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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
Drug Store Mans Son
Burned i'm Oil Blast
Two Others Also Injured When
Can Explodes i'm Brook.
Iyn Store

A ve-gallon can of alcohol exploded
yesterday afternoon in Morris Hornev's
qfug store at Forty-seventh Street and
fl1th Avenue, Brooklyn, burning Jo-
seph, the eighteen-year- son of the
proprietor, so severely that he is not
expected to live. Two employees SUI
tered painful burns.
The young man was filling the can
from barrel holding fifty-two gallons.
A few feet away was lighted gas
plate. A draft from the window threw
the fame toward the stream of alcohol
and the contents of the can exploded
In Horney's arms.
Afire from head to foot, he ran to
the street, pursued by Benja Berg
man, the prescription clerk, and Daniel
Reeves, the soda fountain clerk. Within
few doors of the store they overlook
the young man and beat out the flames
in his clothing. Their own hands were
burned.
Honey was taken to Norwegian
Hospital. His home is at 165 Floyd
Street, Brooklyn.
The fire started by the explosion was
eXtinguished after hard fight by fire
men. 1t consumed the barrel of alcohol.
Families living above the store were
ordered out by the police.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
Milwaukee Alien.Born
One-tllird German
Census Bureau Figures Place
Poles i'm Second Place,
With $4,000

WASHINGTON, July Persons OF
German birth comprised nearly one
third of 11o,o6s foreignborn popula-
ton of Milwaukee at the time of the
1920 census. A statement to-day by
the Census Bureau placed the German
born population at 39,576. Other for
eign-b born included $4,000 Poles, 11O5
Russians, 5000 Austrians, 4,S03 Hun
garians, 4,497 Czechs, 4,022 Italians
and 1850 Jugo-Slavs.
Scandinavians are heavily represent
ed in the foreign-born population of
Minneapolis and St Paul, Minneapolis
was recorded as having 26,515 native
Swedish and 1899 natives of Norway
while across the river in St. Paul were
9,912 nativeborn Swedish and 1878
native-born Norwegians. Minneapolis
had, among the city's 9S,032 foreign
born white population. 6,445 Canadians
6,439 Germans, 1922 Russians, 4,7S9
Poles and 1922 Austrians. ST. Paul's
foreign-born whites include S,724 Ger
mans, 4,22S Russians, 1858 Irish, 2,420
Austrians and 2,555 Poles,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
tiremen Fight Blaze i'm
Great Neck Engine House
Newly Purchased Apparatus
Suffers in Fire Believed
To BE Hncendiarv

After Daniel Boyer and John Walsh.
two members of the Alert Fire Com
pany. of Great Neck, l.. L., had locked
up the firehouse for the night on Fri
DAY they discovered smoke issuing from
They opened the frehouse door and
found the motorized apparatus, but re-
Gently purchased, on fire. Nearly 81 900
worth of damage was done to apparatus
and building before the blaze was ex-
tinguished.
An alarm was turned in at once, and
when volunteer fremen reached the
scene Boyer and Walsh were fighting
the flames with chemical tanks. The
ire was not controlled until a hose line
had been laid to nearby hydrant and
the station flooded with water.
The belief was expressed by members
OF the company that the blaze had been
set by firebug who wanted first to nut
the apparatus out of commission before
firing the houses of Great Neck. More
loyal members of the Alert COMPANY
limited that the fire was set by some
rival who was jealous of the new fire
engine
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
Maj. Spera, Last of Escort
On Sheridan's Ride, Dies
Officer of PENNSYLVANIA Cavalry
Troop in Civil War Succumbs.
at 81 in Omaha

OMAHA, July 2.-Maior Weidner
Harvey Spera, the last surviving mem
ber of the escort that rode with Cen
eral Philip Sheridan from Winchester
to Cedar Greek, died recently at his
home, 735 Madison Avenue, Council
Bluffs.
Major Spera was eighty-seven years
old. He was born in Ephrata, Ian
caster County, Pa.
Immediately after the war began
Major spera organized a troop of cav
airy in Lancaster County. He was
commissioned captain of this troop in
1861. Later he was promoted to the
rank of major and served with the
18th Pennsylvania Cavalry throughout
the war.
Following the war Major Spera went
to Philadelphia and entered newspaper
work. He was editor of newspapers in
both Reading and Harrisburg. In 1881
he went West and settled in Council
Bluffs, where he remained until his
death
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
Graduate 1872 Home Nurses
he'd Cross Course Completed
by High School Girls

