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New-York tribune., 1921-06-17
Five Killed as Train Falls
Through Weak Bridge
Seven of 34 Injured in Ne
braska Wreck rae in Serious
Condition; Cloudburst Cause

OMAHA, Neb., June 16.-Five per-
sons were killed and thirty-four were
injured, seven seriously, when Chicago
& Northwestern train No. 500, from
Lander, Wyo., to Omaha, was wrecked
late last night by the collapse of a
bridge over Big Cottonwood Greek near
Whitney, Neb
The dead are: Frank Bosner, Lander;
I. M. Stewart, Gordon, Neb.; r. C.
Scott, baggIeman. Chadron, Neb.;
G. M. Buck, Grand Island, Neb.; B. F.
Skiles, mail clerk, Chadron, Neb.
The seriously injured are: J. N.
LESLEY, Springfield, Mo-; w. Goodell,
Chadron, Neb., express messenger; Will
liam Bryant, Blair, Neb.
The bodies of the dead were removed
to Chadron.
The injured were taken in special
train to hospital in Hot Springs S. d. :,
with surgeons from Chadron attending
them. Wrecking crews were sent from
Casper. Wyo., and Chadron
The bridge over the creek sagged Just
as the engine of the train left it and
three cars. the mail. baggage and smok-
err, were piled up on the creek bank.
The bridge was weakened by a cloud
burst
New-York tribune., 1921-06-17
Miller Says State
Makes Nothing ON
Disabled Soldiers
Governor Sees No Need for
Investigating Legion Mem
ber's Charge of Profiteer-
ing ON Insane Patients

ALBANY, June 16.-Governor Miller
to-day denied that New York State
was profiteering on insane soldiers in
Manhattan State Hospital, Wards
Island.
The Governor said that he did not
purpose to have the states survey
hoard investigate charges made by
William F. Deegan, of the American
Legion. Mr.. Deegan declared the
state receives 81 day for the care of
such patients, but spends only so
cents. The Governor said:
"rhis is like other statements often
made which, being propaganda, are
made without a knowlege Of the facts
"The state would make money and
would be pleased if the Federal gov
ernment would provide hospital to
take charge of service men now in
state institutions, and the state would
be money ahead if it did so. Ninety
cents is the bare maintenance cost.
If persons making charges would study
the appropriation bills and understand
how much the state has to pay to
provide the necessary hospital ac-
commodations and the overhead ex-
pense they would appreciate that the
state is not prohteering.
LAS matter Of fact, the state is Civ
ing the service men the very best at
tentlon possible. have already Wis
tied three state hospitals. l have
not visited the one where the largest
number of service men are, to be sure.
and where perhaps the most crowding
is, but in the hospitals that have Wis
tied the service men and everybody
else are receiving the best care pos
sitle"
New-York tribune., 1921-06-17
Miller Names Democrat
To Survey State Boards
Governor Passes Up Politics
and Appoints Graves at $4,000
q Year for Economy Inu,liry

SDociol Dispatch to The Tribune
ALBANY, June 16.-Governor Miller,
as chairman Of the new State Estimate
and Control Board to-day announced
the appointment of Mark Graves, Allie
gheny County Democrat and head of
the State Income Tax Bureau, as re-
search director of the board at a
salary of $4,000 year.
Mr.. Graves, who will conduct an in
vestigation into every state depart
ment with view to making their ad
ministration more economical, will
take office July /. A survey of all
state departments is expected to be
completed late in October or early in
November.
Mr.. Graves has been in the state
service since 1907. His appointment
caused considerable surprise in politi
cal circles because of his political
affiliations and the responsibility
charged him of investigating Republi-
can departments. 1t is understood the
appointment can be directly attributed
to Governor Miller, who is said to have
told opponents of Graves that his ex-
perience and conduct of the income
tax bureau fitted him for the new posi-
tion despite his politics.
1t also became known to-day in un-
official circles that Assemblyman Bert
Lord, of Chenango County, is slated
TO be named head of the new automo-
bile tax bureau, which will be taken
from the Office of Secretary of State
Lyons on July and placed in the
newly reorganized Tax Department.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-17
Fewer Trains Run
In 1920, Although
Business Gained
Cost Of Operation Jumped
264 Per Cent TO the Mile
Over 1916; Efficiency
of Employees Declined
From The Tribuae's Washington Bureau


