Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 105, 3 May 1922 — Page 11

PROPOSED PROBE OF PRICE FIXING WILL

o END STRIKE, BELIEF (By Associated Press.) ' NEW YORK, May 3. Demands of civic organizations that the Lockwood committee investigate alleged price manipulation 'of anthracite coal and collusion between miners and operators will hasten settlement of the strike it was predicted at union headquarters today. District union chiefs arriving from the Pennsylvania fields to resume wage negotiations with the operators, failed to register surprise at the announcement that Samuel Untermyer contemplated such an investigation. "We would welcome it insofar as it concerned coal mining and coal prices," said a member of the delegation. "Let them investigate the United Mine Workers' organization, also, if there is any suspicion that we are conspiring with the operators to prolong this strike." Charges of the civic organizations, it was said, were based upon the manner in which the conferences of the sub-committee on negotiations have been conducted. The complainant pointed out that operators have failed to submit a wage scale fo rconsideration of the strikers, although it has

been seven weeks since negotiations began. Corroborate Statements Statements of dealers that neither anthracite nor bituminous coal have risen in price since the strike was called were corroborated today by the National Industrial Conference board, a bureau which operators in industries contribute to maintain. Anthracite coal for domestic use actually dropped an average of one per cent in price between Nov., 1921, and March. 1922, according to the buV reau's survey of 179 dealers in 62 principal cities. In Bridgeport Conn., this cut amounted to 10. per cent. Compared with 1914 prices, however, the survey indicated that anthracite coal a month ago was quoted at approximately 100 per cent higher than in July of the war year. Noticable Slump A much more noticable slump took i place in soft coal prices between November and March, according to the industrial bureau. For the country as a whole it averaged six percent, touching its greatest deflection at Birmingham and Indianapolis, four decreases of 20 per cent were noted. March quotations at Pittsburgh were reported to be only 44.4 per cent above pre-war level. To the average domestic consumer of both anthracite and bituminous coal the price in March was approximately 34 per cent above 1914 prices, but four per cent under last November's quota tlons. From a cost of living basis, the increase in coal since July, 1914, was held by the industrial to have been "greater than any other item in the family budget. BESTOW PRAISE ON VOCATIONAL EXHIBIT "Some work!" was the exclamation of one local man as he gazed upon the high school vocational exhibit in the east window of the Starr Piano company, which started Wednesday. Unusual comment was in the air about the clever work which is now on display, which represents the work of the various vocational departments of the high school. One Richmond man stated that the work which is being done in the high school compared to a high degree with that which is done in the university which he had attended. The exhibit includes blue-prints of a milling machine, patterns for the milling machine, products of the machine shop',. and the work of the printing shop. Small screw-jacks and other small machined work along with a small emery, is among the unusual display of work which has been done by the students in the high school. A complete lay-out of. the departmental work is cleverly placed in the window. This display represents the cream of the vocational . work which has been completed in the high school this year. The following instructors have been instrumental in completing it: Mr. Fultz, vocational director, and Messrs. Heaton, Gibbons, Schlauch, Vickery. VanEtten and Thomas, instructors of the different departments. CARAWAY CONTINUES ATTACK ON DAUGHERTY (Ttv Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 3. Renewing his attack on Attorney General Daugherty, Senator Caraway, Democrat, Arkansas, charged today in th,e senate that Mr. Daugherty had fired all the honest inspectors in his department, who wanted to proscute swindlers ot the government, and had "put back into the office the physician who helped to get the fraudulent pardon for Charles W. Morse.'; - - Referring to Mr. Daugherty's statement that the attack 'of the senator yesterday showed that cabinet officers should have the privilege of the floor in the senate and house Senator Caraway declared that he "waived all .immunity, personal or otherwise as to what he said yesterday or today," and that he would meet Mr. Daugherty "anywhere, any time." 3 . DAYTON MOTOR COP HALTS LOCAL POLICE Will Eversman, chief of police, and Clessie Kendall, a member of the city police force, were halted by a Dayton motorcycle officer while they were returning from that city Tuesday in the police department car. The officer stopped them because they were carrying no license plates. He also alleged they were driving too fast. His manner was not courteous, the Richmond men said. They were allowed to proceed as soon as the man had ascertained their identity. The people of Amsterdam are taught how to behave In public that Is, on which side of the pavement to walk, how to carry canes and umbrellas, etc., by means of official motion pictures.

