Evening Star Newspaper, December 8, 1931, Page 30

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The hoodlum who is listed by the Chicago Crime Commission as a “pub- lic enemy,” refused to discuss the kill- ing of his wife, formerly known as Mar- | ian Miller of St. Louis. She was found shot to death in McErlane’s expensive | automobile October 7. Beside her lay two pet dogs, also shot to death. McErlane, the police said, had been hiding out at the Winter, Wis,, estate of Joe Saltis, an associate, but agreed through his attorney, Joseph Roach, to surrender. McErlane has a long police record. He has been suspected of implication in & dozen gang slayings, incruding the re- cent killing of John Quigley, a_South | Side beer business rival. Once he was | | wounded by gangsters in a hospital, | | where he was recovering from & pre- | vious gangland scrape | _The authorities sald they would | charge him with murder, in connection | with his wife's death. others,Mix at Home for a Bad Cough You'll be pleasantly surprised when you make up this simple home mixture and‘ try it for a distressing cough due to a cold. It takes but a moment to mix, costs little, and saves money, but it can be depended upon to give quick and lasting relief. Get 2% ounces of Pinex from any druggist. Pour this into a pint boitle; then fill it with plain ranulated sugar syrup or strained oney. The full pint thus made «<osts no more than a small bottle of ready-made medicine, yet it is much more effective, it is pure, keeps perfectly and children love its pleasant taste, “This simple remedy has a remark- eble three-fold action, It goes right to the seat of trouble, loosens the germ-laden phlegm, and soothes away the inflammation. Part of the medicine is absorbed into the blood, where it acts directly upon the bronchial tubes and thus helps in- wardly to throw off the whole trou- |SIX BOYS FACE TRIAL IN SERIES OF ROBBERIES “Little Caesar,” 15 Years Old, Ad- mits His “Gang” Engaged in Purse-Snatching. By the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, Ohio, December 8.— | Seven young runaways, the eldest 17 years old, came to grief Sunday after a short career of crime under the lead- ership of a self-styled “Little Caesar.” The 15-year-old leader admitted his “men” were responsible for 17 strong- arm robberies since November 7, which netted them more than $250. The gang’s forte was in snatching | purses from girls and women. | ‘Their downfall came last night when Miss Rose Weir chased them and caught one after they had twisted her arm hard enough to injure her back. 8ix of the group will be charged with | robbery. RENT SUIT DISMISSED | Hostess of Mrs. Walter J. Hill Loses Action for $2,800. ble with surprising ease. Pinex is a_highly concentrated compound of Norway Pine, contain- SEATTLE, December 8 (#)—A suit of Mrs. Ernest Shelley of Livingston, Mont., for $2,800 rent from Mrs. Wal- ing the active agent of creosote, in a refined, palatable form, and known as one of tae greatest me- dicinal agents for severe coughs and bronchial irritations. Do not accept a sul for Pinex. Itis nf to give prompt relief or money refunded. ter J. Hill for the use of Mrs. Shelley's Livingston home during Mrs. Hill's| temporary separation from her husband | was dismissed here yesterday by Su- perior Judge Kazis Kay. The court said the Shelleys “partook of more ease, pleasure and profits dur- ing Mrs. Hill's visit in their home than ever before.” Mrs. Hill, reconeiled with her hus-| band, son of the late James J. Hill, now is a resident of Seattle. She con- tended she was an invited guest of the Shelleys and spent almost $3,000 in paying the household expenses for her- | self and her hosts. 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