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The New York herald., 1921-07-12

Special Despatch TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. C.. July IL.
The entire forward portion OF the old
battleship San Marcos resting on the
bottom OF Chesa peake Bay as target,
was blown away on Saturday by the
detonation OF 1850 pound bomb
dropped from a Martin airplane flying
from Langley Field. II was the first
time such a heavy bomb ever dropped
on war vessel and was part OF the
Army practice In cropping heavy am
nuaition in preparation for the coming
tests to be held off the Virginia Capes
in which will be destroyed German
cruiser and a German battleship.
The Martin bomber flew out from
Langley Field viii, two bombs attached
under the landing gear one weis ains
1850 and the other 100 pounds. The
light bomb was dropped in order TO
determine the drift of the wind, to aid
in the dropping OF the second. which
was let go on the second time around
after the plane had cut a wide circle.
The New York herald., 1921-07-12
MAYOR OCALLAGHAN
ARRIVES IN CORK

LONDON. July 11.-Daniel OCalla-
CHAN. Lord Mayor OF Cork, is reported
by the Central News to have arrived in
Cork to-day from the United States.
The New York herald., 1921-07-12
harding. "Momentou. step.

"The Secretary OF State for Foreign
affairs accordingly held conversations
last week with the American and Jap
Anose Ambassadors and the Chinese MINI
ister. and communicated to them the
views OF tho Cabinet and asked In turn
The New York herald., 1921-07-12

IF you want to know what is hanging over
the financial situation read the Journal OF
Commerte this morning ADV.
The New York herald., 1921-07-12

Special Cable to THE New YORK HERALD.
Copyright. 1921, by THE NEW Yo=H HEsALn.
New York Herald Bureau.
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The New York herald., 1921-07-12

Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HEsALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-15
Saw. Israel Putnam, You've Got a Rival

over. And then / got down on nv
hands and knees and crawled into the
cave. All the time I could hear the
cat snarling and growing back in the
cave. Then I came to a bend. l
stuck my head around the corner. And
there, about six feet away, was Mr..
Lion.
"All l could see was. his eyes. I
just aimed for his eyes and let him
have it. Then started for the mouth
of the cave. But nothing happened
except an awful noise and thrashing
around.
Il waited for ten minutes and then
crawled back and lit a match, and
there he was, dead on the ground and
the cave tern up as if steam shovel
had been after it. : stuck my gun
against his head and took hold of his
paw. He was dead all right. I'd
caught him right through the nostril,
and the bullet had plowed straight
through his brain. l don't know as I'd
do it again-but I'm glad l did it this
time"
The lion measured 81 inches from
tip to tip and weighed 14O pounds
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-15
Elopers Married, Arrested and Forgiven

that he would prefer no charges
against the young husband. Il was
not in favor of her marriage SO
young, but now that l find her mar
ried and apparently quite happy, !
shall let her decide"
Without moments hesitation
Marjorie said: II am going with NAL
colm," and then she turned to the
small group that had gathered around
them, and with a sparkle in her eye
questioned: "Do you blame me?'
Malcolm is a young civil engineer, a
graduate of the University of Cincin-
natl, and the possessor Of a $250-a-
month job with construction firm in
Shulenburg, Tex.
The pair eloped from Cheyenne,
Wyo., few minutes after Miss Stamy
had started for school. Failing to Sc
cure a license in Cheyenne, where
young LOvelace gave his wife's age as
eighteen, he rented an automobile
which took them to Fort Collins. There
they were. married, both giving their
ages as twenty-one.
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-15
IT'S Better to Have Loved and Lost

