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19, 11, 31, Jack. Park. 20. inci- had she THE DETROIT FREE PRESS -WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1929 DENIED BY DAUGHERTY Ex- Attorney General Refers to Attacks Upon Him as Columbus, March -In his first specific public statement since his removal from the Harding cabinet, former AttorneyGeneral Harry M. Daugherty today denied knowing anything about the "little green house on street" in Washington, which figured in his retirement from the cabinet.

Daugherty's utterances were contained in letters addressed to Columbus newspapers in connection with a Washington dispatch carried by one of the papers which Daugherty charged he "was referred to offensively." Sent From Florida. The letters were written from Sarasota, Florida, where the former attorney general is wintering. Daugherty also declared he is "now planning to unwind this ball of yarns in my own way and in my own time, with no ideas of defense purposes in mind." Before writing to the newspapers Daugherty, E. sent a Watson, telegram of to Indiana, Senasking Watson to make public his denial concerning existence of the green house." Watson directed the investigation which resulted in Daugherty's retirement from the attorney general's office. Claims Falsehood.

"This house," Daugherty wrote, "If one existed, and I suppose it did, though I have never seen it, even from the cutside, and of course I was never in the house, nor do I know personally of any person that ever was there, or of any conference ever held there or anything of any kind that ever took place there, was constructed on a foundation of falsehood, of a material calumny, and painted with the green saliva of slander. "I am now planning to unwind this ball of yarns in my own way and my own time, but with no idea of defense purposes in mind, because time and trials, investigations and records have proven to all fairminded people the purpose and falsehood of all attacks made on me. "I am not even disturbed, nor much embarrassed by those foolishly or flendishly disposed persons, who for purposes other than those ever published, have seen ft to amuse themselves and mislead the public about many things concerning me." Daugherty Puzzles Watson. Chicago, March James Watson today said he received a telegram 10 days ago from Harry Daugherty, former attorney general, asking the senator to make a public denial of Daugherty's connection "the little green house in "I didn't know what was talking about," declared the senate leader. "Daugherty said Congressman Louis Ludlow, of Indiana, a former Washington correspondent, written an article for a Columbus paper, mentioning Daugherty as having visited the "little green house." had my secretary call Congressman Ludlow by long distance secretary told me Mr.

Ludlow had said he had not written an article for that paper for some time. So I telegraphed Daugherty asking him what he meant. He never replied. "How could I know he never went to the little green house in street?" Brookhart Replies. Washington, March Daugherty may have trouble explaining why he went before a grand jury and refused to testify, on the ground that it might incriminate him, as he did in New York," Chairman Brookhart, of the Daugherty Investigating committee, declared today in commenting on the United Press dispatch from Columbus.

"While he is unravelling the ball of yarn he might also say why he and his brother Mal Daugherty destroyed their bank records at Washington Court House, 0. Daniel E. Smith, Negro butler of the "little green house on street," testified before the Brookhart comon April 4, 1924, that he had seen Daugherty at the house on several occasions. King Boris Goes To Ear Surgeon Vienna, March King Boris of Bulgaria left tonight for Oppeln, Germany, to visit his married sister, Princess Nadejde. His other sister, Princess Eudoxie, who journeyed with him from Sofa, remained here.

The king amined by a Viennese ear specialist who assured him trouble was not serious. MARRIAGE LICENSES. Leo Agosta, 28, Margaret Agosta, 16. Lawrence E. Myers, 20, Hazel Park; Rose Gloss, 19.

Gordon Whitset, 27, Lillie Davis, 29. Morris Ford, 22, Anna Glass, 19. Donald E. Bonna Clark. 17.

Lambert Giviazda, 34, Florence Boraska, 36. Edward Newman, 51, Julia Purizenski, 45. George Boone, 21, Venia Moxley, 18, Benjamin Kanner, 28, Frances Fogell, 21, Windsor, Ont. John A. Chiavazza, 31, Velina Fedon, 21.

Alex Hay, 29, Bessie Terrell, 24, Princeton, Ky. Liyle Grige. Maud Gittensor, 23. Fred Marks, Juanita Waterhouse, 18. James Carr.

Novaline Bledsoe, 22. Buford Holt, Juanita Bell, 20. Clyde Lowe, 21, Bertha Morris, 21. Arthur Pert, 43, Helen 21. Chester Thomas, 21, Catherine Crosby, 17.

