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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-02
FIVE DIE IN BLAST
ATPOWDER PLANT
Thousand Pounds Of Dynamite
at Atlas Work, HopatcOng,
Explodes.

John H. Normand, an employee of the
Atlas Powder Company at the plant on
the southern end OF Lake Hopatoong. N.
j.. was making tour of the buildings
shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing and had visited the mixing house and
one Of the nitroglycerine houses- He
then went on to the packing house.
about 200 yards away. and found five men
busily at work pressing dynamite into
stick form. with all indications that the
high explosives business was going un-
eventually on. He left the building and
had gone about fifty yards down the side
hill toward the lake. when there came a
heavy explosion. throwing him to the
ground with stunning force.
When he regained consciousness the
pac'ying house had disappeared except
for a few pieces of splintered woodwork
A rescue party waited only long enough
to mako certain there would not be a
second explosion and then began a
search for the bodies OF the i've work
men. Only one of the bodies that OF
Augustus Madison of Landing. N. J..
was recognizable. The others had beer
blown 10 bits. The victims were Martin
Grogan of Netcong Paul Sicklen of Port
Norris, Frank Tinker of Landing and
Jesse Longcor of Newton.
The defamation Jared buildings and
broke windows in Lansing, a mile away
and was heard for more than eight miles
A rush of Inhabitants Of surrounding
towns to the plant began at once, but nc
one was admitted. 1t was considered re
markable that the heavy shock did no
produce explosions in the nitroglycerin,
shops.
The plant consists of $50 small build
ings, employing 400 persons. In tn,
building Immediately adjacent to tn
packing house half dozen men were a
work. They were saved. it is thought
by the heavy barricades OF earth abou
each building, which absorbed the shocl
tremor. 1t was estimated that 100
pounds of dynamite had been exploded.
| Officials Of the company said 1t woul,
be impossible to determine the cause o
the explosion. Coroner Joseph G. voelke
of Dover returned verdict of Academia
| death. All the dead, with the exception
| of Tinker. we're married.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-02
HUNTS THIEF; FINDS GIRL.
Cop Discovers Missing Dorothy
Philips in Attic.

Mrs. Bessie Newiger of $50 East
Thirty-hrst street. Brooklyn, sent her
young daughter fo7 a policeman in a
hurry yesterday when she heard noises
In the attic of her home. Patrolman
Charles Eant OF the Vanderveer avenue
station responded to the, call Mrs.
Newiger told him she was sure there
were burglars in the house. Eant with
lis revolver in one hand and an electric
fisshlight in the other, started up the
stairs to the attic chamber. Asleep on
the floor he found sixteen year-old Dor
othy Philips of 3s9 Putnam avenue, who
has been missing from home for four
days, and Robert Beekman. Is, OF Rock
away avenue. They blinked at the OFF,
Ger uhcomprehendingly as they were
awakened.
Beelman explained that he and Leo
Newiger met the girl at Coney Island
| Thursday night and that when she told
! them she had no place to go Newiger
| suggested that she go to his house. Beck
man said Leo let them in the back door
and showed them the way to the attic.
Where they might sleep. Beeluman and
to girl were held In 5000 bail In the
Flatbush avenue court for examination
| to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-02
'LONDON'S POLICE
STRIKE A FAILURE
Two Hundred Men Quit and
Are Promptly Dismissed
From Force.
BAKERS TO ARBITRATE
May Go Out Tonight, but
Probability VIII Be Back
by Tuesday.

