WLivbJrmr' rw? i-O-, v ', V rVaWfl WiWW w r&p , 1 - Etienmg public zbtx THE WEATHER; y. InercMhW tifteim tonight with tewMt tewperatar about Se degrees followed br mlH WeftMffey nefnlMff. SPORTS TKMI'KH.XTl.Wli AT KAfll HllliK HllO 111 112 T B I 4 42I43I44 4fi 4014 Flubscrlptleti Prlc f! a Year by Mall. Public Idijcr Company PRICE TWO CE1 VOL. VIII. NO. 137 EnUrad at Btcend-Clais MatMr at (the Poiteffle at Philadelphia, Pa. - Under ttia-Act of March 8, 1870 , PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1922 I'ubllehPil Ually Except fiumlay. Cetivrlslit. Wl'l. by 35 REPORTED DEftl '51 I'll wm i ' v LEI DIRIGIBLE ROMA EXPLODES: '.' i (foil? and Passengers MSi ' yVS HE DIDN'T TRY i SHOOT BROTHER fa , ' i'Jmi. Norristown Court Gun I Must Have Been Discharged v Accidentally EXPERT SHOWS HOW PISTOL MIGHT HAVE BEEN FIRED "I did net mean te sheet my brother ; I did net ltnew he wns shot until he li Ml." paid Nerman Penrose, testifying l.f'Jn his own defence tedny nt Norristown, ' were he Is being tried ier mniimuu....... i v f,r the killing of Ralplf Penrose, Aug- BR , insi yenr. 'The sheeting eccitrreil in the house Wrc the two youths, wealthy and wdmhfTn nl a nremincnt Montgomery Qwnty family, bearded with Miss EUz- , abeth Cennnrd. nt OgenU. ami cnucu Marrcl which began ever a telephone WUefJ4.ll. V Nerman Penrose is en trial before Judxe Miller for the second time. At hh flrrt trial the jury, en which there h)t wire four women, tiuwi;ri-t.-u. V hr. TVn of the women were for ac- - nnlttal and two for conviction. ' ' Nerman Penrose's own story, of the inoe'tlng was the feature of the morn '.flat's session of court. His testimony t .1. ... .!... nlvnn at 1I first 1 'was wc mmiii: no iu.ii ..i - ; - trial.- The present jury, which includes '- two women, listened sympatnctlcally te the narrative of what he said wbh a violent and unprovoked attack upon , Mm by his larger and stronger brother. i r - Knocked Down Twice 3 The defendant testified the fight be 1 fiu when lie had proved te his brother ' hi was right in the argument ever the pl)enblll by getting a calendar and 'Terifylng certain date". His brother arfteiLhlm niitl KnecKcd hiniuewn, Mldvrhen' knecked1 hlnTtlewn a sec'-' I time when lie arose. 4f"thave no memory of liarine gene .' inatnl tnr tl nlxtnl." lift sntil. "I rvnaNQber having it in my hand, hew- vv?r, unu luiitiniiiK ." uiuiiivr iiiiu v the' garden. I wus upset because of the fight, but net enraged. I knew I was ralm enough te fire once te the right and once te the left of my brother, and then ecr his head. I thought I '' would frighten him out of his rage. "Then I remember Miss Cennnrd f ttandlng beside me and usklnii me net te sheet again because I would waken r T her sister. Wc went IntO'the house and Ralph picked up my umbrella. lie said, ; '111 brain you.' lsyiid.'Put that down.' .' Then he rushed me and beat me ever : . the head and chest. I tried te fight him i 'Off, Didn't Pull Ti Igger i I reninmlii'i" Iienvliiir tlie rnnrf of the pistol, hut I did net pull the trigger. It must Imve gene off by itself us I was trying te ward off Italph'H blows. I did net knew I hud hit him until he WL When he fell I knew he was shot. He wnb breathing heavily, and Ikuew he must be badly hurt. I asked Miss Connard te get help, and I telephoned (htttnaed enPnte Tw rntr-thrre. Column Five FROZEN HORSEISSAVED BY CONFISCATED HOOCH "Nip" In Time Saves Debbin and Forgetful Owner Is Fined Confiscated hooch was ubed te save a freezing horse, occerdlng te the tes timony of the Mnneyunlc police, when the case of Edward Beyle, of Gladwyne, charged with cruelty te animals, came up today before Magistrate Dera. Beyle Is employed nt the Soupstene I'arm, owned by the Orlscein estate atGIadwynp. During the hterm Thurs day night he drove te Munnyunk in n slflah, tied the horse hack of the Phil adelphia and