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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
TO Use MUSTARD
GAS ON NATIVES
Cannibals on Island Use Poi
soned Arrows on ALI
Intruders.

NEW YORK, Feb 5.--Mustard gas
and machine guns are to be used by
Capt. Harry de Windt, an English ex-
plorer, against the poisoned arrows of
a tribe described as white cannibals"
on Tiburon island, on the Pacific coast,
he announced here today. Capt. de
Windt said he would leave New York
in a few days to lead an expedition OF
six civilians and three score Mexican
said to have rich deposits of pitch
blended. from which radium is secured.
The island Is about 40 miles from
Guaymas, Mexico, (which, in turn, is
only about 4S hours by rail from. Cor
onado Beach, Cal. The inhabitants
Swedish and German prisoners who
escaped from Mexican prisons several
centuries ago. OF Is persons known
to have visited the island in the past
few years, in parties of two and three,
only nine are said to- have. returned
flaxen- haired, blue-eyed, white In
dians," as the Mexican poems call
them.
-Four miles from the Mexican
coast" said Mr.. de Windt. 'Tiburon
is easily accessible, Yaqui Indians,
the island of death for the reason
that any person who lands on it is
shot by poisoned darts and then eaten
by the natives The cannibals, in adj
dition to bows and arrows. use an an
to number from 500 to 5000 persons.
Besides myself the expedition
will lead will consist of Mackenzie
Grieve, the companion of Harry Haw-
ker when he fell during his attempted
trans Atlantic flight; an expert radium
mining engineer. an expert copper
mining engineer; Anton Gibbon,
nephew of President Carranza of Mex
leo. In whose name the concession per-
hitting the exploration of the island
was issued; man servant and SO
Mexican soldiers. assigned to the
party by the Mexican government.
imagine the searchings on the island
will 1consume about three or four
months"
But that was last night, mother"
Gladys replied. and, besides, l never
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
WANTED IN ARKANSAS;
SURREhDERS TO PERRY

Robert r. Kelly. 1857 Monroe avenue,
travelling salesman, Thursday morning
surrendered to sheriff %. VI. Perry to
afait transportation 10 white county,
Ark Sheriff Perry several days ago
received a bench warrant for Kelly
He T. wanted. according to the officer.
In White county on Indictment charg-
ing him with false pretense,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
Fugitive GiUeS
Up; Finds His
"Crime" A Joke

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. Feb g.
A man giving his name as VIII Pope
walked into the sherifrs office and
told Cert Grout undersheriff he want
ed to give himself up and wanted to
he put into jail He said "A man had
been killed at Yale and he was the
cause.
Grout called the sheriff at saltwater.
and the sheriff said no one was wanted
there and there had been no killing In
Yale recently. The man said he had
been told hy the marshal at Yale he
had been the cause Of a woman killing
a man. He said he has wandered
around the country since and has lost
50 pounds. lie was pale and emaciat-
ed and had haunted look IN his
eyes.
been the victim OF joke his face
lighted up and his eyes filled with
tears OF Joy.
I'm going back to Yale tonight"
he said.
Read News Scin- ltar Wants,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
VETERAN SCRIBE
STILL BELIEVES
DEMPSEY Stacker
Says Records Prove the ASSer-
ton and Claims Gene DEL
mont Was the Only Real
Volunteer in the Game.
, BY W. 3. t"sATD MAsTERsoN.
Tin New York Morning Tslegraph.)

That Jack Dempsey and his manager
are both slackers goes without saying
fhe records are there to prove the as
sertion. There are some. 1t win be
noted, who rise to defend Dempsey
against the charge. That, however, is
70 be expected If Dempsey were a
burglar or highwayman he would have
defenders just the same 1t is only
natural that this should be so.
Benny Leonard, Johnny Kilbane, Pete
Herman and many more like them have
their defenders. And, in all fairness,
Dempsey is no more Of Stacker than
" per cent of all the prizefighters, in
the country were during the war with
Germany, The only professional prize
tighter we had.' when the war. broke
out, who volunteered for service at the
front, was Gene belmont, the feather
weight Gene didn't wait to be con-
scripted, but rushed away to a recruit
ing office and enlisted and went over
there. And he is the only prizefighter
we had who was actively engaged in
the business who did volunteer
aAll the others, including the boxing
instructors, shipyard workers and labor
scouts were conscripts The best that
can be said for any of those who stayed
at home is that they showed themselves
to be mean lot of war dodgers.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
SNEAK THIEF RIFLES
PANTS; GETS AWAY