T. VANSTON, ILL.-DOn't be per-
Il turbed if you get the busy signal
on your psychic telephone, because the
lines out of order and Dan Cupid's all
upset and everything. The chum OF
Miss Hazel Allabaugh, 1905 Oak ave-
nue., Evanston, ILL.,, has been trying
for nine months to reach NJ. ]. and
can't.
1t was last April at Chicago the
ater The usher was conducting them
to Right H II and -. Now, in Right
G IL was the other party to the ro-
nance. AS Miss Allabaugh's chum
arrived opposite his seat she tripped,
fell, and the French heel Of her slipper
was wrenched off. The occupant Of
G IL arose, assisted her to her feet.
"And ever since she has been long
ing to meet him." said Miss Allabaugh.
1T was love at first sight with her.
She is a junior at Northwestern uni
versity and was formerly head Of her
class.
''They communicate, she tells me,
by mind messages. She says the cos
mic courtship has now reached the
point where he has asked her to marry
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-15
"Rockie" Can Now Show His $50, 900 Cash

nES MONIES, IA.-Six weeks ago
II two men appeared at Hills retreat
in Des Moines. One displayed star
and a commitment paper for lunatic.
The other held a stack of bank checks
foot high. Another crazy fish for
you, DOCTOR" said the officer to the
guard.
"Fish, eh?" snickered the patient
with the checks. "Say, young man, I
have a checking account of $17,OOO,-
600. want to buy the State of Iowa.
How much?"
The guards named the newcomer
"Morganfeller." In a few days he be-
came acquainted with an inmate called
"ROckie."
"Say, Rookie" said Morganfeller,
II got some dough, I have. Look.
Checks. Certified checks. Worth $17,-
100000. Don't you wish you wuz rich,
Rocker"
Listen, Morg," said Rookie. II got
cash. Twenty thousand in cash-bet-
ter than all your checks. I'll show
you some day"
Three weeks ago the same sheriff
appeared at the entrance with another
patient. The newest arrival wore
paper hat, fashioned after the style of
Napoleon. He carried a broomstick.
Soon NAP" was riding his broomstick
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-15
HARDING GIVES UP
HIS SEAT IN SENATE
Sends in His Resignation to
Newly Eected Governor
LN0VEL INAUGURAL FEATURE
income Tax Law Revision-Senator
Reed Smoot Makes His Sug-
aestions For Reduction
OF The Burden.

Marion, O.--President-elect Harding
has resigned as United States Senator
from Ohio, forwarding his letter Of
resignation to Columbus, for action
of the newly elected Republican gov
ernor, Harry L. Davis.
The move was in accordance with
the President-elect's announced pur.
pose to give up his Senate seat as
soon as change in the state admin
istration would admit the appointment
Of Republican successor. Governor
elect Davis has indicated that Frank
B. Willis, elcted senator for the term
beginning next March, would be
named to fill the vacancy.
Following the wishes Of Mr.. Willis,
Mr.. Harding made January 15 the
effective date of his resignation. BY
giving up his senatorial Office then
the President-elect will be permitted
to devote the last six weeks before his
Inauguration wholly to the prepare.
tion for the duties of his administra-
ton.
That the Inauguration ceremonies
on March may include a ceremony
unique in history of such affairs was
indicated when it became known that
Mr.. Harding had approved a plan to
have all the members of the Elec.
toral College in Washington for the
occasion. The proposal was made by
the group of Ohio electors, who sug-
gested at first that all Republican
electors be invited and later modified
the plan to include an invitation to
Republicans and Democrats alike.
Tax revision, appropriation meas.
ures and reorganization of the execu.
tive departments of the Government
were discussed by Mr.. Harding with
Senator Smooth, of Utah, who has
made a close study of all these sub
iects. Afterward Senator Smoot
said he believed the President-elect
had definite ideas that would lead to
practical economies and reforms dur
ing the coming administration.
The Utah Senator predicted that
s20O,000,000 would be saved annually
by reorganization of the departments
on an efficiency basis and that many
of the burdens of taxation would be
lifted by the revision of the next Con.
gress.
He said the higher rates of the ex-
cess profits schedule would have to
be reduced, however, and gave it as
his opinion that the head of that class
of taxes would be fixed at about 40
per cent.
Senator Harding also had a long.
talk with Dr. C. E. Brooks, of New
York, whom he invited to his home
after listening to him preach here
Sunday at the Trinity Baptist Church.
The sermon was on 1.-THE Spiritual
Consequences of the Versailles Peace"
and it was for further discussion of
the subject that Dr. Brooks was in
vited to see the President-elect.
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-15

