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LITTLE ROCK, Ar. (U,P:) Knowledge to the degree of mentoregment to be applied to the Tewanti-Evolution-faw F AFFLIN as seems to be suffering from the same thing that delayed the fiction- honoured slow trait.“

CREMONA, Italy, UP: The mystery man of Collegno, concerning whose

identity the Italian churts have been arguing for London, December 3th:-Mrs. over a year is not at all sat fed Kate Meyrick, the night club with the decision declas queen. travelled from Paris to officially to be Marie Brunerk London yesterday to surrender Is and the whole Canellmily herself to Scotland-yard after she still declare with full coiction had received the news that the that be is Professor Giulio Cana police held

warrant for her and the mystery man writ. Although the bill specifies that arrest.

ten a book of 400 pages, antired "Inan always was as he is to-day and She left her hotel at Search of Myself," to prove his that none stall teach to she con- trary, varied' schools of thought as o'clock in the morning with a bou-argument.

The mystery man" way found to just what the framers" of the quet and a box of chocolates which had been presented to her by the some two years ago wandering law meant have ung up. management. She despatched tele about Turin suffering from a jabac grams to Sir Chartres Biron, the of memory. Signora Canella, wife magistrate at Bow-street Police of Professor Giulio Canella, whx Court, and Lord Byng. Chief Com-had disappeared in the war re missioner at Scotland-yard, advia- cognized the unknown as her miss. ing them of her immediate return. When the bont left Boulogne she requested the stewards to watch for the detectives on arrival at Folke stone to save trouble and publicity, and one hour later shortly before one o'clock-she was taken into

custody by two plain clothes of

cers on the quay.

Journey With Detectives. Mrs. Meyrick travelled to Lon- don with the detectives, and was taken

Cannon-row

Obeying the law to the letter, so some contend, bars all standard re ference sets from Arkansas schools and publication of an Encyclopedia especially adapted to Arkansas ing husband. So did another wc-deeds would be a costly procedure. man called Bruneri, whose husband had also disappeared. Then known rensered his memory the moment Signora Canella faimed him as her husband; and declared that he was Canella and po other. He went off to the villa of the Canelle family in Cremmed and lived with the lady who had him as her professor hysband lost in the war.

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20. Box No. 620. Police action to prove that the eged "Canella" was prio Bruneri, and the Turin Court ordered angin

Station in a taxicab. She was charged there under the Preven- tion of Corruption Act, 1906, inquiry to be made: connection with a charge preferred against a former Vine-street officer, ex-Station. Sergeant Goddard.

Late last evening ahe was releas. ed on bail of £1,000, and she will appear at Bow-streets Police Court this morning.

Signora Canella is about te have a child by the man she insets is her husband, but whom allan justice has now offeially recogised as Bruneri.

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Defying the law, Dr. Frank Vin- sonhaler, dean of the medical de partment of the University of Arkansas, declared he would ignore the anti-evolution act

We shall pay no attention to the law," Dr. Vinsonhaler said. I do- not anticipate any trouble. I feel that no attempt will be made to en-

force the measure."

Boyd Cypert, prosecuting attor

in wanted by the police forderney, said his office will not take the "There would never have been legious theft, the mystery mah will initiative in the enforcement of the any trouble at all," Mrs. Meyrick now be called on to serve the law, and only those cases in which said to a Daily Express representa-years' sentence attached to the information was filed would be

prosecuted. tive last night, if it had not crime. been for the children. When the detectives called they refused to explain that I had gone to Paris, and so, naturallyben the police could get no. news of me, they cir culated the warrant.".

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"I shall not hunt any violations," he said. Nor will I attempt to interpret the law rate oficially* called upon to do so. There Linton pany men for me to mix up wip it unnecessarily.".

And thus, Arkansas efforts to rid itself of the talk of monkeys as their ancestors may have brought them a white elephant,"

M. Herbert will say to him:- "You may go to the lady on the right and lay your head on her lap," or "Do you think you could And the elevator, the one on the left!" or "Suppose you crawl un-. der the table and put your paws and Fellow

His owner, M. Jacob Herbert, "A Little Holiday."

hought him when he was a puppy. and has trained him so carefully Mrs. Meyrick had just reached that he has undergone a successful home when the Daily Express re-examination of his abilities before on the window-sill." presentative called. She was wear Professor G. J. Warden and Dr. Lobeys, Faithfully. ing a check skirt, green

silkH. Warner, of the psychology class

Litter ert does not give com- jumper, and grey cloche bat.

He just makes conversa. she went "I just love Paris,"

There is no question of Fellow tional suggestions.

Fellow discriminates between mer I went over last Tuesday having her trained to do a string alone for a little holiday and to of tricks. He understands the and women, between the person on do some shopping, and I had insignificance of words, unaccompani- the deft and the one on the right tended to return early this weeked by gestures.

the little girl in the front row and anyway. The stewards in the boat

the little toy in the back saved me a lot of trouble. They watched for the detectives, who were brought to my cabin, and I was allowed to go ashore unnoticed by the crowd,"

(Continued on next Column).

Mrs. Meyrick was released last week from Holloway, Gaol, where she has been serving six months imprisonment for breaches of the licensing laws at the Forty-Three

The Forty-Three Club, which is owned by Mrs. Meyrick, was open last night under the management of her nineteen-year-old daughter Club. Kathleen. The Silver Shipper restaurant former night club was open for business as well.

(Continued on Best Column)..

inla nights with free champagne" were held in both the Forty-Three and the Silver Slipper to celebrate her first aight of free- dom.

He has never been punished for making a mistake, but he ander stands the meaning of the word Shame," and if he is praisud er given the pet name Handsome." his tail wags furiomi

I was found in examination that he would respoRo Mr. Her- bert's voler even be Mr. Herbert was hidden behind screen.

Fellow is bered to be the m intelligent

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