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THE DETROIT FREE PRESS MONDAY. NOVEMB ER 1 2. 1928 Style Bulletin No. 34 1 by Our Tasbion Staff i i n-rj IP'. men who admitted they were about to attempt a holdup and arrested another man who, police said, was caught in a holdup.

The trio accused of having been about to commit a robbery were arrested by three members of the crime and bomb squad cruising in a scout car near Third and Stinson avenues at 11:45 m. Saturday. A search disclosed the men carried a toy pistol and a steel bar. Police said the men confessed they planned to rob a store near the corner where they were found but were waiting for customers to leave the place. Bought Toy Gun.

Those held are John Lawson, 23 years old; George Hendry, 20 years old, and Russel O'Neil, 28 years old. all ol 2235 Third avenue. They were arrested by Detectives Robert Erachilus, Robert Langley and Frank Purol. Hendry told them, polie say, that he had been given $1 by O'Neil with which to purchase the toy gun. Lawson, according to detectives, brought the steel bar from a factory where he Is employed.

Nick Vincinszo, 36 years old, 2G0 Winder street, was arrested at 11:30 p. m. Saturday by Patrolmen Emil Cock and Andrew Edecn, after they had watched him knock down and rob Kenneth Husted. 7435 Twelfth stret. The officers were standing in a shadow at St.

Antoine GIRL ASSISTS IN 2 HOLDUPS Quartet Takes Taxi Driver's Car for Their Second 'Job'; 12 Others Robbed. A smartly dressed girl was a riiember of a holdup quartet that Inst night robbed a taxicab driver of his money, then drove off in his car with the explanation that they needed it "for another holdup we're going to pull." Thirty minutes later the tame band held up a motorist and robbed him of his money and car. The cab driver, Morris Reuben, 31510 Cameron avenue, said he picked up the three young men and the girl downtown. When the cab reached the Greenfield road and South Dearborn avenue, at 8:45 o'clock, the men produced revolvers. While they robbed Reuben of J4, the girl looked smilingly on.

After the cab driver had been forced out, the cab was driven off toward Ecorsc. Thug Quartet Separate. The quartet's second holdup was reported by Dennis McManusi 5033 Avery avenue, who said they forced his car to the curb on the Fordson road at Dennltee road at 9 30 o'clock. The thugs threatened him with their weapons, robhed him of $10 and forced him to abandon his automobile. Two of the bandits drove away In the cab.

while the girl and the third man took Mc-11 anus' car. Both victims said the men were about 22 years old, while the girl appeared somewhat younger. She wore a modish velvet hat and dark clothes of excellent cut. Several other holdups marked week-end criminal activities, while on the credit aide of their ledger police placed tha arrest of three TROLLEY KILLS MOTHER, GIRL Farmer Believed Dying of Injuries When Car Wrecks Auto Near Chelsea. Sieria! to The Fro Pr-.

Ann Arbor, Nov. 11. Mrs. William F. Kaercher, 44 years old, and her daughter, Catherine, 12 years old.

were instantly killed and the husband was badly injured at 9 o'clock tonight when an interur-ban car wrecked their automobile, two miles west of Chelsea. Kaercher, 52 years old, has a fractured skull And is internally injured. He was taken to University hospital at Ann Arbor, where physicians hold little hope for his recovery. The family had been visiting the family of Fred Reichert and were turning out of the gate across the interurban tracks onto U. S.

highway 12, when the interurban. bound for Ann Arbor, swung around a curve and demolished the automo bile. The Kaercher family lived near Chelsea where the father conducts a large dairy and farm. Engineer Is Killed In Memphis Wreck Memphis, Nov. 11.

(A.P.) Lynn Sills, engineer, was killed instantly and several persons slightly injured today when a Louisville Nashville passenger train from Cin cinnati and Louisville ran tnrougn an open switch and crashed into a switch engine in tne yarns nere. The engineer and fireman of the switch engine jumped. The fireman of the Incoming train also jumped to safety. The train was running one hour and 35 minutes late, according to reports from the Louisville Nashville office here. 2 AMERICAN BOATS SEIZED BY CHINESE Standard Oil Craft Held for Failure to Pay Tax.

