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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-06-17
LIGHTNING KILLS
five IN DETROIT
SEVERE ELECTRICAL STORM
TAKES HEAVY TOLL OF LIVES
IN ONE DAY.
-FOUR ARE KILLED BY ONE BOLT
High School Ball Players, Seeking Re-
fuse From Heavy Rain, Stricken
Under Tree.

Detroit.-A severe electrical storm
that swept the city last Thursday kill
ed persons and injured 13 others.
One bolt of lightning struck down
the baseball team of Northeastern
high school in Pingree park, instantly
killing four of the boys and injurtng
six other players and youthful specta-
tors. A woman was fatally struck
near her home She died shortly az
terward. Three men, two at Belle Isle
and one In the city, were stricken by
the deadly current. They will re-
cover
The dead were:
Killed by lightning in Pingree park.
Charles Ryscavage, IL years old, 563
Grandy avenue; Anthony F. Schor-
mack, II years old, 9S5 Chene street;
Frank Owdyk, 10 years old, 1877 Theo-
dore street; Edward Skryzcki, 10
years old, 964 Russell street.
Killed on street: Mrs. Dora Petitich,
As years old, Dequindre street and
Nine-mile road.
The tragedy in Pingree park hap
pened near Joyce field, the baseball
ground.
The boys had sought shelter under
an Elm tree when the first heavy
drops of rain started to fall about 5
o'clock. They were standing under
it when the tree was struck, the
lightning splintering the huge trunk.
They had gone to Pingree park to
play a final game with Eastern high.
one OF series of elimination contests
for the championship.
AS soon as the rain became a down
pour the boys sought shelter under
elm tree. Several spectators, too.
crowded under the tree, but the fact
that they were on the edge of the
circle perhaps saved their lives.
According to Wilmer Lamson. Jr.,
S46 East Warren avenue, who was
sitting under the tree, the boys were
ioshing about the storm when a terrific
fash of lightning felled the group.
When Lamson recovered the others
were lying on the ground. They were
found to be dead at Receiving Hospi-
tai
All four of the dead boys were pop
ular at school Skrzycki was captain
OF the 1919-1920 basket ball team. and
a foot ball and base ball player
Owedyk also played on the basket ball
and foot ball teams. Ryscavage, who
with Schornack was senior, was
business manager of the school paper
Mrs. Petitich, also victim of the
storm, was but short distance from
her home, toward which she was
hurrying. when there was a heavy
thunder clap, binding fash and she
fell to the ground. Neighbors saw
that she made no effort to get up and
went to her aid She was carried
home. where she died shortly after.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-06-17
WOULD MAKE AN EXCEPTION
Captured German Captain Decided
That on This Occasion He Would
Forget About Honor.

Among the letters from France that
have been printed in the Atlantic
Monthly there is TO be found this en-
tertaining episode:
The code of the German officers is,
never to surrender; but Of course they
cannot live up to 1t. In a recent raid
a sergeant / know made a prisoner
of German captain who, as they
walked 10 the rear, cursed his luck
in fluent French, saying that he was
caught unawares, that an officer never
surrendered, but fought to the end.
stop here, my captain, and let IN
consider this" said the sergeant seri-
ously. There are several articles of
your equipment TO which my fancy
runs. That watch, for instance, those
leather puttees, and that fat purse
! saw You change TO your hip pocket:
Perhaps l can oblige you and crafty
my within. Suppose you were suddenly
TO run-a quick shot would save your
honor, and me the trouble of escortinR
you to the rear. And / am an excel
lent shot, / assure you"
But the German was not interested.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-06-17
EAST BUFFALO.

Cattle-Prime shipping steers, SAC
1850; best shipping steers, 1904;
medium shipping steers, $12@12.50;
best native yearlings, $50 to 1000 lbs,
$13.60Q14; light native yearlings, good
quality, $12.50@13; best handy steers,
$11.60q12.50; fair to good kind, s12Q
1880; handy steers and heifers, mixed
s11Q11.50; western heifers, $110
1850; state heifers, $10@11; best fat
cows. $10.50Q11; butchering cows, 50
Q10; cutters, sos; Gamers, $4.50Q
$50; fancy bulls, $10@11; butchering
bulls, $S.5O09.5o; common bulls. $3.50
@7.50; best feeders, 900 TO 1000 lbs,
s9q10; medium feeders, s8.50G9;
stockers, $4,000; light to common,
$7Q750; best mixers and springers,
$13Q15; mediums, $507.50.
Hogs-Heavy, $14.25@14.50; york
ers, $15.25G15.5O; pigs. $13@13.50.
Sheep-Top lambs, $16616.50; year.
lings, S16ql6.5O; wethers, 10000
1880; ewes, $500.
Calves-S7@17.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-06-17
Latest Markets
LIVE sTock-DETRolT.