Heading station and took a train for Philadelphia. That was at 7 p.eleck. Five hours later Patrolman Jwese found the horse and took it te the Mana) mile police station. The unl nal was numb with cold. After massng mg the horse and doing ether things te warm it without success, some one remembered that there was confiscated yhisky ut the, station. A nip wiib of fered Debbin. He drunk dud was hlm wlf nKaln. .Boj'e was fined $l!l.50. He explained mat he expected unether man te take tbe horse buck te the farm, ntt he did 5? rfll'r,n Mniiajunk from Philadel phia until a:?IO o'clock Friday morning. U. S. TO PAY PHILA. CLAIM Heusing Corporation Authorized te 8ettle Contested Charges nasiiuigten, Feb. 21. The Heuse uff StatcH HeuMiig Corporation te Mttie eutbtandlng centracta with Phil- "wipniu ami ether cities for public andTluh u u OI Mrecw. aewers Mhl"('elphla has billed the corpora cerpora corpera R5? ",r 'axt's for loie. $12 :t:if en AnAe i'u,ie.i, in addition te h? I)uc.1?1 nnieuts for paving en hch huit Is new pend ne in the Fe.i. "i ueurt, f. T.i "t -urllo"uen nas a ceun tl fiS TlnBt t'10 clty wiring utlli 678.07 ' alneuntlnK te $113,. . f V .. rt r '". .-.m.w'l.iU'ii '..,',, rv t J j- - il. " "-P . rw """"iiiwii","'-'f I'.2i..UUi-iiiiiMKmUf.;.:,'l .W'. V...'. TiiVi-aMffBiriia-iiii-i-iiHBLis Mr i Tt Quite a Jeb te Lecate Ninth Lim'rick Winner Miss .Vamant Lives . Away Up in Lawn dale, but We Finally Found Her It Toek a Street Direc tory and a Patient Heuse Sergeant te Steer Us en Way Suy, fans, we sure arc getting te be the old glebe-trotters. And inciden tally we arc learning that thin cltv of our most certainly lmn all of four t-uiuurn, en yes, at least that. And Jliss Tcneru Vnnsunt, of 028 "t'!Icr.mn street. I.nwndale. lhes nt f m1 ' Aft?r l"",,h consulting of ?. Ciides, wc discovered Hint Heller- man from eueci WUh. "t,.i(Hl -. K.-a. E. IJivcr. iiUBUroek avenue te Delaware "itu tins Interesting, te say nothing of .inftu: . ',. ":":""" " ti,V. . , u,lr"-"en. we Knew no mere wiV lm" "(l0'?' l'xt,?lt that where hiihi. was a trolley we should tnkc, WOtllfl In fitn ..1.a .... which many sfjuarcs nwny from where our feet were planted when the illuminating street gulde was consulted. oerao BUy once wild something about a faint heart net winning a fair lady, and wc want te go en record us .saying that studying street guides never found Us the lucky llmericker, ami se wc just up and phoned the Tnceny police dis trict, and some nice pcrliccman set us rjfht with directions. , At first we were genna label our ?..,Yea llke tne washerwoman's child. "Please put off at Hellcrman street," but instend, in n nice, respectful voice, BOY BANDITS RISK E DasrTOver Reading Tracks' en Handcar After Looting Candy Slet Machines NABBED IN WEST MANAYUNK After looting n railroad stntlen of candy, chewing gum nnd pennies, two boys late last nlsht had n wild ride en n handcar from Woodland Station te West Manuyunk, thrice nnrrewly es caping death ns trains rushed down en them. Fer the last two miles of the unusual ride as the boys worked madly at the levers of the light vehicle, a Lewer 5Ier- LIVES IN WILD ion patrolman ran dewne'track'after!""!, B''JWajr. and them. He caught tliem nt West Man- ayunic. 'I lie boys are Cenner Kamlnlski. four teen yearH old, Ruffner street, and Mar- , "'EV,,,,, . , n . . . , StWS.nr Ye,leV" -le" M" Stertej?crpke?,t,f,C; 8tThe'y ll?er nte"! t'rtfe the police that &lcht!?tS" em.S,j!l H' they went te the AVest Conshohocken ! RtaK I-!