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WEATHER Fair FINAL EDITION MICHIGAN'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER VOL. 90, NO. 188. DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 19 2 5. ENT Y-E 1 0 II PAGES PRICE THREE CENTS.

INI 1291 is SBii a 3 ID I Lay ilm uiiyu JLuiiLLaLu 140 L-3 110 yggjr MMa-fl tmjt 7' flMfJi I WOMAN AUTOIST Demands College Apologize FOES' OF WAYNE RENEW BATTLE Free Press Insurance Advan tages a re Shown FRANCE MAKES ORAL PROMISE ON DEBT PAYING CHAPMAN TRIES TO EVADE NOOSE BY NERYY TALK troit newananer Dava only 11.000 In HSTAGED lit 1923. i i s. -l -f i r''" 1" 1 fi a y. -v sm. i FaetAa and Atlantla Photo, MISS CAROLINE SMITH.

Washington Would Prefer "Something on Paper" to Gesture of Clementel. FORMAL DUNNING NOTE FROM U. S. IS PROPOSED Official Posture of Paris Got-eminent May Lead to Fund ing Plan Demand. Paris, April 3.

The Matin says this morning that M. Clementel, minister of finance, has resigned. Stung by remarks, tantamount to a disavowal of him, made in the senate by Premier ti nerrioi, m. vtementei seni in his resignation. His letter of resignation was submitted at an all-night cabinet meeting, and the ministers decided to accept it.

The cabinet has decided to appoint Senator Anatole de Monzie as minister of finance in place of M. Clementel. Washington, April 2. Definite indications were given this afternoon that the United States government shortly would renew determined ef- -forts to collect the war debt owed by foreign nations. Secretary Hoover, member of the World war debt commission, announced that a meeting of the commission has been called for this month, and several sessions will be held before congress returns.

Paris, April 2. After explaining the gravity of the French financial situation in the senate today, Finance Minister Clementel declared that a general liquidation of the problem necessarily involved an arrangement for payment of the French war debts. France is honest," he declared. "She will pay; it remains only to bo determined In what manner." "Americans; know we mean to pay," M. Clementel continued, "We have so assured Mr.

Hushes and Secretary of State Kellogg. "We have found. In considering; the matter with them, that the old fraternity of arms hag not been forgotten and we are on the road to a eatls-factory arrangement." Clementel explained that he had merely made nominal mention of war debts In the Inventory of France' resources and liabilities, because at the time It was Impossible to fix the exact amount France would have to pay. Washington, April 2. Statements made In the French chamber of deputies today by Finance Minister Clementel were construed by Washington officials as an assurance that the French government was giving some thought to the question of Its war debts to the United States.

They could throw no light, however, on the finance minister's further statement that "we are on the road to a satisfactory arrange-Continued on Fag Three. Column Seven. HOLD SIX FOR KILLING. Philadelphia, April Five men and a girl, arrested here today as alleged highway robbers, were held without bail tonight charged with the murder of two United States marshals on the Pacific coast In a fight over bootleg rum. on warrants sworn out by the Herewith is a picture of the beautiful co-ed at Northwestern uni versity, Evanston, whose photographic poses for a school play were called "daring" by the university authorities and who was subjected to censure by them.

"I feel I have been mistreated and think some one should apologize for the university." she said. Miss Smith, besides be ing a clever dancer, is Olympic champion high diver of tha world. A musical show has offered her a position in a revue now a Broadway success, but this she has declined, as she i anxious to continue her IS HELD UP BY TWO BOY THUGS One of Youthful Gunmen, Be lieved Not Over 14 Years Old, Flourishes Gun. ERUDITE BANDIT GETS $100 IN COAL OFFICE Pair of Outlaw Stage Series of East Side' Robberies; Pedestrian Beaten. Their faces masked with hand kerchiefs apropos of the old "wild and wooly west," two boy bandits.

immaculately dressed, last night chose Miss Mabel Hennlng, of 3615 Dix avenue, as their victim for a successful holdup exploit, in which they secured a substantial sum of money. One of the youths was not more than 14 years old, she reported to the police of the Scot-ten avenue station. Miss Hennlnar was storing her automobile In the garage at the rear of her home when the two young robbers confronted her with the command to nana over ner purse. She first believed she was being made the victim of a harmless joke by boys of the neighborhood, but their Insistent demand for money and the continued flourish of a large revolver by one of the pair convinced her they meant business. She finally surrendered her pocketbood.