With the graduation in the last week
OF 822 high school girls of fourteen
and fifteen years old from the Red
Cross course in Home Nursing, the
number of girls trained by the Red
Gross to give competent nursing care
in their own families has reached well
over 5000.
The course in home care of the sick
IS offered to the pupils in the WASH
lngton Irving, the Julia Richman and
the Wadleigh high schools by the New
York County Chapter Red Cross as
part Of plan to make the average
New York household better able to
cope with emergency illness. Graduate
nurses are the instructors and school
officials are giving the home nursing
pupils credit for the course on their
final diplomas.
The Red Cross certificates state that
the holders have a general knowledge
OF the causes and prevention of sick
ness, can recognize symptoms and are
equipped to handle patients with com
municable diseases as we'll as care for
babies.
From the Washington Irving HIGH
School there were 108 graduates, 357 in
the Julia Richman and a like number
IN the Wadleigh High School.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
C. +. Rand Is Honored
By British Institution
New York Mining Engineer
Elected to Iron and Steel
ORGANIZATION

Charles F. Rand, chairman Of the
executive board of Engineering Foun.
dation and one of the leaders of post.
war research in American industry
has been elected an honorary membe,
Of the Iron and Steel Institute of Great
Britain, according to word received at
the national headquarters of the Amer
lean Society Of Mechanical Engineers
in this city.
The award to Mr.. Rand is the second
given to American engineers recently
Professor Robert Peele, of the School
of Mines of Columbia University, hav-
ing been elected to honorary member
ship in the Institution of Mining and
Metallurgy of London.
Mr.. Rand is mining engineer of 81
broadway He is now in England as
Honorary Secretary of the Engineering
Mission of Thirteen, which last
Wednesday presented the John Fritz
medal for achievement in applied
science to Sir Robert Hadfeld. On
July the mission will go to Paris to
bestow the John Fritz medal for 1922
upon Eugene Schneider, head of the
Creusot Works.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
Fight Over Constantine
Creets Greek Steamship
Police Called to Qlell Outbreak
at Pier as King Alexander
Docks i'm BROOKLYN

The Greek steamship King Alexan-
der arrived here yesterday from the
Piraeus with 1928 passengers, among
them two belligerent factions, one
opposed to and the other in favor Of
maintaining. King Constantine on the
throne. There was no outbreak
aboard ship. but groups of Greeks who
went. to the pier to meet friends and
relatives aboard got into alterations
and fights, which required the SER
vices of reserves from the Fourth Ave
nue. police station.
Among the passengers on the King
Alexander were Bishop Germanos Troy
AMOS of the Greek Orthodox Church.
who, is fervid monarchist, and Alexis
Coulonvakis, q Greek lawyer, who is
close to Venizelos, the former Prime
Minister.
Delegations had gone to the pier to
receive each of these passengers, and
they, too, contributed to the disturb
ance on the South Brooklyn pier. A
stone was hurled at the automobile of
the Greek bishop, but it missed its
mark
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
Warns Against Proposed
Insurance Legislation
New York Life President OPP
poses Lockwood Committee
Plan for Investments

Darwin T. Kingsley, president of the
New York Life Insurance Company,
in the course of letter to The Trib-
une in connection with his resignation
from the Citizens Protective Housing
League. issues warning that if the
Legislature enacts proposed Legislation
compelling life insurance companies to
invest in certain securities the ICON
sequences will certainly be very seri-
GUS"
He refers to the plan of the Lock
wood committee and citizens organiza-
tions interested in the housing situa-
ton to propose laws requiring the in
surance companies to invest proper
ton Of their funds in real estate mort
cages. Mr.. Kingsley complains of the
inference drawn from his lctter "that
lending corporations"
His letter reads:
over the fraction Of my letter to
Mr.. Nathan Hirsch, president of the
Citizens Protective Housing League,
printed in your columns this morning,
you put very misleading headlines.
The life companies of New York have
never ceased their efforts to relieve the
housing situation and they do not, SO
far as | know. intend to cease now.
What l object to is legal compulsion
which will destroy the discretion of
trustees, invite reprisals from the
other states and result in killing the
goose that laid the golden egg.
The West thinks that too many of
those eggs have been laid already in
New York. Texas passed such law
some years ago and all the large com
panies left that state. The investing
committees of the life companies Of
New York have tried, after first estab-
iishlng security and proper return,
to recognize the rights Of localities
from which the money to be invested
came. In this they have been remark
ably successful, but New York natur-
ally has always had and now has her
full share.
IF the Legislature of this state in
dulges in the economic folly Of depart
ing from its traditional program of
telling trustees what they shall not
buy, and undertakes to tell them what
they shall buy, the consequences will
certainly be very serions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
Smithers Left $3,IO5,438

