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G. 0. P. ANGRY WHEN BOONE SEEKS OFFICE

Safety Board Member Startles 0 Organization By Filing for Treasurer. Republican organization p'.m Thursday were disarranged when tw e well known South Pend citizenhied their declarations for the party nomination for county treasurer. W. A. Silrk. formnr republican county chairman, and brother of City Atty Thomas W. Slick, was to have been the only republican candidate in the field for the primary nomination, but hardly had Mr. Slick's signature dried on the declaration ble.nk in County Clerk Wilbur M. Warner's ofhee when Franklin M. I'.oone, member of the Carvori board of public safety, tiled for the same nomination. "Mr. Poonr. will make veiT'P.t county treasurer." w.a- all that 'layor Carson would siy lato Thür.i!ay afternoon when ask d cuin erning the disarrangement c f proious organization plans. Major Di-a ppdnt d. The mayor appeared d i-t t 'P' i :i t ! that both "Mr. Poone and Mr. Slick h;td bled for the same nomination, and it i.i iy oe that an t ff r t will b" mad' to induce Mr. Poone to withdraw. Mr. Slick is b !u vcd to b the administration's e.-mdidat ' . It ev:i hinted that an agree ment had been reached between the administration faction ;ind !he t'umty organia ? ion that Mr. Slick should bo th" oiy , i r d I d a t ( . The ntrance of : member of the C.ir-adoiini-lratioit it: the race fthe oiinty tr; a.-.ir . r.--h.:ii aft r lhT--; slid to h e b-'U an :vgr mnt that Mr. Sit-1; should b the only f.im to !'.!? for tk.at oti'ue Ikh widened the br ich betw--n tb- -r-catiiatlcn forces arid th itv hall at'trr it was btlievtd by i.otli fuctun that amicable relations had bi' "!l reached. AVill Vot AVithdraw. Ho. vc vor, it is bii -vd tk. it mtah oppc.sit an will bo encountered nl. -n an eifert is made to induce- Mr l'.oonc to withtlraw from the ra c f-.-r the ollae fur which Ins has riled hi.s derkiration. 1'or a. while Mr. I'ooi'.A wii-A looked r.ioii as h aditnnistrat ion's ramlidat i.r th;r .iM'rerraip nomination. Tii n it deeloT.cd that Mr. Slick had a;parently replaced Mr. im.ou ni ihadmlnistiaticnks affc-tions. I'r ' rd--ef Mr. lloone- :iy that he nas 1-d to 1m li-ve that he would re -eive th" administration's sui port, and tli v ;re not overly pb. ted ar tli" apparont change in the administration's attitude reardiiUT the trtaun ihlp nomination. MOSLEMS COMPLAIX AGAINST BRITISH Tl'MS. NYrikern Afri a. M.i' -h 1 1. : onie ",en .Mesum un.eiMi ... I t-ncn.r.l-iv rr.timl'.t r:i ! ill beM ÜUl .' ...... - re the French embassy a -..in t the t.eeupatlon of "onstanttnopb by th-v.riti.-h ;i(-i'iir'.i;n, io a tu.-j aun .don Tim s. The Fretn h v- .. . f.-a tli,. . I.-T. i ' t i e-. that he I ho allied ere simply taking me tsi.res auain.t a recurrenee the reeent ma.-acres ;nd that if Fram w erwould called Upon to in.env'e ibe a guarantee for the M -- b ni faith. REPORT ARMENIAN MASSACRE FALSE r-afa Bev. TurkMi Minister of Foreign Affairs Gives Opinion. roNSTNATIN'Oi'bk, March 0. Yhe Turkish minister of forei.-tn af-:.;-s S-fa Pey. Thursday dicu ed Mar.ish tracedy ami the Cilician .ti-'n. lie emphatically denied ri ete was an organized mas-M-ef Armenian-. 1 ut said that one two h-.:r.-.hed non-combatants, ;:h!...:.s w . ii .;s ' hrtlans had ! ! ' U i o 1 e X t vur..'.e.l. The truth, ef the statement C :!; re v.is r.o crgai'i:. d massacre is ident." he cor.tinut d. " as aft.-r the :n;Te a a'm itioti of Marash. calm i-,A-lS rc-c-t ibl-.shed :i:.d the Armenians there (r.Joy the prottctton of ; he very persons tiny attacked wit'a s ich hatred. No Mahnen. T!; only urj ose of the tribes which It t a t an organised massacre, rusheit to tt'.e a.st;i:ir.- of Marash td (i"Uvcr tl;rir v-religloni-ds. rrcnrh and Arn-ni.ii retirtd v a r : . the surburbs and. having rc eied j . inforcements. rrsunud tie bombardment of the city, which was twotkirds destroyed. Mussulman il- ! .rers Mispected of hainir cooper-.-ted w ith the U fender? i f Marash , , re surrounded by Armenians, who .mmitted massacres without üpar- . iT women or chi! Iren." S.ifa Pey read frm a mass of disi.. itches as lie discussed the Marash .- tu ition. He spoke several times 1 with er.-at bitterness if the refus.il f the allied censorships to permit rkey to tell its side of the ory th Turkish press wh.V !.:-.;-g Ariremi l ns : r i drok la make

