South Bend News-Times, Volume 39, Number 98, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 8 April 1922 — Page 1

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PASS MEASURE PROVIDING FOR 20 NEW JUDGES

Hill Opposed as Political Patronage "Pork Barrel' Approved by Senate. HOUSE TO TAKE ACTION IVcw Law Proposed to Relieve Congestion in Various Fedoral Court5. IIINT.TOX. April 7.,-The hill V a ore more of federal t.-t j -. l'f . ; i ictt -d as ;t nJisurf to i r- :i--v-. .( r.i,f .-t i-.ii in federal court" J ! il as a political patronage! rk ba-r II," uas pis-e late Friii.iv !.y t hf s rate and f.:nt to confiTf r. " in the hoii''1. T'.s r.ty-thr e more federal district i-:lz di.-tributed throughout the i nr.try and nn- more, judge for the b.'.rth drcuit. arp provided hy the K-ivifp bill, as nzair.st 22 district ju lzt- under the original 1111 passed by the house. Thr sTia! voted on final pa-sage, 4 1 to 21. with party lines broken. K!ht democrats! Including ?on. IVmiTui'', Ohio, voted with re-l-'ihllcan for the bill. The opposit,on Included eiht republicans and I". democrats, the republicans lncludir.g Sen. Towr.seni. Michigan. The b meoratb- opponents included Spii. Shields, Tenr.p.-" f, and Stanley, iC'-ntucky. Make Charges. Tho "pork 1 arrel" and "log rollins.'" charsfs made on the- floor by democratic opponents and denied by its supporters, were followed by some open maneuver and kaleidoscopic vote changing- durinc: the dozen roll calls on amend n t n ts Friday. The bill finally contained provisions for four moro district judges than rec"'tiini'' r.dd by the senate- judiciary ommittee. These include one ach for New Jersey. New Mexico, the v.-f Ftprr. Missouri district and the southern Florida district. As. pass- d by the senate, th distribution of th- additional judges would bo as follows: Two each for Massachusetts and the southern district of New York er.d one each for the eastern New York district, cistern Pennsylvania, western Pennsylvania and northern Txa?, eastern Michigan, northern Ohio, northern Illinois. Minnesota, astern Msouri. western Missouri, eastern Oklahoma, Montana, northern California, southern California, Arizona, Cleorcia. New Jersey, New Mexico, and southern Florida. Th" bill provides for an annual fill conference of senior circuit judges at Washington, with the chief Justice and attorney general of the Fnited States, to make a com(Continue-.! on Pace Two ) ALLEGED SWINDLER NABBED IN SOUTH Man Wanted in Cleveland for Million Dollar Swindle Arretted in iew Orlean?. Ni:V ( 1 KI.-l'ANS. April ".Jack floodmar.. aM.ts .lai-k (loodwyn. servsix mon;!; in tlie Parish prison h:e fcr nviult and attempted robbery, w a- .-aid by the police to have N'ert id'T-tified Friday as Alfrel Horan. wanted in "beland. Ohio, in correction with an alleged 51,000,i ' coal winu'.e. Th" idntifrat ion. nccordin? to the t "I'.c. was made by A. Kamsviell. in - .ticator f.'r tb.f National Anr!at.t r. of Credit Men. who paid he had ! followed Roman around the United :ae dur'n-; th bast nine month-. According to R.ir::dcirs stor". Horn a r. ün 1 several n udat es formed a coil comi'.iny and adopted the ? a me of a prominent coal rirm of t'l' Veban l. Itonian and h:s aistants R;msdell r?iarr'"-d. gae the original npar.j as re f.-re nop ?n credit a" -' vn;;or.s and deposited JS.OO in a '.velar.d bar!:. Roni.an's company, tlip ine.tigatr siid ordered a carload of coaJ " ered t an Ohio city and paying ash for it. On the strength of this '..F.. If -:.;, Roman and his asso.iff ,.,it lare quantities of coal n er-.'.: ar.d sold it for cash at price. Cleveland. Pittss. ''.a I o;-f rare i n l-:rgh. Nn Vi'-rk. Brooklyn. Chicat ' Toledo. S I tro:t, were d anti n. Newark and -frauded of opproxi:atei" t . r. ".4 4L Rarr.sdell aid. " '""It make every efP'Orr.an returned to CleIfe pan! h f A rt to h a e i a r. 1 MOVIE ORGANIZATION IN INITIAL MEETING V p o V"PK. April 7. Actual - of ;he Motion Pi' ture Prormati'T rf rs a I d iP.ctributors of America. c. headed by Will lLay.. former :-rmaster .v neral. was arcpn'.rl:ht: (rgar.ii atlena rst nuftr r: lav r. e n a bortrd of dtrec- : a w: ted i ho.--n. prcsider.t T ta.-y, Mr. u a an. I Co'artlar.d MAY COMPLETE TARIFE MEASURE NEXT WEEK . V.'Ahl IINGTON, April 7. Th tr-.T MS will rot be rcvtdy for the .-ratP before the middle of next we-k and rerh:ifs not thn. repub1 ' ä n of th e 8r&te. flnanc (vimnutt v lndltM fTidar after their eeo-o-,d (i&y werk on the techr-VaJ ad-iaini?rati-a previsions of th mru-