Burglars who entered the residence
of Mrs. W. S. Watson, 5sS Alabama
avenue. Wednesday night stole the
trousers of Frank Adcock, a roomer
The breeches contained $3.50 In cash
and a gold watch. The pants and
watch were found Thursday morning
on the front porch, abandoned by the
burglar. But the cash was missing.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05

ms 20 about unc-s.XfeeHth per cent re-
funded
shortly after thr initial shipment Of
100 bales was another 81 about 800 ana
10 is expected that as the exporters
learn Of the advantages Of using the
barge lines many more will follow,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-05
MARRIAGE RECORDS
BROKEN IN LILLE

LILLE, Feb 5. (By international
News Service )--Cupid apparently has
taken up his camp In the city OF Lille
since its liberation from the Germans
and is bent on making it the greatest
marrying city of its size in the world.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-28
.HAGERSTOWN TRIP
IS FINE AUTO RUN
Beautiful and Historic Scenery
Is on All Sides and Accom-
modations Are Good
RETURN VIA BALTIMORE

An ideal tour for the motorist who
is not pressed for time runs from Phila.
delphia to Hagerstown. Md, by way
OF Harrisburg, returning home through
Baltimore. The distance is o25 miles.
Good roads throughout the tourney
tend to make it thoroughly ENJOYABLE.
Almost the entire distance from Harris
burg to Hagerstown Is over a concrete
highway. No attempt should be made
TO visit Gettysburg. because the roads
IN that section are bad and many of
them are closed for repairs.
The advisable way to 20 is from
Philadelphia to Norristown. College
vile, Pottstown and Reading. Then
on to Lebanon and Harrisburg. The
capitol at Harrisburg and other state
buildings are very beautiful and IL pos
sible. time should be taken TO inspect
them. The journey from Harrisburg
to New Kingstown and Carlisle in the
heart Of the Blue Ridge Mountain re-
gion is ideal Mt this time Of the year
The towns next passed through are
Shippensburg. Chambersburg and Ha.
gerstown. They were once as bare and
desolate as France and Belgium. brt
show no signs now of the struggles of
Civil War days.
Hagerstown is replete with histor ical
relics. It was there that the original
Declaration Of Independence was signeI
in 1774 and nearly a hundred years
later the Battle Of Gettysburg COM
menced in the streets of the town.
There are a number of good hotels in
Hagerstown and the motorist will find
good accommodation.
To reach Baltimore. Frederick;
Ridgeville and Libson are passed
through Baltimore has many interest
ing sights and II motor visitors have the
time they would wo well to remain
there overnight.
The return run is through old coun
try. which is scenically hard to equal
Kingsville, Paoli and Ardmore complete
the journey, which cannot well be ac.
complished in a week. END, unless fast
running time is made.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-28
WILL NOT OPPOSE
ZONE FARE PLAN
Business Mems Official Favors
It It Rental Probe Proves
It Necessary
COUNCIL MEMBERS AGREE

Charles i. Fluck, president Of the
Northwest Business Mems Associa ton,
which has devoted itself largely to tran
sit affairs for the last ten years, as
serted today he is not opposed to the
zone fare system said to be contem-
plated by the Rapid Transit Co. to in
crease its revenues.
Mr.. Fluck, who is on a vacation at
Atlantic City. pointed out that the fight
against the underlying rentals must not
be lost sight Of. He does not want to
sec higher carfares. he said, but IL
higher fares are found imperative, the
zone fare system would protect short
riders.
II am not opposed to the zone fare
system "Mr. Fluck asserted" First
of all, I am in favor Of every method
possible in an effort to reduce the
rentals to the underlying companies. In
case that fails. or proves insufficient,
and carfares must eventually be raised
I am in favor of the zone fare system
of carfare.
II will urge the Northwest Business
Mems Association to consider very care
fully the proposed zone fare system
| IL It is laid before Council or the Pub
lice Service Commission. We oppose
the eight cent exchange ticket because
it is inequitable."
Many members of city Council are
known to favor the zone fare system
1t is believed the plan will be presented
for approval Of the Mayor and Coun-
Gil under the 1907 agreement.
Tbnco y,hn houo hoop ennndoJ ~, Al
subject agree that the suggestion of
Thomas r. Mitten that the rider pay
in proportion to the distance he travels
| is a reasonable argument.
Other members of Council are, neu-
| tral, but the majority agree with
Mayor Moore that the company must
have more revenue if it is to improve
the service.
In order that the matter may be
| thoroughly threshed OUT several Off :
cials of the transit company favor a
public hearing before Council at which
| the subject may be thoroughly reviewed.
AS roughly outlined on a map of the
city, the boundaries of the first three
mile zone on the north are at Lehigh
avenue and Broad street, measuring
| from Market street.
The three mile boundary to the south
is between BlBler street anu flOyts
avenue. Extending to the northeast
the line is at Norris street and in the
northwest, Girard avenue and Belmont
avenue and Ridge avenue at Dauphin
| street.
The western boundary it at Wood
land avenue about Forty ninth street
Chester avenue about Forty ninth street
and Baltimore avenue near Forty ninth
| street.
Mr.. Mitten will return to this city
on Monday and is expected to make a
| definite announcement regarding the
company's next step.
After public opinion has been sound
ed on the zone fare system, it is said
that Mr. Mitten wifi ask the Public
| Service Commission to approve rate
| of fare along the zone idea. which prin-
| ciple will enable the company to paw
| it's employees the advance wage which is
| due them since last June I.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-28
POOR TAX TO BE CUT
Germantown Board Decides to Go
Back to Old Scale

