South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-15
YOUNG DODGE NOW
SUES TO RECOVER
GAMBLING DEBTS
Ayers They Framed Me" as
Latest Escapade of Auto
Heir Goes 10 Court.

DETROIT. June 14.-CBy I. y. 50
John Duyal Dodge. young Detroit
millionaire. who has managed 70
crowd more trouble into a short per
tod o. six months than the average
man experiences in a lifetime, is
done" For n year az least any WISH
Alr Volstead's agents may pay young
Dodge VIII be purely social and not
iu the line ~ duty-th@ enforcement
OF the prohibition law. re IS through
with liquor and the gay life
So declares the son Of the late
John r. Dodge. auto king. IN an
rounclng today his plans for the fu-
ta-e. after a series OF escapades that
have kept his name almost constant
ly on the front page"
"Im through with liquor says
the young Detroiter. who has been
referred 20 MS "Detroit's miliion-dol-
lar coal HEAVIER" Dodge was dubbed
"Detroits mIliOu-dollar coal HEAVIER"
several months ago while serving A
fve-dav sentence in the Detroit
House OF Correction for speeding
For months Dodge was a frequent
visitor" fin Michigan courts. where
he faced charges ranging from IL
legally parking his car 20 Illegal pos
session and transportation OF liquor,
Jon which charge he was convicted.
fined $1,000 placed on strict rroba-
ton FOR a year and ordered to go to
work
Dodge Lost S12.5OO.
And because the bones we're
"coId" for young Dodge one hot day
fin June. 1920. he soon VIII be in
court again. this time the defendant
in a suit for an alleged gambling
debt amounting TO $4,000 The game
was played i'm a Hamtramck saloon,
the young millionaire losing s12.50o,
some OF IL at $1,000 a shot, ii is al
legged
The action was brought against
Dodge and Al Day. boxing referee.
by Nc Frank.
Frahk alleges Dodge lost the
money 20 Day. The referee in turn
gave Frank a check for $4,000.
signed by Dodge. in payment for
stock in the Frank Products Co, It
is alleged.
When Frank presented the check
M the bank he found payment on II
had been stopped. he asserts
The stories told by Dodge and Day
vary. Listen 10 Dodge, who charges
he was era AIMED"
There were three men fin the
room where the game took place "
Dodge relates. I'VE had some drinks,
and the game started. There was
only $40 I'm money in the game. and
when this was gone I began writing
checks We shot away the $4,000
first. I wantee--to quit then. but
drinks were brought, and the others
jeered me so I stayed IN.
Then we began to throw for 81
600 each time. After losing the addi-
tional $40 900 I quit"
Claimed ne was Framed
Dodge charges the game was
framed" for the purpose OF "shak-
ing him down" and says that dice
belonging 10 Day were used in the
game. while Day asserts that Dodge
lost the money with his own dice. a
rair Of gold ones Day also says that
during the gam he begged Dodge
frequently % stop.
II lost $500 and then quit because
that was all I could afford TO lose e"
the boxing referee relates. But a
crowd that had gathered jeered and
urged rs 20 shoot up TO $4,000 7
won the $4,000"
Day claims he wanted 20 stop then.
but that Dodge called him a gutter
and insisted the game proceed
Tn the future Young Dodge viii
walk the straight and narrow" He
isl going 70 work
For ont thing I'm through with
drink for year. saws the young De-
-froiter GIVE had enough trouble
about it. I'm done. I'm going 10 DO
"ue useful work-just what f. will
Ie DO not know. However 1 have
several business ventures under con-
o.rat ioH but have not decided
vl-ch one 20 enter. I'm going To-
work at some inventions I have in
m.ud."