MINEOLA, L. l., July 2.-Accordins
to transfer tax appraisal filed in the
Surrogate's Office here to-day. Francis
5. Smithers, who died in New York
M IN eI per 70, 1919, left an estate of
So, los, 1880, net.
, Under date of June 13, 1895, Mr..
Smithers left by deed of trust one
third of his property as a life estate
TO his widow, Mabel S. Smithers. Ex-
elusive of this the estate is distributed
as follows: Charles Smithers jr, of
IL Nassau Street, New York City: Her
bert B. and Austin l.. Smithers, both of
l2o Broadway, sons, $59,756.2O each:
another son, Francis S. Smithers, s482. :
oo322. and daughter. Louisa B. In
mes, $196,613.
Among the largest items in stocks are
4,o4l shares, in the North American
Company, valued at $261,414, and 1,473
shares of the United States Steel Cor
poration preferred, valued at S156.A4e
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
See Race Hatred Growing
Colored Peoples Convention
Deplores Lack of Sympathy

DETROIT, July 2.-An increasing
lack of sympathy and sense of justice
on the part of white people were held
responsible for recent race conflicts,
and an appeal for a better inter-racial
understanding was made in resolutions
adopted at the closing session last
night of the convention of the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People.
Other resolutions demanded on be-
half OF the negro unrestricted suffrage,
a Federal law against mob violence,
abolition of the ''jim crow" car and
public schools for negro children.
The government was asked to an
point commission to make survey
OF race relations and recommend cor
receive legislation
Another resolution advocated an in
ternational disarmament conference
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
7lst to Celebrate Fourth
oDays' Holiday Program On
al PeekskiIl

PEEKSKILL, N. Y, July Members
of the list Infantry, in camp on the
state military field in Peekskill, ar
ranged to-day two days holiday pro-
gram for tomorrow and Monday which
will include special Independence Day
ceremonies.
The officers gave dance this even
ing. Several young women from Man
haitian attended. Lieutenant Raymond
Brown. Protestant chaplain, viii con-
duct services tomorrow morning. and
Father Paul, missioner OF Garrison,
will conduct Catholic field mass.
Brigadier General William Weigel,
U. S. A., of Camp Dix, will review the
regiment at O'clock tomorrow after
room. A host OF visitors from New
York will be on hand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
Harding Expected to State
Views on Soldier Bonus

WASHINGTON, July "A statement
from PRESIDENT Harding regarding the
proposed soldiers bonus legislation is
expected soon by Senate leaders. Be-
n was expressed to-day that the
President would advocate passage Of
the legislation which he discussed re-
Gently with Senator McCumber, Repub-
lican, Of North Dakota, in charge of
the bill, and other Senate leaders.
AS the McCumber bill would not AL
thorize any payments to former sery-
ice men until 1922, it was believed
probable that action might he deferred
for a few weeks, in view of negotia-
tons for temporary suspension of Sen
ate business while committee work on
the tariff bill proceeds. The recess
plan probably will be presented neyt
week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
Pastor to Fine Newlyweds
In Ban ON Rice Showers
Bridal Parties Must Deposit SIS
in Advance at Church of St.
Thomas the Apostle

Father John B. McGrath, of the
Church of St. Thomas the Apostle,
11Sth Street and St. Nicholas Avenue,
has placed ban on rice showers at
church weddings. To make it effective,
he has announced, he intends to impose
fine of SIS upon newly weds who's
friends assail them with rice barrage
as they leave the eAifice.
Bridal parties will be asked for a
deposit in advance Of the nuptials, and
in the event Of rice shower the money
Will be- used to pay for cleaning the
steps and aisles. If the rule is obeycd
the bride and groom will get their
money back.
Father McGrath hit upon the idea
of a fine when his requests that the
results. He has told his parishioners
he believed the throwing Of rice at the
church was a desecration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
Cost S., lis 27,689 to Run u. S.
I'm 1921, Billion Under 1920

