to defraud the state treasury.

The. trial begins at Waukegan March 6. The deputy sheriff who served the writs notified the witnesses thnt probably would be unnecessary for 'hem' to go to Waukegan next Monday, nit they should be prepared to leave en Lake county on short notice. HAL BRING FOOD ALONG. Whitehall, with wide thoroughfares and broad sidewalks was one of the fa vorite locations of the sightseers, and here many are passing the night with well-stocked food baskets.

But there is not a place along the route of tho procession but has its quota of enthusiasts awaiting contentedly a chance to see the brido either going to or returning from the Abbey. The official arrangements for the ceremony remainprt a slight prolongation of 4he ceremonies vnuim me Aooey, on account of which the procession thence to Buckingham Palace after the marriage will be about -0 minutes later than originally fixed The special train which will take the ENEMIES IN SENA TE A UNCH CONGER TED ATTACK ON TREATIES Four Killed In Mexico City Strike Riots ManyaWounded When Police Fire at Charging Chauffeurs; Two Officers Victims. (By The Associated Press.) MEXICO CITY, Feb. persons were killed and many wounded this afternoon when the police fired on a crowd of striking chauffeurs who were holding a demonstration in front of the city hall. Two of those killed were chauffeurs and two were policemen.

The chauffeurs called a strike this morning owing to a disagreement over the issuance of licenses and held numerous parades. They assembled in front of the national palace shortly after noon, at the moment when Miguel Alessio Robles was being sworn in as secretary of commerce and industries. The police at first fired over the heads of the chauffeurs, but when the latter charged, they fired point blank at the advancing men, two of whom were killed outright while a score of others yrere wounded. The chauffeurs then retreated behind statutes in the plaza, maintaining their Are, which resulted in the death of the two policemen. During their rush on the police, the chauffeurs captured several swords and took them to the national palace and delivered them to the presidential guard with great ceremony.

Desultory firing continued for more than an hour. It eventually was silenced when President Obregon at the national palace sent out officers ordering a cessation of the sniping. EXPECT CLIMAX IN MILL STRIKE PROVIDENCE, R. Feb. 27.

A climax to the textile strike, which has closed many cotton mills in Rhode Island for five weeks, will be reached tomorrow afternoon when strikers and mill owners must reply to the final appeal of the state board of mediation and conciliation. The board's appeal called for an immediate resumption of work on the part of the strikers and the acceptance of Judge J. Jerome Hahn as sole arbiter of the wage dispute. CANADIAN MONEY GOOD IN SEATTLE SEATTLE. Feb.

27. Seattle retail stores now will accept Canadian money at par for the first time in more than two years, it was announced today by the retail trade bureau of the Seattle chamber of commerce. Today's action was taken, it was said, as a result of an improvement In the exchange situation and a desire to stimulate trading between the Pacific northwest and Canada. MAN, 44, PAROLED TO HIS SON, 14 KANSAS CITV. Feb.

27. Harry Solomon, a blacksmith, 44,. was paroled to his 14-year-old son, Oscar, a boy rcout, in municipal court here today. Testimony showed the boy had knocked his father down when tho father struck the boy's mother. ALL NIG EST 111 PRINCESS' WEDDING bridal couple on their honeymoon to Weston Park.

Shifnal. win iiv ch dington station at 4:15 p. m. ine' weather prospects aro not propitious. A rainy type of strong southwest wind prevails, and showers, perhaps thunder, are probable during the day, but conditions are not such as will likely necessitate alterations in the arrangements.

Plans for the wedding breakfast were completed last The company will number 170. As the famous state banquet room is not big enough for al of them, the bride and groom, the king and queen and about 100 of the principal guests will gather there, while the others will be accommodated in the 'jtate ball and supper room, which pract'cally adjoins the banquet room. HOURS OF WRANGLING After several hours of wrangling, a unanimous agreement was reached to vote not later than 2 p. m. Thursday on ratification of.

the treaty with Japan relating to Yap and other mandated islands in the- Pacific. Immediately afterward; debate is to begin on, the other treaties resulting from the cons ference negotiations. Using the Yap treaty as the immediate vehicle of their discussion, but interspersing remarks on many other subjects and frequent quorum calls, opponents of the conference program carried on such a determined all-dav assault that the senate managers pro lnncpri tho c.oeainn intn ilis. the hope of wearing down their assail- ants. One incident in the series of pointed exchanges rtlnninir thmnirh thi Uh.ilp was a complete disclaimer from the Democratic side, that "political opposition" had been organized against the treaties or had been counseled by former President Wilson.

