El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-12
Wife Of Texan
And Professor
Under Arrest
Department OF Justice Off
Gals Get Them Under
The Mann Act.

Chicago. Ill, april 12.-HintOn g.
Clabaugh, chief Of the local bureau
Of the department Of justice today n
nounced that his agents last night
took into custody DR.. William Isaac
Thomas Of the faculty Of the Univer-
sity Of Chicago. widely known as
an authority on sociology and a
woman said TO be the wife Of Texas
man now in France with Gen Perish
ing. Mr.. Clabaugh said he had turned
over TO e. S. district attorney Clyne
evidence completely rounded outfor the
instituting OF charges Of violating the
Mann act and the act forbidding false
registration at hotels.
Dr.. Thomas and the woman, who
said she was a Mrs. r n Granger OF
Washington, ID. c., are said IN the
data given Mr.. Clyne 70 have regis
tered at a downtown hotel last nlgnt
as man and wife from Gary lno- Inc
alleged expose was due 10 the TACT
that the hotel clerks suspicious we're
aroused He notified Mr.. Clabaugh
and the latter sent agents who looked
through their luggage.
Make Little COncealmemt.
Both were taken before Mr. Clyne
last night and are quoted as having
attempted little, If any, concealment.
According to Mr.. Clabaugh, Dr..
Thomas said;
Il love her and don't care If the
whole world knows it. Ny arrest is
a tremendous Injustice"
Mr. Clabaugh further quoted the
woman as saying
'Dr Thomas was kind to me AZ
ter my husband left for France DR..
Thomas was most sOlicitious for my
comfort ] just liked him at ursti
later ID grew into love.
DR.. Thomas Has Family.
DR.. Thomas. a man OF disungu 1Shed
appearance, is s. years Of age mar
ried. and has grown children. Mrs.
Thomas was one Of the founders Of
the WOman's Peace Party. Mrs.
Granger is q years Of age and has
three year old child living with her
mother at Fort Worth. Texas
She said. according to Alr. Clabaugh,
that she accompanied her husband
from the training camp at Fort Worth
to New York to say goodbye Wnen ne
sailed DR.. Thomas was in the city
to gather material for a book on
Poland They were introduced by
1Irs. GranEer's sister. The latter and
Irs. Granger have been living at
1uth side family hotel for about two
Teeks- At this hosiery IL was said
that Mrs. Granger left suddenly last
night in taXicab 20 60 down Town
The sisters name, according TO g. W
WaysOn, manager Of the hotel, is Mrs.
Rains
Holds Extreme Views on Sex Relation
Dr.. Thomas for some time was much
in demand for his lectures on soci-
olOgy and the relation Of sex there
unto Among his teachings were:
Women are better off for having
had their fling as men DO. Dissipated
women often make excellent wives
"Chivalry is the persistence Of the
old race habit of contempt for women
ANY girl, mentally mature. has
the right TO have children and the
right TO limit their number.
The morality OF women is an ex-
Dediency rather than an innate
virtue
Marriage as it exists today is rap
idly approaching a form Of immor-
ality."
Dr.. Thomas and Mrs. Granger this
afternoon were examined by the dis
trict attorney in the presence Of an
assistant skilled in Mann act pro
ceedings. They were allowed TO leave
the federal building on their own
recognfz2nee-