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The New York herald., 1921-12-19
TORNADO UNROOFS
HOUSES IN BRONX
Nhirling Winds Rip Path
About Three Blocks Wide
in Few Minutes.

A little tornado whirled through The
Bronx yesterday morning at about the
same time a rain permeated southerly
gale was lashing all the boroughS, reach
ing it's greatest force, 81 miles, at . 80
A M. The pirouetting Bronx blast cut
a swath in the UnIonport section about
three blocks wide, unroofing houses, up
roofing trees and tearing down fences.
One hundred feet of the balcony roof
and the cupola of the Clason Point
Military Academy We're wrenched from
the big granite executive building, car
r.ed 800 feet and dropped a wreck,
narrowly missing electric light poles in
it's flight In the annex adjoining the
building 200 students in charge of the
Christian Brothers, preparing for early
morning Sunday services, kept on with
their religious duties despite the crash.
In the Odd Fellows Home. 177th
street and Havemeyer avenue, the aged
rIen and women and orphaned children
were inspired to prayer by the fury of
the whirlwind, which missed the build
ing, but charged across the lawn, tear
ing up and swapping in two most OF
the trees. Electric light poles were
knocked down, but were restored be-
fore anybody was endangered by the
dangling network of wires.
The tornado startled John Doll and his
family by ripping off the roof of their
home at 2267 Chatterton avenue and let
ting a torrent of chilly rain descend en-
them.
A galvanized iron garage belonging TO
William Gaffney of 2230 Ludlow street
was scooped up by the swirler and landed
a hundred feet away, leaving on its
former site an Overland touring car
without scratch. Such is the eccAn-
trio habit of tornadoes All the windows
of John Frey's grocery store, 1000 Cas-
tie Hill avenue, were blown in and
telephone booth hurled fifteen feet across
the store, smashing counters and show
cases. The trees in the orchard of Harry
Seixas of 2270 East 177th street were all
cut in two. In all the short ,.ved aerial
disturbance nobody was hurt.
The official meteorologist on duty at
the Whitehall Building said that the con-
ditions were favorable for the develop
ment of tornado, as llereabout at the
time we were on the southerly edge of
the cyclone central yesterday morning
over the Great Lakes, and that it was
quite In order for a tornado to be Gre
ated in this neighborhood
The gale that stirred all the boroughs
was unusually strong for southern vis-
itor In near winter days The half inch
of rain measured by the Weather Bu-
reau came down mostly In q few minutes
and seemed like tropical gush. In the
afternoon the wind shifted to the west
and is expected to blow out Of the north
west today, bringing much colder tenn
perature.
The New York herald., 1921-12-19
FIRE IN TOP LOFTS
PROVES A HARD ONE
West 18th Street Is Filled
With Apparatus.

-Four alarms were sounded yester-
day afternoon for fire that destroyed
the two top floors of a six story loft
building at 127 to 1913 West Seventeenth
street, which houses half a dozen manu-
featuring concerns. Assistant Chief
Martin said it was one of the hottest fires
the department has had to contend with
IN many months. The damage probably
will exceed $4,000.
When Chief Martin reached the fire
there was sheet OF flames leaping from
the roof. This attracted n large crowd
and necessitated the calling of reserves
The firemen fought the blaze from all
four Sides there being no building to the
north on the Eighteenth street side. and
from standpipes inside the structure.
1t took nearly three hours to check the
flames
The New York herald., 1921-12-19
STORM HITS CANADA,
IMPAIRING SERVICE
Public Utilities Operated Un-
der Difficulties.

