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ASD SrX-TEI.EGRAM
VOL. XCIL, No. 301
Palladium,
With Sun -
HARDING WILL
PROPOSE TWO
WORLD PACTS
President to Take
Initiative Soon
(By United Press)
LONDON, Dec. 18. President Hard
ing soon will propose two internation
al agreements, which will replace
much of the treaty of Versailles, the
Daily Sketch stated today.
One of the agreements will be for
all the allies; the other will include
former enemies as well, the Sketch
declared.
Elihu Root, the paper said, is at
present working out a reparations
agreement.
The Washington correspondent of
the Sketch, upon whose dispatches the
statements are based, cabled be had
interviewed representatives of every
principal American Banking house as
well as others "in high places with
precise authoritative knowledge" and
learned there is to be a drastic scal
ing down of reparations, with the
(he United States taking over Ger
man export, import and internal tax
es, under a first mortgage.
THREE BIG PROBLEMS
UNSOLVED AS PARLEY
ENTERS FIFTH WEEK
(B- Associated Press)
LAUSANNE, Dec. 18 The Near
East conference entered its fifth week
today with three of its biggest prob
lems still unsolved but with the sub
commission to which they have been
entrusted making every effort to reach
settlements. - .
Difficulties over the control of the
Mosul Oil regions, the question of de
porting the Greek patriarch, and the
status of the Turkish capitulations.
have caused the conference many an
anxious moment and their final settle
ment still is hanging fire.
On the other side of their ledger,
the delegations believe that they vir
tually have disposed of the perplexing
question of the Dardanelles and that
they have overcome many of the ob
stacles in the way of a solution of the
minorities problem.
The conference has taken a fresh
supply of optimism from the reports
that America is considering lending
her assistance to the economic rehab
ilitation of Europe.
PRESENT EVIDENCE
REGARDING MURDER
OF MINE FOREMAN
(By Associated Press)
MARION. 111., Oec 18. With the
opening of the second week of the
trial of five defendants charged with
murder in connection with the Herrin
riots, the state today prepared to pre
sent evidence regarding the slaying
of C. K. McDowell, foreman of the
strip mine around whiich the riots
centered.
George Nelson, a farmer residing in
the vicinity of the strip mine, attor
neys for the state announced, would
be the first witness called to describe
the killing. Scores of witnesses for
the defense were questioned yester
day by the miners' attorneys, . who
have asserted they will seek to im
peach the testimony offered for the
state by proving alibis for the de
fendants, state witness have identi
fied as involved in the riots.
' Will Call Survivors.
During the week, survivors of the
riots will be called to testify. They
have been guarded by federal author
ities since their arrival here.
"There have been many reports of
Intimidation of witnesses," C. W. Mid
dlekauff, assistant prosecuting attor
ney announced. "One man stated he
had been warned. Another reported
he has a brother who looks much like
him and that a few nights ago when
this brother went to the barn, shot
was heard and a bullet passed close
to his head.
"Witnesses have expressed fear that
they would be injured in person or in
business if they testified, but this fear
seems to have originated in their own
mental condition rather than in any
threats that were made to them."
Chinese Give Liberally
To Funds For Y. M. C. A.
(Tlv Appelated T,re.
SHANGHAI, Dec. IS. Workers of
the Young Women's Christian associa
tion who brought to a successful con
clusion in November a campaign for
funds, reported that more Chinese
than foreigners had contributed to the
Jlfi.noo that was raised. The funds
will be expended to meet the current
budget of the Shanghai Y. W. C. A.
and to pay a share of the costs of
maintaining national Y. W. C. A. work
in China.
TWO MOROS KILLED, FIVE
SOLDIERS HURT, IN ATTACK
MANILA. P. I., Dec. 18. Two out
laws were killed and five constabluary
soldiers weTe wounded when a band
of 15 Moros attacked the constabulary
detachment on Secuban island, in tho
Sulu group, it was announced in a
telegram received yesterday. The
Moros were repulsed and the entire
company of constabulary pursued
them Into the mountains.