William Innergluck, 24, Bertha F. Young. 19. Johan Emannelsen, 34, Else K. Nielsen, 26, Copenhagen, Denmark.

James Eldon Young. 20, Catherine Elizabeth George. Clyde P. Watt, 23, Edith Jones, 20. Howard Hohn, 24, Margaret Heltbohmer, 19.

Wilfred L. Van Every, 2. Alice E. Brotherton, Max 21, Helen Moore, 21. Sanford L.

Fern Mater, Floyd H. Brighten. Myrtle Irish, Willard Crooke. Lillian Cayton, Charles McGee, Highland Park; Dorothy Jones, Andrew Stefani, Purker, Mina Lillian Merecki, John 3. Hediger, Wallace Bernice Fitch, Fred McEwen, Frances Leonard Grant, New Turk.

Mabel Doberty, 29, Highland James H. Johnston, Nellie Ewasovide, 19 Harold Gehrke, 23, Edna Ballau, 20, OwnsMich. Roy Dice, 24, Flora Huseby, 18. want Mae McGurn, 24, Cheboygan. Mich.

Joseph Mathewson, 21, Margaret Edwards, Arvy Allen, Imogene Losing, 18. Louis Rosen, Blanche Schneiderman, James Rennie, Freda Frederick, Alfred W. Rogers, Geneviere I. Austin, Tecumseh, Mich. Prescott E.

Dodd, 24, Lenore Flourre, 19. Joseph Reeves, 41, Viola Sturgell, 26. William Davenport, Mabel Hurlburt. Arthur. Ont Mose Williams Etta Woods, Cyreno Stebbeds, 5, Cecile Lauson, Sandwich.

Nick Max Raskin, 22. Barsh Lelberman, 71. 2, Mary Vied, 20. THE GUMPS-TILDA, BEWARE WAIT 'TILL YOU SEE WHAT) IT'S A BURGLAR ALARM AND LOCK NOW IF TOM CARR HAD HAD BRAINS I'VE GOT- THE FELLOW YOU CAN PUT IT ON DOORS DRAWERS- IF HE HAD INVENTED SOMETHING LIKE THIS. THAT INVENTED THIS CLOSETS- ANYWHERE IT HAS A BLANK THINK OF THE MONEY COULD HAVE MADE WILL MAKE A FORTUNE CARTRIGE IT AND WHEN THE DOOR OPENS AND I'M WORKING ON AN INVENTION NOW IT THIS THING- MA GIG EVERY BODY IN THE STORE BOUGHT ONE AND BOY- YOU OUGHT TO HEAR THE THAT A LIQUID I'LL CLEAN THAT OP WILL ON WHEN DISSOLVE ANYTHING PUSHES I GET IT NOISE IT MAKES GOT IT FOR THE BUT WHEN YOU FIND ICE BOX IT WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO KEEP IT IN SIDNEY Reg U.

S. Copyright, 1925 GASOLINE ALLEY-WHY, WALT! I CERTAINLY HAVE MY PHYLLIS SAYS THAT IF OPINION OF YOUR FRIEND, I'M SURE IT HE MET WITH FOUL PLAY IS THIS BITTER WOOD SQUINTY HE HAD A DATE TO WASN'T HIS FAULT IT 1636? I'D LIKE TO TAKE US OUT LAST NIGHT PHYLUS! HE HAD A WAS BECAUSE SOME CHICKEN SPEAK TO HELEN IF GOT HOLD OF HIM. HERE IS A SHE'S THERE! OH WHY, HONEY, AND HE HASN'T SHOWN BIG ROLL OF MONEY NAME AND PHONE NUMBER ALL RIGHT. I'LL CALL WHAT'S THE UP YET! ON HIM AND I'M IF THAT'S THE GIRL HE WAS AGAIN. NEVER MIND MATTER? WORRIED SICK TAKING TO DINNER SHE WHO THIS IS.

ABOUT HIM. I'M KNOW ABOUT HIM. AFRAID HE'S MET WITH FOUL PLAY. Reg U. S.

Pat Copyright. 1929, by. The Chicago Tribune. MULLINS-TROUBLE'S AH I GUESS THATS OLD BLOOEY NOWWELL, IT'S TIME HE WAS SHOWIN' UP. I WAS BEGINNIN' TO THINK THAT SAID HE'D GONE OUT STEPPIN' WITH ROSIE HIMSELF.