Chases Yonth In Alley. The youths fled down the alley with Miss Hennlng tn close pursuit. She followed In hope that she might learn their identity or note where they went. They proved too spjy for her however The empty purse was found at the rear of the public library branch at West Grand boulevard and Dix avenue, Police suspect the holdup boys tc be members of a gang of that locality. Mitchell Krlksey, 4221 Vlnewood avenue, was robbed by three men last night at Eighteenth and Myrtle streets, who toon cents and his watch and stickpin.

Tho trio, armed, were riding in a Pair Stage Holdup Series. A series of rapid fire street robberies throughout Detroit's east side late last night and early this morning were executed, police say by a pair of stalwart, determined gunmen who drova In a small sedan to and from their several scenes or activity. Alex. Oobel. 4752 Kohna avenue their flrst victim, was robbed just before midnight at Cadillac and Canfield avenues.

He gave up his waicn ana sis. Rene Mnrshall, 496 Bewick avenue, and Charles Hchwal), 4781 Oar-lard avenue, were held up a few minutes later on Bewick avenue, near Mack avenue. Between them they added 117 to the robbers' collection. Shortly after midnight Thomas Continued on Page 1, Part 3, Col. 4.

DOUGHERTY BETTER PHYSICIAN ASSERTS Michigan Attorney General 111 in Washington Hospital. Detroit Free PrSKs rtnr-au. IJ Metropolitan Bank 11HC. Washington. D.

C. By Free Pre Private Leased ire. Washington, April 2. Attorney General Dougherty, of Michigan, Is In George Washington University hospital recovering from an illness which came over him yesterday morning at hie room in the Haleigh hotel. It was said tonight by the physician In charge that Mr.

Dougherty was not In a serious condition, and would probably be well soon. Yesterday morning the Michigan attorney general became 111 with something like an attack of Indigestion, according to the hotel Physician who was called to attend mm. In order that Mr. Dougherty might have complete rest and quiet he was taken to the hospital. It was said at the hospital tonight that he had spent a comfortable afternoon and was in good condition.

The doctor stated that the illness was not of a serious character and only required proper treatment for the patient to be all right again. Mr. Dougherty requested that his sister be notified and she is expected to arrive tomorrow morning. Mr. Dougherty came here to attend to some legal matters and early this week was a caller on President Coolidge at the White House.

case of such accidents. A difference of 11.500" in favor of the Free Press readers. Since a great number of traffic casualties occur anions: pedestrians It is interesting to compare the clauses In the two policies in ibis kind ot accident. The Free Press Insurance pays 11,250 In the event of death or certain injuries sustained by being struck, or knocked down, or run over by any vehicle whllo in or on anv cubllc highway. The policy offered by another De troit newspaper provides only si.uue under this clause.

Again a sub- stantial difference In favor ot Free Press readers. Fifteen Weeks Payment. That the real leader In any field has the advantage Is further proven by the fact that The Free Press policy provides a payment of 110 a week for a period of 16 weeks for the loss of time during disability arising from any accident covered in the policy where specific loss is not sustained. The paper which ts endeavoring to follow the examplo of The Free Press offers In its policy a payment of 10 a week for only 10 weeks for Injury sustained in a private automobile or horse-drawn vehicle, or by a pedestrian. Then, too.

The Free Press policy Increases in value, under parts two and three, 10 per cent upon each renewal for a period of five years. In other words, at the end of Ave years If an automoblllst Is killed while riding In a private car his estate would be paid (3.760, Instead of (2.600 which would be paid during the flrst year the policy was in effect The policy would be worth S(l oer cent more. The cost of annual renewals will not Increase above the one dollar registration fee. This valuable cumulative clause does not appear In the policy of Continued on Page Three. Column 8U.

HUGE TAX SEEK IN DODGE DEAL U. S. to Collect $12,000,000 When Sale It Consummated, Financiers Figure. When the sale of Dodge Brothers to Dillon, Read New York bankers, which Wednes day was officially reported as agreed upon, finally Is consummated, the federal government will collect approximately 12,000,000 in taxes. In arriving at this sm.