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Car for His Own; Police Arrest Him While attempting to steal an automobile Thursday ovenlntr at 10:4 i o'clock. Jerry Moore, Jr.. C01 Cottar:.av., was apprehended by the owner of the car, Fred J. Sack. The far was. standing in .front of thStar store. S. Michigan st.. and. aceordln, to the statements made by the owner of the car, Moore had the motor running and was preparing to drive away when he was caught. Moore apologized to Sack, stating that he had made ;i mistake and thou-ht it was his car. He was! turned over to Patrolman Kdler. j and brought to police headquarters, where he was charged with unl.-w- j ful po.'sfion of an automobile. SIMS TESTIFIES ATLANTIC FLEET WAS UNPREPARED Claims Frequent Pleas By British for Warships Were Disregarded. WASHIXGTOX. Marcii It. Charges that the Atlantic fleet as not kept in readiness for battle during the war were added by Rear Admiral Sims to his arraignment of navy department policy in testimony Thursday before til senate investigating committee. Much Delay. He told the committee that frequent ideas for American warships were disregarded and months were ley in dlspe.u hing a squadron of oattleships- to join the British grand Ib-et. When the squadron finally was ordered abroad he said it was composed of four ships of different type-, evidence that other ships to form a. homegenous unit were "not ready for sea service." He read also a. message from the navy department showing that after the four were seh cted it was uecess iry to do, k them bv-fme they could pr- : d. a delay of another two or three Weeks. Tribute to the ottiecrs and men of the battleships was paid by the admiral, who said the work of titting into the Hritish th et, Avas ac om-pli-ht d in four days, one of the ;ini'l exhibitions he had ever seen. Service with the F.ritish. ho pointed out necessitated the abandonment of all the American codes ami signals and adoption of the Ilritivh system. Ki-qiH t.s Itefll-ll. PniMi,.s! fin- Vmeriean fore to implement the allied naval patrol Admiral Sims asserted, were refused at first by the navy department on the irround thai the future position of the Fnited States must in r.o way be j opardied by any disintegration of our main fighting licet." The admiral declared he was whollv unable to conceive of any i world iuav iMt'.icv. -spcciallv in war. based upon the requirements I. f possible future wars. J . . COAL IS MINED IN RESTRICTED AREAS srHAXTOX. Pa., March 11. Mining engineers employed by th city to investigate the workings of the colliery of the People's Coal company, who invaded the mine workings Wednesday night through an abandoned opening, reported to Mayor Conr.ell Thursday they had found unmistakable evidence that mining had ben going on in that teritory in which operations were restricted by an order of the court. It was also found, it is reported, that coal owned by priate per.-ons and held by them for protection of their property had been mined. Now that the city lias possessio!; ot th mine the investigation will be continued m all the seven veins underlying West cranton. Say Burglars Stole Valuables of Ruler Cf'Pr.NTTAC.FN. March 11. P.urglars have r.ii sacked the villa of King Christ fin, situated on the Sruw. ;-qlv rwar- and antiquities valued at s eral thous an kroner wer stöh n. The t-'kaw is the northern extiemitv or Jutland.