Posse Hunts Negroes Who Resisted Awest At Hands of Police JVKW L.KXINGTON. O ..April 7. A pof.se composed of deputized national guardsmen and citizens, headed by Captain Rodney W. Gullen of the local national guard company and Sheriff II. F. Minshall of Perry county, Friday night was searching the hills near here, determined to capture two negroes who Friday successfully resisted the sherift when he attempted to arrest them at Itendville on a bootlegging charge. Members of the pos.-e faid the men would be captured dead or alive. Charles Brooks, one of the negroes, who is known a a sunman, and his companion Friday Uirricaded themselves in a cabin when the sheriff went to arrest them and drove him away with a shot gun. The sheriff gathered together the posse but when hereturned to the cabin, both neRroes had fled. The posse immediately started on the trail.

HARDING CABINET IN DISGUSSION ON PROPOSED PROJECT President and Aides Discuss Super Power Proposal for Atlantic Seaboard. Ht .Associated Press. WASHINGTON, April 7 The proposed ".super power project" for the Atlantic seaboard between Boston and Washington was taker, up by Fres't Harding and his cabinet Friday, during a general discussion of the coal strike, as a mean of minimizing the effect of similar striken in the future on the economic fabric of the country. The discussion was said to havu been most thoroush, although no definite conclusions were reached. The discussion was based on the report of a commission of engineers for such a project which was sub mitted to congTew nearly two years I ago and has since laid dormant. Sec'y Hoover, who was a member of the engineers commission, submitted the proposition for discussion Friday and it was stated that the cabinet intends to continue Its study of the project in Its possibilities of opening "a new era" in its fields. Phnso of Situation. Another phase of the power situation In this country' to have been discussed at the cabinet meeting was the possibility of developing hydro-electric power alonp the Colorado river and other waters of the west, as well as harnessing water power from Niagara to Great Falls, above Washington. The Atlantic seaboard super powj er project, according to engineers. would save pO,000.00 tons of coal annually and in addition stabilize the coal Industry hy providing reguj lar employment at the coal mines, j Under the scheme worked out all industries In the "super power zone" pbn the Atlantic seaboard described I in the report as "the finishing shop of American Industry," all industries railroads and other consumers of electricity would be supplied by a unififled power system.

Declares Budget Proposed by Shop Crafts Would Cause Railway Deficit

. Reprenjins estern Koads, Confers ltli R. .aw Board, j CHICAOO. April 7 If every family lived on a yearly budget of 12, - 636.97. as proposed by railroad shop employe, there would not be en- ' ough money to go around and th i railroads would step into a deficit of over one billion dollars, the railroad labor board was told Friday by J. W. Hlggins. representing the western road. J. (L Walber, representing eastern lines. ald that under the budget which was introduced by R. M. Jcwett. head of the shop crafts union last week, the railroads' labor bill would amount to f4.50S.P57.5S2 or more than one and a ! half billions of do Rar more than the present labor costs. 011x101-' rtebnttal. The carriers had their day of rebuttAl Friday to two weeks of testimony by the shop union leaders. Mr. Hicgln relating that Frank J. Warne, statistician for the unions, had charged the railroads with precipitating the coal trike. ridiculed Uv'h a stand, declaring that the! government would probably have to settle a controversy "which Mr. Warne with majestical finality and manner, decided here. various arguments presented hy J the employes were declared irrcle ant hy the railroad men who contended thit presentations on capital, corporate profits, deflations of capita.! and labor and similar subject were beside the point. Testimony on Interlocking directorates of mil- j road and other big Industries, by j which the employes contended the j carriers controlled wagM, and de- ; elared "utterly useless", as the lists j of stockholders was of 1914 anil "many hare not been in o.Cct Elnce."