PEKIN UNDER MILITARY CONTROL.

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Martial law has been declared in Pekin following a clash between the armies of Gen. Chang Tso-lin and Gen. Wu Pei-fu just " outside the stone wall. "One thousand troops fell during the battle, which lasted thirty-six hours. This picture shows the wall outide Pekin. '

HILGER SISTERS TRIO TO PRESENT CONCERT IN RICHMOND MAY 16 The Hilger Sisters, a trl "which plays the cello, violin and piano, will entertain at St. Andrew's auditorium Tuesday, May 16, according to an announcement made Wednesday. Elsa plays the cello, Marie, the violin and Greta the piano. The sisters were born in Bohemia, coming from a family of lartists, and were graduated from the Royal academy of Vienna, in 1918. Their debut as soloists was made with the Philharmonic orchestra of Vienna, under the baton of Oskar Nedbals. Aftr this followed successful concerts in Berlin, Leipzig, Munich, Prague, Buda-Pest QTld rttV0 XT' it T-Anrvo -n winds nnn nvta The R3me. vftr. tal Wilder waa en. gaged-y G. Schneevoigt for two phfl harmonic concerts in Stockholm, to play the Dvorsk and Hayrn Concertos During the season of 1920-21, their first in America, the Hilger Sistrs filled aver 60 concert engagements with great euccess, among them two recitals at Aeolian hall, New York City, as soloists at the Singer festival at Madison Square Garden, at the Hippodrome and concerts in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington and other eastern cities, resulting in numerous return engagements . , Appear In New York During this season, they have appeared in three subscription concerts in Town hall, New York City, and are now on an extensive tour through the middle west, appearing' in Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit. While on their way from Cincinnati to Indianapolis, they will stop over at Richmond for the evening of May 16. , While the eldest of the trio is hardly out of her teens, they are not prodigies, but virtuosos, each being complete master of her instrument. "Each one is' excellent," says Frederick Stock, conductor of the Chicago Symphony orchestra,. and Pablo Casals, of Cincinnati, says of them: "They are not only great talents, but geniuses." DISCUSS MEMBERSHIP CANVASS Business method's, and every member canvasses for the coming year, were the subjects under discussion at the North Indiana Conference1 of the stewards of the Methodist church held at the Grace M. E. church Wednesday. Following a devotional period lead by E. M. Dunbar, reports on the work for the year In the different churches were heard and plans . of work outlined. J. F. Edwards explained the working of the every member centenary canvass," to be held from May 1 to 21, while A. H. Backus, pastor of Grace church, illustrated the attempt to make it a "Christian stewardship year" by slides and literature sent out by the centenary committee. Following a noon luncheon served in the basement of the1 church, the district stewards met in conference while the general audience met to discuss "consecration," under the leadership of Dr. J. A. Realty, superintendent of the Muncie district. The delegates to the conference attended the. afternoon .sermon of Mr. Sunday at the tabernacle in a body. Robert Riley, 88, Dies - At Fountain City Home FOUNTAIN CITY, Ind., May 3. Robert Riley, 88 years old, died Wed nesday morning at his home , here after a long illness. He is survived by his widow; one daughter, Mrs. Jennie Ozbrook, of Richmond, and one son, Andrew Riley, of Fountain City. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock fro mthe Friends' church here. "Burial will be in Willow Grove cemetery. - Police Destroy 17 Stills; Sell Remains For Junk Seventeen stills which had accumu lated in the police station in the past few weeks as a result of raids conduct ed by the department were destroyed by the police Wednesday afternoon. When reduced to their smallest fragments the stills were turned over to a junkman, who paid the department $5. The money was turned into the police pension fund. Twenty-five gallons of liquor were destroyed.