The attack on the Yap treaty, during (Continued on Page 8, Column 3.) MAN WHO SHOT WIFE ARRESTED MIAMI. Feb. 27. Edgar G. Frady, Chicago automobile man, who is alleged to have shot and probably wounded his wife and cut his own throat Sunday afternoon in a local hotel, was placed under arrest in a hospital this evening when physicians announced that he would recover.

Mrs. Frady cannot live, it was stated. Sirs. Frady, realizing that she probably would not live, asked today for a lawyer who drew up a will for her. Frady, questioned by a deputy sheriff this afternoon, is said to have stated that he could not remember the shoot ing.

to Plan of Rival Chairman Says Shoals Testimony Will End boon for Report to Congress. (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. The Ford offer for purchase and lease of the government war projected properties at uiua was lempor- arily sidetracked, today by the house military eommiltpp. nftpr aimnci tv, weeks continuous investigation, and the way was cleared to begin consideration tomorrow of the rival proposal for the same properties submitted by the Alabama Power company.

At the same time Chairman Kahn said the committee hoped to dispose by the end of the week of all hearings on offers before it, those from Mr. Ford, the Alabama Power company and Frederick Engstrum and begin work next week on preparing a report for the house, reciting the committee's opinion? on the various proposals it will have studied. Hear Power Company. The to begin the examination tomorrow of the power company's offer was reached today when Hubert Dsnt of Alabama, former chairman of the house military committee, acting chief counsel for the Alabama concern, and Thomas Martin, president of the company, concluded arguments in which they strongly defended the opinion claimed by the company for exclusive rights to purchase the Warrior Steam plant, contained In the contract slgnel with the war department. While the power company omitted in its proposal to make any provision for the manufacture of fertilizer nr i.

operation of nitrate plants No. 1 and 2. it was understood that its officials had received information from independent interests indicating that they would ask the government for lease of the plants for use in commercial fertilizer production. It was pointed out that this enterprise would be established by nsw Capital from American nnnrcAa onrl entirely independent of the power com- Pan iimijr ui c.MMuis icriuizcr producers, tlle event the Alabama company's offer were accepted by congress and power would be made available for operation bids. Hl.UV...

lilW VVl 1HO IIH3 Senate hearings on war contracts negotiated by the war department and investigated by congress, were real into the record by Mr, Dent to show that in agreeing to purchase the Warrior plant at a "fair value." nr pelling the government to remove the piani irom me privately owned grounds (Continued on Page 8, Column HELD FOR DEATH AFTER 43 YEARS TUSCALOOSA, Feb. 27. Forty-eight years after the killing of Peter Mooney at Rome, Georga Nicho.s, a well known citzen of Tuscaloosa, was arrested today in connection with the crime. George W. -Favors, a Birmingham attorney who swore out the warrant for Nichols' arrest, announced that alleired disclosures in procefdings in which Nichols obtained a divorce from his wife, led to the reauest for fh mmi' arrestj fJAN WHO MULCTED mum OF RICHES IS TOILS OF LAW NEW YORK, Feb.

27. Alfred D. Lindsay, former stock broker, wanted here for mulcting society women of more than $1,000,000, was arrested tonight In Over-brook, pa.p according to an announcement from police headquarters. An Indictment charging the fugitive with grand larceny was voted by a grand Jury following a dramatic hearing In the course of which Mrs. Dorothy Atwood, New York-society woman, became hysterical and temporarily halted the pro.

ceedlngs. Mrs. Lillian Duke, divorced wife of the "tobacco king," testified that Lindsay had obtained her entire for. tune, more than $375,000, through his promises to make a vast for-i tune for her through stock market transactions. Witnesses declared that Lindsay won their confidence by convincing them of his close business connection with leaders of finance, with whom he claimed to have nightly meetings at which stock exchange operations were "fixed" up between games of dumlnoes.

WAIVES EXTRADITION. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27. Alfred Lindsay, former New York stock broker, wanted on charges of having defrauded society women of large sums, and who was arrested tonight In Overbrook, a suburb, agreed to waive extradition and left at midnight, In custody of detectives, for New York. flratjjoman to hold a aeitt In tongrwmJ r-,.