ROYAL YACHT TO COMPETE
IN NEXT YEAR'S RACES
(Fiy Associated Press)
LONDON, Dec. 18. King George has
definitely announced his intention of
, fitting out the famous yacht 'Brittania
;for racing next year.
Est 1831. Consolidated
Telegram, 1S07.
Ambassador Popular
Marquis of Crewe
The French press- and public wel
come the appointment of the Marquis
of Crewe as the new British, ambassa
dor to France. lie speaks French
fluently and is said to understand the
Gallic temperament.
RICHMOND ONE OF 54
CITIES WHERE HOUSE
SHORTAGE CONTINUES
RiUADIl'M NEWS BTOEAIT
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 Richmond,
Ind., is listed as one of the 164 cities
included in a recent survey where a
housing shortage continues to exist.
Only fifty-three cities reported no
shortage of homes.
The volume of building in virtually
all the cities which have been surveyed
i3 considerably in excess of last, year.
In the majority of these cities the
building already completed this year
is in excess of any previous year.
Figures on dwelling house rents col
lected by the National Association of
Real Estate Boards disclose that rents
are advancing rather than declining.
Residence property sales were reported
as good in about half of the cities from
which reports were received. Labor
conditions in the construction field
were reported generally as good with
little or no unemployment.
Freight Rates Factor
Freight raf.es Lave a great deal to
do "with the variation of prices of
building materials in different cities.
A recent survey ot price made by the
census bureau for the division of
building and housing of the bureau of
standards shows a wide range in rep
resentative cities. The prices given
are those paid by contractors for mate
rials delivered on. the job.
The highest price paid for common
brick was at $25 a thousand at Scran
ton, Pa., and th lowest price, $12, at
Columbia, S. C. Portland cement was
cheapest in Washington, where the
price was $2.80 per barrel, as against
$4 at Savannah, Ga. North Carolina
pine ranged from $48 at Fairmont, W.
Va., to $22.50 at Columbia. S. C. Red
cedar shingles were quoted at $6.65 at
Camden. N. J., and at $9 at St. Peters
burg, Fla.
Says the Rev. James Shera Mont
gomery, chaplain of the national house
of representatives: "I believe 99 per
cent of our preachers are thoroughly
good and sincere men, but they get
into an atmosphere that makes them
narrow."
The Rev. Mr. Montgomery, who Is an
Indiana man, well known throughout
the Sixth congressional district, once
serving a Presbyterian pastorate at
Shelbyville. believes that the interests
of the church will be advanced if its
ministers will acquire the human
touch.
"I associate with sinners: that has
kept me human," he said, ite did not
intimate, however, that he referred to
members of congress with whom he
spends much of his time.
Dr. Montgomery says' his principal
aim is to keep himself human. The
fact that he was a bad boy when he
lived in Shelbyville does not cause him
to look back upon his boyhood with
any shame or regret. When he was
attending the Shelby county centen
nial celebration at Shelbyville last
July, Dr. Montgomery was asked to de
liver an address. His introductory
words were: "If some of the places
around here could talk I certainly
wouldn't be here."
COLD WAVE SPREADS
OVER UNITED STATES
(By Associated Press)
CHICAGO, Dec. 18. Temperatures
lower than any previously reported
this winter in the northwest, upper
lake region, great central valleys, mid
dle west, gulf states, and the southern
Rocky mountain region were reported
last night and today as another cold
wave spread over th greater portion
of the United States west of the Ap
palachian mountains. The mercury in
Chicago went below zero for the first
time this month. It was one below
here early today.
The weather bureau reported the
cold wave has a general southeasterly
trend across the middle states and
would be followed by a slowly rising
temperature today f.r the upper and
middle Mississippi region, west of that
stream, and tomorrow for the Great
Lakes region and the Ohio valley.
Havre, Mont., last night was gripped
by 32 below zero. Other towns in the
northwest readings from 4 to 28 de
grees beiow zero.
Although the snow in the middle
states partly had cleared today, in
dications were seen by forecasters of
formation of another storm center be
yond the Rockiees tomorrow, advanc
ing eastward.
Temperature in North America last
night's weather report showed, ranged
from 34 degrees below at Medicine
Hat, Man., to 74 degrees above in
Miami, Fla.