LONDON, Aug. The Indications to-
night seemed TO point to the Metropolitan
Police having met failure in their ef-
forts to bring about q strike. There
was no sign anywhere that more than
q few hundred men had laid down their
batona These men were promptly dis
missed from the police service. At in-
spections OF the police ordered in the
London district tonight there were few
absentees from the ranks.
The favorable concessions in respect
to wages and pensions recently given
the police ms q result OF an Investigation
by a Government commission IL said to
have acted as a deterrent to striking.
the men fearing 10 risk their positions.
Moreover. II Ia said that the so-called
lightning strike" was precipitated by
the union too hastily; that many of the
men were totally unaware last night
that the strike had been called, and that
these miscalculations gave the authori-
ties time 20 adopt the necessary meas
ures. The London police officials were
able to supply men for the special needs
Of theatres and like places tonight with
out inconvenient pressure on the regular
force.
The police union leaders held another
meeting in private tonight at Stepney.
but declined 10 make any statement
While at midnight It was obvious to
all persons In the streets that the strike
did not approach a degree which might
be characterized as general, 1t was din
cult to ascertain its exact extent.
The metropolitan police commissioner
admitted that the number of strikers had
increased by 2s6 during the day. but he
added that the total of men who had
left their posts was only so4 out of a
full police strength exceeding 10000.
Police union officials, on the other hand,
however, asserted that 1000 men were
out and tinat the number was increased
hourly They said also that the city
police came out solid"
/ The virtual consensus of the newspa-
pers is that the London strike has failed
completely. Liverpool Is the only pro-
vincial city where the police responded
TO the call seriously, but there are few
men out In Manchester, Birmingham
and other places. There have been
some disorders and looting Of shops in
Liverpool owing to the withdrawal OF
the police. but 1t is said the strikers
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-02
CHICAGO RIOTS OYER,
TOTAL DEATHS So
Commander of Troops Calls
Situation EARNED Truce
and Urges Search.
FOODS GO TO NEGRO BELT
Attorney-General Takes Steps
to Fix Responsibility for
Outbreaks.

CHICAGO. Aug 1.--ouiet prevailed in
the BLACK Beit' tonight after five days
OF intermittent race riotins which has
some 1900 persons, number of whom
may die.
Although State and city officials be-
lieve that the war between the negroes
and whites Is at an end, more than six
thousand State troops, the bulk of the
police force and 1000 special policemen
continue to patrol the streets in the
troubled area Of the South Side.
As further precaution to keep order
tonight Chief OF Police Clarity closed
all saloons. cabarets. athletic clubs and
other meeting places, except churches, in
the negro district.
While officials generally expressed
satisfaction with the outlook, Col. A. r..
Lorenxen Of the First Illinois Reserve
Militia, described the situation az an
armed truce" He said the negroes and
whites still have quantities OF firearms
and urged that all weapons should be
seized by a house to house search II
further bloodshed Is TO be avoided. At
torney General Brundage declared, how
ever, that a search for weapons would be
unlawful.
Buy Up Negro Paper.
Almost the entire issue Of a weekly
negro newspaper with sensational head
lines was brought up by the Third Re-
serve Militia In absence of authority to
confiscate Il.
Although there were no fresh out
breaks OF consequence to-day. two whites
and one negro died from injuries.
Steps toward placing responsibility for
the riotinS were taken to-day, After a
conference with n score of assistants At
torney- General Brundage sent them to
police courts and to the offices OF the
State Attorney and the Coroner. He said
that having been on the ground when the
rioting was in progress his Office would
have an advantage in Sitting evidence.
The work. he said, will be on a larger
scale than that following the East st.
Louis riots.
In his Investigation State Attorney
Hoyne has called for information bear
ing on violence. In a statement tonight
he called attention to Mayor Thomp-
sons statement that he requested troops
Wednesday night because he had learned
of a conspiracy to burn the negro dis
| trict- Mr.. Hoyne said 1t was the Mayors
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-02
Car Strikers VIII Arbitrate.

PROVIDENCE. Aug. 1.-The street car
mems union wrote to the receivers of the
Rhode Island Company to-day that they
were willing to arbitrate the strike which
has tied up traffic in the whole State
and would accept the award as final,
provided 1t was not changed by tho
court. They insisted that only the ques-
tior OF wages and hours should be arbi-
trated and that the matter of the finances
of the company should not enter into the
discussion in any way. But they re-
fused to return ito work pending the
completion of the arbitration.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-02
WOMAN FLIES FROM ALBANY.
Miss BacOn Makes Nonstop Trip
to MineoIa in Hour and Half.