A one mill reduction in the poor tax
levies in the Twenty second ward is an
nounced. J. +. Rausenberger. superin-
tcndent Of the Germantown Almshouse,
Pulaski avenue and Rittenhouse street,
said the tax will be reduced from seven
to six mills, and there is a probability
that later on the poor board will be
able to return 20 the old FIVE mill rate.
During tne o, war ,,. the heoa TAX was WI coz m
600 which it was necessary to expend
on the renovation of the almshouse
buildings for use as a government hos
pital.
Next month. said Mr.. Rausenbcrger,
the last $12 900 note will fall due and
after payment of that note the debt
will have been liquidated and the tax
will be reduced.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-28
CUPID KEEPS BUSY IN
new JERSEY TOWNS|
June's Prestige Threatened by
Forthcoming Weddings in
Camden County

Dan Cupid has society stirring in
suburban sections of Camden county,
and there will be enough marriages
solemnized during September and Oc-
tober to make the month Of June in
danger of losing its marriage records.
Included in the coming fall weddings
in Collingswood alone are those of Miss
Cora Alma Mace, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Mace, of Park avenue,
who will wed s. Herbert c. Jackson,
of Frazer avenue, a legionaire, on
October %, in the First Methodist
Episcopal Church. Miss Martha Sharp,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Sharp,
COZ Ceilings avenue, and Percival
Fenton. of Ceilings avenue; Miss Helen
Carter. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
vey Carter, 919 Ceilings avenue, who
will marry Milton Simpler. of VIII
minston, Del. ; Miss Mildred flushing
ham. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
l.. Tushingham, of Frazer avenue, and
Ensign George Prestwick. 610 Stokes
avenue, who will wed early in October.
Miss Katherine Russ. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Russ. 1Ol
Frazer avenue. and Henry Evans. OF
White Horse pike; Miss Lulu w. Hor.
mann. sister Of Howard Hermann. of
Garfield. and Harry r. Wells, of East
Madison avenue, and Miss Pearl Bat
ten, % Jane avenue. and Sergeant Ray:
mond Harrinston. of Camden, who VIII
be married early in the fall.
ENGAGEMENTS have been announced
of Mis-, Frances s. Gardiner, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Gardiner,
% East Madison avenue, to A. Marl-
ton Lynch. of this city, and Miss Edith
Mills. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Mills, 116 Ceilings avenue, to
Herbert Schooley, of Park avenue.
Fall weddings in Haddonfield will in
clude Miss Ada NJ. Kelley, daughter
Of Mrs. Charles Fl. Kelley. of 307
Washington avenue. who will wed Will
liam Norman Pickell, of Haddon
Heights. Saturday evening. October =,
in the First Presbyterian Church.
Miss Rebecca Nicholson Bainbridge,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Il.
Bainbridge. 217 Washington avenue,
and Henry Robert Eager. of Water
town. n. Y. who will be married at
the Washington avenue address on Oc-
tober 2.
Miss Ruth StlrllnS 'nainNrS' uauBh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Chalmers. Of
Linden avenue. and Robert ]. Dalton,
of West Virginia, who will marry at "A
later date. their engagement having
been announced.
Miss Marion Elizabeth Dietrich,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George Diet.
rich. 211 Mount Vernon avenue. and
Robert S. Clark, of Clarkdale, Ariz.
will be married in Grace Episcopal
Church, Haddonfeld, September 8, by
he Rev. Augustus w. Shick, the rector
Miss Dietrich will be attended by her
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-28