Best heavy steers, S13.50@1425;
best handy weight butcher steers,
s14.50Q15.75; mixed steers and heif-
ers, $11.50@13; handy light butchers,
$10.50@11.25; light butchers, $9@10;
best cows, $1O@10.50; butcher cows,
s8QS.75; cutters, $6@6.25; Gamers.
S5Q5.75; best heavy bulls, s9.50@
1880; bologna bulls, $9Q9.75; stock
bulls. $SqS75; feeders, s10Q11;
stockers, $SQ950; mixers and spring.
ers, $85Q115.
Calves.
Best, s15016: others, S9@13
Sheep and Lambs.
Best lambs, $15@17; fair lambs, $12
OILS; light to common lambs, $609;
fair to good sheep, $6Qs; culls ana
common, $2Q4.
Hogs.
Pigs, $12@12.50; mixed hogs, $14.6S
91475; bulk, $14.65.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-06-17
Powerful Subs

The submarines of the English "K"
class are said to be the fastest and
most powerful suhmersible craft in
the world. They are propelled on the
surface by steam turbines at a speed
Of "a knots, which is about eight
knots faster than the speed of ordi-
nary submarines. They are $40 feet
long, and displace 2.570 tons. These
boats have unusually long periscopes,
measuring 80 feet from top to bottom.
Their tunnels are made to hinge back
before the boat dives.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-06-17
BUTTER AND EGGS.

Butter-On the Butter and Egg
board: No. ! creamery. sac bid; extra.
"a 1.2c asked per Id.
Eggs-On the Rutter and Egg
board: No. / fresh, IS l2c bid; 39c
asked; storage packed extras, 42@
~ 1-2c per doz.
Michigan fats. rs 1-2d 26c:
New York fats, June make, 30 1-Sc;
brick, 29c; long horns, &c; Michigan
single daisies, 20 1-2c; Wisconsin dou-
BILE daisies, csc: Wisconsin twins, %
AIS lie; limburger, S2Q32 1-2c; dom.
estic block SWISS, 32Q36c; wheel
Swiss. 35036c per ID.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-06-17
G. o. P. fORGETS' IRISH PLANK
Fight Of Irish sympathlZers Fails to
Impress Platform Trainers.

Chicago.--The Republican platform
omitted all reference to Ireland
Planks proposed by Irish sympath-
izers were lost before the resolutions
subcommittee and not pressed in the
full committee or convention.
The woman suffrage plank earn
estly hopes. Republican states which
have not yet ratified the suffrage
amendment will do so. IL was sub
stitute for a clause calling upon the
governors or states not having rati-
fed to summon their legislatures in
extra session 10 ratify the amendment
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-06-17
Cyclone Sweeps Minnesota Dead.

St Paul.-Seven persons killed.
more than 100 injured and property
losses that will aggregate hundreds of
thousands of dollars were the toll
taken By a wind and electrical storm
that swept northwestern Minnesota
and Eastern North Dakota early last
week. Fifteen summer resorters at
Grey Eagle were injured when 25 of
the 80 cottages in the summer colony
were leveled. More than 30 Minnesota
counties were more or less seriously
affected.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-06-17
louisiana Senate Defeats Suffrage.

Baton Rouge, lathe resolution
providing for ratification of the fed
eral suffrage amendment was defeated
in the senate OF the general assembly
of Louisiana last week by vote OF
% TO 10. This action OF the senate
does not mean the definite defeat Of
suffrage in the Louisiana legislature
as a resolution exactly duplicating the
one introduced in the senate is now
pending IN the house and II II passes
will again come before the senate for
final action.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-06-17

Costs few cents Drop a little
Freezone on that touchy corn, instant
ly that corn stops hurting, then you
lift II right out with the fingers.
Why waltz Your druggist sells q
tiny bottle of Freezone for few cents,
sufficient TO rid your feet OF every hard
corn, soft corn, or corn between the
toes, and calluses, without soreness or
irritation. Freezone is the much
talked of discovery Of the Cincinnati
genius.-Adv.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-06-17
Could She Carry Them2

While was putting my hat and
coat on my little boy asked me where
j was going and told him that was
going to get seats for the circus. He
said, Mamma, can you carry themT'-
Exchange.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-06-17
Phone Not an Improvement.