WASHINGTON, June 16.-Complet-
ing his testimony to-day before the
Senate Committee on Interstate Com
merce, L. E. Wettling, of Chicago, man
ager of the bureau of statistics for
the Western lines, said that although
the railroads handled more business
in 1920 than ever before, the average
number of trains operated one mile
per 100 hours by the train service en-
ployees was per cent less than in
1916. He said that at the same time
the labor cost for operating train
one mile increased from $1.20 in 1916
to S3.27 in the last quarter of 1920, or
264 per cent.
Statistics filed with the committee
by Mr.. Wettling showed that while
the hours worked by ten classes of
road trainmen increased from $685.
100000 in 1916 to 67O,e0O0O0 in 1920,
or per cent, the milage Of the trains
run in transportation service decreased
in that period from 224,O0O,000 to
1,205, 100000, or 1.52 per cent, because
of the heavier load carried per car and
per train.
While the railroads were obtaining
q constantly increasing efficiency in
the movement of each car of freight
and each locomotive, Mr. Wetting said,
efficiency of the individual employee
declined. He said the wage bill of
the carriers in 1920, which totaled
So 1898, 100000, exceeded by more than
$100,000,000 the gross revenues of the
railroads in 1916, which was the great
est and best year ever experienced in
railroad history prior to the war. In
1916 their gross revenues were
So 596 S65 600
New-York tribune., 1921-06-17
Cited as Draft Deserters

classified By the Wdr Department drn desee this Uicny
does publish the entire list released pubca
the ed Corps only those of the
immediate
The Department position only through yidespod
publicity the draft be those
iu vasiom the The Tribune
does not couch for the lists w be glad publish
corrections
The commanding of the Ed Island
asks that ho actually serred the military
the United States
las draft Immediately ct general
he Washington d. relative thereto forth facts
has including the date place and his entry
and the wich he designation
of the vith Which he the at
other auatabe
egisamt actually Allied
should the
military authenticated evidence
New-York tribune., 1921-06-17
Senators Dodge Sims Case
Committee Decides DENLY Had
Best Do the Investigating
rom The I'r1bt1c's WASHINGTON BIZ,


WASHINGTON, June 16.-The Sen
ate Naval Affairs Committee, which
was directed under the Harrison reso-
iutlon to make an inquiry into the case
OF Admiral w. S. Sims, is making no
move in that direction.
The attitude of the majority of the
committee is that the matter for the
present is in the hands of the Nayv
Department and it will be advisable to
wait and see what that department
does.
Later on, if it is thought the NAVY
Department has not handled the case
adequately, the committee can take
it up.
The fact is that Senator'S have re-
eeeived food of letters favorable to
SIMS and most of them would gladly
drop the resolution and proceed to
forget it. The impression is strong
about the Capitol that the committee
will do nothing more about it.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-17

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kins. 53s E. i3tth ST., the Bronx. =
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lo2a Max Hitler, 81 E, 1gsth ST
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136th st.
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asa Frank A. Mendez, 53s e. i3Ath st.
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1873 Mike Ozci, 1876 Brook Ave
1921 Chas. l.. FitchInan, 5s6 T.. i3eth st.
462a Thomas Reynolds, 3s2 Rider Ave.
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Ivan, ATS Il. 126th ST.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-17
Remember Sergeant's Feat

Funeral services will be held to-mor-
row for Sergeant Frank Gardella, for
merly of the I65th Infantry, A. K. f.,
the "Fighting CO."
Gardella was distinguished in France
for having brought down with mis- ma
chine gun two German airplanes which
were lowering over the American lines,
This feat won him citation and fame.
The services will be held at st.
Joachim's Church, rs Roosevelt Street,
with Rev. Father Vincent Januzzi Of
ficiating. Interment will be in Calvary
Cemetery.
Gardella, who lived at 10 Roosevelt
Street, enlisted with the 14th Regi-
ment, Of Brooklyn, but was transferred
to the 165th just before the command
sailed with the Rainbow Division.
Hundreds will attend the services, in
cluding a detachment of his comrades,
who will come down from their sum-
mer encampment at Peekskill.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-17
Man With Artificial Leg
Listed as a Stacker
War Department Sets Aside
Desertion Charges Against
Four More Here

An artificial right leg caused George
Davis, of AIT West Fifty third Street,
whose name appears in to-day's install
ed by the War Department, to be ex-
empted for military service by his local
board Investigation also disclosed
that Davis was married at the time he
registered and was the sole support of
his wife and two children.
The War Department yesterday an
nounced it had set aside charges of de-
sertion against four more men pub
lished as deserters from this city.
They are: Edward John Muller, order
No. 1882, who registered with Local
Board No. 143; Charles Hahn, order
No. 29T5-A, of Local Board No. 178; AL
bert Lucas, order No. 2,462, Local Board
No. 10, and Edward Kenny, order No.
2,39S, Local Board No. 1873.
Muller, the records show, enlisted
July 13, 1917, and was discharged July
10, 1919. Hahn enlisted in the navy
August 20, 1917, and is still in the
service. Lucas was commissioned Au-
gust Is, 1917, and discharged June 8,
1918. Kenny enlisted in the army on
July 5, 1917, and was discharged Au-
gust 6, 1919. He died December 8,
1920.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., June 1e.-1n
the War Departments list of slack
ers'' for Atlantic City released to-day
appears the name of F. D. Petit jr.,
crippled in both arms since childhood
and unable to bend his elbows. He
was graduated last week from the
Bible Training School of Newark and
is STUDYING to become minister
New-York tribune., 1921-06-17
Gen. Dawes Mentioned as
Budget Bureau Director