The FIRST woman passenger to make
nonstop flight between Albany and
New York hoped briskly out OF De
HavIland plane last evening at Hazel
hurst Field, Mineola, and handed Col
Archie Miller, commander Of the field, a
letter.
The woman, Miss Wilma Il. Bacon, Of
fee manager of the Albany Chamber OF
Commerce. made the flight from the new
flying field at Albany named in honor OF
Lieut.. Quentin Roosevelt, to Mineola in
an hour and half despite Cog The
letter she bore was from Roy S. Smith.
executive manager of the Albany cham
ber The letter predicted thas such trips
will be regularly established within a
year on a commercial basis.
The machine was piloted by Lieut..
Robert MidlIif, one of the dying circus
pilots, who left Love Field, Tex, May 15
and has been flying about the country on
recruiting duty since that time. The
flight was down the Hudson River. along
the route of Glenn Curtiss,s first flight
between the two citiea -
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there do not exceed one-third Of the 90
tai OF the police force. So ttst
There is evsry prospect that the BAKERS
strike will be settled. Prolonged nego.
tlations at the Food Ministry to-day re-
suited In the bakers employers agree
ing to submit wage rates for arbitration.
The question Of night work is to be in
vestigated by a special conference and
dealt with by bill In parliament II is
understood that the Government Will
sanction slight increases in the prices OF
bread TO compensate the employers for
the increased cost in labor.
It was stated that the men might quit
work tonight, but that they probably
would resume their duties Tuesday un-
less there should be some hitch In tho
negotiationR.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-02
sHAwMUT PUTS IN HERE.
Aviation Mother ship to Take ON
Recruits. s~

The Shawmut. the aviation SnOther
ship of the Atlantic feet, bertheA yes
terday at the naval supply base In
Brooklyn to discharge some members of
her crew and to enlist others. The Shaw
NUT acts as tender for ten seaplanes.
four of which are carried aboard. The
other six, big seaplanes of the F-5 type,
are flown from port to port and engage
I'm all fleet man9uvres- ...
The Shawmut was frst equipped In
February for the flight of planes from
Hampton Roads and Pensacola TO Guam
tanamo, Cuba, and assisted in target
practice and fleet tactics.for two months.
She has been at Newport. r. l.. for a
month and will return there soon for
aerial bombing practice and for seaplane
observation Of torpedo boats. Mechanics
are needed TO fill her complement.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-02
BRoCKwAY DIVORCE DROPPED
Cash Settlement Ends SUIT 4,
Motor Truck Mans Family.
Special Despatch to THE suS.


SYRACUSE, Aug. 1.-George A. Brocs.
way. wealthy motor truck manufacture
Of Cortland. N. Y, has Withdrawn nj,
suit for absolute divorce from Mrs Mar,
Lessie Dunbar Brocikway and effected
cash settlement with her. Mrs BrocA.
way likewise will drop a suit for separa.
tion charging cruelty.
Mr.. Brockway's suit was started I,
month ago on information that had just
become known to him Of occurrences
about fifteen years ago. He forced MI,
wife to leave his home when these "a.
ports rea ched him. A motion for $40 -.
900 counsel fees and 5000 a month ali.
rnony. made by Mrs. Brockway wa,
never argued, as negotiations for a set.
Element were begun Immediately after
Mr.. Brockway's suit was filed.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Brockway ar.
about 80 years old. They have bean
married thirty-four years and have two
sons. Russell. aged "a. and William, 81,
both married.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-02
short Line Joins strike.

FALL River, Mass. Aug. THE man
agement of the Swansea and Seekonk
Street Railway Company. operating a
short line between this city and East
Providence, r. J., announced to patrons
to-day that strike of employees would
become effective at 5 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon and that service on the road
would then be discontinued. The strike
follows the refusal OF the directors to
comply with the request Of the EN-
ployees to reinstate a woman as book
keeper,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-02
CHICAGO CAR STRIKE TO END.
Service on Surface and al" Lines
to Resume To-day.

CHICAGO, Aug. Chicago street car
men voted to-day. by a majority, Of 3s6,
to end the strike.
Car service will be resumed tomorrow
morning. probably at 4 o'clock. on both
surface and elevated lines, which have
been tied up since early last Tuesday
morning by a strike of $4,000 men.
The men gain an increase from IS to
SIS cents an hour on surface lines and
from 81 to 81 cents on the elevated
roads, with an eight hour day. The
total vote showed $3.50 in favor Of end
ing the strike and 1914 against.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-02
Vacations Provided for City's Poor.