Canton, Nov. 11. (A. The Cantbn government confiscated two email boats owned by the Standard Oil company of New York for failure to pay a specified tax. The boats were laden with 23,000 gallons of kerosene and, with their cargo, are valued at approximately 55,000 gold dollars.

The government has notified the American consul that a fine of gold dollars will be levied on the owners for violating the revenue regulations. Standard Oil officials deny there was any wrongdoing. The government announced its decision without filing any charge against the company beforehand. It is known that Standard Oil officials appealed to the American consulate and naval authorities for protection, but it is understood the navy will not use force in retrieving the boats as It is believed that such action would result in a general boycott of American goods. Two American gunboats are lying aloneside the confiscated craft.

Although no official announcement has been made, it is believed the Standard Oil company representatives will compromise by payment of a reduced fine. What's Doing Today in Detroit Of General Interest Mrs. J. Cameron meftinr. 3 p.

Glentrary Golf riuh dinner. p. I--Iioil rd Auto Pari Jaler' 8 p. American Mm)i.) Utterly league convention, Xulter htf l. Theater.

N'lhodjr'a Girl." Hhutxrt-T-a(ayelt. "P.irm Cti. "(ian? War." Shurert Detroit. "The Jeitt." JMroil Civic UmmUt. Motion Pictures 'Show TVupip," Michigan.

'Tom pa mi Mirnae," Capitol. "Wuiifs." A dam "Paxil." Fox. "The Terror." taf. "Revenue. I'm led Artist.

"The Nitfht Bmi." Madnori. ''Street of 111 iini on." Oriental. "Lilac Time" Hollywood. "Tartu JV." I.itt.f theater Ian Time," Grand Riviera. "Lilac Time." I'ptown.

Rurlenque. "Step On It." Cadillac. HIGHLAND PARK. HIGH SCHOOL WILL PRESENT PAGEANT New Activities System to Be Inaugurated Today. A "pageant of the nations" will be presented in the auditorium of the Highland Park high school dur ing the "activities" period this morning.

It will be staged in sever al of the assembly rooms later in the day. The pageant will be the first program given under the school's new activities system. One class period each week will be tie- vote to the subject in which the pupils are most Interested. Pupils will work together in groups or clubs in presenting programs. Honor students at the school will be guests of the faculty at a banquet in the school tomorrow night.

M. B. Baker is in charge. Dr. I.

M. Allen, superintendent, William Prakken, principal, and Fred Law-ton will speak. Stanley Graves will be toastmaster. Itoy M. Parsons will sing.

There also will be music by a string quartet directed by Miss Maraquita Wallins. "So This is London," a comedy by George M. Cohan, will be presented by the senior class, November 23-24. Members of the cast are: Dores Hills, Travilla Daines Dorothy Pleper, Kermit Brask Elsie Fieldman, Donald Pierce, Dorothy Thomas, William Lampe, Oliver Eamcs and Edgar Hornik Youth Is Slain In Street Fight As the result of which police de scribed as a free-for-all fight be tween two bands of young men at Westminster avenue and Hindle street at 10 o'clock last night, two youths were stabbed, one fatally, and two were arrested on charges of assault with intent to kill. Police said the fight developed because of enmity among a group frequenting the neighborhood.

Her bert Kenney, 20 years old, ait7 Goodwin avenue, was stabbed in the chest. He died in Receiving hospital at 1:30 o'clock this morning. Charles Daly, 19, of 1546 East Philadelphia avenue, also was wounded In the chest, but his condition is not considered serious. The two held were registered as Max Cabunoc, 24. of 973 King avenue, and Marcelino Delarosa, 22, of 978 King avenue.

and Last Fort streets wnen they witnessed the crime. While Husted shouted for help, Vincinszo searched his victim's i porkets, according to the patiolmen. When arrested, Vincinszo had $70 and a watch which Husted identi-i fled as his property. Vincinszo is held on a charge of robbery not I armed. Joseph DeGiovannl, 3599 Mc-DjiikhU avenue, was robbed of $21 I at 7 30 p.

m. yesterday by two thugs in a roadster who held him up as he sat in his stalled car at I Seven-Mile road and Connors ave- Iliue. Vaughana Jenni. 74 yeais old, cashier In the Reilly coffee house. 2610 Woodward avenue, was held up at 5:15 a.

