The evening world., 1911-01-27

'hiiadclpAla for ransom.
Detectives were sent to Philadelphia
\ this clue.
With the father protesting his belief
sat His daughter has met with violence
nd the police Insisting that the family
was Withholding material facts OF an
ultimate nature, the search for Miss
Arnold made no more real Roadway to-
lay than a. any time since It started.
more than sin weeks asd.
The nal step In publicity was taken
this morning In the hope that some clue
to tho missing girl might be obtained.
II was oniy taken as a last resort when
every other aeency Of inquiry had been
exhausted Regulation police posters
we're printed bearing reproductions ~
Miss ArDold's two latest Photograph
and an accurate description OF nor and
a copy was sent to every chief OF police,
every town marshal and every detec-
tive bureau head In the United States
and Canada to be read and posted.
The information contained In this cir
cular was cabled to Scotland Yard and
TO the principal cities Of Continental
Europe. Coupled with the circulars was
the announcement Of Francis b. Arnold,
the father of the vanished young wo-
man. Offering a reward Of 1900 for use
full Information leading to the discovery
of his daughters whereabouts. dead or
alive.
Foul Play Famlly's Only Theory.
The attitude OF Miss Arnold's imme-
dlate family had become by to-day the
subject OF much The police
and the newspaper men alike were struck
by the fact that while tho Arnolds
promptly rejected every theory that
Night De suggested by outsiders they
steadfasty declined to advance any OF
their wi except the often reiterated one
VI foul playa thing which. under tn.
circumstance and In this present in.
stance OF a refined. normal. clever New
York raised girl. the best minds a,
Headquarters say. In "a practically I'M
possible premise.
When Mr.. Arnold. after spending a
month and a half and thousands o. do!-
lafs on the most extensive private hunt
for a lost person ever undertaken In has
country. decided yesterday TO give the
story to the press In the nope that pub
lefty might succeed where personal ef.
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others OF his household. that Miss Ar
mold had no serious love affairs. To-day.
however. some OF his kinspeop.e were
ready and willing to admit hat Miss
Arnold was .itcrested In and corre-
sponded with two young men. one living
In another city and one abroad.
Mother Susplci Of sultor.
John lessen. employed by A. /.
Beckman a Co.. grocers of No. i6O
Greenwich street. believes he may have
\ solution OF the mystery OF the dis-
~h2pearanc Of Miss Dorothy Arnold. Up
10 September last. the Arnold family
lived at No. 40 West End avenue. and
sessea WAS order clerk for the Beckman
trm In the branch store at Amsterdam
avsnu and Ninety-nrst street.
II was his business to 20 every day
10 the home OF the Arnolds and 1t was
the custom OF Mrs. Arnold, Miss Doro-
thy's mother. to give the orders herself.
According to Jensen. Mrs. Arnold was
extremely nervous and e~xciteable. at
lines very taikativs. during his calls at
The house. He had sometimes TO listen
10 her half an hour. he says. before he
could get away with the order.
' The burden OF her talk was her scep-
ticiscn In regard to the character OF
any young man who showed attentions
20 her daughters. saying that The would
pever allow either OF the girls to marry
any man whose record was not alb
solvtely perfect.
There was one young man In particu-
lar who was apparently an admirer OF
Miss Dorothy and against whom the
bother appeared to be highly wrought
".
On the other hand. the lawyers who
bave been taking the lead In the search
IJohn s. Keith and Gervan & Arm
strong OF No. 40 Wall street-state
positively that at all times tho Arnolis
kzve been most frank and open In de-
failing oil they knew OF the personal
interests and home life OF the young
woman. The attorneys had to confess
again this morning hat OF the clues
which developed yesterday following
Shs printing for the first time OF the
details of the case not one had proved
of any real value.
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The detectives who are working under
them had reported that there appeared
10 be no color Of plausib!lity in the
story that q girl answering Miss Arnold's
description tried TO buy a disguise of
male GARD In a water front pswnbro-
ksr agents salesrooms on West street
Wednesday. or in the the tale OF a
frightened young woman starting for
Philadelphia yesterday in company with
shabDy n who spoke German.
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