WASHINGTON, July 2.--The cost of
running the United States government
during the fiscal year which ended Fri
day was $5,115,927, $50, according to
the Treasury Departments statement
for the close of business June 80. The
figures, however, are subject to final
adjustment Revenues from all
sources, although showing drop Of
a billion under the previous year,
amounted to $5,624, 932,96o, and there
was balance Of cash in the general
fund amounting to $549, 1918, 10b.
enough to meet expenses for several
days. Expenditures average around
$40,000,000 day for the week before
the fiscal year ended.
For the year ending June 80,
1920, the governments income was
$6.694, 565, 1888, and it's expenditures
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
sclawarz Goes to Oyster Bay
prize-Winsaing Artist VIII De.
part for Rome i'm September

Frank G. schwarz, winner OF the
Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation, set
out yesterday for Oyster Bay to live
and paint at the studio Of the founda-
ton there until September, when he
will sail for Rome. He carried two
battered suitcases, an easel and roll
of sketching paper and wore a newly
pressed blue suit which came out of
pawn yesterday.
He wore also somewhat disapoint-
ed expression because he had hoped
that arrangements might he made for
him to see the fight Reporters had
tried TO get Tex Rickard to invite him,
but the effort was made too late, Mr..
Richard having left Madison Square
Garden.
"Gee, would have liked to see it,"
said the young artist. 81 can just i'm
agine those two fine, big fellows in
action and the picture they would
make. But l guess good deaf has
come my way and they really are ex-
pecting me out at Oyster Bay"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
Stolen Van Found in Street

The police Of the West 121st Street
Statlon notified the authorities at
iMe5uchen' N. j., last night that they
answered the description of one Of two
automobile trucks containing s12o 400
worth of merchandise which We're
stolen on the state highway outside of
Metuchen Friday. The truck was emntv
Patrolman William Quinn, of the
West 121st Street station, saw the van
standing at 124th Street and Eighth
Avenue yesterday morning. No one
claimed the machine during the dav.
and last night it was driven to the 90,
lice station. f'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03

$6,4O3,343,s4t. All types of taxes COL
lected during the 1921 year showed
losses, compared with 1920 returns, but
the big decrease was in the income and
profits levy, which produced S3,2o6,-
046,157 in 1921 and 1924 ,949,287 the
previous year.
During the 1921 year the govern
ment obtained $8,864 .998,322 from
sales of its securities and retired
$9,1s2,027,170 worth Of securities
Listed in the ordinary disbursements
was $999,144,731 paid during the year
as interest on all classes Of debts.
The gross national debt at the end
at the end Of the 1920 fiscal year it
was s24,299, 1921 .467. The high point
in the debt of the United States for
all time came August 81, 1919, when it
was $26.596, 7O1 .643.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
Trapped Thief Shoots Self
Buffalo Burglar Refuses to Re-
veal Identity

BUFFALO, July 2.-Trapped by sew
eral men in house which he had been
trying to rob, an unidentified man shot
himself to-day. He may die. At the
hospital where he was taken he re-
fused to reveal his identity.
"Im burglar and shot myself be-
cause / didn't want to be taken alive"
he said. "Here's the gun; leave me
alone. will die as John Doe, New
York"
The burglar was caught in the cellar
of Mrs. Rose Heinrich's house in South
Park Avenue. Mrs. Heinrich was
beaten over the head by the man when
she tried to summon help. Her condi-
ton is serious. Her cries, however,
aroused neighbors, who broke in a
door. AS they rushed into the house
the burglar shot himself in the temple.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
Wheeler Calls Anti-Dry
Parade Attack ON Law
New York Demonstration Is
Likened to Broussard's Speech
Against Prohibition
From The 7'rtbune's Washington Bureaa

