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What Actually Happens at the Houseof David-- Tomorrow's Sunday Free Press FINAL EDITION WEATHER: Snozv, Colder MICHIGAN'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER lA VOL. 88, NO. 164. DETROIT, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1923. TWENTY-TWO rXoKS 1MJIOE: THREE CENTS if FFM II TO IT Hi it fO kiiLLE.IL!) A liVJ HEAD OF UNION LABOR, STRICKEN WITH PNEUMONIA WINDSOR DOCTOR TAKEN BY DEATH AT WHEEL OF CAR HOUSE OF DAVID BRIDE WHO WOULD SET ASIDE DIVORCE WOMEN, 2 BOYS FORCED IN PATH OF DEATH CAR BALFOUR VIEW ON ALLIED DEBT CALLED WRONG WNGEMAN WILL HEAR MOTIONS IN CULT FIGHT petroit Judge to Preside at Firrt Round of $200,000 Suit In St.

Joseph, Tuesday. LOOTED BANK'S LOSSES GROW TO $1,000,000 More Arrests Impending at Springfield, Report; Safety Boxes Rifled. Struck by Undertaker'a Truck While Dodging Speeding Driver. British Guarantee on U. S.

Loans Not Demanded, Crosby Say. ADVANCE TO RUSSIA IS ONLY EXCEPTION MOVE TO QUASH SERVICE FIRST POINT TO SETTLE SUIT OVER ILLEGAL SALE OF SECURITIES BEGUN LITTLE GIRL CRUSHED BY HEAVY MACHINE -A: it i Defendants' Attorney Says House of David's Damage 1 Briton's Memory on Large Financial Transactions Declared Faulty. New Tork, March 9. (By tne As Secret Service Agents Start an Active Search for Missing Money. Springfield, March 9 Intiuia Two Men in Safety Zona Are) Run Down; Collision Is Fatal to 2 Others.

Thrco dead and 16 Injured fire of whom may die was tha traffic toll In Detroit and vicinity witMa tflo last 24 hours. One victim was a four-year-old child, who was Lsoclated Press.) Oscar T. Crosby, t- 'V Ml. I A ,1 SAMl OOMI'KnS. New York.

March (By Asso ciated Press.) Bamuel Oompers. 73-year-old president of tho American 1K. J. X. I.AUKLLH.

(See Story on Page la, Column Federation of I-abor. Is at Irftiox Hill hDNpttal. this city, suffering from influenza and bronhlal pneu Hon that tbe loss in the closing ol lue Springfield National Bank this week and the arreht of A. H. Pen field, cashier, may reach more than a million dollars was given hure.

Friday with the bank examiners continuing their investigations. Reports also were current that more arrests are Imminent, but officials refused to comment on either this or the Increased shortage. Estimate that tha shortage may mount to a million dollars also was received In a special dispatch to Tha News from Its Washington bureau. The New correspondent saya: Difficult la Bench Total. "Tha fact that tha private gafety deposit boxes may have been tampered with and that Peufleld hi ay have received many bonds from customers without any showing on tha monia, It whs learned Friday night.

His secretary. W. Roberts, an-nounccd tempers' physician, I'r, tiustav Fish, reported the palleufs condition serious, "his advaured ag assistant secretary ot tne treasury during the war, emphatically characterized Friday as "misapprehension" tbe assertion ot Lord Balfour, Thursday In tbe house of lords, that tha United States had demanded a British guarantee betore financing other allies. Entering the controversy In London between Lord Balfour and Ambassador Harvey, Mr. Crosby, who discussed war loans with lAjrd Balfour when Jhe latter came here In 1917 as head of the British high commission, and who later Berved In Kurope as president of the interallied council on war purchases and finance, declared he could recall but one Incident on which the "misapprehension" might be based.

Hecalla Una Incident. This Incident, he said, was the granting to Russia of "a relatively small loan" of 17U.000.000, upon Jjrltish endorsement, at a time when Russia was represented here only by a charge d'affaires holding over from the Cxarlat r'liiio. with no authority to sign obligations for tbe Provisional government of Kussia. Ir. Crosby admitted, however, that this loan had been left to the charge of tireat Britain.