sister, Miss Laura Dietrich, as maid of
honor, and her brother. Victor Diet
rich. will be the best man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alan FELTON,, of Pen
sauken have announced the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Edna NJ. Eel
ton. to David r. Mcgowan, of Moores-
town.
Invitations have been issued for the
wedding of Miss Ruth Cuberley Mitchell,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Orlando +.
Mitchell, PSI West Main street, Moores- =
town. to Henry f. Robert Weber, of
Germantown, to take place at the
Mitchell home on the evening of S SsT-
tember 4. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w.
Doughty, of Collingswood, will be the
attendants.
The wedding of Miss Elizabeth Culin,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Culin, 116 Homestead avenue, and
William Blazer, of Ceilings avenue,
took place August 10 at the home of
the brides parents, the Rev. Robert l..
MacBride officiating. Miss Minerva
Miller, of Moorestown. was bridesmaid
and Arthur Blazer was best man. Miss
Bernardine Lehman, of Oaklyn, played
the wedding marches.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-28
EX-CzAR'S MOTHER
ADMITS He IS DEAD
Details Of Execution Obtained
by British Investigators
at Ekaterinburg
DOOMED PARTY AT PRAYER
nv the Associated Press

London, Aug. 2S.--All possible doubts
that former Car Nicholas Of Russia and
his family were assassinated in the
basement of their prison house at
Ekaterinburg on the night of July 16,
1918. seems to be dispelled by the &c.
counts of two independent investigators.
published here.
One, printed in the London Times,
was written by its former Petrograd
correspondent, Robert Wilton. The
other appears in the magazine Nine
teenth Century and After. and Is from
the pen of Captain Francis McCullagh,
of the British army.
Both spent several weeks at Ekater-
inburg, and talked with natives and
soldiers who witnessed the affair
through the windows of the i'll fated
house. Both writer's agree on important
details Of the story.
These accounts confirm previous re-
ports, but it is known the former en-
peror's mother. who is in Copenhagen.
and Dowager Queen Alexandra. Of
Great Britain. both have refused TO give
until quite recently, when private re-
ports furnished them by Captain Nc
Cullagh and Mr.. Wilton, at the request
of relatives. convinced them Of the
massacre.
The victims of the massacre. they
say, numbered eleven, being the former
czar, his wife, son and four daughters,
Doctor Botkin and three servants. The
assassination was arranged by Yurovski,
the jailer in charge of the deposed royal
family, and was carried out by twelve
soldiers. The Times account says
these men were Let's. but Captain Nc
Culagh declares they were Magyars.
who had been placed on duty instead of
Russian guard because the Bolshe
wiki feared Russians could not be
trusted for the work.
Captain McCullagh's story says all
the doomed party, except Nicholas. were
on their knees. crossing themselves, as
Yurovski shouted the order for the
execution of Nicholas Romanoff, the
bloody apl all his family"
The forvher czar then stepped quickly
in front of his wife and children. saying
something which could not b. heard
and was shot by Yurovski. Then the
remainder Of the party were shot dowr
with revolvers and later the soldiers
bayonetted the bodies, he said.
After the assassination of Nicholas
and his family. Yurovski FASTENED t.
Moscow to report the details to Nikola
Lenine. the Bolshevik premier. Ac
cording to Captain McCullagh, he wa.
promoted to be commissioner of life
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-28
ANY SCHOOLS0LD
NDNOT F|REPROOF.
.,oI Calls Over Quarter OF
| buildings Too Ancient to
Be Repaired
b,ooo,ooo IS NEEDED