From The Tribaae's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, June 16. - General
Charles G. Dawes, of Chicago, may be
the first director of the new budget
bureau. His name has been mentioned
in inside Administration circles for
some days in connection with this
place. In spite of the fact he has
shown much unwll;ngness to settle
down to official life in Washington
for an extended period, some of his
friends assert this is one position
which might interest him.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-17
Rafferty, Gets Revenue Post
Appointed Collector for the
Long Island District
From The Tribunc's Washington, Bureau

WASHINGTON, June 16.--John 7.
Rafferty,, of Brooklyn, was to-day APP
pointed by the President as Collector
OF Internal Revenue for the Long
Island district. The nomination was
sent to the Senate this afternoon.
Mr.. Rafferty,, who is Republican,
succeeds Bertram Gardner, the Demo-
cratic incumbent. Mr.. Rafferty, was
supported by Senator Calder for the
place.
The appointment of successor to
"Big Bill" Edwards, collector of the
downtown district in New York City.
is not yet settled.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-17
Charges North China Faction
PLAYS Japanese Game
rom The T1ibune's Washington Burc

From The Toibune's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, June l6.- Charging
that the northern China faction is play
ing the Japanese game and desires
China not only to yield on the twenty
one demands OF Japan but on Shan
President of the Republic of China .
has appealed TO President Harding for
immediate recognition.
His appeal. in the form of letter
to Mr.. Harding, was given out here
tonight
The Washington times., 1921-02-13
BUSY WEEK IN SPORTS
FOR new YORK RIOTERS

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-The coming
week will be busy one in sport in
New York.
Tomorrow night Earl Caddock and
Jim I.ondos will meet in finish
wrestling match at the Seventy.hrst
Regiment Armory for the worlds
light heavyweight champion.
Tuesday night, at Madison Square
Garden, Same Seiger, of New York,
and Billy Defoc, of st. Paul, viii meet
in a fiftcen-round round bout for the
honor of getting a match with Johnny
Kilbane, the foatherweight champion
Bill Brennan, OF Chicago, VIII at
tempt to put a period 20 Bob Martins
heavyweight championship aspira-
lions at the Garden Friday night. The
big fellow will go fifteen rounds to
a decision
Next Saturday night Josef Guile
mot, the French distance star VIII
compete against field of American
runners In the special 300O.meter
race In the games to be staged by the
Guaranty club at Madison Square
Garden.
The Washington times., 1921-02-13
REED BOXING BOUTS
WILL Be CONTINUED
Red Cross Plans to Have Ring
Matches Part of Regular
Program.

There is every possibility that box
ing exhibitions will become a regular
part of the recreational program OF
the army at Walter Read Hospital.
judging by the great success that at
tended the elimination bouts for the
Third Corps Aero Tournament, last
Wednesday right, in the Red Cross
House. Accommodations had been
made for LOO patients. detachment
men and other members of the per-
sonnet at the post. SO great was the
crowd that the doors were locked be-
fore the first of the eight contests
started.
A regulation ring had been erected
in the center OF the auditorium. At
the last moment IL was discovered
that the required canvas floor could
not be obtained, but through the
courtesy of the NJ. G. Copeland Co..
two awnings were donated and made
serviceable makeshift.
There were probably twenty-five
women present when the bouts began.
among them being Mrs. Frederick
Gerhard, widow OF the well-known.
New York club mar, who recently
returned from Paris, where she had
witnessed several boxing tourna-
ments conducted for the boys ever
there. There was no doubt W the
beneficial effect the boxing matches
had upon the patients, tho Innovation
being a most welcome one. II was
the FIRST time that boxing had taken
place In the Red Cross House.
The Washington times., 1921-02-13
PENN FIVE LOSES FIRST
GAME IN TWO CAMPAIGNS