MONTREAL. Dec. 1s.--Lines of COM
munication betv cen Montreal and Que
bee were out of commission tonight as
a result of the storm which swept over
Canada Today. The telegraphic service
to Torobto also was impaired.
Fifteen miles OF wire and poles be-
tween here and Quebec were reported
down. Public utilities companies in
difficulties.
The New York herald., 1921-12-19

for score OF centuries, is bound 10 be
tremendous.
Couple these facts with the further
fact that all civilized peoples now have
positive knowledge that there are no
more vacant or heather lands into which
they can migrate; and with the stiil
further fact that both the Orientals and
the Occidentals primarily concerned are
highly, but differently civilized, and the
momentou5 truth gradually takes shape
in our minds that the instinct OF self
preservation is here developing a prob
lem some elements OF which have never
before confronted mankind"
The New York herald., 1921-12-19
DR.. LORENZ TO RESUME
CLINICS THIS MORNING
First Come, First Serued'
Rule at Health Building.

DR.. Adolf Lorenz. who rested yester-
day with friends. will hold a clinic for
crippled children at ten o'clock this
morning at the Department of Heolth
Building, sos Pearl street. Those who
desire treatment have been urged to
appear there as early as possible. as the
rule Is first come. first served"
Until February DR.. Lorenz will hold
clinics three times a week under
arrangements made by the Health De-
partment. The clinics on Mondays and
Fridays win be at the Pearl street build
ing. and on Wednesdays at the Health
Department Building in Brooklyn. On
off days DIR. Loreus will rest or conduct
private examinations.
The New York herald., 1921-12-19
BOY DROPS RIFLE, DIES.

Herbert Anketell, IA. OF 10 Humbolt
avenue. died In Jamaica Hospital yes
terday from a gunshot wound I'm the
abdomen. accidentally inflicted on Satur-
day while he and his brother Malcolm,
II. were In the woods near Ozone Park.
The boys had small rife, Herbert
carrying It. He stumbled and fell, drop
ping the weapon, which was discharged.
The New York herald., 1921-12-19
WIFE WITH FRYING PAN
ROUTS ARMED BURGLAR
Grocer Calls Her Into Store in
Holdup.

TRENTON, Dec. 1S.-Instead OF comply
ing with the command of two masked
bandits to put up his hands while they
covered him with revolvers Isadore
Jacobs. a grocer, of Edgewater avenue
and Murray street, shouted for his wife,
who was In the kitchen in the rear of
the store. As the woman appeared,
armed with frying pan and rolling
pin, the men fled.
Jacobs had been alone in the store
when the men entered. He was unable
to give good description of them. He
said he had large amount OF money in
his safe which he believes the strangers
were seeking.
The New York herald., 1921-12-19
MAGAZINES TO COMBINE.

National Service, the magazine of the
Military Training Camps Association,
will be combined with the Army aud
Navy Journal, the association announced
yesterday. National Service was found
&c in 1917 to popuiarize the "Platts-
burgh idea" The association believes.
according to It's announcement, the need
for a separate journal no longer exists
and that the Army and Nary Journal
has been broadencd to cover the civilian
field, the reserve and the National
Guard forces.
The New York herald., 1921-12-19
SEVERE" TREM0R NOTED.

WAsHINGToN. Dec. 1S.-An earth-
quake described as very severe" was
recorded to-day on the seismograph at
Georgetown University, beginning at
1c :37 A. NJ, and continuing until about
noon.
Father Torndorf. of the University.
estimated the direction as south of
Washington at a distance of approxi-
mately $500 miles.
The New York herald., 1921-12-19
Father Fights Neighbor
Fire, Own Family Burns


w TINDSOR. N. S., Dec. 1S.--
w Mrs. Reuben Johnson and
her six children, ranging
in age from 3 TO 10 years, were
burned to death early to-day in
fire which destroyed their home.
They We're overcome by smoke
while trying to get out the front
door, which they were unable to
open.
Mr.. Johnson had been called
away from home short time be-
fore to help fight fire at a neigh
boris house. While there he heard
cries of fire" and returned to find
his own home ablaze. The flames
had spread with such rapidity that
he was unable to enter the house.
The New York herald., 1921-12-19
TOOK POISON ny MISTAKE.