OPPOSES McADOO 'S PLAN OF REDUCING U. S. TAXES

WASHINGTON. March 11. Opposing former Sc-y McAdoo's plan f red tu im? taxes by additional hov.d iss-irs, Sec'y Hour ten are! Ast Sec'y Letliingwell Thursday to! 1 the ho;: -e w ;i ,s and means comi.v.P.ec whtch is cor-sidcrir.g s!d'r relief leuris-1 itien that any Increase in the wit government indebtedness voubi i re-ate a gra e financial situation. Scc'y Houston pre.lirte.I tl at a hood issue of J'.köciV'OC.OOe- necessary under certain plans of adjusted compensation tu"' before the committee, "rught rcsu'.t in a disaster." while Mr. Le'km-w ell said "th" worst th'ng pesib'.e would be to L'i e bonds to former soldier, as .n ;rcit majority of them would cas'a :!::' l-.o'a' ir.gs immediately." Loth suggested increased taAes as

COAL BOARD FAILS TO END WAGE DISPUTE

Miner's Representative Refuses to Concur In Majority Settlement. WASHINGTON, March 11. The commission appointed by I'rcs't Wilson to settle the coal strike has split definitely on the questions of wage iucreases and hours of work Tin- mi joi ity -lb nry M. Robinson, chairman, representing the publie, and Kembrandt Peak, represeatiug the operators, in a rtq ort submitted to Pres't Wilson Thursday, is understood to have recommended a general wage advance of approximately lk" per cfnt and that houis and conditions of labor remain unchanged. Prepare.- Separate Itctiirii. John P. White, representing tie mint i s. refuses to concur in this settlement. He is preparing a minority report in which it is reported that he will recommend a s-cn-hou day and a wage increase of approximately o per cent. In advance of the publication, of the two rei oris, erlieials of the Fnited Mine workers of America, would nut discuss the probable com se of the miners. Since their representative on the commission had refused, to accept the majority decision, howevt r. it was regard d as certain that they would not accept the settlement it proposes. Scv'y (ircviie Talks. William Greene, secretary of the union miners, after a conference with Se.cy Tumulty at the white house Thursday, said there was no radical difference between the majority, and Mr. "White expressed the hope that the differences would be ironed out at joint meetings between the operators and the miners. Pres't Wilson, inviting the members of the commission to undertake a settlement, said it was important that their conclusions be reached by unanimous action. Since the commission's decision is not unanimous, there is much speculation as to the president's next step. The operators would not discuss this matter in iidvam-f of a decision by the presidt nt, but it was lain that the miners and some administration oltiehils expected -Mr. Wilson t unite the two sides t gef together on the basis of the majority and minority reports and seek an amicable seUlenK nt. GRAM) JURY BEGINS PROBE OE NEU YORK RED LIGHT DISTRICT Ni:V VldlK, March 11. A show er oi' sunpoenas deset mb-d Thursday on the fourth police inspection district which embraces latest addition to New York's notorious tenderloin when the grand jury began its John Ioe investigation ot' charges that certain policemen are exacting wholesale graft from women and undesirable resorts. This investigation is an outgrowth of an indictment of Police Detective John J. liunson. who is alleged to have extorted money from women in return for "protection." From the dinict attorney's oce came announcement that e very policeman oonnneeted with the fourth inspection ilistrn t. from commanding omcer to plain clothes men. would be questioned. in addition, it was said, merchants, watchmen and women of the underworld would be brought before the grand jury. Later, it was added, other districts might be investigated. DEMPSEVS WIFE AND FEDERAL OFFICER ON WAY TO SAN FRANCISCO SAN l!i:C.. Calif.. March 11. Muxine Wayne, fornar wife of Jack Pempsey. heavyweight pugilist, left Sin liego. Calif., today for San Francisco, with . . rr. a ft deial officer. rr rej orted be had found her at Tijuana. .Mexico, with tin.- assistance of Mexican authorit ief and that she was .ccempan ing him willingly. The form' - Mrs. perapsey is said to have received letters from tiepucilist 'hrowing ligl";t on charges which resulted in Pempsey's reee-nt indictment for alleged draft evasion. "the lo.ist l..rnif:iT way" tr extend relief, the assistant secretary asserting that even a tax on norma! ineotr.es wotil.i add to the ro.