LASKER FAVORS PREFERENTIAL TARIFF DUTIES

Cbairman of Shipping Board Outlines Vi ws Before Congressional Board. ECONOMICAL PROGRAMS Enforcement of Section 31 of the Jones Act Would Inure to Benefit of U. S. WASHINGTON. April 7. The rr. st economical way to build up an American merchant marine would be to put into efTect Section Z of the Jones act. which provides preferential tariff duties to inure to poods imported in American bottoms. Chairman Laiker of the shipping board declared Friday at the Joint congressional hearings on the administrat!on phip subsidy bill. Forced to turn to an alternative Ly the refusal of Pres'ts- Wilson and ILitding to abrogative portions ot commercial treaties with certain foreign nations which prohibit the U:;Ited States government from giving American ships preferentiaj treatment as against foreign vessels, Mr. I-asker said, shipping board officials with presidential approval, had worked out the subsidy program now pending before the senate commerce and house merchant marine committees. "Ic will be more expensUe." he added, "but It's the only thing we cculd do." Discriminatory Duties. The shipping board head pointed out that the discriminatory duties1 proposed In Section 3 4 would have! Inured to the benefit of shippers andnot tb that of the owners. Such aid.j however, wiuld have provided fullj caroes. Insuring expansion of the' An erican merchant marine, he! added. Discussing direct aid provisions of the subsidy bill, Mr. Iasker predicted that in 10 years indirect aids would be sufficient for maintenance of the government marine ai." th.v. the government would no lo:. . b required to pay direct ai;. II" added that it was for this reason that he favored 10 year contracts with ship owners instead of in year agreements, which, he said, some operators desired. Tho chairman also declared he would be disappointed if within three j-ears after passage of the bill, f he !

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$.,C00.000 and In five years slump to $500,000. Cross examination of the shipping cos rd head was completed Friday with the understanding that he could be called later to discuss further details of the bill. The questioning ot Mr. Iasker was suspended for a time to permit Daniel II. Cox ol New York, a naval architect, formerly in charge of the ship construction for the emergency I'eet corporation, to testify regarding tM.es ot vessels which should be constructed for the American merchant marine. RAID WAREHOUSES in BELFAST AREA Wort Attack Made in Pursuance of Boycott on Belfast Goods Staged. Hy Assei'i.ated Press. PURLIN, April 7. The worst attack ycl made in pursuance ! boycott on Re l fast roods took place j at three o'c'.o k Friday morning. ! when the bonded stores of the cus- I torn house were raided and large J quantities of wine and whiskey. ! most! rrom a Relfast distillery, j with which Sir Jas. Craig, the Ulsterpremier, is connected, were d stroy- I ed. One hundred men. armed with j revolvers, fledge hammers and pick- j axes broke their w ay into the pre- ! mi.-es. where they smashed casks of liquor, pouring it over the sidewalks ' and into the city sewers. ! Intimate of Damage An official estimate of the damage has not been nade. but th Dublin Evening Mail place? the figure at hundreis of thousands of pounds. Most of this, however, would be the duty, so the loser is the government authorities, ln this case, the provi sional government. Th boycott . i committee states that six thousand j casks were destroyed, or, roughly, j half million gallon. It estimates' the value of liquor, apart from the duty of CPe.OOt" pounds. Roycotting Relfas: goods is now j . I the prominent activity of the di3sentient republican army section.! The chief cfTicens of thLs group are found at Orange Hall, which was! recently commandeered and whlh is occupied partly by expelled Belfast workers. THE WEATHER. Indians and Mich I runt Partlr cloudj la northern portion, lral shower In south portion Saturday ; Sunday, ho wer; mild temperature.

Head of "Widow's League" and Actress in Controversy

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MRS. FRANK TOWNSLRY BROWNT. Chicago is more than interested in the controversy between Billy Burke, famous actress known in private life as Mrs. Florenz Ziegfeld, and Mrs. Frank Townsley Crown, head of the newly-formed "Widows' League" and landlady to Mrs. Ziegfeld. Pillie Burke scored first hooors in tlie tilt, which arose over the lease on a "modest" lfi-rcom apartment, when Judge Foell ruled in her favor. Personalities have been flying back and forth promiscuously between the two women for several days.