WHY SHOULD I THROW MY MONEY AWAY ON ADVERTISING-? PEOPLE HAVE EYES- THEY KNOW THIS IS A HAT THE WINDOWS ARE FILLED WITH FINE HATS AT FAIR PRICES- THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE PASS THIS STORE EVERY HOUR! The Morning Argument WHAT YOU GOT ROSIES SUCH NONSENSE! ADDRESS! MY WIFE'S DISCHARGING SAY LISTEN, THAT NURSE OF YOURS MR. BLOOEYSIR MORTIMER; TAKE HER THESE AND THEN LEAVING IN FLOWERS AND A HUFF BECAUSE SHE TELL HER I SAID OVERHEARD ME SHE'S HIRED ASKING THE GIRL AGAIN. FOR HER ADDRESS- THE LAMBKINS -Say It With I REPRESENT THE BEST NEWSPAPER IN OUR FAIR CITY- IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING, THE PUBLIC WANTS TO BUY- DON'T KEEP ITA SECRET- TAKE THE BUYERS INTO YOUR CONFIDENCE- WANTS PEOPLE TO OWN 'POWER' LAMBKIN'S ENVELOPES ON ToP Governor Roosevelt Offers Conservation Plan to N. Y. Legislature.

Albany, N. March -Development of the hydro electrie resources of the St. Lawrence river by the state through a board of trustees and distribution of power by a private corporation was proposed to the legislature today by Governor Roosevelt. The governor, appearing before a joint session to read his message, recommended a board of five members "composed of men in whom there is great public confidence, such AS former Governor Charles Evans Hughes and former Governor Alfred E. Smith." Outlining his plan, he said: "I propose that the trustees should in a complete plan for the development of the state's water power resources on the St.

Lawrence and that this plan should conform to a definite statement of two basic principles, which I believe to be the policy desired by a great majority of our ciltzens. "These two basic principles are: "The natural water power sites of the St. Lawrence now owned by the people of the state or hereafter to be recovered, shall remain forever inalienable to the people, and any dams or plants necessary to generate power shall be built, financed, owned, operated and occupied by the trustees as the duly constituted instrumentality of the state "Power developed therefrom shall be transmitted and distributed, if VIOLENT LOVER PAYS WITH LIFE "Boy With Hundred Sweet. hearts' Is Hanged for Mur. dering.

Woman. Liverpool, March Joseph Reginald Victor known as "the boy with a Clarke, sweethearts," was hanged this hundred morning for the murder of Mrs. Fontaine, the mother of one of Alice his I sweethearts. Clarke kept his boast to his jail. ors that he would face bravely and assisted them at death scaffold.

the Clarke was 21 years old and well school educated, having had a brilliant his mother career in England. Hie visited in Virginia when he 16, spending a year at Princeton was land. university before returning to EngHe studied paychology, and hypto notism, entangle police then began many women. In the case with of Mrs. Fontaine he boarded her rent free while he her daughter.

He fleeced her of her life savings and then killed HIGHLAND PARK. POLICE PERMITTED WIRELESS STATION: At the council meeting in Highland Park last night a letter signed Chief of Police William I. Cross was read before the councilmen advising Mayor John C. Shields and the city officials that permission had been granted by the national radio board in Washington to have a broadcasting station installed in the city's police headquarters. The station will be used only for police work.

Scout cars and cruisers are being equipped with apparatus. The officials must await from Washington concerning the wave length before putting the station in operation. The council granted the request of Earl Van Fleet, of 255 Grove avenue, that his name not be entered on the ballot at the general election April 1 as a sticker date for city assessor. Van Fleet explained in a letter to the councilmen that he never had occupled a public office and that he had no desire to do so at the present time. His name was placed on the primary ballot without his knowledge.

he said. KNOCKING AT THE BLOOEY OH HELLO, MRS. BLOOEY WELL, I THOUGHT YOU SIR MORTIMER HAD WENT HOME TO HERE AM, YOUR MOTHER. I BACK ALREADY. YOU TOLD THE STORY OF FAILURE IN ONE SENTENCE! THOUSANDS PASS YOUR STORE EVERY HOUR -IF A MILLION PEOPLE PASSED A SECOND IT WOULDN'T PUT ANY SYRUP ON YOUR WHEAT AD IN OUR PAPER (WILL MAKE 'EM STOP AND 1 BUY! DOOR NO- I MY MIND BROUGHT MOTHER WITH ME SIR MORTIMER.