-t of !iing abd I-" tl.rectly fell by those least able to be;tr it. Ae.j- future bond issue would have to bear s'x per cent interest and would be "a more serior.s proposition than it was during the war." Cov Haröm; of the federal re serve board, told the committee. "Pirs-t there would be a lack of patriotism which helped in selling bonds during the war." tie said. ' and secondly we would come into competition with all sorts of cominercial investments." V.(n under increased taxes. Sc'y Horton stiil, the proposed expend t'ire of two million dollars "would be a verie .:s one for the people to . uiifront j.t this time."

Sec. Baker Overpays Income Tax Agent; Gets S4S0 Refund

WASHINGTON, March 11. Sec'y Paker has overpaid his Income tax. Ho was notified Thursday by the internal revenue bureau that he was entitled to a refund of J4S0 for last year as the result of an error in liguring his surtax. A cabinet ofhcer get $12,000 a year and a surtax is charged on part of a salary over 000. Mr. Paker, himself a lawyer, had a lawyer assist him in making out his re-turn. He said he was unable to discover where he had ntado the error. CONGRESS REFUSES TO MAKE PERSHING PERMANENT LEADER Members Approve Section Permitting W ar Secretary to Make Choice. W A S H I N C, T O N. March 11. Without a le-eord vote, the house Thursday refuse-d to amend the army's reoganization bill so as to make Gen. Pershing the permanent chief of staff. In doing so. it approved the section permittir.g the secretary of war to make- the selection. Offers Amendment. Pop. Strong, republican, Kansas, offering the amemlment, declared that "without it Pershing's war experience in tin- management of the army will le lost." but Pep. Green, republican. Vermont, and Itep. Caldwell, democrat, New York, contended that the secretary of war shoidd be free to choose ' the' chief military adviser." On. Pershing's assignment as chief of staff, Mr. Caldwell said, "would be a step down." . .Many Objections. Objections by both republicans and democrats that the) general staff would be permitted to rule the war department and the army tindor the reorganization hill, resulted in adoption of an amendment which would prevent assumption of administrative functions by the staff. MAKE PLEA FOR JUST EXPORT FLOUR RATES WASHINGTON. March II. A pica fcr just export rates on Hour was presented to the shipping- board Thursday by the Southwestern Millers' league. Chairman Payne assured the delegation tha-t the board would give careful consideration to the tlifterential between Hour and wheat rat's, so the millers of this country would not he at a disadvantage in export business. Ship operators and millers agreed in l!dl that the differential in favor of wheat should never be more than four cents, but because of the war theh agreement was not really allowed to werk out. The millers Thursday said .that under normal competitive conditions the differential ranged from - 1-2 cents to six cents-. Fnibr shipping hiard rates it has been as high as f :. cents. Their purpose in coming before the shipping board nojv, they said, was to anticipate any move that might be made when "the grain corporation goes out of existence. CENSUS REPORT SHOWS LOUISVILLE 231.891 WASHINGTON. March 11. The census bureau Thursday night announced the following l?-0 population tigures and increases: I.uisville. 234. SOI. an increase of lO.loik of 1.9 per cent. St. Joseph. Mo.. 7 7.7.",:. in inert ase of '.'."'2, or 0.4 per cent. Chambersburg, Pa., F1.171. an increase of 1.1171. or 11.0 per ce-nt. Louisville wins the 21th city of the country in point of population in lMO. It s. -i owed a growth of t'.4 per cent at that time over the census of ltoe'. From 10 to K00 its increase was 27.1 per e. nt. PK(K'bIMi:i) KING. L"XDN. March 11 Prince l'elsal. son of the king of Ileeljaz. has be. n proclaimed hing of Syria, according to advices receded in Cairo from lb irut. says dispatch to the London Times from the Fg ptian capital. CHINESE BANDITS RELEASE CAPTIVE CINCINNATI. O.. March 11. Dr. A. L. Shelion. mirsianary of the Disciples of Christ church, who has been held captive by Chinese bandits, has oet-n rcKaed according to inforr.iution received ly the foreign t'hrisri.tn inlion:iry society of the Disc iples churvh here today. Advices telling of Dr. She lton's re-l.