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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, February 17, 1915, LAST EDITION, Image 3

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MANDEL BROS. CASE COMES UP! today- Aid. Pretzel announced that
NEXT SATURDAY
Clubwomen and others who are
seeking to block the efforts of Man
del Bros, to slip over an ordinance in
the city council which will allow them
to operate a sub-basement are watch
ing the case of the cityt against Man
del Bros., which will be heard by Mu
nicipal Judge Williams in the city
hall Saturday.
Two years ago, when Mandel Bros,
finished their sub-basement and
placed it in operation as a sales
room, suit was started in the munici
pal court at the institgation of Health
Commissioner Young against them.
Judge Williams, after hearing argu
ments presented by both sides, de
clared the ordinance prohibiting sub
basements was invalid and threw the
case out of court. During the month
of September, 1914, the supreme
court reversed the decision and the
suit came back to Judge Williams to
be retried.
For months the attorneys em-'
ployed by Mandel Bros, have stalled
along, sparring for time, while the
basement has been coining money for
the store. Last Saturday the base
was continued because Major Tol
man was ill. It is expected that the
argument of the defendants will be
closed the coming Saturday and an
other decision wil Ibe made by Judge
Williams.
Ass't Corporation Counsel Leon
Hornstein, who is representing the
city in the case, will not offer to com
bat the arguments of the department
store, attorneys because of the deci
sion of the supreme court which de
clares the ordinance prohibiting sub
basements is a valid ordinance.
If Judge Williams rules against the
department store the case will be
again appealed. If the case is then
upheld by the supreme court Mandel
Bros, have announced their intention
to take the decision to the supreme
court o fthe U. S.
The building eomraitee did not
take up the proposed aub-bmwwieat
it -would in all probability be consid
ered next Wednesday. to"
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FASTING TAILOR DIES AREER
60 DAYS WITHOUT FOOD
Palo Alto, Cal., Feb. 17. LouifriC.
Roth, the fastin gtailor of, Palo Alto,
is dead of starvation. Thoughmhe
broke his 60-day fast Monday by tak
ing orange juice, his devitalized,ar
gans faile dto respond. iq
It is believed that Roth established
a new record for fasting. His absti
nence from food of any description
extended over a period of only a few
khours short of 60 days. The longest
previous authenticated fast was that
6t Signor Merlatti, who went with
out food for 50 days in 1886 in Paris.
Roth weighed 145 pounds when'he
started his fast and but 75 when he
died.
With his dying breath he offered
his. body to Leland-Stanford unixer
slty for scientific research, but it
will not be accepted. Prof. R. E.
Swain and Dr. M. C. Terry of thegni
versity were present when Roth'died.
and declared there was not enough
left of Tloth's body to be of anyiteci
entific value. r
GIRL'S STORY OF EMPLOYER'S
ATTACK FAILS TO GO m
Toronto, Ont., Feb. 17. The stary
told by pretty 18-year-old Carrie
Davies that she shot and kUed
Charles A. Massey, her employetvlnd
a prominent society man, because he
tried to take advantage of her failed
to move a coroner's jury. -
The jury found that the young idof
meetic shot and killed Massey "$Qth
malice aforethought." Coroner John-1
son hinted that a sanity inquest teny
be ordered before the government
proceeds with th6 girl's prosecution.
Police Inspector Kennedy gavfe'-to
the jury the text of the statementkJhe
made to him following the shoot
ing. I
"Mr. Massey took advantage of me
yesterday while his wife was

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