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I s-"--Amateur Radio Club Members To Meet The regular meeting of the DX Radio club will be held in the Y. M. C. A. Wednesday evening. The meeting will be the first on the right on the cafeteria floor. Reports of the permanent club room committee and the relay schedule committee and organization of a code practice class, are matters to bo considered at this meeting. . ... RODEHEAVER, SCHOOL ORCHESTRA, TO PLAY FOR SPECIAL RECORD Several high school orchestra members are to make a record with Homer Rodeheaver. at the Starr Piano recording rooms, Thursday afternoon - JMr. Rodeheaver is an expert trombone player and has a fine cultured voia. Members of the orchestra who will play are Irene Jarra .Virginia Unthank, Charlotte Colvin, Mary Jones, Helen Roland, Paul Birchfield, William Marshall, David Marvel, Dwain Ewing, Maurice Longfellow, Dale Harkins, Robert Hornaday and Wesler Scull. Several letters have been received by Prof. J. E. Maddy, director of the high school orchestra, from supervis ors of many schools over the country. William JJreach, of Winston Salem, ' N. C, having received $1,500 from the school board of the high school of that city will come- to Richmond and interview Prof. Maddy for the purpose of adopting the plan by which is used in the organization of the local high school orchestra here. The money is to be used in the purchase of musical instruments and an orchestra is to be started in that high school under the same plan as Richmond's. Sleepless For 40 Years, "Scientist" Dead at 75 . GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass., May 3. William-Warner, who claimed that he had not slept for forty years, died at the home of Mrs. Alexander HoughtnUmr In Eereniont. where he had lived for two years. - Mrs. Houghtaling said that although ! Warner apparently went to sleep, he could tell everything that had happened or had been discussed during his nan when he rose from his rest. He claimed to be a scientist and said that inspirations came to him at night like rain through a leaky roof Warner's remarkable assertions at tracted widespread interest and often the things he had predicted came true. He was a hermit the greater part 01 his life and lived on a small farm, devoting its entire acreage to raising turnips, with which for years he sup plied this section. Warner was 7o years old. He serv ed in the Civil war in Company E, 2d Connecticut Regiment. He was known throughout this section as "the Sleep less Wonder." His only survivor is a sister, Mrs. Samantha Benton, of Canaan, Conn. Shots Fired Into Home Of Irish Constable (By Associated Press.) BELFAST. May 3. The home of a member of the Ulster special consta bulary In the Coal Island district of East-Tyrone was attacked today. Dozens of shots were fired into the house and the building was set on fire. The constable escaped through a back window. Other special constables hurrying to the scene were ambushed, and one badly wounded. A large number of armed men rush ed Into the Royal Irish constabulary barracks at Bellagaha, South Derry last night and fired several volleys at the occupants, killing one constable and wounding Sergeant Kerr. The police returned 'the fire, but with unknown results, and captured two of the invaders.- -, All telegraph and telephone communication with county Derry was cut off today. Police Seeking Negro Who Assaulted Woman FORT WAYNE, Ind., May 3. The police are looking for a negro who assaulted Mrs. Wayne Schlosser as she lay asleep with her two little children at 2:45 o clock this morning. Mrs Schlosser was rendered unconscious by a terrible blow on the head before she was assaulted. She Is now at SL Joseph hospital.