Oscar-Why did you have the tele-
phone taken out Of your office?
Jim-DO you consider anything a
modern improvement which gives your
wife chance to ask for money dur
ing business hours, after going through
your pockets the night before i-Hous.
ton Post ...
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-06-17
POULTRY.

Live Poultry-Broilers. 50d60c per
ID: hens. 34635c; small hens. S36S4c;
ROSTERS, 21022c; geese, Csc; ducks,
$50 ACC; turkeys, 44q i5c per ID.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-06-17
ASPIRIN

"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" Is genu-
Inc Aspirin proved safe by millions
and prescribed by physicians for over
twenty years. Accept only an unbroken
"Bayer package" which contains proper
directions TO relieve Headache, Tooth.
ache, Earache, Neuralgia, Rheumatism,
Colds and Pain. Handy tin boxes of II
tablets cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger "Bayer packages" Aspirin
is trade mark Bayer Manufacture Mon
oaceticacidester Of Salicyllcacid.-Adv.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-06-17
A AinhhroW Boast

Weary Rhodes-Dat guy gives me
pain. Always trying to show de other
Teller up.
Dreary Dan-What's wrong nowi
Did he ditch va?
Weary Rhodes-No, but he claims
he can pronounce the names on all the
Pullman cars.-Houston Post.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-06-17
Alert Management.

"Why do you encourage people to
send in complaints to the companyr
you see" answered the railway on.
cial, "the company has a few COM
plants of its own TO make these days,
and maybe we can get some sugges-
lions for new phraseology."
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-06-17
The Time Limit

did she love him longT
"Yes, until she found him short.
Baltimore American.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-06-17

II woman has no other reason fov
loving a man she does IL just because.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-06-17

A hen that makes lot of fuss over
IN egg is seldom a good layer.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-06-17

II II was not for their famous wives
many men would never be heard of.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-06-17
Its Kind,

81 have been much interested lately
in autohypnOsis."
"What kind of a make Is that?"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-23
Prices LOWer, Say
4 Postal Officials

That there Is a downward trend
in prices in general is indicated in
the statement Thursday OF Superin-
tendent of Mails Fox to the effect
that local firms are literally flood
ing the mails with after Christmas
bargains.
On the other hand. points out
Supt. Fox, the public is mailing
much smaller parcels this year than
formerly. Although there has been
20 per cent increase in the number
of parcels handled at the local post
office this year from Dec. IS to 20
than from Dec. II to 22 last yeari
the volume has fallen off Is per cent.
The first class mail at the local
office has doubled since Dec. IS,
which volume was not reached last
year until Dec. 2S to 27, Supt. FOX
stated.
The addition of 40 by 60-foot wall
tent and the customary shanty to
the floor space of the postoffiCe, and
the augmenting of the normal staff
of workers with so substitutes, fa-
cilitate the handling of the annual
holiday rush. A total of % govern
ment- owned trucks avoids cOnges-
tion Of mails.
Fully 90 per cent more parcels are
insured this year than last, official
records show.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-23
WHITE CHAUFFEUR
Who KILLED COP
LyNCHED BY MOB
Man Awaiting Trial Taken
From Jail and Hanged to
Tree in Fort Worth, Texas,
by Avengers.

FORT WORTH, Tex, Dec. 2S.-All
efforts to identify the 2S masked men,
who at midnight last night lynched
Tom Nickery, alleged slayer Of Po-
liceman jeff Couch, failed today and
the whole affair viii be laid before
the next session of the district court
grand jury. The man was taken
from the county Jail shortly before
IL O'clock after the night jailer and
his assistants had been forced under
threat of death to surrender their
keys.
The prisoner. clad In his night
clothes, was taken TO a grove on
Samuels avenue, not far from the
packing house district, and swung
to the limb of a tree. A few shots
were fired into his body.
The body was cut down and re-
moved to a morgue by Sheriff Smith
and Police Chief Porter, who were
warned anonymously over the tele-
phone that the prisoner was being
hanged.
Vickery was 80 years old. service
car driver and had been in jail since
Monday night when the policeman
was slain. The latter was on his
beat and had answered a call to a
garage, which stated a drunken man
was thefes
Vickery. at a preliminary hearing
on a charge of murder Wednesday
was remanded to Jail without bail
Application for a writ of habeas cor
pus was filed by his attorneys before
Judge Hosey yesterday The hear
ing Of the application was scheduled
for 9 o'clock today.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-23
WANTED INSIDE ON
COPS; GETS INSIDE
Author" Prepares STORY
After Writing Way to Cell.