-' Al WS ilf rVr(1 station of the Rending Railway at 11 o'clock lust night. The boys forced a window and then rifled several chew ing gum nnd candy machines. The boys 'stuffed dozens of packages of chewing gum and rolls of candy Inte their pockets, ns well as $1.72 in pen nies from the coin containers of the slot machines. Frem West Conshohocken Knminiskl and Groark walked te Woodland station, where they found a light handcar be side the track. They put the vehicle en the rails, tugged at the levers, and seen had it spinning tewnrd West Man ayunk, bucking traffic as they went. Twice before Patrolman Dl Bena, of Lewer Merlen, espied them the beyr. had te leap from the handcar and lift it from the rails as the trains ap proached. About two miles from West Conshe hecken the patrolman saw the boys al- i ternatcly bending and rising at the lev crs as the handcar sped along the truck. The amazed blueceut shouted, but the boys did net heed him. Then Dl Benn i started the chase. i About a mile above West Censhn- Refuse te Ce-operate With Qlellttl hecken a passenger train bore down en (n pPmine cabinet the light handcar. The engineer saw '" V"Ji Ing Cab Inet the boys and blew his whistle. Ku- Rome, l;eb. 21. (By A. P.) Fur mlnlski und Groark slid the brake en ther complications developed today In the hnndcar and barely pulled It from tne J10''1'" ministerial crisis en nc the track when the train shot past eeunt of the refusal of former Piemler Jl,cm I Orlande nnd Knrice de Nicola, pros!- Dl' Benn. -pffmg, about a city block ,U'"'I10' Al,u i'ttmbur of Deputies, te hi,in,i -nw hn fiieltlves. una iH-me.1. 1 co-operate with former Premier Gie- set the llttle maclilue en tlie rails iiei ................ . , . ,, ' e ninciiuifi en tiie ru hh nsnin und resumed their quixotic trip. But the delay gave the patrolmen an ad vantage. As the handcar was stepped nt West Conshohocken Dl Bena made a Hying leap and cellared both boys. Hc brought them te the Lewer Merlen police sta tion at Ardmore, where they seemed jubilant ever their unusual ride. YOUTH, 24, TRIES SUICIDE Shet Causes Patrolman te Find Him Lying en Fleer A shot fired in the house at 1130' Fitzgerald street, early this morning, brought Patrplman Murray, te the place. He found Jeseph E. Larkins, twenty-four years old, lying upon the fleer in a bedroom en the second fleer. The young man had shot himself in the hide. He was taken te the Methe- i dist Hospital, where it was said his wound la net serious, Smeka IN-B-TW136N Flna-i little claur in me worm, ev iiwu- j 111 iuu, .w. aau. I, .. . .. A ' It.. ? t.m . 1 1. .Ci ,&,! ' . .11 -A . ,r-,r, ,-rr 1-., , 4.Mjsw,xjniwmii wssRseffi: rii-M-MMiiiM yaiM-iTTT-Birn mw-f ' i.n--j&ujT i Ai -r UbL,m .JLM.K,! VVil.-slliK.ifJxiitfflJ.itV 'it - 'V Burned qs awBSsBrfPHIBBBi PT C- '; lWfBff saBBaK 't 7 i"inrtiiMKM - H0Bri' 'bt'? TT'!r?'BBBl 11 i f H - JS fi, , ', - WW f H MISS LENORB VANSANT 028 Hellermann street, Lawndale we requested te be "put off," and out side of the fact that we rode two steps by the right one, It was nil right. The line which wits the missing link according te the jury, received five vetcA and the completed limerick runs thisTi-wny: LIMERICK NO. 0 There was an old man in Mount Airy Who had n young daughter named Mary, He said, "She might he A great comfort te me But the bills for her clothes make me aweary." Miss Vnnsant has faithfully answered the limericks, both tills time nnd last, and wc were glad that she wen. Each night she carefully considers her nn- Contlnerd en Pate Twenty-six. Column Four TRIAL BE DELAYED a. Attorney Demands Mere Time te Prepare Defense te Deuble Murder Charge - SCHEDULED FOR mendaV Mrs. Catherine Rosier will net go en trial Monday for the murdler of Ot-car Rosier, her husband, nnd his stenog rapher, Miss Mildred Rcckltt, if Judge Rogers sees fit te grant n petition filed and nrgucd today by Jehn R. K. Scott, her attorney. Mr. Scott demanded n month's post ponement, en the ground tnnt he had net been given notice of his client's nr that the time fixed for the trial did net give him sufficient opportunity te pre pare the-cTtbe and subpoena necessary witnesses "mL2c t0 Mr- Hcett 8 etl tien immediately. In discussing the petition, Judge Rogers snld