m. Sunday by a bandit who entered the restaurant wearing a red bandanna handkerchief over the lower portion of his face. The bandit escaped after taking $80 from the cash register and $52 from a box kept under the counter. I An hour later John Gerodimas, proprietor of a cafe at 7029 East i Jefferson avenue, was robbed of $250 by two men. At 9:15 p.

m. Saturday, two men and two women, driving on Oak-I wood boulevard, near Van Dorn road, were held up by two armed men. The victims are Ilene Stock-I dale, 1192 Morrell street; Corine Askin, 5656 Canton avenue; Omar Perkins, 156 Military avenue, and Leonard Luikey, of the same address. Perkins surrendered a signet ring and his father's automobile. Three dollars was taken from Luikey.

Grocery Store Robbed. Two Negroes who entered a grocery store at 3801 McKinley avenue at 10:20 p. m. Saturday held up Armpo Alexoff, the proprietor, and his wife, Anna, and took $185. A short time later, Tom Reese, a Negro taxicab driver, living at 660 Garfield avenue, was held up by three Negroes.

Reese picked up the trio at Farnsworth avenue and Hastings street. He was robbed at McKinley and Hudson avenues, and was compelled to drive one robber to East Fort nnd Rivard streets. Lazarus Chactt, 267 Leicester court, who operates a fish market at 8529 Hastings street, was robbed of $100 In his market by a Negro, shortly before midnight Saturday. A bandit drove up to the curb and robbed Douglas Welsh, 759 Hazelwood avenue, as Welsh was walking on Leslie avenue near Wildemere avenue. Welsh had only $1 with him.

WOODWARD at ADELAIDE EXQUISITELY S. FURNISHED ROOMS A EACH wtfh BATH SINGLE '4Q5ffiD0UBLt SavoyGrill Manhattan Shirts with 2 starched collars to match $050 In the fraternity houses, the inner offices of important financial houses, and among our customers whose taste in dress is especially good we note a marked increase in the number of shirts with laundered matching collar being worn. Chambrays, end -and -end madrases and broadcloths seem to be the favored materials ia newr stripes, soft blends, neat figures and plains to fit any taste. We invite )OU to see them Sizti 14 to 17 Other MANHATTAN Shirts to 40 iSSIatifjattan Pajamas, to $30 FREE PARKING WHILE SHOPPING HERE Cass Unit of National Caragt, tor Lafayctti CLAYTON'S Michigan Avenue at Shelby Street Detroit's Largtit Ixcluun Mm'i and Boys' Appartl Stort 3 DIE, 5 HURT IN COLLISIONS Man Near Death, Woman Injured, Both Victims of Driver Who Kept Going. Injuries suffered in automobile accidents from five to 10 days ago added three names, yesterday, to the list of dead in Detroit traffic.

Several persons were Injured In traffic mishaps over the week-end The dead: George Morden, 67 years old. 3428 Elmwood avenue, injured November 2. Alphonse Ryngaert, 33 years old. 340.1 Belvidere avenue, injured last Wednesday. Moses Parker, 40-year-old Negro 3347 East Forest avenue.

Injured last Wednesday. Stood In Safety Zone. Morden died in Receiving hopl-tal at 8:53 a. m. yr.trrday of a fracture suffered when a ear dMv.n by Guido Susanna.

St yrar. U-1 12341 Laurel avenue. tiuk him he stood in a safety fur, at i.r.'L.t and Luretto avenues Saanra arrested on a -rtarg if r. driving tut may Mordt n's death, hat. a e.

ligetlt hcitulel.l. rl Ryngnert died in tal at p. y.tr i sufferei when Mark and autoniot.il. driven A I mann. 48 i termann ws Parker diei In Itee.

i i at 6.20 a m. r.i.r: Mr struck as street, near Mont aim tti. Iv a truck, said, by I i rrv owned, diivrn bv Utllistn sl.l.t) 1303 lirady street. lllt-and Kun i. tlm.