SAYS JURY WOULD ACQUIT JUDGE DAY OF BECK'S MURDER County Attorney Makes Statement After Investigation of Shooting. OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla.. April 7. County Atty. Forest Hughes in a statement Friday giving the result of his investigation said that if .lean 1. Day, wealthy oil operator and attorney, shot and killed Lieut. Col. Paul Ward Beck, army flyer, "in defense of home, and if he tells the true story of the tragedy, any redDay's story of "something that swept him off his feet" when li' returned to his home early Tuesday and found his wife in the arms of Lieut. Col. Reck, the attorney said ! he was convinced was not com plete. "Reck was not looking at Judge Day at tho time of the tiring." ho added. "It was not in self-defense the attorney shot Reck down," Hughes said. "It is my opinion Day has not told tho whole truth." Attorneys for Day, however, declared he "has told the whole truth" and added that "Day and Mrs. Day would tell at the coroner's inquest Saturday the same story they have made public because it is the truth." "An Important matter I think has been entirely overlooked." Huglus' statemet said. "It is the proposition of a handkerchief being found in the clenched hand of Paul Reck. What was Reck doing with his handkerchief immediately before the uun was discharged ?" Shooting Accidental. Day has declared he returned home to find Mrs. Day fighting Reck. Day said lie went upstairs, obtained a revolver, came down. and. confronting Reck, struck the army oflieer over the head with tho revolver when Reck drew back one h.-ind. The discharge of the weapon I was accidental, he asserted. "One ithir.r is absolutely certain in my I mind, and that is that the gun wa j discharged w hile immediately ad-

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Hughes declared. "Whether Reck was shot, from the front or back is one of the greater volved in the case. questions In-X-ray jmoto--ranhs indicate Ret k w as not in a po,itinn to srp hi slaver. S-lf-Dcfcn-e "Judge Dav asserts he fired in seit'-defcnsc. "in mv judgement the hol waj, firPd ln defens of home and not cf jfp Dec laring Day and Reck had beer close friends before the tragedy, Hngb.es asked: -What extraordirarv occurence .changed the mental condition of the! one towards the other; what cau-d 1 Mrs. Day after the shooting to moan, 1 "Oh. my honor'?" Hughes assorted In hi- opinion there was no doubt that "diquor hid been served at the D.iy home th night of tho killing." but he sail he believed Day was nt unde r the lnfiuence of liquor when th" shot was j fired, EEDERAL GRAND JURV TO MAKE REPORT TODAY INDIANAPORIS. Apr.! 7. Homer' Klliott. Fnited States District Atter-) ney, announced Friday that the federal grand jury had completed its i'-" to deliberations and will report Judge Anderson Saturday. Erar.d Jury, which has been in session since March 7, will include ln Its report 1S1 Indictments naming 2 4-o defendants. Mr. Flliott said. The majority of the Indictment-- will be for violations of the prohibition laws, violations of Interstate commerce lays and the vehicle act.

STATE'S REBUTTAL IN ARBUCKLE CASE WILL CLOSE TODAY

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Contention of Defense That Victim Was 111. SAN FRANCISCO. April 7. Evidence in rebuttal to the defense contention that a chronic ailment caused the death of Miss Virginia Rappe was Introduced by tlie prosecution Friday in the third trial of Roscoe O. Arbuckle on a manslaughter charge. Mrs. .Joseph R. Hardebeck of Lof Angeles testified that she had been housekeeper for Miss Harpe in Chicago and Ios Angeles and had known tlie girl from childhood. She paid she looked upon the girl

as ner own cnna. uui aomiuen una- : MOSCOW, April 7. Dr. Felix er cross examination that the charge j Klemperer, the German specialist, of $20 a week she hid made as who mmik t0 Mo!!Cf,w a fpw davs housekeeper had not bfen paid andapo to exgml71e Premier Lenlne. pro! that she had a claim against Mi?s;nounced him ufferinr fatiruo but Pvappe-s estate for more than $1.000. jhe declar,?d he has a .ctron- consti. TV "V TT?,t,,UTt tutlon." She Mid that while th? as n .Vou c;in Jud.. ho paM that n Miss Rappe s employ the erirl had i . ., 4 . , ., I man who wa. able recently to debeen treated for an unnamed an- ,- , . ,, . ,r, j liver several three hour speeches is ment and that in 1921 her doctor 4 . v , j-.i . , , . . c. . , I net in a bad condition, had advised an operation. She said j M i.-s Rappe n'so had had influenza r- -