Referring to the Russian loan. Mr. Crosby said that the Russian situation seemed to be so dominated prreatlv retarding convalescence. Mrs. Onmners arrived from Wash ington Friday and went at once to her husband bedsiao.

crushed under a heavy motor truck and received Internal hurts from which she is not expected to recover. Two women and a boy wera hit and hurled In different direct Ions by an undertaker's serrtra truck Iat night at Second boulevard and Hancock avenue. One ot the women died shortly after reach ing the hospital. Two men wera injured when a motorist cut then down in a safety zone. The dead: I.KORI,K O.

tt'HIRTOV, SS year Id, KM33 Huaarll etrerf. tHEli II.IHTU xr. yean XI. Ileaais hotel, Detroit. MHM.

UKII.KI. K0 7r, Id, IWI1 Tvreatr-lklra afreet. The accident in. which lira. WeU gel received fatal Injuries occurred, about I o'clock last night.

Mrs. Weigel, Mrs. Mary Mueller, 40 yearn old. 1491 Twenty-third street; Mls Alice Montgomery, sister of Mrs. Mueller, and residing at her home, Robert Lyons.

years old, IS Monterey avenue, and another small boy were croasing the street at Second boulevard and Hancock avenue. Driver la rteld. Two machines wera aDDroachlnar ESTHER HANSEL. PARIS SPURNS INTERFERENCE Poincare Says Nation Won't Accept Ruhr Mediation From Anybody. Paris, March 3.

(By the Associated Press.) Premier Poincare Friday addressed the foreiRn relations committee on the subject of the situation In the Ruhr. The premier went Into details with re Claim is Move to Intimidate. St Joseph, March 9. -Sheriff George C. man today gave the first intimation that he intended to servo the capiases issued out of circuit court calling upon him to take "King" Benjamin Purnell of the House of David cult into custody in connection with the $100,000 damage suits of Gladys Bamford Rubel and Ruth Bamford Reed.

Bride-man eaid he would confer with Judge Burget Des Voig-nes concerning the capias as socm as he is through as a witness in the Badger murder case. Judge Dee Voignes ruling dismissing the restraining order which Bridgman maintained had acted as a bar to his service of the capias writ was filed in court here today. Harry J. Dingc-nan. presiding fudge of the circuit courts of Michigan, will sit at St.

Joseph, Berrien county, next Tuesday afternoon, to hear motions In two of the numerous suits Involving the affairs of the House of David at Benton Harbor and "King" Benjamin Purnell, ruler of the sect of the Israelites. Judge Dlngeman made the announcement Friday after Walter M. Nolaon, Detroit attorney, had asked htm to assign a 'Judge to hear the motions. Judge Charles E. White, of Berrien count)-, will be engaged alt week tn the trial of the Ferrien Springs eommnnlstg and cannot act.

On Judsre'a First Aria. The first motion Judge Dlngeman Will pass upon will be that to quash Oervice ef aummnna In the $200,000 damage suit Inatituted by the House Of David agalnat Attorney Nelson, Gladys Bamford Rubel, Ruth Bam TURKS REPLY TO ALLY OFFER books of tha bank adds to tha dif tha total Acuity of arriving at which may amount ot shortage. TROUBLES PILE UP FOR EMOND 302,000 LABOR HEREJS REPORT Detroit Exceeds All Previous Working Other reach even a million dollars." It Is stated that 1350.090 tn bonds are missing from the safety deposit boxes and that more may be lost. Operatives from the United States department of Justice, who have been here for several days, first entered actively on the case Friday when the hunt was begun for tha by Uritlsh lnliuunce mat pecreiary McAdoo felt It was wise to leave Delay of 20 Years Asked in Interest on Old Debts; Other Clauses Accepted. II All It RI K.

the account as ne lounn u. ie know nothing of the quid pro quo. gard to Ruhr railroad organization of customs, putting Into force of import and export licenses, expulsion of German ofilclals, liaison which might have ealsted between the endorsing government lireat Alleged Booze Smuggler It Claimed as Husband by Second Woman. More trouble Is pilling up for Alfred Emond, who was arrested with Alfred Watklna and two other men on a charge of smuggling bonds stolen from tha bank. Claim l'rora Cincinnati.