A man about yeait old. tsho carried papers bearing the nam Peltak Bonoslnw, wn reMrtrl nrar death in Highland Park General hospital last night, apparently (he victim of a hit-and-run automobile. He was found unconscious at Victor and Oakland avenues at 10:43 p. m. Saturday, by Jack Logan.

3310 Rochester avenue, a taxirab driver, who took him to the hospital. Dr. George E. Potter. of 1491 Woodward avenue still was unconscious in Metropolitan General hos pital.

Walkerville. last night. 48 hours after a motor accident In which he suffered a skull fracture. While he was driving from Maidstone Friday night his car went out of control on the Walker road and he was pinned beneath the wreckage in the ditch. Albert Robinson.

Riberdy road, and Ernest Lu-cier, Base Line, released him after the wrecked car bogan to burn. Five men were injured in an accident at 2:25 a. m. yesterday at Gratiot and Connors avenues. Frank W.

Gowan, 44 years old, 128 Sturtevant avenue, Highland Park, driver of one of the cars figuring In the crash, was arrested on a charge of reckless driving. He crashed with a car driven by Homer Petty, 30 years old, 676 Stln.son avenue. Gowan, according to witnesses, failed to stop at Gratiot avenue, a stop street. Petty was taken to St. Mary's hospital with several broken rib3.

Others in Petty's car who were given first aid treatment at Receiving hospital are, William Cloutler, 31 years old, Windsor: Ernest Mangin, 26 years old, Windsor; Joseph Pol lard, 27 years, 17111 Second avenue, and Jacob Maloche, 24 years old, 17111 Second avenue. Hits Woman, Flee Cornelius E. Kile, 26 years old, 633 Prentiss avenue, was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident. Police say he hit Mrs. Bertha Barter, 30 years old, of the G-ant hotel, while she was crossing the street on Second boulevard near Willis avenue.

After hitting her he is alleged to have continued on his way. Later he came to Receiving hospital to inquire about her and was arrested. It is possible that Mrs. Barter's skull is fractured, hospital attaches say. ponce are investigating a mys-1 tery accident" in which a girl Is said to have been thrown from a car at John R.

street and Willis avenue, picked up again, thrown back into the car and taken somewhere through Highland Park. Kirk Fredericks, 12339 Gallagher avenue, told police he had witnessed such an Incident at midnight Saturday. He said he followed the car through Highland Park but lost it i in the traffic. CADET VACANCIES STILL OPEN AT WEST POINT Washington, Nov. 11.

(H i The war department is having difficulty in obtaining West Point ca-; dets to fill vacancies spetwlly created bv congress for th! ons of men killed In the World war. A 1926 law provided for 40 cdetshlps of this type, and 3.r of the.ie places are still vacant. The five can- didates for these posts all failed in physical and mental examinations. The West Point school now has 1.264 cadets. 3M having qualified this term.

The enrollmen includes four Siamese and one Chinese, admitted under special acts of ton-1 grcss. I "On My 1 (- to una vv.itt Jaworski's Kin, 3 Others Held Pittsburgh. Nov. 11 (A. Joseph Baisdell, Parry Penczak and Theodore Zemlach, of Detroit, and Thomas Jaworski, the latter a brother of Paul Jaworski, bandit leader and convicted slayer, were in jail here tonight in default of $10,000 bond each, following a hearing yesterday at which they were held on charges growing out of trial here last week of Sam Jaworski.

The latter, also a brother of the notorious killer, was tried in connection with Paul Jaworski's escape from Allegheny county Jail in August, 1927. Baisdell, Pencizak and Zemlach are charged with perjury and Thomas Jaworski with subordination of perjury. All are charged with conspiracy. The Detroit men were the only witnesses called In detense oi Mini jaworsKi, wno changed his plea from not guilty to guilty after testimony of Detrolters had been given and charges against the trio resulted. Thomas Jaworski is charged with having procured witnesses and with having arranged alleged false testimony for his brother.

Two Men Killed In Fall on Stairs Two men were killed within an hour in Detroit last night when they fell downstairs. The victims were Robert McGee, 33 years old, whose skull was fractured in a fall down a stairway in his home, 40ti6 Porter street, at 6:55 o'clock, and Robert H. Kuhn, 28. of 8261 Chamberlain avenue, whose skull was fractured in a fall down a stairway at 7200 West Fort street at 6:15 o'clock. FLAMES DESTROY STRATON'S HOTEL Minister Hints Political Foes Were Incendiarists.