In lvs Angeles. Mrs Hardenbeck said that In her knowledge Miss Rappe never had given birth to a child. Harold Ford, former chauffeur for Miss Rappe, said than in his three months of fervice for her she had never displayed any signs of illness', The prosgecutlon announced would ciose its rebuttal testimony Saturday. It also was announced J that Henry Lehman, motion picture: producer and former fb'tne of Mi..'' T? n nno a t n r J a t- ix-rt i r-? t V ! the prosecution regarding appearing as a witness. RECOVER BONDS STOLEN FROM AURORA CHURCH ROSTON. April 7. Four men were arrested in the financial district late Friday at the gun poin of detective after they had made several attempts to dispose of nego tiable bond valued at S'l'x.OOn. A telegram received Fridav night from police at Aurora. 111., in reply

to a description of the bonds tent However, he added. !: of the.el out by the iolice here, said that all,,anka were ab to rec,pn or other. i the bonds named. With One exception 'vi lion dat their 1 Labilities !

were taken from the sale of Catholic church at Aurora, on tht Feb. IS. It also said that a monograme.P wann, iour.a on one ri xne prisoners, lelnne4 to th Rev. P. Cr. Weber, pa.-r.or of the church. iiYsT.wnint killi;i 1 NEW YORK, April j Crone, a lawy er, an innocent Stander, was killed .; a oi-to f.ght between ratrolmen and hve men. who were al.eged to have, ! stolen a tire from an automobile at. Madison ave.. and 4 3rd st. Two the men were arretted. GALLI-CURCI JEWELS RETURNED TO SINGER SAN DIEGO. Calif.. April 7. The ! jewels valued at f 40,000 reported . missiriir bv Mme. Ca.ll l-Cai rl noted

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Cap strand jesterday, were found today by an automobile fipraman, and returned to their owner, acoorvling to an annour cement made tonitrht by her manajrer. The Jewels uere found bentath h tree hy th s'de of the highway between this city and Los Angeles,

MINE OWNERS FRAME REPLY TO UNION MEN Conclude Hearings of Testimony From Leaders of Striking Elements.

BARONS REMAIN FIRM S. D. Warriner Says Officials Maintain View Expressed in Recent Answer. NK-W YORK. April 7. Th anthracite miners and operators' subcommittee on wage contract negotiations, which has been hearing testimony of union leaders In support of thir nineteen demands as a basis for settlement of the present strike, took a recess Friday night to permit the operators to prepare their side ot the case. j "After liteninp: to wnat the miners had to say, our attitude remains unchanged" said S. D. Warriner, president of the Lehlgn Coal and Navigation Company and spokes- j man for the operators. "We still I maintain the view expressed m our j reply to the nineteen demands. I when they were first submitted, he said. "We believe that there must be a reduction m the price of anthracite coal to prevent destruction of the market, and we believe a corresponding reduction must come in the wages of the miners." Murray Satlfll. Philip Murray, vice president of the United Mine Workers of America and leader of the union delegation, on the com: littee, expressed satisfaction with its case as It had been presented. "The miners closed their inning before th committee with arguments for establishment of the check-off system of collecting dues. They held that the system, once declared illegal by Judge Albert Anderson In the Fnited States district court at Indianapolis, had been j legalized by a reversal of this de cision by the United States circuit court of appeals at Chicago." Lewis' Statement. John L. Lewis, president of the zatlon Fr:day night declared that the joint bituminous and anthracite strikes had become "absolute, perfect and of the 100 percent reA sponse, which hnd been anticipated." "The strike was continuing to spread into non-union territory, at a gratifying rate," he asserted. He estimated that, of the 1 40.000 nonunion mirers in the country, 7". 000 already have joined the walkout. Capacity of non-union mines, especially in "West Virginia, Eastern Kentucky and Pennsylvania, lias been cut more than half, he said. SPFCTALISTS' RCTORT. Ttr 4 cenr'n t fit I'rpii Gruesome Story Russia Told hy s REPORT 528 BANK FAILURES IN 1921 Comptroller of Curreney Cri?fringer I??ues Financial Statement iur Year. WASHINGTON. April 7. During i'the calerdar year 1921, a total of! 52 v state and prh-ate banks in tlie country were closed, according to a statement, iswued Friday by Comp-! ! Irol!er of Currency Cr;ssing :um- . marizing bank failures for the year. ir.e iiunities o: tne .iner .:o pPoxlmat -y $35,000,0.-0. making thel average per bank about J2S3.O0O. South fien(I. The so ithern geographical division Mr. Cr:s?ir.ger declared, wan th-i; most seriously affected in respect to!

