El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-13
PROFESSOR AND
WOMAN FREED
Prof. Thomas's Wife Re
ceives Mrs. Granger Into
Home; Sorry for Her.

! Chicago, H., April 13.-The case of
Prof William L Thomas. and Mrs.
r. NJ Granger, detained by govern
ment agents after registering on
Thursday at a downtown hotel as IT.
/ c. Roland and wife, Gary, Ind" was
/ in the hands Of city authorities today.
[ federal officials announced They
were released on their own recogniz-
| ance. What action the city authori-
/ ties would take, if any, had not been
I indicated today
AIRS. Granger, "a years old. mother
I OF a three year old child, and wife OF
Z an army officer fighting with the
/ American forces in France, spent last
night at the siuthside home Of the
University Of Chicago professor Of
sociology She was there by invitation
] of the professors wife who is known
nationally as a pacifist and an advo-
cate Of woman suffrage Mrs. Thomas
met Mrs. Granger downtown by ap-
pcintment and took the pretty wife
Of the soldier home with her. accom-
panied by Mrs. Granger's sister. Miss
Della Raines, a motion picture actress
and an art student
She BIames Her Husband.
"I am terribly. terribly sorry for
you" Mrs. Thomas said TO Mrs.
Granger THE only thing can't for
give is the utter stupidity and the alb
surd childishness Of the professor do
ing such a thing He ought to have
known better"
Mrs. Thomas has heretofore rallied
to the defence Of her husband when
criticised for some Of his writings and
utterances on sex questions She is
the daughter Of the late Rev. James
Park, a Presbyterian minister OF
Knoxville. Tenn, is president of the
Chicago Peace society and accom-
panied the Henry Ford peace party TO
Stockholm
University May Act.
Dean Albion small. head Of the de-
partment Of sociology Of the Univers-
ity Of Chicago, Of which Prof. Thames
is a member said today that some
thing probably would be done by the
university authorities.
The matter Of procedure viii rest
with president JudsOn, who is out OF
the city. IL is probable that com
mltree VIII be appointed 10 lnEesIl-
gate the action OF Prof. Thomas"
Dean Angel, in the absence Of
president Iudson of the University Of
Chicago, called a meeting Of the fac
ulty today TO consider the case.
A reporter who called at the Thomas
home shortly after sunrise, found the
distinguished soCiOlOgist and author
ity on sex relations pacing up and
down the veranda-
Thomas the professor was asked.
Yes" he replied. Mrs. Thomas
has taken her in to protect her from
the knocks and buffets Of the world
She was alone and helpless and Mrs
Thomas has provided a harbOr for her
Did she promise the federal au-
thoriues that she would not see you
again9
she did nothing Of the sort, so far
as ] know Dr. Thomas said that IN
due course he would issue a formal
statement OF his position
Fight Ends the Interview.
The conversation was terminated
by a fight between Henry Thomas, - {
year old son Of the professor, and half
dozen photographers who were pre-
pairing 70 photograph DR.. Thomas ]
Young Thomas smashed one or two I
Of the cameras and received some I
blows in return. BE retired when his I
indoors
Mrs. Granger Fears Husband.
Mrs Granger is the daughter OF |
Smith, Ark. Her maiden name was I
Raines- She married Granger more ]
than three years ago when he was a 1
telegraph officer. He became an Of Z
ficer in the signal corps and sailed 4
for France last winter. II was then j
that his wife and the mother. OF his /
baby through her sister. Della met /
Or. Thomas Her hope now is that 4
her husband viii not hear Of the az
fair.
IF he does I'm afraid he viii desert
and do some killing that has nothing i
to do with the war" she said yes
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