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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-01
Fugitive Bank Chief
Fleeing Toward Mexico
Chicago Trust Company May
Be Able TO Pay 80 Cents
on Dollar
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

CHICAGO, July 31-State bank ex-
aminers who have been going over the
affairs of the Michigan Avenue Trust
Company, will make report tomorrow
to the receiver appointed By Judge
Brothers. Depositors are anxiouslv
awaiting this report, which will give
some definite idea to them of how mach
they can salvage out of the wreck left
by Warren G. Spurgin. the fugitive
president Of the institution. Intima-
lions have been given that the bank
may be able to pay sixty to eighty
cents on the dollar, and there remain
hopes that one of the strong financial
institutions will take it over and re-
habilitate it.
Detectives on the trail of Spurgin
reiterated their belief that they will
soon close in on him. Yesterday they
asserted that he had been seen in De-
troit last Wednesday endeavoring to
slip into Canada, but to- day it was said
ne was headed for Mexico.
Through his connection with the
Eurades Mine at Ouray, Col. Spurgin
came into possession of card from
the Mexican government that would
pass him across the border without the
formality of passports or reporting to
the border authorities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-01

yesterday. possessed himself of a
priests stole which he found in 4 con-
fessional booth, and, mounting tia
steps of the altar, began recisinr 4
prayer. Patrolman George Heinrich.
Of the Charles Street station. took Mar
rano in charge for observation.
Marrano lives with his parents nj the
Greenwich Avenue address. The family
attends st. Josegh's Church. and the
young man has attended rsass regu-
larly, according to his mother and
father. who said last night they wgfe
convinced the youth had become men
tally unbalanced owing to the intense
heat Of the last week.
Marrano was taken TO st. yinceat,s
Hospital for preliminary examination
before being sent TO Bellevue Hospital.
Dr.. Kelly, Of st. Eincent's, said he app
peared TO, be deranged.
1t was learned that the young man
created disturbance in the churcl.
Saturday night during the time when
confessions were being heard, attack
ing an old man WHIT had Just emerged
from one of the confessionais and
knocking him down.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-01
Village Children Denied Tank,
Beleaguer Firenlerl i've Protest
Storm Engine House for Hours, Singing Improvised
anthem, While Parents Appeal From Captains
Order Disseminating Street Pool After z F. M.

Four hundred children shouted an
improvjsed chanty last night de-
handing restoration of the street
bathing tank which has been operated
for several weeks at Tenth Street and
Greenwich Avenue by firemen of En-
CINE Company 1S. The youngsters
gathered outside the engine house and
chorused their demand, keeping it up
Tor hours, and parading the streets
III bathing suits.
Use of the tank after 7 o'clock at
night was ordered discontinued Friday
night by Captain James Simms, in
charge of the Station. Nothing was
known Of this until Saturday night,
when crowd of girls and boys in
bathing suits focked from all parts
OF the district to battle. When fire
men refused to turn on the water the
children resorted to their chanty and
Kept that going until Lieutenant Will
liam II. Taubert disregarded Captain
Slmms's order and filled the tank.
Last night no amount Of shouting
and singing by the boys and girls
had any effect 1t was said Captain
Simms had reprimanded Lieutenant
Iaubert for ignoring his order Of Fri
day and had given definite instruc-
tions not to turn on the water after
7 o'clock
Questioned as to the meaning of his
order, Captain Simms is reported to
have said he issued it because of the
possibility of injury to children in the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-01
Dry Britain Could Pay
Debt Here, Says Wheeler
Wasting Two Billions Yearly on
Drink, His Reply to English
Critics of Prohibition
From The Tribunc's Washinoton Bure