-..is were contained in the following telegram from Pep. D. T. Mor;tn of Oklahoma: "State department has received menage dated Peking, March 11. from American legation station that they have been advised by military attache and by the French legation that Dr. Shelton has been released." Dr. Shelton. who has been for many years a missionary in China was captured by bandits in southern China while preparing to come to this country. Previous cablegrams had stated that he was being held as a hostage for bandit prisoners captured by the Chinese authorities.

INDICT 125 OPERATORS AND MINERS

Federal Court Finds Them Guilty of Violating Fuel Control Act. INDIANAPOLIS. March II. An indictment charging conspiracy in violation of the Lever fuel control act and the federal criminal code, naming 125 coal operators and miners as defendants, was returned in federal court here late Thursday by a special grand jury which has been investigating the coal industry since December 17, 1919. More than half of the defendants arc operators, it is said. Pond was fixed by United States Hist. Judge A. P. Anderson at $10,uiH' in some of the cases and at $:.000 in others. The defendajats will be arraigned on May 4. Names o fthose Indicted will not be made public until they are arrested. Ten Overt Acts. Ten overt acts are charged against the coal men in the indictment, which contains eighteen counts. It is understood that many of the violations charged have no connection with the strike of bituminous miners but occurred prior to the signing of the armistice. The indictment was brought under sections four and nine of the Lever act and section .17 of the criminal code, and charges In general that miners and operators conspired to enhance the price of necessaries by restricting distribution, limiting manufacture and by other mans. and by conspiring to commit offenses against the Fnited States as delined in the criminal code. The penalty on conviction of the charges against the fuel men. is a lute not exceeding $10.000. imprisonment for not more than two years, or both fine and imprisonment. Kept Secret. While no names were made public it was learned that practically all hose facing charges an? active in the central competitive held, which embraces Indiana, Illinois Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. The grand jury was instructed to go fully into all violations of the Iever law without regard to the place of origin of the reports. It is not expected that any arrests will be made this week a.s two or three days will be required to prepare the papers for serving. GOV. COX WILL HAVE NO OPPOSITION AT PRIMARIES IN OHIO COLFMPFS. Ohio. March 11. Gov. James M. Cox will be the e.nly democratic presidential candidate to go before the voters fee- endorsement at the primaries April 7. The republican ticket will contain only the names of Fnited States Sen. Warren G. Harding and .Major Gen. Wood. S.-c'y of State Smith Thursday sustained the objections of S. K. (iodden. secre tary of the democratic state committee, to the petition of James O. Monroe, of Chicago, on evidence that Monroe's petition was not certified by five eb-ccors. thus ruling Monroe's imr.f: from the ballot. The republican fight wr s narrowed to Harding and Wool through withdrawal of James P. Garfield, of Cleveland. Garfield, however, authorized Wood candidates for delegates to name him a.s th -;r second choice. NEEDS HUGE SUM TO KEEP BOY OF FIFTEEN N'PAV YORK, March 3 1. Fifteen year old Robert Kelly, grandson of : Fugene Kelly wealthy banker, who died in I SO 4 leaving sneral millions, required 57."0ö annually for his support, according to his mother, Mrs. Dorothy Kelly, whose application for this allowance from trust funds will be investigated by a fereree appointed today by the surrogate court. Mrs. Kelly listed amor.jr "necessities" S24.5 0 a month for gasoline fcr her son's car. CHARGES FALSE INCOME ENTRIES NT.W YOPK. March 11. Isidor Schlanker, as.-istant to Nathaniel W. Gropper, Internal rovAiiuo aq-ent to whom jay .. Veher, s"cret.'ry of the Pi'-torial Review company. If alb u-ed to have paid a bribe to falsify income tax reports involving 530?. 000, testified Thursday in the federal court that Weber had told him the company had "rescinded" dividends because it needel money. Weber, on advice of counsel, also deducted $400,000 in marginal losses, although warned by inspectors that they were not deductable. according to Schlar.ger's testimony. When court opened Gropper, whose cross examination was to he continued was absent and a marshal was dispatched to and him. He later explained he was ill. The defense continued to attack his credibility as a complaining witness.