SUN - TELEGRAM, RICHMOND,

ROOF OF TREASURY DEPARTMENT BURNS; DAMAGE IS $75,000 (Bv Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, B.C., May 3 For the second time in three months, firemen early today battled with a stubborn fire on the roof of the Treasury department which for a time asumed menacing proportions as- the flames, burning through a long superstructure leaped high in . the , air and cast a threatening glow on the White house itself, while sparks wafted across to its surrounding terrace. When discovered about 1:45 a.m.. the flames already had gained con siderable headway and were soaring to a height of thirty of forty feet when fire apparatus responding to five alarms, arived at the scene. Gaining impetus about that time from a dull, rumbling explosion which firemne believe was caused by building materials stored for use in the present work Of raising the roof of the structure, the blaae cast a bright glow on the night sky over the entire down town section before it began to subside under the effect of water from a dozen hose lines. The White House and Washington monument stood out in sharp relief in the fantastic light of the flames. , Harding Watches Fire Awakened by White House attendants, President and Mrs. Harding dressed and from a window watched the firemen battle the flames in the nearby structure. When checked after about thirty minutes effort the flames had burned entirely through one section of the superstructure which tops the section of the building that divides the court and had spread to parts of the, central portion of the roof. Unofficial estimates, however, place the damage at not more than $75,000, although it is not known whether this adequately, took into account the poss ible damage from water which it was believed might be considerable in the ! court section of the building immedi ately under the central blaze. The new roof sructure in other por tions are said to have been only slightly damaged and not burned through, which would reduce the damage from water In other sections of the build ing. Cordon of Marines Firemen had been on the scene only a few minutes when a cordon of about fifty marines, hastily recruited from a number on liberty here from the Quantico, Va., barracks, was thrown around the building. The general public and representa-1 tives of the press alike were denied permision to pass within the line, which had made it difficult at an early hour today to ascertain the exact extent of the damage. Under-secretary of the Treasury, Clifford was early on the scene to take charge of the protection of the building and the cordon of marines was still maintained there at an early hour. The blaze aparently was of much the same nature as that which occurrtd on the Treasury roof during office hours when hundreds of employes were in the building, on last February 8. This was extinguished without a heavy damage, although a threatening blaze resulted from the burning of much scaffolding and some of the new roof structure. GOD PAYS WORKERS WITH REDEMPTION, SALVATION, SUNDAY "You want to work for an employer that treats you right," Billy Sunday told the railroad men at the Pennsy shops in a meeting Wednesday noon. "That is why you want to work for God, for when you serve him he pays you in salvation, in redemption, but when you work for the devil you are paid in disease, in sickness, in hell on earth and in the hereafter." Telling the story of the freight conductor who ran out of Logansport on the Panhandle, and had waylaid a passenger train so that his freight could get back to Logansport where his baby was sick. Sunday told of the early morning call that he made next day on the superintendent to confess his break of the rules. Confess Your Sins Then when the engineer of the pas senger train came to complain, the

rauit nad all been settled. "When j condition, will go on the auction block you sin against God, you confess tojat South Norwalk, Conn., a New York Him," Sunday said, "and then when j firm of auctioneers announced yesterthe devil comes telling about you.' God i dav.

can say, 'Oh, that's all been settled.' " "It's a mean man that will work for the devil all of his life and then, when be is about to die, look to the Lord for forgiveness and pay,'' - declared Sunday. "You don't expect to work in this world for one firm and draw pay from another." About 200 railroad men gathered in the shop's restroom for the meeting to hear Mr. Sunday. Another meeting has been announced for next Wednesday, when some member of the Sunday party will speak. Publish List of New Telephone Subscribers Since many new phones have been installed since the last- telephone book was issued, the Home Telephone company is elsewhere in this paper publishing a supplement list of telephone subscribers. It is suggested that the supplemental list be clipped out of the paper and used by patrons for reference,, thereby providing a convenient means of ascertaining phone numbers and relieving the calls for information. leaving the information bureau free to render more extensive service along other lines. ' .UNION CONVENTION f By Associated Press) CLEVELAND, O., May 3. The In ternational Ladies' Garment Workers' Union was prepared to resume con sideration of the report of the creden tials committee at today's session of its sixteenth biennial convention here. The committee began its report yes terday adjournment . preventing its completion. With the report disposed, organiza tion of committees and presentation of resolutions were planned. It is planned to begin construction this year, at Montreal, on what will eventually be the largest elevator in the world, with a capacity of 10,000,000

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ILLINOIS EXECUTIVE GLAD TRIAL IS RESUMED.