Q. l.. Hiett, of Jonesboro. Ark,
wanted to write story at first
hand OF life on the inside of the
Memphis police headquarters lookup
so he cashed five worthless checks,
so he says-believlng that to be the
quickest manner Of getting behind
the bars.
Hiett. who laughed heartily when
questioned by detectives Thursday
mofning. was arrested Wednesday
undef~ ftiU alias OF j. ]. Joy,
Il took this name as II was in such
contrast TO Hlett" said the man
who had a pad Of paper and PEN
Gil and was busily engaged in TAX
ing notes" He was arrested by De-
tective l.. II. Brenner.
Hiett styles himself a psychologist.
Il am preparing a book on the sub
ject," he told police, "and | needed
a little more experience"
Hiett admitted that he had been
an inmate of an insane asylum at
Norman, Okla.
But" he says, 81 broke in there,
too
"Pve got by book about ready for
the printers"
Hiett's father will escort his son
back to Jonesboro where he will
conclude the book
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-23
BRITISH EMBASSY
REBUKED BY j. s.
IN CABLE DISPUTE
Result of Letter Sent Direct
to Senate Committee Chair
man Denying Testimony of
Western Union President.
(By the Associated press.1 \

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-The
state department intervened today in
what threatened to be a controversy
between the British embassy and
the senate committee investigating
cable communication over the ques-
ton of whether there is a British
censorship of cable messages to the
United States originating in the
British Isles.
The departments action was re-
garded as a rebuke to the embassy
for sending direct to Senator Kellogg,
chairman of the committee, letter
denying the testimony of Newcomb
Carlton. president of the Western
kUnion Telegraph company, that
cable messages coming to the United
States from Great Britain were sub
ject to delay and examination by the
British naval intelligence authorities
The embassy's action is understood
to be regarded by the department as
breach of diplomatic courtesy. The
department will take up the subject
matter of the correspondence di-
Iectly with the embassy. but wheth-
er 1t will ask for an explanation of
the action of the embassy in writing
directly to the senator has not yet
been indicated.
A somewhat similar incident took
place recently, DR.. Julio Bianchi. the
Guatemalan minister, dealing direct
ly with Senator Moses, = of New
Hampshire, regarding q resolution
the senator had introduced. In this
instance the department asked for an
explanation and it has. received from
DR.. Bianchi what has been described
as IAN explanation and an apology"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-23
HARRISON FIRES
FIRST VOLLEY IN
FIGHT ON TARIFF

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-The first
vclley in the fight in the senate
against the house emergency tariff
bill was fired today by Senator Har-
rison, Democrat, of Mississippi.
When the measure was transmitted
from the house he first demanded a
roll call and then objected to the
usual custom Of dispensing with its
reading and thus delayed until next
week the sending of the bill to the
committee.
Senator McCumber, Republican,
North Dakota, actig chairman of
the finance committee, said the bill
would not be taken up by that COM
mittee until next week. He added,
however, that no hearings would be
held.
An amendment adding sugar to the
list of tariff protected products was
introduced by Senator Gay, Demo
crat. Louisiana, who in brief speech
declared that Louisiana sugar plant
ers were attempting to sell their
products below cost of production
and facing bankruptcy"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-23
GERMAN CALLFO
COTTON HANGS ON
CREDIT, EXCHANGE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-The
question OF exchange and ability to
get credits will determine largely the
amount of American cotton, which
will be taken by foreign countries,
particularly Germany, American con-
sular agents said in a report which
was transmitted today to the senate
by President Wilson.
The reports were gathered last
summer in response to a senate reso-
luton asking for. the amount of cot
ton which will he needed during the
year the reports of the eonsuls
covering the period generally from
Aug. 81, 1920, to Aug. 81, 1921.
Between 100000 and 100000 bales
of cotton will be needed by Germany
for the year ending Aug. 81 1921, the
American consular agent at Berlin
estimated.
Germany is operating between one
third and one-half of her 100000
spindles and the market is short of
the better grades of cotton and the
short fibred low grade cotton for
which there has been considerable
demand and has been largely of East
Indian production.
Germany, before the war, consumed
about 11,S00,O00 bales of American
cotton annually, he said.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-23
Reveals EXCESSIVE
Drinking Of Water
Fatal To Pilgrims