him. She has consented. And there
is the impasse. They seem able to
communicate everything to each other
save their names and addresses.
"We visited a clairvoyant in Evans
ton. She said that his initials were
NJ. j.; that he lived in Chicago; that
he was unmarried. The trouble was
that both subserved their innate i'm.
pulse to the demands of etiquette. He
was in the foyer of the theater as we
passed out. They both looked at each
other, but didn't speak. My chum
whispered to me: oh, if he would
only say something"
Anyway, NJ. j., where art thou?
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-15

rHICAGO-Who has lost $15O,OOO in
~ United States treasury notes-ten
Of $4,000 and ten of $4,000? Why
have they. never been claimed? The
public got it's first glimpse of the mys-
fiery when Charles C. Jaeger, an ex-
pressman of Gary, Ind, and two other
Gary men fell out over the spoils.
Jaeger declared that Herman Faber,
owner of clothing store, and Benja-
min Laub, justice of the peace, took
part Of the certificates and failed to
pay him. Faber, he said, got $4,000
''by force of violence" from Mrs. Jag
ger. Laub, Jaeger declared, got $1O,-
600. Fabre and Laub admit they re-
ceived the certificates, but declare
they paid Jaeger the amount agreed
upon.
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-15
CENSUS RECORDS
DESTROYED IN FIRE
Priceless Reports Covering 120
Years Lost in Blaze
FILES FOR 1920 ARE SAVED
Blaze Originates In Basement Where
Papers Were Stored Water
Poured Into Vaults Conn.,
pIetes Damage.

Washington.-Price census rec.
ords, dating back to 1890, when the
first enumeration of the United States
was taken, were destroyed in fire
of undetermined origin at the Depart.
ment of Commerce, Nineteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue. The rec
ords included figures from every CEN
sus up to the present one, and officials
said that it would be days before even
an estimate of the damage could be
given.
The blaze originated in the base
ment of the Commerce Building, and
five alarms quickly brought every
piece Of apparatus in downtown
Washington to the scene, and more
than 20 lines of hose completed the
damage done to the records by pour
ing tons of water through windows
into vaults where the records were
kept.
During the two and a half hours
which fremen fought the blaze three
were overcome by smoke and taken to
the hospital. Among them was Frank
Newman, recipient Of the 1920 brav-
cry medal.
James Foster, watchman at the
building, who discovered the fire, said
that he was making his rounds in an
upper part of the History structure
and went down to the basement trac-
ing a smell of smoke he had noticed.
He found the carpenter shop and en-
! CINE room full of smoke.
With smoke pouring from the base
ment windows, firemen quickly broke
them and turned streams of water into
the vaults where the census records
were kept.
According to T. ]. Fitzgerald, chief
clerk of the Census Bureau, records of
the census of 1890 were kept stacked
outside the vaults, and these were to-
tally destroyed by both fire and water.
In the vaults were stacked aisle after
aisle of records dating back to 1890
and arranged according to years up to
1910 The 1920 records were kept on
an upper floor and were not dam
aged.
Asked as to what damage the fire
had done, Mr. Fitzgerald said that the
actual fire loss was virtually slight,
but "the records destroyed could not
be replaced if we had the entirc
wealth of the United States at our
disposal. There are. no duplicates"
The records, Mr.. Fitzgerald said, were
used by the War Department for draft
data, by the Internal Revenue Bu-
reau, by the Treasury Department, and
often were consulted when citizenship
rights were to be established
The papers were stacked on shelves
and files were run straight down to
the floor. Water poured into the builG
ing so flooded it that three and hall
records while hose lines wrough,
havoc with papers stacked higher on
the shelves.
Mr.. Fitzgerald said that probably the
entire census records were practically
worthless as sections of nearly every
year would have to be deleted, and it
would take days to get the water out
before even an estimate Of the damage
could be made.
Officials said that it was probably
the most disastrous loss of records the
Government had ever sustained.
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-15
ST0R|ES zssz;1s;s &s;z %sc: /.
Doesn't Anybody Want This $150,000