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Gov. Lem Small of Illinois, entertaining little Gordon Beaubien, while Mr. and Mrs. Alex Beaubien, parents of the child, look on. Mr. Beaubiea is one of the Governor's lawyers. With his trial on charges of embezrlement no under way Gov. Small seems relieved that the many delayt that he has encountered are at last over.

ADDINGTON SELECTED FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN RANDOLPH COUNTY WINCHESTER, Ind.. May 3. tion returns from Randolph county gives the nomination for representative on the Republican ticket to Evert A. Addington. His vote was 2,314 to Shultz's 2,207. Shultz is the present incumbent. Addington, who is blind, is a graduateof Indiana university. Ernest Dunn, present . prosecuting attorney from the twenty-fifth judicial circuit, was nominated with a vote of 3,479. Rachel A. Tooker, one of the first iwo women ever nominated in this county, beat her nearest opponent, Wilbur Longnecker, by seven votes. The votes were, Tooker 1,580, lLongnecker 1,573. Mary E. Smith was non. inated for treasurer, with a vote of 2,878. She was far ahead of her nearest competitor. Fielder won the nomination for county assessor, vote, 2,458; Cox was nominated for county commissioner, eastern district, vote, 2,960; Bowers for county commissioner, middle district, vote, 2,304. White River township (Winchester) nominated Guy Cox for trustee with a vote of 785. On the Democratic ticket for auditor, Evans' vote was 843; McAllister, 192; for treasurer. Fisher, 626; Jordan, 3S9. For county assessor. Wall. 642: lUllery, 345. Will Hays Elected Director of Railroad (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, May 3 Will H. Hays, former postmaster general, today was elected a director of the Chicago and i Eastern Illinois Railway company, at a meeting of the directors here. BARTHOU, POINCARE ARE IN CONFERENCE PARIS, May 3. Louis Barhou, the head of the French delegation to Genoa, arived today and went immediately to the foreign ofice to confer with Premier -Poincare. He was to atend a meeting of the cabinet.' "KAISER," ALL DRESSED UP, WILL BE SOLD AT AUCTION NEW YORK, May 3. "Wilhelm II, Deutscher Kaiser, v. Preussen," 6 feet; tall, resplendent in medals, and one of the ft'w Deutscher kaisers still in A-l The bronze statue of Germany's exwar lord, which once rounded out the decorations of the liner Vateiland now Leviathan will be the first item offered for sale at the auction at the Wilson Point storage yard of tho Vaterland's pre-war fittings. VATICAN ENVOY TO BECOME NEW STATE SECRETARY . Mgr. Bonaventure CerrettL MgT. Bonaventure CerretHi papal nuncio to Paris, will succeed Cardinal Gasparri as papal secretary of state. Cerretti states that Catholic priests have received orders to proceed to the famine district of Kussia.

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Hi-Y Members to Meet At School Thursday, May 11 Hi-Y club members will meet Thurs