established between bridgeheads Ily Cable to Free l're and Odcagq Trlnmi-. ConotanUnopli), March 9. Tbe courtur bringing the Turkish coun-tr proposals to the treaty ot Britain, and Kussia. "Lord BalfoiiD," said Mr. Crosby, "thought we should have taken over this relatively small amount, and fancy his memory has retained tha impressions resulting from the Incident, while he has not kept pace with the other vastly larger transactions, in wlhrh his govenruiient was -not asked to assume any responsibility whatever for allied purchases, other than British, In our markets." Crosby' Statement.

Mr. Crosby's format statement follows, in part: "Lord Balfour say. "We explain, ed to the American government that we should be able to find all the dollars necessary to purchase our whisky from Canada on tbe yacht Aladdin. A young woman, good-looking, well dressed and cultured in appearance, with a baby in her arms, entered the office of Earl J. Davis, United States attorney, Fri Suit to determine the ownership of funds derived from the sale of $50,000 worth of liberty bonds by IVntledd was tiled against the directors of the local bank Thursday by tbe Klfth-Thlrd hank, of Cincinnati.

Tho Cincinnati bank says that the sale of tho bonds hy Penfleld was without Its knowledge and in direct violation of the terms of Its sale. The Klfth-Thlrd bank asks that the sale price ot the bonds be returned and that the loral bank be enjoined from payalng out that sum, until its claim 4a satisfied. peace proposed by the allies at Lausanne arrived at Constantinople Friday night and the foreign office staff is busy transiting the 200 pages In the document. Immediately upon the arrival, of tho courier, a summary was presented to the allied high commissioners here by Adman Bey which will be followed hy the detailed proposals as soon relations between occupation troops and the population and arrange mcnts made to. enKure progresxlve delivery of coal and coke to Krance.

51. Tolncare renewed his declarations, made before the chamber of deputlee, that Krance would not accept any mediation in the situation or enter Into Indirect conversations. Ha added, however, tha day when tiermany understood the situation Krance would be ready to listen and examine all official propositions niado by her. In any case, the premier declared, France would not abandon the security and guarantees she had been forced to take in return for a altn-ple pronilto by Germany. day and said "I am Mrs.

Al Emond." from opposite directions on Second boulevaid. One was a service truck; for undertakers, driven by Joseph, 1114 West Klrby avenue. The other machine, whose, driver unidentified. In a spurt of speed dashed out of the Ira IP to cross the Intersection. To get out of his path, the pedestrians stepped directly Into the path of Firnerty'a truck.

Montgomery and oiis of th" boys escaped being bit. Mrs. Mueller has critical and Rob-rt Lyons was serious- -ly hurt. They are at Grace hoepltal. 1'lnnerty was held for questioning at Bnthune avenue police station.

He said he could not atop on account of the slippery pavement. Wharton and llartwlck wera kliitd when tha automobile In which they were riding, skidded on slippery pavement. on the Grand River road, two miles west of Novl and overturned In tha ditch after striking tha coping of a culvert. Wharton suffered a fractured skull and bled to death, ilarwlck, I'sntiDued oarage Twe. Column One.

SEEKSDEATH AS EYES FAIL "Oh. no, you're not Mrs. Emond, said Davis smiling. "Mrs. Emond was In court with him the other ford Reed.

John W. Hansel, Esther as the translation is compiie'i. day, holding his band and embrac own war materials without borrow- The summary declares: 1 virMj ih Turku, are willing to Increases Expected. Detroit again has exceeded its previous peak in the number of wage-earners employed, 13,248 more being employed in February than on March. 24, 1920, when the highest number ever employed, was reported, the Employers' association of Detroit announces in Its Industrial barometer for March, just issued.