YOU CAN'T ME HOW TO MY P'LL GAMBLE LITTLE LATER ON BUT I CAN'T AFFORD IT RIGHT NOW! Copyright, 1929, by Kay Features, Ine Auction Bridge BY WILBUR C. WHITEHEAD. The World's Greatest Authority. SUIT ESTABLISHMENT AT NO TRUMP. A 93 A Q1054 KJ107 472 A 5 North 4 QJ64 119632 Wat 8 A953 49843 South 4 106 A 10872 642 Q5 Auction Bidding: The correct opening bid is properly of the fourcard Club suit, which contains strong bidding tops, rather than of five-card Spade suit headed by the K-10.

West passing, North takes out his partner's bid of a Club by a bid of one Heart. East passing, South, in denial of Hearts, bids one Spade, whereupon North, with the unmentioned Diamond suit strongly protected, bids one No Trump, securing the contract. Contract Bidding: The bidding would be the same at Contract except that following North's bid of one No Trump, South should bid three No Trump. Doubling his Quick Trick values gives six as the number of probable tricks in his hand in support of No Trump, the, number actually made in play. The Play: East opens the 3 of Diamonds, Declarer winning with the King.

Declarer selects the Spade suit to establish rather than Hearts, because of the greater number of entries in South's hand and because holding one more Spade than Heart in the combined hands. He leads the 9 of Spades and finesses, drawing West's Ace. West leads a Diamond, North's 10 forcing East's Ace. East switches to Clubs. Dummy winning, leads CHANGED AND MY POOR HOME BLOOEY! HOW BRANDON WALSH TELL RUN THATS RIGHT! A WAIT UNTIL YOU SINK FOR THE THIRD TIME, THEN YOULL SHOUT FOR A LIFE PRESERVER! Great Britain Rights Reserved.

a Diamond to Declarer's good Jack. Declarer returns a Spade. East plays low and Dummy wins with the 7. Dummy leads the King of Spades, which also wins, and then leads Spades again to establish his thirteenth Spade, which subsequently makes. Dummy's three Spades and three Club tricks and Declarer's Ace of Hearts and King and Jack of Diamonds are sufficient for game.

Copyright 1929 Auction Bridge Magazine, Inc. Distributed by Bell Syndicate, Inc. Mr. Whitehead will answer questions concerning your bridge probtems. Write to him care of The Detroit Free Press, enclosing selfaddressed, stamped envelope.

Thief Steals Milk From Sick Child "The meanest has been found. The phrase was applied by police last night to a thief who stole a quart of milk from an Ill child. The milk was left in a receptacle on the rear porch of the home of Alfred D. Hallock, 308 Kitchener avenue. The family has been confined to the home some time due to an attack of scarlet fever suffered by 9-year-old Alfred, The boy has been placed on a milk diet and as his mother went to get the milk last night she saw a thief seize the bottle and escape in an alley.

TREATY FORGER FOUND GUILTY OF PLAGIARISM By Cable to Free Press a and Chicago Tribune Brussels, March The con fessed forger of the "secret FrancoBelgien military Albert Heine, today was convicted of being the plagiarist of none other than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The British novelist brought suit that one of Heine's serials, running in a Brussels paper, was copied verbatim from one of his best sellers. Heine and the paper each have been fined $130. METROPOLITAN CLUB BANQUET IS FRIDAY Highland Park Metropolitan club, Spirit No. 3, will give a banquet Friday evening for members and friends in the Highland Park Masonic temple, 34 East Buena Vista avenue.

Following the banquet the evening will be devoted to entertainment, including exhibition boxing and motion pictures. DEARBORN. CARL BROOKS MADE CHIEF OF POLICE Ink. AUNT HET. POOR PA.