Coroner George Engle was summoned
to st. Josephs Hospital in Yonkers yes.
terday to take an ante-mortem statement
from John Radford, 80, of so Van Cort-
landt Park avenue, who took bichloride
of mercury in mistake for an Indigestion
remedy. DR.. w. B. Macbean told the
Coroner II is doubtful IL Radfords life
can be saved.
The New York herald., 1921-12-19
MAYORS CoNFEREN CE TO MEET

At the invitation of Mayor Hylan the
Mayors and Corporation Counsels of the
various cities of the State and members
of the Senate and Assembly will meet in
the Aldermanic chamber this morning to
discuss problems in which the cities and
the state have n common interest with
a view to obtaining the passage of legis
lation desired by the cities and to bring
about .lr understanding between
the legi H. ors and the cities.
The New York herald., 1921-12-19

GENEVA, Dec. 1s.-A furious wind
storm struck here at A. M. to-day.
The path of the storm from Corning
to Geneva averaged only a milo in
width. More than 200 telegraph poles
were knocked down. In Geneva win
dows were smashed and trees blown
down. Heavy rain accompanied the
storm.
The New York herald., 1921-12-19
STORM SWEEPS PATH
OVER NEW YORK STATE
Buildings Damaged HeaUily
at Syracuse.

SYRACUSE, Dec. 1s.--A wind storm
swept over Syracuse and central New
York early this morning and caused
serious injury to at least one person
and thousands of dollars damage to
property.
Residences in course of construction
were felled, plate glass windows
smashed. telegraph and telephone poles
shattered. scores of chimneys tumbled.
trees uprooted and barns In outlying
districts blown from their foundations
A chimney on the residence of War
rem A. Day. shattered by the wind.
crashed through the roof and attic
floor and into the bedroom Of Mrs. Day,
who was asleep. She was buried un-
der the debris. It was some time be-
fore she could be extricated. Her con-
dition was pronounced serious at a
hospital.
Buildings swayed In the heavy wind
In the hours before daylight. and resi-
dents who had been reused from their
sleep became frightened. Daylight
found streets Uttered with felled trees
or branches.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-26

icnn legion fought under the flags
Of the Allies during the past war is
no reason why they should carry those
flags in the parade II they are Ameri-
cans they will carry the flag that stands
for liberty and democracy"
The pcremptory and final decision
came from the national headquarters in
Washington yesterday II was mace
public last night at dinner in New
York by Colonel Christopher A. Farrell
grand marshal Of the procession, and
these officers made any comment on tn,
announcement. except Colonel Farrell
who. when asked whether veterans Of
the American Legion who fought under
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-26

the fags Of the Allies would have to
march without their colors. replied "
''If they are patriotic they will.
Romnync Hasscrick. Chief Of the lie.
gal Aid Bureau In this city and sccrc-
tary of the County Committee of the
American Legion tnpresrnting seventy
eight posts, said this morning:
n linvt ncaru nUthing discussed
about the present controversy in New
York between the American Legion and
members Of the G.. A. X. concerning
the carrying Of any other iag but the
American IN the Memorial Day parade.
"As far as know the allied flags
will not be carried in the PROCESSION: but
] do not think there has been any trou-
bic about il.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-26
NO ALLIED FLAGS
|. IN MAY 50 PARADE
G. A. r. Official Says Stars and
Stripes Alone Shall Fly
That Day
AMERICAN LEGION AGREES

'"rhe American flag will be the only
hng carriedjn the Memorial Day parade
in this city," Assistant Adjutant GEN
trnl s. p. Town, of the g. A. r.. said
this morning in his Offices at 1923 Arch
street
II can see 90 reason why any other
flag but the American should be car
ried, = the adjutant declared.
''The fact that persons In the Amer
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-26
1000 Soft Shirts
at 81. IS