The total number working now, including concerns not members of the Employers' association, is estimated at 302,000. Tha association's barometer reports that tha net Increase In employment for February over January, last, was, 10,831, and carries the Information that the figure for Murch was even higher, 215,612 being reported, an Increase of for tha week. The report Indicate! that there la every reason to believe that, with the vast building program now under way In this city, this employment record will not recede, t)ui may reasonably be expected to increase. The Kmployers' association bases Its reports on employment on ro-turns made by the Arms allliated and estimates that fully one-third more wage-oarnera are employed by llrms that do not hold membership in the association, and consequently do not report the number of their employes. CITY COMBED FOR LOST BOY Contlnued on rase Three.

Column Three Hansel and several others. In thla suit It Is alleged that Nel-on and the others named, all of ing him. Besides he said that Wat-kins was his fathcr-ln-law." "She Is not hi wife." said the accept the Allied territorial condi 700 Are Arrested tions. Money Clauses Private. Wecnnd.

concerning the financial woman tlrmly. was married to Emond 12 years ago and we have two children. Kdwunl. aged 9. who has been crlpplo tram his birth, and Bvroit here, who Is three.

He clauses, tho Turks declare the Otto 3-Year-OId Joseph Simmons in Lottery Raid Los Angelas, March Seven Further Expose oi Israelites To Be Made Sunday May Have Been Kidnaped. Parents of three-year-old Joseph started suit against me for divorce but the case has never been tried and no divorce has been granted. man debt Is strictly an uuernai question according to the Allied treaty and hence cannot ha regulated bv the Allies. A delay of 20 years Is asked In the pavmcnt Interest which has Continued on race I'wn. Column Four.

hundred persons. Including 40 wom Simmons, 9601 tirecley street, last en, were arrested here In a raid by deputv slienns on an bmfk-u drawing under way In a barn In the southwest section of the city. night appealed to the police to scour the city for tho child, who strangely disappeared at 10 o'clock Bo If be has married the woman he is a bigamist. He has been brought into court for nonpayment of alimony. I went to the Watklns home to see this other woman and there she was a baby in her arms, but Mrs.

Wat House of David, the strange sect of the Israelite, and Benjamin I. I 1 kins, will be 'Lifer' Says Wife 14 Illllloa Marks Taken. Pueseldorf, March 9. (By the Associated Press.) Krench and Belgian armies of occupation are paying their expenses by means of requisitioned maikH, it was announced Kridav at Kreneh headquartera. More than 14.000,000.000 marks have been collected by occupation forces, all of whlrh will be applied toward expenses Incurred slm-o the Hnhr troop movement begnn Just two months ago.

The luinest cum seixefl by the French, near Hagc n. was 13.000.-000.000 marks In reichshank funds being shipped by train from Berlin to Cologne. Included in tho amount Continued en Page Three. Column SIX. RIVER gTvESUPBODY OF BOY LONG MISSING More than 80 revolvers ana automatic pistols were taken from the HnAn 111 Friday morning, leaving not a trace the Metropolitan section of The of his whereabouts.

crowd. There are no relatives In Detroit Detroit Sunday rre rrese. Shocking details of the "rell-Hnna riie" tn which. It la charg ed. Purnell subjected Glnrtls Really Killed Man Boston, March TTarry (.

Baker, serving a Hie sentence In state prison for the murder of Dwight P. Chapman, of Westboro, In 1010. In a letter to Governor Cox, Friday, asked for a pardon on to." ground that his wife. F.lnora It. Faker killed Chapman nm) that ho took the to whom the child might go, sold the father.

Joseph K. Klmmons. The frantic parents did not know whether the child had been kldiifcped, or had strayed away and come under the protection some one who is trying to locate the parents. Bamford Kubel anil Hut iinnt. for Reed, when they were 13 end 10 years old, respectively.

Murder Charged klns snut tne floor my race. Davis called up County ClerK ThomHS K. Farroll and learned from him that no divorce had been granted, although a bill had been tiled bv Kmoml. Davis then advised the woman to go to the prosecuting attorney of Wayne county and explain her ease to him. Bhe went and saw Assistant Prosecutor James E.

Chenot. who reported to Robert M. Toms that he would not recommend a warrant before making a thorough investigation. WOUND IN EYE KILLS In Girl's Death The child was traced to a neighbor's house. The latter thought, when Joseph left, that he was going Friends Save Aged Man, Near ly Blind, From Gaa Fumes.