r rom The Irtbhncs Washington Bgredu
WASHINGTON, July 31-England's
debt to the United States and her drink
bill are the joins targets of the latest
offensive of Wayne B. Wheeler, chief
counsel of the Anti-Saloon League.
which amounts, he figures, to $4,000
100000 annually, that country would
have less difficulty in meeting the in
terest on its debt to the United States
Convictions for drunkenness in Eng
land and Wales increased during the
past year more than 65 per cent says
Mr.. Wheeler, whose figures are taken
from the official report recently pre-
sented to Parliament by command of
the King. He then recalls the de-
crease in arrests in the United States.
English visitors who are ridiculing
our national prohibition policy would
be more interested and not so ridicu-
lous If they would explain why arrests
for drunkenness are increasing in Eng
land and Wales at about the same
rate they are. decreasing IN the United
States" said Mr.. Wheeler "In spite
of the difficulties of law enforcement
and the organized effort to defy the
law in this country, there has been q
decrease in the number of arrests for
drunkenness under national prohibition
in former wet territories of about so
per cent. If Americans were to be
as critical of EnglaId's drink policy
as many visiting Britons are of Amer
lean prohibition, we could easily sug-.
gest that if England would only stop
its enormous drink waste. it would no.
be so very difficult for her to meet
interest payments upon her foreign
debts"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-01
Ten More Addicts
Arrested i'm Drug
Raids by Police
Narcotic Squad Head Denies
Prisoners Have Died Be-
cause of Treatment; Saws
Doctors Are Not ANNOYED

DR.. Carlton Simon, special police
commissioner in charge of the narcotic
squad, continued his dragnet raids on
drug addicts last night, making ten ad-
ditional arrests. He and his detectives
have been working night and day for
a week. The doctor last night ceased
recording drug addict arrests long
enough to score DR.. John P. Gavin. of
III West Sevcnty-sixth Street, who has
said that DR.. Simon knows nothing at
all about drug cases.
II do not know DR.. Gavin" said DR..
Simon, "but | believe he is trying to
get advertising. l believe | positively
am thoroughly familiar with my work.
Before taking up my present work,
which is for constructive reform and
not for remuneration, l was fer two
years state narcotic expert in the en-
Or, Lichenstein, of the Tombs who
has handled drug cases for fifteen
years will tell you that I know nv
business, SO will Sarah Graham Null
hall, of the former state commission.
"Posltlvely no prisoner has died from
withdrawal of his drug. We watch
eAiSoO SoSSo Gnu WuSH Inc prisoner
needs drugs he gets them. All drug
treatments are, however, based on di-
minishing treatments or the gradual
withdrawal of the drugs. We are not
inhumane. Drug addicts go without
TODD and shelter to purchase narcotics
and this causes their deaths. When
they are through with our treatments
they are healthy and they have gained
from thirty to fifty pounds in weight,
we are not molesting any drug ad-
diets who are under treatment OF a
physician, as DR.. Gavin seems to be-
lieve. We are after the underworld
drug addicts, who in many instances
turn criminals to get their supply.
We warn all others to take private
treatment.
IF doctor has a drug addiction
case in his control we do not interfere.
because we know that physician IS
accountable to the United States gov
eminent under the Harrison anti-nar-
cotic law"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-01
Tries 10 Win Back Wife:
Shoots Her, Kills Self
Brooklyn Man Found Dead,
Spouse Seriously Wounded,
After Reconciliation Failure

Alfred Wuenz, forty years old. of 1870
Stage Street Brooklyn, who had been
sepaIssseo from his wife for more than
8 year, went to her home, at 364 South
Fourth Street, Brooklyn, last night to
effect reconciliation.
Neighbors reported to the police that
they heard Wuenz talking long time
with his wife in very earnest man
ner, and that after more than an hours
argument the couple seemed to have
made up their differences. A short
time after peace had come to the Wuenz
family, the police report, they were
heard quarreling again. The quarrel
ended suddenly with three shots.
Neighbors who rushed into the apart
fnent found Wuenz dead and lying
near his wife, who was seriously
wounded. The police say that after
firing two shots at his wife Wuenz
turned his gun on himself and took
his own life. Mrs. Wuenz was removed
% Williamsburg Hospital with bullet
wound behind her right ear and an
ether in the back OF her neck.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-01
Narcotic Squad
Resclles W hiite
Baby i'm Den