Draft Evader Will Take Witness Stand in His Own Defense

NFTW YORK. March 11. Grover Clevclard Pergdoll, wealthy young Philadelr-hlan being cort martialled on Covtrnor's Island, charged with desertion from tho army in evading the draft law, withdrew $50.000 from his account at the Tenth National bank, Philadelphia between the day after the United States declared a state of war with Germany and tho time he "fled," according to John F. Iiauder, president of tho instituticn. Pauder testified Thursday for the prosecution. 1. C. Gibbony, Philadelphia counsel for Pergdoll, at his trial stated Thursday that Pergdoll might take tho witress stand in his own defense. He said he would be "a very good witness" as "demonstarted in the: past." He is "very cool" on the stand, Gibbony said, adding: 'This boy has the truth to tell and he will have no hesitancy in telling it" SAYS AMERICA'S LABOR RELATION MUST BE SOLYED Sen. Cmnmings Makes Address At Nation Petroleum Congress. CHICAGO, March 11. The covenant of the League of Nations and other international relationships cannot compare in importance with the relation, present and I. respective, of the government to labor in industry. Sen. A. P. Cummins, of Iowa, said Thursday night in an address before the National Petroleum congress. Relations Disappear. "Unless the people of the United States who work for a living are well disposed toward American institutions, unless they are enabled through the compensation for their labor to becomo good citizens, devoted to their country and willing to defend it, our foreign relations will speedily elisappear," S?en. Cummings said. "I venture the prediction that the issue of the oncoming political campaign, the i.ssue which will chieiiy determine political atliliations will concern the relation of the government to labor. "Fvents like the coal strike have borne in upon me an abiding conviction that the day of the strike in the agencies of transportation and in the base industries of the country has passed forever. This Ls not said with any want of sympathy in the gTeat cause for which labor is lighting. In my opinion, labor has never received and ls not now receiving its just share in the division between capital and labor, but there must be In the very nature of things some better way to determine the division thin through the strike. Justice to li bor. "It seems to me that the government must unelertake. with respect to transportation and certain basic industries, the bask of compelling justice to warro workers and of adjudicating in a fair tribunal the- disputes which arise between employers and en ployes. It must declare, when the occasion arises, what wages shall be paid and the working conditions which shall exist. Put tliis is not all. In those cases in which the public interest, welfare and protection require government jurisdiction, the government must not only adjudicate the controversy but it must enforce its decision." SYRIANS CELEBRATE FREEDOM OF STATE PKinUT. Syria, March S. The Syrian congress at Damascus eleclared Syria to be an independent state. There were fireworks Thursday night and Pe-tnit celebrated its independence. It is reported that Prince Fei.sal. -on of tho king of the Hedj.iz will be crowned king of Syria Friday. Palestine, Lebanon and Northern Mesopotamia are included in the districts where the Arabs are voting freely, apparently with the purpose of forcing the peace conference to reeejgmze Syria, under a threat of cooperation with the Turkish nationalists if independence i- refused them. The Arab? claim to have. KO.OOC troops ready to cooperate with the Turks in Ci Icia and Anatolia. Apparently thfy are willing to accept French advi-ers. LA UNCH NE W AGAINST WASHINGTON, MaT-h 11. -Paring a truce in the jeac treaty dehate Thursday senate leaders marihalkd t!;e;r sokttcred forces for another and decisive attempt .to nach a compromise on article 10. As result some emblar.ee of cohe.