Plscouraged with Ufa. William Wllkle. 87 years oid. veteran steamboat engineer, turned on tha gas In an unllglited stove. In his room at 4123 Fourth avenue early Thursday evening and lay down upon his bed.

An hour later, other roomers, smelling the gas, found him unconscious. Rescue company No. 3, after work-lng over, the aged man with a piU-motor more than an hour, revived, him sufficiently to send blm to Receiving husplutl. where his condition Is reported as serious. Wllkie Is said to have three stepsons living in Detroit.

One son wu notified of his father's condition late Friday night. Wllkie, fellow roomers way, lias been unemployed for several months and is nearly blind. Ha has spent most of life as a steamship engineer. will' be published for the nrst time. Cnrlnua customs nnd beliefs nf the Israelites will also be related In the story, which la ine of series written by John r.

Wallace, Free Press stuff reporter, who was sent to Ilrntnn Harbor by this newspnper to In restlgatn personally the House David. The urllcle will be amply Illustrated. Vancouver, Washington, March 9. straight home. Joseph wore a brown overcoat, brown Ktockinga, brown shoes, and a gray stocking cap.

County authorities Friday filed a formal charge of assault and second MAN; ASSAILANTS FREE Doctor Perfects degree murder against George Ed ward Whitfield, held on suspicion of slaying 1 1-year-old Anna Npsko, Tuberculosis Test Robert Williams, 23 years old, whoso mutilated body was found in a iUilrtt Thnrnrtav. Whitfield was held In S25.000 bail By Cable to Fr Press and Chicago Tribune." Negro, 1347 Kast Montcalm street, dtcd in Receiving hospital late Friday night from stab wounds In his right eve he received ki a fight at the Montcalm street address Wednesday night. Ilia assailants Special 'o The Free Trees Allegan. Mareh 9. Tbe body of Howard Priest, 13 years old, son of Rov Priest, Allegan, was found late Thursday, In Kalamasoo river here, by IMck Allegan, cabinetmaker.

Priest disappeared January 2, of this year, from tha home of his grandmother. Mrs. Olln Priest, leaving a note, which said, "I am going to heaven or th Great Beyond." a LATEST WIRE FLASHES TIU.VI. NEAna. CI.IHAX.

dedford. March The outlook tonight was that the trial of Pr. Jouett P. Bray, Howard Illll, orchardilst, and J. F.

llittson, automobile merehfint, on tho charge of par-tlfipating in the kidnaping and and officers said they were considering changing the charge to one nf flmt rlHkrren murder. Berlin, Mar. 9. Dr. Wasserman, blHine to shield her.

"I lied to save her." Baker wrote, "I lied because 1 loved her and I iwmld willlntvlv have died to save her life 1 heiieved in her during all these months in prison. Slio was drunk hen she killed Chapman. I have been a pour fool and now am for It." Recently Mis. Hakor was arrested with a l'ottni policeman on a statutory charge. Vienna Chancellor To Be Forced Out Py Cshie to Fre Press and Chicago Tribune.

Vienna, March Chancellor Stelpol Friday decided to resign. His resignation is forced by an order of Dr. Zimmermann. commissioner of the league of nations that the number of cabinet members must be reduced to seven or eight. His resignation also was forced by IU-.

Kimmermnnn's demand to lay off r.o.iuto nvre state employes, principally railway employes. (Copyright, IK.u Peeling whs. reported running Pledges Ireland's announced Friday that he had worked out a blood test for detect whom are hts clients In various actions against the House of, David and "King" Benjamin, have conspired to wreck the colony at Benton Harbor and depose Purnell as Us "rJeison contends that the filing of the suit and the service of summons In It constitute an abuse of process." In that the entire proceeding Continued on Tsge Three. Column Fire. TtANCE AFT.

8at. Sun. Biff Orchestra, fcpecta. tors' Balcony. Adv.

hlBh. The Jail Was heavily guarded ing the presence of active tuber Last 'Cent to War culosis germs. Tie treats the tu berculosls bacilli -with a chemical and then with a fat, getting Mrs. Corby Relents Won't Press Charge proportion which gives an active reaction only when the blood serum Is Infected with tuberculosis. rr.