RICHMOND,
$200,000 IS
STOLEN FROM
DENVER MINT
Three Bandits Shoot
Federal Guard
(By Associated Press)
DENVER, Colo., Dec. 18. Three
bandits today shot and killed Charles
Linton, a federal reserve bank guard,
and escaped with about $200,000 in cur
rency of $5 denominations, which was
being loaded onto a Federal Reserve
truck in front of the Denver mint.
The funds were being transferred
from the mint to the local federal re
serve bank. The robbery occurred ait
10:40 o'clock a few minutes after the
government employes had begun to
load the money into the federal reserve
truck,
While the loading was In progress
an automobile dTew up in. front of the
mint building. Three masked; robbers'
sprang from it. Before the govern
ment employes knew what had hap
pened, the bandits opened fire from
high powered rifles. The robbers
seized the currency and sprang into
the machine.
Fire at Robbers
As their car sped- away, armed gov-
eminent guards inside the mint build-
mg urea iruiu me wiuuuw ul iub
mint at the robbers. The entire Den
ver police force quickly was called
into action in an. effort to apprehend i
the robbers. '
Linton fell at the first fusillade.
The government employes returned
the fire, but the robbers acted quickly
sprang into the motor truck, grabbed
the bags of money and escaped. While
the robbery was going on, according
to witnesses-, a secona, automoDiie, a
armed with shotguns and rifles stood
9( foot frrm th HaTirtit par nrmnroTit-
ly ready to give them aid should
the bandits need assistance. Sheriffs
in nearby counties were quickly noti-
fied by the police in an effort to ap-
prehend the robbers.
WALLY REID, ACTOR,
ON VERGE OF DEATH;
INFLUENZA IS FEARED
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 18.-
u allace Reid, motion, picture Btar, is
on the verge of death, and for several
Hav fcna tint been ttct1 to live,
according to juts. waiiace xvem,
i v r . , . . - t, i.j i
Wallace Reid,
(Dorothy Davenport) in an interview
today in the Los Angeles i Examiner ,
given ai a nouywooa siaiuuiuui :
ing io me exajumei, tunuuuiaicu ij.iij.
Reid's statement, saying:
"Mr. Reid has been near death for
the past five or six days. His tem
perature has repeatedly reached 103
and his pulse 130. His heart action is
irregular and weak. He has fainted
on an average of three times daily
and has lost 70 pounds in weight.
Laboratory findings at the present
time indicate he is suffering either
from a condition of complete exhaus
tion or influenza. A reinfection of
influenza is possible at any time and
could cause his death. Tnis is not
anticipated by attending pnysicians,
hnt is beine considered."
The physician describing the actor's
Illness, according to the examiner,
said:
"His present illness has no connec
tion with over-indulgence in aiconoi
or narcotics, although sucn mauigen
ces have undoubtedly underminded
his strength and system in months
gone by."
Havs to Co-operate
Will Havs today declared he will
not assume control of the narcotic sit
uation in Hollywood, but will co oper
ate with state and federal official
in case thev call on me.
"I am not the arbiter of Hollywood's
morals." Havs aeain emphasized. "My
mission is not to mete out punishment
or to act in a judical capacity but to
work constructively to remodel the mo-
tion-picture industry until it is sound
to the core and is serving the public
to the utmost artistic and educational
capacity.
"As for Wallace lieia, my smpd-
thies of all good people are with him."
Mrs. Reid and her mother Diame
"Wally's fairweather tnenas no
made his home a "roaanouse ana me
heavy work he was forced to undergo
for his plight. '
Not Censor of Morals.
Havs assertion he will not act as su-
preme censor of morals of movie stars
was in answer to wneuier ue wuum
start active investigation of the
dope" situation in the movie colony.
"I cannot act as a policeman any
more than can tho head of any other
corporation in a case of this kind, but
must leave it to the legally constituted
authorities, he said.
"I will, however, co-operate with tne
authorities m every way in case they
improved already, the movie head con-
he faith that the rnt unfortunate
at best is nly - an incident and cannot
,vrt t,.
