Show WOULD HAVE SHOT BUT GUN I WAS EM EMPTY PlY SAYS AUTHOR Artists Artist's Attentions to Wife Anger Publisher Ex-Publisher of Tabloids PETER ARNO IN HIDING Nevada Capital Looks for Court Action n Dr Associated Pun Press I nE RENO O New Nev June 18 18 Wllliam William I Woodburn attorney for Mrs Come Corne- jlIus Illus Vanderbilt Jr told the thc Associated ed Press today toda that a conference Willbe will willbe be held late today todar or tomorrow between be between be- be tween himself and Samuel Platt Vanderbilt's attorney which would probably result in a legal leg separation of or the thc couple I By EARL EARL n. n LEIF United Press Staff Correspondent 1 I RE RENO O Nev Ncr June 18 The 18 The str story of how Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr social figure and author brandished an unloaded un unloaded un- un loaded gun as he chased Peter Arno un-I un comedy cartoonist was recited in three versions today roday at headquarters of the three principals Just what happened In the f fash fashionable fish fish- sh- sh section where the Vanderbilt I and Arno Anno homes are located re remained re- re re-I re a mystery but it was generally generally gener gener- sener-I sener ally agreed that there was as a t race rate and that Arno won It by a bigger I than Man o 0 War I margin beat Sir Barton Earton said th the thc pur pursuit t- t across ro s the tho il sands deser s rt sands at t the edge edg began when he saw 51 Arno Anno carl carly Monday Monday Mon Mon- day with Mrs Vanderbilt The young joung author who also is a Nevada state policeman seized a gun and confronted confronted con- con fronted his wIfe and the cartoonist Arno Amo famous for his one-line one captions captions cap- cap Ions in humorous cartoons apparently apparently was so taken aback that he couldn't even speak a line and it was Mrs Vanderbilt who broke the silence Look out Peter hell hel kill you she screamed then screamed then the chase was on COLONY INTERESTED The Reno Rena divorce colony awaited with keen cen interest to see if the Van- Van Arno feud would move into the thc courts Some court action may be taken laken Continued on Pace Pai Two DRY AGENTS TO OPEN DRIVE UN ON RUM INDUSTRY 1 Continued from Pa Pe Pae One effort confined to any one period He stressed his idea of keeping keeping keep ing a steady pressure against the themen themen themen men he seeks to convict Already of the new agents authorized authorized au by congress have been thrown against the law breakers Woodcock held ou out for this number against the criticism of the WIckersham commission and its recommendation to President Hoover and to congress that his figure be doubled The commission asserted In its conclusions conclusions con elusions and recommendations that there Is yet et no adequate observance or enforcement criticized the dry army as inadequate and at one point said Our conclusion Is 15 that tha there should be 60 per pcr cent more agents cents and 60 per perl cent more storekeeper Industrial alcohol that the number of prohibition Investigators and special special special cial agents should be doubled that there should be a proportionate In Increase Increase In- In crease In the customs bureau and Inthe in inthe inthe the equipment of all enforcement or organizations organizations or- or and that the number of assistant district attorneys should be increased As plans went forward in the prohibition prohibition pro pro- bureau for the marshaling of the augmented dry forces Woodcock Woodcock Woodcock Wood Wood- cock said he believed the preparatory work had been so well done that not nota a day would be lost after the date the salaries can begin July begin July 1 The concentration of men for training In the Impromptu schoolrooms schoolrooms school school- rooms tat will spring up quietly on that day will be roughly as as follows Thirteen in Boston 62 in New York 50 in 28 In Richmond 26 in New Orleans 28 in Cincinnati 55 in Chicago 28 in St. St Paul 20 in Kansas Kansas Kansas Kan Kan- sas City 11 In Denver 14 H in San Francisco and 14 in Seattle TO INSTRUCT MEN MENA A corps of 24 instructors gathered here bere b by Woodcock was nearing the end of its own course of training to today today today to- to day and will vill move soon to cities clUes to await the coming of the new men The federal dry chief was enthusiastic enthusiastic about the thc caliber of the force that will carr carry on the campaign to wipe ipe out the leaders of the liquor gangs ganss A corps of Investigators has made inquiry into the records of each man inquiring among other things whether he has ever served a n aprison aprison prison sentence and whether he himself himself himself him him- self ever ecer used liquor If It a man at sometime In his past has taken liquor and then stopped using It we do not hold this against him but every man in the service now must be bea a tot total 1 abstainer He cannot properly enforce the law and drink himself himsel The economic depression has helped us Men who formerly held responsible positions with large firms have ha services cs and with the number of college college college col col- col- col lege trained men the standards of the force constantly have hive been moving I upward I I II I |