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The Evening Journal
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FIRST
IN NEWS
CIRCULATION
ADVERTISING
THE WEATHER
Rain today nnd Sunday ;
trmp^ratur«» above freezing, fresh eaat
to south winds.
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CIRCULATION
YESTERDAY
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'THE FIRST NEWSPAPER OF THE FIRST CITY O F THE FIRS'I STATI
WILMINGTON. DELAWARE. SATURDAY. JANUARY 20. 1923
THIRTY-FIFTH YEAR. NO. 190
16 PAGES.
FINAL EDITION
TWO CENTS.
EXPECT GERMAN A TTACK ON FRENCH IN RUHR;
MILITARY GUARDS ARREST COAL BARONS
STATE POLICE
PROPOSED IN
SENATE BILL
Hardesty Measure Provides
for New Department of
13 Members
WOULD DO AWAY
WITH HIGHWAY FORCE
Correspondent.
DOVER, Jan. 2*» Carrying mit hi* J
pans announced several days apo
Senator Hardest y of Dover intro
duced in the Senate yesterday after
roon a bill to create a Department (
of State Police to consist of a Su- !
. perintendent, two sergeants and te
privates and another bill to abolish
ihc State Highway police force.
According to the hill the new po
lie® force would he largely under
the supervision of the State Mili
tary Board which consists of the
-Governor, the Adjutant-General and
ranking Held officer of the National .
Guard who at this time is Lieuten
ant Colonel John P. LeFevre,
of
Dover. This auction of the bill i*
meant to keep the department out '
of politics, according to the intro
ducer: 'The superintendent of the
department and the members of lh?'ion.
flate police force shall be appoint
ed without regard to parry affii a-'
tion or political influence.
aive partisan activity on the part
of the superintendent and members i
of the force is hereby prohibited "!
The head of the department will
Offen
he a superintendent, appointed by
the Governor, by and with the ad
vice and consent
of a majority of
the Senate from a Hot of not le*s j
than three persons suggested to the »
Governor by the State Military
(Continued on Page Nine)
SDSPHT Hi AS
HOTEL BURGLAR
j. C. Williams, Caught at
Easton. Pa., Had Jewelry,
Hid Money
THINK HE ROBBED
DUPONT GUESTS
Detective* arrested In Easton. Pa.,
yesterday a man gfvlng^the name of
r. William«. 25 year, who i* he.
renl through the room«
Jieved by the local police to be the
man who
of Mr, and Mrs Henry Offerrnan.
Troy. X. T.. at the Mold duPonl.
on January 8, taking Jewelry valued
«t 11.500.
At the time the robbery wn. d!a
man who 'checked out"
of the hotel ehottly before, was
acapected and a description obtain
c.l by the police. The description
' ,, W
with that of the man suspected of
lh« robbery hers.
* Superintndent nf police Black this
morning wired the Pennsylvania of-'
fleers asking for a photograph nnd
• further description of Williams, and
if satisfied that he i* the man want
Continued on Pag* Nina.
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PHONESAYS"MURDER!
COPS NONPLUSSED
• -ries of Murder! Help!" coming
over the telephone at the police
tion last night caused considerable
excitement as it was thought that
some one might be murdered. Kf
forts to locate the source of the ca 11
resulted in the sending by Captain
of Police Warden nf roserte police
to Front and Poplar, Second and
Poplar and Robinson slrccts, but
t" re
"STI'NT MfilIT'
The Men's Club of West Presby
, terian Church will feature Its month-1
ly meeting in the church parlors
next Tuesday night with a "stunt
night" profram. Every member
will contribute to the entertainment.,
Tito meeting will start at 8 o'clock.
1.00 P. M. .42;
real any injured person.
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« MEN'S CLUB TO HAVE
TOI» \ VS TKMPr.K ATI KK
At Tbr Kvcning Journal offl« «*.
s no M• .34
Jrt.OO A. M. .38
12.91 p M il
six iv t> Tinr,
-
DOST-On Wednesday l«;o dollar ami J
a hslf gold piece charm. Reward If r«*- 1
tinned to George K. Ball. .Marshal«
Jan20-2t. j
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. 7.11» A. M.