Uon, integrity .id idTtem nw der
Hays statement is taken here to in
dicate clearly for the first time and
despite his spectacular barring ofj
Fatty Arbuckle, that he is not to be re
garded a3 a "Judge Landis of the
Movies" with rigid powers over con
duct and behavior of stars, but is more
to be regarded as a combination effic
iency expert and large scale welfare
worker.
IND., MONDAY EVENING, DEC.
Enters Upon Duties'
This is the first photo of Tim Healy,
governor-general of Ireland, - taken in
Dublin, where he has entered upon
his official duties.
KELLY, GRIMES GIVEN
G MONTHS, FINED S500
FOR REATING OFFICER
Earl Relly. and Harry GrimeSj
barged with assault and battery, on
najmona jvecu, uuuee umuer we
fined $500 and costs-and sentenced
six months to the penal farm by May
or Handley in police court Monday
morning.
Officer Keck arrested the men Sat
urday, night near the Rex hotel on a
charge of intoxication. The men ac
companied the policeman west in the
alley te Fourth street . and north to
Main and were, headed toward police
headquarters, when Grimes took hold.
of Officer Keek's arm, while Kelly
grabbed the officer's mace and struck
him over the head, inflicting an nglyp
gash, which bled profusely
1.- r 1 tt KrnlrA n n O XT hilt f Vt O ftffior-
w t t GrImeg tQ neadquar.
ters despite his painful would. Of
ficers Seymore and Cussins were sent
after Keuey, wno was iouna near tne
Th(, wol,nd inflicted on Officer
U.,,. oqH av.nt n ar,H
quarter long and required several
it ...t.j iinn,iaTr
20-YEAR-OLD GIRL
DECOY FOR BANDITS
(By United Press)
AKRON, O., Dec. 18 After a severe
grilling Jessie Starcher, pretty 20 year
old Kenmore girl, confessed to police
today that she-made a practice of de-
coving mate escorts mto me nanas oi
highwaymen.
She confessed, police said, because
her holdup friends were making her
the "goat." They refused to "divvy"
up on the spoils.
Two 17 year old boys are the high
waymen in the case, the girl said.
She told police she would meet men
at dances and consent to be scorted
home. As she led her escorts past a
lonely spot the boy-bandits would con
front them with a gun.
Weather Forecast
FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY
By W. E. Moore
Fair and continued colder, below
zer0. Tuesday fair and partly cloudy,
f0owed by slowly rising tempera-
tures.
Extraordinarily high barometric
pressures over North America will
cause another cold night followed by
a syght reaction, causing it to be
-warmer Tuesday and probably still
more Wednesday. More snow is indi-
cated for Tuesday night if not sooner.
Temperatures Yesterday
At pumpjng station
Maximum 34
Minimum 8
. T0rijU
U;00n ; . jn
weather Conditions The Dresent
hi b dcal-
. f rth America with tne ex.
i .. - ,, rDntMi Amor.
. rifrinntd laat .v.pek ovpr Siberia
and . d eastward to Alaska and
now coverg several mlllion square
m,lp, Tho eldest nlace this side of
... . . 9I Aacraaa ki-
, ,ririno Wat rnnada. So
Rraithwpt
Saturday moved directly eastward
tAFor. ,ndiana' h' U"'tStatne5
Weather bureau Fair tonight and
5"bably Tuesday. Not so cold Tues-
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18, 1922.
STATESURGEO
TO HELP DRY
ENFORCEMENT
Responsibility Placed
on Governors
By LAWRENCE MARTIN
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. President
Harding in a White House luncheon
with a group of governors was to call
upon the states to assume equal re
sponsibility with the federal govern
ment for prohibition enforcement.
The president will point out, it was
learned, that in giving the states and
the federal government concurrent
power to enforce the law, the consti
tution places as great a responsibility
on the governors for Volstead law en
forcement as it does on the federal
executive.
Today's meeting was preliminary to
a general conference of governors
which the president expects to hold in
January, according to present plans.
Harding's Hopes.