BOSTON, Dec. 23---'Mueh drink
ing of water" was considered by
Gov. William Bradford, of Plymouth,
a contributary cause OF the ravages
of disease and the shortness of life
that offlicted the Pilgrims In the
early days, Horace II. Morse head
of the historical department at
Mount Hermon school. told the Bos-
tonian society.
The speaker also pointed out that
Pastor John Robinson, who led the
Pilgrims into Holland, had taxes re-
mitted on half case of beer a
month and one hogshead of wine
every three months.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-23
ROzen School Girl Wins
First Prize In Ward

To Rozell school goes the honor Of
having the pupil who won first prize
in the Memphis ward school group in
the Million Dollar Essay contest just
closed.
OF the many hundred essays that
poured into The News Scimitar Of
flee after the announcement of the
contest, the one awarded first ward
pr2e Of $40, was submitted by a pu-
pill of Rozell school
FIRST PRIZE.
(By Elizabeth Shippers, 1890 Lamar
avenue, student OF Rozelle school)
If had million dollars to spend
for the good of Memphis, would in
stall free milk stations about the
city for the infants and the little
children whose parents could not af-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-23
OMBERG SLIGHTLY
BETTER AS CRISIS
IS DRAWING NEAR
Physician Terms Condition of
Poisoned Banker as ''Pre-
carlous"-ExpeCt Turning
Point Thursday.

Slightly better, but by no means
out or danger and in a very precari-
Gus condition, was the report Thurs
DAY afternoon from Gartly- Ramsay
hospital, where Frank S. Omberg,
prominent banker, is making a bat
tie for life. Suffering from mer-
curial poisoning, the result OF taking
five 73-grain bichloride tablets Mon
day, Omberg is conscious and real
ICES that his condition is grave.
Physicians looked for a deciding
turn Thursday. DR.. George CARLY
previously had announced that "a
hours would tell whether or not Om-
berg would survive. 1t was pointed
out by medical men that a person
suffering from mercurial poisoning
often fingers for days, sometimes two
weeks, and that at times may show
apparent signs of Improvement but
suffer relapse shortly after.
The poison began its deadly work
Wednesday. Reports from the hos
pital said that Wednesday night Om-l
berg's mind was not as clear as
earlier in the week. He took the
poison Monday afternoon at Hotel
Chisca. The banker said at the time
that he taken ii by mistake.
His mother, Mrs. J. A. Omberg
who lived with him at the hotel, and
his sister, Mrs. Granville Allison, are
In constant attendance at his bed
side. Miss NJ. B. Fort, teller at the
Guaranty Savings Bank and Trust
company, also is spending most Of
her time at the hospital. 1t was Miss
Fort, who is an intimate friend of
the Omberg family who carried Om-
berg to the hospital.
Omberg was drinking heavily when
he took the tablets by mistake. A
hazy mental condition brought on by
liquor, 1t was said caused several
different stories to be told by the
| banker. II was practically cleared
up Wednesday night that Ombefg
was driven from the hotel to the
hospital in his car by Miss Fort. Miss
Fort had been called to the hotel by
Mrs. Omberg.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-23
SECRETARY WARNS
NATION W|LLFACE
HUGE DEFICIENCY

WASHINGTON, Dec. ga gross
deficiency in national fiscal trans
actions OF S2,l00,000, 900 this year
and $500, 100000 for the next fiscal
year was forecast today by Secre-
tary Houston In testimony before~the
senate finance committee, which ~
considering the soldier bonus bill.
The secretary said federal finances
were in such shape that new sources
Of revenue must be found and no new
burdens added TO the treasury.
Considered aside from the public
debt, Mr.. Houston said, the ordinary
receipts for this year should exceed
ordinary expenditures by about $780,
900, 600 and next year the excess
should be s55600O, 900. These sums.
however. are inadequate to take care
OF the interest on the public debt.
which Is about s1.200.000 annually,
Mr. Houston said, as well as the in
terest of the current floating debt.
and the total laid aside annually for
retiring the public debt.