It Is as sumed the sale price agreed upon Is, as reliably reported in financial clr cles here, J52.000.000, and that the Dodge property was valued at about 164,000,000 when the founders of the company died In 1920. This places the Increase in value since 1920 at 198,000,000, upon which there will be a federal tax ot 12 1-2 per cent, when the deal Is finally closed. Property, real or personal, when held for more than two years Is presumed to be held tor Investment and the owner has the option of paying the li i-a per cent on the profit of sale, or of paying at the regular Income tax rates. On amounts greater than $35,000, it is auvantugeous to pay iz l-z per cent. Financial writers Thursday drew attention to the 260.000.000 margin allowed for "good will" In the transaction, the book value of the company being placed at approxi mately jao.ooo.uoo.

This "good will" valuation undoubtedly makes allowance for the 112.000.000 tax. While the contract that will transfer title to the second largest automobile plant in the world has not yet been drawn, It was definitely learned yesterday from an unimpeachable source that the agree ment providing for this transfer nas Deen signed ny tne parties concerned. The report that the transaction Is to be wholly a cash one also was confirmed. Schwartz Goes to N. T.

A. C. Schwartz, chief represents tlve of Dillon. Read company In the negotiations of the glgantlo deal, departed for New York last night. With him was E.

O. Wll-rner, chairman of the board of directors of the Goodyear Tire Rubber company, who also figured prominently In the secret confer ences at the Book-Cadillac hotel which preceded announcement of the agreement. S. w. Howland.

of New York, also a Dillon, Read At company representative, remained In Detroit. It was assumed he Is staying to iron out details of the contract. Harked hv HI Interest. Press dispatches yesterday indicated some of the moat powerful financial interests In the country are associates of Dillon, Rend Co. In the purchase of Dodge Brothers.

Inc. Among other groups of international prominence, listed In this connection were Kuhn, Doeb at the National City company, Blair the Chase Securities corporation, and the Central Trust company, all of New York, and the First Trust and -Savings company end the Continental and Commercial Trust and Savings company, of Chicago. It was said more than 1100.000.-000 worth of stock of the Dodge company, under new control, would be offered the public. By applying tne iJooge casn reserve which figures In the transfer to the purchase price. It was calculated, the public offering might be limited to (125- 000.000.

Two and One-Half Times the Protection is extended in The Free Press accident insurance policy to those who drive or ride in private automobiles $2500.00 Against $1000.00 payable under a policy later offered by another Detroit newspaper. Other advantages equally as great in The Free Press $7500 policy for $1.00. Today's Application Blank on page 4. Problem of Accident Protec tion for Reader Carefully Solved. When The Free Press decided, some time ago, to give Its readers the benefit ot accident insurance, it went at the problem In a painstaking manner that Its readers might secure the biggest and broadest coverage possible tor the lowest cost A few days after the announcement of the Free Press that it would offer accident Insurance to It readers, another Detroit newspaper which declares Itself as "Alwaya in the Lead," followed the lead of The ree Press and offered accident Insurance Under An nnn runt I Huattv drawn policy which omits or restricts mucn or tne protection available to Free Press readers.

The Free Press Is whole-heartedly In back of the Idea that every citizen should be Insured in case of accident and welcomes the entrance of another Detroit newspaper Into this humanitarian Meld. However, the purchase of Insurance differs In no way from the purchase of any other commodity the buyer looks for the beat buy obtainable for the money and compares the commodities or service offered before buying. Policies Compared. A MninirliAn n.H.- fl by the Free Press with that announced by Its trailer shows several substantial differences. For Instance, The Free Press offers a policy that provides a payment of t2 Knrt fn.

certain Injuries sustained while rid ing or ariving in your own or any other private automobile or horse drawn vehicle. ine policy offered by another De CLUB POST WON BY MRS. HURST Progressive Leader Is Elected President of 20th Century After Bitter Fight Mrs. Isobel J. Hurst, leader of the progressive faction In the Twentieth Century club, was chosen president of the club at the annual election of officers held Thursday In the club building, as the climax to on of the most bitter campaigns in the history of the organization.

She will succeed Mrs. Carl Louis Brumme, who led the progressives to victory last year. Although the name of Mrs. George G. Caron as candidate for the presidency to oppose Mrs.

Hurst formally was withdrawn before the election, a number of her supporters wrote her name Into the bullot causing a spilt in the ticket, in an effort to obtain her election. The polls were kept open until 5 o'clock In the evening to give all members of the club an opportunity to vote. Served as Director. A director of the department of philanthropy and reform. Mrs.