. . . . .5.03 IV M.
Fun rises . ..
Sun sets . ...
llruil «if I lirintiiin»
High water 2.03 A. M.
Low wafer 9.40 A. M.
2.2S A. M.
10.15 IV M
IiO£fT
Offir.
(Continued on Page Fifteen.)
INCREASE IN
CITING COST,
TEMPORARY
HooVer Blames Seasonal
Conditions and Abnor
mal Factors
DECREASE IN FOOD
COSTS L AST YEAR
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20 (United
Pres*».—An untiaual increase ln th«
mat of living In the last thr^e
months, in the far»» of
crease.* some month* ago. 1* only
temporary. Secretary of Commerce
Hoover said today.
factors,
rked de
Seasonal conditions and abnormal
Hoover said, are responsi
ble for th® recent advance.
These increase» range from one
tenth of one per cent to over three
timber to December, according t
figures
Department
from 31 representative cities. On
per cent in the period from Sep
ade public today by th
of I,ahor. compiled
the other hand figures for the year
show a substantial decrease g°ner
ally,
ranging from four-tenths of
one per cent to 5.7
Factors which, in Hoover's bpln
have caused living costs to re
hound are:
per cent.
1. The revival of business and the
ploymeni. bring
ing greater demand with increased
spending ability.
2. The higher cost of fini due to
the coal strike.
3. The normally higher prices
during the winter season for certain
reduction of
commodities, such as eggs, butter
and vegetable«
Figures of the labor department
show that Denver leads the list of
(Continued on Page Nine.)
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HI DMMi fill.
ENVELOP,') HIM
William Klotz in Flames
While Filling Auto Truck
Tank
URBANSKI IN
ROLE OF HERO
Attempting tc extinguish flames
that enveloped an automobile tank
belonging
Company, that «a* bcins mid with
oil at Sycamore and Harrison
streets, yesterday afternoon, Wil
Ram Klotz. 2632 West street, the
the Atlantic Refining
of^operaior. was seriously burned about
,h(> »"<> arm«. Me tn, treated
at ,ll< '
recover.
K!o1 *- *»'" h ' C«rment« ignit
^ became a pillar of fire, nnd ran
■'«•reaming into the garage of S:an
'O' Salan ' on on ' h - He »«
thrown to ihc floor by Joeeph l r
''«' ,h ' - ,vilh a f1r «' «■xtinguish
He will
lelawar« Hospital.
The fire which destroyed the
machine gave the firemen consider
able trouble owing to the inflam*
niable material nearby that threat
ened the garage which contained
over 40 automobiles. The garage
men. amj people in the neighbor
hood, assisted In pushing most of
a place of j
hlch started In a clothes
(Continued on Page Nine)
er.
the cars into the street
safety.
Fire.
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sin-Jhp ((jl\ I AillOUS
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DISEASE VICTIMS
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i Not since the "flu" epidemic, four
! years ago. has Ihc Board of Health
had •<> many cases of contagious
i diseases to handle, the total num
her of all such diet iscs now num
! bering 4««. The highest number of
ny on ■ dlesase is that of measles,
with a total of 290. The next on
the list is grippe with a to'ai ol
80.
There were 210 new rases of con-j
onjtngious diseases 'reported to the
Board of Health for Hie past week,
as follows; Measles, 15«; chicken
po x, 15: grippe. 15: scarlet fever. 13;
whooping cough. 6; diphtheria. 4.
One case of cerebro spinal men
ingitis was reported to the Boanl
this morning. Hie victim Is Jam
Blest, aged 4 years, 1912 Gilpin
avenue.
In the classified columns each day,
will be found tho names of six per
sons who are Invited to see tho
leading moving picture shows. Read
(carefully and see it your name ap
ar .s today, Io see "The Strangers'
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Banquet. at ihc Arcsdki.