With large special purchase
we have grouped many Shirts
from our regular stock, reducing
the prices of the latter to cor
respond with the vslue-giving
standard set by the manufac-
turer's price concession. A
wonderful assortment of we'll
made, generously cut Shirts in
as wide a range of smsrtly pat
termed fabrics as any man could
wish for.
stTawbr!dEe a Ciothier ~
Fast Store, Eighth Street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-26
Just the Sports
OtfOrdS MenAre
NOWLOOkingD for

Oxfords, Of white buckskin,
English lasts, with straight
tips and pcrforstions, invisible
eyelets. White ivory-finished
leather soles and heels-$12.00.
The same style with white
Neolin soles and heels--$10.5O.
White buckskin "Brogue"
Oxfords. with full wing tips,
perforations and invisible eye
let's, white welted Neolin solcs
and O'Sullivan rubber heels
$1,000.
White Buckskin Oxfords, ME.
dium round toe, conservative
last, straight tips neatly per-
forated; invisible eyelets; white
ivory-finished weltcd soles and
heels-sl2.00.
Oxfords Of white buckskin.
with chestnut brown calf tips
and instep saddle straps, in the
smart effect illustrated; per-
forations and invisible eyelets,
welted soles and heels-$11.00.
Oxfords Of genuine white
buckskin, with brown calf
strappings and white Neolin
soles and heels; perforations
and saw-tooth edging-s12.00.
White canvas Blucher OK
fords--medium round toes,
straight tips, with Neolin soles
and heels-$6.50.
Brown -and-white "Keds'
Tennis Shoes, with Goodyear
rubber soles and leather inner
soles-$3.25.
"Keds" Tennis Oxfords--$3.
StrawbridSe & Cloth.sr
Eighth aai Tilbcrt Streets
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-26

Admiral Fechteler was born in
Paderborn, Prussia. in 1857, and came
to the United Stntes when he was
eight years old. After graduating from
the DE La Sale Institute in New
York in 1879, he entered the Naval
Academy In Annapolis. and was grad !.
uatcd in 1877. His rise in the service
was rapid and in 1915 he was pro.
noted to the rank of rear admiral
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-26
ADMIRAL fEcHTElER DEAD
commandsnt Of Fifth Naval pIstrIc,
Succumbs After Extended t,,ness

washington, May 26.---tBy A. PD
Hear Admiral Augustus r. Fech :
teller: commandant Of the Fifth Naval
district. died Mt Norfolk Navy Yard
early today. according to reports to
the Navy Department. He had been
III for several months. =
Admiral Fechte,cr would bov,
REACHED retirement age September 21
" Is probable that he will be Succeeded
in command Of the Fifth Naval dis.
trict by Admiral Hugh Rodman, now
commanding the Pacific fleet. who's,
tour Of sea duty ends this summer ant
who Is expected TO take over the com
mand OF the Norfolk Navy Yard ant
the naval operating base at Hampton
Ronds, Va.
The Nenana news., 1921-09-08
DEPUTY MARSHAL ANDERS
 KILLED BY MAN AT SPRINGS

According to Assistant United States Attorney E. Coke Hill, who is a Fairbanks-bound passenger on the steamer Tanana, arriving from the lower river this afternoon, Dep uty Marshal J. L finders, popular oldtime peace officer of the Hot Springs district, was killed yester- day by Sam Cote, a well known character of the Hot Springs dis triet. The news of the fatal affray was received by NIT. Hill while en- route up river, after he had passed Hot Springs.
 It appears that Cote had made threats against the life of some one at Hot Springs and Deputy finders went in search of him, with the re- slut that Cote turned the gun on him when he sought to take him into custody.
 The report received by MT Hill stated that the people of Hot Springs were out after the murderer, and a later report stated that he had been killed or had taken his own life.
 Deputy Marshal finders has a mother residing at Hot Springs, and hosts of friends in every part of Interior Alaska. He was stationed in Nenana during summer and his untimely death is matter of gener- al sorrow here.
The Nenana news., 1921-09-08
STEAMER PANAMA IN PORT;
 BRINGS MANY PASSENGERS