Jaeger declares that he advertised
the finding of the certificates in Chi
cago and Boston newspapers. Files Of
the newspapers show that "bOnds"
were advertised for week in Octo-
Der. Jaeger says both the police and
the secret service are familiar with
the case. The police admit they
"know all about the case," but are TAX
ing no interest. From Indianapolis
comes a dispatch saying that Captain
Hall of the United States secret serv-
ice is familiar with the details Of the
case, but has nothing to say for pub
lication. Chicago Federal Reserve
bank officials know nothing Of any lost
securities.
Jaeger says his wife found the
notes in a taxicab in Chicago. lying on
the seat, in March. But the story
of finding the notes in the taxicab is
not the only version, according to At
torney Lester D. Butler, who acted as
attorney for Jaeger. First there was
story of finding the bonds at
French Lick. Mrs. Jaeger wanted
to see gambling hall in operation.
She entered one. All was quiet. And
on the edge of roulette table she
found the fortune.
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-15
NEARLY FROZEN
when RESCUED
Use Of SIaw Required For Two
Of Navy Air Crew
ONE FOUND IN UNDERWEAR
Another Without Shoes-Letter From
Manager Of Trading Post Re-
veaIs Plight OF Balloon
lists.

New York.-Description of the des.
perate plight of the three American
naval balloonists after they had land
ed in the Hudson Bay country Decem
ber IA and started working their pain.
full way back to habitation at Moose
Factory was received here in a letter
from S. R. Thorpe, manager of the
Revillon Freres Trading Post at
Moose, Ontario.
The letter was directed to the chief
inspector of the company for the
James Bay district at Montreal and
forwarded to John NJ Revillon here.
The balloonists were in a pitiable
condition when found and two Of
them had to be taken to the Hudson
Bay post at Moose Factory on a sled,
che letter said. Their clothing was
torn to pieces and one of the men was
found in his underwear, having ripped
up his trousers to bind up his feet.
Under date Of December 19 the let
ter said:
Thomas Mark picked up three
strange fellows down at about Mid
dleboro some place, who turned out
to be three American naval service
men, who went up in a balloon on
Monday P. NJ, the 18th, over New
York making observations for the
United States Government.
''They got carried away in a gale,
finally landing about P. NJ on
Tuesday, the 18th, some Is or 20 miles
back in the bush Of Nicholson's Creek
way.
"They had not seen any sign Of
anything at all in that distance, but
eventually heard some dogs bark as
they passed over here, and com.
menced to descend as fast as. possible,
landed back here in the bush.
Using the balloons compass, they
steered course back due southeast,
and came out at the mouth of Nichol-
sons Creek. Seeing Tom Mark on the
ice about Middleboro, the youngest Of
them ran across to him, and he took
him to his tent, and then went up to
the Hudson Bay Company, and they
sent team down to get the other
two.
Zone of them was all in, not hav-
ing had anything to eat but two car
rier pigeons which they happened to
have with them in the balloon. Their
clothing was all torn to pieces, one
Of them arriving in his underwear,
having torn his pants up to wrap on
their feet They say one was in his
bare feet.
"Mr. Gaudet and three men left
early yesterday morning with two
dog teams to go in to find the bal-
loon, though I hear they are not
going to bother with it, so I presume
the Hudson Bay Company is going to
try and get it out, as there will be
lot Of silk tent in it, It is supposed
to be worth about $4,000, though they
had to throw everything away pos
sible to tighten up SO as to stay in
the air till they saw some sign Of
civilization.
Zone of them is Mr.. Hinton, who
made the transatlantic flight in one
of those NC seaplanes, though he says
this is his first and last experience in
a balloon"
Mr.. Revillon, president CT Revillon
Freres, said the company's post is
near Moose Factory, the trading post
Of the Hudson Bay Company.
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-15