there Svns n public demand for a speedy triaj, which only lack of witnesses could contravene. "The Court does net intend te let dilatory tactics be employed by uny one." be said. Mr. Scott hinted that Maurice Speiser, Assistant District Attorney, hml suggested the date for the trial. "TIiIh young woman is in Moja Meja menslng Prison, helpless and penniless. She has been unable te aid me in pre inrlng the case." Mr. Scott retorted, usking n month's delay. "I'll held it under advisement," said ludge Rogers. "Meanwhile I serve notice en the District Attorney te file his answer tomorrow." Jinlge KegcrN was reminded tomorrow would ue a Holiday. "That's all right,' here." he said, "I'll be ORLANDO WILL NOT SERVE 11MI WHO tt'IlH In fit lit I tfi Ftfiii .i fl.tli. ;-; """:", ";,: '; '" "V : :.r: " I Seme Reme newspapers today re ported the possibility that either former Premier Orlande or Signer de Nicola i might head the new Cabinet, but the proposal that they might collaborate was generally scouted. As Yeu Knew Old Philadelphia Is a trensure city In memories and mementoes of flcorge Washington. Vencinblc inns where, he found hospitality, gracious old homes where he was a cherished guest, a fragrant garden which he loved they all are here, And they, with Washington mo me mo merlals and Washington picture.--, will be reproduced tomorrow, the birth anniversary of the great pa triot, in a pictorial supplement of the Evknine Pudlie Lkdqkb. v ... . , '"'A' ; fcTwii arj-i.rMf -.,. a t-. .. . d:kL MXLlZiXii'AMy.''L .S.'lVI 5. - - y: - 1. - .a k.MJiJBMlH.iliTJn4-t'l.Vl'Ut; H.J,!"i r n.iima nBM-a MR ROSIER ASKS Giantf ;trm BLOC FORMATIONS TRANSITI eru. S. POLITICS Meeting of Progressives Chicago Shows New Trend Throughout Natien PARTY CHIEFS MUST NOW MAKE DEALS WITH GROUPS Uy CLINTON W. OILBKKT Ntnff Correspondent Kvenlnar Pnlillr Letter Covurieht, 19l, bu PuWe Ledger Cempanv Washington, Feb. 21. The confer ence of progressives nt Chicago Is n sign of the times and nn vindication of the way things are going pelitlcnlh. These labor lenders, intellectual radicals nnd radical farmers are meeting together, net te ergnnize a third party, but te form a bloc which will operate within either or both of the two ufd parties. Twe jears age much tTicsnmp group of men KOtlcht. te Htiirt. n tlilril unrtv. The Fanner Laber Party was- the result, and It failed significantly in the elec tion of 1020. This time they expressly disavowed in advance any Intention te go it alone. Like the farmerM, thev nre going te operate within the existing parties. The break-up here Is taking another line from the brenk-up in Europe. Abroad in most countries there are many parties, and a government consists of a bloc formed of a union of such parties ns have enough in common te operate together temporarily in the con trol of parliament. Parties Must Organize Blocs Here nt least for some years te come the two-party system premises nom inally te continue. Rut u party, te win an election, wll hnve te organize a bloc of groups of voters. Signs of this tendency were nppnrent in the last presidential election when the great combination which swept Mr. Harding into office by such a tremen dous majority wns made up in effect of a bloc of minorities having very llttle in cqmmen generally, except the desire te vote against President Wilsen's poli cies. , , The gencrnl name of Republican wns used te cover various minorities, but the cement which held them together was weak. Authority ever them wns slight. And the organization of the farm bloc and ether less Important blocs in Cen nnci euier less important uiecs in t;en- grcss wns the logical and natural out- pnme of thiu liwlr of .1 v.l,illnn In l,n mass. .... ... ...... .HVH u ...u.......b ... ... In 1020 the vnrlens lnterif.tn wtiieh i combined together te make what might I be called the Republican bloc which ; should govern the country for four ye.us i .".. ..,,!. n .! rn..i... I were very Mimiy (iryuillii'll. I enny ' the tendenev is toward their ereaiiiza- tlnn Ti... nr-,.,.,,;-,..,!,,,, .,f , .,, is a"cnse in txilnt. What Is called the 1 farm bloc In Cenirress consists renllv ' nf flin eirntitii nt n nrnlrv tlinnm.lilu nr. I gnnlzed movement unieng the fanner1 voters all ever the country and cspe- . dally in the West. By the time 1024 eeines around, there ! premises te be n number of definitely I organized groups of voters, with lenders , and platform, who will have te be con sulted by the parties if they wish te form winning combinations before going te the polls. What happens In Europe is thnt blocs Continued en Pate Tnentvthrer, C'eunin One VENGEFUL wFiPS LENIENCY FOR HUSBAND Has te Hire "Sub" for Erring Spouse, She Tells Court Here A vengeful wife defeated the anneal 1 MARK ON for clemency mad today by Jehn Berg-1 - - man. alias Jay S. Dupent, when helniQPIKs; OFFER TO HOOVER pleaded guilty te passing fraudulent Ulel'Uia UrTCn IU nuuvtn checks before Judge Rogers. Bergman I ., . . ,,. said that he would make restitution Fair Committee Meets In Office of through the aid of his family, and I Mayer "i.1!'."1 "!!, ""??! -n".k0'1 ,f.imy The offer te na SSW.000 n year for r.,u ,! ill., iv,. .. nili... ll.ll lllllll, .IJIH Tlapainnn ufmiiinil fiMii.i .l (!! .... the man. Mrs. i.iift.i.u,. nun'!.,. i. i i.iii.i, WliU HU- ' cused Beremaii of takiiia her inenev I after they were married and declared that he was "n conlidence man. Bergman was sentenced te the East-'1 rn Penitentiary for seven te ten years. He was accused of posing here us neslnc here u Dupent und of asserting that he was one of the heirs te a Inrge New Yerk estate. He passed worthless checks amounting te about ?11!00. Jeseph, Mess.'of the Majestic, Hetel, was one! 01 tne uctims. ..a, a. 4i-tiii.iiii mini mm MIC I1UU a rooming house In New Yerk and wns compelled te hire n man te de work 1 which her net de. husband could but would Council Meeting Put Over The absence of live members of Coun cil's Transportation Oemnilt tee caused u postponement of the ceiniuiuee meeting tcheduled for this afternoein Chairimin Montgomery and Councilmen Hern and Cox wcre present. The committee, has a bill providing $."0,1)00 for continuance of the Rapid Transit Company valua tion proceedings. NEW ORLEANS RESULTS FirtST HACK, four-ycnr-eldn and upward. mulilciiK, tlnlmlntr, puruu lluue, 1 mile und 70 sutiIb: 1, M'chmilc. 110. A. Wllann. .1.1..'. even l. J, lllarlc Watch II. 110, Ilutwell 4-1 s.s 4.K a. l'nltern, till, Ceney l'J.l ft-i e-" Time. 1;4 Rnatuunl Prim ess. ThereaT Sun Myth, lllend llunily., I.a Uernleie, Oruce Kinie und Ciin-oiUriUe ulae run, HAVANA RESULTS FIRST RACK, for three-ienr-elila ,,i upward. clulmliiK, liurcn 70u, nu furlnnuH' 1 1, Pullu, 115. Kennedy cen La i.n ' s, i.tthellck, US, 1'lcluTiH.... 4-1 :i.l ii.r I 3. Kujman. lia, l'rlbln S-l 7-10 1.3 ' lime. 1:12 4-3. . Hulle. Ilnisel It.. NtJb.en Thornbieom. JJuricy und First Troeu aliii ran. IIOlfOD WANT, A U8KD AVTOMOIIU.R7 Tha claialfled co uhiiih uf the Publle IdcVr list ieiup et-Wie bent bnruiiliu le It feuiid in 4vi(w vh wi wMrvj mi una Ui auv I 1 lffamimxftte '.'.w. 3ii- ss&mm "ft, -it tK1 Airship Plunges Down te Earth SEMI-RIGID v ' '4bbbhV;'' ''' -' '' i''V'"i ''' '' ' ' ', ''v"V''X''xi4fw' ''''' '' " '"'' ;' 't i' ''j 'V'"'' ' 'U ',".'''"'' H '" BBa BBBBBlSfi'jtO' v ' ,'v '!a ypiKK3,wM,w3?BBB2BfeBHBBtTKfe'SKKiS5S?''iy' '"A. 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Kirk, who is twenty-eight years old. nnil iinninrried. wns elected lioreugh I 7' .. ... . ,' 'Treasurer en tne strengtn ei ms rcL-m.i, I1H O VOlCmil Ol UIC V erill m, ""'.,., .,,i ... u.n. . ,. ,,.. I... .. 