-ion was retored among the compromise advocates on the republican and elemooratic side.s of the oham! er. but the total of votes that could be counted for any compromise still was short of the necessary two-thirels. and the leaders expressed little hope of a final agreement. Ilesurrecti ng the new republican substitute fcr the article 10 reservation, the republican leaders agreed on some changes in wording in the hope that they might regain the support of the handful of republican Senator whose refusal to sup-

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SAYS CARELESS EMPLOYES CAUSE MANY BIG FIRES Chief of Cincinnati Salvage Corps Talks At Credit Men's Banquet, I'ducate the careless employe and pirry on a campaign of fire prevention which which will reach all classes of citizens and you have eliminated tho 90 percent of tho total fire loss of tho community which is preventable and which haa its origin in carelessness and negligence." This message was brought to tho South Pend Association of Credit Men at their "Fire Prevention" meeting held Thursday night at Kables' banquet hall by Capt. J. J. Conway, superintendent of the Underwriters' Salvage, corps of Cincinnati, recognized as one of the country's leading authorities on fire prevention. CapL Conway advocated a fire prevention campaign in South Pend in which the Chamber of Commerce, Rotarians, Kiwanis, Credit Men and all civic and commercial bodies should cooperate. Such campaigns have been carried out in Cincinnati and other larpre centers wdth the most effective results in reduction of fire losses, he said. . Two Harvards. Carelessness of factory and storo employes and of cities themselves in allowing cpnfiagation breeding shacks and waste piles to stand in valuable property districts were classed as the two greatest fire hazards by the speaker. Capt. Conway carried his points to his heaters in a b'.unt, direct manner which brought home the seriousness of tho effect of fire losses on busiacw, both directly and indirectly, more fttrcibly than had they been voiced in smooth, oratorical form. In his ph-a for eelucation of employes in this reyard ho Illustrated with cases where tampering with window lighting in a department store by a window dresser and overloading the circuit had started a fire tChlch cost several lives as well as thousands of dollars. In another instance a school janitor in a hurry to get home and attend to personal affairs on business time had overloaded a furnace with the reeult of a loss of 142 school children's lives. Both cases coubl be attribute! to no other causo except negligence, he declared. Cites Itca,son. "And there you have your reason for the big majority of tires whose, origins are listed as unknown." he stated, "They are not unknown, but those who are directly responsible will not admit their guilt. Sometimes they are forced to an admission by the fact that they themselves uro victim.-; of the conJlagation. A reckk-s automobile driver is taken into the police court. If lie runs down and kills a man he is indicted for manslaughter. Why, then, should the man who endangers hundreds of lives through carelessness in the case of lire go scot free? "A loss through fire in a business house of any character affects the whole community eitlu-r directly or indirectly." he declared in stressing the necessity of a community prevention program. "Tho destruction of a big industry throws met; out of work and automatically cuts off their purchasing power. Tlie merchant's business drops off and. a slump in business means a probable reduction of ere. lit and possible insolvency. Ask any financial authority and he will tell you that tlp-h panic of 4'07 was Jn a large measure caused by the 0A.000,000 in securities thrown or; th" marked ty fire insurance corapir.ies in thr-:r endeavor to rover the leases of the San Francisco tire "' IP'avy I,perw The tire departme nt is the he r est expense of e-verv citv. he said. fCOXTFVl'FD ON PAGF TIIiti:i; OFFENSE PACT CHANGE rrt Up? MilUtu!' V,' !y.- !r.'