HELENA, MONTHS enough to
IL make Israel Putnam turn over In
his grave with envy, anyway. Listen to
the story of Otis Symmes, twenty-five,
and his mountain lion.
"You see," he said, as he stroked the
big cats head, 81 started out after
deer. l picked up the trail OF big
buck in the snow. Then l discovered
that l wasn't the only one trailing
him. There was mountain lion ahead
Of me. A big one, by his tracks. l
trailed that cat for seven hours to his
den in cave in the side of the noun
tain. waited for two hours, and he
didn't come out. I looked ny gun
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-15
POSSUM IN PIPE ORGAN
SHOCKS CONGREGATION.

Raleigh, N. C.-Weird means
and strange discords shocked the
congregation of the Clayton Bap-
fist Church last Sunday when the
organist touched his keys for the
opening hymn. A hurry call
brought a corps Of frst-aid piano
tuners to the scene. The organ
continued to give it's own version
of sacred music and an expert
from the factory was summoned
to doctor it. He extracted nine
pound possum from one Of the big
pipes. g.
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-15
NEWSPAPER TO BE LEFT AT
HIS GRAVE DAILY FOR
20 YEARS.

Topeka, Kan.-A Topeka news
y paper will be delivered every day
for the next 20 years at the grave
Of Sam Radges, a local publisher
of city directories, who died here
Saturday.
Before he died Radges took out
q 20-year paid subscription to the
paper and requested that it be de-
livered to him at the cemetery.
He was buried today in vault
that he erected himself nearly 10
years ago in anticipation Of death.
An electric light which hangs in
side the vault is to burn forever.
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-15

nENVER, COLO.-Eloped, married,
- arrested, forgiven. In these four
words can be told the romance of the
youthful Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm Love-
lace. A wild midnight auto ride from
Cheyenne by Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
Stamy, parents of the young girl,
brought blessing and forgiveness to
the youthful pair who spent night of
fear in the city Jail.
Marjorie is a good girl. though she
will not be fifteen until next month";"
said her father a few minutes after
he had told Chief of Police Armstrong
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-15
LESS GOLD AND SILVER MINED
Value Of Farmer Was sag, ,5ce, 400 And
Latter $57,420,325.

Washington.-A reduction of $10,-
$4,000 in the gold output of the coun-
try and of 117,941 ounces in the silver
output during the last year as COM
pared with 1919 was announced by the
Bureau of the Mint.
Gold production for 1920 totaled O.
395,017 ounces valued at $49,509, 400.
while the silver output aggregated 56,-
564.504 ounces worth $57,420,325. Cal.
ifornia led in gold production for the
year with 692,O19 ounces and Alaska
was second with 380,034 ounces. Mon
tana was first in silver output, totaiing
1858, ,164 ounces.
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-15

all over the place. One day he rode
between Rookie and Morganfeller.
"Want to sell your horse?" asked
Morg?"
"You fellows hava1't any money
giddap," said "Nap,s galloping off.
"rll show you my money some day."
said Rookie to "Morg."
By and by "Morg" tore up his checks
and NAP" threw down his broom.
They went to the headquarters Of the
asylum, gave their names as e. Bihn
and C. P. O'Brien, operatives of de-
tective agency.
"We want to give Rookie chance
to show us his money" said they. HE
is Harry D. Tisdale, and he is wanted
in Chicago. He's crook. He embez-
zled $26, ,23S as former auditor Of the
Manufacturers Junction railway"
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-15
SAWS WAY OUT OF JAIL.