1 ..,.i .. I...r.n n tlVIIIIII ' reeentiv imuikiil ii iinim- w ..." " , 'recently taught n home en . . ...... street. est Chester, wiicre. --rf - ----- . .. . ,.. ll.." he es with his parents. end Carrie, Shortage ,, , , t. n,fil. Tim ntinrf n c. In the Collection ac- 11(11- "" - --.- . . .,,,,.1 counts was found by the borough nu ll ter who reiierted tnnt tliu seung effi- dal's books, ns borough treasurer vu're correct. lhe shortage i saia te UC I CUVCrCll bV ft 1)011(1. When II. D. Inghnni. the auditor, I, ()u, ,,(.ul(.r' ,)f l.1t,lNberi; ' n,. (0Hvcred ' reported the discrepancies In , Kirusn l)U(, of , . ., ,, , I noens, iiic cmirciur i nm i. ...... .... mltll the shertace lie nmjtm he 'iad been speculating with the Dler and the Ivohn brokerage houses. lie cxpiiuneii ue T-I..I l..n( .. ...lTnnfnt. iiml borough treasurer seen ufter the death of Captain W. S. I'nderwoed. who had tilled these offices for twenty -five years. ' At the last election with the aid of , war veterans, he was elected te both . offices. ll h lt"t 1 Miiuivii 11 .'' ' Ne Charges Made Yet The biidcct committce of the Ber- I eugh Ceuiiiil today instructed tiii-nudi- ter te miiKe a ciireiui iiisiiwimn n uu ltrK a DOOKh nnil ri-eimis. . .,...? , l... 1....... I.nn (iililj. against the young vetcrnafc His othec .NO criminal cniUKcr. imvu m-ni ui.iuii i 1ms been turned ever te an assl-tant . x'"- ' "V , 'i .. 'ii ...... .. ".ii .1 I UVf . l-lll " m.i-iw'iv ..--. .1 I general Ot UK! iseMJUl-. em. '11111111 up (llSCIISSeil lOIIll 111 il iiii-i-i.uk 1. 11 I ; . .. 1 ... .. ........ .... ,.r .i.n , Fair I.xcciime t eiimiuu e 111 .wiyur Me.01rp "i ,rAheJ?'l ' "b, he M.'!J0r mia made by Edward Bek. Ane V,ler "l,u " '" ,"" . " '. V.":" . 1 i.-r .1... I...........1. .. UT' .Leer wl h M r Tlek en t,,; ibject w ith .Mi . HeK. . ,.,.. .Inr-n lai inair pieut 4 WOUNDED IN MINE FIGHT .Guard and Strikers' Pickets Clash Guard in West Virginia Field WelWiurg, W Va., Feb !!. (By .) Four men were wounded In a gun ilirlit between a mine guard and a mem ber of strikers' pickets near ihc Lubelle mine of the Pittsburgh-Wett Virginia 1 Ceal Company south et here today. The mine, which had been dosed for ' some lime, recently reepcucd en an open-shop basis. I Today s Developments at National Capital Adoption by Semite Foreign Re lations Committee of Braiidcgce res res ervnlien te four-Power treaty wus forecast ufter debate. The reserva tion requires the consent of Congress te "adiustments." Harding today will nominate the following ns members of the Allied Debt-Funding Commissien: Secre taries Mellen, Hughes and Hoever, Senater. Siuoet and Representative Burten. Treaty prolsieu for mixed cojn cejn cojn missien te arbitrate American claims against (lenuany, aggregating mnn millions, has lapsed, tSlalu Depart ment announces. TITfc MB YOU, AHE .LOOKING FOB MAY 1 found. In tlw Help Wanted column? ui BUUO S0.illJU. " " -1 . . , IS. V, t ! m mm.j l'j.a-ir DIRIGIBLE ROMA DESTROYED Gipsy Chief Takes Bath; Tribe Takes Holiday Newark, N. .1., Feb. 21. (By A. P.) Fourteen gipsy families who make their homes in the Belleville district, near here, nre making holi day today, for their chief, Ben Moyt, has taken u buth and changed his linen. This is the first time the ceremony has occurred in at least forty days, for the chief was forbidden by the traditional laws of his tribe te touchy his body with water, shnve or even change his clothing until that time had clayed following the death of his wife. This is the day, and the chief's followers are giving every evidence of happiness. COAL TRUCK DRIVER KILLED BY TRAIN AT PAULSB0R0 West Jersey and Seashore Engine Hits Machine en Cressing j ,, Mevers a coal truck driver, - niiivil ill n.l,., .. .,1. 11111111 11 I'll i n iwirHi.hAn... ltv... i .i j....i. ,.... . . ... ' --. -- . --, l,,...e.. ,.. ..i i. ,.;. ... l. ......, -mi. mill ,, i -m ., ITIINrv Ullll ewifliutl I a crossing near the Paul-bere gas plant. The overturned truck was pushed 'along the rulls for about 150 yards. 