•'Snowshoe Trail." at th*»
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12 FREE MOVIE TICKETS
and]
Maje*tic. I
Monday night. See page 15 today. *
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Thl* photograph. Just received in this country, shows the actual French military penetration of the
Here ar** shown poilus, fully equipped, entraining at Dunaeldorf for Essen.
fîCI
an industrial reg on.
TO START SOON
FOR PALESTINE
William Topkis to Study
Conditions There on Six
Months' Visit
NO INTENTION TO
QUIT WILMINGTON
A desire to help his unfortunate
have not the op
co-religionis:* wh
port unity to settle in America, but
who can make their homes in Pal
estine. is the reason actuating- Wil
;|iam Topkis. prominent merchant
land manufacturer of Wilmington,
go :o Palestine. As an American
Jew. Mr. Topkis will extend a help
ing hand to Jew* of European coun
tries. who have been victims of war
and persecution.
Mr. Topkis expects to sail Feb
ruary 3 for Palest ne.
his headquarters in Jerusalem.
While in Palestine h* will observe
•conditions and needs of the land.
through the eye# of a business man.
'and will make periodic reports
■tiie national committee of the Pal
I esti
! Vork city.
In an interview today Mr. Topkis
f his Intended visit to Pales
svhere he expect^ to remain
He made the state
ments in response to que*tiona of
his larg • circle of friends concern
ing the t r i i
that he intended forsaking
He will
ke
to
Foundation Fund in New
J rnM
I tine,
* x muiuh.«
and als«
to a report
WIN
in ngton, where he ha* played an
StiMm
*T have no intention of leaving
Wilmington, the Arst city In the
Arst State, where 1 have spent most
of my life and where I was given
opportunity to become a useful citl
sen,'* said Mr. Topkis.
•Wilmington will
.
a 1 wavs
have
Arst plac® in my heart, and all the
-esources of the Topkis family will
always be used to further lie
growth. and spread its fame
through America. There Is no idea
In my mind, contrary to some ln
nuendos I have heard, that I con
template spending larg® sums
money ma/ie in Wilmington to build
up Palestine.
"I was dumbfounded the other
of
(Continued on Page Nine)
T'A TM>lf llAnP rAD
ID III! itlUllfc MIK
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HKRKlIM MUKULKtS
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MARION, HI., Jan. 1*0 (United
j, rw) ._ W j'|ji am »on county today
. „ the second of the niur
d( , r trja|!l grow i ng out of the Herrin
massacre lost luné
rt .,„ Iv prosecute the
aeroni j ,.. 1S) . at any time the court is
r , h( jy," C. K. Middlekauff, speeial
assistant attorney-general, declared
today.
M lih the first trial resulting in ac
dU j tta | f 0r the five defendants
charged with the murder of Howard
i|o(y,„ ail t i lc . stale planned to call
for lu s ' OCO nd case the IS men in.
dieted for the murder of Antonio.
Mulkovlch during the riots.
Indictments against five of the
eighteen will be nolle promed. Mid
dleknuff Intimated. Toe five men
tried for the murder of Hoffman
ho defendants in the second
case. The other eight against whom
the charges will be pressed are.
Hugh Willys. Charles Rogers, Percy
Hall, Dallas McCree, James Brown,
Jens Childers, Oscar Howard and
Phillip F/nlaneta.
Brown.
will als
•ard and
Fontanila, together with tho five d**
fendants in the first trial, arc held
without bond*
If
Childers,
TO MAKE STATE
SCOOTS THE BEST
' Friends of Boys Want Them
to Live Up to,"First
State" Ideals
ARH DINNER GUESTS
OF HENRY P. SCOTT
"it is my earnest wish that the
coming year shall he the biggest in
1 the history of the Boy Scout move
ment," declared Henry I'.
Scott,
t^e Tryst
Company and also of the Delaware
State Council Boy Scouts of America,
at a dinner to the council given by
h m last nigh- in the club room of
the Hofei duPonl.