After expressing his views that the
federal government and the states are
jointly responsible for prohibition en
forcement, the president, as a result of
the meeting today hopes: -
1. To get a clear survey of popular
opinion as to prohibition enforcement;
to learn from the executives of the sev
eral states just how their people feel
as to strict or lenient enforcement:
whether they want the Volstead law
amended or strengthened.
io get trom tne governors a
frank and candid statement about en
forcement whether they favor great
er federal and state co-operation or
want the task handled almost entirely
by the federal government; whether
they are willing to strengthen state
enforcement laws where necessary, in
short whether the states will back up
the federal government if it goes the
limit in inforcing the Volstead act.
Will Have Data.
Mr. Harding will have before him
if not at today's conference, then at
the later one, a mass of data com
piled by the Prohibition Commission
er Haynes showing the extent and ef
fectiveness of both state and national
enforcement. This data will show
what states are failing to co-operate
and why.
Most .oif the 16 governors here are
convinced prohibition will be one of
the big -political , issues of 1924.
MARTIAL LAW HELPS
TO SETTLE WARSAW! '
OFFICERS IN CUSTODY
(By Associated Press)
. WARSAW, Dec. 18. Martial law
became effective in Warsaw today by
proclamation of the Polish cabinet.
CapL Niewadsmski, the crazed art
ist who assassinated Narutewicz last
Saturday has been held for trial by
court martlaL
At his preliminary examination yes
terday the man declared he had acted
on his own initative in shooting the
president and that he had no accom
plice.
The declaration of martial law has
added to the sense of security felt by
the people who, with General Joseph
Pilsudski establish as chief of staff
of the army and General Sikorski as
premier, await the convocation of
parliament on Wednesday for the
election of a new president.
One of the first acts of Sikorski In
taking over the premiership was to
order the arrest of several of the for
mer soldiers of General Haller whose
influence in the army has been capi
talized by the nationalists in their op
position to General Pilsudski.
Many other persons are also in cus
tody pending a complete investiga
tion of the assassination. Among
those detained is Col. Modelski, once
adjutant to General Haller.
KIRK, GRIDIRON STAR,
HURT IN AUTO CRASH
(By United Press)
YPSILANTI, Mich., Dec. 18. Bern
ard Kirk, University of Michigan foot
ball star, was near death today suffer
ing from injuries received last night
in an automobile accident.
Kirk was injured while returning
to Ann Arbor from Detroit. Four
other members of the party were
slightly injured. They were Harold
Sovert, said to have been driving the
car; Eddie Usher, former varsity foot
ball man; Sewell Piatt and Cyrenus
Darling.
Kirk was taken to Bayer Hospital,
where he was still unconscious at an
early hour. He is suffering from a
fracture of the skull and possible in
ternal injuries.
Denies Motion to Dismiss
Charge In Branen Case
(By United Press)
MOUNT HOLLY, N. J., Dec. 18. A
motion to dismiss the murder charge
against Mrs. Doris Brunen and her
brother, Harry C. Mohr, was denied
Oday by Supreme Court Justice Sam
uel Kalisch. The judge ordered the
lawyers to proceed with the trial.
Mrs. Brunen and Mohr are charged
with hiring Charles Powell to kill
John Brunen, circus proprietor.
FEWER BABIES DIE IN
MOST CROWDED AREA
NEW YORK, Dec. 18. One square
mile on the lower east side, wher
500,000 persons live, shows one of
the lowest infant mortality rates in
the world, Dr. Royal S. Copeland
United States senator-elect, declared
in an address to the congregation
Beth Hamidrash Hagafor,T- f
Norris Wfll Retire
1
Senator George W. Norris
Senator George W. Norris, RepulX
lean, of Nebraska, ad one of the pro
gressive leaders of the senate, has re
peated his announcement made a few
months ago to the effect that he
would retire from active political life
in 1925, at the end of his present term.
His retirement will be partly due to
ill health.
ABOLISHMENT OF TAX
LEVY IN OHIO URGED
IN AUDITOR'S REPORT
(By Associated Pre3S
COLUMBUS. Ohio. Dec 18 Abol
ishment of the state tax levy of 4,17 5
mills will be recommended by State
Auditor Joseph T. Tr?cy, in his annual
report to the governor for the fiscal
year ended June SO, 1922, he said
today.