ITHACA, N. Y, Feb. 13.-For the
first time In two years the University
of Pennsylvania basketball team suf-
fered defeat in an Intercollegiate
League game. Cornell turned the
tables here yesterday in a hectic bat
tie, 20 to 10. The Comedians, play
ing a brand OF basketball that they
have hitherto seemed unable to pro-
duce and fought the famous quintet
from Philadelphia to standstill
throughout the entire forty minutes
of play.
Cornell students went wild with glee
after the game, carrying the members
Of the victorious Red and White team
from the floor. The Quakers filed of
the floor downcast but satisfied that
they put up a brilliant battle.
1t was the first regular game In
which Danny McNichol the Penn cap
tain, has played as a member of the
Red and Blue that he has seen his
team go down to defeat Last year In
tho post-season game McNichol saw
his team defeated by Chicago in the
Windy City.
The Washington times., 1921-02-13
Mcbride Banquet Committee Meets TuesdayCocker Spaniel
LOOKING 'EM OVER
.8By go. LOUIS A. BOUCHER
Commissioner Hendrick Calls

Commissioner Hendek being baseball fan well
Of District government has issued cal 70 commit
night at 1880 o'clock the City Club
making the George Mcbride welcoming
history Of Wsshingons baseball history
bye Hendrick to meet with him
Mccarthy Of National Electrical Supply Company
:, DR. Harry Kaufman
Harry King Of Kings Palace
Milton McWilhams. Of the wsrdmsn Park Hotel
Rafae Semmes, OF the Semmes Motor Company.
Jimm Dunes of Alexandria
Tom forme OF Alexandra, Va. :.
Lieut. william Shelby secretary Of Washington Lodge No. H.
B. P' O. E. ~ ~
Charles w. Darr District Deputy, Knights of Columbus
, J.. Cummings Chevy Chase
Kelly, Exalted Ruler Of the Alexandra lodge OF Eks
arl w. Linke origin Of the banquet scheme.
+ Carl orby, Of Corby Baking Company.
Of Engraving and Printing and live wire
the Elks.
John A. Dugsn, sports editor. Washington Post
JackN editor Washington Herald
sports editor, Evening Star
A.. Dongher, sports editor The Washington Times
Plans already discussed can for dinner the wimsn Park
the baseball win find that date entirely satisfactory
sndw recommend immediate action.
his heme Milwaukee,, should
arrive washington Sunday February 90 according present
that he be delayed day
though Washington pen OF time to be the
The Washington times., 1921-02-13
PRESIDENT FURNISHES
CLASS FOR WHOLELEACUE

The International League has a
$40, 900 president in John Conway
Syracuse, one OF the weakest sisters.
Syracuse. one fthe weakest sisters,
II about to throw up the sponge
and TooIe must find a place to put
the franchise In the near future.
Akron, which had great ideas last
winter, when business was good, Is
also weakening on It's team and
would welcome n chance to dispose
of it's franchise to an Eastern city.
The International League will hold
a meeting here next Monday, when
an effort will be made to pull the
league together.
The sooner the league puts back
teams in Newark and Providence,
two old strongholds, the better.
Toole now Ia experiencing some of
the troubles which helped 10 make
life interesting when Ed Barrow
and Dave Fltz presided over the
destinies of this troublesome minor
league. ...
The Washington times., 1921-02-13
M|DK|FF SEDUCTIVE
BEST DOG IN SHOW
Cocker Spaniel 0utcIasses All
Others and Causes Judges
SquabbIe.

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-Midkiff Sc
ductive, cocker spaniel de luxe, owned
By w. T. Payne. was adjudged the
best dog exhibited at the annual show
of the Westminster Kennel Club here
last night.
Midkif s. did not shatter the pre-
cedents Of forty-five years-not in
that period has a cocker spaniel
perched atop the pile in the clubs
shows-nor carry away the phantom
trophy-no trophy Is awarded to the
best dog-without a battle. But the
battle was not a dog fght"--it was
a battle of words between the judges.
But the pekingese-" interposed
Charles G. Hopton, one of the arbiters,
standing out to the last in favor of
Phantom of Ashcroft, Elbridge G.
SHOWS "peke" entry.
And the argument waxed long and
heated before victory perched upon
the Midkiff banners.
Phantom of Ashcroft, entered in
the variety open class for dogs and
bitches of any breed. swept every
thing before him in the preliminary
judging. Riding roughshod over
many champions and near champions
in the variety class, Phantom sur
vived for the final lap.
Phantom was not entered this year
in any of the regular classes. His
owners figured that. being something
Of a veteran. having seen the light
Of day for the hrst time in 1914,
Phantom would have little chance
against the class of dogs displayed
this year. His sensational victory in
the open class and strong race for
top honors consequently came as a
surprise.
The Washington times., 1921-02-13
FINAL TENNIS FIXTURES
| ARE MADE BY COMMITTEE