New York, Nov. 11. (A. Fire today destroyed the Bible colony hotel owned by Rev. Dr.

John Roach Straton at Greenwood lake. The loss was estimated at $25,000. Dr. Straton, pastor of Calvary Baptist church, said tonight he was convinced that the fire was of incendiary origin. He would not charge, he said, that his enemies had set fire to the hotel because of his fight against Governor Alfred E.

Smith, but he recalled that incendiary hies had been set in his home here several years ago after he had campaigned against cabarets and night clubs. Mrs. Straton was more outspoken. She asserted that because het husband "could not be intimidated" he ought to have protection. She said she was considering asking Mayor Walker for police protection.

GOEBEL, PACIFICTlIER, TO SEEK NEW RECORD Jackson, Nov. 11. (A. Art Goebel, winner of the Dole prize for the San Francnco-Honolu-lu flight, announced here today that he contemplated a flight from Roosevelt field, New York, to Los Angeles and then back, in an effort to establish a new trans-continental record. Goebel said the flight would be made this month if the necessary arrangements are completed.

ENGINEERS TO HEAR MICHIGAN 'U' CURATOR Professor E. C. Case, curator at the University of Michigan, will speak in the Detroit Engineering society auditorium, 478 West Alex andrine avenue, Friday at 8 p. m. His subject will be, "A Lost World." The lecture will delve into geology and evolution.

Slides depicting fossils will be shown. A dinner at 6:30 o'clock will precede the lecture. CARRIER PIGEON ALIGHTS. A carrier pigeon, bearing a band marked "YMC823AII28," alighted at the window sill of Mrs. Leone Ashley's apartment on the eleventh floor of the Lee Plaza apartment hotel a few minutes before midnight last night, apparently wearied after a long Might.

It was given shelter, pending word from the owner. The Weather MONDAY FAIR AND COLDER. Lower Michigan Fair Monday and probably Tuesday! somewhat colder Monilav. I'pper Michigan: Generally fair Mnnuuy and probably Tuesday; somewhat colder Monday, rising temperature Tuesday In northwest portion. Ohio: Partly cloudy: probably light rain In northeast and warmer In snuin ponion monan) mmewmi colder JHomlny nlgnt; I uesnay iair.

Lntt-rtHtftTes 1 tppArtment of Axrli ultun. Wether Bureau. Nov. 11 Th fo. lonlnif mere tnktn at I p.

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ADVICE and further information given at Boulevard Clinic fOnpoaltr Flttr HalMinc) w. Hit 4 al (won! Ru-har1a. I) irror HOI H. 11 Dmly, C'lndaj K-niMft until 7. ex.pt Thur2 t1 PhiMia Northw.r IA.13 i li Jh I I- I 'n utmost 'ncerity and good- if II 2ziiZi tne people of Detroit pay their jjj i 'ft rTTr i mJLM I nijffl tribute of respect and admiration to I i1 Smr' the greater HUDSON Store.

Iff SIS I ill HIGH SCHOOL A 4-YEAR COURSES Executive Secretarial, Business Administration Higher Accounting 1st Smfr Sehmdutt Accounting, Law, Economic, Advertising, Secretarial Training fisfr Tonight or Monday Evntng Detroit Business University Cot. ff Grand Klvvr r4 Park Eatlr 4 an 4 third floors tw Sauara aal Millar Block Honor AND ESTIMATE Cloztd Sunday III I MMV w-y llll great mercantile institution! of the llll world an organization of vision and jj llll accomplishment characteristics sig- llll nincantly reflected in their dis- llll tinguished new home. ill! li llll The A A organizations U' III share with all Detroit in congratu- llll lating HUDSON'S upon their attain- ment and in extending earnest wishes IIH for their continued growth and sue- I Will Do My Best" That's the promise made by every Boy Scout and it's a worthy promise that means for the welfare of everyone. Each specialist at the Red Cross Dentists makes this tame promise for the welfare of every patient. That is why no slip-shod and ill-fitting work is done here.

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