The steamer Panama, which con- nected at Gibbon with the steamer Yukon, from Dawson, arrived in port late this afternoon, enroute to Fairbanks, from which town i: will return down river immediately to connect with the Alaska, leaving Dawson today.
 The Panama brought the following passengers:
 NENANA-Mike Minton, V. E. Crocker, George Tucker, Helen Grant, C. Durgwall, J. Stenbroker, Al Gardener, E. Coke Hill.
 FAIRBANKS-Mrs. W. H. Hand ley, Mrs. J. H. Smith. Mrs. J. R. Fowle, Mrs. NJ. O'Brion, S. j. Green wood, Mrs. s. J. Greenwood, Com missioner of Education and Mrs. L. D. Henderson, Blanche Ragsdale, Mrs. J. J. Dwyer, Ester Louise Smith, Miss H Sponham, 4. B. Drake F. C. Irons, Mrs. J. K. Karshner.
The Nenana news., 1921-09-08
PORTLAND CANAL DISTRICT
 LOOKS GOOD TO JUNEAUITE

Although times are comparatively quiet in the Portland Canal dis trict at the present time, with no unusual activity in evidence except for the work at the Premier mine, where 400 men are employed, the camp undoubtedly has great future before it, in the opion of E. s. Hew- itt, prominent Juneau business man, who recently returned to the cap ital after after a visit to Hyder and surrounding district. The people are feeling very hopeful, MT. Hew- itt says, and he was greatly im- pressed with the vastness of the mineral bodies.
 Development work now going on at the property of the Fish Creek Mining Company, near the head of Skookum Creek, six or seven miles from Hyder, on the American side, indicates that in time this mine may rival the famous Premier in rich ness. Some of the ore is being ship ped now but in small quantities, and much of it runs $500 and better to the ton. MT. Hewitt spent a day at the property and he Is sure that jt will be a great producer.
 The Premier people are rushing work on their 11-mile aerial tram, which will carry the ore from eht mine to tide water. Half of the big job is now finished and the tram will be handling ore before the first of the year.
 The Juneau man says there is considerable railroad talk heard at Hyder and Stewart and rumors of Canadian Pacific activity are rife. It is believed that the c. P. R. in- tends to tap the Salmon River country as well as to build into the Groundhog coal fields from Stew art
The Nenana news., 1921-09-08

WANTED-Ford or other chassis. George Rich, at Nenana Steam Laundry.
The Nenana news., 1921-09-08
QUAKE WARNINGS PLANNED;
 SCIENTISTS NOW AT WORK

PASADENA, Cal, Sept. 8-An information service on earthquakes, similar to the weather bureaus work in its field, is being considered by scientists, engineers and business men in California.
 The undertaking aims at perfect ing an instrument sensitive enough to record the slightest tremors of the earth and so make possible the prediction of approaching move ments of its surface.
 The men in charge of the project are students of vibration, who as sisted in the development of sub marine detectors and other similar instruments used during the war. They have the cooperation of local educational institutions, tn United States Geodetic Survey and the United States Geological Survey. Re- sponsibility has been assumed by the Carnegie Institution sta Wash ington.
 Direction of the work is in the hands of an advisory committee con- sisting of Dr. Arthur L. Day, direct or of the Carnegie Geophysical Laboratory, Washington, D. C., who is chairman; Dr. John A Anderson of the Mt. Wilson Solar Observa- tory; Dr. Robert A. Miiliken, phy- sicist, of the California Institute f Technology; Dr. Harry Fielding Reid professor of geology at Johns Hop kins University; Dr. Bailey Willis, professor of geology at Leland Stan ford, Jr., University; Dr. Ralph Arnold, geologist and petroleum en- gineer, of Los Angeles, and Dr. An drew c. Lawson, professor of geolo- gy at the University of California.
The Nenana news., 1921-09-08
NEW MOTOR MAY SUPPLANT
 PRESENT TYPE IN PLANES