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-The sched-
uled meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the United States Lawn
Tennis Association, at which dozens
Of tournament dates through the
country will be fixed, will be held
here March 10, 1t was announced to-
day.
The parent tennis body also an
nounced definitely that the women's
national championships will be held
at Forest Hills, l.. l., August 10.
Final dates for the other big ten
mis- features are:
August %. mems and mixed doubles,
Longwood Cricket Club, Boston.
September 2, 3 and 5--Davis Cup
challenge round, Forest Hills, l.. 1.
September 9-Men's national singles
Germantown, Cricket Club, Philadel-
phia.
The Washington times., 1921-02-13
THEY TALK ALIKE
OF MONEY

Texas and Louisiana offer
attractive inducements to major
league baseball clubs because
of the publicity 1t brings to the
oil fields. Babe Ruth and the
Yanks will put Shreveport on
the map, and whoever heard OF
Cisco, Tex, until the Cincinnati
Reds decided to train there?
The bond of sympathy be-
tween the players and the oil
millionaires is that they both
talk in the same modest finan-
cial terms.
The Washington times., 1921-02-13

Probably no league in the city has
hung up so many commendable in
dividual records as the District
League. Gheen's high game of 16l
followed by Logan's string of 159 are
marks to be envied by any bowler
in Washington. Wolstenholm's> high
set of 39I and that belonging to
Goddard, 800 are the leading marks
in that division. McGolrick also has
good set of $50 to his credit.
Urban has recorded the greatest
number of strikes, 80 and Lon Krauss
follows with 80. Harry Krauss Is
leading in spares with 140 and Burt
ner has 131 while Lewis is next with
los. High team game belongs to
Rathskeller, 621 with Royals next,
$40. High team set goes to Royals,
1855 and Rathskeller is second with
Lips.
The Washington times., 1921-02-13
BOARD WILL MEET.


officials of the District board will be
selected.
BOARD WILL MEET.
Tomorrow night at the Y. M. c. A.
the constitution and bylaws Of the
District of Columbia board of ap-
proved officials will be presented to
the executive committee.
In the meantime several officials
here have gotten the executive board
to approve their work while one or
two institutions have asked for quail
fled officials.
The movement to clean up the
game has resulted in the enforcing
of the rules in many cases. Officials
who have not been able to be present
at the Interpretation meeting or other
sessions are still in the dark as to the
calling of fouls and the enforcement
of the rules.
One or two sessions before the pres
ent season ends and an Interpretive
game next year along with a thorough
combing out of the basketball code
will give the game a big boost for
next season according to the boara
plans.
The Washington times., 1921-02-13

with helping engineer the alleged
throwing of the series, and Rachel
Brown, Sport Sullivan, and Abe At
tell conspired with the petitioners to
destroy the business and reputation
Of the White Sox club.
What bride was offered and given
any by whom and to whom and when,
where and how much bride was Of
fered and given and by whom 1t was
accepted and received.
When, where and in what manner
the petitioners did not execute plays
with their best skill and ability and
in what games and in what particu-
lar plays Of each game did the petit
TONERS not play with their best skill
and ability.
How games alleged to have been
thrown could have been won by the
players under indictment.
The Washington times., 1921-02-13
Yankees Chance Name.

The Mt Pleasant Yankees have
changed their name 10 tho 10y Scouts
Troop, No. 1903. and would like TO
play ali teams in the 11i-pound class
This team clai ms tho 1920 champion
ship. Earl Bauman is captain. Shcr-
wood is manager and Bellman Is
president. Samuel Lebelwitch has
been elected secretary and treasurer.
The Washington times., 1921-02-13

~ was ny hhoChout thut
McAuliffe scored the victory and won
the championship title. Also won the
$4,000 purse offered by the Olympic
Athletic Club and the $4,000 side bet.
In this fight the men weighed in at
ringside. McAuliffe tipped the beam
at 1874 pounds and Myer a quarter
Of a pound heavier.
When the fifteenth round started
McAuliffe led off as usual. He rush
ed Myer and hit him with his right.
Myer was nearly knocked out. Nc
Auliffe forced Myer to the ropes and
hit him right and left, knocking him
down cleanly. Myer rose weakly.
McAuliffe landed a heavy right-hand
swing which knocked Myer against
the ropes, where he hung Imply.
The referee counted ten seconds and
declared McAuliffe the winner amid
wild cheering. The time of the fight
was one hour. AS Myei sat helpless
ly in his corner McAuliffe ran briskly
across the ring and shook his hand
warmly. 1T was a great fight and
gamely contested