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I 5- rinn rt,ft f tht K--,,nn .... , v, . Failure in the western states, i r .til a: m Iii Liirj riLr:i r M1 -s. r : , , S liabilities exccedewi $16.000.000. In the midJIe states the number of failures was 60 and the reported liabilities $9,526.000. Failures the hurr-ber of 4 3. with liabiliti 10 exceedln,- S13.t.f,000 occurred the Pacidc states. in There were only five bank f in the Mustern states wdth liabilities j of $2. 60). 000, Mr. Crissinger Raid,' and four in the Nex Erjrland stitc-a whose llibilltle rere J17.700.000. JO TIN K. OU"ENS DIES. CHICrGO, April 7. John B. Owens, former county Judge and for yeArH a powor in th democratic rarty In Illnola. died at his home here today. Owens death follow long illness'

Admits $25,000 Mail Robberies; Says Wine And Women to Blame CinCA GO. April 7 . A n I re w Stern. Wiikir.sburg. Pa.. Friday confessed to police thit he ha robbed mail boxes of more than $25.000 during the last few months. He s?id he followed mailmen around through tlie wealthy residential fectior.. o: the city, stealing letters. More than 100 stolen letters were found In his room in the Cngres"s hotel, when he was arrested.

Stern said he spent the on "wine and women." v, o n r V He said he started to rob ir. boxes in Cleveland and later came to Chicago. Last wer'. Stern pave a cabaret entertainer here a $7.'"fo r'.nir. ENRIGHT BLAMES NEWSPAPERS FOR CRIME INCREASE New York Police Commissioner Says Papers Invite Criminals to Citv. NFW YORK, April .1. Replying to charges that a crim wave had hit the city. Police Commissioner Fnrif.ht Friday told the board of estimates that "the lawless element? hve never been allowed to get out of hand." although "the pre?p has invited criminals to come to this city where they falsely allege that crimes may be committed with impunity." At the same time he a-serted deed of violence had fallen off 13 percent sii.ee 1917, the commissioner obtaired from the board permission to; appoint 1,192 extra policemen. This

increase was necessary, he as-erte,i, ; p:.ts s In order that "citizens may be as- I avoi a. sured as to the safety of life and Fiv.property. because of the alarm -r" 1 raifed bv newspapers. , vilhag-

Unjust Critici-m. i The commissioner attacked news-1 papers for raising what he termed J an unwarranted hue and cry, and in-j dulglng in unjust criticism of his, department. j At the board meeting. Mayor HyIan stated he had been informed gamblers were attempting "to -plant a nrnn-.cnnHa" tn drlvo the rnnimle. sioner from his post; and Mr. Rnrifht expressed the opinion that the gamblers would be glad to ha v.- hi:n out of the department. Referring to the $50.000 Jewel robber. Sunday, during which 10 persons were imprisoned in a win vault, the commissioner said: "Thrt perpetrators of the crime committed at the home of Albert It. Shattuek. in Washington Vo,r:are. came from without the city at.d this Is true of a large number of criminal5, who have recently beep, captured red-handed in this city." He also set forth that except far 6P0 men, lat year. th force row to. tal.'.ng 11,50. had not been increase since July, IP LI. although the population hnd grown about a million. of Conditions in Relief Ship Pilot Peoplc There Relieve Rol-h-evim Ha. Gripped tlie Entire World. BALTIMORE, Md.. April 7 -A tale of famine, brutillty and horror was related by Fapr. M. L. Hart of the steamship Deepwater. returned today from fd-.ji. IPi-sia. The Deepwater wa. a Ru?ian relief steamer. At 'dr.,-sa. th iu.-p-water was met by tho'.i-.in ! of unclothed and children. Virtually showing unmistakable evidence or thA on starvation, they swarmed a' out as . boat ready to beg for foM ' as the unloading of t hecun. only to be driven a a a y bv Russian soldiers. Capt. Hart s.id thn who r!H wer Mvr-,1.(1.1 n txok nine davs for nine nays ror p:xty--:. v half -st ..ürevu h;veiurs l') lin-'M'i ;;i'j 1 J . , J . U r shir. Two of their r.ur W -T' killed during quarrels. Night of Horror Capt. Hart rfu'-ed to ,rw any I o his crew tei go ashore, b