Hurst has served the Twentieth Century club during the past year. It is understood she long has represented the progressive spirit in the club, an organization in corporated 30 years ago when women's clubs met solely for the business of reading "papers" on cultural subjects, and enjoying programs of a similar nature. In the course of the years, civic and philanthropic duties have added to the affairs bf any woman's club, until such a body as the Women's City club, of Detroit, represents the last word in housing, equipment and program, with an appeal to a large body of women. It Is the existence of just such Continued on Pare Three. Column Four.

hoods represented by -tils affidavits and testimony. Duell sat pale and tense while Judge Mack spoke. Miss Gish paled as she heard the court's denunciation of the man, who had said on the witness stand that he was at one time "unofficially engaged" to marry her. She was so weak ai conclusion of the hearing that she wss helped from the room, leaning heavily on the arm of her lawyer. Address of Jndge.

Tn beginning his address, Judge Mock said: "The plaintiff consents, after a conference, to the action that this court intends to take. The court finds that the contract has been breached both by the assignee and the assignor, and further finds that the defendant, Lillian Gish, has been overreached and -that the confidence she Imposed hits been taken advantage of." The court then touched on general phases of the action, and said that In "only one other civil ense' over which he had had Jurisdiction had there been more "downright perjury" committed than on the part of Charles H. Duell." Duell, in addition to being a film producer, was a lawyer, and the reference to dlsgarment had no bearing on the brother. Holland Duell, who acted as attorney for the plaintiff, Charles n. Jury to Get Case.

Judge Mack later conferred with United Slates Dlstlct Attorney Emory Buckner. At conclusion of the conference, Buckner "I will lay the Duell pcrjur matter before the hew federal grand jury when it convenes Monday." n.ir.n w. allowed his liberty In custody of hl brother, Holland S. Duell. his lawyer.

stkimr ttomev for Miss Gish, said tfct Inspiration Pictures would settle with Miss Gish for all money ahe contended was due ner. sne was unar Inspiration Pictures when that company liquidated and Duell placed her under contract. Steuer said that Miss Gish had received numerous film offers IT hearing started and that she would accept one of them by next week. COIXROIATK DAmCF. AT PALAIS tonit.

Features, fun. favors, prises. Adv. Plan Resolved Upon Is to Post' pone House Action on Measure Indefinitely. LEADERS ARE SAME AS TWO YEARS ACQ Unexpected Decision to Reporl Bill Out of Committee Forces Issue.

a. i-r-rwrrr. Free rrs StalT Lanstng, April 2, ganlsatkm of the "bloc of 5.. htch kilted it) 1913. and members of which hsvt persistently Indicated thy won' do the tarns with any bill ihli year, was started at a st'l'f'-caucus tonight.

The tnovn wai started coincident with word thai the house reapportionment commit tee wss about to report out a Ml giving Wayne 17 members tn tb body. The remnant of the old bloe r.i thos new members who have beit mustered Into th antl-reapp'-rrton-ment ranks In the last fw wi attanded the caucus. The lfi pi were the same as two years and tha antl-Wayn spirit tu rut same. Twenty-six were marshals lor Its first meeting. Had Taoaght lasae KHId.

The caucus Is said to havs bi sponsored by Reprrnietim tleorge V. Roxburgh of City Kred It. Ming of Chebovtrsn a-n Hubert H. Mcfonld of I.urium Aa Representative Roxburgh plained, after adjournment, reapportionment thought thr hot the Issue killed in committee, imj th sudden decision to repor a bill vn though It gave Wiunt only 17 membwra-mad it that the up-state members aether. Among those present et vnrima times during the meeting wt Ki rosrntatlvea MaelKmnlrt knx, burgh, O.

Uirkholm. Kau Cim an Three, Column US KLAN HOLDS RALLY; IN LINCOLN PARE 5,000 Gather on School S'dt as Crosses Burn. Hooded and ihetd. Soil Ki Kill Klansmen gathered on i school alt at Cicott and lyifAvi'i nmii. Lincoln Park.

lt pijtdt and for thre hour held what wm described as a "political rnllv." whll seven burning crne roal their glare on th scene. Th ni i-Ing, according to non-kltin of the city, purported to rtm. ontrt th order' endorsemeM four Dlnroln Park klan camlitat.t for th city council, Earlier in th evening, a fjusc of costumed klansmen directed traffic several intersection ns Fort street and fafayett avenue, Hpechc wr md. Wht oteni biy was an Initiation showed IS men and 10 womttn administered tb oaths of th o'rd' William Kaupp, president of coin Park, which rcen'ly tr eorportd as a city, visited rally with several friends and promptly was put off the gnioi, witnesses say. Hanpp a dat for mayor in the forthcoming election.