Simon, with Detectives 3oylan, Neville,
Mossatt and detail of uniformed
policemen from the West 125th Street
station, raided the den early yesterday.
Through the faint light of dawn they
discerned the form of sleeping infant
lying beside the negro and his wife
Bundling him up in a blanket they
tried to carry him away.
Negro Threatens Violence
Brown was ready to use violence to
prevent them, but was promptly put
underaarrest. In spite of the earliness
of the hour crowd of nelghbors gath
cred and women wept and kissed the
child when they saw him being taken
away. Money was thrown into the
blanket beside the sleepy. chestnut
headed youngster. They said they had
had occasional glimpses of him within
the last three weeks, but that he an
peared to be in constant fear of being
beaten and that he was not allowed to
go out and play with the other children.
According to DR.. Simon, the Browns
promptly confessed that they were
drug addicts. They told him first of
all that the child was the son of a
mulatto and white woman and that
they knew his father. Carrie Brown
later contradicted this and said the
child was left with her by white
woman she knew as "Ma@ie' three
years ago. When she heard of the
death of Mamie, she decided to keep
the child, the negress said They both
SAID they were fond Of him. The baby
himself says he remembers his s'white
mamma"
When taken to the Society for the
prevention of Cruelty to Children. it
was recalled that d search had been
made in the same house for d white
baby about month ago when com
plant was lodged by reighbors to the
effect that child was being held in
the basement at West 112th Street.
AN investigator for the society went
all over the premises, but found no
trace of any child. At the time the
Browns denied knowing anything about
1t. The theory now is that little Jim
my" was concealed while the search
was IN progress.
House Watched for Days
Not content with a casual search
the house was watched for days at odd
hours, but there was no sign Of white
child playing around The police are
inclined to believe that the boy has
been in confinement for a lengthy
period of time because of his under
nourlshed and unhealthy condition.
When questioned at the Children's So
ciety he proved to be precocious and
mentally alert. He said he was
good boy" hut that his "black mamma"
beat him He had to stay in the base
naent or the small alley at the back Of
the house, he said
do you remember your white
mamma? he was asked.
Yes" he said.
ODE you remember when your white
mamma kissed you goodby %
This was too much for the infant. He
locked around in bewildered fashion
and hlinEcd in the unaccustomed sun
shine.
DR.. Simon is convinced that mys-
terry surrounds the presence of this
child in the negro colony in Harlem
He insists that good upbringing is
plainly apparent in the child and is
inclined to entertain the kidnapping
theory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-01
Y teran Killed
Clerk for Auto,
Police Charge
Ex- Service Man Said to
Have Admitted Stunning
Fishing Companion With
Rail and Drowning Him
Field Head Under Water
Drove Car Home, Cleaned
Fish and Went to Bed,
Alleged Confession Saws

HASTINGS, Mich, July 81. - The
mystery of the killing of Harry Robin
son, whose body was taken from Bull
head Lake on the Moore farm near
here last week, was cleared up Sun
day when the police say Frank Soules.
twenty-one years old, former service
man, confessed that he had killed
Robinson, clerk of the Parker Hotel
here, to get possession of Robinson's
autom obile. After striking Robinson
on the head with piece of fence rail.
Soules is said to have confessed, he
pushed him in the water and held his
head down until he made no further
move
Soules, who had been using Robin
sons automobile, was arrested Satur-
day afternoon when the identity of the
body was established Tie at first
denied knowledge that Robinson was
dead or that he killed him, but after
continued questioning for several
hours is said to have broken down
and revealed details of the crime in a
signed statement witnessed by Sheriff
l,uA L, IoSeCutoT 0OulQ ana Under
Sheriff Richie.
The two men drove to the lake to
fish, Soules told the officers. They
had no quarrel, and until that night
Soules had no thought of killing his
companion. He had no idea of in
juring his victim or robbing him Of
money, he declared, but struck Robin
son down with the sole motive of get
ting possession of his automobile
On reaching the lake the men cut
down fishing poles, secured bait and
caught several fish Then Soules de-
clared he walked along the shore.
picked up piece of fence rail and re-
turned to where Robinson was and
struck down his unsuspecting compan-
ion. Robinson fell in a crouched posi-
tlon and Scules pushed him into the
water, he told the officers.
Robinson looked up at him and said:
What's wrong with you?" Soules told
the officers, and then he pushed Rob-
insons head under the water and held
him until Robinson quit struggling.
Soules then threw his fish pole
away, got into Robinson's car and drove
back to Hastings, placing the machine
in Robinson's garage He arrived at
his home about 8 o'clock, telling his
wife that he had fallen into the lake
while getting his fish pole when she
inquired about his trouser legs being
wet. He cleaned the fish that night.
and then explained to his wife that he
was not feeling we'll and went to he'd.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-01
Blue Law Forces Ask
K. of C. to Cooperate
Reformers' Appeal Cannot Be
Taken Seriously by Conven-
lion, Announces F1af1erty
Special Diapatch be- TIC T'ribeno

