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Show PROF. THOMAS IN OFFICIAL HANDS Wife Cares for Young Woman Whom Her Husband Has Ruined. UNIVERSITY TO ACT Mrs. Thomas Cannot Forgive Professor's Utter Stupidity and Absurd Childishness. CHICAGO. April IT The case of Professor William I. Thomas, and Mrs R. M, Granger, detained by government govern-ment agents after registering on Thursday at a downtown hotel as HC Roland and wife, Gary, Ind." was In the hands of city officials today, federal fed-eral authorities announced. They were released on their own recognizance What action the city authorities would take, if any. had not been indicated toaaj . Mrs. Granger. 24 years old, mother of a three year old child and wife of an army officer, fighting with the American forces in Prance, spent the night at the Southside nomc of the University of Chicago sociology pro-lessor. pro-lessor. She was there by invitation of the professor's wife who is known nationally na-tionally as a pacifist and an advocate of woman suffrage. Mrs. Thomas met Mrs. Granger down town by appointment appoint-ment and look the pretty wife of the soldier home with her. accompanied by Mrs. Granger's sister, Miss Delia Raines, a motion picture actress and an art student. "I am terribly, terribly sorry for you." Mrs. Thomas said to Mrs Granger. "The only thing I can't forgive for-give is the utter stupidity and the absurd ab-surd childishness of the professor doing do-ing such a thing. He ought to have known better." Mrs. Thomas has heretofore rallied to the defense of her husband when criticized for some of his writings and utterances on sex questions. She Is the daughter of the late Rev. James Park, a Presbyterian minister of Knoxville, Tenn., is president of the Chicago Peace Society and accompanied accom-panied the Henry Ford peacp expedition expe-dition to Stockholm. Daniel Albion Small, head of the il partment of sociology of the University Uni-versity of Chicago of which Professor Thomas is a member, said today that something probably would be done by the university authorities. "The matter of procedure will rest with President Judson, who is out of, the city It is probable that a com-mittee com-mittee will be appointed to investigate! the actions of Professor Thomas." |