day, May 11, during the activities period in the high school, instead of next Monday evening, as was the previous mec-j"1"6'"""'"' l" son. ah memDers axe urgea 10 Keep this in mind. The Success club will meet at the Y. M. C. A. Monday night, with Perry Wilson. Short News of City Mrs. Swift Leaving Mrs. Catherine Swift, widow of A. J. Swift, who was accidentally electrocuted on the Gaar farm recently, is leaving at 7:30 o'clock Wednesday evening' for the home of her parents, Mr. and M. Balderstone, in Wilmington, Del? Mrs. Swift will be accompanied by her daughter. Mary, and son, Charles. The household effects also are being shipped to Delaware. Issued Marriage License Raymond Graves and Maryann Woods were issued a marriage license Tuesday. Graves is a chemist living at Marysville, Ohio. Miss Woods is a school teacher. Her residence is at White water. Baby Show Planned A baby show I will h bpld' bv the Genn-Lichtenfels J v. F. W., in connection with; their carnival here next week. All j children up to two years of age will be accepted. About 200 children are J wanted to enter. Each entrant will be ; given a present. For information, per-; sons are asked to send their address ' and name in care of the Ladies' auxiliary, Genn-Lichtenfels post, 500 Main street. Eagles Team Meeting Members of the Eagles baseball club will meet in the Eagles club rooms on South Seventh street, Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock. All members of the team are requested to be present at this meeting. Inspect Art Display The Get-together club meet in the Public art gallery in the high chool building, Tuesday night. At the close of the evening the. club made an inspection of the exhibition of the Junior Art asociation, which is now on display in the art gallery. Gets Fine Paid John Parrish, recently sent to the county jail in default of a $100 fine, assessed in police court, by Mayor Handley, "paid out" Wednesday morning. He had been convicted of violation of the liquor laws. To Bury Richard Croker In Ireland Thursday (By Associated Press.) DUBLIN. May 3. The funeral ofj Richard Croker will be held tomorrow at Glencairn castle. Requiem Mass will be sung in the private oratory at Glencairn, and the burial in the vault on the Glencairn grounds will follow. Messages of condoience were continuing to pour in today from various parts of the world. They included telegrams from Arthur Griffith, president of the Dail Eireann: Sir Thomas Lipton, Jeremiah MacVeagh, M. P., and Marquis and Mrs. Martin Maloney, of Philadelphia. Deaths and Funerals MARGUERITE R. ENGLEBERT -Private funeral services for Mrs. Marguerite R. Englebert will be held Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the home of the parents, 1017 North A street. Burial will be in Earlham cemetery. Friends may. call any time. JOHN BURNS Funeral services for John Burns, who died Tuesday, will be held Friday, afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home in Spring Grove. " Burial will be in Lutherania cemetery. Rev. C. R. Isley will officiate. Friends may call any time. . HESTER REBECCA LINDSAY Funeral services ' for Mrs. Hester Rebecca Lindsay will -be held Thurs day morning at 10 o'clock at Eaton, I Ohio. Burial will be in the Eaton cemetery. Friends may call at the home of the daughter, Mrs. Frank Case, 14 South Third street, any time. GEORGE H. ELIASON George H. Eliason, 69 years old, died Wednesday noon, at his home, 809 North .Eighth street. Mr. Eliason was sitting at the dinner table at the time of his death. He is survived by his widow, Emma E. Eliason. Funeral services will be held "Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the home. Burial will be In New Paris. Friends may call at any time.