'McjerV hung head down, wedged back (if the steering wheels. Ilk lieajl struck i the ties repeatedlv. He was dead when ! .i.i,.i iiiuii .iiriH'K 111S lllllllfril IL'A Ul tlie crew extricated him. Mejers was thirt.v-nliiP vears old nml .was employed ny tsill .M. llanneld. a ,0 ,c t.01ll ,, ,,, h ,, rc Hc js Mrvlv(, b n w and live children. Corener Wee nlnnt this morn riL'. and was retnrnlni- ,. .,. ,..., ,nril ,; ,nl .. - ,,-;"" I i, ',- 1UOW Investigating. '. ' ". x.wavuA n uuu BRIDAL GOWNS STOLEN Walnut Street Shep Robbed of $8900 in Clothing Eiclitv bridal cew'iis viiliie,l nt- SKWVi were nmeiu: the iiluiider inl...n in- iiiin.nulhed nethiiig te say resurdlne her ilmiL-h. who last night breke into the store of neriniue iisiuseu iv le., i,,iu Wul- i uui Mfiri, fill..... II 1 .!, .. .. I II i ue nriiciey Hieieii cre se UU1KV as jnieies jiscd a trucK le carry away their, loot BASKETBALL rricmlbCenti.il, Friends Select . .31 MoQiCitewn Hiprh .11 lS--!20 te lead te the supposition that' thi'lJJ0 1'"" " innny cousins ns President BOS BEATS MORTON AT BILLIARDS Avy Boe, Euiepcnn billiaid chnnipien, tedny Cepe Moiteu. of" Philadelphia, 300 te 2'iS, in the pleiibhlp tU the Mauufnctuvevs' Club. ADDITIONAL RACING RESULTS HAVANA Second rictile, 15-1. 0-1, 3-C. '.vccntlj Nnvroe, Tatting, Moeinvinkb, Plurality HAVANA Thiul Fickle Fancy 3-1. even, 1-2, wen; '" vency, 2-1, 7-10, 1-3, scorn! ; Tnioscen, fl-l, 5-, kl-.r), thlid. Ti.. 1.10-1-5. Terse AheatI, Midiiui ami IJlazenwny' also inn NEW ORLEANS Second Bright L'ghts, 5-2, even 1-. Rising Reck, 8-1, 0-10, 1-2, beyond; Twe P.iir, '301, 12 1, third. Time, 1.12 4-0. Auntie May, Simiie Chnvlie. Grnnny J... Onklnwn Belle, SniuTnTwoeiT nnd Role nl-e 1.111. rHi i SAY IN D. WANTS , Rockefeller Required MathildeV . I Fiance Become American as I Condition of Approval, Repert- , i COUSINS CALLED BOGUS Chicago, Feb. 21. That sixteen -year-old Mathllde McCermlck has ob tained approval of her proposed mar riage te Max Oer, riding academy head, of Zurich, Switzerland, from her grand father, Jehn D. Rockefeller, was stated here today by fnmlly friendp. It was reported that his one condition was that Oser should become an American cltl zn, but there wns no confirmation of this from the McCermlck familv. AIT. Osi'r'q IIL'O .M11 U'lIU (I wnMnn trim donate. Illllliernim rippannu ln.rn nn.l .if I Milwaukee who professed te be cousins intended the hwis e.iuestrian wtin ""J'yn years old while TTewnrd A. "'by. friend of the McCermlck family, """"'tallied thnt he was only fertj us "1Kft,1"',t, nr.t T0Vnr "f n age of forty- .... '. . ,.--. .., ,.. ..I,,. b 7."',,1",?1 tl,ur "' ,1"", Jintniuie. Vm". .l,ne - i:nK0 interior deco- Emil Burgj, irater, the fir.-t cousin te make him-elf kne"'n; vWt,0,i nt the M""'rniicl: home jesterdnv. but was Informed at the i'""L ."".r.. !"Ilt -lr- ."CV'ermlck and Jllss Matliil.le were net receivinir. " i Swiss Custom te Call "It is the custom in the old coun try." he told uewspapirincu camped ubeut the McCermlck home, "when a couple become engaged for nil her rela tives te call upon him nnd all hU rclu tles call upon her richt nwnv." Mrs. McCermlck. who icci-ntlv nh. ' tallied a divorce, maintained 'ester- day her iirevieus statcnients thnt he " r engagement. , V1""" . . '-'-""nies, .'larniide "".'. "" .. . . .lllll..ll uri.f.llll.i.1 n,,,l7 .... 1.- . T. : v'-iin-u iini-iun uie ueus. - - ,,,""s. " -'- "! umi nc "unreu 'enllniir,! en raaeTpntr-thiv,C'eluiiiii Knur SCORES Ciini.intewu H. Ciumlen Ilinh . 