Thor was no pollc lnlrfren-b IIIIIIAM MAHtil ri'T. Denver, April -Jtidir Hen Tt. Denver's rsatiinaiiy known Juvenile jurist, tonight sits unsecurely upon th bench seat has occupied fur more thn SO years, a a result of a fartlal recount of th vote cast th election last November. When court closed tonight. Judg Dlntsay' original majority of 117 votes by which was returned to nftV ovr Koyal It, Graham, Rcpuhllisn, an acknowledged klansman.

had been reduced tn 10 vote. says Zfnovlev has never forgivm Stalin for his refusal to agree tei Trotiky's expulsion from th party Instead of hi mer removal frty office. It 1 said that In thl tnnvi Zlnovlev suspected Htalln of a plsri to us Trotiky a a reserv cri for futtir dealing. The moment tt play th card apparently has now arrived. Stalin Insists lso onon clltjnin th wings of th third interna ikuv.

aie, whb. with othr soviet lrti consider unavoidable io It th soviet government is to obtain wider foreign recognition an crdlt. Tbl proposal, to th chief of th third tnternaxonsi. appears a a direct attack for the purpos of undermining his position in th communist hierarchy. VUltrd Tratakr.

Th "Voeslsch Zettung" reports pac ha been patched tip between ontlnus on Pa Three. 4amn w. Today Don't wait until tomorrow to turn in your Sunday Free Press Want Ads. Today is the day to do that. L'sin Free Press Want Ad assures you of superior results at lower tost You cannot get more anywhere else.

Free Press Want Ads Produce Best, Cost Less Bandit Denies Slaving Policeman in Telling Jurors of His Life of Crime. REFUSES TO BETRAY PALS' IN HIS CONFESSION Robbery, Holdup, Bootlegging Exploits Bared; Sawed-off Shotguns Explained. BV IMOOKSE STANI.M. Special to Th Free Press and Chicago Tribune. Hartford, April 2.

"I am Gerald Chapman. You've-, heard and read a srreat deal about" roe Now let me explain myself to you Let me (five you the real truth, not the apparent troth." Chapman, the bandit, sate cracker, Atlanta fugitive, talking to the 1 men w-ho will decide whether or not he Is a murderer, said that in substance today. Ha said much more during the hour be sat tn the little oak witness box in superior court here, the star witness in his trial for the slaying of Policeman James Skelly, in New Britain, on October 12. last. The defendant was over-voluble.

His words were meticulously enun ciated, touched with a alight Eng lish accent, and chosen from a gentleman crook's vocabulary. The famous criminal was talking for his life. He addressed himself to the Jurors voluminously, over the protests of his attorney. Frederick J. Uroehl.

Ool aa Guest at Pink Tea. Chapman's cool nerve girded htm under Htate's Attorney Hugh M. Al corn's cross-examination -of the man he has been heading toward the gallows; it supplied him with the courage to Pick up the gauntlet and meet tne prosecuting attorney on his own grounds, thrusting and parrying with astonishing mental agility. Chapman walked to the witness stand, took the oath and seated himself with the graceful ease of a guest at a pink tea. Me remained on the stand a little more than an hour.

At the conclusion of his testimony the state called one witness to give sur-rebuttal testimony. Then the arguments commenced. These will be concluded tomorrow morning. Judge Newell Jennings will charge the jurors and the question of life or death tor Uerald Chapman will be theirs for decision. A verdict may be reached by tomorrow night.

One would hardly have believed that Chapman, the witness, realised how close he Is to the hangman's rope. He was not at all perturbed. And yet he was vastly concerned with correcting what he seemed to Continued an Pare Three, Column Six. SHEPHERD BAIL FIGHT RENEWED Defense to Make Application Before Judge Brothers Despite Hopkins' Ruling. Special to Fres Press from Chicago Tribune, Chicago, April 2.