ffom 4he 1r1bune's Washington Bureda
WASHINGTON, July 1.-The pro-
pesed anti-prohibition parade in New
York was attacked here to-day by
Wayne B. Wheeler general counsel of
the Anti-Saloon League, in statement
in which he replied to Senator Brous-
ssrd, who recently vigorously arraigned
dry legislation in speech in the
Senate.
"The attack of Senator Broussard
on national prohibition" Wheeler said.
"is simply restatement of former wet
propaganda"
Senator Broussard's speech" Wheeler
continued, like the proposed anti-pro-
hihition parade to be held in New
York, can accomplish no good purpose.
every bootlegger, rum runner and law
breaker will get encouragement from
thus booze parade. Every law-abidine
citizen will be ashamed of it. 1t is an
attack on law and order"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
Man Who Helped Release
John Boyle O'Reilly Dead

NEW HAVEN, Conn, July 2.-Wil-
liam E. Lyons, one Of group Of men
who QUILTED and sailed with the Cat
alpa expedition, which released several
died at his home here yesterday
Among those released by the expedi-
tion was John Boyle O'Reilly, poet and
long editor Of The Boston Pilot, who
had been sent to Australia for par
ticipation in the Irish uprisings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
Republicans Obtain Option ON
Syracuse Arena for Convention
Special Dispatch to The Trib,,

SYRACUSE, July 2.-After confer
ence with Republican State Chairman
George A. Glynn, State Senator George
4. Fearon to-day obtained an option on
the Arena for the holding of the Re-
publican convention in this city Sep
TENDER % and %.
Chairman Glynn said addresses would
be made at the convention by prom
inent Republicans from all over the
country. Vice-President Coolidge, Sec
rotary of State Hughes and United
states senators Wadsworth and Calder
would attend, he declared.
Republican state gatherings in fine
past have been held at Saratoga
Springs, but the close of the hotels
there at the end of the racing season
makes that place unavailable,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
Fashion Bows to Demand
For Comfort i'm Clothes
Tendency Toward Outdoor Life
To Be Met by Looser
Moheied Suits

ROCHESTER,, July 2.-That the
tendency toward outdoor life demands
clothing of more youthful design and
more conforming to ease and comfort
is the conclusion of the joint style
committee of the National Association
of Retail Clothiers and of the Interna-
tional Association of Designers, which
presented its report to the convention
OF the designers association here to-
day.
The spring styles for 122 in general
prescribe looser bodies, wider shout
ders and narrower lapels.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
Macmillan Sails From Boston

BOSTON, July 2.-The small sehoon
er Bowdoin, in which Donald B. Mac-
MILAN is to make an expedition 20 ex.
pore the Arctic wastes of Baffin Land,
left here to-day on further stage os
the voyage east toward Wiscassett. Me.
which will be its point of departure
from the United States. Compasses
will be adjusted at Marblehead to-day
and tomorrow,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
Legion Head Helps Camps
Preparedness Is Duty of Every
Citizen, Saws Major Emrv

In statement issued yesterday
Major John G. Emry, national COM
mander of the American Legion, urged
Legionnaires to assist the War Depart
ment in furthering the military train
ing camps for citizens to be held in all
corps areas this SUMMER.
"The lesson of these camps is po-
tential protection to the institutions Of
government under which this country
has grown great" said Major Emry.
While it is not necessary for the
United States to maintain enormous
armed forces in times of peace, it is
the individual obligation of every citi-
zen to be prepared to defend his coun-
try in time of need"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
EDWARD T. SMITH

SPRINGFIELD, H., July Edward
T. Smith, sixty-eight years old,
nephew of Abraham Lincoln, is dead as
result Of injuries received when he
was struck by an automobile. His
mother, Mrs. Anne Smith, and Mrs.
Lincoln were sisters. His father, C.
M. Smith, was known as the merchant
prince" of Springfield. 1t was in the
rear of the Smith store that Lincoln
wrote his first inaugural address
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
Mrs. Hearst Tells Position
Not Certain She Would Accept
Nomination for Congress

Following reports that Mrs. William
Randolph Hearst wife of the publisher,
might be candidate for Congress,
Mrs. Hearst issued this statement yes
terday:
~ have not considered the matter
of possible Congressional nomination
sufficiently to make a decision. ! am
not sure, even if nomination were
offered me, that Washington is the
place in which. ! could do my best
work am very satisfied with the
work that Mayor Hylan has given me
an opportunity to do here in New
kSsk~"