LONDON, Sept. 8--inventiop of system of steam propulsion for airplanes is claimed by Captain W. ?. Durtnall, who was British naval officer during the war and, up to a year ago, staff captain in the Chief Mechanical and Electrical Engineer z department of the Royal Air Force. It is maintained that the new sys- tenn will function at attitudes hither- to unattainable with the ordinary type of internal combustion engine.
 The invention is said to do away completely with the ordinary boiler, the steam being generated by means of internal combustion power or heat energy. The superheated steam heat energy is supplied to special steam motors which are reversible and can be controlled from cen tral control station.
 Only heavy oil is psed as fuel and it is claimed that the driving machinery can be safely placed :n- side the frame of the airship in- stead of in sepa-a.e gondolas out side, thus bringing about I great reduction in air resistance and con sequently reducing tbe power re- quired for propulsion. The engines or "steam motors, as Captain Durt- nall calls them, are of the double acting type requiring no fywheels.
 Neil Mccall came in from the
The Nenana news., 1921-09-08
MARINE BULLETIN U. 5. Signal Corps
E. sHHHHHHH HH1HHHHH ?

TANANA-Up Tolovana 11:80 last night.
 YUKON-Up Rampant 10:8o yes terday morning.
 ALASKA-Billed to leave Dawson this morning.
 SIBILLA-Up Koyukuk yesterday morning.
 JACOBS-Up Eagle this morning. DAVIS-At St. Michael
 HERMAN and SEATTLE left St. Michael yesterday.
 KOTLIK-Down Kotlik yesterday morning.
 DAWSON-Up Hootalinqua yes terday morning.
 WHITEHORSE-Up Dawson yes terday
 CASCA-Down Whitehorse yester- day afternoon.
 THISTLE and Nasutlin-Up Stew art river.
 HERMAN-Will return 10 St Michael after helping Seattle 3 in 10 Yukon river.
 CARL WHITE LAUNCH-Passed Tolovana on way to Fairbanks at 70 yesterday morning.
The Nenana news., 1921-09-08

Mrs. Smith, wift of "Gunstore" Joe Smith, Is a returning passenger on the Tanana.
The Nenana news., 1921-09-08

Neil Mccall came in from the Canyon district yesterday on a brief visit to town. He expects to go back on Saturday. ..
The Nenana news., 1921-09-08

Carl Wagner was among the guests arriving at the Southern yes terday.
The Nenana news., 1921-09-08
a. NOTICE


 Schedule of trains. subject .o change without notice: ~. LEAVE NENANA for Healy on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday at s a. m.
 Returning leaves Healy at ?. nj. LEAVE FAIRBANKS for Nenana on Tuesday and Friday at 8 a. m. Returning leaves Nenana at 1:3o .~ 4 ?. n. :..... ..... 2
Evening star., 1921-07-03
INVESTMENTS.
Rare Bargain to Settle an Estate,
pr;ce $4,000. Rent, $4,000.

Corner modern apartment, near Dupont !,i,; Cir;
sn.hfe purchaser to get cash payment of
sIa 600 back in 2h years exclusive Of all in:
terest, expenses. upkeep and payment toward
principal. Viii show ~ per cent on the In
'e'''e JOHN B. sHowALrER.
+ Once Of
tGRAEMD T. SNAILWo0D.
7ea ~. ST.EEc. MAIN 41o2.
Evening star., 1921-07-03
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and 9 baths: deiiehtfuily cool: NO children:
$l75 per month Phone Main 1892: 8.
FIVE ROOMS. EXCELLENT LOCATION. FOR
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i731 PEA ST. NW-1H BLOCKS FROM
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furnished II rooms. baths. servants quar-
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Franklin 323S.
ROOMS AND 2 BATHS. PARfEY FUR
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15 ROOMS ELECTRfcITY. INV. HEAT. 3
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OVERLOOKING CONN. AVE. BRIDGE-sIX
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