The report has been in the hands of
the printer since Oec 1, and advancs
sheets are to be rerdy soon for dis
tribution to members of the genera.'.
assembly. . . .
"A continuous stu3y of the reve
nues accruing to the state from indi
rect sources impels me to the con
clusion that it is entirely safe to rule
on indirect revenues and wholly elimi
nate any levy for purely state pur
poses,". Mr. .Tracy's .report will say.
The levy should te abolished, ac
cording to the aTiditor, because of the
steadily increasing balance in the gen
eral revenue fond during the last
two years.
A total of 2.65 mills of the levy is
made for support of the schools. In
case it is done away with, Tracy rec
commends boards of education set lar
ger levies.
x Provision for Education
Funds for the support of education
both common schools, universities and
normal schools, now derived from tax
ation, can be provided by appropria
tion from the general revenue fund,
he advised.
On the 1921 duplicate, the state levy
brought a total of $7,900,388.92. The
remainder of the tax is divided in this
manner: .5 mills sinking fund;
mills new roads; .15 mills in aid of
weak school districts, .25 to provide
funds for institutional building, and
.125 mills to provide money for the
erection of new buildings at Ohio
State University, Ohio and Miami
Universities.
Money expended :n education, the
state auditor asserted, is just as mucu
an investment as moneys expended for
new buildings and new roads, "but he
advised the strictest economy of
boards of education in the collection
and spending of school funds.
NAMES ASKED FOR
CHRISTMAS BOXES
Persons who know of ex-service men
who are in hospitals are requested to
turn in the names cf the men at once
to Mrs. Frank McCoy, 112 North Sixth
street or to Mrs. Frank Engelbert, 409
South Tenth street, phone 1672, in or
der that Christmas boxes may be sent
to the veterans.
The local American Legion post and
its auxiliary are co-operating in send
ing the boxes. Boxes are being sent
the veterans regardless of whether
they are members of the legion.
The boxes of Christmas cheer con
tain candy, "cigarettes, cigars, nuts,
fruit, stamps for writing home and
many other dainties to make the holi
days happy for the soldiers who are ill.
The committees are especially an
xious to have the names submitted at
once in order that the boxes may
reach the hospitals before Christmas.
BAD FLUE CAUSES
DEATH OF 5 PERSONS
(By United Press)
AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 18 Authorities
said today a defective flue was re
sponsible' for the cottage fire here
Sunday which burned to death the
city engineer and two other prominent
residents of Masslllon.
Three others are seriously burned
but will live. Two adjoining cottages
also were destroyed.
The dead:
Harold Howard, 58, Massillon, city
engineer: Frank Wasoner, 45, of the
Russell Threshing Machine company
and Lloyd Modson, 28, of the Massi
llon Transfer company.
Those burred are Walter Williams,
34, Elso Weffler, 32, Attorneys, and a
truck driver known only as "Sammy.
"Dutch" Holt, another member of
the party was the only one to escape
uninjured.
Seven men were asleep in the Weff
ler cottage when the fire broke out.
The three victims' charred bodies
were found i the basement after the
fire had burned out, where they had
.fallen from a second story bedroom.
SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS
23 RESCUED
. FROM LAKE
TUMEPORT
Missing Since Wreck
Last Wednesday
(By Associated Press)
STE ST. MARIE, OnL, Dec. 18.
Twenty-three of the 27 persons wh-
have been missing since the tug. Re
liance, wrecked on the rocks off the
Lizzard islands last Wednesday, hava
been saved, according to reports from
the tug Gray, which reached the wreck
today.
CHICAGO, Dec. IS Battling foot
by foot through towering seas andJ
freezing spray, the men who go down
to the sea in ships are fighting and
epochal battle across the Icy water
of Lake Superior to keep navigation!
open far bepond its usual time audi
bring down the lakes the last cargo
of the year.
Already the fight has claimed its
toll of lives, and before the lact ship
has been accounted for or Jbeen givea
up for lost that toll may be greater. .
Nearly a dozen died a few dayffl
ago when a Canadian steamer was
dashed to pieces within a stone's
throw of safety at the mouth of thoj
Pirtage Lake ship canal.