Another attempt is to be made tomorrow to liberate William D. Shepherd from the county Jail on bonds. Appli cation will be made to Judge William V. Brothers despite the ruling today by Chief Justice Jacob Hop kins in which tor tba second time he ordered the detention of Shepherd pending trial on the "million dollar typhoid murder charge," concerning the death of William Mo Cllntock. Judge Hopkins's exact ruling was a denial of a motion asking him to reconsider his former decision denying Shepherd the right of ball.

State's Attorney Robert B. Crowe and Attorney William Hcott Stewart, counsel for Shepherd, engaged In pemunal debate over this motion, and upon the court's rejecting the plea Attorney Stewart said he would go to the supreme court. Arraignment Set for Thursday. State's Attorney Crowe moved for an Immediate arraignment and tha setting of a trial date. Attorney Stewart demurred.

He said he would probably enter a motion to quash the Indictment, and wished the arraignment to be delayed for Continued on Tare Three, Column Three. When the meet Is called June i. Not even th Germans with their tremendous mass athletic events. In which thousands participate, have ever equalled the great meet of last year, but that will bo history after this year's contests. Free Fres filve PH.es.

To th winners of first, second and third places of every class, In every event, The Free Press wilt give gold, silver and brons medals in addition to special awards. In recognition of athletic efficiency. These awards are not Intended as prizes for which the young athlete should eontend, but merely as tokens of the respect borne bv Th Free press for thos girl and boy who co-ooerate with their health education teachers In nunaing up tins bodies and per severing wills to such an extent that they can win in fair engage ment with tneir reiiows. Th supremacy of schools In th trials aiso win reeognisen by The Free Press In the awards of plaques, banners and silver trophies, given to tn scnoois in each dl vision who athlete mns th' largest total scores. In addition to these two divisions.

The Free Presa aiso will give special recognition to the winner of th annual Pn. tathlon and Decathlon tests which i Continued on rag Two. Col urn Thm. 'DEATH DANCE' TOLD AT TRIAL "Dorothy Wat Gay" Night She Slew Mother, Companion at Party Testifies. San Francisco, April 2.

The "dance of dath" with which 17 year old Dorothy Elllngson whfled away the night after shn had shot her mother, last January 13, was detailed In supprlor court bere this afternoon by Katherlne Moasman. testifying at the sanity hearing of the girl matricide. Miss Mossman told of th party that sha and Dorothy KUIngson and other gtrls and young men attended. They danced far Into the night, recalled the wltnes: thtr was liquor and revelry. "Dorothy was gay." sh added.

Th girl on trial watched narrowly her old playmat at Js parties and occasionally whispered some comment to th all matron. Put throughout today's sessions, which Included th testimony of her father and that of pollc Into th circumstances urroundlng th death of her mother, th girl listened stoically. It was the first Continued on Pag Two. f'4mnu fur. VI.

A KB PILOT KILLED. Pensacola, ria April i4u-tenant Ouy U. Hall, United State Marine corps, was Instantly killed her lat today when a DeHavllpnd nlan which i whs piloting fell from an altltud of 100 feet on Corry field, thre mile north of th city. Aviation Machinist Mat Mangum was injured, but will recover. The cause Is Lillian Gish Wins Case From Movie Producer education.

WANTS COAST RUM NET TIGHT Mrs. Willebrandt Says Atlantic Seaboard Condition Are Unsatisfactory. Special to free Press frntti Cblcsjo Tribune. Washington, April 2. Declaring that the results now being obtained in fighting the smuggling of liquor on the Atlantic coast were distinctly unsatisfactory, Mrs! Walker Willebrandt, assistant attorney general In charge of enforcing the dry law, told the revenue probe committee today that the liquor regulation along the seaboard should ba immediately tightened up.

Too much liquor." she said, "Is coming Into this country from rum row. There should be some way to stop It" Pressed for details as to Just bow she would go about tightening up the regulations, she said she would want to make a thorough study of conditions from the prohibition angle as Well as In her own oBlce before making her answer. Many Developments. Mrs. Wlllebrandt's testimony before the committee was only one of a number of developments In the general prohibition inquiry during the day.

Among these were the is-Kiian. of strict regulations by the treasury department to all customs and prohibition officers placing In eltect provisions of the law passed by the last congress which allows the us of forfeited vessels and vehicles In the enforcement of prohibition and customs laws, attacks on the prohibition unit by Mrs. Willebrandt. and replies by Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel for the Anti-Saloon league, and James J.