Wasserman asserts that most humans are Infected with latent tuberculosis from birth, but healthy humana are able to throw It off or check lt spread, keeping the germs from becoming active. Best Comics, Best Features and More of Them Behind the Portal At The House of David What actually hsppfns behind the portal at th4 Houe of Pavl.l the strnnKs, astotinlln(r and almost Inroncelvnbie beliefs, customs and practices of the Israelite t'olonv at Benton Harbor and their leader. H.TiJainln Franklin Purnell. Metropolitan Section. Mrs.

May Ford Tells Her Story Mrs. Ford's own story ef her life with Ncy Ford, revealing for the first time the sensational details of the startling case In which she was recently a'qulttM of a charpre of plotting to murder him. Metropolitan tiectlon. "Dora Rends a feocceeeor." Anothr of tho delightful Elizabeth Jordsn stories. This ontf Is unusually good and told In her best style.

Attractively Illustrated. Magazine Section. Ten Pages Comics and Cut-Outs. The Sunday Free Prena eomlf-s and rut-outs ars, better than ever tomorrow. Theftf Is many a chuckle of delight for both young and nltl In this section.

Be sure to get yours. For Boys and Girls Old Toil Krer Make A Koo-Koo HirdT He Is so absurd he Is a treat. All the children will have a gnmi laugh over the funny Koo-Koo bird. If you like cut-outs, watch for The. Roll-I-Hoes on Funny Faeo Mountain.

Bobby nnd the Butcher -A co. ored toy. Fashion Fanny The paper doll that sets the styles. You can also learn how tS make An Animated GIrnfTe out of a block of wood. Don't miss all the fun that is waiting for you In the Girls' and Magazine'.

In the Sports Section BASF.BM.I. Follow the Ttpr-rs at Augusta. with IIAKKV Brl.l.lON. Complete training camp reports. BOXING Tlmelv comment made by LI.OYI) NOIITHAKD.

TKNM1 The season Is at Its hight abroad. Read SAM GKEEXE'g article. KLF By CBAXTT.ANO RICE and M. F. DlilKKNUROI).

Tomorrow's Sunday Free Press Grosse Pointer' Divorced Wife Won't Prosecute Her Daytoc Friend. Mrs. Madeline Corby, divorced Thnmia Corby, wealthy By Cable to Free Press and Cbicatio Tribune. Dublin. March 9.

President Cos-grave announced In the Dali Eire-tnn Friday night that he is prepared to spend the last cent In the nation's coffers to put down the revolt of the irregulars. This was in reply to Labor Leader Johnston, who expressed the conviction that If tha people realized the situation every effort of labor and material should be put Into the work of sun-pression. Cnsgrave compllmeuted the labor party on Its attitude. Coming so quickly on Archbishop Harty's efforts to negotiate peace, this expression of war to tloj lulf, from the government's head, obscures the efforts of peace propagandists. (Copyrisht.

1K3.) LOST A PT, ATI CM BAR I'l WITH WHI1.K SHOf-Pli WEDIRKIHT 1MIW STOW V. I.IHF.RAI, KKW.4KU. CALL ORrK-Wll Adv. hniiKlng of Joseph F. Hale nn March 1" last, will be In the Jury's bunds tomorrow.

HtlT I'ltOHF. New York, March 8 Tha grand jury Inquiry Into the financial affairs of William H. Anderson, sjute superintendent of the untl-saloon league of New York, will be postponed until the return of William M. Patter, former assistant treasurer of the league, McAlpln. Assistant District Attorney Peenra announced tonight.1 Prize Essay Contest Backed by Teachers and aged capitalist of Grosse Pointe, refused to prosecute Russell Morgan, whom she charged with ob must not be less than 100 words nor greater than 600 words in length.