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CCUPANTS A W A V i Seven Children Are Included In List of Storm's Victim. STP rtFXG FI FLD, Mo., March 11. Ten persons are known to be ded and eight are injured a.s the result of a tornado which iswcpt through tho valley oJ Turkey Creek ne.ir Pranson and Hollister, Jn Taney county, Thursday. Seven of tho dead am minor children of Pan and William Vox. brothers living- at Melva, a small town five miles south of Pranson. Four of William Fox's children were killed and his brother lost three children. The wives of both men received injuries from which It is believed they cannot recover. Mrs. Alva Hrwanl and child, living at Melva, were killed imrtantly. William Jackson, whose home wa. five miles southeast of Prannon. 1 dead. A sister of Jackson was seriously injured. Homo Gone. John Cross and his wife, living on a farm near Oasis, north of Pranfon, were blown away with their home and no trace haa been found of either the home or its occur.ants. Ridgeway Manky was carried l.COO feet from his homo at Melva. and when he retrained consciousness on the opposite bank of Turkey creek he saw his young brother William struggling In tho water. He was too weak to give assistance. Later the body of the brother was recovered downstream. Tho bodies of tho Fox children, according to reports received here, were taken from Turkey creek, which had been swollen tc large proportions by incesent rains la: night and early today. The storm was not confined to Melva. Reports of home.s rarrie I away, buildings destroyed and children injured continued to pour into the center of tho stricken area tonight The storm district included Kirhyville. Taneyvllle. Mildred. Forsyth and Pranson. "Well Ivjiown Country. The storm-swept country is known to thousands of tourists who annually visit the Ozark region for hunting and fishing. Reports of unusual effects of the storm were numerous tonight. A work train of eicht cars f-outh of Pranson and on which the wives of six workmen lived, was move-. 2 0 0 feet down the track and the cars uncoupled, but not on of the occupants was hurt. The hotel at Melva was practically demedls.hed. while six women wer seated n-ar the fireplace. Pricks, plaster and splinters fell about the women. One was injured slightly. THHFj; KILPFP. ; NPVADA, Mo.. March 11. Three j rfrsons were killed ar. 1 property j damage estimated at flOO.OGO, In- ! volvir.g every building in the l.udnts? section of the city, was sjsI (CONTi.VUFD ON PAGP TUPPF) LONDON "GLOBE" CENSURES WILSON Comments Editorially On President's Letter to Sen. Hitchcock. PONIO.V, Mach 11. Th-- Glob is the tirst newspaper m this co-in-tiy to tre.ik tue editorial silenoj l'gardiror pr .Vt Wilson's letter V r-'en. Hli,hco''. It s-o.i: "Pre-t Wilson's letter to S.-n. Hitc'-'ock ra.--ts the que.-ry .-- to wheth t mdicativ e.f hU I. ejng so f.tr : st r-i t" h alth ti.it must :.. d ;'-,. plainly and igorous.iy .- whether it shovs his condei'-n to t such that he ear: not t- ir..::: M-if from r.'.ir.itt st h; : jinv.ra tub !i " p ! -1 . i r . ; . . : e j iie mat a.s .t f.. ; . tu- p: - :;t true :i j. i.i'iA :. ill ! !..' re ::m :, :. worthy ir.d ah:." -t u :.:.; .-.:. : ! , ;' bur.-.t v.hi h w:d i o' n t po::.t"d ret'-rt--, :: t.u-- p.;ri t . rV-r.ch all., s - p. vie g th'.-Wik-on in t ; - t 'h c !a : s - i; - v , :- .ft. re.l a-. 1 .V.MIO) IjeiiM Id.