Mr. Scott was emphatic In his dec
la ration that the Delaware division
of the Scouts should live up to the
name of the "first State." He called
upon the State Scout Executive.
Frank A. Greenhawk. to give a sum
rnary of the condition of the organ
I i/.ation in Wilmington. Mr. Green
.hawk replied that the various troops
: were active and ready for advance
ment.
A program for the ensuing
year
was thereupon taken up. It was de
termined that each captain should
enlarge his particular troop as much
as possible and that
should be organised.
new troop*
Chairmen
•f the various commit
tee* of th** Scouts gave short talks
(Continued on Page Nine)
FLOCOERS REST
Oft;« WEEK END
A
Harrison Vigilantes to Take
Up Government Reins
Again Next Week
300 RAIL STRIKERS
' I,
FLEE IN FEAR
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HARRISON. Ark., Jan. 2 « fi nite^
Press)—Vigilante« who seized con
trol of tho government in Northern ;
Arkansas took « vacation today after
"
,
breaks following the lynching of B.
C- r * re eor.
The mass of firmem and business
men who gathered Monday to probe
alleged sabotage nets of strikers
against the Missouri and North Ar
kunsas Railroad drifted back to thrir
houses for a short rest b foi
up the reins of gov ernment again
The vigilantes declared they prob
ably would ronllnue (heir rule until
the county grind Jury meets.
"So far as Harrison is concerned
,hp *« r, ke of railroad workers Is
"ver." the vigilantes commented re
ferring to their activities.
Thf ' fow »Hikers in Ihe Crooked
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Rain. Snow
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Weather outlook for the
period January 22 to 27, in
clusive:
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v . .. ... ., ,
North Atlanti«* Mat*** at the l»e
... . . .
ginning of the week, and again
Thursday or Friday: normal
«/■mpo rature; South A.lan.lc and
Ka*t tiulf States, considerable
cloudiness.
North and Middle
| States,
|
Atlantic
conisitlcrnble cloudiness,
rains over th«* Middle Atlantic
and rain* and «now-« over the
DEATH CALLS
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1 IN 1 INE RAM ROAD
PflPTV CI\/P VP YDÇ
I v-/i\ I I -nve I r.rtrvo
Thomas G. Pennington. Re
tired P. & R. Conductor,
Succumbs to Grip
Th»
years.
ger conductor
as G. Penning.on. aged 70
vldely known ret'red passen*
f the Wilmington
and Northern division of the Phlla- '
at the home of h
daughter. Mr.
Kills. 2410
aon-lfi-law and
and Mrs. Ralph T.
Penns) Ivanla avenus*,
h*re he res dad. this morning. He
more than a
had beei
ill with the grip for
week and h. art compli
cations developed.
Captain P n nnington, ns he was
known to many frienifa. after serv
ing with the
road, went wltl\ Hi«* Wilmington
and Northern Raüroad in IR77 as
«y I va nia
Rail
a freight conductor on the French
Creek branch, from Glvernon to St.
Peter. After several y rare* service
as a freght conductor he became
I duct or. and for
a pa«s«*ngnr
on the
many yearn nerved in that capacity
Wllininrlon-Rcaillnc run.
Eiahl year, a,n he
dev loped
trouble with hin eyes and went on
the retire«! list. He was operated
on for the removal of cataracts,
and while he was able t
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HONT ALTUR AS
D«B KILLER
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Los
Angeles Convinced
Fritzi Mann Was Thrown
Into Surf
DOCTORS LETTERS
FIGURE IN MURDER
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DOS ANGELES. Jan. 20 ( United j
Pros, l—Fritzi Mann, dancer, whose '
half-elail body washed ashore on I
!„„ Torrey Fines beach. Was thrown |
«live, poli, e l.ell.ved to,lav
shr »Pvnt the night before her
'' '* , in ;1 ' ° t,aK ' "„ , ' H • loM: ' « "h
a L >;l '' nio '. c nctor. ,i ■ ording to
, ' virt *' nre vath-red by authorities,
s "'"e lime during the night Miss
Mn,,n btpeed into unsclousness ami
r ' 1 h, ' r *° h< ' <-lirr «*»*• hurled her
hi,i " r condition.