Summer vacations at the sea and In
rural districts were provided for $3.50
mothers and children by the New York
Association for Improving the Condi-
ton of the Poor up to August 1. The
work already has cost $4,000 more than
last year. Before the summer ends 2,32O
more will be sent to the association
houses. Sea Breeze at Coney Island ha 8
entertained l,7S0 mothers and children,
$40 boys have been sent to the camp at
Interstate Park, 100 gvls 10 the farm
near Saugerties, N. Y. and $40 mothers
and infants to Hartsdale. Sixty aged
and innrm were cared for at Sunset
Lodge In North Germantown.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-02
ORE SHIPMENTS TIED UP.
Pier Workers mt Several Lar
Ports strike for More Paw

DULUTH. Aug. 1.--Phr worker, -.
Ashland, Wis. (; Escanaba and. It ia s.,S
other lake ports. not including DuIr,t
and Superior. went on strike to-dsS
tying UP ore shipping. Sixteen ore trs,.,
were cancelled at Ashland. 1t IA w.
ported mat all trains en- route to Tso
Harbors, Mimi. were held UP. The msS
are striking for an increase Of SO nsr
cent. over the 1913 scale.
Ore traffic at Ashland Is comple,e,v
paralyzed by the walkout Of 21s msr
Seven ore boats due to-day were can.
celied and sixteen ore trains were laia
or and their crews discharged.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-02
STRIKERS TO BE ARRESTED.
Posse VIII Serve 4B warrants on
Quebec ShipbuiIders.

QUEBEC. Aug. 1.-Forty-tive warrants
for arrest on charges of intimidation
were issued at noon to-day against mem
bers of the International Union of Ship
builders who are on strike at the Davie
plants at Lauzon and Quebec.
The men are alleged to have prevented
national union men, who have refused
to stroke. from entering the plant yester-
day. A posse of deputy sheriffs and con-
stables was sent out to execute the
warrants.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-02
duty TO submit TO him any information
concerning such conspiracy.
Mayor Sees TroubieN

concerning such conspiracy.
Mayor Sees Troubis Ahead.
Mayor Thompson renewed his request
before the police committee to-day for
1000 additional permanent policemen.
He expressed the belief that there is
further trouble ahead" referring. he
said, to unrest and not to race riots.
Leading negro residents. have started
the work of reconstruction. A circular
issued by them is being distributed by
thousands. 1t reads:
Attention. law abiding citizens The
rioting is over, 30 so back to work and
help the police keep the situation in
hand by not congregatlng on the streets.
Avoid all infiammatory remarks. Obey
the police orders"
Supplies were taken into the riot area
to-day. No fresh meat or Vegetables
have been on sale there for i've days.
In order that the babies might not suf-
fer City Comptroller Harding sent 1000
bottles OF milk into the district
with the restoration OF peace hun
dreds of curious persons sought to visit
the scenes Of the various outbreaks. In
every instance the soldiers directed them
to depart forthwith
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-02
Potters Demand wage Increase.

EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO. Aug. 1.-The
United States Potters Association is
sued a call to-day for a conference OF
members at Pittsburg August 8, to con-
slider demands OF the 5000 members of
the National Brotherhood of Operative
Potters for a 90 per cent. increase in
wages. The present two year wage
agreement expires October 1.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-02

erts received telegram to-day from a
Chicago newspaper stating that many
negroes of the more industrious class
who went there for war work are anxi-
Gus to return South II the South needs
them and asking how many Tennessee
could absorb
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-02
A Race Riot
At President Wilson s Door

strikes some observers touch Of irony, inasmuch
he had just returned from looking after the needs
of supprest natonates and subject in Europe.
ing representatives of the colored race, given
as to the causes and tendencies of the race riots in
Washington.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-02
Japan Rattles the Saber in Korea

Japanese journals publishing articles in which
the failure of that countrys authorities to administer
affairs in Korea is pointed out in harsh terms Korea
through the Korean National Association appeals to
the world for freedom and makes charges against
Japan that startling, to say the least Be to
read this closeup" account which includes trans
lations direct from the japanese press.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-02
STATE REGRETS RACE RIOTS.