Fugitive Critically III With Pneumonia
And Diphtheria.
Clarksburg, w. Wa posse of dep
uty sheriffs spent the day without re-
suit in securing the city and country
side for Arnold Smith, a young mar
ried man of West Union, who sawed
his way out Of the hospital Of the
county jail here, climbed down stone
walls from the third floor and escaped
while quite i'll Of pneumonia and
diphtheria.
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-15
MILD WEATHER FOOLS HENS.

Waynesboro, Pa.-Eggs are coming
in in great quantities as a result of
spring-like conditions, the hens evi-
IDENTIFY mistaking the mild weather for
real spring effect and speeding up for
the Matching function. AS a result Of
the abnormal supply eggs dropped six
cents in the city wholesale markets.
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-15
OVERALL PRICES DROP.

Manufacturers OF Denim Cut To Basis
OF II Cents.
New York-Overall denim prices
were revised by one of the largest
manufacturers to basis of II cents
for 22O indigos The top price in the
open market last year in secondhand
trading was 55 cents and the highest
price named by agents was A cents
The new prices will mean that whole
salers of overalls will ha able to sell
on basis permitting retailing at $3.50
instead of $3.50 and upward.
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-15
BOTH MAY BE DEAD.
Coat Sleeve And Cushion OF Airmen
Found.

Tipt0nville, Tenn.-Finding of an
overcoat sleeve Of George Simpson.
pilot, and cushion of hydroair-
plane in the Mississippi River near
! here, was taken to indicate that Simp-
son and Charles Fisher, mechanician,
were dead.
The sleeve and cushion were found
by a party dragging the river in an
effort to find the bodies Of the avia-
tors, who have been missing since
the plane in which they left Cincin-
natl on S.0OO-mile trip with films
Of moving picture was reported to
have fallen in the river four miles
south of here yesterday.
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-15
STOLE LOCOMOTIVE; s MONTHS
Two Chicago Union Yardmen Sen
fenced BY Judge Lands.

fenced BY Judge Lands.
Chicago.-For stealing a locomotive
six months in Jail
That was the sentence given by Fed
eral Judge K. M. Landis to Daniel Abo-
CAST and Thomas McDermott, of the
Chicago Yardmen's Union, who turned
an engine loose in the railway yards
last August during an unauthorized
strike of switchmen. It was the frs
conviction in the United States under
the wartime law passed for regulating
railroad traffic, it was stated.
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-15
GORILLA SHIFTS RANGE.
Quits Alleghenies To Rove In Big Cove
RanQe,

i WaynesbOro. Pa.-South Penn train
men report that the gorilla-ape, ba-
boon or whatnot, that has been ter
rorizing the inhabitants near Altoona
and other parts of the State, has mi
grated from the Allegheny Mountains
and is now rowing the Big Cove Range.
Rumor says that COW was killed a
few nights ago not far from Richmond
Furnace.
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-15
$4,000 AS LIQUOR FINE.

Cleveland Judge Sets New Record For
Penalties.
Cleveland, Ohio.-Municipal Judge
Francis B. Stevens set a new high
record in fines for liquor violators here
when he fined Julius Jenda $4,000 and
costs for violating the State liquor
law. Jenda, Judge Stevens found, had
been convicted of liquor law violations
on two previous occasions.
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-15
TWO SHOT FROM AMBUSH
Men Thought To Have Been Wounded
As Result Of Feud.

As Result Of Feud.
Lexington, Ky.-Two men are be-
lieved dying as the result of being shot
from ambush in the mountains of Car
ter county. The victims are Jarva
Newson, of Carter county. and Omer
Nelson, Of Fleming county. Nelson
had gone to Newson's home on visit,
and while together in the house they
heard calls from the darkness. When
they stepped from the door shots came
and both men fell.