SAN FRANCISCO, July 31.-An ap-
peal to the Knights of Columbus In
ternational Convention to cooperate
with the forces seeking to revive So
called Sunday blue laws was received
from the international Reform Bureau
in Washington by the Knights board
of directors at their pre-convention
meeting held at the Rotel st. Francis
to-day
The message calls upon the knights
to espouse the cause Of reform for
limitation of Sunday activities and for
the abolition of prizefghting.
This appeal" said Sir knight James
A. Flaherty, is addressed TO the
Knights of Columbus because we are
known not to be in sympathy with So
called blue law promoters. The con-
vention cannot seriously consider il.
Congress, our legislatures and govern
ments and police departments are
quite equal to the task of regulating
civic behavior in the United States
without the interference Of reform bu-
reaus."
Application was made to the Knights
of Columbus directors by citizens of
Russia, India and Rumania for the es-
tablishment of branches in those coun-
tries. Supreme Advocate Joseph c.
Pellctier, of Boston, said it was i'm
probable the request would be granted
The K. Of c. opened to-day the first
Pacific Coast exhibition of work by dis
abled former service men in K. OF c.
training classes operated in marine
and military hospitals. The exhibits
also showed models of the knights
welfare work.
All states of the union and the Do
minion of Canada will have their dele
cations here by noon tomorrow. The
convention will open with special civic
and religious ceremonies Tuesday
morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-01
Drug Kills
Daughter Of
Railway Chief

SAID, and one suitcase alone was worth
nearly $1o0. 1t is a beautiful, black,
sole leather, ornamented affair The
man registered for the couple, writing
) Cowan and wife, Baltimore He was
with her, so far as l know, all the time
she was here. The couple selected the
most expensive suite of rooms, with
bath, in the house"
At 5 o'clock yesterday morning the
man known at the hotel as Mr.. Cowan.
MRS. Cowan" and two other women
came to the hotel They took Miss
Cowan up to her suite and then came
down and went out again.
The man returned at 9 o'clock yes
terday morning and asked if his wife
was still at the hotel. He was told
she was and went to her suite. He
came rushing down and said his wife
was very i'll and asked that a physician
be called. The clerk telephoned for
the police and then for the hotel phys-
clan. Before the hotel doctor arrived
Detective Joseph Cooney, of the West
Forty-seventh Street police station,
hurried into the hotel and rushed up
to Miss Cowan's suite.
Body Found on Floor
Detective Cooney then summoned an
ambulance from Flower Hospital. The
ambulance surgeon on his arrival
found no need for his services. Miss
Cowan was dead
The woman's~body lay partly clothe 4.
on the floor. Appearances We're that
she had fallen while trying to disrobe
and reach her bed Her clothing, all
% excellent make and materials, was
about the room, with the exception of
that in large wardrobe, which was
still unpacked.
On chair was a bottle containing a
brown fluid, declared by Medical Elk
aminer Schwartz to be some alcoholic
connection. On table was a package
containing a white powder, believed by
the police to be morphine, Of which
they insist the woman was an habitual
user. The medical examiner took pos
session of this powder and will report
en- it later. He asserts that it is his
belief that the powder is morphine,
and has signed his report that the
death was due to an overdose of this
drug.
Friends Call Too Late
When the medical examiner had com
pleted his work at the hotel and had
removed the body to the morgue to
perform an autopsy friends of Miss
Cowan called on the telephone and said
they had an engagement with her Tor
yesterday afternoon. They said they
were Frances Topp and Rose Whitney
detective took the phone and talked
TO the woman. Miss Whitney, who was
on the wire, insisted that S. Cowen was
the dead woman's right name. She gave
brief history of her, which has since
been found to be true. Asked for her
address and Miss Tops address Miss
Whitney said that Miss Topp lived at
1913 Manhattan Avenue :sld that she,
Miss Whitney, lived at SO West Fiji
tieth Street. The West Fiftieth Street
address was later found to be a car
barn.
Last night the man who had regis
tered with Miss Cowan came to the
hotel and gave name which he said
was his right name to the clerk He
said he was married man and that he
registered under the name Cowan for
this reason, as he wished to avoid trou-
BILE. He said.
81 am going out again, but if anyone
asks for me tell them that. will be
down to Police Headquarters in the
morning"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-01
ToaUn w l,istIe Ordered
BIo,on for w oman, 100
Snecial Dispatch 10 1he Tribune