need for funds with which to
!, rev school buildings and effect re-
vas strongly emphasized today by
n Casscl superintendent Of build
| II the Board of Education.
,.ordipe to Mr.. Cassel. fewer than
,bird Of the 341 school buildings of
INV are fire proof, more than 25
cont are ancient and have almost
,,d tbe recognized life span of brick
|auss, and 20 per cent fail In every
to meet the requirements made by
school code.
|wo know these conditions, the
i Knows and we all are anxious to
verything we can to remedy them, >
Mr. Cassel. 'but we are helpless
|, 20 got funds to enable us to better
iitions. .oo 49,, G.
! school buildings. Most of the rest
! ho made fireproof. but it would
oSout $40. 900. 900 to do It. Even
,st some method would have to be
ssd 10 strengthen the walls, to ac-
rsodste S the extra load on the walls
N Il would entail.
About 90 per cent of the buildings
completely out of date and in no
NEE meet the legislative requirements
down in the school code. The
ting is poor. the buildings have
AN, corridors and exits and small
,ows law and they are hard to heat in
winter time.
rbere are about thirty five buildings
u city that are really unfit for use.
plsb, owing to shortage of buildings
ouse the ever increasing number of
ID we are compelled to use them.
About twenty of the buildings might
|assed as dangerous. That is. they
affected by dry rot and general
dng senility.
N these schools Director of Public
nm Furbush has condemned ten as
nitary and unfit to be occupied by
Is. The trouble really is that we
compelled to crowd more pupils into
schools than they can decently
immediate, with the result that they
lie all health requirements.
atistics of the Board of Education
some interesting facts about the
ic school buildings now in use in
city. There are ninety buildings
than fifty years old. One still in
the Holmes School in Holmes
formerly the Lower Dublin
iemy, has reached the ripe old age
30 years.
be building was constructed during
war of 1872. There are four build
which have celebrated their Tooth
bday. Twelve schools have seen
than seventy five Sears' service.
hty other buildings were used by
grandparents before the Civil War.
1865 the City Councils got busy
appropriated $1,000, 900 for
bis and in the next two years
ty.fve buildings were constructed.
1906 the modern fireproof idea
took a firm hold on the city and all
pl buildings put up since that time
been of the most approved type.
the present time there are several
bis in course of construction, but
conditions and material shortage
"''d up their completion in
itely.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-28
WOUNDED BY PATROLMAN
Neqro Loses In Duel When Resisting
Arrest

Clarence Baddis. negro, twenty six
years old. 716 Lombard street. was
shot in the abdomen early this morning
BY Robert Weiss, patrolman of the
Nineteenth and Oxford streets station.
following an exchange of shots.
According to Weiss. Baddis accosted a
colored woman ut Jefferson street and
Ridge avenue. The woman resented a
remark made by Baddis and appealed
to Weiss. who ordered Baddis to move
on. Baddis, instead of complying, drew
a pistol. it is charged, but Weiss was
too quick for him.
Baddis is now held at st. Joseph s
Hospital under arrest. where it is said
his wound is not serious.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-28
MEDALS FOR 81 MARINES
French Award Fourragere Decora-
ton for Exploits In War

Washington, Aug. 2S.-(By a. P.)
Thirty four officers and enlisted men
attached to marine corps headquarters
here have been decorated with the Four
ragere, a French decoration awarded to
regiments twice cited in general orders
for distinguished service in action. The
presentations were made by Major Gen
eral John A. Lejeune, commandant of
the corps. Those who received the dec.
grafton were members of the Fifth and
Sixth Regiments. both of which were
cited three times by the French, and
the Sixth Machine Gun Battalion, which
was twice cited.
Major General w. G. Neville. assist
ant cOmmandant of the Marine Corps,
and Lieutenant Commander Joel T.
Boone. descendant of Daniel Boone,
were among the recipients of the deco
ration. which consists of red and green
cord worn over the left shoulder.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-28
woman TO Explain Vote Rules

Miss Estelle Russell. Of the Repub.
licar women's state committee, will
sneak tonight at the carnival of the
Animal Rescue League OF Philadelphia.
subject will be Voting Made Easy"
and she will explain in detail why there
is assessment Of voters. why voters are
registered and how, and make clear to
prospective woman voters the whole
machinery of the ballots.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-28
MISSION GIVES PICNIC
Takes Tenement DwelIers on Auto
Ride and OutInq In Park

conpts anS back aIlevs IN tba tender
loin" are being given treat today BY
the Helping Hand Rescue Mission. 721
North Sixth street. which is taking
them on an automobile trip and picnic
to Fairmount Park.
The mission planned to take several
hudred persons on this outing. which
includes a ride in automobile trucks,
big dinner, athletic sports and a
supper.
The trucks left Second street and
Fairmount avenue at nine this morn
ing. Charles II. Toner. superintend :
ent of the mission, has been thoughtful
enough to supply large stock of
candy. ice cream. lemonade and cake
for the kiddics who are to take the
trip.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-28
DRKERS TRY TO MOB BOY
% Say Hungry Youth Attempted
to Rob Stenographer

Fse Cesprie, sixteen years old,
to be from this city, tried to steal
rs purse at Reading yesterday,
half.crazed with hunger, the po-
say.
e boy is alleged to have snatched
urse and wrist watch of Miss Mar
Kline, stenographer, as she was
er way to work at the Carpenter
Company's Offices.
eel workers heard the girls out
and CeSprie narrowly escaped vio-
at their hands. He said he left
Fdephia a week ago. and had lived
pples since then, sleeping in the