Brltt, counsel for the dry unit. Mr. Wheeler said the west much drier than the east and that th region where the law was being violated th most, lay along th Atlantic seaboard. In her attack, Mrs. WHlebrand sharply criticised the prohibition unit because it forwarded to several districts of the country, evidence against th Kleischman company Instead of sendina- It to th denser.

ment of justice, where It could have oeen concentrates. Clten Klelsehssait Can. Tn th flelschman case, n. Mansnn, the commute council ex. plained.

gallons of alcohol, it Is alleged, were Illegally diverted through various ub-atrencts situated in different states. The excise tax on this would have been Csfitlnued on fag Twa, Colnaui four. Who Was the Mistress of His Other Home? Her husband was supposed to be away on business. Then one day she saw him on the street. She followed him to the station, took the same Irain, alighted at the same station and trailed him to his other home.

"Where Your Treasure Is" is the mysterious story of two great loves that neither time nor death could rjuench. A remarkable lale with a startling ending. Magazine Section Sunday's Free Press Comeback By Trotzky Is Expected In Russia Former Soviet Leader Said lof? JjVlklv Great Athletic Meet Planned For Schools Judge Dismisses Duell't Action and Holds Him for Perjury. New York, April 2. (By the Associated Press.) Charles H.

Duell issued a statement tonight in which he declared that he had no intention of making misstatements or falsehoods while testifying, but had been led innocently into a position that brought the charge of perjury against him. "I consented, upon the initiative and urging of my counsel," Duell said, "to a decree of favor of Miss Gish, because of my complete failure as a witness. I am certainly the world's worst witness. I don't know why I could not understand the questions which were asked when I was testifying. I was utterly paralyzed and benumbed." Special te Th Press, New York, April 2.

Questioning the sanity of Charles H. Duell, film producer, and holding him in bail for perjury in testimony and affidavits, Federal Judge Mack today dismissed DuelPs action against Lillian Gish, film star, to restrain her from acting under any management but his own. In addition. Judge Mack said he would Institute proceedings to have Duell disbarred from all state and federal courts. "The only possible doubt the court ever entertained." said Judge Mack, "as to the wilfulness of the perjury was engendered yesterday by the titter recklessness and folly shown bv Duell in endeavoring to makes the court believe that he, Duell, believed that any man could get away with a tissue of false Have Adjusted Breach With the "Comrade." nr SAMtKI.

SPKWAfK. I Special Cable to ths Fi- I'cti and Nw Ynrk World. I Berlin, April 2. -Leon Trotzky's return to Moscow and his resumption of political activity may be expected shortly, according to suthorttative Information available here, According to this Information. Trotzky has patched up a I compromise with J.

Stalin, who, with Zlnovlev and Kamenev. forms the triumvirate that has been rul ing soviet Russia, and the same information has It that the compromise ts at ZIdovIhv's eipcnse. Trotiky's return from exlls ts e. pected as a result. No serious Is given reports that have been circulated about Trotsky's "death." Seek to Meal Hrrark.

Trotiky' return Is espected to help clos th party breach hi removal from office provoked. It 1 declared the party strif in Russia has become so threatening sine Trotiky's deposition from his high estate. tht soviet leaders have been compelled to postpone until autumn, the congress of th Russian communist party, scheduled originally for this month. Trotsky's return to offlc and hi reconciliation with hi party will. It Is hoped, help Improv the party atmosphere and avoid a mor serious sfiit rieveral months time Is considered necessary, however, for the healing process to produce the desired result.

Strife Hrportrd. "Vorwaerts." In Its eorraspondenc from Moscow, today report severe conflict between fctalm and To Have Metropolitan Aspect; Free Press to Make Special Awards. Last year Detroit held the largest track and field meet ever held In the world, with 11,000 girls and boys ot the public schools participating. This year that great meet will be eclipsed by a still larger one in which there will be more than 15.000 entrants. Iast year 150.000 rooters for the 11.000 athletes crowded Helle Isle from shore to shore.

This year that great number will be swelled by several thousand, according to school athletic officials. Co-operating with the health education department of the Detroit board of education. The Detroit Free Press will Identify Itself again with this gigantic meet. This year, at the Invitation of Superintendent Frank Cody, of Detroit schools. Bedford.

Highland Park and Him-tramck schools will be represented in ail events. Changes In some of the contents, the introduction of new races In certain classes and the Inclusion of the neighboring towns will account for the increased number of contestants A world's record that will he most difficult to beat will be hung up.

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