Open Unusnally Late
Navigation om tho upper lakes usual-"
ly closes December L This year id
was decided to keep the waterways'
open until Dec 15, because the coali
and rail strikes had' cut down the coaS
shipped to the northwest and delayed!;
the eastern movement of grain.
As- a result nine big freighters load
ed with grain ?2S,000,000 worth oC
ships and cargo are fighting their1
way down Lake Superior toward that
graveyard of gallant vessels, White.
Fish Bay, trying to win through to
Buffalo for winter storage.
In Mud Lake, part of the St. Mary's
river, another big fleet is icebound,
waiting for the arrival of the nine
which left Fort Williams, Ont., three
days ago before trying, with the as
sistance of ice breaking tugs, to win.
past Detour to the open waters of
Lake Huron.
Keep Tireless Vigil
At Eagle Harbor, Grand Marsis,
White Fish Point, Detour, Alpena,
Mackinac Island and. Manistique, naval
radio operators are keeping a tireless
vigil, guiding the freighters through
the night with radio compass signals,
and waiting for the calls for help
which may come.
The story of the fate of the tug Re
liance, owned by the Superior Paper
company of Sault Ste Marie, was told
yesterday when seven: survivors
reached the Soo.
Five days ago the tug, with a crew
of 14 and 22 passengers, was dashed
to pieces on the rocks of Lonely Liz
ard Island, seventy-five miles north of
Point Aux. Pins, the western entrance
to the St. Mary's river, and 12 miles
from the mainland!. The captaini an
27 men took one boat and Mr. and
Mrs. John Hearten, cooks, and seven
others, took the other.
The captain's boat has not been ac
counted for, but the other, after drift
ing several hours in the storm, finally
was blown ashore on the Ontario
mainland, 85 miles north of Duluth. .
Rest in Indian Hut.
Mrs. Harten was so exhausted the
party was forced to rest 36 hours at an
Indian hut before starting the 20-mile
tramp, inland p the railroad. When,
the railroad w's reached Mr. and Mrs.,
Harten were suffering so much from,
the cold that they were left at a sta-
tion for medical treatment while the
other seven survivors went on to Sault
Ste Marie.
They hold out little hope for the
captain and his companios. If the
part)' succeeded in reaching Lizard
Island they might find huts there, but,
while game is plentiful, they had no
weapons. , -
The scene of the wreck of the Re
liance is one of the most desolate spots
on the upper lakes. From Batche
wana Bay to Michipicoten Harbor, a
distance of more than 50 miles, there
are no settlements. The only inhabit
ants are woodsmen.trappers and In
dians. The Lizard Islands are off the main
steamer route and are seldom visited
except by woodsmen and fishermen, or
in the summer, by an occasional lnter
island boat. If the launch carrying
the captain and his 26 companios fail
ed to reach the islands, yet survived
the cale and driftinsr ice. it mav have
- 1 been blown ashore on the mainland.
! miles from human habitation. If such
-was the case it is improbable that the
seamen, weakened by long exposure in
the intense cold could have survived
long unless, like those who reached
Sault Ste Marie, they found some In
dian cabin in which to recuperate.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 18. The wreck
age tug. Favorite, left White Fish bay.
Lake Superior, early today for LizzarJ
island, to continue the search for 27
persons missing from the tug Reliance,
since last Wednesday, according to
wireless advices received here today
by H. E. Gilpin, president of the Great
Lakes Towing company, owners of the
Favorite. t;
Tho tug was forced to seek shelter
In White Fish bay late yesterday.
BAY CITY, Mich., Dec. 18. Th?
fleet of nine steamships, grain laden,
bound for Lake Erie ports, which left
Ft. William . Friday night, - passed
through St, Marie's river Sunday anl
early today entered Lake Huron on
the way down. The ships under car
goes are worth $28,000,000.
STE ST. MAKIK, Mien., Dec, IS.
The tug Gray, searching for the 27 pej
sons missing since the tug Reliance
crashed on the ro-ks off Lizzard
islands last Wednesday, reached the
scene of the wreck tfci- : --iing anI
found two overturned a. d battered
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