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, H.,
July 31.-Mrs. Mary Kennicott
Will be 100 years old Tuesday.
Centenarians are so rare in Ar
iington Heights that Mayer p. J.
Mors has issued proclamation
ordering that the city fire whistle
be blown at noon and that every
resident of the town display the
American flag in honor of the
event. After parade at 2
O'Clock, which will be headed by
band, the Mayor will make a
speech of congratulation at the
town hall, and will give to Mrs.
kennicott, on behalf of her fell
low-citizens, a bouquet of 100
American Beauty roses and q
large beribboned laundry basket
full of greeting cards and me-
mentoes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-01
Tries to Impersonate
Priest; Sent to Hospital

Frank Mariana, twenty-one years old.
of II Greenwich Avenue, entered S..
Jcseph's Roman Catholic Church. at
Washington Place and Sixth Avenue,
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-23
towards In Rauks
Of Cotton Farmers
Few Growers Prepare to Increase
Cotton Acreage. Says Report

ATLANTA, Feb. 23.-Letters are
reaching the headquarters of the
American Cotton Association from
farmers in different sections of the
cotton belt, stating that a few large
cotton growers in their immediate sec
tons are preparing to increase their
cotton acreage this year, upon the
idea that the acreage will be heavily
reduced by other farmers and that the
opportunity is now presented to take
advantage of the situation.
we have no knowledge of the facts
In such cases beyond the letters call
ing attention to their existance" says
a statement of the association. Ear
mers in the cotton belt have been
charged in the past of being guilty of
this thing and their reputation for
standing together has hereby suffered
In the minds of the general public,
This is no time for backsliding or
slackes The man who deliberately
sets out this year to increase his cot
ton acreage in order to take selfish
advantage of his neighbors and breth-
rem all over the South who are Loyalty
reducing their acreage, is nothing
short of a Stacker of the most coward
ly type.
This is not time for Individual
seltishness to take advantage of an
imperative necessity which exists
throughout the entire cotton belt, and
upon the proper solution of which de-
ponds the prosperity of practically
every business interest in the South.
No man can disregard the voice of
public opinion. Every man who fails
to measure up to the imperative re-
qulrements of the cotton acreage re-
duction movement in 1921 will be
marked in his community as disloyal
to his country The man of large
affairs who disregards the call for re-
duced cotton acreage is more guilty
than the small one-horse Tenant far
mer. 1t is wide chasm between the
large planters who have loyalty de-
termined to plant no cotton this year
and the large farmers who are alleged
as preparing to increase their cotton
acreage.
1T Is hoped that these reports are
based upon idle gossip or that they
are at least chargeable to only an ex-
tremely few misguided Individuals"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-23
World War Hospital
Planned For South
Georgia Senator Secures Provision to
Include South after 1t Was Left Out

ATLANTA, Feb, 23.-Information
has reached Atlanta that Congress ex-
poets to adopt the conference report
on the sundry civil appropriation bill
containing provisions for hospital ia
cilities to care for veterans of the
World War under the Public Health
Service. More than $18,O00,000 is ap-
propriated under the hospital item.
In the Senate U. S. Senator VIM. J.
Harris of Georgia led the fight on the
floor to change the amendment of the
Senate appropriations committee
which which left out the state of Geor-
gia as we'll as other southern states
for consideration as site of one of
the five hospitals to be secured. SEN
ator Harris fought the language in the
committee of which he is a member,
and he was finally successful on the
floor. The house bill was passed
without including the southeastern
states, but the conference is expected
togive authority forthe hospital site
selections by the President on the rec
omendation of the Surgeon General
of the Public Health Service.
The Atlanta Public Health Service
hospital is specified in the bill as one
to be retained, and it is reported that
the Augusta hospital, now leased, may
be one of the five to be selected for
permanent use by the public health
service. Senator Harris is said to be
hopeful about the selection of the
Augusta hospital