13 13 .11 1723 C)lliii2ovveotl IT dffeated J. E. numteur chain- 3-1, even. 1-2, ?, 1, cvni, J2-C, wen ; thiid. Tiin, and Acebta abe i.iu. ER NATURALIZED in FlameM IW PLUNGE 1 1 rnnn niiniiuin & 4 Luiinn u 1 1 u mini t v , iv- rnUIVI DUnNINB m ! CBUT IN m i Mere Than Fifty Aboard Whtri Airship Hits Hampton Reads Barracks SOME PINNED UNDER WRECKED MACHINE 12 Bodies Reported te Haye ! Been RannvararJ Dnn4. . Are Conflicting ' COMES DOWN LIKE COMET Rescued Men Suffer Fretfi Burns Airship Still Afire The giant urniy dirigible Kema fell today at Hnmpten Reads, struck a barracks building and dropped in flames. Reports of less of life conflict Chw l0 say athirty-eight wer k'ed and twelfe bodies have been taken from the ruins. Anether dispatch says one 5pm" killed, twelve seriously injured and the remainder of tne twentjr. one members of the crew and thirty or forty passengers aboard escaped with miner burns and cuts. ) Bv the AiMOrlaiMl P, Washington, Feh. 21. The""' fiSftril ' i...r iiiriKiDic nema icn obliquely at Hampton Reads today, struck a bW' racks building and dropped in flames.- The Navy Department was notified of the disaster in the following telegram from the naval authorities nt Norfelk: "Army dirigible Rema caught fire and fell te ground near army base Norfolk about 2:10 P. M. Thlrry-flve persea reported dead out of fifty aboard." J Portsmouth, Va., Feb. 21. (By A. P.) According te a message received atf the naval hospital at Portsmouth at " :l.r P. M., thirty-eight men en beard the Rema were killed. At thnt hour twelve bodies had been taken from the wreckage. Norfolk, Feb. 21. (By A. P.) Ex ploding after crashing downward during a trinl flight, the army's Italian-built airship Reinn was destrejed tedny near the naval base here with the less of aa undetermined numhpr nf live. TVtim,...,., ,. i, ...i .. i..i ...-i ... ' . ' ' " U1C "s!l-ieF placed the dead from hnlf a dozen re ncnriy lerty out of the mer than hnlf a liundred persons en beards T, Ill, naval hospital ut Portsmouth was effil'- fficlully informed that thirty-eight ei these aboard the airship, the largest semi-rigid dirigible in the world, wei Killed, while undertaken, in Newport Newt were officially notified that thirty or mere persons hud lest their lives, Twche were known te have been btt'j 'eusly Injured. The giant airship Rema plunged obliquity ever a mile and crushed into a barracks building nt the Hampton I toads iiriu. base at 2:12 o'clock this ( afternoon, according te lufonn.itien lu he hands of the commandant's office ut the Hampton Keads naal base. Sonic of the twenty-one members (it t the crew and thirty or fort passen gers and observers aboard the Itemu esV enped with miner burns, cuts and bruises, neeerding te the Information; at the base. ,; One Thousand Yitt in Air - The Remu was between tiOO and 1000 feet in the air when she fell, officers at 1 he Hampton Bends niunl base statcdi' Seme of the passengers aboard the ship ere virtually unhurt, though ull were 1 shaken up. A number of the men jumped from the cars of the Rema as she fell In Humes, Others were caught under her. Among the definitely known suriers were Captain Walter J. Re4 'and Lieutenant Bjren f!. Burt, the of- lit lilt inn.tr. ... ..iv. '.((tti( Ull JmiL uirurni'iiv-H unu ii'iii rutv, riimncrrtv eurtt'Mi iiifii, acfeniiiiK le eiiipr es servers at Portsmouth, were seen te leas' 3fiJ iri wnmw . rt.AtJ.rn from the shii as it became uppareat' ff t nut sue wen 1 striue out 01 110 niru . . I base barracks buildings. Seme, It was dp dp reperted, clung te parachutes while Z'k .ethers jumped stralkiit te the ki-eum.. cheesing te take their chance In that A inunuiT nueLi iiiuii niu)iii uueaiu me ; V"! . . . . . . - . . Tim blazing snip. i Witnesses ut the scene of the biirnlruf. I ship said at II o'clock, when she still was -v'i'i' uurning iihc u lurnucc, mat uiiiy naaf .; ...nlllll M & TlW.n.W-.k... I- . A f'.l m.mi HltaeUaiaa'a BMAIC n mi,iim' iM'I rHA-t ail bwktFM.'Sria i.tXJ2ir , . .tfc7tya'jifttA,v.v,r. ?'., . mmmmsrM yNW ... 4, . r M nJ W i ; im mi . i -ui ii - Cm H Ml' 1 m M t PA m ?J Lfert.i; fca L'h. vJTl .
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