Arrangement of the material gathered at the Better Homes exposition, writing tho compositions and Educators Pledge vSupport to Free Press in Making Event Successful. Teachers of the Detroit public schools have enthusiastically endorsed tho essay contest on "Mak correcting the manuscripts should What Do You Read? Do you ever get a book that disgusts you, that makes you feel as if you'd wasted every minute you'd spent over it? The Free Press Will Help You Choose Books That Won't Waste Your Time. Every Sunday in the Book Review Section you will find short, penetrating reviews of books worth reading. In Tomorrow's Book Section Lee Smits revjrws a book of stirring adventures by Sa-batina. Heywood Broun writes his droll column of literary comment.

Bernice Stewart reviews a recent Galsworthy play. Leila Bracy has a whole page oi tabloid reviews. Other reviews, literary gossip and book news. Magazine Section Free Press Tomorrow be done in school April 3. 4 and 5 The winning essays will be selected April 6.

Af.MA CINCHES SECOXIJ. Alma, March 9. Running up the largest score of the Michigan intercollegiate sckhoji, 61 to 16. on the Albion college Friday niuht. Alma celebrated tho opening of the.

new gymnasium and also clinched the runner-up place in the 51. I. A. A. flag race.

HAB AI.M'.fiK.IJ EMBEZZLE II. St. Louis. March 'S. George J.

J. McKay, 42 years old, former vice-president of There win be separate contests taining J12.UUU uom ner, was learned in a dispatch received Frl-, day night, from Dayton, O. The money Is said to be part of the $50,000 settlement made by her husband when they were divorced last fall and which she gave to Morgan to enter the real estate business with him In Dayton. Morgan went to Kentucky where he played the races, it was charged. He was nabbed when he returned to Cincinnati and brought to Dayton for arraignment.

He was released when he paid the costs of the case, amounting to Mrs Corby came Into prominence Inst fall when she sued Mr. Corby fur divorce. He Is 77 years old and she 31 They were married In To'-fedo. 6.. secretly.

Mrs. Corby said. When she filed suit, Corby said she was the widow of a Bel for the high schools, intermediate and elementary schoola to afford all of tbe school children an equal op ing Better Homes" for which the Detroit Free Press has, offered prizes totaling $250 and which is open to all the pupils of city schools from the sixlh to the twelfth grades Inclusive. The teaching corps of Detroit has pledged its assistance to make the contest the most successful and the most popular ever held in the city schools. The contest closes April (1.

allow A Goad To Action There's real satisfaction In the way that a Free Press Want Ad serves you. Early morning sees it on the job, tellinp; your wants to countless thousands, pointing the way for those who hold the opportunities you seelt to find you, brinsiEg quick RESULTS. Don't be U-tt out tomorrow. Have your copy in by NOON today. Call Ad Taker Main 9400 portunity to win one of the prizes.

For the tenth, eleventh and twelfth grades the prlr.es will be: First prlie, $12; second prlie, $0. and third prize, There will be ttiree prizes for each grade. Tn each school the principal has consented to have the beat essays In each grade selected and sent to the Detroit Free Fress, April 8. For tho purposes of this contest tbe ninth grade will be classed with the intermediate schools The prizes for the ninth grade will be the Continued on Vage Three. Celumn Four.

DAXCIXG EVERY MC.HT Including Sun. Graystone Ballroom. Adv. the Middle States District company of Cleveland, O- who is undor Indictments there on charges of embezzling $95,000 from two firms, was arrested here tonight. McKay denied the charges and said he would waive extradition, according to the police.

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Adv. ing the pupils ample time to gather material from the Better Homes exposition, which will be held in the MRS. MADELINE CORBY. resa, born when Corby was 78 years old. Ha declared ha was not the father.

At the time of the divorce a settlement was made and Mrs. Corby left for Dayton, where she planned on going into business. JF.R1TZA NEXT TUESDAY" Kvenlng at Arcadia. Tickets at Grlnncll's now. Adv.

auditorium of the General Motors Ki.iirtintr March 18 to 26. Inclusive. gian contractor uu t.Mo. tered the Corby home as housekeeper with the understanding that she was to be treated as a member of the family and not an era-olove Soon after making her home in the Grossa Pointe home. Corby began pressing his suit fof her hand, she aaserted.

There is one child, Man The- Arty phase of making better homes may be chosen by the scholars. The contest rules stipulate that essay.