• sv ,rt 'h for the movie actor was
under way.
Roger \ B Clark, movie pro
durer, was released when he prov- ;
cd hr was not with the dancer on
* th- night of her death,
Captain I.ewis Jacobs
(Continued on Page Nine.)
of Camp ;
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NEGRO ASSAILANT
GETS TWO YEARS
Judge i
Cannon,
assaulted I
Workhouse. Kolllck the prosecuting
showed three gun *hot
wound« inflicisd by Cannon.
Special to The Kvening Journal.
DOVER. Jan. 2«. —Before
Harrington today Cordova
j Negro who murderously
; I.ewis Kollick a'so a Nefrt), some
,
Meeks ago pleaded guilty to assault
. .
and batl.ry. He wa. ^ntenrvd o
j ,wo ,n ,hl ' N " w Co,,n,y
wit
GERMANS CHAFING UNDER
RUHR INVASION: EXPECTED
TO STRIKE BACK AT FRENCH
ITALY READY
TO MEDIATE
FOR PEACE
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Mussolini Believes Ruhr
Occupation by French Is
M ar Breeder
UNITKI) .STATUS
SAID TO APPROVE
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20 (United
Italy bn® made a virtual
ffer of mediation to bring about
ttlemeni of the reparations nnd
Ruhr crisis, it was learned authori
tatively heiv today.
This important siep t the first deft- |
nite move by any nation io readjust
*" E " ro J' '>"* ;
Italy, the I mied Press under
stinds, has made known to the
1 nlted States and other Interested
powers her atcitudo regarding tha
' T,,t ' K ,,v -•»-rwr'^nt of Benito Mu»-,
snhni. Ihr It.tlian Fa sc! «11 leader.
believe* that the situation in Central J
Kurop• brought about by the.
French occupation of the Ruhr not
ly threatens the peace of Kur
ope hut Is n n entirely untenable
nnd impossible one.
2. Italy standi ready to do what
she can to compose thin su nation
Continued on Page Five.
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RILES PUPILS
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High School Sophs Disap-J
n r r !
pointed When Exemption
Order Is Missed
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CROWD TEACHER.
BUT NO RIOTING
Objecting to marks received for
examinations and other
vork done
last
the commercial
WHnrngt
outside
«Merk le.
courses.
onth. about 100 sophomores of
department of th**
on High School, gathered
the ofth'e of George W.
teacher of commer<*|.iI
nd demanded an explana
tion yesterday afternoon. There was
nothing unruly about the students, it
was «aid. They only wanted to
why they had received such
mark*.
•rh t _I >
They had hoped to receive
Li u
higher marks which would exempt
i. ... Z-«.., . ,
them from examinations this month.
Uharles Uoxe. principal
school, hearing of il
to the third floor annex
departments'
•f
the
lie trouble, went
h«re the
commercial
rooms and
class
fflce
located
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pacified the pupils. Mr. Uoxe offered
go over their papers personally!
if they thought they ha«l bee
justly treated. Fomented with rhl*
ll,e > trouped out of the
building and headed for home.
Mr. Uoxe said today that rumor
n ii ii
r
•hool
on , hp Mr „, to efr , rt thft! therB
had been n riot at the Mlgli School
in which th» commercial depart
ment students had figured.
founded. Me said tlie pupils acted
jn an orderly manner, merely asking
UIVK/IDV nAinn
Al) f loUIi 1 Dl/Altl)
nrkn
|*()K KLl UHLH ANN
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Special to The Evening Journal.
DOVER. Jan. 20.— At
of the Itepubli
was un
for an
explanation for what they
termed "low marking."
meeting
•;»n Slate Committee
held here today General Alden R.
Beneon. chairman, was aultiorised to
appoint a committee of live mem
ber* or th** j«iaro Committee and *l\ :
Republicans outside of the commit
from each county, to co-.
lee. t
operate with the Republican mem
l»*»r* €*f the lat-selaturc relative io
party and legislative matter*.