night two of them nlinr-e,! away

i Thev sr.ent a ni?ht of ho-ror b'fnr , ...... ft j n. . . . pail. iheytcid or :n? mens-ooi up itKdin.ki fi. ai. nr.'i f:.j; ij b insr srjuads. of seo'r.g men. worr.en :ind children dron in the tret.s exi hau. ted from hunger, and as a cli max of their adventure, they tsaw : three train loadf of dead being I shipped out of th once f.ounshln? . I city to be thrown into a hole. I Capt. Hart said that the Itursian people's spirit had been broken by the hart-h and brutal methods of the Rua-ian poUliera and they wpe-re of- t ferin?' virtually no rfisdance to! treatment. The people believe that the I. W. i W. has conquered the United HlateJ and they are endlrrg the grain over to them. They also believe that riolsheviam has gripped the whole world arvd, Uxal reeiataac a 35ltssa.

ACCIDENT FIRST OF LIKE NATURE IN AIR HISTORY

Heavy Fog Blamed fr I usual C'dii-i'm i t Commercial Airplane-. TWO A M K K I C DIE ?dr. and Mr. Bruce Hale. New York Eporlei. Pa er.-er-in French Mcahine. PARIS K . 1 i Par i Fr.-. bbbd iM t h o; i ' it,'1 e. . w Vo;tl w r h t in-. Fnc'.and i: I'n'iri'z, . Fr !.i h : th. Fr r char.:.- a ma'" h :::. The T.(hir.es -! A -1 de.tt I, I u k ' . ui , uas .'-till i . : The cabin : a suit a i"i i i . I s -..' I- i A iiaerioa n ioiiin-. Fi.diy ti:gi:t :. w a - .l:.' 1 :''!: . : 1 T o - Lat tea t.vns: -r 1; i t-.-d a' t I s. Chi 'o:.. a Mr. and T ;.-- ar.- -Fran ot- on 1 j.rfs of S ' ' ' Nvw York i a; i t. r. . v .id thr : v : ' I . v. ; "!':;:-u v, i f . '. " " . a a . o :t n . . .1 ., t 1" i: to I. ''.'in: i th -Mo cham-.-d t !!'.;. The r.r A i a ' o r D : r m -n ma ! . . ". hoi o: :: J i." ; a r.r-y o i three .;,as j h. b.r.ged t V 1 o at a in-: a. Paii--L cd- ut o.-rur Ion 1 ; TV. ; ! g r s r' s . ror. m hc 1 Th; .1 r : ?cen shot : . the sixth vi The .a;!.', twe n L, vi in the sprin. t( he n-ar . 1 i . '. ; d' r rv I "ar.s '.. a s It. ni:d h t on.- of th of t r.i : i- s. A h: r - f i;; g of ; b 1 a ir.e ans ! cleper. ; between th- t patron. zed by o c.: y :ra'' of r.i;r; tUJoa-- !l;rr. : t o I... a r d ) ; a - ? ha e .b Ve w i : ii to t! r o : ; n.or half worn P: thrill of I v.-; ; h t ! . eb !: nt ' ir.innim ir: r.a 1 a - r T'..' than : - I : . a h' a ' on f: r i nt:; i GOV. REILLY FACES CHARGE OF FRAUD Porto Hiran Official and As-MRmt-Held for Mi-u-itu: Public Fund-. I'.v A - -' i . d I 'r - - 'AN. P It . A i r.l I '. " v 1 v r t i ( - 1 r it -.- K'-v-;. :- ar. SAN JI Mor.t lb R; a. A:, e r n o r I : I i a rv. ' - I . . 1. p- r o c; - v- ' ' a r v . ::. i ; ;r"a : ao: ; t s Th n t v,f. : . t . y a r t .-UffT n

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1 a"' nfAHGii maiiixi: wirii Mninn: Nr)TiFoI.K". Va.. April 7. A wnrrar.t fi. lss ;ed Frllay night chargir.fr Frank Mrrhttf, a rr.artn at. tUmed a the s. Helena trrilr.rr. jr uta.tlor. here. whe homo a1Jre;s in lv.rjrhampton. N. T.. -w-rth thw murder t Irs Kuth Morcrr, whow body waji -w-aheI ftfVr StVDd.y ai (cean View. r.e,r her. The warrant was ;-r-jed at the Vknchr.cn of an Inquest lato