Alabama Legislature Adopts Reso-
Iution ON Recent outbreaI<s.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. 1.---Regret at
the. race riots In Washington and Chi
cago was expressed in joint resolution
adopted to-day by the Alabama Legis-
lature.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-02
Austria Paying the Fiddler

She writhes and kicks against the terrible punish
ment but will submit While the American dollar
quoted before the war at five crowns. is now worth
thrty-two "the future is not so black, even fol
Austria" map accompanying this article shows
proud Austria before the and the shred of ter
ritory that now remains.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-02
Peace Can Only Come When
Everybody Goes to Work Again

and when ''the healing processes of trade" have
chance to make themselves felt. So we hear or
every hand. Here's common-sense prediction Of
the future of America and the rest of the world, anG
a discussion of 1.-THE great volume of reconstruction
business which Europe is expected to send here"
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PAN MOTOR OFFICIALS lose
FIRST STEP IN BIG SUIT
L. Guesmer for the Minneapolis Tri-
bune, were persistent in their

L. Guesmer for the Minneapolis Tri-
bune, ere persistent in their argu-
ments that, although the complaint
was yelled in a conspiracy charge, the
gist of the pleading was that either a
libel or a SANDER had been committed
against the Pan Motor company and
they insisted that the rules of plea.-
ing in such Isl should be followed.
They argued further that the COM
pany should state in it's pleadings
who committed the libel or SANDER
and in what words.
Judge Booth, in his decision, intro
duced a new view of the case when he
said that, in case it should develop
that there had been no conspiracy,
but it should be shown that one de-
PENDANT had committed the wrongful
act and a judgment should be render
ed, in such a cas- the rules governing
libel and SANDER cases should be fol-
lowed. He held that the case before
the court vas one of that character.
The judge explained that Mr.. Brad
ford was not required to detail his
evidence, but that he should state by
whom and when the alleged SANDER
was spoken.
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-WHEAI.B|LL|S ~,.
".=:. DATED BACK
HOUSE COMMITTEE MAKES FL
NAL DATE OCT. 81, NEXT. YEAR

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE date on
which President Wilson must termin-
ate Federal control over wheat and
wheat flour dated back from Dec. 81,
1920, to October 81 of that year by
the House agricultural committee to-
day in final consideration of the. wheat
price guaranty bill. The measure will
be reported tomorrow and a special
rule will be asked for immediate &C.
ton in the House.
1--WE set the date ahead" Represen-
tative Sydney Anderson of Minneso-
ia said, $50 that the country will not
get the idea, the guaranty applies to
the 1920 CROP"
Mr.. Anderson explained that mem
bers Of the committee decided Octo-
Der Is. will afford ample time to ad-
just the trade from a restricted basis
to a normal one.
It developed to day that several
members of the House committee ia.
vored ending the control June 1, 1920
when President Wilson's guaranty Of
1926 a bushel for the 1919 wheat
crop expires. By this the,
hoped to get the 1919 crop handled OF
a basis of the law of supply and de
mand at an early date.
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LEAGUE Of NATIONS DRAFT
IS NOW COMPLETED

armistice, without reaching a decis-
ion.
At the same time the league of ma
tons commission virtually completed
the final draft of that project, assur-
ing its presentation at a plenary SEES
sion the latter part of the week.
Drastic Proposal Offered.
The discussion of the armistice took
a wide range, including the failure to
execute some of the clauses of the
previous armistice, the blockade and
the use of enemy merchant shipping.
But the main issue turned on a ser
les of proposals of a rather drastic
nature, designed to place the enemy
beyond the possibility of rearming
and renewing the conflict.
From the French standpoint the
menace of such renewal is not past
and it is urged as a matter of fore
sight that suitable safeguards be es-
tablished.
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WELL-KN0Wn BUFFET CLOSES
Famous Place In Boston Frequented
s by Men Of Affairs to Go Out
..of Existence.

Boston.-"Fennel's Place." Boston's
famous buffet bar, where men of af-
fairs long have met to have q friendly
nip" will pass: into history in May,
because Of wartime prohibition:
Tucked away In a quiet spot close
to busy Devonshire street, "Fennel's"
has stood for 40 years, presided over
by. John Fennel. The. lease expires
In May and MI. Fennel has decided to
close up.
Combination" is the popular drink
at "Fennel's." It consists of whisky
with d Chaser of aids Famous per
sonages visiting the city were Away
taken to "Fennel's" to try the "com-
:.bfhdti6Sn.". Ss.te3sa1 ;a,s?x
j lftsa reninelfssaMs ea{dsAte be III s3a9Ha-
try's- most lannon's. purveyor of wines.
He has Travelled over Europe ar s(6fs
life collecting choice wines.ss:h s11s
paid as high as $125 for small bottles
put up in the latter part Of the eight
zenith century.
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