Chairman Benaon will name thin
committee in the course of a few
days. There wa« a fairly large a
tendance of th»* committee. At th
conclue! n «f the meeting Chairman
Benson said it was called to di«cua*
party and legislative matter*
other than authorizing the appoint
ment «»f the committee m» action |
was taken on any other subject be-j
yond a general dlecu«slon of parly]
mallsrs. '
t
le '
nnd'that
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Allied \alhorilies Informed Secret Organi
zations Are Rushing Anns Into Rhine
land—Paris Fears Attempt at Coup.
Th yssen and Fire Herman Coat Barons
Arrested and Transported l nder Guard
to Düsseldorf
./ ML REVALUES FOR REFUSAL
TO OUF) POILUS' \R\l) ORDERS
V.OMIOV. .fan. 20 (I nlirri Press).— Allied milhorllle«* hatf been In*
formed (liai (lernimi wrei org mil mi II« »ne arc |>n*|»»rlng an attack on all
allied tn»|»s omipf Ing ihr Itulir, nottnllng to the Rldhangf Telegraph *•
••mis rorree pondent today.
V •«■m il penalties for t.erniâiis obstructIng or disobeying orders In rol
le«*||on of in hi I duties Includes Hues of 100.000.000 marks and Imprisonment
up to flu* yearn, a Dally News dl»|»ale|) said today.
►"' A, .1«.,. »I (I'nlled Prr-i»._+rtt. Thymn-n. Indus,«.! leader. and
» 1,0 lirmuii iimI boron« «era .rmird h. the French today nnd Iran«
p«»rl««l under aimed guard to DmsMddorf.
This uu* done hffliuw they refund | 0 meet th* I'lwh term* nnd
work Hie Ruhr mines f«» r (he benefit of Krame,
pari* .».,„ .-» ,^„ T lh( .
liiltabUanls we »«'lint vor, de«|tondeni otrr <lr|uirturr of Ihr Vmerlrvau
arm, of .Mviipnlli.n. mm scheduled for not laier than next Tueedav
Troubto is u lien Hie French take over the
I'MII«. .Inn. 20 (l ulled PreW.
formation ihai lead® it to frtr the Germans will attempt a coup I
Itulir In a few days, according to unofficial diapalche* from Dusseldorf
today.
I'he f remd» high command Has M»
the
TIm* «lUpafclie* said ihr French ofllHah has been advised important
qua ni H les of arm® and ammunition have been secretly brought Into th«*
Itulir by the German*.
P\IIIS, .fan. 20 (I nil cd
• ■ ' h n - ul . r 111 ...|^
ni... Ins fr.M .1 Kalian.It, In ill,- <llrprtlo„ -,f IRuhr .all.., wtiirh orci
I-I.- 1 I hj th,. I'mrii, Thr •.Imiglli of tbk. force la unknown.
»(lu la I «-»oflriiiNlioii of the rc|K»rt.
There was no
MtMtOV, ,l*n. *0 H i nil«« Pr«*»—Frrm-li In Ihr Ruhr «rrr.irri tr|,-.
graph and U'lcpli«*ne «»IDcinU who refused to oIn*; orders
Central New* Berlin dl®pati I» today,
keen arr« ®i«il. the mliwr* ®t
acusvrdhig to a
After director* of some mine* luid
IX>NI)«)N. Jan. 20 t United Pres«),«
—T.eagiie of Nilli
official* expect
provlde France with a
j''dignified way out** of the repara*
t ion * nnd Ruhr situations. It va<
j the leauue to be calle<| upon even
tually l
i learned authoritatively here today.
j Proponents of this belief said that
Ih * »»' ot ,h « >»•«"• «^nm
ed resolutions urging closest atte
AJ
tion-« problem,
revnils among many
present her
the repni
tion t<
general belief
here that France will
the Ruhr
will turn to
ineaeuree" In
"forceful
and after this measu
[the league.