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DADS AND BROTHERS WILL DEVOTE WEEK 1 TO NATION'S "KIDS" ,- INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. May 3. "The kids" of the nation are to hare a whole week' in May devoted to them. Dads and older brothers, comprising the membership of Rotary clubs and American Legion poets of the country have joined forces to give "little buddy" the week all to himself. The Rotary and Legion national organizations have announced April 30 as the opening date of Boys Week, although the week may be observed . any time during May conforming with local conditions. The first Sunday of the week is to be known and observed as Boys' Day In the churches, Monday as Boys' Parade day, Tuesday as Boys' day in school, Wednesday as Boys' day In industry, Thursday as Boys day for health and safety, Friday as Boys' day for thrift and citizenship, and Saturday as Boys' day with dad and at home. Father and son banquets are suggested ior the closing day. In -cities where there are both Rotary clubs and Legion posts, the two organizations will co-operate to give the youngsters a week all to themselves, with a comprehensive and beneficial program. Legion posts will carry out the program alone in the absence of Rotary clubs. National Commander MacNider has urged each post of the Legion either to adopt a troop of Boy Scouts or to form a troop, with legionnaires as scoutmasters. "These kids look to the men who served In '17 and '18 just as we looked to our older brothers of '98. and those splendid veterans of the Civil war, men who showed us the way, gave us our inspiration to step out when the day came and our country called." a statement from Mr. MacNider to legion posts reads. "If every legion post could adopt as its own troop of scouts, preferably maue up or iaas wno would nave a hard time otherwise to take advantage of scout privileges, that post would have accomplished by that act alone a great service to its community." internatncrooks are arrested in paris (By Associated Press.) PARIS, May 3. With the arrest of John Pincott and Arthur Cox here, the French police claimed today to have put an end to the activities of two international crooks, one of whose last fields of endeavor was New York: where they swindled one man out of $100,000. The arrest was made at the request of the American embassy. According to the police, the men have been working various confidence games all over the world, -selling oil stocks and options on public buildings, or dabbling in gold bricks. The men were located in the most expensive suite of the fashionable hotel Crillon, where they were busy negotiating the sale of a large Texas ranch. "Larger than the principality of Monaco, and as profitable." was the way they described it to prospective purchasers. NEW YORK, May 3 John Pincott and Arthur Ernest Cox, arrested in Paris on swindling charges, took $100,000 from Eric Skogstadt, wealthy Norwegian, in a horse race betting scheme here last fall, the New York police announced today. MAX OSER SURPRISED; MATHILDE FAILS HIM (By Associated Press.) PARIS, May 3. Max Oser is surprised at the failure of Miss Mathilde McCormick, his fiancee, to answer his cable messages and disappointed bel cause she did not appear in Zurich last month when he expected her, according to a Zurich dispatch to the Herald. The former riding master declines, however, to discuss reports of an estrangement with John D. Rockefeller's granddaughter, to whom he became engaged prior to her departure from Switzerland a few months ago. Oser said he had addressed several messages to the Lake Shore home Of the McCormick family in Chicago but had received no reply. He believed, however, that this might be due to the fact that Miss Mathjlde was at present travelling in Virginia. Suburban PHILOMATH, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Hary Weber and daughter, June, Mrs. 'errant Rose, daughters, Mary and Margie, son, James, attended the play given at Brownsville Wednesday night.. ..Mrs. Ross Stevens spent Thursd?afternoon with Mrs. J. O. Plankenhorn and Mrs. Samuel Stinson Mr. and Mrs. Ora Hendrix and daughter spent Wednesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Hary Shadle and son, Russel of near Centerville Virgel Plessinger, Naomi Dennis and Martha Wright spent Wednesday at Waterloo school. School closed there Wednesday. .. .Mr. and Mrs. Albert Railsback, Florence Wickersham of Webster, Mrs. Luther Arnett and daughter of Richmond spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. M. B. McCashland., . . . .Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Plankenhorn spent Wednesday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Will Leat and M. D. McCashland Mr. and Mrs. Harry Weber and daughter, June, were in Liberty Thursday Mrs. Grant Rose spent Wednesday night with her daughter, Fern, at Brownsville...... Edith Brown spent a few days this week with her aunt, Mrs. Rufus Lambert.... Mrs. Samuel Fisher spent the latter part of the week with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Murphy and family and Darlie Fisher of Lebanon Virgel Plessinger spent Friday afternoon with Sylvia Stinson Mr. and Mrs. Ross Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burris and family were called to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Plankenhorn, of Webster, Sunday, by the death of their daughter, Colleen Mr. and Mrs. Walter McCashland and family of Pea Ridge, Harry McCashland v and children spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. M. B. McCashland Mrs. Willard. Rodenburg spent Suday afternoon with Mrs. M. J. Weber.. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Holmes and sons of Richmond, spent Sunday with Mrs. Jennie Plessinger and family. Virgel Plessinger returned home with them to spend a few days.