"There wasn't no card on some of "Ma used to get after our children the birthday gifts the Aid society for playin' with the Mobley chilwomen give me, an' I bet that catty dren, but she hasn't said much Smith woman was the one that put about it since the Mobleys got that in twelve wash rags." fine car." (Copyright, 1929.) possible, through employment of private capital, so as to secure adequate distribution throughout the state. This distribution, however, shall secure the lowest rates to consumers compatible with a fair and reasonable return on actual cash investment." COACHMAN'S GIRTH MARKS HIS MERITS Fixes His Importance as Driver in Russia. Brooklyn, March Russia a conchman is valued according to his fatness. In picking out a cab driver one chooses the man with By He Served as Deputy Under Sheriffs Coffin and Stein. Upon the recommendation of the public safety commission, Carl Brooks last night was, appointed chief of police of Dearborn by the and the appointment was proved by the council, five to two, The council vote was as follows: For, Reginald V.

Boville, Anthony M. Esper, Clarence W. Ford, Henry J. Miller and Clarence Parker; against, E. G.

Miller and E. E. Hubbard. Mayor Clyde M. Ford said some time ago that reorganization of police department was under the supervision of the safety commission.

It was generally believed, then, that Brooks would be appointed. He is the son of Emery Brooks, retired detective lieutenant of the Detroit police department, and served as deputy sheriff under Sheriffs Coffin and Stein. Later he was an investigator for the Ford Motor company and subsequently was put in charge of investigations in all departments of the company. In an effort to check reckless. driving in Dearborn, the position of alienist under supervision of the municipal court was created last night, with Dr.

Martin Hoffman in charge. HEIRTOO 'POOR' TO PAY HIS RICH WIFE ALIMONY Son of Chicago Hotel Owner Makes Only $15 Per Week, He Tells Court. Chicago, March -It was the paradox that confused the court. Harry Moir, although poor, is rich, and his wife makes $127 a week but is poor. The son of the owner of the Morrison hotel is paid $15 a week to work as an assistant banquet manager, Superior Judge Walter P.

Steffen was informed today. "But he has an airplane and he can't drive that around the sky on $15 a insisted Martha Greif Moir, whom he is suing for divorce. "Mother gave me that," Harry replied. "And he drives a big expensive car." continued Mrs. Moir.

"Mother lets me do that, it's her car." was Harry's argument. But mother did not wish to pay the alimony the pretty, diminutive wife was asking, for Martha Greif Moir a good sum as a vaudeville artist, when she works. It would be obviously unfair, Harry testified, to expect him, earning $15 a week, to pay alimony, even though temporary, to his $127- a-week wife. The two were married just 17 days after Harry's first marriage, at the age of 17, was anThat was in 1926. Judge Steffen continued the case for further examination into young Moir's income.

Harry charges his wife with desertion. She announced her intention of filing a cross bill. Demand for certain popular mannequins is compelling them to fly between Paris, Berlin, London and Madrid to fill engagements. I PLPMOUTH. Commerce Body Holds Banquet In preparation for a membership Plymouth Chamber of Commerce last night held the first, of a series banquets in the Crystal room of the new Mayflower hotel.

Plans for the enlargement of the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce were discussed. A permanent retary is to be hired, it was nounced. During the next month an intensive drive will be made for members. Among the speakers at the banquet were Paul W. Voorhies, former prosecuting attorney of Wayne county; Edward Smith, Wayne, and Harley Smith, president of the Wayne District association.

GIRL TOO FREE the largest girth, for one's importance is judged by the size of one's driver. If a thin coachman gains weight during the year, he can demand higher wage of his employer, and get it. These and many other facts about Russia under the czar and modern Russia were told by B. R. Baumgardt, of Los Angeles, who lectured on "Russia Old and New" at the Academy of Music recently.

Russia will work out her salvation if the rest of the world will have patience with her, Mr. Baumgardt declared. He urged that an army of teachers be sent there to show the people how to organize democracy. Russia cannot be eliminated, he maintained. Russian scientists, musicians and writers play an important part in the world's achievements, he added, and the Russians as a whole are a talented people struggling against illiteracy.

WITH BOTTLES of Chicago, March automobiles against foundations of house was roundly condemned today by Municipal Judge Herbert G. Immenhausen as he fined Miss Flora Torrey, 28, for such an dent. A fine of $100 and costs was. the judgment. From the evidence it appeared that Miss Torrey had been conductbit of a drinking party, since ing a she WAS finally discovered with divers bottles in her possession.

Mrs. Katherine Rausch, occupant of the house where Miss Torrey's ride terminated, testified that had been hurled a great distance by the impact of the car, and later rescued Miss Torrey from the wreckage, only to have her disagain. The defendant was appear J. found by Policeman Thomas Meagher in the apartment of Michael Crowe..

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