The league ran act to open thel
Mother ; 4 Tots, Among 8
Who Die in Hunting House
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seriously.
Th« M «me« swept through -a three
Anto De
d
20 .—
I (United Press).—Right person* pér
iment houee Are here
Jan.
Mass .
LAWRENCE.
jn A te
| * wr,y
today.
o were injured
"nil » half -«tory .tenement on him
I., .
street. The «lead:
... . . . ,,
garia and her four children. Rose,
Mrs.
Joseph. S; Angel, ne.
Miirv 3.
Romano Reysha. 25.
Mrs. Mary S. Ksleld. 55.
Th#» injured are Angelo DeGaria.
back and Joseph Garvey,
fireman, broken wrist.
Mr*. Degorla was rescued but re
turned to save her children.
She eluded tlie Aremen and piling*
e«l Into the smoke-Alled hallway.
I-it er her body and those
broke
f her
mute and tragic story of
happened. The heroic mother found
her four little ones, and otlempted
to lead them to safety.
She lo.*i her way in the d* nse
smoke which made the rooms black
a« ink and staggered into a kitchen
on the third floor. 8he gathered
her Iitile brood around h**r and die«l
hat had
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Bermi*e a foreman of (h* paint
the Pullman Shop* dis
I, Percy W. Kerr, when
w ay to work th s morning, gripped
him by th#* throat with both his'
shop at
charged hii
wh**n he mot hi* former bos* on the,
hands.'according to testimony heard
in Municipal Court this morning.
Deputy Judge Lynn imposed a
of M5 and coala on a charge
a*«ault and battery,
he did not know until this morn
ing that h. had hc-n laid off and
fir
of
Kerr said
he "lost control of himself.*'
I» O. K. K l)\XCE.
Castle.
Tonight. 1» to 12. Pythia
Th*> KIM M F. Y O RCH K3
Prir.o*.
TRA.—Adv.
«
payment* tangle only upon petition
f Interested powers. Nothing la in
chided as to reparations ln th«
agenda of the council's next m*ei
ing. but the German-French situa
tfon and its effect upon the allies In
discussed inforni
general will he
.u> at im»i.
HANOVER, Jan. 20 (United
Press).—The hotel owners conven
tion today ordered hotels through
to hou«e
relu»
<>ut O.rminy to
French ami Belgian..
vasion of the Ruhr.
This is in re
taliat on for the Franco-Belgian in
w.th t he children, stifled by the hot
smoke and fumes.
Her husband trapped on - the
th.rd floor leaped to the sidewalk,
He landed on hi» hack and is In
the hospital in a dying condition.
Th » building was a furnace when
the tire department. delayed by
snow, arrived.
Th*» blare started In a coffee
house on the ground floor and swept
through the structure rapidly cut
ting off all avenues of ?*c*pe.
Fifty persons were In the burn
tenement.
M my of them were trapped and
crouching to awa't death, when the
Are department rescue squads en
tere«!.
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The people were then led
difficulty through the dark, smoke
filled hallways by police and firemen.
dth
1 cellar of the building,
Heved they passed the first floor In
the dense smoke and found them
selves trapped in the cellar,
Their bodies were burned almost
beyond recognition,
The body of Mrs. Kaleid ws a
found on the third floor.
, h * son. Roman, were found In the
It was be
COP SHOT WHILE
MAN RAN TO HIM
"The officer shot at me hut I
don't know why. for I didn't run
away from hlm: 1 ran toward him."
_
Judge I.*ynn. in Municipal Court thl'*
morn ng, when he pleaded guilty to
Joseph Young. Negro, told Deputy
h charge of trespassing on the Phils
and to keep warm, ho «•».« trying
gel some coal from the coal dock at
ih*> foot of B street when he was ar
rested.
Jo
delpliia anil Reading Railway,
seph was arroated by Special Officer
Weldon. A I ght fine was Impose !.
Young raid he I- a stranger here
uiov *r Dairy Safe Milk ph«n*
! 5 40-1 5 41.—Adv.
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